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A new exhibit brings the history of the theater to life, using HP PVC-free Wall Paper and the HP Designjet L25500
"HP PVC-free Wall Paper allows us to offer a very cost-effective, simple-to-produce and easy-to-install product
for customers wanting customizable large-format graphics."
— Brett O'Connell
Owner and founder
Quantum Digital Imaging
When The Old Globe, a Tony Award® winning theater in San Diego, California, received a grant to create an exhibit on its history, the organization was thrilled. It immediately began creating a visual timeline featuring illustrations by costume designer Anna Oliver of iconic theatrical figures. There was just one challenge: the theater needed to execute its ambitious vision—involving detailed graphics and a difficult installation—on a set budget.
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Fortunately, Quantum Digital Imaging had the solution: the HP Designjet L25500 Printer and HP PVC-free Wall Paper. Using the HP technology, Quantum Digital Imaging printed the timeline of detailed illustrations cost-effectively and with remarkable quality.
According to Brett O'Connell, founder and owner of Quantum Digital Imaging, "The HP Designjet L25500 and HP media enabled us to compete with the solvent market and accomplish the theater project within the budget and timeline."
New media offers an edge
When it came to meeting the theater's budget, one of the new media options designed specifically for the HP Designjet L25500 provided a unique advantage. HP PVC-free Wall Paper hit the price point that fit the organization's needs, and proved to be ideal for the curved walls of the installation space.
"HP PVC-free Wall Paper allows us to offer a very cost-effective, simple-to-produce and easy-to-install product for customers wanting customizable large-format graphics," says O'Connell.
Previously, Quantum Digital Imaging needed to laminate printed media and apply wallpaper paste. HP PVC-free Wall Paper, however, is pre-pasted, self-adhesive and requires no lamination. O'Connell says:
"This very cost-effective
wallpaper is now one of
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new product line. "
"We're able to offer more products because we can simplify production. The wallpaper is ready to install right off the printer," he adds. Along with HP PVC-free Wall Paper, Quantum Digital Imaging used HP Permanent Adhesive Matte Vinyl mounted to gatorboard to create text panels explaining each historical phase along the timeline.
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The HP Designjet L25500 and HP PVC-free Wall Paper proved to be an ideal combination to create high-quality prints that could be installed on the theater's interior. According to the project designer Llance Bower, wallpaper was the only feasible solution.
"I can't imagine a trickier application," says Bower. "We had to hit very specific marks on a curved wall with corners and beams." After the installation, Bower was impressed with the results: "The beautiful finish and vibrant color astonished me. Solid colors are difficult, but there's no striping or color variation. It holds the ink beautifully. It really looks like paint."
What's more, the theater doesn't have to worry about potential damage to the work, which lines a busy hallway. If it's ever damaged, it can be easily peeled off and replaced. Plus the prints are odor-free,
making them ideal for the high-traffic area.
The project also met the high-quality standards set by The Old Globe's executive producer, Lou Spisto. "We strive for excellence in everything we do, from the lobbies and surroundings to the productions and the actors on the stage," he explains.
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Along with helping Quantum Digital Imaging meet the theater's needs and increase its competitive edge, HP Latex Printing Technologies enable the company to improve its printing environment. O'Connell says, "The HP Designjet L25500 allows us to have cost-effective materials and inks, and speed—without having to worry about the impact on ourselves or the environment."
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1 Printers using HP Latex Inks use internal heaters to dry and cure the latex polymer film. Some substrates may have inherent odor.
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They will be gone forever, with reports that Hostess Brands, Inc.will sell off or close down its 82-year old business. Done in, the CEO claims, by labor union action.
Hostess filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.
The company has been challenged by not only by snarly labor relations, and a national strike by its second-largest labor union, but also, posits the Wall Street Journal, by consumers switching to healthier foods and high ingredient costs.
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Application Development with Parse using iOS SDK — Save 50%
Develop the backend of your applications instantly using Parse iOS SDK with this book and ebook
In this article by Bhanu Birani, author of Application Development with Parse using iOS SDK, we will learn how Parse helps you to manage your complete backend structure for mobile applications and discard the requirement of developing complex server-side code and their maintenance. Parse provides you with the database structures in the form of objects. It saves all your data in the form of objects and will return the same object while retrieving back from Parse.
(For more resources related to this topic, see here.)
In this article, we will learn how to work with Parse objects along with writing queries to set and get data from Parse.
Every application has a different and specific Application ID associated with the Client Key, which remains same for all the applications of the same user.
Parse is based on object-oriented principles. All the operations on Parse will be done in the form of objects. Parse saves your data in the form of objects you send, and helps you to fetch the data in the same format again. In this article, you will learn about objects and operations that can be performed on Parse objects.
Parse objects
All the data in Parse is saved in the form of PFObject. When you fetch any data from Parse by firing a query, the result will be in the form of PFObject. The detailed concept of PFObject is explained in the following section.
Data stored on Parse is in the form of objects and it's developed around PFObject. PFObject can be defined as the key-value (dictionary format) pair of JSON data. The Parse data is schemaless, which means that you don't need to specify ahead of time what keys exist on each PFObject. Parse backend will take care of storing your data simply as a set of whatever key-value pair you want.
Let's say you are tracking the visited count of the username with a user ID using your application. A single PFObject could contain the following code:
visitedCount:1122, userName:"Jack Samuel", userId:1232333332
Parse accepts only string as Key. Values can be strings, numbers, Booleans, or even arrays, and dictionaries—anything that can be JSON encoded.
The class name of PFObject is used to distinguish different sorts of data. Let's say you call the visitedCounts object of the user. Parse recommends you to write your class name NameYourClassLikeThis and nameYourKeysLikeThis just to provide readability to the code. As you have seen in the previous example, we have used visitedCounts to represent the visited count key.
Operations on Parse objects
You can perform save, update, and delete operations on Parse objects. Following is the detailed explanation of the operations that can be performed on Parse objects.
Saving objects
To save your User table on the Parse Cloud with additional fields, you need to follow the coding convention similar to the NSMutableDictionary method. After updating the data you have to call the saveInBackground method to save it on the Parse Cloud. Here is the example that explains how to save additional data on the Parse Cloud:
PFObject *userObject = [PFObject currentUser];
[userObject setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1122]
[userObject setObject:@"Jack Samuel" forKey:@"userName"];
[userObject setObject:@"1232333332" forKey:@"userId"];
[userObject saveInBackground];
Just after executing the preceding piece of code, your data is saved on the Parse Cloud. You can check your data in Data Browser of your application on Parse. It should be something similar to the following line of code:
objectId: "xWMyZ4YEGZ", visitedCount: 1122, userName: "Jack
Samuel", userId: "1232333332",
createdAt:"2011-06-10T18:33:42Z", updatedAt:"2011-06-10T18:33:42Z"
There are two things to note here:
- You don't have to configure or set up a new class called User before running your code. Parse will automatically create the class when it first encounters it.
- There are also a few fields you don't need to specify, those are provided as a convenience:
- objectId is a unique identifier for each saved object.
- createdAt and updatedAt represent the time that each object was created and last modified in the Parse Cloud. Each of these fields is filled in by Parse, so they don't exist on PFObject until a save operation has completed.
You can provide additional logic after the success or failure of the callback operation using the saveInBackgroundWithBlock or saveInBackgroundWithTarget:selector: methods provided by Parse:
[userObject saveInBackgroundWithBlock:^(BOOL
succeeded, NSError *error) {
if (succeeded)
NSLog(@"Error %@",error);
Fetching objects
To fetch the saved data from the Parse Cloud is even easier than saving data. You can fetch the data from the Parse Cloud in the following way.
You can fetch the complete object from its objectId using PFQuery. Methods to fetch data from the cloud are asynchronous. You can implement this either by using block-based or callback-based methods provided by Parse:
PFQuery *query = [PFQuery queryWithClassName:@"GameScore"]; // 1
[query getObjectInBackgroundWithId:@"xWMyZ4YEGZ" block:^(PFObject
*gameScore, NSError *error) { //2
// Do something with the returned PFObject in the gameScore
int score = [[gameScore objectForKey:@"score"] intValue];
NSString *playerName = [gameScore objectForKey:@"playerName"];
BOOL cheatMode = [[gameScore objectForKey:@"cheatMode"]
NSLog(@"%@", gameScore);
// The InBackground methods are asynchronous, so the code written
after this will be executed
// immediately. The codes which are dependent on the query result
should be moved
// inside the completion block above.
Lets analyze each line in here, as follows:
- Line 1: It creates a query object pointing to the class name given in the argument.
- Line 2: It calls an asynchronous method on the query object created in line 1 to download the complete object for objectId, provided as an argument. As we are using the block-based method, we can provide code inside the block, which will execute on success or failure.
- Line 3: It reads data from PFObject that we got in response to the query.
Parse provides some common values of all Parse objects as properties:
NSString *objectId = gameScore.objectId;
NSDate *updatedAt = gameScore.updatedAt;
NSDate *createdAt = gameScore.createdAt;
To refresh the current Parse object, type:
[myObject refresh];
This method can be called on any Parse object, which is useful when you want to refresh the data of the object. Let's say you want to re-authenticate a user, so you can call the refresh method on the user object to refresh it.
Saving objects offline
Parse provides you with the functions to save your data when the user is offline. So when the user is not connected to the Internet, the data will be saved locally in the objects, and as soon as the user is connected to the Internet, data will be saved automatically on the Parse Cloud. If your application is forcefully closed before establishing the connection, Parse will try again to save the object next time the application is opened. For such operations, Parse provides you with the saveEventually method, so that you will not lose any data even when the user is not connected to the Internet. Eventually all calls are executed in the order the request is made. The following code demonstrates the saveEventually call:
// Create the object.
PFObject *gameScore = [PFObject objectWithClassName:@"GameScore"];
[gameScore setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1337]
[gameScore setObject:@"Sean Plott" forKey:@"playerName"];
[gameScore setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:NO]
[gameScore saveEventually];
In this article, we explored Parse objects and the way to query the data available on Parse.
We started by exploring Parse objects and the ways to save these objects on the cloud.
Finally, we learned about the queries which will help us to fetch the saved data on Parse.
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Further resources on this subject:
- New iPad Features in iOS 6 [Article]
- Creating a New iOS Social Project [Article]
- Installing Alfresco Software Development Kit (SDK) [Article]
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Bhanu Birani has four years of experience in the software industry and a lifetime association with the technical industry. After years of programming in different programming languages, he started developing applications for iOS devices. He started software development during his college years and was really interested in learning new technologies in the market. He then joined a software company and started developing games for them, focusing on artificial intelligence development in games.


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Yahoo Settles With Chinese Dissidents from the Wall Street Journal reports Yahoo has settled the lawsuit brought to them over the two Chinese dissidents who were jailed illegally due to Yahoo handing over evidence to the Chinese government. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but we do know Yahoo has agreed to pay the legal fees of those who sued the company. More coverage is also coming out from other sources; see Techmeme for a full recap.
Yahoo's CEO and General Counsel were recently grilled by Congress over this case. Yahoo's executive vice president and general counsel, Callahan, also made a public apology to the families of the dissidents.
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reviews for: listing #19270 - Puerto Rico, Caribbean House rental
- bedrooms 8
- pool yes
- type House
- baths 5½
- hot tub yes
- community San Juan
- sleeps 15
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
$3,800 - $5,800 /wk
Perfect Birthday Get Away
Review submitted: January 9, 2014 Date of arrival: September 21, 2013
WOW is all I can say. Thank you so much for letting our friends and us rent your beautiful vacation home for my 51st birthday. It was truly amazing. We quickly learned where the grocery store was as we chose to eat at home every night. They almost knew us by name, lol. The early morning walks on the beach were breath taking as was the ocean itself. We had a blast spending hours in the ocean talking and bobbing in the waves. Old San Juan was not even 15 minutes away and we enjoyed our day we spent there. Rey was so helpful to us. When we arrived, he politely met us at the curb and showed us every room in the house. I felt like we were on HGTV as the house was gorgeous and well kept. We lacked for nothing and felt very safe being there or being away from the house. It was a really great experience. Thank you again and we will for sure be back.
Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Family Reunion House
Review submitted: December 4, 2013 Date of arrival: November 26, 2013
I chose the house to accommodate 20 plus people for a family reunion. I was impressed with this house.. It was very clean and provided a home away from home feeling we needed for the holiday! We all enjoyed the beach mere steps from the house, the pool, which the kids loved,and the propane grill which we used for our Thanksgiving BBQ.. The house was large enough where you didn't feel like you were on top of each other and could have your own personal space but also areas where we could have our gatherings! The kitchen was stocked with the necessities and enough towels to go around!!! The house was in a great area there was a grocery store that's about a mile away that will give you a ride back,a nice restaurant and local stores within walking distance for souvenirs!! We didn't have to rent cars we relied on taxis, be aware if you choose this mode there will be a per person rate, but non the less it was fairly easy to get around. All in all I didn't have any complaints from my family and would recommend this house to any one who'd ask!!!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Absolutely Fabulous Time and Gorgeous Home
Review submitted: October 31, 2013 Date of arrival: September 21, 2013
Oh My Gosh what a wonderful time we had in Puerto Rico!! Several couples went together for an anniversary trip and this house was perfect for us. It was just as described above. It was immaculately kept and spacious enough that we had privacy if needed, but we thoroughly enjoyed all hanging out downstairs together. The beach was an easy 1 minute walk and just beautiful. After a day at the beach we loved coming back and getting in the pool and hot tub and grilling out on the patio for dinner. Rey the house manager was awesome and so accommodating. He was always available for any questions we had and took great care of us. As soon as we walked in and were shown around, it immediately felt like home. The kitchen was beautifully stocked with dishes, pots and pans for cooking. The rooms were gorgeous and so comfortable. We lacked for nothing and to us that was the perfect get away!! The house was located very close to the grocery store, restaurants and casinos. Nothing was more than a 10-15 minute drive. I want to personally thank the owner for thinking of all the small things that make people feel right at home...we all certainly did and had an absolutely fabulous time.
Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
The Good, The Not So Bad and the REALLY UGLY
Review submitted: July 31, 2013 Date of arrival: July 4, 2013
We got married in Puerto Rico on July 6th and we rented the house for us and our immediate family. The house is pretty much as advertised. The Good: Big, clean House, Close to the beach, perfect for a big family or group. The Not So Bad.. the house can be updated just a bit.. minor wear and tear. Also, being that it is close to the beach, the street that the house is on seems like one of the main entrances to the beach so there was alot of traffic, Issues with the refrigerator keeping our stuff cool and some kitchen sink issues (water from the sink leaking from the dish washer). Now the Ugly.. on Sunday July 7th, my wife and I woke up to take off on our honeymoon. I called the house manager (who was always available by phone) to let him know about the plumbing issue. He said he will contact a plumber ASAP. I advised him that we were leaving on our honeymoon and that my family was going sightseeing and no one will be there. He said it was not a problem. While on the cruise ship about to take off later that afternoon, I get a call from my brother in law that the house was broken into. They pushed in one of the side windows and stole jewelry, clothes, and sneakers (they even left their old shoes in the house). I contact the house manager and he calls the cops right away. I get back from the honeymoon and contact the home owner.... long story short.. nothing was done about it... I got pretty much an "oh well" response. So if you're looking to rent the place.. make sure they put bars up on the window or some type of security system and there is something on the contract that you sign about liability.
Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers
Owners response: While we deeply regret the break in issue that this renter experienced, I must say that I have owned the house for over 10 years, have had my wife and four small kids reside there for 2 months at a time on multiple occasions, and have gone above and beyond to secure the house. This is the first incident we have ever had, IN TEN YEARS. We have a 9' wall surrounding the property with security wire on the top, and bars on virtually every window that is accessible. This particular window was in a stair well, behind the 9' wall, and was the "roll out type" window, not the "slide open" type. The intruder actually had to pry the window frame out of the cement wall to gain access. This problem has been fixed. There is also a safe in the master bedroom and we recommend all jewelry and cash be kept there just in case. Please understand, Puerto Rico is not like main land America. If you leave anything in sight, in your car, in the yard, on the beach, anywhere, it will be GONE. You must be wise and always keep your eyes open and your valuables locked up. The police aren't terribly concerned about crime, and the overwhelming majority don't even speak English. This is not to say you are not safe, you just must carry yourself as if you are in a second world country and not in Anywhere USA. The beaches are beautiful, the hotels, casinos, restaurants, clubs, and sightseeing are second to none, but the crime rate is high. Please act accordingly. Again, we deeply regret the horrible incident that this guest experienced, and we have offered a free week at the house for restitution. Please see our other reviews to understand just how great this home is.
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Helpful votes: 1 / 3
Comfy, Practical Place for Family Reunion
Review submitted: June 3, 2013 Date of arrival: May 17, 2013
Beach Casa de San Juan was perfect for our large family! There are many "cozy corners" that facilitated fellowship -- hanging out by the pool, cooking meals together, and sipping coffee and eating dessert in the den after the little ones went to bed. On the other hand, the design of the house also allowed each of us to get away for quiet, solitary times, either upstairs or in our own bedrooms. San Juan and the entire island of Puerto Rico offered lots of options for the active ones among us, while the beach down the street was absolutely perfect for parents of little ones who stayed behind from some of the outings -- and it provided entertainment for the "activists" in between their expeditions.
We did find the towel supply ample: perhaps the owners added the basket of beach towels, or perhaps the other reviewer had not discovered the linen closet that our daughter-in-love found. (This house has so much to offer. Maybe a binder with lists of where things are and instructions for things like the jacuzzi would be helpful.) The kitchen was well stocked with cooking tools, and previous renters left spices and condiments, so fixing meals was easy. Since we brought laptops and iPads, the WIFI was invaluable. When one son received an urgent email for which he needed the printer and scanner in order to respond, Rey, the house manager came over right away to get him a new printer cartridge -- much appreciated! Not everything in the house was in "Marriott perfect" condition, but the glitches were easy to work around, the house was nice and clean, and the worn edges on some of the furniture welcomed us to put our feet up and relax. This was our first house rental, so we did not know to bring shampoo and conditioner, but those supplies were easy to buy. The biggest drawback for us was the distance. We can't all afford to fly to our family reunion each year, but if we could, we'd make this our permanent destination!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway
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Big family, big house, great vacation!
Review submitted: March 19, 2013 Date of arrival: February 23, 2013
This is a great house in a great location. We had a large family group of 14, and were very comfortable. Kitchen was fully equipped. Everyone had a comfortable bed. We all loved the beautifully landscaped patio with pool and jacuzzi. It was the gathering place for us night and day! We had room to park 2 minivans off the street, which was a plus. We did not have luck with the computer, but there was wifi and several of our group had iPads or laptop, so no big problem. We also had no problem with water pressure. The house is an easy walk to the beach, even for our 3 year old granddaughter and 82 year old great-grandmother. The beach is very wide and clean, but the waves are pretty rough. Great for walking and wading, but not much swimming. Several restaurants and bars are within walking distance, and grocery store is a 10 minute drive. Easy drive into Old San Juan, and we went several times for sightseeing, shopping, and dining. The only possible improvement would be to have a few more towels in the house, especially since it is a house designed for a large group. Needless the washer & dryer were invaluable! It's not a deal breaker, but the stairs between floors inside is very steep , and alternate spiral staircase outside is very narrow. Just take your time & hold the rail. All in all many great features and very comfortable place to stay. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing
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June 2012 vacation
Review submitted: June 30, 2012 Date of arrival: June 14, 2012
The house and property were as advertised, and as expected! The short distance to the beach, stores, and dining made it easy to stay right around the house when we didn't feel like driving. On the whole, I give it 2 enthusiastic thumbs up!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, tourists without a car
Owners response: So glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, and we greatly appreciate the review.
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June 2012 vacation
Review submitted: June 30, 2012 Date of arrival: June 14, 2012
The house and property were as advertised, and as expected! The short distance to the beach, stores, and dining made it easy to stay right around the house when we didn't feel like driving. On the whole, I give it 2 enthusiastic thumbs up!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, tourists without a car
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The Perfect Family Rental
Review submitted: June 18, 2012 Date of arrival: June 5, 2012
The house was amazing and accommodated my family of 14. We never felt cramped and everyone slept comfortably. The location was perfect.. walking distance to beach and minutes away from grocery store and restaurants. I would definitely recommend this property and will stay here again on our next family vacation to Puerto Rico.
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car
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Great House
Review submitted: January 9, 2012 Date of arrival: December 26, 2011
The location of this house is wonderful. We had 13 people and everyone had enough room to have some privacy. The house is beautiful and the pool was great to have after a day at the beach. You are steps from the beach and it was wonderful to have parking so we didn't have to fight the street parking. The house was clean and very comfortable. We had a great time. I highly recommend this rental in the San Juan area.
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing
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Two Thumbs Up!!!
Review submitted: July 14, 2010 Date of arrival: June 10, 2010
This house is wonderful. We had 15 people for 9 days. We never felt crowded and there was lots of areas to get away from the crowd if needed. Although the beds were all full I felt like it would accomodate many more people. I would definately recommend this property.
We didn't have any problems with the internet. The computer was actually very fast. It would have been nice to have a working printer. Needing directions and boarding passes etc... But either way it was nice to have access rather than take our own.
I feel like the previous reviews were very accurate. We also did some initial cleaning upon arrival. The washer and dryer are a great asset especially with the pool. The information book was very helpful. I would recommend adding the location of the circut breaker box and where to buy propane. As these were issues we had. Thanks to the previous reviews we knew about purchasing all the staples ahead of time.
All the people we had contact with from the initial reservation to checking out and follow up were very friendly and professional. It was nice working with them.
The beach is close and very clean. There was a constant flow of security and an assortment of beach vendors walking around. It was busy on the weekend but still not crowded.
This is a great place to vacation and the house is it's own getaway.
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Washington State Party of 8 +
Review submitted: March 8, 2010 Date of arrival: February 20, 2010
This house was amazing!! So large that we really didn't use the upstairs at all! The master bed room was the best! It was connected to the house but off from the main part so with the A/C running you didn't hear anything. (Except the random dog that was on the patio from time to time behind the house, horrible barking the first two mornings) I do have to say the house was a bit dirtier in the inside then I expected for the price you pay. We did have to do a bit of initial cleaning…. We loved the pool that is where I spent a good amount of time. (would suggest to the owner to re-write on the pipe for clearer instruction on which valve is for which heat/cool) The internet was off and on which did make it hard at times and the water pressure was touch and go at times too. Other then these few minor things the place was perfect. Especially for a large group! We all had our own space but would come together in the amazing kitchen. The washer and dryer was a huge plus to have right off of the kitchen too! Our group loved the I-phone dock which was used 24/7! I have to say I have never used a magic bullet before but it makes the best pina colada's in the world which is for use in the house!!! One thing to plan for is the house initially gets you set up with the essentials (paper towel, toilet paper, ect..) but you are responsible for the remainder of your trip which this was fine but we did look for extra's for two days. The location of this place is perfect! The beach is just steps down the street, and just steps the other way is a must try bakery! The book in the house (black cover) is very helpful, FYI! I would come back to Puerto Rico just for this house……… oh yeah and don't be to alarmed there are some large lizards in the back by the pool. Scared me many times but they are more scared of you then you are them!!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing
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Awesome Family/Friends Vacation Rental!
Review submitted: February 18, 2010 Date of arrival: February 2, 2010
My Best Friend had a destination wedding (16 people). This was a great home for us during the week stay. The 1st day, we had a hard time finding a place to eat or even going to the grocery store (we had arrived in the evening so it was dark). I wish there was a list of address for those things. There was a book of references that other people had recommended but who's going to read through it when you are trying to settle in. But after the the 2nd day, we pretty much had it down.
I love the distance between the property and the beach, which is not even a block AND it's very clean! We met a really great neighbor (Wendel), two doors down. He's at the beach everyday. If you ever meet him, please salute him. He's in the Army and my hero!
Overall, the property was as expected like in the images shown. I wished the upstairs back patio was more functional and had more plants/area to enjoy-like patio tables and chairs. There were only 2 chairs and a wicker coffee table. The space is huge-you can do so much with it. The water pressure in the main bathroom that I used (maybe even all bathrooms) wasn't very strong, it took me 10 minutes longer to shower. Also, the water temp is eigther hot or cold, it was hard to adjust to the right temp. We had problems with the plumping, the sink was clogged.
The internet either worked or didn't for the day. The printer was broken so we couldn't print out directions to our destination, luckily I had my IPhone with me to navigate. The majority of the time was inconvenient for us to look up anything because of the internet being down so many times. I recommend investing in the internet and printer to make it more hospitality for your renters. It looked like the internet was shared with neighbors or something.
I had a wonderful time and enjoyed the vacation. Fix those minor things and make it stress-free for your renters.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, tourists without a car
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Teen Referees
West Side Soccer League is looking always looking to provide rewarding volunteer experience to willing and interested teenagers. Teen referees, once trained, can ref as little or as much as they like, choose games and age groups that work with their schedule and level of comfort/interest, and earn those critical community service hours. Being a teen ref is lots of fun, teaches leadership skills and offers an important service to the community.
To become a referee, interested teens need to take the training outlined below and then they can start refereeing. If they are reluctant to get started after training, they will be paired up with an experienced referee for an initial game or two in U6-U8. The mentor referee will go through the process of talking to coaches and kids in the game and on the sideline, monitor the game and answer any questions at the breaks.
Teens can referee at two levels depending upon their training:
U-8 Official & Safe Haven: These courses are required to referee at the U-6, U-7 and U-8 levels. They are also a prerequisite for taking the Basic Referee class.
Basic Referee Training: After taking the U-8 Official course, this additional course is required to referee at the U-9 level and above. At this level teams play with goalkeepers, follow the offside law and we begin using Assistant Referees.
Referee training classes will be held in Brooklyn:
On April 25th, U-8 Official (roster number 201401399) at Upper 90, 359 Atlantic Ave, btw Hoyt & Bond, from 6:00 PM to 9:45 PM.
On May 2nd, U-8-to-Basic Referee Upgrade Course (roster number 201401401) will be held at Upper 90, 359 Atlantic Ave, btw Hoyt & Bond, from 6:00 PM to
Pre-requisites are either U-8 certification or online Basic Referee course.
More information about training can be found here.
To register for any of these classes, go to eAYSO, login and click on "Enroll to take a class". You will be taken to a page that shows all the training available from AYSO. Enter Section 3, Area A in the fields at the top of the page and click Search. You will see a list of all of the classes currently scheduled in New York City. Select the box next to the course name you are interested in (see the roster numbers above) and click on the Course Signup button. This will register you for the class.
Teenage referees should be at least 11 years old and have played soccer before. They can serve as a Center Referee for games with players at least two years younger than they are, or be an Assistant Referee up to their own division level. Note that service credits are earned both for refereeing as well as the hours spent in the training classes. Teens will need to referee at least two games to get credit for classes.
For a Schedule of games league-wide, click here.
For the Calendar where course dates are listed, click here.
For more information or for help getting involved, please contact John Drayton, Teen Referee Program Director.
Instructions for Teens to Sign Up as a Referee
Part 1: Register as a Volunteer with AYSO
- Register as a volunteer on the national AYSO site. Referee and assistant referee backgrounds and references are checked by national staff to ensure the safety of our children. Your information will not be shared with any third party and sensitive information is encrypted. The site is found at www.eayso.org/
Part 2: Register as a Teen Referee with West Side Soccer League
- Go to "Log In" found in the upper right of the WSSL home page.
- Click "Register as a new user".
- Use your OWN email address or username, not your parent's.
- Create a password.
- Enter your name, gender, address and phone number.
- Under "Volunteer Information" and "I would like to volunteer as a:", check "Referee".
- After "Ref Division", select "Teen Refs".
- Check "Create Parent Record"
- Check "Family Profile Complete - Continue to Next Step"
- Ignore the message "Registration Status: Not Applicable" as this just means you aren't registering a child to play in the league.
- Go to the referee drop-down menu and select "Activate Referee Functions" if you have just created a new account - this only has to be done once ever (not once a season). If you have done it previously, the option is called "My Referee Record."
- Check "I would like to volunteer as a referee for AYSO" and "Update Volunteer Info"
- Check "I am a Youth Referee"
- Click on the inLeague home menu button
Part 3: Sign Up on the WSSL Schedule for Games You Would like to Referee
- Log in to the WSSL system, if you are not already logged in, using your the user name and password you created in Part 2.
- Click "Referees" on the horizontal bar.
- Select "Referee Assignment Requests" in the drop down menu.
- Find a game you want and click "Open".
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select "Submit Assignment Requests".
- If your plans change, you can't remove your name and need to contact the Teen Referee Coordinator or a Chief Referee for that division who can take you off the schedule. It is your responsibility to update your schedule if your plans change.


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A Charlottesville family has been temporarily relocated after a fire broke out in their home early Thursday morning.
The fire broke out at around 3:20 in a kitchen on Druid Avenue. No one was hurt, and The Red Cross is assisting the family of three.
Firefighters were able to quickly contain the flames, which were caused by a malfunction of a kitchen appliance.
"Units discovered smoke showing from the residence. Further investigation did show there was a fire in the residence," said Battalion Chief Richard Jones. "Units quickly got inside, began a primary and secondary search, established that no one was inside the residence, began attacking the fire and quickly got a kitchen fire under control."
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WD TV LIVE 2011 to Create and Edit playlists on the device itself
Waste of time imho - it's easy enough to create a playlist on a computer and just drag them over. I'd rather time was spent adding new features and services.
I have to disagree Ardvark , more playlists would be created and used if you didn't have to sit at your PC to make them.
"new features and services" are fine but improving the current feature set will add quality to an already decent media player.
Catering for easily creating a "now playing" list would be fantastic. It doesn't have to save it, just allow you to add to the currently playing items.
Unplanned - this is a shame .... can i ask why ?
A few users said this would be very useful plus your compition (http://www.tvix.co.kr/ENG/products/Xroid_B1mini.aspx) has this feature!
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The from the south and west painted a majestic picture on the northern shores of the Town of Oyster Bay Saturday afternoon.
Abandoned, wind-swept beaches, where sand pelted visitors in the face, left images of isolation contrasted against the grandeur of Long Island's shores.
The National Weather Service has for the Metropolitan Area Saturday, in effect until 9 p.m. Reported twisters have been spotted near Breezy Point and Canarsie Saturday.
Meanwhile, Long Islanders can expect spectacular cloud formations, high winds and warm temperatures until the storm passes through later Saturday.
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Follow the River
Random House Publishing Group, Nov 12, 1986 - Fiction - 416 pages
Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprison her spirit. With the rushing Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles walked one thousand miles through an untamed wilderness no white woman had ever seen. Her story lives on -- extraordinary testimony to the indomitable strength of one pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her own people.
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John Mayer has had his fair share of celebrity hookups--now he says he's taking a break from the world of dating.
John Mayer said he is putting his love life on hold.
"I'm a little freaked out about dating, so I'm just going to let time pass and just do my thing," Mayer said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," according to People.com.
Mayer, 32, has dated a slew of red-carpet stunners including Jennifer Aniston, Minka Kelly, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The serial Hollywood dater -- who said he has a "funny track record" with the ladies -- could have something to do with why Mayer wants to apply the brakes.
"For some reason whoever I date has been famous for a while," Mayer told Ellen. "I can't sit here and be like, 'Oh, please let me live my life in private with this famous person who's been around for 15 years. The last thing you want to see me doing is bashing my head going 'I'm shocked that I'm being followed right now.'"
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WICHITA FALLS, Texas —
Noel Raye James, 83, of Wichita Falls, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.
Funeral service will be at 1 .pm. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Graham officiating. Interment will follow at Grady Cemetery in Grady. Arrangements are under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.
A son of the late Lura (Gattenby) and Elmer James, Noel was born June 30, 1929, in Seminole, Okla. He worked as a sewing machine mechanic for many years prior to his retirement. Noel was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved cooking and gardening, but most of all, he loved spending time surrounded by his family.
Noel was also preceded in death by his sister, Lola Faye Perteet, his brother, Floyd James; his daughter, Judy Solomon and two grandchildren, Adrienne and Jonathan. He is survived by his wife, Cleo James; son, Cecil James Rotz and wife, Pamela; daughter, Connie James Eakin and husband, Bob, all of Wichita Falls; sons, Jerry Solomon, Danny Guy Solomon and Ricky Solomon; daughter, Connie Solomon, all of East Texas; grandchildren, Scott Rotz, Melissa Honeycutt and husband, Jason, Amber Ezzell and husband, James, Meradith Brammer, Morgan Rhine and husband, Lance, Megan Whidner and husband, Chris, Jason Eakin, David Eakin and wife, Angie, Jacob Eakin, Brandi, Shannon, Danny "Little D," Amber and Dustin; numerous great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Cindy James; brother-in-law, Lloyd Perteet, both of McAlester, Okla.
The family received friends and family Sunday, Oct. 28, at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.owensandbrumley.com.


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Our Rogers insider recently tipped us off to this little tidbit:
"According to inside files, the red 8100 for Rogers will be discontinued as subsidy will be lost as of March. Yet another sign of new things to come..."
For those of you that own a red pearl up in Canada, you may soon have a 'collectors item'... Then again, maybe not :)
Anonymous Jan 4, 2008 at 2:21 pm
so i guess they are keeping the black, and moving all the colors to 8110 or 8120? good way to do it i guess, because if anyone wants a red one then, they will have to go for the new version of the pearl and pay more. i've also herd the new versions will feature 7-8 colors, now it depends on how many colors each carrier will pick up.
This does not come as any surprise really, they have been handing them out like candy over the past 3 months, anyone with a rogers accoutn can call threaten to cancel and get one anywhere from $50 to $0 besides that, the next level of 81XX Series is well on their way through other carriers, Rogers is just catching up too them at this point, next you will see it gone from AT&T as well.
i called rogers today and did the usual thing of threatening them that i was leaving and going to switch to telus (which last time netted me a new curve for simply extending my contract). Because i have a total addiction with switching my tech, i sold the curve and am looking for a Pearl, which is about the only BB i haven't used. Anyway, the guy at rogers said the best he could do was $450 on a 3 year. Seems a little much seeing that they were handing them out for free at christmas time to new customers. For a fact, i, personally have made Ted Rogers a very wealthy man after 10 years of faithfully paying my ludicrous cell phone bills. The fact that Rogers wouldn't bend a little and give me a break on a product that is nearing the end of it's life cycle seems a shame. The csr said they had no news of any pending discontinuation of the red pearl, but given their track record, i'm sure it's just customer service having no idea what they're talking about. Anybody getting rid a pearl for cheap on the Rogers network and wants to help a fellow crackberry out?
losttourist Jan 5, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I dont know if you are in the US or what but I got mine in Canada from here
they still have the pearl for $0.00 on a 3 year. I had a year left on my current plan and rogers csr said the same thing to me about $450 for 3 years. Needing a new phone and wanting a pearl I found the Rogers loudring site and got it for $0.00.
hope this helps ya, got good service from them , and fast shipping included.
hey thanks so much for the tip. I am in canada, and i have a long time left on my contract. Can i order from them and still use my current account or do i have to start a new one and buy my current plan out?
losttourist Jan 5, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I was able to order thru loudring and keep it on my existing account. I had a family plan with 2 phones on it and all they did was get me a new number for the phone and add it to the family plan. So what that did was add 3 years ( for the pearl ) to the account. When you do order it just tell them on the comments section of your order: your current account number etc and let them know you want to keep one account. Whatever you end up doing with them save all your correspondences via email for your records just in case there is any confusion. ( which I had done as a precaution )
Another nice bonus ordering thru loudring is they sent me 2 holsters, wired headset and an extra car charger along with the home charger. Granted the holsters were simple open ended ones. Only glitch was when I got the phone the number they assigned me was in a totally different area code from where I was. However one quick phone call to Rogers ( not loudring) and I got the number changed instamatically no charge.
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Ms. Wright has been a member of the Department of Library Public Services faculty since 1978. Cordinates special projects for the Department. Plans and coordinates Libraries' role in annual New Faculty Orientation. Edits the Libraries' Walking Tour. Produces University Libraries' Video Series. Currently writing the script for the Libraries' new audio tour. Collects and analyzes Libraries' Research Instruction Statistics. Manages the Libraries' off campus series: Far Away Places and Kentucky Live! Southern Culture at Its Best.
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Lymphedema occurs as a result of damage to the lymph nodes or lymph vessels.
The lymph vessels run very close to the blood vessels in our bodies and move fluid from the body through the lymph nodes and then into the blood. Lymph nodes work as filters to fight infection and help regulate swelling.
Lymphedema is chronic swelling that happens when the lymph is not moving properly. This can happen when lymph nodes are removed due to cancer. Lymph nodes can also be removed in other non-cancer surgeries. Lymph nodes and vessels can also be damaged with radiation therapy for cancer or through an injury to a body part.
Some people are born with poorly working lymph systems.
Some people have damaged leg veins or a history of blood clots. These people can also develop lymphedema due to back up of blood and fluid in the small vessels of the body.
Lymphedema results in chronic swelling that leads to tissue inflammation and scarring. The swollen body part feels harder to touch and is heavier than the non-swollen side.
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The best treatment for lymphedema is complete decongestive therapy (CDT).
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How to Assess IT General Control Deficiencies for SOX
Norman Marks, CRMA, CPA, is a vice president for SAP and has been a chief audit executive and chief risk officer at major global corporations for more than 20 years.
This is not an easy task. Why, because deficiencies in IT General Controls (ITGC) are not directly linked to the risk of a material error in the financial statements.
In other words, ITGC failures have an indirect effect on the integrity of the financial statements. They affect key controls in business processes (those that contain critical functionality), and only those key controls in business processes have a direct effect.
For more on how to identify the ITGC key controls to include in a SOX program scope see this post.
When a deficiency is found in a key ITGC, it is necessary to identify the critical functionality that might be affected. That may be one or many automated and semi-automated controls. Then, judgment is required as to whether the deficiency, when considered together with other manual and automated controls that are working, represents at least a reasonable likelihood of a significant or material error.
Fortunately, the IIA has published a Practice Guide (which is strongly recommended guidance) on the assessment of ITGC deficiencies as part of its GAIT family of products. GAIT for IT General Controls Deficiency Assessment is a free download for IIA members.
The assessment process is built on six principles:
- In order to assess ITGC deficiencies, it is necessary to understand the 'reliance chain' between the financial statements and the ITGC key controls that have failed.
- In order for there to be a material weakness, two tests have to be met: (a) likelihood and (b) impact (the potential misstatement of the financial statements).
- Because an ITGC deficiency does not directly affect the financial statements, the assessment is similarly not direct. The assessment is in stages or steps, and the likelihood and impact tests are applied across the combination of the steps.
- All ITGC deficiencies that relate to the same ITGC control objective should be assessed as a group.
- All ITGC control objectives that are not achieved and relate to the same key automated controls, key reports, or other critical functionality should be assessed as a group.
- The principle of aggregation requires that control deficiencies of all types — including manual and automated control deficiencies relating to the same significant account or disclosure — be considered as a group.
The principles and the detailed assessment process, which has ten steps, are explained in the Practice Guide and I refer you to that document.
1. Are you familiar with this Practice Guide? If not, why not?
2. Do you find it useful?
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Family bike ride for Obamas on Martha's Vineyard
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
WEST TISBURY, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's having a "great time as always" on vacation on Martha's Vineyard.
Obama took his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha on a late Friday morning bike ride through the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in West Tisbury.
The president rode with 15-year-old Malia and the first lady paired off with 12-year-old Sasha.
Obama commented during a brief portion of the ride that the White House allowed the news media to see.
Before heading out on his sixth full day of vacation, the White House said Obama was briefed on the violence in Egypt by national security adviser Susan Rice, who is traveling with the president.
Obama is scheduled to return to Washington on Sunday.
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Gift Guide
Around this time of year, anything becomes festive if you put a Santa hat on it. Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, Wolf Man, the Mummy... slap a fluffy red and white hat on them and it's Christmas in Transylvania. So technically most of these aren't zombies, but they are still awesome and evoke the same feelings. Let's just hope this paper doesn't overshadow your gift.


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MW3 Online Game Fully Freeze - Have to restart console everytime!!!getKILLD Nov 20, 2011 10:06 PM
HI guys,
I have 2 ps3 console at home and 1 of my console (the old 40GB ps3 one) is constantly freezing during online gameplay!! I need help and suggestions from you guys! I have already sent an email to Activision about this and they have sent an automated email stating that they are experiencing high volume of enquiries and they will get back to me when ever they have an answer to my problem. In order words, they have said "We will get back to you when we feel like it"! Anyhow, its now been 3 days and I have done soooo many things and still no luck. I will write my problem and the things I have done in detail here and hopefully someone can share their experience.
My Problem: Like the mentioned above, i have 2 ps3 consoles and I have the problem with only one of them i.e. the 40GB ps3 version. In this console, everything works fine in campaign. However, when in the Multiplayer game, the game all of sudden freezes completely during the gameplay and the screen is completely still. No response from the controller or anything. Have to restart the console manually and it happens again. it does not happen all the time by during the last 3-4 days it has become worse. Now I cannot play 80% of the time since it freezes. Also this only happens during the middle of the online game of MW3 only and no where else. This is what I have done and have found so far:
1) The gameplay freezes either when played alone or even in a lobby.
2) During the online play, the console freezes when a new multiplayer game starts. Its fine when the maps are selected and all. Sometimes, it freezes as soon as the game starts or sometimes after 2-3 minutes. Nothing responses, not even the controller, the console and the PS3 has to be manually restarted.
3) Tried switching off the ps3 and the router on and off. Also manually restarted the ps3 console from safe mode.
4) Tried running the "Re-build Database" from the safe-mode in PS3 console and still no luck.
5) Tried swapping the MW3 game disc and the same problem even with another disc.
6) Tried the same in black ops MP, but no problem with Black ops at all. So this confirms that this is not the console problem or the network problem. Was able to play a few games with black ops with no freezing other than the usual lags or delays at times.
7) Checked the system update, noticed there was an update and installed the latest PS3 update. Restarted and tried it and it was still the same results.
8) Deleted the game data utility file and re-installed the new MW3 game patch 1.03. Still the same problem...
9) Have been having this game for 5 days now and we played for about 6 hours during the 1st day, after that the next day there was the PSN maintenance and once it was over, we played another 12 hours that day before with no problems. Both consoles were in a lobby and had no problems other than usual lags at times. But somehow, this problem started occuring from the 3rd day onwards which fell on a Sat-Sun.
10) Tested the internet speed and its fine.
11) Searched the net and still did no find a solution for this problem. I see a lot of people complaining about the lag or a brief screen freeze for a few seconds during the online play. I would be happy if it was only a few second freeze!! but its not!! I do know that there are usually lags and delays due to server load during high traffic times, but this problem is not a lag. This is more of a "hang".
12) I noticed that the NAT was showing as "strict". I then thought if this was causing the problem. So I have now set-up a static ip address for my console and have also added this ip address to my router's DMZ hosts with UPnP enabled. After this, the NAT is now open. But the problem is still there even with "open" Nat settings!! So this confirms that it is not the NAT problem neither...
13) From what I can think of, it appears to be a problem from the MW3 end. The reason why I think that is cuz I do not have any problem with Black ops at all and I still play black ops..
14) Also I cannot understand why its only happening to my old 40GB console and NOT my second console (which is the ps3 new slim model)!!! The other console plays the MW3 fine and I am using the same network and the same router for the connection. No idea....
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Kumar Anandan
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V.S. Kumar Anandan was an endurance athlete from Valvettithurai in Sri Lanka. He completed a two-way crossing of the Palk Strait from Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi on the Tamil Nadu coast. A statue of him may be erected in India in his honor.
His first marathon swim from Valvettithurai to Point Calimere was in March 1963 that took him 42 hours it. In 1974, his two-way swim between Valvettithurai and Point Calimere took in 51 hours. He had a penchant for endurance sports as he also non-stop twist danced for 128 hours, non-stop cycled for 187 hours covering a distance of 1,487 miles, balanced on one foot for 187 hours, did 165 sit-ups in two minutes; and treaded water for 80 hours non-stop at the Anna swimming pool in Chennai.
He died while attempting to swim the English Channel on 6 August 1984. His death prompted British authorities to make it mandatory for all swimmers attempting the Channel challenge to produce a fitness certificate.
He had a successful educational career, he was a graduate of University of London. He also obtained the Bachelor of Laws degree in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) and was an Attorney at Law by profession.
His uncle, Murugapillai Navratnaswami, was the first person to swim the Palk Strait in 1954 where he took 28 hours to swim from VVT to Point Calimere.
Palk Strait Crossings
1. Murugapillai Navratnaswami (or spelled Murugupillai Navaratnasamy) was the first person to swim the Palk Strait in 1954 where he took 26 hours 50 minutes to swim 32 miles from Valevettithurai (VVT) to Point Calimere on his second attempt.
2. V.S. Kumar Anandan, newphew of Murugapillai Navratnaswami, completed a swim from VVT to Point Calimere in 1963 that took 42 hours.
3. V.S. Kumar Anandan also completed a two-way crossing in 1974 in 51 hours.
4. Tanarath Narayan Shenoy crossed the Palk Strait.
5. Mihir Sen is an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer who crossed the Palk Strait in 1966 in 25 hours 44 minutes.
6. Bula Chowdhury Chakraborty, an accomplished marathon swimmer who crossed the English Channel twice, the Catalina Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Cook Strait, crossed the Palk Strait in 2004 in nearly 14 hours.
7. Rajiv Trivedi is an Indian open water swimmer who crossed in 2011 between India and Sri Lanka in 12 hours 31 minutes.
8. Balasaheb Ramchandra Ghadge is an Indian open water swimmer who crossed in 2011 between India and Sri Lanka in 12 hours 31 minutes.
9. S.P. Murleedharan completed the Palk Strait between Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Arichamunai at Danushkodi in India in 13 hours 53 minutes in 2012. "As an Indian I feel proud to cross Palk Strait from Sri Lanka to India. The conditions were extremely tough for swimming. The sea, pleasant in the initial stage, turned very rough. It forced me to swim against the strong wind and choppy sea."


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Tennessee Titans TE Delaine Walker predicts 80 catches this season and comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias shares stories about heckling.
Lisa Leslie stops by The Lyons Den & talks about the state of her beloved Lakers, her life after playing professional basketball, and Kevin Hart's jumpshot.
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Mase & Andy Kamenetzky talk about the Emmy nominations with Variety television columnist Brian Lowry. Also, is Kobe resigned to the fact that it will be difficult for the Lakers to sign a big, impact free agent? Plus Mase talks about his passion for helping "The Lost Orphans of the Ukraine" and more.
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The time has come to delve into the domain of random '80s trivia facts. Being quite a fascinating time, the flashy decade helped define the modern world in a vast array of ways. Fact is, even today's kids recognize some of the classic stuff from those cool 80′s movie t-shirts you see on the street. So buckle up, 'cause here we go.
80′s computers typically had 64 KB (yes, that's kilobytes) of memory
The super-fast guitar solo in Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' was played by Eddie Van Halen
'80s saw the rise of PMRC, a Tipper Gore-led group responsible for those parental advisory stickers on music albums
MTV kicked off in 1981, the first video ever played was 'Video Killed the Radio Star.' Quite appropriate, don't you think?
McDonald's Chicken McNuggets were introduced in 1981
Early '80s cell phones weighted as much as 20 pounds and were truly huge
Eight 'Friday the 13th' movies saw their release during the '80s. Talk about scariness galore
Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score was a hairdresser before joining the music world
Red Bull was originally introduced in 1987
Coca-Cola changed it's iconic formula once during the '80s, causing a consumer uproar that led to the return of classic formula
The Perfect Times of Day to Do Just About Everything
What's the perfect time of day to do, well, everything? Mental Floss has come up with precisely that list, grounding its calendar in physiological science. Following is a list of the best times of day to undertake various tasks, as well as the scientific explanation for why:
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Food Restrictions Don't Work With Kids, Study Says
A recent Penn State study offered children increasingly sweet foods the more times they clicked a computer mouse. While some kids were content to stop clicking once they earned a cracker, others kept clicking until the got the grand prize: a cinnamon graham cracker. What this says about some children's eating habits, claim researchers, is that the more restrictions parents place on certain foods at home, the more kids will crave them. "The message is that restriction is counterproductive — it just doesn't work very well," said lead study author Brandi Rollins in the New York Times. "Restriction just increases a child's focus and intake of the food that the parent is trying to restrict."


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DANVILLE — A $10,000 grant from Merck Pharmaceuticals will add additional hands-on technology classes to Liberty Valley Intermediate School this year.
"Merck's been very supportive and forthcoming with funds," said Chris Johns, principal of Liberty Valley.
The grant, which the school applied for last year, will help add more courses that follow the STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, initiative.
Previously, only fifth-graders at the school had a STEM course, but now STEM curriculum will be added to the school's remaining fourth and third-grade classes.
The third-grade course will focus on water, buoyancy and volume, the fourth-grade class on structure, with the core topic being the Empire State Building, and fifth-grade will learn about aerospace engineering, culminating in the students building their own flyable model plane.
The STEM courses will divide the school year up into trimesters, with one focusing on social studies, another on science and the third on the STEM curriculum.
The STEM material will differ from traditional science courses in that it will be more hands-on, said Johns, whereas the science trimester will center on learning the scientific method.
"Our STEM curriculum is really literature based," added Johns, in that students will be reading novels and other reading material related to their grade's topic.
The fourth and fifth-grade courses will start with the school year, said Johns, while the third-grade unit will begin in October.
The grant should cover the materials needed for one grade level, said Johns. He did not have a total cost off-hand for the entire Liberty Valley STEM program.
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On Sept. 18 the Madison County Board voted 15-13 to table a motion to let $18 million of bonds to renovate the Madison County Jail. Board members questioned the proposed funding of the project. In the aftermath of this surprising vote, a number of questions might come to mind. First, how did the jail become so rundown? Was adequate preventative maintenance in place? If not, is this a case of maladministration?
Second, why isn't the available surplus in county money, which is by County Board Chairman's Alan Dunstan's count approximately $22 million, used to defray some or all of the cost?
Third, if bonds are let, has a specific company already been selected by the Madison County administration? If so has the selected company made contributions to current office holders campaigns? Will bond companies have to bid to be able to let the bonds? Will government discounts be given by those providing the service?
Fourth, is Dunstan's and the Finance Committee's desire to let bonds part of a larger plan to renovate the courthouse and to put a roof on the County Administration Building by using the Madison County surplus? If so, what needs to be done to the courthouse?
Finally if the jail is renovated in stages, will sealed bid contracts be used? One wonders if given the confusion evident at the recent board meeting if these questions will be answered.
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Appeal for stolen bike (From Banbury Cake)
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12:00pm Thursday 30th August 2012 in Headlines
Thieves stole a £1,000 bike, pictured above, from outside a gym.
The Carrera Banshee mountain bike was taken from energie Banbury in Middleton Road between 6.15pm and 7.20pm on Tuesday.
Owner Yasser Malik said he was planning on using it in a charity ride, adding: "It was a very unique custom one-off mountain bike which had my name on it. A lot of time and effort went into making the bike what it is."
Anyone with information should contact Thames Valley Police on 101.
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brackley bob says...
They wait in car parks (for the owners to lock them up and walk away) then cut through bike locks and are gone in seconds.
It's happening here in Bicester too.
10:27pm Thu 30 Aug 12
SamSpinx says...
brackley bob wrote:The only hope is two locks of different types to enhance the challenge. A solid D-lock and a heavy chain with a robust case hardened lock, but that weighs a ton to carry.
There's a professional gang going round the county stealing bikes.
They wait in car parks (for the owners to lock them up and walk away) then cut through bike locks and are gone in seconds.
It's happening here in Bicester too.
Not that it really matters.
During April I broke the combination lock on my push bike, also costing £1000, whilst popping through Oxford City Centre, outside TigerLilly / Argos area, locked to a bicycle stand.
Out of options, I searched through my bag for my tool kit and used a large screw driver to dismantle and prise the lock apart. Numerous people gave me sideways looks, and I'm sure that area will be covered by CCTV. No one said a thing, took me about 15 minutes to remove it and ride away.
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I cover sports business with rare dip in education & local economies
The NHL locked out its players Saturday night at midnight when its collective bargaining agreement expired. It is the league's fourth work stoppage in the last 20 years. Like every stoppage, this one is about money and how to divvy up what is now a $3.3 billion pie.
If you are looking for comparisons among sports leagues, think NBA and not NFL, which both had lockouts over the past 14 months. The NFL lockout had only a single preseason game cancelled, while NBA owners lost 20% of their regular season and had to pack in the remaining 80% of games in five months. The NHL is scheduled to begin its regular season October 11 and that date is in serious jeopardy.
The NHL's problem is the widespread disparity in profits for its 30 teams. We estimated that 18 teams lost money during the 2010-11 season in our annual look at the business of hockey. Several other teams barely eked out a profit, but the league's most flush teams made a killing. The Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens had an operating profit (in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $171 million combined. The other 27 NHL teams lost a collective $44 million. If you add the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers to the fat cats ledger, profits hit $212 million with the remaining 25 teams posting a loss of $86 million.
The concentration of wealth at the top is similar in the NBA. The three most profitable teams during the 2010-11 season, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers (a 1-year anomaly where the team sold out its arena with a cut-rate payroll ahead of LeBron James skipping town), earned $167 million. The total represented 96% of the league's estimated profits of $175 million. The NBA tripled revenue sharing in its new CBA to help prop up small market teams.
Why did the NFL settle with its players before any regular season games were lost? Look at the numbers. The NFL's richest teams, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins, earned a staggering $454 million last season. Yet, that total represented just 35% of the NFL's $1.3 billion in total operating profit. The NFL cut back its supplemental revenue sharing program in its latest CBA. It expects $45 billion in new TV agreements to prop up the low revenue teams and keep their profit margins high.
Baseball is the most equitable major U.S. sports league when it comes to sharing the wealth. No wonder it will have had 21 years of labor peace by the time its current CBA expires in 2016. The top three earners last season, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs, made $87 million, which is only 20% of MLB's $432 million in operating profit. High-revenue teams like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are content to run baseball operations with small profits, while making a killing through their ownership stakes in the regional sports networks that broadcast their games.
MLB has the heftiest supplemental revenue sharing system with roughly $400 million changing hands last season from the high revenue teams to the low revenue ones. The Yankees alone kicked in $110 million in revenue sharing in 2011.
The NHL is not in dire financial straits as it was in 2004 when a lockout caused the cancellation of an entire season. It does need the top teams to share more of the wealth if it wants to be healthier financially. The league currently shares about $150 million of its revenue and the league has proposed bumping that up to $190 million. The players association is looking for revenue sharing closer to $250 million. We know why the Maple Leafs, Rangers and Canadiens do not want that much revenue sharing. What about the other 27 teams?
When you mention the Kansas City Royals before the Yankees in terms of operating profit and mention words like "small profit" I have to laugh. So how much did these teams REALLY earn or lose after the deductions and creative accounting? This article is much a sham for exactly the reason the last labor stoppage occurred in the NHL – the players wanted to see the cooked books by NHL owners. Am I somehow to believe that the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most marketable teams in the world, was somehow just a fraction of a percentage of the NBA operating profit? Anyone who believes numerical analysis of financial statements is a fool as they are complete fraud.
Unfortunately, people do not understand Revenue vs Profits. Even though you described it nicely in your post.
I really think one of the problems with the NHLPA is the players might not understand this either.
Looking at forbes stats in 2005 vs 2011, the league is not making a whole lot more than it was in terms of profit. This is why the league needs to redefine HRR and or % of revenue.
Canadian dollar has gone up, which helped rise the revenue of Canadian teams tremendusly. Also, with Social media, larger market teams have become much more popular and helping those teams get better sponsors to help get revenue. While the lower 1/2 of teams are not seeing such an increase in revenues, but with Player expenses, they can't turn a profit anymore.
I really like forbes to give out the facts. please continue to do so. Hopefully all those trying to bash people without using their brains will realize a little something about business.
Good article. Only wish it could have included more about what both sides are actually asking for in these negotiations. A little bit heavy on the how it's like other sports angle. But I do understand that it is a 2nd tier sport in the US and most aren't aware of the issues.
Betteman has to go – and soon. He keeps trying to create martkets where none exist. NHL teams in smaller cities will lose interest even more lest two could be moved to healthy Canadian cities dying for a Franchise.
When teams like the Nordiques, Jets, old Senators left Canada, did you think this was because they were selling out the arena?
Right on! More Canadian teams less southern market teams.


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Six Milwaukee Public Library branches now have laptops available for library cardholders to check out and use in the building. Technology specialists will be available at each of the branches to provide training and assistance for laptops and desktop computers. The laptops are available at:
Atkinson Library, 1960 W. Atkinson Ave.
Center Street Library, 2727 W. Fond du Lac Ave.
Forest Home Library, 1432 W. Forest Home Ave.
Martin Luther King Library, 310 W. Locust St.
Villard Avenue Library, 3310 W. Villard Ave.
Washington Park Library, 2121 N. Sherman Blvd.
Four of these libraries, Forest Home, Martin Luther King, Villard Avenue, and Washington Park, offer bi-lingual computer assistance for Spanish speakers.
Funding for this program is provided by Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant which was provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This funding also improves the free broadband Internet service at all 13 MPL locations.
This program is available only to library customers with a valid library card. For more information, call (414)286-3011.


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The vendors taking part in Junes massive yard sale along U.S. 301 in Johnston County wont include food trucks. The towns taking part in the yard sale have agreed to block them in hopes of bringing more business to their brick-and-mortar restaurants.
The Endless Yard Sale will feature families and antiques stores hawking their wares along the 30-mile stretch of U.S. 301 from Kenly to Benson. Organizers hope the sale will eventually grow beyond the county lines.
All towns taking part in the sale have agreed to adopt an ordinance barring vendors from selling food from a mobile conveyance. Selma Mayor Cheryl Oliver said she doesnt want to take business away from local restaurants.
The thrust of this (sale) is to boost Johnston Countys economy, and thats the reason for the ordinance, she said.
We want them to explore our restaurants and our eateries, she said of shoppers. Its all about local.
The ordinance will exempt nonprofits from the ban.
The Selma Town Council is expected to vote on the ordinance at its next meeting. The Benson Board of Commissioners passed it last week.
Benson Town Manger Matt Zapp said the purpose of the ordinance is to stop mobile food vendors from swooping in and taking business from brick-and-mortar restaurants.
We want to do anything we can to help local businesses in Benson, he said. The ordinance passed in Benson without debate.
In Kenly, Town Manager Greg Dunham said the ordinance is on the agenda for May 13. The town already restricts mobile vendors year-round to protect local businesses. In Kenly, food trucks may operate for just 36 hours within a 72-hour period, five times a year.
Farmers selling produce and dairy products are exempt from the restrictions. The theory behind the rules we have is to protect the businesses that are there all year round, Dunham said.
Smithfield also has existing ordinances for mobile vendors. Food trucks must operate on a property at least 8 acres and near an existing business. Customers must have access to restrooms.
Under Smithfield rules, food trucks can essentially operate only in the parking lots of stores like Wal-Mart and Lowes, said town planner Paul Embler. The ordinance, he said, is designed to keep customers and vendors out of the path of vehicular traffic.
For us, its a safety issue, Embler said. We dont want them sitting right beside a real busy drive or something like that.
In Smithfield, food-truck operators must have permission from the property owner, and they must obtain a permit from the town, a process that typically takes about 60 days, Embler said. Its unlikely, then, that shoppers will see food trucks along the Smithfield portion of the countys first Endless Yard Sale.
Theres no way this year to accommodate it, Embler said. Im not saying it cant be done next year, but this year we couldnt do it with the time we have now.
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