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BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Michael Weatherly was born in New York City today in 1968. This birthday guy has co-starred as Anthony DiNozzo on "NCIS" since 2003, a character that he launched on the series "JAG." He starred as Robert Wagner in the 2004 TV movie "The Mystery of Natalie Wood" and other films include "The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine," "Her Minor Thing" and "The Last Days of Disco."
ARIES (Mar. 21- Apr. 19): Good friends usually make bad business partners. Keep business and pleasure separate, as entering into a money-making venture with pals could sow the seeds of discontent. Hold off on initiating new projects until later in the week.
TAURUS (Apr. 20- May 20): There's no need to rush. Any job worth doing is worth doing well, so work at your own pace to get it done right. Don't be too proud to ask for advice or a favor should the need arise. Those around you will be more than happy to help.
GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Get your priorities straight. A minor project could consume all your time, while a future-shaping endeavor remains stuck in neutral. Remember what's most important. Don't allow someone to corner you into making costly promises.
CANCER (June 21- July 22): A bargain isn't that much of a bargain if it's something you don't need. Don't forget that the best way to save money is not to spend it. If someone tries to make you feel guilty because you don't allow them to have their way, it's their issue, not yours.
LEO (July 23- Aug. 22): Don't bite off more than you can chew. There's no need to add extra responsibilities or obligations when you have more than enough cooking on the stove already. Simply asking for advice could be the easiest way to solve a problem.
VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Read between the lines. While things may be all polite smiles on the surface, don't lose sight of potential ulterior motives in your business dealings. Stay on your toes and don't fall for phony charms or shrewdly placed compliments.
LIBRA (Sept. 23- Oct. 22.): Play fair. You could stand to gain a great deal from someone else's error, but your conscience may not let you get away with it. Do the right thing and you'll feel better for it, no matter how much of an inconvenience it may be.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Draw the line between what you want and what you need. There's no getting around the necessities in life, but you really can get by without running out to buy the latest gadget with all the bells and whistles. The world will still turn.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): You don't have to keep giving until it hurts. Generosity is a fine quality, but be careful to make sure others are not merely taking advantage of your kind nature. Dreams can become reality with determination.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Don't cry over spilled milk. Don't beat yourself up over a mistake, as there's little that can be done about it now. Simply learn from the experience and move on. Projects should remain in the planning stages now; wait to set the wheels in motion.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Stay within the boundaries of reason. It may take several smaller steps to achieve your goals rather than one big leap that's doomed to fail. You can achieve whatever your heart desires, but a little patience is required.
PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): Lay it all out on the table. Disclose all facts and be totally forthright in your dealings. Withholding even the smallest tidbit of information could create suspicion. Cozy conversations with loved ones may yield great ideas.
IF JULY 8 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: You may be restless for excitement and anxious to prove that you're independent and dynamic during the next 4-8 weeks. People are more apt to notice your charms and attractive qualities, so you might meet new people or potential romantic partners in this time period, too. A new job or a career change might be in your future, but it won't all be smooth sailing. Ask for advice from trustworthy friends before you take undue risks or changes, as you may end up throwing the baby out with the bath water. In November, you might be blind to the facts. Hold off until December to make crucial decisions.


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Inaugurated on February 14, 2008, supported by the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing, and co-run by Valparaiso University and its partner university Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), the Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University (CIVU) aims at helping Northwest Indiana citizens learn about China and its people and culture and study the Chinese language, and promoting cultural, particularly music, exchange between the US and China in general, and between Indiana and Zhejiang Province in particular.
Each Confucius Institute has a Chinese university as its partner to assist with its overall operation and daily management. Valparaiso University's partner is Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), a public institution with approximately 35,000 students. Founded in 1910 as a technological school, now a top university in Zhejiang Province, ZJUT became a college in 1953 and eventually a comprehensive university in 1993. Located in Hangzhou City, ZJUT hosts a variety of engineering programs and colleges including medical science, humanities, foreign languages, arts and law.
With the CIVU inaugurated and operating in full swing, Valparaiso University continues its two-decade-strong exchange relationships with ZJUT on a higher altitude, with a Hangzhou study center and more opportunities for students and faculty to visit its partner institutions, join summer camps or organize study trips, and, at the same time, it receives Chinese students to VU for educational and cultural exchange purposes.

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It Will All Be Okay
Have you heard? The world is ending on Dec. 21 and it's all the Mayans' fault! Who can you turn to for some sober advice in these trying times? How about a Mayan?
Meet Leonzo Barreno — adjunct professor and Global Chair at the University of Regina's School of Journalism. Lucky for us, Leonzo has been studying Mayan timekeeping for 25 years and he's got news for you: your life will not change after the 21st — at least not because of any Mayan predictions.
So, December 21st. What can we expect?
Nothing. It's just like any other day. It really doesn't mean anything in terms of any apocalyptic meaning that some fearmongerers have given it. If you want the Mayan version, it has several meanings. Of course the main one being, for us it's the end of the long-count calendar. Which is 5200 years old. It's as simple as moving to a new calendar. That's all it means.
So is this the same thing as taking an old calendar off the wall and putting up a new one after New Year's?
Yeah,exactly. Some people [suggest] the beginning of [Mayan] timekeeping was perhaps when we first started using corn as our staple sustenance — that's one version. Another version is that it's just the first time they started recording time. Most cultures have a starting point — for this culture, it's the birth of Jesus Christ, and that's how we've come to 2012.
There have been no shortage of doomsday stories over the centuries — most recently, that wingnut in Florida last year. Y2K is another example. Nothing ever happens, and yet these stories still prevail. Why do you think so many people continue to think the world is going to end?
I think it has to do with the media. I mean, the mother culture is media culture. We live by what the media tells us today. And if people are digesting messages every single day, of course there are people who truly believe that something is coming. I'm so glad it's not the majority, though. But that minority [includes] a lot of people and I think psychologically it's easy to take advantage of them, and make them buy stuff. You know, there are people who are getting rich off of this — selling pieces of land somewhere in France — because those, apparently, will be the only places that will be safe.
France? Really? Sounds like a good excuse to move there, anyway.
And of course, we know about the bunkers that are being sold in the States, and survival kits. And there are people engaging in public speaking at universities and colleges, talking about it. None of them are Mayan. None of them are Mayan timekeepers. You never see Mayans publicly speaking about it or making money off it. In fact, it's kind of morally forbidden. It's just plain and simply wrong.
That must be very annoying.
It is annoying, but to tell you the truth we have so many other priorities in Guatemala. Some groups — and I agree with them – will use the date to do some demonstrations. Because, up to this date, indigenous peoples'rights in Guatemala and other parts of Central America are being ignored.
Of course, governments are making a big celebration out of this for tourism or commercial purposes, but not really to create meaningful policies or programs for indigenous peoples. So, it's not: 'Oh, we're poor little Indians, we want some favours out of this' — not at all. We'd just like for people to notice that others are exploiting this — not us. Yeah, people will celebrate but it's no big deal.
What other misconceptions are there about Mayan beliefs?
The first one, and I think the cruelest of all, is that we disappeared. I call it the intellectual or academic genocide. Because, even when I came to Canada, I witnessed that some of my instructors were teaching that the Maya had disappeared. And I came to realize that most books written about my people concluded that they disappeared. So, when I became an instructor, I was in kind of a dilemma because how can I penalize students who [think] that the Mayans disappeared, when all they read was the books?
So how did that happen? How did people come to the conclusion that the Mayans no longer exist?
Because anybody can go to Cancun and to the surrounding cities there, and you won't find us living in the temples anymore, right? And, secondly, it's that intellectuals and academics did not make the connection between the Mayans of the past and the Mayans of the present. Because the Mayans of the past built those magnificent temples, city after city — there are many cities that are still underground with jungle grown on top of them. So they think, "well, they disappeared."
Of course, when you go to southern Mexico and Guatemala and you see my people in a state of extreme poverty — malnourished, illiterate — you simply conclude that there is no way these people built those things. And in countries as racist as Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador, led by racist people, they promote that. So instead of calling us Mayans, they insist on calling us Indians — which is not just wrong geographically. But Indians, in [their] social reality, means "ignorant," "stupid," "backwards" — you name it. So when we claim our identity as Mayan, they laugh.
And they don't teach that in the schools. That kind of ignorance is a product of the education system.
So, I'm sorry, but I have to ask this: What are your plans for the 21st?
I have to work. I have to do chores, and I have commitments. And I'll be with my kids.
Great, I won't cancel my dinner plans for that evening then.
No, just keep your plans. You'll still have to pay your mortgage and phone bill too.
Apocalypse Gifts II: The Revenge!
More perfect presents for the end of the world
by Nathan Raine and Ashleigh Mattern
Kohler Moxie showerhead. $199, kohler.com
If you're lucky enough to emerge from a pile of rubble and dust after the apocalypse, you'll probably find yourself quite the filthy and stinky person — meaning no one will want to help you loot the local Walmart. So, do yourself a favour, and get rejuvenated with the Kohler Moxie showerhead. This product is a stroke of genius — so much so that it'll probably catapult you into such a blissful and euphoric state of mind that you won't even hear the zombies eating your roommate in the other room.
But enough set-up, here's the product: a showerhead with a built-in wireless speaker, which is [presumably] waterproof!
The device will sync with your Bluetooth-enabled phone / mp3 player / tablet / whatever from up to 32 feet away, and will spray you simultaneously with water and your Celine Dion discography while you bathe. Perfect for the shower singer that lives within us all. The showerhead will play up to seven hours of music or radio, and it has a water-saving 2.0 gpm spray (whatever the hell that means). So when your neighbour across the street looks up from firing his shotgun at the flock of flesh eating monsters and asks you why you look so vibrant, you can tell him you just sang in the shower for hours on end! /Nathan Raine
A comfy housecoat. $19.99-$119.99, Sears
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent survives the end of the world and then goes on to experience countless amazing adventures, all while wearing his housecoat — do I need to say more? Okay, so even if the person on your list isn't the main character in one of the greatest sci-fi novels of all time, a housecoat is still a really sweet gift. Personally, I wear my housecoat every morning, and not many gifts get more use than that!
Just about anyone who opens this gift will try it on right away, and if you buy them a super-luxurious one, they may wear it the whole day — meaning yours will be the gift they immediately put to use. Score! I'd suggest choosing a housecoat in a size slightly larger than you think is needed, for the extra cuddle factor. Top off the gift with a great towel, and your gift receiver will be set because, according to The Hitchhiker's Guide,a towel "is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have." /Ashleigh Mattern
Hamilton Beach Voice-Controlled Coffee Maker. $70, Amazon.com
The last thing you want to do after stumbling out of bed in the morning is fiddle with some buttons and dials before you've had your caffeine injection. That annoyance is increased tenfold when your kitchen is a post-apocalyptic battleground — standing over your coffee maker is the least of your worries. So the perfect gift this holiday season is the Hamilton Beach Voice-Controlled Coffee Maker. It'll make those repugnant early mornings a little more tolerable when you find out there's one more machine at your command. The voice-controlled coffee maker brews a hot cup of joe on your vocal command. Just yell at your coffee maker and that little soldier will get to work! It's like having your own personal barista — but without the nose rings, hipster haircut and shitty attitude! /Nathan Raine
Apocalypse movie care package. $10-$30 per movie, Amazon.ca
There's no better way to prepare for the end of the world than re-watching some of the best apocalypse movies. Plus, isn't the thought of facing the end of the world kind of like the thought of going out into a raging snowstorm? (Except it doesn't matter if you make it to work when the apocalypse is nigh, so you may as well curl up on the couch and watch some movies.) There are hundreds of apocalypse movies out there, and the ones you choose for your care package will depend somewhat on the recipient's taste.
Here's a hint: casually bring up the Mayan calendar to your couch potato, and sneakily lead the discussion to one about end-of-the-world movies. If you're still lost, a few suggestions include The Planet of the Apes (1968), The Matrix (but not the sequels), 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, Wall-E, The Road, I Am Legend and one of my old favourites from the cult section of the dearly-departed, sadly-missed 49 Cent Video: Delicatessen. I would suggest buying from your local video store, but see the above lament for 49 Cent — those stores had their own apocalypse years ago. /Ashleigh Mattern
Eb's Source for Adventure gift certificate. Any amount
The outdoorsy types are always easy to recognize: they wear sporty, brand-name outerwear, and they have perpetually rosy cheeks and mussed hair. They're also overly cheerful from spending time in the great outdoors, which ends up making you feel like crap for not being more active. But with the impending apocalypse, this will be their last chance to enjoy nature — so let them buy exactly what they want with a gift certificate from Eb's Source for Adventure.
There are a lot of sporting goods stores out there, but Eb's is the place in town for winter gear, especially when it comes to cross-country skis. They're backed by the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club, and even offer skis to rent for the reasonable price of about $15. While gift certificates can be bought for any amount, don't be cheap. This is the last gift they'll ever get from you, after all! /Ashleigh Mattern
Cannondale SuperSix Evo Ultimate. $12,100, cannondale.com
After doomsday, there will probably be insufficient fuel for cars and planes, trains will be derailed and people who own Segways will be killed off once and for all. Just because. Your options for transportation other than walking will be very limited. So this Christmas, find anyone with legs and a desire to see the outside world a Cannondale SuperSix Evo Ultimate. The name sounds fancy, and believe me, it is. Cannondale, for those who are exercise-deficient, is one of the world's best bicycle manufacturers.
The SuperSix Evo Ultimate just happens to be the lightest bike in the world, coming in at a svelte 695 grams — perfect for those long commutes to the twinkie factory and back. Sure, it's un-freakin'-believably expensive, but it's still a small price to pay to feel like you're riding on a cloud. A cloud full of apocalyptic murder and bloodshed, maybe, but a cloud nonetheless. /Nathan Raine


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When the sun comes out, Seattle's outdoor-oriented culture shines, which means that adventurous activities, many within city limits, are bountiful. Here are some of the best ways to enjoy the unique mix of urban adventure Seattle has to offer:
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Seattle is bordered by a whole lot of water, which makes touring one of the many waterways a unique way to enjoy the sights. There are numerous self-guided trip options and rentals available — don't worry, sea kayaking is easy enough for a beginner to comfortably head out without a guide — including paddling from Portage Bay to the Arboretum, Lake Washington or Lake Union. A trip through Portage Bay to check out houseboats, yacht clubs and a little nature will take about an hour. Heading farther out to the other locations can take two hours or more. Try packing a lunch for a picnic at Madison Park Beach on Lake Washington. Guided tours, including sunset and full moon paddles, are also available. Some of the outfitters that can get people started on a kayaking adventure include Evergreen Escapes, Ballard Kayak and Alki Kayak Tours. For those looking for an even bigger water adventure, places such as the Center for Wooden Boats, Electric Boat Co., Adventuress, and Mallory Todd can get people sailing, yachting and virtually everything in between that involves boating.
Prefer to stay dry? Bicycling opportunities are numerous, especially in the South Lake Union neighborhood. In addition to friendly streets lined with restaurants and shops, the area offers a new recreational trail that provides sweeping views of the lake and some good, old-fashioned exercise. The Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop is a six-mile path that loops around Lake Union. The trail includes interpretive signs that celebrate Seattle's maritime, industrial, Native American and natural histories. There are plenty of nearby restaurants to grab a snack. Seattle Cycling Tours offers guided bicycle tours of the city and provides the bikes, helmets and the local knowledge. Also check out The Bicycle Repair Shop and Eagle Rider motorcycle tours.
For a more leisurely ride, take a cruiser out along Alki Beach, in West Seattle. Alki Kayak Tours rents beach cruiser bicycles for the 3.5-mile cruise up and down the Alki Beach Trail, which follows the shoreline of Elliott Bay. Just south of the trail is the Alki Point Lighthouse, a nearly century-old landmark that is still in operation today. It's easily accessible by bike, but the lighthouse grounds and tours are only open to the public on weekends from June to August. Alki Kayak Tours also rents quad roller skates, inline skates and longboards, offering alternative sets of wheels to explore the Alki Beach Trail on. If you prefer to see Alki Beach from the water Alki Kayak Tours offers stand up paddleboard rentals and of course kayak rentals (and classes). If you would rather have some guidance, Alki Kayak Tours features seasonal tours including their Alki Lighthouse Tour, Seattle Sunset Sea Kayak Tour, Duwamish River Tour, Elliott Bay Sea Kayak Tour and Blake Island Overnight Tour.
Of course, if the idea of biking is great except the actual pedaling part, downtown Seattle is home to a few pedi-cab companies. Hop in and let someone with steel legs take you around the city in an environmentally friendly manner for just a few bucks. There are also scooter rentals available along the Waterfront.
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In 1994, the DCI [director of central intelligence] and the DEPSECDEF [deputy secretary of defense] declared Intelink the strategic direction for community product dissemination systems. Now, just two years later, Intelink has created an environment offering innovative ways of providing timely and comprehensive intelligence support to policy makers and warfighters, wherever it is needed. I continue to be amazed by the rapidly expanding capability of Intelink and congratulate all those who contributed in making it a reality so quickly.
With all this said, it is critical to now focus on what must be done to maintain our rapid progress. Efforts to provide more intelligence products for the warfighter at the collateral level must be a top priority. In addition to greater emphasis on the sanitization or collateralization of intelligence, multilevel security solutions for moving data rapidly and efficiently between security levels must continue to be given high priority.
Intelink-S, the secret-level variant of Intelink, has begun to expand rapidly in scope and reach. As the intelligence support medium for GCCS [Global Command and Control System] and law enforcement activities, Intelink-S is expected to become the principal growth area for intelligence products and services. Its customer base will be extraordinarily diverse, eventually encompassing all areas of U.S. government operations that can benefit from integrated intelligence support and collaboration. Accommodating this diversity without degrading support to key customers and operations is essential.
In this regard, breaking the mold of traditional intelligence business methods is fundamental to adequately meeting the needs of our customers. Making the necessary advances in Intelink capabilities will depend largely on progress in two areas: security and information management.
In the area of security, we should be emphasizing smart risk management strategies. Too many road blocks still stand in the way of mission-effective information flow. We need to enable use of new technology for moving and displaying data that industry is producing, almost on a daily basis.
Excellent progress is being made in the Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative with Fortezza card solutions. We are beginning deployment of the Defense Message System that will ultimately bring a single, effective security regime to the broad spectrum of DoD communications, including intelligence.
I know that Intelink is working to be DMS-compliant, and I want to emphasize that I consider that extremely important. Intelink, as the secure analog to the Internet, will serve as the bridge connecting the information systems of the many organizations and functions that participate in the intelligence process as collectors, producers and users. It is therefore critical that the development and management of Intelink reflect our most advanced thinking and the most innovative capabilities offered to us by the commercial sector.
An equal challenge, I believe, lies in defining and implementing a sound game plan for information management and information sharing. In the much-changed intelligence dissemination environment afforded by Intelink, the amount of information available to the user is growing at staggering rates. New and improved technology allows us to retrieve, aggregate and display it in many useful and attractive ways. The danger lies in our being overly captivated by what we can do while losing sight of what we need to do. The richness of Intelink will become a liability if the user cannot find needed information, separate the wheat from the chaff and judge accurately the quality and reliability of intelligence provided. We must devote as much attention to effectively managing Intelink as a dissemination and collaboration medium as we do to selecting the data we post on it.
A critical aspect of this management is integration into the normal production process of the procedures and mechanisms required for direct authoring and publication of intelligence documents in the appropriate Intelink medium. Not only will this speed up the process, but it will also eliminate the additional costs currently being incurred by organizations which post their products on Intelink as an added step after completing their traditional production and dissemination sequence.
Transition to an Intelink-based production process should be extended to include the creation and maintenance of electronic archives that are accessible via Intelink to research analysts throughout the community. Through standardized document tagging and data base access protocols, a user should be able to access all relevant data bases, regardless of agency sponsorship, with a single query. I urge strong support of the Electronic Publishing Board's efforts toward this end, as well as its program to eliminate hard copy publication of intelligence products in favor of electronic dissemination via media such as Intelink. ...
One of the great things that adoption of Internet and World Wide Web technology has done for us is to largely eliminate the massive ADP [automated data processing] development programs that seemed to dominate our attention, not to mention our budgets. By letting industry do the technical part for us, we can devote our time and effort to determining how best to use the new technology to serve our customers. We need to move smartly to take advantage of this benefit.
Intelink has changed the traditionally linear process of intelligence support into one that is significantly more complex. When the primary dissemination vehicle is a message report, each intelligence production organization speaks directly and separately to its customers, and the latter integrate and synthesize the products according to their perceived needs.
When producers publish their products on Intelink, they are immediately and simultaneously available to a much larger user population, and, more importantly, they are interconnected and integrated with other reporting by the hyperlink medium in ways that the individual publishers may not be aware of in advance, and do not necessarily control. Add to this the power of multimedia presentation and you have, in effect, a new intelligence super product that transcends the sum of its individual product components.
With the continuing growth of Intelink, in all dimensions, we are going to have to deal with the implications of potential data overload, of seemingly contradictory information published independently by different providers, of the need to establish efficient divisions of labor among providers in order to avoid unproductive redundancy and of the requirement for uniform performance standards, for example, in timeliness of updates, that the Intelink customer can have confidence in.
To take advantage of the opportunities that Intelink offers for better, more cost effective intelligence production and dissemination, we must accept and master the serious challenges that come with them. Essentially, this means successfully reconciling the medium and the mission. Or, as I said earlier, distinguishing what we need to do from what we can do.
Although virtually identical technically, Intelink is not the World Wide Web. Providers to the latter are not required to pursue a common mission or to have the discipline needed to do so. We, on the other hand, are charged both collectively and individually with providing our customers the best possible intelligence support. We cannot do that if Intelink becomes, like the Web, simply an exponentially expanding collection of whatever data contributors feel compelled to post and to maintain.
Having said this, however, I need to point out that the really tricky part of our challenge is to prevent the pursuit of effective Intelink information management and discipline from killing a goose that lays golden eggs.
The advent of the Internet and Web is one of the landmark events of this century. They are expanding and enriching our personal and professional lives by enabling us to know more and to interact usefully with people and institutions we may never have heard of before, much less been able to contact readily.
This capability has been brought into the realm of intelligence production and dissemination by Intelink, and we need to ensure that the compromises that we may have to make in the interest of effective mission performance do not so constrain users' ability to access information and interact with others that we end up back where we started.
Optimum solutions in this area are not always readily apparent and are already the subject of substantial, hopefully, constructive controversy within the Intelink user-provider community. The focal point is security, specifically the extent to which the need-to-know principle should be implemented within the overall Intelink information environment.
The Internet-Web paradigm considers that principle a contradiction. What is the purpose in creating a medium giving broad access to a virtually unlimited spectrum of information if we are going to turn around and chop that medium up into a host of restricted compartments? Given the security-oriented nature of the intelligence business, isn't it likely that an ability to compartment Intelink will result ultimately in loss of the primary data dissemination and access benefits we initially realized?
Indeed, one of the characteristics of Intelink most favorably commented upon is that it has opened to all users a range and variety of information and services never before available to them, which have significantly enhanced their mission performance.
Yet there are very important intelligence support functions that cannot be assisted by Intelink because sufficient need-to-know protection for sensitive sources and methods or operations cannot currently be provided. This is a primary area in which the mission of Intelink must take precedence over philosophical principle. I know that the capabilities and procedures needed to provide effective Intelink access control are under development. ... We must also demonstrate the ability to utilize them effectively in an operating environment in which the pros and cons are neither categorical nor unchanging.
Powerful concepts demand a guiding vision of equal power. Intelink will realize its promise if we do not lose sight of what it is supposed to do for us and learn to use it to our best advantage. ...
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a1 MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK
a2 Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
a3 INSERM U687-IFR69, Saint-Maurice, France
a4 Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Background Rates of depression have been rising, as have rates of work stress. We tested the influence of work stress on diagnosed depression and anxiety in young working adults.
Method Participants were enrolled in the Dunedin study, a 1972–1973 longitudinal birth cohort assessed most recently in 2004–2005, at age 32 (n=972, 96% of 1015 cohort members still alive). Work stress (psychological job demands, work decision latitude, low work social support, physical work demands) was ascertained by interview. Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) were ascertained using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) and diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria.
Results Participants exposed to high psychological job demands (excessive workload, extreme time pressures) had a twofold risk of MDD or GAD compared to those with low job demands. Relative risks (RRs) adjusting for all work characteristics were: 1·90 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1·22–2·98] in women, and 2·00 (95% CI 1·13–3·56) in men. Analyses ruled out the possibility that the association between work stress and disorder resulted from study members' socio-economic position, a personality tendency to report negatively, or a history of psychiatric disorder prior to labour-market entry. Prospective longitudinal analyses showed that high-demand jobs were associated with the onset of new depression and anxiety disorder in individuals without any pre-job history of diagnosis or treatment for either disorder.
Conclusions Work stress appears to precipitate diagnosable depression and anxiety in previously healthy young workers. Helping workers cope with work stress or reducing work stress levels could prevent the occurrence of clinically significant depression and anxiety.
(Online publication April 04 2007)
c1 *Address for correspondence: Professor Terrie Moffitt, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. (Email: email@example.com)


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(Ottawa native Cody Ceci was the Senators' first-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft held in Pittsburgh. The Ottawa 67's defenceman will provide readers with some thoughts about his first Senators development camp in a series of blog posts for ottawasenators.com).
|Cody Ceci's first Sens development camp provided him with a wealth of knowledge he'll take with him and use as part of his training.
We finished off development camp with a 3-on-3 tournament this morning and it was a real competitive way to end to our week. I've never played in that competitive a 3-on-3 before. But it was a lot of fun to try new things with it and it was a pretty cool way to set it up for us.
After a hard week, everyone was pretty tired this morning. You try to rest some when it's not your turn to be on the ice but at the same time, you're trying to give everything you've got left in the tank and have some fun while you're doing it.
While I'll probably take away most from this week is that we just learned a ton about becoming a pro. Now it's a matter of what you do with all that information they gave you and they've made everything available to us to keep using in the future. They've given us all the tools, now we've just got to work with them.
I have a lot of great memories from this camp. We did a lot of cool stuff. We did everything from working in hostage situations to cooking class to boxing — we did it all this week and it was a lot of fun. Even the scavenger hunt yesterday downtown on Canada Day, that was fun, too. We had a lot of fun taking pictures and bringing them back. This whole camp was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to coming back here again.
This past week was tough on the body, so it's time now to take it easy for a few days and train lightly. From there on in, I'll be getting ready for the world junior camp that's coming up in Russia. And finally, thanks to everyone who took time to read my thoughts this week. See you all again soon at the rink!
If it's Christmas time, it must also be world juniors time. Such is the lure of a holiday tradition that — thanks in great part to broadcast partner TSN — has come to capture the imagination of Canadians from coast to coast over the years. The monster ratings this tournament generates are testament to the power of it all. So, too, is the fact TSN will air a Team Canada selection camp preview show later this week. Nope, not a world juniors preview, but rather an early look at who Canada might pick to play in the event. And yes, lots of folks will eat that up.
|Forward Shane Prince is one of several Senators prospects who might get a chance to shine at the 2012 world juniors (Ottawa Senators Hockey Club).
Here's a quick primer on the countries and the Senators prospects they might well include on their final roster:
CANADA: Still hard to believe the Sens snared forward Mark Stone with a sixth-round pick (178th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The big right-winger from Winnipeg made a huge impression during Hockey Canada's summer evaluation camp and has done nothing to diminish his standing with his play so far this season for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. Stone is the top scorer in all of Canadian junior hockey (25-36-61), scoring at almost a two point per game clip. He and Jonathan Huberdeau of the Saint John Sea Dogs made sweet music together in the summer camp, and both are on the invite roster for Canada's final selection camp Dec. 10-14 in Calgary.
UNITED STATES: Ottawa 67's fans know all about the exploits of left-winger Shane Prince, a native of Spencerport, N.Y., and a second-round pick (61st overall) by the Senators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Prince, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury at the season's outset, has recovered well enough to rack up 36 points (14-22) for the 67's in 23 games, including a five-point game in Friday's 7-6 win over the Peterborugh Petes. Prince was a standout in Team USA's summer camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., and led all Senators prospects in scoring during the rookie tournament in September in Oshawa, Ont. Team USA's camp begins Dec. 17 in Camrose, Alta., with the final roster being chosen five days later.
SWEDEN: Centre Mika Zibanejad impressed Senators management so much in training camp, they kept him around for nine regular-season games in Ottawa before eventually deciding to return him to Djurgarden of the Swedish Elite League. Ottawa's top pick (sixth overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft was named today to Sweden's 23-man roster for the WJC, a group that also included Sens defence prospect Fredrik Claesson, also a 2011 draftee (fifth round, 126th overall) and a teammate of Zibanejad's with Djurgarden.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Left-winger Jakub Culek, a third-rounder (76th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, is on his country's preliminary roster for the 2012 world juniors. Culek, who's record 19 points (6-13) for the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League so far this season, represented the Czechs a year ago at the WJC in Buffalo, recording a goal and an assist.
David Rundblad beams at the prospect of facing off against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. And not just because it would mark his official National Hockey League debut in an Ottawa Senators uniform.
Nope, if you know anything about Rundblad's background and the makeup of the Red Wings roster, you know why this one would be extra special for the 20-year-old blueliner from Lycksele, Sweden.
"It's going to be amazing, especially because it's against Detroit," Rundblad said with an eye toward Friday's season-opener at Joe Louis Arena in the Motor City. "They have many, many great Swedes ... (Nick) Lidstrom and everybody. If I'm going to play, it's going to be a great feeling."
'Everybody' in this case would also include the likes of Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen, a pair of prolific forwards who are revered by all supporters of the Tre Kronor. But given the position Rundblad plays, it's easy to see why he'd have a particular affinity for a certain seven-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's best defenceman. Let's just say it would be one heck of a 21st birthday (yes, Rundblad turns the calendar on Friday).
"It's going to be huge," Rundblad said of the prospect of sharing the same ice surface as the legendary Lidstrom, who's still going strong at age 41 — and made his Red Wings debut two years after the young Senator was born. "He was an idol when I was young ... he still is an idol for me. It's almost like a dream come true."
Now it's just a question of whether Rundblad gets the nod to play on Friday. Even with veteran Matt Carkner shelved by knee surgery, the Senators still have seven blueliners in camp. So somebody has to sit against the Red Wings and it won't be rookie Jared Cowen, who's been arguably Ottawa's best defenceman throughout training camp. Rundblad's many gifts in the offensive end have earned raves from Senators management, but it's his play in his own end that has given head coach Paul MacLean cause for concern. However, the Ottawa bench boss spoke highly of his final pre-season audition in Boston last Thursday.
"He was more involved physically and I thought it was his best game through training camp," said MacLean. "He really started to make plays with the puck when he got involved physicallyt in the game. That was a good sign. He played well defensively and he did a lot of good things with the puck to elude checks and to make exit passes for us in the third period. When we started to play real well, he was part of moving the puck out of our end and making good decisions."
Or, as GM Bryan Murray, put it: "David's got the big upside offensively. Now he just has to bring it every night."
And yes, Friday night would be just as good a place as any to start. And that's not just, ahem, idol chatter.
He's already been to his first Senators development camp. Signed his first NHL contract. Put on a show for the Ottawa prospects in their rookie tournament triumph last weekend in Oshawa.
But Mika Zibanejad's "welcome to the NHL moment" officially came just before noon on Saturday morning at the Bell Sensplex, when he hit the ice with a player who's an idol to the Senators top pick (sixth overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Call it one Swede moment, indeed, for an 18-year-old who has a very large future in Ottawa.
"You've got to pinch yourself on the arm every time you see him on the ice the same time as you," Zibanejad said of sharing practice ice with Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson. "It was a dream coming true, for sure."
It's early, but the greatest player in Senators history already has a rather favourable impression of the young fella.
"He's a powerful skater and strong on the puck," said Alfredsson who, at 38, is more than twice Zibanejad's age. "It's hard to (judge) after one practice, but it's fun to be out there with him. He's quite a bit younger than I am, so I'm hopefully going to let him do the backchecking" (yes, the captain was grinning by the end of that comment).
At a training camp teeming with hot young prospects, Zibanejad will clearly be a young man to watch. He and France native Stephane Da Costa — another rookie tournament standout — figure to get a long look by the Senators in terms of filling the No. 2 centre hole (a position that Danish native Peter Regin also covets).
"They're two guys who are in the competition for that job," Senators head coach Paul MacLean said in reference to the two youngsters. "Neither one of them might be ready, so who's to say? We know the three games in Oshawa, they both played real well and showed real well. We're going to monitor them closely through the exhibition season and if one of them is ready to play, we'll give them the opportunity. If not, then we'll have to do something else."
If Zibanejad doesn't make the cut, he'll head back to Sweden to fulfill the final year of his contract with Djurgarden of the Swedish Elite League. And what a story he'd have to tell about his first Senators training camp.


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text: Aaron Regunberg The Bottom Line: Should RI Tax Carbon Emissions? By Dave Fallon & Mark Murphy • Mar 11, 2016 Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment, The Bottom Line. Bonus Q&A: Regunberg On Refugees, Education Funding, Providence Finances & More By Ian Donnis • Dec 4, 2015 State Rep. Aaron Regunberg (D-Providence) joins Bonus Q&A this week to discuss the debate over Syrian refugees, education funding, Providence finances, and much more. Political Roundtable: Regunberg On Mass Shootings, Judicial Selection & Truck Tolls By Ian Donnis • Dec 4, 2015 Ian Donnis / RIPR State Rep. Aaron Regunberg (D-Providence) joins Political Roundtable to discuss mass shootings; the politics of judicial selection; and Governor Raimondo's truck-toll plan. Bishop Tobin Supports Admitting Syrian Refugees; Some Lawmakers Disagree By Ian Donnis • Nov 16, 2015 Diocese of Providence In a reaction to the attacks in Paris last Friday, some state lawmakers are sharing their views with Governor Gina Raimondo about whether Syrian refugees should be allowed into the state. Meet the Class of 2015: State Representative Aaron Regunberg By Ian Donnis • Jan 20, 2015 Ian Donnis / RIPR With 18 new members in the 113-seat General Assembly, On Politics is offering a periodic look at the latest additions to the House and Senate. We continue with Representative Aaron Regunberg (D-Providence), who used his activist background to catapult into the seat previously held by former Speaker Gordon Fox. Age: 24 Occupation: organizer with the Providence Student Union. Party: Democrat Providence East Side: Where democracy flourishes in House District 4 By Scott MacKay • Aug 20, 2014 While pols and pundits lament the lack of competition in R.I. House elections across Rhode Island – almost half of all lawmakers are unopposed – that isn't the case on Providence's East Side House District 4. The seat opened up after the incumbent, former House Speaker Gordon Fox, stepped away after his capitol office and home were raided by state and federal agents in March. Fox hasn't been charged with any crimes yet, but he wisely decided against running again. Three well-qualified Democrats are vying for their party's nomination in the September 9 primary. Ajello, Tsiongas Endorse Regunberg for State Rep By Ian Donnis • Apr 16, 2014 Aaron Regunberg, a candidate for the state representative seat being vacated by former House speaker Goron Fox, has won the endorsement of Representative Edith Ajello and former rep Nick Tsiongas. Ajello, who lost her post as chair of the House Judiciary Committee after Nicholas Mattiello won the fight to succeed Fox as speaker, is a liberal favorite on Providence's East Side. Tsiongas formerly represented the East Side's Mount Hope and Summit neighborhoods. Regunberg Jumps Into Race for Fox's State Rep Seat By Ian Donnis • Apr 3, 2014 Education activist Aaron Regunberg, one of the founders of the Providence Student Union advocacy group, says he's running for the District 4 state representative seat now held by former House speaker Gordon Fox. Providence Student Union works to empower students By Elisabeth Harrison • Feb 5, 2013 courtesy of providencestudentunion.org Students protest high stakes testing in Rhode Island and Providence puts a history teacher in a physics classroom. These are some of the most heated controversies recently on the education beat. But there's a little known force behind both of these stories. It's a student group called the Providence Student Union. Co-founder Aaron Regunberg is a recent Brown graduate. Elisabeth Harrison asked him how he became an activist in the public schools. Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. firstname.lastname@example.com


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Physicist Stephen Hawking explains how one might go about building a time machine.
This 1931 essay by the great Albert Einstein wrote ties in nicely to When You Reach Me, saying "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious." We think Rebecca Stead would approve.
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THE MADASS 125 by Sachs Bikes was released at the beginning of August in the U.S. and is being sold exclusively through Peirspeed dealers.
"The first shipment of 2010 Sachs MadAss 125s are now available on dealer showrooms," said Peirspeed President Bill Peirce in a news release. "We're excited that the demand for the MadAss 125 has remained high ever since dealers started taking pre-orders a year ago. And despite tough economic times, dealers are reporting brisk sales."
The bikes features include:
- A Sachs engineered frame design
- Banana swingarm, rear mono shock and main frame that all run parallel to each other
- Twin 55 watt headlights
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- Low-profile tubeless tires on 16" alloy rims
- 43 mm front forks
This parallel design of the banana swingarm, rear mono shock and main frame allows jolts from the rear wheel to be sent forward into the front suspension, the company says.
The entire machine weighs in at a lightweight 209 lbs., and current riders report up to 110 mpgs.
"While most riders buy a MadAss because of the design, it's a nice bonus to get such great gas mileage," Peirce said.
MSRP is $2,699. The MadAss 125 comes in black, graphite, yellow and silver.
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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated Indian scientists for the rare feat of the successful launch of Agni V ballistic missile.
"I do congratulate Indian scientists wholeheartedly for the extraordinary and rare feat for the nation," Patnaik told reporters here.
Noting that Angni-V was successfully launched from the state of Odisha, Patnaik said it had put India into an elite club of nations.


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Underground Railroad: Eden Baptist Church LbNA # 16840
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|Waverly, OH
|Found By
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|Mar 16 2012
|Hike Distance
Eden Baptist Church is located on Nipgen Rd off of State Route 772.
Eden Baptist Church was the spiritual center of the community known as PP Settlement. The church was founded in 1824 by former slaves and free persons of color. Some of the families assisted runaway slaves on their journey along the underground railroad to Canada.
Thomas Jefferson had two sons by his mistress, the slave Sally Hemings. One of her sons resided at PP and raised his family here, attending services and farming just about a mile straight behind the church. One of his children is buried near here.
The original building was located just up the road where the Eden Cemetery is now. The current building is the second one, but is older than Uncle Lawrence, who is 97 (and still mows his own lawn!) and attended Eden as a boy, riding one of the work horses with his brother and sisters. Oh, Mom just told me it was built in 1905.
From the historical marker in the front yard, walk northwest toward the barn. There is a large hollow stump with a young tree growing out of the front of it.
This box is in an active churchyard, so no boxing on Sunday mornings unless you want to explain the game to a bunch of old ladies.
Please push the cache deep where you found it and re-camo well. We don't want the groundskeeper to put a hole in it with a weed-eater! Uncle Carl is almost as old as Uncle Lawrence and doesn't see nearly as well!


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THE KROGER WETLAND LbNA # 48078
|Placed Date
|Jun 13 2009
|Marietta, OH
|Found By
|Last Found
|Sep 11 2012
|Hike Distance
Make your way to Acme St. in Marietta and the Krogers store. The Kroger Wetland is a 21-acre city park located just behind the Kroger Store, and is bordered by I-77 on the east, SR 7/Newport Pike on the south, Phillips St. on the north and Acme St. on the west. It is open year round, daylight hours only. There is a loop trail that you can hike on and it is less than a mile. There is also a short spur trail(The Drayer Spur) that takes off about half way around the loop. It is about a ¼ mile and goes out to Phillips St.
This is an unintentional wetland, made when they took the dirt out to build the Kroger Shopping Center up out of the flood plain. There are many interpretive signs on the loop trail explaining about wetlands, and some of the flora and fauna found out here. Please take the time to hike out and enjoy this wonderful little urban wildlife area.
Difficulty: Easy
Distance: Less than 100 feet.
Bring your stamp pad, writing utensil, and maybe camera and binoculars if you hike out the trail. Also maybe a leather glove?
There is a sign along Acme St. indicating the Wetland.
Pull into the gravel parking area and park down next to the information kiosk. Look at the info here. Sign the visitors log. When you are ready, look down under the Visitors Log sign up box and you will see a shelf under there. Reach up into the cavity and you will find THE KROGER WETLAND pouch. Take the pouch back to your car or to the little bench that is over to the right of the kiosk, at the trailhead, and do your stamping. Remember this is a very open, public place, so please be very discreet as you find, stamp and replace this letterbox.
NOTE: Wasps love LB hidey holes too. So be cautious when reaching up to get pouch.
There are quite a few other Letterboxes located in The Wetland. If you go in search of them, a word of caution: this is not a manicured public park. We try to keep the trail rather open, but briars and poison ivy abound and grow profusely throughout the park. Dress accordingly.


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Definition of fore and aft in English:
fore and aft
1At the front and rear (often used with reference to a ship or plane): we're moored fore and aft
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- At first when sails triumphed over oars, a large square sail was rigged on the mainmast while two smaller sails fore and aft gave the ship maneuverability.
- He shortened the front sight fore and aft to make it match the tiny rear Novak.
- It had sleeping cabins fore and aft, and while the aft stateroom had a minuscule desk, it was the V-berth forward cabin that I settled on for my working area.
1.1Backward and forward: a sperm whale cannot see directly fore and aft
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- It is either too loose (slight movement fore and aft with front brake clamped) or too tight (binds when turned - worse when turned to right than to left).
- Other appealing details include a front passenger seat with a fold-down back that becomes a desk surface when you park, and rear seats that slide fore and aft, fold flat or can be stowed vertically to dramatically increase luggage-room.
- When compressed, it becomes sufficiently narrow to slide fore and aft between the rear wheel arches, giving a choice of more luggage space but less legroom, or the reverse.
1Backward and forward: the fore-and-aft motion of the handles
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- This is how the fore-and-aft motion of the pistons is converted into rotary motion to drive the locomotive along the track.
- This takes care of up-and-down stress; another pair on top of the barrel and receiver handles fore-and-aft forces.
- Threaded adjustable stops limiting the fore-and-aft movement of the column were located below the flr, and could be reached through the wheel well.
1.2(Of a sail or rigging) set lengthwise, not on transverse yards: a fore-and-aft-rigged yacht
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- When furled, the square sails vanished inside the booms, although the 15 fore-and-aft sails were handled like any modern sail-boat's roller-furling jib.
- Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail, was changed to accommodate the more modern rig.
- She had two masts and carried fore-and-aft auxiliary sails.
Early 17th century: perhaps translating a phrase of Low German origin; compare with Dutch van voren en van achteren.
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The Answering Machine Messages are a mini-podcast that wittily connects big ideas and personal experiences to the biggest release of the week. These messages are a "reading" of a piece of music, not reviews per se. The podcast airs every Tuesday on Chicago Public Radio's Vocalo.org at 7 PM EST. Note: Jesse is the host of 'The Music Vox'.
On his fourth proper album, jazz pianist Robert Glasper creates a challenging take on what modern jazz can be and how to make it relevant to current urban audiences. Black Radio is out today via the famed label Blue Note Records.
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ROCHESTER — The Texas Medical Board has filed a 200-page complaint against Stanislaw Burzynski, the Houston doctor whose controversial antineoplaston therapy is being used to treat a Hudson girl with an inoperable brain tumor.
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Urban Flat | M-Flat
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|Per month
This is a ONE BEDROOM apartment that can accommodate up to 4 people total. Unit has one real queen size bed and one queen size air mattress as secondary sleeping accommodation.
Please note, reservations may be subject to 1.5 month advance booking window.
Unit Amenities
Free Utilities | 1 Free Parking Spot | Free Wifi | Queen Memory Foam Bed | 2 Memory Foam Pillows | Goose Down Comforter | Ultra Soft Sheets | 1 Queen Aero Bed (Sleeps +2) | Extra Sheets, Pillows, Blankets | Exquisite Handmade Furniture | Coffee Maker | Toaster | Cooking Utensils | Pots & Pans | 43" TV | Roku Player | Free Netflix | Hair Dryer | Steam Iron and Ironing Board | 2 Egyptian Cotton Towel Sets | Basic Necessities Provided | & More!
Building Amenities
Beautiful Swimming Pool with DTLA View | Soothing Spa | Fitness Center | 24-Hour Doorman and Security | Private 1-Acre Park with Sand Volleyball | 2 Tennis Courts | Jogging Track | Putting Green | Children's Jungle Gym | Gas Barbecues | Picnic Area | Lush Landscaping
Urban Flat Boutique Furnished Housing
Downtown Metro Stop - (7th and Hope)
Easy Freeway Access - (Located right off the 110 Freeway at 7th Street)
LA Convention Center
Staples Center
Lucky Strike Bowling
Regal Cinemas
Jewelry District/Fashion District/Financial District
Spring Street/Arts District
Disney Concert Hall
Little Tokyo
LA City Hall
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Sugarfish/ Sushi-Gen/ Hama (Sushi)
Katsuya/WP24 (Asain)
Bottega Louie/ Water Grill/Palm (LA's Best)
Morton's/ Flemings (Steakhouses)
Cole's (The Original French Dip)
Blue Cow/ Umamicatessen (American)
Colori Kitchen/ Drago Centro (Italian)
Mas Malo/ Chipotle/ Qdoba (Mexican)
Syrup Desserts/ Big Man Bakes (Dessert)
Original Pantry Cafe (Breakfast/Late Night-Open 24/7/365)
Ralph's Super Market (7 Min Walk to Major Grocery Store)
Walgreens/Rite Aid
Target (5 Min Walk)
Perch (Rooftop Bar)
The Standard Hotel Rooftop Bar
The Edison
The Varnish (Speakeasy Bar)
Seven Grand (Whiskey Bar)
Silo (Vodka Bar)
Yard House / Corkbar (Wine/Beer)
Club Nokia
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Icon Ultra Lounge
Conga Room
U.S. Post Office (Mail)
Kinkos (Printing)
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|Dec 31 2016
|3 Nights
|Jun 08 2017
|Jun 12 2017
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|Check In: 4 p.m. Check Out: 11 p.m.
|Lodging tax: 14%
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|Other Fees: $39 cleaning fee.
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Location not so great!
February 19, 2014
Room was right by freeway and was very noisy. Carpets in hallway were very dirty.
Great experience. Jessica is a professional and she took care of us. The bed was comfortable and we enjoyed some Netflix downtime from all the fun we had visiting friends and hitting up a music festival.
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Great experience. Jessica is a professional and she took care of us. The bed was comfortable and we enjoyed some Netflix downtime from all the fun we had visiting friends and hitting up a music festival.
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Awesome, pleasant stay!!! I recommend this apartment to all of you . You will have a great time
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We stayed at this Urban | Flat residence for two months this summer and never wanted to leave! The apartment itself is super new, clean and modern. There is an awesome pool and park! Checking in was a breeze and they made sure we were familiar and acquainted with the building/facilities. They also provided a useful list of places to visit/eat at in DTLA; a few of which we checked out and enjoyed. The location is perfect as you can walk to the grocery store or city center Target in minutes, and the metro (subway) is a 7 minute walk away. Easy access to connect to everywhere else in LA (i.e. Orange County, Long Beach, etc.) We even took a bus straight from Downtown LA to Disneyland. For those with a car, the residence came with a free parking spot that was easy to use and again, in a perfect location as the building is right off one of the main freeways. I am extremely satisfied with my stay. I would definitely recommend staying in any of their properties. 10/10 apartment! Book with confidence!
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Mica High Students
Character Analysis
Sure, we're talking about hundreds of kids here, but for the most part, the whole student body at Mica High acts as one character. There are very few leaders in this group, and when one does emerge, they follow devotedly. First, they are led by the intensely dull Wayne. Then, they follow Stargirl's example.
The lemming-like behavior of the student body helps Stargirl to truly stand out. But it also poses a Very Important Question: how much of our identity is really left up to us, and how much is just a mirror of everyone else around us?


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Tri-State family wins trip of lifetimeUPDATED 1:38 PM EDT Jun 17, 2014
The Gallaghers, from Westwood, won a contest from The Today Show to fly to Orlando for a sneak peek of a new Diagon Alley exhibit at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal StudiosVideo Transcript
A LOCAL FAMILY IS NOW OFF ON THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME... THE GALLAGHERS... FROM WESTWOOD... WON A CONTEST FROM "THE TODAY SHOW"... TO FLY TO ORLANDO... FOR A SNEAK PEEK OF A NEW "DIAGON ALLEY" EXHIBIT AT THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER... AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS... ANNE GALLAGHER WAS SELECTED FOR THE SPECIAL TRIP... AND SAYS SHE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET SOME OF THE STARS OF THE "HARRY POTTER" FILMS IN ORLANDO... BUT SHE'S NOT THE BIGGEST FAN IN THE FAMILY. (ANNE GALLAGHER/won Today Show trip: "my kids are the fans. I've just been dragged into it throughout these years, you know. But yeah, I've watched all the Harry Potter movies. I've read some of the books. But my kids have read all the books and watched all the movies.") ANNE SAYS... SHE ACTUALLY ENTERED THE CONTEST... FORGOT ABOUT IT... AND COULDN'T BELIEVE WHEN SHE GOT THE CALL... YOU CAN FOLLOW THE GALLAGHERS' MAGICAL JOURNEY ON THE TODAY SHOW TOMORROW MORNING... RIGHT HERE ON WLWT. THEY'RE EXPECTED TO
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You wanna know what a doggie dustup is? It's a dog party, a shindig for pooches, a celebration for our beloved canine companions! And, as luck would have it, one is happening this Saturday at Dolores Park. "The Whole Enchihuahua", co-sponsored by the SF SPCA and 7x7, is THE event in San Francisco this Saturday, May 18, 2013. Consider yourself invited. It runs from 12:00-3:00 pm, which is the perfect time to walk over with a coffee in one hand and a bag filled with fluffy, buttery croissants … [Read more...]
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Whether you're looking for a place to walk your dog in Bernal Heights San Francisco or are looking to avoid us avid (or is that rabid) dog lovers, this website is very helpful to find the best SF neighborhoods for dog lovers! With a map and description of San Francisco's local dog parks, you'll be in the know when it comes time to walk Fido. San Francisco Dog Park Information by Neighborhood: Bernal Heights Buena Vista Park Fort Funston Golden Gate Park Glen Canyon Alamo Square Dolores … [Read more...]


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