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The Raiders declared quarterback Terrelle Pryor out for the Houston Texans game Sunday, which cleared the way for undrafted rookie Matt McGloin to make his first NFL regular-season start.
Pryor still is hobbled from the MCL sprain in his right knee that he suffered against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 3. He played against the New York Giants last Sunday but was limited in his movement and effectiveness.
Pryor practiced some Wednesday but not much Thursday or Friday. That prompted coach Dennis Allen to shut down Pryor and turn over the reins to McGloin on Sunday.
McGloin set numerous records during a standout career at Penn State. However, he failed to impress teams enough to merit being drafted.
The Raiders signed McGloin soon after the draft ostensibly as another quarterback to take reps in training camp so that the three ahead of him on the depth chart didn't get overworked.
Ultimately, McGloin impressed coaches with his work ethic, intelligence and play, which led to his earning a spot on the opening-game roster.
The Raiders likely will sign Tyler Wilson from their practice squad and place him on their 53-man roster so that they have a backup quarterback Sunday.
Wilson was selected in the fourth round of this year's NFL draft out of Arkansas. However, he got outperformed by McGloin and ended up being waived at the end of training camp. The Raiders re-signed Wilson a short time later and placed him on their practice squad.
McGloin will be the third starting quarterback for the Raiders this season. Pryor started eight games, with Matt Flynn starting in place of Pryor for one game before he was released.
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Wal-Mart-Free Newark
As "the leader in the retail industry in paying its workers the lowest wages," Wal-Mart should be barred from doing business in Newark, New Jersey, said Larry Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress. "We need living wage jobs," said Hamm. "The minimum wage is a slave wage."
Wal-Mart Exploits Obamacare
President Obama's health care legislation has been a special boon to Wal-Mart, the world's biggest corporation. "What changes with Obamacare is that anybody making up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level now qualifies for Medicaid," said journalist Mary Wheeler. In recent months, Wal-Mart has cut the hours of large numbers of workers. "There's a big incentive for Wal-Mart to make sure that as many of their employees are below the federal poverty level" as possible, said Wheeler.
Multinationals Super-Exploit Third World Workers
Labor unions, elected officials and grassroots activists in New York demanded that multinational corporations be made accountable for working conditions at factories in the developing world. "We must push them to sign the international Fire Safety Act and follow international labor laws," said Fazi Foezia, a member of DRUM – Desis Rising Up and Moving – and a Bengladesh national. "They exploit our workers and don't pay taxes to our governments." Garment factory fires in Bengladesh and Pakistan have killed hundreds in recent months.
Raising Retail Wages Would Boost Economy
A study by Demos finds that "raising wages in the retails sector at the largest employers to a threshold of $25,000 a year for full-time, year-round workers would bring a million and a half people out of poverty, generate between $11 and $15 billion in GDP, and create between 100,000 and 132,000 new jobs." Corporations would benefit, too, from a more loyal work force and greater consumer spending power.
Disaster Officials Offer Loans, Not Aid
Federal officials are more concerned with generating loans to fatten the $1 billion a year disaster loan service industry, than in providing direct aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy, according to a study by Strike Debt, an offshoot of the Occupy Movement. Credit-worthiness, rather than need, becomes the watchword, said Strike Debt spokesperson Pamela Brown. "By using the lens of debt, they are exacerbating any kinds of inequalities that are already existing" in disaster-struck areas, "putting renters and minority communities" in additional jeopardy.
No Charge, No Trial, No Justice
Civil and human rights activists gathered at Central Connecticut State University, at New Britain, for a conference on preventive detention, last weekend. President Obama's preventive detention law, part of the National Defense Authorization Act, was designed to target "those who are engage in dissent," said conference organizer Daniel Adams. Activists should also oppose more recent legislation that might exempt U.S. citizens from detention without charge or trial. "It's got to be all of us or none of us," said Adams.

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The lungs
The lungs are located in the chest and are part of the respiratory system.
The lungs take up most of the space inside the chest. The lungs are surrounded by the chest wall. The chest wall is made up of the ribs and the muscles between the ribs. The lungs are separated by the mediastinum, which contains the heart and other organs. Below the lungs is the diaphragm, a thin muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen.
Each lung is divided into lobes (sections):
- The left lung has 2 lobes. The heart sits in a groove (cardiac notch) in the lower lobe.
- The right lung has 3 lobes and is slightly larger than the left lung.
The windpipe (trachea) is the tube-shaped airway in the neck and chest. It divides into 2 tubes or branches called the main bronchi. One bronchus goes to each lung. The area where each bronchus enters the lung is called the hilum.
The pleura is a thin membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest wall. It protects and cushions the lungs and produces a fluid that acts like a lubricant so the lungs can move smoothly in the chest cavity. The pleura is made up of 2 layers:
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- outer (parietal) pleura – the layer that lines the chest wall
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The space in the chest between the lungs, breastbone and spine that contains the heart, great blood vessels, thymus, trachea (windpipe), esophagus and lymph nodes.
A small, bean-shaped mass of lymphatic tissue along lymph vessels (tubes through which lymph fluid travels in the body). Lymph nodes store lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell that fights germs, foreign substances or cancer cells) and filters bacteria and foreign substances (including cancer cells) from lymph fluid.
The group of tissues and organs that produce and store cells that fight infection and diseases.
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Many countries at this week's U.N. population conference are objecting to the idea of enshrining the right of women to make their own sexual decisions, fearing it would tacitly condone same-sex relationships, the U.N. population chief said.
Gay rights emerged as an incendiary issue at the meeting of the U.N. Commission on Population and Development, where country delegates are reviewing progress made since the adoption of a breakthrough action plan at the 1994 U.N. population conference in Cairo, Babatunde Osotimehin, head of the U.N. Population Fund, said in an interview with The Associated Press.
At the Cairo conference, 179 countries recognized for the first time that women have the right to control their reproductive and sexual health and to choose whether to become pregnant. While the conference broke a taboo on discussing sexuality, it stopped short of recognizing that women have the right to control decisions about when they have sex and when they get married.
Many states are trying to include such language in the final document of this week's population conference. Osotimehin said socially conservative countries are resisting the idea, arguing it would implicitly give people the right to enter in same-sex relationships.
Osotimehin is arguing such an interpretation is wrong. He said establishing the right of women to control their sexuality is crucial to fighting practices such as child marriage.
"It's about the conservatives saying that there is language there that is nuanced," he said. "We're saying there is no language nuanced. If we want to talk about it, we'll talk about it, but why do you think that every time we're talking about rights we're talking about LGBT rights?"
The resistance comes even though sexual rights for women - not just reproductive rights - was approved at another major world gathering back in 1995, the U.N. women's conference in Beijing. The platform adopted in Beijing will be reviewed on the 20th anniversary of that conference next year.
At both the Cairo and Beijing conferences, the Vatican and many predominantly Catholic and Muslim countries blocked any mention of lesbian and gay rights in the final documents.
Osotimehin said many of those same countries are now objecting to language protecting the sexual rights of women.
There is "a pushback" from delegates because "they conflate it with the issues of sexual orientation and gender identity," he said.
The debate comes at a turning point for gay rights in many countries.
In the United States, the push for gay marriage has swiftly gained momentum in recent years, with 17 states and the District of Columbia legalizing it and judges striking down voter-approved bans in conservative states. With opinion polls showing a majority of Americans approve allowing same-sex couples to marry, activists on both sides of the issue say pressure is building on the Supreme Court to take it up and decide whether to legalize gay marriage nationwide.
Other countries have intensified a crackdown on gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered people. Uganda recently passed a new law that allows up to life imprisonment for those convicted of engaging in gay sex. Nigeria also strengthened its anti-gay laws this year, making it illegal for gay people even to hold meetings and criminalizing people working in HIV-AIDS programs for gays.
Two new laws in Russia - one seeking to prevent gays and lesbians from adopting children and other banning so-called gay "propaganda" accessible by minors - also sparked worldwide debate, especially during the Winter Olympic games in Sochi.
The United States, Russia and Uganda are among the 47 members of the U.N. Commission on Population and Development. However, many more countries participated in this week's conference.
Osotimehin said the issue of gay rights also came up in discussions of families.
A report prepared for the meeting discusses "new family formations," including the growing number of single parents, and calls for new thinking around parenting. That has stirred heated debates about addressing gay rights in the definition of families, he said.
"It's still creating the fireworks it created 20 years ago," he said. "In fact, all of the fight that is going on in that room is about LGBT, nothing more, nothing less."
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James S Saint wrote:What they are doing is proclaiming that the observation of one item caused the other item to become identical (or reversed, depending). But it is just a mind game. In the rational world, both entities were whatever they were regardless of any observations or assessments and the discovery of one doesn't alter what they other always was, but rather allows for a double discovery because they are known to be similar (or opposite).
No James, the observation affects the quantum state of the "two items". There can be no immaculate perception, no pure mind, no ghost that sees and yet moves through things, leaving them unaffected. "Both entities" share a single quantum state, and this is changed as a whole when one observes (e.g., fires light) at one side of it, no matter the distance thereof from the opposite side.


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And then there's the Toyota Tundra.
It at first feels like a contradiction. A Japanese company making a truck that not only goes toe-to-toe with its American competitors, but in many cases outclasses and outperforms them? It feels impossible.
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The toolkit will in part be based on existing tools that we have developed such as the Grammatical Framework (GF) in the grammar group and the dialogue system toolkit TrindiKit in the dialogue group as well as corpus enhancement and analysis tools developed within the text group. Part of our effort will be devoted to increasing compatibility between these various software tools so that they can be used together.
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FIREWORKS VIDEO MAGAZINE #35, JUNE, 2001. Demo Nights Galore! From Kellner's Fireworks, Patriotic Fireworks, Fireworks Prod, & Midwest Fireworks; Lab Dissections of Fogettes & Thundering Inferno; Plant visit to B. J. Alan Co.; new items; and of course a fantastic fireworks display at the end of The 26th Annual Quigley Fireworks Spectacular Display on June 26, 1999.
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Mr. Bright: "No. That's personal information. Why would you need that?"
Dr. Grumpy: "I'm the brain doctor."
Mr. Bright: "You are? Oh, I thought you were a neurologist."
Dr. Grumpy: "I am. Brains are what a neurologist does."
Mr. Bright: "Oh. Well, my regular doctor said it showed nothing."
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50 Pathways to Parenting Wisdom is an enlightening collection of practical ideas for good parenting. The fact that this little book is very concise is a further enhancement for busy parents to read and learn from . The author, Shira Frank, provides the tools which will benefit parents and children alike. May Hashem grant her much success in helping Klal Yisroel.
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Shira Frank has written a highly practical guide to parenting our children in an increasingly complex world. Informed by decades of practice as a therapist helping parents strike the delicate balance between love and limits, this book presents easily implemented approaches to raising children through use of praise, empathy and an unemotional and gentle strategy for limit setting. In addition to suggesting practical, Torah-informed strategies for improving communication, Mrs. Frank tackles special challenges such as helping children deal with divorce, and providing guidance for parents faced with the unique stress of parenting children with special conditions such as attention deficit disorder, anxiety disorders or pervasive developmental disorder. Shira Frank has provided our community with an invaluable resource for helping parents navigate the increasingly complex demands of raising children. I highly recommend this book.
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Without question, the greatest challenge people face is "successful parenting.� The traditions and practices that formed the framework in the shtetl are gone, and the high-tech, instant-gratification of our culture require special techniques to raise healthy, productive, happy and respectful children. Shira Frank has provided us with 50 techniques, stated concisely and clearly, to help us meet this awesome challenge of modern life.
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Seamonkey 2.40, 2.46 apparently has a memory leak
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I have been a user of Seamonkey for a long time, since the mid version 1.X versions.
Among other things, I am a software developer, but not on Seamonkey.
I think this applies mostly to the browser. Email does not seem to show the problem.
I tend to run the browser with two open windows, each with around 10 to 15 tabs open, along with the mail window.
My environment is Win 10 Pro.
Even when I minimize all three Seamonkey windows, with Task Manager showing the Details screen, and I am not doing any typing or mousing, I see the memory usage increasing first slowly, then faster and faster, with the CPU utilization climbing from the 12% range into the 20% range, and the memory usage climbing from around 400 MB.
After some time, not very precise, memory climbs to around 2 GB or more.
If I then try to use the browser, the performance becomes slower, and eventually loses keyboard functionality almost completely.
This continues until it is no longer possible to c lose Seamonkey with either the keyboard or the mouse, and eventually it traps and the message about having to emanates from Windows.
During this, which is moderately consistent, there are no videos, no audios, flash is blocked, repeating GIFS and other such ad stuff is disabled, so there is very little apparently going on.
This is version 2.46, though I think it started for me with 2.40. I did not used to see this behavior. My wife sees it also on a different computer. I see it on several computers.
This behavior is nonlinear with respect to the number of open browser tabs; more tabs cause the problem to be worse way out of proportion to the tab count.
Staying around 8 tabs total does not seem do it at all, though it may just be too slow to see. It does not seem to matter what sites the tabs are opened on, though my choices are usually pretty passive ones anyway.
If more info is wanted, I will try to get it.
I suspect there is more than a memory leak, but cannot venture any intelligent opinion on what else might be going on.
I'm using SeaMonkey (2.48, 2.49.1, and 2.51) on GNU/Linux (debian buster, ArchLinux,
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and VoidLinux).
And NO problem at all.
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I'm using Windows 10 Pro and SeaMonkey has been working OK for me
That being said, I almost never have more than 4 tabs open at one time. Usually I have 1 or 2.
I admit it, I'm a tab-a-holic.
Tabs, in & of themselves wouldn't be the issue.
That is not normal. Is unexpected. Or at least would not seem normal & would bear investigation.
While perhaps not wanted, less surprised to see that, but that's going to depend more on just what is going on in particular tabs.
(Yesterday, out of the blue [Win7], svchost.exe starts eating 25% CPU, 100% of 1 of 4 cores. Initial thought was wuauserv [Windows update service] as that has long been an issue in Win7, but this time it was not. Anyhow, I stopped that service, but to no avail. The process listed (under that) svchost.exe were not registering with me, I figured I'd just kill that svchost itself, but I was blocked from doing so. It's been a long time since I rebooted, knew that it was time to do so - but not in a position to do so, currently, so wasn't keen on going that route. Anyhow, eventually, whatever the issue was, it subsided.)
Fire 750, bring back 250.
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Ditto, except I have a bunch of tabs for some reason.
I listened to the various comments. I followed the suggestion by ElTxolo to try safe mode. That turned out to be very interesting. It seriously reduced memory creep and CPU usage. That result indicated issues with add-ons and plugins, so I turned my attention to them. I finally removed both flash and flashblock, after a year or so of waffling. I removed several others that I wasn't using. Trying this a few days, it became apparent that things were much improved. I specifically kept Better Privacy, having little tolerance for supercookies. One of problems is that I live in the boonies and internet is served by wireless (not satellite), and is around 1 megabit/S, so not much tolerance for thirsty websites. Anyway, this was much better, but I decided to look some more and finally decided to install AdBlock. Bingo. Idling CPU usage reduced to around 1% average. Memory usage for the usual 33 or so tabs sitting stationary at around 950 MBytes. No growth, Stable for hours. Life is good.
Install and configure uBlock0 (open source, GLPv3).
It's minimalist, with a minimal memory footprint, better and more options than AdBlock plus
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I am trying ublock, I will see how it goes. I didn't see any memory problem with AdBlock. Memory was much better with it than it was without it.
I see this a lot also. Memory usage often gets near 1GB with fair amount of CPU cycles at idle. I usually have a lot of tabs in a window, but usually only one window. I usually have a session running for hours or days.
And, unnecessarily criticizing the poster's system is rather rude and disrespectful. I'm disappointed to see that on this forum.
Justinh, I agree with you about the Windows dig, but in fact the suggestions were useful and I followed them to my benefit.
It appears that the memory leak may not be intrinsic to Seamonkey, but is related either to advertising displays, or to one or more plugins/addons.
My memory problem was apparently cured by some combination of removing Flash, FlashBlock, DOM inspector, and a couple other probably benign addons that I don't remember,
making the various PDF and DOC/DOCX extension addons ask for permission, and installing either Adblock or Ublock. I am now running the following addons:
Better Privacy,
Ubllock, and
My memory usage is now totally stable for extended (multiple day) times, with two pages containing around 43 (currently) open tabs.
Previously a reboot would have been required after about six hours under these circumstances.
I cannot assign blame to any specific removed addon because I did not go back and add them back in to see who was guilty.
I have a tendency to suspect Flash, however.
If in doubt, blame Flash. Words to live by.
Add Seamonkey version 2.49.2 on Fedora Linux 26 x86_64 to the list of instances of this problem. I had the problem for a long time Unfortunately (I can't remember how long) before I twigged that Seamonkey was the cause and put it down to ageing hardware going flakey.
Cenkrons description of 17/7/2017 is exactly applicable to my situation. In addition when Seamonkey memory usage exceed 6GiB of 8 GiB available RAM the computer becomes generally unreliable, mouse cursor movement becomes intermittent, switching windows not all of which are Seamonkey windows has long delay and sometimes multiple presses of the space bar are required to wake the computer from sleep. Killing the Seamonkey process frees the system from these problems and after restarting Seamonkey with recovery of windows Seamonkey memory usage for the same tabs and windows as before is less than 800 MiB.
Reply to Cenkron post of 2017-8-10.
I don't believe that I have flash installed, however I cannot find any way to vere\ify this. Seamonkey gives me a list of add-ons available but no list of those already installed.
What does about:plugins show?
What does Addons Manager -> Plugins show?
Fire 750, bring back 250.
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Thankyou therube.
"What does about:plugins show?
What does Addons Manager -> Plugins show?"
I only have 2 plugins installed neither of which is flash.
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S.D. Democrats pin hopes on popular senator
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Sen. Tim Johnson has come through emergency brain surgery, a coma and a grueling recovery.
Now, Johnson, a 61-year-old Democrat who battled back from a December 2006 brain hemorrhage, is running for re-election in a GOP-dominated state where President Bush won 60% of the vote in 2000 and 2004.
It may turn out to be the easiest thing he's done in two years.
Johnson, running against Republican state lawmaker Joel Dykstra, was comfortably ahead 60% to 35% in a July Rasmussen Reports poll, the most recent statewide poll on this year's race.
Johnson's popularity isn't likely to provide much help for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama against Republican John McCain in November.
An American Research Group poll conducted Sept. 19-21 showed McCain leading Obama 55% to 39%.
"The last time we voted for a Democrat (for president) was during the '64 race between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater," says Brent Lerseth, a government professor at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. "We didn't even vote for (George) McGovern in '72, even though he's from South Dakota," Lerseth says.
The Obama campaign, though far behind, opened an office in downtown Sioux Falls in September. The office was set up for Obama, but "we think the interest in Obama and excitement for this campaign will help other Democrats down the ticket," said Matt McGovern, state director for the Obama campaign and grandson of 1972 Democratic presidential nominee McGovern.
The McCain campaign doesn't have an office in South Dakota. They have one in St. Paul, four hours northeast of Sioux Falls. Despite McCain's lead, "we're not taking anything for granted," says McCain spokesman Tom Steward.
Even though South Dakotans have a long history of helping Republicans win the White House, Johnson has prevailed since 1996, when he defeated three-term Republican Sen. Larry Pressler.
In 2002, he defeated Republican challenger John Thune. Two years later, Thune reached the Senate by beating Democratic incumbent Tom Daschle.
"Personalities matter a lot in a place like South Dakota," and Johnson was a likable candidate, says Kenneth Blanchard, a political science professor at Northern State University in Aberdeen.
"The United States Senate is much less subject to party pressure on the part of the voters in large part because we sort of expect our senators to be the defenders of the state in the federal legislature, especially when it comes to bringing home federal money," Blanchard says.
The possibility Johnson might have had to step down was a big issue for Democrats in 2006. The party's newly regained control of Congress was at stake.
If Johnson hadn't been able to continue as a senator, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds could have appointed a fellow Republican to the Senate, and Republican Vice President Cheney would have cast deciding votes in the Senate, Lerseth says.
Since returning to the Senate on Sept. 5, 2007, Johnson has used a motorized scooter to get from his office to the Capitol. His speech is still slurred, and he sometimes needs a few seconds to find answers to questions.
In a meeting with a group of South Dakota educators visiting his Senate office last month, Johnson said, "My speech is not perfect, as you know." In his low-key style, he told them he would work hard for educational programs: "I'll do the best I can."
In August, Johnson announced he would not participate in traditional political debates because of lingering speech problems. Dykstra has sought to keep that decision in the minds of voters.
"The Dykstra campaign wants to keep it very much front and center because it raises questions about the senator's verbal ability," says Elizabeth T. Smith, associate professor of political science at the University of South Dakota. "If you look on Joel Dykstra's website, they have T-shirts now that say 'Dykstra — No Debate About It.' "
Robert Grossmann, 71, a pastor in Johnson's hometown of Vermillion, says he expects Johnson to get a large sympathy vote.
"I have sympathy for the man myself; I hope things get better," Grossmann says. "I just really think he should have resigned or not run."
Lorri May, 46, of Madison heard Johnson speak at the state Democratic convention, where she was a delegate. "I don't think it has affected his ability to serve," she says.
Dykstra says he has tried to focus on issues, not Johnson's health. Still, Dykstra says, voters constantly ask him about it.
Michael Yochelson, medical director for brain injury programs at National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, says the senator has "made great strides."
"I hoped all along I would stay in politics and do my state some good," Johnson says. "But I didn't know if I could. But as time went on, I grew ever more confident that I could run for office again."
Martin reports for the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D.


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The WEC imports are coming fast and furious, and bantamweights Will Campuzano (8-2 MMA, 1-2 WEC) and Nick Pace (5-1 MMA, 0-1 WEC) are the latest lighter-weight fighters making their way to the UFC.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that Campuzano and Pace have verbally agreed to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized soon.
Featuring a light heavyweight contest between Stephan Bonnar and Igor Pokrajac, as well as the finale of this season's Spike TV reality series, The Ultimate Fighter Finale takes place Dec. 4 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
The Campuzano vs. Pace matchup is expected to take place on the evening's preliminary card.
Campuzano returns to the Zuffa, LLC umbrella after an August split-decision win over Steve Garcia in the regional King of Kombat organization. The Texas native took the fight with the company's blessing after a 1-2 stretch in the WEC promotion that saw him suffer losses to Eddie Wineland and Damacio Page.
Campuzano's lone WEC victory came in a "Fight of the Night" win over Coty Wheeler.
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The Team Tiger Schulmann product debuted for the WEC in a unanimous-decision loss to Demetrious Johnson at WEC 51 in September. The previously undefeated Pace had opened his career with five-straight wins while fighting under the Ring of Combat and Bellator Fighting Championships banner.
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Multimillion-dollar classic cars like this 1930s Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza almost always are hidden away in climate-controlled garages. Not this one.
This one goes sideways through the gravel, like a real race car should.
This is the Ulster Vintage Car Club (UVCC)'s meet at Shane's Castle back in 2009. They regularly hoon near-priceless classics like this (an Alfa 2300 Monza recently went for $6.7M, but most sell for around $3M), and you should look them up.
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Sharon Ann Meskimen, 62, of Swisher, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at home. Services were held Dec. 27 at St. Patrick's Church, Fairfax, by Father Dustin Vu. Burial was at Blaine Cemetery, Swisher.
Survivors include her husband, Dave; her children, Brett (Shonda), Scott (Amy) and Craig (Ashley); her mother, Adelaide Burger of Fairfax; six grandchildren, Cayden, Connor, Charley, Owen, Olivia and Claire; three sisters, Marcia (Ken) Caldbeck of Alabama, Nancy Finney of Cedar Rapids and Pam Burger of Texas and a brother, Dennis Burger of Cedar Rapids.
William J. Lumpa, 79, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Funeral services were held Dec. 28 at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Burial was in the West Branch Cemetery.
William Joseph Lumpa was born May 25, 1932, in Johnson County, the son of John and Hilda Niemeyer Lumpa. On Feb. 13, 1955, he was united in marriage to Janet Mickelson in Iowa City. Bill had been employed with Foster Trucking for 22 years and West Branch Farm Supply, where he managed the Oasis Elevator for 14 years.
Ralph C. Karlan, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha after a short illness. Funeral Mass was held Jan. 3 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, where there were also military rites. The Rev. Phil Thompson officiated. Inurnment was at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ralph was born Oct. 10, 1926, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Ralph and Juanita (Beatty) Karlan. He married Mary Ellen Reindl on Oct. 16, 1948, in Manly. Ralph worked in quality control at Rockwell and retired from there in 1991 after 38 years of service.
Thomas "Tom" Burns, 94, of Cosgrove, died at Lantern Park Care Center, Coralville, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Dec. 29 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cosgrove with Father Thomas Doyle officiating. Burial was at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Aside from the obvious and noble such as world peace and food for the hungry, what would you wish for if a genii were to grant you a wish? Assume, for the moment, that there is only one limit on this wish. Cost is no concern, your genii obtains things by magic and money doesn't enter into it. Neither does the impossible. You can have time travel if you want it, or everlasting beauty. You don't have to consider the rest of the world either; you can own Switzerland and banish anybody you don't want there, or you can have Disneyland all for yourself and your friends for the entire summer.
CEDAR RAPIDS– The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) is pleased to announce the extension of the exhibition "An American Masterpiece: Charles Willson Peale's George Washington," through Feb. 5. The exhibition was originally scheduled to close on Dec. 31, but the portrait has been so popular among visitors that the CRMA has coordinated with the Brooklyn Museum to extend its stay.


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DANBURY >> Danbury school officials are planning to do away with midterm and final exams at Danbury High School.
The News Times reports the city's Board of Education informally approved a proposal at a workshop on Wednesday night following a comprehensive study of the exams, and their impact on the educational process.
They board plans to adopt the proposal formally at its next meeting.
Proponents say students already are already tested enough and the time can better be spent teaching.
Nine department heads from Danbury High, all of whom teach at least two courses at time, attended the board workshop to support the proposal.
Principal Gary Bocaccio says Danbury High is moving toward project-based learning and the exams do not fit that model.


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Ensuring the forecast is mostly sunny
With globalisation of the retail industry has come a wealth of opportunities for retailers to fly the flag in places they haven't ever been, next to retailers they haven't ever seen, domestically and overseas.
Big shopping centres, and in some cases stubbornly high vacancy rates leading to downward pressure on rents, beckon retailers in both mature and developing markets.
Many smaller retailers take on the expansion process opportunistically. They make some contacts in the right places, check out the real estate, cut a deal and they're off to the races, either opening stores themselves or franchising them. The financial analysis for new stores, assuming there is one, will include a forecast for operating costs and revenues. Operating costs are not so difficult to pin down since rent, labour and cost of goods are relatively transparent even when the expansion is into unfamiliar territory overseas or into another part of the Australia.
That means the whole profitability analysis swings on the soundness of the sales forecast. How can you as a retailer or franchisee ensure that the sales forecast is grounded in reality?
Sometimes a retailer in a new market outperforms expectations spectacularly. Yet many retailer expansions in Australia have become unglued by excessively optimistic sales projections. This applies both to home-grown concepts and foreign entrants. And if you are an Australian business taking a concept outside the domestic market the risk is amplified.
In cases of either outperformance or underperformance there can be a variety of causes for the sales forecast coming unstuck. Sometimes there has been a problem realistically assessing brand acceptance and the strength of the competition in the new location. Or there has been a failure to correctly forecast passing foot traffic or store accessibility and how these factors would translate into customers and sales.
Such errors can be minimised. There are never any guaranteed techniques for making sure a sales forecast is solid but there are certainly ways of reducing the risk of a serious miscue.
However, this usually means doing some scientific analysis and the people whose profession it is to do market research and come up with sales forecasts are not always held in high esteem by the retailer community.
There are reasons for this.
Expensive mistakes
For starters, good market research is perceived by many retailers as expensive. What the retailers don't factor in is that the research, if done well, is actually very cheap relative to the cost of a mistake, such as opening a store in the wrong place or having the wrong-sized store in the right place, both of which can result in terminal underperformance.
The second reason for the dim view of research among many retailers is that the latter tend to believe their own gut feel for a market is more reliable. A retail entrepreneur may believe instinctively that since he understands the conditions under which he has been successful in the past he can continue to replicate that success unaided in the future.
There will always be those who slurp the Kool-Aid, don't pay for research, and still come up with the right answer.
The third reason is that traditional forecasting techniques are not that well suited to predicting sales of a product, brand or retailer that is new to a market. For example, forecasters love to use market data to estimate "total spending" on a product and then carve out of that a "market share" that the new product or brand can reasonably be expected to achieve.
This might work for hamburgers or mass market grocery chains but for a lot of other things it will get you to a wrong answer because innovative products, brands and retailers don't really "share" markets – they create their own.
Another, more effective sales forecasting practice is with the use of analogues. Analogue forecasting involves understanding the factors that drive sales performance in a retailer's successful locations and measuring those same factors in a proposed location.
This kind of forecasting must be modified when crossing international borders though. Across countries, there are differences in competitive intensity, retail formats, real estate quality, lifestyle and psychographics, all of which can render the usual income and population profile moot.
Good market research will be able to quantify the impacts of each of these factors and finish up with a sales forecast that isn't pie in the sky.
Of course, there will always be those who slurp the Kool-Aid, don't pay for research, and still come up with the right answer. If you're one of those then you're very gifted – and your research budget is about right.
Michael Baker is principal of Baker Consulting and can be reached at michael@mbaker- retail.com and www.mbaker-retail.com


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McAfee's fate likely tied to Belize political relations
- Next step in murder case hinges on U.S.-Belize relationship
Now that software mogul John McAfee has been deported and flown from Guatemala to Miami, his next step depends, at least in part, on relations between the United States and Belize, the president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association says.
McAfee, 67, is a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of his neighbor in Belize, American businessman Gregory Faull. McAfee turned up in Guatemala after a month on the run in Belize.
"One of the things to look at is how much faith the U.S. puts in the Belize judicial system -- whether they are good guys and fairly predictable or human rights violators," says Laura Lichter, president of the lawyers' association, based in Washington.
"Look for the Department of State human rights reports and that will have a section on judicial process," Lichter advised. "That's sort of our official, scholarly guideline about how other countries conduct themselves. If we have real issues with their justice system, you'll see that in their report."
The State Department human rights report on Belize indicates that there have been some instances of excessive force used by law enforcement, but that "the constitution provides for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected judicial independence in practice." The report also notes that the independent judiciary "generally enforced" rights to a fair trial.
According to the State Department report on relations with Belize, the United States and the Central American country enjoy "cordial" relations and the United States is home to the largest Belizean community outside of Belize. Both countries work together, according to the report, to fight transnational crime and they also have a mutual legal assistance treaty covering extraditions.
Lichter says the existence of such a treaty, an agreement to extradite criminals to one another's countries, also will make a difference in what happens next with McAfee.
McAfee was holed up in a Miami hotel Wednesday night. Shortly after he arrived in Miami, he announced on his website that he had alighted in the city's swank South Beach neighborhood.
Authorities from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Marshals office and the U.S. attorney's office did not immediately respond to questions Wednesday about whether McAfee would be questioned or detained in the U.S. They said there was no active arrest warrant for McAfee that would justify taking him into custody.
On his website Wednesday night, the 67-year-old British native said he was escorted by a group of federal agents to an airport taxi stand, where he caught a cab to the hotel.
"I have no phone, no money, no contact information," the online post said. Reached by telephone at the hotel, McAfee told an AP reporter he couldn't talk because he was waiting for a call from his girlfriend, 20-year-old Belizean Samantha Vanegas.
Vanegas had accompanied him when he was on the run, but did not go with him to the U.S.
Contributing: The Associated Press


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A rally in sterling following an unexpected dive in U.K. unemployment broke up otherwise subdued pre-FOMC trade in forex markets. EUR-USD remains at familiar levels in the mid-1.37s, and USD-JPY continued to feel gravitational pull around 103.00. The market lacks impetus into the FOMC announcement as the odds of the Fed declaring the commencement of tapering are about the same as a coin flip. Sterling, meanwhile, surged on an unexpected unemployment drop, which fell to 7.4% in October to complete a two-month 0.3 of a percentage point drop. The 99k dive in unemployment the biggest drop in over 13 years, and the drop in the jobless rate is much quicker than the BoE had projected under its forward guidance framework. Cable rallied about 80 pips in making 1.6370 while EUR-GBP dove nearly have a big figure to a low of 0.8403. The release of the BoE MPC minutes showed that members were concerned about currency appreciation, but this evidently had little market impact.
EUR-USD remains at familiar levels in 1.37s in subdued pre-FOMC announcement trade, with both upside and downside flurries yesterday having proved short-lived. The market is likely to remain somewhat languid into the FOMC decision today as the odds of the Fed announcing the commencement of tapering of QE assets are about the same as a coin flip. The nine-day low of 1.3709 that was seen last Friday has remained untroubled, however, the euro's recent failures above 1.3800 has painted a technical picture of waning upside momentum, especially with prevailing levels are looking quite stretched above the 50- and 200-day moving averages relative to historical norms. Support comes in at 1.3694-1.3700, the former of which marks last week's low. From the fundamental perspective, ECB President Draghi affirmed the central bank's dovish stance last week, helping offset the central bank's refrain from detailing further non-standard easing measures at the policy meeting earlier in the month, and many analysts are expecting the central bank to commence a QE program next year.
USD-JPY continues to feel gravitational pull around 103.00. A rebound in the Nikkei failed to inspire selling of the fund-currency yen and the pair remains in consolidation after posting a multi-year high of 103.92 last Friday. The pull-back low of 102.64 is marked as a support level, which almost exactly matched the current position of the 20-day moving average and a one-month trend support line. The same trend support now comes in at 102.80. A breach of these levels would present the Dec-11 of 102.15 as the next correction target. EUR-JPY and other yen crosses have been seeing a similar price action. We think the risk is to the downside, as the market will likely hedge bets ahead of tomorrow's FOMC announcement given the risk of a tapering announcement, as in the event this would likely be yen supportive should there be a bout of risk-off positioning.
Sterling surged on the unexpected unemployment drop, which fell to 7.4% in October to complete a two-month 0.3 of a percentage point drop with the 99k dive in unemployment the biggest drop in over 13 years. The drop in the unemployment rate is much quicker than the BoE had projected under its forward guidance framework. Cable rallied about 75 pips in making 1.6364 while EUR-GBP dove nearly half a big figure to a low of 0.8403. The release of the BoE MPC minutes showed that members were concerned that any further "substantial" appreciation in sterling would slow the recovery, though this has largely been ignored by markets as it's hard to fight against fundamental data. Today's report fits the prevailing status of the U.K. being one of the quickest expanding developed-nation economies. We have continued to target Cable to 1.6500.
We expect the safe haven Swiss currency to remain broadly underpinned into this week's FOMC meeting in the U.S. as a significant portion of market participants are anticipating the Fed to commence QE tapering, which in the event has the potential to trigger a more sustained period of risk aversion in global financial markets. EUR-CHF breached support is at 1.2200-1.2205 on Tuesday, trading to its lowest level since April, of 1.2166, taking out what had been our initial target at 1.2179, which was the Apr-21 low. On the topside, a mixture of trend and consolidation resistance shows up at 1.2230 and 1.2250 ahead of the 20-day moving average at 1.2258. We don't recommend investors establish EUR-CHF short positions at prevailing levels as we are nearing the levels where SNB intervention would become a possibility.
USD-CAD pair is in consolidation mode after some choppy price action since a three-month rally to 1.0708 was see on Dec-6 (which was the highest traded since 2010). Initial target and support is marked at 1.0560, ahead of 1.0550, which roughly markets a series of former daily highs and lows, should be treated as a key risk level. Clear resistance is at 1.0594-1.0600.


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POST Data Specification
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Example of Transaction Using CURL
{"debug":true,"job_id":"2a9e1f1bc92dc0c7a4bde930dff488771eea6d36988208d34163c5496227b8dc","status":"test_started","status_id":1,"message":"Test has started"}
# You need to keep calling this until test is finished $ curl -XPOST -d 'job_id=2a9e1f1bc92dc0c7a4bde930dff488771eea6d36988208d34163c5496227b8dc' 'https://www.immuniweb.com/ssl/api/v1/get_result/1451425590.html'
{"job_id":"2a9e1f1bc92dc0c7a4bde930dff488771eea6d36988208d34163c5496227b8dc","status":"in_progress","status_id":2,"eta":2,"message":"Your test is in progress"}
{"test_id":"c84936eef26eeb8aaef5ffc43f38ddb91adfd90ac27fb416bd0b21fe2edb1004","status":"test_cached","status_id":3,"message":"Test is cached"}
$ curl -XPOST -d 'id=c84936eef26eeb8aaef5ffc43f38ddb91adfd90ac27fb416bd0b21fe2edb1004' 'https://www.immuniweb.com/ssl/api/v1/get_result/1451425590.html'
$ curl -XPOST -d 'domain=twitter.com:443&show_test_results=true&recheck=false&choosen_ip=126.96.36.199&verbosity=1&token=68j3OCZLEomtjASxKoObjZXzX7p2M7L0' 'https://www.immuniweb.com/ssl/api/v1/check/1451425590.html'
{"error":"The domain name cannot be resolved","error_id":7}
Example of Server Response
Scoring Methodology
|- At the beginning of the test, server score is 100.
|- Points are deducted when server configuration does not correspond to the PCI DSS requirements, HIPAA guidance or NIST guidelines.
|- Points are deducted when server configuration contains exploitable vulnerabilities or weaknesses that are not yet covered by PCI DSS, HIPAA or NIST.
|- Points are added for every extra best practice which is not mentioned in the PCI DSS requirements, HIPAA guidance or NIST guidelines.
|- Server cannot get an "A+" if a misconfiguration makes it lose more than 10 points.
|- Server gets an "N" if a tested port is closed.
|- The server gets an "F" grade if HTTPS (443/tcp) port is closed but HTTP (80/tcp) port is open.
|Score greater than 99
|Score between 90 and 99
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|Score between 60 and 69
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|Certificate is an Extended Validation (EV) certificate
|+10 points
|HTTP website redirects to HTTPS (Always-On SSL)
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|Server prefers cipher suites providing strong Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS)
|+10 points
|Server provides TLS_Fallback_SCSV extension
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|Server implements HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration
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|Server supports TLSv1.3
|+10 points
|Server X509 certificate is prior to version 3
|-5 points
|Server certificate has been issued for more than 3 year period
|-5 points
|Server certificate has not been signed with the proper algorithm
|-5 points
|Server does not support OCSP stapling
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|Server does not support neither P-256 nor P-384 curves
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|Server does not support some cipher suites required by NIST guidelines or HIPAA guidance
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|Certificate signature is not SHA2
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|Certificate does not provide revocation information
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|Certificate key length or DH parameter are too small (< 2048 bits or 256 bits for EC)
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|Server supports at least one elliptic curve whose size is below 224 bits
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|SSL is supported while TLSv1.1 or TLSv1.2 or TLSv1.3 are not
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|Server supports TLS compression which may allow CRIME attack
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|SSL/TLS cipher suites that are not approved by PCI DSS are preferred
|-50 points
|Certificate is untrusted or invalid*
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to CVE-2014-0224 (OpenSSL CCS flaw)
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|Server is vulnerable to CVE-2016-2107 (OpenSSL padding-oracle flaw)
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to POODLE over TLS
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to GOLDENDOODLE
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to Zombie POODLE
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to Sleeping POODLE
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to 0-Length OpenSSL
|-60 points
|Server accepts client-initiated insecure renegotiation
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to ROBOT (Return Of Bleichenbacher's Oracle Threat)
|-60 points
|Server is vulnerable to Heartbleed
|-70 points
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SSL Security Test is a free product available online, provided and operated by ImmuniWeb.
SSL Security Test performs the following tests:
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- QWhat is SSL?A
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a family of network protocols aimed to encrypt data transmission over other, higher level, protocols that transport web content, email or other types of information. Today SSL is considered obsolete and insecure, and is now replaced with a newer TLS (Transport Layer Security) family of protocols. Many people, however, still use the SSL acronym interchangeably with TLS. Billions of people unwittingly use SSL/TLS in a daily manner, for example, when they visit an HTTPS website, they are relying on TLS encryption when sending and receiving the data from the web server where the website is hosted.
- QHow does SSL work?A
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is now replaced by a more secure TLS (Transport Layer Security) family of data encryption protocols. They serve to wrap digitally transmitted data (e.g. emails or HTTP requests sent to a website) sent over a network to prevent data interception and falsification. You may consider SSL encryption to be a sealed and unbreakable envelope to protect content of your letter sent by a public postal service.
- QWhat is SSL certificate?A
From a technical standpoint, SSL certificate is a file stored on the server. From a practical standpoint, SSL certificate is a key to encrypt and decrypt information sent or received by a web, email or other servers with SSL/TLS encryption enabled. Furthermore, some SSL certificates may also confirm identity of the website owner, ensuring its visitors that they deal with the genuine website they can trust.
- QHow to check SSL certificate?A
You may inspect and check SSL certificate of a website just by clicking on the green (grey or blue) lock icon on the left side of your browser's address bar. Your web browser will display all available information about the SSL certificate. You may also check validity and correct configuration of your SSL certificate by running a free SSL security test operated by ImmuniWeb Community Edition.
- QWhy SSL certificate is required for website?A
SSL certificate is required to allow data encryption between your website and its visitors by using HTTPS encryption. Google, Mozilla and many other companies may warn about insecurity of a website without HTTPS encryption or even block access to such website.
An EV (Extended Validation) SSL certificate also provides a certain degree of trust to your website visitors by ensuring that your organization is a valid and existing business. Recently, however, many organizations and web browsers announced a gradual discontinuity of EV SSL certificates support stating lack of efficiency and exorbitant prices for EV certificates among the main causes of their decision.
- QCan SSL be decrypted?A
Some of the inherent cryptographic vulnerabilities (e.g. BEAST or POODLE) or SSL/TLS implementational vulnerabilities (Heartbleed) of SSL/TLS allow decrypting SSL/TLS traffic under some circumstances, usually involving social engineering, vulnerable or misconfigured software on the client or server side. Some variations of MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) attacks also permit intercepting and forging encrypted content under similar set of circumstances.
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[Editor's Note: Many thermal baths and spa centres close down for maintenance in mid-summer. So make sure you check out the opening details of your intended spa before visiting it for the first time.]
As the most mountainous country in Europe, Switzerland is also renowned for its natural thermal springs, with beneficial and therapeutic qualities. Many of these thermal springs were discovered as early as the Roman times. It would be impossible to give a comprehensive list of all the spas and thermal baths scattered all over Switzerland. Instead, we present a guide to the range and varieties of spas available for you to experience and enjoy. Wherever you live in Switzerland, you won't be far from a spa.
Basel region
Claiming to be the most exciting waterpark in Switzerland is Aquabasilea in Pratteln. It is a large and beautiful spa and wellness centre which has everything – leisure and vitality pools, a sauna area, spa facilities and a fitness centre all under one roof. Attractions include water slides, a wave-pool for children and whirlpools. The sauna area has a choice of different types of sauna (with separate zones depending on whether you want to keep your swimsuit on or prefer to go without). If you're used to small intimate saunas, the large sauna holding up to about 50 people at once is rather a different experience. Spa facilities include everything from massage to facials and cosmetic treatments.
Sole Uno Wellness-Welt
The baths at Rheinfelden have expanded their facilities and been re-christened Sole Uno Wellness-Welt. Part of Rheinfelden's Parkresort, including a lovely hotel by the river and a rehabilitation centre, it's very popular, and with reason: the water provided for the pools is Rheinfelder Natursole® and the whole place has a very nice atmosphere. Again, there are separate zones for the clad and unclad. The swimming pools have relaxing water jets under the surface and sculpted waterfalls. Downstairs is a quiet area with a saltwater pool you can float in, and shower rooms with water dripping from the ceiling like a tropical down pour. There are three Finnish saunas (indoor and outdoor), complete with wood stoves. Try the "Wenik-Ritual", a Russian sauna where you're plied with tea, fresh fruit and vodka, whipped with birch branches (the essential oils are apparently good for the circulation) and given a honey-and-salt rub. If you find the sauna too hot, there is also a bio-sauna and steam room.
Elements Thai Spa
The Elements Thai Spa is inspired by traditional Thai massage and the philosophy of the four elements: earth, water , wind and fire. These are in perfect balance, promote well-being and a healthy lifestyle.
In the spa, you can enjoy their expert use of specific essential oils. These high-quality, organic oils are individually blended according to the needs of each specific client. You'll enjoy the aromatherapy, and feel relaxed as the oils soothe away the tension of body, mind and soul.
The trained staff is highly qualified, and you'll be able to immerse yourself in the world of the Far Eastern tradition and enjoy the soothing and relaxing effects of our diverse treatments.
Zurich region
If you don't have the time or money for an all-out retreat, you can enjoy a number of spa experiences right in the city of Zurich.
Thermalbad & Spa Zürich
One of the most, deservedly, popular is the Thermalbad & Spa Zürich, in the old Hürlimann brewery in Enge. The thermal baths are designed to look like huge versions of the beer barrels they have replaced. The spa also offers an Irish-Roman spa ritual, a two-hour progression through steam and water baths of various temperatures, including a body peel, and (for an additional charge) several massage and clay body wrap options. Perhaps the most enticing feature in good weather is the rooftop bath, with its view of the Zurich skyline.
Children, accompanied by an adult, are welcome in the baths but not the spa area, and the spa area is reserved for women on Tuesdays. Swimwear is required throughout, although it can be rented, as can bath towels.
Holmes Place Spa, Zürich
Even more centrally located is the Holmes Place Spa, which, along with the health club, is found on the top floor of the Jelmoli building. The spa includes saunas, steam baths, whirlpools, relaxation rooms and an ice fountain: cool off and invigorate yourself be rubbing ice chips on your glistening skin. The atmosphere is cool and elegant. Treatments on offer include massages, foil wraps, and facial treatments for both women and men. Towels, bathrobes, and slippers as well as hot fruit teas are included in the price of admission. The spa is open 9:00-21:30 weekdays and until 19:30 Saturday & Sunday.
Asia Spa, Sihlcity
The Asia Spa in Sihlcity takes inspiration from a wide range of Asian wellness traditions. Two of the mixed saunas exemplify this diversity: the Himalaya salt sauna at 75C (170F) and 15% humidity is exhilarating while the Japanese steam bath, at 42C (108F) and up to 100% humidity is cleansing and comforting. The saunas, four mixed and two for women, are towel-only areas.
Spa treatments available include massages in the Thai, Chinese, Indian and Balinese as well as western traditions and a special massage for pregnant women. There are also manicures, pedicures and facials, as well as a hammam.
Airport Fitness, Zürich Airport
Relatively few people would associate airports with relaxation, but those that would have probably visited the fitness and wellness centre at Zurich airport. Airport Fitness has mixed, women's and men's saunas, a Turkish steam bath and plenty of places to relax. There are a wide variety of massage options, including even a hot chocolate massage, as well as facial treatments, manicures and waxing. Spa users are also welcome to use the fitness facilities, including classes — and if your training shoes and clothes are already checked in or haven't yet arrived, you can even rent a kit.
Central Switzerland
The Rigi Kaltbad is located on the top of the Rigi mountain, nestled between Schwyz and Luzern. With a breathtaking view of the alps, you can enjoy the facilities and unwind year around. There are many pools that are open to guests of all ages. The Spa Area requires the guest to be a minimum of 16 years old, and features a large herbal sauna.
Bern region
When the Bernese feel the need to get away from it all for a few hours, there's no better place than enjoying a spa.
Hammam & Spa Oktogon Bern
The spa's name comes from its octagonal-shaped building that once housed Berne's first gas-fired boiler. Located below the Bundeshaus and just across from the Marzilibad, Oktogon is practically in the center of Berne, but once you step inside you'll feel you've left Switzerland and traveled to the land of the Arabian Nights. Warm, spicy colors, dim lighting and flickering candlelight give it the Middle-Eastern ambience befitting a hammam. At Hammam & Spa Oktogon, you can experience this age-old tradition on their hamman circuit.
After you check in and change into a pestemal, a linen cloth to cover your body, the first stop is the Sogukluk, where warm herb-infused steam opens your pores and begins to loosen your muscles. Don't linger too long in this room; it's just the first of eight stations. Splash yourself with refreshingly cool water and head out to the central bathing room, the Sicaklik with its impressive 13 meter high cupola. The centerpiece of this room is the warm water pool where you can soak for as long as you like between visits to the other rooms, which encircle the pool. In the Kese room, you exfoliate your skin with a rough mitt that removes dry flaky skin while stimulating your circulation. In the Bingül, whatever tension you have will melt away in the 45C herbal steam. At the Lif station, you'll lather up with an olive oil based soap and massage it in with a special mitt for a peeling effect. Afterward, you can relax in the warm pool, or lounge in the Nabelstein area where you can sit or lie on hot-stone heated benches. This is where you'll wait for a hammam attendant to pick you up for your traditional soap bubble massage. After the massage, you might like to try another natural beauty treatment, the Rhassoul, which is a mudpack made of Moroccan clay.
Once you're thoroughly cleaned and steamed, you'll leave the wet area of the hamman and go upstairs to dry off, change into a dry pestemal and chat with your friends while enjoying a cup of tea in the Hammam bistro. One floor higher, in the Camekan, you can relax or even take a nap on comfortable mats with plenty of pillows.
Victoria Jungfrau Spa
The Victoria Jungfrau Hotel is located in Interlaken. With a gorgeous location, you can enjoy the spectacular view while you relax in the luxurious spa facilities. The facilities are spacious, and you can enjoy the outdoor salt pool. If you book a spa treatment, you can also use the Sensai Select Spa facilities, complete with exclusive saunas that are divided by gender, and a well-appointed rest room.
Romandie area
Les Bains de Lavey
For those who haven't got a whole day to spare, there are many spas that open late into the evening.
Whether it's after a day's skiing, or a day at the office, there is something quite special about being able to swim under stars surrounded by the outline of the Alps. One such place is Les Bains de Lavey where you can swim or soak till your heart's content until 21:00 during the week and until 22:00 Fridays & Saturdays.
These baths in the Valais are one of the closest to Lausanne/Geneva and around 15 kms from Aigle. If you want to stay overnight there is hotel accommodation provided on site. The Bains de Lavey claim to have the warmest thermal waters in the country. It has three pools (two outdoor and one indoor), the temperature of the water is maintained at 32-36C and here you will also find neck massage showers, whirlpools pressure jets, waterfalls and more. The spa's own website says: "A fairy-like atmosphere descends after dark, when the largest outdoor thermal pool is illuminated." This author can attest to the magical atmosphere!
Once you have soaked in the waters, you can walk (quite quickly in the invigorating outdoor air!), to the "pavilions" which house both a Nordic centre with saunas and cold water wells, or the Serenity pavilion where you can relax in ultra violet lighting, soft fragrance and music, or simply read a book in the relaxation area by a fireplace. Away from the pavilion and in the main building, the Oriental Centre has a mixed hammam, separate Turkish baths, water fountains and another relaxation area for more de-stressing.Thankfully the prices of swimming under the stars are not astronomical either.
Bains de la Gruyère
A little further afield, the Bains de la Gruyère in Charmey also offer thermal bathing, massages, water therapy and wellness packages. These baths are situated in a stylish modern building amongst the stunning Fribourg countryside.
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Ticino Region
Splash e Spa Tamaro
Splash e Spa Tamaro is located in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. A short train ride from Lugano, this waterpark and spa has something for the whole family to enjoy. Children, and fun loving adults, can enjoy one of the five slides and wave pool. For those seeking relaxation, the spa has four different saunas, and outdoor salt pool.
Alpine Wellness
Thermalp Ovronnaz
For those seeking a longer "wellness break", Thermalp Ovronnaz could be the ideal solution. At just under two hours' driving time and at a distance of less than 160km from the centre of Geneva, the Valais village of Ovronnaz lies at 1350m on the south-facing slopes above Rhone Valley between Martigny and Sion. The village is situated just 10 kms off the main Martigny-Sion autoroute, and is reached up winding zigzags through steeply terraced vineyards. It is flanked by a dense evergreen forest and mountain peaks of a stark but natural beauty.
Thermalp is situated towards the top of the village. Fed by the naturally warm springs piped up from under the ground near Leytron (a village below on the Rhone plain, famous for its Humagne vines), the centre has two outdoor pools kept at a constant 34C (the strong waterjets are wonderful for an underwater massage), an indoor pool with a separate baby pool and a Jacuzzi only for adults (38C), as well as all the facilities associated with "Alpine Wellness", including a sauna and separate steamroom. There's a fully equipped gym, with daily "aquagym" and fitness classes.
Offering a full range of therapies conducted by the medical centre, there are also therapeutic and beauty treatments carried out by qualified staff. Many clients come to Thermalp on the recommendation of their GP, and medically related treatments are often compensated by the clients' healthcare insurance. The attraction of a resort like Thermalp at Ovronnaz is its friendly atmosphere and emphasis on inclusivity, especially as children up to the age of seven go free.
Vals Thermalbad
Vals might be among the best-known, and beloved, thermal baths in Switzerland. With its stunning architecture and landscapes, the waters of the facilities have been well visited for the past hundreds of years. The facilities themselves are award winning, and Vals is well-known as an architectural gem.
It's important that you book in advance of your trip, as the spa can only accommodate a limited number of guests per day.
St. Gallen
Bad Ragaz, Tamina Therme
Bad Ragaz is home to the Tamina Therme. This spa and wellness centre is part of a hotel, but is open to the public. With its beautiful architectural details, it is an oasis in the canton of St. Gallen. The Tamina spring is the source for the water and was discovered in the 13th century! In 1872, the site became home to Europe's first thermal water indoor pool. It is home to a two large indoor pools, one large outdoor pool and has a very good sauna area as well.
Contributors: Samantha Suarez-Maier, Caroline Thonger, Allison Turner, Querida Long, Anitra Green
Photos: ©BlueWaterCom.ch,©Parkresort Rheinfelden, ©hammam-bern.ch


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