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Rio de Janeiro - Hundreds of Belgian fans were looking forward to a "luxury camping" trip to the World Cup in Brazil, but they ended up in a muddy mess far from five-star treatment.
Around 500 people paid around 150 euros (about R2 000) a night per person - all for the privilege of sleeping in tents that lack electricity and the promised wi-fi connection.
The tourists at the "Belgian Village" at Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a coastal resort some 40 kilometres west of Rio de Janeiro, have also had to contend with dirty showers and toilets.
Serge Gilsoul, a 46-year-old dental surgeon, was furious.
"We are really very disappointed, considering what we have shelled out. It's not at all how they told us it would be," he said.
Replete with advertising billboards, the campsite usually hosts Brazilian surfers - but the owners scrambled to make changes for the Belgian visitors.
To make matters worse, the campers have had to cope with torrential rain - the type of weather from back home that they had sought to escape.
To visit Rio tourist havens such as Sugarloaf Mountain or Copacabana beach, they endure at least an hour on the bus each way, and longer in rush hour traffic.
"Look, there's our 'luxury tent'," grumbled Gilsoul, who was camping with his Venezuelan wife, as he opened up the entrance to a basic repose the size of a small bungalow.
Their bed was made of two wooden structures covered with a thin mattress. There were no cupboards and a pocket lamp served as lighting.
"The toilets are dreadful - pretty unsanitary. The wi-fi doesn't work, they serve us up stale Dutch cheese. The staff only speak Dutch and English. It's my first and last World Cup," said Gilsoul, who lives on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion.
The couple paid 9 000 euros for their trip, organized by travel agency Sun Riezen, an official partner of the Belgian Football Union. The sum included Brussels flights and transfers to the three cities where Belgium's Red Devils have group matches.
The price includes half-board at the site some have dubbed "Devillage" - a play on words for devil and village.
Sun Riezen outsourced the operation to a Dutch specialist company, Oranjecamping.
The promotional literature promises "an unforgettable trip" with entertainment thrown in as well as "free wi-fi connection," all allowing visitors to "share the Brazilian experience."
"We are all very unhappy - we've been stressed out for three days. We don't even talk about the football anymore," said psychiatric nurse Jean-Francois Claes.
"We are very disappointed with the football federation ... who drop their fans 10 000 kilometres from home," added Claes, saying that there was little sign of "the dream camp they sold us."
The campers say complaints to the federation have been directed to the Dutch firm running the site. Their officials declined to comment to AFP.
To try to head off the growing discontent, the Dutch operator and the football union have agreed to knock 50 euros per day per head off the price.
That decision came after a stormy meeting when organisers tried to soothe the unhappy campers by offering two hours of free beer, a bus ticket to Copacabana and a cut in beer prices for the remainder of the trip from 2.50 to 2.25 euros.
Despite the problems, Pascal van Cauwenberge, a 54-year-old accountant, said: "We're happy to be here even so. We've seen and tasted the magic of a Brazilian stadium - it was exceptional."
Just beyond the site, eight Argentines in their 40s sat laughing as they sipped their mate infusions next to a 1966 vintage Mercedes van, which they drove all the way to Brazil to see Lionel Messi and company.
"We had to take holidays and get permission from our wives, who'll make us pay for that all our lives. But it's great," said Jose Vega.
The Argentine group said they can't complain too much about their camping conditions.
Then again, they only paid 40 reais each per day - almost 10 times less than the Belgians. - Sapa-AFP
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For awhile I have just sat back and read threads posted by people everywhere from Seoul to San Diego. I never really felt as if I needed to put my two cents in, but recently I have noticed a practice that absolutely makes my cringe. Why in God's green earth do people need to put first-person pronouns in their statements about their favorite teams?
I may upchuck if one more yo-yo says something in the ballpark of, "We need to focus and play our game." Unless you are on the roster or payroll of the franchise / university that you are supporting please stop this nonsence. I am so tired of these morons who feel that they are an integral part of these teams. You will never be more than just a member of the mob who rallies in support of these teams. You will never hear intelligent fans say, 'We need to recruit better athletes and run the spread offense." If Butch Davis singles you out and asks your opinion about the future of the Tar Heels then you can continue this ridiculous practice. Until then please try to refrain.
I recently posted a thread about my lack of respect for the ACC football teams. I must have struck a nerve because several Pro-ACC fans came after me. I have respect for people fighting back when people are talking smack, but to me they lose all credibility when they directly associate themselves with the Hokies. Frank Beamer never recruited you or any member of your family. Everytime I see these comments I think of movies like "Hoosiers" and "Friday Night Lights" where members of the community felt like they were directly associated with the teams and needed to express their opinions to the coaches. In both movies these people looked idiotic.
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Thu, 26 January 2012
There were some crazy stories in the press this week... and a lot of them had to do with theme parks.
For instance...
Disney decided to drop a decades old rule that Walt Disney himself instated. Starting next month, workers will be allowed to sport beards and goatees. Hipsters rejoice!
Thorpe Park in England said that their new coaster "The Swarm" was apparently having some trouble making its height clearances during testing. Apparantly, some of the test mannequins came back without their limbs.
I like this story for a lot of reasons, but mostly because it gave the the opportunity to post a still from one of my favorite 80's movies ever - mannequin. Emmy was one hot Egyptian, man.
The guys also take an opportunity to preview upcoming shows and contests! You won't believe what is in store for February!
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Imagine if you had a chance to sit down and talk with Walt Disney when he started to brainstorm about an idea called "Mickey Mouse Park."
What if you could go back to 1959 and have lunch with Angus Wynne Jr. to hear his ideas about a park that would eventually become "Six Flags Over Texas."
Building a theme park from scratch is no easy accomplishment. It takes hard work, a solid business plan and most importantly... a vision.
On this week's show, we welcome a man with a unique vision of his own.
He wants to see a theme park built in his home town of Nashville, Tennessee.
This week, David Webb joins us to talk about his plans for "Ole South USA".
It would be a theme park celebrating everything that is vibrant and special about the southern region of the United States.
David gives us a "virtual tour" of the different themed lands, including descriptions of some of their innovative rides and attractions. He also talks about the steps being taken to make this dream a reality.
Most importantly, he fills us in on the Pioneer Club, which gives 3,500 people a chance to take part in the birth of this theme park.
We also have an update on the Valentine's Day Charity Song Auction and we announce the first CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-up of 2012.
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Among theme park fans, one of the most talked about locations over the past several years has been Universal Orlando.
Year after year, they blow people away with their incredibly detailed and truly scary (and fun) "Halloween Horror Nights."
They really turned people's heads when they unleashed the incredibly awesome "Spiderman" attraction on the world. Some people claim that ride hasn't been topped yet.
Then, they shocked the world when they announced plans to build "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter." What was even more amazing is that the new land and it's attractions actually lived up to the anticipation and the hype.
Most recently, they closed "Jaws", one of their original opening day rides and perhaps their most iconic attraction. That lead to speculation and some controversial reporting on what might possibly replace the gigantic Amity area.
To make sense of all of this, we welcome Seth Kubersky back to the show. He is the author of "Universal Studios 2012: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park."
We'll talk about the recent closure of "Jaws" and what the attraction has meant to the park's history. We'll also talk about what it was like to be at the attraction on it's closing night.
We'll also discuss its rumored replacement.
Seth will give us a breakdown about the possibility of a new Harry Potter themed area in Universal Studios Florida and a new thrill attraction that would be unlike anything we have ever seen at a park before.
Fascinating stuff!
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BOE's Fisher Says Banks May Not Follow HSBC on Loans Plan
Bank of England Markets Director Paul Fisher said HSBC Holdings Plc's rejection of the central bank's Funding for Lending Scheme may not be repeated by other banks that don't have access to as much liquidity.
"HSBC are a special case," Fisher said yesterday in a Bloomberg Television interview with Linda Yueh in London. "They are awash with retail deposits and other things they don't know what to do with." Britain's other big banks are "all very well disposed to the scheme."
HSBC said it won't participate in the FLS after the central bank announced details of the plan in London. The program, designed with the U.K. Treasury, is the latest in a series of measures introduced to boost lending, help the economy fend off contagion from turmoil in the euro area and recover from a recession.
"The main objective is to support the economy and we try to do that by unblocking the channel of bank lending," Fisher said. "We're going to do that by making bank funding costs cheaper so that banks can pass on cheaper loans to businesses and households."
Banks will be able to borrow treasury bills from the central bank from Aug. 1 to fund lending. They will have 18 months to use the facility and then up to four years to repay.
"The 18 months is designed to be long enough to let them get lending out of the door, but also short enough to make them want to do it and not delay," he said. "If we'd said two or three years, they might not have done anything for 18 months and we need the lending growth now."
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Fisher said that he currently doesn't anticipate the central bank would want to extend the alloted timespan.
"Of course you never say never, and if something else happens we'd have to think about other policies, but I wouldn't anticipate that we would change this scheme given that we set out precise details," he said.
While quantitative easing has done a "very good job," officials decided that other measures were needed, Fisher said. The bank expanded its target for bond purchases by 50 billion pounds ($78 billion) to 375 billion pounds this month, restarting the program after halting it in May.
"QE was really designed to go round the banks," Fisher said. "But by now, the banks should have fixed themselves."
He also said that he has been a "strong supporter" of QE because of the risks to inflation. While consumer-price growth has been above the central bank's 2 percent goal for more than two years, it is forecast to drop below that level in mid-2013.
"If we can't get growth back into the economy, the biggest threat to us is inflation falling below the target," Fisher said. "We'd all like to get back to more normal levels of interest rates in the medium term, so that would be no bad thing. But the cure for most of our problems at the moment is to get more growth back into the economy and then we can rely on getting inflation back to target on a sustainable footing."


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Celrun LLUON A1 PC IPTV
Korea's Celrun recently introduced the LLUON A1, a new combo computer which doubles as an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in addition to its role as a PC. Users can also watch regular TV on the A1. The 18.4-inch LCD screen depends on a TV-level 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1680x954 resolution, and switches its operating system based on the context: it reverts to Windows as the operating system when in PC mode and Linux for IPTV service.
On the hardware end, an Intel Atom processor rated at 1.6GHz works along with 1GB of RAM to operate the applications, and users get a 160GB HDD to store recorded TV shows. A DVD multi-drive allows both viewing movies and making backups. As a true all-in-one, both stereo speakers and a microphone for voice chat are integrated into the design.
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Would You Pay To Watch YouTube Channels?
The video platform is introducing paid channel subscriptions as early as this spring.
YouTube is planning to let content creators on the site charge viewers to access their channels, starting as early as this spring.
AdAge reports YouTube is currently testing the idea with a small group of users who are brainstorming ideas for the kinds of channels viewers would want to pay to watch.
Now, YouTube officially says "tens of millions" of people have created channels on the site. But this first batch of channel creators is probably not bustling with amateur filmmakers shooting videos of puppies riding tricycles. More likely, this initial group will include professional (and advertiser-friendly) media brands who have already proven they can create compelling content and leverage YouTube to draw in crowds.
The channels will cost somewhere between $1 to $5 a month, but it's unclear how pricing would work for different kinds of video access—say, pay-per-view live events versus a weekly webisode.
So, readers, sound off: Would you pay a small monthly fee to watch the channels of your choosing on YouTube? (And a sub-question: Do you currently pay for cable?)
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If I can watch some of TV content I can pay for it. For example some TV series and stuff. But please, I dont think we need another VOD site.
Please excuse my cynicism. However, it appears to me from what I have read, YouTube would like to "see if the public will pay to see their favorite channels". Sadly, it appears that YouTube has found a hitch to soak the public who have made them the mega hit website that they are today. I'm curious. Is YouTube so hard up financially that they have to seek assistance from an already financially strapped society and join the ranks of cable television? I thought that they were above that. This is a very sad day.
Is this a joke. I suppose having the option to do it is ok, but I don't believe many people would pay. The only reason would be if this channel was extremely popular and furthermore this channel, if it charged, would have to guarantee high quality footage and lots of it! Looking at most youtube channels that are very popular I don't see them as being serious enough to make justifiably high quality content regularly. Also, the whole point of Youtube is that it is meant to be fun, user created and FREE content which motivates a community to create videos for entertainment, not cash.
Of course the other methods, i.e. advertisements, can monetize videos and the youtube community has adapted to this, but blocking content off completely is just going against everything the youtube community has built up for years.
This shouldn't even be up to the guys at Youtube, the people who have done the most work and deserve to decide, are the Youtubers.


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Samuel Lugo
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Jul 31, 2006 08:20:00
I am writing my first
application. I have a form that has a drop-down box, two text fields, a 'Continue' button, and a 'Clear' button. The user makes a selection from the drop-down, and then enters information in the two text fields. When they click the 'Continue' button, they are taken to an intermediate page where their selection and information is presented for confirmation. On that page their is a 'Submit' button and a 'Cancel' button. The 'Cancel' button is an <html:button> tag with an onclick attribute that is assigned 'window.location.href='firstPage'. If the user clicks on the 'Cancel' button, they are taken to the initial page where they made the selection and entered their information. The problem that I am encountering is that once they are on that page, if they decide to reset the field values and they click on the 'Clear' button, the fields do not clear. The 'Clear' button is an <html:reset> button. I have tried using the regual html <input type="reset" value="Clear" /> button, but I get the same results.
As long as the user does not click 'Continue' on the intial page, the 'Clear' button ( <html:reset> ) works; the problem comes if they go to the next page, realize they made a mistake and go back using the 'Cancel' <html:button value="Cancel" onklick="window.location.href='firstPage'"> (not using the back button).
As I was writing this post I remembered that I commented out the reset(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request) function in the Action Form. The reason I did so was because the values were not being held from one page to the next, even though I specified a session scope in the struts-config.xml. So that may be why the 'Clear' button wouldn't work if I use the <html:reset> button, but I still don't understand why the 'Clear' button doesn't work if I use the regular html <input type="reset" value="Clear" />.
I hope this wasn't confusing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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[ July 31, 2006: Message edited by: Samuel Lugo ]
Merrill Higginson
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Jul 31, 2006 16:38:00
The function of a reset button is to reset the data as it appeared when the page was first displayed before the user changed anything, or what I'll refer to as it's "base state".
The trouble with your logic is that when you display firstPage.jsp for the second time, you have redifined the base state. Base state now consists of the page as it appeared when you displayed it the second time. If the user enters information and presses reset, it will return to this base state, not the state it was in when you displayed it the first time.
If you want the page to appear as though it were the first time, change the button from a reset button to just a regular button. Then in the onclick event of that button, specify
where "myAction.do" represents the action that you called to display the page the first time.
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Samuel Lugo
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Aug 01, 2006 09:12:00
Thank you for your response. I tried the solution that you suggested, but it still does not clear the information. Could it be that the ActionForm is retaining the data? Could it be because the scope is set to session?
Merrill Higginson
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Aug 01, 2006 09:19:00
Make sure that in your Action class that displays the page for the first time, you set all properties of the ActionForm bean to blanks or default values.
Samuel Lugo
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Aug 01, 2006 10:52:00
Do you mean using the reset function from the ActionForm class? Because if so, I have that function commented out. The reason I do is because when it is not commented out, the data is not being passed from the intial
to the next JSP when I click submit. In between those two JSPs, I have another Action class that is used to do some error checking. If no errors are encountered, then they Action class forwards to the next JSP where the data is then displayed.
Merrill Higginson
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Aug 01, 2006 13:15:00
No, that's not what I mean.
In the execute method of your action class, code:
Do this for each of the properties in the bean.
Samuel Lugo
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Aug 02, 2006 07:41:00
OK, I got it to work. Thank you for your assistance and your patience Merrill.
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The Hermes-laden, chardonnay-sipping cast members of the reality TV show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" continue their house-hopping moves.
This time it's Taylor Armstrong who is going to be looking for new digs. The house that she's renting at 1950 Linda Flora Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90077 has hit the market for $3.695 million, and according to TMZ, the owners would prefer that Armstrong and her daughter leave now that the home is listed in the Bel Air real estate market.
Armstrong has been renting the 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom Spanish contemporary since 2008 and lived there with her late husband, Russell, who took his own life after the couple separated in 2011. Events surrounding the tragedy were featured on "RHOBH" episodes, with Armstrong leaning heavily on her cohorts to help her through the shocking events.
While the owners of the home told TMZ that Armstrong was a fine tenant, "it's time to make a change."
The home was last sold in 2006 for $1.65 million, but has been upgraded throughout, including a gourmet kitchen and landscaped grounds that feature a pool and views of Century City and Dodger Stadium.
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Adrienne Maloof, who is in the middle of a contentious divorce from her husband, Paul Nassif, has listed their estate for $26 million.
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Meethaq current account is based on the fundamental Islamic principle of Qard (interest free loan) whereby the customer is the lender and the bank is the borrower. Qard (interest free loan) is a contract whereby the principal amount deposited by customers is guaranteed to be repaid by the bank on demand.
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The event, called Team Firestoppers, will bring a member of the Reno Fire Department and an American Red Cross volunteer into the homes of those who sign up.
The organizations can make 1,200 home visits for an inspection and smoke detector installation. The American Red Cross also is working with the hearing impaired community to install specialized smoke detectors in homes of those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Gary Olsen of the Nevada Association of the Deaf and Aaron Kenneston, the emergency manager for Washoe County, acquired 200 specialized smoke detectors that use light and vibration.
To sign up to participate, call 775-856-1000.
Freedom Fund Banquet
The NAACP will host the 68th annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday at the Atlantis.
The theme is "Racial Discrimination and the Next Generation." Judge Frances Doherty will be honored for judicial advocacy, Dr. Nancy Hall for educational achievement and Dr. Reginald Chhen Stewart for cultural diversity.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 7 p.m. and dancing is from 9 to 11 p.m. Details: Call 775-322-2992 to purchase tickets.
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Hand to Paws Dog Grooming will hold a grand opening for its second Sparks location from 11 a.m. to
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Zo�� Brooks', The Girl in the Glass, is a gripping tale. It begins with Anya and Eva (her Shadow) who are enslaved by the dark power of a deranged aunt. They escape with their lives but eventually fall prey to an evil misogynist. There is a constant battle between the intellect (Eva), and the emotions (Anya). Eva must learn to be more human-like, to allow herself to be touched and to be able to tell lies. Anya, on the other hand, must learn to control her emotions and her sensuality. Rebirth must come through the power of love.
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"Girl In the Glass" by Joe Brooks was the first book in the 'Shadows Trilogy.' I found this novel 'Girl in the Glass' heat wrenching, even sad and angry then it has a way through this read to lift your 'spirit and then cheer for all of it in this journey that Anya and Evan went through in a unhappy childhood to now becoming a woman. This author did a wonderful job with her description she used in this good novel. At time you are able to feel the sand and even smell the salty air.
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"Anya, orphaned after the death of her father and her healer mother and forced to endure a young life in servitude to her wicked aunt. The huge family home she lives in (in a town on the edge of an impassable desert) is her world and her prison, that is until Anya and her twin/Shadow Eva escape."
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"I will have to say it: 'I am Anya and I am nothing'. I will look down at the floor as I say it, so that I don't see the smile on my aunt's face, so she won't see the defiance in my eyes. She will get her victory. She always wins these battles. I know it, she knows it. But one day, one day she will not."
Punished for the final time by having to have an arranged marriage to a brutish man, Anya and Eva make their escape and this is where I will say you must pick up this excellent read to see where the author will lead Anya and Eva.
The characters were well developed and likable and some I couldn't identity with them at all but it was a fascinating story none the less. There were some questions left unanswered but I am sure it will be answered in 'Love of Shadow.'
I found this novel a remarkable and captivating story that once you got in it from page one, you will not want to put it down until the end. This was definitely a read of a survival in a world where there will be any odds stacked against them but "who show there is strength in friendship and servitude."
Would I recommend? YES!
A haunting but captivating story following the struggles of Anya and her shadow as they try to make their way in the world. This is a dark story but very compelling and draws you to continue reading with rich well developed characters, events and settings. I won this as an ebook and was pleasantly surprised. I look forward to reading the next book!
Girl in the Glass is a story about two girls, Anya and her Shadow Eva. In this world, Shadows are people who aren't human, but look mostly like us. As far as I can interpret, they look human, but give of an air that makes it obvious they aren't. They are a little reminiscent of the demons from Philip Pullman's Northern Lights series. However, not everyone in this world has a Shadow and a lot of prejudice follows them around. The main similarity is that Shadows are like a conscience, always doing the right thing and ever practical, but with no emotions to cloud their judgements. This makes for very interesting reading, watching the differences between how the two girls react and change depending on the situations they're presented. Eva is always steadfast, but Anya (in a very human way) is corrupted and can sometimes even be unlikable and cruel.
Set in the desert town of Darkan, the story starts with a 12 year old Anya and spans a few years. It's broken into three parts and in each one of these the two girls have a new identity. In the first part, Anya is dealing with the deaths of her parents from the plague and now lives with a very abusive family, with her aunt at the head. We follow her through her journey of not only growing up, but also watching her try to find her freedom and happiness.
One of the main praises I have is the writing style, specifically the descriptive writing. The scenes are laid out so well, the imagery is fantastic and the emotions weaved in are amazing. This is one of the few books I have read where I could feel the tension throughout. Whether it be from fear of a person, fear of discovery or even something as simple, but terrifying as poverty. As well as this tension, there is also a constant feel of defiance throughout, against the people who hurt her, against harsh environments and against life itself. The unwillingness to give up or give in that makes Anya such a great character to follow.
Overall, I really enjoyed this read. It is the first in a trilogy and the second (Love of Shadows) came out this month. You can bet I will be following the progress of this series to its conclusion.
Disclaimer: I was sent this book by the author. This is not a sponsored review. All opinions are 100% my own.
I was lucky enough to win a copy of Girl in the Glass in a Librarything Giveaway.
Girl in the Glass is a totally captivating novel; set in a world very different to and yet not unlike our own, the protagonist Anya along with her shadow, Eva, are living a life of servitude at the whim of her evil Aunt Kat after the death of her parents. Together, they escape, and are drawn into a world of danger, intrigue and wonder.
I found it hard to understand and imagine what the protagonist has to endure in the first half of the novel. It is not that it is badly written, it is that the bad is written well and it is hard to get your head around quite how evil some of the characters are portrayed to be. Girl in the Glass is a stunning literary work that clutched at my heartstrings; it combines the vicious with the tender, the joyful with the heartbreaking, despair with hope. It is almost indescribable, and there is no way my review could do it justice.
Zoe Brooks' writing style is absolutely phenomenal; the words flow across the page with an ease and grace that does not come readily to many authors. It was free from the usual spattering of spelling and grammar mistakes that I usually find even in the best of books (and sometimes even in books published by big publishing houses); it is nice to discover that some authors care enough about their work to either proofread it themselves or have someone thorough cast their eye for detail across the page. It really makes a difference to the reader to find a text as beautifully polished as this.
I will most definitely be looking out for more works by this author in the future; I have already purchased the next book in the series when I was only half way through this one! I'm very much looking forward to reading more about these characters and seeing where their journey takes them next,
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|Brain microvasculature plays a critical role in the regulation of homeostasis of neural tissues. The present study focuses on characteristic microvascular basement membrane (bm) aberrations in the midbrain periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) and their relation to aging. The PAG can be considered a caudal extension of the limbic system and is a key structure in the regulation of a myriad of autonomic and motor control functions. In an ultrastructural study, morphologic changes in mesencephalic PAG capillaries were assessed in aged and young hamster and compared with those in caudal brainstem areas. Bm aberrations were studied in 1200 capillaries (n = 600 young hamsters; n = 600 aged hamsters). A new, never reported variant of bm degeneration was found that presented itself as foamy-like structures accumulating within the lamina densa of notably PAG capillaries. We classified these foamy structures as 'spumiform basement membrane degenerations' (sbmd) in which we could distinguish 4 stages depending on the size and intramembranous localization, ranging from split bm (stage I), intermediate stages II and III, to extensive stage IV, affecting almost the complete capillary bm outline. In the PAG of senescent animals various stages of sbmd were observed in 92 ± 3% of all capillaries. Stage II was most prominently present (59%), followed by stage III (20%), and stage IV (13%). These bm aberrations were clearly age-dependent because in young animals, only 5% of the PAG capillaries showed characteristics of sbmd. For comparison, in the pontine reticular formation at the PAG-level, 41% of the capillaries showed a form of sbmd, but these defects were significantly less severe (stages I-II, 98%), and caudal brainstem structures displayed no sbmd at all. In addition to sbmd, diffuse endothelial changes, disrupted tight junctions, thickening of the bm, pericyte degeneration, and gliosis were observed in PAG capillaries. It is hypothesized that selective bm permeability of PAG capillaries results in a sequence of bm damage events that start with split bm, gradually changing into more and more extensive sbmd accumulations that eventually almost completely surround the capillary. Progressive sbmd in PAG capillaries might lead to a loss of blood-brain barrier function and consequently to impairment of autonomic and motor control functions exerted by the PAG.
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That's just it, that wall joins the kitchen, I assume knowing what I know about spiders if I prod it, it will first try to go backwards, further in the "burrow", but I do not know where that would take him as it's an old house. To the left there is about 7 feet of baseboard, and another shelf, same kind as the one on the right. I am most concerned about having it go backwards and not being able to locate it again.
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Citizenship or MembershipPosted by Pastor Lester | Comments Off on Citizenship or Membership
It's been a little while so I better keep it up. I would like to touch a little on our right, our citizenship, or our true relationship with our Creator. Paul in writing to the Ephesians put it this way in Ephesians 2:19-22. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, ... Continue
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Psalms 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light. Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. The greatest revelation and I would say, the next when Jesus comes to be glorified in His saints. He is our hope of glory. God does ... Continue
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I have dwelt a little on the work of the Holy Spirit and the Church. The work of the Holy Spirit within the Church, this in itself can be a little confusing if you allow it to be, but really there is no confusion with the Holy ... Continue
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Jesus said, Mark 16: 15-18 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast ... Continue
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Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Paul was not ashamed to confess that the gospel that he declared was not ... Continue


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The Christmas selling season that ended two weeks ago was the most complex, multifaceted, baffling and difficult to analyze in recent memory.
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NEW YORK – The Christmas selling season that ended two weeks ago was the most complex, multifaceted, baffling and difficult to analyze in recent memory.
More specifically, it was influenced by many factors that were nonstarters as recently as a decade ago — the maturation of online retailing, the growth of gift cards, the pervasiveness of unemployment amidst a sour economy and the notion that those retailers that remained open longest would reap the biggest benefits.
Then too, other, older realities remained in place — the race by department store and specialty retailers to determine how much they could possibly reduce prices around the holiday to attract increasingly price-conscious consumers, the wait-until-midnight shopper attitude that resulted in a flurry of last-minute shopping, the trough between the intense activity that marked the days after Thanksgiving and the hours before Christmas and the rush to stores on December 26, both to return unwanted or unappreciated Christmas presents and to take advantage of the season's lowest prices.
What it all added up to was an ordinary holiday season for most mass retailers — and a disappointing one for some.
Indeed, on the day after Christmas Sears Holdings announced, that in the aftermath of a disappointing holiday season it would close up to 120 Sears and Kmart stores.
For most retailers, the news was not quite that bad, but nothing to sing about either.
America's discount retailers collectively posted an increase of 4.5% for the 30 days between November 25 and December 24, while same-store sales advanced just 2.3%. That compares unfavorably with year-earlier figures of 5.1% and 2.8%, respectively.
Few product categories stood out in the discount retail community.
Electronics disappointed, as consumers increasingly turned to specialty and online retailers for those purchases. Toys were hurt by the absence of anything approaching a breakthrough product.
Apparel sales were impacted by an absence of winter weather through much of the country, a situation that generally did more harm than good across the store at a time of year when frigid temperatures generally encourage shopping.
Still, the season was salvaged to some degree by the expanded store hours at most discount outlets, the continued success of gift cards, the solid performance of such basic Christmas merchandise as greeting cards (personalized greetings remained a strong inducement to buy cards), trim-a-tree, gift wrap and holiday food.
For the nation's drug chains, the story was much the same. Sales for the 30 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas advanced just 4.4% (versus 5.4% a year earlier) while same-store sales increased a scant 2.2% (against a year-earlier figure of 3.4%).
Drug stores remained outlets of choice for greeting cards, trim-a-tree, gift sets, beauty gift items and such basic Christmas merchandise as candy and food.
But many of the categories that carried drug chains a year ago — most notably basic beauty products and apparel — disappointed this year. Then too, the absence of flu and the lapse of the patent for Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor also hurt chain drug retailing.
Supermarkets, on the other hand, performed pretty much as they always have — acceptably. Christmas, after all, remains truly a family holiday. And America's grocery retailers remain the centerpiece of that holiday.
Still, sales at the nation's food retailers only advanced 3.1% (versus 3.3% in 2010), while same-store sales gained 1.6% (against 1.8% a year ago), for the 30 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
On balance, however, Christmas 2011 was one in which the biggest gift of all for mass retailers was the fact that it finally ended.


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With all the wine apps available, it's difficult to weed through each of them to find the most useful and functional ones for your needs. I did a little weeding for you and chose three that are particularly helpful for finding the right wine for the occasion, pairing wines with foods, and keeping your own personal notes and photos of bottles that you discover throughout the holiday season.
Best of all, all three are free and are available for Apple or Android devices.
The free Hello Vino app assists the beginner wine consumer with a wine purchase by providing recommendations for wine and food pairings, wine for occasions or gifts. It's very helpful when you're standing in the aisle of the wine store trying to decide what to buy.
Another useful app for when you're making choices in the wine aisle, this app scans a wine's label and gives you information about the wine, including users' ratings, tasting notes, and average price. It also let's you keep track of the wines you drink so you can remember which ones you liked.
Laurie Forester, also known as The Wine Coach, created an app to demystify wine one glass at a time. The app includes a grape guide to wine with food pairings and pronunciations, Laurie's wine picks, wine and cooking videos, and audio from her radio show "The Sipping Point." (I was a guest on "The Sipping Point" last April; it's a great show.)
Do you use an app that helps you choose and take notes of wine? Which one is your favorite?
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I just arrived home from a six-day trip to Maine to visit my grandmother.
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We had a relaxing time up in the very quiet northern Maine town. I hope to share some photos soon...
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Qatar October trade surplus halves from year ago
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets may firm on positive global trend
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It bought into a Greek bank and some German brands but Qatar may be more interested in Asia, after all. And Europe can't turn to Abu Dhabi either.
October 10, 2011 11:13 by Reuters
Hopes for an influx of money from Qatar and other rich Gulf states into battered European banks may be disappointed, since Gulf investors are likely to see many of the banks as too risky and out of line with their investment strategies.
As Europe's banking system has weakened over the last several months, financial markets have been abuzz with rumours and media reports about possible investments from the Gulf — particularly from cash-rich Qatar, which has been on an international acquisitions spree.
In June, Spanish bank Santander denied a report that it was in talks on Qatar buying a stake in it. Last month, France's BNP Paribas denied a similar report. The latest speculation centres on assets of financial group Dexia; the prime ministers of France and Belgium were meeting on Sunday to discuss breaking up the group.
Analysts and bankers said it was possible that Qatar would make relatively small investments, perhaps of several hundred million euros, in European financial firms. Some European media reports last week said Qatar was part of an international consortium discussing a purchase of Dexia's Luxembourg arm, valued at some 900 million euros ($1.2 billion).
But analysts said Qatar and other Gulf states were unlikely to invest aggressively enough to make much difference to big European financial institutions.
"Not even Qatar's pockets are deep enough to really throw meaningful capital at the European financial system. They could participate in some of the capital raising that banks are doing, but ultimately, public multilateral support is needed," said Rachel Ziemba, director at Roubini Global Economics in London.
"Investors like Qatar will be seriously looking to see whether the macroeconomic framework and policy response will give them a good return on their investment. Qatar was slow to invest in the first round of bank recaps in 2008 to 2009, and actually extracted some of the stronger returns."
A Doha-based financial industry executive said he believed Qatar was probably "talking with every bank in Europe. But it remains to be seen whether the negotiations will lead to anything concrete."
Official data are not available but Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is estimated to have assets worth around $70 billion, of which an unknown proportion is currently not invested and available for new deals.
QIA has been active abroad in the last several years, spending more than $20 billion on stakes in German carmakers Porsche and Volkswagen, Agricultural Bank of China, Santander Brasil, Spain's Iberdrola and German builder Hochtief . It has snapped up Britain's luxury department store Harrods and two European football teams.
In June 2008, QIA and a member of Qatar's ruling family paid about 1.8 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) for a stake in British bank Barclays, subsequently reaping a profit of about 600 million pounds on part of it.
In August this year it bought about 17 percent of the lender that will be created by the merger of Greece's Alpha Bank and Eurobank , injecting 500 million euros into the new entity at a critical time for the cash-strapped country.
But analysts said the Alpha Bank merger did not indicate Qatar was willing to take on financial sector risk on a large scale — especially at a time when…
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Who we are
We're Best Practical Solutions, a small software company located in Somerville, MA. We build software and sell support, training, consulting, and custom development services. Our flagship product, RT (Request Tracker), is the premier open source issue tracking system. Our secondary product, Request Tracker for Incident Response (RTIR) is the leading open source incident handling system for computer security teams and is widely deployed across security, academic, and government agencies. We've been around since 2001 and are entirely self-funded.
We think Best Practical is an awesome place to work. Our jobs are enjoyable, challenging, and rewarding, with talented coworkers who know how to have fun.
Real-world problem solving
At Best Practical, we solve real-world problems with a system that is essential for our customers. For many of our customers, RT receives all of their support email, making it the first point of contact for their customers, and much of that customer contact comes in as email. We've seen some crazy samples of email from "the wild" and we need to make it work since RT can't drop a customer contact.
Internet ecosystem
RT sits in the middle of a complex stack of dependencies, many of them also open source, like Linux OSes, Apache, MySQL, Postgres, and a bunch of Perl code from CPAN. When you work at Best Practical, you learn about the entire internet ecosystem by troubleshooting OS issues, packaging systems, web servers, MTAs, databases (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle), and Perl code at the core of it. We're able to work closely with the groups that support many parts of this ecosystem and often solve issues with them to keep things running smoothly. Our work makes us experts in how the internet works, from web servers to email.
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As an open-source solution deployed on customer sites, we're also challenged by heavily modified systems on all sorts of platforms. Customers like the fact that they can modify the RT source code, and we work closely with them to make sure these changes can co-exist with the standard RT distribution. The diversity of platforms, configurations, and customizations brings out the best CSI skills in our team as we work together to solve tough problems, often with limited information.
Being open source also allows us to work in the open on many of the features of RT. Our code is on github for everyone to see. When you work at BPS you're building your credentials as an open source programmer, not working on some small section of code locked away where no one will ever see it.
Our clients are businesses, universities, governments, and organizations of all sizes, but RT is used by many more people than just our customers. The user and developer community is active and busy every day. We jump in and engage with our mailing lists and IRC channel, lending advice, triaging bugs, fielding pull requests, and hashing out desired features, all with people who want to make RT better.
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Who we're looking for right now
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We are looking for a motivated, customer service oriented engineer to participate in all aspects of the software development cycles including requirements gathering, design, development, implementation, upgrades, maintenance and documentation. You will be responsible for ensuring that new or upgraded systems are fully deployed and functioning per the clients specification. You will also design and code new functionality or add new functionality to our products to add new features. Other responsibilities will include debugging issues and correcting defects reported by our users, testing new releases and updating code to address errors and overall performance. We work in a very dynamic and fast paced environment so you will need to be flexible to handle a consistent variety of things on a daily basis.
You will be working from our office in Somerville, MA. The hours are somewhat flexible (East or West coast business hours), and we all telecommute some of the time...though we work from our office in the heart of Davis Square, Somerville on most days. While we do a fair amount of our collaboration in-person, you should also be comfortable using email and instant messaging to coordinate and get work done, as we have a few employees in other parts of the globe.
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