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    This alluring Fever skeleton outfit is a sexy, revealing and feverishly hot costume.

    The Fever Skeleton Outfit includes a short black and white tutu dress with a skeleton printed on the front and a pair of detachable clear shoulder straps.

    Add our tights and other accessories to complete the desired look.

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    • Extra Small:
      • Dress Size: 4 - 6
      • Bust: 32½" - 33½"
      • Waist: 24½" - 25½"
      • Hips: 35" - 36"
    • Small:
      • Dress Size: 8 - 10
      • Bust: 34.5" - 35.5"
      • Waist: 26.5" - 27.5"
      • Hips: 37" - 38"
      • Length: 19" to top of skirt ruffles
      • Length of ruffles: approx. 5"
    • Medium:
      • Dress Size: 12 - 14
      • Bust: 37" - 38.5"
      • Waist: 29" - 30.5"
      • Hips: 39.5" - 41"
      • Length: 19" to top of skirt ruffles
      • Length of ruffles: approx. 5"
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      October 28, 2014, by Hannah S - Bedford, UK - United Kingdom

      I would say the small is a size 10/12. As I removed the paper off the out fit bits off the White skeleton pattern come off, it's OK for the money but not as nice as the pics.

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      November 4, 2013, by Kaiyue L - Leicestershire, UK - United Kingdom

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      September 5, 2013, by Brenda B

      Brilliant outfit got me loads of comments from friends. Unfortunately the costume came up a bit big on me, having bought the small I would have expected it to fit a lot tighter then it did. However having said this the costume was great quality and the delivery was very speedy.

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      August 27, 2013, by Adele B

      Costume arrived faster than expected and fitted well (XS). I would have benefited from a strap as I was a bit conscious it was slipping down and kept hoicking it up. However...there were no wardrobe malfunctions and I received many lovely comments. I look forward to wearing it again at Halloween.

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      November 21, 2012, by Patricia Y - Suffolk, UK - United Kingdom

      Loved this outfit and the Ruffle Lace Panties were a perfect must to go with with it! Did find the tights slightly small for me but they stretched quite well! Very pleased.

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    • Material: 100% Polyester
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Earlier this week, I shared my goals and my book lists for the upcoming year. It seems only fitting to share a collection of some other book lists and goals from around the web.

Crystal of Money Saving Mom always shares so many great things! Here were a couple of my favorites of hers. She shared her Top 20 Favorite Reads of 2012 and 48 Books I’m Planning to Read in 2013.

Mandi from Life…Your Way shared her 2012 and 2013 book lists, too. Since I get a lot of my free Kindle book recommendations from her (via her site JungleDealsandSteals), I wasn’t surprised to see we ready quite a few similar books.

Jessica of Life as Mom shared her goals for 2013. She has some big goals – including writing 2 new books? I’m even more impressed with this awe-inspiring lady now!

Unclutterer shared 5 Things You Can Do to Suceed at Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions. I think keeping a positive attitude is especially important.

If you’re looking for a good goal series (all this month), follow along with Mandi. This quote she shared was good motivation, too!

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January 3, 2011

Played For Red Sox & Yankees Only

There have been only 16 major league players whose careers includes games with only the Red Sox and Yankees. Here are the last five:
                 NYY               BOS
Johnny Murphy    1932-46           1947
Elston Howard    1955-67           1967-68
Carlos Rodriguez 1991              1994-95
Ramiro Mendoza   1996-2002, 2005   2003-04
Michael Coleman  2001              1997, 1999

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Jere said...

George Prentiss' time with the Yanks organization was when they were still the old Baltimore Orioles in 1902. He might have gone on to NY, but he died in September of that year. It seems to be unknown why he died at age 26.


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The IDF stopped Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s convoy Tuesday morning for speeding and driving dangerously in the West Bank’s Area C, according to police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld.

An angry Hamdallah got out of his car and hurled accusations at the army for unjustly pulling over his convoy, as a mostly Palestinian crowd quickly gathered and traffic was brought to a standstill.

After about 20 minutes, during which Hamdallah spoke with PA President Mahmoud Abbas by phone, the prime minister drove away.

Rosenfeld provided The Jerusalem Post with a photograph that showed a convoy vehicle passing a car by crossing over a solid white line on Route 60 between Nablus and Ramallah, a road that has only one lane in either direction.

“The convoy drove at a high speed and overtook vehicles in a dangerous manner,” said Rosenfeld. “The IDF officer signaled to the vehicles to pull over.”

When the Judea and Samaria Police arrived, the drivers explained that the prime minister was in the car and they did not want to show identification, Rosenfeld continued. The police plan to question the drivers in the coming days, he said, adding that an investigation was also under way into the convoy’s presence in Area C without prior coordination with the police.

An activist from the Israeli NGO Tayush filmed the incident, catching snippets of conversation and statements by Hamdallah.

A few reporters also managed to make it to the scene and asked the prime minister what had happened.

Hamdallah charged that the IDF had deliberately targeted his convoy and forced it to stop while he was peacefully heading to his office.

“This is the car that blocked the road in front of me,” he said, pointing to an Israeli security vehicle.

“These are two soldiers who were waiting for me. They pushed me. They were going to turn my car over,” he charged angrily, adding, “They killed my three [children]... and they wanted to kill me.”

According to a New York Times report, Hamdullah lost three of his children in a car crash in 2000.

“We are talking about a two state vision, and these are the people who want to make peace with us – on the contrary,” he said. “This is our land, I am a Palestinian, and we are not leaving until we get an apology.”

At one point, the Tayush footage shows him talking to Abbas over the phone about the incident.

“Your excellency, they stopped us suddenly as we left,” he told Abbas. “They started it!” A number of witnesses said they believed an apology had been issued.

But Rosenfeld said the convoy had been stopped just like any other driver who was endangering others would have been.

If the convoy had been in Tel Aviv, the police would have stopped it, fined the drivers and placed points on their licenses, he said.

A spokesman for the PA government blamed the incident on settlers.

“A large number of settlers under the protection of the Israeli army stopped the convoy of Prime Minister Hamdallah,” the spokesman said, denouncing the move as a “green light for settler transgressions against the Palestinian people.”

The spokesman called on the international community to force Israel to “halt its violations against the Palestinians.”

Hamdallah later told reporters that those who had chased his car were carrying weapons. If it hadn’t been for his skilled drivers, he said, his car would have overturned.

“They chased us from the village of Enab, near Tulkarm,” he said. “They even stop President Abbas when he crosses the Jordan River bridge.


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NEW YORK – It took three tries before Rivky Stein was able to leave her husband. Even now, she says she still can’t really escape: Stein says her husband, Yoel Weiss, is refusing to give her a get – a Jewish bill of divorce – two years after she left his house.

Stein claims that her four years of a marriage involved frequent rapes, beatings, intense surveillance of movements, and pseudo-imprisonment in their home. She tried to escape twice before, and both times, Weiss showed up where she was within minutes and took her back, Stein said.

When she did manage to finally leave with her two children without Weiss following them, Stein found shelter first with a friend, and then with her former foster family. She obtained an order of protection against her husband and initiated the process for a divorce.

But two years later, that process is still ongoing, and Stein says she has been subject to repeated harassment, home invasions, surveillance and monitoring of her basement apartment, and is now facing eviction.

She said even her foster mother refuses to speak to her now, after receiving a vague threat from Weiss’s family.

Like many religious Jewish girls, Rivky married at age 18. She met Weiss through a matchmaker a few months before they were wed. “I knew that he was charming and charismatic,” Stein said. “You know, you’re 18, everyone’s getting married, everyone’s telling me, ‘Let’s go, let’s go.’ There’s pressure. I really did not feel ready. I had never gone out with a guy, I didn’t know anything about guys, so it just happened.”

She once tried to end the engagement, but it was pushed on her again.

Stein, now 24, recalled how Weiss made it clear to her on their wedding night that he now owned her.

“He told me that I was going to do everything he says,” she said. “If he said, ‘Jump,’ I was to say, ‘How high?’ And being a foster child, I didn’t have anywhere to go back to. I had no training or recognition of what an abusive relationship was.”

Stein said that Weiss cut her off from her friends and her family.

Her cellphone, her email, her Facebook, and all of her actions were constantly monitored. “His family totally condoned what he was doing,” she said. “It was so constant, it was daily. I felt like I was not a person anymore.”

Weiss, 31, denies all of this, from the abuse and the rapes to the get-refusal and the harassment. He told The Jerusalem Post that he already offered Stein a get two years ago, when she first left. Stein refused it, he said (Stein denied she has ever been offered a get). Now Weiss says he’s waiting until the custody of their children, ages five and three-and-a-half, is sorted out satisfactorily before he gives the Jewish bill of divorce.

But still, Weiss said, “This is not about the get. This is somebody who is not well, who is looking for attention and looking for money.”

Weiss said that Stein has tried to have him arrested eight times, and is “using my life as a tool to make money.”

“She knows people will fall for an innocent Jewish girl,” he said.

“Nobody’s ever lifted a finger to her. She doesn’t have any marks, she never confided in anyway. This case has been going on for two years and all of a sudden she’s saying I hit her and I struck her.”

Caught in an the spiral of she-saidhe- said that so often characterizes accusations of domestic abuse, Stein, with the help of family and friends, has taken to the Internet to plead her case and put pressure on Weiss to give the get.

If attention and money are all she’s looking for, Stein is getting it.

Since the launch her website, Redeem Rivky, Stein has garnered more than 8,500 Facebook “likes,” and has raised $19,550 on her GoFundMe page to help with the debt she’s in from the lawsuit, and to counter her eviction. In the past week Stein’s story has been featured in the New York Daily News, CBS New York and Yahoo News, and has drawn interest from a Hollywood producer.

Through all of this, Stein has remained committed to the cause of the agunot – the “chained women.”

“One hundred percent, I want to be able to move on and get the get,” she said. “My kids are my concern. But my other goal is to bring awareness. It’s not just about me, it’s not over when I get my get. There are so many other people who don’t have their get.

“Something has to be done,” Stein said with passion. “The community needs to come up with a solution. This is as unacceptable as eating non-kosher food. There shouldn’t be an aguna situation, for anyone, ever.”

An aguna in traditional Judaism was a woman whose husband had disappeared, died, or was otherwise unavailable, and from the perspective of Jewish law that woman was still tied to him. A aguna was not a term that referred to woman stuck in an unwanted marriage until recent times, said Rabbi Jeremy Stern, the executive director of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot.

Stern said ORA had only recently begun to look into Stein’s case.

According to Stern, there are four primary motivations for get-refusal: leverage for concessions with finances; leverage for custody of children; spite; and to force the woman back into the relationship.

“Fundamentally, this is all about control,” he said. “The message we need to get out is that get refusal is a form of domestic abuse. The refusal to give a get is the repeated attempt to maintain control and assert authority over a spouse. And often we find it’s correlated with other forms of domestic abuse.

“Nowhere in rabbinic literature, no where, is it intimated that it [the get] should be used as a tool in the divorce process,” Stern said. “It’s simply a document that signifies the formal separation between husband and wife. The idea of these recalcitrants is a modern phenomenon.”

Kate Wurmfeld a supervising attorney in the family law unit of the New York Legal Assistance Group and the head of Project Eden – NYLAG’s group that works with victims of domestic violence in the Orthodox community – said that nearly all of her clients are struggling with get-refusal.

“Occasionally there’s a husband who just gives the get right up front,” she said. “But we [at NYLAG] don’t really deal with a lot of those.”

A big part of the problem is community pressure on the husband to not give the bill of divorce right away, Wurmfeld said. “Some aren’t doing it maliciously,” she said.

“Frankly, they’re told not to. People will say to them, ‘Wait until you have an agreement, and custody and a schedule. Wait until you’ve talked about money, because you can use that.’ They’re all told this, by friends, by colleagues, by other people in the community.”

This is because there is usually something to negotiate, Wurmfeld said. “We try to minimize the leverage he has, and to negotiate to minimize whatever impact the get will have.”

Back when Jews lived in shtetls, Stern said, the rabbinic courts had much more power to enforce their rulings on everything, including divorces, which could involve corporal punishment for get-refusers.

“These days, we no longer have the same cohesiveness in the community, and people go to jail if they inflict corporal punishment,” Stern said, referring to several recent cases in New York in which gangs of men were arrested for beating up get-refusing husbands. The rabbinic courts now have much more limited ability to coerce a get from a recalcitrant husband. Stern said he has seen cases where men have refused to give their wives a get for more than 30 years. To prevent an aguna situation, ORA strongly recommends couples sign a prenuptial agreement. “We’ve seen it work 100% of the time,” he said.

Just as the rabbinic courts’ power to enforce gets has waned, Wurmfeld said that New York civil courts have limited powers to interfere in religious issues because of the separation of church and state in the US.

Nevertheless, New York does have two laws – casually referred to as “the get laws,” both Wurmfeld and Stern said, although they apply in any situation where a religious divorce as well as a civil divorce is needed – that can help: The first law, passed in 1983, says that if the husband is the plaintiff in a divorce case, the civil court can make him swear to “remove all barriers to remarriage” before it grants a divorce. If the man does not comply, the court can hold him in contempt for violating a court order, Wurmfeld said. “I’ve seen judges give out fines of $300 a day until he gives the get,” she said.

The problem is, what if the man is not the plaintiff? “This is a dance we have to do with clients,” Wurmfeld said. “Often women will hold off filing for divorce because they’re hoping he’ll file. If the husband makes no claims, the court is limited in what it can do.”

In the second law, passed in 1992, a judge can create financial incentives for a man to grant a get, such as demanding that assets be divided differently because the woman will be forced to maintain a single-income home. But this can create tricky problems with Jewish law and sometimes invalidate a get if it is given, and so is rarely used, Stern said.

Stein hopes that her message will convince other women to come forward, and convince the Jewish community that this is not acceptable any more.

“Everyone knows someone in this situation, she said. “It’s so rampant and common that it’s crazy! This is not the Torah way. This is totally a distortion of the Torah. It’s a desecration of God’s name. I’m asking for help for everyone, for all of us.”


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U.S. halts Syrian Embassy, consulate operations, expels diplomats

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of the Syrian Embassy in Washington and its consulates in Michigan and Texas, and told diplomats and staff who are not US citizens or permanent residents to leave the country.

"We have determined it is unacceptable for individuals appointed by that regime to conduct diplomatic or consular operations in the United States," US special envoy for Syria Daniel Rubinstein said in a statement.
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Israel, like any other country, suffers from the human condition of group think. This manifests itself in endless clichés, awkward and forced comparisons to historical events. The season, full as it is with holidays, gives us time to reflect on some issues that could benefit from free thinking.

Every year Israelis are inundated with propaganda about daylight savings time.

This year the country “jumped backward” on September 23 when clocks were moved from 2 a.m. to 1a.m. Ostensibly this means people get up earlier; previously the sun was rising at 7 a.m., now it rises at 6 a.m. This also makes darkness arrive “earlier.”

Israelis have been told this is a religious conspiracy, set in motion by the Shas party to make the Yom Kippur fast easier.

Nehemia Shtrasler writes, “when the sun sets already at 5:30 p.m. and darkness covers the face of the earth, we shall all remember that there is only one other country in the world where the ayatollahs set the way the clock works. That country is Iran.”

The obsession over daylight savings is presented as a religious-secular issue; the “parasitic and exploitative” Orthodox Judaism, in the words of Shtrasler, versus the modern, high-tech Jews of the coastal plain. In Tel Aviv Meretz voters and people from the Israel Hofshit movement of “pluralistic and religious freedom” protested. In addition, 390,000 people signed a petition claiming the change “cuts short the quality time that parents have with their children, adds to the risk of traffic accidents because of the additional travel in the dark, puts the local time at variance with the time in Europe and the rest of the world, and costs the Israeli economy hundreds of millions of shekels.”

One might think that the whole world’s success depended on daylight savings time. Singapore is more successful than Burma? It’s because of daylight savings. Roman general Varus, plodding around the German forests in 9 CE, marched his legions to defeat against the barbarian hordes? Of course, he set his clock back.

Think differently. Daylight savings time is only appropriate for countries farthest from the equator where the seasons are more extreme. Changing the time doesn’t make the Yom Kippur fast easier; it lasts a full day anyway, and artificially changing clock times doesn’t make an economy (in which most people work in artificial light, anyway) more productive.

Israel should simply abolish daylight savings time, rather than trying to “be more like Europe.” Geographically we are not in Europe, we are closer to the equator, and if Israel’s citizens feel that they need to be in Europe, they are always welcome to move there.

We are being plagued by murderous hit and run drivers. In one of the most notorious recent cases Shushan Barabi of Netanya is accused of “manslaughter, abandoning the scene of an accident, obstruction of justice and using drugs.”

According to reports he was at a night club drinking alcohol and ran down three women while driving home.

But what was more infamous about the crime was that it turned out it wasn’t Barabi’s first run-in with the law. In April 2010 he led police on a high-speed chase, running red lights and driving all the way from Herzliya to Netanya. After being arrested he escaped the patrol car and was on the lam for two weeks.

Although he was sentenced to eight months in prison, the judges took pity on him and let him out after only two. As a reward for his criminal activity, according to an investigative report by Revital Hovel, “in order to enable him to earn a decent living, the municipality gives him a kiosk for free, or maybe for virtually nothing. Afterwards, he expands his business [without permission] and also takes over adjacent public space. The municipality turns a blind eye.”

The city of Netanya has not been investigated, nor has the judicial system.

Barabi is only the tip of hit and run iceberg.

In February 2012, 19-year-old Israeli soldier Manesh Yazachu was run over by not one, but two drivers, who both fled the scene. The people who join the IDF wanting to serve the country of their dreams surely don’t expect their army service to result in their being murdered by a coterie of hit and run drivers.

As disgusting is the story of the ATV hit and run driver who ran down a group of Israeli athletes. Fifteen-year-old Tigist Bito and Olympic hopeful Radait Baltat described being attacked and seriously injured by the ATV driver after they dared to ask him to stop driving at high speeds where they were training near Kibbutz Givat Brenner.

Yaniv Fierovskin was arrested and charged by police on September 4, and has re-enacted the event, claiming “I wanted to make a point to them, but the ATV betrayed me and hit them.”

Really, Yaniv? Then why did you flee the scene? Like Barabi and the murderers who killed Manesh Yazachu, he lives in a country of hit and run drivers, where sentences are light and where municipalities award criminality by giving out free land and businesses to rehabilitate criminals.

We need to think differently. We need laws that send hit and run drivers to prison for life when their actions result in death. We need laws that send the ATV drivers who intimidate Olympic athletes to prison for many years for fleeing the scene of an accident, so that people in this country understand that running over anyone, ever, never mind athletes and soldiers, is not acceptable behavior and that one will pay for it.

Several days ago Israeli soldier Natanel Yahalomi was murdered at the Egyptian border. He was killed in an ambush while under orders to provide water to African migrants who had congregated at the border. The migrants were there perhaps through the cunning of the terrorists who urged them onward, or because they had been told by others they might be let in if they just camped out in front of the media cameras at the border.

Recently the UN High Commissioner on Refugees had urged Israel to accept in these refugees.

To stop this charade re-occuring we should familiarize ourselves with the actual UN document pertaining to the migrants, the 1951 Convention on Refugees: “the grant of asylum may place unduly heavy burdens on certain countries, and that a satisfactory solution of a problem of which the United Nations has recognized the international scope and nature cannot therefore be achieved without international co-operation.”

Furthermore, article 31: “refugees who, coming directly from a territory where their life or freedom was threatened, enter or are present in their territory without authorization, provided they present themselves without delay to the authorities and show good cause for their illegal entry or presence.”

Egypt, a signatory to the convention, must be held to the same standards as Israel, and Israel must demand that preamble of this convention be upheld; that the migrants who enter illegally are an undue burden, they do not present themselves without delay to authorities, and they should be deported, or perhaps sent onwards to Europe.

According to Prime Minister Recip Erdogan of Turkey, Israel recently sent “the richest Jewish man in the world [to us] a couple of months ago.” What was the reason? “He was supposed to be [the] intercessor” in relations. Evidently it didn’t work, because Erdogan felt free to simply make fun of the event. Perhaps it would have been better to have sent the poorest Jew, to have rounded up some lice-ridden, pot-smoking loser in East Los Angeles and encouraged him to go smooth out relations with the Turks.

Whoever is sent to smooth over relations, Israel should remember that the ball is in Turkey’s hands, and comments like these show the efforts are largely fruitless.


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SIM launches the new compact car Ertiga in Indonesia

Suzuki Motor Corporation’s subsidiary in Indonesia, PT. Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), has launched a three-row passenger vehicle Ertiga on 22 April, 2012.

Ertiga was first launched in India on the 12th of this month. Indonesia is the second country which it has been launched. The Ertiga sold in Indonesia is produced at a SIM plant.

By launching Ertiga to the MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) category, which covers approximately 60% of passenger vehicles in Indonesia, SIM will meet many customers’ needs. The initial production and sales plan for the first year is 50,000 units.

In the launch ceremony held on 22 April, 2012, Toshihiro Suzuki, Executive Vice President of the Suzuki Motor Corporation attended and gave a speech, “Ever since Suzuki started its production in Indonesia from 1976, throughout these 36 years, we have always been providing products that satisfy customers in Indonesia. We strongly feel that the Ertiga will also be a product that satisfies people in Indonesia.”

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Group of Student Political Leaders Israel-bound to Learn First-hand About the Jewish State
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A bi-partisan group of student political leaders from across the country left today on a two-week tour to learn first-hand about Israel.

The five Democrats and five Republicans were “drawn specifically from areas where there are no large Jewish constituencies,” said Shabsa Lis, coordinator of the tour and a representative of the North American Jewish Students’ Network, which is sponsoring it for the second year in a row.

“We feel that it is a priority of the first rank to sensitize a new generation of American leaders to the true realities in the Middle East,” said David Makovsky, president of Network.

Makovsky, who is also accompanying the group, added that “the only information that these people are receiving about the situation is through the media, which has failed repeatedly to emphasize the strategic and moral importance of the State of Israel as a true friend of the United States.”

While in Israel, the students are scheduled to meet with President Chaim Herzog, Labor Party leader Shimon Peres, several members of the Knesset, Director General of the Justice Department Simcha Dinitz, Bethlehem Mayor Elias Freij and Israeli student leaders.

At a kick-off luncheon sponsored by the American Israel Friendship League today, Uri Bar-Ner, Israeli Deputy Consul General, told the students to focus on the Israel that is “beyond the headlines.”

“Pay attention to Israel’s democracy,” Bar-Ner said, “to how a democracy functions after 35 years of a state siege. If I don’t understand the Coca-Cola and jeans, I don’t understand you. You will come to understand us by the pita, felafel and humus.”

Tim Van Housen, state chairman of the Illinois College Democrats said that he was interested in the trip because he “wanted to see a functional democracy under the pressures that the State of Israel is under.”

Derrick Spradley, a sophomore at Howard University and a legislative assistant in the office of Rep. Dan Mica (D. Fla.), admitted that he was not very knowledgeable about the Middle East situation and had no “pre-formed opinion.” He will be reporting his findings to his Congressman, who is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and to Jewish groups in Flordia, which financed his trip.

The state chairman of the Mississippi College Republicans, Shane McMuller, voiced the sentiment of many of the students in saying that he looks forward to “not only a political and a cultural experience, but a religious one, as well.”

The students, all of whom are visiting Israel for the first time, expressed support for Israel and for the continuation of a strong alliance between it and the United States. The NATO allies sometimes give us the cold shoulder,” said Bill Severe, state chairman of the Delaware College Republicans, “but besides some relatively small problems last year, the relationship between (the two countries) is very good.”

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In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. After centuries of pogrom-like riots encouraged by the Church, the Jews are expelled from the country by royal edict. Many who wish to remain are intimidated by Church and Crown and become Catholics, but several hundred thousand choose to honor their religion and depart; given little time to flee, some perish even before they can escape from Spain. Yonah Toledano, the 15-year-old son of a celebrated Spanish silversmith, has seen his father and brother die during these terrible days. Trapped in Spain by circumstances, he is determined to revere the memory of his family by remaining a Jew.

Yonah begins a meandering journey, a young fugitive zigzagging across the vastness of Spain. Toiling at manual labor, he desperately tries to cling to his memories of a vanished culture. As a lonely shepherd he hurls snatches of almost forgotten Hebrew at the stars; as an apprentice armorer he learns to fight like a Christian knight. Finally, in a time and land where danger from the Inquisition is everywhere, he deals with the questions that mark his past. How he discovers the answers, how he finds his way to a singular and strong Marrano woman, how he achieves a life with the outer persona of a respected Old Christian physician and the inner life of a secret Jew, is the fabric of this novel. The Last Jew is a glimpse of the past, an authentic tale of high adventure, and a tender and unforgettable love story. In it, Noah Gordon utilizes his greatest strengths, and the result is remarkable and moving.

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A month ago, I was at a winery in New Zealand, tasting at the Cellar Door with the winemaker, when a young-ish American couple came in to see what was on offer. The cellar door worker took them through a range of six whites, to coos of approval, but they refused point blank to even taste the last one.

“Oh God, no,” explained the girl, without even putting her nose in the glass, “I hate Chardonnay.”

I looked at the winemaker, who shrugged resignedly. "We get that a lot," he said.

It’s not just punters who seem to have fallen out of love with it, either. As a journo, I get a reasonable idea of what the trade think is hot by what gets sent my way without my asking for it. And, while I’ve got Sauvignon Blanc and Iberian whites coming out of my ears, I can’t remember the last time someone tried to enthuse me about a Chardonnay.

It is, it seems, so last Century: A grape that the trade isn’t confident about pushing, and that the consumer isn’t confident about being seen to like – a variety caught in an apparently endless cycle of negativity.

Of course, no-one wants to be thought of as behind the trend, and Chardonnay is to the 1990s what Hock and Mateus Rosé were to the 1970s. A Grunge grape in a world that is now in love with Boyband Pinot Grigio.

Perhaps, more than any other grape, it was associated with that late-1980s global explosion of New World wines.

Whereas, for New World reds, there were (broadly) three options: Cabernet, Shiraz and Merlot, the white scene was dominated by Chardonnay to such an extent that, with terrific irony, it became synonymous with ‘glass of white wine’ in a way that Chablis had before the European Union stepped in.

Easy to grow, and easy to like (lots of fruit, low acidity, cool-sounding name), it’s no surprise that it was a hit. But the grape became a victim of its own success. As orders flooded in, it was planted everywhere, including sites where it gave hardly any flavour, the blandness rescued by too much oak.

All the while, for their part, winemakers became obsessed with ever larger expressions that would pick up gongs in show tastings. The result: a tottering parade of deformed, silicon-enhanced monsters that wowed judges but proved impossible to actually, you know… drink.

The appearance of a pneumatic ex glamour-model called Chardonnay, in low-rent UK TV series ‘Footballers Wives’ merely underlined the grape’s descent from aspiration to vulgarity, and the stylistic pendulum swung violently back the other way. Freshness, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc were in; fruit, oak and Chardonnay were out.

It didn’t hurt, from a trade point of view, that the two new A-listers were unoaked and therefore cheaper to make and quicker to bring to market. Chardonnay – unloved by accountants as well as the public – had become the grape that dare not speak its name.

But, while the public might have delighted in the 'Anything But Chardonnay' (ABC) jihad, one group has remained loyal.

It might seem odd, but I’m definitely seeing more winemakers talking about the grape with enthusiasm now than I did even at the height of its popularity ten-plus years ago.

Sure, plenty of Chardonnay vines have been pulled out, often from places where they should never have been in the first place. But, with the grape about as trendy as chintz, it means that the people who are still working with it are doing so out of a genuine belief in what it can achieve, rather than financial opportunism, and the results are inspiring.

"It’s not about fruit," said one winemaker on my recent tour round New Zealand. "It’s about mouthfeel and texture."

His words were repeated throughout the country, and I’ve heard similar comments from Australians, as well. It’s a much more Burgundian approach to the grape that focuses on what’s going on in the vineyard, rather than what the winemaker can do in the winery.

‘Freshness’, ‘less oak’, ‘sensitive malo’, ‘batonnage’, ‘balance’, ‘wild yeast’, ‘lower alcohol’ and ‘food-friendliness’. Play Chardonnay buzz-word bingo with a New World winemaker, and you’ll tick these off pretty quickly.

But, while there are still a few ‘tinned pineapple’ aberrations out there, nowadays they represent the exception rather than the rule – and the trend is very definitely in the other direction.

Admittedly, there are times when the pendulum might swing too far the other way. I tasted some non-malo wines in Margaret River two years ago that wouldn’t have been out of place in a line-up of cold-vintage Chablis - surely not a style that anyone should be copying.

Made with love rather than by committee, and from cooler, trickier vineyards, these 'New Wave' Chardonnays are not especially cheap. But then, neither is Burgundy, and it’s against wines like this that most of the practitioners would benchmark themselves.

It is, of course, heavily ironic that, having gorged on ‘cheap and cheerful’ 20 years ago, the public is largely now refusing even to look at Chardonnay at a time when the standard is higher than it’s ever been.

Maybe the trade needs to find the courage to tell the public that they’re wrong, and that it’s time to reconsider. Otherwise, the circle of negativity will continue. And the new Chardonnays deserve better than that.


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There are not many things that will stop an interview quicker than asking the head of a Cognac house what his - or her - stock situation is. That's what I've learned, anyway, after talking to two of them recently.

Stocks are the Cognac industry's most closely-guarded secret, with executives more likely to divulge their online banking passwords than confess to how much eau de vie they hold. As Hine head François Le Grelle told me in Cannes last month: “If you have the (stock) profile then you can read the future of the company.”

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The CEO of Altia Corp, which bought Larsen Cognac in September, tried to simplify the situation for me this week with a bit of home-spun wisdom from his native Finland. “In Lapland,” Antti Pankakoski said, “if you ask someone how many reindeer they have, they will reply, how much money do you have in the bank?”

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BRYAN, TX -- It appears that the only way Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel doesn't win the 2012 Heisman Trophy is if voters hold his lack of experience against him. The Aggies' red shirt freshman quarterback has posted some impressive numbers this season. He's accumulated over 4,600 yards of total offense and been responsible for 43 touchdowns this season.

In the Aggies inaugural season in the SEC they knocked off defending national champion Alabama in Tuscaloosa and that win made him a front-runner to win this year's Heisman.

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Minn. man sentenced to prison for ND robberies 10 Jan 12

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Moorhead, Minn., man who pleaded guilty to three armed robberies at Fargo stores last year has been ordered to spend 2 1/2 years in prison for the crimes.

The Forum reports that Judge Steven McCullough sentenced 19-year-old Raheem Kemokai on Monday to three 30-month prison terms, to run concurrently.

Kemokai received credit for roughly nine months he has spent in the Cass County Jail since his arrest last March.

Kemokai also must serve two years of supervised probation, pay $922 in restitution and undergo a chemical dependency evaluation.

He pleaded guilty in August to two counts of conspiring to commit robbery and one count of robbery for armed holdups last year.

Three other men also pleaded guilty to the robberies and were sentenced to prison.

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Friday, August 23, 2013

Trials, we all have them, right?  Sometimes more than others, sometimes more heavy than others.  As of late, it seems like I have several friends going through heavy trials, with kids, sickness, jobs, alcohol, etc.  Recently I've been faced with a few trials.  They seem minor compared to my friends, but still, on some days, really major in my world.  As I've wanted to encourage friends during this time, I've looked for scripture on trials, words of wisdom, or encouragement.  One favorite is in James 1:2-8

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

I was telling a friend not long ago that I thought he was missing the boat on finding the joy in his trial, on giving thanks for his trial.  Not wanting to be a hypocrite, as I drove to work this morning, I took some time to thank God for my trials, for what he is teaching me, for how he is maturing me and showing me His plan for my life.  It's not easy when you are beat up to find the joy and to give thanks, but the peace that gave me and the perspective it gave me to pray that is tremendous.  It takes away a little of the pity party and instead gives me a burst to push through to the other side.

As I've studied this passage, I was also comforted seeing wisdom offered in Verse 5, because what are we searching for during most trials, wisdom.  And we are promised this wisdom if we ask for it.

Verse 6 is hard, because I doubt sometimes whether my wisdom is coming from my own brain and desires or from God and His will and desires for my life.  So the prayer becomes a request for wisdom along with confidence that the Holy Spirit is involved and guiding my mind.

Then, what do I find today, as I read on in Verse 12?  12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
So he closes it out with the biggie, the promise of eternal life, the promise that if we trudge through, if we fight the fight, and persevere, we are promised life with Him.  What a blessing, what hope, what a gift.

You know my other secret for perseverence thorough trials?  God has blessed me with the best family and friends a girl could ask for.  I have Christian parents and sisters standing ready to help me fight, along with friends that would make you jealous.  That kind that pray for you whenever you ask and when you don't, love you when you are dumb, listen to you when you are dumber, and love love love you through it all.

Yup, I'm blessed.  Thank you, Lord.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

What's been Pinteresting lately?

I'm kind of a fad girl, and so when I first found Pinterest, I was all about it, but then I fell off the wagon.  I've jumped back on lately and I've found some good stuff!

First, my latest smoothie recipe...

greencitrusrazzledazzle: 1 large bunch/bag of organic baby spinach (stems and all), 4 peeled whole oranges, 1 cup of raspberries, 1/2 cup of ice, 2 bananas and about 1/3 cup of fruit juice (mango puree is awesome) or water... I used strawberries instead of raspberries and orange juice
It was good, and filling.  I'd give it a thumbs up.  PS... what has happened to the embed feature on Pinterest.  I feel like I'm going to have to quit using pics, because I don't know how to link and give someone credit.  But here's the pinterest link..

Then, my not-so-healthy find.  I've just discovered the amazing deliciousness of Nutella.  I know, not sure how on earth I missed that train, but holy smokes, it's incredible, so when I saw this picture and label, I knew I had to give it a try...

Nutella-Stuffed Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

Amazing!!  They were so good, rave reviews from the family.  The recipe is here.

So, that's my cooking world lately.  I'm thinking tonight I'm going to go back to a favorite pinterest recipe of mine I reviewed in this post.  Love that chicken recipe.

Have a great Thursday!!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Running Update

I've been running, and it's fun.

Several things have happened in my world of running in the past few months.

First off, I enlisted the help of Running Start to speed up!  Jane set me up a schedule to start some serious speed work.  Let me just say, I had never done the speed work stuff.  Whoa nelly, that is NOT easy.  But it's kind of a fun hard, it's also a kind of "I think I might die" hard, but I like it, and I'm seeing results.

A few weeks ago I did a 5K, hoping to improve on my PR.  Um, not so much, but completely my fault.  I didn't have my watch and I started out like a wild woman, 90 to nothing.  Needless to say, I couldn't hold that pace, and people started passing me.  Note to self, don't start out at a 6:30 pace when you run 10 minute miles.  Looking forward to the next one and pacing myself a bit better.  It was a fun day, with fun friends (who, let me brag, ALL placed in their age groups), followed by a delicious breakfast, great Saturday morning in my opinion.

At the end of April, I did the country music half marathon in Nashville, TN.  This was my second half.  The fun part, I knocked over 13 minutes off my last time and set a new PR (thank you speed work!).  The not so fun part, it rained the WHOLE time.  I mean non-stop.  The actual run in the rain, not so bad.  The beginning and the end, of just standing and freezing in the rain, not fun at all.  But, I do think the rain encouraged me to run and little harder and and little faster.

Then two weekends ago, I did my first relay.  It was really fun, and at the end of the day, I still had friends.  You see, I first read about this relay on this great blog.  I thought it sounded like so much fun, 5 friends and 53 miles, supporting a great cause, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  I kept it in the back of my mind all year, and early this year, I looked it up.  Several of my favorite girls from high school run, so I had this vision of us bonding, enjoying each other, pictures, running.  I just can't tell you how much fun we were having in my visions, so I send an email about it... crickets, I hear nothing back from any of them.  So, one by one, I begin calling them.  And it went like this, 3 phone calls in a row...
Me: Did you see my email on the relay? I didn't hear anything back.
Friend:  That wasn't a joke?
Me: No
Friend: Are you crazy?
Me:  No, it will be fun!
Friend:  What part of 53 miles is fun?
But eventually, after much prodding, all 3 said yes.  I added to the group a friend from work who loves relays, and we had our team!  I had commitments from the team members and just needed to fill out the paperwork.  I was having so much trouble with a name.  In the meantime, a very close friend of mine's father passed away.  His father had had Type 1 diabetes, so in tribute to his dad, who was also a runner, our team name was born, Ronnie's Road Runners.
Race day, we were at the school ready to go.  And it was raining.  And it rained 50 of the 53 miles on us!  Running a relay is so very different, and I know there are things we could have done better (like the van not getting lost trying to find the next checkpoint), and we probably could have been a little faster (we finished middle of the pack of the all female teams, darn tutus beat us), but overall it was so much fun.  Great to hang out with old friends I don't see enough, great to want to push yourself for your team, great to jump back out in the rain for another leg, great that my mom let us borrow her van with heated seats!  I can't thank my friends enough for being willing to join me in this adventure.  Looking forward to next year!
Our team's donation page is still open if you want to donate.  A goal for next year is to do a better job fundraising!  Ronnie's Road Runners

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Best Compliment

So, I think I've finally realized what I want to be when I grow up...
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a good friend.
 Dorky, right, but true.
 I want to be kind of friend that makes an impact,
the kind that keeps your secrets,
 the kind that gives advice that is loving, wise, and seasoned with salt,
the kind that encourages when you are down, and helps pick you up,
the kind that loves well,
the kind that speaks truth in love.
That's what I want to be.
And I know I can only do it with God's help.
 I know that without God, there is no wisdom, only worldly opinion,
 and there is no truth with love, only judgement.

So today, when I sent a discouraged friend a message,
and I received the following reply,
 it made my day,
my week,
maybe my month.
  "Thank you so much.  You have no idea how much I need that. The Lord sends you things when you no doubt need them most."

You see, what greater compliment can I receive than to know the Lord used me to encourage today?  I say this not with any pride in my heart about anything I did,
but with thankful heart that God allowed me the opportunity to give a friend a boost today,
 that He gave me the words that this person needed to hear.

Today also reignited a passion to be studying God's word regularly.
I want to be wise,
I want to speak truth,
and the only way to do that is to be knowledgeable in the things and ways of God.

So here's to great friends, those that change our lives for the better!

Friday, April 19, 2013

Long Time No Talk

I have a million things to say, and several half written posts.  But let's start with the present.  Boston.  I was at work listening to a radio show when I heard the news.  Sick.  As more info came in and then video, the feelings turned to horror, sorrow, and disgust.  How could someone do this?  This was premeditated.  This was with intent of maiming and injuring people.  I just can't wrap my head around that.
Today, I worked from home.  I normally don't turn on the TV on days I'm working, but I saw the news on the bombing suspects this morning, so I turned it on and left it on all day.  You know what struck me?  The number of times the word fear was used.  Now please don't take this the wrong way.  Please don't read the rest of this and think "wow, she must think she's really high and mighty".  If I had been in Watertown today, my rump would have been inside, probably in the basement, away from windows, praying no one came to my door.  I don't play around with stuff like that.  But still after 12 hours of news time (way too much), I'm plagued by this word 'fear'.  It just doesn't have to be a reality for us.  We don't have to live in fear.  First I watched the news, where fear was a hot topic, then in commercials, celebrities are telling us to buy gold so we don't have to fear the economy.  I'm telling you, you need a nerve pill just after watching a couple round of commercials.
All this to say, WE NEED JESUS!!!  So desperately.  We don't have to live in fear.  I catch myself in fear over what political leaders might do, or might vote in, or might allow, but my hope doesn't rest in them.  I love America, but my hope doesn't rest in it.  My hope, my freedom of fear rest in Jesus.  Knowing that he has paid the price for my salvation, and He has promised me eternal life in heaven.  I really can't imagine life without that promise, I can't imagine thinking that this world is all there is. As America becomes less and less isolated from the dangers of the rest of the world, I think it's so important to remember fear shouldn't control us as Christians.

2 Timothy 1:7 - one of my favorites
  "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline"

We have power over our thoughts.  Don't give into fear.  Remember we are God's children.  He loves us.  He has a paradise laid out for us.

As a favorite hymn so truthfully says, "This world is not my home, I'm just a passing through.  My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.  The angels beckon me from heaven's open door and I can't feel at home in this world anymore."

Monday, February 11, 2013

Killed It!!!

I saw an email from Fleet Feet the other day advertising a free 5K for tonight.  I asked my cousin if she was up for it.  She said she was in, so I packed it up early at work tonight and headed that way.  My running buddies told me this morning they were expecting a PR.  I thought it was a possibility as it was a night race (I run faster at night), and I've been putting in lots of miles and feeling stronger.  My last PR was a 33:27 last April.

I forgot my watch, which was a little frustrating, because I had no clue on my distance or speed the whole time.  I told Emily before we started I was going to shoot for a PR and she was a huge encourager.  So, race started and I kicked it, probably a touch too fast.  I think the first mile is the worst, it just takes that long to get in the groove.  But I digress, I just ran and ran hard.  Hard enough it hurt a little but with enough reserve to try to make it the whole time.  It started out on concrete, which I don't love, but then we turned and ran through a very pretty neighborhood.  There was some incline, a one short but tough real incline, but once that one was over, the last half was a lot of decline.  I tried to take advantage of every one of those.  I was going crazy in my mind wondering what my pace was, I knew I was running hard, but I just have no sense of pace.

When we turned back into the parking lot, I was wincing to see the clock.  Couldn't see, couldn't see, finally started to make it out, 33:07, I think kick it, beat your time, until I get a little closer and see it's not 33 minutes, it's 30 minutes.  Shock I tell you, pure shock and joy!!  I run to the finish and pass the clock at 31:07.  Woo-hoo!!!!  2:20 faster than last year!!  Almost a 10 minute pace!!

And I didn't believe it.  See, tonight was called a Ladies First.  So they started the women, then 2 minutes later started the men.  So, I think, they must have started the clock over when the guys left, and that's ok, I still PR'd.  So I found the race girl, and asked if they started the clock over.  She said NO!!!  I fist pumped, might have scared her a little, and a grin that would not go away crossed my face.

So here I sit, with achy legs, and a goofy grin!  I'm one excited girl!  Thanks to Emily for meeting me (wouldn't have made it otherwise) and for cheering me on!  Good times!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

February Happiness Project

So I really, really liked the January Happiness Project more than I expected.  I may not have met all goals perfectly, but I made progress in all areas.

January was all about surviving work, and I did it, with much more grace and many fewer breakdowns than last year.  Yay, me.  During February, I would like to continue with the January goals, but add some new things.  February's focus is going to be health.  So here are the problems, and the goals.

1.  6 pounds.  Yes, January was a success in many areas, but I also apparently ate my way thru January, and between it and the holidays, I've put on about 6 pounds in the past few months.  Not pretty.  My clothes are tighter and it just doesn't feel good.  By the end of February, at least 4 of those need to be gone!  A pound a week is not too much to ask, right??

2.  Arms.  I've been doing a better job with my abs when I'm on the floor doing my hip exercises.  Normally, I just add some crunches to the mix, but my arms are getting nothing!  So, I ordered some 3 pound weights yesterday to be delivered to my office.  I watched a you tube video with a 15 minute workout.  I think I can incorporate some of these during lunch maybe 3 times a week, just to do something to be working on my arms.

3.  Water.  At some point last year, my friend, Melissa, and I started holding each other accountable during the day on drinking 64 ounces of water.  It really helped me.  It's not that I don't like water, I just get busy during the day and forget to fill up my cup.  We jumped back on the wagon yesterday, and mission accomplished!  When I drink my water, I find myself with less headaches, less desire for Coke, and I know it's great for me.

4.  Lunch.  It's my most difficult meal of the day.  I really wish I weren't hungry and I didn't have to worry with it.  I rarely leave for lunch during the work day, so most days, I end up sending money with whoever is headed out to bring me something back.  Bad idea, unhealthy and expensive.  So, last week, I headed to Target and bought fruits, yogurt, string cheese, etc. so I would have some healthy alternatives in the office.  Friday, I made my first smoothie in the office.  I overdid it on the spinach, but overall, not too bad.  So, the plan is to eat in and healthy on the days I don't have lunch plans. The biggest challenge is planning ahead and making sure I have food at the office.  Planning ahead is not my strong suite, but I need to be working on bettering myself, right?

So, that's the plan.  I can't go too stringent on dieting rules, it just doesn't work for me, I have a bit of a rebel streak, and when I set strict parameters, it seems like all I want to do is eat pizza and Snickers, so hopefully some added exercise, more water, and more intentional food choices will help me feel stronger and healthier by the end of the month.  I'll keep you posted!


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Day 1:           Our boat departs in the morning from the charming seacoast town of Seward bound for Kenai Fjords National Park – home to an array of glaciers and marine wildlife such as whales, Steller sea lions, sea otters, puffins and more! A wildlife and glacier cruise will allow us to explore the rugged coastlines of the spectacular Kenai Fjords. Enjoy lunch in front of a tidewater glacier before arriving at our exclusive remote destination: Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge.

Nestled in a protected tidal lagoon area, the Glacier Lodge offers miles of pristine beachfront and incredible views of Pedersen Glacier. This afternoon, meet your guides for an orientation and settle into your private cabin. Enjoy dinner and evening presentations, or take a stroll along the coastline and beachcomb for natural treasures like sea glass. Overnight at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge. (L,D)

Day 2 & beyond:
After breakfast in the main lodge, choose from a wide array of activities to suit your energy level and interests. Guided options may include interpretive nature walks, sea kayaking, or exploring the lagoon by canoe. All activities are suitable for beginners and require no previous experience.

For those seeking a more relaxed experience, the lodge offers ideal comfort within direct views of nature. Curious sea otters and seals frequent the lagoon just steps from the main lodge deck. In a nearby meadow, we can sometimes glimpse bears and other wildlife from a safe distance. Our natural history library offers amazing resources and interesting reads – cozy up with a good book and let your worries drift out with the tide!

In the evening, share stories from your day’s adventure with other guests and join an evening natural history presentation, given by local expert guides or guest speakers. Overnight at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge. (B,L,D)

Final Day:     Savor another morning in the wilds of Kenai Fjords National Park; kayak, canoe or beachcomb for a half-day before boarding our boat for the return wildlife cruise to Seward. En route, enjoy another opportunity to photograph the sheer cliffs of the fjords, scan for birdlife and seek out marine wildlife. We arrive in the Seward Harbor by 5:30 pm. If your plans include an Alaska Railroad trip back to Anchorage, we make sure to arrive in plenty of time to catch the evening train. Dinner and transfers not included in trip price. (B,L)

Note: variations in schedule may be offered at time of booking.

We do not expect any major changes from this schedule. However, in the spirit of adventure, we allow our itinerary to remain flexible so that we may take advantage of spontaneous events.

Looking to extend your Alaska vacation? See our Lodge Combination Packages or Guided Journeys for more information on visiting Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge as part of an longer vacation with Alaska Wildland Adventures


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The holiday weekend is now underway and 43 million Americans will travel to their Thanksgiving destinations according to AAA.  Lots of people are making their way in, out and through the valley, making for some traveling headaches.  An early winter storm took a toll on air travel plans for many, even some in the desert.  "One airport is closed on the east coast, it affects everything even on the west coast," said Amy Smith, who is visiting from Utah.  "So, if you're smart, you could drive."

AAA says 90% of those traveling for the holiday weekend will drive.  Don Minnick and his family made a stop in the valley on the way to Arizona.  "We're not traveling that far, so it's a lot easier to drive," said Minnick.

Even cheaper this year.  The pinch at the pump is at its lowest since 2010 says AAA.  The average cost per gallon in Riverside county is down 20 cents from last Thanksgiving.  "It's a lot cheaper that it was last year," said Minnick.  "We came and it was five bucks a gallon."

All this does come at a price though, the long lines of traffic.  Cars flooded Interstate-10, drivers dealing with speeds as low as 30 miles per hour in some parts of the valley.  One driver says the key to surviving the traffic is patience.  "It is just what it is," said Darrell Kem, on his way home to Arizona.  "We left early, it took a while to get here."

The long line of headlights is to be expected on one of the busiest travel days of the year.  It's what drivers can do to avoid the unexpected that's most important.  "You have to be very cautious," said Kem.  "That's it, be careful, make it home for the holidays."

The California Highway Patrol is also increasing patrols until midnight on Sunday when many are expected to return home.


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Dr. Hom graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry in 1986. He holds two bachelors of science degrees, one in microbiology from San Diego State University, and the other in vision science from SCCO. He has been a part-time instructor in the Family Practice Service for over 15 years and brings many years of private practice experience in Covina to the Eye Care Center. His special interests lie in occupational and vocational prescribing, especially the visual needs of computer users.


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It's a JUG BAND ALL STAR BREAK, along with BIRTHDAYS-IN-BLUE From the Land of the Round Haircut for Baritone Saxophone Giant PAUL 'HUCKLEBUCK' WILLIAMS, Identical Twin Rock 'N' Roll Pioneers CLAUDE and CLIFF TRENIER, Motown Legend MARTHA

Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s most inspiring spiritual teachers, sharing the enlightenment he himself experienced after a startling personal transformation. His views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guru. This book extracts the essence from his teachings in The Power of Now, showing us how to free ourselves from “enslavement to the mind.” The aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life. Through meditations and simple techniques, Eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to “a life of grace, ease, and lightness
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The happy ever after fairytale continues for Storybook Glen after the attraction was awarded four stars by Visit Scotland.

The Maryculter-based attraction wowed the judges with praise gaining the attraction an extra star from the tourism body.

Hundreds of life size characters, in the forms of statues, populate the 28-acre site.

But not everything at Storybook Glen is so static with a real-life Old McDonald’s Farm delighting children with real animals.

VisitScotland Regional Director, Philip Smith, said: “We are delighted to have awarded Storybook Glen four-star Visitor Attraction status.

“These four stars have been awarded as result of the ongoing hard work and investment made by the team at Storybook Glen.

“Regions, such as Aberdeenshire, need a mix of attractions to cater for a range of visitors. We welcome specialist attractions in that mix and Storybook Glen is certainly is a great experience for the whole family to enjoy.”

Jackie Liddel, manager, said: ‘‘People love getting out with a lot of fresh air and the kids love everything to see and do.

“I’m amazed by the amount of visitors that come- we’re on our third generation of some families!

‘‘Hopefully we will get as good a summer as last year!”

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Residents' cards

People walking into the College

King's College has introduced a new residents' card scheme to make it quicker to process the large number of visitors to the College, and to improve the security of the premises.

The card will be available to local residents who live within a 12 mile radius of Great St Mary's Church (in the Market Square, Cambridge).

What the card is

The card allows local residents to enter the College grounds and Chapel, when open to the public.

Existing cards

The new card replaces the existing residents' scheme. If you currently possess a residents' permit you may continue to use it until it expires.

Those residents holding white card permits that have no expiration date may use them until the end of 2013, when the holder will need to apply for a new pass. Photographic driving licences will also be accepted as proof of local residence to grant access to the Chapel (not the grounds), but only until the end of 2013.

How to apply

  1. Please read the terms and conditions:

    Terms and conditions

    • Cards cost £10 each (£7 for people aged 65 or over), and are valid for three consecutive years from the date of issue. This charge is to cover the administration costs of producing the cards.
    • Payment must be made in pounds sterling.
    • You can cancel your order within seven days of receiving your card, and get a full refund. Please contact for details.
    • Children under 18 do not need a card, but must be accompanied by an adult with a card when entering the College.
    • The pass may be used only by the person named on it, together with any accompanying children under 18.
    • You can apply for up to four cards per household.
    • Possession of a card does not entitle the card holder to bring guests free of charge on to the grounds or to visit the Chapel.
    • The College reserves the right to refuse an application if the application is considered inappropriate or incomplete.
    • The College reserves the right to restrict access at any time, particularly during exam period and at times of closure to the public.
    • The cards remain the property of King's College, Cambridge at all times.
  2. Please make sure you have a passport-style digital photo of yourself. You will need this for the online application form.
  3. Complete the online application form.

Your card will be posted to you and will take about three weeks to arrive (they are made by an external supplier).

University cards

Those with a University card or an Alumnus card will still be able to walk through the College and visit the Chapel, with a maximum of two guests, when the Chapel and grounds are open.

Those with an Anglia Ruskin card can walk through the College, but with no guests.

University Centre cards are not accepted.

For any enquiries please contact the Chapel Office:
Tel: (+44) (0)1223 331212

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Interview: Ibrahim Dabdoub, NBK

Interview: Ibrahim Dabdoub, NBK

The Group CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait, Ibrahim Dabdoub, tells Trends about how the global economic meltdown was good for the Gulf.

January 27, 2010 10:50 by

You said recently that the crisis would have people going back to basics and that it would have an impact on strategy because of the changed business and regulatory environment. Why did you say that?

The world of Paul Volcker did not contribute to the economy, to be honest.

It is not that I am against investment banking, but in general I think one of the main causes of the crisis in the U.S. was investment banking’s excessive financial engineering. The model of investment banking as it has been since the 1990s should be revisited.

You’ve expanded in Turkey and in Egypt, two large markets.

In Egypt we are doing well. We have a moderately large bank. We have 32 branches and we want to open another eight. It’s doing well.

Egypt is a large country. Some 80 million people. We want to test the waters in Turkey. We have a small participation in a small bank. We are thinking now of a larger presence. We have a lot of hope in Turkey and I think the country will play a major role in the Middle East. Not only from an economic point of view but also politically, because there is a void in the region.

What are your plans regarding Islamic banking?

We acquired 40 percent of a small Islamic bank called Boubyan Bank. We hope to acquire more of that bank. Anyhow, we control it now; we manage it.

So the crisis was a good thing?

It was good for us. It allowed us to buy Boubyan Bank.

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