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Leather has pledged a new crackdown on fertility clinics to prevent any repetition of recent blunders including a mix-up where a white mother gave birth to black twins .
Clinics would also be scrutinised to ensure sensitive handling of couples whose IVF treatment was unsuccessful, she said.
Leather told The Observer that it was not her job to tell women when to try for children, but her comments will reignite the dilemma facing thirtysomething career women who fear leaving it too late to have a family.
'It's important that women are given unbiased information about your declining chances of conceiving as you get older,' said Leather, who has three children.
'But I think the most important factor in deciding to have a baby is the relationship, the social and emotional context in which the child is going to come into the world. Just because you feel a biological clock ticking, if other things aren't right I don't think it's a sensible thing to do.'
The drive to have children was 'incredibly strong' but women were not defined by it alone. 'Clearly there is more to life than having children.'
Leather is preparing for a battle with fertility clinics later this autumn over expected hikes in the fees both clinics and their patients pay the HFEA, boosting its budget by more than £2 million. Doctors complain it is unfair to patients but Leather says the HFEA cannot operate properly on a shoestring.
'We need to get it in proportion. It [the fee paid by patients to the HFEA] is less than 5 per cent of the cost of a cycle - and we have seen the potential problems of not having proper regulation,' she warned.
The pitfalls are clearly illustrated by the case of the white mother of black twins. Leather refuses to comment for legal reasons but new action is planned to enforce double-checking by two people of sperm and egg samples at every stage of the process, eliminating future mix-ups. Inspection teams who visit clinics will also be beefed up, with more professional expertise and independent chairs.
'If you look at the kind of traceability that the food industry is subject to, I think there are lessons for some of the health service,' she said. 'It couldn't be more important.'
Leather plans to publish inspection reports, detailing success rates and patients' views of their treatment, including counselling for those who cannot conceive.
'Let's not forget that only one in five works: that's an awful lot of people that don't,' she said. 'It's not just about whether they get pregnant or not, it's how the couple feels.' In return, clinics can expect faster processing of licence applications, she said.
The new budget will also tackle future demands on the service, including rising rates of the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, which can cause infertility, increasing pressure for treatment.
Leather backs clinics' 'increased willingness to treat single and lesbian women', as long as the child's welfare is rigorously considered.
She does not however believe those who say the existence of IVF encourages women to concentrate on careers instead of having children, mistakenly assuming doctors can get them pregnant in their forties.
'I don't think for many people fertility treatment is high up on the issues they go through - is this the right time, is he the right guy, do we have enough money, what's going to happen with my career, can I go part-time if I need to - those are the common reasons,' she said.
Complaints of a 'postcode lottery' for NHS fertility treatment - with some health authorities willing to fund more couples than others - have risen recently.
Leather would not comment on NHS provision, but she added pointedly: 'The pain of infertility is the same whatever income level you are on, and infertility is itself often the result of disease process: we have socialised medicine for other areas.'
More NHS funding for fertility could also, she suggests, help reduce the explosion of multiple births that is worrying doctors. The HFEA has reduced from three to two the number of embryos that can be implanted, arguing that clinics were producing too many twins and triplets, risking complications for the mothers and babies.


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This collection of short stories centers around one character, space traveller Ijon Tichy. In these stories, Stanislaw Lem's "Candide of the Cosmos" encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride.
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"Makes one think, laugh, and imagine..."
It was an unexpected book, but maybe this was so because I am not as yet very familiar with Lem's works, just his popularity. It made me think of Gulliver and his travels, who by a series of encounters recalibrates his thoughs on human nature, leading him to despondency and alienation. Tichy is different in that he is terribly good-natured and not easily perturbed by what he discovers in space, time and the character of himself or other species, perhaps leaving the audience to carry the thought further. Richly imaginative, and highly recommended.
"Story of a space-traveling Candide"
One of the most entertaining and insightful satires written in any genre. I've read only maybe half a dozen books that made me LOL and this one is one of them. I read it some thirty years ago and much of the satire was lost on me but know in my late fifties I can appreciate every reference. Very good translation which is a feat in case of Lem's satirical writing because it relies heavily on made up names and words. The subject matter, the human condition, is universal. I love how he ignores the details that so many writers are overthinking and give their books pedantic and overworked quality. If there was ever a movie made I would see it done in a steampunk fashion. I recommend this book to older readers who enjoy deadpan humor delivery and lived long enough to need a less than serious approach to our human foibles.
"Amazing book"
I would recommend this to anyone that loves science. Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is the best comparison. However, Lem wrote this before Adams wrote his book. The book is funny, clever and takes little bit of scientific understanding to appreciate. I would recommend this to adults not kids because kids probably won't find it as funny. Overall, this is a great book it's very silly and clever.
"No 24th voyage."
There is no 24th voyage, which IMHO, is the best and the most intimidating of them.
"Quirky sci-fi Goodness!"
Think Douglass Adams meets Frank Herbert! Fun sci-fi with a classic flavor mixed with more modern scientific notes... A wild ride in a Hitchhiker's Guide kind of universe, with very deep and thoughtful bits thrown in, all served in easy little short stories! An enjoyable time through and through..
"A true masterpiece"
This book is a true masterpiece. Lem was, beyond any doubt, the best sci-fi writer of all time
"Eh... It lost me"
Started good. Kinda Douglas Adams-esque scifi parody, but got pretty repetitive.
And it is full of pseudo-scientific jargon that is at first amusing (again, a la Adams) but at a certain point just makes it really hard to follow.
Great performance, just not a great book.
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Friday, Aug. 6, 2010
MANHATTAN -- A new addition has arrived at Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute all the way from France.
The institute's first international student intern, Sebastien Dan, recently began work as a chemical engineer for Gina Becker, senior engineer.
The opportunity for Dan arose after Jeff Tucker, associate director of the Advanced Manufacturing Institute, met one of Dan's professors who was visiting K-State. The professor told Dan about the institute and its services. Dan then contacted Becker about getting an internship.
Dan is in his fifth year at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Ingenieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques in Toulouse, France. He studies process engineering, a field comparable to chemical engineering in the United States. He chose the field for the research and practical application development involved, which offer opportunities to discover and implement real solutions to world problems.
Sebastien's project is producing samples of algae oil for the Advanced Manufacturing Institute and the Kansas Polymer Research Center at Pittsburg State University.
"The Kansas Polymer Research Center will then attempt to develop polymers from the oil," Becker said. "Algae oil development is very popular now around the world, but the Kansas Polymer Research Center has had a difficult time obtaining samples for research. We hope to help them with this."
Becker said Dan has been using the institute's photobioreactor to grow algae. He also has been reading articles about algae growing, harvesting and oil extraction through the K-State Libraries.
"I want to learn all that I can from this internship and hope to use the experience in my career," Dan said. "I really like Kansas and appreciate the hospitality people have shown me."
After graduating in 2011, Dan wants to move to Japan and work in energy engineering.The Advanced Manufacturing Institute is a part of the K-State College of Engineering. It is a Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation Center of Excellence that helps clients develop products and processes and supports technology development in Kansas. More information on the institute is available online at http://www.amisuccess.com.


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A Gawker Investigation: Metrocards!
How had we never noticed the "Other Amounts" button before?
A friend emailed this morning expressing his frustration with finding a single dollar left on his Metrocard in wake of the MTA's ride-for-a-buck holiday-weekend promotion. ("What the hell am I supposed to do with one dollar," he bitched, "find a senior citizen to take for a ride?") We are slightly obsessive sorts, and accordingly we'd already worried about precisely this problem. So we posted his angry inquiry, and we awaited a flood of commiseration.
Instead we received a flood of contempt. It's an easy problem to solve, commenters told us — just add a buck, or 3 bucks, or so on, to a Metrocard, they said, and we'd be fine. But we sort of a remembered you could only add money in $10 increments, and so we put on pants — and a raincoat — and we headed to the corner to check.
And we discovered we'd always been wrong. Yes, you can most easily add $10 or $20 or $40, but there's also an option to add "Other Amounts," which would solve our friend's problem nicely — and our own, as we discovered we were carrying a $13 balance.
Giddy with excitement, we set out to do just that. And that's when things got much, much worse.
Our first thought was to add $7, to bring our Metrocard to an even $20. But then we remembered that the 20 percent freebie only kicks in over $10, and we didn't want to let that go to waste. If we added $10 even, we'd be at $25 with the bonus, which wouldn't solve our odd-number problem. So then the answer seemed obvious: Add $17. We think we were distracted because we still weren't convinced this would work, like when you try to take $25 out of ATM that lets you type in odd numbers, only to discover at last minute that your transaction won't complete. This time, it did.
And that's when we realized the true horror of what we'd done. We have no idea what we were thinking. We guess we somehow thought having a $30 balance would yield us a full $6 bonus, even though we'd actually paid only $17. We were, of course, mistaken.
This fuckup is going to require a calculator to fix. And — even worse — algebra. What hath God wrought?


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Cal making case for NCAA Tournament bid
Updated 11:37 pm, Friday, February 22, 2013
Corvallis, Ore. --
By winning four in a row and six of its past seven basketball games, Cal is in the process of playing its way into the NCAA Tournament, with each game marked by a difference in both style and tenor.
It speaks well for coach Mike Montgomery's team to be playing well when it matters most. After not having what could be considered a "good" win through January, the Bears have now defeated the top three teams in the Pac-12 Conference, two of them top 10-ranked at the time and playing at home.
"I just think we are playing a whole lot better," said Montgomery, whose team was 3-4 in the conference on Jan. 27. "We have a tendency not to panic. ... Guys have a lot of confidence in themselves. I don't think they put so much pressure on themselves to win. We're a game out, for heaven's sake. They just believe in themselves."
Thursday night's victory at No. 23 Oregon was defense-driven on an evening when points came grudgingly until Justin Cobbs' last-second shot made the Bears 48-46 winners.
Against USC last week, Cal had to rally from 15 points down in the second half to defeat the Trojans 76-68 in a game marked by Montgomery's "motivational" shove of Allen Crabbe.
Two days earlier, the Bears used one of the greatest halves in school history to pile up a 25-point halftime lead over UCLA on the way to a 76-63 win.
On Feb. 10 at No. 7 Arizona, Crabbe and Cobbs combined for 52 points in a 77-69 upset in what was an all-around solid team effort. It was the first of two straight conference Player of the Week honors for Crabbe, the Pac-12's leading scorer.
The challenge now is for the Bears to continue their run of success Saturday afternoon at Oregon State, a team near the bottom of the Pac-12 standings but one that Cal struggled to beat 71-68 at home on Jan. 31.
While Montgomery owns Oregon - he's 11-0 against the Ducks since coming to Cal - Oregon State is a different animal for him, especially on the road. He's 1-3 vs. the Beavers in Corvallis since 2009.
Oregon State represents the last road game for Cal before it finishes the regular season at Haas Pavilion against Utah, Colorado and Stanford. The Bears are 17-9 overall and tied for fourth in the conference at 9-5, one game behind co-leaders Oregon and Arizona.
"We're playing together," Cobbs said. "We always support each other through tough times. It shows what type of team we are. We handle adversity well. We believe in ourselves. We never wrote ourselves off. So many people wrote us off and felt we couldn't contend for a Pac-12 championship. We're going to keep playing with confidence."
John Crumpacker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @crumpackeroncal


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Dear Abby: Shortly after my brother's obituary appeared in the newspaper, a close relative phoned my mother and asked, "Who wrote that? How could you let them print that? I've been telling everyone Chad died of a brain tumor. Aren't you embarrassed? Why did you have to say he died of AIDS?"
"Because that's the truth," my mother replied. "And no, I am not embarrassed."
Another close relative said, "Well, I'm sure at the end, Chad repented, and God forgave him." Excuse me? He had a disease, not a curse or an embarrassment!


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It's always difficult to step back to a previous version.* So, having tasted what the the Dawn of War II beta had to offer, I'm doing my best to give Dawn of War: Soulstorm, the latest stand-alone expansion for Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40,000 RTS franchise, the benefit of the doubt. I still, however, find myself disappointed – not with the graphics (not as shiny as DoW2, but still very solid), but with the backwards step into being just another real-time strategy game.
The opening movie is inauspicious, to say the least. There is (in the typical manner of these things) perilously small justification for the Imperial Guard, Sisters of Battle, Space Marines**, Orks, Chaos Marines, Necrons, Tau, Eldar, and – just for good measure – the Dark Eldar, all converging on one system to blow each other to smithereens. The introduction, though, seems to think it wise to take this supposed justification, and spread it as thin as possible over several minutes. I followed along happily as far as when the Guard were faced with a Warpstorm and an assumedly linked Chaos invasion. I assumed from the game's cover that the Sisters would be along at some point. But by the time the Tau and the Dark Eldar wandered into the fray, the whole setup had become rather ludicrous (and yet oddly lacking in any moments of stock Games Workshop humour).
At some point, I think it would have been wise just to decide between having a coherent plot and a giant list of playable factions. Since Relic have failed to do this, I would suggest you simply skip the intro and get right down to enjoying the choice of sides (who, I must point out, seem to have a baffling disinclination towards alliances: I can understand why Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, and even Chaos might just end up in a battle royale – but I defy you to provide a rational explanation why the Sisters of Battle would start off their campaign by blowing the crap out of fellow servants of the Emperor).
Anyway, once you get into the game's campaign mode, you're presented with a view of the Kaurava system – four planets, plus associated satellites. This is the game's turn-based strategy map – a feature from the last expansion, actually, although this time spread over numerous planets (not that it's really any bigger in game terms). It functions in a similar way to the turn-based layer of the Total War games, although it is much less sophisticated. I really like what Relic have attempted here – and it's something I would love to see done more often in real-time strategy games. However, the actual implementation of TBS elements in Soulstorm is poor. Spreading the map over a whole system makes it very fiddly. Even with the help of the tutorial, the unintuitive and unrealistic interface takes a lot of getting used to, and never fully manages to justify itself.
The RTS gameplay (the real gameplay, that is) is good. It isn't too difficult to pick up, and the battles are exciting. But, even with nine playable factions (two more than its predecessor, Dark Crusade), Soulstorm fails to offer anything beyond the same old RTS experience. That is to say, it's good – but if you have already played through Dawn of War and its other expansion packs, there isn't really a lot left to give here. This iteration of the franchise has, I think, run its course.
There are things, good and bad, that I could tell you about the gameplay. The fireworks are good – flame weapons look excellent, and vehicles explode in a very satisfying manner (actually, vehicles are all round pretty impressive – though the added aerial units don't really add a huge amount to the game, and feel a little tacked on). It falls down a little on ease of moving round the map: 3D terrain is great, but can get confusing to the point of frustrating, especially when you can only view a small amount of map at a time.
But, good or bad, it's just more of the same. Not a recommended buy, unless you've lost your copies of the original Dawn of War and the other expansions, and still have a hankering to play.
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What I can recommend, however, for those who have not yet tasted Dawn of War, and can't wait for (or won't be able to run) the upcoming sequel, is the new repackaging of Dawn of War with expansions Winter Assualt, Dark Crusade, and Soulstorm. For around NZ$80, this is a excellent deal, on a very good series of games. And in this context Soulstorm sits well, delivering the widest range of options for different sides in multiplayer.
* Except if you're running Windows Vista, in which case using a computer that still has XP is like having a chocolate fudge sundae followed by a whiskey on the rocks.
** Only the Blood Ravens chapter (which, I guess, passes for restraint in the 40k universe).
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Critical Evaluation
(Critical Survey of Literature for Students)
Critic Tetsumaro Hayashi considers 1936 to 1939 the great years of John Steinbeck's career. The novel that culminated this period of greatness, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), won the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Years later, in 1962, the work of this period contributed to Steinbeck's winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. Although In Dubious Battle is a less important book than The Grapes of Wrath, most critics see it as a thematic precursor to the greater work. Steinbeck's first full-length novel, In Dubious Battle narrates a fictional part of the epic struggle of poverty against wealth and worker against boss. Borrowing his title from book 1, line 104, of John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667, 1674), Steinbeck recalls the epic struggle in Heaven between good and evil.
Two important themes in the novel are the idea of waking "sleepers" to social action and the function of the "group man." Sleepers are people who go through life without trying to improve living and working conditions for themselves or others. Henry David Thoreau used a similar metaphor in his essay "Civil Disobedience" (1849). The story opens with the "sleepwalking" young Jim Nolan joining the Communist Party. Jim has no family of his own (both parents are dead); the party becomes his new family. In this sense, Jim is like many other party members in the novel—Mac, Dick, and Joy—who have no families. Other characters who consider joining also have minimal families: Al Anderson has only his father (who has practically disowned him), and London has only his son Joey, Lisa, and a grandchild. Dakin, on the other hand, is slower to join the strike because he has much to lose: a wife, two children, a light truck, and comfortable portable furnishings (when vigilantes later destroy the truck, Dakin withdraws from the group).
Mac's first objective in organizing the fruit pickers' strike is to awaken the people to their exploitation by the orchard owners. Mac himself seldom sleeps in the novel. Individuals awakened from their "sleep" join the party, submit to the will of the majority, and come together to function as "group man," a concept explained by Doc Burton: "A man in a group isn't himself at all,...
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Moderate flooding is occurring.
Forecasters say the river will continue to fall below flood stage at Little Falls by Tuesday afternoon and at Pine Brook by Wednesday.
The river forced hundreds from their homes and the back-to-back storms slowed restoration efforts.
Meanwhile, more than two weeks after Irene landed, some people still remain in shelters.
Hundreds sought shelter immediately after the rain-swollen Passaic River washed through Paterson, flooding the downtown area.
Most returned home within a few days, but county officials say 74 people were still living in shelters as of Monday.
President Obama toured Paterson on Sept. 4 and said the federal government would work to rebuild towns recovering from Hurricane Irene's wrath.
Officials say more than 31,000 New Jersey residents have filed claims with the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking help paying for damage. And nearly $38 million has been disbursed so far.
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I was at a loss, Boo would eat his food, but, not with any enthusiasm, also he has hip dysplacia, so, after talking to the wonderful Sarah, she suggested the wheat free tripe, it has so many good things in it that will help with his joints and hopefully be more palatable for him, well, we started cautiously and only got a 2kg bag, well, he loves it, eats it all up, every time, so, have just ordered the 15kg bag, not only is this natural, good for his joints, the price is brilliant and the service is fantastic, second too none, where I got Boo's food from previously, you never knew exactly when it would be delivered, not with Pooch and Co, came next day, also, the advice is excellent, and a zip seal bag means the food is always fresh, can't recommend Pooch and Co highly enough, one happy Boo and one happy mummy, EXCELLENT, THANK YOU POOCH AND CO AND SARAH XX
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I have a particularly fussy working cocker spaniel who loves all food except dog food! I've just been sent a lovely sample of this food and Bessie is tucking into it. She's even hidden a few bits for later, which she only does with treats! It's also reassuring to know that I'm feeding her natural food rather than the alarming processed dog food that certain brands make! Will certainly be buying more! Thankyou.
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We have tried many different foods for Milo; he will eat anything, however, he has quite a sensitive stomach so they all upset him in one way or another.... until we tried Pooch & Co 's wheat free tripe food. Brilliant to find a good quality food which isn't full of additives, is well packaged (although hubby couldn't work the zip out) and as an added bonus it doesn't cost the earth. Service so far has been outstanding, with our latest order arriving the very same day it was placed! We wouldn't consider buying any other brand of food, and I recommend it to all our doggie friends. Thank you so much!
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All the dogs are getting on famously with the tripe recipe I am impressed with the food and can wholeheartedly recommend this product to any one wanting to try this dog food if they are having problems with other brands. (I have four German Shepherds and have always fed them on Arden Grange but a while ago two developed the runs (not terribly unusual in this breed) but all four started to itch and nibble although treated monthly with Advocate now all four have got the runs. After reading a blog on Arden Grange I am not the only owner having problems after they changed the recipe. I have just tried the Pooch & Co tripe and now all have good poo's and are itching less. Shepherds are not overly interested in food (except one) so I am happy to say that they have taken to this food. I will let you know the progress.)
Posted by Jan on 06/12/2014
I have just switched my two from Arden Grange Sensitive to your Tripe and rice and so far, they are both loving it and doing well on it. I have been trying to get my Basset off AG Sensitive which he needed after coming to us with Giardia but before this food, without success (return to bad stools by the end of the day). So far, he's been fine as has my Whippet ! Good price and a 15 kg bag instead of the 12 kg AG switched to a while back, keeping the price the same - not amused!! They both must like it too as it vanishes fast!! Recommended.
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Been with Pooch & Co for more than half a year. Oreo used to on Grain Free Duck & Potato and recently change to Wheat free Tripe. I also mix it will Salmon & Vegetable recipe. She's absolutely loves it and getting on well. Amazing natural food at a great price. Intelligent packaging! Excellent service!! Highly recommended!


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A last-minute drop-goal from replacement fly-half Sam Davies helped save Welsh blushes on Saturday as they edged Japan 33-30 in Cardiff.
It looked like the Brave Blossoms had snatched a draw when Yu Tamura converted Amanaki Lotoahea's 74th minute try, but Wales went down the other end of the field, with Davies showing composure to slot the three points.
Wales will now go into their game against South Africa at least with a win under their belt but their performance left a lot to be desired.
They led 14-13 at the turnaround but handed seven points to Japan late in the half to give the Brave Blossoms hope of a shock victory. Japan do deserve credit though as they remained in the match almost throughout.
Tamura put Japan 0-6 in front by nine minutes, via two penalties, but Wales then moved ahead thanks to Dan Lydiate crossing wide out. Leigh Halfpenny made no mistake with the conversion as it had become 7-6.
The majority of those points came whilst Wales full-back Liam Williams was in the sin-bin for blocking so the hosts had to be pleased.
With Williams back on the field, Wales set about extending their lead and did just that on 23 minutes when Jamie Roberts went over after a strong initial carry from Jonathan Davies. Halfpenny made it 14-6.
That would've been a somewhat pleasing half-time scoreline for Wales after such a sluggish start but when Gareth Anscombe's offload was gathered by Akihito Yamada, who set off for the line from his own half, just one point separated the two teams in the dressing rooms.
Halfpenny made it 17-13 two minutes after the break with a penalty and 10 minutes later the lead was up to 11 points when Sam Warburton crossed after a bust from Alun-Wyn Jones. Japan's hopes looked to have been ended.
But two minutes later Kenki Fukuoka finished well on the left wing and with Tamura's touchline conversion, it was now 24-20 to Wales.
Halfpenny made it 27-20 on the hour mark before Tamura and the Welsh wing then traded efforts for 30-23 with just 10 minutes to play.
Then came the levelling score from the Brave Blossoms as replacement Lotoahea's try was converted by Tamura, with Wales needing to dig deep to prevail, which they did via Davies' cool drop-goal with seconds to play.
The scorers:
For Wales:
Tries: Lydiate, Roberts, Warburton
Cons: Halfpenny 3
Pens: Halfpenny 3
Drop-Goal: S Davies
Yellow Card: Li Williams (8 min)
For Japan:
Tries: Yamada, Fukuoka, Lotoahea
Cons: Tamura 2, Lotoahea
Pens: Tamura 3
Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Alex Cuthbert, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James King, 7 Sam Warburton (c), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Cory Hill, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Rhys Gill, 18 Scott Andrews, 19 Jake Ball, 20 Ross Moriarty, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Keelan Giles
Japan: 15 Kotaro Matsushima, 14 Akihito Yamada, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Harumichi Tatekawa, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki, 6 Malgene Ilaua, 5 Samuela Anise, 4 Kyosuke Kajikawa, 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Satoshi Nakatani
Replacements: 16 Takeshi Hino, 17 Koki Yamamoto, 18 Heiichiro Ito, 19 Uwe Helu, 20 Shuhei Matsuhashi, 21 Yuhimaru Mimura, 22 Keisuke Uchida, 23 Amanaki Lotoahea
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: John Lacey (Ireland), Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)


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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Virginia Tech held Pitt senior Lamar Patterson without a point in regulation. The Hokies won the rebounding battle by 15 and held the 25th-ranked Panthers to 37 percent shooting. On most days that would be enough to pull an upset on the road, but the Panthers made some big plays late in regulation and escaped with a 62-57 victory in double overtime.
Junior guard Cameron Wright scored four of his 18 points in the second overtime to lead the Panthers (20-4, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who reached 20 victories for the 13th consecutive season.
Jarrell Eddie scored 15 points to lead Virginia Tech (8-15, 1-10), which lost its 10 straight. The Hokies have not won since New Year's Eve when they beat Maryland Eastern Shore. Their one and only ACC victory came more than two months ago at Miami in the conference opener.
"You don't want to lose to a team you're supposed to beat," said Patterson, who finished with five points on 1-for-9 shooting. "It was a tough game. We grinded it out. We just figured out a way to gut it out. That shows big growth."
Virginia Tech had lost its previous four games by 20 points or more, but the Hokies were in position to win before allowing the Panthers to get back into it late. Pitt trailed by four points with less than a minute remaining, but the Panthers sent the game to overtime when James Robinson converted a four-point play with 33 seconds remaining after getting fouled by Eddie.
"I was just concentrating on making that shot more than drawing the foul," said Robinson, who had 16 points, three assists and only one turnover in 42 minutes. "He was a little too close, and we got the call."
All the scoring in the first overtime was on free throws. Virginia Tech freshman Devin Wilson made two with 43 seconds left to tie the score and send it to a second overtime.
In the second overtime, Pitt took control. Patterson made his first field goal of the game for a 54-52 lead and Wright added four consecutive free throws.
"I thought that was a hard-fought, tough ACC battle," Virginia Tech coach James Johnson said. "It was exhausting. Down the stretch guys fouled out and got tired. We fought hard but just didn't make enough plays. We played hard but we didn't play smart at all times. Jamie's guys did a great job of finding a way to win."
Pitt led by one at halftime and fell behind by five early in the second half. The Panthers did not take the lead again until 6:43 remained in regulation when Robinson, who entered the game shooting 31 percent from 3-point range, made one from behind the arc to give the Panthers a 41-39 lead.
The lead grew to three, but Virginia Tech scored seven consecutive points to take a 48-44 lead. With 33 seconds remaining, Robinson was guarded closely by Eddie, who fouled Robinson on his follow-through. He made the free throw to tie the score.
"That's probably one of the plays I'm talking about when I say we need to play smarter," Johnson said. "(Robinson) is a winner. He plays on a winning team. When he knocked the 3 down, I figured he was going to know the free throw down."
After shooting 52 percent from the field in the first half, Virginia Tech shot 32 percent in the second half and did not make a field goal in either overtime. The Hokies were 0 for 13 from the field after regulation.
Pitt only made one field goal after regulation, but they were 12 for 16 from the free throw line in the overtimes.
Pitt had to find a way to do without an effective Patterson, who injured his thumb in an overtime victory at Miami on Wednesday night. Patterson had a wrap on his hand in the first half. He took it off at halftime, but his play did not improve much after that.
"We're not going to make excuses," Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. "Everyone is hurt and banged up. He didn't practice (Friday) or Thursday. It is what it is."


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On Monday, September 22nd, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra regretfully announced the cancellation of its orchestral concerts through November 8, 2014, including the Opening Night performance of the 2014-15 Season on September 25 due to negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement between ASO management and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Players' Association. If an agreement is reached with the musicians before November 8, the classical season will be re-launched as soon as possible. The complete list of cancelled concerts is below.
The contract between ASO management and ASOPA expired on September 6, 2014 without agreement on terms of a new contract.
"We've made this decision with a great deal of reluctance," said Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President & CEO Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D. "Cancelling concerts is the last thing any of us wants to do, but to respect the schedules of our patrons, guest artists, artistic partners and our 200-member volunteer chorus, we feel we have no other choice."
For more information on the negotiations please click here.
We are encouraging all ticket holders to keep their tickets until the work stoppage is over. Below you will find information about ticket exchange options:
The ticket office will be open during normal business hours to assist with any exchanges or refunds.
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Don't be afraid of democracy
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One of my favorite thinkers, environmentalist Edward Abbey, observed: "I love America because it is a confused, chaotic mess -- and I hope we can keep it this way for at least another thousand years. The permissive society is the free society. Who gave us permission to live this way? Nobody did. We did. And that's the way it should be -- only more so. The best cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy."
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, American democracy -- that confused, chaotic mess -- has been put to the test like never before, and the very meaning of citizenship is being redefined.
In fact, what we have in the United States today is a war between two or more views of democracy and the definition of what we mean when we call ourselves a "free society."
Civil liberties are not what they used to be. Many of the freedoms that we, at least I, took for granted before the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks are being obliterated by a Republican administration that is blinded by its messianic zeal.
Go out today and speak of privacy, the bedrock of our culture. Chances are, you will become an object of derision. Privacy is whatever the president and the attorney general say it is.
And, for sure, as the president presses the Bush war in Iraq, you had better be careful where you attempt to practice your right of free speech. You could wind up doing it in the wrong place -- in your town square, on your college campus, near a military base -- where so-called patriots have decided that opposing government policy is un-American.
Few things make me happier than seeing thousands of the nation's college students protesting the Bush war. These young people, like students of the Vietnam era, are right to voice their opinions and are courageous to do so. In an ironic way, I am glad that right-wing war supporters are coming after these supporters of peace.
These young people will grow stronger in their convictions, and their respect for the confused, chaotic mess of democracy will grow deeper.
During a peace rally at Florida State University in Tallahassee the other day, a war supporter wore a T-shirt emblazoned with these words on the back: "Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out." These words were on the front: "I support the war on Iraq."
One of my former students, now a graduate assistant at FSU, who attended the rally and who saw the T-shirt, sent me an e-mail, saying: "This guy & his crew were there to intimidate us. They want war & they want us to shut up. Well, we won't shut up. One of them spray-painted 'f-- terrorists' on one of our placards. Mr. Maxwell, this stuff makes me know we have to fight even harder to keep the right to speak out.
"Patriotism doesn't have to be stupid. I'm a patriot & I am hurting for what is happening to our country. We're attacking a nation that did not declare war against us. Why? Because we can get away with it. I think that's wrong. I will never support that kind of policy. I'm being attacked in my own country because I oppose bad policy. I fear that things will never be the same. Conservatives want us to be quiet; they want us to go along with the program, right or wrong. Democracy isn't about either/or. It's about the right to be true to your individual conscience. Too many people have become afraid of democracy. Peace."
Absolutely. Democracy is about being true to your individual conscience. It is a confused, chaotic mess. It is permissive. As Abbey wrote: "The best cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy."
By the way, the student above, a history major, sent me the Abbey quote. I love learning about American freedom from one of my former charges -- a young woman who is not afraid of democracy.
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Bill attempts to give Liam all of the reasons why Steffy is a much better match for him than Hope. Katie informs Hope what Bill is doing, but Hope remains confident that Liam will not be swayed by his father. Taylor continues to try to persuade Steffy into informing Liam about the baby, knowing that would influence his decision.


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Working With TrustPosted: January 23rd, 2011 | Author: quintendf | Filed under: Uncategorized | View Comments
Here at Techstars one of the most emphasized concepts is to always work from an implied position of trust. This makes a lot of sense in an organization that thrives on fostering an open dialogue between startups and mentors. Brad Feld had a great post on this a while ago called Why Most VC's Don't Sign NDA's (He also referenced it in a more Recent Post).
Although Brad's thoughts and the Techstars approach may seem to be very startup centric, I think they touch on a broad trend that has been catalyzed by the adoption of social media. One critical aspect of the social media revolution is that for the first time, mass amounts of people are sharing their intimate, accurate personal data online. I think this is an overlooked consequence of the shift from a model of the web which emphasized anonymity. Just compare the chatrooms and forums of the early internet with the pattern of interaction that occurs on Quora or even Twitter.
At the core of this change is the fact that people are now much less protective of their personal information and data. This transition is often criticized by privacy advocates, but I see much more to be gained from the trend. Of course, people still need to be aware of what they shouldn't be sharing online (financial data, home address, etc), but those concerns should not prevent people from crafting accurate, intimate representations of themselves in the social space.
So how does this all circle around to the idea of working with trust? As i'm sitting here writing this, a friend just shared a one line business concept on Twitter, seeking feedback from his followers. A few minutes ago, I shared a link to a story about Uber with a friend who is attempting to build a company to provide late night rides to college students in Raleigh, NC. Both of these posts can be viewed and shared by thousands of people… and we know that. We also know that the internet is most powerful when ideas are shared freely and openly between people all over the world. If someone in South America happens to be passionate about an idea I am considering, I want them to have access to that idea. Maybe it will lead to a dialogue, or maybe they will even go on to start their own version of what I am considering- either way, the world ends up "richer" in the broad sense of the word.


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The father of Francis Coleman who was missing in the Craigavon area for three days says the family have been overwhelmed by the huge support from the local community.
Francis Coleman said his son, also known as Fra, was responding well to treatment at Craigavon hospital after being found on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old went missing from Deans Grange at around 7.10pm on Sunday and a massive search began to find him.
Initially family and friends went looking for Fra and then police began to search for him. On Monday a search and rescue team became involved.
Police issued an appeal for residents in the area to search outbuildings and sheds for the missing 24-year-old.
However. as the search stretched into its third day, police found the young man behind Rushmere Shopping Centre and took him to hospital.
His father said: "He was not feeling very well and was unable to contact anyone."
Mr Coleman was full of praise for the squads of people who went out looking for his son over the three days and in all weathers.
"Everyone has been absolutely fantastic. I couldn't thank them all enough," said Mr Coleman.
He spoke particularly highly of the police woman who headed the PSNI search team. "She really went out of her way and beyond the call of duty," he said.
Fra's sister Julianne works at Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project and they organisation sprung into action organising friends and family members to search across Craigavon for the 24-year-old.
Scores of young people, family and friends scoured wasteland and trekked across fields searching for him.
A search and rescue crew based themselves at Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project at Moyraverty Community Centre and helped with the search.
"They were all brilliant," said Fra's father. "Thank God he was found safe and well. He is in hospital but he is responding to treatment."
He applauded his friends and everyone who went out searching for young Fra. "You couldn't ask for any better They searched every nook and cranny. Everyone went out of their way to help. I can't thank them all enough."


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While searching online, she found a map for achieving a healthy lifestyle change: an intensive, yearlong risk reduction program at Ohio University's WellWorks center that enrolls up to eight participants three times a year. During the program, members receive ongoing feedback and guidance from an interdisciplinary team of health coordinators, exercise physiologists, dieticians, health educators and yoga instructors.
"I don't like taking medication, so I thought this was a good alternative," said Theodore-Shusta, a Human Resources librarian.
Now a quarter of the way through the program, her blood pressure and cholesterol have improved, and she has maintained her weight through the holiday season.
The risk reduction program starts with a 100-day "kick-start" plan and ends with maintenance goals. Extensive physical assessments are completed during each of the program's four phases; individualized diet and exercise prescriptions then are updated.
Members have to commit to five hours of workouts, group meetings and individual meetings with a case manager.
So far, about 45 people have gone through the program since it started in 2006. And all have experienced improvements in the 100 days, ranging from weight loss to stress reduction, said Tom Murray, the HeartWorks director at WellWorks.
The fitness center, in conjunction with University Human Resources, designed the program for people with high-risk health issues. The goal is to improve employee health, which will lower health care costs and increase productivity, Murray said.
Employees and their spouses who are covered by Ohio University health insurance are eligible to participate.
Cost of the program is $300, but participants who successfully complete their wellness goals will earn the money back in $75 increments. A one-year membership to WellWorks is included.
Past participants praised the plan.
"I thought it was wonderful," said Maureen Weissenrieder, who joined with her husband in 2006. "We thought we can do it, and they had such an offering. I can't brag about it enough."
Together, the couple lost weight as well as lowered their cholesterol and blood pressure.
"We feel so much better," Weissenrieder said.
David Holben had a similar experience. A professor of nutrition in the College of Health and Human Services, he had never fully committed himself to putting what he knew into practice.
Holben wanted to lower his cholesterol as well as his weight. When he ended the program, he had improved the numbers on his blood work tests and he had lost 32 pounds, which meant he had to buy new clothes to fit his newly slim physique.
His pride point, however, was mastering a challenge he had attempted -- and failed at -- 30 years earlier in middle school gym class.
"I remember in 1975 being totally embarrassed because I couldn't do pull-ups in 7th grade," Holben said. "Now for the first time at age 45 I could do pull-ups."
To help you stay on track, Kim Valentour, director of Ohio University's WellWorks fitness center, offered these tips:
Thorough preparation and planning are keys to success, Valentour said. Know when you are going to workout and schedule it. Healthy behaviors take time and dedication to adopt permanently.
Like Valentour, Ohio University employee and WellWorks member Eileen Theodore-Shusta realizes being healthy is a lifetime commitment. Since joining the center in September, she's lost weight as well as cut her cholesterol.
"I see these little old ladies walking into WellWorks excited to work out, and I think that's going to be me in 20 years."


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Land Tenure | Land Markets | Land Reform | Policy Research Report | DocumentsLand TenureFor most of the rural poor in developing countries, land is a main asset, the primary means for generating a livelihood and a main vehicle for investing, reducing vulnerability to shocks. and transferring wealth between generations. Public provision of well-defined and enforceable property rights to land will not only reduce the amount of resources individuals have to spend to secure land ownership but also increase their incentive to undertake investments and, if associated with improved transferability of land, the ability to obtain credit for such investment. Moreover, it can have impacts far beyond on governance. As a public service, tenure security needs to be provided at low cost and in an effective and sustainable manner. This implies that, in some cases, full formal title will not be the most desirable solution. The research on land tenure uses data generated in the context of efforts to strengthen tenure security to evaluate, to the extent possible, the outreach, cost, and effectiveness of different mechanisms for improving tenure security as well as the economic and non-economic impact of such measures. Particular emphasis is on the impact on women.
Land MarketsEven though in a hypothetical situation of perfect markets one would expect land markets to improve equity as well as efficiency, imperfections in credit and other markets that are widespread in rural areas may reduce or even overturn this beneficial effect. They would also lead to significant differences between land rental and land sales markets. Even though rigorous empirical evidence is very limited, this has historically given rise to a deep distrust of land markets as a means to help transfer land to more productive users, something that will be of increasing importance as the rural non-farm economy develops and can itself contribute to the emergence of the non-farm sector. Research in this area aims to provide empirical evidence from various settings to allow to assess the performance of land sales and rental markets, the properties of such markets and the extent to which policies could be adopted to improve their functioning, and to assess the justification, as well as the long-term impact of interventions to improve the functioning of land markets or restrictions to avoid negative implications.
Land ReformTheory indicates that, especially if markets are imperfect, the potential of land sales markets to redistribute land towards the poor will be limited. This has provided the conceptual basis for governments to initiate efforts at land reform in various forms and, more recently, for the Bank to support such efforts technically and in some cases also financially. The research undertaken under this component aims to evaluate the impact of different mechanisms that have been applied to bring about a redistribution of productive land internationally as well as more recent interventions aimed to redistribute land ownership. The goal is not only to draw conclusions that could help in the design of such interventions but also to compare the outreach and impact to government programs in other areas.
Policy Research ReportA number of factors, including the considerable policy changes observed in the last decade in many parts of the world, have greatly increased the demand for policy advice in the area of land that could help countries to improve tenure security, facilitate the operation of markets, and address long-standing legacies of unequal access to productive assets by the rural poor. To respond to this demand, DECRG, in close collaboration with the Bank's Thematic Group on Land and other donors, has published Policy Research Report: Land Policy for Growth and Poverty Reduction that succinctly summarizes existing research and provides a basis for policy advice.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook and other top executives saw their 2016 pay drop after the tech giant finished the year with lower revenue off weaker sales of its flagship iPhone.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cook received $8.75 million in total compensation, which includes a $3 million base salary. In 2015, Cook earned more than $10 million.
Other top execs including Eddy Cue, who runs Internet software and services at Apple, and retail chief Angela Ahrendts, also saw declines in compensation for 2016.
The filing says execs received 89.5 percent of cash incentives for the year, during which Apple reported its first decline in annual sales since 2001. Operating income also sunk from $71.2 billion in 2015 to $60 billion last year.
Shares of Apple are up nearly 1% in Friday trading. For 2016, Apple shares climbed 11 percent.
The dip in revenue is tied to sales of the iPhone, down from previous years. During the fourth quarter, Apple sold 45.5 million iPhones, a 5% drop from the same time last year.
Meanwhile, a report from Nikkei Asian Review says Apple will cut production of the iPhone during its 2017 first quarter.
This year could provide the iPhone and Apple with a sales rebound. It marks the 10th anniversary of the device, and rumors suggest Apple has big plans for the next iPhone, which should launch in the fall.
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A new logic puzzles magazine published in the USA? An original puzzle concept invented in Japan? Stay on top of the latest world wide logic puzzle developments brought to you by Conceptis' international team.
Puzzle Anywhere: Play, save, and resume your puzzles anywhere, anytime.Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ever started solving online puzzles in the office and wanted to continue at home? Puzzle Anywhere, a new online puzzle gaming concept which saves puzzles on Conceptis' servers via the Internet, now allows solvers to play, save, and continue the same puzzles on any computer anywhere in the world. Hence, members of conceptispuzzles.com are no longer restricted to playing interactive puzzles on the same computer. Since the beta-release of Puzzle Anywhere in August 21 more than one million partial puzzle solutions were saved on conceptispuzzles.com.
High quality puzzles coupled with premium services
In addition to the save on server functionality, Puzzle Anywhere also supports Conceptis' active thumbnail preview, where puzzle thumbnail images automatically update to reflect the new solution state whenever they are saved. With this unique feature, members returning to My Conceptis have a quick and easy preview of all puzzles in the state they were last saved. Puzzle Anywhere is available for all puzzles played in the My Conceptis section. Puzzles played in other sections, as well as puzzles syndicated on other websites continue to be saved on the user's local hard disk as before.
According to Dave Green, president of Conceptis, Puzzle Anywhere is one more step towards a paid content website which will serve high quality puzzles coupled with premium services. "Looking beyond the world of puzzles, Puzzle Anywhere is definitely not alone" says Green. "From web-based email and personal document services such as Gmail and Google Docs to social bookmarking networks as delicious and picture hosting spaces as Flickr, most of us want our information available anywhere, anytime. You can say that as cloud computing becomes a transparent part of our personal space, so does playing puzzle games online. At least on our website"
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The Idaho Airstrip Network is a group of airstrip owners including the U.S. Forest Service, BLM, Idaho Fish and Game, the Idaho Division of Aeronautics and a few private owners, along with several nonprofit aviation groups including the Idaho Aviation Association, Idaho Aviation Foundation and the Recreational Aviation Foundation, and other entities that have an interest in aviation such as Idaho Outfitters and Guides and the Idaho Department of Commerce.
The group is held together by a Memorandum of Understanding and is managed by a steering committee and a part-time coordinator.
Highlighted airstrips include Pilot Reports.
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Airstrip Notes:
If you need to contact the manager of Graham, Idaho City or Weatherby airstrips, the Boise National Forest, the number is 208 392-6681. Landmark is 208 382-7400. The numbers listed on the airport diagrams have changed. Recommended Standard Operating Procedures can be found for Johnson Creek, Big Creek, Garden Valley Smiley Creek and Cavanaugh Bay under "Management Plan" on those airstrip pages.
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This information has been compiled from a number of sources and is for recreational purposes only, not to be used for navigation. The status of airstrip facilities, conditions, available services, ownership, and managers is constantly changing. The Idaho Aviation Association assumes no responsibility for incomplete or inaccurate information contained herein. For a detailed weather briefing call 1-800-992-7433 (1-800-WX BRIEF).


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Stop by and check out all the new books we've got for you at the library! A few highlights that we personally recommend:
Locomotive by Brian Floca is a children's picture book that just recently won the Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association.
It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean.
Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails, come cross the young country! [goodreads]
House of Hades by Rick Riordan is the highly anticipated fourth book in the Heroes of Olympus series.
At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?
They have no choice. If the demigods don't succeed, Gaea's armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus. [goodreads]
Hyperbole and a Half is a book of comics about Allie Brosh's life, also seen on her hilarious and poignant blog.
If you're familiar with Allie Brosh's popular blog of the same title, this book probably needs no introduction. If you're not: the blog, and the stories selected for this book, are a wonderful mix of anecdotes and introspection with basic MS Paint drawings. Sometimes wildly hilarious, sometimes painfully relevant (and sometimes both at once), this book is full of stories that you'll be able to relate to. Even if you're familiar with her blog, there are a few new stories printed just for the book that makes this worth picking up. [goodreads]
Hot off the presses is The Chase, Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's newest collaboration, second in the Fox and O'Hare series.
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O'Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line. Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O'Hare. Together they'll go undercover to swindle and catch the world's most wanted—and untouchable—criminals. [goodreads]
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Several national coaching search web sites are reporting on Tuesday night that Kentucky has hired former Tennessee cornerbacks coach Derrick Ansley for the same position in Lexington.
UK cannot confirm the hire until the position has been officially closed, which is listed on the school's website as Wednesday, along with one other vacant assistant coaching spot. Kentucky spokesman Tony Neely said on Wednesday morning that he doesn't expect any assistant coaching announcements to come until next week.
Ansley, a former standout at Troy, was on the Vols' staff for just one season before Derek Dooley was fired.
According to Ansley's bio on Tennessee's official website, he was a defensive assistant in the secondary for two seasons at Alabama before being hired on at Central Florida, where he stayed for two months before taking the job with the Volunteers.
He previously coached defensive backs for five seasons at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala.
The Tallahassee, Fla., native started 40 games at Troy and finished fifth in the nation with nine interceptions as a junior in 2003.


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Sail the Mediterranean: Catamaran Sailing Vacations to Sicily
The island of Sicily off the coast of Italy is one of the most culturally rich and historically unique islands in the Mediterranean. Sicily is home to ancient ruins as well as a splendid array of scenic attractions that make it a breathtaking vacation destination. The Catamaran Company features by the cabin luxury catamaran sailing vacations to Sicily. You can enjoy an all-inclusive sailing vacation aboard a crewed yacht charter as you cruise from one port to the next beneath a dazzling Mediterranean sun.
Sicily Bareboat Yacht Charters: Design Your Travel Itinerary
From the opera houses of Palermo to the picturesque fishing villages on the Sicilian coast, the island of Sicily has a myriad of attractions for vacationers to enjoy. A yacht charter is the perfect way to explore this sunny island that has so much cultural appeal. The Catamaran Company allows you to customize your Sicily yacht charter experience to design a pleasure cruise that meets all your desires.
As the capital of Sicily, Palermo is a must-visit destination that features many landmarks and cultural attractions. More than 2,700 years old, Palermo is filled with historic sites that travelers flock to from all over the world. When visiting the city, be sure to see such sites as the Palermo Cathedral, Palatine Chapel, the Piazza Pretoria, and so much more! Filled with amazing galleries, restaurants, museums, and cafes, Palermo is the perfect place to begin or even conclude your Sicily catamaran sailing vacation.
Sailing to Catania aboard your Sicily yacht charter affords an unparalleled view of this historic city, the second largest on the island, and the volcano in its distance—world-famous Mount Etna. Established during the 8th century B.C., Catania is a treasure trove of landmarks, culture, cuisine, and scenic beauty.
The city of Marsala was founded by the Carthaginians who must have been amazed by the beauty of the landscape as they sailed along its coast as you will do aboard your Sicily bareboat catamaran. When visiting this breathtaking city, be sure to explore the nearby Egadi Islands and tour its incredible historic architecture.
The largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Lipari is an enchanting anchorage on your Sicily sailing vacation. Vacationers enjoy visiting the island's archaeological park, museums, and historic public buildings. After a day of sightseeing, it's enjoyable to find a cozy café off a busy square to people watch and enjoy an espresso.
When sailing along the western coast of Sicily, it's easy to spot the city of Trapani, which juts out into the Mediterranean on a narrow strip of land. Home to enjoyable marketplaces and historic sites, Trapani is a great place to pick up some delectable Italian wine and olives to bring back aboard your yacht charter.
Founded during the ancient Green period, Syracuse boasts considerable Greek influence as evidenced by its ancient Greek amphitheatre and other architectural ruins. Syracuse was particularly important during the Christian era and boasts many historic churches that make for some stunning sightseeing.
With its jaw-dropping landscape and views of the sea, Taormina is a must-visit port on your bareboat yacht sailing vacation. After touring the historic landmarks of the city, consider visiting the nearby Capo Sant' Andrea Grottoes or simply lounge in a pleasant tavern or café to soak up the local culture.
Sicily has no shortage of beautiful beaches and picturesque cities. The island promises something for every taste—great food and drink, remarkable scenery, sophisticated culture, and loads of rich history. There are many other extraordinary sites and cities on the coast of Sicily that you may want to include on your sailing itinerary. Contact The Catamaran Company to plan your Sicily yacht charter sailing vacation soon. You can customize the sailing vacation of a lifetime for a competitive price.
Sicily Yacht Charters: Sample Itinerary
Day 1-2: Explore Palermo
Day 3: Sightsee Trapani
Day 4: Visit Marsala
Day 5-6: Sightsee Syracuse
Day 7: Visit Catania
Day 8-9: Explore Taormina
Day 10: Sightsee Lipari