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reviews for: listing #79553 - Hollywood, Florida Condo rental
- bedrooms 1
- pool yes
- type Condo
- baths 1
- hot tub yes
- community Holllywood Beach
- sleeps 3
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
awesome vacation
Review submitted: January 29, 2014 Date of arrival: December 30, 2013
We had some awesome vacation,the condo was clean and efficient,Monica was always ready to answer my question,thank you again
Recommended for: tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Amazing for the Price
Review submitted: July 9, 2012 Date of arrival: July 4, 2012
Summary: For the price, this cannot be beat. Because we have family in the area we often fly to Ft Lauderdale and this is a great way to keep cost down and get into a great location.
Hotel/Condo: This is a historical building from 1925 and has lots of wear and tear. Despite the hotel's condition it still has a small grocery store, coffee shop, bike rental, and clothing store inside. Also, it is at the south end of a very popular beach location which is AMAZING. Cannot beat it.
Condo Room: It is small but is suffice. Full bathroom and towels, full kitchen with utensils, and beach chairs in the closet are really all there. If there are items you need which are not supplied inthe room you can always go to the store downstairs. Your view is of the parking lot and there is no balcony.
Parking: There is a public garage, valet service you pay for, and parking lots around the hotel. All of these locations you must pay for. Valet is $18 a day, the lots start at $7 a day but fill up quickly, the garage is about the same as valet.
Location: Could not get any better. The location is worth a lot more than the cost of the room. There is a bus stop close by and taxi drivers infront most of the time.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car
Owners response:
Glad you enjoyed your stay! This is pretty accurate. I have owned the condo for 8 years now and there has been many renovations made so despite its age, it has been renovated and is in great shape! It keeps looking better and better and I go three times a year myself- my next trip is September and I cannot wait.:-)
Regarding the view of the garage- that is not correct- you wouldn't be looking at parked cars or a garage at all,! The condo oversees the concourse itself, and you would see a small part of the side of the building and would also see people walking in the concourse and if you look way off to the side you might see a small portion of the outside of the garage building but it is way on the other side!
There are no balconies at all in any of the condos, but since the building backs right on the beach and boardwalk -- I don't think it's needed! Yikes, iust talking about it---I miss it already!! Monica
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Awesome location!
Review submitted: January 30, 2012 Date of arrival: January 22, 2012
Monica's studio condo was perfect or me. The hotel is right on the boardwalk, the huge pool and hot tub overlooks the ocean, the staff are very helpful and acommodating and there are takeout food kiosks located within the hotel (for a quick coffee and sandwich). There is a security guard at the pool and by the elevator which put me at ease since this was the first time I travelled alone.
You can ride a trolly to downtown Hollywood for $1 or take a water taxi to Fort Lauderdale. There is free live music every night at the boardwalk band shell. Lots of international restaurants,souvenier shops and bars are located on the boardwalk as well.
The condo was very clean and had everything you needed. Monica was very helpful and answered my questions promptly.
I will definately be booking through Monica for next year!
Until then ............
Thanks Monica
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Best time ever!
Review submitted: August 28, 2011 Date of arrival: August 23, 2011
This was one of the best vacations my family and I had and this place was just perfect for the three of us!
Everything was so convenient-with the beach and grocery stores right on the boardwalk just outside the door.This good sized studio had everything-including internet , couch, kitchenette. The price was very good as well and the parking was very convenient. Along the boardwalk, there is even a massage therapist and spa there and my son had a super time at the pool and working out at the gym as well as swimming in the ocean. There were also numerous restaurants along the boardwalk serving every imaginable food . I highly recommend this place for singles, couples , and families -We can't wait until next year. Thanks, Monica!
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Looking forward to next year already!
Review submitted: August 12, 2011 Date of arrival: June 16, 2011
Good Morning Monica, this is my first opportunity to contact you regarding our stay. We could not have asked for a better vacation. The accommodations were perfect and we plan on definitely staying there on our future visits. We come to Florida once a year to visit family and your rental was in the perfect location.
We cannot express in words how much we appreciate it.
Anyhow, great doing business with you & look forward to next year all ready.
Take care.
Thank you,
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Helpful votes: 4 / 4
Review submitted: August 9, 2011 Date of arrival: August 1, 2011
The money transfer was simple and Monica was very quick with response for any questions or concerns I had. The room is depicted exactly how it appears in person. The hotel registration was quick and easy, and Monica had everything set up for us before we arrived! The room was very clean, the hotel staff is very friendly, and the hotel is gorgeous and is located right on the beach with a walk of only 100 feet or so! The only thing I would recommend on providing information about is the parking because some people, like myself, don't even think of things like that, but the price for parking was totally worth it! I would definitely recommend this property to anyone! It was a perfect place for four 21 year olds to stay! Thanks, Monica!
Recommended for: girls getaway, sight seeing
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Nice week in Hollywood
Review submitted: August 9, 2011 Date of arrival: July 25, 2011
We had a great time in this unit and the owner made it very easy to do the transaction. This unit is very well located and was at a very good price. I recommend it for 2 poeple only. We were there my wife our teenage son and I and found it to be to small, once the pull out is open there where little place to walk in the unit. Also, if you rent a car parking is not included. There ia a public parking next door at $15 per day.
Recommended for: age 55+
Owners response:
Unfortunately the parking is out of my control so I do keep the rental cost very low! If you stay more than 10 days the parking is reduced and at 3-4 weeks it goes to just over $5.00 a day! There are also meters on the street that you can use.
Personally I never rent a car when I go and tenants might want to save their money! It is $18 for a taxi, from the Fort Lauderdale airport, there are restaurants, clothing stores, and grocery stores right on the beach, and a convenience store in the building! There are also grocery stores within a five minute walk on the street. The condo backs on the beach and everything is right there along the boardwalk, so unless you want to visit other cities-- everything you need is right there at your fingertips-so enjoy! :-)
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we don't want to leave!
Review submitted: June 20, 2011 Date of arrival: June 8, 2011
Words could not explain how much we enjoyed the resort. Thank you very much for opening your door to us. Everything was amazing. We do not want to leave.
We will definetely recommend the resort. And come back again.
Thank you
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Review submitted: May 13, 2011 Date of arrival: May 3, 2011
This small place is just perfect for the 3 of us (2 adults and 1 toddler). The location is perfect. It's closed to everywhere and the it's right on the best beach - clear water and white sand.
Payment arrangement between us and owner went smoothly. The owner is very responsive. Every time I have a question, I emailed her and she responded right back.
Over all, love this place and would love to come back next Summer.
Thank you Monica ....
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, sight seeing, tourists without a car
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Review submitted: March 2, 2011 Date of arrival: February 19, 2011
This is a good size studio unit in beautiful Hollywood Beach, Florida. The room was bright and clean, with all necessary amenities (extra bedding, linens, kitchen appliances/dinnerware). There is also good closet space, a sofa bed and convenient tray tables to use for eating or for a computer workstation. Unit was very clean upon our arrival. Owner is very professional, responsive and organized. We had no trouble with transferring money or obtaining check in/check out information and keys. I highly recommend this property and its owner.
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Review submitted: February 27, 2011 Date of arrival: February 19, 2011
Dear Monica,
We had a wonderful week and thank you very much for the use of your unit 225. We left yesterday and all is in good working order.
We would be happy to recommend you to anyone if you like, and should we need to rent again we would certainly contact you.
Thank you again,
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Helpful votes: 3 / 3
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Non-Emergency Emergency BroadcastA quick mea culpa about this week's episode with Christy Stratton Mann- and an update on a new episode coming out to replace it!
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Carla GalloIt's an embarrassment of riches... or maybe just an embarrassment of embarrassments in episode 50 (Wow! We made it to 50!) with ridiculously fun guest Carla Gallo (Bones) - complete with revealing stories about prom nights gone awry, blooming late, and... um... cat lockets.
Live at SF Sketchfest with Tig NotaroIn this second-ever live episode of The JV Club, first-ever returning guest Tig Notaro sits onstage with Janet at SF Sketchfest in San Francisco to discuss the events of her life since the last time they recorded together. What follows is a frank, intimate and emotional discussion... with a very liberal dose of laughter. (Special thanks to SFSF photographer Jakub Mosur!)
Lin ShayeA far cry from the overly-tan, dog-frenching Magda of There's Something About Mary fame, actress Lin Shaye gives Janet a peek into her aptly-named girl gang The Coquettes, the challenge of a corkscrew ponytail, and what you can expect from a psychedelic wedding.
Erica RhodesEpisode 47's guest Erica Rhodes gives Janet a peek into the cruel world adolescent ballet, the passionate poetry borne of a broken heart, and the balance between ambition and contentment. Plus, Janet geeks out over Erica's involvement with the delightful live radio show A Prairie Home Companion.
Paget BrewsterTake an evening walk down a quiet street or spend an afternoon riding your bike through the woods... or at least listen to Janet and guest Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) revel in the magic of unstructured time spent alone in this episode, where Paget also proves herself to be the creator of a VERY important masterpiece.
Morgan WalshIt's an episode filled with mystery as Janet and guest Morgan Walsh (Burning Love) shower praise on the magic of Portland, Oregon and then begin to wonder if they share a dad. Further intrigue abounds with talk of living a double life in high school and the puzzling appeal of the Salton Sea.

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Questions over heart surgery death of St Minver farmer David Wills, 80
Posted: May 24, 2013|
AN AGGRIEVED family is demanding answers to why their father died after undergoing low-risk heart surgery.
The son and daughters of St Minver farmer Thomas Anthony Wills, known as David, say they were told there would be a 5 per cent chance of their father not surviving the operation, yet he never recovered from surgery after weeks spent on a ventilator.
They say cardiac surgeons should have picked up that Mr Wills, an asthmatic, had suffered from long-term breathing problems caused by a lung condition, and say he was too unwell after the operation to be transferred from Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro where he died in March of last year.
His son Anthony alleged his father was transferred simply to free-up bed space. Nurses at Derriford told the family their father was not fit enough to undergo the operation, they claim.
Last week, they managed to halt an inquest into Mr Wills' death after Cornwall Coroner Dr Emma Carlyon agreed evidence should be heard from the cardiac surgeon who carried out the operation, and others at the Plymouth hospital involved in their father's care.
Mr Wills, 80, was well-known within the Cornish farming community. He was a member of St Minver Highland Parish Council for 43 years and its chairman for 25 years.
The inquest was told he had suffered from respiratory problem for many years and, just prior to receiving coronary artery bypass surgery, was very short of breath. An autopsy showed he had a damaged and enlarged heart.
Pathologist Robert Marshall told the inquest: "There did not appear to be any problem with the operation, but Mr Wills' heart was not able to tolerate the operation, and I would say he died from natural causes, rather than from the operation."
Royal Cornwall Hospital consultant Dr Jonathan Paddle said that after Mr Wills was transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit he continued having difficulty breathing and could not be "weaned off'' his ventilator. When it was obvious he would not survive, he was put on a palliative care pathway.
His son Anthony Wills told the inquest he felt the ambulance trip from Plymouth to Truro was a major factor in his father's death.
"He was not up to being transferred from Derriford. All (the hospital) wanted to do was kick him out because they wanted the room. The decision to chuck him out was for the benefit of Derriford, not my dad.
"He should never have been moved and Dad was killed by that wrong decision.
"If he had stayed at Derriford for another week, he would still be alive today."
Mr Wills' daughter, Jane Hodges, said: "We were all told, including Dad, that there was just a 4 or 5 per cent chance of him not surviving the operation, but we feel he should never have had it in the first place.
"The consultant surgeon said dad was a very healthy man, but the team in the intensive care unit were very worried about him, and said they had never seen a man in surgery with such a bad chest."
Dr Carlyon adjourned the inquest to call people involved in Mr Wills' care at Derriford to give evidence.


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A Lement on the Fast Break
Will Hazlehurst pens a somewhat constipated eulogy to the fast break for Inside Lacrosse. He does, however, get to what I've been yammering about over the last year or so: "I believe the fast break is being pushed out of lacrosse. I don't have statistical evidence to support this belief, but I believe it nonetheless. Why? Because everyone agrees, even the perpetrators. Who are these people? Some will tell you it's not people but sticks. The fast break is often the result of a mistake: a ball dropped, a catch not made. The current sticks with their pinched throats and sagging gullets now require those mistakes to be acts of intent. Others believe it is the general state of the game, with stronger, faster athletes keeping the ball off the ground and playing better catch-up defense. I disagree. To me the answer is obvious. It is the coaches, and the rule makers who have empowered those coaches." Also, I, too, can't necessarily prove that the fast break is dying, but I can prove that pace-of-play is in the dumper compared to just three years ago.


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GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) - Jack Taylor scored 138 points to shatter the NCAA scoring record in Division III Grinnell's 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible on Tuesday night.
Taylor made 27 of 71 3-point attempts, was 52 of 108 overall from the field and added seven free throws on 10 attempts in 36 minutes.
Rio Grande's Bevo Francis held the NCAA scoring record with 113 points against Hillsdale in 1954. In 1953, Francis had 116 against Ashland Junior College.
The previous Grinnell record was 89 by Griffin Lentsch last Nov. 19 against Principia.
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Lingle goes after HawTel
By Richard Borreca
Gov. Lingle released this statement at 7:25 tonight:
HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle issued the following statement relating to Hawaiian Telcom's motion filed in Bankruptcy Court to pay employee bonuses.
"The decision today by Hawaiian Telcom to ask the bankruptcy court to approve $6 million in bonuses for its employees is unconscionable, and we will oppose it in court.
"Hawaiian Telcom is the critical communications backbone for our state, and its action to pay millions in bonuses puts the company in a precarious position that jeopardizes its long-term viability, as well as threatens Hawai'i's economic recovery.
"The fact that company president and CEO Eric Yeaman himself turned down a bonus shows that he clearly recognized bonuses were wrong and counterproductive to Hawaiian Telcom's efforts to restructure its finances and operations. He could have and should have put an immediate stop to this outrageous action."


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- World Tag Team Title: The Dudley Boyz beat Edge & Christian to win the belts
- Ladder Match for Intercontinental Title: Chris Jericho beat Chris Benoit to win the title
- Women's Title: Champ Ivory beat Chyna
- WWF Title: Champ Kurt Angle beat Triple H
- Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble last eliminating Kane
No Way Out - Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, NV 2/25/2001
- Hardcore Title: Big Show beat Raven to win the title
- Intercontinental Title: Champ Chris Jericho beat Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero & X-Pac
- Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley beat Trish Stratus
- Best-of-3 Falls Match: Triple H beat Steve Austin in 3 falls. Austin won fall 1, Triple H won the last 2 falls which were street fight & cage match rules
- Steven Richards beat Jerry Lawler. Due to pre-match stipulations The Kat is forced to join Right to Censor
- Table match for Tag Team Title: Champion Dudley Boyz beat Edge & Christian, and Kane & The Undertaker
- WWF Title: The Rock beat Kurt Angle to win the title
WrestleMania X-7 - Astrodome; Houston, TX 4/1/2001
- Intercontinental Title: Champ Chris Jericho beat William Regal
- The APA & Tazz beat The Right to Censor
- Hardcore Title: Kane beat champ Raven & Big Show to win the title
- European Title: Eddie Guerrero beat Test to win the title
- Kurt Angle beat Chris Benoit
- Women's Title: Chyna beat Ivory to win the title
- Street Fight: Shane McMahon beat Vince McMahon
- TLC match for the World Tag Team Title: Edge & Christian beat champs The Dudley Boyz & The Hardy Boyz to win the title
- Gimmick Battle Royal: The Iron Sheik by last eliminating Hillbilly Jim
- The Undertaker beat Triple H
- WWF Title: Steve Austin beat the Rock to win the WWF title
Backlash - Allstate Arena; Chicago, IL 4/29/2001
- Justin Credible, X-Pac & Albert beat Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Spike Dudley
- Hardcore Title: Champ Rhyno beat Raven
- Duchess of Queensbury Match: William Regal beat Chris Jericho
- 30 minute ultimate submission match: Chris Benoit beat Kurt Angle 4-3
- Last Man Standing: Shane McMahon beat The Big Show
- European Title: Champion Matt Hardy beat Christian & Eddie Guerrero
- In a match for WWF, Intercontinental, & Tag Team Titles: WWF Champ Steve Austin & Intercontinental champ Triple H won the Tag Team Titles from Kane & The Undertaker
Judgment Day - Arco Arena; Sacramento, CA 5/20/2001
- William Regal beat Rikishi
- Best-of-3 Falls: Kurt Angle beat Chris Benoit
- Hardcore Title: Champion Rhyno beat The Big Show & Test
- Women's Title: Champion Chyna beat Lita
- Chain Match for the Intercontinental Title: Kane beat Triple H to win the title
- 7 team gauntlet match: Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho won the match by last beating Edge & Christian
- WWF Title: Champ Steve Austin beat The Undertaker
King of the Ring - Continental Airlines Arena; East Rutherford, NJ 6/24/2001
- Tournament Semi-final: Kurt Angle beat Christian
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- Tournament Final: Edge beat Kurt Angle to win the tournament
- Lightheavyweight Title: Champ Jeff Hardy beat X-Pac
- Street Fight: Kurt Angle beat Shane McMahon
- Non-sanctioned encounter with no ref: Undertaker beat up Dallas Page until Page ran away
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The family will receive friends today, June 10, 2014, from 10 until 11 a.m. at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home in Jasper.
Funeral services will be held at graveside today, June 10, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. in the Pleasantfield Cemetery. Lee Majors will officiate.
Chambers was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Chambers; son, Joseph Tarmey Chambers; and parents, Powell and Virgie Davidson.
She is survived by her daughters, Evelee Chambers Long (Rodney) and Shirley Chambers Hearn (Paul); grandchildren, Patrick Long (Amanda), Robin Bryant (Kenneth), Kristina Brown, Phillip Hearn (Shondell), Wesley Hearn and Nicholas Hearn (Chelsea); and great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Long, Weston Long, Dilyn Long, Samuel Bryant, Asher Bryant, Jonah Bryant and Andrea Brown.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Autism Society of Alabama.
You may sign the online register or express private condolences to the family at www.kilgoregreenfuneralhome.com.
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Barnicle to WaPo, Newsweek Reporters: 'Regular People' Like Us Want Change
Chatting with guests Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post and Holly Bailey of Newsweek, talk turned to the topic of Americans' desire for political change. At one point Barnicle made this observation:
MIKE BARNICLE: The force for change that's out there, if you talk to regular people, people like me, people like you, the idea that they want a change is a very powerful force.
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Yes, good old regular people like the Washington-based MSM. Those folks 89% of whom famously voted for Bill Clinton in 1996. Why bother with expensive polls? Just run a focus group in say, the MSNBC newsroom. You know, those "regular people" who booed President Bush's 2003 State of the Union.
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It's about time I got back to talking about typography. Up until now we've been discussing how to choose the appropriate typeface(s) to set your text. Many people seem to think that this is the big issue in typography, but it's really only the tip of the iceberg. Actually putting the characters on the page is not as trivial as it might seem.
The usefulness of a wide right margin
Type is a fluid. It's compressible, but only to a certain extent. It can be shrunk or expanded to fit the space available, but there's only a small window of comfortable pressure – expand or condense it too much, and the readability starts to suffer. What you can do, however, is adjust the shape of the container; type, at least in English, has the nice property of being composed mostly of short words, so the lines can be broken up into all sorts of different lengths, so the same passage of text can be rearranged into any number of shapes and aspect ratios, as long as the total area on the page remains roughly the same.
Most non-designers, when putting a document together in word, simply use a single column, with the default margins. If they need to include pictures, they'll often put them in at the top or bottom of the page, or if they do put them in the middle, will often interrupt the text above the picture and resume it below. This is equivalent to using a bucket for all one's water-containing needs. Sure, it's very practical at times, but it's hardly the thing to impress dinner guests. Sometimes, it pays to be more creative with text placement.
The horizontal width of a block of text is called its "measure." Unless the text is justified, the length of an individual line will typically be less than the measure; the measure is the maximum length of any line within the block. Justification is the process of forcing every line (except, usually, the last line of a paragraph) to be exactly equal in length to the measure, thus having clean edges at both sides, as opposed to a ragged margin.
There are a number of reasons one wants to have control over the measure, and like most things in typography, there are always trade-offs to be made. Making the measure wider can help fix awkward spacing in justified text, and is usually slightly more efficient in fitting text into a small area on the page if the paragraphs are long, as every line break represents a little loss of space, since the words usually won't fit exactly into the space available on the line. However, expanding the measure also brings associated problems – the longer the line, the harder it is for the eye to trace its way back to the beginning of the next line, decreasing readability by increasing the number of times the reader will lose his or her place. Also, if the text contains many short paragraphs, wider measures can actually be less efficient, as a great deal of space is lost when a paragraph ends partway through a line.
Using a sketch to plan layout
There are two ways to change the measure. One is to break the text into columns. On a portrait-oriented 8.5×11 page, two columns are often optimal, as 7.5-8 inches is actually an extremely wide measure, usually too wide – the proliferation of single-column typed documents is mostly a throwback to the days of typewriters, but even in this day and age of powerful word-processing software, the majority of people haven't outgrown this Dark Age in typographical history, due to a combination of habit and lack of understanding of the technology.
The other thing you can do is to adjust the white space on the page. Changing the width of the left and, particularly, the right margin of a page will result in a corresponding change in the measure. If you have more than one column, you can also adjust the gutters, that is If your document contains many images and/or is likely to be read by someone who might want to take their own notes, having a wide right margin is a very good idea! It allows pictures to stick halfway into the text and protrude out into the margin in an aesthetically pleasing fashion, and provides a convenient place to take notes.
Remember, too, that you needn't stick to one measure for the whole page. Balance and harmony are important, but especially for text with natural divisions, and when there are images that can be used as visual dividers, you can split the text up into different areas of the page and vary the margins and columns between them. You can also use typeface variations as discussed before, to further create a separation between the different sections.
The key to creating a nice design in these cases is to experiment quickly by means of sketches, before starting to set the actual text. Using lines for text and crossed-out boxes to represent images, do some brainstorming – come up with as many viable layouts as you can before settling on the one that provides the best organization of the information and the most aesthetically pleasing page.
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Winter's grip gets tighter with more snow
Heavy snow has again been causing problems for the Anglia region. In some places, more than 10 centimetres (4 inches) fell overnight and that's on top of significant amounts still lying around from last week.
Strong winds also meant deep drifts built up on country roads.
A motorist died in Essex; nearly 2,000 schools were closed today; bin collections have been suspended - and there's a warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from gas appliances during the cold weather.
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It doesn't happen too often, but there are some diseases which your pet leopard gecko may be stricken with at some point. However, you can prevent most of these diseases simply by taking good care of your pet. This article will cover some of the more common diseases which can affect your leopard gecko and how to treat these diseases or better yet, prevent them.
Minor injuries and infections: Your gecko may get the occasional scrape or cricket bite. You can treat these minor injuries and skin infections by using a solution of Betadine or Chlorhexidene. If your pet has a severe wound or skin infection which seems to be spreading or getting worse, then you'll need to give your gecko oral antibiotics and possibly see your vet to have them remove dead skin or tissue surgically.
Osteodystrophy: This is a calcium deficiency which causes a loss of bone density. This can cause a young gecko's growth to be crooked or stunted as well as making them more disposed to fractures. While fractures can be treated relatively easily, it's best to make sure that your leopard gecko has plenty of calcium in his or her diet to prevent this condition in the first place. You can identify this disease by tremors, weakness and crooked or swollen limbs.
Digestive tract blockages: A gecko can sometimes swallow sand and gravel while eating, which can cause bowel obstructions or other blockages. Make sure that your gecko's feeding area is free of gravel or sand - you should also use a shallow bowl to feed your gecko to prevent this.
Intestinal parasites: If your gecko appears to have constipation, diarrhea or suddenly loses weight, parasites may be the cause. This can be treated by changing and thoroughly cleaning their habitat and using medication - you'll likely need to get this from your vet.
Mouth and respiratory infections: These infections are generally due to cool temperatures or a poor diet which weakens the animal's immune system. In most cases, these infections can be treated by feeding your gecko a healthier diet and changing their habitat.
Obesity: Leopard geckos are healthy eaters, so this can be a problem in these pets. A diet which is too high in fat (usually from too many wax worms and meal worms) can cause serious health problems and even kill geckos! It's best to keep the fat content of your pet's diet low - but if you need to remedy this problem, a diet which is high in protein and vitamins can usually correct the issue.
Symptoms include weight gain followed by sudden loss of appetite and weight loss.
Egg binding: This happens when a pregnant female leopard gecko refuses to lay her eggs. You can encourage her to do this by providing her with a laying box which is lined with moist sand and is dark and warm. Sometimes, the eggs will be reabsorbed by the gecko's body if not laid, but it may be necessary to have them surgically removed in some cases. You can tell that egg binding is happening because a female gecko will suddenly gain weight while simultaneously having less appetite.
Molting problems: If your gecko's habitat is too dry, they may fail to molt completely and this can lead to circulation problems, possibly resulting in loss of toes and damage to their eyes. If you see bits of old skin stuck to your gecko following molting, you'll need to help the process along - you can do this by misting your gecko and gently rubbing off the old skin to help them finish molting.
It's pretty easy to prevent this problem, however. You can keep a bowl of water in your leopard gecko's habitat to increase the humidity level or mist your pet daily to help them molt properly.
Tail Loss: Even though leopard geckos can grow a new tail if they lose theirs, it can become infected while it regrows. Make sure to use antibiotic ointment on your pet's stump during the regrowth process to keep infection from setting in. You can prevent this problem by always handling your leopard gecko with care and remembering NEVER to pick it up by the tail.
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hallucinogenic drug and the principal iboga alkaloid, found in the stems, leaves, and especially in the roots of the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga. Ibogaine was isolated from the plant in 1901 and was synthesized in 1966. In small doses it acts as a stimulant. The peoples of West Africa and the Congo region have used iboga extracts or chewed the root of the plant in order to remain calm but alert while stalking game


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Fire Law: 2012 Cases And Controversies
When I began to work on this review of fire service cases for 2012, my sense was that it had been a slow year compared with 2010 and 2011. In 2010, we had the landmark reverse-discrimination case of Ricci v. DeStefano, 129 S. Ct. 2658, 2671, 174 L. Ed. 2d...
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• In Carabassett Valley, ME, an ambulance crew was transporting a critically injured skier to the hospital during a blizzard. The crew was doing CPR and the patient's wife, an ICU nurse who was riding up front, insisted that she be allowed to ride in the back. The driver stopped the ambulance long enough for the wife to exit the vehicle, then drove away and left her by the side of the road. Shortly thereafter, CPR was stopped and the skier's body was returned to the ski area. Several investigations cleared the crew of any wrongdoing.
The United States did not have the exclusive on jaw-dropping fire law headlines in 2012. In Paris, France, members of the fire department's elite gymnastics team were accused of sodomizing a new member as part of an initiation. In the United Kingdom, at the scene of a small cooking fire at the home of a school teacher, a firefighter swiped a computer disk that contained images of child pornography. The disk proved instrumental in convicting the teacher. However, the firefighter was reprimanded and fined 30 days' pay for taking the disk.
Busiest fire law departments
While 2012 may be best remembered for the sheer volume of headline-grabbing cases, several fire departments seemed to have more than their share. Among the contenders:
• FDNY – In an epic race-discrimination lawsuit, the judge ordered the City of New York to pay up to $128 million in damages and the mayor sought to have the judge removed, claiming he has lost objectivity; a suit filed by a retired firefighter turned lawyer whose confidential medical records were leaked and used against him when he ran for City Council; and the tabloid-worthy trial of a calendar model firefighter accused of choking his transsexual girlfriend, who herself had been a contender for America's Next Top Model.
• Los Angeles Fire Department – Allegations of faulty response-time data coupled with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) concerns prompted the department to shut down its Twitter feed. The shutdown prompted allegations of a cover-up and lack of transparency, which then prompted an order by the mayor to restore the Twitter feed. All of this was capped off in December, when a provocative hula-hoop video filmed inside a fire station surfaced on YouTube.
• Philadelphia Fire Department – It has become all-out war between the Local 22 and the city administration with lawsuits suits, appeals and grievances too numerous to mention being filed.
The clear winner in the battle for the fire department with the most fire law headlines in 2012 goes to the District of Columbia Fire and EMS (DCFEMS). The cases began in January at the fire chief's state-of-the-department speech ,when more than 100 firefighters walked out en masse, angry over the chief's proposal to move from 24-hour to 12-hour shifts. That prompted a Tweet by the department public information officer on his personal Twitter account referring to the walkout as racist. He was disciplined and while he took his penalty in stride, the case points out the tension between a public employee's First Amendment right to voice an opinion and the department's ability to regulate work-related speech.
Another First Amendment issue at DCFEMS arose with the demotion of a fire lieutenant who gave a TV interview in which he was highly critical of the fire chief. Although the interview took place while the lieutenant was on duty, in uniform and in his station, he was disciplined because during the interview a person in need of medical attention pulled up outside and the lieutenant did not ask the news crew to turn off their camera.
In May, an interesting due-process case arose when the fire chief allegedly disciplined two battalion chiefs who served as hearing officers in separate discipline cases stemming from a "beer in the station" incident. In each case, they refused to impose the penalty sought by the chief. One battalion chief was demoted to captain and the other was reassigned from a line position to supply. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) publicly criticized the chief for the moves and questioned whether thereafter DCFEMS personnel could get a fair disciplinary hearing.
Also in May, an investigation was started into fires set in three dumpsters and an abandoned vehicle at the DCFEMS training academy. The fires damaged what appeared to be personnel records of members of the police and fire departments.


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The kids are doing it for themselves! Kids aged 9-14 share their views on Once Upon A Time in a special OUAF Roundtable
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Explore the Arthurian legend surrounding Lancelot, take a trip into the woods to discover the mythology behind Red Riding Hood or learn more about a modern day hero called Snow White. Origins provides unique insights and perspectives from talented writers into the characters we know and love, going far beyond the boundaries of Storybrooke.
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After losing his two top post players from Carbon Hill's most successful team in school history, Tittle made a drastic change to his offensively philosophy.
Forget getting the ball into the paint, the Bulldogs were going to shoot 3-pointers — lots of them.
On the season, Carbon Hill wasn't shy about shooting from long range, putting up 867 on the year. That was 265 more than the previous season.
Two completely different offensive schemes with one familiar result.
For the second straight season, Carbon Hill won more than 20 games, picked up a Walker County Basketball Tournament championship — the Bulldogs' fourth in a row — earned an area title and made the Central Regional Tournament.
Now bad for a team looking for an identity.
Tittle is the Daily Mountain Eagle's girls basketball Coach of the Year.
"I think the most gratifying thing for me was once we lost (top rebounder Lindsey) Fluker to graduation last year, most people thought that we would struggle, but we still finished 24-9 and repeated as county and area champions," Title said.
"We had to change some things we were doing. As a coach you have to adapt to the type players you have, and this year we shot a lot more 3s than in the past. We played much more of a transition game and I feel like it helped us win a lot of games. The girls knew their roles and didn't complain if they were not the ones scoring the points."
Carbon Hill's offensive change didn't come without growing pains.
"I remember a 36-point blowout loss at Sulligent the second game of the year. We had what you could call a 'coach-speak and player-listen' meeting after the game. I challenged a couple of my older players that night to step up and from that night on they did. We beat Sulligent by 17 at the end of the season."
Carbon Hill caught fire after the Christmas break, winning 16 of their final 17 games before a loss to Handley in the Central Regional Tournament ended the season.
"I tell my players they can control two things, their effort and their attitude. This bunch listened and it helped us have a terrific year. I thought we had a team that could make the Final Four, but one bad shooting night ended that for us. Regardless, I was so proud of them and in looking forward to the future, obviously we are losing a great player to graduation but these girls coming back are used to winning games and that CHHS on their jerseys means something, so I will get their best."


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Serving Life plays like the flip side of the brutal prison drama Oz. This narrowly focused yet affecting documentary, set in a hospice in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, follows prisoners who volunteer to help other prisoners at the end of their lives.
Narrated and executive produced by Forest Whitaker, it is the first doc to have its premiere on the Oprah Winfrey Network's Doc Club. And true to the uplifting spirit of OWN, the volunteers it follows are once-brutal criminals – murderers, armed robbers, most of them sentenced to life without parole – who regret their pasts and find a sense of redemption in their hospice work.
Whitaker's voiceover is sparing, but he begins with a statistic most of us would never have thought about: 85 per cent of the Angola prisoners will die there. (The hospice program was started in 1997, the year before The Farm, a more searing film about life in Angola, was released.)
As we follow four volunteers through their training and into their work with the terminally ill, the emphasis is not on death but on the volunteers' renewed sense of life. They talk to the camera, each bluntly taking responsibility for his past. Most haven't seen their families in years, and sadly say it's their own fault. Some reconnect with those families after their hospice experience. They are especially touched – it is the film's most moving sequence for viewers too – by a wizened prisoner who fades before our eyes, as even as he does, tells his imprisoned older brother he has to change.
The unobtrusive cameras capture some harsh moments. We hear a death rattle. We see a dying child molester, a belligerent personality whose surgery for a brain tumor has left him mentally unable to understand his own disease and probably at that point incapable of regret. Whatever the film intended, he's the one person I could never muster a shred of sympathy for. That's not necessarily a bad response, because this selective view of prison life does leave you wondering what else is happening at Angola.
But that's outside the scope of the documentary, which doesn't pretend to be about prison in general. Instead, it makes a convincing case that kindness and humanity can flourish in the least likely places.
Serving Life premieres Thursday, July 28th. Here's' the trailer, which oddly reveals the most difficult of the death scenes and much less of the film's compassionate spirit.
Kimberley Simpson | September 13, 2013 3:59 PM
This is one of the most touching documentaries I have watched. I was honored to see how the Warden used his spiritualty to help people make a difference. He as a leader helped others to be leaders. His reasons for supporting/implementing this program is outstanding. His ability not to pass judgment on the inmates can only be done by someone that truly LOVES GOD. As a person that spent 15 years living a criminal lifestyle, I understand the walls required to detach from our emotions. To see these men let down their walls and show love to complete strangers in a prison setting had me in tears. As someone that has counsel inmates for nearly 20 years reminds me of how proud I am when I see the behavior change in people that walk through our doors. Tell all the guys what a great job they are doing. Remind them no matter how mean and evil one of their patience may become like Chance it all stems from fear. Great Job Great Coverage.
Mrs brown sandoval | October 15, 2011 10:08 AM
My God My God when i watch these men that pass -way
the way that they do ,and when they do it really really hurt
however they did do wrong things but it is so sad and the tears just keep falling down as i type it is so saqd i wish that i could help it is very hard to see how they did right there
but i could read to them bath them and just help the life that they have left be a happy one before they pass -way
God bless those that help and i am no nurse but i has a baby that was sick he weight 1 pound 4 oz oh boy the lord my goe help me with my son and he is 3 years old and healthy .God bless those prsion men that help so much my prayers go out to you all.
Misty Lenon | August 5, 2011 6:00 AM
This documentary was amazing. I know that the men out themselves in that situation but I want to applaud them for what they're doing. May GOD bless them and continue to show them the path of righteousness!
Lei Konishi | August 4, 2011 6:08 AM
Amazing .. one of the best documentaries i have ever experienced...
LvFlg | August 3, 2011 9:53 AM
excellent doc - immediate solutions needed.
Linda | July 30, 2011 3:02 AM
Gripping story about finding your purpose when you may have felt your life was over and there was nothing to give back.
I work with homeless singles and families and see that struggle how generationally, they are in a sense born into poverty and most times, violence and prison. We need more programs like this where people can get "out of themselves" and be inspired to bring humanity and love into extremely dire life struggles.
MW | July 29, 2011 7:22 AM
I'm watching this for the second time tonight. Amazing story.
Deena | July 29, 2011 2:56 AM
What a great documentary..
Great Warden
Theresa Robertson | July 28, 2011 4:18 AM
I can't wait to watch tonight. My sister was a physician in the hospice division at Angola while this was being filmed. She was just recently laid off. She truly loved working at the prison and the prisoners loved her, too. She treated them as she would any other patient with dignity and respect.


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PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police say a missing 22-year-old man was found safe on Tuesday.
Patrick Mudd was located in Peoria after police received tip through Facebook.
Mudd has been missing since 11 a.m. Monday. Police requested help from the media and the public to find Mudd after they received information suggesting he needed immediate medical attention and could be in danger.
Pekin Police say Mudd has been reunited with his family. There is no word on what caused his disappearance.


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Sodium Hydroxide is an inorganic compound used to control the pH levels or serve as a buffering agent in cosmetics and personal care products. It was historically used in the formulation of soaps, but is currently seen in a variety of formulas, including bath products, cleansing products, fragrances, foot powders, hair dyes and colors, makeup, nail products, personal cleanliness products, shampoos, shaving products, depilatories, skin care products, and suntan products, as well as chemical hair straighteners and hair wave sets (CosmeticsInfo.org and CosmeticsCop.com). It is also a popular ingredient in industrial solvents as a chemical base for soaps, oven cleaners, detergents and drain cleaners because of its ability to dissolve grease, oils, fats and protein based deposits, according to Wikipedia. Less frequently, Sodium Hydroxide is seen as an ingredient in toothpastes.
Sodium Hydroxide is FDA approved, and has received the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) rating as a direct food additive. However, it is primarily used in the washing and chemical peeling of produce. It is approved for use in cosmetics and personal care products in varying concentrations: 5% by weight in nail cuticle solvents, 2% by weight in hair straighteners for general use, 4.5% by weight in hair straighteners for professional use, up to a pH 12.7 in depilatories, and up to pH 11 in other uses as a pH adjuster.
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Although Sodium Hydroxide has been linked to cancer, specifically of the esophagus, the CDC found that these cases were after 15 - 40 years of exposure, and were caused by corrosion induced by Sodium Hydroxide and "were most likely the result of tissue destruction and scar formation rather than a direct carcinogenic action of sodium hydroxide itself."
Sodium Hydroxide is, however, a known irritant. Studies by the National Institute for Occupation Safety and Health found that this ingredient causes "Irritation eyes, skin, mucous membrane; pneumonitis; eye, skin burns; temporary loss of hair" and recommends that consumers prevent skin and eye contact. The CDC reports that "Skin contact with sodium hydroxide can cause severe burns with deep ulcerations. Pain and irritation are evident within 3 minutes, but contact with dilute solutions may not cause symptoms for several hours. Contact with the eye may produce pain and irritation, and in severe cases, clouding of the eye and blindness." Solutions as weak as .12% have shown to destruct healthy skin cells within one hour. Other studies acknowledge Sodium Hydroxide as a strong irritant that is corrosive to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract, but that the severity of the effects are related directly to concentration and pH levels, as well as the length of exposure and skin type.
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Given the dire state of the public finances, the Conservatives have rightly resisted the temptation to seek short-term political gain by engaging in a bidding war with the government based on increased borrowing and unfunded tax cuts.
The Conservatives may have suffered a temporary dip in popularity as a result of their principled stance. Yet in the years to come they will benefit from a gap developing between their policies and those of the government.
As the effects of recession expand from the financial sector to the wider economy and unemployment balloons, it will become very apparent that as in Japan during the 1990s extra state spending will not bring about economic recovery.
Indeed, higher government borrowing threatens to crowd out the private sector investment needed to bring about economic growth. Confidence in the UKs fiscal stability could be shattered.
If foreign investors and multinationals know that British taxes will, sooner or later, have to rise dramatically to pay for a Keynesian spending spree, they are likely to take their money elsewhere.
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This diagram of aim remains unchanged no matter where your cue ball lies or what break angle you choose in 9 ball. Watch as the cue ball dies immediately upon impact with the balls, which travel less than you might want but far more accurately to the pockets and other fine spots on the pool table.
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Electronic Arts has revealed the third episode of the '7 Wonders of Crysis 3' series from filmmaker Albert Hughes.
Entitled "Cause and Effect", this video shows the three "A's" of Crysis 3: Assess, Adapt, and Attack. Prophet utilizes a deadly combination of the Nanosuit and lethal weapons to attack Cell soldiers protecting a hidden power station in the sandbox environment of the former NYC financial district.
Releasing February 19 in North America and on February 21 in Europe onto PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, Crysis 3 is slated to be (according to EA and developer Crytek) "the first blockbuster game of 2013 and the pinnacle of the series thus far."
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Progress Made in Implementation and Transformation of Management Functions, but More Work Remains
GAO-10-911T: Published: Sep 30, 2010. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2010.
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Since 2003, GAO has designated implementing and transforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as high risk because DHS had to transform 22 agencies--several with significant management challenges--into one department, and failure to effectively address its mission and management risks could have serious consequences for national and economic security. This high-risk area includes challenges in management functional areas, including acquisition, information technology, financial, and human capital management; the impact of those challenges on mission implementation; and management integration. GAO has reported that DHS's transformation is a significant effort that will take years to achieve. This testimony discusses DHS's progress and actions remaining in (1) implementing its management functions; (2) integrating those functions and strengthening performance measurement; and (3) addressing GAO's high-risk designation. This testimony is based on GAO's prior reports on DHS transformation and management issues and updated information on these issues obtained from December 2009 through September 2010.
DHS has made progress in implementing its management functions, but additional actions are needed to strengthen DHS's efforts in these areas. (1) DHS has revised its acquisition management oversight policies, and its senior-level Acquisition Review Board reviewed 24 major acquisition programs in fiscal years 2008 and 2009. However, more than 40 major programs had not been reviewed, and DHS does not yet have accurate cost estimates for most of its major programs. (2) DHS has undertaken efforts to establish information technology management controls and capabilities, but its progress has been uneven and major information technology programs, such as the SBInet virtual fence, have not met capability, benefit, cost, and schedule expectations. (3) DHS has developed corrective action plans to address its financial management weaknesses. However, DHS has been unable to obtain an unqualified audit opinion on its financial statements, and for fiscal year 2009, the independent auditor identified six material weaknesses in DHS's internal controls. Further, DHS has not yet implemented a consolidated departmentwide financial management system. (4) DHS has issued plans for strategic human capital management and employee development. Further, its scores on the Partnership for Public Service's 2010 rankings of Best Places to Work in the Federal Government improved from prior years, yet DHS was ranked 28 out of 32 agencies on scores for employee satisfaction and commitment. DHS has also taken action to integrate its management functions by, for example, establishing common policies within management functions. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 required DHS to develop a strategy for management integration. In a 2005 report GAO recommended that a management integration strategy contain priorities and goals. DHS developed an initial plan in February 2010 that identified seven initiatives for achieving management integration. While a step in the right direction, among other things, the plan lacked details on how the initiatives contributed to departmentwide management integration. DHS is working to enhance its management integration plan, which GAO will review as part of the 2011 high-risk update. DHS also has not yet developed performance measures to fully assess its progress in integrating management functions. Since GAO first designated DHS's transformation as high risk, DHS has made progress in transforming into a fully functioning department. However, it has not yet fully addressed its transformation, management, and mission challenges, such as implementing effective management policies and deploying capabilities to secure the border and other sectors. In 2009 GAO reported that DHS had developed a strategy for managing its high-risk areas and corrective action plans to address its management challenges. While these documents identified some root causes and corrective actions, GAO reported that they could be improved by DHS identifying resources needed for implementing corrective actions and measures for assessing progress. This testimony contains no new recommendations. GAO has made over 100 recommendations to DHS since 2003 to strengthen its management and integration efforts. DHS has implemented many of these recommendations and is in the process of implementing others.
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Department of Homeland Security:Continued Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Coordination of Research and DevelopmentGAO-14-813T: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
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Combating Nuclear Smuggling:Past Work and Preliminary Observations on Research and Development at the Domestic Nuclear Detection OfficeGAO-14-783T: Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.
Screening Partnership Program:TSA Has Improved Application Guidance and Monitoring of Screener Performance, and Continues to Improve Cost Comparison MethodsGAO-14-787T: Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency:Opportunities to Achieve Efficiencies and Strengthen OperationsGAO-14-687T: Published: Jul 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2014.
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High-Containment Laboratories:Recent Incidents of Biosafety LapsesGAO-14-785T: Published: Jul 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2014.
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Border Security:Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms along the Southwest BorderGAO-14-494: Published: Jun 27, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 27, 2014.
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Explosives Detection Canines:TSA Has Taken Steps to Analyze Canine Team Data and Assess the Effectiveness of Passenger Screening CaninesGAO-14-695T: Published: Jun 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 2014.
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Maritime Security:Ongoing U.S. Counterpiracy Efforts Would Benefit From Agency AssessmentsGAO-14-422: Published: Jun 19, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 2014.
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Civilian Intelligence Community:Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract PersonnelGAO-14-692T: Published: Jun 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 2014.
Coast Guard Acquisitions:Better Information on Performance and Funding Needed to Address ShortfallsGAO-14-650T: Published: Jun 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 2014.
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Search Rescue a column by Jay Bhatt, liaison librarian for engineering, was featured on Campus Technology's website on March 31, 2012. The article details the role of the librarian in a changing academic landscape. Click here to read the article.
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Alvaro Quiros is a long hitter. Sometimes a little too long. On the 11th hole, a 606-yard par 5 he hit his second shot onto the green. There were two problems with that: First, the group ahead hadn't vacated the green and second, that group included Tiger Woods. After hitting his tee ball more than 300 yards, Quiros hit driver off the deck and it rolled onto the green while Woods' group was putting out.
"We can't make this all about Tiger," joked Fred Couples, who was playing with Quiros. "He hit it into three players and three caddies." Quiros apologized to Woods, Rich Beem and Padraig Harrington on the next tee. "[There was] nothing to apologize for,"said Woods. "I mean, that's just stupid long."
Quiros doesn't need to apologize for his game, either. The 26-year-old Spaniard birdied four of his first eight holes to take the early lead at four-under par, this despite missing a four-foot birdie putt on No. 10, his first hole. He bogeyed 18, but recovered with a birdie on 2 to return to four under. He played the front nine in even par to finish at three-under 69, tied for third among the early groups, two back of Woods and one back of Harrington.
"He's a blaster," said Couples. "Is he the longest I've ever played with? I don't know. He's in the top five." Couples mentioned John Daly, Bubba Watson and former PGA Tour player and Champions Tour star Jim Dent, among players who are the longest he has played with.
Quiros was a rising star from the start of his career. He won the 2007 Alfred Dunhill Championship in his first appearance as a full European Tour member. However ligament damage in his left wrist caused him to miss six months. This past January he won the Qatar Masters to move into the top 30 on the World Ranking and qualify for the majors and World Golf Championship events. He was T-2 at the European Open, but has missed the cut at the year's first three majors.
"He's always smiling," said close friend Sergio Garcia. "He's got a lot of energy. But it's all about putting the ball in play and with his potential and his strength, the course, even a long course like this, becomes quite a bit shorter."
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I was going to post my Veil but then several showed up here. Then I did the bubble but others showed up. Ditto B33.
So I processed this one from early September. Clouds prevented me from getting the H-alpha I wanted so this is just an LRGB image.
IC 10 is a dwarf starburst galaxy. The closest of the starburst galaxies at about 2.8 to 4.5 million light years depending on who you believe. It may or may not orbit M31, again opinions vary.
It is high in Cepheus and seen through a heck of a lot of dust in our galaxy. This is why the stars have a red cast even though it contains more highly luminous blue stars than most galaxies. Our galaxy's dust turns everything red as it scatters and aborbs shorter wavelengths. This is why I'd like to get some H alpha to tell how much is due to HII regions and how much is just reddening from our galaxy's dust. It's obviously highly obscured as no faint distant fuzzies show up in the full frame; this is highly cropped for bandwidth limits. Normally I'd pick up dozens in the 70 minutes of Luminosity exposure. I wanted more data but the clouds had other ideas. Without the H-alpha the HII regions don't stand out like I had wanted them to. If the sky ever clears I'll try and get some more data.
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14" LX200R, L=7x10', RGB=only 1x10 each due to clouds, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME
At least it is something different if incomplete.