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Animals are used to investigate fundamental biology, to model disease and to test potential new treatments before they are tested in humans. Animal research is only undertaken where there is no alternative.
What types of animal do you use at Cambridge?
The majority of the animals we use are mice. Where lower order animals are not suitable, we use a small number of other animals, such as rats and Xenopus frogs, as well as non-human primates, namely marmosets and macaques.
What types of animal research do you carry out?
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Naked mole rat 6 (N/A)
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Chicken 564 (64)
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Xenopus 1,002 (1,001)
Zebra fish 13,815 (9,907)
Other fish 100 (50)
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We strongly agree with, and rigidly follow, the guiding principles emphasised by the Home Office on the need to refine protocols, keep the numbers of animals used to a minimum and replace the use of animals with other methods where possible. To this end, we encourage all staff involved in animal research and husbandry to continuously develop and improve on existing welfare standards, offering incentives to those that contribute and awarding those that are recognised by the laboratory animal welfare organisations.
Are you looking for alternatives to animal use?
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Officials tell news that a 5.4 magnitude Papua New Guinea earthquake started just after 4:44 am local time March 21st. The quake was shallow. Reps tell news that the quake started only thirty miles below sea level. As a result the quake could be felt nearby on land.
USGS indicates to news that the Papua New Guinea quake was twenty-nine miles southwest of Taron. The quake was seventy mile southeast of Kokopo and one hundred eighty miles east of Kimbe.
The region has suffered several significant quakes this year. In May 2012, a 6.7 magnitude quake hit the region. It was centered outside in New Guinea, roughly forty-one miles east of Goroka. The quake could be felt seventy miles south in Madang. USGS indicated to news at the time that the quake was roughly two hundred miles north of Port Moresby and one thousand five hundred miles from Brisbane.
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A curious ambiguity has arisen in the race debate in recent years. That ambiguity is what is actually meant by 'biological racial realism'. Some philosophers mean that 'race is a natural kind in biology', while others mean that 'race is a real biological kind'. However, there is no agreement about what a natural kind or a real biological kind should be in the race debate. In this article, I will argue that the best interpretation of 'biological racial realism' is one that interprets 'biological racial realism' as 'race is a genuine kind in biology', where a genuine kind is a valid kind in a well-ordered scientific research program. I begin by reviewing previous interpretations of 'biological racial realism' in the race debate. Second, I introduce the idea of a genuine kind and compare it to various notions of natural and real biological kinds used in the race debate. Third, I present and defend an argument for my view. Fourth, I provide a few interesting consequences of my view for the race debate. Last, I provide a summary of the article.
KeywordsRace Natural kind Genuine kind Biological racial realism The race debate Cladistic race
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by Sheela Philomena on August 12, 2012 at 11:37 AM Research News - G J E 4
Adolescents intake of nutrients has fallen in recent years, shows study.
Because nutrition and fitness are intertwined -- for example, iron forms part of haemoglobin, which carries oxygen to muscles, and antioxidants such as vitamin C aid in rebuilding damage after intense training -- these two findings could be related, the Journal of Applied Physiology reports.
AdvertisementLuis Gracia-Marco of the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and colleagues, have found that adolescents' blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with how well they performed in certain physical fitness tests.
Gracia-Marco and colleagues relied on data from a larger, long-term research project known as the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescents Cross-Sectional Study, or HELENA-CSS, according to a Zaragoza statement.
Part of this study, which involved thousands of volunteers aged between 12.5 and 17.5 years in cities scattered across Europe, gathered nutrition and physical fitness data.
Researchers found that blood levels of certain micronutrients were closely connected with the volunteers' performance in physical fitness tests.
For cardiorespiratory fitness, concentrations of haemoglobin, retinol, and vitamin C in males and beta-carotene and vitamin D in females was linked with VO2max (peak oxygen uptake).
For muscular fitness, concentrations of haemoglobin, beta-carotene, retinol, and alpha-tocopherol in males and beta-carotene and vitamin D in females was associated with performing better on the standing long jump test.
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Hello Blogworld friends...Hope you are having a lovely November!
My dear niece Chelsea of Pink Fig Designs is hosting a great giveaway on her blog, that you really should check out!
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TC TO JANE WELSH CARLYLE ; 3 September 1841; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18410903-TC-JWC-01; CL 13: 241-243
Greta Bank, Keswick. / Saturday 3 Septr, 1841—
Dear Jeannie,
I have just got the Marshall visit1 accomplished; a business of four and twenty hours, in which James Spedding and my kind Landlord have most hospitably forwarded me. Our Landlord lent his Britschka, horse and groom over the mountain roads; James left his Pollock here, and volunteered to go with me and bear me safe thro',—as he has honourably done. We had a dim threatening sky yesterday, which however did not actually rain much; we had tobacco, greatcoats, freedom, and a road by the base of Saddleback and pleasant valley of Threlkeld, over to Ulleswater, the beautifullest of all the Lake districts. We arrived some time after four; found the old pair and three of the daughters (Cordelia, the sick one, and the youngest2) at home, and very glad to see us. Some Sisters3 of Mrs M. who live close by were engaged to dine,—the hour 5. We were well lodged, well treated every way; I might have been very happy, had it not been for the old story, headache, sleeplessness &c &c, which make me a man like no other man. As it was, I have had few more insupportably obfuscated evenings;—like to sink with weariness, weakness, stupidity and somnolence; then when in bed, awaking at 3 &c! A melancholy business;—which however is now done.— Great regret was expressed for you; schemes were started of having you still brought on to Penrith, and so forth: in fact, I believe we could both of us do very well there, if we were once habituated: they are among the kindest truest people, and their house is among the completest and most perfectly elegant and convenient I have ever been in. Wealth and good sense can do no more. In beauty of situation, looking up from smooth shady lawns (the very cows on them seem all curried) over the lake waters at their broadest to an amphitheatre of mountains crowned by Helvellyn; I never saw any view comparable to that out of their windows; I, who care next to nothing about views, found it really grand. Cordelia looked still more abashed and a little paler than of old. The sick one pleased me much. The Mother too I liked; and the good old Father better than ever. Why did you not come, and let us fairly get habituated! Our [Or?] would you not still? The Marshalls are all to be convened again here on Monday, and the Speddings press me greatly to stay over that day, when doubtless "regrets" and perhaps reinvitations will once more come to light.
Alas, the James Marshalls to lodge, with the Monteagles to dine,4 and that Russian Count (no escape this time!) are looked for in an hour or two; and my head is still bad enough (tho' I slept again, long treacle-sleeps after 3), and I have begged lip-salve for my lips, and my heart is entirely stupid and weary; and I could wish greatly to be let alone!
From you nothing came yesterday or the day before; I hope, but with no entire confidence there may be something today. I did get the Examiner, by the bye; I also wrote to the Newsvender, about the change of address.
Here enters James5 inviting me to Keswick with his Brother for a walk. It will heat my feet at any rate.
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A: Most likely the cross-striped cabbageworm. It's also a caterpillar but one that was more of a problem in the South than here -- up until recent years.
Like cabbageworms, these inch-long stripey caterpillars chew holes in the broccoli and cauliflower leaves and also chew up the forming florets and heads. They're just as destructive as cabbageworms.
They're also controllable via the same methods as cabbageworms -- covering the plants with floating row covers, spraying them with the caterpillar-targeted bacterium Bt or the new bacterium Spinosad, hand-picking or spraying with "conventional" insecticides such as Sevin, malathion or rotenone (overkill, in my opinion, since the other methods work very well).


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This Memorial Day weekend did not offer many new film release options; however movie buffs still flocked to the theaters to see box office favorites like "Guardians of the Galaxy" which ranks this week as the year's highest grossing US release thus far. For movie fans hoping to find something new, "The November Man" starring Remington Steele and OO7 star Pierce Brosnan debuted this holiday weekend in theaters.
In "November Man" Pierce Brosnan plays an ex-CIA operative who returns to duty only to find himself being hunted down by his former student played by Luke Bracey from the 2013 film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." "The November Man" is an espionage film adaptation of the November Man book series by author Bill Granger.
Other movie options this Memorial Day weekend include "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "If I Stay" a film adaptation of the book by the same name from New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman. "If I Stay" is a story about a 17 year old girl, played by Chloe Grace Moretz, whose life dramatically changes after a catastrophic car accident that leaves her in a coma.
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I saw this lemma in some lecture notes, there was no proof given nor a reference, only a statement that it can be found in any text-book on commutative algebra. I checked several but couldn't find it.
Let $F$ be a field, $B$ an $F$-algebra which is an integral domain, $A$ a Noetherian subalgebra of $B$, and such that $B$ is integral over $A$, and the field of fractions of $B$ is a finite extension of the field of fractions of $A$. Then $B$ is a finitely generated $F$-algebra if and only if $A$ is a finitely generated $F$-algebra. (I'm mainly interested in the 'if' part).
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Following an impressive top-5 finish in the season-opening Cougar Classic, the No. 8 Mississippi State women's golf team takes its highest ever ranking to the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.
Beginning Friday, the three-day, three-round Tennessee-hosted event will be played at the par-71, 5,897-yard Cherokee Country Club.
"We're very excited about playing this course," fourth-year head coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "With an elite field of top teams, it is another opportunity for us to play our game and see how the Dogs come out."
MSU will be joined by six other teams in the Top 25, including No. 4 College of Charleston, No. 6 South Carolina, No. 13 Louisville, No. 14 Campbell, No. 18 Arkansas and No. 21 Tennessee. The remaining field participants are Chattanooga, Michigan, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, Rollins, Tulane, Central Florida and UTSA.
After receiving the prestigious invitation to play in the Spirit International Amateur Golf Championships earlier this week, Ally McDonald will lead Brown-Lemm's squad. She also posted a top-5 finish of her own in the opener as she notched a tournament-best 14 birdies.
Senior Mary Langdon Gallagher will look for added success after producing her fifth top-20 finish of her career in the Cougar Classic.
Rica Tse and freshman Jessica Peng will again be involved in the Bulldogs' lineup after impressive starts to the season. Blaise Carabello will make her collegiate debut as she was reshirted last year because of injury.
State will tee off in the opening tee group at 7:35 a.m. CST Friday on hole 10 alongside No. 4 College of Charleston and No. 13 Louisville.
With the No. 8 ranking, only No. 2 Florida and No. 6 South Carolina rank higher than MSU of all SEC squads.
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If you are looking for a heavenly night out, which will leave you tapping your feet to the beat, then Sister Act is definitely the one to watch.
Running at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre until Saturday February 18, the show is divinely feel-good.
Arriving from its successful West End run, the plot remains faithful to the popular 90s film, when club singer Deloris Van Cartier is sent into hiding at a convent after witnessing her gangland boyfriend shoot dead one of his henchmen.
Taking on the iconic Whoopi Goldberg role is Cynthia Erivo, fresh out of RADA, who excels in the role.
Her stunning voice and excellent comic timing make her a perfectly cast Deloris.
Appearing alongside Erivo are former soap stars Denise Black as Mother Superior and Michael Starke as Monsignor O'Hara, who are perfectly paired together.
Special mention must also go to loveable nuns Julie Atherton, Laurie Scarth and Jacqueline Clarke, as Sister Mary Robert, Sister Mary Patrick and Sister Mary Lazarus as well as henchmen Gavin Alex, Daniel Stockton and Tyrone Huntley as Pablo, Joey and TJ, who all provided the most laughter from the 'congregation' in their show-stealing scenes.
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From what is affectionately referred to as "the pit"—the basement level of the Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories—top Penn chemistry professors and administrators, alongside their Merck and Co., Inc. collaborators, recently announced the expansion of their state-of-the-art High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) laboratory. With the help of a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the chemistry department acquired two new pieces of instrumentation—a mass-directed liquid chromatograph and an ultra-performance liquid chromatograph—that will improve upon the lab's already leading edge efficiency.
"As far as we can tell, nobody in the world has this kind of technology at their disposal. It will enable us to continue a number of ongoing NIH-funded initiatives in the department and University, and with collaborators outside the University," says Professor of Chemistry Marisa Kozlowski, one of four primary investigators attached to the lab. The other PIs are Gary Molander, Hirschmann-Makineni Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair; Professor of Chemistry Patrick Walsh; and Spencer Dreher, Head of the Process Chemistry Automation Lab at Merck. Postdoctoral fellow Simon Berritt is director of the facility.
The mass-directed liquid chromatograph is a glove box-entrained assembly that houses materials for purification with the absence of air and water. Its implementation will further improve the reaction efficiency the lab is renowned for by reducing the amount of time required for researchers to build large libraries of compounds. This will enable them to explore larger portions of chemical space with regard to biological problems. Additional ligands can also be examined more rapidly in order to invent reactions that were never before possible. The benefit of this is two-fold: The catalytic process is both more environmentally sustainable and more cost efficient, due to the fact that only one percent of a catalyst, versus 100 percent of a complex reagent, is depleted.
The second piece of equipment, the ultra-performance liquid chromatograph, is a system that will give researchers the ability to effect separations and identify the resulting compounds via mass spectrometry, which leads to superior resolving power.
The new technology facilitates improved research capabilities between the University and Merck scientists as well. "It starts with a visit to the chemists in the Merck lab to find out what kinds of deficiencies we have in our current chemistry methodologies, things that we know would be helpful in making drug-like molecules," says Spencer Dreher. "I then feed that information back to Penn investigators, who utilize these kinds of high-tech equipment to expedite the academic research process. It's a win-win."
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The first trailer for 20th Century Fox's The Fault in our Stars was released yesterday on the movie's official website. The movie is based on the young adult novel of the same name by John Green.
This is the first movie adaptation of a John Green novel, but he's already well-known among young adult fiction readers. His 2006 novel Looking for Alaska won the Michael L. Printz award for excellence in young adult literature. The next year, An Abundance of Katherines, was also nominated for the award. Fault was released in January 2012 and quickly hit the New York Times Bestseller List.
Your own YA Fiction Examiner reviewed Fault back when it was first released. The verdict? A great choice for Green's target audience and dedicated fans, but not his best work. Still, the endearing love story between two cancer patients seems to have struck a chord. Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, and NPR all gave it rave reviews.
Both of the movie's stars, Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, are well-known among their target audience. Woodley's credits include The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Descendants, and The Spectacular Now (also based on a young adult novel); Elgort had a role in the most recent reboot of horror classic Carrie. The pair will play brother and sister in another anticipated YA book-to-movie adaptation, Divergent, which opens in March.
With a built-in fanbase & actors already admired by their target audience, your YA fiction Examiner has no doubt the fault in our stars will be a hit. So check it out when it comes to theaters June 6.
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Nokia will say goodbye to N-Gage in 2010
Launched in the first half of 2008, Nokia's N-Gage mobile gaming platform will end its life sooner than everyone has probably thought. Nokia has just announced that N-Gage.com and the N-Gage Arena will stop being operational after 2010, while N-Gage games will be available for purchase until September 2010 only.
The reason for all this is Nokia's new Ovi Store, which, apart from providing various apps, Maps and Music, will act as a "one store front with an even broader portfolio of games – games for everyone."
From now on, there will be no new Nokia phones to come with N-Gage. However, there will still be previously-announced models that will be shipped with N-Gage pre-installed.
Most of Nokia's new S60 and S40 phones will have Ovi Store pre-installed. Nokia is currently "working on offering more community elements through Ovi", in order to compensate for the features that will be lost after N-Gage is no more.


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The 2nd Annual InterACT, a one-night theatre event introduced to Milwaukee last year will make its second appearance on February 7. The event will take place in the Plankinton Arcade Building in the Shops of Grand Avenue (161 W. Wisconsin Ave.).
The lineup for the event includes an array of outstanding live music from well-known Skylight Music Theatre, a cash bar, delectable eats from Roll MKE and short plays by David Ives performed by six Milwaukee based theatre companies (Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Renaissance Theaterworks, In Tandem Theatre, Pink Banana Theatre Co., The World's Stage Theatre Co. and The Quasimondo Physical Theatre).
As always, attendees are encouraged to immerse themselves into the event. In this case, there will be rooms setup for each participating theatre company in which they will perform a one-act showing of an Ives play. Each act will be performed multiple times through out the night ensuring no attendees miss a showing. Each show will range from 10-20 minutes.
The 2nd Annual InterACT is hosted by: Art Milwaukee, a division of NEWaukee, with support from the United Performing Arts Fund.
The event starts at 7pm sharp and goes until 10pm. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for all other attendees.
Tickets can be purchased via the Art Milwaukee website or on location the day of the event. Street parking is free or there is paid parking available in the Plankinton parking structure for the event.
Note: All proceeds from the event will support the theatre companies involved in the event. Additional information can be found here.


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Orientation at Dickinson
Dickinson's Orientation program for new students is designed to facilitate your integration into the unfamiliar academic and residential setting that is college life. Through Orientation we invite you to learn about the experiences, opportunities and community that Dickinson has to offer. Keep an eye on the Orientation site for first-year activities, news and getting involved in Orientation.
Save the Date
For your planning purposes mark your calendars for the following 2016 move-in dates:
International students participating in Pre-Orientation Adventures are permitted to arrive on Saturday, August 20, due to extensive international travel.
- International Student Arrivals: August 21
- Pre-Orientation Adventure Participant Arrival: August 21, 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
- First-Year and Transfer Arrival: August 24, 8 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Though it may seem far away, new-student Orientation will be here soon:
- Pre-Orientation Adventure Programs: August 21-23
- New Student Orientation: August 24-28
- International Student Orientation: August 24
- Classes Begin: August 29
- Homecoming & Family Weekend: October 28-30
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I'm a soldier, and I'd MUCH rather have a 1911 .45 than an M9, especially since I am limited to ball ammo. I also have no interest in a double-stack .45, since the grip is huge and hard to handle, especially with the nomex gloves commonly worn. Smaller guys and female soldiers have enough trouble with the M9, never mind a double-stack .45.Quote:
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I don't much like any of the current "candidates" for this ephemeral JCP. It doesn't really matter; pistols are pretty much inconsequential in war. I'll shoot whatever they hand me.
I'm also not really sure why people get all worked up about new military weapons. Most of them are one-size-fits-none designs orginated by committees who don't know jack about using weapons outside the Proving Grounds, and seldom are the design parameters directly applicable to a civilian gun carrier.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Despite getting off to a fast start Thursday night, the Mississippi State baseball team could not beat the rain.
With a 4-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning, the Southeastern Conference series opener between Mississippi State and Texas A&M was suspended by heavy rains at Dudy Noble Field. The teams will complete this contest at 5 p.m. Friday. Game two of the series will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday night chairbacks will only be good for general admission into the game and will not be honored into the chairback area. Only Friday chairbacks will be honored into the grandstand area as MSU will not clear the stands between games.
In the opening inning, the Bulldogs plated three runs. Seth Heck started the half inning with a single, while Alex Detz followed with a walk. Brett Pirtle advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt. Gavin Collins continued his recent tear with a two-run single to left center. The Bulldogs plate the final run of that at-bat with a wild pitch.
The lead grew to 4-0 on a Seth Heck RBI-double in the second inning.
Texas A&M broke up the shutout by scoring on a wild pitch in the fourth inning.
For MSU, starting pitcher Trevor Fitts was still in the game. Fiits had allowed five hits and one run (unearned) through six innings of work, with six strikeouts.


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Dear LA Teacher,
I'm in the fifth grade. Mrs. Tyler wants us to read a mystery for our February book report. Do you have any suggestions?
Needy Student
Dear Needy Student,
Teen sleuth Mallory Gilmartin is back in a new adventure. Last time we heard from her in The Mystery at Marlatt Manor, Malory was unraveling a devious plot regarding a deserted mansion. In her new Cedar Creek Mystery, someone stole librarian Edna May Florentine's valuable Ming vase from her home. To make matters worse, a mysterious interloper is accusing the elderly librarian of stealing that same vase from his house 30 years ago; so the local heat takes Edna May away in handcuffs.
Anne Loader McGee brings us book two of the Cedar Creek Mystery series, The Mystery of the Missing Ming. With her signature crisp sentences and humorous dialogue, McGee keeps readers engaged in a fun-filled adventure that unfolds during the 1970s in Cedar Creek, Virginia.
The cast of characters include Aggie Hobbs, Mallory's 60 something grandma, who expects her grand children to call her Aggie, OR ELSE! Sidekick, Kyle, reluctantly gets involved in Mallory and Aggie's schemes that too often get him into trouble with his dad and or the law. Added to the mix is Mallory's gift of communicating with the dearly departed. McGee swirls this around with her magical wand creating a thoroughly enchanting novel that readers won't be able to put down.
Enjoy The Cedar Creek Mysteries.
LA Teacher
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2013 Tripoli Shrine Circus
Presented by U.S. Cellular Arena and Wisconsin Center District
at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
February 21 - February 24, 2013
The Tripoli Shrine Circus returns to the U.S. Cellular Arena with the best circus performers in the world today! The circus is a combination of strength & skill, beauty & mystery. With amazing lighting and sound, watch as human and animal performers transform you into the magical world of circus. The circus is a fun family adventure for everyone!
Admission Info:
$35.00, $30.00, $24.00, $20.00 General Admission; $9.00 General Admission*
*$9 G.A. seats while supply lasts; must purchase BEFORE Thursday, February 21.
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All seats $20.00/General Admission, Friday, 10:30 a.m. show
Groups of 25 or more:
$35.00, $15.00, $12.00, $10.00
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Doors open one hour before show time.
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Apartment Vienna - Entire
Size38 m²
Floor No.3(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Elevator in building
|Stuwerstraße, 1020 Vienna, Austria
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This holiday apartment offers room for up to 4 guests and is fully equipped: washing machine, iron, hair dryer, LCD TV, DVD player, free internet, kitchen, coffee machine, microwave oven, and many more. The complete and newly outfitted Vienna holiday apartment is situated on the third floor, with elevator on site.
• Parking garage € 16/24h in the proximity (Stuwerstraße 41)
• Central location with excellent infrastructure connections
• Praterstern - public transportation in every direction and a good number of stores
• Underground station Prater-Messe U2, bus 82A
• 5 min. to Stephansplatz, Danube Island (Donauinsel)
• Fully equipped apartment - dishwasher, coffee machine
• Kitchen, washing machine, iron, hair dryer, silver ware, drinking glasses, children's bed, etc.
• Sofa bed, 160 x 200 cm, double bed, 180 x 200 cm
• Free of charge internet, wireless LAN, Flat HDTV, DVD-player
• Premium equipment
• Elevator/Lift
Other amenities consist of dishwasher, coffee machine, kitchen, washing machine, iron, hair dryer, silver ware, drinking glasses, children's bed, sofa bed, double bed, WiFi internet, flat HDTV, DVD-player, towel and linen service, premium equipment, elevator/lift.
The city accommodation Stuwerstrasse is located a mere 3-minute-walk from the underground station Messe/Prater and lies directly at the Viennese Prater park with its famous landmark: the Viennese ferrous wheel (Riesenrad), the fair grounds, and the University of Economic Sciences.
We can provide parking space in a garage (check rules).
This is a central location with excellent infrastructure connections: Praterstern - public transportation in every direction and a good number of stores; underground station Prater-Messe U2, bus 82A.
It's 5 minutes to Stephansplatz, Danube Island (Donauinsel).
From the underground station Messe/Prater you arrive in only a few minutes in the historic city center of Vienna - where further well known landmarks such as the Stephansdom, the Kärtnerstraße, the State Opera, the Museum of Art History, the Hofburg, the Emperor's Crypt, etc. can be found. At the Danube canal (Schwedenplatz-Urania Station), only 5 minutes by underground, you'll find the departure dock of the Twin City Liners passenger boats which shuttle between Vienna and Bratislava.
The entire holiday accommodation Stuwerstrasse is situated next to the largest part of the second district - the Prater park. The Lusthaus, a historical building, that was a beloved meeting place for the nobility and the upper middle class in the 19th century. Nowadays the Lusthaus is a café / restaurant. Not far from the Lusthaus is the Ernst-Happel stadium where the final game of the 2008 European soccer championship was played. In the Prater river bank area lies the harness racing track Krieau, the horse racing track, and a golf club.
The Wurstelprater offers a great variety of traditional Viennese gastronomic delights at establishments such as: the Schweizerhaus, well known for its plentiful supply of Budweiser beer and their roast leg of pork.
From the apartment and taking the subway, you'll arrive in just a few minutes to the Danube Island (Donauinsel) which hosts the annual 3-day open-air festival, the largest music festival in Europe, which is well known for its recreational facilities and can be reached by the underground U1 in just 2 stops.
Located in the immediate vicinity of the apartment - is the Karmelitermarkt. A market celebrated for its international delicatessen shops, pubs and restaurants and events. Nice taverns and youthful art help make the Karmelitermarkt an exciting Viennese neighborhood. On Friday and Saturday, until noon, you can buy fresh products there and enjoy the atmosphere while taking pleasure in a good glass of wine. Exhilarating food and modern art make the locale around the Karmelitermarkt a stimulating Viennese quarter.
But we will welcome you at the appointed time in the apartment.
Parking garage € 16/24h in the proximity (Stuwerstraße 41)
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|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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Very convenient location, nice apartment, all el. Equipment available, the keys was not well organized. Environment is very simple, but have nocturnal late coming home "survived" :) We would book again!
Sehr verkehrsgünstige Lage, schönes Appartement, alle el. Geräten vorhanden, Schlüsselübergabe war leider nicht gut organisiert. Umgebung ist sehr einfach, haben aber nächtlich spätes Nachhausekommen "überlebt" :) Wir würden wieder buchen!
A wonderful week in Vienna is unfortunately. Thanks to our hosts for the wonderful accommodation. Except for the squeaky bed with every move and getting used to the environment, we felt very comfortable. The apartment is very clean and well maintained. The equipment, bathroom, toilet, etc. are new. Ideal for a short break. The location is quiet, although the Prater is only 1 minute walk. From the apartment is just a short walk to Praterstern station, which consists of an excellent connection with bus, tram, metro or tram in all districts of the city. We would decide on our next stay in Vienna again at any time in this apartment. Thanks again.
Eine wunderschöne Woche in Wien ist leider zu Ende. Danke an unseren Gastgeber für die wunderbare Unterkunft. Bis auf das bei jeder Bewegung quietschende Bett und die gewöhnungsbedürftige Umgebung, haben wir uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Das Apartment ist sehr sauber und gepflegt. Die Ausstattung, Bad, WC, etc. sind neuwertig. Für einen Kurzurlaub ideal. Die Lage ist ruhig, obwohl der Prater nur 1 Gehminute entfernt ist. Von dem Apartment aus sind es nur wenige Gehminuten zum Bahnhof Praterstern, von dem aus eine hervorragende Verbindung mit Bus,Tram, U-Bahn oder S-Bahn in alle Bezirke der Stadt besteht. Wir würden uns bei unserem nächsten Wienaufenthalt jederzeit wieder für dieses Apartment entscheiden. Nochmals vielen Dank.
The apartment itself was very nice, new and comfortable and really there what you need everything for 2 people. The transfer worked perfectly. Something enntäuscht We loved the cleanliness of bed sheets and around. Sensitive souls may perhaps disturb the waiting ladies at the corners. Otherwise calm and friendly residents.
Die Wohnung selbst war sehr hübsch, neu und komfortabel und wirklich alles da was man für 2 Personen benötigt. Auch hat die Übergabe tadellos geklappt. Etwas enntäuscht waren wir von der Reinlichkeit der Leintücher und der Umgebung. Sensible Gemüter mögen sich vielleicht an den wartenden Damen an den Ecken stören. Sonst ruhige und freundliche Anwohner.
After a turbulent start, problems with parking, and a faucet that was and is defective we had a really good week in Vienna, which is a super nice city. The neighborhood where the apartment is located, does not match the facilities in the apartment. The launch, which was made by a very young girl, not Ms.. Ljilijana, was not very good. Ms.. Ljilijanas father tried during Monday to repair the mixer, but failed.
Efter en turbulent start, problemer med parkering, og et blandingsbatteri der var og er defekt havde vi en rigtig god uge i Wien, som er en super dejlig storby.
Kvarteret, hvor lejligheden ligger i, matcher ikke faciliteterne i lejligheden.
Introduktionen, der blev foretaget af en meget ung pige, ikke Ms. Ljilijana, var ikke særlig god.
Ms. Ljilijanas far forsøgt i løbet af mandagen at reparere blandingsbatteriet, men det lykkedes ikke.
My friend and I liked our stay at the TAV apartment. On the date of check-in, key handover was smooth thanks to ljiljana who kindly arrived earlier before the agreed time (given to the short notice from our side). The apartment was bright, clean, not noisy. It was fully equipped which made the kitchen and living area very comfortable and gave the feeling of being at home. Fast and trouble-free Wi-Fi. Very nice bathroom area! We much appreciated the help of Bernadette, apartment owner (very pleasant lady), in solving the issue with gas water heater in bathroom: service specialists repaired it promptly and efficiently, so we experienced no inconvenience.
2 Billa supermarkets are located at Stuwerstrasse. Very good transport links to the city center (2 nearby metro stations – Messe-Prater and Praterstern + tram).
Overall, the impression from apartment was very positive. Probably some pieces of advice would be to install air conditioner and make the bed not to squeak. In every other way everything was perfect. Many thanks!
das Zimmer entsprach dem im Internet abgebildeten Bildern. Bei dem abgebildeten Haus hat man geflunkert. Auch die U-Bahnstation war nicht wie im Bild erkennbar direkt am Haus sondern ca 300 Meter weiter weg. Die Sauberkeit war oberflächlich in Ordnung. An Stellen wo man nicht immer rankommt hätte es aber besser sein können.
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Airport facilities
Money and communications:
There is a bank, as well as ATMs and bureaux de change. Paid for Wi-Fi access is available at various points throughout the airport.
Eating and drinking:
There is a restaurant on the 5th floor, serving both sectors; bars and snack bars are located on levels 2, 3 and 4.
There are several duty-free shops in the international departures area.
There is no left-luggage service at the airport.
Other facilities:
There are a hotel information desk and Swiss Railways ticket counter in the Swiss section of the airport. Children's play areas are also available.


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Ajax Text Completion and Web Services
By divas on Mar 28, 2007
Our newest Visual Web Pack tutorial, Using the Ajax Text Completion Component shows how build a web application that contains a text field component created using Java BluePrints Ajax technology. As you type in the text field, auto-completion is attempted based on a list of possible expansions provided by a 180,000-word English dictionary.
This tutorial is significant in that it not only provides a good use case for working with the Ajax Text Completion component, but also discusses how to work with a web service. The dictionary that the application uses is provide by a web service. To access the dictionary service client, you must download the Dictionary Service, deploy the DictionaryService.war to your application server, and then add the web service to your application. When you exercise the tutorial, however, note that there are minor differences in the web service code, depending on whether you are working with a Java EE 5 or J2EE 1.4 project.
This tutorial is tailored for use with the Sun Java Application Server PE 9.0 Update Release 1.


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After a Rough Week, What Does Team Fletcher Have in Store?
It was a rough week for Team Fletcher. Let's recap the week's events.
Sunday (5/6/12)
- The BIG endorsement of Carl DeMaio from the UT San Diego.
Monday (5/7/12)
- A mailpiece highlighted Nathan's record of voting for tax increases.
- Fletcher's high rate of no-shows and missing votes caught up with him when he asked to be removed from his Committee to avoid a tax increase vote. A No vote would anger the unions he has been desperately courting so it was better to get out of town. Voters and the media got an up close example of what he has been doing all year. Kudos to the Sacramento Bee for breaking it before the locals.
- Fletcher's education press conference got little attention and was overshadowed by his skipping out on session.
- The first member communication from the SD Democrat Party mailer supporting Filner landed in Democrat mailboxes.
- www.fletcherfacts.com was launched
Tuesday (5/8/12)
- The SD Democrat Party sent another member communications mailer to Democrats urging them to vote for Bob Filner and against Republican Nathan Fletcher.
- Fletcher launched his new TV ad "Character". It was criticized for being over the top and saying "Shame on you" to anyone that didn't serve in the military. To Nathan's credit, he did pull the ad and replaced the condemnation of people that didn't serve. Here is the KUSI story.
Wednesday (5/9/12)
- The SD Democratic Party launched www.fletchersfriends.com
- Voters got another mailer highlighting Nathan missing votes and work.
Thursday (5/10/12)
- Another mail piece landed in Republican mailboxes, again highlighting his poor attendance and missing work.
Friday (5/11/12)
- An in-depth UT article broke with the real facts. Nathan has only voted 47% of the time in 2012 and missed 136 votes in 2011 not the 52 his staff has been claiming.
- Fletcher admitted that his campaign staff had been under counting his missed votes and misleading reporters.
- Readers of the UT wake to find this damaging op-ed by Roger Hedgecock.
To Team Fletcher's credit:
- He scored a sympathetic piece by UT reporter Matt Hall rehashing the donation that Tierra Gonzalez gave to him on March 17th. It was written about two months after it happened. It is a testament to Fletcher's communication guru Matt David's ability to influence local reporters.
- Fletcher's IE got two mailers in mailboxes this week.
- Voice of San Diego rehashed Nathan's bold stance on gay marriage.
Overall, Team Fletcher had a bad week. No doubt, they will do something Big and Bold next week.
Will he pull a John McCain and suspend his campaign to focus on his job in Sacramento?
Will he pull a Sarah Palin and quit the Assembly to focus on the Mayoral race?
Will he pull a Harry Sidhu and shred negative mail while pledging to only do positive campaigning?
Will he pull an Arlen Specter and go full Dem?
Or will he pull a Schwarzenegger and switch his positions on everything he's run on up until this race?
The possibilities are countless. Team Fletcher is undoubtedly staffed by seasoned and capable professionals that won't let a tough week keep them off track for long. Weigh in. What will Fletcher's next move be?
Full Disclosure: I am a Carl DeMaio supporter and no mailer would change that.
20 Responses to "After a Rough Week, What Does Team Fletcher Have in Store?"
I predict he goes with Option 3.
He will do a press conference denouncing all negative campaigning. He will have some catchy new phrase like "San Diego deserves better" or something. He will pledge to only do positive ads and ask the other candidates to join. When no one does he will accuse them of playing games. He is tired of playing games and "San Diego deserves better".
The mainstream media will gush all over him for a few days and ignore the fact that Fletcher is always the first to go negative in debates.
Of course, Fletcher's IE will continue the negative hits but the press will ignore that and continue to gush all over him.
Its a familiar predictable PR stunt but reporters and the "good government types" love it. They will fall over themselves praising him.
@Another Hail Mary- I am a Fletcher supporter, and no mailer will change that, but your comment was hilarious. I am LOLing!
Here are my predictions for Team Fletcher for this week – I predict Fletcher will release a new commercial with children, maybe even his own, prominently featured in some way. It will be cheesy with him giving "sage" advice" to them.
Team Fletcher will continue to claim to get attacked by all sides and how he's left "partisan politics" whatever that means. His campaign team will simultaneously attack DeMaio and Filner by calling them hypocrites, liars, and everything else possible.
Nathan's IE will double down on negative campaigning, ignoring the hypocrisy that they complain about "negative" mail by the GOP/Dems, I wonder if the major financial advisors realize the inconsistency or care. I sense a few of them have drunk the Fletcher Kool aid.
I know I haven't gotten much response when I ask these questions, but they bear repeating: How many votes has Ron Paul missed this year? How many did Michelle Bachman miss while she was a candidate? How many did John McCain miss in 2008? Unless we change the law, elected officials who are candidates for another position in a different jurisdiction will miss votes.
As for the mail piece that highlighted Fletcher's record of voting for tax increases, Fletcher voted for one tax increase – ON OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESSES and the bill would have LOWERED TAXES ON CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES.
While we are on the subject of misleading advertising, what is the deal with DeMaio claiming that he lowered his salary. I give him credit for refusing his pension, but he did not lower his salary; that isn't even just misleading, it is a flat-out lie.
Ron Paul, Michelle Bachmann and John McCain do not represent San Diego in the state legislature or congress. "Elected officials who are candidates for another position in a different jurisdiction will miss votes," if THEY CHOOSE to miss votes. It's not a mandate to run for another office, it's not a requirement when running for another office to have scheduling conflicts, these are CHOICES.
Spin Zone,
Let's bring it closer to home. How many votes did Duncan Hunter miss when he was running for President? How many votes did Joel Anderson miss when he ran for State Senate? How much work is Sherry Hodges currently doing in Sacramento as a Chief of Staff?
Reality check: If Fletcher didn't have the audacity to quit the Republican Party, this wouldn't be an issue for you. How do I know this to be true? Because it was never an issue to you before.
He can't pull a John McCain… going back to focus on what job in Sacramento? He doesn't even have a party to caucus with and the only remaining issue his vote will be needed to pass is a budget that will undoubtedly have tax increases. And didn't he pledge not to raise taxes? Oh wait, I'm confused where he stands on that issue…
He can't pull a Sarah Palin either… quit a full-time paycheck for a few more weeks of a mayoral race? No politician feeding off the state coffers would consider such a thing. Sarah Palin could afford to make such a move because she had a book deal in the works.
So what if he pulls a Harry Sidhu… If San Diegans fall for that crap then they deserve him for mayor.
Pulling an Arlen Specter? Hmmm… didn't he say he doesn't want to be a part of partisan politics? Then again…he said that just days after vowing his love for the Republican Party so I guess that's a possibility. Yet again, I'm confused…
Hasn't he already pulled a Schwarzenegger?
And, by the way Alger — Fletcher only needs to be in Sacramento 3 1/2 days a week to do his job there. No excuse for missing votes. There are another 3 1/2 days of the week to campaign. I wish there was a law that didn't pay legislators their salary for the days they don't show up for work. It's unfair to taxpayers that he collects $95,291+ per diem for a job he showed up for less than half the time.
Nathan's campaign is so reactionary, that it's actually kind of scary to see what's going to happened next.
This is a guy and a team that thought that he was the golden boy, the untouchable. Pete Wilson, Karl Rove, EVERYONE.
And as soon as he didn't get things his way, he has totally come unhinged.
It's going to be scary.
@Dagny, re: his vote on the state budget…my guess is part of his deal with Perez to temporarily remove him from the committee so he wouldn't have to vote on a tax increase includes a commitment to Perez that he'll support Perez in passing the budget later. The deal with that devil is done.
Congress has the same job schedule. Fletcher is simply playing by the rules currently in place. I agree with you that the law should be changed, but until it is you need to find something more substantive to criticize him for.
Agreed. He's avoiding that vote like the plague.
In an attempt to lock up the surfer vote, he'll announce that he's been endorsed by Nathan Fletcher – the legit one.
James: Thanks for including my column in your post. Just so you know, I'm a columnist now, not a reporter. And at the risk of sounding naive, who's Matt David? Tough for me to be influenced by someone I've never met. Cheers.
Matt David is the former communications director for Schwarzenegger, and more recently Jon Huntsman's campaign manager. From the link at the SF Chronicle:
"David is well-known to California reporters, having served at the side of Schwarzenegger — a seasoned vet from his 2006 reelection and his trusted communications guru. But before that, he was deputy communications director for GOP presidential candidate John McCain in 2008, and also worked the communications front for President George W. Bush's 2004 reelection."
David is also on Twitter.
"How much work is Sherry Hodges currently doing in Sacramento as a Chief of Staff?"
None. Hodges resigned from her position as Harkey's Chief to run for Assembly
Hodges may have resigned relatively recently, but she was doing both for a period of time.
How about the other two examples or do you need more?
Sherry didn't miss work because she was the District Chief (based in San Clemente).
"How about the other two examples or do you need more?"
Oh, I don't really care if Fletcher missed votes. In fact, considering his record when he DID vote, I'm actually quite pleased he was absent as much as he was. I was just pointing out incorrect speculation on your part
On a campaign, every week is a different story. Some go better than others. If that is a bad week for Fletcher, his campaign is in good shape.
In all seriousness this is the week I expect them to announce their "Ronne Froman" who will be the COO/Manager for Nathan. Would be what I would do. Good for at LEAST 2 news cycles and would continue to enhance brand. Now that presumes (and I gotta believe they have done this since they have had a year) that he has an idea of WHO his COO will be. Private sector probably better than public sector and I think they would love to have it be someone with some name Idea/cache.
Maybe not but it was a critical deal in sealing the deal for Jerry .


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2010-11: Saw action in 16 contests, and started the road game against cross-town rival Loyola (1/22/11) ... Missed the first five games of the season recovering from a knee injury ... Averaged 7.4 minutes per contest, and played double-digit minutes three times ... Scored four points in his college debut against Central Michigan (11/24/10) ... Chipped in two points apiece against Toledo (11/28/10), Illinois State (12/11/10) and Milwaukee (1/13/11) ... Pulled down a season-high two rebounds against in-state rival Illinois (12/18/10) and Oregon State (12/22/10) ... Dished out two assists versus CMU and Northern Illinois (12/14/10).
Prep: Three-year letterwinner that led Gilbert High School to a combined 44 wins in his career ... Was a top-10 recruit in the state of Arizona coming out of high school ... Was a first-team All-State and All-Academic First-Team honoree as a senior, averaging 23.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game ... Shot 52 percent from the field, 43 percent from three and 86 percent from the charity stripe ... Led his team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and assists ... Set a single-season record for the most 30-plus scoring outputs in school history, and pushed his career scoring total to more than 1,100 points ... Scored a season-high 37 points and pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds against Mesquite High School ... Was named a McDonald's All-American nominee, leading all scorers in the 5A-I Division ... Over the last 13 games of the season, averaged 27.9 points per game ... As a junior, led his team to the Arizona state semifinals, averaging 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest, while shooting 48 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point distance and 78 percent from the free throw line ... Named the Central Region Player of the Year ... Hit the game-winning shot that propelled his team to the state playoffs for the first time in five years ... Scored a season-high 27 points versus Mountain View High School.
Personal: Born March 13, 1992 ... Son of Mark and Charlene King ... Intends to major in business management.


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Boston University Defeats Tennis 6-1
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BOSTON - Boston University won five of six singles matches and swept doubles play as the Terriers defeated the UMass tennis team 6-1 on Friday afternoon at the BU Track & Tennis Center. Arielle Griffin won the lone singles match for UMass in come-from-behind fashion winning the second and third sets for the point after losing the first set.
The Minutewomen will return to action next Wednesday (3 PM) against Albany at the Mullins Center Tennis Courts.
The Terriers won all three doubles matches by 8-1 scores marking just the second time this season that UMass has lost the doubles point.
Boston University then won each of the first three singles matches in straight sets until Griffin was able to pick up a point for the Minutewomen.
After falling to Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis 6-0 in the first set, Griffin fought back to win the second and tie-breaker sets 6-3, 6-2.
With the match in hand, BU went on to win the fifth and sixth singles matches in straight sets to close out the day.
The loss marked the second straight for UMass dropping the Minutewomen to 10-5 overall. It was also the first match for UMass in two weeks after being off for Spring Break and then having its competition against Long Island University cancelled.
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Director of Tulane track and field Eric Peterson has announced the 2014 Track and Field Schedule
Nov. 27, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's track and field program have scheduled themselves a bevy of meets for both the indoor and outdoor seasons, and they will once again host their own meet - The Tulane Challenge - during the outdoor campaign, announced the program on Wednesday.
The Green Wave will participate in nine indoor meets prior to the Conference USA Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-March 1 in Birmingham, Ala., and the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 14-15. During the outdoor season, the Green Wave will take part in eight meets before competing at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships from May 15-18 in Houston, Texas.
The NCAA East Regionals for the outdoor season will be in Jacksonville, Fla., this season from May 29-31, followed by the NCAA Outdoor Championships from June 9-14 in Eugene, Ore.
"I believe this schedule is going to give all of our athletes who are performing at all levels a wonderful opportunity to challenge themselves," said the director of Tulane track and field, Eric Peterson. "Our athletes will have the opportunity to compete within the region as well as gain a national level of exposure."
The Green Wave will kick off their indoor season at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker on Dec. 6 in Birmingham, Ala., before waiting until after the New Year to compete again.
Once the calendar changes, the Green Wave will be in full swing, as they will take part in the UAB Blazer Invitational on Jan. 10-11, once again in Birmingham, Ala. The team will then head west to Albuquerque, N.M. to compete at the Cherry and Silver Invitational from Jan. 24-25.
The next three weeks will see the Green Wave head back to Birmingham, Ala., as they will compete at the Southern Miss Invitational (Jan. 30), the Samford Multi and Invitational (Feb. 7-8) and the Southern Miss Cupid Classic on Valentine's Day.
As a matter of fact, Valentine's Day will see the team split into three different factions, as some of the team will compete at the aforementioned meet in Birmingham, while others will be at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash., or the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 14-15.
After the busy Valentine's Day weekend, the Green Wave will have one last meet - the LSU Twilight on Feb. 21 - before kicking off postseason competition.
The outdoor season begins on March 7, as the Peterson will take his squad to Mobile, Ala., for the Jaguar Opener. The following week will see the Green Wave take part in the Southern Miss Invitational - this time in Hattiesburg, Miss. - on March 15. Tulane will once again compete in Tuscaloosa, Ala., as they will head to the Alabama Relays on March 20-22 before returning home.
On March 29, Peterson and his team will play host to a slew of schools from around the area at the Tulane Challenge, to be held at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park. During the 2013 season, the Green Wave started their outdoor campaign with the Tulane Challenge.
"Having a home meet is something we are committed to," added Peterson. "We would like to host at least one meet every year. We expect this to draw in a lot universities within the state of Louisiana and some from out of state. Hosting an invitational in New Orleans gives our athletes the opportunity to compete in front of friends, their families and our fans who have been great in supporting our program."
After the Tulane Challenge, the Green Wave will head to the West Coast to compete at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., from April 4-5. The following week, they will go to the South Alabama Invitational in Mobile, Ala.
Three one-day meets will wrap up the regular season portion of the outdoor campaign, as the Green Wave will take the field at the Southeastern Louisiana Invitational on April 18 in Hammond, La., the LSU Alumni Gold on April 19 in Baton Rouge, La., and the Seminole Twilight in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 9.
Fans can follow the Tulane track and field programs on Twitter (@GreenWaveXCTF) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TulaneXCTF.
Indoor Track and Field Schedule
BCS Panther Indoor Icebreaker - Birmingham, Ala. - Dec. 6, 2013
UAB Blazer Invitational - Birmingham, Ala. - Jan. 10-11, 2014
Cherry and Silver Invitational - Albuquerque, N.M. - Jan. 24-25
Southern Miss Invitational - Birmingham, Ala. - Jan. 30
Samford Multi and Invitational - Birmingham, Ala. - Feb. 7-8
Southern Miss Cupid Classic - Birmingham, Ala. - Feb. 14
Tyson Invitational - Fayetteville, Ark. - Feb. 14-15
Husky Classic - Seattle, Wash. - Feb. 14-15
LSU Twilight - Baton Rouge, La. - Feb. 21
C-USA Indoor Championships - Birmingham, Ala. - Feb. 28-March 1
NCAA Indoor Championships - Albuquerque, N.M. - March 14-15
Outdoor Track and Field Schedule
Jaguar Opener - Mobile, Ala. - March 7
Southern Miss Invitational - Hattiesburg, Miss. - March 15
Alabama Relays - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - March 20-22
Tulane Challenge - New Orleans, La. - March 29
Stanford Invitational - Palo Alto, Calif. - April 4-5
USA Invitational - Mobile, Ala. - April 11-12
Southeastern Invitational - Hammond, La. - April 18
LSU Alumni Gold - Baton Rouge, La. - April 19
Seminole Twilight - Tallahassee, Fla. - May 9
C-USA Outdoor Championships - May 15-18
NCAA East Regionals - Jacksonville, Fla. - May 29-31
NCAA Championships - Eugene, Oregon - June 9-14
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Every years I make a donation to Toys for Tots, the charitable organization founded by the United States Marine Corps (just another of the amazing things they do). This year I was thrilled to discover the dovetailing of my yearly tradition of giving with my drive to game. Lexington's own Amazing Wonders is participating with Toys For Tots, playing host to a sizable donation box and offering 10% off all purchases made which include a donation.
This is an opportunity for Lexington area gamers to give the gift of their hobby, and I'm challenging the Lexington gaming community to fill Amazing Wonder's donation box to the top by Christmas. As of this writing, only one donation has been made. It was a copy of the whimsical dice game Pass The Pigs, and it was donated by this Examiner. When I return to the store, I hope to find Pass The Pigs buried under a tide of other donations.
If you're looking to give the gift of gaming, or just donate any unopened, uwrapped toy to the worthy charity that is Toys for Tots, head down to Amazing Wonders and fill that box.


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FERC had a brainfart.
The cub reporter quickly blurted out the bits his Editor want to float:
"We find that the proposed pneumatic crest gate system can be installed without unacceptably altering the dam or adversely affecting the park and historic districts," FERC wrote in its ruling. "The crest gate system will also provide important benefits to recreation, fish passage, dam and worker safety, and project generation, and will help alleviate upstream backwater and flooding effects to the maximum extent possible."
Of course, there are little gems stashed in the "Order Amending License." (h/t Corey Sciuto)
Project Economics
47. The licensees' proposal to install an inflatable crest gate system has an estimated capital cost of $5,980,000. This capital cost results in an average, annualized cost of $956,000. We estimate that the annual cost to operate the system would be minimal.
48. Operation of an inflatable crest gate system instead of flashboards could enable the project to generate more power, because the gates could be reinflated relatively soon after high flows. In contrast, the flashboards would be washed out for an estimated three months. The licensees estimate that project operation with the inflatable crest gates would result in an increase in annual generation of approximately 8,000 megwatt hours (MWh). Using a regional estimated alternative energy value of $38.74/MWh, as determined from the Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook for 2012, this additional generation would be valued at $310,000 annually. Therefore, the net cost of the licensee's proposed action, including total capital costs and generation benefits, would be approximately $646,000 annually.
49. Although our analysis shows that the cost of installing the crest gates would exceed the value of the increased generation, it is the applicant who must decide whether to accept this license amendment and any financial risk that entails.
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There is a lot to digest. Please give it a go, then chime in here.
PS. We are about to find out, if the Dept. of Interior folks are willing to take it to the next level. The Dept. of the Interior(Parks) has a brand new Secretary and Energy(FERC) is due to get a new Secretary. So, leadership may come from the locals until Obama's Cabinet members can find their way around. This matter may be determined by which Department has better insulated its 'Legal Eagles' from sequestration. :v\
The conservative folks in America have been making quite a bit of hay with this quote by President Obama:
If you've got a business — you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
In an effort to distract from the refusal of Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns, the GOP noise machine has focused on the quote above, flogging it like the proverbial dead horse.
So convinced in the focus group tested power of this meme, the Romney campaign crafted this TV ad:
"My father's hands didn't build this company? My hands didn't build this company? My son's hands aren't building this company? … President Obama, you're killing us out here. Through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. Why are you demonizing us for it?"
The problem is ….
This goes out to Mike Hayden, a loyal follower.
Update: "Those who have sought to demonize health reform need to put an end to their scare tactics. This needs to begin a new day, where the test is not what you can oppose but what you can propose." - John Kerry
Pardon me while I spike the ball. This is a (another) "Huah" moment. Ne Desit Virtus ("Let Valor Not Fail")
Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan on Monday, US officials say.
Abu Yahya al-Libi, variously described as daring and charismatic, was becoming a familiar face to the jihadist movement through his appearances on the internet.
American counter-terror analysts have long argued that killing individual al-Qaeda leaders degrades the organisation by forcing the promotion of less experienced operatives. Drone strikes, they say, make al-Qaeda look vulnerable and undermine its global standing.
Behind the drone operations, of course, lies an unseen intelligence operation which fed US commanders knowledge of Libi's whereabouts. We can't know how that worked, but we can speculate that it involved the use of satellites and drones to track militants, listening stations to intercept their communications and agents on the ground to provide first-hand information.
The reach and apparent effectiveness of US intelligence in the region may well be as of much concern to al-Qaeda's leadership as the death of their comrade.
Washington believes that following Osama Bin Laden's death last year, Libi, an Islamic scholar from Libya, became al-Qaeda's second-in-command after Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahiri.
If I'm gloating, it's not as a soldier. It's as an "Obama Democrat."
Don't be a chickenhawk! Vote Democrat in 2012.
Video update: Aaron Sorkin's Crystal Ball? Is it creepy or are the GOPers just this lame?
"Frankly, your speaker has it. Am I dealing with him, or am I dealing with you?"
Taegan Goddard, a national blogger type, puts out a bit on the current debt ceiling/deficit talks that strike me. For those following, House Majority Leader and young gun Eric Cantor has aggressively asserted himself in the current talks being held at the White House. The whole thing struck me as odd, because it is Obama that should be the young petulant one in the room. pssst. I heard he is a ….radical.
Anyways, the 2010 election is not likely to redefine decades of brokering between the two political parties. So, why is the gristled John Boehner making a hole and making it wide for Cantor?
I'd like to give a shout out to all my tea partying pals. I hope you told the birthers to go pound sand.
I digress:
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is stepping up his call for Congress to let the Bush-era tax cuts lapse.
In an appearance Sunday on ABC's "Meet the Press," Mr. Greenspan used his strongest words yet to urge lawmakers to let them expire. The risk of a U.S. debt crisis, he said, is just too big. Mr. Greenspan, who retired from the Federal Reserve in 2006, had endorsed the cuts back in 2001 championed by then-President George W. Bush.
"This crisis is so imminent and so difficult that I think we have to allow the so-called Bush tax cuts all to expire. That is a very big number," he said, referring to how much the U.S. government could save from letting income taxes go back up to levels last seen under former President Bill Clinton. -snip
Of course, we know that POTUS will poo poo this to some degree 'cause he has his very own 'read my lips'-esque campaign speak that draws a line at $250,000+/-. So, there is that.
Data, being ambivalent, only offers this guidance: Top 1% pay 28% of federal income taxes, and earn 23% of all income.
And finally, where is the rally that squawks about the $880/month I'm dolling out for crappy health insurance we can't afford to use? Can I see a single payer plan that would spike my taxes by $5000? I'd be saving money then.
Obama just lost us Social Security.
That's what they could say ten years from now when the Republicans have dismantled the program like they have been trying to do for over 70 years. What the wingers couldn't do for all that time, Obama has done for them. He has truly begun the undermining of this popular "third rail" of American politics. Republicans are salivating over the battle. Via FireDogLake, HuffPo's Ryan Grim got Republican leaders on the record saying exactly what you'd expect them to say (bold mine):
Republicans acknowledged that the expiration of the tax holiday will be treated as a tax increase. "Once something like this goes into place, a year from now, when it expires, it'll be portrayed as a tax increase," said Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). So in a body like Congress, precedents matter and this is setting a precedent. I think that certainly is going to create some problems down the road if it passes."
Given that Congress, under Democratic control, can't gather itself to let tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire, members of both parties are convinced that letting the payroll tax rate revert back to its current spot will be near impossible.
"Once you bring a rate down, if it goes back up, people will feel that. They'll feel their paycheck being less and that argument" — that letting it expire amounts to a tax hike — "eventually is bound to be made," said Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.).
"There's always a tendency to continue those things… Once something comes in, it's very difficult to change it," said Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio.) He then volunteered, without prompting, that "It would be detrimental to the Social Security system, especially when it's in bad shape."
We all know this is going to be the way it goes down. There will be a one year extension next year, since the political season'll be heating up, and then another, and another, maybe longer one. One way or the other, the FICA tax cut will be permanent. Then comes the SS and Medicare "crisis" that this will create. Republicans will say that since neither is solvent any longer, benefits will have to be cut, the age of SS will have to go up, less will have to be paid out. This is, of course, right as the Baby Boomers are retiring, making it even more dire.
There's an easy answer to this of course. Make the FICA tax cut permanent, but raise the ceiling of wages that FICA affects to $200K, or $250K. But this will not happen, because it should have happened several times already, and Democrats are effing wusses and can't get it done, even with big majorities in Congress and the White House.
So, kiss your retirement plans goodbye, my friends. Forget about having quality health care in your later years and certainly, don't rely on Democrats to save your ass, either.
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Is it possible to feel the baby at 11 weeks?
I am in my first pregenacy and I really think that I felt my baby for the first time last night 11/12/07. It felt like a fingure rubbing across the inside of my belly. I almost positive that it was the baby because I have never felt that feeling before. Any advise or answers?
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I have been discussing this with my husband; I'm 11 wks right now with my third child and i do believe that i feel my baby kick or do flips especially if it bumps into the uterus, its nothing I usually feel and it just feels so obvious that its my little rugrat.posted 02/20/2012 by earlnaomijulien
Hello ladies Im 12weeks pregnant and this is my 3rd and I have felt my baby move a few times not alot but a few times and have felt it within the last 2weeks so i think it is so true that women can feel their baby move/kick....i also knew i was pregnant way b4 i even missed my period i knew by 3weeks into the pregnancy my body just knew which made me know so i agree too that each pregnancy is different....enjoy ur baby and dont always listen to ppl who say oh no u cant feel/know that already...enjoy ur pregnancy.posted 02/16/2012 by Momof 2&tryn again
yes I belive you can I am 11 weeks today secound baby and I have been feeling lil fluttersposted 01/30/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
i m also at my 11 week......i also can feel my baby...it is frequent in night.....when i take rest on bed.....i m not interested to b confused either it is gas or anything.....i just want to feel my baby.....posted 01/27/2012 by sonalivalobasha
Hey guys. Well as I read your responses I too wanna just say, that I'm on my second pregnancy and I felt my baby kicking and squirming as early as 7-8 weeks. And most profoundly at 9 weeks. I think this is possible because my 1st pregnancy really stretched me out way more than expected, because I was eating literally every two hours, day and night and even woke up all through the night to eat. Baby #1 was very demanding and if I didn't eat I felt starved like I haven't eaten in days or something. Plus this time around I've been taking advantage of sleeping as much as possible on my tummy until I no longer can. However, now that I'm almost 10 weeks and getting bigger I can feel the baby squirming around til I move to a side position. Wakes me up all the time now, oh well no more tummy sleeping for me, already lol.posted 01/26/2012 by MargaretVasquez
hi im 12 weeks my 3rd pregnancy and ive felt my baby for the last 2 weeks little flutters in the same spot everytime its an amazing experiance feeling that little life moving inside you.posted 01/14/2012 by jodydunford
I am also 11 wks and when I went for my sono last wk I was amazed at the sight of my baby jumping all around in the womb. That sight confirmed what I was feeling and it sure isnt gas. LOL. Although now Im a bit nervous that I will have a rambunctous little one. He/She is sure full of energy and I wish I had all that energy right now.posted 03/14/2011 by astahlman07
THIS GOING TO SOUND STUPID OK WELL I JUST HAD A BABY N AUGUST N I AINT HAD SEX SINCE JUNE 3RD N THAT WAS WITH MY LITTLE GIRL DADDY BEFORE SHE WAS BORN SO I JUST STARTED BACK HAVING SEX OCTOBER 31 OF LAST YEAR WITH THEY 1 IM WITH RIGHT NOW N I BEEN TALKING TO HIM N I KNEW HIM FOR 13 YEARS NOW N I DID A PREGNANCY TEST AT HOME ON NOVEMBER 16 OF LAST YEAR N IT SAID I WAS SO I WENT TO MY OBGYN N THEY CHECKED ME N SAID I WAS GOING ON 3 MONTHS HOW IS THAT COULD IT BE THAT EVERYTHING I ATE I KEPT IT DOWN I MEAN THIS SOUNDS CRAZY N IM NOT GETTING IT AT ALL ITS CRAZY HOW ITS GOINGposted 01/05/2012 by rubyeasley6745
im 11 weeks pregnant and sometimes out of the week i can feel the baby move.this is my secound they say its possible to feel it move when its not ur first. everytime we do a ultra sound the baby is always moving so i know its what i feel.posted 01/01/2012 by merandalobato
I am 11 weeks also. I can feel my baby move at times too. I can even hear my baby's heart beat. This is my first baby and I am so excited. I hope I have a boy.posted 12/27/2011 by tstarling19
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This recipe is based on one my 94-year-old aunt sent to her 90-year-old brother when he lost his... View Recipe »
Maple Baked Beans
Baked beans are an all-day dish, a comforting presence in the oven, promise of good dinner to come.... View Recipe »
Maple Baked Beans
There are 2 main schools of sweetening when it comes to baked beans -- you prefer either maple... View Recipe »
Maple Baked Beans
These maple baked beans make an excellent accompaniment to our maple-glazed BBQ ribs. The best way to "bake"... View Recipe »
Marjorie Thurber's Home-Baked Beans
These very sweet beans can be made in a crock pot as well. Sprinkle sugar over the pork... View Recipe »
Mexican Stuffed Peppers
Mexican Stuffed Peppers are the perfect way to use up your extra summer pepper produce or celebrate Cinco... View Recipe »
My Oatmeal Bread
"Our guests enjoy this bread with dinner as welt as toasted for breakfast. Try it fresh from the... View Recipe »