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As European Union bosses openly claim that a "federation" ruled from Brussels is inevitable, a growing coalition of political parties across the EU is coming together in an effort to preserve national sovereignty and self-government while putting the brakes on uncontrolled immigration. Led in large part by prominent political leaders from Holland and France, the budding anti-EU alliance is already being viciously demonized in the establishment press with smears like "radical" and "far-right." More than a few analysts have compared the developments to the rise of the U.S. Tea Party.
The almost comical hysteria being expressed among top bloc officials about the effort to defeat the "integration" agenda suggests that paranoia is starting to take hold at the top — especially after recent polls revealed that the peoples of Europe largely reject the EU even as the super-state continues to usurp more power. Indeed, amid the economic crisis, the controversial bid to smash national sovereignty in favor of unaccountable "regional" governance is coming under increasing pressure from across the political spectrum.
Critics are saying the integration scheme is doomed anyway, but they want to help bring it down before more damage is inflicted. The EU is on track to "collapse like the Soviet Union," said European Parliament Member (MEP) and French "National Front" party leader Marine Le Pen, echoing sentiments expressed by more than a few respected analysts and political leaders. Le Pen, whose socially conservative party — the third largest in France — has been surging in the polls, is working with other European political leaders to create a powerful alliance within the so-called European Parliament in defense of national sovereignty.
Blasting the EU as a "global anomaly," Le Pen vowed to work with others toward reining in the growing super-state in favor of a system involving "cooperation of sovereign states." The peoples of Europe, she complained, now have "no control" over their economies, currency, or the movement of people within their nations. "I believe that the EU is like the Soviet Union now: It is not improvable," Le Pen was quoted as saying, adding that the increasingly unpopular behemoth would crumble under its own weight like the USSR did decades ago.
Joining forces with Le Pen in the effort to rein in the EU after regional parliamentary elections next summer is firebrand Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders and his powerful party. According to Le Pen, one of the reasons for her party to campaign with Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) is to show voters across Europe that "similar patriotic movements are active in every EU country." It is important for voters to see that "we do not stand alone," she noted. "The current system has a lot to lose if our movements work together."
A poll released this month showed the National Front currently on track to be the biggest winner in the upcoming EU elections with 24 percent support — sending shockwaves through the French political establishment. The Dutch Party for Freedom, meanwhile, is also soaring in the polls, with recent surveys suggesting that it is the most popular party in the Netherlands at the moment. If elections were held today, it would dominate, polls suggest.
As chief of the Party for Freedom (PVV), MP Wilders has developed an international reputation as a strong critic of Islam — especially the ongoing mass immigration of Muslims into Europe, which he sees as a threat to the continent's future. While Le Pen has distanced herself from some of the most heated rhetoric, National Front is also critical of radical Islam's increasing prominence in France. The PVV calls for a withdrawal from the euro and the restoration of free markets, while National Front has strayed somewhat from its solid pro-market positions in recent years.
Even with those differences, the two party leaders are reportedly planning a meeting in the Netherlands next month. Among other topics on the agenda is forming a pro-sovereignty parliamentary grouping to unite so-called "euro-skeptic" and pro-sovereignty parties in the quasi-legislative European Parliament. Some of the political parties being considered as possible allies include Italy's Northern League, the Austrian Freedom Party, the Sweden Democrats, Belgium's Vlaams Belang, and others. While there are significant policy differences among potential members, all of them share concerns over the increasingly out-of-control EU.
Based on his public comments, despite the inter-party differences, MP Wilders believes that unity among anti-EU forces will help the cause. "The National Front and the PVV could make the Europhile elite sing a different tune," he was quoted as saying on Dutch TV, referring to extremist "integration"-at-all-costs advocates who currently dominate EU institutions. "We want to do whatever we can to turn the forthcoming European elections into a Europe-wide electoral landslide against Brussels."
According to analysts and news reports, a brutal electoral outcome for pro-EU extremists may well be on the way as people across the region grow increasingly furious with the EU for a wide array of reasons. The government-funded BBC, for example, reported without citing a source that the upcoming elections could see 170 out of 751 members of the European Parliament representing either euro-skeptic or outright anti-EU parties. The U.K. Telegraph, meanwhile, said that "even ardent European federalists" concede that as much as 30 percent of the quasi-legislative body could be composed of euro-skeptics.
Despite the fact that the European Parliament is virtually impotent compared with other bloc institutions, the developments reportedly have EU bosses and the anti-sovereignty establishment on edge. "If we allow these forces to gain a foothold once again on our continent we will have wasted a century of building closer ties and condemned history to repeat itself," claimed former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, invoking World War II for fear-mongering purposes while absurdly calling on "mainstream" parties to circle the wagons to fight "extremism."
Socialist French President François Hollande, who recently declared that Europeans had "no choice" but to "march toward a unified Europe," claimed the rising alliance of anti-EU parties could spark "regression and paralysis" in the region. The radical leader also argued, implausibly, that the developments could "threaten" Europe's ability to recover from the eurozone crisis, which according to experts and economists was actually caused largely by EU scheming as well as the European Central Bank and its controversial single currency.
If the budding alliance does take shape in the wake of next year's elections, which would require at least 25 members from seven countries to become official, it will not be alone in slamming the EU inside the European Parliament. Other major parties in Europe also oppose the euro and even membership in the EU. The liberty-minded United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), for example, part of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy grouping in the regional parliament, has been surging in the polls thanks in large part to its calls for Britain to withdraw from the controversial super-state.
Led by Nigel Farage, a former trader who is probably the best known member of the European Parliament due to his hard-hitting anti-EU speeches going viral across the Internet, the UKIP is also opposed to massive immigration, Huge Government, and never-ending EU power grabs. According to news reports, however, the popular British party will not be joining with the potential alliance led by Wilders and Le Pen.
"I am sure that a new Eurosceptic group of parties comprising Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders will happen. But UKIP will not be part of it," MEP Farage was quoted as saying, adding that his libertarian party would continue taking a principled stand against EU political union. "The European elections shall be a chance for people to give their views if they wish to remain in the EU or leave the EU and face towards global opportunities like UKIP."
Even with recent polls showing a collapse in remaining support for the EU, the anti-sovereignty establishment working fiendishly to advance a federal regime is now doing so out in the open. It has also become clear that powerful forces intend to do anything and everything to keep the EU and the euro marching onwards — no matter what the people think. However, with the backlash against the schemes continuing to grow across the bloc, the longtime establishment dream of a centralized Europe ruled from Brussels is hardly assured. – thenewamerican.com


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The biggest problem I've had with the Democratic Party – and I've had that problem for years – is its slavish preoccupation with racial and gender preferences. When Jim Crow ruled the South, I was a New York kid preoccupied with Roy Rogers and the Mickey Mouse Club, but I've read enough to understand the stark dimension of that injustice and to be appalled by it.
Despite that, the issue with racial and gender preferences isn't all that complicated. You either have equal opportunity or you have something else. And that something else can be anything else, standing with equal moral authority with any other arbitrary preference. The moment you abandon the concept of equal opportunity, the moment you're no longer totally blind to race and gender, you abandon the moral high ground.
That's the main reason I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican because that party too often repels me with its "screw-everybody-but-me" mindset – its basic contention that no citizen of a democracy has any obligation to any other, its rejection of the entire concept of community, its rock-hard fantasy that yesterday was better than today and its laughable flights of fancy about what the U. S. Constitution actually says and means. They do that strictly as a justification for sheer selfishness.
So I begin every presidential election with a profound suspicion of each party and each candidate. I know from a lifetime of close-up experience with politicians that most of them are practical, moderate, calculating opportunists eager mainly for power, riches and attention. They're perfectly willing to pander to anybody on any topic to attain those goals. They're salespeople peddling themselves just like any Eighth Avenue hooker.
That's why I always take a while to decide how I'll use my vote. Party loyalty means nothing to me. My job as a citizen of a democracy is to do my best to pick the brightest, most capable person with the least likelihood of prostituting himself/herself on behalf of people who might do the country genuine harm.
From the start of this presidential race I've waited to see which guy that might be. To me, Barack Obama had the wrong idea on Afghanistan from the start and only lately seems to have smartened up on that. He inherited an immense economic disaster, but he has been a major disappointment in his approach to getting the economy moving properly again. He seemed to have other priorities. Sure, his stimulus stopped the bleeding created by the financial crisis, but it was too small and poorly structured so he could conform to the wishes of public employee unions, and he then turned his focus to other matters.
Jon Huntsman seemed the best the Republicans had to offer, but Mitt Romney also towered from the start over the rest of the GOP field. He seems smart, capable and eager to do well. The problem is that he's the ultimate panderer. He has done more back flips than any circus acrobat. Romney ran hard right through the primaries and during the early months of his general election campaign. Now, in the campaign's closing weeks, he's suddenly moderate Mitt with a fuzzy plan to lower tax rates while doing way with deductions, but he's no more specific than Obama on how to get the economy moving again. Neither guy has a decent plan fro the future.
And this is the best the system can produce? This is what we're stuck with? The answer seems to be yes. So, a choice had to be made. After months of listening to what each guy had to say and watching these shallow campaigns unfold, I've now made it.
Ultimately, my decision was based not on my perceived superiority of one man over the other. They both strike me, despite their shortcomings, as first-class guys – able and generally well-intentioned. What drove my decision was the thinking and behavior of their backers.
I have for many months now been watching campaign ads, absorbing news and commentary and flipping on my computer every morning to be greeted by a long, really incredible string of political e-mails from friends and family. I'm now pretty much convinced that the right wing of the Republican Party at this point in history is composed of complete and utter lunatics — and I'm talking about people who seem to be clinically paranoid and just seething with ferocious, irrational rage and hatred. I hear from them daily in comments on my blog. (I imagine that I'll hear from them even more now.) I hear from them in those truly wacko e-mails that I get from friends and family and that my wife, an enrolled Republican, passes along to me from her friends.
I'm only moderately critical of Romney. He seems, despite his breathtaking flexibility in terms of political conviction, a thoroughly decent man whom I might not like personally – or Obama either, for that matter — but who's worthy of enormous respect. The problem is that his victory also would give victory to all the astonishing crazies who really do believe, deep in their souls, that Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim Marxist appointed by the king of Saudi Arabia to take over American government so he can turn this country into an Islamic, communist state ruled by Sharia law.
It's not merely morons who buy this demented stuff. People for whom I have deep affection and enormous personal regard actually swallow these lies as if they were revelations from God. This seems to be some sort of mass hysteria fed by an endless stream of blatant lies and the inability of otherwise bright people to sniff out those lies. The polls tell us that millions and millions of Americans are swept up in this insanity. A Romney win would only encourage the hopelessly gullible in their truly terrifying delusion and hinder rational Republicans in touch with reality in taking back their political party — as Jeb Bush, John Boehner and the others are likely to do if the Republicans lose this presidential election.
So, as deeply as I feel that Obama has been depressingly ineffective in fixing the wounded economy I'm voting for him because I'm afraid of seeing the crazies further empowered. Given his history of political prostitution, I have no reason to believe that Romney, in quest of a second term, would ever stand up to the nutball wing of his party. If the crazies get to take over the White House, as they took over the House of Representatives two years ago, I'll actually begin to fret over the continued survival of this republic.
You really can't let the inmates – or people who apparently should be inmates – grab control of the asylum. I'll never forget a quote from Lincoln that I learned in elementary school: "America will never be destroyed from outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
That said, my best guess is that Romney probably will win this thing. It's my best judgment that an incumbent President who can't get to 50 per cent in the polls with six per cent of the electorate unwilling to commit to him at this late date isn't likely to get a second term.
If Mitt Romney and the merry mob of delusional crazies backing him do take over, though, it won't be because I helped them do it.


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This book review is by Chibairo D Nhengu. Chibairo is a self-defined feminist, mother, writer, community builder, market activist and development worker based in Harare.
The sound, which was deep as a bus, seemed somehow different, as if it was straining. … We quickly got off the road and onto the grass. The bus raced towards us, and the dust cloud chasing behind it seemed like the upraised tail of an angry cat. The bus was yellow and it had a red stripe down the middle, so we knew it belonged to Siyahamba Bus Service, the company Uncle Ndoro drives for. Strangely, its roof carrier was empty. It's usually piled high with goods when it's coming from the city, especially at month end. Then suddenly, the bus seemed to veer from side to side, as if blown by a strong wind, although there was no wind, just the hot sun shining. We watched mesmerised. Then the bus turned and skidded towards us, broadside on, like a person's feet sliding in sand. Then it leapt into the air. I was aghast. Everything was happening too fast.
This is the voice of Rudo, trying to understand the sudden drama that grips her village, Saphela, during a time of unique changes and challenges in Zimbabwe. She is the fourteen-year-old child and first-person narrator of Chris Mlalzi's novel, Running with Mother, and so the plot is creatively woven from her view.
Rudo, the protagonist in the story, is set against a problem, a violent conflict in her village – which leads to an escape for her and her mother and aunt. The danger the protagonist faces is emphasised by stages as the tension slowly builds up to a dramatic climax.
In this novel, Mlalazi's literary merit is demonstrated mostly in his ability to combine the first person narrative style with the child's perspective. As a result the storyteller narrator develops as a lively, perceptive character.
With the innocence of a child, the narrator directly conveys her otherwise unspoken thoughts as she experiences the strange and terrible events that take place in her village without making judgments or being aware of an audience. This veil of ingenousness allows Mlalazi to observe situations through a child's mind, effectively creating an authentic portrayal of a world about which we know something but not everything, and without the constraints of any adult agenda: pre-conceived interpretation, bias and judgement.
Through a narrator whose awareness is heightened by fear and astonishment, and by our acute understanding of her vulnerability, Mlalazi builds up the suspense and tension, keeping the reader glued to the narrative in anticipation of another shock. The additional chord of patience, resilience, courage and of hope for a better tomorrow – and for family security – is maintained throughout the novel, effectively providing a counterweight for the tragic events that the story conveys.
Running with Mother has an action-packed plot, rich in mystery, adventure and even the bizarrely comic. It features resourceful heroes and a clever, ruthless, intriguing antagonist. Like a traditional action film, the plot interweaves action – including physical acts, chases and fights – and reflection combined with vivid detail, a combination that contributes to the overall sense of danger that the protagonist is facing. Chris Mlalazi has shown courage in the creation of a spirited, brave and honest narrator. Running with Mother resembles a thriller and will stimulate the interest of both adults and teenagers alike.
Running with Mother is available from all good bookshops and from Weaver Press.
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"…it shows that people do things the President wants to do even though it's wrong, and the President can be wrong."I knew Rummy knew — also, are ANY of these high level republicans capable of properly speaking the language?I had never heard of Ellsberg. What a great story! I especially like how he turned himself in once he finished distributing copies of the PP. Thanks.
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"The story's serviceable enough, but not particularly outstanding or original in any way. "A slightly more original take on Judge Dredd's world would have been nice. There's over three decades of backstory to be inspired by. 'Dredd Hard' (hero trapped in a block) doesn't sound that original! But putting that to one side, it's good to know the characterization and tone are faithful to the source material. If the film is a success a sequel can develop the world and showcase more colourful villains and varied locations in the city.
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Ich habe kein Ritual. Feier aber trotzdem gerne Silvester. Irgendwie kann ich dabei den Balast vom vergangenen Jahr ablassen. Außerdem ist das gesamte Volk laut. Dann mach ich doch einfach mit!Karneval mag ich auch nicht. Zu dieser Zeit ist es bei uns eher ruhig.LG Sabine
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Andy, if the President of Iran comes to the USA and has sex with a hooker who proceeds to give birth to his child in a US state, is that baby eligible to be President of the USA according to the Constitution?Answer yes or no.thanks
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Buenos dÃas Sra Marcela El costo de cada traslado Santo Domingo – Puerto Plata para 2 Menschen ist 180 dolares uns.1-Ãœbertragen Runde 2 Menschen 180 dolares uns2-Hin-und Rücktransfer 2 Menschen 180 dolares unsCada traslado tiene una duración de un poco menos de 4 Stunden 240 km.Um den Transport zu buchen:Vielen Dank für die Anhörung
I do not understand why anyone would use products like these. Why not just accept your skin as it is naturally. I see this when I am in Asia all the time. I like the skin tone of natural Asian girls. I see no reason to take stuff to make one more white. Just don't understand?
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he penned the tune for those gallant people "standing off one of the largest mining companies in the world. If we can do anything to bring attention to this, I will do it … even if I have to play the Billy Bragg role" (referring to an activist who frequently brought political themes into his music).More info about those supporting the Eagle Rock protest is available online at savethewildup.org, standfortheland.com and yellowdogwatershed.org.E-mail John Sinkevics:
he was setting up restitution and that was it.It's my understanding investors are completely in the dark. They haven't heard from the OSC, SEC or a Mainse restitution fund.If my information is wrong I'd really like to know, hopefully M can provide some answers.


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Broadcasters and viewers have had February 17, 2009 circled on their calendars for some time. That's the day analog television broadcasts are supposed to become a thing of the past in the US. Earlier this week, the Senate approved a delay of the DTV transition to June, but what's going to happen now is anyone's guess after the House rejected the delay Wednesday.
The delay was actually supported by 258 congressmen, but House rules require a two-thirds majority for an expedited vote with no debate.
Proponents of postponing the transition to all-digital broadcasts have pointed to the empty coffers of the government's program offering free digital-to-analog converters for those with old analog sets who rely on over-the-air signals. Led by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), they raised concerns about unprepared Americans suddenly unable to get their boob tube fix come midnight February 17.
To many, the delay seemed a fait accompli: The Senate's version of the postponement bill, after all, had sailed through unanimously. Verizon, probably the most vocal private-sector opponent of changing the date, made its peace with a single short delay, despite earlier worries that a string of postponements might interfere with its plans to deploy its LTE network on the 700 MHz spectrum currently occupied by analog broadcasters. (Less sanguine was Qualcomm, which is ready to roll out mobile TV service on its own newly-acquired 700 MHz spectrum as soon as the current tenants vacate.)
Opposition to the delay in the House was led by Rep Joe Barton (R-TX), the ranking GOP member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee who authored the original transition bill. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Barton described the delay proposal as wholly lacking in merit and, invoking the emergency services also waiting for new spectrum to be freed up, argued that "Osama bin Laden isn't fictional, and he isn't waiting." House Republicans, a Democratic Hill staffer familiar with the debate told Ars, mostly lined up behind Barton, while "the companies affected did not lift a finger to explain the need for delay to members."
The House may still consider the delay after a full round of debate, and should Democrats side with the Obama Administration, the DTV transition will move ahead as originally scheduled. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is pushing alternative legislation that would keep the deadline intact while offering emergency funding for the converter program.


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Pr. Cwirla, a Lutheran, has posted a cogent critique of "happy-clappy worship" on his blog. While the Orthodox can't agree with everything Pr. Cwirla writes in this post, still he makes what I think are some excellent points. So do the commentators, in their replies to the post; read them, too, to get a better balanced perspective. Here is a small excerpt from the post.
Contemporary, Evangelical worship, what I call "Contempogelical" worship, is revival worship, the revival tent come to the stadium, turning the church into a concert venue. The intent is to manipulate the audience (aka congregation) into a certain mood, whether praise frenzy or prayerful somberness. Participation is individualistic - waving hands, rhythmic dancing, simplistic refrains. The focal point is the lead singer of the "praise band", usually a drop-dead gorgeous female (aka Praise Babe) with a lilting soprano voice wearing a look of virginal innocence combined with a teasing come hither seductiveness. The songs fall into either of two categories - power chord praise songs that extol God in His majesty and glory or pop-ballad love songs, extolling Jesus as lover and friend. Guys put up with the latter category only because they think the Praise Babe is singing to them.
Revival always has a strong sexual component to it. During the "great religious awakenings" of 19th century America, it was noted with some degree of alarm that unwed pregnancies increased dramatically after the revival left town. The predatory boys knew to hang out at the fringes of the revival meetings knowing that the girls were ripe for the picking. It doesn't take a libido-driven imagination to catch the same sexual undercurrent in a lot of contempogelical worship.
I just wish Rev. Cwirla wouldn't make the word "Greeks" synonymous with "enemies".


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Tonik, the male dog with the human-like face, is looking for a new home. He is 2 years old, a mix from poodle and shih Tzu was saved from Kentucky kill shelter. Penny Mills, a professional pet photographer, took some very personable photos of Tonik. As soon as they were published, a debate started on if the dog's face is reminiscent of a human's.
Jen Schwartz, the owner of Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group in Indiana, which saved and now hosts Tonik, sent an email to Huffington Post saying that many dogs which needed dental care and had illnesses with expensive cure, had arrived recently at the shelter.
Tonik tries to get used to his new life but remains sweet and gentle to other dogs. He is not very social though and his new family should be patient and give me him time to adjust, especially if there are children in which case the dog may be a little overwhelmed.
Anyone who is willing to give $250 as adoption donation and cares to give love and attention to Tonik, should know that the dog is fully micro-chipped, healthy and fully groomed.


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By Doug Miller
Many of us have been following a legal case being fought in California in which 10 plaintiffs are suing Google over its practice of scanning the content of private Gmail messages for the purposes of showing ads related to the content of the user's email.
The plaintiffs and many privacy organizations claim Google "unlawfully opens up, reads, and acquires the content of people's private email messages" and this violates California's privacy laws and federal wiretapping statutes. Google states that it has always done this and "all users of email must necessarily expect that their emails will be subject to automated processing." Google also states that the revenue gained by delivering context-sensitive ads to Gmail users enables it to offer a free service. In fact, Google was just awarded a patent related to scanning the content of emails, ranking the content and matching ads to the content. Read the rest of this entry »


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Robe of Blending: When this robe is put on, the wearer intuitively knows that the garment has very special properties. A robe of blending enables its wearer to appear to be part of his surroundings. This allows him a +10 competence bonus on Hide checks. The wearer can adopt the appearance of another creature, as with the disguise self spell, at will. All creatures acquainted with and friendly to the wearer see him normally.
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OAKLAND -- Brandon Workman has faced 31 batters in his young Major League career and allowed a pair of home runs, to the first and 31st hitters.
It's what's happened in between that's so promising for the rookie Red Sox pitcher.
Workman, making the second appearance of his career and first start, carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Boston's 3-2 loss against the A's on Sunday at O.co Coliseum before Josh Donaldson crushed his dreams, and eventually those of the Red Sox, with a two-run home run that knocked Workman out of the game and the winning single in the 11th inning.
Donaldson's walk-off single against newly-acquired lefty Matt Thornton dropped the Red Sox (58-39) to 5-5 to end their 10-game West Coast trip and end the first half of the season just shy of their 20th series victory.
"I got myself in a jam, then made a pretty good pitch to Josh," said Thornton, who walked Chris Young and Derek Norris to set up Donaldson for the RBI opportunity. "But that hit doesn't matter if I don't walk guys. Walking guys late in a game will kill you every time."
Thornton's ill-starred Boston debut spoiled a gem from Workman, who breezed his way through Oakland's lineup with 40 pitches after three innings before giving up a walk to John Jaso with one out in the fourth.
Jaso reached base after working an 0-2 count into a 10-pitch at-bat, but Workman and catcher Ryan Lavarnway responded with a run-of-the-mill strike-'em-out-throw-'em-out double play to end the inning.
"He's got some deception in his delivery," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "He stays behind his arm well, so when he's going to the side of the plate he's intending, he rarely makes a mistake across the plate. He trusts it and he believes in it."
Former Red Sox center fielder Coco Crisp spoiled Workman's no-hit bid with an infield single up the middle to lead off the seventh, and Donaldson crushed Workman's 103rd and last pitch to tie the game, 2-2.
"I obviously knew it was going on, but it wasn't something I was worried about," Workman said. "I was still just trying to execute pitches."
Workman said his main concern heading into the contest was pitching deep into the game. Mission accomplished. The butterflies he felt Wednesday were gone, even with the no-hitter still intact.
"Obviously, I had a good outing," Workman said. "I was locating my pitches pretty well for the most part and had a lot of success with it, so it's something I think I can continue to do and build off of for the next time."
Sunday was a far cry from allowing a home run to his first big league batter four days ago. Brendan Ryan took Workman yard on Wednesday in relief against the Mariners and the next two batters hit back-to-back doubles against Boston's 2012 Minor League Pitcher of the Year in his first inning of work.
"He's been a starter, so I guess that game in Seattle was a little out of his element," said Jonny Gomes, who was ejected in the ninth for arguing with home-plate umpire Todd Tichenor. "It was a big-time eye-opener for the type of pitcher he is. When you got a guy like that coming up commanding his fastball against a big league ballclub, it shows a lot. Strikes are the name of the game and he did a heck of a job."
The Red Sox scored on a pair of RBI singles in the sixth and seventh innings off Bartolo Colon by Dustin Pedroia and Brock Holt that put them up 2-0 for a brief spell before Donaldson's blast returned the game to a stalemate.
They loaded the bases with two outs in the 11th, but A's reliever Ryan Cook froze Holt looking to vanquish the attack.
The Red Sox head into the All-Star break with the most wins in baseball and best record in the American League, 2 1/2 games ahead of the Rays in the American League East.
Boston's 19 series victories in the first half of the season are one shy of the club's number of series wins last season.
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ROCKFORD — A former school bus driver charged with sexual abuse of two 5-year-old girls was released from jail Wednesday after his bond was reduced.
Peter Sanchez, 68, posted $5,000 bond shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. He has pleaded not guilty.
Earlier Wednesday, Judge John Truitt granted a motion to reduce Sanchez's bond from $500,000 to $50,000. To be released, 10 percent of bond must be posted.
Truitt also imposed several conditions of bond. Sanchez, who was arrested on a warrant June 9 while in Puerto Rico, had to surrender his passport, which he has done. He must also report in person to pre-trial services twice a week, and he cannot have any contact with the alleged victims or anyone younger than 18.
"I'm appalled that his bond was reduced to such a point that the safety of our children and the community is once again compromised," the mother of one of the alleged victims said Thursday. The Register Star agreed not to publish the woman's name because doing so may reveal the identity of a potential victim of sexual abuse.
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EMOTIONS IN ENGINEERING: METHODS FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF AMBIGUOUS EMOTIONAL CONTENT by Emily K. Mower A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Ful llment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) December 2010 Copyright 2010 Emily K. Mower
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|Emotion has intrigued researchers for generations. This fascination has permeated the engineering community, motivating the development of affective computational models for the classification of affective states. However, human emotion remains notoriously difficult to interpret computationally both because of the mismatch between the emotional cue generation (the speaker) and perception (the observer) processes and because of the presence of complex emotions, emotions that contain shades of multiple affective classes. Proper representations of emotion would ameliorate this problem by introducing multidimensional characterizations of the data that permit the quantification and description of the varied affective components of each utterance. 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We demonstrate that evaluator reports created by evaluators with higher levels of estimated consistency are more accurately predicted than evaluator reports from evaluators that are less consistent.; The insights gleaned from the emotion perception and classification studies are aggregated to develop a novel emotional representation scheme, called Emotion Profiles (EP). The design of the EPs is predicated on the knowledge that naturalistic emotion expressions can be approximately described using one or more labels from a set of basic emotions. EPs are a quantitative measure expressing the degree of the presence or absence of a set of basic emotions within an expression. They avoid the need for a hard-labeled assignment by instead providing a method for describing the shades of emotion present in an utterance. These profiles can be used to determine a most likely assignment for an utterance, to map out the evolution of the emotional tenor of an interaction, or to interpret utterances that have multiple affective components. The Emotion-Profile technique is able to accurately identify the emotion of utterances with definable ground truths (emotions with an evaluator consensus) and is able to interpret the affective content of emotions with ambiguous emotional content (no evaluator consensus), emotions that are typically discarded during classification tasks.; The algorithms and statistical analyses presented in this work are tested using two databases. The first database is a combination of synthetic (facial information) and natural human (vocal information) cues. The affective content of the two modalities is either matched (congruent presentation) or mismatched (conflicting presentation). 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Use graphing calculators to plot one variable against the other. For example, plot distance from the Sun along the x axis and period of revolution along the y axis (or vice versa). Note that since the relationship is not a straight line, the distance is not proportional to the period. Ask students what they might do to the variables to produce a straight line (or direct proportion).
Have students calculate the square and cube of the distance and the period. Then have students make three new graphs by plotting the square of the distance vs. the period, the period squared, and the period cubed. Follow this by three more graphs: the cube of the distance vs. the period, the period squared, and the period cubed. Ask students to identify which graph resulted in a straight line and what combination is a direct proportion. Answer: The relationship is that the period squared is proportional to the average distance cubed. Hint: To make the calculations a little easier, express the distances in terms of astronomical units (1 AU = 149,600,000 km = 92,960,000 miles), and use years for the periods.
Amazing Space resources by topic: Solar system
HubbleSite: Press releases on Uranus


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What can I say about a girl I loved since I was ten… that I love the way she laughs at me when I commit mistakes, the way she fusses over silly things and even the way she cries over some sad silly late night show…
She was my best friend and I have known her since we were small. She knew all my secrets, which reveals my feelings for her, that I love her not only because she's pretty and smart but also the way she laughs at everything and the way she sees life and love. I could still remember the first time we met; I was five years old then. It was one windy afternoon having no one to play with except for my best friend, Troy. He and his family just moved out to a neighboring state at transfer because his father got promoted. And so I climbed up our tree house, I saw a moving truck coming down the street. I watched it approaching and noticed a family station wagon following it. It stopped in front of the house and out came a family. I was about to glance away when came out the loveliest girl I've ever seen.
She was four years old that time but then even at an early age she was a beauty. She had long curly hair, which reached almost to her waist. She had fair complexion and eyes which could make a man lose his heart into them. I continued to watch her when suddenly she looked up and saw me watching them in the tree house window. I was about to duck when she smiled and waved her hand. I waved back and then watched in amazement as I saw her running towards the tree house. So I went to the edge of the ladder and said, "Would you like to come up?" she answered, "May I?" So I help her climb up and when she reached the top she then turned to me and said, "By the way, my name's Sam, what's yours?" I answered, "My name is Christopher but then you can call me Chris." She smiled and said, "Well I like your name. Hey your tree house's neat!" then I replied, "Thanks! Troy and I made this. This used to be our hide out. We used to goof around, play ball and go biking together. He was my best friend and I kind of miss him you know." She smiled and said "I'm here now, we could do things you do with Troy and I could be your new best friend too. I never had a boy for a friend before so it could be exciting to have one. I could learn how to play ball and I have my bicycle so we could go biking together. Now how does that sound to you?" I smiled and said, "Well that sounds good enough." Then she held her hand and said, "It's a deal then!"
So that's how it started. So we became best friends and it was kind of strange at first for she was a girl and there are things which I was little bit hesitant to indulge her like catching frogs, swimming in the lake and climbing trees, but then she tried and did everything just to please me. There was even a time when she fell off the bike trying to catch up with me in a race we had and I was the one who bandaged her scraped knee. I could still remember the time when she hit the window of our neighbor when we were playing baseball and it was I who talked to Mr. Chambers and promised to pay for the damage, which meant having to loose a week's allowance. I remembered the time when I fell off the tree when I tried to rescue a little kitten because Sam was near to tears when she saw the helpless kitten trapped in a branch. I even fought with the tough guy when they teased Sam and made her cry and I ended up having a black eye and a bruised cheek. I remember Sam crying as she placed an ice bag over the damaged eye and later gave it a get-well kiss. I did everything to please her and gave everything her little heart desires.
The lake was our favorite hang out. We had our Saturday swim routine. We would pack food and later eat them under the big oak tree. There was a special branch in which the two of us could sit together and tell each other's dreams. She dreams of being a Ballerina and she knows my dream of becoming a doctor. She never laughs at my dreams and pursuits even if they were quite impossible. It made me like her even more.
As years went by, I noticed that my feelings towards her were slowly changing. Somehow, I thought it was just a simple crush case. But when I started thinking about her at night, dreaming of her and having the feeling of wanting to be with her all the time, I thought it was something different, something that made me feel strange, but then it was exhilarating feeling. It made me feel so alive. Whenever our hands touch, I could feel the tingling sensation in my spine. Once when we were at the lake having our Saturday swim routine and as I carried her towards the water edge, I had the feeling of not wanting to let go. I just wanted that moment to continue hoping it would never end. I then realized I was slowly falling in love with my best friend.
Many times I tried to deny the feeling for I was scared to imagine what would happen if ever I'd try to tell her how I feel about her. I was scared because she might think that I'm taking advantage of her and our friendship. I was afraid of losing her so I just kept my feeling hidden.
We reached the age of fifteen and I noticed that Sam grew lovelier each day. How my heart aches wherever I see boys glance her way. I want to punch their noses as I watch them talking to her giving compliments, flowers and chocolates. There were times when I watch her at a distance with mixed feelings of anger and hurt! Because it hurts so much to know that there were so many things I wanted to tell her but then I could not do so. There were so many presents which I long to give her but then I could not for she might see me only as a friend. I was also scared of letting her know how I feel about her as much as losing her.
Then one day, I just learned from a friend that she already had a boyfriend. At first, I tried to convince myself that it was just a rumor. Her boyfriend was Mark, a popular senior, who was the heartthrob of the campus. She, being the cheerleader was close to the basketball team to which Mark was the captain. When I saw them walking together at the parking lot that afternoon, I watched her with my heart slowly breaking into pieces. I saw her wave at me but I just pretended not to see her for I was scared that she might see in my eyes the pain I'm feeling inside because of seeing her with another guy. Those days that followed where the saddest days of my life. How my heart aches when I see her walk by me with him at her side. Every time we meet in hallways and I see him around her, there's a feeling inside me that makes me want to grab her away from him. How it hurts to see the girl I long possess was now owned by somebody else. That special smile I long for her to cast on me was now casted on him. As she passes by me she doesn't know that I whisper the words "God how I love you."
Then one faithful day they broke up. She came too me that evening crying on my shoulder. They had a big fight and it ended up with their break up. Mixed feelings were scaring me inside. I was happy because she was free and maybe I would have the chance of telling her my true feelings for her but then I was feeling so bad because she is crying her heart out just for him. At that time, I was not quite sure of what I wanted to do.
So we found ourselves doing what we did in old days with our Saturday swim routine, spending time in our tree house. We still enjoyed doing childish pranks for we still are both young at heart. So many chances I had for me to confess my feelings for her but still I couldn't bring myself to her for I was scared of losing her once more. I once lost her, now I could not bear of losing her again by telling her, "I love her". So I just kept my feelings even if it was bursting to be expressed from my aching heart.
It was a week from our JS Prom, we were seated at the branch of an oak tree drying ourselves after our afternoon swim when she said, "I was wondering Chris if you would like to be my partner?" It just got out of my wits for it was like a dream I never thought would happen. It took me awhile to answer her, "I thought there are so many boys who would die for you to be their partner?" So she turned away and quietly said, "Well I just thought I would like to spend that night with my best friend." Then she continued in a whisper I could barely hear, "Don't you want to die just like them to be my partner Chris?" I was too stunned to speak for it came close for me to blurt my feelings for her. We… we're silent for a while until I finally whispered, "I would be happy to be your partner Sam. "The she smiled and suddenly kissed my cheek. I could hardly contain the joy I felt that time. I saw her turned red and bowed her head. Suddenly she stood up and run towards the water saying, "Last one to reach the water treats to sundae fudge!"I ran slowed up so that I would lose which meant having to have her with me for another three hours or more.
Our Prom night came. I bought a new tuxedo and poured almost the entire bottle of perfume. I went to fetch Sam. Sam's mother greeted me and I went to sit in the living room waiting for her to come down. I was talking to her father when I heard her say, "How do I look?" I look up and saw her lovelier than ever in a strapless white dress with her hair flowing around her face. I stood up and opened my mouth but found out I could not find my voice. Then I got her hand shakily fastened the corsage around her wrist and whispered, "To the loveliest girl in the whole world." She then asked, "Is that true?" I nodded and she smiled and I smiled back then I turned to open the door for her. When we arrived at the gymnasium we hardly recognized our classmates. Gone were the jeans and T-shirts. They were replaced with tuxedos and gowns. Then I held out her hand bowed and said, "Would you give me the honor of your first dance?" She laughed and curtseyed. Then I led her to the dance floor. It was like a dream coming true, a moment of enchantment. I was there dancing with the only girl I ever loved. She was smiling up to me, as we were slowly moving in a smooth gliding motion. I found myself lost as I stared down to her sparkling eyes. The curls of her long hair were like waves enhancing her beautiful face. There were so many things I wanted to tell her that moment. I wanted to tell that she was the most beautiful girl that night. I wanted to tell her that she would always be the beacon of light in my darkness, but what I wanted to tell her the most was that I love her. I drew up all my courage and bent to whisper it in her ear but suddenly the music stopped and the magic was gone. I came close to telling her, but still haven't done it.
We walked towards the table and found ourselves surrounded by friends. I asked her if she wanted a drink, she nodded and so I went to get one. It took me a long time to get one and when I returned to our table, she was gone. I asked her friend, Katie, where she was but she told me that she doesn't know. So I went to search for her. As I was searching for her, I reached the garden. There I saw two silhouette figures outlined by the moon's silvery light. They were so close to each other that I could never describe the feeling I had when I recognized the white dress that Sam was wearing that night. I just turned and left the gymnasium.
Since that night, I avoided her. Many times she tried talking to me but I never gave her the chance to do so. I was afraid to hear her say that she loves Mark and not me. I would rather have left in ignorance of her true feelings for me than to hear from those dreaded words and feel my hope crush and my heart break. I didn't return her calls. I would not see her if she comes into our house. In the hallways, as she approaches I would go to another direction. It also hurts to do those things but then I thought that was the best way to forget her. Those months were tormenting but still I kept my pride.
The day of our graduation came. I was planning to take up medicine at a neighboring state and was to move out the next day. As the program ended, she approached me and handed me a rose. As she stared at me, there was something in her eyes I couldn't describe. There was sadness in them and when she smiled it wasn't the same smile she had. I wanted to hug her at that moment, tell her that I love her but then she turned and walked away from me.
So I moved out the next day as I planned. Luckily, I was accepted at the university. I concentrated with my studies but still I think of her at night. I was always wondering if she thinks of me too. I tried hard not to think of her but still I could not stop myself from loving her. Each achievement I have was done for her. I thought that if I will be successful one day, I would be able to tell her that I love her and by that time, I'm worthy of having her.
It was a year after our graduation when I decided to return home and see her again. I thought a year is too much for me not to see her and during the past year I felt like a person lost in the desert and only the sight of her could quench the thirst I have inside. As I got off the plane, I went home directly, desperate to get to her house desperate to see her, to hug her. Then I would tell her that I missed her and that I have loved her for a long time. This time I am determined to let her know my true feelings for her and I could not contain anymore the love I have for her. I reached their house; I saw her elder sister and I approached her. I smiled at her but I noticed she didn't smile back. I was confused for she used to be a cheerful lady just like my dear Sam. I then asked, "Hi Jen! I guess you're surprised why I'm here. Well I just want to visit you and I was also hoping to see Sam. I kind of miss her you know. Mmm… by the way have you seen her?" All I saw was sadness in her eyes as she replied quietly "Come follow me."
I was confused with the way she's acting but still I followed her. As we were walking, I was trying to indulge her in a conversation but she just answered my question briefly. Then I realized that she was leading me to the direction of the lake. It was still the same as I left it, with the same oak tree, Sam and I used to climb up. I smiled upon remembering the kiss Sam gave me when I agreed to be her partner. It's been one of the happiest days in my life and I realized that I missed Sam more than I thought. Then Jen stopped walking and pointed to the tree. She then whispered, "There's Sam."
I looked at where she was pointing and saw a newly dug tomb with the name of the girl I ever loved. I could not believe at what I saw and desperately tried convincing myself that this is all just a nightmare and I would soon wake up. I stared at Jenny in disbelief with her eyes searching for explanations and she slowly started saying, "It has been a week since she died. She died of Leukemia, but even though she was sick, she never stopped thinking about you. It was even your name she uttered before she died. She asked us to bury her here for she always regards this place as a place of LOVE. She said that this is where she had spent the happiest days and that was when she was with you. By the way, she also asked me to give you this." She handed me a parcel and with that she left.
I slowly opened the parcel and saw that it contained the dried orchid from the corsage I gave her for our prom. Then at the bottom I saw a letter. It was dated last month. I opened it with shaking hands and started reading……..
I know… by this time you read this letter I'm gone. I just want to tell you that I feel very lucky and thankful to God that I had a friend like you. I would also like you to know that I had left something inside, something I kept from you all these years. I love you Chris, not in a friendly way but as one who would feel like spending the rest of my life with. I have always loved you even from the start. I guess it just bloomed each day that's why the happiest days of my life was… when you were by my side. You just don't know how I dreamed of you at night and wake up in the morning and dream no more for you were with me. When you were away, I can't stop crying because I was afraid to think that you are with another girl. I just can't bear to see you with another girl. I just want you all to myself. I may sound selfish but that's how I feel.
Each time, you held me close to you, was like a dream coming true, for to be close to you and feel your heart beating next to mine was like heaven. So many things I did so that you will learn to love me but I NEVER saw a hint. I did everything to please you because I love you so much that I even tried to fool myself that you're in love with me too. So many nights I've cried when I think of myself unloved by you. Well you might think that what I'm saying are lies but, I tell you, my heart speaks the truth for I cannot bear telling a lie to the one I love. I know you might be thinking of Mark; but I just did that to make you jealous, to make you see me as a young woman, capable of loving and not as the little girl you used to play with. Sometimes I imagined that you were jealous and fooled myself that it was a sign that you feel something for me too. When Mark and I broke up and I came crying, I just did that to know… how you would react and with that I'll know that you love me too. But I failed for you didn't give me any clue. When our prom night came, you just don't know how happy I was when you handed me the corsage and saying that I was the loveliest girl in the whole world. While we were dancing, I wanted so desperately to hear you say that you love me too but you NEVER did. When Mark came and pleaded me to give him a second chance, I was scared that you might see us talking. I didn't want you to get the wrong impression so I told him we would talk in the garden. There I explained to him that it's you whom I really love.
What happened next was that I found you missing and later learned that you were searching for me, I just concluded that you saw us together. The next day, I tried to explain but then you never gave me a chance to do so. You continuously avoided me and never knew how much pain I've experienced that time. I felt the world crushing on me. In our Graduation day, when I approached you, I wanted to tell you… how much I loved you but I decided that I just couldn't do it. I could not bear to hear that all you feel for me is just brotherly hand of love. For I want you to love me as a woman and not as a girl or playmate. So I just turned away and left.
Now that saying I LOVE YOU might be too late, but still I want you to know that I will always love you and my heart has always been and will be yours alone.
P.S.: Think of me sometimes… and always remember that loving you was the best thing that ever happened in my life.
I felt my tears falling as I folded the letter. I wanted to shout out to let her know that I love her, if not as much, but more than she did for me. I love her more than anything in this world. I knelt touching the soil of her grave and rain started to fall. I continued crying softly and whispered, "Oh God, send my love to heaven."


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Welcome To Our Official GOC Website..
Thank you for visiting the official website of Gospel Outreach Center in Lenexa, Kansas. We are part of the worldwide family of Christian believers and are so glad that you chose to visit us today. Our prayer is that you will connect with God through the resources available here.
Gospel Outreach Center is here for you. We are fellowship of believers coming together to declare the glory of the Lord and celebrate Jesus as King. We study the Word, practice what we learn and in the process grow together
Please take a moment to see what we're all about. Here, you'll find information about our worship services, podcasts, audio/video sermons, Sunday School classes, outreach ministries, events, activities, how to get here and much more.
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Whether or not they're rekindling a romance, but Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are spending time together behind closed doors.
E! News exclusively learned that Kristen and Rob spent four hours yesterday at the house he's been renting in a gated community in Beverly Hills, after which they tried to take the show on the road.
Rob, behind the wheel of his silver Jeep, was seen trailing Kristen's blue Toyota pickup truck out of his neighborhood, the actress giving the occasional glance in the rearview mirror.
But whatever their plan was, they seemed to have a change of heart once they noticed that they had picked up a paparazzi shadow.
Rob turned his SUV around and headed back toward his house, leaving Kristen to give the photographer a piece of her mind without saying a word.
To be continued.
That's OK, we've seen the On the Road star flip off the paparazzi before. Who can blame her?
As for those close to the former onscreen and real-life couple, who dated for about three years before breaking up in May, a source exclusively told E! News today that Rob's friends are completely surprised that the exes are in touch.
The Cosmopolis star is incredibly focused on his career at the moment, he's been working out hard to get himself into top condition (we've noticed!) and he doesn't want distractions, according to the source.
But that does jive with what we're hearing from another insider, which is that Rob is once again comfortable with Kristen but isn't looking for love—with her or anyone else at the moment!
"Rob is single. He doesn't want to date anybody right now," that source told us. "Not Kristen, not anyone. He is really enjoying his life. I honestly believe they will not get back together. There is always a small chance something happens, but I highly doubt it."
As for the pair familiarly known as Robsten, "there was lots of animosity after the split, but as time moved on they moved on and they gradually got over it. They are cordial now."
Aside from these accidental sightings, the source believes that we won't be seeing Rob and Kristen out in public together anytime soon.
But, the insider added, since they share so many pals, their rekindled friendship should make run-ins at parties and elsewhere less awkward.
Kristen, whose next film is the Guantanmo Bay-set drama Camp X-Ray, was in Europe for much of the summer, traveling and shooting the drama Sils Maria.
Rob got to stay close to home to shoot director David Cronenberg's latest, the Hollywood satire Maps to the Stars.
—Reporting by Michelle Falls and Baker Machado
Tune into E! News tonight at 7 p.m. & 11:30 for more photos and all the scoop on Rob & Kristen's reunion


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Being lost has never been so fun! The Maze offers an amazing time for the entire family! Find your way out through surprising corners, dead ends, continuous circles & rotating mirrors! Strike a pose & see infinite reflections of yourself in every direction in the Infinity Room! Never the same experience twice! Unlimited admission from the time ticket is scanned 'til close of business (maze only).
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Ripley's Marvelous Mirror Maze is open daily from 10:00AM to 11:00PM.
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Ripley's Marvelous Mirror Maze is located at 623 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738.
Is this attraction okay for children?
This attraction uses LED lights, mirrors, and other special effects to create one-of-a-kind illusions. Some of these may be confusing or frightening to younger children. While the attraction is available for all ages, we recommend that parents accompany their younger children through the maze.
Does my ticket really include unlimited admission?
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