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In 1969, Dan Garson, a 17-year-old from New Haven, Connecticut, captured more than 200 stunning images while at Woodstock. The images were thought to have been lost – until now. Dan Garson's Woodstock Experience is a "digital coffee table book" designed for exclusive use on the iPad, featuring hundreds of previously unseen black and white, and color photographs and related ephemera from the seminal event that defined a generation. Dan Garson's Woodstock Experience is available through iTunes. Read Garson's amazing story and view a collection of his images here.
by Rona Elliot
In the months before the Woodstock Music and Art Festival would turn the pop culture world upside down, 17-year-old Dan Garson was your typical American teen. He was in love with rock and roll, and played trumpet in a Motown-inspired band in his Connecticut high school. While Garson loved rock and roll, he loved photography even more. He lived to take pictures, night and day. Even before Garson (pictured) became a teen, he announced to his parents that he would grow up and become a professional photographer.
In the spring of 1969, Garson read an article in the New Haven Register that would reverberate decades into the future. A small piece talked about a summer concert scheduled in upstate New York.
Demonstrating an enormous amount of chutzpah and vision, Garson wrote to the guy quoted in the article about the upcoming "Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace and Music" and asked for a press pass to photograph the show for his high school newspaper, The Trident.
Fate, karma, luck, destiny – whatever you want to call it – was apparently in play that day. Artie Kornfeld, one of the Woodstock producers, read Garson's note and destiny's hot hand intervened. In late July, Garson received confirmation of his press pass in the mail. That golden ticket was sent by Rod Jacobsen, part of the festival's publicity team.
History has shown that Garson's insightful confidence would put him smack center in a place others have longed to be ever since - in the front row at Woodstock.
For more than three days, Garson soaked in everything happening at Woodstock. He took pages of notes about what he saw and what was going on. He also took an astonishing 260 photos in black and white, and color. He wandered the grounds and shot a remarkable catalogue of the event: the reveling, the partying, the sleeping, the mud, the musicians, the audience, the storms, the entire gestalt was recorded through the lens of an astonishingly astute teenager.
The delight in seeing Garson's Woodstock pictures is that after all these decades and all we thought we knew about Woodstock, a new time capsule has been opened and discovered through his work. Every one of Garson's images reveal some tableau at Woodstock that is both new and delicious, and tells us more about what was going on during that time. His pictures provide a flowing narrative of his Woodstock experience and demonstrate that he understood perfectly where he was at the time of the show as well as what was up culturally at that turning-point moment, which would later just be called "Woodstock." (pictured: a page from Dan Garson's handwritten notes)
As someone who worked at Woodstock and who has seen literally thousands of Woodstock pictures, I see Garson's photographs as amazing and insightful for that time, and in hindsight, nothing short of totally astonishing. They display a clarity both of subject matter and contextual view. They resonate. I look at his beautiful photos, and I am back at the Festival site, amid the mud and heat and smell. It is nothing short of a miracle in the world of rock photography to have these magnificent historic moments discovered and preserved.
We have all heard people say "I wish I had been at Woodstock". Well, Dan Garson was there. And through his eyes we can see what he saw, a 17 year-old kid from New Haven with a love of rock and roll and a gift of capturing the essence of this event. Garson was part of the greatest rock show ever, and he has left his visual experience of that for us to share and we are grateful.
About Rona Elliot
The abridged version of Dan Garson's Woodstock story was written by noted American music journalist and archivist Rona Elliot. In addition to working at the legendary Woodstock Festival in 1969, Elliot has been a witness and participant to many of the most seminal moments in rock 'n roll history. Her long list of accomplishments include working for more than a decade at NBC's Today Show as their Music Correspondent where she interviewed some of the biggest names in rock and roll and covered major music events around the globe. While at the NBC Radio Network, Elliot produced and hosted daily, weekly and monthly music, news and entertainment shows. Elliot has worked as a journalist for USA Today, she teaches about the music business at UCLA in Los Angeles, works with the Grammy Living Legend Foundation and currently sits as a Board Member with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. (photo by Henry Diltz)


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December 30th, 2006 #1
C.O.W. - #071: Xmas 2006 - Elf Eater or Bauble Maker - Voting!
Topic: Xmas 2006 - Elf Eater or Bauble Maker
Deadline for the voting: Saturday, 06th January 2007
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artist: Woodlandwalker
Cold winds blow through the artic night… Taskmaster Santa rules with fright.
Toys are to be made but at what cost… Elves are enslaved with all hope being lost.
Life at the North Pole is anything but jolly… Escape is not possible to do so is folly.
Red and green worms attached upon the head… fill the elves thoughts with terror and dread.
Zombies they are, doing Santa's bidding… the story is true, and you thought we were kidding.
The Artic Brain-sucking Worms have been used by Santa for hundreds of years. Once he found that he was in need of a larger and larger workforce to make toys for all the greedy children of the world. He decided to enslave the Elfish worker population … placing the worms upon their bald heads, allowing them to parasitically feed upon elfish brain matter and making their hosts complacent…easy to suggestion. Now screams in the night do more than any magic spell could to keep away visitors to the cold factories of the north.
Merry Christmas… enjoy your presents.
artist: mr-nick
concept: Slobbering Were Muncher
The Elf eaters stalk the North Pole, particulary the icy glaciers around Christmas town. These horrible creature lie in wait buried beneath the snow, with just their candy cane horns sticking out. When a hungry elf draws near, it jumps out and devours the tasty little blighters (elves are rumoured to taste like cinnamon). The Eskimos of Greenland say that elf eaters are the result of a were-wolf eating an elf, one taste of such scruptious delight fules their hunger to extremes and slowly turns them in to Slobbering Were Munchers, or elf eaters as they are more commonly known...
artist: mattbyng
concept: Elf-Eating Grubbolugg
This ugly creature is known as an Elf-Eating Grubbolugg. It spends most of it's time hiding in tall trees and what-not, waiting patiently for a poor, innocent elf to get too close. The elf is attracted to the site by the glowing cheeks of the Grubbolugg. The nearer the elf creeps, the more fiercely the cheeks glow, increasing the curiosity of the individual. When the victim is finally in range, the glowing disappears and in an instant the Elf-Eating Grubbolugg strikes, dragging it's victim into the trees where the poor elf is devoured.
artist: scorge
concept: Northern lights
artist: Chupacabra
artist: FlyingMilton
concept: Santa's Chimney Snake
As the digital age rolled in and demand for simple toys diminished, hundreds of elf craftsmen had to be layed off to make way for the new high tech workforce. Bitter and unemployed, they sought to ruin christmas once and for all and decided to play god.
It was no surprise when the plan backfired as their creation was brought to life and consumed the whole crew. But a few elves were not enough to satisfy the hunger of this massive snake. Reindeer, snowmen and gingerbread men fell victim to the worm. The terror did not last long as snakes cannot survive in the frigid air of the North Pole. It had to find a place to rest and Santa's grande chimney fit the bill.
artist: Paolo13
artist: misledtomisery
concept: root wyrm
aka - earth swimmer. aka - elf eater.
This creature, the root wyrm, has a unique camoflauge which makes their heads look similar to a tree stump. They travel by burrowing deep under the surface, and surface only to feed, which occurs roughly once a year. They feed off magical creatures, prefering elves, hence their nick name, the elf eater. These prey offer the most magical sustanance to the root wyrm. Proping their heads above the surface, they wait, mouth wide open until an unfortunate victim comes too close. The root like tentacles covering their heads are used to grab and entangle the prey, dragging it into the mouth of the beast.
artist: Moai
concept: Spectacled Baublehead
In northern Siberia, far from any human habitation, there is a chasm, twenty feet wide and thousands of feet deep. If one fell down that chasm, after plummeting for a time one would find that gravity had reversed. If our hypothetical traveler chose to ascend the rest of the way through the chasm, he would eventually reach a temperate paradise of eternal light and creatures unimaginable. He would have reached the land that time forgot and that science denies: the inner surface of the hollow earth. Should he choose to explore further--and who could not, having come so far to such a wondrous place?--he would soon find that he is not the only human being to be found in this world. The interior of the earth is inhabited, and the people, short in stature and quite industrious, call themselves Yelffs. On the surface of the earth, the word has been changed over centuries into "Elves." Yes, Elves, Santa Claus, and his legendary workshop do exist, but on the inner surface of the earth, not on the North Pole, as in myth.Millions of years ago, the inner surface of the earth was more accessible to creatures from the outer surface. However, as continental drift has moved the sole opening between the two surfaces into ever more remote and inhospitable terrain, the creatures of the inner earth evolved in isolation. One product of these strange evolutionary circumstances is the Spectacled Baublehead, a large, antlered marsupial. Its closest living relative on the outer surface is the thylocine, or Tasmanian Wolf. The Spectacled Baublehead is an omnivore, relying mostly on shrubbery but occasionally supplementing its diet with a small animal, such as a rodent or fish. It hunts no large food, as it is actually a timid and wary animal. This is in part a learned habit, for it has long been the preferred quarry of Yelff hunters. The Spectacled Baublehead produces to valuable recourses: its flesh, which is tender and flavorful, and the baubles to which it owes its name. During mating season, male Baubleheads produce shimmering spheres, which grow out of their antlers. The purpose of these baubles is to simultaneously intimidate males with less luster and to impress females. The baubles also impress Yelffs, who in tribal days used the baubles as decorations of status, as well as valuable currency. In more recent industrialized years, the baubles have been put to use in making ornaments and other such holiday pretties. In the mid twentieth century, the Baubleheads had nearly gone extinct. As a result, the Yelff parliament passed legislation prohibiting the killing of Baubleheads solely for their baubles, and sharply reduced the amount of Baubleheads that could be hunted at all. It is considered the first great victory for the inner earth environmentalist movement.
artist: Tom Garden
Its head is shaped in a santa like shape!! poor elf!
artist: JCole76
The elves of Northland have long feared the howl
The flumpth, flumpth, flumpth on fresh fallen snow
Followed by that every so dreadful deep, soft growl
Through the Candy Cane forest it lurks and it sneaks
Looking and smelling just like a Christmas tree
Quitely stalking un-suspecting elf treats
artist: Simonl
artist: Michael Jaecks
concept: Lampworker Dragon
Adult Lampworker Dragons measure 8 to 12 inches in length. Their curious reproductive habits result in some of the loveliest holiday decorations. Lampworkers mate in late fall and the females lay thier molten, glass-like eggs in the first snows of early December. Females may lay up to 20 eggs a season each. Males, however, have but one sperm to donate per mating cycle. Fertilized eggs turn an unremarkable brown and grow to double the size of unfertilized eggs. They hatch days later and the young lampworkers grow into adulthood by the next mating season.
The surplus unfertilized eggs harden surprisingly strong and light. A number of environmental factors vary their size, shape, color and pattern including the weather and dragon's diet prior to mating season. Artisans collect the leftover eggs each winter and gently tool them into delightful decorations for the holidays. Lampworker Dragon eggs come in three grades: Semi-Precious, which are closest to spherical and most delicate in hue, Very Fine, which are largely smooth and more brightly colored, and Common, which are more irregular in shape and color, but no less lovely. Common Lampworker eggs are often drilled and beaded into garlands. The higher grades are fashioned into larger ornaments and very often the largest of the Semi-Precious grade are simply displayed in their natural state.
December 30th, 2006 #3
not accepted entries:
All WIPs/sketches/not finished yet/placeholder/yaddayaddayadda images...
Your entry basically shows only a head, the rest of the image is kinda abstract and i can't spot any anatomical features like legs, body, arms or something else which could be a hint for the creature design.
Your creature is not shown. It is hidden in the Teddy and we have no clue how it looks like, sorry, but that is not acceptable for an activity which is about creature design.
close to rejection:
I know you're not so good in coloring, but your lineart is making up for like 10 times...so i am not sure if the coloring ruined your artwork or if it was rushed but it doesn't look very finished to me. Maybe next time polish your lineart to the best level you can achieve and enter with a black/white entry if you don't feel comfortable with coloring. There are no rules that your entry must be colored. But still if you want to improve your coloring i recommend continuing with colors I don't want to hold your progress.
Tom Garden
Hmm, buddy, this entry again didn't look as polished as your usual entries...and that you sent in 2 images wasn't making things easier, this way the viewer will only see the head part of your creature, because as always only 1 image will be taken to the poll.
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Hey everyone,
I voted for Simonl because it was a well done image (good details). It also brought me a laugh so it deserved the vote. Besides Simonl I would've voted for misledtomisery since it was done nicely as well, but it took me a second to see the earth wyrm. Good job overall though to everyone and I wish a happy new year to all .
December 30th, 2006 #6
I voted for FlyingMilton, for his very original accordian/cephalopod creature.
Since I actually entered something this round, I'll go through and do a mass critique. Not now, though.
December 30th, 2006 #7
Thx Fozz, I will try to do better next time
misledtomisery got my last vote for 2006, nice concept.
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December 30th, 2006 #8
voted simonl....the pubes made it.
wished there was a description though...
thanks for the votes peeps. it is appreciated.
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December 30th, 2006 #9
I voted for Simonl. The whole creature just looked like a big nutsack, which of course is funny. I also liked the face a lot too.
December 30th, 2006 #10
Cheers for the votes, chaps!
Moai got my vote. An elegant critter with feasible anatomy, rendered very simply and effectively. Very nice work.Simon Lissaman
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December 30th, 2006 #11
I voted for Woodlandwalker. I just love the concept and idea behind it- Artemis Kolakis -
December 30th, 2006 #12
Thanks for the vote and the praise, Simonl! I must be doing something right to get a vote already.
December 30th, 2006 #13
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December 31st, 2006 #14
Voted misledtomisery, great imagination! just plain love the creature
December 31st, 2006 #15
Chupacabra - Your piece reminds me of Frazetta - composition wise and also somewhat the rough painting style. Good stuff! I think the main reason why you're not ahead in the poll is because - well, it's just a lizard.my homepage: http://www.trickstertoys.com
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Threads are the way im going on several builds. that way I can swap barrels around as well.
Last night I tried bending the Tapco flat. Pulling it through was definitely harder than a .039" flat, but it wasn't bad.
Unfortunately, it bent unevenly. The flat didn't slip, but it looks like the baseplate got cocked somehow and it pulled one side down first. All four all-thread rods were bent slightly.
I'm pretty sure I can salvage the flat. I think I need to run some weld along the sides of the bottom plate so it is centered when it starts into the frame. I also need to do something about the alignment of the bending shoe and the bottom plate. First time around, I made it to take standard Tapco flats, and used their extra holes for alignment pins. But the AK-Builder flats don't have those holes, so I removed the pins. None of the Yugo flats have pins. I'll figure something out. At least it wasn't one of my AK-Builder Yugo flats I waited over a year for...
Oh boy it's gettin closer to show time and the gang is rootin for you.
I just received another 8 boxes of ammo from Cabelas. I ordered back in November. It's still too cold to play in shop much for me.
I havent said much to this point. But I am watching and rooting for you to hurry up too.!!!
So many projects so little time. I have the stuff siting aside for the 80% cold steel/yugo/450 bushmaster
The VZ58 uses a tiny pin. will have to check it for you this evening if i remember it and my vitamin b-12 shot (to help me to remember)
Thanks, I'd appreciate that.
I got the steady rest cut down for the 10" lathe, so I'm that much closer to chambering the barrel. I have the centering plugs almost done; they're a snug fit in the barrel, and I need to countersink the opposite ends so they'll run on centers. I left enough stock so I could center them on the 4-jaw chuck. Once I cut the barrel steps it'll be centered on the bore, so I can run one end in the steady rest and chamber it...
Green Mountain now has 20" barrels in stock for the same price I paid for the 15" barrel a couple of years ago, so if I mess the barrel up I can reserve it for a future pistol build and do a longer rifle barrel...
I kept pushing the Beowulf stuff aside to jump on new projects as they caught my fancy. Now the urge is upon me again...
.133" is the hole diameter of the VZ58 barrel pin.
Wow! That's about the size of the barrel furniture pins on an AK!
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I was elated to discover I might have an opportunity to leave VA and move to CO in the upcoming months. The move would be a good business move for me in that it would put me into a better team.
So here I am all happy and starting to look into the state of the CO gun laws. It seems like this is the worst time ever to move! :(
Can I as someone who isn't yet a resident write the CO senators to voice my concerns? Is that even doable or will the letters get trashed?
I for one do not intend to adhere to laws that are in blatant disregard of the 2nd Amendment. However I would like to live without fear of repricussion of doing so.
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What else is shaking on the holiday and the back-to-work week? Let's look.
On Monday night, if the backyard barbecues aren't too tempting, a good bet for some cool sounds will be to head down to In The Venue and check out the edgy indie-flavored hip-hop of Santigold. This music is sort of trancy and very catchy. Santigold seems to be destined to be a bigger star and relatively soon. Tickets remain on sale at smithstix.com.
One of the summer's bigger local arena shows arrives Wednesday when chart-toppers du jour, LMFAO, headline a five-band gig at Maverik Center. These guys, who are related to Motown Records exec Barry Gordy, were tapped to play the Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year and offer energetic pop-styled hip-hop. Far East Movement, The Quest Crew and Sidney Samson are the openers for the 7 p.m. show. Ticketmaster.com is handling admission for this show.
And also Wednesday night, New Orleans guitar slinger Tab Benoit, pictured above, brings his bluesy set through The State Room. Benoit is a returning performer at TSR and blues is always a relatively infrequent treat here in Utah, so blues fans should be sure and circle this gig. Tickets are $20 and available at The State Room's website.


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Ionian Fervor is a passive ability that reduces the duration of most crowd control effects on Irelia by a percentage dependent on the number of visible enemy champions within sight range.
Additional Information:
- When Ionian Fervor activates, Irelia's headdress will glow red and the Ionian Fervor buff will appear on her status bar.
- If Ionian Fervor triggers for multiple enemy champions, the glow will become stronger and the buff will gain further stacks.
- Ionian Fervor does not reduce the duration of knock-ups, knock-backs, or suppression.
- Ionian Fervor stacks multiplicatively with tenacity and Tenacious for a total of:
- 1 champion: 50.28%
- 2 champions: 58.56%
- 3 or more champions: 66.85%
Ability Details
Bladesurge is a targeted dash ability that brings Irelia to the target enemy unit, and applying on-hit effects on arrival.
- Does not apply spell effects.
- Does apply on-hit effects, life steal but can NOT critically strike.
- Classified as a melee attack.
- The damage will be mitigated by Counter Strike, Aegis Protection, Riposte, and will miss if Irelia is blinded.
- Spell shields will block the damage.
Additional Information:
- Bladesurge will only allow Irelia to dash through walls if there is enough space for her on the other side.
- Damage is not dealt to the target if Irelia is disrupted before she reaches their location, but the damage cannot be dodged via instant displacement like Urchin Strike's.
- If the target dies within a very short time (approx. 0.5 seconds) of performing Bladesurge, its cooldown will still refresh.
Ability Details
Hiten Style passively grants Irelia an on-hit effect. When activated, Hiten Style is a self-target ability that buffs Irelia for a short duration, adding bonus on-hit true damage.
- True damage ignores all forms of damage reduction, except invulnerability.
Additional Information:
- Hiten Style's true damage does not apply spell effects.
- Hiten Style's true damage does not work on structures, but the passive healing does.
- Hiten Style's passive health gain is not lost while the ability is on cooldown.
- Hiten Style does not have a cast time and does not interrupt Irelia's movement.
Ability Details
Equilibrium Strike is a targeted ability.
- Applies spell effects as a single target ability.
- Spell vamp is fully applied.
- slow for 1.5 seconds. will apply a 40%
- Magic damage will be mitigated by magic shields.
- Spell shields will block the damage and slow/stun.
Ability Details
Transcendent Blades is a pass-through linear skillshot.
- Applies spell effects as an area of effect ability.
- Spell vamp is reduced to one-third effectiveness.
- slow for 1 second. will apply a 40%
- Spell shields will block the damage of one blade.
- This ability is considered to be a projectile for Unbreakable and Wind Wall.
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- When first activated, Transcendent Blades has a 1 second cooldown before the 2nd blade can be fired. Between each remaining activation, a 0.5 second cooldown is applied.
- Each activation of Transcendent Blades counts as a spellcast for the purpose of items such as .
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the administration is making a big deal out of "re-defining america"
of course it is full of socialist , homosexual , rainbow/ building a bridge to utopia, government going to make that shining city where everybody is going to have everything they want--via us government BS.
but who is really being re-defined here?
the one thing i have seen change is who and that is a liberal--
go back a few decades "liberals " where the ones who wanted pot and most dope legal, they wanted less police and law enforcement--less laws period.
mostly they wanted the government out of their life and out of their hair, they didn't want the MAN looking into every closet they got , tapping their phone, and spying on them as they drive down the highway.
they didn't want to be taxed, licensed or background checked at every turn. they were generally anti-government intrusion and they did want to protect their privacy.
now look at the liberal of today and tell me what has "changed" ?
today a liberal WANTS the government to control, regulate and TAX everything--todays liberal don't seem to mind huge government police agencys spying on the population through their phones, on highway cams and other means. the liberals of today believe every official memo from DC with blind faith. or the foolishness of one who willingly forces himself to believe a lie.
todays liberal wants to regulate you , use the government to force his will on you and todays liberal wants to TAX the rich--but everybody else is rich --not him--
todays liberal wants to take your property--for your own good--they say. and he wants to change the constitution to do it.
the so called liberal of today is not a liberal as we knew them.
liberal is just a softer word.
sort of like Obamma saying "reasonable gun safety" --when he is really talking about CONTROL.
what is todays liberal ?
the closest term i can find is "neo-socialist" sort of a combination of nazi and communist.
in the neo-socialist world the government is all-ways right and knows what is best for all.
an insane faith in govenment and the administration who refuses to see any failings.
the neo-socialist is nothing more that a government fan boy who somehow thinks he is important to that government/administration.
boy are they going to be in for a shock!
lenin made the term useful-idiots , there are many useful idiots in the neo-socialist party!


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For most of us, materials handling and supply chains are industrial-based. Raw materials, parts, components and finished goods are handled inside the four walls of industrial facilities.
Increasingly, organizations that never thought of themselves as supply chain organizations are looking to best practices in materials handling equipment and technologies to improve operations that aren't necessarily industrial. When they do, they are reducing their labor costs while improving accuracy and turnaround times.
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But today, large hospitals are also adopting supply chain technologies to manage the flow of materials inside health care facilities. Those include automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), horizontal carousels and mini-load automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) to move goods and warehouse management systems (WMS) to track the delivery of materials right to the bedside of patients.
Tie them all together and the health care supply chain can theoretically provide visibility into the journey of a product from the manufacturing plant all the way to the patient, in some instances. We may not be there yet, but the systems and technologies needed to achieve that idea are being implemented today.
This represents a different way of thinking about health care and hospital logistics. "One hundred years ago, a health care system was about someone in a white coat giving you chicken soup," says Peter Brereton, CEO of Tecsys, a WMS provider that is installing its software in large hospitals that are transforming themselves into supply chain organizations. "Today, it's a complex supply chain. Our system is being used by hospitals to break down bulk items into patient dosages that are tracked all the way to the bedside, where a nurse scans her bar code, a patient bar code and the product bar code."
Although hospitals are increasingly integrating into the health care supply chain, there are still two distinct sides to the equation: manufacturing/distribution and health care facilities. Each has its own set of materials handling challenges and best practices.
From manufacturing through distribution
Manufacturers and distributors of health care products have to control costs and maintain quality and accuracy just like manufacturers and distributors in other industries. What's different is the degree of regulation confronting providers of health care products. That's because lives, and not just inconvenience, are at stake in health care.
"If you get the wrong book from an e-commerce company, you're unhappy, but your health isn't in jeopardy," says Don Derewecki, senior business consultant with TranSystems. "If you get the wrong medication or the right medication in the wrong dosage or after its expiration date, that's closer to home."
As a result, regulatory requirements are on the rise. Manufacturers and distributors must provide an audit trail of everything that went into the manufacture of a product along with a record of every touch throughout the supply chain. Providing that electronic pedigree is driving the adoption of software applications that provide visibility.
"Companies that are regulated by the FDA must be able to provide visibility into the parts, components, materials and lot numbers of everything that goes into the manufacturing process. In the case of a recall, they must provide track-and-trace visibility across the supply chain."
Similarly, to get a new drug, medical device or other regulated health care product approved for production, manufacturers must validate their supply chain processes. That includes a demonstration that they have a Good Manufacturing Process, or GMP, in place.
"Before you can start manufacturing, you have to document that what you say you're going to do is what happens when you run software, fill vials, pack cases, load pallets and ship product," explains Tom Coyne, CEO of System Logistics. "You must chart out your supply chain and map where the product is touched. You must prove that the quality of your processes is there."
That's where automation comes into play. Horizontal carousels, mini-load automated storage systems and AGVs are clean, efficient and accurate. Those attributes are important to controlling costs. In addition, the software systems that direct automation are able to collect data at every key point in a process. "Health care manufacturers are interested in efficiency and cost," says Coyne. "But the ability to demonstrate that you have control over your processes drives this industry more than any other we have worked in."
Automation, Coyne adds, removes the human element from the equation. "When you're using automated materials handling, you're collecting information at every step that can be used for the validation process." The high cost of the products being handled, in comparison to consumer goods, makes the systems easier to justify.
In addition to manufacturing, automated materials handling systems are playing an increasingly important role in health care distribution, according to Kim Baudry, market development director for Dematic. "Just as retailers are investing in automation to make smaller and more frequent deliveries, the health care industry is rethinking how product is distributed," Baudry says.
For example, she points out that hospitals are bypassing the traditional wholesale distribution channel and receiving shipments directly from manufacturers. "If I'm a drug manufacturer like Pfizer or Merck, I might have shipped pallet load quantities to a distributor like Cardinal Health," Baudry explains. "Now, I might ship directly to a major hospital, but I'll ship in smaller and more frequent orders."
Those orders might be broken down into even smaller units of measure destined for a specific floor or department in the hospital. And, as with the manufacturing supply chain, automated order fulfillment systems record every time a product is touched through the distribution channel network. "We're seeing a lot of voice and pick-to-light systems that collect information about the fulfillment process to comply with regulatory requirements," says Baudry. "And by using an automated storage technology, they add a measure of security to the process."
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Right piece, right place, right time
At Children's Hospital Colorado, a new 298-bed hospital facility outside of Denver, three 52-foot-long horizontal carousels integrated with pick-to-light technology and order processing software (Kardex Remstar, kardexremstar.com), are managing the delivery of more than 141,000 pieces a day to nurses and clinicians, or 52 million pieces a year.
Processing orders
The hospital stocks an estimated 1,700 SKUs in the stockroom that are managed by the hospital's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The horizontal carousel is used to fill broken-case piece picks, known as low units of measure inventory, according to Richard Hire, director of materials management. Bulk case inventory and larger supplies are stored in an adjacent shelving area.
The stockroom is responsible for three types of orders:
• It replenishes 147 supply cabinets located on the patient floors.
• It fills orders for clinicians who request supplies, such as diapers, that are not inventoried and stocked in the automated supply cabinets.
• The stockroom also supports restocking of ambulatory cabinets.
Dynamic picking and fulfillment
Regardless of the type of order, the fulfillment process is the same. Orders are entered into the ERP system and then routed to the carousel's order processing software. When an order selector at the carousel initiates the picking process, the three horizontal carousels spin and position for the first pick.
Directed by pick lights, the order selector picks the exact quantity of a specific item for the order. The order selector confirms the pick by pushing a green "task complete" button and places the item on a delivery cart. As the order selector is picking the first item, the other carousels spin to position the next item to be picked.
Once the delivery cart has all necessary supplies from the horizontal carousel area, the cart is moved to an associate who picks any remaining items from the bulk area. When the order is complete, the associate takes the order up a few floors to restock the automated cabinet, delivers the supplies to a clinician, or restocks the ambulatory cabinet. As a department standard, all orders are filled and delivered within two hours of when the order was placed.
Since hospitals must respond to emergency situations, the system allows an order selector to pause a current order to fulfill a hot order needed immediately by a clinician.
As with all major projects, Children's Hospital Colorado calculated an ROI for the project. The payback, however, is measured in more than cost savings. "Our main focus is to keep the nurse at the bed with the patient ensuring we provide the best patient experience possible," says Hire. "The horizontal carousels in the stockroom help us do just that."
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So please also welcome Paul Fidalgo at Near Earth Object, communications director for the Center for Inquiry with diverse skills and interests and skeptic cred. My favorite sample…
I don't imagine that Bob-Fucking-Dole would feel that he had to wheel his ailing carcass to the floor of the Senate to plead with his own freaking party to back the treaty if he thought the obstacle to ratification was just how spooked Jim Inhofe might be about U.N. boogeymen. I bet you Dole knew that his real adversary was going to be the giant sacks of cash strewn about the halls of the Senate office buildings.
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- Montgomery E, Wilentz R, Argani P, Hruban RH, Fisher C, Kern SE, Lengauer C. "Analysis of Anaphase Figures in Routine Histologic Sections Distinguishes Chromosomally Unstable From Chromosomally Stable Malignancies." Cancer Biology and Therapy 2003;3:248-52
- Montgomery E, Argani P, Hicks JL, DeMarzo AM and Meeker AK. "In situ analysis of telomere lengths in translocation associated and non-translocation associated sarcomas." Am J Pathol 2004; 164: 1523-1529.
- Hansel DE, Dhara S, Huang RC, Ashfaq R, Deasel M, Shimada Y, Bernstein HS, Harmon J, Brock M, Forastiere A, Washington MK, Maitra A, Montgomery E. "CDC2/CDK1 Expression in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Precursor Lesions Serves as a Diagnostic and Cancer Progression Marker and Potential Novel Drug Target." Am J Surg Pathol. In press [2005].


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WASHINGTON (AP) — A leader of ethnic Kachin rebels fighting Burmese government forces is urging U.S. involvement in peace talks to quell decades of conflict in the country's lawless border regions.
Renewed clashes this month in the country also known as Myanmar come despite efforts to forge a nationwide cease-fire agreement between the government and all armed ethnic groups. Gen. Sumlut Gun Maw says the spike in violence is an effort by Burma's army to militarily weaken the Kachin forces before any ceasefire is signed.
Gun Maw is vice chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army. He spoke Monday to The Associated Press as he wrapped up a trip to Washington to meet with senior U.S. officials.
Burma state media has reported at least 22 people have died in fighting. Humanitarian groups say hundreds of villagers have been uprooted.
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Malaysia is truly a land of contrasts. The country boasts an unusual geography, comprising western or mainland Malaysia, situated on the southern tip of the Asian continent, as well as eastern Malaysia, which lies on the other side of the China Sea in the north of the island of Borneo.
The country''s culture has been shaped by its inhabitants - Malays, Chinese and Indians - who bear witness to Malaysia''s strategic location on a commercial crossroads between India and China. The architecture produced by these cultures forms a striking mix of rich palaces, temples and mosques, as well as colonial-style buildings, atmospheric Chinatowns and ultra-modern tower blocks, such as those evident in Kuala Lumpur, the capital.
Mainland Malaysia, the most dynamic and inhabited part of the country, is covered in its centre by jungle dotted with traditional villages, which can be visited by train. The country''s capitals developed along the coast, where the sea is home to a stunningly beautiful array of marine life and fringed by magnificent white sandy beaches.
It''s also worth exploring the lesser known eastern Malaysia, where you''ll delight in the hospitality of the inhabitants of Sarawak who still live in traditional longhouses. Here, the beauty of the parks and reserves serves as a reminder that Malaysia is home to some of the most diverse flora and fauna in the world and that 70% of its land is still covered with primary forest, the refuge of the last surviving orangutans.
Finally, no visit to Malaysia is complete without savouring the country''s delicious, varied cuisine. Welcome to paradise!
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Located to the south of Kuala Terengganu, Marang, a small fishing town, has retained its tranquil air and traditions, which can be best seen at its Sunday market. Discover the city's remaining traditi...
Georgetown remains one of the most popular cities for expats in South-East Asia and it's easy to see why. Delve into its Chinese stores, follow the Heritage Trail through the colonial quarter, or enjo...
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The wooded footpaths wending their way around Fraser's Hill are perfect for hiking and observing the 250 species of birds found in the region. The atmosphere in this hill resort founded by a Scotsman ...
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ZF-2097: Provide unit tests for using bound parameters with stored procedures
Patrick Calkins wrote:
{quote} Code:
$db = Zend_Db::factory('Mysqli', array(
'host' => '127.0.0.1',
'username' => 'webuser',
'password' => 'xxxxxxxx',
'dbname' => 'test'
$userName = 'jo';
$password = 'xyzzy';
$stmt = $db->prepare('CALL authenticate_user(?, ?)');
$stmt->bindParam(1, $userName);
$stmt->bindParam(2, $password);
$result = $stmt->fetch();
The bindParam statements call _bindParam in Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php, which have nothing more than a 'return true;' statement. It does not appear the Mysqli bind_param function is implemented - is this correct?? If so does anyone have any workarounds for using stored procedures in MySql 5.1??
Using the PDO_MYSQL driver does not help as it has a problem calling 2 stored procedures back-to-back (throws the 'SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 2014 Cannot execute queries while other unbuffered queries are active.' error, which has been discussed before)... {quote}
Zend_Db_Statement_MysqliTest tests bound parameters with regular queries but not with stored procedures.
Also check to see where else these tests should appear.
This issue should have been fixed for the 1.5 release.
Please categorize/fix as needed.
This doesn't appear to have been fixed in 1.5.0. Please update if this is not correct.
There appears to be major issues with the Mysqli adapter - the Pdo_Mysql has been resolved. Leaving open until next major version to see if any core PHP issues are related to this.
Reassigning as Ralph is the maintainer of Zend_Db
Will evaluate within 2 weeks
Hi - i'm wondering has their been any update on this issue?
Bulk change of all issues last updated before 1st January 2010 as "Won't Fix".
Feel free to re-open and provide a patch if you want to fix this issue.


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On the Security tab, click the Custom level button.
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For Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls, click Enable.
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Wiggle...And Learn...Let's Have Some Fun. The Australian preschool entertainers pitch their circus tent at the E-Center this August, and tix are now on sale.
It's a show purple Wiggle Jeff calls a cross between a Broadway Show and a circus...but you know, for the kids. I just got off the phone with Jeff for an exclusive interview about the show I will post in the near future (keep checking back), and he assured me of four things
1. Songs from the TV show will be in the performance, so the kids can sing along. 2. Expect much more acrobatics in the live show-acrobatics, trapeze artists, etc. 3. Parents WILL NOT be bored-the boys will give a few nods to them, too. 4. Kids will yell "Wake up Jeff!"
The boys are in London right now, part of their world tour. They've already made their way through Asia and will be hit the rest of Europe this month. After a short break at home in Australia, they will travel the states. Lately, show dialogue and props have changed just a bit to reflect the cities they visit. In Dubai, the Wiggles enjoyed some dates instead of their true love, fruit salad. Maybe in Salt Lake, the sub will be green jello?
The Wiggles Wiggly Circus Live 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 3 E-Center, 3200 Decker Lake Drive, West Valley Click here for tix


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ZF-3349: $table->find() method miss matching rows
API Doc says that .find() method accepts arrays of arguments (one per primary key field), but it does not specify that these arrays MUST NOT be hash, otherwise array entries are skipped and .find() does not return all matching rows! Very serious bug!
Ex: $id = array(0=>1, 1=>2, 99=>3); mytable.find($id) will skip value '3' because its key is not 2. Generated $whereClause is:
where expected clause is:
This comes from the following code, in Zend_Db_Table_Abstract, public function find():
for ($i = 0; $i < count($keyValues); ++$i) {
$whereList[$i][$keyPosition] = $keyValues[$i];
which could be replaced by:
$i = 0;
foreach ($keyValues as $v) {
$whereList[$i++][$keyPosition] = $v;
Great framework anyway! Keep up, guys! Thx
The arguments array provide to find() need no keys. So , I think , a better way is to use array_values() in find() method to evevy arguments array, make sure they all index by 0 , 1 , 2 .....
Please evaluate and fix/categorize as necessary.
I believe this is not an issue, and should be resolved as such
While i think this could go either way, I think its best to perhaps change the behavior under the hood to use array_values() instead of using the for loop. This would ensure that only values are used.
Changing to "Trivial", "Nice To Have", can go in "Next Mini Release", about 30m of real work
Fixed in trunk in r17815 and in release branch 1.9 in r17816


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Finnhenry's will be offering $5 Magic bombs (blueberry vodka and Red Bull) and at the end of each game, whether we win or lose, there is a round of shots on the house. A DJ will be playing during commercials and on Sunday there will be a chili dog buffet for free.
Wall Street Plaza has a 20×20 projection screen set up outside with $2.50 blue margaritas and $12 domestic buckets.
Hoops, one of my favorite dives and named after its proximity to where our hometown basketball team plays will have $7 domestic pitchers, $3.25 24 oz. domestics, $3 wells and $8 buckets of select beers. They also offer free parking (if you can find a space).
Crooked Bayou will have a projection screen out to watch the game on and $2 Bud Light drafts.
Newcomer Pipers Downtown will be running happy hour specials all day that include two-for-$5 Heineken and Heineken Light, $2.50 domestic bottles and $2 Miller Lite, Bud Light and Pipers Ale and $5 Long Island Iced Teas. There are two projection screens and about 15 more TVs plus an all-you-can-eat specials of wings and cheese fries for $14.95 and 10 wings for $5.95.
Another downtown newbie, Downtown PourHouse, will be serving up $2 drafts, $3 wells and $4 calls. They have about five 50-inch plasmas and you should really try their Pourhouse Dunker, one of the most delicious sandwiches I've had in a long time. Very appropriately named and I'm craving it now!
Ember has a 20-foot wide screen that will play the playoff games outside, along with expanding their happy hour times to whenever the playoffs are happening. That means $2.50 domestics, $3.25 imports and $4.50 mixed drinks.
If you're holding a viewing party, email me at email@example.com so I can add it to this list.


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Two years ago, I had a string of bad luck. First, I needed an operation to remove a small tumor. Then, my beloved Subaru Outback (with more than 120,000 miles) needed major repairs. And, most sadly, my colicky 13-year-old horse was rushed to surgery. She didn't survive.
The whole series of events packed a wallop — emotionally and to my wallet, to the tune of well over $5,000. Although I had health insurance, the steep deductibles and unreimbursed medical bills for my surgery came as a shock. I didn't have insurance to cover the horse's vet expenses, though. So those costs plus my car maintenance were all out-of-pocket.
Fortunately, I had savings stashed away to cover these unexpected bills. But many people don't — especially women. If you haven't built up a proper emergency savings fund, you'll probably be forced to pay rainy-day expenses by racking up your credit card debt, taking out a home equity loan or, worse yet, tapping into a retirement account. Not good.
The Gender Gap in Financial Literacy survey released this week by Financial Finesse, a financial education firm in El Segundo, Calif., revealed that women are much less likely than men to maintain a rainy-day savings account.
Emergency Funds: Women vs. Men Only 43 percent of women overall reported having an emergency fund, compared with 63 percent of men. The gap was even wider between women and men age 55 to 64. Just 58 percent of women in that age group have an emergency fund, while 82 percent of men do.
I found this news pretty disturbing. Emergency savings are especially critical in your 50s or 60s, when life can really throw you a curveball, from losing a job to unforeseen home repairs.
Yes, I realize this is a tough time to find money to stash away. So I have two suggestions:
First, figure out how much cash you need to set aside for a rainy day.You've likely heard ad nauseum from personal finance gurus that an emergency fund should cover three to six months of daily living expenses. But I think that's probably not nearly enough, especially for women in their 50s or 60s. With rising health care costs and the average length of unemployment now lasting about 60 weeks for workers 55 and older, I recommend salting away at least a year's worth of expenses.
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Chicago White Sox catcher and Dr. Phillips alum A.J. Pierzynski almost had an intimate moment with former President George Bush Monday.
In the sixth inning of a game between the White Sox and Texas Rangers, Pierzynski chased down a foul ball behind the screen and almost landed in the lap of George Bush, who was sitting next to his wife Laura Bush.
"I just told him just because he was the President doesn't mean I won't jump on top of him," A.J. Pierzynski told reporters at the game. "Him and his wife got a good chuckle out of that one."
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(would've posted in news if I could *cough*)
Ash is revoked as the main character to make room for Red and Green, the two main rivals from the original games. It will follow Red's journey through Kanto as a new pokemon trainer with his starter pokemon, Charmander. It is unknown if the show will include the 2nd generation of games, if he has travelling companions, or even if it is a TV series or just a special.
It airs October 2nd.
I think it looks cool. I wonder if it'll overlap some storylines from the manga, since the manga was based off the games.


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Hotel Capacity:Total Number of Rooms - 409
Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez
With its glamorous seafront setting on the famous Boulevard de la Croisette, The Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez has established itself as the flagship Riviera hotel. Opened in 1929, its mix of fabulous art deco architecture, first class service and unrivalled cuisine continues to attract numerous movie stars and A-list celebrities. The Martinez is ultra chic with a laidback atmosphere and is ideal for couples and singles.
Overlooking the Mediterranean and a classic boulevard and palm-tree view, the Martinez has the perfect location. There's easy access to all of Cannes' major bars, restaurants and shops.
The hotel's 409 rooms and suites are decorated in authentic art deco style and are a wonderful combination of elegance, good taste and state-of-the-art technology. There's rich panelling, signed paintings and works of art as well as free WiFi access and flat-screen TVs. The luxurious and spacious marble bathrooms feature Annick Goutal products.
The world famous La Palme d'Or restaurant boasts two Michelin stars and is drenched in the style of contemporary art deco. There's a strong cinematic theme. The walls are adorned with original portraits of the stars and gold details in the carpet and ceilings mirror the bronze design of the Academy Award. Here you can savour the finest cuisine on the Riviera before retreating to the L'Amiral Bar to people watch over an after-dinner drink.
The Martinez has its own exclusive beach, Zplage, with more than 400 sun loungers and an enormous pontoon. Throughout the summer season there's an excellent range of water sports activities. You can also dine out under the stars at the Zplage restaurant, which is open from April to October.
Relax under the shade of 100 year old palm trees before taking a refreshing dip in the exclusive octagonal pool. And for the ultimate in pampering let the hotel's body and skin care specialists take you in hand at the Raphael Spa and Fitness Centre.
A kids club is also available in the summer season.
Car parking is available at a charge of £39 per car, per day.
Accommodation details
Address:73 La Croisette
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Room types and facilities
Sleeps 3, Bed Type: King(s) or queen(s) or single(s) Bathtub/shower combination, Private bathroom, Satellite television, Air conditioning, Minibar, Television
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Sleeps 2, Bed Type: King(s) or queen(s) or single(s) Balcony/Lanai/Terrace, In Room Movies, Bathtub/shower combination, Private bathroom, Satellite television, Separate Shower, Air conditioning, Separate Bath, Minibar, Television
Sleeps 2, Bed Type: Queen(s) or single(s) Television, Bathtub/shower combination, Air conditioning, Satellite television, Minibar, Private bathroom
General facilities
- 1 Pool
- Massage services
- Live entertainment
- Spa
- Elevators
- Exercise gym
- Internet services
- Hairdresser/barber
- Off-Site parking
- Hair dryer
- Kids Club
- On-Site parking
- Dry cleaning
- Safe deposit box
- Business center
- Sauna
- Beauty shop/salon
- Laundry/Valet service
- Room service
- 2 Lounges/bars
- 3 Restaurant
Dining information
Breakfast is served at the Relais Martinez restaurant but clients have the option of taking Continental Breakfast in their room.
La Palme d Or is an award winning restaurant where you will be served gourmet cuisine a la carte for lunch and dinner.
Beach restaurant Z Plage is open from mid April until late September. You will be served Mediterranean style a la carte for lunch.
Bar Amiral offers live music, the piano, and provides light meals as well as snacks throughout the day.
Additional information
The hotel's private beach and pontoon, Zplage, is open mid April - Early October (opening and closing dates at the hotels discretion). These facilities incur a charge which ranges from EUR 17-59, per person, per day, dependent on season and location. This price includes sunbeds, umbrellas and towels.
If you want to make use of the pool facilities from 01 Jun to 30 Jun, and 01 Sep to 30 Sep a half day will cost EUR 10 and a full day EUR 17. From 01 Jul to 31 Aug a half day is EUR26.00, and a full day is EUR 34. All costs are per person, per day, and can be paid locally at the hotel. (Subject to change).
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HI Cidade Maravilhosa
The Cidade Maravilhosa Hostel is the better located youth hostel from HI network, in Rio de Janeiro. It is in the neighborhood of Gloria,
Our hostel offers excellent space and atmosphere for you stay. We have facilities such as recreation area with barbecue, sauna steam and hydro-spa, all rooms with bathroom, video room, kitchen, laundry, bed linen and bath, lock, free internet and breakfast. All included in the daily rate!
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
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- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Tours/Travel Desk
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- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Bus: Easy transportation to main turist attractions.
Metro: Gloria Station - located 100 meters from the hostel, arriving in Copacabana in 10 minutes.
Parking: Public parking available close to the hostel.
Sea port: Praca XV - Historical reference for Rio de Janeiro. Besides Ferry Boat transportation, at Praca XV you will find Catamaran Service to Niter'i and Paquet' Island.
Rail: Central do Brasil - Located in Downtown Rio de Janeiro, it transports over 9 million people every month. System integrated with other means of transportation such as bus and subway (electronic system of single ticketing).
Airport: Santos Dumont airport is only a 5 minute drive away. Estimated cab fee: R$ 10,00 International Airport (Gale'o): take the bus from the Bus Company Real and get off on Gloria Street (near the Gloria subway station), turn on Candido Mendes Street and take the first right. Welcome to Cidade Maravilhosa Hostel!!
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The Cidade Maravilhosa Hostel is the better located youth hostel from HI network in Rio de Janeiro.It is in the neighborhood of Santa Teresa and the cultural and commercial center of Rio,near the Marina da Gloria and Aterro do Flamengo,and the hostel is really close to Lapa and Gloria.It is the beginning of the southern area of the city and still provides easy access to major sights as Corcovado/ Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, Arches of Lapa,Cathedral and the most beautiful beaches in the region.


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The Delaware Attorney General's office has dropped assault and weapons charges against a Camden-area teen accused in May of shooting his grandfather.
John Rash, 17, was arrested May 26 following the death of Charles W. Seamans, 84. An investigation by Delaware State Police indicated Seamans and Rash had been arguing when Rash used a shotgun to shoot Seamans once in the stomach.
Seamans died three days later.
When arrested, Rash was charged with first-degree assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony and jailed at the Stevenson Detention Center in Milford.
Jason Miller, public information officer for the Delaware Department of Justice, said the state dropped the charges on June 23.
"After a thorough review of the evidence in the case, the Department of Justice has determined that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with an indictment against John Rash at this time," Miller said in an email to the Dover Post.
The charges were dropped with prejudice, meaning they could be reinstated after further investigation.
"The Delaware State Police and the Department of Justice continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Seamans," Miller said.
Miller added he could not comment further on the case because of the ongoing investigation.
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Tic Tacs are a candy that I don't eat too terribly often. They're both candy and mints (and you can argue that all mints are candy), so they hybrid nature of these candies always left me confused. If I wanted a candy I'd go after something like Starburst. If I wanted mints I'd look for something intense and minty like drop or gum. So poor Tic Tac is left in the strange purgatory for me. I like them, I really do, but I never find myself buying them. Until this month, where I saw this adorable holiday themed box of Tic Tacs.
The box is so festive with a blue label that has a happy snowman on it and is accented with pretty white snoflakes. The candies themselves are a bright red and green. So even if you are not a big candy eater (if so why are you here?) and yet want to have a festive sweet, these fit the bill.
The red cherry flavor is very metallic and perfumey at first. Its only until I have sucked on it for a few moments where the sweeter, more rounded flavors coeme forward. Somewthing about this tastes very herbal to me, and I can't wuite lay my fingre on it. I get those fruit flavors, but it's partly ruined by a strong hit of cough syrup every now and again. Only when I started chewing the Tic Tac did I get more "juicy" fruit flavors.
The green one's flavor is very mild to start. It's light, juicy and very floral and reminds me of more guava and topical flowers than it does apple. The flavor reminds very sweet and mild, with it's light fruity notes. I like it, as it really doesn't read as apple to my tastebuds. Tasty!
So I really only found the green half of these Tic Tacs to my liking. Which is ok, you can't be perfect every time. I prefer to traditional orange flavor the most so far, but I plan on trying more Tic Tacs to see if any other flavors rival that. These are so cute, and if you're a fan of Tic Tacs I encourage you to give these a go. Just because I didn't like them doesn't mean you will! That's the beauty of candy.
Rating: Might Eat Again
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