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Monaco for the Average Joe
By Jennifer Wattam Klit
Monaco is well known for glitz, glamour and grandeur but it's also a very friendly, delightful place and not as expensive as one might think. Years of news reports about the royal family, gambling casino and yearly Grand Prix auto race have shaped a one-dimensional impression of this little country.
It is true that Monaco has more millionaires per capita than any other country in the world and residents of this little paradise enjoy a tax-free lifestyle.
However, Monaco has managed to sustain immense wealth and class, while maintaining a friendly down to earth vibe.
So what does Monaco have to offer to the average joe? The reality is that Monaco is every bit as glamorous as one might think but it's also a charming country with diversified attractions that appeal to every walk of life.
Perhaps it's the mix of Monegasque (Monacan), French, Italian and English cultures that is so appealing or is it the ocean views, exquisite rugged coastline and variety of perfectly maintained gardens that make this small land a destination must.
Monaco is located on the Mediterranean Sea, nestled into the Maritimes Alps, only minutes from Nice International Airport and the French and Italian Rivieras. It has a population of 32,409 and measures a mere .76 square miles (1.95 square kilometres). It is the most densely populated country in the world and the world's second smallest independent country. Monaco has a constitutional monarchy ruled by Prince Albert II and its economy is fuelled by industry and tourism.
The people of Monaco (also known as "The Monegasque" or "Monacans") are warm and polite. Monaco, in comparison to some other European countries, is very clean and well maintained. Architecturally, it is an immaculate mix of old and new styles, coexisting in perfect balance. The Mediterranean-style buildings with their pastel colours are meticulously kept. Houses dating back to the 12th century, located on narrow streets, have managed to maintain their medieval character.
Monaco consists of five areas: The old town, Monaco-Ville also known as "The Rock," is situated on a high point of land at 60m (200 ft.) high. It is where you'll find the Prince's Palace and the Oceanographic Museum.
Just northwest of the royal palace close to bordering Cap d'Ail, France you'll find Moneghetti, home of the Exotic Gardens. The newest area, Fontvieille, is also located west of Monaco-Ville and includes the industrial suburb as well as a man made waterfront, stadium and sports complex and the Princess Grace Rose Garden where a bronze statue of her stands proudly. At the base of the old town, called The Condamine you'll find the Hercules Harbour. Just north of the harbour is the District of Monte Carlo home of the world famous Casino.
Perhaps Monaco's charm can be traced back in its past. The Rock of Monaco was once a shelter for primitive inhabitants. Traces of their occupation were discovered in a cave in the Saint Martin Gardens.
The first permanent residents of the region, the Ligures, are described as a mountain people, accustomed to hard work and frugality. Monegasque is a dialect of Ligurian and an Indo-European language still spoken by about 5,000 people in Monaco today. The official language in Monaco is French but English is widely spoken.
The origin of the name "Monaco" has been subject to several theories. For some, the name comes from the Ligurian tribe, the Monoikos, who inhabited the Rock in the 6th century B.C. For others, the origin comes from the hero "Hercules" whose name was often linked to the expression "Herakles Monoikos," which means "Herakles alone." This version is backed up by the fact that the modern name for Monaco's main port is the Port of Hercules.
Dressed as a Franciscan monk, Francois Grimaldi - an Italian pirate who robbed and pillaged his way along the rocky coast of what is now called the Riviera - captured the Rock of Monaco in 1297. Francois was greeted at the gates of a fortress built by the Genoese in 1215, and then seized the fortress with a gang of accomplices behind him.
A statue of Francois Grimaldi stands in close proximity of the Prince's Palace. Prince Rainier the third, a descendant of the infamous Grimaldi family, ascended to the throne in 1949 and later attracted the world's interest with his fairy-tale marriage to American actress Grace Kelly. Their son, Prince Albert II is the reigning Prince of Monaco.
Monaco is blessed with a mild climate, and is blanketed with more than 300 days of sunshine per year. Most summers are in the 80 degrees Fahrenheit or (27) degrees Celsius with hot spells for a week or so in July and August. It's also the time of year when you'll find the bulk of tourists. Not to worry though, there are plenty of parks with shade trees to sit under in Monaco. In winter, temperatures average about 53 degrees Fahrenheit or (12) degrees Celsius with sunny days and cool nights.
Nice-Cote d'Azur International Airport www.nice.aeroport.fr is a 30-minute drive or (17 miles) from Monaco. If driving, take the A8 highway east and exit A8 - RN7 coming from Nice. Trains to and from Nice run regularly and take approximately 25 minutes. . The underground train station in Monaco sncf.fr is located on avenue Prince Pierre.
Tel: 1-800-4-EURAIL - information on trains in Europe
Tel.: 93 10 60 15 - Monaco train station information
COST: approximately 8 Euros return
If you're in fairly good shape, the best way to get around Monaco is to walk, as there are many scenic hiking trails, and an abundance of diversified gardens, but be warned, there are some steep hills.
For those of us who are a little less ambitious there are the Azur Express Tourist Trains. These little red and white trains make daily journeys with commentary in English, Italian, German and French. You can catch one of these trains in front of the Oceanographic Museum & Aquarium.
During the trip you will discover the Monaco Port, the District of Monte Carlo and its palaces, the famous casino and its gardens, before returning to the Old Town with its City Hall and finally the magnificent Prince's Palace:
Tel.: 92 05 64 38
Fax: 92 05 64 38
Cost (per person): 6 Euros
You can also use Monaco's public bus system www.cam.mc. Tickets are sold onboard and you can purchase a "Daily Tourist Card" (no ride limit) for 3.60 Euros.
Two main taxi stands are in operation round the clock at the Avenue de Monte Carlo (near the Casino) and the railway station. Other taxi stands are located at Place des Moulins, Avenue de la Costa, Fontvieille and Beach Plaza. A taxi to or from Nice airport for example could cost as much as 75 Euros and there aren't enough to go around so if you're planning on taking a taxi to the airport it's best to book ahead.
Tel: 93 50 56 28
Radio Tel: 93 15 01 01
Monte-Carlo Casino
Even if you have champagne dreams on a soda pop budget the casino, set in the centre of Monte Carlo, should not be missed.
Charles Garnier, the architect of the opera house in Paris, built the Casino in 1878. Its atrium is covered in marble and is enclosed by 28 Ionic columns in onyx. It leads into the auditorium of the opera, called the "Salle Garnier," which is decorated in red and gold, with a cornucopia of bas-reliefs (images raised above the background of a flat surface), frescoes and sculptures.
Here, for more than a century, exceptional international performances of opera, ballet and concerts have been staged. The gaming rooms consist of a series of rooms featuring stained glass windows, decorations, sculptures, paintings and bronze lamps.
Persons under 18 not admitted
Dress code: Jacket and tie for men
Rate (per person): 10 Euros
Casino Gardens and Terraces
Opposite the casino are magnificent flowerbeds and carefully tended lawns dotted with ponds. The "Boulingrins Gardens" as they are called slope gently upwards in the direction of the shopping street of the town. The back of the casino, facing the sea, is bordered by sunny terraces.
Prince's Palace (State Apartments)
The Prince's Palace and State Apartments www.palais.mc were built on the site of a fortress built by Italians from Genoa in 1215. Once the home of the beloved Princess Grace, the outstanding features of the palace that can be admired include an Italian style Gallery running alongside the south facade and the State Apartments that are filled with French period furniture. Famous paintings such as splendid frescoes by 16th century Genoese artists, depicting mythological scenes can be seen. There is also a striking family portrait of Prince Rainier, Princess Grace, and their children.
The main courtyard, paved with three million white and colored pebbles forming vast geometrical patterns, and its 17th century double revolution staircase in Carrara marble, is home to renowned summer concerts. This was once the central part of the fortress built in the 18th century. The Museum of Napoleon, situated on the ground floor in the south wing of the palace, includes objects belonging to Napoleon I. The Changing of the Guard takes place at 11:55 a.m. every day in front of the main entrance of the palace.
Prince's Palace (State Apartments)
Place du Palais
MC 98000, Monaco
Tel.: 93 25 18 31
Fax: 93 50 81 73
Admission: 8 Euros (no cameras permitted inside)
Children from 8 to 14 years old: 3 Euros
Monaco Cathedral
Situated not far from the Prince's Palace in Monaco-Ville is Monaco Cathedral. This magnificent cathedral was built in 1875 in the Romanesque-Byrzantine style from stone taken from nearby La Turbie, France - an area between Monte Carlo and Cap-díAil well liked by rock climbers.
Several important 16th century paintings and a wooden altar dating from the Spanish Renaissance are located in Monaco Cathedral. The altar is very beautiful and large, made of marble with pillars of granite and there are mosaics on the windows. Monaco Cathedral is the final resting place of Princess Grace of Monaco, who died in a tragic car accident in 1982. The tomb of Prince Rainier III, Princess Grace's former husband is there as well as those of other deceased royals.
Admission: Free
Oceanographic Museum & Aquarium
Close to the Monaco's Cathedral and built on the edge of "The Rock" in 1910 the Oceanographic Museum & Aquarium www.oceano.mc museum of marine sciences has been touted as the best aquarium in Europe. It is an architectural tour de force with an extravagant facade rising grandly above the sea to a height of 279 feet (85 metres). It took 11 years to build, using 100,000 tons of stone from La Turbie.
The rooms of the Museum, open to the public on two floors, have high ceilings and contain collections of marine fauna gathered by its founder, Prince Albert I, numerous specimens of sea creatures including the skeleton of a 70-foot (21-metre) whale caught off the coast of Newfoundland. Also included are models of Prince Albert's laboratory ships.
In the basement is the world-famous aquarium with its extensive display of marine flora and fauna. With 4,000 species of fish and over 200 families of invertebrates and 90 seawater tanks, the aquarium exhibits an impressive display of the Mediterranean and tropical marine ecosystem. Enjoy the giant tank known as the "Shark Lagoon," which demonstrates the diversity and extraordinary colours of the coral reef and its dwellers.
There's also a display on the work of the late, great Jacques Cousteau, as well as other ocean explorers. On the ground floor, exhibitions and various films are regularly presented in the "Conference Room." Don't miss out on the half-hour film about Monaco's history.
Enjoy lunch on the top floor in the restaurant "La Terrasse" while viewing Monaco and the Italian Riviera. If you'd rather brownbag it, there is a picnic spot and playground at the base of the Oceanographic Museum. A museum shop is also onsite.
Avenue Saint-Martin
MC 98000, Monaco
Tel: 93 15 36 00
Fax: 92 16 77 93
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Admission: 11 Euros
Ages 6 to 18 - 6 Euros
Children under 6 – Free
Fort Antoine Theater
Not far from the Oceanographic Museum you'll find the Fort Antoine Theater. This early 18th century fortress, situated on the northeastern tip of the Rock, is used as an outdoor theater with the capacity to hold 350 spectators in tiered seating built in a semi-circle. Enjoy the view in a delightful setting. High quality performances are given during the summer season.
Avenue de la Quarantaine
MC 98000, Monaco
Tel.: 93 15 80 00
Fax: 93 50 66 94
Admission: Free (except during performances)
Observatory Caves
200 feet below the Exotic Gardens www.jardin-exotique.mc visitors can discover the immense chambers of the prehistoric Observatory Caves, whose chalky concretions with strange and mystical shapes, and limestone concretions are illuminated.
Boulevard du Jardin-Exotique
MC 98000, Monaco
Tel.: 93 15 29 80
Fax: 93 15 29 81
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Admission: 6, 90 Euros (includes Exotic Gardens, Observatory Caves and The Anthropology Museum)
Because Monaco is conveniently placed on the Riviera between Provence and Italy, why not take advantage of the opportunity to visit the famous beaches of Nice and The Picasso Museum, or see the medieval villages of St. Paul de Vence, Italy's ski slopes and the boutiques and markets of nearby San Remo.
Rooms in Monaco start at an affordable 55 Euros a night. There are 2 to 4 star deluxe hotels to choose from.
There are many diversified restaurants and cafes in Monaco in all price ranges. If you prefer to eat a traditional Monegasque (Monacan) meal try "barbagiuan," a delicious tidbit of rice, spinach, leek and cheese, served as an appetizer.
The Monaco Tourist Office is located in the District of Monte Carlo, across the park from the Casino:
Direction du Tourisme et des Congress de la Principauté de Monaco
2a Boulevard des Moulins
MC 98030 MONACO Cedex
Tel: 92 16 61 16
Fax: 92 16 60 00
www.nice.aeroport.fr – Nice International Airport
www.rca.tm.fr - Rapides Cote d'Azur bus service to Monaco from Nice Airport (22 Euros roundtrip)
Jennifer Wattam Klit is a student and a film person. She is a Canadian who resides in Helsingor, Denmark.
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An evaluation of the first 200 days of Obama economics
Author: Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard Kennedy School
Friday marks 200 days in office for President Obama. "How has he done?" asks Fortune.
The first thing to say is that Barack Obama took over the presidency at an extremely difficult time. A variety of analogies suggest themselves: He is Harry Houdini who has been thrown in the river, in a straitjacket, with chains wrapped around him. Or he has taken over as the captain of a ship with a rotting hull, while the ship is under attack in a hurricane. To capture the state of the economy, perhaps the best metaphor is that Obama took over as pilot of an airplane in the middle of a steep dive. For a president precedent, he is Lincoln, who takes office as the South secedes. Or he is Roosevelt, who takes office at the depth of the Great Depression.
In any case, in light of the difficult circumstances, I think Obama has done amazingly well.
The financial markets were in free-fall six months ago. Bank spreads were at historic highs (a good indicator of just how outside-the-box this financial crisis was). GDP contracted at an annual rate of about 6 % in the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of this year.
Since then, the airplane has begun to level off. Those bank spreads are down to more normal levels. GDP declined at an annual rate of "only" 1% according to last Friday's advance estimate; if I had to guess, we will see a bottom in the second half of the year and could see some positive growth. I give a lot of credit to the fiscal stimulus, to the monetary stimulus, and to the financial repair measures, as messy as those inevitably were.
At the time our new president took office in January, there was a danger that this could be not only the worst of the post-war recessions, but as bad as Japan in the 1990s. I think we have now avoided that. We have learned from mistakes in the past, particularly the mistakes of the Depression – those made by the Federal Reserve, Hoover, and also Roosevelt. Obama has the advantage of the lessons of the 1930s to learn from. But he has the disadvantage of having inherited an exploding path of debt (unnecessarily incurred by this predecessors). The debt is the rotting hull of the ship of state.
Regarding February's stimulus package, some commentators said it was too small, some said it was too large. In truth, it was both. It was too small by itself to return us to full employment, to knock out the recession. In order to bring us back to full employment, we would need a boost to spending several times as big. And yet, at the same time, it was too large to guarantee that we avoid losing the confidence of our international creditors. If they stop buying our bonds, US long-term interest rates could rise sharply. (China — the largest holder of US Treasury securities — has already begun to ask questions about the value of US debt.) But the Administration struck an appropriate balance between these two competing concerns.
People are angry about the big bonuses that are still being paid to those in the financial sector who got us into this problem. Entirely understandable. But don't forget that, from the beginning, the goal was to prevent a depression in the general economy. That has been accomplished. You don't punish someone who has been smoking in bed by allowing the resultant fire to burn down the block. The Administration and the Fed always admitted freely that helping some undeserving financiers would be an undesirable but necessary side effect of the rescue plan. And do you remember all the pundits who warned that the rescue could not work unless the banks were temporarily nationalized? Or all the cynics who dismissed claims that the Treasury would recoup a share of the budget costs as firms like Goldman Sachs repaid their loans with interest?
In my view, overall, Obama has gotten far more things right than wrong. He has bravely proposed things that most sensible economists — whether Republican or Democrat — have long favored. Proposing is not always the same as enacting; there is the matter of Congress. But he has tried to get them passed, and has tried to do it in a bipartisan way. (That bipartisanship constraint is one of the Houdini chains.)
Washington has always been stymied by the political constraints of what can pass Congress. Often presidents figure that special interest groups will block sensible reforms, so why waste political capital trying? But an example, which I find extremely encouraging, including symbolically, is that (with the help of Defense Secretary Robert Gates), Obama proposed to end spending on the F22 fighter. The F22 is probably the most egregious example in the defense budget of spending on hugely expensive weapons systems that the Pentagon doesn't want because they are not useful for today's national security needs. To my surprise, Obama actually prevailed on this.
I can also name two areas where he proposed very sensible legislation that a heavy majority of economists of both parties would support, and yet where he has lost in Congress (at least so far). One is cutting agricultural subsidies to agribusiness and rich farmers. Another is auctioning off most of the greenhouse gas emission permits in any plan like the Waxman-Markey Bill, rather than giving them away to industry. (Obama's proposal was to use the proceeds of the auctions to reduce the marginal tax rate on low-income workers, to "Make Work Pay," which would have been an excellent use of the funds.)
But the fact that he is trying, and that he is winning some of the battles, is important. He is willing to fight the fight, while yet compromising when politically necessary. It is tremendously important that the public take notice of these details. There are always particular interest groups that stand to lose from any given reform such as farm supports, military procurement or emission permit auctions; if the general public pays no attention to the details and does not support the President on them, it means special interests will triumph over the general good as so often in the past.
If I had to find one mistake that the White House has made, the initial economic forecasts were too optimistic, at least with respect to the unemployment rate. It was an honest mistake, but a mistake nonetheless… not just with respect to the economics: politically, Obama would have been better to recognize the severity of the recession from day one.
Regarding the health plan, we as yet have no idea what the outcome will be. The big questions, of course, are how to reduce costs and how to pay for getting everybody insured. Instead of proposing an income surcharge on the wealthy, I would have preferred eliminating non-taxability of employer-provided health benefits— that's what McCain was for in the campaign, and most economists as well. The non-taxability could have been retained for workers in lower income brackets if the White House felt this was essential. At the least, Senator Kerry's astute version, which is aimed at curbing the effective taxpayer subsidy in the cases of the most egregiously expensive health care insurers, should be politically saleable. You can call Obama's failure, so far, to move in this direction a second mistake. But, since Fortune asked my opinion of how much the President has done right versus wrong, I put the score at 98 to 2.
This article was originally published on Jeff Frankel's Weblog, and can be found here.
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This is a very rosy assessment, although it may well be correct.
Likely problems will emerge over time in the coming years. They are likely to be associated with the speed of the recovery will be over the next 2 to 5 years. Will it be another Japan's 1990s, if consumer spending and firm investment take a hit due to reduced assets and demand? Or will the US be shrug off that dilemma and this great recession would have been a just a big scare? That remains to be seen.
Further, how the anticipated consumer adjustment in terms of spending and saving affect the growth in the next few years? That is also likely to affect the growth scenario.
What about any further international competitiveness, due to continued improvement in the competitiveness from big developing countries such as China and India?
So, it is too early to cast a sure judgement, yet. But I sincerely wish/hope Professor Jeffrey Frankel is correct in his early assessment, because that will be good for not only the US but also the whole world.
Professor Frankel did not mention the bailout, bankruptcy and emergence from bankruptcy of two of the Big Three automakers, all in the space of 200 days. The desirability of such a course may not be clear, but I think most would agree that the implementation of the plan was quite skillful.
In terms of signing the bailout, that was Bush. I agree, it seemed like Obama was running the country weeks before the election, but we can't count major legislative achievements he won when he was still a candidate! (even if one of them was stopping widespread financial panic simply by being the calmest guy in the room)
Of course Professor Frankel, being an economist, focused on Obama's economic successes, so if we want to nit pic at things he left out, I'd include restoring habeas corpus, dramatically turning down the heat between the US and Islam, changing the direction of two wars, funding a national electronic health record system, tripling the budget of the USDA and appointing a physicist as Energy Secretary to oversee a shift toward a sustainable energy system, restoring the role of science in the US generally, making a bunch of other excellent appointments (who'd have thought Hillary would be so good in State?), speaking of which… securing the release of two idiots from the DPRK and getting the first hard intel on KJI's health, and lets not forget his main achievement, which was completed within seconds of officially becoming POTUS (before he even managed to stumble the oath out): setting up an excellent White House blog.
He also made the funny photo at the G20 look cool, and if he's chief Asia diplomat is to be believed, found time to become BFFs with Our Kev.
And of course he just confirmed an hispanic woman to the Supreme court, but that was on the 201st day, so it doesn't count.

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Well Well Well! Владимир Владимирович and his wife are getting a divorce!
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his 29-year marriage to his his wife, Lyudmila, was over – after removing his wedding band as they watched the ballet together.
The 60-year-old and his 55-year-old wife broke the news of the end of the 29-year marriage in an obviously staged TV interview after a night at the ballet.
Before the ballet at the Kremlin Palace, Putin was pictured wearing his wedding ring, but he must have removed it during the performance because he was not wearing it by the time he left and was interviewed.
And right on cue, he has a so-called "mop-up" operation against the Mohammedans (not that they didn't deserve it) to divert the Russian People's attention:
MOSCOW (al-Reuters) – Russian police rounded up 300 people at a Muslim prayer room in Moscow on Friday after President Vladimir Putin ordered a crackdown on radical Islamists ahead of next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Putin has put security forces on high alert to safeguard the Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, which lies near to mainly Muslim southern provinces where Russia is battling an Islamist insurgency that has targeted Moscow.
"We must fight back hard against extremists who, under the banners of radicalism, nationalism and separatism, are trying to split our society," Putin said.
"The policy in the fight against corruption, crime and the insurgency has to be carried out harshly and consistently," Putin told a meeting of security force officers.
"The situation in the North Caucasus should be kept under particular control."
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Andre Miguel Tyler
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High School: Long Beach Polytechnic
College: Stanford (school history) (Tyler college stats)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 6th round (158th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 1 (13070th overall since 1950)
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Fans of "The Walking Dead" were heartbroken when Rick banished Carol from the prison. Not knowing what happened to her, viewers were relieved when she showed up in the second half of season 4. It's been a few episodes since Carol, Tyreese, Mika, Lizzie and baby Judith were featured, so what is going to happen with them? On March 9, WetPaint revealed that the group is going to have a great episode coming up.
Warning: If you do not want to know "The Walking Dead" season 4 spoilers, then stop reading.
Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie on "TWD" spoke to Entertainment Weekly Radio recently. During her interview, she spoke about Tyreese and Maggie's storyline. She said,
"We have another great episode with Chad, who plays Tyreese, and Carol and the kids and stuff. One of my favorite of the season is coming up. I'm so in anticipation of that 'cause you have to wait to see these characters."
All fans can do right now is speculate and with an answer so vague, it could be just about anything. Will they find the others? Will Carol and Tyreese realize that Lizzie is psychotic? Will Tyreese find out that Carol admitted that she is the one that set his girlfriend on fire?
Nicole Ramage, a fan of "The Walking Dead" has her own theory,
"I think that Lizzie is psycho and she's going to try killing Judith again and Carol will be forced to kill her to save the rest of them."
That is a real possibility. If she is correct, will Lizzie succeed in murdering baby Judith or will she be stopped before it is too late?
What do you think is going to happen in Carol and Tyreese's episode
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March 15, 2012
CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the first time in his Northern Illinois career freshman Dor Amir was selected as the Mid-American Conference's Men's Tennis Player of the Week. It is the second-consecutive weekly award for the Huskies and the third this season.Amir, a native of Israel, earned the honor after finishing 2-0 in a match against No. 68 Brown. With doubles partner Axel Lagerlof at No. 1, Amir defeated the Bears duo of Michael Riechman and Tom Deighton, 8-4. Shortly after the doubles match, Amir made short work of his opponent Brandon Burke at No. 1 and defeated the Ivy Leaguer, 6-1, 6-2. Northern Illinois lost 5-2 to Brown.It is the second-consecutive week the Huskies have won the award, as Mikhail Titov received the honor last week, finishing with a 3-1 record that included a singles win at No. 5 versus Wisconsin. It is first honor of Amir's career.After winning all eight of his matches this weekend, 4-0 in singles and 4-0 in doubles, Amir improves to 15-3 singles play and 14-5 in doubles during the spring season.Northern Illinois will open its MAC season March 23 with a contest at Western Michigan.


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Around the state today, an air traveler is facing charges for allegedly groping a TSA agent in an inappropriate way at a Florida airport in April.
This is surveillance video showing a 59-year-old Carol Price getting a pat down at security at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.
The TSA says the pat down was done according to procedure.
But Price, a former TSA worker disagreed and complained to a TSA supervisor who was also a former colleague.
The video shows it's anything but a routine complaint.
Price is now facing two misdemeanor charges.
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"Adopt, don't shop!" is a popular phrase in the world of rescue. This phrase urges you to adopt a rescue animal, instead of buying an animal from a pet store or breeder. The question is, why should a person adopt, and not shop? For someone who is not familiar with rescue, what do they need to know so that they really take this phrase to heart?
If you shop for an animal at a pet store, it is likely that you will have no idea of that animal's background. Generally, pet store puppies come from puppy mills – and while this hardly means that a dog from a puppy mill doesn't deserve a home, it does mean that you could be perpetuating a truly horrid cycle by purchasing one.
Breeders are different. You must be particularly careful about staying away from backyard breeders, who tend to be dishonest about the animals they try to sell to you. It is true, however, that there are many legitimate, caring breeders who provide healthy, purebred pets. But it is important to note that there are purebreds in shelters on death row. There are dogs about to die that need a good home, so why shop for one if you could actually adopt and save one?
There are two main perks to adopting; there are many more reasons to adopt an animal, but for the purpose of this article we will focus on just two.
The first perk in adopting an animal is that you are getting a fully vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and usually microchipped pet. What does this mean for you? If you were to get a pet from a store, or a breeder, you would have to take that animal into the veterinarian for all of those things – possibly more vetting would be required if you were sold an unhealthy animal. When you adopt, all of this has already been taken care of and is included in the adoption fee. You can rest assured that this rescued animal has been properly cared for and ready to begin a new life with you.
The second perk in adopting an animal is the rewarding feeling of saving a life. Not only do you save a life by adopting a rescued animal, but you also save a life by paying the adoption fee, which is immediately used to provide care for another rescued animal. It may seem small, but by adopting an animal, you become a rescuer yourself, and a hero to an animal that will be forever grateful to you.
There is a furry, forever friend waiting for you at your local rescue. Take the time to adopt, and not shop. You'll be glad you did.


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Makes 4 servings.
- 4oz. El Cortijo® Manchego cheese
- 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary leaves, crushed
- 1/4 tsp. coarse ground black pepper
- 8 cups baby spinach leaves
- 4 medium beets, peeled, thinly sliced and roasted*
- 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup raspberry or balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Preheat oven to 400° F. using a vegetable peeler, shave cheese into 1/2 inch pieces. Carefully place half of the pieces on a parchment paper-lined baking pan. Sprinkle with rosemary and black pepper. Bake 3 to 5 minutes, or until crisp and golden brown around the edges. Cool completely before removing from pan.
Place spinach, beets and fennel in large bowl. Pour dressing over greens; toss until coated. Place equal amounts of salad onto 4 plates. Top with remaining shaved Machego and tuck the baked Manchego cheese along edge. Serve immediately.
*To roast beets, lightly spray beets with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper. Place on a baking pan and bake at 425° F for 20 minutes, or until tender, turning over halfway through baking time.


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Swimming events have been contested since the first modern Olympic Games and at each Olympic Games since. Originally, only men competed in the events, but by 1912, women found their way into competition.
1896: Swimming is Contested at the First Modern Olympic Games
The 1896 Olympic Games featured four swimming events for men. Those events included the 100-meter freestyle, 500-meter freestyle, 1,200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle for sailors. Alfréd Hajós of Hungary won both the 100 freestyle and the 1,200 freestyle, while Paul Neumann of Austria won the 500 freestyle. Ioannis Malokinis of Greece won the 100 freestyle for sailors.
At the 1900 Olympic Games, the 200-meter freestyle, 1,500-meter freestyle, and 4,000-meter freestyle were contested. In addition, an underwater swimming event was held, as was a 200-meter obstacle event and 200-meter team swimming event. The 200-meter backstroke also made its debut. In 1904, the first breaststroke event was contested at a distance of 440 yards.
1912 Olympic Games: Women's swimming is included
The event shuffle continued until the 1912 Olympic Games, when women's swimming was included in the event schedule. In 1912, women swam in the 100 freestyle and the 4x100-meter freestyle events. Fanny Durack of New Zealand won the 100 freestyle, while the team from Great Britain won the 4x100 freestyle.
1956: Butterfly events are first contested at the Olympic Games
As the popularity of swimming began to grow, more and more events were introduced to the Olympic program. In the 1940s, breaststroke swimmers discovered that they could swim the races more quickly with an over-the-water recovery during the arm stroke. This type of swimming was soon outlawed in breaststroke races, but it did give rise to the butterfly stroke.
At the 1956 Olympic Games, butterfly races were the only new events added to the Olympic program. On the men's side, the 200-meter butterfly was added, while the women competed in the 100-meter butterfly.
Swimming at the Olympic Games today
Additional swimming events have been added throughout the years, with the most recent addition coming at the 2008 Olympic Games. There, men's and women's 10-kilometer open water races were added.
In total, 34 events — 17 for men and 17 for women — were contested at the 2012 Olympic Games. More than 900 athletes competed, and each country was able to send two qualified athletes in each event, while only one relay team could represent each nation.


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- Rank and percentile.
- Chi-square test.
- Rank correlations (Kendall Tau, Spearman R, Gamma, etc.).
- Comparing independent samples
Mann-Whitney U Test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Wald-Wolfowitz Runs Test, Rosenbaum Criterion;Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA, Median test.
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Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Test, Sign Test, Friedman ANOVA, Kendall's Coeff. of Concordance.
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Sep 26, 2011 12:03 PM
One of our own fabulous editors, Magzilla, writes: "As a scared shitless soon-to-be mom of two, I would like an awesome new diaper bag. By jove, I deserve it. It has to fit diapers, wipes, a snack bag for the toddler, a bottle cooler (fits two bottles and an ice pack), change of clothes for all parties and Mary Poppins. Preferably, I don't want to spend more than $75. My husband won't be here to use it so it doesn't need to be gender neutral. I like the size of LeSportsac's diaper bags but not the price. Please bless me with a new diaper bag, gals. Momma wants a brand new bag."
Hey Magzilla! Carlota here. I have 2 munchkins of my own so I can tell you that some days can be a bit hectic, but it's a good hectic. And your firstborn will love having a little doll to help you care for. Without much further ado, here are my picks for you. My personal fave is #3. Good luck momma! xoxo
1 - Babymel Big Slouchy Bag $68
2 - Kalencom Ozz Coated Sonoma Bag $80
3 - The Essential Diaper Bag $40 and Coordinating Changer On The Go $24
4 - JJ Cole Technique Bag $80
5 - Kokopax Samantha Diaper Tote $70 on sale
6 - LeSportsac Ryan Baby Bag $90 on sale
7 - Babymel Amanda Zipper Bag $65 on sale
8 - JJ Cole Midnight Dahlia Diaper Bag $50
9 - Skip Hop Versa Diaper Bag $70
10 - JP Lizzy Rocky Road Satchel $78
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These are incredible. Thank you so so much!!!
These are good bags ... I also love #3!!
Magzilla - have you checked out Lululemon? I know a bunch of my new mom friends find that their gym bags work quite well as diaper bags (and they are stylish and cute too). www.lululemon.com
Also, Matt & Nat make fantastic diaper bags. I own 5 of their bags and love each one :)
Lululemon is where I shop for my climbing gear. I just need to get back in touch with my peeps who work there so I can get the "HEY We used to be friends but you got pregnant so we don't exactly see you in the gym anymore" discount.
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Brother MFC-J6920DW Review and Ratings
Our Verdict: This high-volume, business-centric inkjet all-in-one prints spiffy business documents at a low per-page cost. That it also prints, scans, and copies 11x17-inch media makes it a major value. Read More…
- What We Liked…
- Support for 11x17 printing, copying, scanning
- Low cost per page
- Roomy paper trays
- Relatively fast
- Auto-duplexing ADF
- Extensive support for cloud and mobile-device printing
- What We Didn't…
- Slightly subpar photo printing
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Printed Output & Conclusion
In addition to printing quickly, the MFC-J6920DW churned out great-looking business documents. Across all of our varied test documents, text came out crisp and clear, even at the smallest font sizes, and business and line graphics looked detailed and accurately colored.
This AIO came up short only when printing our sample test photographs. They simply weren't as colorful and detailed as the business graphics, with a little noticeable pixelization and lack of detail here and there. That's not to say we found the MFC-J6920DW's photo prints unacceptable. It's just that some of its competitors, such as the two Epsons and the HP in this matchup, print slightly better photos on the whole.
The copy and scan functions were also generally well-equipped for business functionality. We appreciated how well this AIO scanned and copied our originals. For the most part (except when reproducing flesh tones), copies were accurate and close to the originals, and scans looked good without a lot of tweaking of the scanner interface software.
As we've noted about other Brother printers in the past, though, the scanner struggled out of the box with reproducing the faces of the people in our test photos. Skin tones sometimes looked a bit orange or muddied. Usually, though, we were able to fix this with some adjusting of the scanner software.
If oversize printing is on your printer wish list, you'll find Brother's MFC-J6920DW to be a well-built, attractive buy with just about every productivity and convenience feature you might want for the price. That it prints, scans, copies, and faxes at 11x17 is a huge, highly valuable bonus. Combine all that with this AIO's exceptionally low cost per page, and the MFC-J6920DW is a winner on all accounts. We think it's a terrific value.
Our only concern was the slightly behind-the-pack image printing. That said, that's not what this printer is about. If you're looking for a printer primarily for photo printing, you can find plenty of models out there made for that—for example, in Canon's Pixma and HP's Photosmart lines. The MFC-J6920DW is meant foremost for documents and business graphics. But when it comes to filling the role of a well-rounded business-oriented AIO, it's right up there with several of our other high-end, high-volume inkjet favorites, such as the aforementioned Officejet Pro 276dw and WorkForce Pro WP-4590. Granted, these two models may print photos slightly better than this Brother, but neither can print ledger-size pages.
And that's where the Brother MFC-J6920DW stands out: the feature set you get for the price, capstoned by ledger printing. Even if you think ledger printing is a marginal feature, we recommend you try it if you have the opportunity (and, ultimately, if you know that you'll have the space to stow this printer). Once your small or home office has had the luxury of printing oversize pages in-house, we think you'll never want to go without it again.
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creating rebel capital ships help?
How on earth do you make capital ships? I have control of Kuat, one of the planets that constructs them, and it still isn't an option to build. I have all the techs stolen from the empire and a level 3 or 4 space station on Kuat. What is the deal?
Random advice coming, just because I dont want to go and redu the Rebel campaign
Maybe the base has to be at lv 5?
Are you trying to build at Kuat?
You are playing as the rebels.
Try Mon Calamari?
Thats the best I got sorry.
yup thats exactly what it was, I didn't have a high enough space station. thanks.
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Blackberry Farm, located in Aurora, IL, opens for the season Saturday May 1st.
General Information about the farm
Blackberry Farm is a living history museum that is situated on 54 acres. It includes a lake, ponds and a stream. The grounds also contain an arboretum with more than 200 variety of trees, flowers , and historical agricultural gardens.
Blackberry Farm has 5 museums including a Carriage House, The Farm Museum, The Early Streets Museum, and The Huntoon House. These contain a facsincating array of 19th century artifcats that were used in every aspect of life back then.
You can also engage in many period craft demonstrations including blacksmithing, spinning, weaving, sewing, and pottery. You will also be able to visit a one room school house, an Aurora home that dates back to the 1840's.
Enjoy a ride on the train, the carousel, or partake in a picnic in the picnic grove.
Hours And Admission
Huntoon House: Mon-Fri 10:30am- 2:30pm and Sat-Sun Noon-4:30pm
School House,Blacksmith House,and Pottery Shop: Mon-Fri 9:30am-1:30pm and Sat-Sun 11:00am-3:30pm
Wagner House: Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm and Sat-Sun Noon-4:30pm
Pioneer House: Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm and Sat-Sun 11:00am-4:30pm
Weavers: Mon-Fri 10:30am-2:30pm and Sat-Sun Noon-4:30pm
Admission for residents is $3.75, Non-Residents $6.00 Children 2 and under are free
Season Passes are available starting at $25.00 for residents.
Blackberry Farm is located at:
100 S Barnes Road
Aurora,IL, 60506
Visit the Fox Valley Park District website for more information.


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Michael David Strachan
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 199 lbs.
Born: May 24, 1953 in Miami, FL
High School: Miami Jackson
College: Iowa St. (school history) (Strachan college stats)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 9th round (216th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5629th overall since 1950)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com


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Tony Gwynn passed away from salivary gland cancer, he was 54 years old. Best known for playing with the San Diego Padres for nineteen years and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. When he retired at the end of the 2001 season, Gwynn had 3,141 hits and a career batting average of .338. He played his entire major league career with the San Diego Padres and hit under .300 only once.
Born on May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California. After graduated from high school, Gwynn went to San Diego State and played basketball (he was a highly sought after prospect out of Long Beach Polytechnic High School) and skipped baseball during his freshman year. During his sophomore season he became a two sport star. By the time he left SDSU, Gwynn set several records in basketball and was a two time All-American in baseball.
Tony Gwynn was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. He was also selected in the 10th round of the NBA draft by the San Diego Clippers. Gwynn chose to pursue baseball and was sent to Class A minor league team the Walla Walla Padres. He worked his way up to AAA Hawaii Islanders before being called up to San Diego.
Gwynn played his first full season with the Padres in 1984 and led the team to the pennant by winning the batting title with a .351 batting average, stole 33 bases and hit 5 home runs. For the next seventeen seasons he earned seven more batting titles, fourteen All-Star game appearances, five golden gloves and six silver slugger awards. His career was hampered during the twilight of his career by a severe knee injury that kept him on the DL and limited his playing time. He retired at the end of the 2001 season and had his number 19 retired by the team in 2004.
Tony Gwynn was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 2002 and was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 along with Cal Ripken Jr. After retiring, he went back to coach for his old alma mater SDSU for 12 seasons and record a .500 record (363-363) and was on a medical leave during the time of his death. Gwynn suffered from salivary gland cancer. He has said in the past that he believed it was from tobacco chewing during his playing days and has been battling it since 1997.
Tony Gwynn was a tremendous player and an all around good guy who was well liked by the fans, fellow players and the media. He was a fan favorite who always took time to meet and greet with the fans and will be missed.
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Nov 14, 2009 8:50 AM
To the nice folks who arranged for our recent overzealous cyber attack: a heartfelt thank you.
And since your army of zombie robot computers put us in mind of zombies and robots, we though we'd put up a few special items. Those of us who are still a little bitter that the technology of the Jetsons doesn't actually exist yet can soothe ourselves with a properly-seasoned meal, thanks to these Rosie the Robot salt and pepper shakers ($25). Those of us who are bitterer than that (*finger-waggles to our cyber-attacker friends*) are beyond Rosie's help.
Oh, and btw, although your computer is completely safe while checking out rad Outblush product picks, if you'd like a great product at a great price (and you know you do!), try the Norton Internet Security 2010 software. It's currently just $31.49 (reg. $69.99) and will protect your own computer from the damaging effects of hackers, worms, bugs and viruses. A small price to pay for such a large peace of mind.
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A big thank you from Domino'sBy Domino's on 28-11-13 in
You pizza lovers are a generous bunch, but then we already knew that! In the last three years, you have really proven it by rounding up your orders to the nearest pound via Pennies an incredible 3 million times. By doing this you have also kick-started the Pennies movement.
In November 2010, Domino's was the first company to pop their head above the parapet and offer Pennies, the electronic charity box, to their customers. Since then, you have had the opportunity to donate a few pence to charity when paying by card online and, more recently, via their mobile apps.
Your most popular donation is just 1p, and if ever there was any doubt in the power of pennies, you have smashed that away. Those donations have now topped £700,000, which is making a real difference to a number of charities.
For example, your donations have helped Special Olympics GB, the charity that provides sports coaching and competitions all year round for people with intellectual disabilities. This summer, 1,700 Special Olympics athletes took part in the national games in Bath. Your donations have also helped Special Olympics athletes to gain leadership qualifications and reach their potential both on and off the field of play.
Rays of Sunshine became the latest charity to benefit in May, and you have already generated nearly £70,000 for their work granting wishes to terminally ill children. In fact, your donations have generated enough pennies to grant the equivalent of a wish every day. This includes granting wishes to children like baking fan Faith, who suffers from kidney failure; her condition entails three four-hour sessions of dialysis every week.
This year, Rays of Sunshine fulfilled Faith's wish to cook with their ambassador Lorraine Pascale. Having travelled by limousine to Caffè Caldesi in London with her aunt and brother, Faith learnt how to make red velvet cupcakes and a Swiss roll with Lorraine's help. They made sure not to use salt or chocolate, which Faith must avoid due to her condition.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the difference your pennies are making every day. Thanks to Domino's and to you, their customers, the Pennies movement is now flying, available with over 50 companies and benefiting more than 75 charities. This is something we simply couldn't have done without you being the first people to press that 'donate' button. Thank you! Together we really can make a difference – just imagine how many people your donations could help over the next three years. Cheers!


text: Obama tours tornado zone in Alabama 04/29/11 06:59 PMUpdated 10/02/13 10:03 PM facebook twitter like save share group discuss By Nick Ramsey Earlier today, President Obama met with Alabama Governor Robert Bentley as he toured the state. "This is something I don't think anyone has seen before," the president said during his trip. In Alabama alone, at least a million homes and businesses are without power. The death toll has now reached at least 319 across seven states making this the deadliest outbreak of tornadoes this country has seen since 1932. At least one of the storms, a 205 MPH twister in Smithville, Mississippi, has now been classified as an EF-5 storm - the National Weather Service's most severe ranking for a tornado. We'll have the latest ahead tonight on The Last Word. Explore:Barack Obama and National Security facebook twitter like save share group discuss The Obamas paid $453,770 in taxes Space, the final frontier... More Like This Best of MSNBC


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VLANs provide a method for segmenting a network into related groups, improving the efficiency of traffic flow, and limiting the propagation of multicast and broadcast messages. On an individual switch, traffic between VLANs is blocked unless the VLANs are connected by a router, increasing security.
A VLAN is a group of ports designated by the switch as belonging to the same broadcast domain. That is, all ports carrying traffic for a particular subnet address would belong to the same VLAN. Using a VLAN, you can group users by logical function instead of physical location. This helps to control bandwidth usage by allowing you to group high-bandwidth users on low-traffic segments and to organize users from different LAN segments according to their need for common resources. Beginning with release C.06.01 of the switch software (operating system, or "OS") you can use the switch's console interface to configure up to 30 port-based, IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs. (Earlier releases of the OS allow up to eight port-based, IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs.) This enables you to use the same port for two or more VLANs and still allows interoperation with older switches that require a separate port for each VLAN. For more information:
Note: If a switch is a Commander, the stack options will appear at the top of the page.
Note: When multiple VLANs exist on a switch, only one VLAN can be untagged for each port. When you first add a VLAN to a switch, the default setting on that VLAN is No for all ports, indicating that no ports are members of this VLAN. Using the Web browser interface, if you then reconfigure a port to Untagged for a new VLAN while there is an Untagged setting on another VLAN for the same port, the switch automatically reconfigures the other VLAN setting to No. For example, if you configure Port A1 as Untagged for the 2nd VLAN, then the switch automatically reconfigures DEFAULT_VLAN for port A1 to No.
To enable VLANs, click the VLANs Enabled radio button at the bottom of the table in the VLAN Configuration page.
If you change the current setting, you need to reboot the switch to effect the change. You will be prompted for the reboot.
To modify ports in a VLAN:
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