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Antarctica Cruises 2014
Planning a voyage to the icerbergs, glaciers and wildlife of the Great White Continent in 2014?
If you are hoping to visit Antarctica in November or December 2014, then you'll need to book soon. Unfortunately all the Fly & Cruise voyages are now fully-booked. Many of the cheapest cabins on the most popular cruises are taken, however some places still remain. You'll also want to get your flights down to Ushuaia booked soon as this is a popular destination over the summer.
Deals 2014 | Cruise Guide | Vessels Guide
When to go:
November 2014
November's a great time for landscape photographers to visit - so early in the summer, the big ice cuts crisp outlines against the blue sea and sky. Wildlife-wise, November's the season for mating and breeding among seals and courtship displays and nest-building for penguins. You'll also spot dozens of giant seabirds when crossing the Drake Passage.
December 2014
December is the start of Summer, and you'll experience up to 20 hours of daylight each day. There are great opportunities for landscape photographers; all kinds of seal are busy mating, and you'll see many great seabirds when crossing the Drake. But you'll also have a chance of spotting whales as they start to return to Antarctic waters.
2015 Voyages
Relative to December, voyages in 2015 have greater availability, particularly those that set sail further from the New Year. Voyages in March will have slightly shorter days as Autumn sets in, but will also be slightly discounted accordingly compared to peak season prices.
Antarctica Deals
With such a unique destination, the deals on offer can sometimes require a certain degree of flexibility - if you enjoy this luxury, then you could save $1,000s on your voyage to the Great Antarctic!
Past offers have inclued:
- Cabin upgrades
- Discounted domestic flights
- Free hotel nights en-route in Santiago
Last-minute deals and early-booking discounts with Swoop Antarctica. Latest deals >>
Antarctic Cruise Guide
We'll help you find your cruise style according to your appetite for adventure:
- Skip the Drake Passage with cruises that include flights to Antarctica
- The standard Antarctic Peninsula in 9-12 days
- Abundant wildlife of Falklands & South Georgia
- Go further south - The Antarctic Circle
- Travel in style with Luxury Antarctic Cruise
- Antarctic kayaking & camping with Active cruises
>> View our Antarctic Cruise Guide
Antarctic Vessel Guide
- Luxury & Fine Dining Silver Explorer
- Comfort & Adventure Sea Explorer | Sea Spirit | Ocean Diamond | Akademik Ioffe | Akademik Sergey Vavilov
- Fly and Cruise Ocean Nova | Sea Adventurer
- Active & Adventurous Plancius | Ortelius
- Authentic Expedition MV Ushuaia | Polar Pioneer
>> Read more about the Antarctic Vessels
Questions? Need help?
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About Swoop
We help all kinds of travellers find the best way to explore Antarctica. As well as mountaineering guides and expedition leaders we work with 8 different expedition vessels offering over 80 Antarctic Cruises each season. We use our knowledge and contacts to help you find the best Antarctic Cruise for your dates, budget and appetite for adventure.
Which month?
- January
Summer is in full swing with penguin chicks hatching all fluffy and grey, you'll see them earlier in the South Shetland Islands and later in the month to the south of the Peninsula. In January watch out for:
- Fur and leopard seal pups getting bigger, sticking close to their mums on the beaches.
- Penguin colonies are a hive of activity, with parents finding as much food as possible for their young, fending off giant Skua birds that prey on baby penguins.
Find out more about visiting Antarctica in January
- February
February is still summertime and the continuously receding ice means that ice breakers can explore further south, visiting the Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea. Expect to see:
- Young penguin chicks are starting to get strong and big and can be seen huddling in 'penguin creches'.
- The concentration of fur seals increases
- February is prime time for whale watching with a variety of breeds feeding in the Antarctic Peninsula
Find out more about visiting Antarctica in February
- March
By March, Autumn is well and truly here. The days begin to get shorter and the temperature starts to drop as the sun sinks below the southern horizon. Extensive walks into the South Shetland Islands are possible as although you may experience some winter frost during the night, snow cover is at its minimum.
- Young penguins are now in a state of adolescence and are interested and inquisitive in visitors
- Adult penguins are molting, making them look strangely shabby! They spend a lot of their time teaching their young to go to sea
- Whale watching is still very good at this time of year and there's a high chance you'll get near to lots of them
Find out more about visiting Antarctica in March
- November
November is springtime in Antarctica, and as the ice begins to break and melt thanks to the sun's energy, Antarctica gets a burst of life - with plankton blooming on the ice and krill swelling in abundance. After a long, dark winter, Antartica's creatures make the most of the spring to fatten up before darkness strikes again. In November you'll see:
- Crabeater seals (born between September and November)
- Penguin courting rituals, nest building and stone stealing
- Penguin, petrel and comorant eggs are laid in November
- Elephant alpha seals aggressively guarding their harems on the beach until December
- Seals lounging on many icebergs
- Minke, Southern right whales and humpbacks arriving to feed
Find out more about visiting Antarctica in November
- December
We're in early summer now, and many animals are being born, parents are searching for food for their young, and the variety of wildlife that can be seen on the icebergs, ice cliffs and Antarctic beaches is extraordinary. You'll see:
- whales feeding in Antarctica's food rich waters
- Petrel and comorant eggs are still hatching
- Penguin eggs start to hatch at the end of December in South Shetland Islands
- Days are lengthening so you should be getting near to 24 hours of daylight
Find out more about visiting Antarctica in December
Your Antarctic Cruise Style
We'll help you find your cruise style according to your appetite for adventure:
Visit our Antarctic Cruise Guide here.
- Skip the Drake Passage with cruises that include flights to Antarctica
- The standard Antarctic Peninsula in 9-12 days
- Abundant wildlife of Falklands & South Georgia
- Go further south - The Antarctic Circle
- Travel in style with Luxury Antarctic Cruise
- Antarctic kayaking & camping with Active cruises
How can we help you?
We have helped all sorts of people arrange their trip to Antarctica and we provide the following services:
1) Impartial advice from Antarctica specialists: how, when, where, what, with which operator and vessel.
2) Antarctica is vast - we'll help you work out which type of Antarctic Cruise itinerary is right for you.
3) We'll help you find the best expedition vessel for your own style, budget and aspirations for your trip.
4) If you have specific holiday dates we'll help you find available cabins for your travel plans.
5) We help solo travellers find likeminded travel companions to share a cabin and any expensive single supplements.
6) Want to visit Patagonia as well? We'll help you design a great itinerary to explore both destinations.


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I just started Pristiq along with my phentermine today. Anybody else on this combo? Notice any changes? What about any other Phentermine & Anti-Depressant combos? Let me know!!
I just started Pristiq along with my phentermine today. Anybody else on this combo? Notice any changes? What about any other Phentermine & Anti-Depressant combos? Let me know!!
December 1st 2008: 220 pounds
December 1st 2009: 205 pounds
First Mini Goal: 195 by Valentines Day.
December 1st 2008: 220 pounds
December 1st 2009: 205 pounds
First Mini Goal: 195 by Valentines Day.
I just started the phen-pro combo on 1/3/09. I've learned that the combo is suppose to make the phen work better. I have a good bit ways to go in this weight loss journey so I hope the combo works well.
SW - 271lbs - Feb. 3,09
Mini goal-
256lbs -Mar.3,09
Started Phen/Pro Feb.3,09
SW(@Dr.) - 273lbs
SW(Home) - 271lbs
Started Steroid Injections Feb. 4, 2009
Wk1- Feb.10 - 271lbs (restarted phen 2/9/09)
Wk2- Feb.17 - 265lbs
Wk3- Feb.24 - 266lbs (w/Tom)
MidWkFeb.25-264lbs (bye bye TOM)
Stopped Steroid Injections Mar.23, 2009
Restarted 52.5mg Phen May 7, 2009
SW-266lbs 5/7/09
Wk1-May 14, 2009-263lbs (w/TOM the monster)
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I too take a combo of Phen and prozac. It works well with me. The prozac is the only anti-depressant that gives me no side effects. I know the Doctor I see recommends taking an anti-depressant along with this Phen diet because most people are overweight because of being depressed, then it makes you more depressed so you eat more, it's a vicious cycle.
Although my pounds haven't been coming off as fast as some, I have lost an average of 2.66 lbs. a week. Today I went for my weekly shot and asked why I haven't lost more, the Doctor told me he doesn't recommend anyone to lose more than 1-3 pounds a week. He said if you lose to fast and too much each week you have a greater chance of putting it all back on after you come off the Phen. He said he is very happy with my weight loose and said I'm doing it right for longer lasting results.
So for you out there getting discouraged about the small amount each week, keep up the good work and hang in there it didn't take 30, 60,or 90 days to put that weight on so how can we safely lose it in that short amount of time and keep it off.
Best of luck to you all, and congrats to those who have hit their goal! You Rock!
I am taking prozac and phen. I took straight phen since july and got down to 155lbs. My doc took me off phen for 2 weeks to give me a chance to "feel" prozac (for panic attacks) then he let me back on phen not knowing it was an actual combo. So, I started it on Saturday and have had freakish amounts of energy (except tonight) and Ive already lost 7lbs in a week......I expect more by tomorrow.
Start Date 6/23/2012
Starting weight: 189lbs
Goal weight: 135lbs
6/25 - 4lbs gone 185lbs
7/5 - 13lbs gone 176lbs
I noticed my profile didn't update. If this post doesn't work how do you go about changing weight lost.
I already updated on extrapounds. So weird? I even added the latest picture taken of me last Sept 2008, I hate taking pictures and always make sure the camera is in my hands so I don't end up in one.
Well I have been on the phen for a couple months now but just now started the Pristiq yesterday. So I am assuming it will take a couple of weeks for that med to take effect?
December 1st 2008: 220 pounds
December 1st 2009: 205 pounds
First Mini Goal: 195 by Valentines Day.
I am also taking this combo and am curious to see if it ****s.
I have been on phentermine for one month. My dr. prescribed Pristiq, but doesn't know I am on phentermine because I get it at a weightloss clinic. So, I looked up Pristiq on the web and under Interactions it says not to use these drugs together because you can have serious effects. Have any of you been told this? Are you still taking these two drugs together?


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LONG POND, Pa. (cbssportsline.com/AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a stretch of nearly five years without qualifying in first thanks in part to a well-timed rain shower.
Earnhardt won his first pole since September 2002 with a lap of 169.975 mph and took the top spot Friday at Pocono Raceway, a huge benefit for a driver clinging to the final spot in the Chase.
"I try to get them man, but they're hard to get," he said. "I don't put a lot of emphasis on poles. I probably do that because I don't get them so often."
His lap after a 45-minute rain delay nudged Kurt Busch into second with a lap of 169.863 and Kyle Busch was third at 169.782. Earnhardt guessed his car would have qualified between fifth and 12th had it not rained.
Earnhardt had just put his No. 8 Chevrolet on the track for his qualifying lap for Sunday's 500-mile race when it started raining. Once it stopped, Earnhardt took advantage of the cooler temperature and raced to his seventh career pole and first since Sept. 29, 2002 at Kansas Speedway -- a span of 171 races.
Now all he needs is a win. Earnhardt has been without a victory since May 2006 at Richmond.
"Qualifying and racing are two different things," Earnhardt said. "Qualifying takes a different kind of discipline, takes a lot of guts."
Earnhardt needs all the strong finishes he can get in the final six races of the Nextel Cup "regular season." He holds the 12th and final spot for the 10-race Chase. He has a 36th- and 34th-place finish in two of his last three races, and more results like that will hurt his chances significantly.
"The one thing you do feel is more of a loss of confidence," Earnhardt said. "I feel like we keep the momentum by keeping the good attitude."
Kyle Busch trails Junior by 13 points for 12th place. Kurt and Kyle Busch each have four top-five starts this season.
Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top five. Points leader Jeff Gordon was 11th.
"I think I gave it up," Newman said. "I just didn't push quite hard enough in turn three. I was more worried about the car stepping out then I was pushing it fast."
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Trinity: You wanna make a deal? How about this? You give me Neo or we all die, right here, right now.Being in love can cause a person to behave strangely and irrationally, a tendency which is often exaggerated in television and film. Usually played for laughs in SitComs and anime, it can be used as a motivation for villainous (or at least uncharacteristic) behavior in more serious stories. However, it can also result in behaviors that are presented as being noble, though unusual. A special case of this is the Stalker with a Crush, who often shows other irrational behavior as well. Love Hungry, Psycho Lesbian and Yandere are other special cases, meeting obvious conditions. If the writers have a deeper understanding of relationships, they may have "true" love not cause this effect, contrasting it with the crushes we've seen elsewhere in the series. This is relatively rare, though. If two characters are the romantic rivals in a Love Triangle, one may become a Rival Turned Evil. This is especially common in daytime soaps. The Chick Magnet and Hello, Nurse! make everyone they meet crazy. For people who hold this as their viewpoint about love, see Silly Rabbit, Romance Is for Kids! Of course, things could be worse... or better. For the Romantic False Lead going crazy to make the relationship easier for the Official Couple, see Derailing Love Interests.
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URL shortners redirecting me to virus scam pages
I have not yet found out who or what is the culprit, but this has now occurred once to often to be just a coincidence.
Today I clicked a link in Jesse Liberty's tweet: http://wp-7.me/wpfs-43 and instead of sending me the to correct page, I was confronted with this page: http://jlpbyutk.co.cc/scan1/87
Almost convincing on Windows 7
Ofcourse these type of pages play hard to get, so any click, or keyboard action is always targeted to you downloading its evil payload: freesystemscan.exe
An executable to load your system full of fresh malware, despite it's friendly name.
[Funny, while typing this blog post, the actual URL above is already dead in the water, and the request for the above file results in a 404 Not Found]
So who is the evil guy? Unfortunately this is not easy reproducible, so I can not look at how I got to the evil page. The obvious suspects are all trustworthy enough:
Is it MetroTwit? The Twitter client offering the url? As far as I can tell (using fiddler) it just offers up the url and does nothing further. As I also have come across this on my WP7, it quickly removes the app from the suspect list.
Is it wp-7.me? The domain is registered to Jesse Liberty, I would not suspect the man to undermine his own credibility. However, the shortened url's seem to be redirected to bit.ly? Fiddler does not offer much info here as the request to the URL returns this raw data:
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:39:59 GMT
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Connection: keep-alive
Cache-control: private; max-age=90
Location: http://jesseliberty.com/2011/03/14/from-android-to-windows-phone/#more-4448
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Length: 167
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Is it bit.ly? As the title in the document would make me suspect it has something to do with it? Or is this some evil that has crept into the nginx server? An unpatched server somewhere that hackers abuse?
UPDATE: I was reading the above blog post from Jesse and clicked through to another post 'WP7 development from scratch – Index' (from memory) and suddenly I got this on my screen
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Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (map it)
300 A Philip Randolph Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32202
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Year Opened: 2003
Capacity: 14,091
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I've been to a few professional-grade arenas in my life, most notably the Wells Fargo Center, Amway Center, and Tampa Bay Times Forum. These arenas are built on grand scales as they're meant to be the main, versatile arena for their respective metropolitan areas, able to host both hockey and monster truck rallies, as well as the occasional Miley Cyrus concert and the circus (sometimes, those are one-in-the-same). They all usually have the same distinguishing features: large upper decks, concourses that wrap around the entire building, and enough concession stands to make you 10 pounds heavier before you leave.
The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena has none of the above.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it did throw me off that these things which I've taken for granted to appear in any building billing itself as the city's main indoor venue were quite visibly missing. Though, after further research, it makes sense - at least for the horseshoe upper-deck that doesn't have any west-side access - why it was built as such. Jacksonville may be the largest city in Florida, but one of the smaller metro areas in the state. How is that possible?
Back in 1968, Duval County and Jacksonville decided to merge into one entity (a few small already-incorporated cities were exempt), so the state's largest city and the country's 13th-largest city, as well as largest-by-area city, was formed. Because the surrounding counties are sparsely populated, however, the metro area is actually smaller than that of even Austin, TX; Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach/Norfolk), VA; Providence, RI; and Las Vegas, the four largest metros with no sports in the "Big 4" leagues. Thus, a full-sized arena really wasn't warranted when it was built. Its size doesn't necessarily make it inferior, just more of a perfect metaphor for the eccentricity that is Jacksonville. The building itself, however, is another matter.
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As I said in the opening, the amount of concessions is kind of low for a professional arena. Even worse, it's even more anemic for a Dolphins game, but this is both necessary and welcome, as there's no need to open anymore than 2 stands, one on each side of the arena. In this case, there was only one section open to the public: the main section serves your typical fare - hot dogs, popcorn, nachos - all at average prices. The other side of the arena houses the private "EverBank Club"; more on this later.
The snack that was pleasing to find, however, was a little cart that sold cinnamon-glazed almonds, cashews, and pecans. They were a tad pricey ($5 for the size of a large ice cream cone you'd by at a grocery store's freezer case), but they were quite good and worth every penny.
I have to be honest: it was quite moribund. As much as the announcer, band, and cheerleaders would try to pump the crowd up, you can only make what seemed like 1,000 people yell loud so much. This is no fault of the school however, as it's just a large arena serving an otherwise-small school. I can imagine if a school like Florida, Central Florida, or Duke were in-town, though, that place would be electric, especially with the wonderful acoustics throughout.
That said, points off go to two glaring things I noticed; the scoreboard and the quality of the stadium itself. This arena was built in 2003, and from the outside it looks even newer; the outside fa�ade of glass and brick is absolutely beautiful. However, the seats are kind of beat-up already (with whole sections of two or three seats easily wiggled back-and-forth with one hand) and the interior, despite the excellent lighting, is still kind of dark and depressing.
The biggest flaw I couldn't get out of my mind the entire time, however, is the scoreboard. I've been to older arenas (as both the SP Times Forum and Wells Fargo Center were built in 1996) that had more advanced scoreboards when they were opened than this arena's, which is on more par with the now-defunct Spectrum in Philadelphia from the 1970s. Poor-sized TV, basic digital scorekeeping, and no-frills, its prominent placement high above center court is seemingly anachronous in this otherwise new venue.
This was, quite frankly, the most surprising disappointment of the bunch. It's located within walking distance of downtown, the St. John's River, and the other stadiums of Greater Jax. Yet, other than the Jacksonville Landing - a retail and dining mall on the north bank of the river - the only other thing to do before or after a game is...well, pray.
There were 5 church spires I counted from the ground and the glass overlooks from the 100 level viewing perches. Though I didn't catch the name of most, the one that's literally in your face is Old St. Matthew's, which is now the home to the Historical Society. Go out the front gate and you truly can't miss it; it's nestled in the same section as the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, with EverBank Field looming in the background. Not that I'm saying this is a bad thing, but the juxtaposition of such old and new, especially in a section of the city seemingly reserved for entertainment, is really unusual and unique.
I feel bad giving this kind of score because the people that did show were as loud as can be in a 15,000 seat arena holding about 1,000 that day; that is to say it was about on-par with a cough in a library. It's not the school's fault, though: it's a small private school of 3,600 students, so even if every single enrolled student and their parents showed, the arena would still be pretty lifeless. They are simply victims of circumstance playing in a building five sizes too big for their program; a building more-to-scale would have helped immensely.
The student section was able to hold about 80, but only 15-20 seats were occupied. They were doing their best to get the rest of the crowd fired-up, even with a group of 6 guys coming out shirtless with "J" and "U" painted on their chests, screaming as loud as they could. I admire their enthusiasm, even if it made me feel worse for the team and seeming lack of noise from anyone else there.
The brightest point was the extreme ease of ingress/egress Jacksonville has built around its sports complex. Close to Interstates 10 and 95, U.S. Routes 1 and 90, and four of the world-famous bridges Jax is known for, getting to the arena, parking, and leaving are all a breeze. Lot Z is free parking during Dolphins games, so make sure you seek it out; it's right across Duval Street from the venue, so it'll be easy to find.
For all its flaws, the arena has copious amounts of bathrooms and very wide concourses - except for the ones upstairs. The 300s are closed for these games; however, I went up there to take a peak around and found extremely narrow (maybe 10 feet across, tops) hallways along the north and south 300s. I'm only judging how it would be at a Dolphins game so these didn't affect the score, but take notice if you go to any other type of activity: it's not for the claustrophobic up there.
The only thing I did mark off for was the misplaced EverBank Club, a private club right smack in the southern part of the 100s concourse. It makes walking around the arena impossible without a ticket for that otherwise-upscale seating area.
The Dolphins do have a long basketball history in Division I, with their greatest season being 1969-70, where they lost the National Championship game to UCLA. They have been to the NCAA Tourney five times total, most recently 1986.
If you are a Jax U student or alum, I recommend going. If you're a student or alum of the school they're playing that day, I recommend going. If you're just a casual basketball fan that's not trying to visit every arena in Division I, don't go out of your way to come here, though you won't be too disappointed if you do.
They did give away t-shirts to anyone who wanted them as you walked in, so that's a plus. The views of the city and the St. John's are unparalleled from the numerous overlooks built into the arena. Also, a public art project surrounding the arena called "Talking Continents" by Jaume Plensa features seven kneeling human figures on tall pedestals placed randomly around the grounds. Though I wasn't there late enough to see this, they apparently light up, as well.
One cool feature for the fans of college football is the Jacksonville Sports Hall of Fame in the grand foyer. On display is memorabilia and a pictorial history of big sporting events in the area, most notably the Gator Bowl and the Florida-Georgia Game (more commonly known as "The World's Largest Cocktail Party"). This is a must-see for fans of teams that have ever played in the Gator Bowl, as well as Gator/Bulldogs alum.
Sadly, the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is offensive in some unforgiving ways, ways that are well out of the control of the Dolphins' organization: a long-outdated scoreboard, shoddy seating, an obnoxious black curtain covering up the as-yet-to-be-build western 300 level (why not a mosaic or wall art depicting the beauty Jax has to offer instead?), and a surreal seating color scheme that made it feel darker than it appeared really made the inevitable lackluster crowd seem that much more depressing. It may be truly beautiful on the outside, but the interior needs a major overhaul...and it's only 8 years old.
I truly feel sorry for both Jacksonville University for having to play here and the residents of the city whom, I'm sure, contribute tax money toward this venue each and every year. They all deserve much better than this.
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E! quietly aired the conclusion to Nicki Minaj's three-part reality series "Nicki Minaj: My Truth" earlier this week. In the last chapter, Nic rehearses for her first arena tour in the U.K. and discusses her fear of failure.
When she arrives at the venue in England, she discovers that the custom stage has not been set up, which does not bode well with her. With two hours to go until showtime, she attempts to do a soundcheck without the stage.
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A survey in 2012 found that most Americans admitted to being prejudiced against humans with black pigmented skin. And that number rises to nearly 80 percent among Republicans. "Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to express outright racial prejudice, 79 percent to 32 percent."
I mention this fact merely to remind all of us that ignorance, racism and prejudice is quite alive and well in America. We remain a very racist nation. And we need to understand this fact if we are ever to understand climate change deniers.
The Ku Klux Klan exists for one simple fact: we fear people who are different from us. And fear leads to anger and hatred and fuels murderous rage. Once we decide someone is less than human, we are free to do whatever we want to them.
Climate scientists have been under attack for a couple decades. And as the science gets more settled, the attacks only grow more intense. They have not been lynched but they have received death threats. And many scientists have found their careers threatened. But why? What have climate scientists done that deserves the vicious treatment they have received?
We are not surprised that millions of Americans hate Barack Obama merely because his father had black skin. Millions of Americans cannot believe that a black man could be our president. He cannot be a true American. He cannot be a Christian. He must be a fraud or a Muslim or a socialist. At any rate, he richly deserves to be hated by racists within the Republican and Tea Parties. These people should hate Obama. It is what racists do.
Likewise, what is a person to do who has been repeatedly told by right-wing media that human-caused climate change is not real? How do they cope when they are calmly informed that virtually all published science for the last 23 plus years agrees that humans are warming the climate?
Racists know that blacks are inferior to them because they can feel the hatred for black people burning a hole in their gut. How can such intense hatred not be real? Similarly, climate change deniers only have that feeling in their gut. It is all they have. They just "know" the climate can't be warming and if it is, humans cannot possibly be responsible. They don't need to do any research. Why would they?
And so if you know such a thing -- and climate change deniers claim to know exactly that -- and you don't have any scientific evidence to back up your knowledge, what are you to do? If you don't have any logic. If you don't have any rational arguments. If you don't have any scientific studies. What do you do? What is the only thing left?
In 2012, the Guardian wrote, "The scientist who has borne the full brunt of attacks by climate change deniers, including death threats and accusations of misappropriating funds, is set to hit back.
"Michael E. Mann, creator of the 'hockey stick' graph that illustrates recent rapid rises in global temperatures, is to publish a book next month detailing the 'disingenuous and cynical' methods used by those who have tried to disprove his findings. The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars is a startling depiction of a scientist persecuted for trying to tell the truth.
"Among the tactics used against Mann were the theft and publication, in 2009, of emails he had exchanged with climate scientist Professor Phil Jones of East Anglia University. Selected, distorted versions of these emails were then published on the internet in order to undermine UN climate talks due to begin in Copenhagen a few weeks later. These negotiations ended in failure. The use of those emails to kill off the climate talks was 'a crime against humanity, a crime against the planet,' says Mann, a scientist at Penn State University.
"In his book, Mann warns that 'public discourse has been polluted now for decades by corporate-funded disinformation - not just with climate change but with a host of health, environmental and societal threats.' The implications for the planet are grim, he adds.
"Mann became a target of climate deniers' hate because his research revealed there has been a recent increase of almost 1°C across the globe, a rise that was unprecedented 'during at least the last 1,000 years' and which has been linked to rising emissions of carbon dioxide from cars, factories and power plants. Many other studies have since supported this finding although climate change deniers still reject his conclusions."
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"Michael Halpern, a program manager for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), which also filed an amicus brief in the case, said that the state Supreme Court 'was right to protect scientists' ability to pursue tough research questions free from threats or intimidation. Freedom of information laws are meant to keep government accountable, not to enable the harassment of scientists. The court's decision sends a signal to scientists at public universities that the pursuit of scientific knowledge will be protected in Virginia, no matter how their results might be received. Other Virginia universities and scientists should feel empowered to fight back against these inappropriate requests for private correspondence.'"


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Près de la Harvard Business School (5 min), Harvard Yard (20 min), et la station de métro de Harvard (20 min). Bus 64 va au MIT. 109 $ par nuit, en occupation simple ou double. Une chambre avec un lit double et l'autre chambre avec deux lits simples. Petit-déjeuner compris, l'utilisation d'un ordinateur, d'un accès Internet, stationnement hors rue. Pour les réservations, s'il vous plaît e-mail ou par téléphone (8 heures-22 heures heure de l'Est). Nous aimons rencontrer des gens et nous espérons servir de vos hôtes.
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4,4 sur octobre 12, 2014
Yun's is easy to find on the web and is a great value for overnight stays. Close to transportation, very clean, and wonderful staff.
5 sur août 31, 2014
I stayed with Alan and Yun while attending a conference at MIT this summer. Their beautifully furnished residence is conveniently located near Harvard and is within walking distance to Harvard Yard, Boston University and Fenway Park. If you are driving via the Turnpike, they are just a few short blocks off the Cambridge/Allston exit. The setting is a quiet residential street not too far from bus and rail transportation. Yun maintains a beautful garden and she even sent me away with some of her freshly-picked tomatoes on the morning of my departure.
5 sur août 21, 2014
I love the way American style integrating with the Chinese one, exactly the way of its owners: American host and Chinese hostess!
4,2 sur juillet 28, 2014
I stayed at Yun's Place for 3 nights in July 2014. The place was clean and had a very homey atmosphere. The room was spacious. Yun and Alan made sure that I have everything to make my stay comfortable.
5 sur juin 20, 2014
This was our first experience at a Bed + Breakfast, and my first Trip to Boston. My wife had been once before. Yun and Alan were more than accommodating, they even helped us find some great places to visit in the city. The place was extremely quiet, clean and relaxing, yet only a 10 minute walk past Harvard to the Red Line to downtown. Alan and Yun personally communicate with you before, and after your stay to make sure everything is in order. They are wonderful folks! I would recommend Yun's place to anyone who wishes to stay in Boston.
4,6 sur juin 14, 2014
I went to the MIT for a one-week course and I stay in Yun's: great experience, for me was like staying at home. Alan & Yun (the owners) are helpful and nice, the breakfast was great (self-service according to what you want to eat!) and I love the place because it was quiet. Tip for the travelers: take the 64 bus which is just a couple of blocks from Yun's. 64 will take you to central square or Kendall, right in front of the metro stations. If you buy a 7-day Charlie card for bus/metro as I did, you will have no problems at all to go in and out of Yun's to Cambridge, MIT or Boston. Another tip for the travelers: book an early flight and the taxi from Yun's to Logan is only going to cost you 30 US$ (Mr. T was so kind to call a taxi for me!). I have stay in B&B all over the world and I strongly recommend Yun's place, specially if you are a lonely traveler who is seeking a quiet place to sleep.
5 sur décembre 19, 2013
My husband and I had an amazing stay! It was the best place we could have ever found. For those who are looking for a great place to stay, we totally recommend it: The room (actually the whole place) was so clean, cozy, and comfortable, breakfast was delicious, and the location is excellent. But beyond this, we would like to say that Mrs. Yun and Mr. Alan are very kind-hearted people, very friendly, concerned, and helpful and they made us feel at home, which to us it meant a lot. We had wonderful conversations with them and we will always remember the pear smoothies which they prepared for us. We also remember the nice time we had listening to Mrs. Yun playing the pipa, she is such an amazing musician. We will never forget the great time we had with them and we will definitely stay here again next time we visit Boston. Thank you for everything.
5 sur novembre 21, 2013
Looking for a great place with lots of character and supporting local rather than corporate finance. Please consider this quaint, pre-1900 home which also operates as a B&B. The hosts are gracious, helpful and very much concerned for your enjoyment not only in their open and beautiful home, they also want to ensure your experience of Boston is legendary. From the locations they suggested to eat in Harvard Square to the Docks (No-Name restaurant), to providing guests with literature and publications of events within the city. Their humble and very warm presence is more than show, they welcome you in as one of their family. You will not regret this location or your experience while staying with them.
5 sur octobre 14, 2013
in these reviews,some says it s a little bit far from Boston center.Not true!!!After a short subway ride(with a nice view when it crosses the bridge),you find yourself in har vard square,life continues,same smiling people that in Boston,friendly students,good libraries,cafés...You can stroll on the empty harvard school s meadows in the morning before going to Boston in the morning or enjoy it at night on your way back to Yun.The short walk along the stadium is what you need to evaporate the Samuel Adam too much you had downtown.About Yun and Alan? Just nice people/Discreet but ready to help ,knowledgeable,perfect Erik
4,0 sur octobre 04, 2013
Very clean home and extremely nice and interesting host. Great value!
Notre chambre double dispose d'un lit queen-size, idéal pour un couple. Il ya un accès Internet WiFi, et nous pouvons fournir une petite table pour vous de travailler sur. La baie vitrée donne sur un quartier qui a peu changé depuis 1900.
Prix par nuit: $109 - $109
Cette chambre, avec ses deux lits simples, peut accueillir confortablement deux personnes. Il ya un accès Internet WiFi. Cette chambre donne sur la rue Windom.
Prix par nuit: $109 - $109
près de la Harvard Business School (5 min à pied)
Boston, MA (BOS-Logan Intl.) 7 miles
EN VOITURE: (1) Prenez l'autoroute I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) à Brighton / Cambridge. (2) Prendre la bretelle à Allston / Brighton. (3) Continuer sur la rue Cambridge (aller 0,2 km). (4) Tourner à droite sur la rue Windom (premier feu de circulation) (aller 0,1 km). (5) Tournez à droite à Hopedale Street. (6) Nous sommes à l'angle nord-est des rues Windom et Hopedale.
Sites historiques, Musée, Harvard Musées, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Gardner
Private Home Bed and Breakfast
Climatisation, Ordinateur, Téléphone, Machine à laver/sèche-linge , 1 lit queen-size ou 2 lits simples
Réveil, Internet dans la chambre, Sèche-cheveux, Internet, Planche à repasser, Wi-Fi
Location de vélos, Base nautique
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Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Français, Japonais
Yun est un banquier et joue du luth chinois (pipa). Alan est un traducteur et éditeur. Les deux Yun et Alan plaisir à rencontrer et parler aux gens.
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Eligibility & Media Considered
The garden showcases original artwork by established and emerging artists in solo or group shows, including painting, photography, film, graphics, fiber art, sculpture, multi-media art and more. Art with an environmental theme or message is encouraged.
There are two indoor areas with metal rail brackets for hanging galleries, and space to display smaller 3-D elements. In addition to indoor exhibits, the garden presents outdoor installations of artwork in the landscape. For outdoor shows, all artwork must be designed with materials and craftsmanship for outdoor installation. Pieces must be durable and resistant to sun, rain and the elements.
Artist Responsibilities
- The artist(s) will be responsible for primary advertising and marketing the exhibit.
- The artist(s) will be responsible for the installation and disassembly of all pieces.
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Garden Responsibilities
- The garden will provide oversight of the facilities during the exhibit.
- The garden will promote the art exhibits in their online newsletters and blog.
- The garden can supply floor lighting to illuminate the art pieces.
- The garden staff can accept purchases of artwork, but the staff will not be actively selling artwork.
- The garden kitchen and its refrigerator and oven are available for set-ups and receptions.
- The garden can supply tables, table cloths, table skirts, lighting, and sound equipment for any receptions.
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Exhibits displayed indoors are usually scheduled for four days, Monday through Thursday, with possible artist receptions on Tuesday or Wednesday evening. The room is rarely available on weekends and exhibits must be scheduled around other weekday events at the garden. Art displayed outside may be displayed for a longer time, provided it does not hinder or deter from other activities and events.
Any art sold during the exhibit will be commissioned at 15% / 85% to garden/artist.
Online Submission Guidelines – Please, no submissions by mail.
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- Include digital image or rendering of each art piece in JPG or similar format.
- Include artist's first and last name, title of art piece, medium, size of artwork, and price.
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Kangaroo Island Hostel is located along North Terrace Road in Kangaroo Island, a short walk from Kangaroo Island Sealink. In the area, visitors take photos of dolphins swimming along Backstairs Passage and of panoramic city views atop Prospect Hill.
Each of the communal room is accented in light tones and contemporary furnishing and can accommodate up to seven guests. All units are air-conditioned. Communal bathrooms are also available.
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Trust Women Week – Alone: India's Farmer Widows
In another reference to Mother Jones, I'd like to share a compelling photo essay by Michael Francis McElroy and Noella May Hebert. Entitled Alone: India's Farmer Widows, the essay features ten black and white images of women of various ages whose husbands have committed suicide because of an overwhelming water crisis throughout the country.
This leaves women in a vulnerable position, struggling "to support their children, working as landless laborers for as low as 100 rupees ($2) a day. . . "
While doing some extra reading for this post, I stumbled upon an NGO called Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative. It was started by Arizona State University alumnus, Heather Murphy, in 2008.
WEI seeks to provide "to impoverished women in the aftermath of social epidemics. . .":
- vocational training
- micro-loans
- voter registration
- community meetings
WEI's work further convinces me how powerful developing income-generating skills can be. As I've learned during my experiences at WomenCraft, women find not only financial independence through entrepreneurship, but also increases in self-confidence and leadership skills.
Women are, the world over, the future. Pay attention to them.


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Google "Is blogging dead?" and you'll see hundreds of links to articles on why blogging might be on the decline. While we'll ignore that all of these are written on, well, blogs, there definitely seems to be some validity here. Facebook and Twitter are the main opponents, taking what used to be multi-paragraph posts and shrinking them into bite-size nuggets of knowledge…or simply posts about bite-sized nuggets? When looking at that type of personal, diary-esque blog, it does indeed seem to be on the outs.
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The London Philharmonic has recorded a symphonic version of the Fleetwood Mac classic Rumours, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, featuring a guest appearance by Peter Frampton on "Gold Dust Woman."
"Rumours was such an important album in terms of both songwriting and production," stated enthused arranger James Graydon in a press release.
"Although we were mindful of the fact that these songs are very well known, we decided to approach the arrangements from a slightly different perspective to make it work in the orchestral world."
The Philharmonic fit over 50 musicians into Abbey Road studios where it recorded the new LP "from opening note to closing refrain," added the release.
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Hello fellow nurses: I am a new graduate RN. I did not work as an LPN/LVN/CNA/CMA before getting my RN, so my experience is limited to volunteer work and helping my mom a social worker in the numerous LTC facilities she worked... Read More
- 1Aug 22, '12 by alyianaThanks everybody for your help. I managed to get an extra couple of days of orientation and I feel like it was just what I needed. I ended up with a different nurse who really could explain things better to me. I've now officially had 5 days on my own, and they went smoothly. Though I will say now sometime this week all the nurses will have an in-service on incident reports, and I feel like I had something to do with that because I had to fill out several. (Not that anybody else could help me more than I was stumbling through myself). I've been on the same hall each time, and I'm starting to get to know my residents and what they need each shift and how best to manage my time. I know several other nurses do things in room number order, however, I have started to organize by which residents go to bed first, because it ends up saving me time from having to wake up the residents. There is nothing like having a resident refuse an important medication because some strange new face woke her up from a deep sleep telling her she needed to take medications. (I would probably refuse there too).
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photo by digitalART2 www.flickr.com Before I write about this super cute book, Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, I want to announce the winners of Clara Gillow Clark's Hattie books from the contest I held on Tuesday and Wednesday. And the winners are. . . *1st place: Tami R. *2nd place: Shelby S. *3rd place: Bailey […]
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JULY 12: Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, boasts an impressive lineup for its 25th Anniversary gala this year. Highlights include the Outfest 2007 Achievement Award presented to Dreamgirls director Bill Condon, Robert Cary's new film Save Me (starring Chad Allen and Robert Gant), and panel discussions with casts and crews from Ugly Betty and Brothers & Sisters. The festival runs through July 23. Outfest.org has the scoop.
JULY 13: Athletes racked by wanderlust should pack up and head over to Antwerp, Belgium, to check out the EuroGames, hosted by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation. The event is welcoming 3,000 participants and 10,000 visitors this year, and the games include badminton, bowling, Thai boxing, and'our personal fave'wrestling. (The closing ceremony takes place July 15.) Get the deets at EuroGame.info.
JULY 14: Now that you've recovered from the bacchanalian insanity that is July 4th, grab a brick of brie and a bottle of pinot to celebrate French holiday Bastille Day. We're obsessed with Fromages.com, a site for cheese aficionados that features recipes for the tasting sessions as well as recipes for dishes like sea bream with Cantal and steamed oysters Fourme d'Ambert. Afterward, brush the teeth and go French-kiss your trick du jour.
JULY 15: It's the last day of Nude Recreation Week, so take a deep breath and take it off. All off. The Naturist Society hosts a slew of informative workshops and festivals all year long, and now they're offering a Nude Gardening Seminar & Celebration. (Visit NaturistSociety.com.) If that sounds a bit intense, just stay home and bake a quiche in the buff.


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Embracing the Technological Age
While our continued leaps forward into a more technologically focused age can leave many of us daunted, not to mention concerned about the effects our technological focus has on the creative and physical development of our children, it is not all bad.
New advances have made many devices that can be invaluable for those who have either a disability, or just need a little assistance to catch up to their peers, affordable.
For example, the University of Queensland Speech Pathology Clinic has been using a variety or iPad apps and young patients, in particular, are fans.
The Adam Scott Foundation Autism Australia have been donating iPads with specialised applications to children with autism. Clay Lewis was just one of 100 deserving recipients who is benefitting greatly from his new iPad. Check out the difference it has made to his, and his family's, life.
Caleigh Gray, who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, couldn't even reply to yes or no questions before she got her iPad at aged two. Now there is no longer debate over whether or not Caleigh is intelligent. She clearly demonstrates that she is, now that she has the ability to communicate with others. You can read more of her story here.
With specialised speech devices costing up to $15,000, it is easy to see why parents who want to give their children the gift of communication are flocking to the cheaper tablet market, such as the iPad. These tablets, which are not specifically designed for the market of those with disabilities, have the cost advantage of being able to produce and sell large quantities.
Specialised devices do not have this luxury, however do cater for a larger variety of challenges than mainstream devices, and are eligible for medicare funding, unlike their mainstream competitors.
Bill Thompson, a school psychologist in Orange County, California, says that devices made specifically to help people speak tend to be a bit "bulky." Also, with the popularity of tablets such as the iPad, children who may be using one to bridge the communication gap with their peers may well peak the interest of other children. This helps to normalise the situation.
For a comprehensive guide to iPad applications that are great educational and fun tools for your special needs child, check out EasyStand.com blog.
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These records were acquired from a variety of sources and arranged by the Operational Archives. They include translations of key Japanese documents prepared by several different agencies, a small amount of original Japanese material; a collection of 230 microfilm reels of operational records of the Imperial Japanese Navy; and miscellaneous studies, essays, and reports relating to the Japanese Navy. The original records were returned to Japan in 1958.
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City Hall's outside lawyers' conduct questioned by judges
BY CHRIS FUSCO Staff Reporter email@example.com July 30, 2012 12:10AM
Attorney Andrew M. Hale, of Andrew M. Hale & Associates.
Since 2003, Chicago taxpayers have paid law firms more than $82.5 million to defend the city in hundreds of misconduct lawsuits filed against the Chicago Police Department. About a quarter of that money has been spent on cases involving allegations of wrongful arrests and torture of suspects under former Area 2 police Cmdr. Jon Burge. Here are the 10 lawyers or law firms that have been paid the most for handling police misconduct cases for City Hall:
Lawyer/firm Payments since 2003
1. Andrew M. Hale* $20.6 million
(Now of Andrew M. Hale & Associates,
formerly of Rock Fusco)
2. Dykema Gossett PLLC $13.7 million
3. Shefsky & Froelich $8.9 million
4. James G. Sotos** $8.6 million
(Now of The Sotos Law Firm,
formerly of Hervas Condon)
5. Freeborn & Peters $6.8 million
6. Pugh, Jones & Johnson $6.3 million
7. Greene and Letts $4.4 million
8. Querrey & Harrow $2.9 million
9. Johnson & Bell $2.6 million
10. Jones Day $2.4 million
Cases involving Jon Burge have cost Chicago and Cook County taxpayers $53.6 million since 1988. A summary:
City legal fees: $15.4 million
City settlements paid in
13 Burge-related cases: $29.6 million
County legal fees $7.5 million
County settlements paid in three
Burge-related wrongful-conviction cases: $1.1 million
TOTAL: $53.6 million
*Payments are for cases in which Hale was lead counsel. He worked at Rock Fusco before opening his own firm.
** Payments are for cases in which Sotos was lead counsel. He worked at Hervas Condon before opening his own firm.
Source: People's Law Office analysis of City of Chicago, Cook County records
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They worked together for just over a year in the mid-1990s as attorneys at the Chicago law firm headed by Philip Rock, the former Illinois Senate president.
But Mara S. Georges didn't forget her former colleague Andrew M. Hale after leaving in 1997 to become the No. 2 attorney at City Hall.
Promoted two years later to corporation counsel by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley, Georges began sending legal work Hale's way in 2004 — work defending the city against dozens of police brutality and wrongful-conviction lawsuits. Since then, City Hall has paid $20.5 million to Hale and other lawyers at the two firms he's worked at in that time, according to records compiled by the People's Law Office, which often represents plaintiffs in those cases.
Hale and his firm's conduct, while representing the city, has been called into question by judges in eight federal cases since 2008, a court filing in April alleged.
In one of those cases, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled July 11 that Hale and his co-counsel, Avi Kamionski, made a "racially motivated" attempt to keep a black woman from being seated as a juror in a lawsuit filed by Thaddeus Jimenez, who was awarded $25 million in January after spending 16 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
In the case that drew the sharpest criticism, U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo found earlier this year that Hale and Kamionski had engaged in "improper" and "unethical" behavior during a February 2011 trial involving Oscar Walden Jr., an 80-year-old man who'd sued the city, saying the police had tortured him into confessing to raping a woman in 1951. He was convicted the following year.
Imprisoned until 1965, Walden received a pardon from then-Gov. George Ryan in 2002.
Last year, Walden lost his lawsuit against the city. But he won a new trial in March when Castillo concluded that Hale had "tainted" the jury by presenting evidence the judge had ruled inadmissable.
"The improper conduct tainted the trial from opening statements through closing arguments," Castillo wrote. "There must be a bright line between aggressive advocacy and 'win at all costs' unethical conduct. This bright line has been crossed by defense counsels' repeated ill-advised actions in this case."
After that ruling, Walden's attorney, G. Flint Taylor of the People's Law Office, asked the judge to order the city to pay Walden's legal fees, accusing Hale and his colleagues of having engaged in similar conduct in the seven other cases.
Responding to Taylor's motion, lawyers representing Hale told Castillo: "This court obviously is not acting as a disciplinary panel to determine whether Hale and Kamionski violated the professional responsibility rules in other cases. They did not."
Hale and Kamionski, they also said, never "purposefully sought to sneak" banned information before jurors.
After Taylor asked the judge to make the city reimburse Walden's legal fees, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's corporation counsel, Steve Patton, "ordered a review to determine if Hale & Associates made any ethical breaches that would warrant immediate removal from the cases currently assigned to them," according to City Hall law department spokesman Roderick Drew.
That review — which took about 100 hours — concluded "there were errors and lapses in judgment in certain instances, but we did not find evidence of ethical violations that would warrant removal," Drew says. "Moving forward, we are going to more closely supervise and manage their cases internally and with co-counsel to make sure there is no repeat of the concerns that led to the judicial complaints."
The issue of fees in the Walden case became moot last month when the city agreed to settle. How much Walden will get won't be made public until the City Council Committee on Finance votes on the settlement. That's expected in September. Walden had been seeking $15 million.
In a written response to questions, Hale says he began working for City Hall in 2004 when Georges asked him to defend several retired police officers in a high-profile misconduct case filed by a man named Michael Evans. Hale and Georges had worked together at the Rock Fusco law firm for over a year.
"From our time working together, Ms. Georges had confidence in my legal skills and abilities as a trial attorney," Hale says. "This was a very difficult case that many people thought could not be won. The plaintiff requested $60 million at trial. I wound up winning the case."
Georges stands behind her former colleague and the decision to keep hiring him as outside counsel for the city.
"Based on his skills as an attorney that I observed while we worked together, the city retained him to represent the defendant officers in the Evans case," says Georges, who left City Hall with Daley last year, joining him at the law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. "As a result of his success in the Evans and other cases, officers continued to request him . . ."
Georges even wrote a testimonial for Hale that appears on his firm's website. "Andy Hale is a proactive lawyer who leaves no stone unturned in defending a police misconduct case," she wrote. "When a case is sent to Andy, a municipality and its officers can rest assured that the case is being handled well and the finest representation is being provided."
Georges says Hale requested her testimonial after she left City Hall last year and that she didn't get paid for it. "I have been asked and have given recommendations for many attorneys over the years," she says.
About a quarter of the $20.5 million taxpayers have spent retaining Hale has been to defend the city in lawsuits involving claims of police torture and wrongful convictions tied to former Area 2 police Cmdr. Jon Burge, who's now in federal prison after being convicted of lying about torture committed by officers under his command.
Last week, the City Council Committee on Finance approved paying $7.17 million to settle two Burge cases Hale's law firm handled.
His firm — Andrew M. Hale & Associates — continues to represent City Hall in 19 other cases.
Contributing: Tim Novak


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We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, absorbing information, weighing it carefully, and making thoughtful decisions. But, as it turns out, we're kidding ourselves. Over the past few decades, scientists have shown there are many different internal and external factors influencing how we think, feel, communicate, and make decisions at any given moment. One particularly powerful influence may be our own bodies, according to new research reviewed in the December issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. ... More>
Right Hand or Left? How the Brain Solves a Perceptual Puzzle
When you see a picture of a hand, how do you know whether it's a right or left hand? This "hand laterality" problem may seem obscure, but it reveals a lot about how the brain sorts out confusing perceptions. Now, a study which will be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science, challenges the long-held consensus about how we solve this problem. "For decades, the theory was that you use your motor imagination," says Shivakumar Viswanathan, who conducted the study with University of California Santa Barbara colleagues Courtney Fritz and Scott T. Grafton. Judging from response times, psychologists thought we imagine flipping a mental image of each of our own hands to find the one matching the picture. These imagined movements were thought to recruit the same brain processes used to command muscles to move—a high-level cognitive feat. ... More>


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Dr. Delos M. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic, will present Health Care Model for the 21st Century at 3 p.m. Friday, April 26 in the Natalie and Lansing B. Lee Jr. Auditorium on the Georgia Regents University Health Sciences Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Cosgrove, who was appointed President and CEO of the $5 billion health care system in 2004, is credited with a $1.25 billion capital campaign and the construction of clinical facilities in Palm Beach, Fla., and the United Arab Emirates. Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic has experienced improved clinical outcomes and increased patient satisfaction, and continues to be recognized among the top five hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
A cardiothoracic surgeon by trade, Cosgrove joined Cleveland Clinic in 1975 and was named Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in 1989. He performed more than 22,000 operations, including the first minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, before retiring from practice in 2006. During his tenure as Chairman, Cleveland Clinic's heart program was rated number one in the country for 10 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Cosgrove was a surgeon in the United States Air Force and served as Chief of Air Force Casualty Staging Flight in Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam.
Cosgrove holds 30 patents for medical products and devices used in surgical settings. He is co-author of "Infant and Child Care in Heart Surgery" and has published nearly 450 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
He is the recipient of Cleveland Clinic's Master Clinician, Innovator of the Year and Lerner Humanitarian Awards. He is an inductee of the Cleveland Medical Hall of Fame and Cleveland Business Hall of Fame and was voted Cleveland Executive of the Year in 2007 by the city's sales and marketing executives. That same year, he was named Castle Connolly's National Physician of the Year.
Cosgrove received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville and completed his clinical training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and Brook General Hospital in London.


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This urban infill project for developer Carleton Management has become the first California branch of Denver based restaurant, Snooze Eatery. The restaurant is located along the busy Hillcrest Fifth Avenue corridor in San Diego. Public's building design on Fifth Avenue offers a welcoming glow of morning sunlight with floor to ceiling east facing roll-up windows, two story interior ceiling, spirit lifting skylights and a distinctive fink truss. Exterior dining space is provided by the building setback and fenced sidewalk frontage. With generous natural light, this signature space is rife with architectural details prompting ownership to call this "the best design for Snooze yet" and creative reference to "a breakfast cathedral". The project has been nominated for an Orchid Award at this years San Diego 2012 event. Please visit the Orchids and Onions website for more information.


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During their 12 months in Cameroon, Craig and Maureen will fill a key role of being the hostel parents. They will be going in the fall of 2015. overseeing the accounting of foreign mission funds while Walter Grob is on home assignment. Since the Moodys have previously served in Cameroon numerous times, they are a natural fit for this role.
Anniversary: June 14
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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
Raised in a Christian home, Julie accepted Jesus as her personal Savior at age ten. She says, "It was not until college that I acknowledged Jesus' authority to be my Lord as well as my Savior. I now take great delight in the fact that I am not my own. The Lord has been truly gentle and merciful in His dealings with this sheep. Hence, my greatest desire is to follow the Shepherd wherever He leads."
Dennis says, "Our call to missionary service has been a gradual process rather than a bolt-of-lightning experience. It has been the result of many of our personal interests coming together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
Elsie has always been an active worker for the Lord. In high school, she served as the Youth for Christ representative on the city council. While at college, she taught a junior high Sunday school class and has served as Sunday school superintendent, missions representative on the Mission Conference Committee, secretary for the Christian education board, teacher in Vacation Bible School, junior church leader, camp counselor, and coordinator.
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Walter has been a Sunday school teacher, a youth group executive for two years, an usher, and has served on the finance and missions committee. He has also served as a deacon. He has been involved with Student Mission Advance, an interdenominational organization whose aim is to get students invovled with missions.
Dr. Rick and Debbie are in Cameroon.
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2 Corinthians 5:14a (NIV)
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Debra J. Bardin, RN
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I have driven more cars than I can count this year but strangely enough, none of them excited me as much as the Fiat Ducato we had in July. Why? Well, my snazzy new retaining wall that arrived pallet-by-pallet in the Ducato certainly helped, but the real reason is: the Ducato serves as the basis for the 2014 RAM ProMaster. Yes, I know I have an odd place in my heart for commercial cargo haulers, but hear me out. The ProMaster quite simply the biggest thing to happen in the commercial world in my lifetime. The only thing that could have surpassed the intrigue of a front-wheel-drive cargo hauler would be a front-wheel-drive BMW M5. I know Europeans have had these things for a while, but let's revel in the American novelty as we click past the jump.
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Breaking into the Luxury market isn't easy. Toyota has arguably had the most success with Lexus, the only full-line luxury marque sold in America that isn't German. Infiniti gave up on trying to go head-to-head with the S-Class and 7-Series when they ditched the Q, and Cadillac has yet to have a complete and coherent strategy. Meanwhile Acura started off strong with the Legend, created a competent E/5 competitor with the all-wheel-drive RL, and then things started to fall apart. Can the RLX bring the brand back?
There are bad ideas, there are terrible ideas, and then there's the transverse V-8 drivetrain. There's just something comically pathetic about having eight cylinders sitting sideways in the front of a car. The Eldorado you see above and its predecessors didn't suffer from that; they had the engine pointing the right way so you could open the sharply-creased hood and see a proper mechanical vista. In those cars, and in the Toronado, front-wheel-drive was a nifty engineering trick for low-speed traction and a flat floor so all three of your bitches could sit in the back of your pimpmobile without discomfort.
The transverse V-8, however, was something else. It reeked of cost-cutting, of easy assembly, of last-minute decisions to add a decent engine to a middling platform. With very few exceptions, it's been a lousy idea. And yet there were two vehicle platforms that had not one, but two completely different V-8s installed in them. One of them, of course, was the Cadillac E/K-platform, which shouldered the load of both 4.9-liter OHV and Northstar DOHC engines in the Eldorado, Seville, and Deville/DTS. (Arguably, the E/K was similar enough to the G-body that one could add the Aurora "Shortstar" to the mix for a total of three difference V-8s.)
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I own an 06′ Hyundai Elantra GLS hatchback and tire wear on the front left tire has been much worse than the other three, despite rotating the tires. The outside of the front left tire is worn down so that it is smooth and now I can see a secondary layer of rubber being exposed. At first I thought maybe there was something wrong with the alignment but I took it to three places, one wanted to charge me a $90 "diagnostic" fee so I walked and the other two couldn't find anything wrong. One place mentioned that since I had directional tires I couldn't really get a proper rotation and thats probably what's causing the wear.