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The Snowman and the SnowdogRaymond Briggs (author)
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Raymond Briggs touching follow-up to his Christmas classic takes the Snowman flying on a new snow-spun adventure. Contains an audio CD narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch with music from the film score.
The Snowman flies again in this follow-up to the much-loved Christmas classic - this edition includes a CD with narration by Benedict Cumberbatch, so you can listen and enjoy time and time again.
Billy and his mum have moved into a new house, but Billy isn't very full of Christmas cheer, as his beloved old dog has passed away.
So when the snow falls and Billy starts to build a Snowman, he knows exactly what to do - he builds a Snowdog too! Later that night, something magical happens, taking Billy on the most wonderful Christmas adventure.
This book includes an audio CD with the story read by Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as the music from the beautiful film score.
The Snowman is the perfect festive read for ALL the family! Look out for more Snowman titles to read together:
For little ones: The Snowman board book
For younger children: The Snowman classic picture book with no words
For readers aged 7+: The Snowman - beloved author Michael Morpurgo has re-imagined Raymond Briggs' classic for a whole new generation of readers
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Number of pages: 32
Weight: 242 g
Dimensions: 277 x 231 x 4 mm
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To say that the party was off the chain doesn't even begin to describe; this party broke the chain in half. This party melted the chain down and using precious metals made an even crazier chain. It started at 2PM, unheard of in the toddler world where events are usually either pre or post-nap. But the chosen time was intentional. The host wanted to send a message: No lightweights.
I walked in at 2:30 and knew right away this wasn't an ordinary birthday party. No Minute Maid from concentrate, no High-C in this heezy just bottles of Pom.
A Raffi CD was blaring Baby Beluga and these toddlers were leaving it all on the dance floor. After a few minute of clinging I found my crew in the living room playing with blocks. Wooden blocks from Denmark. I picked up a cube and examined it; the buttery wood was nothing like my dollar store trinkets. I brought it to my nose; the scent transported me to the shores of the Baltic sea, to a place dense with Linden trees, Viking legacies, and children who willingly and stupidly wear pants made of sheep's wool. No lead. These people went all out.
Two minutes into parallel play I felt a familiar anger rise in my solar plexus. Hunger. It didn't take long to find what I was looking for. The spread was impressive: whole packages of fruit snacks, four types of crackers including a bowl overflowing with intact Goldfish, and recognizable cheese.
"Whattryou having?" a drowsy two-year hanging onto a nearby chair slurred. I made my selections. I don't know if it was the atmosphere or 100% juice drink making me brave but holding the plate as I walked across the room to show mommy my spoils felt right at the time. Once the mess was cleaned up and more food secured I feasted hungrily.
The party was in full swing now. A remixed version of The Farmer in the Dell laid over a track from The Fresh Beats Band was bringing out the wild in errybody. "One, here comes to the two to the three to the four," a 3-year old girl who clearly knew her numbers spun crazily almost taking out a few people in her vicinity.
"WHAT'S SHE ON?" I shouted over the music to the kid on my right.
"THE HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SIZZURP! ONE PART ORANGE SODA, TWO PIXY STICKS AND SPRINKLES!"
He had me at the orange soda. Before I could go in search of the sizzurp I was swooped up for a forced bathroom break. I didn't go quietly- all this environmental stimulation was leaving me feeling somewhat belligerent- but I did go. A lot. Some on my shoe.
Later as I was trying to hide a home furnishing I'd damaged behind some drapes I saw mommy sitting on the couch talking to someone. He couldn't have been more than 16-months old. Overalls made out of khaki material, white collared short-sleeved Circo. I was fine until I saw her laugh her beautiful sparkly laugh and pat him on the head. Like lightning I headed over there prepared to say something casual like, "What are you guys taking about?" but it came out, "NO!"
The big infant acted like he didn't even see me and kept the conversation going.
"I two trucks. Two trucks. Gween. Two gween trucks."
"Cool story, bro," I stepped between him and my mom, "Did you come here with someone?"
He continued to ignore me and tried to regain eye contact with m'lady whose lap I had now managed to climb on to.
Reaching into his pocket he pulled out two Hot Wheels and would given them to her if I hadn't hit them both out of his hand. He laughed like we were playing.
"Broseph. You need to move along." He kept staring at me and it wasn't until I finally knocked him off balance with my foot that he backed away. I turned to my mom. Can't leave you alone for a minute, can I? She whispered something about gentle feet.
Out of nowhere the music calmed, the lights dimmed, and a woman carrying the cake of all cakes on a crystal platter appeared singing, "Happy Birthday." I was touched. A wave of appreciative embarrassment washed over me as I made my way toward this kind stranger. How did she know chocolate is my favorite?
In what can only be described as the rudest awakening of of my life my mom pulled me back by the hood of my sweatshirt and said, "Not for you."
Even if I'd wanted to fight back the tears I would have been powerless against the oceans upon oceans of acute pain. If this celebratory confection and song were not for me, then who? The birthday melody that just a few moments ago sounded so sweet was now jarring and each note increased my restless fury. As the cake was placed in front of a lanky toddler I foggily recognized from the park I felt the world come out from under my feet: she picked me up, and just moments after I'd internally decided to rush the birthday boy and smash his cake into a sugar and flour puree.
The next several minutes were spent in spiritual solitude. The cotton fibers of the right shoulder corner of my mother's shirt may have muffled my sobs and absorbed my tears, but as I peeled my face away from her body my broken disposition was apparent to anyone who cared to glance upon me. "Go ahead and look," I said to myself.
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks, a slice of cake appeared. The traitor/stranger lady waved a piece like a white flag timidly under my nose causing me to smile involuntarily.
I don't remember when I took my pants off. Actually, I can't remember anything after the cake. I woke up in my carseat with a party bag in my hand and someone else's shoes on my feet. To whoever has my red Pedipeds, keep them. They smell like pee.

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#PodestaEmails: Wikileaks Releases Election Day Batch From Clinton Campaign Chair
WikiLeaks has released its 35th batch of emails from the hacked account of Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, John Podesta, as Americans go to the polls in the presidential election.
The whistleblowing site has now released a total number of 58,375 emails in its Podesta series.
The leaks have revealed some of the inner workings of the Democratic candidate’s campaign, notably her team’s widespread manipulation of the MSM and cozy relationships with influential political journalists.
Accusations of Chelsea Clinton’s misuse of Clinton Foundation funds for her wedding, admissions of secret middle-eastern donations and concerns over Hillary's email scandal are just some of the topics discussed by staffers that are now open to public scrutiny.
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In a December 2014 mail to Clinton aide Cheryl Mills, Podesta hints that Mills showed some disdain for President Barack Obama.
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College, Minor & Independent Lg Stats. Though he managed 24 doubles and 11 home runs in the spacious ballparks of the Florida State League, he hit .238 for the Flying Tigers before going 8-for-47 with 18 strikeouts in a late-season stint at Double-A Erie.
Thanks for all the incredible moments this season, Kody, and best of luck at the next level. Although the minor league season remains undecided, that hasn’t stopped Clemens from striving to regain the momentum from 2019 and carrying it into his next campaign with the Tigers farm system. to make a catch on an individual batted ball. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! How high/low, in degrees, a ball was hit by a batter. How hard, in miles per hour, a fielder throws the ball. “We have a cage here and a little weight room, just to stay in shape for whenever we get the call to come back,” Clemens said. hit. Minor League Batting Game Logs & Splits (s.2008) 2018; 2019; More Kody Clemens Pages at Baseball Reference. 2B Kody Clemens assigned to Detroit Tigers. “I didn’t have a job in the offseason because I was fortunate enough to get a good signing bonus,” Clemens said.
If that continues, and he makes the next step as a hitter at Double-A, he could enter the Tigers’ infield mix in the coming years as a left-handed hitter with double-digit home run power. Upon his initial introduction to the Tigers’ farm system, Clemens’ power at the plate preceeded him. Kody Clemens Overview. After being picked by the Detroit Tigers in the third round of the 2018 MLB Draft, Clemens signed a contract with an estimated $600,000 signing bonus. “To be able to hit well, I just had to learn to keep my body in shape at all times. “It’s obviously super nice to have him around the house and to have my brother. Though Clemens isn’t an elite athlete, his instincts and ability to read hitters have allowed him to stick at second base through the lower levels. A Batted Ball Event represents any batted ball that produces a result. pitch. We have one here at home, like I said, so that’s really good,” Clemens said. How far off the mound, in feet, a pitcher releases the
“I’m getting in the cage. player has saved over his peers. a batted-ball event with a launch angle between eight and 32 degrees. Selected with the first pick in the third round by the Tigers, Clemens was in line for an estimated slot bonus of $750,800, but opted to sign for $600,000, according to MLB.com’s Jim Callis.
In 2016, that shifted to focusing on the start of his college career at the University of Texas. 176 collegiate appearances later and Clemens’ was staring at the start of his professional career. For Clemens, that meant a return to the outskirts of Houston, Texas where his family resides. The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in raw numbers and as a measurement against average. "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window.". 2B Kody Clemens assigned to Erie SeaWolves from Lakeland Flying Tigers. In 2016, that shifted to focusing on the start of his college career at the University of Texas. The Tigers took him at the start of the third round that June, signed him for $600,000, then watched as Clemens hit his way up to Class A Advanced Lakeland during his pro debut.
“I’m fortunate to have a batting cage here and have my dad to throw me batting practice,” he laughed. February 25, 2019: 2B Kody Clemens assigned to Detroit Tigers. He received a $600,000 signing bonus and made his professional debut with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League.
For 24 years, all Kody Clemens has known is baseball.
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He worked to get stronger and to turn on and pull more pitches, increasing his game power without sacrificing his ability to control the strike zone and grind out quality at-bats. Statcast defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher. — Kody Clemens (@kodyclem) June 25, 2018 Selected with the first pick in the third round by the Tigers, Clemens was in line for an estimated slot … At the end of the regular season and early in postseason play, Clemens was simply unstoppable, crushing home runs even after opposing coaches publicly speculated about not pitching to him. Another of Roger Clemens' sons, Kody was considered a better prospect than his older siblings and he proved it this spring. A bit of the pressure on Detroit’s minor league system was alleviated when the Tigers announced they would continue to pay their minor league players the $400 stipend with no announced end date to that payment.
I need to make some money,” he laughed. The third of Roger Clemens’ sons to enter pro ball, joining older brothers Koby and Kacy, Kody could not have built a better springboard, powering his way to Big 12 Conference Player of the Year honors and the Golden Spikes finalist list as a junior at the University of Texas. The Detroit Tigers selected Clemens with the 79th overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. 2B Kody Clemens assigned to Erie SeaWolves from Lakeland Flying Tigers. play.
A batted ball with the perfect combination of exit velocity How much spin, in revolutions per minute, a pitch was The 6’0, 185-pounder was clutch all season in hitting .351 with 24 home runs and 72 RBIs.
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“It’s pretty hard for all of us players to figure out exactly what we’re gonna do because you don’t know. Kody's brothers, Koby and Kacy, were former eighth-round picks. “Say we get the call in a week, you know, our arms have to still be in shape or, you know, our swings have to be exactly how we want them to be in order for the season to go. He was promoted to the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in August.
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Texas 2B Kody Clemens announces decision to sign with the Detroit Tigers, Chris Del Conte expects athletes to stand together for ‘The Eyes of Texas’. He's a reliable defender at the keystone, with good hands and enough arm strength to make all the routine plays. I’m just going to keep doing what I did in the offseason, just kind of act as if it’s another short offseason.
Detroit Tigers sign top pick Casey Mize; $7.5 million signing bonus Tigers also signed third-round pick Kody Clemens I’ll just stay sharp and just keep working on my craft. For Clemens, much like the rest of the national pipeline, development can only move so quickly with a decision on the minor league season having yet to be confirmed. Over his three-year career at Texas, Clemens knocked 34 home runs and while it took some time for that power to translate to the minor league field, Clemens’ has his sights on continuing to cultivate that contact, albeit in limited surroundings. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He worked to get stronger and to turn on and pull more pitches, increasing his game power without sacrificing his ability to control the strike zone and grind out quality at-bats. The power output is new, as Clemens totaled just 10 home runs in his first two years at Texas before erupting as a junior, though scouts do believe he could be a .260 hitter who hits 20 homers annually when all is said and done.
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Cassano: ‘Ready to return’
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Compaq Computer Corp. has added hot-swap memory to its enterprise arsenal, introducing four new ProLiant servers in the process.
IT managers have been able to hot-swap hard drivesinserting and removing storage units without taking the system downfor a number of years. Compaq’s hot-swappable memory, however, is a product of some custom design work with Broadcom Corp.’s ServerWorks unit, which developed support for the technology inside its Grand Champion-HE chipset.
Compaq introduced four servers on Thursday: the four-way ProLiant DL580 and two-way ML530, using the Xeon MP and Xeon DP chips, respectively; and the two-way ML330 and ML350, which use the Pentium III Xeon processor and are designed for the SMB market. Compaq also announced the Compaq Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 1, a software tools and management suite.
The DL580 and ML530 both use “mirrored memory,” which allows the server to fail over a bank of memory to an unused DIMM, according to Paul Miller, director of marketing for mainstream servers at Compaq’s industry-standard server group in Houston. Both the DL580 and ML530 allow up to 16-Gbytes of memory to be used.
The hot-swap memory represents part of Compaq’s “adaptive infrastructure”, designed to allow IT managers more flexibility. “We are the first vendor in history to bring together the hot-plug memory architecture in a server,” Miller said.
The hot-swap capability is actually built into every Grand Champion-HE chipset, Miller said, but only as an undocumented function. “It would take a very long time to reverse engineer,” Miller said. “Memory timing on the bus is one of the hardest things to debug.”
Compaq enhanced the ML350 and ML330 by adding firmware-based RAID, a middle ground between a dedicated RAID card and so-called “software RAID”. The ML350 contain hot-pluggable drive capabilities; the ML330 does not. Both the ML350 and ML330 can be used with 80-Gbyte ATA drives.
All of the new ProLiant servers include Compaq Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 1. The pack provides visual representations of Compaq ProLiant e-Class and future p-Class blade servers and their locations within blade server enclosures and blade server racks, and with one-click access to Integrated Lights-Out and Integrated Administrator management processors, according to the company. The pack also includes a reporting wizard tool to create inventory reports. Compaq Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 1 is included in the 5.40 version of the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, which ships for free with all industry-standard ProLiant servers.
According to Miller, one of the company’s challenges is advising customers whether to use Intel’s “Prestonia” Xeon processors, which use a 400-MHz front-side bus, or wait for a 533-MHz model due in the middle of next year. While Compaq is trying to help its customers avoid “double-stepping” and buying two servers in a short amount of time, there sometimes is an economic advantage in waiting, he said.
“All of this adds up to lot of confusion,” Miller said.
Intel began trying to cut down on the number of chipsets it introduced over a year ago, when customers protested that the engineering resourced needed to validate the new designs was prohibitively expensive. A spokesman for Intel’s server division in Hillsborough, Ore. said that there will always be “give and take” between Intel and its customers.
“It just shows that there’s good innovation on (the Intel architecture), with room for everyone,” the Intel spokesman said. “End users and OEMs will pick the platform they need.”
The ProLiant DL580 and the ProLiant ML530 will be available mid year with pricing starting at $8,499 and $5,199, respectively. The ProLiant ML350 with the 1.4GHz processor is available in both tower and rack models now starting at $1,949, while the ProLiant ML330 with 1.4GHz processor is available now starting at $1,422.


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It will be October in less than a week, and many of you may have given up on your gardens for the winter. When most gardeners think of October, they think of raking leaves and cleaning out for the spring.
But, if you have a garden project you are just itching to finish, don’t wait. The horticulturists around here stress that fall is the best time to plant. This may not be safe for some of the colder parts of the USA, but for most of us, the weather is mild and the soil is willing. Actually, it’s even a little warm here in South Carolina today.
This is a great time to get those shrubs and trees in the ground. For most plants. as long as they are listed as hardy to your USDA hardiness zone, then you can plant them most any time of the year, unless the ground is frozen. Planting in the fall will allow more time for good strong roots to develop before spring. Your trees will perform better than if you wait until it warms up next year to plant them.

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Encore! That’s the cry from uptown hotels and other local tourism executives after Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte staged eight major concerts during a one-year period beginning in September 2021 and extending through Elton John’s appearance last month. The results: Uptown hotel sales went up 40% on those nights while rates surged 26% compared with six-month averages.
Such increases are more impressive when viewed in the context of surging growth in leisure travel in Charlotte during the past several years. Leisure travel hotel revenue here is forecast to grow 28.8% this year over 2019, the most recent full non-pandemic year, according to industry analyst Kalibri Labs. That’s double the 14% leisure gain anticipated nationwide by the end of 2022.
Concerts and anything else that boosts leisure travel has become even more important for Charlotte and other cities because corporate travel has yet to fully recover. Corporate travel for decades dominated hospitality business here, but that has shifted.
“Venues are our beach and venues are our mountains,” Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance CEO Mohammad Jenatian told CBJ, pointing to the importance of the NFL stadium and NBA arena to lure travelers. “Every concert at Bank of America Stadium has been a major driver for our hotels.”
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When someone is involved in a crash that harms another person, there is a chance that you could be held accountable. If the driver is under the influence of alcohol, the penalties can become even more severe.
Drunk drivers are the cause of around 29 deaths per day in this country. Because driving drunk is a decision that a person has to make purposefully, each of those deaths was preventable. On top of those deaths, there are countless other victims who suffer injuries in crashes caused by impaired drivers.
Car crashes happen for a variety of reasons, and some circumstances are beyond the control of those involved. However, if a driver does or fails to do something that causes a serious accident, punishment through the criminal justice system may not only be inevitable, but necessary. A recent car crash in Colorado has resulted in that very action, as a man has been charged with driving under the influence and other offenses after authorities say that he caused a crash that left four people hospitalized.
Every motorist understands the dangers of impaired driving. We are reminded of this throughout the year, particularly around summer holidays when drinking and driving is on the rise. Despite these warnings, people continue to drink and drive and injure other drivers and passengers on the roadway.
Car accidents can happen for a variety of reasons. Because of this, all drivers in Colorado and across the country must work to prevent causing a car crash, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol before driving. Unfortunately, drunk driving can come with serious consequences, even though it is completely preventable.
Drunk driving is a serious problem that puts Colorado residents in danger. This is one cause of crashes that's preventable, so it's a tragedy when a wreck that's caused by someone who's impaired occurs.
You were driving home when you saw an unusual flicker in the corner of your eye. By the time you looked over to see what it was, the headlights of the vehicle were colliding with your passenger-side door. You didn't have time to do anything to prepare for the crash.
It's always interesting to hear how your state ranks in laws for drivers. In this case, there is a lot of information about how Colorado ranks in terms of having the strictest DUI laws in the U.S. It may not be surprising to you, but the state does not have strict DUI laws compared to some other places.
Drunk driving is a hazard that doesn't have to exist. Drivers can make the decision not to get behind the wheel when they're intoxicated.
There are always discussions about the best ways to handle people who drink and drive. Is it a good idea to put them into the prison system? Is it more effective to send them to alcohol rehabilitation or a treatment program?

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All around me as I look south, the flat land of the Everglades reaches to the horizon, interrupted only occasionally by small stands of palm trees. None of the distinctive native sawgrass grows here. In fact, the vista is not at all what visitors to Everglades National Park see. Instead, the black, peat-like soil is planted in sugar cane as far as I can see.
Behind me, as I turn around, is an expanse of placid blue water that reflects the sky. It is all water to the northern horizon. This is Lake Okeechobee.
I am standing on the flat top of the mound of sand and gravel, not concrete, that is the fragile Herbert Hoover Dike, a 143-mile long structure that holds in the mammoth lake. Once-upon-a time, it was considered the brilliant solution to Florida’s sometimes deadly flooding problems. Today, it’s lack of an outlet to the south deprives the remaining area of natural Everglades of the water it needs, while its fragility requires the repeated dumping of billions of gallons of polluted water, with disastrous results, into the delicate Indian River and Caloosahatchie estuaries to the east and west.
On this bright early Spring day, I’m out on an all-day tour of some of the Army Corps of Engineer’s latest work on the Dike, at the moment in the town of Moore Haven. With me are clean water activist Becky Bruner; Marty Baum, the Indian River Keeper; and my husband, Harry, a Sierra Club Long Island executive committee member and photographer for the day. Our guide is John Campbell who has come from the Corps office in Jacksonville.
As they are in New Orleans and so many other places, the Corps is responsible for managing the risks of flooding and dam safety. Here, the Corps has calculated the risk as one-in-two that a very heavy rain, from a hurricane or otherwise, will cause the dike to burst, if the water level rises to 18’. This calamity would inundate the small, low-income communities built just below the dike and spread water through much of South Florida.
Our tour showed contractors under Corps supervision working on replacing the first of 32 nearly 100-year old culverts that the engineers consider especially vulnerable points of failure. The new concrete structures are expected to last 100 years. In 2012, after six years of toil, the Corps finished building 21 miles of a wall to prevent water from seeping through the dike. But the $10 million/mile project stopped 122 miles short of stabilizing the whole dike.
So here’s the problem: hundreds of millions of tax dollars of work later, the risk of dike failure is still high, and nothing the Corps is doing lessens at all the certainty that dirty water will once again be dumped into the estuaries when rain raises the water level high enough.
What the culvert work does guarantee, however, is that the sugar cane fields can continue to be drained when it rains hard—sending water back into the lake, which is already filling up very rapidly from the very same rain. And that is the very condition that leads to the dumping of Lake water east and west.
Should sugar can fields be allowed to flood and sustain damage? Should they be allowed to pump water back in when lake water is ruining some of the most important natural areas in the state of Florida, and in fact, the whole continent? Who is setting the priorities, and how are they doing that?
There is much more to this story, and I will pick it up again soon.


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In 1992, the year Emily Watson made her debut on the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theater. In 1996, the year Emily Watson played in his first film role - a picture of Bess Lars von Trier's "Breaking the Waves". For this role, Emily Watson received the prize "Felix" for best actress of 1996, the. Other movies with her participation: "Boxer" (1996), "Hilary and Jane" (1998), "The Cradle will sing" (1999).
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Lake Eufaula State Park
Deep Fork Nature Center
***NOTICE*** Effective Monday September 9, 2019, campsite rates for RV and tents will be increased to $16.00 per site, per day. Rates for water and sewer will increase $1.00 each, per site, per day. Extra tents placed on an RV or tent site will be charged the $16.00 rate. There will be no charge for tents for dependents under the age of 18 whose parent or parent(s) are occupying a site. The increase will be reflected on new reservations beginning 9/9/2019.
Lake Eufaula State Park is a great choice for an Oklahoma getaway. Whether the stay is short or long-term, a visit to this area will be memorable. Formerly known as Fountainhead State Park, the park is located just south of I-40 near Checotah. Situated on Lake Eufaula, a 102,000 acre reservoir, visitors can enjoy many activities on land and water.
Observe Oklahoma's diverse foliage and wildlife on hiking trails like Bluebird Trail. Visitors can bike around the expansive park's mountain bike trails. Saddle up for a guided horseback ride at on-site Lake Eufaula Stables, or bring your own horse to explore the trails. Learn about native animals and plant species at the Deep Fork Nature Center, where kids and adults can participate in naturalist programs and activities. The park also offers many playgrounds and a fishing pond.
Enjoy a 18-hole disc golf course at Hummingbird Beach and there is no fee required to play the disc golf course. Stop by the gift shop in the park office to rent disc golf equipment. Nearby, the 18-hole Fountainhead Golf Course features views of the lake, complete with a putting green and pro shop. Add a personal and lasting touch to the park's Lovelock Fountain.
While land activities are abundant, Lake Eufaula boasts plenty of water. Enjoy a swimming area with a beach and multiple boat ramps for easy lake access. Fishing is a big attraction, and a marina makes year-round fishing possible with an enclosed, heated dock and tackle shop. Some of the largest fish in the state have been caught at Lake Eufaula.
Look into Lake Eufaula's various accommodations for an overnight stay. Choose from approximately 35 full hookup RV sites, 65 RV sites with water and electric and 93 tent sites. For a unique overnight accommodation, book a stay in one of the park’s three yurts, which come with heat/ac, bedding, a microwave, mini fridge, electrical outlets and an LED TV.
The Longhorn Loop yurt includes a foldout futon, large picnic shelter and doorstep lake access, while the ADA compliant Hummingbird Beach yurt comes with two full-sized futon bunk beds with nearby beach access. The Longhorn Loop Honeymoon yurt has a queen-sized log canopy bed indoors and two picnic tables, a grill, a fire pit and a lantern holder outdoors. Although there is no running water in the yurts, restroom facilities are located within 50 yards of the Longhorn Loop and Hummingbird Beach yurts, and 1000 yards from the Longhorn Loop Honeymoon yurt. Pets are not allowed inside yurts.
Comfort stations are scattered throughout the park. Ideal for meetings or family reunions, the group camp features a fully-equipped kitchen, dining hall, stocked pond and four air-conditioned bunkhouses that accommodate up to 96 people. Lake Eufaula State Park also features an airstrip for those who would like to fly into the park. In addition, there are coin operated washers and dryers located in the Dogwood Drive Campground.
PricingTent sites: $14
RV sites with electric & water hookups: $22
RV sites with electric, water & sewer hookups: $25
Premium sites: Additional $6
Longhorn Loop Yurt: $65 per night.
Hummingbird Beach Yurt: $85 per night
Longhorn Loop Honeymoon Yurt: $100 per night
Yurts require a two-night minimum stay on the weekend and three nights over a holiday weekend. There is a five day cancellation policy for refund.
Disc rental for disc golf: $5.
3D Archery Course: $10 a day per person.
Senior Discounts for Campsites:
The senior discount is currently $2 off the daily published rate for designated standard RV and tent campsites. Utility fees are not discounted.
Total disability discount is currently 50% of the base rate for designated standard RV and tent campsites. Utility and premium campsite fees are not discounted.
Senior discounts are also offered on other recreational features.
For more information on senior and disabled discounts, please click ’Senior Citizen & Physically Challenged Visitor Opportunities’ under the Maps & Resources tab located above.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the pricing listed above, prices are subject to change without notice.


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This course is for anyone working with babies, children and teenagers who needs to learn more about sleep, the problems that can arise and how to promote support. The course is designed for all people working in schools, centres and residential settings, whether they have a professional qualification or not.
The course is provided as in-house training for a maximum of 20 people. The all-inclusive cost is £1300 in mainland UK. This equates to £65 per person. Costs for the course outside mainland UK can be negotiated.
- · Knowledge of typical sleep
- · Awareness of common sleep problems in children
- · Understanding of sleep diary use
- · Understanding of how to tailor sleep hygiene advice to need
This is a new development in the Handsel-Interconnections sleep initiative and our Sleep Consultant and Trainer is Julie Sutton.
As a Learning Disability Nurse with over 20 years’ practice experience, Julie has a special interest in sleep interventions designed to meet the needs of children with disabilities and regularly delivers training focused in this area. She is also a Research Capacity Building Corporation (RCBC) Wales Scholar having been awarded a studentship to undertake doctoral research developing sleep hygiene education interventions for children with developmental disorders, at Bangor University. Julie is also an experienced freelance trainer and associate member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) of teaching fellows.
Julie has worked alongside Peter Limbrick since 2008, developing the Sleep Practitioner initiative and run a successful stream of courses training care professionals in the assessment and treatment of children’s sleep problems. Course evaluations are exemplary and positive feedback from participants is regularly received post attendance evidencing high training impact. Alongside two day Sleep Practitioner training events, Julie has delivered sleep training on a consultancy basis, at seminars and conferences commissioned by organisations such as Action for Children, NHS and local Authority providers in the United Kingdom and Eire.
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THE HOTEL OF THE FUTURE
Starwood Hotels and Resorts announced the rollout of their keyless initiative in ten of their properties globally, with W Doha being one of them.
Guests staying at the W Doha will now be able to bypass the front desk, go directly to their room and unlock their stay with a simple tap of their smartphone. The Bluetooth-enabled technology is powered by their SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) app and will be implemented with immediate effect in hotels in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York and Los Angeles, among others. Daniel Kerzner, VP of marketing for Starwood who was present in Doha for the event, along with the Regional Director of Starwood Middle East, said that about 50% of their guests currently are SPG members and this new feature might help increase the membership. SPG members must register their phone once through the SPG app and, after booking a reservation at a keyless hotel and approximately 24 hours before arrival, they will be invited to opt-in to SPG Keyless. Guests will then receive a push notification noting that they are checked in and the SPG app will update with their room number and Bluetooth key when the room is ready.


Texas cities and towns that want to keep out the oil and gas industry are officially no longer able to do so, thanks to a bill signed into law late Monday by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that bans local fracking bans.
Even in Texas, believe it or not, not everyone is thrilled with the fracking boom. Last November, the city of Denton, which is located on the edge of the massive Barnett Shale, became the first in the state to ban the unconventional drilling method. The new law, which passed the state House and Senate by a two-thirds margin, will go into effect immediately; from here forward, local communities like Denton will only be able to exercise “reasonable” restrictions on frackers, but won't be able to keep them out altogether.
Abbot, in announcing his decision to sign the law, claimed that it "ensures that Texas avoids a patchwork quilt of regulations that differ from region to region, differ from county to county or city to city."
More likely, though, the law is intended to protect the industry from those who have experienced first-hand its health and environmental impacts. Big Oil, as state Sen. Troy Fraser, a Republican who co-authored the bill, said, is "a huge job driver for the state of Texas."
The conflict gets to the heart of a lot of conflict surrounding fracking -- you don't tend to be against it until it's happening on your property, threatening your air and water safety. Residents of Denton, in voting to ban the practice, cited its potential impact on public health and their property values; opponents of the ban argued that it would "potentially threaten this energy renaissance and as a result, the well-being of all Texans.”
Because of that, banning fracking town by town may be one of the more effective ways of reigning in the industry. Before New York issued a state-wide ban on fracking, 174 individual towns independently passed laws keeping the industry out. Anti-fracking activist Helen Slottje, who lead these efforts together with her husband David, told Salon that there are communities across the country looking to do the same.
Texas' law will stop such grassroots protests from taking hold -- and, many argue, represents unprecedented state intervention in municipal affairs. “It’s a bad situation when city leaders’ hands are tied,” Councilman Kevin Roden told the Wall Street Journal. “There seems to be an attitude that big state government knows better than the citizens of a city. I just think -- conservative or liberal -- that is something you don’t do in Texas.”


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He puts the card into the slot, trying not to make very much noise when he enters her room. This wasn't like him; he never obsessed over women, women obsessed over him. But since the day he had seen her soft eyes look into his, it was something he had never felt before bordering on love and lust. He needed her, to posses her feeling her soft body writhe beneath him. Moving slowly into the room he could see the silhouette of her body on the bed, her soft hair thrown across the pillow. Laying slowly on the bed trying not too disturb her he moved next to her, pulling the sheet back a little bit he saw that she was wearing nothing but a matching panty set. Groaning he looked up to see her lick her soft lips and move a little into him. She tried to play shy with him but they both knew that she was a tease tempting him to make his move. The way she looked her small tan body he could take her and devour her all night long, making her beg for more. His hand moved softly down to the inside of her thigh he felt her shiver and sigh. Frowning he watched as she turned her head the other way, she always did that she could never meet his eyes for very long. But he would change that in only a matter of time. Turning her face back to his he leaned down slowly and kissed her lips, pressing hard into her. For a moment she kissed him back, putting her hands to his head but as if an alarm went off she abruptly pushed him away and jumped out of the bed, wrapping the sheet around her Body," What are you doing?" She tries to sound calm but he knew she was shaking. Instead of going to her, he moved out the door never taking his eyes off her. Closing the door he goes back to his room planning to make his next move tomorrow.
The next day he walked in after her making sure to check around and see if she said anything about him. When the coast was clear he went to her dressing room finding it empty even better. Walking in he saw her bag and went towards it until he heard her soft laughter outside the door. Moving behind it he waited until she walked in and closed the door locking it behind her. Turning around he saw her bright eyes," What are you doing here?" He gave her a slow cocky smile and move towards her. She was still trying to sound calm with him, but he knew that he could turn her legs to Jell-O. Backing her slowly against the wall he placed each hand on either side of her hips," What are you doing?" she whispers. Looking her over he sees she's wearing blue jeans that ride low on her hips and a T-shirt that clings to her soft tummy. Her brown hair is pulled back into a ponytail with a few strands by her face. And oh God she smells good, like heaven if he knew what it smelled like. Leaning in he brushes his nose taking in her sweet scent," I want you," he whispers not even sure if he said it himself. Moving his face back to hers he forces her to look into his eyes, he wonders how much longer he can hold out he move in closer but is stopped when his cell phone rings. Feeling irritated he answers reluctantly. Turning away from her for a second he doesn't see her slip out the door. When he hangs it up she's gone he could wait but she needs her rest. He was breaking her down slowly getting into her head. Soon she would know what it feels like to never be able to get him out of her head.
It had been a week and she was avoiding him,"Dammit." he thought. When he would walk into a room she would walk out. This game was getting old and he was getting restless night after night was going by and his dreams were filled with nothing but her. But he was sick of waiting it was time to go too her.
Standing in the doorway of her balcony she had yet to see him standing in they're watching her. Her bedroom was simple and lit candles with a four post bed in the middle. Her back was to him and he could see all she was wearing was a long white robe moving over to the bed she began to take the robe off until she looked up her soft eyes meeting his fierce ones. Not saying anything he moved towards her noticing that she wasn't moving and could find the words to say anything. Smiling he played with the strap of her belt," You've been avoiding me." His eyes roamed her body, looking her up and down." I've been busy." her breathing started to become louder."Bullshit." Chuckling he began to undo the robe pulling the belt out of the loops opening the robe slowly he saw she was wearing a soft pastel yellow panty set that set off her tan skin. Groaning he slipped the robe of her shoulders. He pushed her back on to the bed making sure to lay her the long way. Taking the belt he tied her gently to the bed, than going to her closet he found a scarf too blindfold her with. The whole time she didn't say anything but he could tell that her body was trembling. His lips went to her stomach, kissing her gently. He pulled away and slipped his clothes off and lay down next to her, running his hand slowly across her stomach. As he kissed her neck gently, he heard her take in a deep breath as continued to explore her. Moving on top of her slowly he pulled off her panties slowly nipping gently at her stomach. He moved between her thighs sucking gently on the inside to leave a mark. She was beginning to squirm beneath him trying to pull out of the ties. He was teasing her so that she could know what he had been feeling the past week, he wanted her to beg for his touch. His tongue brushed against her sensitive spot sending her hips off the bed. His mouth worked skillfully until he had her gasping his name when she was about lose control he stopped and moved back up her body. He untied her slowly and slipped the blindfold off pulling her to him so that He could take the rest of her clothes off. They sat staring at each other as his hand moved over back. He could feel her shaking as he pulled her tighter against him. They stared down became too intense for her so she turned away, putting his hand under her chin he turned her back to kissing her trying to devour her mouth as they fell back onto the bed, Moving between her legs she rolled him onto his back. She reached for a condom moving down his body. She kissed him tenderly; slipping his briefs down she slid it on him with her mouth. Throwing his head back he let out a growl pulling her back to him. Pinning her beneath him slowly he moved inside her burying his face in her neck they moved together, sweat breaking out on both their bodies. But once wasn't enough for him he kept going until both their bodies went numb. Collapsing on top of her he pulled them both under the sheets wrapping his arms tightly around her not letting go. When she was sleeping he watched her for the longest time whispering in her ear," Now you're mine."


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Someone wise once said that no celebration is complete without cake — and at Albertsons, we couldn't agree more. Whether you're looking for tasty cupcakes or need a custom-made birthday cake for a loved one, our bakers prepare delicious cakes every morning that are guaranteed to bring smiles to every gathering.
No one can resist our Signature SELECT® two-layer German chocolate cake paired with fresh fruit or chocolate fudge icing. Hosting a child's birthday party? Take home a large single-layer white cake or chocolate cake with your choice of frosting and candied decorations — and topped with a custom birthday message that will make the event unforgettable. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, sheet cake is a timeless birthday party treat kids love.
Entertaining a grownup crowd? Let us help with the dessert menu. Choose from carrot cake — perfect with a freshly brewed cup of coffee — or a zesty lemon cake, which pairs deliciously with wine or champagne.
At Albertsons, we're proud to be your neighborhood bakery and party planning resource.

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We’re back with our series to introduce the newest Better Bike Share grantees! This week is Drexel University’s research work. You can see the original post and links to all articles in the series here.
Source: kiewic via Flickr.
Seattle has quickly become known as ground zero for dockless bike share systems, which means now is a great time to examine how they are impacting access for a diversity of residents.
Drexel’s project looks into the spatial equity of dockless bike share in Seattle — such as whether the bikes are well-distributed and accessible to all types of residents, and what role redistribution plays in the picture. The information could help bike share stakeholders better understand the patterns and flows of the bikes and the ways in which they serve (or don’t serve) as a resource for various Seattleites.
The project is a partnership between Drexel, the City of Seattle, the University of Washington’s Washington State Transportation Center, and dockless bike share operators.
Focusing on dockless bikes in particular was an intentional choice for lead researchers Jana Hirsch of Drexel and Steve Mooney of the University of Washington. They were intrigued by the commonly-discussed issue of where to park the bikes, as well as whether the bikes had potential to improve public health. Since the bikes are a relatively new resource, the researchers were fascinated to think through the equity implications.
Looking into dockless bikes is a unique task, due to how the field is constantly shifting and changing.
“It’s a very quickly-moving field, and we are striving to move quickly as well,” said Mooney.
Data management and streamlining
The data that the researchers will look at is housed at the University of Washington, which cleans and anonymizes the ridership information gathered from dockless companies.
“The data issues are complicated. The data are of value to the company, but also of interest to researchers and the City,” said Mooney. “Each operator doesn’t want its raw data to be fully public, because then its competitors might be able to use it. The university is a neutral party who can curate the data and prepare public reports.”
One challenge of getting the data through this trickle down approach is the difficulty in verifying information. Fortunately, Hirsch and Mooney said that the University of Washington has already been doing a lot of work to make sure the data sets are as analogous as possible.
A focus on equity
One of the most important roles for Hirsch and Mooney is that they are able to focus in on a very specific aspect of the public data — equal access.
“The city is interested in host of other measures, not just equity,” said Hirsch. “We represent a way to dive much deeper into the equity piece specifically.”
The hard work begins with the first glance at the data. How, for example, do you define the population you are interested in examining for equity concerns? Or which neighborhoods do you look to as target locations for bike share bikes?
Additionally, Hirsch said it is important not to forget about other factors of equity, such as overall cost of the bike rides. The researchers are examining the results of an individual survey conducted by Seattle DOT and several bike companies in order to understand some of the other barriers that residents face.
The researchers are also keeping in mind some of the composite measures that the City has developed to look at poverty and economic opportunity, including the Displacement Risk Index and the Access to Opportunity Index.
While the multiple stakeholders (private, public, academic) can make coordination challenging, the researchers have met with lots of interest and cooperation so far on all sides.
The Better Bike Share Partnership is funded by The JPB Foundation as a collaborative between the City of Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the PeopleForBikes Foundation to build equitable and replicable bike share systems. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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- 01. Can I get on a commercial aircraft carrying my Leatherman tool?
- 02. Where does the Leatherman name come from?
- 03. Why should I buy a Leatherman tool?
- 04. How does the Leatherman warranty work?
- 05. I can't live without my Leatherman for even a day. Can you just send me the parts I need?
- 06. I'm from outside North America and I want to buy a Leatherman tool. Do you sell tools outside the United States?
- 07. Can I have a different blade installed in my Leatherman tool?
- 08. Is Leatherman interested in my idea for a new product or feature?
- 09. I've had my Leatherman for a very long time and the belt sheath is just about worn out. How can I get a replacement?
- 10. Can I buy stock in Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.?
- 11. All the blades on one handle of my Super Tool have been accidentally locked open. How can I get them unlocked?
01. Can I get on a commercial aircraft carrying my Leatherman tool?
UPDATED January 03, 2018:
Some Leatherman products are crafted to follow TSA specifications for a carry-on item. Those products are listed below. Other Leatherman products may be stowed in checked luggage that travels in the cargo area.
The following Leatherman products comply with current TSA regulations for carry-on items:
- Juice CS3
- Tread LT
- Tread Metric
- Hail + Style PS
- Piranha 2
- Style PS
Leatherman’s travel-friendly products are specially designed to conform to regulations for commonly restricted areas
and have successfully traveled through security at airports, theme parks, government buildings, schools, sporting
events, and concerts throughout the world. They have been greeted not only with acceptance, but also with genuine
interest and even excitement.
Please note: Before carrying any Leatherman product on a flight or into any other restricted area, refer to the organization’s published sharp object policy for your own protection. Security agents, such as TSA representatives, have full discretion over allowable items for the safety of all passengers and international laws may vary.
Current TSA policies are posted here: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items. Leatherman does not warranty tools that are lost, stolen, or confiscated.
02. Where does the Leatherman name come from?
Our tools bear the name of our founder Tim Leatherman, who invented the original Pocket Survival Tool, now known as the PST.
03. Why should I buy a Leatherman tool?
Tim Leatherman's standards for quality, durability, precision and attention to detail are what make Leatherman tools like no other. Ever since Tim invented the category, we've focused on just one thing - manufacturing the world's highest quality multipurpose tools.
04. How does the Leatherman warranty work?
Our warranty is simple. You broke it, we'll fix it. Just go to the Warranty page on www.leatherman.com/support-warranty.html and print/fill out the form provided there, put it and your tool (NO SHEATH PLEASE) in the mail to us and we'll fix/replace your tool and send it back to you for free. If you are from outside the US/Canada, please go to this same place on the web site and select the country you live in and send your tool to that country's distributor. They act as the warranty agent for Leatherman in that country.
05. I can't live without my Leatherman for even a day. Can you just send me the parts I need?
Our products are designed to be disassembled by factory-trained technicians only. Repaired tools are reassembled (and the pivot posts cemented) to ensure proper tension for optimum tool performance. Attempting to disassemble a Leatherman tool yourself may result in lost components and compromised tool functionality. It may also void your warranty protection.
06. I'm from outside North America and I want to buy a Leatherman tool. Do you sell tools outside the United States?
Our products are sold in approximately 90 countries around the world. Please refer to the Dealer Locator page at: www.leatherman.com/store to locate our authorized distributors. These distributors can help you find retailers in your area and/or help you with a warranty issue.
07. Can I have a different blade installed in my Leatherman tool?
Each Leatherman tool consists of a combination of features that makes it a unique multipurpose tool. We cannot alter or substitute different blade components from one tool version to another.
08. Is Leatherman interested in my idea for a new product or feature?
Always. Consumer feedback has played a significant role in improving our existing products and designing new ones. Our marketing department tracks suggestions and welcomes your feedback, so feel free to address your ideas to them (either in writing or at firstname.lastname@example.org). If you wish to submit an idea for which you already have or may obtain a patent or other ownership rights, please write to the Office of the President, Leatherman Tool Group, PO Box 20595, Portland OR 97294. Prior to receiving or considering your idea, we will present you with a disclosure agreement that describes your rights and ours in any idea you disclose to us.
09. I've had my Leatherman for a very long time and the belt sheath is just about worn out. How can I get a replacement?
There are several sheaths to choose from. All are pictured in our Accessories page at: www.leatherman.com/accessories. Please visit that section for information on how to order sheaths and other Leatherman gear.
10. Can I buy stock in Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.?
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Who knew a swimming hole could cause so much controversy. I’m sure that when the dam was built, with the purpose of providing a place for local children to swim, no one could have imagined the consequences that would come with it.
The Canasawacta Creek dam has been troubling residents of Plymouth Street and Willard Court for the past two years. Flooding in April of ‘05 and June of ‘06 has made residents in the area stand up and demand that the dam be pulled from the creek. Although engineers have said pulling the dam will make no difference to the water level, residents in the area feel it has become a collection point for debris, and they want to see it gone.
OK, that’s the history. Now to the present. Six months have gone by since the June flooding, and still the dam remains. Residents are understandably peeved. They feel the city has been putting them off, with no intention of removing the dam. The city is equally troubled. Their hands have been tied by the requirements guiding the dam removal.
The snow is falling, and winter has arrived. All parties involved know that the coming of the new season will only make pulling the dam from the creek a more difficult feat. Am I the only one who thinks a new plan of action may be necessary. If six months have gone by without the necessary conditions occurring, who knows how long it will take before a) the water level becomes low enough for city workers to get into the creek and b) the forecast calls for a week of dry weather, giving them adequate time to finish the project. The weather pattern has changed. Call it global warming or cyclical climate change or whatever you wish, but no one can predict how long it will be, before we have the dry weather necessary to pull the dam from the creek. It could be six months or six years, and if recent weather is any indication, we may be seeing more flooding before we ever reach that point.
The only logical conclusion is to develop some kind of contingency plan. What that plan would entail, I don’t know. Perhaps the creek should be dredged, and the trees and debris along the banks in danger of falling in with the next rain fall should be removed. If one course of action proves faulty, you need to find another. Preventative measures should be investigated and instituted, because as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.


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Shoot the Moon
This nostalgic game from the 1940’s is incredibly addictive. The simple concept of rolling the bearing uphill by moving the metal rails back and forth will have you and your friends hooked! The closer the ball drops to you, the more points you score. You won’t want to give anyone else a turn! The Richly-finished wood construction is suitable for ages 6 and up. 18 inches long.
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A unique and trendy pizza joint is coming to Mississauga
If you’re looking for a more trendy take on pizza, there’s a new resto coming to Mississauga.
Konz Pizza which is set to open at 247 Queen Street S Unit #8 will be serving up pizza in a cone.
The menu has classic pizza options such as pepperoni and Hawaiian and also boasts unique pizzas such as butter chicken (pizzas made with creamy butter chicken sauce, grilled chicken, roasted red peppers and red onions) and even a bacon cheeseburger pizza.
The resto will also serve pressed pizzas, flatbreads, fresh pasta, salads and ice cream/milkshakes.
There is no official opening date but we will definitely keep you posted.
- A new Karachi style pizza joint just opened up in Mississauga
- New pizza and chicken restaurant opening in Mississauga
- Two new pop-up restaurants serving pizza and fried chicken are open in Mississauga
- Pizza Pizza launches new gourmet options for Mississauga restaurants
- Resto Reco: This Port Credit resto has some of the best pizza in Mississauga
- $500,000 lotto winner from Mississauga thought it was a joke
- Unvaccinated students in Mississauga and Ontario will follow stricter COVID outbreak rules, Ontario top doc says
- Burlington residents now have an additional splash pad to check out this summer
- Brampton restaurant ordered to pay $13K in missed wages to former cook
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Firstly I must say I have Astma. My first room stank of cigarette smoke, asked to change then the second. Had to take it all rooms had smiLe smell – apparently in Spain although it's illegal to smoke in rooms it's tolerated, well that's what the receptionist told me. Opened all the windows and turned on aircon, guess what the smoke from the other rooms was brought it.
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We visited a good crag out at Elda which faces south east which meant we could get out there at about 4pm and climb in the shade until it got dark.
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you’re the parent of a child now leaving the nest for the first time,
university can seem like a series of one expense after another. First there's
the food to take into account, then the cooking utensils, then the cleaning and
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socialising. However, one area that is often overlooked and where costs can
mount up is course materials.
Whether it's textbooks, stationery, or simply the cost of printing out essays at the library, the cost of course materials is often a forgotten but very real factor to be taken into account when budgeting for university. For this reason, we've provided a few hints and tips on ways to save some cash on your course materials:
Buy books second-hand
Probably the most common way of saving money on course materials, buying second-hand text and course books can dramatically reduce your bill before the beginning of term. This can either be done online or in local bookshops, although an alternative is to see if your course has a Facebook page with outgoing students selling their old books on the cheap. Plus, there's always the chance that your second-hand book will contain some useful annotations made by a previous owner.
Only print what's necessary
Although the cost per page for printing at university libraries is often very low, it can quickly can add up, especially if you're printing off a 100 page essay to quote in your own essay. For this reason, it's often a good idea to decide which pages will be useful beforehand, and only print these.
While the cost of a pen here or a notepad there can often seem trifling, over time, they'll amount to significantly more than if you'd bought the material in bulk beforehand. One way to save money on paper is to buy a nice ring-binder to fill with cheap refill sheets rather than shelling out on an expensive, colourful notepad each time. Pens, too, are also far better bought in bulk, and will eliminate the risk of losing one the night before an exam.
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Do you like a little yumminess to drizzle on things? I like to keep it light & refreshing in the summer – which is why I came up with this Avocado Goat Cheese Dressing that I’m sure you will love. I originally shared this post on Or So She Says a while back & I have been so excited to finally share it with you here. This creamy avocado flavor with the crumbles of goat cheese makes this the perfect topping to so many things during the warm summer months.
What is it about summer that says AVOCADO?
I don’t know – but growing up in So Cal – they were always around & they remind me of home.
My older daughter can’t get enough salad & she sure loves having this to drizzle on top.
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The 130+ year old live oak trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn, Alabama have been poisoned with massive amounts of herbicide.
Let me say, first of all, that this crosses the line of college prankery in the worst sort of way. Especially considering the lethal doses of poisonous herbicide used on a landmark where Auburn fans doubtless take pictures with their young children.
When they catch this guy or guys, I hope the full force of the law is brought down against them.
Update: Looks like they have a suspect in custody.


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Jonathan Auxier has been a writer for a very long time, but he says he never really felt like he had found his place until he began writing children’s literature.
Thank goodness he did!
The New York Times best-selling author of what he calls “strange stories for strange children,” his books include Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, The Night Gardener and most recently, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard.
In this episode he joins Sarah (and 13-year-old Allison!) to talk about writing for children, and why he’s so driven to connect kids with stories.
They also discuss:
- his mother’s decision to homeschool him for a year so he could read for three hours a day
- why he always recommends other authors’ books too to the kids he meets
- scary books and sensitive kids
- Allison’s favorite books series (Jonathan hadn’t heard of it before!)
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Vehicle2007 Dodge Charger 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
ReviewI have had the shutter since i purchase it. it jerks somtime while driving & i have taken it to dealer several times & they always say can't find anything.It also slows when air is turned on. One day i got into car to leave & was unable to move gear out of park, call dealer & was told right off bat that it was the belt inside gear shift. was told by tow truck driver that it is happening to all the Chrysler & dodge vehicles & they have been towing a lot with that same problem. A lot of people have told me chargers are not a good car & after 50000 miles transmission have to be replaced. Will never buy another chrysler or dodge vehicle.
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LINCOLN, Neb. - Terran Petteway scored a career-high 35 points, Nebraska overcame Malik Smith's shooting exhibition in his first start for Minnesota, and the Cornhuskers bounced back from a crushing loss at Penn State to hang on for an 82-78 victory Sunday.
Walter Pitchford added 13 points and Shavon Shields 10 for the Huskers (10-9, 2-5 Big Ten). Nebraska hit a season-high 11 3-pointers, with Petteway making four and Pitchford three.
Smith tied a Minnesota record with eight 3s and equaled his career high of 29 points, scored against Stetson when he was playing for Florida International last season. Smith started in place of Andre Hollins, who sprained his left ankle early in Wednesday's game against Wisconsin.
DeAndre Mathieu added 13 points for the Gophers (15-6, 4-4).


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Having a job is not always a sure way to ward off poverty. There have been rising numbers in recent years in Italy and elsewhere of the so-called working poor, people who devote part of their time to work but are unable to earn a sufficient wage.
The phenomenon is widespread throughout Europe, but it is particularly accentuated in Italy: Eurostat data show that in 2019, 11.8% of Italian workers were considered poor, against a European average of 9.2%. While a fairly recent phenomenon, it is nevertheless nothing new: European data suggest that the 9.4% working poor in Italy in 2006 surged to 12.3% in 2017.
The pandemic further exacerbated this phenomenon. So much so that the Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Andrea Orlando, opted to intervene by setting up a working group of experts in economic, legal and industrial issues to analyse the causes of this situation and devise possible solutions. The result of months of study is a report comprising five proposals for action.
“First and foremost, some clarification is needed on the definition of working poverty and the indicators used to define it”, explains Silvia Ciucciovino, Professor of Labour Law at Roma Tre University and expert advisor at Cnel (National Council for Economy and Labour), who took part in the working group set up by Minister Orlando. The term working poor is internationally defined as someone claiming to have worked a certain number of months (usually seven, Ed.) and is part of a household with an equivalent income below the poverty line. The latter is usually 60% of the national median income. But this definition, which is useful because it allows comparisons at European level, is not entirely satisfactory. It fails to include anyone working for shorter periods, which is common in Italy. The risk is to completely miss the notion of impoverished work“.
According to Ciucciovino, however, there is also a second weakness:
Referring to household income, there is the doubt that the labour market hardship of the second income earner, often a woman, is not adequately taken into account.
The difficulty in establishing a definition of working poverty indicates that poverty cannot only be observed as insufficient wages, but also as a combination of various factors including hourly wages, working time and family status.
There are several causes of working poverty, the first of which is certainly contractual dumping, i.e. the possibility for companies to apply collective bargaining agreements other than the main ones which, having been defined by new and less representative trade unions, do not guarantee the same level of protection as those established by the major trade unions. “This is a recent phenomenon because until a few years ago the number of collective bargaining agreements surveyed was much lower. The current figure of over 900 collective bargaining agreements has led to a widespread worsening of working conditions”, says Ciucciovino.
The second cause is not related to the level of wages, but to working hours. Recently, a sharp reduction in the number of hours worked per capita has been noted at national level, showing that combating working poverty requires action on several fronts: Setting a minimum wage may be ineffective if it also means reduced working hours.
Professor Ciucciovino highlights the phenomenon of involuntary part-time work. “We notice this happening very often. It occurs when a worker would like to work more hours than defined by his contract. Correcting this by law is impractical because it is impossible to dictate a minimum number of hours for everyone”.
The total number of hours worked depends mainly on the demand for labour generated by the specific sector and the performance of the economic system: two aspects on which it is extremely difficult to act at a political or governmental level. “Trade unions historically dealt with these asymmetries, yet they are now going through a phase of crisis that has weakened their strength”.
Additional elements intensify the problem of working poverty, such as the increasing polarisation of the labour market, which struggles to sufficiently remunerate unskilled workers, the stagnating level of wages, and widespread career instability.
As also emphasised in the final report of the working group set up by the Ministry of Labour, only a multi-pronged strategy can effectively tackle the different causes of working poverty.
The first proposal on the table seeks to ensure suitable minimum wage levels, which can be achieved in two ways: either by extending the application of the main collective bargaining agreements to all workers in the sector or by setting a statutory minimum wage. However, both present difficulties and therefore the working group proposed a third option that would allow experimentation with a statutory minimum wage or wage grids based on collective bargaining in a limited number of sectors, where action is most urgent.
“Extending the main collective bargaining agreements to all workers is the most complicated option, but it helps to safeguard the system of industrial relations which, even if it is now in difficulty, is still a fundamental safeguard for workers’ protection. Through a law on the measure of representativeness, the strength of industrial relations and the products it can yield, i.e. contracts, would be underpinned at a legislative level”, explains Ciucciovino. “Instead, setting a general minimum wage by law would be much simpler, but would risk displacing the industrial relations system, since imposing a law from above could reduce the weight of the trade unions. It may also fail to reflect the particularities of individual sectors, not to mention that bargaining over working conditions does not only concern wage levels but also other aspects. We have therefore suggested that Minister Orlando combine the two options“.
The second proposal entails economic income support, which was one of the reasons that led to the creation of the €80 Renzi Bonus (now increased to €100). “The important thing is that the introduction of income support is accompanied by other measures such as a minimum wage. If this is not the case, the risk is that it gives the company an advantage to pay low wages because the state then steps in to supplement the income. This would pervert the company’s responsibility instead of making it accountable”, concludes Professor Ciucciovino.
The other proposals in the report seek a better collection of economic data and encourage compliance by raising awareness of the rules among workers and companies.
The report’s progress now depends on the policy, which, if it accepts the proposals, will open a second phase of in-depth analysis and technical development of the final proposal.


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ALPBACH, Austria, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Part-nationalised Austrian lender Volksbanken AG believes it does not have enough capital to meet the demands of the European Central Bank’s landmark review of euro zone lenders, two sources close to the situation said.
The comments come a day after the bank said it was looking to boost its capital, though it said then a shortfall was not likely to emerge until 2017 and did not expect any negative impact from the ECB’s scrutiny.
Any more urgent need for fresh funds would therefore point to a more acute requirement than the bank indicated on Thursday and would put it in the company of a handful of others known to be facing capital shortfalls because they won’t meet the ECB’s standards.
The ECB is examining whether about 130 of the euro zone’s top banks have properly valued their assets and have enough capital to withstand future crises, in a bid to banish doubts about their health six years on from the global credit crunch.
Results of the exercise will not be finalised until October, but preliminary estimates Volksbanken has prepared internally show the group needs more capital, one source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
Banks can try to estimate their results because the ECB has published hundreds of pages detailing the methodology it is using for the tests, as well as the hurdles banks must meet.
A few others are known to have a capital shortfall. Germany’s cooperative mortgage lender Muenchener Hypothekenbank admitted on July 17 that it came up short but said it had already raised capital to cover the hole.
The path ahead for Volksbanken, which is majority owned by regional savings banks and in which the state took a 43 percent stake in 2012, is less clear. Austrian daily Der Standard reported the capital gap at Volksbanken was between 600 million euros ($790.4 million) and 800 million.
A source, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the stress test process is confidential, said that figure was in the right range but stressed it could still change.
Part of the capital shortfall arises from the asset quality review itself, which exposed insufficient reserves in central and eastern Europe. The rest comes from the adverse scenarios part of the test, the source said.
Austrian government officials have said the bank cannot expect any more state aid after taxpayers provided 1.35 billion euros in support so far, and Volksbanken has said it intends to solve its problems without more public help.
The source said the regional bank shareholders are reviewing if and how they can resolve the issue themselves, but added: “It is not completely ruled out that the government will somehow have to cover its proportionate share.”
The bank declined comment ahead of the official results, as did the Austrian central bank, which said testing was still under way and results could change. The ECB also declined to comment.
Volksbanken is one of six Austrian banks coming under scrutiny before the ECB takes on direct supervision of major lenders in November. Two Russian banks with regional headquarters in Austria will also get ECB oversight.
Banks being scrutinised by the ECB have six months to close any capital gap from the assest quality review, and nine months to address shortfalls from the adverse scenario test which checks if they can maintain a 5.5 percent capital ratio. They need an 8 percent ratio under baseline scenarios.
Volksbanken’s Common Equity Tier 1 ratio - the key yardstick for the ECB-led AQR and stress tests - was 11.2 percent of risk-weighted assets at the end of June, but it acknowledged its ratios could be damaged if there was a negative surprise in the ECB checks. (1 US dollar = 0.7597 euro) (Additional reporting by Laura Noonan in London and Eva Taylor in Frankfurt; Editing by David Holmes)

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