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The Tigers have added Trey Bloodgood from Memphis, Tennessee to the 2014 squad. The midfield and forward player is the son of Rebecca Candebat and Gregory Candebat and is the oldest sibling of three. Trey attended Cordova High School and was a Deans List Student. He has played for several clubs in Tennessee including Germantown United, Unida, Stratford United, Express SC,Warriors SC,Warriors FC,and part of Panathinaikos Academy. During his last season he recorded 7 goals and 12 assist during his 12 game season. For two years he was named as captain of his side. He also has his U.S.S.F Grade 8 Refereeing license. "We are very happy to have Trey. His desire and dedication is incredible. He is a person who understands what hard work can do. Trey is an experience player and mature. Once you get to know Trey it is easy to want success for him and get behind him. He is passionate about life, soccer and always looks to make the best out of all situations. He has a bright future and I am happy we are a part of it", commented Coach Buchanan. On signing, Trey stated "I'm very excited to attend GBC.I feel I'll have a very productive and happy 4 years here and I think that the family atmosphere here will help smooth the transition from Memphis,Tennessee to here. I owe it all to Donna and Tom McCraw and Coach Buchanan,without whom I wouldn't be able to pursue my dream of playing College Soccer and getting a degree in a field that allows me to serve the Lord."


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- Purdy: Stanford football wins with old-school offense
- College football preview: Pac-12 Conference
- College football preview: Mountain West Conference
- College football preview: USC at Stanford a must-see matchup
- College football preview: Coaches on the hot seat
- College football preview: 2014 Heisman Trophy candidates
- Explaining the College Football Playoff: the unabridged edition
- Wilner: New NCAA football playoff a recipe for controversy
Picking the participants in the College Football Playoff and the other rotation bowls -- the so-called New Year's Six.
Comment: As the No. 1 seed, the Seminoles get to play close to home instead of on the west coast. Wisconsin takes advantage of a softy schedule to run the table, win the B1G and get fed to the wolves.
Comment: Projecting the Tide to win the SEC but lose somewhere along the way -- and finish just behind FSU in the committee's final rankings. A rematch of the Sooners' victory in January, but with oh-so-much-more on the line.
Comment: The No. 1 vs 2 matchup in the final looks suspiciously like the pairing we would have gotten with ... don't say it! ... the BCS.
Comment: Ducks win the Pac-12 but aren't good enough to make the cut for the playoff. Baylor doesn't win the Big 12 but is good enough for a rotation bowl.
Comment: Oregon gets priority for the Fiesta over UCLA by virtue of winning the Pac-12. The Bruins head to the Cotton, where they beat Texas A&M back in Jan. '98. Auburn doesn't win the SEC or even the SEC West, but it has a resume worthy of the rotation bowls.
Comment: After losing Florida State, the ACC champ, to the playoffs, the Orange gets to select a replacement and tabs the Hokies (my pick as the No. 2 team from the ACC). Michigan State goes to South Florida as the Big Ten runner up.
Comment: The Thundering Herd is the best team from a non-Power Five league and, as such, receives an invite to the rotation bowls. Georgia makes it three from the SEC.


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Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 3: New Notifications and Ext4
Canonical has released its third alpha version of Ubuntu 9.04. It brings a few new features to test, including notification settings in the user interface and the much publicized ext4 filesystem support.
The current test version includes Kernel 2.6.28-3.4, which is based on 2.6.28-rc8. The Alpha 3 also allows installation on the new ext4 filesystem as an option, although the final version, due out in April, should continue to have ext3 as the default.
The GNOME interface also shows some changes as to notifications. You can now use a menu to set up preferences for notification icons and where they should pop up. Mark Shuttleworth included a Flash video on his website with an example.
Next to the kernel, "Jaunty" developers also addressed some issues with the X Server (1.6) and other central system components. Unfortunately, the promised kernel modules for the Nouveau X driver on NVIDIA cards are not yet available, according to the release notes.
Kubuntu users can now get the Amarok 2 KDE music player that uses the MySQL 5.1 embedded database, although the relevant packages aren't included on the Alpha 3 CD and have to be installed over the Web. The MySQL 5.1 that Amarok uses is unfortunately incompatible with parts of the 5.0 that Akonadi Kmail/Kontact uses, so that concurrent installations of Amarok and Akonadi are to be avoided. Developers plan to fix this in the next alpha.
Another interesting fix is disabling the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace key sequence previously used to stop the X Server. This feature change had already been introduced in openSUSE 11.1 as a safeguard against accidental use, although a recurring keying of the sequence in openSUSE could still do its job. Instead, Ubuntu uses a separate DontZap option in xorg.conf. Also, an xorg.conf GUI setup option, which hasn't been available since 8.10, is planned finally for a later alpha.
The "Jaunty" Alpha 3 is available for immediate download here.
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LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from a "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
Mirantis Joins Hands with SUSE To Offer RHEL Support; Red Hat Not Happy
Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
Linux on Windows 10 Poses a Security Risk
Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package
SUSE Joins the Microsoft Test Drive Program
Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
SiFive Launches a Line of Open Source Chips
San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
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What are seemingly jet-propelled cats and birds doing in a 16th century German artillery manual?
Mitch Fraas of the University of Pennsylvania says, "I had never seen anything like this before."
Recently digitized by the University of Pennsylvania, the fanciful illustrations caught the attention of Penn researcher Mitch Fraas (frahs'). He set out to unravel the mystery of the so-called "rocket cat."
Fraas says the manual's German-language text advises military commanders to use cats and birds to deliver explosives to enemy territory.
Frass explains, "There are these basically explosive satchels you'd strap to a cat or a bird, light a fuse, and then send them on their way into a besieged city in the hopes it would set the city on fire. Sort of a harebrained scheme."
So were weaponized cats and birds actually used in early modern warfare?
Fraas responds, "I really doubt this was ever put into practice. It seems like a really terrible idea."
It appears rocket cat and rocket bird never got off the ground!


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WASHINGTON–When House Republicans huddle Thursday to select their next majority leader, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) will be officially nominated by an unexpected figure: one of the chamber's most conservative lawmakers, Rep. Tom Graves of Georgia, according to his spokesman.
With many conservatives backing Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho for the post of second-ranking House Republican, Mr. Graves' three-minute speech marks an unusual endorsement for Mr. McCarthy from the party's right flank and underscores the breadth of support for the widely-popular California Republican.
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"As of late, there has been a lot of talk about holding our leadership accountable, as if four people are separate from the rest of us. But we are one conference," Mr. Graves said in prepared remarks viewed by The Wall Street Journal. "With that understanding, and to build a foundation of unity from which we can better serve the People, I am nominating Kevin McCarthy for Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives."
Mr. Graves's speech will be followed by two one-minute speeches from other Republicans seconding Mr. McCarthy's nomination. (Here is the prepared text of the speech.)
Mr. Graves, a 44-year-old former local businessman and state legislator, has not always been on such friendly terms with House GOP leadership. Shortly after he was elected to the House in a 2010 special election, Mr. Graves joined Mr. McCarthy's whip team, but was kicked off in the fall of 2011 amid disagreements over spending bills. After a year off the team, he has been a part of the whip operations since being invited to rejoin the group in January 2013.
The Georgia lawmaker figured prominently in the House GOP effort to defund the Affordable Care Act that led to last fall's partial government shutdown. Lawmakers flocked to sign on to his legislation that tied government funding to neutering the health law.
In 2012, a panel of former Republican Study Committee leaders backed Mr. Graves to become the group's chairman, but he was edged out by Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, one of three candidates vying Thursday to replace Mr. McCarthy as whip.
In his speech, Mr. Graves also praised Mr. Labrador "for having the courage to offer himself as a candidate to lead our conference, and for the positive spirit of his campaign this past week."


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"Revolution" Ends, "TMNT/Batman:TAS" Begins in IDW's November 2016 Solicitations
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You might recall my series of polls (here is the 2011 edition and here is the 2009 edition. Well, I'm now doing them every Thursday on the Comic Book Resources' front page.
First up was "Who is the definitive Batman artist?"
Narrowing it down to 10 options was a tough task, and do note that one of my original ten was omitted for Greg Capullo (who I did note would do very well on the poll if he was an option, so I can't really fault his inclusion).
This week's poll is "What is the best DC company-wide crossover of the last twenty years?" Apologies to Eclipso: The Darkness Within, Bloodlines and Joker's Last Laugh for not making the cut (Our World at War wasn't really a company wide crossover, was it? It was more like a Superman titles thing with a few one-shots for other titles).
If you have ideas for future polls you'd like to see (preferably topical ones), e-mail me at email@example.com
Now go vote!
It was tough trying to decide between Breyfogle, Aparo and Adams, but in the end I decided I liked them all equally, so I voted for Breyfogle because I knew either Aparo or Adams would top the poll anyways, might as well give my vote to a guy who doesn't normally get recognition
My heart said Mazzuchelli but my head said Adams.
The only DC crossover event that lived up to the hype was DC 1,000,000. Great main series, fun tie-ins, and an all-around good time. Final Night, Underworld Unleashed, & Final Crisis were okay. The rest left me cold, with Genesis being the nadir.
Yeah, I've only read like five of the crossovers on that list, and I went with Zero Hour because it's the only one I enjoyed enough to read three times lol Wish the cut-off date had been moved back, I would have gladly voted for COIE
This is like asking for a favorite bowel movement. That said, I went with Final Crisis, because it actually made me feel something (besides buyer's remorse).
Bah! No Marshall Rogers! No validity.
No 52?
FINAL CRISIS. Easy choice.
52 isn't on there because it was not a crossover.
Final Crisis shouldn't be there because it's nonsensical garbage.
That's weird – I clicked on the link for the crossovers poll, but it says "Thanks for your vote!" and shows me the results as if I voted, which I didn't.
I wonder if there's a glitch in the system by which if it thinks you voted when you didn't, it defaults to the first one listed. That's the only thing I can think of to account for how Blackest Night is doing.
That's weird – I clicked on the link for the crossovers poll, but it says "Thanks for your vote!" and shows me the results as if I voted, which I didn't.
Whoops, sorry, buttler, it should go to the right thing now.
Thanks, Brian!
Michael's right that none of them are actually any good, so I went with the only one that I even kinda liked. (DC One Million.)
Genesis is the only one that doesn't even ring a bell, though with some of the others I wish that was the case.
If only it was 21 or 22 years. Armageddon 2001! I went with Underworld Unleashed. I enjoyed it when it came out and it did have some good lasting changes.
Irv Novick is missing in the list. I think he drew more Batman stories than anyone on the list with the exception of Dick Sprang.
No Marshall Rogers or Graham Nolan? Has to "settle" with the great Norm Breyfogle.
Kate Beaton is the definitive Batman artist, but if she's not an option I gotta go with Aparo.
Man, the first two artists that sprang to mind (see what I did there?) were Marshall Rogers and TIm Sale. And I couldn't vote for either.
I guess "definitive artist" can depend on how you're defining it. For me it has nothing to do with amount of stories, how good the stories were, notoriety, etc. For me it's just the simple question, when I picture Batman, what do I picture him looking like? And I picture some sort of cross between the dynamic poses and cape stylings of Rogers with the exaggerated darkness and gothicness of Sale.
Were either Sale or Rogers the artist that got bounced for Capullo?
Jerry Robinson is the definitive Batman artist.
And the Best DC crossover is Legends
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As with most literary journals, we're well aware that the vast majority of our readers are also writers. That's why we're drawing your attention to Amnesty's Write For Rights campaign, so you can pick up your pen and do some good old-fashioned writing. With ink. On paper.
From December 3 to December 11 (and including International Human Rights Day on December 10) Amnesty is aiming to hold the world's largest human rights event. But this time it's not simply about sticking your name on an online petition or sending off a pre-prepared email as part of a campaign for the release of a political prisoner. They want people to write a physical letter by hand and put it in the mail. It's not digital, it's not instant, and so—as a literary journal that believes passionately in the web and has half an eye on the e-book future—we should really hate the idea. The reason we don't, and the reason we're getting involved, is because in the 21st century a handwritten letter is a rare item; it possesses a power, a presence and a level of commitment that puts it above receiving just another email.
Amnesty is highlighting fifteen cases for this year's campaign, covering issues like student activism, freedom of expression, women's/LGBT rights, indefinite detention, justice and the right to housing. In each case you write a letter to the official in charge of deciding the person's fate, as well as a more personal message to the prisoner of conscience themselves to show your support and let them know they're not alone.
There's Jabbar Savalan, a youth activist from Azerbaijan who was detained by police in February this year after posting a note on Facebook calling for protests against the government. Or Filep Karma from Indonesia, imprisoned in 2004 after raising an independence flag during a peaceful ceremony. But those are just two cases from the fifteen, and each national Amnesty branch also lists a few unique to their region.
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Bhumika to act, produce and even direct
Simultaneously, she has signed a movie opposite Dr. Rajasekhar in an untitled film directed by Ramprasad with Achanta Gopinath producing it under the Aachanta Gopinath Dhisira Movies banner.
After a hiatus, Srihari Nanu is back with the now-married Bhumika in the lead. There is a rumour that when this movie is completed, Bhumika will take up the megaphone for her directorial debut.
Mallepoovu, Bhumika's latest release, with a strongly-delineated heroine's role, has received some rave reviews and is doing quite well in theatres.


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While recent attention on Li Ka-shing's vast portfolio of assets has been focused on the possible floating of some Beijing properties in the form of a REIT, there are other lucrative spin-off opportunities in the Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. empire. As Dow Jones Investment Banker writes, part of the Watsons unit in Asia, which has operations in over 10 markets, could be floated to separate the conglomerate's weaker European businesses from its more attractive Asian operations.
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Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s retail division, one part of a sprawling conglomerate, is itself a mix of heterogeneous businesses. The best way to maximize its value would be to recognize that diversity with a partial float of its most attractive sub-segment, the Watsons health, beauty and pharmacy chain in Hong Kong and in the rest of Asia.
A Watsons float in Asia would rebalance the group's portfolio toward its more profitable and (in theory) less volatile components, giving it a more cohesive and focused profile. At the same time, it would provide investors with direct exposure to a large, liquid and fast-growing business, with strong brand recognition and an extensive regional footprint, including some 1,900 stores and 1,200 pharmacy counters in 10 Asian markets. This comprises more than 550 stores in mainland China alone, in addition to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia — and beyond.
The group's overall retail arm is a global player, with a forecast 2011 EBIT of about $1 billion, according to JP Morgan. Dating back to 1828, it has evolved into a health, beauty, food and wine and consumer electronics behemoth in both Europe and Asia. The group's portfolio includes 12 brands in Europe and 10 in Asia, operating in 34 markets.
This includes a number of well-known names on both continents: from the Park n Shop supermarkets and Watsons convenience stores in Asia, to the Kruidvat and Trekpleister stores in the Benelux countries, and the Superdrug and Savers chains in the U.K.
While the retail arm contributes almost half of group revenues, it has the lowest EBIT margin of any division — excluding international telecommunications ventures and 3 Group — around 5%, compared to 34% to 50% for Hutchison's ports, property and infrastructure businesses.
In fact, the margin levels at the retail division are low relative to those of other retail chains. But these margins partly reflect a number of assorted European businesses that have also suffered adverse currency moves. Viewed independently, the Watsons health, beauty and pharmacy assets in Hong Kong and other Asian countries would likely look much better.
Nearly all of Hutchison's retail concerns, with the exception of some joint ventures in Eastern Europe and the duty-free stores in Hong Kong and Singapore, are currently wholly owned — so a partial float would leave the group in control.
Given recent news of the proposed listing of a yuan-denominated REIT in Hong Kong, potentially including Cheung Kong's Oriental Plaza complex in Beijing, it looks like Hutchison Chairman Li Ka-shing is minded to monetizing some of his more attractive assets on the Mainland.
Better-rated specialty consumer chains such as Sa Sa International Holdings and L'Occitane International SA are trading at forecast PE ratios over 25, and EV/Ebitda ratios in the mid to high teens. Separating Watsons Asia from other members of the retail portfolio could therefore be a profitable exercise in multiple arbitrage, even after allowing for a material IPO discount.
Watsons Asia would also establish a very clean vehicle, immune to the current weak consumer sentiment in Europe, the volatility of the euro, the more subdued performance of Nuance-Watson's operations at Chek Lap Kok airport in Hong Kong, and the issues that have dogged the group's Marionnaud luxury perfumery and cosmetics network.
And if nothing else, such a deal would bring another hot, billion-dollar IPO to Hong Kong, with queues of applicants outside bank branches keen to partake in Mr. Li's riches.
- Philippe Espinasse worked as an investment banker in the U.S., Europe and Asia for more than 19 years and now writes and works as an independent consultant in Hong Kong. To comment on this column, please email email@example.com


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DARTMOUTH — School Committee member Greg Jones, a strong supporter of Superintendent Ana Riley, has resigned.
Jones, who was in his second term on the committee, said he made the decision about a month ago but informed the superintendent and School Committee after Monday's meeting.
The Monday meeting was a contentious one at which some members of the public criticized the board for not proceeding with the planned hiring of a high school principal. Committee members disagreed over whether to begin the search for a new superintendent immediately.
The school system has been in upheaval as four top administrators will leave in the near future.
"I'm disappointed myself but it was the right decision for me," Jones said. He declined to outline his reasons for leaving. He said he has been on the school board for five and a half years and that he will not be at the next School Committee meeting nor be involved in the school district in the future.
Jones, 51 and an architect, said the district made significant improvements during his term which ends next year. These include reopening the Cushman School, implementing a full-day tuition-free kindergarten program, and two town schools reaching Level 1 status.
"We've made significant strides and my hope is that the district continues to move in that direction," he said.
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Michael L. Marlow
- Professor of Economics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Michael L. Marlow is an affiliated senior scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and professor of economics and distinguished scholar at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. His research has examined numerous issues associated with spending, taxation and regulatory policies of government. His most recent research has focused on public health economics. He has published widely in journals that include Review of Economics and Statistics, Public Choice, Applied Economics, Economic Inquiry, Economics Letters, Regulation, Economic Affairs, Southern Economic Journal and the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Marlow's book The Myth of Fair and Efficient Government: Why the Government You Want Is Not the One You Get was published in 2011. This book explains how private markets naturally drive toward efficient outcomes and why it is unreasonable to expect government to mimic those effects. Failure to fully disclose costs of government also often fosters misplaced confidence regarding fairness of its programs. The book concludes with a chapter on improving government. He is also the author of Public Finance: Theory and Practice (Harcourt, 1995).
Prior to coming to Cal Poly in 1988, he was a senior financial economist at the U. S. Treasury and taught at George Washington University. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of George Washington University where he was awarded a BA in Economics. He received his PhD in Economics from Virginia Tech.


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In the third installment of our roundup of candidates for Honda's Project Drive-In, I predicted that Honda would choose more than five lucky recipients of digital projectors. What I really didn't anticipate was that Honda would reopen voting for the second set of winners. With another round of voting comes … Continue reading
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Project Drive-In roundup 2, The Sequel
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John was an outstanding lineman in the early 50's, earning All-Cal, All- Northern California, and Catholic All-American honors as a senior. Following a successful coaching career at USC, John became the winningest head coach in Rams history. He returned to USC to coach his alma mater during the late 90's. He recently retired as the head coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Perhaps one of the most versatile athletes to come out of San Mateo County, Jim was an all-league basketball player, all-league baseball player, excelled in football, and still holds the league long jump record. As a Major League baseball player, he was a four-time all-star shortstop with the California Angels and later managed the Angels to their first-ever division title.
Tom was the WCAL's all-time yardage leader in receiving, in addition to being named All-WCAL twice. In a 1968 game against St. Francis, he caught eight passes for 257 yards, a school record. Tom later starred for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
Tom's leadership and excellence during the late 60's helped Serra develop into a swimming and water polo power. A three-time "Blanket" Award winner, Tom set records in the 200 and 400 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke and was named All-American. Tom won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle during the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
During Lynn's extraordinary career at Serra, he was named the Northern California Player of the Year in 1969, the WCAL Player of the Year in 1969, WCAL Lineman of the Year in 1968, all-league in basketball and state champion in the long jump. After starring at USC, he caught 336 passes for the Pittsburgh Steelers for 5,462 yards and 51 touchdowns in nine seasons. Lynn was named the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl X and the NFL Man of the Year. He was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 2002.
Another astounding three-sport performer, John was an all-league selection in baseball, basketball, and football at Serra before accepting an athletic scholarship to Cal. At Cal, he was named captain of the basketball team in his senior year. John holds Serra football records for most points in a career and most points in a season, and still holds the WCAL record for most touchdown catches in a season.
John was another key person recruited by John Kelly and Ken Houle to form the Booster Club. John will always be remembered for the time and effort he put into numerous Booster dinners and athletic banquets. When the 1973 and 1974 Hawaiian football trips were planned, John was the person who made them a reality.
Ken was instrumental in the formation of the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL). The long-time athletic director and baseball coach led Serra to Catholic Athletic League (CAL) baseball titles in 1959, 1960, and 1962, coaching major leaguers-to-be Jim Fregosi, Norm Angellini, Tim Cullen, and the late Dan Frisella.
John was instrumental in the formation of the Booster Club. He knew nearly every athlete in the school and made a difference in their lives. John's great love for Serra's athletics, coaches and their teams, and his foresight in helping to form the Booster Club are an important part of what the Serra athletic tradition is today.
Jim was an extremely involved parent while his sons were at Serra. He was one of the "key" individuals sought after by John Kelly and Ken Houle in the formation of the Booster Club. He was elected the first president for four terms. In addition, Jim was the Fathers' Club president in 1956-57 and was a charter member of the Peninsula Parochial School League.


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a1 Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Policy and Evaluation Group, Wacol, QLD, Australia
a2 University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston, QLD, Australia
a3 University of Otago, Department of Psychological Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand
Background The literature describing the global prevalence of anxiety disorders is highly variable. A systematic review and meta-regression were undertaken to estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorders and to identify factors that may influence these estimates. The findings will inform the new Global Burden of Disease study.
Method A systematic review identified prevalence studies of anxiety disorders published between 1980 and 2009. Electronic databases, reference lists, review articles and monographs were searched and experts then contacted to identify missing studies. Substantive and methodological factors associated with inter-study variability were identified through meta-regression analyses and the global prevalence of anxiety disorders was calculated adjusting for study methodology.
Results The prevalence of anxiety disorders was obtained from 87 studies across 44 countries. Estimates of current prevalence ranged between 0.9% and 28.3% and past-year prevalence between 2.4% and 29.8%. Substantive factors including gender, age, culture, conflict and economic status, and urbanicity accounted for the greatest proportion of variability. Methodological factors in the final multivariate model (prevalence period, number of disorders and diagnostic instrument) explained an additional 13% of variance between studies. The global current prevalence of anxiety disorders adjusted for methodological differences was 7.3% (4.8–10.9%) and ranged from 5.3% (3.5–8.1%) in African cultures to 10.4% (7.0–15.5%) in Euro/Anglo cultures.
Conclusions Anxiety disorders are common and the substantive and methodological factors identified here explain much of the variability in prevalence estimates. Specific attention should be paid to cultural differences in responses to survey instruments for anxiety disorders.
(Received March 19 2012)
(Revised May 24 2012)
(Accepted May 29 2012)
(Online publication July 10 2012)
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RORα, a Potential Tumor Suppressor and Therapeutic Target of Breast Cancer
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AbstractThe function of the nuclear receptor (NR) in breast cancer progression has been investigated for decades. The majority of the nuclear receptors have well characterized natural ligands, but a few of them are orphan receptors for which no ligand has been identified. RORα, one member of the retinoid orphan nuclear receptor (ROR) subfamily of orphan receptors, regulates various cellular and pathological activities. RORα is commonly down-regulated and/or hypoactivated in breast cancer compared to normal mammary tissue. Expression of RORα suppresses malignant phenotypes in breast cancer cells, in vitro and in vivo. Activity of RORα can be categorized into the canonical and non-canonical nuclear receptor pathways, which in turn regulate various breast cancer cellular function, including cell proliferation, apoptosis and invasion. This information suggests that RORα is a potent tumor suppressor and a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.
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Memo from Real World to Cumulus Parameterizations: Get Organized!
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Del Genio AD, J Wu, and Y Chen. 2012. "Characteristics of mesoscale organization in WRF simulations of convection during TWP-ICE." Journal of Climate, 25(17), 5666, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00422.1.
Global climate models parameterize moist convection as a collection of individual convective cells that come and go over 15–30 minutes. Most of the world's rainfall, however, is actually produced by "organized" storm systems: groups of storm clouds over an area comparable to a climate model gridbox that generate new storms as the old ones die out and that produce extensive thick high clouds that rain for many hours after the initial storms are gone. Because the models do not represent organized convection, their simulations are incorrect in three fundamental ways. First, the models rain over land in early afternoon rather than the late afternoon or evening, as observed. Second, parameterized convection heats mostly the middle troposphere, while observed organized storms heat the upper troposphere and cool the lower troposphere later in their life cycle, as localized convective rain gives way to extensive stratiform rain that evaporates below the melting level. As a result, large-scale waves that climate models generate in places where storms form may propagate to other regions incorrectly and affect weather in other parts of the world erroneously. Third, since long-lived organized convective systems are responsible for most of the world's extreme rain events, climate model predictions of changes in precipitation extremes in a warmer climate cannot be viewed as physically realistic.
To represent organized convection, climate model parameterizations need to advance in two fundamental ways: (1) When model convective clouds produce cold downdrafts, they usually assume that the cold air mixes with warm air near the surface, which shuts off the convection; in the real world, downdraft "cold pools" remain distinct for some time and stimulate further convection by strongly lifting warm humid air where the cold and warm air meet. (2) When convection injects saturated air and ice into the upper troposphere, it can induce upward motions over large areas and further production and growth of ice crystals that allows stratiform rain to persist for hours; these upward motions are absent from most climate models. The 2006 ARM TWP-ICE campaign in Darwin, Australia, sampled convection in different meteorological situations and can provide guidance on how to approach parameterization of these two aspects of organized convection. ASR scientists used a cloud-resolving model that explicitly simulates the dynamics of convective storms to understand how convection responds to different TWP-ICE monsoon environments.
The simulations showed that cold pools lasted for a few hours regardless of whether the cold air was over land or ocean, but for different reasons. Over ocean, the warm sea surface gradually warmed the cold air through enhanced surface heat fluxes until it was no longer colder than the surrounding air. Over land, the cold air remained cold because clouds radiatively cooled the surface and suppressed surface heat fluxes, but the land surface outside the cold pool area gradually cooled to the same temperature as the sun set. In both ARM C-POL observations and the model, storms organized more extensively and lasted longer during the humid active phase of the monsoon than during the drier monsoon break period, despite the fact that wind shear, which is traditionally viewed as a necessary ingredient for organization, was weak. The biggest difference was that when the atmosphere was more humid, the stratiform rain region continued to grow and precipitate for hours after forming, while when the air was drier, it died out several hours after forming.


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- Pascal's Triangle
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Betsy over at Notebooking Nook is a consistent source for freebies. This month she published two notable resources:
At this link you'll find fifteen free notebooking files for the fifteen mathematicians featured in the living math book Mathematicians are People, Too (Vol. 2) . Each file has three different page layouts.
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Hi, I've never posted here before but please give me advice if you can. I have no one else to turn to and I'm so embaressed and sad that I don't know what to do:( I appreciate the help.
So my husband was on a business trip and said that he missed his flight home, and will need to catch the earliest one tomorrow. I booked his flight reservation though, and he didn't realize that I had access to the flight info, so I was able to see that he boarded it. I thought that maybe he was trying to surprise me. So I played along. But his flight arrived almost 2 hrs ago and he hasn't gotten home, and has been saying he is busy with work at the moment. So i decided to check his bank statement just now, and sure enough. His latest purchase was for 64$ at a motel 6 here in OUR city. There is nothing else that this could mean right?? I also think I know who he might be there with.. bc I checked the phone usage online and he had been texting this long time "friend" of his who i have never felt good about.I'm so upset, but I just feel numb at the same time..
So I think I know which motel 6 he would be at, but there are only 3 in our area. If I call, do yall think it is possible for them to tell me if he has a reservation there? And if so, what room number he is in?
I'm considering doing 2 things:
1. Trying to find out what room number he is in, and knocking on the door tonight. (but at the same time, I don't want to seem crazy)
2. just confronting him about it tomorrow.. (he would do anything and everything to try to explain himself though, or get out of it)
Either way, I know it will be the biggest regret of his life.. because I'm pretty sure there is no way out of this one. He loves me.. and our son on the way. But I'm done, and I just want to do it the right and best way. So any advice helps, please. I just really don't know how to deal with this right now.. thanks.
Update: Got his room # and location, trying to decide when to go.
Update #2: (sorry so long)
Hey everyone,
I'm so sorry for getting back so late, but I can't believe the support I've gotten, thank you so much y'all have no idea... It really means and helps a lot..So for an update, things did not go as planned at all. Sorry if it's kind of long/detailed.. Things are in no way solved though, so I could still use y'alls advice if possible.. (It's all really complicated, sorry if it's confusing. I'll do my best to explain)
Once I finally got around to getting to the hotel, I was just sitting there for a really long time trying to decide what to do. I was parked at a hotel right next door to the Motel 6, and had a pretty good view of the place. So i decided to call one more time to make sure he was there, because I ended up getting a little confused on the locations (there are like 3 on the same highway). Well they then told me that he wasn't there? And that no card had been put on file, so I was really confused. They just had a courtesy hold for him or something? So I called EVERY hotel in the area, and nothing. (This whole time, he called me once, but I didn't answer. And texted me that he was going to sleep right after that. And I kept calling him back after that and he didn't answer my calls/texts). So I ended up finally realizing that he probably just used the ATM at the Motel 6, and that is what showed up on the bank statement. And ended up paying in cash maybe? That whole part still doesn't make sense to me. It could have just been Motel 6's fault or something.
So I was pretty crushed after that, was going to go home.. but then at 11 pm i decided just to get connected to the room they had told me he was in earlier anyways. No answer, but IMMEDIATELY after that, he started blowing up my phone. Like back to back phone calls. I freaked out, didn't answer. Was going to go to his door but really had to pee, so I went inside of the lobby of the hotel I was parked at. When I walked out, I saw him outside from a distance. Freaked out again, and hid behind this wall. He was calling me, and then walks up to me and says "there you are, why are you hiding. Why don't you answer my calls, I was going to surprise you." He was pretty tipsy..
So I just looked him in his face.. and I don't remember what he was saying to me.. but I was at a total loss of words so I just walked away from him, to my car. He of course chased after me, and when I got in the drivers seat he jumped in the passengers seat.. So I pretty much had to talk to him.
His explanation of everything: He came early to surprise me, called up one of his good friends to pick him up, they ended up drinking a little because they hadn't hung out in forever. DH ended up drinking too much.. didn't want to surprise me while drunk, rented the motel 6 for us, was going to sleep it off for a bit but ended up staying asleep on accident. When he got the phone call in the room he woke up, freaked out, and was trying to call me to get me to go over so we can have alone time (we'd been staying with my parents until baby is born, and were going to make a move accross country once baby is born to a house we got for DH's work.)
He offered to call his friend to prove it. I said no, bc obviously his friend could easily lie about it. I told him to call the girl i thought he was with.. He did. She said they hadn't been together. But then again, her word means absolutely nothing to me. He was saying ridiculous things like I could smell his penis and stuff like that.. He said I could go look in the room.. I did, only his stuff was there.. no sign of anything else (trashcans, shower). But then I asked to check his phone, and EVERYTHING had been deleted.. no calls, no text messages except with me. So I pretty much ended up with no proof of anything except for the fact that he was an ass, and decided to hang out with his friends instead of me.. I kind of wish now I had waited until the next morning. But might not have helped at all, anyways.. I started having contractions.. and just left him there, went home.
Stayed up all night crying... (I am actually due in 2 and a half weeks.. I'm supposed to be on June birth board). My contractions were horrible all day yesterday.. didn't get regular though. But i pretty much just slept all day and ignored his phone calls. He went to his aunt's house. We finally got to talking again, and it was pretty much the same conversation again. Me demanding answers.. and him having nothing more than his explanation that he has given me. A part of me wants to believe him.. but idk. This just sucks. One reason I feel like he might not be lying, is because he looked really trashy when I saw him. Like.. not fixed up at all. And he's the type of guy that likes to look good for people, you know? I don't want to be that stupid person in a relationship.. But i just don't know what to do. The baby is coming so soon.. we were supposed to have a shower this saturday (very late, i know). Baby is due in 2 and a half weeks.. Was supposed to be named after him. This just all sucks. Worst timing ever.
I hope I included everything.. yall can ask me questions if i didn't make things clear.. My brain is still all jumbled. But again, thank you all so much it means the world to me.. i have no one else to talk to about this, and yall have really made me feel not alone in this.
Oh.. and yall were right. I should have definitely gone to the hotel immediately. Wish i would've


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Five Essential Kyoto Foods
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Traditional Kyoto food relies heavily on vegetables, tofu, and rice - a simple but elegant diet that for centuries has catered to monks and other vegetarians. Before modern refrigeration technology, ... Read more
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Kyoto is home to over 1,600 temples, making it one of Japan's premier destinations for lovers of history, architecture and beautiful sights. Each temple has its own background, and many date back as ... Read more
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Nara Tours from Kyoto
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Most of Kyoto's best gardens are part of temple complexes, and the city's long history as a former capital of Japan and still today a leader in architecture and design makes it one of the best ... Read more
Aoi Festival and Iris, Azalea, Kyoto Flowers Viewing in May
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May is one of the perfect seasons to enjoy Kyoto ! Why don?t you enjoy really fresh air in the cozy, late Spring weather strolling through the comfortable paths surrounded by beautiful green ... Read more
Higashiyama Hana Touro ? Special Night Illumination
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Migration Alert: Arctic Blast Brings New Birds into Kentucky
Jan. 8, 2014 - Kentucky
Blowing snow and near-record cold temperatures swept across the central United States on January 5, and reports from around
verify some movement of new waterfowl into the state with this front.
For example, a friend hunted on January 2−5 at the mouth of Hickman Harbor adjoining the Mississippi River in far western Kentucky. Back at work on Monday (January 6), he reported, "Hunting was extremely slow the past four days, but my partners are hunting today, and they had 29 ducks by mid-morning, including a mix of mallards, canvasbacks, ringnecks, and a couple other
. They're seeing a good push of migrators. It looks like the weather up north has finally brought us some new birds."
Rocky Pritchert, migratory bird program coordinator with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, agrees with this assessment. "I'm hearing reports of a good push of Canada geese into our state in the last couple of days, particularly in the Henderson Sloughs and central-state areas," he says. "We actually have some Hutchinson's geese [small Canadas] on our fishing lakes here at our headquarters [in Frankfort]. We haven't seen this in a long time. It's a good indicator."
Pritchert has also received reports of increased numbers of Canada geese in power plant areas along the Ohio River and on horse farms in the Bluegrass region. Hunting for Canada geese and white-fronted geese in Kentucky continues through January 31.
According to Pritchert, duck numbers across Kentucky are about average for January. "The last count we had at the Ballard County/Boatwright Wildlife Management Area (WMA) complex tallied 110,000 ducks, mostly mallards," he says. "Henderson Sloughs WMA was holding 6,000 ducks. The Ohio and Mississippi rivers have been high, and we probably have more ducks in lowland backwaters that we're not counting."
Reports from other hunters tell a story of sporadic success. Hunting for diving ducks on western Kentucky's big lakes has been fair to good since Christmas. Hunting success on flooded cornfields in the Ballard County area has been hampered by night feeding. Large flights of predominantly mallards are coming in late, feeding in the dark, and then departing at dawn.
The current hard freeze undoubtedly has ducks stacked up wherever they can find open water. Hunters who can find a concentration of birds are faring well while other hunters are struggling.
The long-range forecast
calls for a warm-up by later this week, with daily high temperatures climbing into the 50s, accompanied by southerly winds. Ducks, especially, should respond to these conditions by becoming increasingly active in their search for food. With new birds in the state and a thaw coming, the outlook is for better hunting conditions going into the weekend.


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Baker Furniture, Hickory, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on April 29, 2009, in response to a worker petition filed by workers of Baker Furniture, Hickory, North Carolina.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of May 2009.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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Q&A: Tudou Founder Prepares to Move On
Chinese Internet entrepreneur Gary Wang is gearing up to start an animated-film studio to make movies for Chinese audiences. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the 39-year-old Mr. Wang, who founded online video site Tudou.com in 2005, talked about his experience at Tudou and its merger last year with rival video site Youku. The following is an edited version of the interview.
Q: How did you create Tudou?
Mr. Wang: Photo-sharing site Flickr was the main inspiration for Tudou. I used my own savings from my previous jobs to pay for Tudou's launch, but I also talked to some venture capitalists. They told me, "It's very hard to visualize what you are describing, so why don't you create a rudimentary website so we can get a feel." YouTube didn't exist yet, so it was hard for people to understand the concept. I was a computer engineer but needed more developers to work with me, so I found some guys who were willing to work for $100 a month. I rented a two-bedroom apartment so they could all live and work there.
Q: When Tudou was struggling financially, how did you manage to gain support from investors?
Mr. Wang: It's important to explain what the situation really is. We didn't tell them that everything was nice. We showed the true picture to every single one of our investors, and they believed in us. Of course when you are trying to sell something you always try to present one side of the story and talk about how great it is. But when it comes to asking for real commitment, at the moment of truth when they are going to sign a piece of paper and put some real money into the business, you've got to tell them what the real situation is.
Q: What were some of the most memorable moments at Tudou?
Mr. Wang: When we were just ready to complete the last round of filing for our IPO (Tudou's stock listed on Nasdaq in August 2011), the U.S. stock market tanked and some bankers got cold feet. The market was so volatile after S&P downgraded U.S. debt earlier that month. I was in a tiny phone booth at the filing office, having a conference call at 4 a.m. with a lot of people. Some of them said we should postpone the IPO till later that year to wait for the market to recover, but I said this was the moment and it had to be done. Investors supported the decision. It was a crazy week but we still managed to go through it.
Q: How did you decide on the merger with Youku?
Mr. Wang: For Tudou, IPO was purely for fundraising. We spent the money to acquire more content and bandwidth. That was a necessary move for Tudou to stay competitive so it could have more options for strategic realignment, including the possibility of a merger. Around January 2012, I started talking with not only Youku but also with (Chinese Web search company) Baidu and (online gaming and communication service company) Tencent. We discussed various scenarios for realignment of our online video businesses. But eventually (Youku CEO) Victor Koo and I agreed that the Youku-Tudou merger was by far the best option because it would reduce the cost and create a dominant player. Overall, I think the merger was a success and Victor has done a tremendous job in making sure that the transition is smooth.
Q: Was the merger a tough decision for you personally?
Mr. Wang: Emotionally it felt like a tremendous loss to let go something that I had created. But at the same time it was liberating. For seven years, all my waking moments were about Tudou. All the decisions I made were driven by Tudou's needs. The best interest for Tudou dominated whatever the interest for me as a person, even though I didn't see it as a sacrifice.
At Tudou there were a lot of people who joined the company because of me, and I explained to the team why the merger was the right thing to do for the company and why it was the best thing for the industry. That was probably the hardest part.
Q: Tudou never became profitable and some people saw the business as a failure.
Mr. Wang: Naturally some people see it that way. People can view it in whatever way. I, for one, agree that we had higher hopes for Tudou. When I started Tudou, the original goal was to create a platform for original user-generated content, a stage where creative types can show their work. When the site launched, some people did upload original videos, but it was mostly flooded with copyrighted content. Dealing with copyright issues, we had to spend a lot of cash to acquire licensed content, and that forced us to do a lot of additional fundraising. A lot of interesting things came out of Tudou. But I'm not sure how much of the content was truly original and groundbreaking.


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Amara Island Bodrum Elite
- Closest airport: 15km from Bodrum (BJV) Airport
- Beachfront location
- 25km to town centre
- Low Deposit Options Available
- Interest FREE Payment Plans
On its own private beach, the La Blanche Island Resort is situated in one of the more tranquil areas of Guvercinlik. This hotel is perfect for both couples and families looking for ... Continue reading
On its own private beach, the La Blanche Island Resort is situated in one of the more tranquil areas of Guvercinlik. This hotel is perfect for both couples and families looking for a little bit extra. Its trendily decorated rooms extend trhoughout the hotel, creating a truly striking look. The La Blanche Island is a brilliant hotel that promises even greater facilities in the future.
- Aquapark with 12 waterslides and three swimming pools
- Sun terraces with sunloungers and parasols
- Heated indoor pool
- Pool and beach towels
- International buffet restaurant
- Seven à la carte restaurants
- Seven bars, including pool bar, snack bar, beach bar and lobby bar
- 24-hr room service
- Scuba-diving
- Watersports
- Billiards
- Games room
- Spa centre offering Turkish bath, beauty treatments and massage
- Shops
- Reception
- Internet access
- For children: hotel-run kids' club (4-12yrs), children's pool, playground, mini-disco
Room facilities
Standard rooms have twin or double beds plus extra bed if required, air conditioning, TV, hairdryer, shower room and balcony.
Larger rooms are available (with a double bed or twin beds, sofa bed and extra child bed).
Also available are family rooms (with a double bedroom in a separate partioned area, twin beds and an extra child bed). Standard rooms for sole use
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The popular holiday resort of Bodrum, called Halicarnassus in ancient times, is the South Aegean's most attractive resort, described by Homer as 'the land of eternal blue'. The hillside is covered in painted villas adorned with bougainvillea, narrow streets wind their way down to the sea, and the peaceful setting of its twin harbours offer shelter for yachts.
Bodrum is a mustering point for local boats offering tailor-made daytrips to nearby islands or the pristine beaches and seaside restaurants along the magnificent coastline. From its position between the two harbours, the 15th century crusader Castle of St Peter dominates every part of the town, now home to the fascinating Museum of Underwater Archaeology. The other Bodrum holiday attraction is the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the crumbling remains of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
As Turkey's leading seaside holiday destination, Bodrum is packed with foreign visitors in summer, yet it remains unspoilt and retains its charming Turkish character, perfecting the balance between exotic bazaars, the wailing cry of the muezzin and ancient history, with water sports, sunbathing and a nightlife that is notorious throughout Turkey.
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The blue Aegean waters that wash the beaches of the peninsula on which Bodrum is perched lend themselves admirably to a vast range of watersports, from scuba diving to windsurfing and jet-skiing. Local operators can be found all over the area, renting out equipment, arranging excursions or offering lessons. Aquatic thrills are also on offer at the town's two waterparks.
Those who grow tired of the sea and sand can go hiking; local walking clubs offer programmes (generally not in the height of the summer season when it is too hot). There are numerous ways to get out of town and explore the enchanting villages, bays and historic sites in the area. The Castle of St Peter, Bodrum Amphitheatre, and windmills are all popular attractions. Either hire a car, motor-bike, or bicycle; take a boat/hydrofoil trip; book an organised excursion; a jeep safari; or simply hop on a dolmus (mini-bus). An absolute 'must' is to enjoy a hamam(Turkish bath), complete with massage, to soothe the cares away. The Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology has won many awards for its fascinating displays, including the famous Uluburun Shipwreck.
Warm, sultry evenings in Bodrum are best spent dining on fresh seafood or local specialities in one of the numerous restaurants. Those who prefer to stick to more familiar tastes will find plenty of the usual popular cuisines on offer too, like Italian, Thai, Chinese, Mexican and European. Renowned as the top place in town for typical Turkish is Denizhan, a little out of town between Konacik and Ortakent, easily reached in a dolmus or taxi.
For excellent Aegean dishes, especially lamb, Epsilon in the old town is hard to beat. The best pizza in Bodrum is served up with a view on the rooftop terrace of Sunger Pizza, while a good blend of Mediterranean and Californian cuisine can be enjoyed at La Jolla Bistro at Xuma Beach. Also very popular is the Secret Garden, near the Marina, where English cooks prepare gourmet Mediterranean fare with flair. The Backpacker Bar & Grill caters to the expat crowd with traditional English food.
The nightlife on a Bodrum holiday is frenetic and varied, offering not only western-style decadent clubs and discos, but also the chance to sample partying Turkish style at one of the meyhanes(there are several of these local nightclubs on the road to Konacik and Ortakent) where the crowd joins in with the local artiste, singing, dancing, eating and drinking. Most of the bars in Bodrum's mile-long 'Bar Street' (Dr. Alim Bey and Cumhuriyet Street), offer dancing, belly-dancing shows, live music and outdoor seating (often on the beach) with a view of the illuminated castle. For clubbers the main place to be is Halikarnas, one of the biggest and swankiest open-air clubs in the world, where the entrance charge matches the volume of the music and brightness of the laser lights. There are plenty of other clubs, even one on a catamaran that sets sail late at night and takes the party out to sea until the dawn.
Like everywhere in Turkey, shopping on a Bodrum holiday is quite an adventure, with dozens of shops lining the busy narrow streets, mainly from the bus station down to the marina. Touts and vendors offer a variety of local goods, from carpets and kilims to leatherware, gold and silver jewellery, and designer clothing (much of which is fake). Look out for Turkish meershaum pipes and onyx. There is an extensive, colourful craft market in operation on Tuesdays, and a fruit and vegetable market on Fridays. Bargaining is expected and it is customary to haggle down to about half the asking price. In Bodrum some shops stay open late at night, some even all night.
Bodrum beaches are shingled and can become very crowded during the height of the summer holiday season. The city's narrow streets become clogged with tourists, day and night, during peak periods. Women have complained of experiencing unwelcome attention from local men.
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These photos are not true photos of the resort as we just got back and these photos are incorrect photos. It's lovely resort and we would go back but just wanted to note the pictures are wrong love holidays you need to change them 1 Answer
Thank you for your information, Esther
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By Esther, loveholidays.com team member
We have booked a holiday for September at the Amara Bodrum Elite Hotel and we have paid an additional cost for a sea view room . However having read the reviews for the hotel it appears that all rooms have a sea view ! So can you explain what the additional charge is for ? DO WE GET AN UPGRADED ROOM WITH A SEA VIEW or is this a misleading sales pitch . I am interested in your response. I will add, other than this we have been very happy with our booking through Love Holidays . 1 Answer
Hi Jean, Please can you advise us of your booking reference so that we can look in to this for you. Regards
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how long does allinclusive last 1 Answer
Hi Taz, The All Inclusive board basis package includes:
Buffet-style breakfast, lunch and dinner; two à la carte restaurants (one visit to each restaurant per stay); snacks served at selected times between meals; late snacks available midnight-6am
An unlimited amount of hot, soft and alcoholic drinks (excluding international alcoholic drinks) served 24 hours; mini-bar stocked on arrival with water
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are the works terminated in the hotel? definitively? thanks 1 Answer
As far as we aware, there are no works being carried out in the hotel. However, please contact our After Sales team on 0333 033 9995 and they will be able to put your mind at rest.
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When/where: 7:05 p.m. today, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday; Minute Maid Park.
TV/radio: Today on FSH, Saturday no TV, Sunday on KTXH; 740 AM and 1010 AM (Spanish).
Pitchers: Astros (19-31) Diamondbacks (25-24) Today B. Myers (1-4, 5.00) D. Hudson (5-5, 3.82) Sat. W. Rodriguez (3-3, 3.41) Z. Duke (0-0, —) Sun. B. Norris (2-3, 3.77) J. Collmenter (3-1, 1.19)
Diamondbacks update: One of the most surprising and hottest teams in baseball, Arizona swept Atlanta and Minnesota as part of a recent six-game winning streak. With Colorado and San Francisco treading water and suffering big injuries in the last week, the Diamondbacks have turned into an apparent contender. They entered Thursday third in the league in runs. Although their rotation hasn't been up to par, the Diamondbacks have cleaned out some of the worst of it. A revitalized J.J. Putz anchors the bullpen after overcoming some terrible struggles in the recent past.
Astros — RHP Brandon Lyon (partially torn rotator cuff), RHP Alberto Arias (shoulder tendinitis), OF Jason Bourgeois (strained oblique) and C Jason Castro, (torn ACL) are on the 15-day disabled list.
Diamondbacks — IF Geoff Blum (recovery from hip surgery), RHP Juan Gutierrez (shoulder soreness) and RHP Sam Demel (shoulder tendinitis) are on the 15-day disabled list.


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Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is looking to finalize a bout between newly-crowned WBO junior lightweight titleholder Mikey Garcia and two-time title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos as early as Monday.
The bout, said Arum on Wednesday, would take place on Jan. 25 at New York's Madison Square Garden on HBO.
"It seems like [it's going to happen,]" said Arum. "It's the holidays, so the HBO guys are away, but I want to finalize it on Monday."
Garcia (33-0, 28 knockouts) is coming off an eighth-round knockout of Roman "Rocky" Martinez on Nov. 9 that earned him the belt and represented his 10th stoppage victory over the course of his past 11 fights.
It was the second major title in a second weight class for Garcia, who earned THE RING and WBO featherweight titles in January by beating Orlando Salido, whom he dropped four times en route to an eight-round technical decision.
Garcia followed that victory up with a fourth-round knockout of ex-beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez in June, and could next face Burgos, who battled Martinez to a split-draw on the Garcia-Salido card.
For the Garcia-Burgos card, Arum would like to match fighters designated by WBO President Paco Valcarcel, who declared earlier this month that lightweight Terence Crawford (22-0, 16 KOs), of Omaha, Neb., is the organization's mandatory challenger to British titleholder Ricky Burns (36-2-1, 11 KOs).
Valcarcel said that a deal must be reached between Crawford's promoter, Top Rank, and Burns' promoter, Matchroom Sport, by mid-December to preclude a purse bid. If a purse bid is ordered, Valcarcel said the minimum bid will be between $150,000 and $200,000.
"There's going to be a purse bid on Burns and Crawford, which we hope to win," said Arum.
Burns has undergone surgery to repair the broken jaw he sustained during September's controversial draw against Raymundo Beltran, a Top Rank-promoted fighter who dropped Burns in the eighth round.
Meanwhile, Crawford was last in the ring for October's unanimous decisioned Andrey Klimov.
Arum also said that he hoped to match Salido, who regained the WBO's featherweight belt by defeating Orlando Cruz by seventh-round knockout last month, against Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko on the March 1 undercard of a main event featuring the rematch between super middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Bryan Vera likely in Texas.
"That's going to be on March 1," Arum stated. "We don't know where it's going to be, but it will be in Texas."
A winner of his second Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Games in London, Lomachenko scored knockdowns with body shots in the first and fourth round of last month's fourth-round stoppage against hard-hitting Mexican rival Jose Luis Ramirez in a scheduled 10-rounder in his professional debut on the same card as Salido-Cruz.
In victory, Lomachenko (1-0, 1 knockout) hopes to become the first boxer to win a title in his second professional bout by facing Salido.
Chavez-Vera I began with controversy when Chavez's failure to make weight led to a 173-pound catchweight that was negotiated by Arum and Vera's promoter, Artie Pelullo, and ended with a controversial unanimous decision in favor of Chavez in September. The return bout would happen at the super middleweight limit of 168, according to Arum.
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NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford for the 12th consecutive year is the nation's No. 1 dollar-value fishing port in America, NOAA Fisheries announced this morning.
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, is No. 1 in terms of pounds of fish landed, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The sea scallop industry represents the bulk of New Bedford's catch value.
Some 117 million pounds of fish were landed here for a total worth of $369 million.
U.S. commercial fisheries landed 10.1 billion pounds of fish in 2011, NOAA said.
That's an increase of 1.9 billion pounds and $784 million in value over the previous year.
Gulf of Mexico menhaden, Alaska pollock and Pacific hake were at their highest levels since 1994.
The Northeast, however, is headed for a crisis in groundfish catch next year, as sharply reduced stock assessments are leading to sweeping cutbacks in allowable catch. The Northeast congressional delegation is seeking disaster assistance for the groundfish industry.
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Bond has been set at $50,000 cash for a Virginia man accused of driving drunk and crashing into a party bus, injuring more than a dozen people.
The Bismarck Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/11OzRDo) that 31-year-old James Frank Warner Jr., was charged Monday with felony reckless endangerment and several misdemeanor charges stemming from the early Saturday morning crash.
Warner Jr. was also charged with failure to register as a sex offender.
Authorities say Warner Jr. was driving southbound on Highway 1806 about 15 miles south of Bismarck when he hit a party bus carrying 24 people. Another car collided with the Warner Jr.'s car shortly after the initial crash.
Seventeen people were taken to local hospitals.
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