text:
Who is Formula One racing's newest team boss?
The name of BARs new sporting director, Gil de Ferran, may not be too familiar to all Formula One fans - in Europe at least. In America, however, his reputation as one of motorsports most diverse driving talents precedes him.
Born in Paris, France, the son of a Ford Motor Company executive, de Ferran moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil when he was nine months old. He began racing karts at the age of 14 and by the age of 19, de Ferran won the Brazilian Formula Ford 1600 Championship. That success prompted him to leave Engineering College in Sao Paulo and move to England in 1988 to continue his career in racing.
De Ferran moved up the ladder steadily. By 1991, he was in British Formula 3 and in his second season, driving for Jackie Stewart's sons team Paul Stewart Racing, captured the British F3 Championship, taking seven victories. He moved into the FIA Formula 3000 Series for the next two seasons, winning a total of three races and finishing third in 1994, still driving for the same team.
In 1995, enticed by the legendary Jim Hall, de Ferran moved to the United States to begin racing on the Indy Car circuit and immediately won Rookie of the Year Honours with one victory that season. In 2000, de Ferran joined Team Penske, the team with the most wins in motorsport history, together they won two consecutive CART championships (2000 & 2001), becoming only the fourth driver in history to achieve this feat. In addition, de Ferran became The Fastest Man in the World when he set the closed course speed record by completing a lap at 241.428 mph at California Speedway on October 28, 2000.
In May 2003 his profile hit another peak when he took the chequered flag at the 87th running of the Indianapolis 500. De Ferran went on to retire at the end of that season with a victory in his final race, ending a highly successful 23 year driving career.
De Ferran has always taken a keen interest in Formula One racing, attending Grands Prix, particularly in the US and his native Brazil. Last year he took part in the Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving an ex-Ayrton Senna McLaren up the famous hill.


text:
Results tagged ' New York Giants '
Hall Monitor: A Masher, A Freak, A Winner and A Legend
By Trevor Hayes
Just the final weekend of the regular season remains. This season has been a long and exciting haul, but it's not quite time for reflection with milestones still falling.
Pushing to the finish: Toronto hitting sensation Jose Bautista hasn't quit yet. Now with 54 homers, he collected his ninth multi-homer game of 2010 last night in Minnesota. Before this year, he had just two in his career. The Jays slugger has 15 more than the next highest American League total. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only three players in AL history have finished with wider gaps than Bautista's over Paul Konerko (39), and all three are Hall of Famers: Babe Ruth (six times), Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Mantle.
Giant talent in Tiny Tim: After fanning 11 on short rest Wednesday, Tim Lincecum may or may not get one more regular season start – pending the Giants' plans. What is certain is that unless Roy Halladay pitches and reels off a 10-plus K start, the pitcher known as The Freak will win his third straight strikeout title. Beyond Halladay, no pitcher is within 15 of Lincecum. With his third consecutive title, Lincecum would join Randy Johnson and Hall of Famer Warren Spahn as the only National Leaguers to string together three straight since World War II. Furthermore, the Giants ace is doing it as a righty, something not done in the NL since another Hall of Famer, Dizzy Dean from 1932 to 1935.
Evolving into quite the strikeout artist, Lincecum made his last start his 26th career game with 10 or more strikeouts. The fourth-year hurler broke a tie with Juan Marichal and now sits behind only Jason Schmidt (27) and Christy Mathewson (28) among Giants since 1900.
The Captain and the Mick: The winningest franchise in baseball has a new winningest player in team history. The Yankees own a .568 franchise winning percentage and once again employ the winningest player in team history. As of Sunday night, Derek Jeter passed Mickey Mantle for the most wins while wearing pinstripes. Mantle finished his career at 1,376 wins and Jeter, after adding one more win Tuesday, sits at 1,378 regular-season victories. Mantle still leads Jeter – 2,401 to 2,293 – for most total regular-season games.
50 Years since Ted hung 'em up: The Red Sox plan to pay tribute to one of the legends of the game tonight at Fenway. A pre-game ceremony will mark the 50th anniversary of Ted Williams' final game. During the bottom of the eighth on Sept. 28, 1960, he stepped to the plate and hit a home run to deep center field – the 521st of his career. In the top of the next inning, Williams trotted out to his position and then to an ovation from the Fenway faithful, was removed – never again to take the field as a major leaguer.
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Era ends, but history lives
By Craig Muder
For baseball fans born between 1960 and 1980, his story was the first you committed to memory.
"The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"
On Monday, that story ended with the death of Bobby Thomson. But the legend lives forever.
I can still see the pages of my dog-eared copy of the David S. Neft & Richard M. Cohen World Series encyclopedia. A Christmas gift from my parents in 1979, it provided my first taste of the baseball statistics that would one day fill my mind. In that book, each Fall Classic from 1903 through 1978 is preserved – along with season stats from the two Series teams.
But as a bonus, Neft & Cohen provided box scores and play-by-play of season tiebreakers, including the most famous of them all: The 1951 three-game classic between the Giants and the Dodgers.
It was like finding a dollar in the couch cushions – something extra to be devoured. I poured through those box scores over and over, dreaming of becoming Thomson while agonizing over the fate of Ralph Branca.
No matter what the future holds for baseball, the past will always remain king. That time, that city, that moment, that comeback… It was all too perfect – a scene never to be repeated.
The Autumn Glory exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame serves as a monument to Thomson's pennant-winning homer with an exhibit dedicated to the Oct. 3, 1951 Shot Heard 'Round the World. Thomson's bat, cap and spikes from that day are on display, as well as a rosin bag used by Branca. They serve as a reminder of the greatest homer ever struck in major league competition.
The Museum's Library also contains a copy of that Neft & Cohen chronology, a book that started so many on the path to baseball adoration.
In so many ways, that path began with a home run by Bobby Thomson.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Hall Monitor: Thin air, busy days and record books
By Trevor Hayes
Through a quarter of the season, we're starting to stretch our legs. He's what's been historically notable over the last week.
Rockie reaching high: Rarified air is where Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez spends his time these days. On Thursday, the Colorado hurler threw seven innings, allowing just one hit while blanking the Astros. The first eight-game winner this season, he commands a 0.99 ERA through nine starts. Only Fernando Valenzuela (8-1, 0.91) during Fernandomania in 1981 and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal in 1966 (8-0, 0.69) have won eight of their first nine and posted ERAs below 1.00 since the expansion era began.
Angel all over: An inside-the-parker and the old 8-2-6-3 triple play. Angel Pagan was busy Wednesday in Washington. Playing center field for the Mets, he is only the second player to achieve the rare double feat in the last 55 years. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Phillies shortstop Ted Kazanski initiated a triple play and hit an inside-the-park homer on Sept. 25, 1955 against the New York Giants. Each of Kazanski's play has a Cooperstown connection. His inside-the-parker was the result of an outfield collision between Hall of Famer Willie Mays and Dusty Rhodes, and the liner he caught to start a 6-4-3 triple play ended the inning, the game, the season and Hall of Famer Leo Durocher's tenure as Giants manager. The Phils-Giants game was also the last time a team pulled a triple play and hit an inside-the-park homer in the same game. Interestingly enough, the game Pagan hit his first career inside-the-park homer also featured a triple play, when Philadelphia's Eric Brunlett converted an unassisted triple play to end the game – a moment preserved by the Hall of Fame with Brunlett's jersey on display in Today's Game.
A-Rod passes Robby in style: Alex Rodriguez is now cruising towards 600 homers after passing Hall of Famer Frank Robinson last Friday. But his 587th blast was a bit unusual, as an intentional walk to load the bases preceded A-Rod's homer. The last time he came to the plate after an intentional walk – in 2009 – he retaliated with a grand slam against the Rays in the season finale. The Twins tried it last Friday night and the result was the same.
Trevor Hayes is editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Managing greatness
By Freddy Berowski
Noted baseball author and historian Harold Seymour penned the book "The Golden Age of Baseball" about early 20th century baseball – a time when Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson were the stars of the game. Some would say that what we are experiencing now is the golden age of the baseball manager.
Entering the 2010 season, three of baseball's five all-time winningest managers are active. At 2,552 wins, Cardinals skipper Tony LaRussa sits about three seasons away from moving into second-place all-time, ahead of New York Giants Hall of Fame manager John McGraw. Thirteen times LaRussa has piloted clubs to a playoff birth, including two World Championships.
Bobby Cox of the Braves and Joe Torre of the Dodgers, with a combined five World Series championships and 29 postseason appearances, come in at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively, on the all-time manager win list. With the exception of the strike-shortened 1994 season, Cox lead Atlanta to a first-place finish every season from 1991 to 2005, a mark that is unparalleled in Major League Baseball history.
Meanwhile, for 14 seasons beginning in 1996, Torre has lead either the Yankees or the Dodgers to the postseason with either a first-place finish or a wild-card berth.
To find the last time that three of baseball's top five winningest managers were active in a season, we have to go back 60 years. The 1950 season was the last for Connie Mack and Joe McCarthy, and also marked the beginning of Bucky Harris' third stint with the Washington Senators.
At 3,731 wins, no one will be closing in on Mack's spot at No. 1 on the list anytime soon. But if history holds true it is only a matter of time before Cooperstown comes calling for LaRussa, Cox and Torre. Other than those three active skippers, the rest of the top 11 all-time winningest managers are already enshrined in Cooperstown.
Freddy Berowski is a library associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Oct. 14, 1905: Christy Mathewson throws third shutout in Series to lead Giants to title
By Bridget Bielefeld
Long before Reggie Jackson earned the title "Mr. October" for his dominance in the Fall Classic, Christy Mathewson's 1905 World Series performance epitomized postseason supremacy.
Mathewson, dubbed "Big Six" by teammates, was coming off a stellar regular season for the New York Giants. At 31-9, he led the National League in wins, strikeouts (206) and ERA (1.28).
His efforts propelled the Giants to the top of the NL leader board and earned the team a coveted place in the 1905 Fall Classic against Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics. The postseason appearance marked the first for the 25-year-old pitcher.
In Games 1 and 3, Mathewson stifled the A's – pitching a combined 18 shutout innings and striking out 14 men. The A's were pushed to the precipice of defeat in Game 4, as the Giants increased their lead in the Series 3-games-to-1.
Game 5 was slated for Oct. 14, 1905, and Mathewson, on two days rest, was scheduled to take the mound once again. In a blistering one hour and 35 minutes, Mathewson utilized his famed fadeaway pitch and blanked the A's 2-0 – throwing his third complete game shutout in a mere five days. No pitcher has ever matched that feat in a World Series.
With the victory, the Giants locked up the World Series, topping the A's four-games-to-one.
"Mathewson was the greatest pitcher who ever lived," Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack said. "He had knowledge, judgment, perfect control and form. It was wonderful to watch him pitch – when he wasn't pitching against you."
The Bucknell University alum holds the record for most National League wins with 373 – along with Grover Cleveland Alexander – and is third on the all-time list behind only Cy Young and Walter Johnson.
"Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday," writer Damon Runyon once said. "Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball. The first statement means the same as the second."
Those winning ways earned Mathewson a spot in the Hall of Fame in 1936. Along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner, they make up the first class of inductees.
Bridget Bielefeld was the 2009 public relations intern at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Postseason drama
By Freddy Berowski
On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins met in the 12th tie-breaker play-in in major league history. The 12-inning affair also matched Game Seven of the 1924 World Series for the second-longest elimination game in major league history, a game in which 12 Hall of Famers saw on-field action.
Tuesday night's game ended in dramatic fashion when Tigers closer Fernando Rodney, pitching in his fourth inning (something unheard of for a closer in this era), gave up the game-winning hit. Alexi Casilla, hitting a major league low .202 in 2009 for batters with more than 200 at-bats, drove a single to right allowing the speedy Carlos Gomez, the primary piece of the 2008 Johan Santana trade, to score the winning run from second base and secure the AL Central title for the Twins. This Tigers loss also marked the fifth time since 1900 that a team lead by as many as seven games in September and lost the lead, ultimately missing the post-season. The other teams to suffer the same fate as the Tigers: the 1934 Giants, the 1938 Pirates, the 1964 Phillies and the 2007 Mets.
The 1924 World Series between the New York Giants and the franchise that is today known as the Minnesota Twins – the Washington Senators – would take all seven games to decide. Eight future Hall of Famers competed for the Giants that day while the Senators fielded four, including Game Seven's winning pitcher, Walter Johnson.
Already 0-2 in the Series, The Big Train played a pivotal role in this game from the time he entered in relief in the 9th inning, striking out five and allowing only three base hits until the game's end. With one out and nobody on in the bottom of the 12th, Giants backstop Hank Gowdy dropped a foul pop-up by his Senators counterpart, Muddy Ruel. Ruel took full advantage of his second chance, driving a double to left field. Johnson was up next and he too reached base, on an error committed by future Hall of Fame shortstop Travis Jackson. Instead of a three-up, three-down inning, runners were now on first and second with one out. Light-hitting Earl McNeely, batting only .192 in the Series and already 0-for-5 in the game, proved the unlikely hero, doubling home the winning run.
Incidentally, the record for most innings played in an MLB elimination game – where both teams could be eliminated – is 13, when the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres to become the 2007 National League Wild Card winner.
Freddy Berowski is a library associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Color Post: How the Natural Light in your Space Affects Color Choices
7 comments:
- Layers and Layers said...
excellent post Anne-Marie. I aways do big poster cards of paint colours for my clients and ask them to move them around the room and to check them morning, afternoon and evening to make sure they are liked at each point of the day. Look forward to more posts on this!
Sharon - 30.8.10
- Abby & Her Boys said...
I'm starving to learn more about color and design, so I loved this one. Do you have any books on color you would recommend? Right now I'm just going on gut instinct.
- 30.8.10
- The mad woman behind the blog said...
More please! These are gorgeous.
And yes, I'm jotting these notes down where I can find them before my next painting project. - 30.8.10
- Nyla said...
This is great Anne-Marie! I love how you showed the same white room representing lighting from all directions. People forget, or don't realize the importance of analyzing their space alongside selecting a paint colour. Looking forward to more!
- 31.8.10
- tractorgirl said...
Excellent! Yes, light is so important, its intensity and direction, as well as the time of day can make such an enormous difference. (p.s. Always love your photos!)
- 1.9.10
- Anne-Marie @ 10 Rooms said...
Thanks so much for all the feedback, guys! I have begun to compile a list of color posts and just off the top have about 15! some of it you will probably already know,, but I'll get it out there :)
- 1.9.10
I know this is an old post, but what if the majority of the natural light in the room comes from skylights?
- 24.5.13


text:
Join Al Jazeera's social media community
The Stream is a social media community with its own daily TV show.
A police officer walks past the wreckage in Lockerbie, Scotland, of Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York, December 1988. (AP Photo/File)
On Thursday, March 13 at 19:30 GMT:
An Al Jazeera special investigation into the 1988 Lockerbie bombing uncovers new suspects and points the finger away from Libya. The network's findings suggest that the Iranian government was behind the attack in retaliation for the downing of an Iranian Airline by the U.S. Navy six months prior. Iran rejects the allegation. Did U.S. and British authorities get it wrong? And if so, how or why?
Read more:
Lockerbie: What really happened? - Al Jazeera English
Lockerbie bombing: are these the men who really brought down Pan Am 103? - The Telegraph
What do you think? Record a 30-second video comment or leave your thoughts in the comments section below.


text:
Welcome to Antigua House Rentals!
At Antigua Villa Rentals, life really is a beach. It may seem like a cliché, but this wonderful island, full of sandy beaches and dramatic azure seas, will leave you speechless. Antigua is the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands. This is a beach-lover's paradise; though only 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, Antigua boasts over 365 different beaches, one for every day of the year! Guests to Antigua villa rentals will also experience some of the best weather anywhere in the Caribbean.


text:
Garlic Bread
Golden brown and crunchy on the outside, tender and moist on the inside, garlic bread is also a great accompaniment to chicken salad, steak, or pasta.
8 thick slices Italian bread
3 tbsp salted butter
3 tbsp olive oil
2 large cloves garlic, minced
Place butter, oil, and garlic in a small bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap, and microwave on high 25 seconds until butter is melted and garlic flavour is infused. Brush both sides of the bread with the butter mixture. Grill on MEDIUM-LOW until golden brown, turning to create Perfect Grill Marks.
Recipe from Gathering Around The Grill Cookbook


text:
Part III of an Exploratory Study to Establish a Special Improvement
District on Springfield and South Orange Avenues, Newark, NJ
Report to the Corinthian Housing Development Corporation and New Community Corporation
May 11, 1998
Phase II: Formalizing the Coalition of Merchants & Developing A Plan
Phase II of the revitalization process should begin with local merchants assuming control of the effort from the merchant organizer and community-based organizations or other lead agencies that have organized, sponsored, and supported the effort to this point. The loose coalition of merchants that participated in Phase I activities, such as publishing a merchant newsletter and limited joint advertising, must be willing to make a stronger commitment to the neighborhood's commercial corridors if the revitalization effort is going to significantly impact the business climate in West Side Park. Though the effort may benefit in the short-term from the continuing presence of a staff person, the revitalization of West Side Park will not move beyond the limited accomplishments of Phase I by continuing to depend on a merchant organizer.
The experience of other revitalization efforts in low-income communities indicates that before merchants can take control of the revitalization effort, several things must happen. First, there must be leaders identified among the business community. Second, the loose coalition of businesses established in Phase I must develop into a more formal structure. Finally, there must be a widespread belief in the framework for sustaining a successful revitalization effort in West Side Park. Once these three steps are accomplished, the merchant-led effort will be ready to guide existing programs, define short- and long-term goals both for their businesses and for Springfield and South Orange Avenues, and implement new programs. In sum, the most critical element of the revitalization effort's second phase is the development of merchant leadership to interact directly with foundations, government agencies and commercial lending institutions.
As indicated in Volume II of this report, the commercial revitalization effort on Grand Street in Brooklyn has received continuous support from the St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation. St. Nicholas initiated Grand Street's revitalization effort by building a coalition of businesses, organizing strategy sessions and funding the effort's first programs. The Business Improvement District that grew out of that revitalization effort continues to utilize the support of St. Nicholas in the form of office space, secretarial services, computers and software, office supplies and a revolving loan fund.
Although the role of community-based organizations and/or other lead agencies should decrease following the establishment of a more formal organization of businesses, the community-based organizations should continue to act as partners to the commercial revitalization effort. Neighborhood merchants should continue to utilize the services and supplies of their community-based partners.
Organize a Merchants' Association
One option for formalizing the coalition of merchants organized during Phase I of the revitalization effort is the (re)establishment of a merchants' association. As Part II of this report indicates, West Side Park businesses have organized merchants' associations in the past, but they have not been able to sustain themselves and they have now disbanded. The difference here is that the merchants' association will emerge as a result of the accomplishments achieved during Phase I. The prospects for success should be greater now than in the past, and a strong base should exist as a result of the earlier work of the merchant organizer, community-based organizations, and outside funders.
What Can a Merchants' Association Do?
A merchants' association, with both a name and a logo to formalize the identity of West Side Park merchants, is a formal organization for interacting with foundations, lenders, and government agencies, and provides a vehicle for sustaining a merchant-led revitalization effort. A formal structure is crucial to building partnerships with neighborhood-based institutions, such as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and expanding the scope of community-oriented funding programs.
The experiences of the commercial revitalization efforts in Midtown-Elizabeth, Roxbury, Massachusetts and East Williamsburg, Brooklyn indicate that a merchants' association that has the active support of merchants in the form of a time commitment will be able to assume the leadership and motivation responsibilities previously held by the merchant organizer. The merchants' association will also have the capacity to not only re-examine and redefine the short- and long-term vision of the CRP, if necessary, but also take on responsibility for maintaining existing programs and establishing new ones.
Build Partnerships with Community Institutions
The establishment of a merchants' organization should allow West Side Park merchants to begin developing partnerships with private foundations, lending institutions, government agencies, and existing neighborhood-based institutions with a stake in the future of Springfield and South Orange Avenues. As Part II explained, potential partners are often interested in supporting neighborhood revitalization efforts, but they prefer to work with organizations rather than individual merchants. Furthermore, the partnerships can serve several purposes, including funding activities, expanding the market for neighborhood businesses and services, and providing technical and political support to the merchants' association. Existing neighborhood institutions, such as the UMDNJ and neighborhood bank branches, can support programs by funding an expansion of the community policing effort, participating in joint advertising, and purchasing supplies for a neighborhood clean-up event. Eventually, these potential neighborhood partners may also participate in the formation of a West Side Park SID. Part II describes some of the publicly and privately sponsored programs with which the merchants' association may be able to partner to expand the scope of the revitalization effort.
Connect to Capital: Expand the Community Loan Pool
Merchants and local community-based organizations should explore new options for funding, since access to capital will continue to be a concern for merchants during Phase II. As mentioned in Part II, the community loan pool is one funding mechanism. In West Side Park, financial institutions, foundations, businesses, and community groups could participate in a loan pool that provides funds to merchants for building rehabilitation, start-up costs, expansion, or other activities. The community loan pool, which can be administered by a community-based organization that draws upon another source of funding, should offer reduced rate loans for businesses that have failed to qualify for loans from traditional sources.
The structure of the community loan pool should reflect the increased capacity of merchants and therefore, differs from the loan or grant program described as a component of Phase I. As described in Part II, community loan pools require initiative, cooperation and organization within the business community, which could be demonstrated by the formation of a merchants' association. The community loan pool should also loan larger amounts of money and have either higher interest rates or stricter repayment schedules than a revolving loan fund.
Institutionalize and Expand Phase I Programs
Implementation of programs such as a merchant newsletter, joint advertising, and neighborhood crime watches will, most likely, be done with the assistance of a merchant organizer, community-based organizations, and outside funding during the first phase of the revitalization effort. In Phase II, the merchants' association should perform these activities on a routine basis, with the support of volunteers from the business community. For example, if publication of the merchant newsletter during Phase I was sporadic, the merchants' association should publish it on a more regular schedule or expand it in Phase II. Merchants could also build a partnership with the Newark Police Department to expand the community policing effort in the neighborhood. Again, the critical difference between Phase I and Phase II is the leadership provided by neighborhood merchants, as opposed to either a merchant organizer or an existing institution.
Building on the Accomplishments of Phase I
Several of the programs proposed as part of Phase I, such as the creation of both joint advertising and merchant newsletter, are designed to create a neighborhood identity among merchants neighborhood residents. The formalization of the coalition of neighborhood businesses through a merchants' association will enable an expansion of these programs to target both neighborhood residents and people who work in the community. Examples of low-cost programs that the West Side Park merchants' association could sponsor include:
Establishing a neighborhood discount card that gives shoppers a small discount when they patronize businesses on Springfield and South Orange Avenues;
Coordinating business hours to cater to the needs of employees in nearby institutions, such as UMDNJ
Organizing sidewalk sales where shops on Springfield and South Orange Avenues discount merchandise on a single day
Expanding a joint advertising campaign to target not only neighborhood residents, but also Newark residents outside of West Side Park
Moving Beyond Phase II
Moving to a third phase of the revitalization effort, which may include establishing a Special Improvement District, will depend on the interest and capacity of West Side Park's merchants to do the following:
Define goals and implement programs that can achieve those goals
Function as a formal organization that successfully interacts with foundations, lenders and government agencies
Improve the bottom lines of local businesses


text:
Lexus LF-LC Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show
- Looks like: A worthy desktop photo for any computer
- Defining characteristics: Glass roof, hybrid powertrain, four seats
- Ridiculous features: Puckered metal-mouth grille
- Chance of being mass-produced: Some design aspects could see production
The Lexus LF-LC Concept peeks into the future of Lexus design, which looks like a sporty, exotic future if any elements of the LF-LC make it to production.
More 2012 Detroit Auto Show Coverage
The LF-LC's profile has an exotic flair similar to the Lexus LFA supercar with deep side scoops and a sleek roofline. It was designed as a driver's car and looks the part from every angle with a wide stance, low roof, short rear and long nose. Lexus' new design language is exemplified in the LF-LC with its massive mesh grille surrounded by aluminum. It's a grille used with less exuberance on the production Lexus GS, CT 200h and recently refreshed LX 570.
The concept features a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive configuration paired with an Advanced Lexus Hybrid Drive system. For now, however, that's all the powertrain info available. That's not stopping us from changing our desktop wallpaper, though.
Clicking on any image below will launch a larger photo gallery; you can browse through them by hitting the right and left arrow keys.


text:
Problem Solved – A 36″ wall oven from Wolf
Customers are often frustrated however, that when they choose a cooktop that is 36″ wide, the oven is only 30″ wide and therefore doesn't really match. Not to worry. Wolf makes a great 36″ wall oven that will fit nicely under your choice of 36″ cooktops.


text:
Click below to filter your search results
Number 577
ABSTRACT: The U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2013 (U.S. SPR), issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a companion piece to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010. The U.S. Med...
November 2013
Number 535
ABSTRACT: Increasing numbers of women and adolescent females are incarcerated each year in the United States and they represent an increasing proportion of inmates in the U.S. correctional system. Incarcerated women and adolescent females often come from disadvantaged environments and have high ra...
August 2012
Number 505
(Reaffirmed 2014)
ABSTRACT: The 2010 U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (U.S. MEC) issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives comprehensive, evidence-based guidance to clinicians providing family planning services to women, especially women with medical conditions. The Ameri...
September 2011
Number 205
Tubal ligation at the time of cesarean delivery requires significant additional physician work even though the technical work of the procedure is brief. Informed consent by the patient requires considerably more counseling by the physician regarding potential risks and benefits of this procedure t...
August 1998


text:
Villa Maritime offers a comfortable accommodation.
For conference guests
Our conference guests stay in comfortable apartments/suites with a living room and one or two bedrooms.
For private guests
You can rent our apartments at any time of the year. They are especially popular in summer, when the Villa Maritime is transformed into a summer paradise. Each apartment has a fully equipped kitchen.
In the warm part of the year our sheltered courtyard area is a veritable oasis with its heated swimming pool and a place to barbecue.


text:
Saturday, February 1, 2014
To send a Sports Short announcement about your community or recreational sporting event, please email firstname.lastname@example.com, mail 150 Venture Drive, Dover, NH 03820 or fax us at 603-749-7079. If you are e-mailing your announcement, please paste it in the body of the email. Do not send email attachments. DO NOT SEND COPY IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS and please submit in paragraph form. Please note: If your item is time sensitive, do not send at the last moment (i.e. the day before or the day of the event). It is suggested that you submit your item at least 10 days before the event to insure that it receives proper placement in a timely manner.
RAA Recognition Banquet on Feb. 23
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Athletic Association (RAA) will be holding its annual Recognition Banquet on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Rochester Lodge of Elks on Columbus Avenue in Rochester. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 2:30 p.m. with the recognition ceremony to follow at 3 p.m. The RAA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support amateur athletes and organizations in the local area. Meetings are held on the last Monday of each month at the Rochester Community Center. For more information contact Gerry Gilbert at 603-330-3822.
Portsmouth LL online registration begins Feb. 5
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Little League (PLL) registration for the 2014 season opens Feb. 5 and continues through March 5. Registration is online by visiting the PLL website at www.portsmouthbaseball.com. To be eligible for the 2014 season, players must have been born between May 1, 2001 and April 30, 2007 and must reside in Portsmouth, Greenland, or Newington. PLL provides an opportunity for interested boys and girls to participate in an organized baseball program under the auspices of Little League Baseball International, Inc. The league is broken out by age with 11-12 year old, 9-10 year old, 7-8 year old divisions and the Challenger program.
There are three categories: athlete, contributor and athlete/contributor. A contributor must have 10 years of significant contribution to Farmington sports and an athlete is eligible six years after athletic participation is completed. An athlete/contributor nominee must meet both criteria. Seacoast Basketball Tournament sign-ups
PORTSMOUTH — Registrations are now being accepted for the 2014 Seacoast Basketball Tournament. The 65th Seacoast Basketball Tournament will be held from mid-March thru mid-April. In the past there have been upwards of 80 + teams compete during this month-long tournament. 'Tour de Pooch & Pals' fundraiser
PORTSMOUTH — Seacoasts Sports Clubs (SSC) announced it is hosting the 11th annual "Tour de Pooch & Pals" fundraiser on Feb. 8 from 9 a.m to 12 p.m. at its Downtown facility located at 95 Brewery Lane in Portsmouth. The spin fundraiser will donate all proceeds to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) at Nevins Farm in Methuen, Mass. Marshwood Youth Lacrosse
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Registrations are now being accepted for the spring season at www.marshwoodyouthlacrosse.com for youth players in Kindergarten through 8th Grade for both boys and girls from Eliot, South Berwick and Rollinsford, N.H. Please note teams fill up fast. If you have questions, please contact Susan Casey at email@example.com.
Seacoast Spartans AAU hoop tryouts
HAMPTON — The Seacoast Spartans will hold Elite AAU basketball tryouts at the RIM Athletic Complex in Hampton. BYA baseball and softball sign-ups
BARRINGTON — It's almost time to register Barrington and Strafford kids, ages 5 and up, interested in playing recreational T-Ball, softball or baseball. Strafford plays through the Barrington Youth Association (BYA). For new players, please make sure to bring your child's birth certificate to registration to be reviewed by league officials. For more information including sign-up dates, times, and fees, check BYA's website at www.byanh.org. The Leagues this year will once again be: Instructional (ages 5-6), Rookie (ages 7-10), Cal Ripken baseball and 12U softball (10-12), Babe Ruth baseball and 16U softball (ages 13-16), and Senior Babe Ruth (16+). Dover H.S. looking for coaches
DOVER — The Dover High School Athletic Department is currently looking to fill coaching positions for the 2014 spring sports season. The positions are the varsity boys tennis, girls varsity lacrosse, boys sub-varsity lacrosse, girls JV softball and the varsity boys volleyball. All interested candidates should contact the Director of Athletics, Peter Wotton, at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the Dover athletic office 603-516-6950.
Green Wave Baseball Players Clinic
DOVER — The Green Wave Baseball Players clinic will be held March 15 and 16 at Dover High School. There are two sessions — 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. High school tennis camps
NEWMARKET — Seacoast Sports Club has opened registration for its high school level pre-season tennis camps to be held in February at its SSC-Great Bay facility in Newmarket. Dover High Winter Break Basketball Camp
DOVER — Dover High boys' varsity basketball coach Mike Romps and staff will be putting on their 7th Annual "Winter Break" Basketball Camp from Feb. 24 to 27 at the Dover High gymnasium. Dover Baseball Spaghetti Dinner
DOVER — The Dover High School baseball team will hold a spaghetti dinner in the Dover High cafeteria on Feb. 14 and 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. The cost is $7.50 per person.
Rochester Fire and Police face off on ice
ROCHESTER — On Feb. 7 at the Rochester Arena, the Rochester Police will again face-off against the Rochester Fire Department in what has become an annual ice hockey grudge match. The Police Department remains undefeated in the six previous games. UNH women's lax announces high school clinic
DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team will hold the Wildcat Lacrosse High School Clinic on Saturday, March 15, at UNH's Bremner Field. |


text:
Recent SolutionsRecent Solutions
Important: Please read our FAQ section before contacting us. Most common questions and answers can be found there. Click Here You can also view our movie tutorials. Click Here.
Acanac's traffic management policies come into effect only if downstream network congestion occurs on a network segment. If congestion occurs, the traffic management policies reduce the amount of down stream bandwidth available up-to half of your plans available speed between 7PM to 12AM.
For the majority of customers the Internet experience is unaffected by our traffic management policies and both upstream and downstream bandwidth will be available to ensure the full operation of any application.
The ITMPs use IP addresses or PPPOE user names to make real-time traffic management decisions in relation to the network. Since IP addresses have the potential to be linked to an individual's customer account, IP addresses could be considered personal information. The traffic management policies implemented by Acanac do not involve capturing, storing or archiving this information in any way.
The 911 service provided by Acanac Inc. differs in a number of important ways from traditional 911 or E911 dialling available with most traditional telephone services - and has specific limitations relative to Enhanced 911 (E911).
(a) E911 vs. Basic 911 Service
When placing a call to emergency services with E911 or Enhanced 911, the customer's telephone number and location are automatically transmitted to the operator during the call. These two features (telephone number and location) are what make E911 "enhanced."
With Basic 911 (B911), the customer telephone number and location are not automatically transmitted to the operator trained to route the customer call to local emergency service (medical, fire, and law enforcement agencies). The attendant at the answering location verbally obtains the pertinent information that identifies the caller's need and physical location. The attendant then determines the appropriate agency and transfers the caller to that agency.
Acanac Inc. provides a basic 911 type service.
(b) Routing of 911 calls
When the customer dials 911, the customer call is routed from the Acanac Inc. network to our emergency services operator. The customer will need to confirm with the operator that they are still located at the address the customer has registered with Acanac Inc.. If the customer is at this address, our operator will transfer the customer call to the appropriate emergency agency. If the customer has moved their service equipment to another location and are calling from there, the customer will need to provide our operator with a current address / location. They will determine the appropriate emergency agency and transfer the customer call accordingly.
(c) Other users
The customer agrees to inform any household residents, guests and other third persons (all users and potential users of the service) who may be present at the physical location where the customer uses the service - of the nature and limitations of the provided 911 service.
(d) 911 dialling and Acanac Inc. service do not function during an electrical power or broadband provider outage
A power failure or disruption may require the customer to reset or reconfigure equipment prior to using the service. Power disruptions or failures or ISP (Internet service provider) outages will also prevent dialling to emergency service numbers including 911. In the event of power failure or broadband outage, the customer will need to access a traditional phone or cellular phone to make an emergency call. The customer acknowledges and understands that in the event of an outage, malfunction or any other unavailability of their Internet connection or related equipment, including without limitation, improper modification or any tampering with their computer or related software or hardware, the Service will not function; the customer will continue to be billed for the Service until the customer or Acanac Inc. terminate the Service in accordance with this Agreement.
WARNING: Power disruptions or failures, Internet Service Provider (ISP) outages or unavailability and tampering with equipment might prevent dialling to emergency service numbers including 9-1-1
(e) Possibility of network congestion and/or reduced speed for routing
Due to the service's reliance on broadband Internet service, there is a greater possibility of network congestion and/or reduced speed in the routing of a 911 communication made using Acanac Inc. equipment as compared to 911 dialling over traditional public telephone networks. Therefore, 911 calls may take longer to reach emergency service providers than in the case of traditional 911 calls. The customer acknowledges and understands that Acanac Inc. cannot be held liable for service outages beyond its reasonable control.
(f) Portability
Unlike traditional phone lines, this service is portable to any location with broadband Internet access, anywhere in the world. For example, the customer can have an Ottawa telephone number and receive calls when physically located in Toronto. When a customer travels and makes a 911 call, the service will automatically route their call to our emergency services operator who will verify the customers' current location (Canada or U.S.) in order to forward their call to the appropriate emergency services provider. If the customer is located outside Canada and the U.S., the customer should find a traditional public telephone network connected phone and dial the local emergency services number, which may or may not be 911.
(g) Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
Neither Acanac Inc. nor its officers, directors or employees may be held liable for (i) any claim, damage, or loss (including but not limited to profit loss), or (ii) any damage as a result of service outage, data loss. The customer hereby waives any and all such claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to any service outage and/or inability to dial 911 from his customer phone line or to access emergency service personnel unless it is proven that the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct on the part of Acanac Inc.. Subject to the provisions of this agreement, Acanac Inc. does not provide any other warranties of any kind either express or implied, including without limitation the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The customer agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Acanac Inc., its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, legal representatives and any other service provider who offers services to the customer or Acanac Inc. in relation with the present agreement or the service provided, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) by, or on behalf of, the customer, any third party or user of the customers' service relating to the absence, failure or outage of the service, including 911 dialling and/or inability of the customer or any third party or user of their service to be able to dial 911 or to have access to emergency service personnel, as well as any misroutes of 911 calls, including but not limited to their provision of incorrect information to Acanac Inc. in connection therewith.
Acanac FeedBack & Complaints
Acanac FeedBack & Complaints
Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) CCTS is an independent agency whose mandate is to resolve complaints of individual and small business customers about their telecommunications services. If you have a complaint about your telephone, wireless, or Internet service, you must first try to resolve it directly with your service provider. If you have done so and have been unable to reach a satisfactory resolution, CCTS may be able to help you, free of charge. To learn more about CCTS, you may visit its website at www.ccts-cprst.ca or call toll-free at 1-888-221-16871. |
Don't Just Take Our Word
Please visit the Acanac community for an unbiased opinion of our company.


text:
- This Lifestyle (#64Barz) prod. by Don Cannon Feat. DPone
- 01First Song
- 02Track Number Two
- 03Third Song
- 04Composition #Four
- 055th
- 06Song
DPone (pronounced D-Pone) found love and honor in the streets of Pasadena, California which led to the beginning of his rap career at the age of 18. Plagued with horrific life experiences throughout the San Gabriel Valley, he soon realized that the life he lived was very similar to millions of people living in destitution and pain throughout the world. Nonetheless, he knew he could only achieve greatness by using his street knowledge as the foundation for his lyrical talent and became heavily determined to versify the struggles of the "street life" for all to grasp a full understanding and be able to feel a punished existence within an unforgiving society. DPone found solitude with his God, gained employment, and a home of his own. This is where the seriousness of his craft entered into his rap career enabling him to purchase his own home studio to record the many songs he has today. A place where he can rest his head and work. A place where he can appreciate his music influences (Ice Cube, 2Pac, Scarface, NWA, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Nas, and Wu Tang Clan) and add his talent to the list like a mad scientist in his lab. With many performances under his belt since 2007, DPone remains hungry and eager to spread his name and lyrics like an unexplained viral epidemic. No cure, just questions like, "Who IS this nigga?" His first underground album "Who Am I?" contains the answers to everyone's questions. Who is DPone? A gangsta, hustla, B-dogged, hard-working, zealous man with major street credit. Patient and waiting for that one tiny moment to step both feet forward into a fanatical future leading millions of people into a new world of his creation, "Gangsta Hip-Hop".


text:
Major Action In the CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Super Bowl Trailer
By Malik Forté on February 2, 2014
Our pal Steve Rogers is going to have his hands full in his next adventure, as indicated in the Super Bowl trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The drama at S.H.I.E.L.D. is definitely ramping up. Here's a look at today's TV spot below:
I'd like to take a moment to point out how "fly" (pun totally intended) Falcon's wings are looking. Captain America: The Winter Soldier hits theaters this spring on April 4. Tell us what you think of the goodness this trailer has to offer in the comments.
And for those who might have missed it, here's a look at the first trailer from back in October.
Looks real good looks like shield is getting its money worth of captain America , love what I seen , can't wait to see it in April
Agents of Shield better step up it's game. It's already terribly tired and bland, but after this movie comes out the difference will be so overwhelming it will be practically unwatchable.
Oh man, oh man, this looks AMAZING.
Back in '79, my best friend, C.J. Watson, had a MEGO Falcon doll and I was so damn jealous even knowing nothing about the character. He had a badass mask and wings stitched to his costume that flared out when you raised his arms up. I would have given up all the Spideys and other MEGO dolls to have him.
I'm so excited to see him on the big screen.
This looks surprisingly good. Can't wait to see it.


text:
Succesful city story with great tradition
Pelister is a place where people of different ages and professions come not only to have a lunch, but also to meet, have meetings, or just have a conversation, whether it would be time for coffee, lunch or dessert. City restaurant Pelister is a synonym for success in hospitality with a long tradition a bar in which many old citizens of Skopje have spent their youth.
Great location
Hotel Pelister is located on the main Skopje's city square Macedonia, right above the restaurant Pelister
On-line reservation
You can make online room or suite reservation by filling out the form
on our site
24 hour service
Our staff is at your disposal
24 hours a day
Rich variety of dishes
The unique combination of the Macedonian cuisine and the Mediterranean cookery masterly, makes city restaurant Pelister popular both among the domestic and foreign guests.


text:
As a couple travelling over from Ireland - We were recommended Poggio Al Vento by some Italian friends who were familiar with the area. We thought it was a really delightful place. The views are fantastic, the owners very pleasant and our overall expereince was very enjoyable. There is a large breakfast served every day and the owners press their... More
Italy >
Tuscany >
Province of Arezzo >
Free Parking
Swimming Pool
Ranked #7 of 9 B&Bs / Inns in Lucignano
Price Range (Based on Average Rates):
Number of rooms: 5
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Among the beautiful hills which divide the area of Val di Chiana Aretina from the Senese area it's possible to discover very fine agritourisms and farmhouses for holidays: Poggio al Vento is one of these. Poggio al Vento is an old farmhouse composed of a country house divided into three nice apartments and two haylofts renovated and become two nice little houses. ... more less
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com so you can book your Agriturismo Poggio al Vento reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.


text:
Local services
Local services can cover anything from health and social care to swimming pools and libraries. They are all vitally important for revitalising the community's mind, body and soul, but unfortunately these services have long been in decline in rural areas.
This is because the cost of delivering services is often higher in rural areas, as they need to cover greater distances and a more dispersed population. This means villages can often be left stranded as private services, such as shops and pubs, and public services, like transport and healthcare, close down or are withdrawn.
To make sure rural communities can access fundamental services tailored to their needs – like social care – they need to be empowered and inspired through community enterprise to establish creative ways of replacing or reintroducing key services.
Reintroducing lost services back into the local area means less travel, reduced costs to local people most in need of the services and, in the longer term, leads to more sustainable rural communities.
There is a wide range of community business ideas that can be used to retain or introduce new services into rural communities across the UK. For example, a rural community could set up a community centre with facilities for visiting doctors, or they could set up facilities for health and social care. There are also communities that have taken on the running of swimming pools and library services threatened with closure.
Next steps
Get community support for your idea or read how others have taken control of their local services. Visit Village Communities to find other communities that have established enterprising local services. Or check out these useful organisations:


text:
HoopsHype Jay Larranaga rumors
Celtics assistant coach Jay Larranaga will become the team's new lead assistant to head coach Brad Stevens, league sources told the Globe Monday. Larranaga fills the role previously held by veteran assistant Ron Adams, who recently left to join the Golden State Warriors and coach Steve Kerr's staff in a similar position. Boston Globe
Walter McCarty's education as a coach came from a very unpopular voice here in Boston. But without it, the former Celtics reserve forward might not be answering questions as a new assistant for Brad Stevens. McCarty — who was hired by Stevens to fill out the Celtics coaching staff with Ron Adams and Micah Shrewsberry, along with holdovers Jamie Young and Jay Larranaga — spent three seasons, starting in 2007, as an assistant coach at the University of Louisville under his former C's coach Rick Pitino. It was there where he learned the intricacies of what a coach does behind the scenes, and how to find a voice as an assistant from a guy who has brought three different programs to the Final Four. "Working for Rick Pitino taught me a lot. It really prepared me for how to prepare for opponents, how to scout games, how to teach and develop players, and how to speak and communicate with players, as well," McCarty said from the Celtics practice facilities before a private basketball clinic with MarShon Brooks for YMCA of Greater Boston youth yesterday. Boston Herald
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have added Ron Adams, Micah Shrewsberry, and Walter McCarty to the team as assistant coaches. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Adams, Shrewsberry and McCarty join Jamie Young and Jay Larranaga on Head Coach Brad Stevens' coaching staff. "I am really excited about our assistant coaching staff that we have here in Boston," said Stevens. In this group, we have successfully assembled a passionate, intelligent, hard-working, and humble staff with a diverse set of experiences in coaching. We are all eager to get to work with this year's team, and take great pride in being a part of the Boston Celtics organization." NBA.com
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have added Ron Adams, Micah Shrewsberry, and Walter McCarty to the team as assistant coaches. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Adams, Shrewsberry and McCarty join Jamie Young and Jay Larranaga on Head Coach Brad Stevens' coaching staff. NBA.com
Griffin, an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls, was one of four candidates confirmed to have been invited for meetings with the Sixers' managing partners Joshua Harris and David Blitzer in New York this week. The other three candidates invited for second interviews are San Antonio assistant Brett Brown, Boston assistant Jay Larranaga and Atlanta assistant Kenny Atkinson. CSNPhilly.com
Marc Stein: Insistence for weeks in coaching circles has been Brett Brown or Michael Curry gets Philly job. Yet no surrender from Griff & Jay Larranaga Twitter @ESPNSteinLine
Baxter Holmes: Source on @Sixers' coaching search: "It'll all play out (this) week." Celtics asst. Jay Larranaga still in the mix. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Several head-coaching candidates will meet with Philadelphia 76ers ownership in New York this week in a second round of interviews, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Four assistant coaches – Atlanta's Kenny Atkinson, San Antonio's Brett Brown, Chicago's Adrian Griffin and Boston's Jay Larranaga – are scheduled to meet with, Sixers managing partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, among other team officials, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports
If the job doesn't go to Brown, the search for Doug Collins' replacement would remain competitive, the source said. Portland Trail Blazers assistant David Vanterpool; Sixers assistant Michael Curry, a holdover from Collins' staff; and Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga are believed to be the other serious contenders. The source confirmed that Chicago Bulls assistant coach Adrian Griffin also interviewed for the job. Philadelphia Inquirer
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Brett Brown and Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga are among the coaches who have made strong impressions in the process, sources said. Michael Curry, who remains from Doug Collins' coaching staff, is the strongest internal consideration. Yahoo! Sports
Adrian Wojnarowski: Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga met with Sixers management to discuss head coaching job on Tuesday, league sources tell Y! Twitter @WojYahooNBA
The Sixers have also contacted the Denver Nuggets about interviewing assistant Melvin Hunt, a source said. ESPN.com also has reported that the Sixers have reached out to Chicago Bulls assistant coaches Ed Pickney and Adrian Griffin while CSN Philadelphia reported that Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga is also a candidate. Yahoo! Sports
Jay Larranaga may have only spent one season as an NBA assistant coach. But that's not stopping the 76ers from considering him as their head coach. The Celtics assistant will interview for the Sixers coaching job, according to multiple reports. In Friday's other news involving the Sixers, the Jrue Holiday-for-Nerlens Noel trade finally became official and the team won its Orlando Pro Summer League finale. Philadelphia Inquirer
Two NBA sources confirmed that the Sixers will interview Celtics assistant coach Jay Larranaga for their head coaching position. Larranaga just completed his first season as an assistant with Boston following two years as head coach of the NBDL's Erie BayHawks. This week he was the head coach of the Celtics' summer league team. CSNPhilly.com
There was talk Jay Larranaga might have the opportunity to move west with Doc Rivers, but as the only Celtics assistant coach whose deal ran beyond this past season, he is staying put. "I have another year on my contract, so I'm looking forward to continuing to be a part of the Celtics organization," Larranaga, who is leading the club's entry in the Orlando summer league, said yesterday. And what of the Clippers situation? "I don't think that's what my contract says," Larranaga said with a smile. Boston Herald
When Rivers left to become the Clippers' new head coach and vice president of basketball operations, Rivers put in a good word with the Celtics about Larranaga, a league source said. "Doc recommended they hire Jay as the head coach," the source said. Boston Globe
But if Larranaga wanted to leave, for whatever reason, league sources said Rivers told Larranaga he had a job waiting for him on Rivers's new staff. At some point, though, Ainge had been seriously considering another candidate to become the next head coach of the Celtics, a candidate that Ainge had, in fact, been eyeing all along in case Rivers ultimately departed: Butler University's Brad Stevens. Boston Globe
Any rumor missing? E-mail us at email@example.com.


text:
What Does DogFriendly.com Offer? Select From Our Pull-Down Menu Dog-Friendly Hotels & Lodging Dog-Friendly City Guides ...Attractions, Restaurants & More Dog-Friendly Ski Resorts Dog-Friendly Camping/RV Parks Dog-Friendly Beach Guide Dog-Friendly Outdoor Dining Dog-Friendly Attraction Guide Dog-Friendly Park Guide Off-Leash Dog Parks Public Transportation & Dogs Dog Camps Dog-Friendly Events Dog Photo Gallery Dog & Pet Store Dog Travel Guide Books Top 10 Dog-Friendly Cities Top 10 Dog-Friendly Resorts DogFriendly.com's Newsletter Book Reseller Information Advertise with DogFriendly.com Online Press Kit About Us/Contact Us
U.S. Dog Travel Guides
Dog City Guides
Outdoor Dining
Dog Parks
Dog & Pet Store
Campgrounds & RV Parks
Dog Travel Books
Mobile Apps
Dog Photos
Tamworth Inn
Tamworth InnDog-Friendly HotelsTamworth VillageTamworth,New Hampshire 03886 603-323-7721800-642-7352 Get Map or Directions Offering 16 rooms and suites all with a private bath, this simple but elegant lodge offers a full country breakfast, an authentic New England Pub, and they are central to various other activities and recreation. Dogs of all sizes are allowed for an additional $15 per night per pet on a space available basis. Dogs must be quiet and well mannered, and they are welcome throughout the inn and grounds, just not in the dining room or breakfast areas. Dogs must be leashed and cleaned up after, and they may only be left alone in the room if they are crated and the owners are on the property.
=indicates DogFriendly.com's dog-friendly advertisers!
Air Travel
Highway Guides
Books and Ebooks
List Your Property
About Us
Press Kit
Contact Us
Recommend Places


text:
Stars Studio
Stars has an in-house broadcast quality studio and full time director in order to deliver professionally produced auditions as well as sessions. We are fully equipped to manage your talent casting and recording from concept to delivery. Stars Studio offers phone patch as well as ISDN service.
Our recording facility features an isolation booth and control room, utilizing the following equipment:
- ProTools running on a Windows XP PC
- Neumann TLM-103 microphone
- Earthworks M30 microphone
- Focusrite Red 7 Mic Pro & Dynamics
- Telos Zephyr ISDN Transceiver
- Gentner phone patch
- VOX Studio (similar to Voice Pro)
Stars Studio supports 24 bit 48kHz audio recording.
Complimentary casting services and auditions provided. Same day turnaround is available in most cases.


text:
Lofou Village
TThe village of Lofou is in the district of the 'ampelochoria' between Limassol and Paphos, about 26 kilometers northwest of the city of Limassol.
Lofou is built in a circular pattern on hills, at an altitude of 780 meters and has a total of about 650 centimeters in annual rainfall. It is surrounded by mountains with narrow and steep versants. The landscape is divided by two rivers that are canals of 'Kryos' and 'Kouris', which both come from the river 'Kouris'.
From a geological perspective there are significant geological resources in the village's municipality from the greater region of 'Pachna' (alternating layers of chalk, margo and psammite) upon which a clayey ground has developed.
Lofou is connected with nearby villages by asphalted lanes. It is connected with 'Pera Pedi' village in the North (at a distance of 6.5 km) and from the Southwest with 'Saint Therapon' village (at a distance of 4.5 km). In the Southeast it used to be connected with 'Alassa' village. The whole village was reconstructed in another location as it was flooded by 'Kouris' weir. From the East side, Lofou is connected with the villages of 'Sylikou', 'Monagri' and 'Doros'.
Today, it takes about 25 minutes to reach the village for someone setting out from Limassol. Driving up the main road that leads to Platres and making a left turn after Alassa (current position), the visitor may be able to reach the village within 15 minutes.
The village is built on a hill between mountains and gets its name based on this fact. The name Lofou was inspired by the Greek word 'lofos' which means 'hill'. The original name of the village was "Lofos" since the early 20th century. That can be proven by the birth certificates provided by the local primary school, on which "Lofos" was written as the birth place of the students.
Simos Menandros (1970) supports that the renaming of the village from "Lofos" to "Lofou" may be attributed to a linguistic change in the everyday language of local farmers. The latter's used "Lofou" to refer to the village, since they were using such kind of suffixes when they were referring to the village's residents or its local products. This change of gender ('Lofou' is considered as being of female gender having the suffix "ou") is also justified by the need to accompany the word Lofou with the word 'komi' which is also female in gender and means burgh. It was normal for someone at those times to assume that since 'komi' was female in gender, 'Lofou' should be female as well. Therefore, 'Lofou' ended up having a female gender because of a linguistic change in morphology. 'Lofou' is the name by which the village is nowadays widely known and referred to.
There are no historical findings that may help us define the exact date on which 'Lofou' was founded. The area must have been inhabited since the Bronze Age. This fact may be verified by the various archeological findings, particularly by the ancient pots that they were scattered around the area of the village.
The dominant view regards that the village must have been founded some years before Cyprus was occupied by the Franks in the late 12th century. During that time and because of the Ottoman invasions, the locals were forced to abandon the coasts and move to the inner parts of the island in order to find refuge. The location of the village was truly ideal for their needs since it is hidden in the mountains and, as a consequence, it provided a sense of security. This theory is also supported by Nearchos Kliridis (1961) and J. C. Goodwin (1977), both of whom support that the village must have been built before the word 'lofos' was replaced by the word 'laonin'. There are quite a few settlements in Greece under the name 'Lofos' or 'Lofoi' (hills), a fact that confirms the theories of Simos Menandros (1970) and other researchers that we should consider the village 'ancient'. The same applies to all other villages whose names derive from words that have been replaced or are no longer used.


text:
Buying or selling breast milk is a common practice among nursing mothers, but a new method some moms are trying can come with significant health risks.
The website www.onlythebreast.com is for moms who can't produce enough of their own breast milk and need to buy from others. But it turns out, its not just women who are shopping around.
Sites like these are becoming the go to place for people looking for breast milk. You can buy it, sell it or even donate it.
KREM2 found several local women selling their breast milk. Carey Louden posted an add on the website after having her daughter Viola. With an abundance of milk, she took to the internet in hopes of providing to other families in need.
Before Louden sold any milk, she had a change of heart. On the site she saw a section of posts from men looking to buy breast milk for themselves. One man even offered $250 for a supply.
We asked Louden if she would buy milk from the website. She says she wouldn't because there are no safety screenings for sellers.
In the end, Louden decided to donate her milk to several local families.


text:
Sometimes what's old is new, even in the newspaper business.
You may have seen the news earlier this week that the British newspaper The Times plans to offer a discount deal on a new Google Nexus 7 tablet to attract subscribers. That idea was tried here in the States and flopped.
The Times deal is focused on its digital edition, but a similar kind of deal in Philadelphia also included its print edition. Here's what happened.
When sister publications The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News last fall offered subscribers a hefty discount on a tablet for either $129 plus a one-year subscription or for $99 plus a two-year subscription to either paper, then-owners Philadelphia Media Network thought they had found a way to stay competitive in the race for digital eyeballs.
Specifically, the Philadelphia Media Network offered subscribers a deal on the the Arnova 10 G2 tablet from Archos, a tablet pre-loaded with the papers' three paid apps and ready access to the publications' free site, Philly.com.
The 10.1-inch Wi-Fi tablet was fairly current for the time featuring a 1 GHz processor, 1024 x 600 pixel touch screen display, and Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. It also supports Flash, plays high-def video up to 1080p, and includes dual-facing cameras.
"This partnership recognizes that consumers are increasingly utilizing tablets and other highly portable devices for their news, sports, and entertainment needs," the papers' publisher Greg Osberg said at the time in a statement.
Management was so high on the hardware that the company started the program by offering 5,000 tablets, up from the 2,000 it had initially planned when the program debuted last September.
We're not in the business of selling devices
But it all went downhill from there. The old owners stopped the program because their wasn't enough demand after the four-month beta test to enter into a phase two test, said a spokesman for the new owners.
This past April, a group of local business leaders called Interstate General Media paid $55 million for the papers, less than 15% of the $515 million spent to buy the papers in 2006. "The previous owners learned that selling electronics was not where we wanted to go," acknowledged General Manager of Philly.com Steve Alessi, who worked for the old owners and still works for the new ones.
"We made money on the subscription part, we didn't necessarily make money on the tablet," he added.
Alessi said the tablet project has its good side. The initial initiative provided a nice, concise solution [for fans] to access our content any way they wanted, including a device," the GM said. "It worked well in terms of exposure [and] kept us on trend in terms of higher mobile use."
Although the business decided not to move ahead with the project, Alessi still has good things to say about the tablet business. "It was a great beta test and we learned a lot," he told TabTimes.
All in all, the previous owner sold around 5,000 tablets, which the papers continue to service.
"Most likely, we will not sell actual electronic products going forward," Allessi said. "That's because technology is changing too fast. There are too many versions to compete with. It's not our core business."
Putting iPads to work
That doesn't mean that Interstate General Media has had its fill of tablets.
On the contrary, Allessi said that every sales person is equipped with iPads that demonstrate the company's media products. And the firm's digital team has been supplied with iPads to help customers who have technical difficulties with content on their iPads.
In addition, all upper management has iPads. Some of the reporters, who do double duty as editors and senior editors, also have iPads.
Content is available across all platforms, he added, noting that the number of unique mobile users has grown to 1.4 million. "Overall, [our studies] show it will continue to increase. Users will continue to consume our content on tablets and we have to make sure it will be there."


text: Online Black Friday sales top $1 billionBy Brandon Griggs, CNNUpdated 11:57 AM ET, Mon November 26, 2012More than 57 million Americans visited online retail sites on Black Friday, an increase of 18% over a year ago,.Story highlightsU.S. consumers spent record $1.042 billion online on Black Friday, up 26% over 2011It marks the first time e-commerce spending on that day has topped $1 billionOnline spending is up 16% this holiday season over 2011Online shoppers eager for discounts this holiday season did not wait for Cyber Monday.U.S. consumers spent a record $1.042 billion online on Black Friday, a 26% increase over the same day last year, according to new figures from comScore, an Internet analytics firm. Shoppers also found time amid the cooking, eating and watching football to spend an additional $633 million on Thanksgiving Day, a 32% jump from the year before.Black Friday is the heaviest online shopping day of the year so far. The sales total is the first time e-commerce spending on that day has topped $1 billion."Despite the frenzy of media coverage surrounding the importance of Black Friday in the brick-and-mortar world, we continue to see this shopping day become more and more prominent in the e-commerce channel -- particularly among those who prefer to avoid crowds at the stores," said comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni.While the Monday after Thanksgiving has traditionally been a heavy day for online shopping, some retailers offered Web-only deals last week in an effort to spur sales.Just WatchedBlack Friday lures shoppersreplayMore Videos ...Black Friday lures shoppers 02:51PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedFor plumbers, it's 'Brown Friday'replayMore Videos ...For plumbers, it's 'Brown Friday' 01:43PLAY VIDEOMore than 57 million Americans visited online retail sites on Black Friday, an increase of 18% over a year ago, comScore said. The most-visited site was Amazon, followed by Walmart, Best Buy, Target and Apple.In the holiday shopping season that began November 1, online spending is up 16% over 2011, according to comScore.What's driving the surge in online spending this holiday season? Digital content and subscriptions as more consumers download movies, TV shows, books and music to enjoy on their tablets and smartphones. Spending in that category is up 29% over last year. Other big-growth product categories this season are toys, video games and consumer electronics.More from tech9 billion years later, see star explodeDresses defy gender stereotypesWill.i.am apuesta por la moda sosteniblePowered by Livefyre


text:
Kuluck Persian Restaurant Is a Sensory Tour of the Arab World
Just like the stews, rice is a big component of Persian cuisine, and Kuluck offers multiple varieties.CandaceWest.com Chicken and raisins.
Tah-dig is one of the more popular versions. Referred to as crispy rice, it's basically a tall cake of rice encased by the crunchy golden layer that forms around sides when cooking. For an additional dollar, you can add your choice of stew or, for another three bucks, fesenjoon, a sweet and sour stew made of chicken, walnuts, and pomegranate syrup.
Go early, if you want to try it.
"It's so popular, we can hardly keep up," Shirdel says of the rice.
Sabzi polo is another favorite rice dish. Served with either salmon or fried tilapia, it mixes cilantro, baby dill, leeks, green onion, and garlic with Basmati rice for a combination that's fresh and nutrient-dense. It's usually consumed with friends and family for Nowruz (Iranian New Year) on the spring equinox.
It's a holiday Kuluck celebrates every year -- this year, 450 people showed up for the event. Although Shirdel now focuses on the restaurant, he frequently hosts parties and is even working on putting together a Persian festival in Boca Raton next year. (He was heavily involved in another Persian fest in West Palm Beach a few years back.)
Though his background is in the entertainment industry, for Shirdel, cooking and the restaurant industry was a natural fit.
"Like entertaining, a restaurant is kind of entertainment too," he says. "When people taste good food, you see their reaction. It's nice to satisfy someone like that."
Dishes include: Yellow split pea stew $12.99; Beef & green herb stew $13.99; Crispy rice $6.99; and Fish & fresh herb rice $17.99.
Kuluck Persian Restaurant, 7821 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation. Call 954-236-9955, or visit kuluck.com.
Follow Sara Ventiera on Twitter, @saraventiera.
Follow @CleanPlateBPB
Location Info
Sponsor Content


text:
Blackbeard History on the CoastNorth Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort Blackbeard's tale begins when he was known as Edward Teach. Serving as a sailor on a privateer – a government contracted warship – he earned a reputation for being bold and fearless in battle. In 1716, after the war, Teach, like so many other privateers, turned to piracy. By 1717, the first reports of Blackbeard – a fearless pirate captain who twisted and tied his long black beard into tails, stuffed lit cannon fuses into his beard and under his hat and had supposedly made a pact with the devil – appeared. As his pirate fleet grew, so did his reputation, but in late 1717 he captured a French slave ship, armed it with 40 guns, renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge and began a yearlong reign of terror across the Caribbean and along the North Carolina coast. During 1718, word of a pardon reached Blackbeard and he headed to Bath to investigate. Along the way, the Queen Anne's Revenge ran aground in the Beaufort Inlet, so he divided his loot, crew and ships, and settled briefly in Bath after accepting his pardon. By mid-summer, he accepted a commission as a privateer, but honest life didn't last long and he returned to piracy aboard a new sloop. This return to piracy was his last, and in November 1718, he met his fate at the hands of the crew of Robert Maynard. Reportedly, Blackbeard was shot five times, stabbed more than 20 and nearly beheaded before he succumbed to his wounds. Maynard finished the job and mounted Blackbeard's head on the bowsprit of his ship before heading home to collect his reward for killing the pirate. Today, visitors can see the remnants of the Queen Anne's Revenge at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, where one-third of the exhibit space is dedicated to the pirate who also called Beaufort home for a time. On display are relics from the wrecked ship, including plates, hull fragments, cannon, cannonballs, assorted weapons, a complete wine bottle, glass beads and other items. More artifacts, including the ship's 3,000-pound anchor, are undergoing conservation efforts at the QAR Conservation Lab at East Carolina University in Greenville. In Beaufort, you can also see the home he had there, the Hammock House, and learn more about his exploits in the area on the Port City Pirates and Ghosts tour. On Ocracoke Island, take a look at Teach's Hole, the inlet where Blackbeard met his fate, then visit the pirate-centric gift shop by the same name. Teach's Hole has a life-size display of Blackbeard as well as scale models of Queen Anne's Revenge and impressive exhibits detailing Blackbeard's life and the lives of other notable pirates. Visit Bath and look for the ghost of Blackbeard near his old home site at Teach's Point, better known as Plum Point. Rumor has it, the ruins of a structure there are the remnants of Blackbeard's house. Across the bay lived Governor Charles Eden, who pardoned Blackbeard, and many people have reported seeing a ball of fire sail back and forth across the bay. Many say it's the ghost of Blackbeard searching for his head. Jason Frye
Crystal Coast Tourism AuthorityMorehead City areaWhether you seek something secluded, active or just plain unspoiled, there are a number of beaches waiting for you and your family at the Crystal…
$215 - Spring Spectacular Golf SpecialCountry Club of Whispering PinesWhispering Pines Valid: Mar 1 - Mar 31
$15 - Brewery Tour with Take-Home Craft BeerAviator Brewing CompanyFuquay-Varina Valid: Feb 23 - May 1
Celebrate Spring: The Wrightsville Beach SweepstakesKnown for its spacious beach and crystal clear waters, Wrightsville Beach is full of outdoor activities perfect for spring. Wrightsville Beach was…
Beaufort Wine and Food WeekendBeaufort (0.06 mile) April 22 - 26 The heart of Beaufort Wine & Food takes place the last full weekend in April, putting on more than 20 events in a five-day period.
An Evening with Renowned Author Allan GurganusMorehead City (5.15 mile) March 6 Allan will be reading from his classic "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All". This is the first Living History Program for 2015 for the Beaufort Historical Association.
CedarsInn RestaurantBeaufort (0.03 mile) American Drawing inspiration from the beautiful coastal environment, Cedars Inn Restaurant supports the local food community and uses only the freshest ingredients. Chef Steve creates varied menus
Finz Grill & EateryBeaufort (0.04 mile) Seafood Located on the Historic Beaufort Waterfront, serving world class Seafood, Steaks, Burgers, Wraps, Soups, Salads and More for lunch and dinner.
The Front Street InnBeaufort (0.04 mile) Country Inns / Bed & Breakfasts Located in the Belcher Fuller House, circa 1851, overlooking Beaufort Inlet on the beautiful Crystal Coast. From our porches, enjoy watching sunsets, boaters and wild horses across Taylor's Creek.
Beaufort RealtyBeaufort (0.04 mile)Located on NC's Southern Outer Banks on the Crystal Coast, we offer a variety of vacation rental options in historic Beaufort.
Old Seaport InnBeaufort (0.11 mile) Country Inns / Bed & Breakfasts Restored private home, c. 1866, with four guest rooms with private baths in Beaufort's historic district.


text:
Discover Milan's must-see attractions on this comprehensive small group walking tour. Your half-day walking tour includes skip-the-line viewing of Leonardo da ... More info
This unique experience in Milan lets you discover the secrets of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper.' Start with a re-enactment of the painting with your ... More info
Eat your way through Milan's Brera neighborhood on a 3-hour food tour, led by a food-loving local guide! Learn about the city history and cuisine as you wander ... More info
Get up close to one of the world's most famous paintings on this 3-hour walking tour of Milan including a visit to Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper.' With ... More info
Get an introduction to Milan's culture and nightlife on an evening walking tour with a local guide. Explore the fashionable Brera district, the Porta Garibaldi ... More info
Explore Milan's Quadrilatero della Moda, the city's glitzy fashion district, on a 3-hour walking tour! Often called Milan's fashion quadrangle, the glamorous ... More info
Discover the delights of Milan by bike on a morning, afternoon or evening tour! Following an expert guide, you'll cycle at a gentle pace around the captivating ... More info
Walk the streets of Milan with your English speaking guide and discover many of the monuments and museums Milan has to see on this Private walking Tour. More info


text:
Must Watch: Wally Backman Gets Ejected And Unloads A Giant Can Of Awesomeness
Awesome! I don't know how else to describe this video. Just pure unadulterated awesomeness. This is precisley why I didn't want to waste God's time praying for that girl who was lost at sea. Because he's too busy making youtubes like this. Like if you think that it was an accident that Wally Backman was miked up for this than you are a fool. No way. This has God written all over it. He even made sure the guy who was arguing balls and strikes name was "Doc" just for emphasis. Hilarious stuff.
"Let's go get a beer Doc"
PS – I give everybody who works in cubeville permisson to tell their boss to "take their report and shove it up their ass" Wally Backman's words not yours.
Double PS – I've watched this like 20 times now and I think my favorite part is the move Wally Backman puts on the 2nd base ump at the 40 second mark. He just spins that guy around like a top. Like the 2nd base ump thinks he's going after the other guy and instead he beelines it to the plate. Hey dude you just got owned.


text:
I received the following email a few days ago, which I responded to with some ideas, such as MinistryTech, but I thought I would throw it out here and see what you all might suggest. Please leave a comment with… Continue Reading →
As I have been thinking about what I have been up to lately, it's pretty amazing what all is going on, but most of it, or all of it, I either can't talk about or I'm not ready to talk… Continue Reading →
I am still recovering and processing everything I took in from Catalyst. There were so many good speakers and too much to fully process all at once. I have wanted to write about it for the last couple of days… Continue Reading →
Bear Yarbrough is a new friend of mine who has a heart for Africa and specifically, Mali. Check this video out and if you want to support him with either financial support or your prayers, go here and learn more… Continue Reading →
As of a couple of days ago, I stepped down from my leadership role of the tech ministry at my church. It was a volunteer role but I was responsible for nearly everything tech related. There are always questions when… Continue Reading →
I spend a good amount of time in front of my laptop. I also spend a good amount of time on my cell phone, sometimes even making a phone call. It seems like nowadays, those 2 items are the tools… Continue Reading →
© 2015 Church Tech Matters — Powered by WordPress
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑


text:
I am interested in the Hussey family geneology. My branch settled in New Hampshire in the 17th century, and moved into Maine. I am interested in finding the lineage back to England from whence they came. |
Tim Hussey's Home Page
Updated September 6, 2000 |
Timothy Buffum Hussey |
Edit Your Page |
Related Links |
The content shown on this page has been submitted by a Genealogy.com customer, and is not subject to verification by Genealogy.com. Neither Genealogy.com nor its affiliates are responsible for the accuracy of any information contained on this page. The opinions expressed on this page are the author's alone and not the opinions of Genealogy.com.
© 2009 Ancestry.com |


text:
MS hope from 'off-the-shelf' drugs
Existing drugs for motor neurone disease, asthma and heart disease are being tested as possible treatments for advanced multiple sclerosis (MS).
About 500 people with late-stage MS are to enrol in clinical trials in England and Scotland to see if three common drugs can slow disease progression.
Research suggests the medicines may protect the brain from further damage.
There is currently no treatment for secondary progressive MS, a form of the disease marked by increased disability.
About 100,000 people are living with MS in the UK. Symptoms include problems with walking, balance, speech, vision and extreme fatigue.
Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing problems with muscle movement, balance and vision
- Around 8 out of 10 people with MS have the relapsing remitting type of MS, where symptoms are mild or disappear altogether at times - for days, weeks or sometimes months
- Remission is followed by a sudden outbreak of symptoms, known as a relapse, which can last for weeks or months
- After about 10 years, around half of people with relapsing remitting MS go on to develop secondary progressive MS
- In secondary progressive MS, symptoms gradually worsen and there are fewer or no periods of remission
- The least common form of MS is primary progressive MS where symptoms gradually get worse over time and there are no periods of remission
- Source: NHS Choices
Treatments are available to help with relapses and symptoms of MS during the early stages of the disease. However, despite clinical trials, scientists have so far failed to find a medicine that works in the late stages of MS.
Now, after reviewing published data on drug treatments that might help protect nerves in the brain, UK researchers are focusing on three drugs that are licensed for other conditions.
The three drugs are amiloride - currently licensed to treat heart disease and high blood pressure; ibudilast - an asthma drug used in Japan - ; and riluzole, the sole treatment for motor neurone disease.
All have shown some promise as a treatment for MS in small-scale trials.
Participants in the larger trials in London, Edinburgh and 13 other sites in the UK will be monitored for signs of progression of MS with scans and other clinical tests.
Dr Jeremy Chataway is consultant neurologist at University College London, which will carry out the London study.
He said the drugs selected are the most promising candidates for testing to see if they have an effect in slowing the progression of MS.
He told BBC News: "There is no treatment for secondary progressive MS. This is a really appropriate and scientific way of getting a pipeline of drugs so that we can one day get a treatment that works."
Case study
Anthony Stone, aged 50, from London is living with MS.
"Once you're secondary progressive there aren't any disease-modifying treatments, so anything that addresses that is something to welcome - it's very encouraging," he told BBC News.
" In the past - in my case - it was about the management of decline and I think that the possibility of drug treatments for secondary progressive MS - halting the progress - is something to be welcomed.
"For lots of people with secondary progressive [MS] there aren't the treatments out there - people may feel they're being ignored."
Patients entering the trial will be given brain scans at the beginning and end of the two-year study to see whether the drugs have an effect on slowing down brain tissue loss.
"We hope at least one of these drugs will show that it significantly reduces the rate of brain loss - we're hoping for 30% or 40% reduction," he added.
Step forwardThe MS-SMART trial, as it is known, will test the three drugs against a dummy treatment (placebo) in 440 people with secondary progressive MS.
Dr Susan Kohlhaas, head of biomedical research at the MS society, said: "People with MS have lived for years in hope that one day we will find an effective treatment for secondary progressive MS; this trial, although still early stage, takes us one step closer to make that hope a reality."
Commenting on the approach to the research, Prof Jayne Lawrence, chief science adviser for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said finding new medical uses for existing drugs offered hope to patients.
Aspirin, for example, had found many therapeutic uses - as a painkiller and in preventing strokes and heart disease, she said.
"It's becoming much more popular now because it costs so much to develop a [new] drug. At least you've got an idea of what the toxicity is so you can reduce the time it takes to develop the drug."
The research is funded by the Medical Research Council and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
More information on the study can be found at MS-SMART Trial - Home


text:
Our Kickstarter campaign for 'The Dying Eye' is 127% FUNDED!
That's right! We're 127% FUNDED with still 15 hours to go before the campaign ends! We are so excited to be able to make 'The Dying Eye' a reality for you!!
We just want to say a huge, HUGE thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goal!! We couldn't have done it without your contributions!
To learn more about the campaign (and even join our team…there's still 15 hours left for you to come on board!!) you can CLICK HERE.


text:
The History of Hotel Los Monteros
Founded by the Salamancan businessman, Ignacio Coca, Los Monteros Hotel was opened in 1962 with 35 rooms, but its high demand caused it to expand on three occasions and became a grand luxurious hotel of 168 rooms, 20 luxurious villas of more than 440 employees. The hotel currently has 173 rooms of which more than half are Junior Suites. Special guests from all social spheres have stayed in these rooms such as Queen Ingrid of Denmark, Michael Jackson, Julio Iglesias, Camilo José Cela, Baroness Von Thyssen, Lola Flores, Sean Connery, Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith and Carlos Herrera.
Its restaurant, "El Corzo" was the first hotel establishment of Spain to receive the Michelin Star. The hotel complex represented a valuable patrimony for Spanish tourism, made up of: Los Monteros Hotel, the "Río Real" golf course, the tennis club, "La Cabane" Beach Club and the equestrian club.
Little by little, it was turning into a large sports centre. It had the local government's first golf course – "Río Real"; a tennis club with seven courts and was also turned into a head establishment when the five-court squash centre was complete.
Los Monteros introduced a French invention in Spain and due to this, our country is now used to serving our fish dishes with a fish slice, which was very curious back then.
Its "La Cabane" Beach Club was one of the world's first to open and pioneer on the "Costa del Sol". In 1965 already it was already possible to enjoy this space beside the sea and this was subsequently copied in other places due to its great success. The current Spanish monarchy – who were Princes at the time – were the first to visit it.
It staged large events such as a "Hungarian" fashion design show which brought people in from all over the world, and more recently, more than 200 people paid a large amount of money to attend a lively dinner party at the beach club for an intimate concert with our singer, internationally known as Julio Iglesias. Some of these guests privately flew in for the occasion and stayed in the Hotel's best Suites.