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The car club meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Dapto in the Illawarra region of New South Wales
Meetings start at 8:00 pm held in the Heininger Room at the Dapto Ribbonwood Centre.
All members, partners, visitors and prospective new members are most welcome to attend - supper is provided.
Our club events committee organises regular car runs and outings to many interesting locations and various special events, view 'Events' for details.
We are affiliated with both CMC and CHMC - all enquiries can be easily submitted to us - 'Contact Us' for details.
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Lepzig/Halle, Germany based metalcore power house ANNISOKAY just released the brand new music video for their second single, "Coma Blue." The song is featured on their upcoming record, Arms, which will be released on the August 17th via SharpTone Records.
Watch "Coma Blue" now here: https://youtu.be/KZ5yRimm13s
Get the song here: https://Annis0kay.lnk.to/ComaBlue
Pre-order Arms here: https://Annis0kay.lnk.to/Arms
The red-hot and rising Annisokay is currently well on their way to dominating the heavy rock scene in Europe and has turned their attention to North America for a full on invasion. The band has arrived on U.S. shores ahead of the upcoming album release for a tour with I Set My Friends On Fire, which is underway now. Dates are listed below.
ANNISOKAY are:
Dave Grunewald – vocals
Christoph Wieczorek – vocals / guitar
Norbert Kayo – bass
Philipp Kretzschmar – guitar
Nico Vaeen – drums
Annisokay Tour Dates w/ I Set My Friends On Fire:
July 31st: White Oak Music Hall – Van Nuys, California
August 1st: Slidebar – Fullerton, California
August 2nd: Beauty Bar – Las Vegas, Nevada
August 3rd: Jub Jub's – Reno, Nevada
August 4th: The Loading Dock – Salt Lake City, Utah
August 5th: The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, Colorado
August 7th: The Lookout Lounge – Omaha, Nebraska
August 8th: Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, Iowa
August 9th: Amsterdam – St. Paul, Minnesota
August 10th: The Frequency – Madison, Wisconsin
August 11th: The Stache @ The Intersection – Grand Rapids, Michigan
August 12th: Frankie's Inner City – Toldeo, Ohio
August 14th: Rock Pile West – Toronto, Ontario
August 15th: Maverick's – Ottawa, Ontario
August 16th: Fofuones – Montreal, Quebec
August 17th: L'ANTI Bar – Quebec City, Quebec
August 18th: Gus Pub – Halifax, Nova Scotia
August 19th: PLAN B – Moncton, New Brunswick


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Dolls House and Miniature Scene – October 2016
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Overview: The digital version of Dolls House and Miniature Scene is enjoyed by worldwide dolls' house enthusiasts and collectors. Each issue is packed with projects from all eras, features, printable cut-outs, show news, competitions and product reviews plus includes exclusive extra images.
Genre: Magazine
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The Mattamy National Cycling Centre will re-open to the public on September 8.
Registration for track certification classes A and B is already open. These sessions get booked very quickly, so reserve your place quickly if you're interested in riding the track this coming fall-winter season.
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Nice. I shall look into this.
Hi Jon, or anyone else who may know. What's the difference between the track certification classes and the Intro to Track Cycling course?
It appears the course is three sessions, which includes both the A and B certifications. Any advantage of doing that over the A and B classes separately?
BTW, registration is only open to Milton residents at the moment. Opens to the public Thursday.
Hi Chris,
Sorry, no idea what the difference is between them.
I know this is HELLA late, but I've been somewhat out of the loop since my surgery.
The intro to track is just that. It's a session where you get on a track bike, do some easy peasy spinning around the lower portions of the track. It's intended to just get you feeling what a fixed gear track bike is like. It doesn't, in itself, certify you for anything. It's not required to be taken prior to Track A or Track B, it's just an optional thing.
The Track A and Track B are the actual certification courses you need for drop-in rides. With your riding background I'd suggest going straight for the Track A certification (even if you haven't been on a fixie before). You'll do fine.
If you want to join us for race nights (HIGHLY recommended) or go even further and race the Track O-Cup events, then you'll need to do one additional race certification class.
The race certification class is actually a ton of fun all on its own. Basically, you ride a few different race formats, learn a bunch of great info from some really knowledgeable instructors, get a great workout, and then get race certified!
The MNCC race night I attended last year was really well organized, fairly cheap and a ton of fun. I think it was 40 bucks for 4 hours and 4 different races or something like that.
Now that I'm on the trainer again the biking bug has taken over. I'll be at the track spinning it up asap.


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Not going to LRLJune 25, 2007 4:39 pm openwengo
In spite of my best intentions, I won't be going to Lug Radio Live this year to represent OpenWengo.
The official reason is that it's only 2 weeks before the birth of our third child, and I can't justify going away for a day & a half during a weekend that close to the "quick, call a taxi" date.
However the real reason is because I was afraid of all the abuse I would get from the LugRadio crowd – a taster of which I got from Stuart "Aq" Langridge upon hearing that I was cancelling:
Well then you are a useless Irish bastard and we are never going to speak to you again, you pig-holding arse.
Yes, that's right, I am an arse that can hold a pig.
Thanks to Stuart for putting into my mind the image of two beautiful plump rosy bum-cheeks grabbing a poor defenseless squealing piglet. It's enough to give you nightmares.


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Have you ever considered wearing enhancement lenses? I have almost perfect eyesight, thanks to my LASIK operation 3 years ago. I thought I was bidding contact lenses farewell forever, but I was wrong.
Recently, I was invited by Johnson & Johnson to be an ACUVUE® DEFINE™ advocate. Prior to that, I was curious about beauty enhancement lenses given their increasing popularity. After all, I have seen enough bloggers and friends wearing coloured or iris enlargement lenses and could see how these helped to enhance overall looks.
I found out that the 1 • DAY ACUVUE® DEFINE™ is the only brand of beauty enhancement contact lenses that offer UV protection. The level of protection is more than 80% UVA and 95% UVB, which is in line with internationally recognised standards. This means that the entire cornea is protected from UV rays, which complements your shades very well because the rays could still seep in from the sides of the sunglasses.
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Choices we make in the way we live can directly impact our health and the quality of our lives. Among these choices are the foods we eat.
The College of Public Health is fortunate to be able to provide food at some of our events. As faculty and staff in an accredited school of public health, it seems obvious that we should set an example by offering healthy options when we serve food at school-sponsored events.
Many individuals already make the effort to choose healthy options when eating out. Healthy eating is not about deprivation or dieting. We simply want to make options available for those who want healthier options as well as those who have more rigorous dietary requirements.
Through these guidelines, we can demonstrate that our faculty, staff and students recognize the strong relationship between diet and health.


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- Presentation
- HAL publications
- Activity reports
INDES Research team
Secure Diffuse Programming
- Leader : Manuel Serrano
- Type : Project team
- Research center(s) : Sophia
- Field : Networks, Systems and Services, Distributed Computing
- Theme : Distributed programming and Software engineering
Team presentation
The goal of the Indes team is to study models for diffuse computing and develop languages for secure diffuse applications. Diffuse applications, of which Web 2.0 applications are a notable example, are the new applications emerging from the convergence of broad network accessibility, rich personal digital environment, and vast sources of information. Strong security guarantees are required for these applications, which intrinsically rely on sharing private information over networks of mutually distrustful nodes connected by unreliable media.
Research themes
- Programming models for diffuse computing
- Programming languages and implementations
- Security of diffuse computing
International and industrial relations
- Projet ParSec, ANR Sécurité Informatique
- Projet ParTout, ANR Défis
- Projet PWD, ANR Défis
- Projet SmartImmo, DGE (team leader Orange)
Keywords: Programming environment Programming language Compilation Static analysis Types Security by compilation
Research teams of the same theme :
- DIVERSE - Diversity-centric Software Engineering
- EASE - Enabling Affordable Smarter Environment
- FOCUS - Foundations of Component-based Ubiquitous Systems
- RMOD - Analyses and Languages Constructs for Object-Oriented Application Evolution
- STACK - Software Stack for Massively Geo-Distributed Infrastructures
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Season Wrap Up
|Posted by Jessica Stratton on June 1, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Congratulations to all of the members of Mirror Images Synchronized Skating Teams and their families for a wonderful season! The Open-Juvenile team finished in 2nd in the Eastern Challenge Series out of 13 teams and will receive silver medals. The Pre-Juvenile team participated in the Eastern Challenge Series for the first time this season and finished 6th out of 14. Way to go Mirror Images!
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My THEME for the A to Z challenge 2017 is an ongoing speculative fiction story featuring telepathy.
Each letter post is titled and inspired by a commonly misused word or phrase.
The story started with All Intents and Purposes.
Zeal of Zebras
Ora shakes her head. I'm leaving. Take his coat and follow me. If you waste time saving the monster's life, I will send the Homeland Security Mind Task Force to get both of you.
She turns and walks away.
It's that easy for her.
She's more powerful than I am. She's smarter than I am. But she has no heart.
I pick up the legs of my abductor. Cold and hungry, I drag him toward the safe room. Safe, ha, that word has never been so misused.
Maybe Ora is tricking my mind again, because everything goes dark.
I'm in Africa. There's a zeal of zebras around me. One has a horn of gold and silver twisted together. The zebra unicorn tells me I have to wake up. A lion strolls over and smacks me across the face with his mighty paw.
Anah? Can you hear me?
That's Mr. Bennett's voice. He's not a zebra unicorn. And why would he be in Africa?
Come on, Girlie, time to rise and shine. The lion sounds like the man who abducted me. Why?
Reality crashes in as I wake up. It hurts everywhere. Something is keeping me from moving.
Anah, calm down. I just dressed those wounds. Keep still.
I find Mr. Bennett sitting beside me. He adjusts the blanket I'm wrapped in.
My abductor paces nearby. "Good work on not dying. Bad work on letting Ora out."
"She wanted me to let you freeze to death." Did I expect a thanks for saving his life? "Where are we?"
Mr. Bennett shoves a thermometer to my ear. "We're taking you to your parents."
I smile. "I'm finally going home?" I take a deep breath, inhaling his cardamom cologne. It feels like I already am home. Journal assignments and staring at his birthmark, my own bed, a hug from mom, and dad's hot cocoa — that's what I want most in the world.
"No." My abductor shakes his head. "You're the most wanted telepath in the world. The HSMTF has your face up on every screen. There's a price on your head so high that even I thought about turning you in."
"Uncle Zahir, please, she's been through enough."
"I only said I thought about it," he waves his hand dismissively. "No point in lying to an Eve Nine, is there?"
I look back and forth between the two of them. They look alike in most ways. How did I not notice that before? Is that part of the Umwelt theory? I didn't see the similarities in appearance between my favorite person and my abductor because my reality was one is good and one is evil?
"We're going to a safe place. It's a Zoroastrianism worship site with telepathic shielding. Hopefully, she won't find us there. I'm sorry, Anah." Mr. Bennett looks away.
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On Saturday I want to see The Script in Croke Park all week I have been praying that it wouldnt rain and thank god my prayers wore answered as I decided to get my make-up and hair done as we wore making a night of it.
My hairdresser decided to do something a bit different and pop rollers into my hair and I have to say I really love how full my hair looked my makeup was very full on I did feel a bit drag queen but I got used to it.
As for the outfit I decided to wear a midi black dress and unicorn bag I picked up in the New Look sale and the long kimono and shoes are from from Primark/Penneys.
I met my friend Becky in Connolly train station and walked down to Croke Park stopping for a few drinks on the way and atmosphare was amazing we arrived just on time to see Pharrell Williams who as always was amazing he got the crowd going and sang his new and old songs and even got a load of children on stage dancing to Happy.
Than it was time for the The Script what an entrance they walked through the crowds with green flags coming for everywhere it was amazing entrance they sang all the songs you wanted them to and were amazing with the crowd. My favourite moment was when they moved to a smaller stage right in the middle of the crowd and sang The Man Can't be moved and in very touching moment they dedicated If You Could See Me Now to the families of the Berkeley Tragedy.
I have to say it really was a memorable night.
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Between this dragon's jet-black scales run glowing rivulets of lava, and veins aglow with heat shine in the membranes of its wings.
Magma Dragon, Mature Adult CR 13
CN Large dragon (fire)
Init +5; Senses dragon senses; Perception +24; Aura frightful presence (210 ft., DC 21)
AC 32, touch 10, flat-footed 31 (+1 Dex, +22 natural, -1 size)
hp 195 (17d12+85)
Fort +17, Ref +11, Will +16
DR 10/magic; Immune fire, paralysis, sleep; SR 24
Weaknesses vulnerable to cold
Speed 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)
Melee bite +25 (2d6+13/19-20 plus 7 fire), 2 claws +25 (1d8+9/19-20), tail slap +23 (1d8+13), 2 wings +23 (1d6+4)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)
Special Attacks breath weapon (40-ft. cone, DC 23, 14d6 fire)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 17th; concentration +20)
At will—burning hands (DC 14), scorching ray, wall of fire
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 9th; concentration +12)
4th (4/day)—fire shield, wall of fire (DC 17)
3rd (7/day)—displacement, dispel magic, fireball (DC 16)
2nd (7/day)—dust of twilight*, flaming sphere (DC 15), glitterdust (DC 15),scorching ray
1st (7/day)—feather fall, flare burst* (DC 14), grease (DC 14), shield, true strike
0 (at will)—bleed (DC 13), detect magic, detect poison, ghost sound, open/close, read magic, spark*, touch of fatigue
* This spell is from the Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide
Str 29, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 17
Base Atk +17; CMB +27; CMD 38 (42 vs. trip)
Feats Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (bite, claws), Improved Initiative, Improved Vital Strike, Iron Will, Multiattack, Power Attack, Vital Strike
Skills Acrobatics +18 (+22 jump), Climb +29, Escape Artist +18, Fly +15, Intimidate +23, Perception +24, Sense Motive +24, Sleight of Hand +18, Stealth +17, Swim +29
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Ignan
SQ superheated
Superheated (Su)
At young age and older, a magma dragon's bite attack deals additional fire damage equal to its age category.
Environment any mountains or underground (Plane of Fire)
Organization solitary
Treasure triple
Temperamental and prone to violent outbursts, magma dragons are regarded by most other dragons as dangerously insane—an assumption that, more often than not, proves correct. One can rarely predict a magma dragon's state of mind until it either attacks or attempts to engage in conversation. For their part, magma dragons can justify all of their actions—they just rarely feel the need to do so.


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National Geographic Historical Maps
Alps, Europes Backbone - Published 1965
Published in 1965 with the article "The Alps: Man's Own Mountains," this map offers a detailed look at the countries occupying this particularly beautiful mountain region. A wonderful companion map to "The Alps, Europe's Backbone," a relief map printed in the same issue.Learn More
Balkans Conflict - Published 2008
Study the countries of the Balkans with this up-close, detailed look at political boundaries for the region, as well as country flags and facts, history, and helpful inset maps.Learn More
British Isles - Published 1949
With its elaborate, illustrated border and stylish legend, this map of the British Isles was made for framing. Published in April 1949, it is both a work of art as well as an informative map, containing an abundance of places of interest including cathedrals, ruins, battlefields, and more.Learn More
Caspian Region, Promise and Peril - Published 1999
The countries surrounding the Caspian Sea include many former Soviet republics working to build viable economies and stable governments. Meanwhile, national cohesion has been challenged by wide ethnic diversity. Explore the countries throughout this region with this attractive and informative map. Published in May 1999 as half of a two–map set with "Caspian Sea."Learn More
Celtic Europe - Published 1977
Learn all about the ancient Celts, founders of Europe, with this educational map filled with details about Celtic civilization, its range through the ages, and locations of historical sites. Published in May 1977 to accompany the article "The Celts" and the map of modern Europe.Learn More
Central Europe
Belarus, Czech Republic (Czechia), Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, UkraineLearn More
Central Europe - Published 1951
This map of Central Europe and the Balkan States captures Europe still in the recovery stages after World War II. Published in September 1951, it includes American, British, French, and Russian occupation zones and the newly drawn boundaries of Russia anLearn More
Central Europe and the Mediterranean - Published 1939
This map of Central Europe and the Mediterranean shows international boundaries as of September 1, 1939, before Germany invaded Poland. Published in October 1939, this map appeared with the article "War Clouds Over Danzig and Poland's Port." A unique historical map for collectors.Learn More
Classical Lands of the Mediterranean - Published 1940
This map was published in March 1940 in an issue of National Geographic entirely devoted to the Classical Lands of the Mediterranean. An abundance of historical notes and detailed inset maps of ancient Athens, ancient Rome, and the Roman Empire illustrate the rich history of the region. This educational map also features an attractive border showing the twelve signs of the zodiac.Learn More


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Eye conditions
Retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a chronic eye condition that can lead to sudden vision loss.
RVO is the second most frequent cause of visual loss from diseases affecting the blood vessels of the retina. Patients with RVO can experience blurred vision, spots (known as floaters), distorted vision and even sudden and complete loss of vision.
There are two main types of RVO:
- Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO): CRVO is caused by an obstruction of the central retinal vein.
- Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO)
BRVO occurs when one or more of the branches of the central retinal vein are obstructed and is up to six times more common than CRVO.
Globally, 16.4 million people are affected by RVO, 13.9 million people with BRVO and 2.5 million with CRVO. While the risk of developing RVO increases with age, many RVO patients are still of working age. In fact, one in six patients is younger than 55.
A blockage in the retina that can lead to significant visual impairment
RVO occurs when there is a blockage in the blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive nerve tissue lining the back of the eye. If the blockage is not resolved, it can result in a number of complications. One such complication is a reduction of the oxygen supply in the retina, leading to an increase in the production of the protein vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This can cause the formation of leaky blood vessels responsible for swelling in the macula, the center of the retina responsible for seeing fine details. This can occur at any stage of RVO. In late-stage disease when blood flow is severely impaired, an increase of VEGF can also result in an abnormal and uncontrolled blood vessel growth. The most common cause of vision loss in patients with RVO is swelling in the macula (macular edema).
The ultimate cause of RVO is not well understood but various factors may contribute to the risk of developing clots in the retinal veins: advancing age, history of high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease and smoking.
Early identification of RVO is critical to ensure the best outcomes
Delaying diagnosis and treatment may result in irreversible damage to the retina which may limit improvements in vision over the long-term. In cases of sudden or gradual vision loss, the retina must be examined via an ophthalmoscope. By shining a light into the back of the eye, the doctor is able to look through the pupil at the small vessels in the back of the eye. If the patient suffers from RVO, the doctor will see dilated and winding veins bulging from blood backup, bleeding into the retina, or swelling due to the leakage of fluid.
Appropriate treatment can allow patients to regain their vision
There is generally no accepted medical therapy to treat retinal blockages so unless they resolve themselves, physicians must continuously monitor RVO patients for disease progression and treat any sight-threatening complications. Anti-VEGF therapies have become the standard of care for RVO, allowing patients to not only maintain their vision but also to have their vision restored. Anti-VEGF therapies block the growth factor that stimulates the swelling and subsequent leakage as well as the growth of new abnormal blood vessels. Prior to anti-VEGF therapies, available treatment options, including laser therapy, virectomy and steroids, were only able to stabilize the disease and/or provide modest visual improvements.
In 2013, Bayer's anti-VEGF therapy was first approved for the treatment of macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). It is now approved in many countries around the world, including the United States and Japan, for both CRVO and BRVO.
Advice for patients
Each body reacts differently to medicines. Therefore it is impossible to tell which medicine works best for you. Please consult your physician.


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|Hey! You know this guy!
There aren't enough good words to say about Hank Garner and The Author Stories Podcast. We'll have to borrow some from Lewis Carroll. The interview that I did with Garner was a thoroughly enjoyable maxome experience. He's been doing this for some time now, and you can see form his site that he's nabbed some incredibly frumious names in the industry. Garner looks like a former Marine, the kind of uffish cigar-chewing hard-nose you'd expect to look at a wound and say, "I ain't got time to bleed."
And the wound would obediently close up and give him no more trouble.
In contrast, Garner has a frabjous voice that makes angels jealous—as the angelpunk author, I can assure you this is true. I did the math.
So, give Hank (and me) a bit of your time to listen to this excellent discussion of reading, writing, inspiration, perspiration and, of course, Tears of Heaven.


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Today marks the end of Julia's 51st week with us. We've got Christmas and her first birthday party coming up soon and requiring some time and planning effort, so I figured I'd take a short break in between things and post a little update before all of the festivities.
Julia's second check-up MRI results came back a couple of weeks ago and showed all good news: there are no new items of concern, and all of the LCH lesions on the previous MRI are either measurably smaller or show no growth. This progress means that she can switch to the maintenance phase of her treatment, which means a lot less chemo and a lot less Prednisone. She can finally settle back into a more normal sleep pattern (gradually, with interruptions every few weeks). Her next check-up MRI will be around March.
On a different but also happy note, she's started to say "dad-dee!" in a manner which makes it obvious that she knows what she's saying. Also, "bay-bee!" when she sees either herself or another baby. It's awesome. However, she also says "dad-dee!" when we tell her to say "mommy," which is a little less awesome. We're still working on that, for Courtney's sake. Julia: despite the downward trend in linguistic skills of the average American child, I don't think you can get by in life with only two words.
Actually, make that three words. We're teaching her to say "please" and use the circular-hand-on-chest ASL sign to match when she wants something. She can get "peez" out sometimes when she's not in so much of a hurry that she's squealing with delightful anticipation. I suppose, being totally honest, that "dad-dee," "bay-bee," and "peez" with a lot of pantomime might actually keep someone alive for a while in a crowd of observant people.
She's also starting to eat more normal food and less formula and milk, and on a more regular schedule. We try to feed her basically what we eat when we eat it, focusing on the healthy stuff. We figure, if she doesn't even know what ice cream or refined sugar is enough to ask for it or recognize it, why introduce stuff like that? She absolutely loves berries, kiwi, apples, and almost any fruit we put in front of her, along with many vegetables, salmon, and chicken. Her little chompy face is so adorable, it's hard to make her stop—although, she has developed an "I'm finished" signal on her own, which consists of taking whatever food she still has piece-by-piece, leaning over the edge of her high chair, and testing whether gravity still works.
She's still not quite walking, but really close. She crawls everywhere all the time, stands on whatever she can, cruises around with remarkable speed, and tries to climb the stairs whenever I accidentally leave the door open (or sometimes even bangs on the door until we open it so she can access them). She's definitely all about motion.
It's amazing that she's almost a year old, but I wouldn't say that it felt like it went by faster than it did. She is, as always, an absolute joy to be around.


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The Monster Story-Teller
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"Monster Planet, here we come!"
One morning at school, Natalie is feeling bored - until a tiny monster waves at her from a plant on the classroom window sill. The monster whizzes her off in his mini flying saurcer for some MONSTER FUN. Now Natalie really has some monster stories to tell.
An exciting and funny adventure from the award-winning author of THE DINOSAUR'S PACKED LUNCH.


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Cool gray city found its voice in Herb Caen / Man about town with a poet's eye
In the old days, if Herb Caen's column wasn't in the morning newspaper, there was only one explanation:
It was Saturday.
For almost six decades starting on July 5, 1938 -- and except for yearly vacations and a 3 1/2-year stint in the Army Air Force during World War II -- Herb's column appeared, sparkling and infallible, to entertain and enlighten San Franciscans half a dozen times each and every week. It was by far the longest-running newspaper column in the country.
In the spring of 1996, several things happened. On April 3, Herb turned 80. Then, in subsequent weeks, he received the Pulitzer Prize, married his longtime sweetheart, Ann Moller, and had a three-mile boulevard in his beloved city named after him. Finally, June 14 was proclaimed Herb Caen Day.
And that was some day, a uniquely San Franciscan happening. Seventy-five thousand people thronged in front of the Ferry Building to do him honor. All over the city, martinis were marked down to the 25-cent price they commanded in 1916, when Herb was born. Squadrons of planes flew overhead, bands played, such celebrities as Walter Cronkite, Robin Williams and Willie Mays spoke, famous singers sang, tap dancers tapped, and a joyous and profoundly moved Herb played the drums expertly with the Rich Martini Big Band.
Said veteran newsman Cronkite to Herb as they rode in a fire engine from the fireboat station to Pier 23:
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd never have believed it -- all these thousands of people turning out to cheer a newspaperman."
Over all the pomp and prizes and adulation hung Herb's chilling knowledge of his own mortality. He had told his readers at the end of May that he was undergoing chemotherapy and "hoped to pound out the column as long as possible. "
"The point, dear friends and beloved enemies, is also like nothing I'd ever expected to experience. I have cancer.
"In a lightning flash I passed from the world of the well to the world of the unwell, where I hope to dwell for what I hope is a long time. The point is not to be maudlin or Pollyanna cheerful. This is serious stuff."
For a while he did three columns a week religiously, in or out of the pain and exhaustion of the treatments. Then one or two a week. Then, more and more frequently, a bleak little box appeared in the section of the paper where Herb had lived that stated: "Herb Caen will be writing from time to time."
He died on Feb. 1. The city's flags flew at half-staff. His funeral was held at a jammed Grace Cathedral, followed that evening by a candlelight march from South Beach to Aquatic Park on Herb Caen Way. San Francisco was in mourning. Even Macy's, which for years had run the full-length ad next to his column, ran a heartfelt paean to Herb's absence.
I've been honored when Herb has referred to me in his column as his "oldest and best friend," but we do not go back to childhood; I was a feisty 18 when I met the already famous Herb Caen at a debutante party in Hillsborough in 1940, a sad little affair since there was only one deb that year because of the impending war.
After the war, I found myself back in San Francisco trying to be a writer, always with Herb's interest and support. No matter how inept a book or article I wrote, Herb would give it a mention, even if his uncompromising standards would only allow him a plug of the "Well, that is a baby" variety.
After my book "Matador" became a runaway best-seller in 1952, I decided to open an elegant bar-nightclub in North Beach. Herb was the first in the door and was such a regular customer that we gave him his own table with a small brass plaque on it. Single-handedly, he made my saloon the place to go by recording the doings and sayings of the many celebrities who frequented the spot. Herb himself brought in such stars as William Saroyan, Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and John Huston. Worldly, sophisticated, well read and gregarious, he seemed to know everyone in the world; he somehow made them honorary San Franciscans, and let us, his readers, have the privilege of knowing them, too.
Life in those days, officially known as the Good Old Days, seemed to center around the Prado, the hungry i, Vanessi's, New Joe's, the Buena Vista, Jack's, Al Williams' Papagayo Room, Trader Vic's and the Lower Mark bar. Enrico's was the place for action at lunch over endless rounds of "The Match Game," and what wonderful items came out of there.
I happened to witness a scene that became a classic Caen item. John Steinbeck came to San Francisco on the final lap of driving his camper around the United States, the basis of his best-selling book "Travels With Charley." We were at Enrico's sidewalk cafe, and Charley, the big black poodle, sat obediently in a corner near our table. With us were Herb and Howard Gossage, the innovative advertising man. Oh, to have had a tape recorder and been able to catch the sound as well as the words of the following dialogue! John growled out his sentences in unique ursine grunts while Howard's congenital stammer heightened rather than hampered his wit.
"Look at that dog over there," said John morosely. "Yesterday in the great redwoods of Muir Woods he lifted his leg on a tree that was 20 feet across, a hundred feet high, and a thousand years old. Howard, Howard! What's left in life for that poor dog?"
Howard thought of the terrible dilemma for a moment and then said, "Well, J- J-John, he could always t-t-teach!"
Not just San Francisco but all the world has been fodder for Herb's columns,
from Paris to Cairo and London to China. No travel writer I know could make you feel a foreign place so quickly and in such telling detail. In 1959, Herb came to visit my wife and me in Tahiti, discovered snorkeling and a lovely island girl with the improbable name of Nita Wanamaker, and wrote six memorable articles about that then-relatively unknown island.
In Spain, Herb and I went to the corrida in Malaga with Orson Welles -- and the bull jumped the barrier and landed in Orson's copious lap. "The animal quickly realized its predicament and got back into the arena," reported Herb.
And, of course, anecdotes about the families of Old San Francisco were sheer joy, as with this bit of serendipity: Once, the brash young Caen tried to introduce an heiress from the de Young family, which owned The Chronicle, to an heiress from the Spreckels family, which owned sugar mills and much else.
"Oh, we know each other," said the de Young heiress. "It's just that we haven't spoken since her daddy shot my daddy."
One of Herb's other pleasures in writing the column was seeing what he could sneak by his editors -- his "naughties." He was inordinately proud of this one about a San Franciscan who went into FAO Schwarz at Christmastime looking for a Barbie doll for his daughter:
"Does Barbie come with Ken?" he asked the perky saleswoman.
"Actually no," she answered slyly, "Barbie comes with G.I. Joe -- she fakes it with Ken."
Longtime readers came to expect many Herbisms, such as his Namephreaks, viz:
"And then there are the namephreaks, worse luck. Step up to meet Pam Talkington, spokeswoman for the Memorial Hospital in Modesto (Dan Campbell). Bob Sparks wonders if you've heard about the Sacramento periodontist named Dr. Ronald R. Rott. Mr. Fillin is a substitute teacher at Woodside Elementary. Ann Ellingson phoned Cheese Please in B'linggame and was charmed to hear, 'Cheese Please, Brie speaking.' 'Twas Brie Mercis, who is already tired of the runny drippy jokes. Prof. Ralph E. Kunkee of UC Davis notes that the Vatican spokesman for its latest decree against rock 'n' roll is one Cardinal Rapsong and that is why name-phreaks will always be with us. Cheers!"
He always decried his annual Christmas poem but continued to write it to celebrate the names of his friends from all walks of life, the many loyal people who throughout the year supplied him with "ites" -- as he called the items, news and anecdotes that they sent or called in. His 1997 column that appeared on his last Christmas day starts out:
One More Time
Oh, I lied but I really tried
To kill this annual crashing
Thuh Christmas poem with
names galore...
It goes on in a more somber vein -- remember, he had learned only eight months earlier that he had inoperable cancer.
I started this pome in '41;
The world was young, the city
And run by people of
incredible granduer
Who took pity on the
Sackamenna Kid
And said sure, they'd love to
see their names
In Thuh Christmas Pome and
associated games
And thus a tradition was born:
Fifty-five years of unabashed
Last year I killed it lightly,
Saying the old dog has run its
But this year I feel differently
Life and death and tradition:
Let us cling to one another as
long as we can
In a world grown old and cold.
He ended the doggerel with some jaunty gallows humor:
Uh-oh here come the guys
with the stretcher:
"Merry Christmas, everybody,
nice to have metcher!"
He loved to play with words, and many of his coinages were memorable, such as referring to the Bay Bridge as "the car-strangled spanner." Some stuck, such as renaming the aggressive lawyer Melvin Belli "Mr. Bellicose," City Hall as "Silly Hall" and Willie Brown as "Da Mayor." And of course, "Sackamenna," "Berserkeley" and "Baghdad-by-the-Bay."
But it was the term "beatnik," to define members of the Beat Generation, that instantly became part of everyone's vocabulary around the world. Notice how casually Herb tosses it off, as though the word had been around for years:
"Look magazine, preparing a picture spread on S.F.'s Beat Generation (oh, no, not AGAIN!), hosted a party in a No. Beach house for 50 Beatniks, and by the time word got around the sour grapevine, over 250 bearded cats and kits were on hand, slopping up Mike Cowles' free booze. They're only Beat, y'know, when it comes to work."
Besides his newsy items, Herb was well known for his poetic elegies of the city he loved, such as this fragment from May 5, 1953:
"An extravagant sunset fading so fast that you can't fully enjoy all the work that must have gone into it, a lone white sail fluttering home at dusk past the amber lights of the bridge that only a dreamer could have built, the ceaseless nighttime hum of life and tires and lights and horns in this worldly town that never quite finds time to go to sleep, and then -- the moon rising fast out of the far-off East to beam whitely down on the hills and valleys and restless waters of the tiny city that has no boundaries. . . . San Francisco. Ah, San Francisco."
Herb Caen's funeral, at 10:30 on Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, was unique in the city's history, indeed perhaps in the history of any city. It was estimated that 2,500 people jammed the majestic Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill, and hundreds more gathered outside to hear the eulogies and music over loudspeakers.
There was Brahms played on the piano by the conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; there was a great clarinetist playing Herb's favorite song,
"What's New," a fine young opera star gave us an aria from "Tosca," the clarinetist played Benny Goodman's melancholy theme song, "Goodbye," and the service ended with the joyous Dixieland band of Turk Murphy.
As we were leaving the cathedral, Enrico Banducci, who had come from Virginia for the services, said huskily: "This is the damnedest saddest, most wonderful funeral anyone ever had, but the only man who could properly describe it isn't here."
On drippy nights, when the foghorn blows, I can feel Herb rolling in at 2 a. m., walking the top of Russian Hill. Herb is here. The shadow knows.
Someone once said that San Francisco was "a city that invented itself." Maybe so. But it had an awful lot of help from a writer named Herbert Eugene Caen.
"He has made a many-faceted character of the city of San Francisco," said John Steinbeck, years ago. "It is very probable that Herb's city will be the one that is remembered."


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Jan. 11, 2010
Freshman goaltender Steven Legatto (Kelowna, BC) was named the Atlantic Hockey rookie of the week for games through January 10 today by the league office. Legatto made 63 total saves and earned his first career shutout as the Pioneers recorded a win and a tie against Army last weekend. Legatto has now earned three straight rookie of the week honors dating back to before the semester break.
Legatto starting the weekend with 33 saves Friday night in a 3-3 tie. The rookie netminder made two crucial saves in overtime to preserve the draw for Sacred Heart. Legatto faced an early onslaught from the Black Knights Staurday night but withstood the pressure tallying 15 saves in the first period.
Overall Legatto posted a .955 save percentage against Army while compiling a 1.18 goals against average and .964 save percentage in his last five games. The Pioneers will look to ride their goaltender's hot streak into next weekend's series with Mercyhurst.


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School enchantment (compulsion) [mind-affecting]; Level bard 1, mesmerist 1, psychic 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, witch 1
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range close (25 ft.+ 5 ft./2 levels)
Target one creature
Duration 1 round/level
Saving Throw Will negates (see text); Spell Resistance yes
You render the target unable to understand any language, including spoken language, written language, sign language, gestures attempting to mimic a crude language, or even truespeech and telepathy. The affected creature is unable to communicate, use command words, cast spells with verbal components, or use any other abilities that requires language.
At the end of each of its turns, the subject can attempt a new saving throw to end the effect.
Tongues counters and dispels aphasia, and a creature with the tongues spell active is immune to aphasia. Oracles with the tongues curse ignore aphasia in combat.
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As the immeasurably wise Huey Lewis once informed his head-bobbing disciples: It's hip to be square.
Looks like Groupon didn't get the message, though. Despite an impressive showing on its first day of trading on Friday (the stock rose 31 percent, closing at $26.11 after hovering near $30 beforehand), the Wall Street Journal and lots of blogs are predicting this could be the beginning of the end for Andrew Mason's company. Groupon has its share of detractors, sure, but now that the IPO is no longer hypothetical, we're all being confronted with cold, hard facts. And it's starting to sound like Groupon's future was sunnier before it became the hip company everyone's heard of with unfortunate growing pains.
"People are really focused on Groupon now, which can be helpful publicity for the IPO market. But investors will be looking for good performance from a broader group of IPOs than just Groupon in the weeks ahead," Carter Mack, president and co-founder of investment bank JMP Group, told the WSJ.
Investment blog Seeking Alpha piggybacks off this, noting that as Groupon has gotten more popular, it's gotten more and more expensive for it to acquire new vendors. The only way to make up for that is by increasing its subscriber base's spending, but all evidence shows that just the opposite is happening.
Seeking Alpha's Charlie Zhou muses that since "revenue per subscriber is plummeting in the US and is flat in Berlin and London; if that's what is happening with its showcase cities, I can't imagine how other cities are faring." Most damningly, Zhou then concludes that "the current model of Groupon is not sustainable."
Maybe that's why we've been seeing Groupon adopt a let's-throw-it-against-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks policy in introducing new initiatives lately?
If nothing sticks against the wall, we're likely to see investors lose interest with Groupon after the next hip startup that explodes.


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Shure Axient® Digital Wins ABTT 'Sound Product Of The Year'
Shure Axient® Digital Wins ABTT 'Sound Product Of The Year'
Flagship Wireless Microphone System Receives Major Award at UK Theatre Show
Shure showcased its new flagship Axient® Digital wireless microphone system at the Association of British Theater Technicians' annual show at London's Alexandra Palace earlier this month. As the ABTT show drew to a close on its first day, June 6th, Shure representatives were delighted to learn that the new system had won the ABTT Theatre Award for Sound Product of the Year 2017. Making their choice known, the judges, ABTT CEO Robin Townley and Chairwoman Louise Jeffreys, commented that it was clear Shure had been listening to the opinions of theater professionals everywhere, and had delivered a high-quality system.
"Stability and flexibility are the keys to this year's sound product of the year," commented Townley, going on to note that Axient Digital "has been developed with the end user in mind, built upon industry feedback."
Axient Digital, which was launched at NAB earlier this year, replaces Shure's earlier market-leading analogue UHF-R® and Axient® wireless microphone systems, building on their capabilities to create the most advanced wireless platform to date, suited for all professional productions and situations. Catering to evolving customer needs — especially in an environment of continued RF spectrum pressure — Axient Digital provides high-performance RF, command and control, and exceptional audio quality. It's also scalable; its receiver works with two different transmitter types, the AD and ADX series. The latter product range includes the ADX1M, a unique micro-bodypack with an internal, self-tuning antenna, which addresses many of the key performance compromises of traditional bodypack designs in the theater market, and was the subject of particular attention from the ABTT judges as they announced the award. Townley and Jeffreys also reserved specific praise for the system's Dante Cue mode, which allows monitoring via the Dante protocol of every Axient Digital channel on the network through a single headphone output.
"Shure is honored to receive this ABTT award," comments Shure UK Pro Audio Group Manager Tuomo Tolonen. "ABTT is a well-respected and well-attended event amongst UK theater professionals: an excellent place to connect with the industry's most important people. Attending this year with Axient Digital has been a priority for us since the earliest plans for the system's launch.
"We worked very closely with the professional theater community when developing this product to understand what the user really wanted. Winning this award reinforces our commitment to listening to our customers."
More information about Axient Digital can be found at: http://www.shureasia.com/go/axientdigital/en/
About Shure Incorporated
Founded in 1925, Shure Incorporated (www.shure.com) is widely acknowledged as the world's leading manufacturer of microphones and audio electronics. Over the years, the Company has designed and produced many high-quality professional and consumer audio products that have become legendary for performance, reliability, and value. Shure's diverse product line includes world-class wired microphones, wireless microphone systems, in-ear personal monitoring systems, conferencing and discussion systems, networked audio systems, award-winning earphones and headphones, and top-rated phonograph cartridges. Today, Shure products are the first choice whenever audio performance is a top priority.
Shure Incorporated is headquartered in Niles, Illinois, in the United States. The Company also has regional sales and marketing headquarters in Eppingen, Germany, and Hong Kong, China, with more than 30 additional manufacturing facilities and regional sales offices throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.
About Shure Asia Limited
Shure Asia Limited (www.shure.com/asia)is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shure Incorporated. Established in Hong Kong in 1999, the company's regional presence is an extension of the head office providing sales, marketing and technical support for its channel partners within the Asia-Pacific region.


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An under-estimated driver of gas storage value
Forward price correlation is a key driver of value generated from hedging gas storage capacity. And correlations have changed favourably over the last 2 years.
Forward price correlation is a key driver of value generated from hedging gas storage capacity. And correlations have changed favourably over the last 2 years.
October 23, 2017
Gas storage value is underpinned by an ability to shift gas from lower to higher priced periods. Differences in the value of gas across time periods are commonly referred to as time spreads.
Capacity owners focus on two key market price signals for time spread behaviour:
But there is a third value driver, forward price correlation, which gets less attention than it deserves.
The correlation of forward gas price movements determines the value that can be created from hedging storage capacity. If forward prices move up and down in unison, forward hedging opportunities are limited. But as price correlations break down, the value that can be generated from hedging storage in the forward market rises.
The two primary storage hedging strategies
Storage traders use two basic strategies to monetise capacity value:
Traders like spread based strategies because they provide access to extrinsic value, while significantly reducing risk (because they are essentially arbitrage trades). At any point in time storage inventory is not exposed to sharp changes in absolute gas price.
Traders also like the possibility of trading profitable spreads in volumes equivalent to the full capacity of the facility over the tenor of the forward contracts involved (e.g. one month), as compared with spot trades that are often only for a single day's injection / withdrawal amount.
In practice, most storage traders will operate a hybrid strategy (a combination of spot + spread) overlaying market views and personal judgement.
Why price correlation matters
The behaviour of forward market time spreads is the key driver of spread based strategies. Traders generate margin via the placement and adjustment of forward hedges. The amount of margin achieved is a function of both price volatility and the correlation between contract prices. For example if two contracts are very volatile but perfectly correlated, there will be no change in the underlying spread.
In less mature forward markets, price correlations across different contracts tend to be very highly correlated. This is because forward curve movements are heavily influenced by movements in the spot price ('prompt wagging the curve').
In more mature markets (such as NBP and TTF), correlations can break down as different contract periods are influenced by unique supply and demand dynamics. For example, a forecast for a blast of cold weather over the next three days has little impact on the price of gas for next month. Similarly announcement of dates for a maintenance outage on a key import pipeline will typically impact forward prices around those dates, but have little impact on other forward prices.
UK price correlation is declining
In order to illustrate the importance of price correlation we look at a UK gas market case study. The logic is also directly applicable to Continental hubs (e.g. TTF & NCG).
In table 1 we show an analysis of the correlation of prompt NBP contacts. These are particularly important as a driver of fast cycle storage capacity value.
Table 1: UK prompt contract correlations (of price returns) (2009-2017)Source: Timera Energy
Price correlation between contracts can be seen to decline the larger the time gap between periods. For example, Within Day contract prices are highly correlated to Day Ahead (0.85), given similar supply & demand drivers. But the Day Ahead contract correlation with the Month Ahead is only 0.38.
In Chart 1 we show how the price correlation between different price pairs has evolved since 2009.
Chart 1: Evolution of correlation of across key UK gas prompt contractsSource: Timera Energy
Correlations generally strengthened from 2009 to 2014. This significantly reduced the value that could have been extracted from storage capacity by spread based trading strategies. The overhang of gas supply flexibility and increased competition across storage assets over the first half of this decade was a key factor behind this decline in correlations.
Interestingly, evidence is emerging that NBP prompt price correlations have started to break down again from 2015-17. This coincides with a recovery in NBP spot price volatility over the same period. Rough coming offline is an important driver. And these factors are coinciding with a pronounced pick up in market interest in purchasing storage capacity.
Timera Angle How is NW Europe reacting to the closure of Rough storage?
Timera Snapshot Power sector driving German gas demand increase
Relevant articles
European midstream gas infrastructure in focus
Options confronting gas storage owners


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text: Demonstrators have blocked a major avenue in Armenia's capital for the third night in a row over plans to hike electricity prices. Thousands faced off with police in Yerevan well into the night on Wednesday, with no visible progress towards resolving the worst unrest the country has seen in years. President Serzh Sargsyan has offered to meet with representatives of the protesters but they have refused, demanding instead that he announce on television that the price hikes will be scrapped. Protests began on Friday, after an Armenian government panel agreed to raise electricity rates by up to 22 percent at the request of the Russian company that owns the country's power network. Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker, reporting from Yerevan, said protesters, in addition to stopping the price hike, want to see an end to corruption and monopolies. He said they also made it clear that they were not protesting against Russia, but against the Russian company that has a monopoly on the electricity supply in the country. About one-third of Armenia's population lives below the poverty line. High unemployment and low wages push thousands of people to leave the country every month. "The price hike of 17 to 22 percent doesn't make much sense for people because Armenia is the country of the former Soviet republics where electricity is the most expensive," Stephan Astourian, director of Armenia studies at the University of California, told Al Jazeera. "There is deep suspicion of mismanagement in that Russian company, Electric Networks of Armenia, that is owned by a huge Russian conglomerate." Hundreds detained On Monday, about 5,000 demonstrators marched towards the presidential residence, but were blocked by police, who early on Tuesday used water cannon to forcefully disperse the peaceful demonstration. Nearly 240 protesters were detained, and 15 people were injured. The demonstration resumed with new force on Tuesday evening when thousands launched a new attempt to march on Sargsyan's residence. They were again stopped by police, who this time refrained from any use of force. Police have released all those detained and dropped charges against them. By Wednesday evening, when the sizzling heat abated a bit, the number of protesters grew to up to 10,000. The atmosphere was relaxed and even festive with people shouting chants, singing national songs and dancing. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies Politics Europe Armenia


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The Swindle Lands For Consoles & PC
Size Five Games' steampunk stealth-platformer is available today on PSN for PS4, PS3 and Vita, and Steam for PC and Mac. The Xbox One version will be available on Friday, and a Wii U version is coming later this year.
The Swindle is a platforming, action and stealth game set in a Victorian steampunk world. All levels are procedurally generated, and it is the player's job as a series of master thieves to break into buildings, steal cash, hack systems and get out. Players start small by robbing from the slums, and must upgrade their tools, abilities and skills until they can pull off the ultimate heist in Scotland Yard.
"After three years of developing and talking about nothing but The Swindle I am ecstatic that players are finally getting their hands on the game" says Dan Marshall, Founder of Size Five Games. "With The Swindle I wanted to design a completely new spin on the stealth and action experience whilst keeping true to a classic rogue like style experience. That was the kind of game that I always wanted to play but could never find. The reception we have already received has been incredible. I can't wait to see people's different heist set ups."
Managing director of Curve Digital, Jason Perkins, comments: "It's been a huge privilege to have played a part in bringing The Swindle to consoles. Dan is a complete genius and it shows in the games mechanics, level of detail and overall polish. Stealth games have never been this nerve wracking. Honing your skills and equipment whilst strategically planning is the key to success. Without them, you will never survive the 100 days. I had to learn that the hard way"


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Monday, 26 May 2014
Lady Fingers
Caker creativity shines brightest with stale white bread. There are lots of things we do with it. We cut shapes into it for block printing. We use it as a sponge to wash our Chevettes. We also rub it on our feet to get rid of callouses before open-toed-heel season starts.
This recipe magically turns old bread into the daintiest delicacy of all: Lady Fingers! While I nibbled on these, I kept imagining myself among society ladies named Tipsy and Blousy, discussing things like polo and alimony. As to how these tasted – delicious! Just like a chocolate coconut donut. Tipsy won't suspect a thing. You might want to give her an umbrella, though. Pigeons can hold grudges.
1 loaf unsliced day-old bread (see note)
5 tablespoons cocoa
1 ½ cups sugar
3 tablespoons butter
3 teaspoons vanilla
9 tablespoons hot water
Cut crusts off loaf. Cut into 1" slices. Cut slices into 1" wide strips. Mix together cocoa, sugar, butter, vanilla and hot water in saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes. Dip the bread strips into the chocolate. Roll in shredded coconut.
Note: I let my bread stay out overnight, but it was still pretty soft when I cut into it. Damn those preservatives! So I cut it and let the pieces dry out more.
P.S. If you want to creep Tipsy out, serve your Lady Finger with a nail.
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I see you've had Conchita the Eurovision Song Contest winner round for afternoon tea!ReplyDeleteReplies
We're very dear friends, actually. I asked Conchita if she thought they were the best thing she ever tasted. She replied, "Actually, the wurst." Whatever. We've always been competitive.Delete
Your food styling photo is freakin' me out today. Reminds me of the time I bought a pan of m&m brownies from a bake sale and there was actually a fake fingernail INSIDE!!! Nothing at all like the pleasant surprise of finding the prize in the crackerjack box.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh no! Are you sure the fingernail wasn't supposed to be in there? Like a prize of some kind?Delete
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Oh, come on, Suzanne. They're not that bad. I think the photo of the finger with the nail on it looks kind of cute. Like a lady Sasquatch.Delete
I can imagine the pained and and horrified looks that I'd get it I made these bread filled " fingers" and served them to my chocolate crazed family. Could be fun!ReplyDeleteReplies
They would no doubt be very conflicted. Stale bread. But chocolate! But stale bread. But chocolate!Delete
These surely have a lost sibling in the Australian lamington - though, obviously, we're heaps posh down here and use sponge cake... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamington)ReplyDelete
We can even buy "lamington fingers" at the supermarket.Replies
Thank you for educating me about lamingtons. I have to say, eating a chocolate-covered sponge cake does sound a little more refined than a chocolate-covered loaf of stale bread. But I suppose refinement is all in the mouth of the beholder.Delete
- Anonymous29 May 2014 at 10:25
Mass-market white bread is sometimes even sweeter than sponge cake. If you're going for sturdiness, I'd recommend Jamaican-style Hard Dough (or Hardo) bread which is both sweet and dense, very much like a cross between pound cake and Wonder bread. You can get it at No Frills.Delete
Thanks for the tip. I do my grocery shopping at No Frills on Sunday mornings. I'm the one wearing track pants and loading up on the Cool Whip.Delete
Go home, Caker. You're drunk.ReplyDelete
These pictures seriously freak me out.Replies
The only thing I'm drunk on is love. Love of elegance and Lady Fingers.Delete
These were really good? Really? Because the recipe sounds kind of awful, and those pictures sure aren't doing them any favors.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, you're certainly rockin' the Hairy Forearms/French Manicure look. Not many can get away with that.Replies
They're not going to blow you away or anything, but they're actually pretty good. Rumour has it that the hairy forearm/french manicure combo is going to be HUGE this fall. You saw it here first.Delete
- Anonymous30 May 2014 at 04:58
reminds me a bit of German "Kalter Hund" (cold dog) - http://www.germandeli.com/Information/Recipe-for-Kalter-Hund/ ... but of course, we vamp it up with some extra cookies and coconut fat ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for sharing this. I have to say, Kalter Hund looks a lot fancier than the caker version. Although, asking "Who's up for some cellar cake?" at the end of your meal might not go over too well.Delete


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Christopher Nkunku shines as PSG sneak past struggling Lorient
Paris Saint-Germain reacted positively to their humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona by edging FC Lorient 2-1 on Sunday at Stade du Moustoir to remain within three points of AS Monaco at the Ligue 1 summit.
The win. After the shocking collapse Wednesday at Camp Nou, Unai Emery's men had no option but to win in Brittany, and they did just that.
Christopher Nkunku. The youth academy graduate has seized his opportunities to impress more or less every time he has been afforded one by the Spanish tactician, and this was no different. The 19-year-old was PSG's best player and scored the decisive second goal.
Although the performance was not particularly impressive, that was to be expected after Wednesday's shock reversal in Barcelona. The main thing was to start to get over the Catalonia nightmare, and that process has begun.
Serge Aurier's lack of professionalism. Called upon as an 81st-minute substitute, the Ivory Coast international embarrassed himself, his coach and his teammates by not being ready for action and forced to change into his kit before entering the pitch.
Manager rating
6 (out of 10) -- Ultimately, Emery selected a starting XI that got the job done at Stade du Moustoir, and that is all that could be asked of him and his players.
Player ratings (1-10, with 10 the best. Players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)
GK Kevin Trapp, 5 -- The German shot-stopper could do nothing to keep out Michael Ciani's second-half effort, but he kept out a tame Sylvain Marveaux shot in the first. Otherwise, he had little to do.
DF Thomas Meunier, 6 -- The Belgium international grew into the match as it wore on and appeared to be rugby tackled by Mathieu Peybernes as Lorient equalised. He was substituted in the final 10 minutes after picking up an injury but had to delay his exit as Aurier dressed himself.
DF Marquinhos, 5 -- At fault for Ciani's goal, the Brazil international's difficult period continued after the Barcelona debacle.
DF Thiago Silva, 6 -- The captain got involved early on by going forward and enjoyed a solid enough night at the back without needing to excel.
DF Layvin Kurzawa, 3 -- The France international picked up where he left off in Barcelona. Inadequate.
MF Adrien Rabiot, 5 -- After a slow start to the match, Rabiot improved during the second half but was still well below his best.
MF Javier Pastore, 6 -- The Argentina international contributed more than Rabiot did from midfield, but like the Frenchman, El Flaco was put in the shade by vibrant youngster Nkunku.
MF Christopher Nkunku, 7 -- The talented teenager was the only PSG player really worthy of note in the first half, and he got a deserved first Ligue 1 goal in the second. Nkunku was outstanding, despite a late booking.
FW Angel Di Maria, 5 -- The Argentina international provided the ball in to create the opening goal but otherwise did not do enough from out wide, despite a late headed attempt.
FW Edinson Cavani, 6 -- Although the Uruguay international saw what he thought was his opening goal go down as a Benjamin Jeannot own goal, he still managed to contribute by providing Nkunku the assist instead. Cavani's strong leadership was on display once again, and he was fouled by Steven Moreira for what should have been a straight red card.
FW Julian Draxler, 5 -- Like many of his teammates, the Germany international was quiet during the first half and came into the contest in the second before being replaced by Hatem Ben Arfa.
DF Serge Aurier, NR -- Embarrassing. The right-back was sent on to replace the injured Meunier for the last nine minutes but should have played double that. Instead, his unprofessional antics on the touchline meant his positional rival was forced to stay on the pitch longer than needed.
FW Hatem Ben Arfa, NR -- The Frenchman barely had enough time to get on the ball -- let alone make anything happen.
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Cartwright tells a fascinating tale: in 1856, Rossini came to Frankfurt, Schopenhauer's home town, and was seen dining at the Englischer Hof, the philosopher's favorite spot. Alerted in advance, Schopenhauer arranged with the management to be seated near the composer. But he did not rise to say hello; instead, too shy or too proud, he lingered in Rossini's vicinity for the duration of the meal.On my own bookshelf Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation happens to sit right next to Sir Malcolm Knox's translation of Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. At the beginning of his chapter on music, Hegel makes the following disclaimer:
But I am little versed in this sphere, and must therefore excused myself in advance for restricting myself simply to the more general points and to single remarks.To this sentence Knox adds the following in a footnote:
Hegel studied and loved painting, but in music he was less at home. His predilection for opera (especially Rossini and Mozart) and his lack of enthusiasm for instrumental music may explain or be explained by his views on the human voice. The fact that he never mentions Beethoven, his exact contemporary, is not surprising, because he is by no means the only person to have a distaste for contemporary music. If he ever heard Beethoven's music, he probably regarded it, as I regard e.g. Prokofiev's, as restless and incoherent.For the record, Hegel did not, strictly speaking, write the source text for Aesthetics. It is a transcription of lectures given by the philosopher, edited by Heinrich Gustav Hotho and published in 1835. (Hegel died in 1831.) Knox wrote the preface for his translation in 1973, and it was first published by Oxford University Press in 1975. Knox had begun his post as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews in 1936, a time when many critics were calling Prokofiev's music "restless and incoherent;" so there is at least a possibility that Knox himself never listened to Prokofiev very much, if at all! He simply needed to pull a name out of a hat for a contemporary composer and came up with a composer who had been dead for some time (Prokofiev died in 1953 at almost the same time as Joseph Stalin) when he wrote that footnote. Perhaps the study of moral philosophy has an interpretation of "contemporary" that I have never really grasped!


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Do obstetric complications explain high caesarean section rates among women over 30? A retrospective analysisBMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7291.894 (Published 14 April 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:894
- Jacqueline S Bell, research fellowa,
- Doris M Campbell, senior lecturera (j.bell{at}abdn.ac.uk),
- Wendy J Graham, professora,
- Gillian C Penney, senior lecturera,
- Mandy Ryan, Medical Research Council senior fellowb,
- Marion H Hall, consultant obstetriciana
- a Dugald Baird Centre for Research in Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen AB25 2ZL
- b Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
- Correspondence to: J S Bell
As a growing proportion of women delay childbearing into their later reproductive years, the risks and costs associated with advancing maternal age become increasingly important. Extensive evidence shows that both obstetric interventions and obstetric complications are more common among older women,1 and it is often assumed that the interventions are a consequence of the complications. Delivery by caesarean section is one such intervention that is associated with maternal age and is of importance for public health. The extent to which the association is explained by obstetric complications is, however, not known. Martel et al showed that an association between maternal age and rates for primary caesarean section persisted after adjustment for induction of labour, epidural anaesthesia, meconium stained amniotic fluid, and fetal distress.2 We aimed to build on this finding by considering a greater number of obstetric complications in a much larger population and with more detailed records.
Methods and results
We obtained our information from the Aberdeen Maternal and Neonatal Databank for all singleton deliveries to city residents aged at least 20 years during 1988-97; totalling 23 806 deliveries.3 We used logistic regression to obtain crude odds ratios for delivery by caesarean section among older women (age categories 30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37, 38-39, and 40 and over) compared with a reference group of women aged 20-29 years. Primiparous and multiparous women were analysed separately, as were elective and emergency caesarean sections. We investigated the potential confounders of the association between age and outcome, and we also checked for any evidence of effect modification with the same variables—maternal sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric history.
We selected the obstetric complications and interventions associated with a higher probability of caesarean section, which might explain the association with age (see figure on web). Using multivariate logistic regression we adjusted the crude odds ratios for these variables, also controlling for any identified confounders and stratifying by effect modifiers.
The association between maternal age and caesarean section varied depending on how the baby presented at delivery and whether a woman had previously had a caesarean. Among women who had not previously had a caesarean section and whose babies presented normally at delivery there was a strong and consistent relation between maternal age and delivery by caesarean section that remained after controlling for relevant obstetric complications and identified confounders (see figure on web). Among women who had had a previous caesarean section or whose babies presented abnormally the association between maternal age and both elective and emergency sections was greatly reduced (results not shown).
The observed relation between maternal age and caesarean section cannot be explained by the obstetric complications we considered. They add to previous findings by including greater numbers of obstetric complications and deliveries in the analysis. This raises the question of why rates for caesarean section are high among older mothers, and whether they may be explained by physiological or other factors we have been unable to control for. Medical causes that have been suggested include reduced uterine function and pelvic compliance among older women.4 However we expected that length of labour would act as a proxy for these factors in our analysis. Many authors have identified physician and maternal preference in the higher section rates among older women, 1 5 and our results would support this speculation. Further investigation is needed into women's views about increased intervention, the variation in rates for caesarean section among obstetricians, and how maternal age influences both of these factors.
This project was funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive; the executive accepts no responsibility for the information provided or the views expressed.
Contributors: JSB analysed the data and conducted the preliminary interpretation of the results; she was responsible for drafting and revising the paper. DMC, WJG, MHH, GCP, and MR designed the study, secured the funding for the project, and advised throughout on the conduct and interpretation of the analysis. WJG identified the need for the study. All authors helped revise the paper and will act as guarantors.
Competing interests None declared.
Figure showing odds ratios for delivery by caesarean section in women with no history of such sections appears on the BMJ's website


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The dregs have drained and the hangovers have cleared after the annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Classic took over the coastal towns of Carmel and Monterey this weekend. But while there, 7x7 took a seat with Drew Barrymore to find out more about her eponymous wine, Barrymore Pinot Grigio, a crisp and fruity wine from the Triveneto region of Northern Italy.
Your grapes come from three fantastic regions in the area, Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige and Veneto. What inspired you to get involved?
I fell in love with this wine, and for me it was about the journey of traveling and finding wines that I believe in and really want to drink in real life. I'm not a winemaker, I'm a wine curator. I've never said it that way before, but that's really how I think about it. It was a great opportunity for me to go and discover where the best Pinot Grigio grapes are grown in a particular region, and understand how that works and functions. And now maybe I can find a rosé in Provence or an Argentinian Malbec as well. It's a fluid, romantic endeavor. I can find myself in these extraordinary circumstances or situations and then bring it home to people.
When do you break out a bottle of your Pinot Grigio?
I drink it with friends, and actually, I love that my friends all order it behind my back. But I know what my friends like. I think Pinot Grigio is inherently feminine and women enjoy drinking it with food, in the afternoon, or in the evening more than, for example, a red wine. It has a lot of flavor profiles without being overpowering. I don't love notes of gold, butter or oak in my wine, which is why I fell in love with this one. I think that's why I wanted to balance the bottle label and make it my grandfather's crest—it's more masculine, and I think Pinot Grigio is often very feminine. And because I love graphics, I tried to create this label in the vein of a gentleman's business card, juxtaposing the femininity of a Pinot Grigio to make it look like something a man can bring to dinner. Everyone was telling me to put gold on the label, or the vineyard or all these other things, but I just wanted it to be simple.
Who has a family crest?
I know, it sounds so fancy. It wasn't like that in 1975 when I was growing up with my single mother in West Hollywood. There was no crest anywhere. It was nothing like that when I was growing up, but I loved the aspiration and I loved that my grandfather had that and created this crest. He was rather fabulous, but he was also very flawed. Nothing in my life is about pretending to be anything. We're all a little bit fabulous and a little bit flawed. And the best thing we can do in life is to try to enjoy it and maintain a sense of humor, because oh my goodness—it is so hard.
Speaking of hard, it's impossible to concentrate because it's so hot in here. I'm sorry if I'm sweating on you.
Oh my god, I know. Who forgot to bring the fan? Nobody knew to dress for a sweat lodge. Welcome to Pebble Beach, where you'll probably see your power animal.
What was challenging about creating your own label?
With wine, it's a really slow burn, and I didn't want to just come out with a celebrity wine. It's not about me, it's about something I believe in, and so I tried to do it in a very classy, quiet and slow way. I would love it if people just liked the wine. That's really the key at the end of the day—whether people think it's good. And I also wanted to pay homage to generations, to family dinners around the table. The winemakers I work with in Italy are a great generational family. We hang out and cook—I mean, I have a pasta overload. These are the experiences I want to bring back to my friends and others.


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Vega, Texas
Vega, Texas
Downtown Vega
Location of Vega, Texas
|Coordinates: 35°14′44″N 102°25′30″W / 35.24556°N 102.42500°WCoordinates: 35°14′44″N 102°25′30″W / 35.24556°N 102.42500°W
|United States
|• Total
|1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
|• Land
|1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
|• Water
|0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
|4,029 ft (1,228 m)
|• Total
|• Density
|800/sq mi (320/km2)
|Time zone
|UTC-6 (Central (CST))
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP code
|Area code(s)
|FIPS code
|48-75188 [1]
|GNIS feature ID
|1370610 [2]
Vega is a city and county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States. The population was 884 at the 2010 census, down from 936 at the 2000 census.
In 1879, the area was opened by the state for homesteading. The first settler, N.J. Whitfield, arrived in 1899. On October 17, 1899, he purchased an area of Oldham County known as 'Section 90' for $1.00 per acre.[3] In 1903, Whitfield sold a 100-foot strip of land that extended across the southern part of Oldham County to the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Texas (later Rock Island) Railroad as a right-of-way.[4] He then sold portions of land on the south side of the right-of-way to other settlers. A. M. Miller and Howard Trigg surveyed the town site that eventually became Vega in May 1903.[5] The name Vega, which is Spanish for "meadow," was chosen because it reflected the vast prairie and surrounding countryside of the area.[4][6] Soon after, Miller opened a store, and a post office, saloon, and a school that doubled as a Masonic Lodge were built in the community. In 1907, ranchers Patrick and John Landergin purchased a part of the LS Ranch from Swift & Company. Working in association with the Amarillo-based Pool Land Company, the Landergin brothers brought more prospective settlers to the community.[5] The following year, they established a bank in Vega. When the railroad was completed, Vega began to thrive. There were several stores, a blacksmith, two churches, and a newspaper – the Vega Sentinel – operating in the community by early 1909.
The nearby town of Tascosa, which was designated Oldham County seat in 1880, declined in both importance and population as Vega grew. A five-year battle over which community should serve as Oldham County's seat of government was put to a vote in 1915.[7] In the special election, citizens chose to move the county seat from Tascosa to Vega. Until a permanent courthouse was built, county business was conducted in Vega's Oldham Hotel.[4][5][8]
Modern amenities, such as telephone service, were introduced during the 1920s. In 1926, Route 66 (superseded by Interstate 40) was commissioned as a link from Chicago to Los Angeles and ran through Vega along the Old Ozark Trail.[3] The arrival of Route 66 provided an economic boost for the community. The Route 66 heritage is honored by a restored Magnolia gasoline station located adjacent to the courthouse, which appears as it would have in the 1920s or 1930s.
Vega was officially incorporated in 1927, and the population was 519 in the 1930 census. On May 3, 1931, a fire destroyed six buildings west of the courthouse square. Two months later, a second fire burned two buildings on the north side of the square. These fires prompted the town to establish a municipal water system.[5]
Vega was home to 515 people in 1940, 619 in 1950, and 658 in 1960. By 1980, over one-third of the population of Oldham County resided in Vega. After a slight decline in the 1990s, the population had risen to 936 as of 2000.
Vega is located at 35°14′44″N 102°25′30″W / 35.24556°N 102.42500°W (35.245547, -102.425112).[9] It is situated at the junction of Interstate 40 (Old Route 66) and U.S. Highway 385 in southern Oldham County, approximately 30 miles west of Amarillo.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vega has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[10]
|Historical population
|Est. 2016
|U.S. Decennial Census[12]
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 936 people, 378 households, and 275 families residing in the city. The population density was 866.7 people per square mile (334.6/km²). There were 407 housing units at an average density of 376.9/sq mi (145.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.76% White, 0.96% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 2.88% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.40% of the population.
There were 378 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,481, and the median income for a family was $35,227. Males had a median income of $27,120 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,315. About 12.3% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Public education in the city of Vega is provided by the Vega Independent School District. In recent years, the district has had a total enrollment of between 250 and 300 students.
All Vega ISD students are housed on a single campus located at 200 Longhorn Drive. The campus is split into two schools – Vega Elementary School (grades K-6) and Vega High School [1] (grades 7-12). In addition, students in grades 7-12 from the neighboring Wildorado Independent School District in Wildorado attend Vega High School unless their parents choose another of Wildorado's neighboring districts.[13]
Public Library[edit]
Originally built in 1911 and housed a silent movie theater. Today it touts 11000 volumes.[14]
In 2005, Vega was the setting for the CMT reality show, Popularity Contest.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Vega, TX". Oldham County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Vega, Texas - Prairie Town in the Panhandle". Legends of America, A Travel Site for the Nostalgic & Historic Minded. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b c d "Vega, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Vega, Texas is a Route 66 Town!". The Road Wanderer. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Oldham County, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b "Historic Vega, Texas on old Route 66". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Climate Summary for Vega, Texas
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "District Information". Vega Independent School District. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "http://www.harringtonlc.org/vega/index.html". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-20. External link in
External links[edit]
- Vega (Texas) travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Media related to Vega, Texas at Wikimedia Commons
- Oldham County Chamber of Commerce
- Vega Independent School District