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Tumon, Guam
202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, 96913 Tumon, Guam – Show map
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|Twin Hilton Plus Room
|Tasi Club Twin Room with Access to Tasi Club Lounge
|King Room - Disability Access
|Tasi Club King Room with Access to Tasi Club Lounge
|Main Ocean Junior Suite
|Executive King Room with Access to Executive Lounge
|Tasi Club Junior Suite
|Deluxe Plus Twin Room
|Premier Deluxe Paradise Suite
|Deluxe King Room
|Hilton King Room
|Deluxe Twin Room
|Hilton Twin Room
|Deluxe Plus King Room
|Premier Chief Suite
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Outdoor Pool (all year), Grounds, Sun Deck
Tennis Court, Snorkeling, Fitness Center, Spa, Massage, Hot Tub, Game Room, Playground
Food & Drink
Bar, Breakfast in the Room, Restaurant with Dining Menu, Buffet-Style Restaurant
WiFi is available in the hotel rooms and charges apply.
Private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed) and costs USD 3 per day.
Room Service, Shuttle Service (free), Airport Shuttle (surcharge), 24-Hour Front Desk, Baggage Storage, ATM on site, Concierge Service, Dry Cleaning, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Center, Fax/Photocopying
Newspapers, Safe, Non-smoking Rooms, Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Heating
Filipino, Japanese, English
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Children and Extra Beds
All children are welcome.
All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge in a crib.
One additional older child or adult is charged USD 40 per person per night in an extra bed.
The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 1.
The maximum number of cribs in a room is 1.
Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Pets are not allowed.
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Breakfast Gym
Elevator Main pool
pool area, small private hotel beach, sandy public beach only 100 meter, choice of restaurants in the hotel, view, very friendly staff, kids corner in the breakfast area and kids playroom, nice breakfast buffet
restaurant staff was sometimes a little... slow...(but always very friendly), not the cheapest place altogether, some rooms need some work, but we could change the room without any probem, and the new room was fine.
great location/view separate tub/shower in bathroom
squeaky bed springs in-room WiFi spotty
The best bits of Hilton Guam is its privacy. From the long driveway into the hotel to its distance from the city centre as well as its secluded shoreline for people interested in a private snorkeling experience. The room was airy and comfortable and the few restaurants within the hotel served excellent seafood. We were really excited by the snorkeling experience as the waters were crystal clear, and the marine life so friendly and vibrant.
The distance to guam city centre is a little farther than the other hotels, however the hotel does have a dedicated bus stop with 15-20 min interval buses travelling along the popular tourist destinations. If you'd like to explore the lesser known attractions on guam, suggest you rent a car, as the island's taxi service is rather steep.
I love the breakfast serves til late morning and the unlimited cocktails for free served with a plate of appetizers!!! Yummm!! Speaking of breakfast! It's not your typical american breakfat! It's a Japanese blended with western style and I love the fussion!!! Beds are so comfortable and my view is awesome!
Internet not free for military/government traveler staff answering the phone are giving attitude and very rude. Tv signal and phone signal were going on and off making the shows that we are watching choppy.
room service menu
the room had ANTS everywhere for this to be a Hilton Hotel, it was not the standard that I am use to at other Hilton Hotels. The loby area was nice, although they should have put some of that money into the rooms where guest would be spending time. There are alot of other places where 200.00 a night WILL get you the comfort that you will be looking for..... This is not a five star hotel, at least the two rooms that I was changed too were not!!! I never leave reviews, but this one deserves it! My fellow NAVY travelers beware!!!!
Liked everything
the rain
when internet was working it was great clean great staff
internet kept going in and out food was not that good
I like the staff's hospitality. I also love the view in the hotel. I stayed here twice and so far I was never disappointed on their service.
Facility was much better maintained compared to other nearby hotels. What you would expect of a 5 star hotel in terms of cleanliness and upkeep. Bed's were really comfortable. Since Guam is an island, internet services at this hotel was superb.
Felt there was nothing special for the Tasi Club rooms. Breakfast was better at the Islander's buffet and even the Standard Twin Room was much more spacious and well appointed. I did not like the hotel staff's attitude when it came to mixing up my reservations. Though I was not at fault, I had to bear the burden of their mistakes for such a reputable hotel chain. Other issue is the Hilton is located on the bottom end of hotel row and thus was quite far from the downtown area. The Westin and Lotte have much better locations.
The on-ground facilities
Lack of amenities (lack of paper towels in the kitchen), for the price of the room (Chief Premier Suite) Small little insects crawling around on all the horizontal surfaces $15.00 charge for internet, even in the most premier room available. A charge for the hotel shuttle, even as a guest in the most premier room (almost $2,000.00 for 5 nights). A hotel renovation is much needed. Extremely slow refund for nights not stayed (checked out early, 5 October, still haven't received the difference on 18 October 2014). Extremely high prices of food.
I loved everything, the room was completly clean, the staff were helpful as i had a few issues concerning phone, tv, room, and wifi and a quick call made it right. The room was great, beds were comfy, slepted great, wifi service was fast, bathroom was great, clean, and water was hot. Food was excellent, bar was great, pool was clean, hot tub felt amazing, the dinner show was amazing.
Honestly, the only thing i didn't like was the fact that my room that i had paid for wasn't ready for me to come into at the time i was told to check into the hotel.
The area
My room was awful. The head board paint was missing. The bathroom shower looked old and meldow. The door had paint missing on the. The lobby was beautiful. I payed $1200 and keep asking for a better tea pot because the one in the room did work. My room needed to be remodel
House keepers were very friendly. Front Dest were courteous and helpful.
The tiles in the shower had mildew. The building securities were rude. Massage prices was quite pricey.
overall good spot, kind of far away from everything but very nice
internet kind of slow
Conveniently located friendly staff Amazing food at hotel Restaurants
Even though i booked over a month in advance and I am not handicapped I was given a handicap room on thefirst floor with no view of the ocean. Paid for internet in the room but internet did not work anywhere but the pool and lobby. House keeping did not replace towels when they cleaned the room.
The breakfast buffet was great but if you want to save $25, just do the complimentary breakfast, it's a lot more than just continental. The 24hr cafe is a life saver for midnight munchies. The dinner show was very entertaining!
The guest service at reception needs some work. There were lines because the agents were constantly on the phone. Wifi in your room was $15/day.
Christina (Tina) at the front desk was fantastically helpful. Mitch too.
Room was a bit tired.
Great locaiton in Tumon Bay.
We got the hotel at 3:30 am due to the flight schedule. We were tired and asked if the extra was provided when we were checking in which we had requested when booking. However, there was no extra bed when we finally went in to the room. We called the front for an extra bed and took 2 hours to finally get it. We were finally able to sleep at 5:30 am.
Excellent staff in Roy's
When I came back at 4pm, the room was still not cleaned. After calling in housekeeping, cleaning lady did a rush lousy job.
Concierges at day-shift are superb. A staff at breakfast is also super nice.
Night-shift concierge is so-so: he kind of made us not want to go back to Hilton. The evening drinks, especially wine, is so horrible. The cleaning crew did not take away a dirty dish
Located at the end of Hotel St. with nice view and good for snorkeling.
It was clearly told to me that my credit card will not be charged for reservation. After checking my statement online it had reduced a certain amount on my "available balance". I called the hotel and says they did it to guarantee the room only and should be back in a few business days. 5 business days later hitting the weekend now and I'm still waiting! My guest put their own cards in on check-in as a "special instruction" provided during reservation. What a inconvenience from this hotel.
The Micronesian Dancers at the outside Bar & BBQ were excellent. Saw them twice - great performers. The bartenders, especially Matt, were great too.
Prices for drinks in the in-room refrigerator were way high; but staff will remove them and then you can put your own drinks there.
Too noisy outside, there was a performance till mid-night. We couldn't sleep well. Staff is just saying 'we are sorry'. TV, telephony and wi-fi facilities were very poor. We had main power failure... I won't visit Hilton Guam again.
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|Thu, 06-17-2010 - 10:23am
|Tue, 06-22-2010 - 10:01pm
you writing on OUR board doesn't bother me as it does some of the others, but that is mostly b/c i am over 4 years from my hellish dday.
|Wed, 06-23-2010 - 10:32pm
i want to thank you for have the empathy to post to this board.
i remember when i first found out i was a wreck, i found this site and where did i go to the boards where women (predominantly) were involved in affairs. i remember, to this day, how kind they were to me. i too was looking for answers, insight - wanting advice from the other side.
YES, i wish i had of known. truth be told it seemed like many many people knew - however i did not. my husband had friends who too were involved in affairs and these same married me shared my husbands extra curricular activities with their wives. why, i do not know. yet when we would interact i always had this sense that there was something that i was not in the loop on. you know what i mean? i am sure you do as we women have these things called 'guts' that often ring the alarm that all is not well, but for whatever reason we that alarm seems to fall on deaf ears until d day.
your comment regarding moving onto the next girlfriend is somewhat true. and please know that i truly DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND with this next statement. however, the majority of men do not have girlfriend like feelings for women they are cheating with. more often than not, they see women, all women, especially their wives as instruments of their pleasure, their needs. little empathy is shown on dday and more often than not they put the blame onto you as the ow, or we the wives. it is all about them. my husband did exactly what you said, he got onto the computer and logged into adultfriender and yahoo personals looking for 'next' , opened up a little paper called the 'reader' and thumbed thru the escorts and massage classifieds. the ability to process just who and what he was about, he did not have because he was selfish. the names he would call the other women when he and i would have conversations, despicable - names that showed absolutely no respect for them.
now this is not always the case, but unfortunately it is more often than not.
the pain, humiliation, lack of self esteem, loss of trust, is life changing. because if the wife chooses to stay and attempt to rebuild she never really sees him with the same trusting eyes.
while i do not condone any woman cheating with a married man, i have learned thru this process that my husband was the person i shared the vows with. i also know, in my case, that my husband either lied, or misled most of the women he became involved with. either he was a widower or had never been married. there were a few who did know before hand. at first i wanted to run the 3 year affair woman over with my car, look in the rear view mirror and if i even saw a twitch would have put that puppy in reverse and did it again. then reality hit, i was projecting all of my anger onto her and yet crying when it came to my interactions with him. we as women have simply got to begin to form strong bonds of respect for each other. we, as we all know, are the strength in this society and very few of us are driven by a second head that we carry between our legs. ha ha
you know, you are exactly the type of person that dr phil is speaking of when he says "when we know better we do better".
it is, i am sure, helpful for many to read that some other women do take time to take pause and reconsider the pain or potential pain they may end up causing so many.
good luck to you
|Wed, 06-23-2010 - 10:38pm
please do not, ever, tell your husband. but rather love him for still being there when you realized the truth about what was going on.
your marriage has been given a second chance, and it sounds as though you know the obvious, for this you should be so grateful. he will never have to look at you with doubting eyes, never have to be intimate with you and wonder is it me she is making love to, never have to worry about another ball dropping at any time.
|Thu, 06-24-2010 - 1:58pm
OMG your reply is wonderful (as it relates to the way I feel sometimes) – I don't know yet if I am being betrayed, I am still searching. But this part "Even if you don't know about the affair the wife
|Fri, 06-25-2010 - 2:09am
This is long.
Your posts hurt to read because I still hear the language and mindset of an AP.
There is something that goes on, within most AP's, that allows them to say things, and think that they believe them, and those are vital to who they 'are' and reflect what they really feel and want....
And then, they can act in ways that do not support that.
|Fri, 06-25-2010 - 7:51am

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The Real Deal: Propane Shortage Impacting the Capital Region
ALBANY If you heat with propane, keep a close eye on your tank. Don't let it get too low before calling for a fill because you might not be able to get one. There is a shortage of propane nationally and now it's starting to impact the Capital Region.
If you use propane, you're used to seeing the truck pull up, the hose come out and the fill-up take only a few minutes but a nationwide shortage has caused some issues with that routine.
"It actually started in the mid-west, it was a wet corn crop so they used a lot more than normal for the crop drying and then we rolled right into December when we got really cold weather and basically that compounded the problem then in January it was also very cold," says Rich Coon, the owner of First Fuel in Hudson. Coon has long-term agreements with three propane suppliers so his customers have been okay but some other local companies, that buy propane on the spot market simply can't get enough propane to serve all of their customers. " You can't fill other people's tanks unless they give you permission to, if a company can't get to that customer and they're out of gas, I or another company could put a partial fill in to help them out just to get them by and that's been going on a lot this year," Coon says.
First Fuel has been selling some of its supply to other local dealers but there are some companies that have been telling customers they'll have to wait 2-3 weeks for a fill. And even if you don't use propane to heat, this shortage will likely impact you. "It's all based on the energy BTU content of the different energies and if one of them goes up a lot, the other ones have to pitch in, the supply becomes short and then the price spikes on that, the thing is, these are short term price spikes, I don't see them as being long-term, so I think this is going to be an old story in another 3-4 weeks," Coon adds.
According to NYSERDA, the average price per gallon for propane in the Capital Region in November was about $3.15 per gallon, this week it's $4.08. The price of fuel oil is also rising, in November the average price was $3.78 per gallon now it's about $4.19 per gallon.
To search propane/heating oil prices in your area: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Energy-Data-and-Prices-Planning-and-Policy/Energy-Prices-Data-and-Reports/Energy-Prices.aspx


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Alumni news
UWA Business SchoolEvery day, one million Australian children do not get enough food. The WHO estimates that, world-wide, one billion people are 'food insecure.' Yet despite the enormity of the problem, Foodbank Australia, which feeds 50,000 people per day, says hunger still has a social stigma.That's where SIFE UWA comes in.
UWA Business SchoolEvery time the world encounters another bankruptcy, 2010 NWQ Visiting at the UWA Business School Professor Edward Altman sits back with his wife and pops open another champagne bottle. At least, that's what he told audience members at his recent public lecture at the UWA Business School.But no, it's not because he thrives on other people's misery. Rather, bankruptcy gives him more data to feed into his research: bankruptcy analysis and prediction; credit and lending policies; and risk management.
UWA Business SchoolTimothy Ballard has always wanted to know why people behave in irrational ways. That's why the 2010 BHP Billiton Postgraduate Research Scholarship winner is investigating workplace behaviour by undertaking a PhD at the UWA Business School.
UWA Business SchoolWhen Professor Jamie Murphy offered his students the chance to participate in the Google Online Marketing Challenge, Rike Fitrianidian jumped at the chance to test her skills.
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Award, his dream has become a reality.
In times of global turmoil it is more important than ever that business schools remain relevant at an international level, pursue deeper understanding of business fundamentals and encourage creative thinking regarding the critical business issues faced around the world. As part of our pursuit in Achieving International Excellence, the UWA Business School actively supports international forums for dialogue and debate between academics, students, alumni, and business professionals and leaders.
Woodside's sponsorship of the UWA Business School is gaining traction. The recent appointment of internationally-renowned Professor, David Day as the Woodside Professor in Leadership and Management is a key element in the joint strategy to invest in improving the business and commercial skills of university graduates as well as currently employed managers and executives.
Business education in Western Australia has received a boost with the announcement of a $150,000 donation from Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd to The University of Western Australia's Business School.
At an official signing ceremony, Mitsubishi Development's Managing Director and CEO Mr Kirk Yamanaka said the company is planning to broaden Mitsubishi Development's scope of activity in WA and is grateful for the support from local business partners and the broader community.
Building a lifelong learning relationship with our Alumni is vital to the sustainability of the Business School, and its relevance to industry. As the University strives to achieve international excellence, the Business School is also focused on fostering leadership, recognising accomplishments and providing networking opportunities among its Alumni.
Stan & Jean Perron Visiting Professor
As the 2009 Stan & Jean Perron Visiting Fellow, Professor David Yermack from the Stern School of Business - New York University, will teach an Honours Unit in Finance during semester one 2009.
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Q&A with SRT boss, Ralph Gilles
Ralph Gilles kisses his pride and joy, the 2013 SRT Viper GTS, at the New York International Auto Show reveal last April.
Ralph Gilles, president and CEO of the SRT brand and motorsports as well as senior vp of product design at Chrysler Group LLC, stopped by the RACER offices to talk about the Viper GTS-R in the American Le Mans Series and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the SRT road car philosophy.
Why was SRT chosen to be a separate sporting brand, and steered away from the Dodge and Chrysler nameplates?
RG: Well, the other way to look at it is that SRT unites the company, because there are SRT models of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep. The brand will still have a halo effect on the less-powerful models in the ranges; people still recognize the SRT models as Challengers, and 300s and Chargers. However, the consumer is very different; there's a difference between the person who buys the V6 Charger and the one who buys the SRT8 model. And the Viper consumer is more different yet.
The market is fragmenting, people's priorities are evolving and shifting, and I believe the SRT brand is to speak to the rock solid performance car enthusiasts who have been here for the past 50 years. Those people held firm even through the OPEC oil crisis days of the '70s, and the cars became smaller but there were still sporty models. That community still exists, they're still well informed and they're core enthusiasts. So the SRT strategy is to speak to them because the people who buy the SRT models are prepared to pay a premium for the extra performance.
Our website has been up for almost two years now, the traffic is healthy and we're creating a community, not just a brand. So whether you bought an SRT model 10 years ago or just yesterday, you're part of that community. We celebrate our heritage all the time and feature customer's cars, and try to get out to special events as much as possible, engage people on social media and so on. The website is more of a magazine than most car manufacturer websites.
So the idea behind this community is that people who buy a Jeep SRT feel a bond with the guy who buys an SRT Viper?
RG: Absolutely, and in fact, in some case they are one and the same. They drive the Jeep every day, and the Viper is for the weekend. The Jeep is a perfect example because the Grand Cherokee SRT protects the brand. The Jeep brand is supposed to be about off-roading and being the most capable SUV available, but by creating just a little separation between the two dimensions of that vehicle, it preserves what Jeep's about and underscores what SRT is about. I went to an event where a bunch of media made it fairly clear that they didn't understand the purpose of the Grand Cherokee SRT; then they drove it, and they walked away saying, "OK, now I get it.†It's incredible; it drives like a sports car. So rather than SUV, it's best to look at it as a highly practical, multi-purpose sports car.
And the Cayenne hasn't exactly harmed Porsche's sports car sales, has it?
RG: Precisely. We're unique among car companies in that we've added a brand recently. But that's because we believe there is a wide array of interests in the car market and, like I say, we market SRT to the core enthusiasts.
How much of a blow was it to withdraw from NASCAR?
RG: For the fans, huge. Leaving on the perfect high with Brad Keselowski winning the title really softened the blow, but it was bittersweet, I'm not going to lie to you. Our fans do understand it – it's a tough sport to find the right players to work with. Once the decision was made, it really galvanized the bond between Penske Racing and ourselves. We thought, "OK, this is it, we're going to be leaving but let's make the most of it.†And we had a really good year. It wasn't without 10 years of work; we didn't just show up and win. There's a difficult cocktail of things that have to line up before you can win a NASCAR championship, and that's why we weren't prepared to be in it without a top team like Penske. You can burn through a lot of money while achieving little.
But it's not correct to say then that the Chrysler Group switched from NASCAR to the American Le Mans Series?
RG: Getting into ALMS was specifically done to market the Viper and more generally, to promote the SRT brand, whereas the NASCAR project was from a different budget and was promoting the Charger in Cup and the Challenger in Nationwide. And that would have continued if we'd had opportunities with the right partners.
Speaking of the Challenger, what's the plan going forward? Do you foresee it one day being promoted on track, maybe in Trans-Am?
RG: I admit I love the heritage of the Challenger and the fact that the original car competed in Trans-Am in 1970. I know a lot of privateers have tried to make it into a racecar, but you know, it's quite big and although the street car owners love that and love the fact that it's so practical and roomy for driving cross-country, it's going to take some work to make it a track car. Having said that, we're monitoring the reboot of the Trans-Am series very carefully and we'll be interested to see what equalization could do.
Personally, I think you should revive the Plymouth name and get an SRT 'Cuda out there. Take a Challenger, shorten the wheelbase a couple of inches, trim the overhangs a little, lower the c of g and then you've got a direct rival to the Mustang and Camaro.
RG: Some people have done some of that to their Challengers, actually! But as far as an official product is concerned, no one at Chrysler wants to do a new 'Cuda unless we do it right. That's all I'll say on that for the moment. To balance that, I can tell you that the Challenger is doing really well for us, and its future is bright.
Let's look at the Viper now, then. How do you handle the expectations of SRT heading to Le Mans, especially after such a strong performance at Sebring?
RG: I think our outlook has always been based on the fact that we have such a sound base; the car really is solid. And even though we've only been back in it for less than a year, remember we're with a really good team. Riley Technologies is absolutely one of the best, and so we benefited from Bill Riley having been in the sport for 34 years. That gave us a hugely advantageous starting point.
So I'm confident in the soundness of the car and the strength of the team. Where I'm tentative is simply with the unknowns that are a fact of life in racing. And it was one of those unknowns that caught us out at Sebring. There was a solenoid problem that cost us second place at Sebring. And then there was a very unique problem with the collar on the center mount that wasn't processed properly and was keeping the wheel from torquing and that caused one car to shear its drivepins. Both of those were problems you never see anywhere else but racing – and you won't see again on our car! – but in a way, you have to go through them because you only learn they can happen through on-track competition.
But other than that, we were pleasantly surprised at how we did; we were better than we expected. The speed was good, we were very consistent, our drivers were exceptional. So now I look at you and say with regards to Le Mans….well, we're not going there to finish last. I wouldn't be so cocky as to say we can win it on our first trip back, but I think we can be contenders.
It must give you a lot of confidence to see how you stacked up against the Porsches and Ferraris, for instance, although I guess beating Corvette will always be one of your priorities.
RG: I have a lot of respect for all the teams. And don't forget, Aston Martin looked strong for a while there, too, but then ran into some issues like us – teething problems. And that's the point; we were always at some point going to hit niggly little problems that only track time can find.
Every manufacturer justifies their competition spend by talking about what can be taken from their racecar and applied to the road car. I'd guess there's more truth to that with ALMS cars than any others. But, honestly, how much race-to-road transfer is there between the GTS-R and the GTS… and vice versa?
RG: Well, braking, for example. Everyone was asking, "Why don't you use carbon fiber brakes on the Viper?†and the answer is because we use steel brakes on the ALMS car and it can run hours and hours and hours on the same set of pads and rotors. And we use some of that technology for a road car upgrade package that we're producing. There's plenty of life left in the steel brake package, which is something people underestimate.
There's the traction control system allowed in ALMS and that went the opposite way, from the road car to the GTS-R. There's body bracing that we transferred from the racecar to the street car – the two were developed simultaneously, remember – and, actually, the racecar was finished first because obviously there was less Federal regulations stuff to do! But yeah, the X-brace, and a certain little gusseting that you can't see, went from the GTS-R to the GTS.
And then there were the aerodynamics. There were huge lessons learned from the road car to the racecar and then a little bit back again, too. The design team that did the base car actually helped the race team with the aero package. We were still sculpting the body of the street car while they were developing the ALMS car, so the hood features on the road car are where they work best for cooling and downforce. So that flows back and forth; there is genuine synergy.
If you look at the fundamentals of the Viper – where the driver sits, where the engine is located, the center of gravity, the size of the tires – the GTS and GTS-R are remarkably close.
How much of an annoyance to you is it when sanctioning bodies of multi-car classes have to bring in equalization measures?
RG: Meh…we're used to it. The race Vipers have been tranquilized for years. Seriously, we're all right with that; we expect it and anticipate it. When the GTS-R was just an idea, we went to the ALMS and said, "Here's the plan. We can't shrink our motor any more than it is, so tell us how you're going to restrict us.†And they were very transparent on what they'd do…and the racecar now produces a scintillating 450 horsepower or whatever, compared with the 640hp of the road car. But what the ALMS does is pretty remarkable. If you look at the lap times at Sebring, the GT cars were within half a second, despite the vast differences – front-engined, mid-engined, rear-engined, with six, eight, 10 and 12 cylinders, all in one melting pot.
Yeah, and I was surprised when Tommy Kendall said that the characteristics of the Viper's engine still shine through, that you still get that big wedge of torque that you wouldn't get in a more peaky engine.
RG: Well, yeah…for a while. The way the restrictor works is that you have enough manifold volume that you get a nice pull out of the corners – kinda like the diesel prototypes! – but eventually you hit the supersonic speed of the restrictors and the car figuratively hits a wall. And actually it's a little bit inefficient because of its size running that way. The torque is only relevant while the manifold is full of air.
And TK says that torque is great from the practical point of view in that the team's not having to mess with the gearing all the time…
RG: …And also, just like with the street car, the level of stress on the engine is low. It's a large engine so it's relatively unstressed and that's what has been one of the legendary factors in the Viper's 21-year history. That V10 is so uncomplicated, but it can get the job done performance-wise and the current GTS gets 22mpg from an 8.4-liter V10!
So what's the situation regarding customer racecars in the future?
RG: That question's come up quite a bit, as you can imagine. Very few customers could afford the ALMS-level of GT car. But the GT3 class, yes, that's something we're very definitely interested in. At Sebring, I was getting accosted by several wealthy men who want a GT3-class car, like… yesterday! There's an interesting pull there, and I'm very encouraged by that interest, and it's global. We've sold over 120 competition coupes to World Challenge spec and we made a GT3-spec version of that car, and they're in action all over the world, and those guys want the new-shape car now, so we're looking at it. The good news is that the GT3 rules are attractive because there's a lot of transfer, a lot of bodywork that's common to the road car, so we're working with sanctioning bodies to see what it will take to make that happen.
Just to clarify, that would be a customer-funded philosophy – we'd build to order, a true private deal. We'd sell engines and parts, but running the team is 100 percent on the customer.
The unification of U.S. sports car racing: how big a deal is that for you?
RG: That is a huge deal, and the fact that the ACO are involved along with Grand-Am and ALMS means that we should have a true globalization of motorsports. That's music to OEMs' ears, the fact that we can have one spec usable worldwide, and it's a big help to the engineers who previously would have found it impossible to manage competitive cars for all three sanctioning bodies. We're really excited at the thought that our car can work in any country, so once we've decided what the GT3 package is, it can be turn-key and we can ship them all over the world.
Finally, how's the brand activation going in relation to the ALMS program?
RG: Very good, although we learned a lesson as far as the car corral at Sebring was concerned, in that we need to give owners a better heads-up. We had space for maybe 150 cars, and we had owners coming up and saying that they'd only known about it happening for about four weeks in advance. So that's been noted and we will make sure we give more advance notice. The other problem with Sebring is that you can't get a room there, and the track's a fair old trip from say, Miami. So that's logistically challenging for SRT owners.
As far as Long Beach is concerned, there's just no room to hold a corral there, simply because of the geographical limitations. But I think that now the word is out, we can do good car corrals at Road America, Mid-Ohio and so on. And as an SRT owner, you'll get taken care of at the races; you'll get a VIP card on your lanyard, you can use the hospitality area, and you will get treated like gold.
And that's part of the community aspect we talked about at the start. It doesn't matter if you have a 2004 Neon or a Viper: as an SRT owner, you're one of us.
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Published by Karl Shallowhorn at 6:25 AM under Bipolar Disorder | coping skills | Depression | Mania | Medications | Recovery | Tools for recovery
It's kind of funny. The title for this post came to mind recently. I'm not sure why considering I'm bald and have not needed to use shampoo for nearly many years. But this doesn't mean that I don't understand the importance of following a regular routine with other areas of my life.As a person in recovery from Bipolar Disorder and addiction, I have learned a number of ways to keep myself (relatively) balanced. Of course, these are things that have been stated by me (and others) in the past. Practices like getting proper rest and going to bed at the same time, exercise, taking medication at the same time, and utilizing my support system are vital.But as much as anything, the importance of doing these things lies in consistency. Without consistency, they won't work. I describe it like maintaining one's car. If I'm not regular with staying up-to-date with routine maintenance then the car will undoubtedly fall apart.Some people may find engaging in such routines as being extremely repetitive, if not downright boring. But me, I have become accustomed to these patterns and find them to be very beneficial to my recovery. While I don't typically have the manic highs and depressive lows I once did, I enjoy the stability that accompanies the regular routines I have developed. So while I may be folically (if that's a word) challenged and don't have to follow the instructions on the shampoo bottle, I still have things to keep in mind that are best followed by a regular practice of daily repetition and consistency.What routines do you follow?
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Published by Wendy Williamson at 10:58 AM under Bipolar Disorder | BP Hope | Education | Hope | Living Well | Mania | Medications | Relationships | Sleep | Stress | Tools for recovery | wellness
Have you ever had blessings that leave you exhausted? This is the first year the scales have been tipped in my favor. I've earned it, though, I don't always feel it. I was about to make change in address cards for our first home then realized my tagline would read: "Three years, three moves, two hurricaines and one house later". Perhaps I was feeling a bit exhausted. I am finally relaxed, calm is here, and reflecting, ashamed by my lack of gratitude.
Why is this?
I know it is hard to be grateful all the time. I forget to be thankful when I'm cranky, tired, hungry or stressed; those feelings go straight out the window. This is exponentially true when I am manic or depressed. It is not until I regain balance that my perspective comes back into focus and I pay homage for life's blessings.
I am not used to it, I remind myself. This is still new territory.
Dark clouds lingered for so long in my life that I didn't have much practice with feeling good.
That horrible patch was a decade ago, Wendy. Snap out of it. Enough already.
You see when my brain is spinning or slipping, forget about control let alone gratitude; that is the last emotion I am feeling. It is sink or swim, fight or flight. Gratitude for my loved ones helping me through, and doctors and support team, comes later once balance is restored.
Then there are my teeny mantras. They litter my desk and wall and give me a few minutes of balance and gratitude when I need it.
Do you use mantras? How do you stay grateful?
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Published by Karl Shallowhorn at 1:00 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Depression | Exercise | Medications | Self-Esteem
It's pretty well known that exercise contributes to good mental health. The thing is, if you don't do it now or haven't in a long time, it can be difficult to get started. So it's important to take "baby steps." Taking a brisk walk can be a great way to get started. Swimming and cycling are good too. And if you're up for it, running can be great as well. BUT, you should check with your doctor first before undertaking any kind of exercise routine to ensure that you can handle the activity, whatever it may be.I've been exercising for about 15 years. I really got into running early on and I fell in love with it. I've run in a lot of races over this time and I can't tell you what a "natural high" I get when I run. Any kind of exercise has the capability of releasing endorphins that are the feel good hormones we get when we undertake some kind of activity that gets the heart going.But the physical effects are not the only benefit. I've learned how to set goals for myself. It is through this process that I can improve my self-esteem. Whenever I prepare to workout I set a goal. It doesn't have to be anything extreme. But by setting the goal I'm able to go further and dig deeper and my self-image improves.About a year-and-a-half ago I fell off the exercise horse for a while. I noticed the difference and soon lost my motivation. My Bipolar condition kicked in and I found myself getting more depressed. I spoke to my p-doc and he prescribed an anti-depressant but I knew that I needed more. So, I finally decided to get back on the horse this past May. I joined a local fitness center and began the arduous task of re-incorporating exercise back into my life.This has served to help me regain emotional stability in my life and I'm simply feeling better. I may not be running as fast or as far but what I am doing is making a big difference.How does exercise help you?
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Published by Victoria Maxwell at 11:22 AM under Anxiety | coping skills | Depression | Living Well
Recently I got a response to my post 'The Vicious Triangle of Perfectionism, Anxiety & Depression: 4 Tips for conquering perfectionistic procrastination paralysis' that I wrote on my Psychology Today blog.
"I thought you were pulling those thoughts directly out of my head. Then I read the other comments and discover we are a species in our own right. Is that the problem? Is this part of our social and cultural development. Our lack of support networks. The decline of the family. The move away from religion. We no longer share our hopes feelings and dreams with those around us. We are too afraid of judgement or reproach. Now we only feel safe to share in an online forum in a sea of anonymous passers-by who accept us as they find us. And if any condemn then we don't have to mind because we can tell ourselves they don't really know us, or we them."Wise (and unfortunately) true words. Yes the way our world works and moves doesn't enable or encourage us to share openly or as comfortably as we do online; sharing which helps us feel we belong and are not alone. But there is another part of the story. We can consciously cultivate 'a sharing ecology' in our life if it's not there currently. At certain times in my life there were precious little places or people where I felt sharing was encouraged, possible or safe. But I still had the choice to look and create those opportunities. Yes, our world, with its ever increasing connectedness, isolates us more and more. But my power to choose the kind of internal life is never diminished. So when we recognize we need more heartfelt and authentic ways of connecting, we can seek it out. And as we move towards it, it moves towards us. Seek friends who are more interested in talking heart to heart and face to face than only online and about the news. Find support groups, or personal growth groups who share your values. It doesn't happen over night, but it does happen. Blessings to find your tribe! Victoria
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Published by Karl Shallowhorn at 12:00 AM under Bipolar Disorder | coping skills | Depression | Humor | Mania | Tools for recovery
"Laughter is the best medicine," so the saying goes. In an article published by the Mayo Clinic, Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke, there are a number of benefits listed that show that laughter helps by soothing tension, increasing personal satisfaction, and improving your mood.I love to laugh and if there's one thing I enjoy it's a good comedy. I'm not talking your run-of-the-mill sitcom but something more edgy (Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, or any other Christopher Guest movie). Sometimes I just feel the need to laugh. And why not? While I live with Bipolar Disorder and experience highs and lows, why shouldn't I be able to enjoy a good chuckle like anyone else.Certainly, when I'm feeling depressed I may find it difficult to laugh but watching a funny TV show or movie can distract me, even temporarily, from the downside of things.It's also fun to get together with others and share humorous stories or crack jokes. It's even better when I "bust a gut," laughing so hard that I can barely take it.While depression and mania are no laughing matter, laughter has a way of keeping one grounded and being a great coping skill. I appreciate the ability to laugh. It's nature's natural anti-depressant. It doesn't have to cost anything and no prescription is needed. All you have to do is watch a silly sitcom, read a funny story, or enjoy the opportunity to giggle with a friend.So if you're feeling out of sorts try finding something to make you laugh. You just may feel better. What makes you laugh?
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|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Annie remember hiding her own feces as a child?
(a) The closet.
(b) The basement.
(c) The linen closet.
(d) Dresser drawer.
2. How do the women in the nursing home behave?
(a) They go around in pairs.
(b) They are very friendly toward everybody.
(c) They always walk alone.
(d) They shun each other.
3. Which of the following does Annie NOT say she gets from her mother.
(a) Her sense of style.
(b) Her volatile nature.
(c) Her high spirits.
(d) Her hot temper.
4. What is an important motif in this chapter?
(a) Music.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Sorrow.
5. Where do Annie and her mother sit while they visit at the hospital?
(a) The lobby.
(b) The garden.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The cafeteria.
6. What does Annie note abut the nursing home?
(a) The bad art.
(b) The food.
(c) The cheap mattresses.
(d) The smells.
7. What is Blanche doing when Annie visits her in February?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Sitting in a wheelchair with her arm outstretched.
(c) Watching soap operas.
(d) Attending a Valentine's Day party.
8. Annie remembers how her mother _________________ before she fell ill.
(a) Played the piano.
(b) Got her hair done.
(c) Gave great parties.
(d) Looked at her.
9. What makes Annie especially sad about her mother's death?
(a) She has to sell her house.
(b) Her mother's dog won't stop whimpering.
(c) She will never hear her mother's voice again.
(d) Looking at old photographs.
10. Surgery prevents Annie from seeing her mother for how long?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) One month.
11. What cherished item of her mother's does Annie not know what to do with?
(a) Snowglobe collection.
(b) Diamond ring.
(c) Faberge egg.
(d) Sewing basket.
12. What words on the water bill reminds Annie of her mother's nickname?
(a) Gallons used.
(b) Cubic meter.
(c) Delivery date.
(d) Sanitation services.
13. Why did Annie hide feces as a child?
(a) She was embarrassed.
(b) She was confused.
(c) She wanted to show her mother.
(d) She didn't want to go to the outside toilet.
14. Which of the following does Blanche NOT exhibit after her hip surgery?
(a) Twitching hands.
(b) Blank eyes.
(c) Better mobility.
(d) Inability to eat.
15. How long has Blanche been at the institution as of Easter Day in April?
(a) 13 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.
Short Answer Questions
1. Writing about her mother is a good way for Annie to do what?
2. What request does Blanche make of Annie that breaks Annie's heart?
3. On what day does Blanche die?
4. What sentence does Annie decide she can never use in a fictional story?
5. What does Blanche do when Annie visits on Easter Day in April?
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During the past decade, the NSA has secretly worked to gain access to virtually all communications entering, leaving, or going through the country. A key reason, according to the draft of a top secret NSA inspector general's report leaked by Snowden, is that approximately one third of all international telephone calls in the world enter, leave, or transit the United States. "Most international telephone calls are routed through a small number of switches or 'chokepoints' in the international telephone switching system en route to their final destination," says the report. "The United States is a major crossroads for international switched telephone traffic." At the same time, according to the 2009 report, virtually all Internet communications in the world pass through the US. For example, the report notes that during 2002, less than one percent of worldwide Internet bandwidth—i.e., the international link between the Internet and computers—"was between two regions that did not include the United States."
Accessing this data is possible through a combination of techniques. Through the most effective of them, the NSA can gain direct access to the fiber-optic cables that now carry most kinds of communications data. According to a slide released by Snowden, the cable-tapping operation is codenamed "UPSTREAM" and it is described as the "collection of communications on fiber cables and infrastructure as data flows past." It also appears to be both far more secret and far more invasive than the PRISM program revealed by Snowden. Although PRISM gives the NSA access to data from the individual Internet companies, such as Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft, the companies claim that they don't give the agency direct access to their servers. Through UPSTREAM, however, the agency does get direct access to fiber-optic cables and the supporting infrastructure that carries nearly all the Internet and telephone traffic in the country.
As part of its cable-tapping program, the NSA has secretly installed what amount to computerized filters on the telecommunications infrastructure throughout the country. According to the leaked inspector general's report, the agency has secret cooperative agreements with the top three telephone companies in the country. Although the report disguises their names, they are likely AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint:
NSA determined that under the Authorization it could gain access to approximately 81% of the international calls into and out of the United States through three corporate partners: Company A had access to 39%, Company B 28%, and Company C 14%.
The filters are placed at key junction points known as switches. For example, much of the communications—telephone and Internet—to and from the northwestern United States pass through a nearly windowless nine-story building at 611 Folsom Street in San Francisco. This is AT&T's regional switching center. In 2003, the NSA built a secret room in the facility and filled it with computers and software from a company called Narus. Established in Israel by Israelis, and now owned by Boeing, Narus specializes in spyware, equipment that examines both the metadata—the names and addresses of people communicating on the Internet—and the content of digital traffic such as e-mail as it zooms past at the speed of light.
The agency also has access to the telephone metadata—the numbers called and calling and other details—of all Americans. Phone calls from telephone numbers that have been selected as targets can be routed directly to the agency and recorded. According to William Binney, the former NSA senior official, the NSA has established between ten and twenty of these secret rooms at telecom company switches around the country.
It is this daily access to the telephone metadata of all Americans without FISA warrants that the NSA and the Office of National Intelligence tried to hide when they falsely denied that the agency had surveillance records on millions of Americans. For years, the agency also had a nationwide bulk e-mail and Internet metadata collection and storage program, although that was ended in 2011 for "operational and resource reasons," according to the director of national intelligence.
But according to a joint statement issued on July 2 by senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, the real reason the program was shut down was that the NSA was "unable" to prove the usefulness of the operation. "We were very concerned about this program's impact on Americans' civil liberties and privacy rights," they said, "and we spent a significant portion of 2011 pressing intelligence officials to provide evidence of its effectiveness. They were unable to do so, and the program was shut down that year." The senators added, "It is also important to note that intelligence agencies made statements to both Congress and the [FISA court] that significantly exaggerated this program's effectiveness. This experience demonstrates to us that intelligence agencies' assessment of the usefulness of particular collection program—even significant ones—are not always accurate."
Speaking on Meet the Press, Glenn Greenwald, a lawyer and journalist who wrote the story about the NSA's collection of phone data for The Guardian, also mentioned a still-secret eighty-page FISA court opinion that, he said, criticized the NSA for violation of both the Fourth Amendment and the FISA statute. According to Greenwald, "it specifically said that they are collecting bulk transmissions, multiple conversations from millions of Americans…and that this is illegal." The NSA, he said, "planned to try to accommodate that ruling." On the same program, Representative Mike Rogers, Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, confirmed that the FISA court had issued a critical opinion and said that the NSA had "figured out how to correct that."
According to The Economist of June 29, "the NSA provided congressional intelligence committees with what it said were over 50 cases in which the programmes disclosed by Mr. Snowden had contributed to the 'understanding and, in many cases, disruption' of terrorist plots in America, and over 20 other countries." In a recent New York Review blog post, Kenneth Roth, director of Human Rights Watch and a former federal prosecutor, commented that "upon scrutiny" many of the plots referred to by the NSA
appear in fact to have been uncovered not because of the mass collection of our metadata but through more traditional surveillance of particular phone numbers or e-mail addresses—the kinds of targeted inquiries that easily would have justified a judicial order allowing review of records kept by communications companies or even monitoring the content of those communications.
At the AT&T facility on Folsom Street and the other locations, fiber-optic cables containing millions of communications enter the building and go into what's known as a beam-splitter. This is a prism-type device that produces a duplicate, mirror image of the original communications. The original beams, containing Internet data, continue on to wherever they were originally destined. The duplicate beam goes into Room 641A, the NSA's secret room one floor below, a discovery made by another whistleblower, AT&T technician Mark Klein. There the Narus equipment scans all the Internet traffic for "selectors"—names, e-mail address, words, phrases, or other indicators that the NSA wants to know about. Any message containing a selector is then retransmitted in full to the NSA for further analysis, as are the contents of phone calls selected. With regard to targeted phone numbers, the agency supplies them to the company, which then gives the NSA access to monitor them.
The selectors are inserted by remote control into the Narus equipment by NSA analysts sitting at their desks at the agency's headquarters at Fort Meade in Maryland or at dozens of locations around the world. What Snowden seemed to be saying in his interview is that as long as certain analysts have an e-mail address, for example, they can simply enter that information into the system and retrieve the content of the e-mails sent from and to that address. There are, by his account, no judicial checks and balances to assure that the targeting of an American has been approved by a FISA court order and not just by NSA employees. These claims by Snowden, and other revelations from the documents he released, should be investigated by either a select committee of Congress, such as the Church Committee, or an independent body, like the 9/11 Commission.
While UPSTREAM captures most of the telecommunications—about 80 percent according to Binney—there are still gaps in the coverage. That is where the PRISM program comes in. With PRISM, the NSA is able to go directly to the communications industry, including the major Internet companies, to get whatever they miss from UPSTREAM. According to the top secret inspector general's report, the "NSA maintains relationships with over 100 US companies," adding that the US has the "home field advantage as the primary hub for worldwide telecommunications."
According to a recent slide released by Snowden, the NSA on April 5, 2013, had 117,675 active surveillance targets in the program and was able to access real-time data on live voice, text, e-mail, or Internet chat services, in addition to analyzing stored data.
In the end, both UPSTREAM and PRISM may be only the tips of a much larger system. Another new document released by Snowden says that on New Year's Eve, 2012, SHELLTRUMPET, a metadata program targeting international communications, had just "processed its One Trillionth metadata record." Started five years ago, it noted that half of that trillion was added in 2012. It also noted that two more new programs, MOONLIGHTPATH and SPINNERET, "are planned to be added by September 2013."
One man who was prescient enough to see what was coming was Senator Frank Church, the first outsider to peer into the dark recesses of the NSA. In 1975, when the NSA posed merely a fraction of the threat to privacy it poses today with UPSTREAM, PRISM, and thousands of other collection and data-mining programs, Church issued a stark warning:
That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such [is] the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn't matter. There would be no place to hide. If this government ever became a tyranny, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back, because the most careful effort to combine together in resistance to the government, no matter how privately it was done, is within the reach of the government to know. Such is the capability of this technology…. I don't want to see this country ever go across the bridge. I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return.
Church sounds as if he had absorbed the lessons of 1984. From the recent evidence, they are still to be learned.
—July 12, 2013
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In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, you can find 6 community colleges serving 23,243 students.
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black and American).
The student:teacher ratio of 39:1 is more than the 32:1 state average.
Oklahoma City, OK Community Colleges:
- College Location Students
Oklahoma CityOklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
900 N Portland
Oklahoma City, OK, 73107
(405)947-44217,590 students
Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Community College
7777 S May Ave
Oklahoma City, OK, 73159
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The Secret to Life According to MoviesFeatures By Scott Beggs on September 13, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
This content series is in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, good taste travels well. Click here to learn more. We still haven't figured it out yet. You know, all of this. Existence. Why we're here, what we're meant for and whether that top ever stopped spinning. Good thing we have movies to help us wade through to find the answers. And to give us more questions. With so many films over the years attempting to deliver a life lesson or an insight into the fundamental secret to our humanity, this is just a brief history which hopefully ends in the ultimate meaning. After all, at least one movie must have gotten right. The first question is where to begin.
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Due to an overwhelming need to embrace my inner hermit the last few weeks I have forgone my usual weekend gallivanting in favor of staying home with movies. It might seem as if I'm turning into a cat lady (I prefer dogs) who hopes to find solace in the virtual arms of Tom Hardy or Gerard Butler while I contemplate my Bridget Jones-esque death at the mangled jowls of a wild pack of voracious coyotes, but in all honestly there is just something comforting in spending Friday nights with a lover who is always in bed next to you – the remote control. I like to call my endless supply of romance, sex comedies, erotic thrillers, and documentaries "research" for this column, and that's why it's completely acceptable for me to leave my desk Friday at 5PM to watch whatever is inside that little red envelope. But this week I needed something different. Instead of a film about French sexploitation or sex in the Australian outback, I wanted a more mainstream offering. I desired a pretty film with the hint of romance but the full adrenaline rush of a psychological thriller. I also wanted to indulge my blazing Emily Blunt crush. Again, in the name of research.
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This editorial contains spoilers for Source Code. Consider yourself warned, and consider yourself given another excuse to go see the movie. You're waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you don't know for sure. But it doesn't matter. How can it not matter to you where that train will take you? Because that train is going to explode, killing everyone on it. In fact, that train has already exploded, but you're waiting to board it in a very peculiar way. You're Colter Stevens from Source Code, and you have a ticket in your pocket because a man who was on the train earlier in the day (when it blew sky high) has a ticket in his pocket. Your mind is inside the short term memory of a dead man. Source Code plays around with identity philosophy in at least three key ways, and it seems directly influenced by the story of a man who loses his head in order to play hero. Hold on tight to your brain, and let's try to find Colter.
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while they give decent in-house training and in some area coaches but there are too few, they assign you to a veteran who is in the business and running and office. If you get a crappy veteran or one with no time for you (these guys volunteer to get partnership bonuses etc, some help but some are just in it for bonus and don't really offer anything), you are dropped off into the deep end and you would probably drown. hence the turn over. The people who thrive came from banks and other FA organizations and had clients to start off with or had a network of qualified prospects.Advice to ManagementAdvice
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UTEP Senior running back Donald Buckram will get another chance on the national stage to impress NFL scouts before the 2011 Draft. He has been added to the roster for the NFLPA's "Texas vs. The Nation" Senior game.
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NCUA Delays Vote on CUSO Final Rule (Misc News: June 20, 2012)
The NCUA canceled its June open meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, where it had planned to consider a final rule governing CUSOs.
CUNA has lobbied the federal regulator regarding its final rule, which was the only item on the agenda for the open portion of the meeting. The board was still planning to have the closed portion of its meeting where it would discuss other matters.
"We view this delay in considering the regulation a positive development as it will give us additional time to voice our concerns to key personnel at NCUA," CUNA President and CEO Bill Cheney said in a regulatory advocacy update email.
The NCUA has argued that enhancing the monitoring of CUSOs would protect consumers, credit unions and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. However, CUNA has said that while some CUSOs have had issues, CUSOs as a whole do not pose a systemic risk to the credit union system or overall concerns to the NCUSIF.
The proposed CUSO rule would have required CUSOs and their subsidiaries to file their respective financial statements directly to the NCUA, with copies forwarded to state supervisors. This requirement would have broadened NCUA's current authority to inspect the financials and records of some CUSOs. As proposed, this directive would have been a requirement to maintain insurance under the NCUSIF.
"CUNA will continue to press for minimal regulation that will not impose unnecessary constraints on sound and beneficial CUSO operations," Cheney said, according to CUNA News Now.
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Chris Christie Warned By Fitch on New Jersey Pension Cuts
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it could cut New Jersey's bond rating after Governor Chris Christie proposed to slash the state's contributions to its pension system as part of its annual budget.
The rating agency said it viewed Christie's budget proposal as a reversion to the governor's prior practice of balancing New Jersey's budget by creating larger shortfalls in the state's pension system. As New Jersey's finances recover from the Great Recession, Fitch believes the state should be repairing the finances of its pension system and not treating it as a source of cash.
"Fitch views this reversion to prior practices - cutting pension contributions as a way to balance the state's budget - as a form of deficit financing that is of particular credit concern at a time of economic recovery," the rating agency said.
The agency holds New Jersey at an 'A+' rating with a negative outlook. Fitch characterized New Jersey's pension proposal as a "credit negative" on Wednesday.Currently, Fitch estimates that New Jersey will face a budget gap of over $1 billion for fiscal 2014, given disappointing income tax payments in April. With few options to cover the state's budget shortfall this late in the fiscal year, Christie has proposed that New Jersey cut pension contributions by $1.57 billion in 2015. That proposal indicates Christie's administration would again rely upon pension contribution cuts as a primary means to close the state's budget shortfall. "This once again displays an inability to deliver a recurring solution to the state's budgetary imbalance and further delays action to align the state's revenues and expenditures," Fitch said. The agency also characterized New Jersey's current pension contributions as "inadequate," meaning further cuts would only make the state less-prepared to meet long-term liabilities. "I think at this point it's just a way for them to avoid coming up with a recurring solution to the budget gap," Marcy Block, a senior director at Fitch Ratings, said in a phone interview from New York. "The other part is what they are going to end up affecting on the pension side .... what ends up happening is the unfunded liability will grow large, so it's increasing a somewhat unstable situation on the pension side." Previously, New Jersey had committed to phasing in increases in pension contributions to the system to meet actuarial minimums. "The proposal retreats from the state's statutory commitment to phase in increases in its contributions to the system to the full actuarially required contribution. This in turn would result in additional increases to the state's already high unfunded pension liability," Fitch concluded. The Governor's office couldn't immediately be reached for comment. -- Written by Antoine Gara, with Joe Deaux in New York. Follow @AntoineGara
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Falls Church, VA— Principal Analyst, Frances Veasey, Deputy Director of Banyan Analytics, contributed to a recently published Incident Command System (ICS) Guidebook. The publication is the first comprehensive ICS guidebook released in Japan. Veasey co-authored a chapter explaining current U.S. practices in using military resources during disaster responses. The chapter addresses military integration at the field and headquarters levels, and details differences between the National Guard and Federal military and the roles they play in responding to disasters, as well as the different authorities they can be activated under. This chapter was informed by Veasey's work for FEMA as well as her seven years of experience as a lead exercise planner for the National Guard Bureau and U.S. Northern Command's regional all-hazards exercise program, VIGILANT GUARD.
The ICS Guidebook is sponsored by the International Institute of Global Resilience (IIGR) which is funded by the S&R Foundation, and was developed in cooperation with the Japan Medical Association, the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and the International Association of Emergency Managers. ICS is a management system with principles that can be applied to a broad spectrum of incidents including a local fire, a regional flood, and national and international disasters. ICS helps responders integrate disaster response efforts to achieve efficient and effective response. The ICS Guidebook will be distributed to firefighters, emergency managers, and other interested parties throughout Japan.
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To mix it up, she might experiment with lace fabrication or a ladylike floral print here and there, but you better believe it's all going to be red.
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ForumWatch: Applicants Seeking MBA Students
Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on November 21, 2011
There comes a point in the MBA application process when you have no choice but to conduct hands-on research about the programs that interest you most. What that means is going beyond the Internet and talking to real, live people. You'll want to get in touch with professors, administrators, students, and alumni. How do you track down students and alumni when you still have no connection to the school (other than your desire to go there)? Well, you can actually start with the ol' Internet again.
Many participants in Bloomberg Businessweek's Business School Forums post messages seeking out contacts at the schools that interest them. For instance, vishwaskulkarni recently asked about the Kellogg at Miami program. Specifically, this participant wanted information about the faculty and the student population. So far, no one has responded. That might be because of the misspelling of the program in the post. (Those searching the program name might not find it.) Ideally, someone from the program will respond and offer firsthand knowledge that will be of use to this participant and anyone else who reads it.
If you'd like to chime into this discussion or ask questions about other programs, visit the "Kellogs @ Miami" discussion thread in the Executive MBA Programs folder.
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When you are getting "booty", look around where you find the booty. Whenever there is booty, there are some lives.
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Before you can get Plankton, you have to complete the Bikini Bottom, Down Town, Tree Dome, Jelly Fish Fields, and Goo Lagoon levels; and have to get all the other letter tiles at Chum World. Go to the area where the back entrance of the "Big Top" is located. You will see a black speck holding up a letter tile. That little black speck is Plankton. You will have to chase him. The best strategy for this is rolling. When you are directly behind him, jump. If you get him, you will get the letter tile . If you lose, he will yell and jump into a vent . You will then have to go back to where you started and try again. Do not try sneaking up on him from behind -- it does not work. Then, you get to go treasure hunting.
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In Jelly Fish Fields, win the 100 jelly fishing contest. Your prize will be the Reep Blower costume.
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In the Downtown section, there is a specific letter tile that must be obtained by "shooting the bolts to cross the chasm". To get this, go to the construction site and to the area past the drills to where the water and barrels are located. Make sure you are in the Mermaid Man costume. The area is just after you get past the drills, not the location where you delivered the Krabby Patties to the foreman. Instead, run to the right where there is another man. Look to the left and you will see a glowing red object on the wall. Use your water balls to hit it. It will drop a platform. Jump to this and repeat until you get the tile.
Downtown Helping Sandy clean up trash:
To get this letter tile, you must wear your Reef Blower costume. Sandy then appears somewhere on Shell Street in the Business District. Then, simply blow the trash into the sewer holes.
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