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Belize has a unique history and culture, it shares many attributes other Spring break destinations are famous for, including white sandy beaches, warm weather and a relaxed atmosphere.
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Safety is becoming more of a factor in the choice of a Spring break location, and this trend is prompting resorts and their guests to consider safe travel options, according to Chaa Creek's marketing administrator, Larry Waight.
"In the past, the emphasis was on party party party," Mr Waight said, "But this year we are seeing an increasing number of enquiries, from both students and parents, about safety issues in regard to Easter break celebrations, and here in Belize the tourism industry is responding to this trend."
Mr Waight also pointed to an increasing number of web sites and programs with names like Safe Spring Break and Coolest Spring Break that are targeting Spring Break safety issues, and remarked that safety should also be a primary concern for tourism industry professionals.
"At Chaa Creek, our philosophy has always been to work with our guests and colleagues to ensure not only the most exciting, but safest visitor experiences possible. This is an integral part of our responsible travel ethos that we like to communicate to guests and our colleagues."
Mr Waight said travellers should use internet searches to learn more about personal safety when travelling, and offered some of Chaa Creek's own safe travel tips.
- Do your own research –know what to expect
- Compile a list of useful contacts and phone numbers such as embassy and tourism offices
- Know your routes from the airport to destinations before you land
- Abide by local laws and customs and do not engage in risky or illicit behavior
- Pack sensibly and have your own personal necessities, including medications
Mr Waight said that Belize in general and Chaa Creek in particular were safe destinations, especially when visitors took advantage of all-inclusive tours.
"In addition to being very cost effective, our all-inclusive Belize vacation packages have our drivers pick you up at the airport, deliver you in comfort and safety to our 365 acre private nature reserve, and bring you back to the airport upon leaving. With our Rainforest and Reef vacation packages we also look after your transfers to and from our partner resorts on the Caribbean seacoast and islands," he said.
Mr Waight said that while Belize has a unique history and culture, it shares many attributes other Spring break destinations are famous for, including white sandy beaches, warm weather and a relaxed atmosphere, but with a friendly English speaking culture and boasting numerous archaeological sites and Maya temples.
"We want people to know they can feel relaxed and safe while enjoying a great 2012 party in the Heartland of the Maya and on our Caribbean beaches by just using common sense," he said.


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This time he's going after billionaire tax avenger Warren Buffett.
"Just write a check and shut up," Christie said on CNN last night about Buffett's stance on tax policy.
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Is Phillip Rivers Officially a Problem for the San Diego Chargers?October 16, 2012
The San Diego Chargers implosion against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football was just the latest example of Philip Rivers' ineptitude when it comes to winning big games.
Rivers consistently, and often times brashly, finds ways to lose football games that the Chargers should likely win. Against the Broncos, after looking like an elite QB in the first half and leading San Diego to a 24-0 lead, Rivers fell apart in the second half, throwing three interceptions in the fourth quarter.
The problem is that this is not an isolated incident, Rivers has faltered before. His interception totals have risen in each of the past three seasons, from nine in 2009 to 13 in 2010 and all the way to 20 last season.
Yes, the Chargers signal-caller has been in the NFL since 2004 and yet he seems to be regressing. San Diego has a defense more than capable of playing for a Super Bowl. They allow just 74 rushing yards per game, have six interceptions and seven forced fumbles.
The special teams woes of seasons past have diminished to a point where they are all but forgotten. All that is left is the continued struggles of Rivers.
For every bullet Rivers fires to Antonio Gates for a touchdown, there is a head-scratching interception by Broncos DB Chris Harris that goes back 46 yards for six points.
San Diego had a chance on MNF to assert themselves as the top team in the AFC West.
The Chargers had a chance to extinguish all the talk of Peyton Manning leading the Broncos to the top of the division heap. For two quarters, they did just that with an exclamation point.
But then Rivers fell apart in a way that only he can.
Fans and coaches can put up with his brash personality and aggressive tendencies when he is winning games and elevating the play of the Chargers offense. It just seems like he has struggled far too often over the past two seasons.
His decision making has gone from good to decent to downright awful. Rivers forces throws into windows that are often closed and tries to make plays that are not even there.
San Diego is not a perfect team.
The Ryan Mathews-led rushing attack has failed to take off in the way the team had hoped and the defense is allowing upwards of 260 yards per game.
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As gamers, we've always searched for a pirate game that made you feel as if you were actually part of the crew rather than just commanding AI or playing in an RTS perspective. The results of our search were disappointing as nothing was at the level we were hoping for. This lead to the creation of Blackwake.
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The Senate gave up on an economic stimulus bill this week, with Democrats and Republicans at loggerheads over what such a package should contain. We can't say we're sorry: It's been clear all along that no bill would be an outcome preferable to a bad bill, and it was toward a bad bill that things seemed to be heading. But one useful element emerged from the otherwise discarded package, when the Senate voted to extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks. This is minimal, straightforward, needed relief, and the House should quickly enact it.
- Today's Washington Post
The partisan tide swelled
The Senate majority leader orchestrated the demise of an economic stimulus bill Wednesday, barely one week after Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, advised Congress that the data on his desk suggested the recovering economy didn't need an extra boost.
The stimulus offensive began smartly. Congress listened to those concerned that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 would deepen the recession. The leading members of the House and Senate budget committees quickly agreed to a set of principles that would drive a stimulus package.
Then, the partisan tide swelled. House Republicans abandoned the principles with proposals to accelerate reductions in individual tax rates and to repeal the corporate minimum tax. President Bush hardly discouraged their efforts. Soon, Democrats began to posture, seeing an opportunity to heighten differences between the parties on the eve of an election year.
In the end, the Senate approved a simple extension of unemployment benefits, from 26 weeks to 39 weeks. It might have accomplished more, protecting health coverage for the newly unemployed and encouraging timely business investment. Better, in this instance, to do too little. The overriding principle, after all, is that a stimulus package should do no harm.
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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 78, July 1974 - April, 1975 Page: 106
This periodical is part of the collection entitled: Southwestern Historical Quarterly and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Texas State Historical Association.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
brothers and sisters nor children. Gradually a life once so full of fun and
froth hardened into a sad existence of solitude and pain. Josephine Clardy
Fox died in I970, immensely wealthy, the generous patron of art and edu-
cation-prominent, but virtually unknown.
Ruby Burns, former social editor of the El Paso Times, has written a
sympathetic yet human biography, one that may well have special meaning
for this age of women's liberation. Josephine Clardy Fox was a product of
her times, lived by the values handed her as a girl, developed little of her
own besides the estate that came from the El Paso subdivisions and shop-
ping center named for her, yet lived long enough to have the limitations of
her upbringing become cruelly evident.
Southern Methodist University RONALD L. DAVIS
My Blood's Country: Studies in Southwestern Literature. By William T.
Pilkington. (Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1973. PP-
viii+211. Index. $3-50.)
My Blood's Country is a collection of essays on southwestern literature
which Pilkington wrote between 1965 and the present. Most of the book's
eleven essays have appeared in print elsewhere, usually in learned journals,
but at least two-the first and the last-were written especially for this pub-
lication. Pilkington's main focus is upon individual southwestern writers,
with full chapters devoted to Harvey Fergusson, Edwin Corle, Paul Horgan,
Edward Abbey, Frank Waters, and William A. Owens. One chapter is
devoted to Cabeza de Vaca's narrative, one to the comic novel in the South-
west, and one to the essays of Larry McMurtry and Larry King. These,
along with the prefatory and concluding chapters on the region and its
writings, give the reader a good, if somewhat atomistic and incomplete, pic-
ture of the literature of the Southwest.
The chief value of Pilkington's book is that it draws together in one
place some very penetrating studies of a few neglected writers and that it
offers some general comment on the literature of the region. The chief
weakness is that the book follows no basic overall plan. Pilkington tells us
in the preface that he had originally intended to "splice" the essays "into
a continuous whole," but he begs off that task by saying that the subjects
are "diverse and unruly" and that his attitudes toward some of them have
changed over the years. I have read such demurrers before, and I was not
convinced. I still am not. It is a shame that Pilkington did not perform his
"splicing," for he is more capable of writing the definitive study of modern
southwestern literature than anyone who has published widely in the area.
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Richards picked Villa over Inter
Micah Richards has revealed he turned down a move to Inter Milan to join Aston Villa this summer.
The 27-year-old defender alerted the Italian giants, who are managed by his former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, to his availability as he spent last season on loan at Fiorentina.
Inter first made their interest known in January and made another approach at the end of the season as Richards' contract at City expired and he became a free agent.
But instead of opting to stay in Serie A, where he had struggled for games with Fiorentina, Richards decided to return to the Premier League in the hope of reviving his career.
He said: "There were quite a few clubs in for me, some abroad, but having not played so much at Fiorentina, I thought it was right to come home.
"I was speaking to Inter as well with Mancini. They tried to get me in January but that didn't materialise.
"I spoke to him afterwards but I wanted to come back to England. I didn't want to be out in Italy and then the manager gets sacked and I'm fighting for my place in the same situation. That's one of the main reasons I chose to come back."
Another option Richards had was to stay at City, having been offered a new deal, but he felt it necessary to move on after three years of little action.
Richards was influential in City's FA Cup and Premier League wins of 2011 and 2012 respectively but injuries and the form of Pablo Zabaleta restricted him to just nine league appearances in the subsequent two years. He then went to Florence on a season-long loan but played just 10 games in Serie A.
He said: "I got offered a four or five-year deal and the manager said to me, 'I want you to stay'. I said, 'I'm not playing enough'.
"When I was playing I was picking up hamstring injuries because I wasn't playing enough.
"It doesn't matter how much money you are offered, I thought, 'I can't keep doing this'. As a player, especially in the Premier League, if you get offered (the chance) to play somewhere regularly, you have to take it. That's me anyway - it's the sort of person I am.
"I'm not going to stay on the bench or at home on the weekends just for more money."
One point Richards, who was speaking earlier this week at Villa's official kit launch for the 2015-16 season, was keen to make was that he had no issue with City boss Manuel Pellegrini.
Richards was impressed by the job the Chilean did in the 2013-14 title-winning season, even though he made just two appearances in that campaign. He is surprised the team then fell below expectations last term.
He said: "I got on with him well. Everyone thinks that because he didn't play me, I didn't like him. I don't think like that. He was a good manager.
"He came after Mancini and tried to settle the dressing room down a little bit because you know what Mancini was like, he had his heart on his sleeve.
"It was a shame Mancini didn't even get more time because I think he could have done even better.
"But Pellegrini sort of came in, and spoke to the players a lot more. I wouldn't say (there was more) harmony, because that would be unfair on Mancini, but Pellegrini let them know how good they were.
"It worked the first season because they won the Premier League.
"But last season I don't know what it was. It shows that you can't just be nice as a manager, you need more than that.
"Having said that, in the Champions League they could only register 21 players, so other teams had another four players to choose from."
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - A costly and disturbing accident that two decades ago seemed like the death knell for the nuclear power industry may in fact have set the stage for its rebirth, experts say.
On March 28, the United States will observe the 20th anniversary of its worst nuclear power accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania - an incident that to this day has cast a pall of suspicion and doubt over the future of the nation's nuclear energy industry.
But that same event set into motion technological research and other changes that some experts believe will soon lead to a revitalization of the industry not only in other nations around the world - where the active development of nuclear power never really stopped - but also in the U.S.
And the key, they say, may lie in such events as the 80 or more nuclear "accidents" that have happened at Oregon State University during the past six years, as engineers used simulations in an $8.5 million test facility, which contains no actual radioactive materials, to fine tune the "next generation" of passively-safe nuclear reactors.
"In various tests we have caused loss of coolant, broken pipes, failed pumps, and loss of all electricity for our systems," said Jose Reyes, a professor of nuclear engineering at OSU and former Nuclear Regulatory Commission official who helped review the Three Mile Island incident after it happened. "In some of these scenarios we basically caused everything imaginable to go wrong. And this new reactor design proved to be outstanding."
The result is that based on these and other tests Westinghouse Corp. recently received final design approval for its "AP600" reactor design, bringing it a major step closer to legal certification, commercial sale, and status as the world's first design licensed as a "passively-safe" nuclear reactor.
Those mechanisms - gravity, natural circulation, condensation, evaporation - are based on little more than the natural laws of physics. But researchers say they will produce nuclear reactor technology that could push this form of energy back onto the front burner, especially as demand heats up for a form of energy that, unlike fossil fuels, does not exacerbate the greenhouse effect and global warming.
The accident at Three Mile Island - in which a valve failed, reactor operators misdiagnosed the problem and the reactor core was eventually destroyed - caused the initial impetus for simpler, less complex reactor technology, Reyes said.
It also prompted more focus on the type of smaller, non-catastrophic accidents that posed the most realistic obstacle to the use of nuclear power. After 20 years of research that vision is nearing a reality.
The AP600 design, for instance, has 50 percent fewer valves and 35 percent fewer pumps than a conventional nuclear reactor, Reyes said. In the event of problems or a malfunction, it's designed to protect the nuclear core with basic, natural mechanisms instead of complicated technology.
"This design is very dependable," Reyes said. "It and other passively-safe designs that are under development should go a long way towards resolving any realistic concerns people may have about nuclear safety. About all we have to depend upon is the force of gravity."
The last nuclear power plant in the United States was completed in the 1980s, Reyes said. No new plants have been ordered in the U.S. since then, although the 109 operating nuclear power plants still provide 20 percent of the nation's electricity. But the need for a form of energy that is readily available, can be produced close to where it is needed, is cost competitive and doesn't cause greenhouse gas emissions should force a closer look at expanding the nuclear energy role, he said.
"Other nations such as Japan and France make heavy use of nuclear energy, and in fact are now moving ahead of us in the development of the newest technology," Reyes said. "And the United States is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Frankly I don't know how we can do that without further expansion of our nuclear energy industry."
OSU has been instrumental in helping to bring new reactor technology from the drawing board to reality, Reyes said. Its elaborate testing facilities have been used in years of testing by private industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and that agency has just given OSU a new five-year contract to explore basic technological questions related to advanced reactor concepts.
One of the few remaining obstacles to a renewed push for nuclear energy - the lack of a permanent repository for high level radioactive waste - has basically been solved on a technical level, Reyes said, and is just waiting for final designation of a site by the U.S. Department of Energy.
"We've come a long way since the incident at Three Mile Island," Reyes said. "It seemed like nothing but a tragedy at the time, but in fact it helped motivate this industry towards simpler reactor designs, more sophisticated inspections, improved maintenance, incident response management and risk assessment studies. And people sometimes forget that even in that accident, no one was ever injured.
"It's time now for people to take another look at nuclear energy and the safe, dependable new technologies that have been developed," Reyes said. "Around the world they are already doing that. With the environmental issues we're concerned about, it's clear that nuclear power is one of the solutions."
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Leaving for Vietnam
He volunteered for the draft and was committed to serving his country despite his fears, but the controversy surrounding the Vietnam War and the many anti-war protests happening around the country made him and other soldiers feel uncomfortable and unwanted, he says. "It was such an uncertain time and we were adrift in chaos and despair for serving our country."
On the morning this photo was taken, Pekarna's mother Angela, who is holding his hand in this photo, made him French toast because it was his favorite, he says. This photo of him and his mother "doesn't show the terror we were both hiding from each other," he said.
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March 4, 2012
Another 5 minute project
I'm greatful for all the generous people who contribute to the greater good with their time and gifts. My own contribution seems so small in comparison.
That said I want to show you a small fabric gift pouch. It is easy to make and doesn't take much time. Well, perhaps a bit more than 5 minutes, but something along these lines.
Cute isn't it? I made three, just because they were so cute. I haven't the slightest idea what to use them for. The pouches are small and the hole in the middle doesn't close well because of the fabric bulk. I'll probably end up giving them away. You find the pattern here: Fabric Gift Pouch
I did also make a seahorse pillow. It takes a couple of hours to make, so its a bit more complicated than the fabric gift pouch, but it's fun to make. I just saw that I shoud have made a vertical seam in the middle as well, but somehow missed it. Next time I'll make one out of velvet.
The pillow is rather big, over 2 feet, but you cannot really use it as a pillow. Here is the pattern: seahorse pillow
I do hope mastutake will write the instructions for the other two pillows as well.
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Hello MayReplyDelete
I've become your newest follower and found you via Gudrun's blog!
What sweet little pouches you've made - maybe you could fill them with Easter eggs for presents?!
I loved all the beautiful things in your Giveaway too - pit I missed that one!!
Please come and visit me and I will get out my prettiest teacups and make you very welcome!
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Hallo Shane and welcome to my blog! Hope you will enjoy our time together as much as I already do.Delete
Now, Easter eggs would be perfect for this little thingummy; what a marvellous idea!
Thank you so very much for the invitation - New Zealand is on the top of my list of places to go (together with New York), but alas, the next journey is already booked and we are headed somewhere else. I'm not telling, because guessing where will be a part of my next give away:-)
Sjöhästen är så söt.ReplyDelete
ja du, stående bordets urval är så rikligt. nu hade de bytt matsorter och det var så gott.
ha en fin dag! kul att du kikar in i min blogg ;)
Försökte hitta vit sammet igår för att göra en ny (tillsammans med en sjöigel och en korall), men tyvärr...Delete
Det är alltid lika roligt att åka över till Stockholm. Lite fest över det hela.
I was just going to say these will be great for taking Madams decorated Easter egg to school in this year :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Great idea! I'll hide a couple of them, but I'll save one for the give away in April.Delete


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Bit of a pain to scan the page so as you can see, i've just typed up the interview with Ava Astaire as published in the Top Hat on stage brochure :-)
The Timing Seemed Right...
By Ava Astaire McKenzie
'In the fall of 2009 a producer by the name of Kenny Wax asked to come and see me with a project he wanted to discuss. He explained that he was very committed to mounting a stage production of Top Hat which had been one of my father's most successful movies for the RKO studios. He explained that he had approached the Irving Berlin Music Company in New York with the idea but they had turned down his request. He told me that he was going to go and see them regardless and that if he had my support, it would certainly carry a great deal more weight. So I wrote a letter to Ted Chaplin who runs the Irving Berlin Music Company saying that I felt the timing seemed right, that it was a very good idea and I'd have no objection. Ted also runs the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organisation, so he has a great deal of influence in the world of musical theatre and in time he was able to open the door for Kenny to meet Ted Hartley who owns RKO Pictures. By the strangest of co-insidences my own husband Richard was an old friend of Ted Hartley from our days in Los Angeles, so on Kenny's return trip he went armed with another letter, this time for Ted Hartley, which helped to oil the wheels for a second time.
I also thought that if Top Hat was done well, it would look so wonderful on stage and I really hoped that it was something that would happen.
My only real reservation was that the actor chosen to play the male lead would not be playing Fred Astaire, but would be portraying the character of Jerry Travers that my father played in the movie.
In November 2010 we were asked to attend the first read and sing-through of the new script which had been adapted for the stage. I was so impressed, really amused and thoroughly entertained and I remember looking forward to seeing the show with anticipation, the lavish sets, the beautiful costumes. I had nothing but positive thoughts about the prospects for the show.
Whether my father would have endorsed it is difficult to say. He very much preferred to look forward and not back and perhaps he would even have been puzzled as to why someone wanted to re-create it after all these years.
But I'd like to think that the wonder of seeing and hearing a large company of 31 people, all tapping simultaneously on stage to Irving Berlin's great melodies, should in itself be extremely exciting. And then of course you can add the choreographer's magic on top of that. Bill Deamer, who had been entrusted with creating the routines for the stage show, choreographed a concert that we did at the London Paladium called 'Fred Astaire: His daughter's tribute'. Bill has a wonderful understanding of the period and is the perfect choice, but then I would say that as I was the one who recommended him to the producer.
Almost every professional dancer that I have ever come across has said the same thing to me - that my father was the inspiration for their career. That's quite a legacy. I emphasise though, that he worked incredibly hard, no one had to tell me that, it was obvious and I saw it for myself. When I worked with him on his television specials he insisted on at least twice the amount of dance rehearsal that would have been the norm. He was a perfectionist. Perhaps this production of Top Hat will excite another generation of dancers to enter the profession and I think that my father would have been happy about that.
The movie of Top Hat was filmed and released before I was born, so I don't have any specific recollections.
I do know that, despite things that have been written, Daddy and Ginger had great respect for each other and liked working together. Perhaps they weren't great social friends, they had their own lives, but they certainly did not fight. I remember Ginger coming to the house in Beverly Hills and all of us eating in the casual day room rather than the formal dining room.
Although I was unaware of it at the time, in retrospect I realise that I grew up in a magical world. Our neighbours were Charlie Chaplin on one side and Mary Pickford on the other. Among my parents' good friends were Cole Porter, Merle Oberon, Sam Goldwyn and David Niven. Randolph Scott was my godfather, Clark Gable was a regular visitor to our ranch in the San Fernando Valley, and I remember going to Liza Minnelli's birthday party where there were elephants.
Daddy, of course, was great friends with Irving Berlin. I recall answering the phone to Irving's unmistakable voice on many occasions, and when I was a very young girl I knew his daughters. We met up again at the rehearsed reading. How nice that Top Hat has reunited the Berlins and the Astaires after all these years'
Top Hat on Stage had its World Premiere at Milton Keynes Theatre on the 16th August 2011, it had a successful 17 week tour in the UK, with an additional pre West End tour in the spring of 2012 before transferring to London's West End where it opened for previews at the Aldwych Theatre on the 19th April 2012 with it's 'official' opening on the 9th May 2012.
Top Hat ran for 18 months in the West End with its closing show on the 26th October 2013, during this period it was nominated for 7 Olivier Awards and won 3 including 'Best New Musical', 'Best Costume Design' and 'Best Choreographer', Top Hat also won 'Best Night Out' in the Evening Standards Theatre Awards 2012
A further 47 week tour of the UK and Ireland began on the 12th of August 2014 and is due to finish on the 25th July 2015
A Japan Tour going to Tokyo and Osaka commences on the 30th of September
I can 100% verify that it's an amazing production, I freely admit that I've seen it more than a few times ;-) and thoroughly recommend it :-)


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Intel CEO search - a tradition in question
Published 4:21 pm, Thursday, November 22, 2012
Intel, seeking a replacement for departing Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini, needs a candidate with credentials that internal contenders lack - a record of success in the market for mobile-device semiconductors.
The world's largest chipmaker said Monday that it had named Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich, Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith and software head Renee James to the position of executive vice president. The promotion marked them as most likely to succeed Otellini, who's leaving three years before Intel's mandatory retirement age.
Intel ascended to the top of the personal-computer industry with a strategy of hiring CEOs from within, and it's leaning toward internal candidates this time as well, sources with knowledge of the plan said. Yet under Otellini and his deputies, Intel has failed to make headway in the market for mobile devices, and it may be well served by a CEO from the outside who can do a better job equipping Intel for a post-PC era marked by surging demand for tablets and smartphones.
"I don't know if any of them have the star power that you may need in a new Intel CEO," said Craig Berger, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets & Co. "It's going to be a difficult and challenging transition for anybody."
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An executive from Apple or Qualcomm, which have sprinted ahead in semiconductors for mobile devices, might be a better fit, Berger said. Sanjay Jha, former CEO of Motorola Mobility, should be considered, said Doug Freedman, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
Looking outside
Officially, Intel's board will weigh internal and external candidates to replace Otellini when he retires in May, Intel said in a statement. But Intel typically has appointed its operating chief to the top post. Otellini and his predecessor, Craig Barrett, stepped up from that position.
Barrett, who stepped down as Intel chairman in 2009, told CNBC that he wasn't surprised that Otellini had decided to retire "a bit early."
"I was a little bit surprised that the board did not name an internal successor to Paul right away," he said. "I still think Intel has great bench strength."
Krzanich's role
Krzanich, 52, was promoted to the COO role in January. He was head of the company's manufacturing operations and took on added responsibility for human resources. He joined Intel in 1982 after graduating from San Jose State with a degree in chemistry.
As COO, Krzanich has been in charge of the factories that helped Intel outpace competitors in the production of chips. Intel has been trying unsuccessfully to use its prowess in PCs to establish a beachhead in semiconductors for mobile devices.
"The strategy is in place, but the market isn't recognizing it yet," said Kevin Cassidy, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
James, 48, would be Intel's first female chief executive if she were chosen. Her background would make her well suited for the top job, given the role software plays in setting direction for the hardware running it, said Hans Mosesmann, an analyst at Raymond James & Associates.
"She thinks outside the box and is a software person," Mosesmann said. "That, in many regards, is the future."
Smith ascended
Smith, 50, has held positions in sales and marketing and finance and became assistant CFO in 2006 before ascending to the top finance spot the following year.
"Stacy is the most focused of the three, but do you want a finance guy running a technology company?" said RBC's Freedman.
Executive Vice President Sean Maloney, who heads Intel's operations in China, was a CEO contender before he suffered a stroke in 2010. Maloney is due to retire in January.
Intel succeeded for years with a strategy of making powerful chips that help machines carry out complicated tasks quickly. Now, the priority is chips that sip power and help smaller computers carry out multiple tasks at the same time.
"The board is going to have to be forward-looking and find somebody who is outside who would make a difference," Mosesmann said.
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Wesley Snipes was meant to star in the first two Expendables films, Terry Crews has revealed.
The Blade star, who will be in the third instalment, had to forego his part in the previous movies after he was jailed for three years for failing to file income tax returns in 2008. He was released in April.
Terry told Collider: "The cool thing is, Wesley Snipes is here. I told Wesley, 'Dude, I've been keeping this part warm for you in the first two movies', because he was originally meant to be in them."
The 45-year-old also hinted that Wesley could recite his famous line, "Always bet on black" from Passenger 47, saying: " Everyone's got their cool one-liners."
The former NFL star-turned-actor, who plays Hale Caesar, makes up part of The Expendables in the third film alongside returning co-stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They will be joined by newcomers Wesley, Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas and Kellan Lutz.
"We're blowing stuff up, we're shooting people. But now that Wesley's in there, it's like the stars have aligned and everything is back. It's bigger than ever," Terry teased.
He also admitted that there was pressure to follow in Mr T's footsteps, after he replaced him as Earl Devereaux in Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2.
"It was hard. I didn't want to be Mr T. You don't want to be a caricature of a guy - he's irreplaceable," he said.
"(Directors) Kris Pearn and Cody Cameron told me just to be me. They weren't looking for me to copy him, so that's what I did. And I had a lot of fun. It was my first big animated movie - I had never done anything this big before - so it was exciting."
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Esther Vexler, a native of San Antonio, was a yoga instructor and community volunteer. Vexler was born Esther Scharlack on January 1, 1918 and was the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1936 and studied modern dance at Mills College before graduating from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English. She returned to San Antonio where she met and married Harold Vexler. They had three children: two sons and a daughter.
Esther Vexler did volunteer work with Jewish charities and was the first
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In her later years, Vexler focused more on yoga. Teaching yoga since 1968, she was a Founding Partner at San Antonio Yoga Synergy studio. She also taught yoga classes for senior citizens at the Association for Learning in Retirement. In 2007, Vexler's former students established the Esther Vexler School of Yoga in her honor. She passed away in San Antonio on November 1, 2016.
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Materials document Esther Vexler's activities in organizations related to health and mental health. The series is comprised of advertisements, clippings, articles, correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, and reports.
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Dear all! My (very overdue) ACTION-147 was to review the changes to the RDF mapping since F2F2 (the action seems to be broader in its scope, but we settled on the RDF mapping, only, at the time when this action was assigned to me). I have put a single review comment to the RDF mapping (right at the beginning of section 1), which points to my review at <http://www.w3.org/2007/OWL/wiki/ReviewRdfMappingMay08MichaelSchneider> My review was based on: * All decisions related to the RDF mapping being made at F2F2 and afterwards. * The current state of the RDF mapping. Cheers, MichaelReceived on Tuesday, 10 June 2008 13:37:40 UTC
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I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.
I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.
I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
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I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I did not have to always deal with society hating me.
I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.
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NFL betting
Indianapolis (-6) over JACKSONVILLE: In September, when NFL games that no one remembers were played, the Colts fell to Jacksonville on a last-second field goal. The lead changed hands three times in the final 2:36, and the Jags ran all over Indy: Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor combined for 45 rushes and 228 yards. Peyton Manning was picked off twice, and the Colts limped through the game. These days, the Colts have a pulse, and Jacksonville pretends to have the same. This line would be bigger if the Colts hadn't allowed Detroit to hang around last weekend, and if the Jags hadn't faced a team with less heart than themselves (Green Bay). Colts running back Joseph Addai (above) sat out against Detroit and is expected back against the Jaguars. Addai is a difference maker and will allow Indy to control the ball against a suspect Jaguars defense. Lay the points.
DALLAS (-5) over Baltimore: If the Cowboys make the playoffs as a wild-card entry out of the NFC East, they will have earned it and will be one of the most dangerous teams in the postseason. Pittsburgh, the Giants, Baltimore, and Philadelphia are the Cowboys' last four opponents of the season, and so far Dallas is 1-1 in those games. If not for an implosion in the last six minutes against Pittsburgh, the Cowboys would be sitting pretty for the postseason. Dallas' defense was impressive against the Giants last weekend and is physical enough to make things difficult for Baltimore and its steady rookie QB, Joe Flacco. Taking on Baltimore's defense has been compared to making a trip to the dentist's office, and trying to bring down Marion Barber -- who returned against the Giants and should be at full strength against the Ravens -- is likely the same type of experience. Dallas is hungry. And talented.
TENNESSEE (-1) over Pittsburgh: The Steelers are in the midst of a brutal portion of their schedule and in the last three games have quietly gone 3-0. At New England -- a dominant victory. Home against Dallas -- an exhausting win secured in the final few minutes. At Baltimore -- a bruising victory. Now the Steelers travel to face the Titans, who unexpectedly lost at Houston last weekend in a low-scoring affair. But other than Pittsburgh, no one may be playing better football right now than the Texans. Expect a low-scoring slugfest.
Arizona (+8) over NEW ENGLAND: Eight-point favorites? Yes, perhaps New England found its running game against Oakland last weekend (Sammy Morris and LaMont Jordan combined to rush 26 times for 214 yards), but that was against ... Oakland. The Patriots are 3-4 against teams with winning records to date, and those three wins are against Miami, the Jets, and Denver. Arizona has a winning record and a relentless offense, and New England allowed a pathetic Oakland club to score 26. Oddsmakers are overlooking the Cardinals in this game because of last weekend's performance against an underrated Minnesota squad, but Arizona averages nearly 28 points a game and can put points on the board in a hurry. You know New England is well coached because it feasts on poor teams, but Arizona does not fall into that category. Not only will the Cardinals play within the generous eight points, they will win this game outright.
MINNESOTA (-3) over Atlanta: Two evenly matched, 9-5 teams. Minnesota scores 24.4 points per game and allows 20.7 ppg. Atlanta scores 24.0 ppg and allows 20.1 ppg. But it gets even eerier: The Vikings are first in the NFL in rushing yards allowed, giving up just 71 per game, and the Falcons are first in the NFL in rushing, compiling 148.7 per game. This game will be decided on the legs of the great Adrian Peterson, who will carve up Atlanta's mediocre defense.
Philadelphia (-3) over WASHINGTON: These teams are headed in opposite directions. Washington's offense is terrible (16.5 ppg) and banged up, and Philadelphia's play has been inspired since quarterback Donovan McNabb's benching and subsequent return. The 'Skins have lost three in a row and have averaged 10 ppg in those losses. Washington is ready for the season to be over, and Philly is playing as if it has a shot at the postseason, however long a shot that may be. Lay the points on the road.
The rest: Miami (-4) will make fewer mistakes than KANSAS CITY in an otherwise tight game ... Cincinnati (+3) covers against a CLEVELAND squad that is desperate for the season to end ... San Francisco has improved during the last month but has no business laying nearly a touchdown on the road, even against ST. LOUIS (+5) ... DETROIT (+6) is motivated to earn at least one win this season, and that should translate into a cover against New Orleans ... The GIANTS are in a late-season slump, and things don't get any easier against Carolina (+3) ... You expect the Jets to put teams away, and they don't do it; they won't be able to do so at SEATTLE (+4), either ... OAKLAND (+7) displayed some offensive chemistry last weekend against New England and will score just enough to hang in against Houston ... The 'dogs will continue to bark when Buffalo (+7) heads into DENVER ... TAMPA BAY (-3) will roll the Chargers, with or without Jeff Garcia ... Green Bay (+4) is just dangerous enough to hassle divisional rival CHICAGO.
Cardinals will win this game outright???? In 6-8 inches of snow and more falling with a thick wintry mix while temperatures are in the lower THIRTIES??? OUTRIGHT, did you say??? What the HELL is this guy smoking????? He doesn't even expect a tough game!!! He's talking about the cardinals having a completely unimpeded air-attack and putting up 28 points ont he board per game!!! How is this guy holding on to his job if he doesn't understand cold-weather football and how Patriots have the edge at Foxboro in December!!!??? Wow!
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I have been researching the Thomas family in Uniontown, Pa. for a few years. Although I don't have any information on Louisa (who is alternately listed in records as Louise or Laura) I am really interested in the parents of Henry and Josiah Thomas (Louisa's husband). The "story" is that they were part Pennsylvania Dutch/German and also Indian. Sometines they are listed in records as white, black or mulatto. If you have anything that would be helpful I would really appreciate it. I can send you the family tree information on the descendants of Louisa and Josiah. I am one of those descendents.
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I'm an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Colgate University. To the right (or bottom if you're viewing this on a phone) is a picture of me. The lack of a smile indicates that I'm a serious scholar while the background demonstrates my willingness to engage with the external world in a more concrete way. There might also be the implication that, like the wave behind me, I'm a force of nature. But a very small one.
CV (pdf)
- "Why Compatibilists Need Alternative Possibilities" in Erkenntnis, published online September 16, 2015
- "Nietzsche's Metaethics: Fictionalism for the Few, Error Theory for the Many" in Routledge Philosophy Minds: Nietzsche, ed. Paul Katsafanas (forthcoming).
- "Intentionality and Compound Accounts of the Emotions," in The Southern Journal of Philosophy, 51(1), 67-90, 24 p. March 2013.
- "Meta-Ethical Realism with Good of a Kind," in The European Journal of Philosophy, published online May 4, 2012, 1-20.
- "Nietzsche's 'Interpretation' in the Genealogy," The British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 18 (4) 2010: 693-711.
- Review of The Nature of Intrinsic Value, by Michael Zimmerman, Ethics, January 2008, 375-377.


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not bad for a first game
this game was........alright but i dont think that i will ever ever ever play it again keep makin em and i am sure that u will get a lot better at it
yea i guess...
short but sweet
this game is kinda fun its a good time waster but has no replay value. nice idea. A skull a spider and some bunnies.............. never mind that. but anyway nice job
it was fun
i had a great time playing this game but there was one things i diddn't gwt
why was a spider saving bunnies from a skull swinging a mace can you please answer this question becuase i know that there has to be more then one person who also thinks that
i like it
this game is good(my oppinion), and i like it. but if u put more smaller bunnies in, at random interval rate, i think it would be better(make a new one:D)


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Weighing the risks of Mother Nature
A few years ago, talk at USI Northwest turned to global warming and its potential impacts.
Chris Brisbee, the president of the Portland financial services firm, had a different take.
"I challenged that notion and said wait a minute, is it global warming or global weirding?" said Brisbee, referencing a broader term that encompasses extreme weather conditions brought about by global climate change.
The ensuing 18 months saw flooding in Chile, earthquakes in New Zealand, tornadoes in Missouri and some of the worst wildfires Texas had ever experienced.
"All these different things were coming up that were really the kinds of things that can impact our clients and their supply chains in their businesses," Brisbee said. "That's why we started talking about it."
From insuring against weather-related business disruptions to simply developing a contingency plan in case a drought tightens access to water, risk management in the face of climate change has become something very real.
"Folks are realizing that it's not only the extremes that we've seen in these storms, but also just in the variability of them and other events," said Rodney Taylor, managing director of the environmental services group at Aon, a global risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage that has an office in Portland.
According to a September 2012 report from Ceres, a nonprofit that works with investors, companies and public interest groups to advocate for sustainability, natural disasters in the U.S. have been on the rise over the past 30 years. In 1980, the country experienced around 60 natural disasters related to climate, meteorology and geophysical events. In 2011, there were 171 events.
"Things are getting worse at an accelerated rate," Taylor said. "They're far more severe and frequent. There's no question that that's happening."
A financial issue
Similarly, economic losses due to natural catastrophes have increased as well. Insured losses in 2011 exceeded $35 billion and were the fifth highest on record.
Here in the Northwest, extreme weather events have had a significant impact on businesses.
• In December 2007, heavy rains caused severe flooding that closed a 20-mile section of I-5 near Chehalis. The economic impact of the freight delay topped $47 million and resulted in nearly 300 lost jobs, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
• In 2006, heavy rains unleashed a landslide on Mount Hood that destroyed part of Highway 35 and forced Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort to delay its season by about a month.
• Two seasons earlier, unseasonably dry weather resulted in a "snow drought" on the mountain.
"We opened later than normal, closed a bit earlier than usual, and even shut down for a short time in between," said Heidi Logosz, Meadows' sustainability manager.
Consider the risks
For some businesses, risk management related to climate change isn't necessarily the highest priority, but Brisbee said it should be something that every company at least considers. Similarly, businesses need to look at all the different ways they could be impacted, whether it's a flood cutting off access to their office building or substantial spikes in the cost of energy.
They then need to consider how they might deal with the risk, either by transferring it, controlling it as much as possible or avoiding it altogether.
"We try to incorporate these discussions with clients early on," Brisbee said. "If you thought about it even one time before it happens, you are going to be more prepared to do something about it."
At Meadows, Dave Tragethon, executive director of communications, said that in addition to implementing sustainability initiatives around measures such as using renewable energy, minimizing water use and promoting mass transit, the resort has looked at the long-term possibility of receding snow levels.
"If climate change affects our business, it will diminish our company's ability to operate during the winter timeframes," he said. "It's definitely something we have put thought into."
In addition to performing a sort of initial risk analysis, business can also look to other options to help manage weather and climate-related risks. Meadows has business interruption insurance that could help soften the blow of a bad snow year or other major events.
Beyond traditional insurance policies, Brisbee said products on the derivatives market — forwards, futures, options and swaps — can also help companies reduce risk.
Those risks are likely to continue. The most recent example: Hurricane Sandy in October, which pummeled the East Coast and caused estimated losses of more than $50 billion.
"It's been harder to get people to think about those kinds of possibilities, the physical losses and the interruption of business," Taylor said. "It will be easier after this storm."


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Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds, according to Michael Palmer, Harrison County's Emergency Management director, who offered the following information for tornado preparedness.
A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some risk from this hazard.
Hunter Henson was awarded the Kentucky Colonel award at the 11th annual Eagle Scout Reunion, held Saturday, March 12, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lexington. Pictured with Henson is Master of Ceremonies Jason Hale.
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Births announced this week are: Christopher Mark J. Highley, March 8, son of Kimberly Johnson and Brian Highley; Tyler Alan Maryea, Feb. 28, son of Jamee Huey and Richard Maryea; Jade Marie Scott, Feb. 24, daughter of Diana Dawn Richardson and Christopher Lee Scott.
Fifth-Third Bank of Cynthiana is now open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Adison Gage Richardson was born to Latoshia Shepperd and Jason Richardson of Berry, Ky., on Jan. 12, 2011 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz., and is welcomed by his brother, Jaxon Blake Richardson.
Maternal grandparents are Crystal Giles and Jeremy Wiggins of Berry; maternal great-grandparents are Ralph Wiglesworth and the late Carolyn Wiglesworth.
Paternal grandparents are Linda Richardson and Randy Mitchell of Cynthiana, and Larry and Teresa Richardson of Nicholasville, Ky.
Nancy McCauley will celebrate her 90th birthday on March 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Cynthiana Christian Church. Her children, Patricia Bailey and Paul McCauley, request all family and friends to come and enjoy the day with her. No gifts requested.
Healthy aging involves more than just being physically healthy. Maintaining a sense of purpose and zest for life are key components in living life to the fullest. Knowing the basic formula for healthy aging will help to guide you through life's ups and downs and give you a life of meaning and joy. To age well is to age with a positive attitude. Healthy aging advice, tips and humor make aging more enjoyable and more productive.
Nancy Iniguez and Fernando Serrano of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Fernanda Maribel Serrano, to Matthew Lee Thompson, son of Hazel J. Thompson of Cynthiana.
Serrano is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University receiving a Bachelor of Nursing. She is employed by Yahweh Center Children's Village.
Thompson is a graduate of Spencerian College receiving an Associate's degree in Graphic Design. He is serving in the United State Marine Corp.
Ward and Janet Jackson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on March 12. They were married March 7, 1961 in Williamstown, Ky.
They have two daughters, Carla (Dale) Arthur and Michelle (Mark) Pergram, two sons, Jimmy (Lara) Jackson and Steve (Lynette) Jackson, and grandchildren, Jared (Megan) Arthur, Ethan Arthur, Aaron (Heather) Jackson, Rachel Jackson, Tiera Jackson, Cody Jackson, Boston and Dalton Pergram and Chris Wright.
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