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Situated near the airport, in Manchester, this hotel is close to Mall of New Hampshire. Area attractions also include Verizon Wireless Arena and Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
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Recreational amenities at SpringHill Suites Manchester-Boston Regional Airport include an indoor pool and a spa tub. Other amenities include a roundtrip airport shuttle and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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In addition to an indoor pool, SpringHill Suites Manchester-Boston Regional Airport provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
A 24-hour business center is on site. This Manchester hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
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An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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SpringHill Suites Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Policies & Fees
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
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Pets not allowed
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Secretary of State Mario Cuomo's office notified the Village's Stabilization and Affir-mative Housing Task Force last month that Kranzler Realty, Inc., 1875 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, has been found guilty of racial steer-big. The Broker, Bennett Josephs, has had his real estate license revoked as has Helen Blumer, a salesperson with the firm. Three other salespersons, Vi Rowe, Susan Beaudette and JJnda payis, have _hajd_ tiieir licenses suspended for a period of three months. The legal action was taken by the Secretary of State following hearings during which black and white members of the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association testified as to incidents of racial steering on the part of Kranzler employees during the civic group's real estate testing program in the summer of 1977. Freeport volun-teer testers had met with the Baldwin group prior to the pro-gram's start to relay the Village's testing experiences which led to punitive action against five real . estate offices. Freeport's testing is on-going and while four testers, two white and two black, did visit the Kranzler office and determine that racial steering was being practiced, supportative evidence for a legal hearing could not be obtained. Baldwin Oaks is an integrated area in the northern end of the community bounded by the Southern State Parkway on the north and 'Grand Avenue on the west. It consists predominantly of all-brick ranch homes. According to hearing testimony, the majority The Committee on Landlord- Tenant Relations was established by the Village Board of Trustees in a attempt to keep rent increas-es at an acceptable level and at the same time avoid rent control. For the current year, 1978-79, the Committee has adopted the guidelines for rent increases set by tiie State Office of Rent Ad-ministration for those communi-ties in Nassau County who are under the Emergency Tenant of white testers were not shown Baldwin Oaks by Kranzler repre-sentatives although they request-ed all-brick houses. They were shown instead houses in southern Baldwin and Oceanside which were not brick. A black testing couple were shown houses in Baldwin Oaks exclusively. In reaching his decision the hearing officer noted that in direct testimony a Kranzler sales-person had stated that her office "would like to do our best to maintain the status qiio"'in North" Baldwin. The officer determined that in this instance "status quo is code terminology for the prac-tice of racial discrimination in the sale and showing of housing. It implies that the broker will attempt to maintain the presently existing racial patterns in hous-ing. Such practice is clearly illegal under state and federal law. Maintaining the status quo in this case would be sending blacks to Baldwin Oaks while discouraging whites from entering that com-munity." The officer also stated, "In today's society, rampant racial steering is ultimately as damaging to communities as any conceivable practice of a broker." In congratulating the Baldwin volunteers, Freeport Task Force Chairwoman Ellen Extract stress-ed the importance of individual residents in the combatting of racial steering, block busting and other illegal real estate practices. "We urge any Freeport resident who has reason to believe that they have knowledge of such practices being conducted in the Village1 to contact Task'Force Co-ordinator Ramona Crook at Vil-lage Hall." Protection Act. These guidelines are a 6% increase on a one-year lease; 8% for two years and 10% for three years. /These figures merely deter-mine whether or not the Commit-tee will accept a given complaint. Once accepted, each complaint is decided on its merits by the Committee. For further informa-tion, please call the Coordinator Michael E. Kirwan, at FR 8-4000, ex. 293. The Board of Trustees will hold (( a public meeting on Monday, January 8, 8 pm, Village Hall. The subject will be the adoption of the 1979-80 municipal budget. Copies of a tentative, line-by-line budget are scheduled to be available for residents, several days before the meeting, at the Village Clerk's office. The tenta-tive budget is compiled following extensive meetings between the Board of Trustees and the various department heads which are open to the public. Those wishing to speak at the January 8 meeting will be asked to fill out a slip when entering the meeting room so all can be heard in turn. Speakers are limited to residents and taxpayers of Freeport. Applications are now being accepted for summer employment with the Village of Freeport. Positions include laborer, recrea-tion attendant and life guard: All except lifeguards must be resi-dents of Freeport. In the case of lifeguards, preference will be given to residents. Nassau County certification is necessary for employment as a lifeguard. Persons interested in summer employment should apply in person at the Office of the Village Clerk, 8:30 am .to 4 pm, work days. Applications for the life-guard certification test are avail-able at that office. Freeport Mall, Merrick Road, Woodcleft Avenue, South Grove Street, Atlantic Ave., all around town DECEMBER 1978 A PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPOBT 46 NORTH OCEAN AVENUE TELEPHONE FReeport 8-4000 WILLIAM H. WHITE. MAYOR Public Mcdlngo On Tho lot and 3rd Mawfcjyo Of The Month. At 8:00 P.M. With an exhibit created to herald the opening of the Recreation Center's tee skating rink, a cross section of Freeporters grabbed their skates and gathered to form a "greeting card" for their fellow residents. Front, (l.-r.) are Troy and Chad Holly, Theresa and Ann Cantanno, Albert Fox, Ronald Extract and Todd Holly. Back, (l.-r.) are Sara Holly, Marllynne Moynlhan, Roger Marks, holding Amanda, Marge Cantanno, Martin Fox and Ellen Extract. Standing at right are Recreation Depart-ment staffers Ricky Lehman and Phyllis Pullman who created the exhibit. Trustees: Thomas J. Lovelldge, Dorothy Storm, Wayne Jordan, Alfred Slrlin Village Clerk: Thomas DeVlncenzo -Treasurer: James J. Lyons - Counsel: Michael Solomon Frank and RonnlG Abarnothy visited Freaport for the first time In August when they went on the Open House Tour "and fell in love with the Recreation Center and all the Village." They and their five children have since moved from Brooklyn to a Pine Street house purchased through the Homefinders Service. Ronnie Abernathy (left) is shown with Homefinders volunteer Nancy Lamb. Pictured are just five of the 31 families who have purchased a house in Freeport through the Village's free Homefinders Service which has been in existence as a goverment function for a little over a year. It is an expansion of a program first developed by Congregation B'nai Israel and then taken over by the Freeport Association. The Service-is a-function of the Villagers-Affirmative Housing and Stabil-ization Committee chaired by Mrs. Ellen Extract with Mrs. Ramona Crook serving as coordinator. Funds come from the Village's Community Devel-opment grant. Homefinders relies on many dedicated volunteers who meet with prospective homebuyers to show and tell them about the Village and arrange-for them-to- see-.the-available.houses of.the,type, and price..they.,. desire. There is no fee for this service—either to buyer or seller. Prospective buyers are attracted through advertising, mailings and special projects such as exhibits at fairs, boat shows, etc. and House Tours. Buyers have included Freeport apartment dwellers, residents looking for smaller or larger houses and many out-of-towners. The Homefinders office, located in Village Hall, maintains an up-to-date list of available houses throughout the Village with purchase prices from $30,000 to $100,000. Anyone interested in buying a house, or having a friend or relative in the market, is invited to call the Homefinders office at Fr &4000, ext. 296. Judl and Thomas Connors sold their house in St. Jamco in Suffolk County to buy another in Freeport because it's a lovely, old village...its closeness for commuting to Manhattan...academically excellent schools...we came away impressed with the marvelous community spirit." Homefinders Coordinator Ramona Crook Is at left. A relative of Joe and Rose Matrons, a Fresport resi-dent, told them of the excellent values available through the Homefinders Service when the couple decided to leave their Merrlck apartment and purchase a house. Mrs. Matrone (left) visits with volunteer Joanne Paradine outside the South Brookslde Avenue house she found for the Mat rones. When they first saw it they "fell in love." John and Ellcan Marlowo move fholr belongings Into the Bedell Streat house found by the Homefinders for them. Mrs. Marlowe Is the fourth generation of her family to be raised In Freeport while Mr. Marlowe's mother was born In the Village. Both felt that they wanted a change when they married and looked all over Nassau County for & house only to return be-cause ' 'as an incorporated Village, Freaport offers so much more.'' Steve and Fran Sonkln, former residents of New Jersey, found their Delaware Avenue house "on the Job." Mr. Sonkin works with the husband of Anita Landau (right), a Homefinders volunteer. She showed them four Free-port houses in one day and two weeks later, after checking out neighboring communities, they returned to buy "after finding out Freeport offers the bast value In homes and facilities."
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Money is one of the most common concerns in people's lives.
Seventy-three percent of Americans identified money as the No. 1 factor contributing to his or her stress levels, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association.
With the recent presidential election and tumultuous stock market, financial security is at the forefront of many seniors' minds. Young and old, people are wondering if their nest eggs are safe, how and where to invest money, and when the "right time" is to retire.
Pamela Caldero, a Sequim financial advisor and certified estate planner, has advice to help put Sequim residents at ease.
"With 20 years in the industry, I have never experienced a situation like we are in now," Caldero said, describing the economy as having "a combination of no real support or infrastructure in the stock market and a real estate market I don't believe we've seen the bottom of," not to mention the issues of national debt, global currency, and the war on terrorism.
"I'm personally looking at my clients portfolios very differently than I have in the past," Caldero continued. "I look at what their needs are in the next 3-5 years and 5-10 years and then re-position their portfolios to accommodate their needs."
Caldero advises people 30 and younger with money invested in the stock market to "stay in it for the long haul" and not make any drastic changes such as transferring all their funds into a savings account. "Don't panic," she said. "Have a plan, talk to people and stay informed about what is happening."
But for individuals 40 and older, Caldero suggests a different plan of action. "I really think you should be looking at individual strategies," she advised, listing growth portfolios, IRAs, 401ks and brokerage investments as income-producing possibilities.
The safest investments are certificates of deposit and money market funds but there's a tradeoff: safe investments usually produce the lowest returns. Buying annuities may be an alternative for investors who are seeking to reduce their stock exposure and who want an income stream for life, according to the AARP Foundation.
Seniors 65 and older need to be the most careful, Caldero emphasized. "Drawing off a portfolio in a down time is the worst thing you can do," she said firmly. "The recovery time is longer."
For individuals two to three years away from retirement, Caldero's advice is simple. "Run to a financial advisor," she said. "Talk to a few people, ask about their credentials, background, how many clients they have and how they manage portfolios. Find somebody you are comfortable with."
Although Caldero cautions people against "timing the market" and making investments based on what's happening in the world, she said she doesn't see a reason for anybody to become paranoid about trusting financial institutions or start stashing money under bed mattresses.
"My personal philosophy is that I believe the government is not going to let anything happen that would be a sign of weakness to the public," she said. "I also believe that if we got into another Great Depression, that it wouldn't make any difference (where your money is) because our currency would become so devalued."
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To guide Americans through challenging economic times AARP Financial has prepared the following tips:
• Don't make rash decisions - Recent events highlight the need to have a financial plan that you are able to follow regardless of market swings. As difficult as it may be, don't let your emotions drive your investment decisions. Reacting to every up and down in the market is not good for your health or for your financial portfolio.
• Revisit your reasons for investing - In volatile markets keeping a long-term time horizon can be very challenging. However, if your investment goals, time horizon and financial situation have not changed, your best course of action may be not to take action. Now is a good time to reassess your financial situation, but only make changes if needed.
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A savanna honey bee plant with multiple uses, Bombax costatum produces an abundant supply of nectar and is recommended for honey production.
Family Bombacaceae
Common names
English Kapok tree, red-flowered silk cotton tree
French Kapokier
Hausa Gurjiya
Fulfulde Jooyehi, Joohi
Mandinka Bunkungo
Wolof Kattupa
West Africa: widespread in savanna zones, from Senegal to Central African Republic
Flowering period November to February
Bombax costatum is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 25 m high. However in the Sahel it rarely reaches over 6 m. The crown structure of young trees is storeyed, becoming irregular and sturdy in older trees.
Bark thick, grey brown and corky, with typical conical, stout, sharp-pointed spines on the stem and branches.
Leaves are compound (digitate), with 5-7 leaflets, 8-15 cm long, on long petioles.
Leaflets are partly ovate, partly acuminate, at both ends, with 8-10 pairs of lateral nerves. Flowers are 5-6 cm long and solitary, deep red, orange or yellow, tulip-shaped, on long, glabrous peduncles and are calyx cup-shaped.
Fruit is a dark brown, ellipsoidal capsule, composed of five valves, dehiscent, 8-16 cm long and 3-6 cm wide, of variable shapes. The valves are furrowed for about one third the distance from the top to the middle. The fruit contains a white floss - kapok - and several small seeds.
Bombax costatum grows in savannas and dry woodlands. It does well on cropland near settlements and on stony soils.
Cultural notes
Direct seeding is a preferred propagation mode, however wildlings may also be used. The seedlings are difficult to plant in spite of their vigorous rooting ability. Natural regeneration is easy and abundant when sufficiently protected against fire and livestock.
Association with bees
Bombax costatum flowers during the major dearth period. This underscores its importance in maintaining honey bee colonies, since beekeepers do not need to feed their colonies at all. The end of its flowering period overlaps with the beginning of the flowering of other important bee forage plants, including Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa, with which it is often associated. Details on the seasons and nectar flow in this region may be found in Dukku (2003).
Honey bees forage for nectar on this tree throughout the day. Other foragers include ants, birds, flies, stingless bees Trigona spp and wasps. Honey bees have been observed foraging on fallen flowers.
Other uses
Bombax costatum is used as a shade and ornamental tree on farms and compounds. The kapok from the fruit is used in filling mattresses and pillows. The timber is used in making canoes, stools and serving bowls. The calyx is used in making soups and the leaves are a good fodder for livestock. The kapok tree is a source of herbal medicine in many communities.
ANON (2010) AgroForestryTree Database, World Agroforestry Centre website
DUKKU,U.H. (2003) Acacia ataxacantha: a nectar plant for honey bees between two dearth periods in the Sudan Savanna of Northern Nigeria. Bee World 84 (1): 32-34.
DUKKU,U.H. (2010a) Parkia biglobosa: an important honey bee forage in the Savanna. Bee World 87 (2): 28-29.
DUKKU,U.H. (2010b) Vitellaria paradoxa: an important nectar plant in the Savanna. Bee World 87 (3): 59-60.
Usman Dukku has been studying honey bees and beekeeping in Nigeria since 1984. He teaches undergraduate students and trains beekeepers.


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Rams chasing Cadillac Williams: three quick thoughts
Cadillac Williams' name has been in the wind in the last 24 hours as a veteran option to back up Steven Jackson in St Louis. And earlier today, Billy Devaney dispensed with the smokescreens and admits: "We're trying to get him." We mentioned him yesterday as a "Plan C," with Ronnie Brown going (with everyone else) to Philadelphia. Here are three quick thoughts on the situation:
The Rams are clearly betting on a full season of health from Steven Jackson
If you're worried about Jackson not being able to shoulder the load for 16 games, you don't spend your free agent money on old players with injury history. Jerious Norwood is 28 and coming off an ACL tear that limited him to two carries in 2010. Williams has suffered catastrophic, career-threatening injuries twice in his career. Neither one is a guy you want to give 20+ carries to for multiple games on the chance that Jackson suffers a major injury.
Fortunately, Jackson is the team's Benjamin Button, seemingly getting healthier and fitter from season to season. His games played have risen stadily from 12 in 2008 to a full 16 in 2010, and since re-signing in St Louis has displayed a tremendous commitment to his offseason preparations.
Another Rams great who made this evolution was Isaac Bruce, who suffered an assortment of injuries in his first five years with the Rams, but became a workout warrior who simply refused to be taken off the field. His commitment helped provide a foundation for the Greatest Show era Rams. Now Jackson's commitment is helping to provide a foundation of leadership for the next era.
Williams is a consistently underrated player by those who only look at stats.
I admit to lukewarm thoughts on Williams as a runner. But those who really scout the game love him. Take these thoughts from a conversation between Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom, of footballguys.com:
Somebody who has never gotten due is Cadillac Williams. He's persevered through so many injuries. To come all the way back and then suffer another catastrophic injury twice…and he was clutch for Tampa Bay last year! Them becoming a winning team last year was a lot due to the offense and he did some amazing things on third down for this team.
The Fans in Tampa Bay are going to miss him, and his ability to protect young QB Josh Williams, if he leaves.
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2. Use the focus square (touch the screen). You can take clear pictures with decent aperture by focusing on a subject. Use the square and drag or click on the subject you wish to focus, then take the picture.
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(Recently one of our amazing student pastors here at Duke, Rev. Philip Chryst, shared with me about a unique and imaginative approach that his rural church had used to connect with seekers in the community: "WikiWorship." I invited Philip to describe the program for us below. In this week when many people are asking questions such as "What is Good Friday, anyway?," "Why exactly did Jesus die?," and "Resurrection isn't really real - is it?," we would all do well to attend to the example of Warren's Grove UMC, and to pay attention to the spiritual questions of God's children.)
(A sermon for Palm Sunday, posted at the request of my great Course of Study 513 students.)
The Kinds of Questions Faithful Leaders Ask of Life's Texts
(In my previous post I argued that the image of "exegesis" can be helpful to us as we make leadership decisions in the parish. Many of the same questions we ask of a biblical text in preparation for preaching can be helpful to us as we "read" a particular situation or dilemma that faces us and then decide how to respond.
The need for problem-solving is one of the day to day realities of leadership in the parish. Every week pastors are presented with complex situations that require us to discern a faithful response. Confronted with the enigmatic riddles and Gordian knots that mark life in congregation, we find ourselves continually asking God, "What in the world should we do?" What should we do in response to the conflict in that family? How should we best approach the board about that planned change? What should we do about the Sunday School issue?
The following sermon was preached on March 7th, 2010, at Duke University Chapel.
When pastors reflect upon church leadership, I often hear them repeat the well-worn proverb, "You have to choose your battles – to know which ones are worth fighting, and which ones are not."
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"This recipe is ready to use in about 10 minutes and so much better then the canned sauce in the Mexican foods aisle at your local grocery store. This is a quick, easy version if you don't have the patience or time to completely make from scratch. Hope you enjoy!"
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1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons chili powder, or more to taste
This is called "quick enchilada sauce" for a reason. It's very quick, and though one reviewer didn't like it because it tastes canned, but it sure is quick, compared to making the sauce from dried chiles, and unlike canned, you know what's in it because it's made at home. I have made this 3 times now. My husband loves it, my children love it, and I love that it's quick and easy. Thank you, Tammy S, for sharing your recipe!
Sorry...this is still like canned sauce. If you buy the mexican dried chiles (I use Anaheim or California ) soak them in hot water, then put in blender with your spices & beef broth then you have a quick, and DELICIOUS uncanned sauce.
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This is a good quick sauce to utilize when there isn't time or the ingredients to do something a little more authentic. Will definitely use this sauce again.
Today, I made a recipe that called for two cans of enchilada sauce and found I only had one, so I decided to make my own. More than happy with this recipe, tastes as good as what you buy at the supermarket, and more than likely, I'll never buy another can of enchilada sauce.
This is better sauce than you'll find ready made and you'll likely have all the ingredients. There are some more highly rated sauces on allrecipes, but you'll have to make a trip to the store for those.
Amazingly easy and yummy. We've been so disappointed in local restaurants lately. Maybe I should bring this recipe to them? ;) No need to go out to dinner with this sauce.
Great enchilada sauce. I didn't have the tomato puree on hand so, I had to leave it out and it was still really good. Most enchilada sauces I have tried are pretty thin anyway. I was surprised by people commenting that this sauce was no better then canned sauce. This is a gazillion times better then canned sauce. Thanks, for the recipe.
THis was pretty easy and tasted good. I made it only because I didn't want to drive to the store when I didn't have enough sauce for my dinner. The only change I made was I used california chiles and toasted them and blended it with everything else because I had no chili powder.
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Depression finally seems to have brought out the best in Lars von Trier: "Melancholia" is his strongest work in a while, a devastatingly beautiful, operatic mixture of all his signature themes andvisual schemes. Doom is certain from the start. This is, after all, a von Trier film. But the director portends his characters' fate with a lengthy, wordless prelude: a series of sumptuously photographed, super-slowmotion images of sadness and frustration accompanied by the swelling overture from Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde." We see Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg struggle against the elements, against themselves. We know this cannot end well.
Bombastic? But of course. Still, we're hooked. Yet melacholia isn't just a state of mind but also the name of a planet that's hurtling toward Earth. Yes, an actual planet — or a metaphor, you decide. It doesn't matter; what resonates is the resulting mood, and it's inescapable.
Von Trier himself has battled depression over the past several years; he last worked through it cinematically, and far less effectively, with the gratuitous "Antichrist" from 2009, which featured genital mutilation and the unintentional catchphrase, "Chaos reigns." This time, the Danish writer-director seems far more interested in exploring the depths of his characters' despair and fear.
Von Trier has been unjustly accused of misogyny toward his female characters, and yes, they do tend to suffer horribly.
But these roles also provide enticing challenges for the actresses playing them, and in the antisocial, apprehensive bride Justine, Dunst delivers the most complex performance of her life. Everything about her carriage suggests that she's psychologically slogging through molasses just to carry out basic, daily functions like bathing and eating dinner.
Quite often, you want to just hand her a prescription and be done with it.
But Dunst also vividly conveys Justine's feeble attempts at normalcy and civility with just the slightest forced smile.
The irony is that the closer this threatening planet draws near, the better she feels. If this is the end of the world, she welcomes it. "Melancholia" is divided into two parts, beginning with "Justine," which focuses on her lavish wedding day. It's a bad omen that the limousine carrying her and her new husband, the sweetly bland Michael (Alexander Skarsgard), repeatedly gets stuck trying to drive up the narrow, winding path to the decadent estate where the reception is taking place.
This also happens to be the home of her sister, Claire (Gainsbourg), and her wealthy husband, John (Keifer Sutherland), who become increasingly frustrated with Justine's inability to act polite and appreciative on cue.
Empty rituals like cutting the wedding cake or tossing the bouquet become torturous waiting games.
But weirdness abounds thanks to several invited guests, including Justine and Claire's abrasive mother (a deliciously cruel Charlotte Rampling) and Justine's boss (von Trier regular Stellan Skarsgard), who insists on hounding her about work.
The cumulative train wreck, presented in matter-of-fact and often humorous fashion, is riveting and it builds a steady tension.
Part two, "Claire," feels less urgent, less unpredictable, but it lulls us into a somber mood in preparation for the film's climax.
It follows Claire as she tries to care for her sister and raise her young son while keeping the family's rambling mansion afloat and preparing for the Earth to be swallowed whole.
John is fascinated by the approach of this other, previously unknown planet, which he insists will bypass our own entirely.
Claire, however, grows more paranoid and anxious by the day — and actually does seek out some form of pharmacological relief. As she proved in "Antichrist," Gainsbourg is willing to go as far as she must in portraying her character's extremes.
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The Westboro Baptist Church's site, GodHatesOklahoma.com, was hacked and turned into a Red Cross donation page for victims of Monday's storm.
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Megan Phelps-Roper and her sister Grace have walked away from the only life they've ever known. The siblings have renounced and left the Westboro Baptist Church.
The controversial Westboro Baptist Church made headlines this week after announcing it would be protesting the funerals of those killed during Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The church's decision sparked instant controversy as many voiced their contempt for the group on social media and elsewhere. Even hacktivist collective Anonymous got in on the action, hacking Westboro Baptist Church servers and releasing members' information to the public.
The personal Twitter account of Westboro Baptist Church member Shirley Phelps-Roper was hacked Monday morning, two days after the group announced it would protest at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The hacker re-tweeted dozens of tweets applauding the hack and decrying the actions of the group.
UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect the different petitions that aim to classify the Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group. Hacktivist group Anonymous published the personal information of members of the Westboro Baptist Church after the group announced on Saturday it would picket Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut where 26 children and adults were killed.
Members of Westboro Baptist Church, known for protesting at funerals of fallen U.S. service men and women, might be facing a hacked website soon.
Reverend Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Twitter's San Francisco offices tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. PST. The Kansas-based church is picketing because it believes that "the people who run Twitter ... don't use their position & voice to warn a generation of rebels of the consequences of their rebellion." The church knows how to get attention.


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Last updated: June 3, 2011
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This clinical trial will compare 10 week treatment with acamprosate (2 gr/day) versus placebo, combined with weekly abstinence oriented individual counseling, in methamphetamine dependent patients, 72 subjects will be enrolled, with an interim analysis scheduled after 36 enrolled. Primary ouitcome is methamphetamine nabsitience over the 10 week treatment period, and the last 2 weeks of treatment. Abstinence is defined on a weekly basis as no urines positive of methamphetamine (or amphetamine) and self-report of not use for the 7 day period. Secondary measures include treatment retention, drug craving, mood, and safety.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Methamphetamine Dependence, Treatment Seeking |
Drug: Acamprosate Drug: placebo |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Placebo-controlled, Double Blind, Randomized Trial of Acamprosate for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence |
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Drug Information available for:
Methamphetamine hydrochloride
Acamprosate calcium
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Further study details as provided by New York University School of Medicine:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- methamphetamine abstinence [ Time Frame: 7 day ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- craving [ Time Frame: 7 day ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 72 |
Study Start Date: | July 2007 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: 1
Drug: Acamprosate
2 gr/day (333 mg, TID)
Other Name: Campral
Placebo Comparator: 2
placebo medication
Drug: placebo
matching placebo
Other Name: placebo
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Methamphetamine dependence
- Treatment seeking
- Urine sample (+) for methmamphetamine
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Dependence on other drugs (except nicotine)
- DSM-IV axis I disorder unrelated to drug abuse
- Serious medical condition in clinicians opinion.
- AIDs
- Untreated syphyilis
- Allergy to acamprosate
- Methadone, or other ORP, maintenence
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00571922
United States, New York | |
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, MHAD clinic | |
New York, New York, United States, 10010 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
New York University School of Medicine
Forest Laboratories
Principal Investigator: | Malcolm Reid, PhD | New York University School of Medicine |
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 09, 2014
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Responsible Party: | Malcolm S. Reid, Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00571922 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | AcamprosateMethamphetamine, CMP-MD-17 |
Study First Received: | December 10, 2007 |
Last Updated: | June 3, 2011 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by New York University School of Medicine:
methamphetamine, crystal, treatment |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Methamphetamine Acamprosate Sympathomimetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions Dopamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Central Nervous System Stimulants Central Nervous System Agents Therapeutic Uses Adrenergic Agents Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors Alcohol Deterrents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 09, 2014


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'First-in-man' Implant of Regenerative Cell Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
SYDNEY and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Living Cell Technologies Limited (LCT) today announced that the first patient has been successfully implanted in the Phase I clinical trial of the regenerative cell therapy NTCELL(R) – a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease.
The pioneering brain surgery was conducted at Auckland City Hospital and the patient has recovered well so far. An MRI scan taken the day after the surgery indicated that the NTCELL capsules have been implanted at their intended target. The patient and family have requested privacy and no contact with the media.
The Phase I clinical trial is an open label investigation of the safety and clinical effect of NTCELL in four people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease for at least four years. The first patient will now be monitored for two months to confirm no serious adverse safety events. At that time, the independent data safety monitoring board (DSMB) will consider the safety data and advise if the implants for the remaining three patients can proceed.
The trial Principal Investigator is Dr Barry Snow (MBChB, FRACP, FRCPC), an internationally recognised clinician and researcher in Parkinson's disease who leads the Auckland Movement Disorders Clinic at the Auckland District Health Board. "The team are pleased with how well the patient tolerated the procedure itself," says Dr Snow. "The surgery is relatively straightforward in neurosurgery terms, and we have taken full advantage of well-established techniques, which lowers the clinical risk. The patient will now be monitored closely by the team over the next two months."
Dr Andrea Grant, CEO and Managing Director of LCT says: "This is a significant milestone and a world first. It has taken a great deal of hard work, clinical and scientific endeavour to get to this and so of course we are excited. The purpose of this "first-in-man" study is to demonstrate the treatment is safe. Provided this trial is succesful, future trials will further assess the extent of clinical benefit that patients might gain."
In the clinical trial, NTCELL is injected under guidance by neuroimaging into the affected area of the human brain where substantial death of neurons and other cells has occurred. The cell therapy is comprised of choroid plexus cells, which are naturally occurring 'support' cells for the brain. LCT's propriety technology IMMUPEL(R) coats the implanted cells to protect them from attack by the patient's immune system.
The scientific basis for the Phase I clinical trial in humans was established from the published preclinical trial of NTCELL(R) in a non-human primate model of Parkinson's disease. The preclinical results indicate that NTCELL can protect and regenerate brain tissue that would otherwise be lost, potentially delaying or even preventing the effects of Parkinson's disease.
"Unlike current therapy options for Parkinson's disease, NTCELL may be neuroprotective and offers people living with the disease the hope of being able to halt disease progression and restore quality of life," says Dr Grant.
LCT and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory (OPF) are co-developing NTCELL as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. Under the agreement, LCT has already received an A$3m cash payment and OPF is funding all of the research and development costs associated with the Phase I clinical trial, estimated at AU$2.1m. In addition, LCT will receive a second cash payment of AU$2m provided the DSMB authorise the remaining three implants later in the year.
For further information: www.lctglobal.com
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This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Taxonomic source(s)
AOU. 1998. Check-list of North American birds. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 1994. The taxonomy and species of birds of Australia and its territories. Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, Melbourne.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Stotz, D. F.; Fitzpatrick, J. W.; Parker, T. A.; Moskovits, D. K. 1996. Neotropical birds: ecology and conservation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Taxonomic note
Anous tenuirostris and A. minutus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993), cross-regional species, are retained as separate species contra Turbott (1990) who includes minutus as a subspecies of tenuirostris.
del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Delany, S.; Scott, D. 2006. Waterbird population estimates. Wetlands International, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Text account compilers
Ekstrom, J., Butchart, S., Calvert, R.
IUCN Red List evaluators
Butchart, S., Symes, A.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2014) Species factsheet: Anous minutus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/03/2014.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2014) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/03/2014.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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Additional resources for this species
Key facts | |
Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
Family | Laridae (Gulls and terns) |
Species name author | Boie, 1844 |
Population size | mature individuals |
Population trend | Stable |
Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 1 km2 |
Country endemic? | No |
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The Cubs' trip to Pittsburgh last week was the beginning of a bad spell for the Bucs: coming off a series win against the lowly Houston Astros, the Cubs seemed like another team that would roll over and allow the Pirates to remain in contention. Instead, the Pirates' bats disappeared, only scoring seven runs in the three-game set, less than the Cubs scored in the first game of the series. The Pirates followed that up with another sweep, this time falling in three straight to the more respectable Cincinnati Reds, again only managing seven runs in three games.
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Manager interviews 'Mizuho-Eurekahedge Index' goes live Asian Hedge Fund Awards Conferences Fund Launches and Closures Archive
The fund is advised by Blackhorse Research Pte Ltd, which was established in Singapore in 2001 by John Engle. Together with partners Jonathan Ross and Paul Rubens, the team has a combined 35 years' experience in the Asian financial markets. Engle is a CFA with 14 years of investment experience, much of this with ABN AMRO HG Asia. He was most recently group head of research for Asia Pacific and Latin America at Indosuez W.I. Carr. Ross, also a CFA, has 11 years' experience in research in Asia and was previously head of technology research in Asia for Goldman Sachs. Rubens has 15 years' experience working for leading investment management organisations in Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. He was most recently managing director, Asia for Banc One Investment Advisors.
The fund has generated returns of -10.70% year-to-date and 12.65% since inception (May 2003).
Are there any plans to add to your investment team in the next six months? We are in the final stages of hiring our dealer, who we're confident will add value on execution, managing our borrow and in futures and options as we consider incorporating these into our strategies. Having someone dedicated on execution for both our long/short and absolute return strategies should also free John and Jonathan up to spend more time on research and portfolio management. Beyond this we do not have any immediate hiring plans.
Historically, we have generated about 60% of our performance from pair trading strategies implemented across Asia. We look to pair trades primarily as a source of alpha within our long/short mandate. Having said this, we also like the idea from a risk perspective of making a larger number of small bets on the individual security level, where we feel our research gives us a higher probability of success. For the most part, we feel more comfortable with this risk as opposed to taking larger bets on particular countries or sectors for example. Our pair trades have been a consistent source of value added, even throughout the difficult summer months.
Do you find enough stock borrow in markets outside of Hong Kong and Singapore to effectively make pair trades?
Obtaining the borrow you want can be a challenge in Asia ex-Japan, particularly in times of exceptional volatility like we saw this past May and June. Of course, we would benefit from more depth in the markets, especially for smaller cap names, but there is certainly sufficient borrow to implement our strategies, even as our assets have grown. Boxing out desirable borrow has also been an effective strategy for us.
We have found some event-driven, which have accounted for probably 10% of the total strategies we've put on. We haven't focused much on arbitrage because we seek large anomalies and that strategy doesn't really fit our experience as research analysts. In event-driven, we look not only at events directly affecting companies but also industry-wide trends, such as identifying beneficiaries of regulatory change.
You would think that as analysts, we know the good companies, we know the bad companies, running a long/short sounds pretty straightforward. In Asia ex-Japan though, we're often faced with the decision of whether to take on a trade by accepting a lower quality hedge or walk away from an attractive long opportunity we've identified. So in Asia long/short, you're not necessarily utilising all of your research ideas because you can't short many of the less attractive companies and sometimes you're forced to walk away from long opportunities because you can't find the other side of the pair. We also run a long-only absolute return fund and there are challenges specific to that strategy as well, but for the most part, implementing your trading strategies is more straight-forward.
What are your current views of the less covered markets in ASEAN like Indonesia and the Philippines?
Firstly, we like our vantage point in Singapore for covering ASEAN. We get to Indonesia and the Philippines regularly. The lack of research coverage over the past several years also benefits us since we've continued to cover these markets as analysts. Both Indonesia and the Philippines are coming off some fairly deep troughs and we see the valuations in areas like basic materials, shipping and infrastructure to be very compelling. Here again though, you have to structure your pairs carefully given the lack of available borrow.
We've learned quite a bit from our experiences in tech this summer. We've realised the problems lower quality hedges can cause you and also how very tight stop-losses can at times prove counterproductive. In May and June, we were taking our second or sometimes third choice of short because of the unprecedented valuations we saw on the long sidevaluations we hadn't seen in 15 years of covering the space. Those hedges came back to hurt us as we often found ourselves getting crowded out of our shorts. On the long side, our small-cap bias in tech also didn't help, as small caps significantly underperformed large caps in our main tech market, Taiwan, this year. The experience has certainly given us a new appreciation of the effects of market-cap biases within pairs, the importance of suitable borrow, having an appropriate stop-loss level in place and value-added of futures and options as a tool to effect hedges. Our decision to add a dealer was largely driven by needs to do more in the last three areas. We have also formally differentiated between strategic and tactical allocation ranges for tech, as well as for individual countries. The framework still enables us to get aggressive should we have a strong view, but we now recognise the increase in concentration risk as we move above the strategic range into tactical.
The previous tech cycle was relatively short and we believe we are approaching a new trough, so valuations across the sector remain very compelling on the long side. The display space will continue to be a major theme within tech. We are looking closely at a number of the components makers, particularly those that excel in production process innovation.
Infrastructure is one, and of course, domestic demand in the emerging Asian economies will continue apace with the large emerging middle classes, particularly in China and India. We think basic materials look good and we have effected several pairs there and also see opportunities in non-bank financial services.
Despite the move we've had, we're still cautious towards the dollar vs. yen and most Asian currencies moving into next year. We typically do not hedge local currency exposure, so that has benefited us, but we do tend to move large local currency cash balances back to dollars. For us this month, while the local currency gains have contributed to performance, the gains are modest compared to performance of the underlying pairs. The dollar's direction will not affect our strategy thoughwe'll continue to spend the majority of our time focusing on identifying strong companies in which to invest, finding appropriate hedges and managing the risk
Contact Details Paul Rubens +65 6327 4906 www.blackhorse.com.sg


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- 12-03-2012, 03:24 PM Thread Author #1
Cyanogenmod and auto-syncing Google
Hi! I'm new to Android and I have some questions..
The easier one, how do I auto-sync google apps such as gmail and music? I'm on 4.2.
When I go to Settings > Scroll down to Accounts > Google, I see a small message saying "Sync is OFF". If I click on that I can manually sync, but I don't see any options for autosync.
Also, will getting Cyanogenmod benefit me since I already have 4.2? From my understading, Cyanogenmod is an alternative to the stock Android ROM, that lets users update to the newest firmware earlier than waiting for it to officially rol out for their device. Am I right on this? Or does Cyanogenmod do that plus add new features?
And if they do, what is an example of these features? I want to know if it is worth the root and voiding my warranty.
I know I've asked a lot but I would appreciate some help! - 12-03-2012, 07:45 PM #2
Re: Cyanogenmod and auto-syncing Google
If you go into Google under Settings -> Accounts and then tap on your username it should bring up the list of Google features to sync.
As far as loading Cyanogenmod, that's up to you and what phone you have. Does Cyanogen support your phone directly? If so then it's a great ROM and I would highly recommend it (I run it as a daily driver on my phone.).Some say that his dormant chips were left that way for YOUR SAFETY... Others say that once "turned on," he can not be turned off... All we know is... He's called The Stig. - 12-06-2012, 02:15 PM #3
Re: Cyanogenmod and auto-syncing Google
I have the very same problem. Somehow since I upgraded to CM 10.2 automatic sync is off. The big problem is I can't find out how to turn it back on again. There is no option in the Accounts section in Settings (some post on the net states that just go to "Settings" - "Accounts & Sync". But there is only "Settings" - "Accounts". There seems no way to enable sync here. Only to add account, remove accounts and manually start syncing
Guess the "missing Sync" might be because of the rather new "Profile" option. Inside here you can set if synchronizing is to be done. But it did not work. I also tried to disable "Profile" but that did not work either.
Its rather useless for me to have a phone where i have to synchronize manually! Please help. Am I missing something? - 05-09-2013, 01:52 PM #5
Re: Cyanogenmod and auto-syncing Google
I had the same problem.
I succeeded to turn on notification by modifying setting inside the Gmail application. Once inside, click on your account name (On the left), and then check "Data Usage - SyncGmail" option. You should be presented with the (system) window that gives you an option to turn on synchronisation. - 05-11-2013, 12:58 AM #6
Re: Cyanogenmod and auto-syncing Google
same problem here: usually, there is a tick after every sync options, but now, the thick is disappeared.
I wipe whole system & data, and reinstall cm & google app pack, the tick is back, auto sync is no problem.
so I believe there must something damaged the "tick" thing.
anyone had any suggestion? thank you.
that's because I turned auto sync off. Turn that on, all ticks appeared, and sync works again.Last edited by 2anyone; 06-11-2013 at 05:07 AM.
Re: Cyanogenmod and auto-syncing Google It can be synced!
I had this same problem and what fixed it was going into: (Phone) Settings --> System (setting) ---> Hardware Keys --> Then turn on "Enable Custom Actions" and turn on "Show Action overflow." Also click on "App Switch Key (long press)" to turn on the "Open/close menu" option from the inner list.
This produced the 3 vertical dots on my photo gallery (which was previously non-existent) so I can delete the pictures when I am viewing them in large mode. It also provided the 3 vertical dots on my Gmail account so you can find the settings to auto sync.
To auto sync, after enabling the above mentioned hardware keys, open your Gmail account like you do when you are checking your email. Then hold down the bottom right button on your phone (the built in "app switching" button; it looks like a square on top of another square). Holding it down will pop up a list of Gmail options. Click on --> "settings" ---> then click on your personal username "email@example.com" ---> then another list will pop up with a check box next to the "Sync Gmail" option. Holy Thank Goodness it works! - 09-27-2013, 10:46 AM #9
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