text:
Availability: River Palace Hotel
Please enter your travel dates.
Standard Double Room
- FREE Breakfast
Breakfast is included in your stay.
- FREE Wifi
Wifi is included in your stay.
Superior Double or Twin Room
- FREE Breakfast
Breakfast is included in your stay.
- FREE Wifi
Wifi is included in your stay.
Deluxe Double Room
- FREE Breakfast
Breakfast is included in your stay.
- FREE Wifi
Wifi is included in your stay.
Junior Suite
- FREE Breakfast
Breakfast is included in your stay.
- FREE Wifi
Wifi is included in your stay.
Classical Rome Hotel next to Villa Borghese Park
By Piazza del Popolo
Classically renovated Rome hotel in the heart of the city, 100 metres from Piazza del Popolo and the Villa Borghese Park; one kilometre from the Vatican.
Bar and lounge
Guests of the River Palace Hotel can enjoy drinks in the cocktail bar and a complimentary buffet breakfast with homemade pastries each morning.
Air conditioning
Air-conditioned guestrooms offer oak furniture and gold leaf ceilings. All rooms have marble bathrooms, cable television and complimentary WiFi.
Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!River Palace Hotel Amenities
- General
Guests of the River Palace Hotel can enjoy breakfast in the tastefully decorated breakfast room, then head out for a day of sightseeing or shopping in the nearby boutiques and markets. In the evening, guests can enjoy a cocktail in the bar before a night out on the town.
Coffee and complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby. A quiet courtyard is attractively decorated in classical Roman style with marble columns and potted plants. Practical amenities include a 24-hour front desk, currency exchange, laundry service, and on-site garage parking. The hotel can arrange private car transfer to and from the airport as well as car rental, with or without a driver. The concierge can book tickets for museums and arrange guided tours. Pets welcome (restrictions apply, maximum one pet per room).
- Free breakfast
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Room service (limited hours)
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Banquet facilities
- Audiovisual equipment
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 59
- Number of floors - 4
- Currency exchange
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fireplace in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- One meeting/conference room
- Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Parking nearby
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 5
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Tour assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Porter/bellhop
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 50
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
- Parking
Parking nearby, Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Multi-line phone
- Direct-dial phone
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Extra towels/bedding
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- In-room massage available
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Satellite TV service
- Desk
- Window opens
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Designer toiletries
- City view
- Courtyard view
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Dining
Guests of the River Palace Hotel enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Ziro Bar - Decorated in classical Italian style, this oak-paneled bar features large sofas and low-level lighting. Snacks and national cocktails, including the famous Bellini, are served from 10:30 AM until midnight. Happy Hour every day! Fifty percent discount from 6 PM until 10 PM.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
River Palace Hotel Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 11 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.- Late check-out fee: EUR 50
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.


text:
All the latest news, photos and more on the Dutch royals - Queen Beatrix, Prince Johan Friso, Prince Willem Alexander, Princess Maxima.
Queen Maxima gives nod to Dutch flag with cobalt blue gown
Fittingly, Maxima chose to fly the flag for Dutch design on the day she became queen consort of the Netherlands, all while giving a nod to the Dutch flag in a royal shade of blue.
The Argentine-born...
Queen Maxima is lovely in lace for River Pageant
Maxima had already wowed the throngs of well-wishers with two stunning outfits on the day she became Queen consort of the Netherlands.
Her third ensemble was no different, drawing gasps from the crowd...
Queen Maxima shines in satin number by Belgium designer Natan
Style is paramount on the royal stage, and Maxima of the Netherlands certainly stepped up to the plate on Tuesday as she became Queen.
The Argentine-born blonde was impeccably turned out as she took...
Prince Charles and Camilla fly the flag for Britain at Willem-Alexander's investiture
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall flew the flag for Britain at King Willem-Alexander's investiture ceremony. The British royals looked on as The Netherlands welcomed their first...
Emotions run high as King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima appear with adorable daughters on the palace balcony
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima have appeared on the balcony of Amsterdam's Royal Palace to greet their eager public. Dressed in a smart black suit with a grey waistcoat and tie, Willem-Alexander greeted his...
Dutch inauguration: Willem-Alexander becomes King with Queen Maxima by his side as Beatrix bows out after three decades
There were smiles, high emotion and cheers on a day of national celebration in The Netherlands as Prince Willem-Alexander became the country's new King with his wife Princess Maxima as his Queen.
City of Amsterdam ready to celebrate Willem-Alexander's crowning moment
Orange fever has gripped the city of Amsterdam as the Dutch people prepare to celebrate a new chapter in their history. On Tuesday morning, Willem-Alexander will be crowned King, the first king to reign...
Dutch inauguration: Queen Beatrix bids farewell to the nation in final televised speech
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has addressed the nation for the last time. Almost 33 years to the day after she was crowned, the Dutch monarch bid a touching farewell to her loyal people, and reflected...
Queen Beatrix abdicates and returns as a Princess to idyllic country castle where she spent 'happiest' years
In the wealthy hamlet of Lage Vuursche in The Netherlands orange flags have been flying for days in honour of Queen Beatrix, the country's hugely popular sovereign, who has abdicated.
Following the...
First official picture of the new Dutch king and queen
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Queen Maxima have released their first official photo as leaders of the House of Orange.
The couple, who have been married for 11 years, were both...
Vote: Who reigned in the style stakes at the investiture ceremony?
A host of European royals gathered at the 15th century church at the States General on Tuesday to see Willem-Alexander see him being sworn-in as the new King of the Netherlands.
Queen Maxima...
How life will change for Princess Amalia now that her father is king
In an affluent suburb of The Hague a lively youngster arrives daily at a state school where the motto is 'learn together, work together, play together'. While the wider world knows her as Princess Amalia...
Vote: Who was the best dressed at the state dinner?
Royals from all over the world gathered at the Netherlands' national musuem, the Rijksmuseum, on Monday night to say farewell to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands after 33 years on the throne.
The guests...
European royal ladies Mary and Mette-Marit are princess-perfect at state dinner
Princesses Mary of Denmark and Mette-Marit of Norway made sure to step up the style stakes at the Dutch state dinner on Monday night, attending the glittering event in gorgeous, neutral-hued ensembles....
Stunning in scarlet: Radiant Maxima reigns supreme
All eyes were on Princess Maxima as she stepped out for the Dutch state dinner on Monday evening in a floor-sweeping red tiered dress by Valentino.
It was no surprise that the beautiful blonde had called...
The last rehearsal before Prince Willem-Alexander becomes King
As guests prepared to descend on the Dutch capital, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Princess Maxima were seen putting their young daughters – Amalia, nine, Alexia, seven, and Ariane, six –...
Prince Charles and Camilla head up royal guests at Queen Beatrix's final state dinner
In her 33 years on the throne, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has established herself as one of the best-loved European monarchs. On the eve of her abdication, royal representatives from around the world,...
Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima arrive for the state dinner
With a warm smile and a wave to well-wishers, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived for a farewell dinner at the Rijksmuseum on Monday evening. Marking her last official function as monarch, Beatrix...
Holland's must-visit crown jewels
All eyes are on Holland as it prepares to welcome Crown Prince Willem-Alexander as King after he takes over from his mother, Queen Beatrix. With the world waiting for the Prince, 46, and his glamourous...
Dutch inauguration: watch every moment of the action with HELLO! Online
Queen Beatrix's abdication heralds a new era for the Dutch monarchy, and you can watch every moment of her son Willem-Alexander's inauguration on HELLO! Online.
Our live stream begins on Monday evening...

subset: commoncrawl


text:
reggie who??? lebron james i know. reggie who, never heard of that guy. but i noticed that after his smack talking, he scored an awesome "0" against miami heat in their game vs. the brooklyn nets. keep up the good work reggie who, that is, in trying to make yourself relevant! (not!)
Reggie Evans dismisses Heat's title: 'That was a lockout season'
Reggie Evans agrees with Phil Jackson's school of thought when it comes to winning titles during lockout seasons.
Jackson said following the San Antonio Spurs' 1999 NBA Finals win over the New York Knicks that their title should have an asterisk next to it because it happened during a lockout season, and called their run an "aberration."
Evans, the Brooklyn Nets' rebounding machine, echoed those sentiments Wednesday, hours before the Nets get ready to play the Miami Heat. In a report from Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Evans said that beating LeBron James and the Heat would not prove anything because their title took place at the end of a season that was cut short by nearly 20 games because of the lockout:
"It doesn't prove nothing. That was a lockout season."
Evans said that James is not unlike anyone else on the floor in that every player should command a double team, but added the key will be to stopping James in transition:
"Our team is defending the Miami Heat. If our team has to defend one person, LeBron isn't going to score nothing. LeBron is no different from Joe Johnson or Andray Blatche. No different.People need help (on defense). Some people don't need help. Everybody has to be double-teamed, it doesn't matter who you are. You just have to stop LeBron in transition."
The Nets lost to the Heat twice this season but Evans said the game on Wednesday night is still nothing personal or about revenge for him or the team and regardless of the outcome, they won't even be thinking about this game in a few weeks from now:
"The way I look at it is we have to win in front of our fans because we're playing them (at) home, not letting them down, no matter who we're playing. It's too early to be talking about that kind of stuff. Ten games from now you're not going to thinking about this game."


text:
New day. New Daily Deal. Get it before it is gone.
New Customer ? Start Here.
Can't find what you're looking for? Shop all ink and toner cartridges by brand
New day. New Daily Deal. Get it before it is gone.
Item: 903548 Model: 8066464
Need more help? Get advice from your Network REVIEW SNAPSHOT® by PowerReviewsRosetta Stone® Italian v4 TOTALe - Level 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Set Reviewed by 1 customer Displaying review 1 8/30/2012 Rosetta stone Pros
Cons Best Uses
Comments about Rosetta Stone® Italian v4 TOTALe - Level 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Set: Only real cons are the actual price of the product. Staples had as good of price as anyone else, so obviously controlled by manufacturer.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Was this review helpful? Yes / No - You may also flag this review Displaying review 1 |
This Web site is intended for use by US residents only. See International Sites. See our delivery policy for full details. Copyright 2013, Staples, Inc., All Rights Reserved.


text:
bierce said...
TCU over Kansas. Penn State has been competitive in some games. TCU has kept the deficit within single digits in only two other Big 12 games, and both of those were 9 point losses, and the Big 12 is a little down this year.
Pomeroy has TCU 284th, Penn State 152nd.
Gringo Mafia Strength Coach
- 5 stars Rating: 96
6999 votes total - (7360)
- 32 months
- 5 stars
nbennyboy said...
WHile I am not one to usually argue with numbers, I think I am going the opposite direction. I think PSU upset was bigger, as I think UM is a better team then KU. Both PSU and TCU are poor teams, so the fact that a legit contender like UM lost to PSU, to me is the bigger upset.
This post was edited by bierce on 3/5/2013 at 9:50 PM


text:
To view this video download Flash Player
Doing the unexpected has almost become expected of LeAnn Rimes. From her hit "Blue" nearly 15 years ago to her impressive new concept album of classic country standards, Lady & Gentlemen, LeAnn has always bravely followed her own inner compass and consistently maintained her musical integrity rather than simply following the musical trends of the day.
Listening to her ... Read more in Amazon's LeAnn Rimes Store
Show availability and shipping details
There's a problem loading this menu right now.
Learn more about Amazon Prime.
Your Shopping Cart is empty.
Give it purpose—fill it with books, DVDs, clothes, electronics, and more.
If you already have an account, sign in.
There's a problem previewing your cart right now.
Check your Internet connection and go to your cart, or try again.


text:
SoCon Mascots Visit Mission Kids
Updated: Friday, March 8 2013, 08:36 PM EST
Mission Children's Hospital helps local kids missing out on a big weekend event, by bringing the fun to them.
Mascots representing several southern conference teams made a special stop at the Reuter Children's Outpatient Center today.
They're in town for this weekend's SoCon Basketball Tournament at the US Cellular Center.
Organizers say it's a great pick-me-up for the kids. Tara horan, Child Life Specialist, "it's just a special fun event, a surprise for them, because they didn't know the mascots were gonna be here so they're expecting their regular doctor's appointment and it makes it a more positive experience and a nice surprise."
Mascots from Western Carolina University, Appalachian State University, Wofford, and Davidson College all took part.
Related Links
SoCon Begins Today
SoCon Tournament Comes to Asheville


text:
Where to Buy What is your zip code? |
Rate the information on this page (1 = Least helpful - 5 = Most helpful) |
We're Here to Help How can we help? Please choose a category for immediate help. |
Standout Ohio River Condo Tower Comes With Hydronic Heating-Cooling SystemThe Ascent at Robeling's Bridge condo tower. Libeskind is best known for his designs of museums and cultural centers throughout the world, like the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the redesigned Denver Museum. He was also selected as the original master site designer for the new World Trade Center complex in lower Manhattan. The Ascent at Robeling's Bridge marks his first residential high rise building in the United States. View of the Ohio River, Robeling's Bridge and downtown Cincinnati from The Ascent tower. Taco KV pump supporting cooling tower. Ascent property owners have individual units located in their condos with programmable Honeywell thermostats. Several units have multiple systems allowing even more precise indoor comfort. Commercial HVAC and Weber-Huff personnel in the mechanical room. Taco FI series pumps and Plus Two Multi-Purpose valves in the Ascent mechanical room. To ensure years of trouble-free service with minimal maintenance needs, the Commercial HVAC design team used Taco's 4900 Series Air/Dirt Separator. Two Taco shell & tube and plate & frame Heat Exchangers separate the boiler and building systems. This separation simplifies maintenance and control for the boilers and the cooling towers. Taco heat exchanger. "Weber-Huff provided excellent engineering support on this project," says project manager Bob Cartwright of Commercial HVAC. "We went with Taco because they make great, dependable equipment." "When challenged with unique projects like the Ascent, with demanding build schedules, it was an easy decision for us to turn to the Taco team from Weber-Huff," adds Chip Branscum, P.E., of Commercial HVAC. Information supplied by Taco, Inc. and Commercial HVAC. |


text:
Email Sent
I have a BNIB military in digicam g10 and satin s30v blade, BNIB caly 3.5 in g10, caly 3 in CF, BNIB kershaw blur all black, becker bk9, blem kershaw leek all beadblasted.
I'm looking for watches - only analogue. I'm really interested in Tissot (I would love a Le Locle), Victorinox, Christopher Ward. No interest in G shocks. Send me an email if you think you have something that will interest me. I'll send pictures if needed.
Email Sent
SpyderNation #0030
Thank You For All Who Have Served To Protect This Country
"But since your heads in the clouds,
the best advice I found is dont look down"
-Four Year Strong
I have a like new Invicta Nitro gold/black in original box etc
Do you still have the Becker BK 9
If you still have the BK-9 send me a pm.
Email sent.
Like I said in the OP, I'm just interested in trading for a watch at this time, if you happen to be interested in buying something, that's a different story. I'll check out that invicta.
pm sent
Responded to your pm.
Pm Sent
email sent
Courage is not to have no fear, but to move along in adversity
Gen. George S. Patton
Emailed you
Email sent
Chlamydia is not a flower, but a big giant Q-tip.
Responded with pics, just waiting to hear back
Still available.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)


text:
People with autism experience a more extreme version of the world than the rest of us. For more than 90 percent, sounds are louder, colors are brighter, and touch can be a disturbing intrusion. The reason, according to a new study, may be that many autistic people also have synesthesia, a condition of intertwined perception in which one sense stimulates another.
Most people with synesthesia don't find the condition disturbing; many enjoy it. It certainly makes the world a more interesting place. Synesthetes may see the sound of a symphony as a skein of rippling lines, for example, or a black letter "A" as bright red. People with synesthesia say their experience is not the same as imagination, but they also realize their perceptions are in their own mind and not part of objects in the outside world. "Their experience is somewhere in between, neither imaginary not external, an extra layer in the mind," says cognitive neuroscientist Simon Baron-Cohen of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, who led the study.
Synesthesia has been linked to autism in a few isolated instances. But Baron-Cohen, who studies both conditions, felt that the underlying similarities warranted closer scrutiny. Scientists believe synesthesia is caused by an overabundance of connections between neurons. Curiously, a similar surfeit has been proposed as the cause of autism. While these interconnections may provide synesthetes with a rich intermingling of sensory experience, people with autism might find the blending of the senses distracting - sometimes to the point where they become withdrawn or soothe themselves with monotonous movements, such as rocking.
So Baron-Cohen and Donielle Johnson, who was studying autism for her graduate work at Cambridge, along with a few colleagues, sent online questionnaires to a group of adults, with and without autism or Asperger syndrome. Because autistic people often have trouble relating to others, respondents' ratings of their social skills - like the ability to empathize with a fictional character or judge from another person's tone when it was their turn to speak in a phone conversation - were used as a gauge of the disorder. Tests for synesthesia included questions like, "Do you see colors when you hear musical notes, or read individual (black) letters?"
People with autism were almost three times as likely to have some type of synesthesia, the researchers report online this week in Molecular Autism. Of the 164 adults with autism, 31, or 18.9 percent, met the criteria for synesthesia, compared with only seven (7.2 percent) of the 97 "typical" respondents. The most common types of synesthesia reported were "grapheme-color" synesthesia, in which black letters appear in color, and "sound-color," in which sounds evoke colors.
"We were surprised at the size of the difference - almost a fifth of people with autism had synesthesia as well. It is remarkable that this link hasn't been documented before," Baron-Cohen says. One explanation may be that the study was limited to people with autism capable of answering online questionnaires, he surmises; many people with autism may not be able to understand or explain their experiences.
According to Baron-Cohen, the mixed senses in each condition may result from extra neural connections that are usually pruned away in infancy, as the brain's wiring develops. In autism and synesthesia, he explains, this pruning may not occur in the typical way, so the interconnections persist even into adulthood.
Baron-Cohen says that brain imaging protocols used to study synesthesia could now also be used for autism. He also suggests that genetic investigations into the overlap between the two conditions might help the hunt for "autism genes."
"This is a very clever study that provides important new information," says neuroscientist David Amaral, the research director of the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute at the University of California, Davis. He feels it's too early to draw conclusions about the neurobiological basis of autism from responses given by a small group of high-functioning people with autism. But, he says, "it will be interesting to see whether the individuals with autism and synesthesia differ in some fundamental way from those with either condition alone - whether they have different brain organization, for example."
Johnson adds that the work may point to ways of helping caregivers to figure out which colors and stimuli may be distracting or soothing, resulting in more autism-friendly environments.
Community News Network
Autistic people may have a tangling of the senses
- Community News Network
VIDEO: NHL game postponed after player collapses
Monday's game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars was postponed after Stars forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench shortly after completing a shift in the first period.
VIDEO: Family rescued from ferocious feline
A family in Portland, Ore., called 911 after their pet cat scratched their son and "went over the edge," forcing them to take refuge in a bedroom.
In this tech age, how can a plane go missing?
Call 911 from the side of the road, and GPS satellites can tell dispatchers exactly where to send help. Airline passengers have access to detailed maps that show exactly where they are during their journey. Hop onto WiFi, and somehow Google knows whether you're logging on from Lima or London, and will give you detailed suggestions about what to eat.
VIDEO: Skydiver, pilot treated after midair collision
A pilot practicing take-offs and landings got tangled up with a skydiver in Polk County, Fla., but amazingly, no one was seriously hurt.
Researchers tackle mystery of how some snakes can fly
Flying snakes sound like creatures from a bad B-movie, but these serpents are elegant gliders that have evolved a special skill that sets them apart. In two new studies, engineers have used simulations to try to decipher how the wingless reptile manages to remain airborne despite its lack of flight appendages.
Holder: Heroin deaths an 'urgent and growing public health crisis'
Attorney General Eric Holder, calling the rise in deaths from overdoses of heroin and prescription painkillers an "urgent and growing public health crisis," is outlining a series of efforts by the Justice Department to combat the epidemic.
Most deadly fraternity scraps initiation for new members
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the largest U.S. fraternities and the deadliest, said Friday it will ban the initiation of recruits, citing the toll that hazing has taken on its newest members.
VIDEO: Michigan woman's death, mummified body hidden by auto-pay for six years
The mummified body of a Michigan woman was discovered in the backseat of her car approximately six years after her death. The body was only found after the bank that foreclosed on the home ordered work on the property.
VIDEO: Chrysler orders community college to crush rare Dodge Viper
Students at a community college in Washington are fighting to save a rare Dodge Viper given to them by the Chrysler Corporation. The company now says it must be destroyed for legal reasons.
VIDEO: Penguin sweaters save birds trapped in oil spills
A wildlife group in Australia is inviting volunteers to knit sweaters for the penguin population it conserves, because it says the sweaters can actually save the lives of birds caught in oil spills.
- More Community News Network Headlines
VIDEO: NHL game postponed after player collapses


text:
Things to see and do - Athens
Leaving for Greece
Athens - a city (re)discovered :
Nearby tourist sites
Nearby hotels
Electra Palace Hotel Athens from120 €
Book -
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel from247 €
Book -
Hotel Achilleas from50 €
Things to do nearby
Private Walking Tour: Benaki Museum
- 60 €
- Book
Piraeus Arrival Transfer: Cruise Port to Central Athens
- 22 €
- Book
Private Walking Tour: Ancient Agora, Plaka and Monastiraki monuments
- 60 €
- Book
Nearby Restaurants
Twenty One
Cotation :
Type de cuisine : Mediterranean -
Psarra's Tavern
Cotation :
Type de cuisine : Greek -
Electra Palace
Cotation :
Type de cuisine : Mediterranean
Athens - a city (re)discovered
Athens - a city (re)discovered
Pedestrian, 16 km, 3 daysAthens has often suffered from a reputation as a dirty and polluted capital, noisy, tiring...In reality, the enormous work undertaken for the 2004 Olympic games gave the city a new shine. Around the Acropolis is a lovely walk that enables you to enjoy the unique light and flavours of this legendary city. Even the brand new underground system that has freed the city from some of its road traffic is like a beautiful museum! The Monastiraki market, the tavernas, the lanes of Plaka, so full of life, and the chic boutiques situated at the foot of Lycabette are all worth a detour...
Customise this route and add it to My travel bookEspecially in the upper part, Pláka forms a picturesque web of peaceful small roads and alleys, small squares and terraces linking flights of steps. A few small Byzantine churches alternate with old houses with round-tiled roofs and wooden balconies, sometimes surrounded by hidden gardens from which peek the tops of pine, cypress or fig trees. Views of the town or the Acropolis are revealed here and there. The lower part of Pláka is the area for trade and cheap boarding houses. At night Pláka comes to life... The taverns with terraces covered with a trellis light up with multi-coloured girandoles. Like the Athenians, you can come here to taste Greek cuisine washed down with retsina to the sound of boozookis (or electric guitars), listen to fashionable singers and dance the modern sirtáki. In addition to these taverns there are also «nightclubs» where you can drink while attending a show, of high quality when based around traditional music.
This «upper town», a focal point of civilization, occupies the summit of an abrupt rock. It is 270 m in length and 156 m wide, covering an area of 4 ha, and it dominates the lower town from a height of nearly 100 m. Although it contains remains of various epochs going back as far as the second millennium B.C., its main monuments (Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Erechteion and the Parthenon) are masterpieces of the century of Pericles (5th century B.C.). For some years work to protect the stone and replace the sculptures with copies has been necessary. If these restorations interest you, a visit to the Acropolis Research Centre is a must! You will enter the Acropolis by Beulé gate. This gate (late Roman epoch) was discovered in 1853 by the French archaeologist Ernest Beulé. Framed by two towers, it precedes the (Roman) staircase overlooked to the right by the temple of Athena Nike and to the left by the grey marble pedestal of the Hymetus which around 15 B.C. bore the quadriga of Agrippa, the son-in-law of Augustus. Before the Romans one entered the Acropolis at the bottom of the temple of Athena Nike, through a passage along the Sacred Way followed by the processions of the Panathenes. Behind Agrippa's monument, a platform will give you an attractive view over the hills of Philopappos, Pnyx and Areopagos. In the Middle Ages a staircase led down from this platform, to the Clepsydre spring, cleared in 1873.
This elegant little temple, completed in 407 B.C., a combination of Doric and Ionic order, has a complicated ground plan due to the declivity of the ground and the fact that it contains several places of worship. The most important ones are dedicated respectively to Athena, Poseidon, Erechthaeus and Cecrops. Over the centuries, it was successively a church, a palace, a harem and a military magazine. It was restored after independence under the auspices of Piscatory, Louis-Philippe's ambassador to Athens. The famous portico of kores faces the Parthenon. It is called the «Caryatids' tribune» because 6 tall statues of young women, with noble and calm attitudes, wearing tunics with parallel folds like the fluting of the columns they replace, support its architrave. The statues you can see are copies. One of the originals is in the British Museum, the others in the Acropolis Museum. To the right the eastern portico, with 6 Ionic columns, leads to the sanctuary which used to house the oldest statue of Athena, made from olive tree wood. The western façade was modified during the Roman epoch. In the adjacent courtyard an olive tree reminds you that it was here that you could venerate Athena's sacred olive tree. If you then go to the end of the rock there is an amazing view! Before your eyes are the Roman town with Hadrian's arc and the temple of Zeus, the old Pláka district and the north-eastern districts of Athens surrounded by the Parnis, the Pentelikos and the Hymetus... Not to be missed on any account!
This Doric temple was built in the time of Pericles by the architect Iktinos. Phidias directed the work of the sculpted decoration of the pediments, friezes and metopes. It was dedicated to Athena, and her chryselephantine statue, a work by Phidias, decorated the sanctuary. The whole building was painted in lively colours. During the Byzantine epoch the statue of Athena, transported to Constantinople, was destroyed by the inhabitants in 1203 during the siege of the city by the Crusaders. The temple was then converted into a church consecrated to Saint Sophia, richly illuminated with frescos and mosaics. This church, which became a cathedral, took on the title of St-Mary-of-Athens under the Franks, and then became a mosque under the Turks. The building nonetheless retained most of its sculptures, which were listed by the Marquis of Nointel before the explosion of the gunpowder store in 1687 destroyed many of them, at the same time as it brought down 28 columns, the walls of the cella and the roof slabs of Paros marble. Between 1801 and 1803 Lord Elgin, the English ambassador at Constantinople, was able to remove almost all that remained of the sculptures, statues of the pediments, cella frieze and metopes, which he subsequently gave to the British Museum in London. From 1834 restoration work was accomplished, marked by the righting of the colonnades, undertaken by the Greek archaeologists after the First World War. Almost all the sculptures in the Parthenon are reproduced as mouldings in the Acropolis Research Centre.
Previously known under the name of temple of the Aptere Victory, it juts out in front of the Propylaea, overlooking the Sacred Way. According to the legend, the aged Aegeus, the father of Theseus, threw himself in the sea (!) from the top of the rock on which the temple is built, when he thought his son was dead on seeing the black sail wrongly hoisted on the mast of the ship bringing the vanquisher of the Minotaur back from Crete! This Ionic temple of the late 5C B.C. is small (8.27 m long by 5.44 m wide) but graceful. It was rebuilt by the Bavarian archaeologists of King Othon. The temple consists of a cella between 2 porticos with monolithic columns which concealed a statue of Athena victorious. The outer frieze, which has been mutilated, contains a few original pieces (eastern and southern sides), the others being copies.
In the 6C B.C., a first stage was built in the sacred enclosure dedicated to Dionysos, where the Dionysian festivals were held, consisting of choirs, mimes and dances of satyrs and menads. These installations gave way at the start of the next century to a genuine theatre where you missed the great plays of classical theatre! The current theatre, made of stone, dating back to Lycurgus (4C B.C.), had 17,000 places and was used as the Assembly of the people who had left the Pnyx. Modified by the Romans and abandoned after the barbarian invasions, its restoration dates from the end of the 19C. After going past the foundations of a temple to Dionysos and a portico, you reach the stage of the theatre (rebuilt under Nero in the 1C A.D.): on the side of the orchestra, the front of the stage is decorated with sculptures evoking the legend of Dionysos (note the crouching Silene!). The orchestra seats form a lozenge marked in its centre by the location of an altar to Dionysos around which the ancient choir sat. The tiers (4C B.C.) are partly conserved; they go up to Thrasyllos' monument. In the front row the reserved seats can be recognised, bearing the names of the personalities who sat in them in the 2C A.D.: in the centre is that of the priest of Dionysos, decorated with lions, griffins, satyrs and grapes. Not far away are the remains of the odeon of Pericles, a covered theatre used for rehearsals and music competitions.
The central market of Athens still constitutes a spectacle with a quite extraordinary oriental ambiance. Note especially the meat house, the egg-sellers and, close to Sofokleous Street, the goldsmiths and moneychangers equipped with small scales. From the market you can walk down Evripidou Street to No. 72 where, at the bottom of a small square, hides the Chapel of St John of the Column (Ágios Giánis stin Kólon), built around a Corinthian column. The chapel has many visitors seeking a cure for fevers. Kodzia Square, to the north of the market, was the centre of Athens in the second half of the 19C: it was planted with palm trees and surrounded with individual residences, some of which remain. The National Bank of Greece, to the east of the square, was founded in 1842. In the centre of the square around 500 ancient tombs were discovered just outside the city walls. After the necropolis was abandoned, during the Roman epoch a district of potters was established, whose workshops and kilns have been found.
In the heart of a popular district, Omónia is an animated and lively square which has partly preserved its oriental character. Minor professions flourish here, and in the neighbouring streets are groups of specialist traders and small companies. What a contrast there is between this «Concorde» Square and Síndagma Square! The feeling of disorientation is greatest in the evening...
The Lycabetus, or Wolves' Hill, 277 m high, is crowned by Saint George's Chapel. From the neighbouring terraces, a wonderful panorama embraces the city of Athens, the Acropolis, and the Piraeus coast, together with the main surrounding peaks: to the south-east, the Hymetus, to the east the Pentelikos, dotted with marble quarries, and to the north the massive silhouette of Parnis. A path leads down towards the St George Lycabettus hotel.
Kolonáki Square is surrounded by luxury shops, restaurants and cafés. A small column in the garden has given its name to the square. The latter is the centre of the Kolonáki district, modern and elegant, clinging to the sides of the Lycabetus. Along the streets you can find the most refined shops in Athens: fashion, jewellers, bookshops and art galleries, etc.
The National Archaeological Museum, one of the richest in the world, is devoted to ancient art, from the Neolithic epoch to the Roman epoch. It assembles the main works of art from the major Greek archaeological sites, except for Delphos, Olympia and Crete. Founded in 1834 in the Theseion, it was transferred in 1874 to the current neoclassical buildings, which were subsequently enlarged. The sculptures are exhibited on the ground floor, and on the 1st floor, the ceramics and also the frescos and ceramics from Santorini. Don't miss the most famous room in the museum devoted to the excavations made in Mycenae since 1876; here you will admire the famous « golden mask of Agamemnon»! In the area of geometrical and archaic art, don't miss two remarkable works: Aristion's funerary stela, « the soldier of Marathon», showing a warrior, sculpted on a plane by Aristocles, and the superb funerary kouros from Anávissos in Attica. Lovers of classical art will be spoilt! They can admire, in particular, the extraordinary Poseidon from the Artemision, where the sea god holds the symbolic trident in his right hand; the Eleusis relief, admirable for the gravity and contemplation of its characters, together with the amazing Jockey of Artemision. Hellenistic art is also represented, notably with Poseidon's huge statue of Milo! Pleasure, pleasure and more pleasure can be had by immersing oneself in the Roman epoch, the Egyptian antiquities or the extraordinary frescos and potteries of Santorini...


text:
FREYTRAIN's Page
This member hasn't added any personal information yet.
Leave FREYTRAIN a message to find out more.
All Recent Activity
Forum Post: Adam Morrison Unwanted by Ainge Why?
He played for the clippers in the summer league
Forum Post: What was your first reaction when Danny (thank you Danny) traded Perk and our team Chemistry???
What is DA SMOKIN!!!????!!!
Comment on: 'Celtics'
Sign him and trade him in a package for the only player I every saw him play really well against... Dwight Howard.
Comment on: It's over, but not the end - Touching All the Bases - Boston.com
Larry, Dream yes but no beacuse of inability to sign someone. Howard isn't a free agent until after next season he is still under contract through next year with Orlando, although he has said he does more »
Comment on: It's over, but not the end - Touching All the Bases - Boston.com
My opinion is the TRADES affected this team greatly. Chemistry is very important in team sports. Would perkins have helped in the miami series, I think he would have stopped a few of those drives, Per more »
Comment on: Rondo returns and helps Celtics beat Heat 97-81 - Boston.com
It was not only a leg whip but he also helped Rondo down by grabbing his jersey to make sure he went down. Wade tried the same thing with CPP after the hard foul CPP gave him. more »
Comment on: Rondo returns and helps Celtics beat Heat 97-81 - Boston.com
This is the effort I thought I would see in game 2. They turned Miami into a jump shooting team and contested shots. Turnovers were minimal so they didn't give Miami points in transition and played ha more »


text:
Xen Virtualization and Linux Clustering, Part 1
Now that we have all the formalities out of the way, let's get started by configuring Domain-0. The first thing we need to do is install PVM 3.4.5 on our master node.
Installing PVM on the Master Node
Remove any existing PVM installation to ensure we are working with a fresh install:
# apt-get remove pvm xpvm pvm-dev libpvm3 # rm -R /usr/lib/pvm3
Set the $PVM_ROOT environment variable to /usr/local/pvm3. If you are using the bash shell, this can be done by adding the following two lines to the $HOME/.bashrc file:
PVM_ROOT=/usr/local/pvm3 export PVM_ROOT
Next, apply and verify your changes:
# source $HOME/.bashrc # echo $PVM_ROOT
Download and extract PVM:
# cd /usr/local # wget http://www.netlib.org/pvm3/pvm3.4.5.tgz # tar xvfz pvm3.4.5.tgz # rm pvm3.4.5.tgz # cd pvm3
Set up the use of SSH instead of rsh by editing /usr/local/pvm3/conf/LINUX.def, replacing /usr/bin/rsh with /usr/bin/ssh
Compile PVM from /usr/local/pvm3 by typing make
Update /etc/hosts to include IP addresses of the master and all slaves. The IP addresses you use here are used later when configuring the slaves. An example /etc/hosts file is shown below:
127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.200 master 192.168.0.201 debian_slave1 192.168.0.202 debian_slave2 192.168.0.203 debian_slave3
If you run into any challenges during this process, the $PVM_ROOT/Readme file contains a lot of useful information.
Now that we have Domain-0 configured, we can begin installing and configuring the unprivileged Xen domains. We start by creating a minimal Debian Sarge domain as a template for all future unprivileged domains, which will save us a considerable amount of time down the road. The filesystems for the unprivileged domains should be set up as 1GB LVM volumes in a volume group named VG. Now, you may be thinking "What is LVM?" LVM stands for logical volume management, and it allows you to create, delete and resize multiple logical volumes without having to repartition your hard drive, which is extremely useful for our situation. For the sections that follow, you need to have LVM2 installed. Go ahead and try running the following commands. If they aren't available, install LVM2 using apt-get install lvm2.
Creating the Filesystems
This is where the extra hard drive partition comes into play. We start by initializing the extra partition, call it /dev/hda6, for use by LVM. We then create a new volume group on that partition:
# pvcreate /dev/hda6 # vgcreate VG /dev/hda6
You can check the man pages for the pvcreate and vgcreate commands to find out what's going on behind the scenes. We now are ready to create the filesystems for our first unprivileged domain. The naming scheme I use is Debian_Slave#_Root and Debian_Slave#_Swap, where # is replaced with the number of the slave and Root and Swap denote the root and swap filesystems, respectively. So, let's create and initialize the root and swap filesystems:
# lvcreate -L1024M -n Debian_Slave1_Root VG # lvcreate -L64M -n Debian_Slave1_Swap VG # mke2fs -j /dev/VG/Debian_Slave1_Root # mkswap /dev/VG/Debian_Slave1_Swap
The first lvcreate command creates a logical volume in the existing "VG" volume group with a size of 1,024MB and a name of "Debian_Slave1_Root". An ext3 filesystem is created on this volume using the mke2fs command. The second lvcreate command creates a smaller logical volume that is set up as a swap area using the mkswap command.
Now that the filesystems are created and initialized, we can mount the new root filesystem at /mnt/xen and install a minimal Debian Sarge root filesystem on it. The debootstrap utility allows you to do exactly this:
# apt-get install debootstrap # mkdir /mnt/xen # mount /dev/VG/Debian_Slave1_Root /mnt/xen # debootstrap --arch i386 sarge /mnt/xen http://www.uk.debian.org/debian
Now we need to configure certain files manually in the new filesystem, which should be mounted at /mnt/xen. The files that need to be modified are listed below, followed by the text they should contain:
/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults 0 1 /dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
127.0.0.1 localhost
/mnt/xen/etc/network/interfaces (be sure to modify these settings based on your own network configuration)
auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.201 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US sarge/non-US main contrib non-free deb ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security sarge/updates main contrib non-free
Finally, rename /mnt/xen/lib/tls as /mnt/xen/lib/tls.disabled and unmount /mnt/xen:
# mv /mnt/xen/lib/tls /mnt/xen/lib/tls.disabled # umount /mnt/xen
Creating the Domain Config File
The unprivileged domain now must have a Xen configuration file created so Xen knows how to boot it. A sample configuration file is shown below. The actual values may be adjusted as necessary to reflect your own system and network configuration. You can find more details about the domain configuration file and the available options in the Xen User Manual. I save my configuration files in the /etc/xen directory. The following file is saved as debian_slave1.conf:
name="debian_slave1" memory=64 kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-xenU" nics=1 vif=[ 'mac=aa:00:00:00:00:01, bridge=xen-br0' ] disk=[ 'phy:VG/Debian_Slave1_Root,sda1,w', 'phy:VG/Debian_Slave1_Swap,sda2,w' ] root="/dev/sda1 ro"
Booting the Slave
The minimal Debian Sarge domain now is ready to boot. If your Domain-0 currently is taking up all RAM on the machine, you may need to free some RAM for use with your new domain before booting it. Type xm help balloon for information on how to do this. Alternately, you can modify your bootloader configuration to start Domain-0 using a specified amount of RAM. The Xen User Manual shows how to do this for GRUB. Once that's taken care of, boot the new domain using the command:
# xm create /etc/xen/debian_slave1.conf -c
The xm tool provides a command-line interface for managing Xen. In this case, it boots the new Debian Sarge OS for the first time, turning the current console session into the console of the debian_slave1 domain. Log in as root and change the root password using the passwd command.
Verifying Network Connectivity
You now should verify your network connectivity from the unprivileged domain's console. If you encounter errors at any of these steps, you need to troubleshoot the network configuration for the unprivileged domain before proceeding.
Start by trying to ping Domain-0 using its IP address, for example, ping 192.168.0.200. If Domain-0 has a firewall enabled, you may need to disable it or come up with a workaround. Next, check Internet connectivity, which is needed to install additional required packages, for example, ping 18.104.22.168.
Finally, check whether DNS resolution is working correctly, for example, ping www.google.com. On my machine, I received an unknown host error message. I found that this can be resolved by running the command apt-get install bind. Unfortunately, without DNS resolution working, apt-get is not able to download and install the package using the Web sites currently specified in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. To work around this, manually look up the IP address for ftp.debian.org and use it in the following command to download and install the BIND package:
# wget ftp://22.214.171.124/debian/pool/main/b/bind/bind_8.4.6-1_i386.deb # dpkg -i bind_8.4.6-1_i386.deb
Installing PVM
You now are ready to install PVM on the slave. From the debian_slave1 console, perform the following steps:
1. Install the packages necessary for compiling PVM:
# apt-get update # apt-get install make build-essential m4
2. Compile and install PVM using the same process described above for the master node (in the section "Installing PVM on the Master Node").
3. Install an SSH client and sshd server:
# apt-get install ssh
The SSH configuration asks the following questions. Answer them as indicated below:
Allow SSH Protocol 2 only? NO
Do you want /usr/lib/ssh-keysign to be installed SUID root? YES
Do you want to run the sshd server? YES
4. Set up SSH to accept connections from the master without a password:
On the debian_slave1 console:
# cd $HOME # mkdir .ssh
On the master console:
# cd $HOME # ssh-keygen -t dsa -f .ssh/id_dsa Leave the password blank (just press Enter) # cd .ssh There should be 2 new files in this directory: id_dsa and id_dsa.pub Copy the public key to the slave: # scp id_dsa.pub root@debian_slave1:~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub Enter the root password for the slave Connect to the slave using ssh: # ssh root@debian_slave1 Using the remote ssh connection, add the master's public key to the known public keys on the slave: (remote)# cd .ssh (remote)# cat id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys2 (remote)# chmod 640 authorized_keys2 (remote)# rm id_dsa.pub (remote)# exit
Now, SSH will not prompt for a password when logging into the slave from the master. This will be useful later on.
At this point, you have completed the construction of your first unprivileged domain. Congratulations! In the next installment of this article, we'll look at how we easily can create additional unprivileged domains using the one we just created as a template. We'll then move on to configuring the PVM cluster and testing it using an open-source parallel ray tracer.
Ryan Mauer is a Computer Science graduate student at Eastern Washington University. In addition to Xen virtualization, he also dabbles in 3-D computer graphics programming as he attempts to finish his Master's thesis.
how can i do virtualization on a cluster of 3 physical computer
i want to know weather this is possible for more than 2 physical cpu or a cluster of 2 to 3 computers
How Tos for Xen-Cluster online in German!
If you're looking for a German Howto for a Xen-Cluster virtualization, take a look at http://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Xen
application in SAN storage environment
Whats the possible use of virtualisation in a storage environment?
application in SAN storage environment
Whats the possible use of virtualisation in a storage environment?
High availability
If you have a highly available cluster running over a shared filesystem such as GFS or Lustre etc. You can virtualize your nodes so that when a node needs to come down for maintainence or whatever, you can simply migrate the "virtual" node to other hardware, possible one that already has an instance running. XEN domain migration is very fast, less than 100ms from what I understand. It becomes a lot easier to attain "Five 9's" of uptime or better.
less than 100ms downtime,
less than 100ms downtime, that's awesome, I've done it and its true, if you continuosly ping a domain and migrate it, you only lose one of them.
nice howto, thank you!
I have but one gripe: what is it with the page width? I'm at 1280x1024, and the page is still wider than my screen! Like, crazy, man.
I wouldn't worry too much about missing some advertisements ;-)
page width
I have the same resolution, Displays fine.
ah, I should have tried more
ah, I should have tried more browsers. It's a Konqueror problem, firefox and opera look fine.
Looks bad in Safari too
You guys should test your pages in a few browsers. It comes out super wide for me, very irritating.
Thanks for the article though.
Safari and Konqueror
Yeah, Safari and Konqueror both use about the same engine.
Linux has become a key foundation for supporting today's rapidly growing IT environments. Linux is being used to deploy business applications and databases, trading on its reputation as a low-cost operating environment. For many IT organizations, Linux is a mainstay for deploying Web servers and has evolved from handling basic file, print, and utility workloads to running mission-critical applications and databases, physically, virtually, and in the cloud. As Linux grows in importance in terms of value to the business, managing Linux environments to high standards of service quality — availability, security, and performance — becomes an essential requirement for business success.
Sponsored by Red Hat
If you already use virtualized infrastructure, you are well on your way to leveraging the power of the cloud. Virtualization offers the promise of limitless resources, but how do you manage that scalability when your DevOps team doesn't scale? In today's hypercompetitive markets, fast results can make a difference between leading the pack vs. obsolescence. Organizations need more benefits from cloud computing than just raw resources. They need agility, flexibility, convenience, ROI, and control.
Stackato private Platform-as-a-Service technology from ActiveState extends your private cloud infrastructure by creating a private PaaS to provide on-demand availability, flexibility, control, and ultimately, faster time-to-market for your enterprise.
Sponsored by ActiveState
Alice, the Turtle of the Modern Age | Mar 07, 2014 |
Using Django and MongoDB to Build a Blog | Mar 05, 2014 |
What virtualization solution do you use/manage at work? | Mar 04, 2014 |
Our Assignment | Mar 04, 2014 |
March 2014 Issue of Linux Journal: 20 Years of Linux Journal | Mar 03, 2014 |
Have Resume - Will Travel | Feb 28, 2014 |
- New Storage Solution is Music to the Ears of Fast-Growing Digital Music Company
- Linux Systems Administrator
- Senior Perl Developer
- Technical Support Rep
- UX Designer
- Using Django and MongoDB to Build a Blog
- Sign Up to Win a Silicon Mechanics Swag Pack!
- Web & UI Developer (JavaScript & j Query)
- Zato—Agile ESB, SOA, REST and Cloud Integrations in Python
- New Products
- You have to be careful there
2 weeks 21 hours ago - Wonder when LJ is going to
2 weeks 1 day ago - Puerto Rico Free Software
2 weeks 2 days ago - Wepaa!!
2 weeks 3 days ago - I hate voice commands
2 weeks 4 days ago - usabilty --- AGAIN with this nonsense
2 weeks 4 days ago - Don't make excuses
2 weeks 4 days ago - Sorry to let you know, but
2 weeks 4 days ago - Ridiculous statement. Not a
2 weeks 5 days ago - Dragon
2 weeks 5 days ago


text:
No jobs found – change your filters above for more results
President & CEO
1 person found this helpful
Pros: "-Great management. -Seriously, I love my boss (Katie Harron). It has been years since I have worked for such a fair, smart, hard working, motivating leader. She is the best. - Good products, nice branding. - Work/life balance. -Resource rich company. I have everything I need to do my job. We…" – Full Review
If you're searching for SilkRoad Technology jobs and careers — we can help! Here you'll not only find the latest SilkRoad Technology job openings, you can also see what SilkRoad Technology employees have to say about a career at SilkRoad Technology – salaries, reviews, and interview questions all posted anonymously by SilkRoad Technology employees and job seekers.
SilkRoad is an award-winning Talent Management software company comprised of brilliant employees and terrific leaders. With headquarters in Chicago, IL and offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, we… — Full Overview
Provided by employer [?]
This is the employer's chance to tell you why you should work for them. The information provided is from their perspective.
Copyright © 2008–2014, Glassdoor. All Rights Reserved. Your use of this service is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy & Cookies Policy. Glassdoor ® is a registered trademark of Glassdoor, Inc.
We do not post on Facebook
We do not post on Facebook


text:
Home > Brooklyn Home > Academics > Schools & Colleges > Richard L. Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences > Degree & Certificate Programs > Division I (Humanities)
The Humanities Division offers undergraduate degrees in English, foreign languages and literature, and philosophy. Each provides a humanistic foundation for almost all professional fields. The Division also offers undergraduate and graduate programs in communication sciences and disorders, which serves to advance this expanding discipline within a culturally and linguistically diverse society. An interdisciplinary major also is available in the humanities.


text:
BOOKS: | Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Mystery/Thriller | Literature | Romance | Biography |
MOVIES: | Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Comedy & Personal Dramas | Action Dramas |
Author Bouton's Book
Reviews |
Message Board |
Max Conquers the Cosmos |
Five Star, Dec 2003, 25.95, 208 pp. ISBN: 1594140723 In Hillsboro, attorney Amy Harrington hires former FBI agent Max Austin to investigate a murder. Her client Vickie Jacobson is accused of killing her much older husband Morrie. Vickie insists a prowler killed her spouse, but the case looks solved as she fired the murder weapon, had her spouse's blood all over her, and just took out a $2 million insurance policy on Morrie. Vickie can explain ...
View these reviews in summary mode |
Mark Bouton Message Board 4/16/2009 1:10:55 AM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Bouton has written! |


text:
Alternative file manager for Gnome
Bookmarks and Plugins
As with all current Web browsers and file managers, Gnome Commander can handle bookmarks (see Figure 2). Either enter new addresses in the Bookmarks menu Add bookmark… section, or just click the bookmark icon above a directory window.
If you select Edit bookmarks …, you can easily edit and group your existing bookmarks.
Gnome Commander has much more in the line of features than I can cover in this article. For example, the program lets you define individual keyboard mappings or add plugins to extend functionality.
Currently, only two plugins appear to be available, but programmers should feel free to contribute more.
The roadmap for the next major version includes a shift to the new virtual filesystem library, Gio/GVFS, which Nautilus uses heavily. This might improve interaction with the virtual folder when writing CDs or DVDs.
The interface also needs some tender loving care: Display errors with too-narrow windows spoil what is otherwise a very usable interface.
If you are looking for a useful alternative to Nautilus and already have some experience with, for example, Midnight Commander, you will have no trouble at all moving to Gnome Commander.
- Gnome Commander: http://www.nongnu.org/gcmd/index.html
- Split view in Nautilus: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2008-February/msg00051.html
- Midnight Commander: http://www.ibiblio.org/mc
« Previous 1 2 3
Read full article as PDF:
082-084_gnomecdr.pdf (691.30 kB)Tag Cloud
Munich Adopts Kolab
The Bavarian capital shuns Microsoft, Google, and other alternatives to implement an open-source groupware solution.
Canonical Announces Ubuntu Smartphones
Phone vendor partnerships bring Mark Shuttleworth's dream of Ubuntu on a phone a step closer to reality.
Piviti Seeks Funding
Donors will get to vote on new features for the free video editor.
Debian Tech Committee Votes for systemd
Debian project puts init out to pasture and says no to Ubuntu's Upstart.
The Mask: Scary New Face of Internet Intrusion
Ultra-sophisticated attack tool might have originated from a state-sponsored intelligence service.
Epoch 1.0 Released
New alternative for init comes with a small footprint and minimal configuration.
Wayland 1.4 Challenges X11
X marks the target for the next-generation windowing system.
Red Hat Adopts CentOS
Super-clone CentOS Linux gets beamed up to the mother ship.
W3C Promotes Media Source Extensions
HTML technology will enable new video editing and playback options.
Valve Announces SteamOS Beta
New Linux distro is optimzed for gaming.


text:
John Higgins L'79 hosted a Duke Law Alumni Breakfast in Tampa on May 5 at Tropicana Field. Later that evening, an Orlando Alumni Reception was hosted by John F. Lowndes L'58 at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. On May 7, a Duke Law CLE Luncheon was held in Charlotte, NC at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. Professor Cox presented "The Credit Crisis: Securities, Banking and Corporate Reforms."
Professor Cox's visit to Tampa, Orlando and Charlotte - Jan. 2012
Photo Galleries
- ESQ Career Symposium - Jan. 31, 2014
- Fifth Annual International Alumni and Student Dinner – Jan. 23, 2014
- Dedicated to Durham - Jan. 20, 2014
- Lives in the Law with Larry Thompson - Jan. 14, 2014
- Fundamental Issues for Early-Stage Companies: Start-Up Ventures Clinic students give presentations for entrepreneurs at American Underground – Nov. 21, 2013


text:
July 18, 2007
Science lab named for Washington Savannah River Company
Augusta, Ga. – A computational physics laboratory in the Department of Chemistry and Physics has been named in honor of the Washington Savannah River Company, operator of the 310-square mile Savannah River Site. The honor follows a gift from the company to enhance science education at Augusta State University.
"This generous gift from the Washington Savannah River Company will provide not only much needed equipment in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, but more importantly, it will help provide our students with a cutting edge science education that is so important in our technological climate," says ASU President William Bloodworth, Jr.
The $50,000 gift will be used to purchase progressive equipment such as a complete lab system that will support introductory physics courses and allow wireless and remote data-acquisition.
It will also provide for laptop or tablet computers for analysis and programming work by students in advanced physics courses. Additional components will be used to provide data-acquisition capability for students performing undergraduate research.
"Raising the scientific and technical education is important to Washington Group International and Washington Savannah River Company," says Leo Sain, president of Washington Savannah River Company. "Providing students with a deeper understanding of math and science is enlightened self-interest because we know we'll need the best minds to continue to move the Savannah River Site and this country forward."
Helen Hendee, ASU vice president for development and alumni relations, thinks the connection between these two organizations can provide multi-faceted positive outcomes.
"Reconnecting and establishing a partnership with the Washington Group is very important for ASU," she says. "It is truly the bridge connecting education and technology between two great organizations. Through our relationship, our students can become their employees and their employees our alumni."
January 2007 | February 2007 | March 2007 | April 2007 | May 2007 | June 2007


text:
Learn about the Individual Development Account (IDA) Program
Karina Potestio of Luna expanded her small business by
purchasing a sewing machine through the MCNW grant
matching program. - Photo: Bruce MacGregor for MercyCorps
Grow Your Business with an IDA grant
What is an IDA?
An Individual Development Account is a special savings account that helps families and individuals with limited financial resources save, build assets, and enter the financial mainstream. 3 Types of IDA's help with:
Mercy Corps Northwest only provides small business IDAs. If you are interested in a housing or educational IDA, please see IDA provider list here.
How does an IDA work?
Mercy Corps Northwest has two IDA options to choose from:
Option 1: Participants save $1,000 for a minimum of 6 months. MCNW matches with a $3,000 grant, for a total of $4,000
Option 2: Participants save $2,000 for a minimum of 1 year, matched with $6,000, for a total of $8,000
Totals are used to buy fixed business assets. (What is a fixed asset?)
IDAs are More than Money
IDAs are also meant to provide participants with the skills necessary to become self-sufficient.
The following activities are required to be complete before grant funds can be received.
Total Upfront Program Investment: $250 ($140 with scholarship and free coupon use)


text:
Network Services 2020 Strategy
- Background
- Goals and Benefits
- Timeline
- Collaboration Opportunities
- Portfolio (Subject to Revision)
- Policy Memos
Network Services 2020 is a strategy, not a contract.
We are using our Network Services 2020 (NS2020) strategy to refine plans for our future telecommunications and IT infrastructure portfolio, which will include recommendations for the future, including evolution beyond Networx and other current contracts.
We envision a future strategic sourcing center for government telecommunications and IT that aligns government needs and industry capability.
Goals and Benefits
Goals | Benefits |
Lower overall costs to the government through reduced acquisition costs and increased savings through aggregated volume buying | Enables agencies to move to a fully outsourced managed services or cloud model as well as to maintain a self-managed infrastructure model |
Accommodate a comprehensive range of government purchasing patterns from enterprise-wide procurements to quick turnaround buys | Enables procurement of integrated solutions |
Provide agility and flexibility | Fosters competition and promotes small business participation |
Facilitate ease of transition | Provides needed, value-added support services |
Sourcing Analysis and Marketing Assessment | Strategy Development | Strategy Adoption | Strategy Implementation | |
June 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
2013 |
2013+ |
2014+ |
Conduct interviews with Stakeholders |
Analyze technology market and service trends |
Identify strategic goals |
Conduct acquisition activities, system and support service enhancements |
Achieve mission enablers and cost savings |
Obtain key industry insights |
Obtain lessons learned |
Develop portfolio strategy and structure |
Identify common enablers |
Develop strategic themes |
Produce roadmap |
Collaboration Opportunities
The success of NS2020 depends on the full collaboration of federal agencies and Industry. Our primary channels to facilitate this collaboration include:
Note: the links below go to nongovernment commercial websites:
- NS2020 Interagency Advisory Panel - Government forum made up of federal agency senior representatives
- American Council for Technology (ACT)/Industry Advisory Council (IAC) (ACT/IAC) Networks and Telecommunications Shared Interest Group (SIG) NS2020 Working Group - Forum for government/industry collaboration
- TechAmerica NS2020 Task Force - Forum for industry collaboration
The NS2020 Strategy Program includes the following service areas.
- Transport and Data Center Services
- Satellite Program Area
- Mobility/Wireless Program Area
- Advisory Services
- Emerging Technologies and Services
- Government Shared Services (Communications Services)
Related Policy Memos
- OMB Memo M-13-02: Memorandum for The Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (PDF, 227 KB)
- Digital Government Strategy (PDF, 660 KB)


text:
A Helena man died after crashing his car into a pasture on a private property in Alfalfa County Sunday morning. Authorities say he suffered an unknown medical condition before the crash.
It happened at about 10 a.m. Sunday, on a private property on Caddo Road, half mile east of County Road 630 in Alfalfa County.
Henry Boyd Dewitt, 83, was backing his vehicle out of a private drive onto County Road 630, when he suffered an unknown medical condition and accelerated the car, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's collision report.
Troopers say the vehicle then crossed County Road 630 and entered a field. It continued traveling east through the field, striking a farm structure before coming to rest in a pasture.
Dewitt was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene due to the medical condition.
Several agencies, including the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Alfalfa County EMS, the Helena police and fire departments, responded to the crash.
Know when severe weather moves into Oklahoma! Download the I-News Desktop Radar.
Get breaking news, weather, sports & video directly on your iPhone.
Get breaking news, headlines, weather alerts & more on your cell phone.
Use our free classifieds to find the things you need or sell your items.
Need to know what's on TV? Check out our television schedule.


text:
Strengthening Landmark
Innovation That Transforms Lives
Every day, in every way, a sense of excitement and opportunity is sweeping Landmark College. Under the dynamic leadership of a new president, with the firm commitment of the Board of Trustees, and the unparalleled dedication of the College's faculty, administration and staff, Landmark College has boldly changed the focus of higher education. Our commitment to innovation is redefining the College as we advance our mission and create greater opportunities for society through education.
Most of all, there is a deep sense of pride as we seek ways to better serve our students, and to thrive as both a college and a community. The Annual Report chronicles some of the significant initiatives and new directions at Landmark College during 2011 - 2012, shaped by dedication and innovation. We invite you to join us in the continued advancement and growth of our College.
Read the 2012 -13 Annual Report (PDF 1,677KB)
Annual Giving
Landmark's Annual Fund is one of the College's most significant fundraising efforts. Each year Annual Fund gifts assist in bridging the gap between tuition and the College's actual operating budget. Annual Fund dollars touch every aspect of student life. The financial support and flexibility afforded the College by the unrestricted nature of Annual Fund gifts give Landmark the ability to respond to new opportunities and address its most pressing needs within any given fiscal year. With the support of Landmark's alumni, parents and friends, the Annual Fund provides a reliable source of immediately expendable income to:
- Attract and retain respected faculty
- Advance the technology infrastructure
- Develop new academic initiatives
- Update laboratory equipment
- Build library resources
- Maintain and enhance campus facilities
- Provide scholarship support for deserving students
To serve this clear need, Landmark College annually provides $6,500,000 from our operating budget in direct financial aid funding to our students. Despite this funding, the availability of federal grants and loans and other private funding, many otherwise qualified students are unable to consider a Landmark College education – due solely to financial inability. Scholarship endowment is among the College's strategic priorities, acknowledging that socio-economic status should not be a determinant when pursuing a higher education.
Named endowed scholarships are immensely significant to Landmark College – providing accessibility to our unique programs for generations of deserving students with learning disabilities, ADHD, or ASD who would not otherwise be able to afford a Landmark College education. Indeed, an endowed scholarship represents a permanent, perpetual door to educational opportunity for students with financial need.
Landmark College makes a difference in society through our programs, faculty, students and alumni. The establishment of an endowed fund at Landmark College would be a tremendous asset in securing the College's future as the premier college for students with learning differences, providing a legacy for future generations of talented students – and addressing a fundamental need among all people for self-empowerment within the global community.
Office of Institutional Advancement
1 River Road South
PO Box 820
Putney, VT 05346


text:
Dell closes on deal to go private
October 29, 2013 @ 9:32 am
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Dude, you're getting a private company.
Michael Dell and investment firm Silver Lake Partners have completed their $24.9 billion buyout of Dell Inc.
The computer company said Tuesday that its shares will stop trading at the end of the day, closing its quarter-century run as a public company.
Company founder Michael Dell hopes to turn around the struggling business as a private company away from the prying eyes of Wall Street.
Critics say the deal undervalued the company but the transaction was approved by Dell shareholders in September.
Under the agreement, Dell stockholders are getting $13.75 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold. That is in addition to a special cash dividend of 13 cents per share for total consideration of $13.88 per share in cash.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Marijuana Mishaps
Unlicensed marijuana users are destroying their homes trying to make this stuff -
'Could've, Should've'
Superintendent does about-face over plans to ease transition for disabled children's school -
Have a Seat
Crystal Mountain says it'll auction off chairs destroyed in a massive avalanche
Please login below with your Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Disqus account. Existing MyNorthwest account holders will need to create a new Disqus account or use one of the social logins provided below. Thank you.
Most popular
KIRO Radio and WSECU would like to recognize six oustanding citizens this year. Nominate them to be recognized and to receive a $2,000 charitable grant.


text:
We ship worldwide. The postage rates for your order are displayed before payment, which is processed using Paypal. You can pay using your Paypal account or any of the following cards:
Dancehall double-whammy herb anthem with dub, and discomix state-of-the-world bulletin.
Please click the Round button to continue.
(You only need to do this check once)


text:
or Connect
Modesto Doula
Location: |
Modesto CA |
Forum Post Count: |
436 |
Join Date: |
12/2/01 |
About Me: |
EN, CDing, SAHM and doula. Happily married to an uncrunchy, loving, wonderful man who COOKS!! And I have the two most gorgeous children in the world -in my completely unbiased opinion...;) |
Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
Building with blocks and learning about animals and all things related to pregnancy and birth, reading (Suess or about pregnancy and birth), and spending time with DH. |
Your Job |
SAHM (and Doula/CBE) |
Modesto Doula's Recent Activity
Modesto Doula posted in this thread in California, Nevada 3/13/10 at 10:43pm | 2 replies | 232 views
Modesto Doula's Photos
Modesto Doula's Lists
No lists.


text:
Zim's Crack Creme Original Liquid Formula -- 2.4 fl oz
Great Solution for Dry Skin!
This product is the only product that relieves my cracked, bleeding, calloused hands, especially in the winter. I wouldn't recommend using it during the day. It leaves a thin, somewhat sticky barrier on your skin. I put a few spritzes on before bed, and my hands are hangnail free and soft in the morning! It works on other parts of the body too .... wherever you have super dry skin. I love spraying it on my rough feet. Yes, it has a little bit of a funny, herbal smell. But, this really stuff works! I've been using it nightly for several years, and I've really noticed a difference.
April 18, 2013
1-1 of 1


text:
By Lisa Johnston
New products on display at the American International Toy Fair, held in N
Ronkonkoma, N.Y. — Sigma introduced Thursday a 60mm F2.8 DN Art lens for mirrorless compact system cameras, adding a new focal length in the company's lineup for both Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-mount cameras.
Sigma's 60mm F2.8 DN Art lens will hit shelves mid-May at a $239 estimated street price.
First revealed at the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan earlier this year, the 60mm F2.8 joins Sigma's other DN lenses for mirrorless compact system cameras — the 19mm F2.8 DN and the 30mm F2.8 DN.
This TWICE webinar, hosted by senior editor Alan Wolf, will take a look at what may be the hottest CE products at retail that will be sold during the all-important fourth quarter. Top technologies, market strategies and industry trends will be discussed with industry analysts and executives.
Yokohama, Japan — Sigma of America introduced Tuesday four lenses for its ART product line, including three lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras and one APS-C DSLR model.
The Sigma lenses include the 30mm F1.4 DC HSM, which will be available in Sigma, Canon and Nikon mounts, and the 30mm F2.8 DN, 19mm F2.8 DN and 60mm F2.8 DN lenses, which are available for both Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-Mount camera systems.
Pricing and availability on all of lenses will be announced later.
Center Valley, Pa. – Olympus has introduced an M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 lens to its family of Micro Four Thirds lenses.
The 34mm equivalent lens (in 35mm film cameras) offers a bright, wide-angle, single-focal-length for snapshot street shooting, landscape photography or capturing subjects in challenging low-light environments.
The compact lens, which ships in December at a $500 suggested retail, features a metal body and a Snapshot Focus mechanism for pan focusing with a distance indicator.
Commack, N.Y. – Tamron introduced this week two more lens packages for DSLR users.
Tamron's SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD will be available in mounts for Canon, Nikon and Sony cameras for a $1,500 suggested retail, and the 90mm F/2.8 Di VC USD 90mm macro prime lens will be available for Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts at $850.
The SP 90mm F/2.8 Di VC USD macro offer vibration compensation and an ultra-silent drive system.
Ronkonkoma, N.Y. — Sigma said it is now shipping the first lens in its new Art Line — the 35mm F1.4 DG HSM.
Available in mounts for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma DSLRs, the prime lens carries an $899 estimated street price.
The 35mm F1.4 DG HSM will feature a new matte finish and overall new design concept, which includes a clearly defined category label.
The lens provides exceptional low-light performance and a pronounced bokeh effect.


text:
On Tuesday, a six-person committee of both USA Football and NFL Players Association members selected Ryan Clady to the inaugural USA Football/NFLPA "All-Fundamentals" Team. The second-year lineman was recognized as one of the league's most fundamentally-sound players and a community service activist.
Clady and Head Coach Josh McDaniels reflected on that prestigious honor during a press conference at Dove Valley before the team's Thursday practice session.
McDaniels called Clady "one of the most athletic left tackles" in the game today, praising the 6-foot-6, 325-pound left tackle's ability to play with constant effort for 60 minutes.
"In order to be as successful and productive as he's been at left tackle, you have to be good fundamentally," McDaniels said. "You can't guess. You have to use your hands and your feet equally effectively, and he does that. (He's a) very smart player. He knows what he needs to do, not only in the pass-protection game but also in run blocking. He does a nice job working with the other interior linemen. (This is) a very well-deserved award for him."
Honored at the left tackle position in part due to his quick hands in pass protection, Clady said fundamentals have been crucial to fulfilling his job description on a daily basis. He credited offensive line coach Rick Dennison for helping him excel at keeping defenders away from the quarterback.
As a part of the award, Clady will choose a youth or high school football program to receive a $1,500 equipment grant from USA Football. Clady said it was a special feeling to be a role model to kids of all ages.
"Kids, college players, they all can learn and get better," he said.
While Clady said his teammates have already given him a bit of a hard time for winning the award, McDaniels believes the honor is one Clady can share with the entire offensive line.
"Certainly, I think he has one of the finest offensive line coaches in all of football here in Coach Dennison," McDaniels said. "It says a lot for that whole group, and I'm sure that group will be happy for him and his success."
There was only one change to the Broncos' Injury Report on Thursday. After not participating in Wednesday's practice, David Bruton (thigh) was a limited participant on Thursday.
There were eight changes to the Colt's Injury Report on Thursday. After not practicing on Wednesday, DB Antoine Bethea (rested), DE Dwight Freeney (rested), T Charlie Johnson (foot), LB Clint Session (calf) and T Tony Ugoh (hip) were full participants on Thursday. After not being listed on Wednesday's Injury Report, WR Hank Baskett (personal reason) and T Ryan Diem (hamstring) did not practice on Thursday and DT Daniel Muir (hamstring) was a limited participant.
Below are some pictures from the onset of practice.
– Zach Eisendrath, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: All-Fundamental Team, Head Coach Josh McDaniels, Ryan Clady, Week 14


text:
Nominations are in for the 2014 MTV Movie Awards
Watch Sunday, April 13
5 Things to Know About Nathan For You's Nathan Fielder
Watch now!
Achy Breaky Part 2 is a thing and now the world makes sense
Watch now!
Add these new songs to your playlist ASAP
Miley, Charlie and more!
January 16th, 2012
Last week we did our countdown of Top 10 Baby Mama's to celebrate the arrival of lil' baby Blue Ivy Carter. But don't worry, we didn't forget about the Daddies! Tonight on Today's Top 10 we countdown the hard working baby daddies in music from the boys in Blink 182 to Apple's daddy, Chris Martin.
Don't miss brand new episodes of Today's Top 10 every Monday to Thursday at 10 PM ET hosted by Lauren Toyota only on MuchMusic!
Tags: Akon, alicia keys, blink 182, classified, coldplay, David Guetta, Diddy Dirty Money, jay-z, pharrell, Pitbull, Shawn Desman, snoop dogg, t-pain, Today's Top 10, usher
Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 10:00 pm by Lauren and is filed under Blog, Today's Top 10.


text:
> |
> |
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATIONS: FULL COLOUR ______________________________________________________________________ 9USD for waist up ______________________________________________________________________ 17USD for full body ______________________________________________________________________ MANGA Or ANIME style only. Extra $2 for every extra character Pay me before or after the work is completed, up to you. Paypal ONLY. Allowed: - Yaoi/Yuri/Hentai ______________________________________________________________________ Note me on dA with the following details. Name: (alias or dA name) Email: (Completed orders will be sent to this email, no watermarks) Order: (ex: Digital Illustration -full body-) Character ref(s)/info: (links will do) Comments: (ex: details of background if any, or other misc items) ______________________________________________________________________ Progress: |
Project description This is a project I'm currently working on with akahitoken, an anthology of short stories(doujinshi) based off the Sengoku Basara fandom. It will include fan comics/doujinshi from different artists and illustrations from guest artists(listed below). The book will be available for sale/preorder in August 2013. Doujinshi artists: (doujinshi + Illustrations) Special guest artists! Y('ー'ヽ) (doujinshi/Illustrations) GUEST ARTIST LISTING: (Illustrations only) Submission received: Hope Randy Submission yet to be received: ALL RECEIVED GOOD JOB GAIZ! XDDD Currently not accepting anymore artists. (for in-book illustrations or guest comics) ヽ(>▽<)ゝ☆ (slots will be opened if any artist backs out) Open to anyone to submit their artworks, as long as it is Sengoku Basara related. More info at heller45.deviantart.com/journa… Note to guest artists: Deadline for artwork submission has been changed to 15th June, please take note that extensions are possible if you are not able to make it in time. (but only until July at most). _____________________________________________________________________ Sample of included works + doujinshi |


text:
Currently viewing the category: "Auto Transmission"
Local Detroit and Ann Arbor Coupons for Auto Sales and Repair
Promote Your
Advertise on our website. List your coupon with us - click below.
Promote Your Business!Welcome Laura's Card
We feature the best coupons for Metro Detroit & Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sign up to access hundreds of coupons for Metro Detroit Restaurants, Hotels, Stores & much more.Most Recent Coupons
New York Red Hots Coney Island Coupon: Madison Hts., MichiganNY Deli Restaurant Coupon: New Baltimore, MichiganOnce Upon A Child Coupon: Troy, MichiganSouthern Nosh Coupon : Southfield, MIMiracle Coffee House Coupon: Commerce Twp., Michigan
Local Detroit and Ann Arbor Coupons for Auto Sales and Repair


text:
Homeless Knick gets a home and Job for Christmas!
Ray Williams Goes From Homeless to Home With a Job for Holidays By Tim Povtak
Senior NBA Writer
Former New York Knicks captain Ray Williams was driving away last week in his faded, 1998 Chevy Tahoe, finally regaining possession again after it sat in the transmission repair shop for almost a year, waiting for him to scrape together $2,900 to pay the repair bill.
He was beaming. It was one proud moment for a homeless man.
He did it by selling the fish he caught one by one off the pier or the seawall every day. He did it by sweeping some floors, by emptying trash cans, by asking both acquaintances and strangers for $10 here and $5 there.
He did it between trips to the nearby hospital emergency room, where they take those without health insurance, where he often was treated when his diabetes flared up, or his blood pressure spiked, or his depression got the best of him.
He did it when the nearby storage facility was auctioning off his possessions -- the nice clothes he once wore, the good furniture he used to sit in, the bed and the bike he no longer used -- because he hadn't paid the rent there in nine months.
He did it when he had nowhere steady to sleep, moving from a park bench one night to a shelter the next, to the rusty old broken-down Buick he found, to various people who offered a spare room with a temporary stipulation.
He did it when his only showers were cold ones, outdoor and under the pier, ones designed for the tourists to wash the sand off their feet, using those little motel-room soap bars given to him by a Haitian woman who cleaned rooms nearby.
He did it because he had hit bottom.
And it was time to start the climb back.
"With the truck, now I got something a little more comfortable to sleep in,'' he said happily last week. "This was a big step for me.''
The triumphs of "Sugar Ray," Williams are dramatically different today.
Williams, now 55, was once the toast of the Knicks and Madison Square Garden, where he captained the team that won 50 games during the 1980-81 season, more than any other Knicks team in a 15-year span. He earned his nickname because of his laid-back manner and his sweet style of play, averaging 20.9 and 19.7 points in back-to-back seasons.
A year later, he helped the cross-river New Jersey Nets open a new arena, leading them in scoring, through a 20-win improvement and into the playoffs. In the final game of the regular season, he scored 52 points against Isiah Thomas's and Bill Laimbeer's Detroit Pistons, setting a franchise scoring record that still stands today.
"I was killing them that night,'' he recalled with a chuckle. He grew up in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, and he loved going home every night, playing with both the Knicks and the Nets.
But the cheers didn't last forever -- and neither did the money. He spent 12 years in the NBA, later playing for the Kings, Celtics, Hawks, and Spurs, retiring in 1987, leaving with more than 10,000 points scored but no clue about life after basketball.
He may have played basketball first at San Jacinto Junior College and then at the University of Minnesota, but he was nowhere close to a degree, and had no real desire to get one, believing he could live forever off his basketball earnings. That wasn't the case, not when his average salary was an estimated $250,000, and he was providing for various family members and too many friends.
His generous, low-key nature, which made him popular among new teammates and old friends in Mount Vernon, led to his financial downfall. He filed for bankruptcy in 1994, leading to the loss of his home, his marriage and his children.
He tapped into his NBA pension early -- taking a lump-sum payment estimated at $200,000 -- and left for Florida, where he quickly fell victim to a real estate scam.
Because he loved the game, he started working as a groundskeeper at a Central Florida golf course. He moved on to become an apartment complex maintenance man, a part-time girls basketball coach, a bakery worker. He delivered copiers, changed tires, moving from low-paying job to low-paying job, usually growing bored before he went looking for something else, making just enough to survive.
Twice while in Florida, he was given grants -- totaling $10,000 -- from the NBA Retired Players Association, which has tried to help him restart his life, but the money didn't last. That well has run dry.
"Ray's situation, that could have been any of us who played in that era,'' said former Knicks teammate Spencer Haywood, who lives now in Detroit. "It's more common than you realize, guys like that struggling. I wish the league did more to take care of its own.''
"It seems like everyone is going through hard times now, so why cry on anyone's shoulder? I've learned that the best way to forget about your problems is to help someone else.''
- Ray Williams
As part of the NBA's next Collective Bargaining Agreement, which is being negotiated, there has been discussion about better funding for the Foundation that helps former players who have fallen on hard times. Yet that issue is not atop anyone's priority list today.
"I used to give people the shirt off my back, and now when I need help, I can't even get people to return my phone calls,'' Williams said. "It used to make me bitter -- people are strange -- but I don't look at it as a bad break anymore. It seems like everyone is going through hard times now, so why cry on anyone's shoulder? I've learned that the best way to forget about your problems is to help someone else.''
In the last year, Williams has become something of a fishing pied piper at the Hillboro Inlet Park in Pompano Beach, where he spends most days fishing. He arrives as early as 5 a.m. -- that's when the fishing is the best -- and often stays until the park close at 11 p.m. It's his home-away-from-homeless.
The return of the truck also has lifted his spirits and provided hope, where once there was little for Williams, who struggled with his situation both mentally and physically. He sometimes found solace not far away at the New Destiny Church, and in the words of founder and pastor Woody Bennett, the former Miami Dolphins running back.
"I have a great fondness for Ray, but whenever I'd get a call about him, I'd immediately get nervous, figuring someone found him slumped over in his car, dead somewhere,'' Bennett said. "But when you look at him today, he looks like a new person from two months ago. It's really been a tough road for him, and maybe he's finding his way out.''
At the park, Williams catches his own bait. He catches the snapper, grouper, tarpon, mackerel and anything else that swims through the inlet leading into the Atlantic Ocean, quickly dropping them into the well-worn cooler that has become his dinner/tool box . More impressively is the way he interacts with those around him. He gives bait to anyone who asks. He lends out his tackle, ties the proper knots and rigs the fishing line for tourists. He chuckles quietly at novice fisherman who have no clue.
He is personable, both with a young black man sporting a row of gold teeth, and an elderly white man in plaid shorts, teasing both about the way they fish.
Former teammates like Micheal Ray Richardson and Earl Monroe and Bob McAdoo are long gone, replaced by Anthony and Scott and Dezi -- people don't ask last names when you're down and out -- and others who spend their days fishing with little else to do.
"The last four or five years have been tough, but I learned you can go a couple days without food, and you won't starve to death. Your stomach just growls.''
- Ray Williams
"I'm not going to starve because I can catch fish 98 percent of the time, but this is the toughest thing I've ever gone through,'' said Williams, who turns 56 on Thursday. "The last four or five years have been tough, but I learned you can go a couple days without food, and you won't starve to death. Your stomach just growls.''
At times, Williams looks like any other recreational fishermen, maybe just another retiree, except he isn't fishing for fun. He fishes to survive, to feed himself, and to feed those around him.
A friend bought him a portable grill that he keeps in the truck, and that often becomes his stove. In the last few days, he has stayed in the soon-to-foreclosed home of another fisherman he met two months ago on the pier.
"It's not like I didn't know what to do with the rest of my life, but I never found anything outside of basketball that I really liked,'' he said. "I used to think that life was unfair, but I realize now things happen for a reason.''
Few around him, in the park or the pier, know who he is beyond his fishing. Unless they ask him specifically, he doesn't mention his basketball career. He was wearing a faded T-shirt with a Legends Of Basketball logo that he received during a charity golf outing several years ago.
"I never thought of myself as anything special when I played. And it seems like a long time ago,'' he said. "People don't care who you were before. Everybody has their own problems. And I'm not going to be here much longer.''
Williams has been offered a job back home in Mount Vernon, New York, working for the city's Recreation Department. It was arranged by old friends who have been trying to help him in recent months. He is, after all, one of the finest to ever play in that city.
It would mean leaving behind the nomadic life he has lived in Florida the past 13 years, a period that included a downward spiral from which once looked unstoppable.
- Ray Williams
- Ray Williams


text:
Witch one as more SPL!!!
Witch one as more SPL!!!
the one that is louder on the mic in your vehicle is louder BRO!
Team Bass Lovers Of MainE/The Loud Crowd
2k5 SLAP Stock 2 National Champion - I feel old...!
Sold - One Acura RSX, 5 years of fun... now it's a 4th CRX and a lofty goal..
Sold to: imtjnotu; ace_800; omegabunny crazykenkid Bought from: El_weenie; fasfocus00; retroaudioinc; f1mclarenagr; jason19; tone415; twizted859; noph33rracing; tony30cl; carlosg_313 Traded with: Micah_Jones; MikeOfTulsa
Ill flip a coin, heads its round and tails its sqaure.... *tails*. Tails it is, squares have more dbzzzzzzz.
Headunit - Kenwood DDX 318 4v double din
Front Stage - JL Audio c2 6.5 comp set
Rear Stage - Jl Audio VR 6" comp set
Front stage amp - OS Sony (.005 THD Rated)
Sub Stage - 2 10" IDs 1cu sealed per
Sub Stage Amp - Boston Acoustic GT-28
Big 3, SVR800 Batt, JL Blue Line Rca's, 0 ga JL kit
Refs - The_Grimy_One, Deusle, zach90z, shineman08, Orion 2500D
can a speaker have spl?
Considering the biggest baddest motor of a round Kicker is the same motor of an L7, an L7 or Solo X of comparable size is always going to be louder than a round Kicker of the same cone size (when built properly). There are no ifs/ands/buts about it.
Stupid Loud.
Octagonal woofers have the most SPL, go with Sony OP!
They both sound like wet ***.
Western Rep.
99 Honda CRV: (Always Changing) ___________ 79 F-150: Show Truck ________________
-Head Unit: Eclipse CD7100________________ -Head Unit: Eclipse CD7100
-Sub Stage: Sundown SD-2 8's sealed________ -Sub Stage: Looking
-Mids/Highs: Deciding_____________________ -Mids/Highs: Scan Speak & Blaupunkt
-Sub Amp: MMATS Hifi 6 channel____________ -Sub Amp: American Warrior Set (Zed Built)
-Mid Amp: ^^^ 5/6 bridged at 1 ohm_________ -Mid Amp: ^^^


text:
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Blog | About | Contact | Submit Mod | Join Mod DB | Site Map | Media Kit | Desura | RSS
© 2002 - 2014 DBolical Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 4266 modders.
Mod will bring back Tiberium war and some other stuff to Red Alert 3 engine! There will be possible to build GDI, NOD or SCRIN base build on water also there will be some amphibous.


text:
Hello! | Connie Horejsi at age 5, at my Great-Grandpa's Ranch. |
Click on any of the links to the left to navigate to another page. 210 444 8450 ext 6139 | Winston School Pledge: I pledge to follow Safety First. I pledge to Offer My Best Behavior. I pledge to Act Responsibly and Honestly. I pledge to Respect Self & Others. |
2500 S. Gen. McMullen
San Antonio, TX 78226
Phone: 210-444-8450
Fax: 210-444-8473