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Fountain Art Fair, now in its eighth year, continues to be the go-to Armory Week fair if you want see and buy art that's more alternative or DIY, less brand-name and thus less expensive than what you'd get at the Armory Show, or even Volta.Continue Reading →
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CHICAGO — The Fountain Art Fair is located at the edge a heavily industrial area of the Pilsen neighborhood where many local artists live and work. Compared to Expo Chicago, it is a welcome free-for-all DIY art oasis at the edge of an art community.Continue Reading →
We have FIVE pairs of VIP tickets to give away to our readers and all you have to do to qualify is to enter your name and email below by Wednesday, March 7th at 5PM.Continue Reading →
There's tons to look forward to this year in art, but the indie energy of the Fountain Art Fair in New York definitely tops our list. To sweeten the deal, Fountain has announced that this year's fair will take place at the historic 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue and 25th Street.Continue Reading →
Hyperallergic is in Miami this week soaking up the sun and the art fairs, but we've still got the remedy for those sick with the art bug back in New York. This week's Art Rx takes you outside Manhattan to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island City and even Beacon, New York. You'll be itching to jump on mass transit to workshop with musician Maya Azucan at the Bronx Museum of Art, view posters created by Iraq War Veterans and the Justseeds printmaking collaborative in Brooklyn or slip into a fabric sleeping bag in Franz Erhad Walther's solo show at Dia:Beacon. For those who've escaped to Miami, we've also included a few events to wash down your extra-strength pill of art fairs.Continue Reading →
If you need a palate cleanser from some of the more commercial exhibitors at Art Basel Miami 2011, then be sure to check out the always refreshing Fountain Art Fair. Fountain sets itself apart again this year with a rebellious mix of alternative gallery spaces, independent artists, musical performances, and the "self-proclaimed sexiest food truck."Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The stretch of Imperial Street which leads to Lot 613 is prefaced by a series of murals by street artist ROA. Feathered and furry creatures drawn in spray paint serve as handy guideposts to the warehouse venue, where, over the past weekend, the Fountain Art Fair hosted works by emerging artists. The art fair arrived in Los Angeles in time for the opening weekend of the much publicizedPacific Standard Time, a series of collaborative exhibitions celebrating the region's artistic output from 1945 to 1980. While the latter attempts to write (or rewrite) art history, the Fountain Art Fair showcased works that demonstrate the political and cultural anxieties of today's active artists.Continue Reading →
Over the past week, we've brought you an enormous volume of art fair coverage. Art fair week may be over, but just in case you missed any of the events, we have your answer here: a Hyperallergic art fair cheat-sheet, with links to all of our separate articles plus a few from other blogs.Continue Reading →
The Fountain Art Fair was parked at Pier 66 in Chelsea, floating on the water as if at any moment it could set sail for an undisclosed location. The odd cousin in the family of New York art fair week, Fountain is a quirk DIY vision of what's happening in contemporary art today.Continue Reading →
Last night's party at the Fountain art fair started off great with a rum bar and tacos that you could garnish which freshly picked mint and cilantro, but soon before midnight it devolved into an art auction where descending bids allowed the buyer — and the audience — to decide if the won work should be burned. Sometime around midnight we decided it was time to leave and fast.Continue Reading →


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Okay. . .First off Welcome to the PC Guide. There are a couple of things that need to change. . .first though, what is your budget? $500? Is that just for case/MOBO/CPU/vid. card?
This is my first stab at building a computer myself. I currently use the computer for basic stuff plus photo editing and I would like to begin using it for simple home video editing. I am not a gamer. Take a look at my proposed system, and tell me if it looks good, or if there are any perceived problems.
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 800MHz HT Socket 754 E6 Processor Model ADA3000BXBOX - Retail
MSI K8N Neo-V Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
eVGA 256-A8-N341-L2 Geforce 6200 256MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Crucial Technology 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model BL6464Z402 - Retail
I plan on harvesting my CD, DVD, Floppy, and Modem, as well as the various wires/cords from my current Compaq Presario.
The grand total, US $479 plus $44 shipping.
One questions I have...
Any idea what the L2 means at the end of the video card product ID? I wanted to get the LX, but it wasn't in stock.
Okay. . .First off Welcome to the PC Guide. There are a couple of things that need to change. . .first though, what is your budget? $500? Is that just for case/MOBO/CPU/vid. card?
Apathy: If we don't take care of the customer,maybe they'll stop bugging us.
Customer Disservice: Because we're not satisfied until you're not satisfied.
(Maybe BB's approach?)
I want to stay as low as possible to get a system that can do what I want... which means basic photo and home video editing... I have decided to upgrade to 1gig RAM already. So basically, yes I want to stay around 5-6 hundoOriginally Posted by hockey man
okay. . .the stuff you collected is old in the sense that you are using AGP and a nForce 3 MOBO. This is what I would recommend:
Case- get the one you suggested.
MOBO- ECS NFORCE4-A754 Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4 4X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU- AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Palermo 800MHz HT Socket 754 Processor Model SDA3000BXBOX - Retail
RAM-Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR400AK2/1GR - Retail
Video Card-SAPPHIRE 100118L-RD Radeon X550 128MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Those items come to $270 without shipping. Now the CPU is a little slower but this setup will be better becuase of the 1 gig of RAM. Also, this system has more upgradability with PCIe.
Apathy: If we don't take care of the customer,maybe they'll stop bugging us.
Customer Disservice: Because we're not satisfied until you're not satisfied.
(Maybe BB's approach?)
Thx for the comments. Should I keep the same hard drive? Would I be better off with the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice for the extra 40 bucks?
RAM is cheap right now, and in light of the fact that Socket 754 is only single-channel capable, I'd recommend a single 1GB stick of Kingston. Leaves more room for upgrading later and ends up being cheaper after the rebate (assuming you do the rebate ).
Yes, that hard drive will actually perform better on the mobo that hockey man listed. But either way you'd only have SATA 150 ports. You could save some money by going with a SATA 150 hard drive, too, but all the SATA drives are compatible with that mobo, so it's up to you. Don't settle for less than a 250GB SATA hard drive, though! That's the sweet spot right now for hard drives.
The Sempron 64 3000+ saves you a bit of money without sacrificing a lot of performance. It's cheap and provides plenty of performance for what you want to do. However, if you want to spend the extra money on the A64 3000+ Venice then that's fine, too. Or you could get the Sempron 64 3100+ with the 256KB of L2 cache. At that point it's up to you - they all provide good performance per dollar spent.
I am getting the 250 GB SATA 3.0 because it is 90 bucks right now on newegg...
ok, I am buying it now!
Going with the AMD Sempron 64 3000+, and the 1GB stick....
Cool! Let us know how it turns out. And what OS are you using, anyway? Do you have a copy of Windows laying around or are you buying a new copy?
I will be using XP
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They are starting at the largest firstThat's the big money
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You're a self-admitted amateur and researcher, a little humility would do -you- well,
Well, there you go, then.... I'm not putting people down or listing great things I can do in posts, Dan, so it's pretty unclear what you're trying to say. I'd suggest though that a bigger number of people have watched your posts over the years and what you have to say about yourself than you think. Don't talk about you. Don't talk about me. Talk about how to do the issue. Notice how I keep suggesting this time and time again. The fact that you can't really do an intelligent commentary seems to be fairly well established.... ergo, my point that I was making seems to be justified: you are not in a position to tell other people how many years you are ahead of them, so it's rude and beside the point to do so.
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: Junior doesn't deserve credit for preparing properly for his rematch with Bryan Vera on Saturday in San Antonio. That's what a professional is supposed to do. The good news for him is that he might finally get it. He obviously was ill-prepared when he pulled out a controversial decision over the gritty Vera in September. He was just as obviously in shape and focused on Saturday, when he controlled the fight from the opening bell by landing more and harder punches than Vera. The result was a well-earned unanimous decision – 117-111, 117-111 and 114-113 – and one of his most impressive performances. The fans seemed to finally sour on Chavez (48-1-1, 32 knockouts) after the first fight with Vera, when it seemed clear that he had a tenuous commitment to the sport. He probably won back many of those fans on Saturday. We look forward to him fighting the likes of Gennady Golovkin. He might not win but now, perhaps, we can expect an honest effort. And kudos to Vera (23-8, 14 KOs), who once again came up just short but gave a spirited effort. He knows how to entertain the masses, which can't be underestimated.
Vasyl Lomachenko: Elite boxers are often criticized for doing everything in their power to avoid meaningful challenges. Lomachenko made the choice to face one head-on with limited pro experience. He should be applauded. The decision to fight tough veteran Orlando Salido on the Chavez-Vera card was a significant gamble, though. And it didn't pay off. The fight was billed as an attempt by Lomachenko to make history by winning a major title – the vacant WBO featherweight version – in his second pro fight. The problem was that Salido had 54. And, to make matters worse, the Mexican entered the ring at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds – 11 more than Lomachenko – after rehydration. Thus, the result, a split-decision victory for Salido, shouldn't have been a shock. The Ukrainian gave us glimpses of his special ability but didn't have the guile to overcome a resilient, experienced pro who knows how to rough up an opponent. The night was hardly a disaster for Lomachenko, though. He lost a fight but gained valuable experience that comes with fighting someone like Salido (41-12-2, 28 KOs) as opposed to the pushovers on which rising young stars typically feed. Lomachenko will return to the ring a better fighter, which doesn't bode well for other featherweights.
Another big fight, another head-scratching scorecard. This time it was Oklahoma-based David Sutherland, who somehow scored the Chavez-Vera fight 114-113 in Chavez's favor. Vera lost a point for leaning on Chavez, meaning Sutherland gave six rounds to each fighter even though Chavez was the clear winner. Argh. … Congrats to HBO analyst Max Kellerman for clearly stating the obvious on Saturday's broadcast. He was referring to the discrepancy in Lomachenko's pro record when he said: "If you're getting paid to fight, it's a pro fight. It's very simple." Lomachenko is actually 7-1, not 1-1, because he was paid to fight six times in the World Series of Boxing. … As pointed out by RING Contributing Editor Brian Harty, Lomachenko might want to embrace Fight Fax's version of his record: 7-1 looks a lot better than 1-1. … Former three-time lightweight champ Juan Diaz (39-4, 19 KOs) is 4-0 in his comeback after outpointing Gerardo Robles (16-13, 7 KOs) on the Chavez-Vera card. … Terrence Crawford (23-0, 16 KOs) took an important step in his career on Saturday in Scotland, fairly easily outpointing Ricky Burns to win the WBO lightweight title. Crawford, only 26, is now a major player among 135-pounders. Burns (36-3-1, 11 KOs) now has consecutive shaky performances. He drew with Raymundo Beltran last September, a fight most observers thought Beltran won. The Scot has a lot of work ahead of him if he hopes to bounce back. …
Arthur Abraham (39-4, 28 KOs) deserves a mention here. The two-division titleholder who performed so poorly in the Super Six World Boxing Classic and has been written off more than once outpointed the capable Robert Stieglitz (46-4, 26 KOs) in the rubber match of their three-fight series Saturday in Magdeburg, Germany. Abraham regained the WBO 168-pound belt he lost to Stieglitz in March of last year. … Middleweight prospect J'Leon Love (17-0, 10 KOs) gave a good performance en route to a 10th-round technical knockout of Vladine Biosse (15-3-2, ) on Friday in Verona, N.Y. Love had to contend with a guy who was both resilient and very determined, which required Love to work extremely hard. He rose to the occasion. On the same card, capable but limited Derek Edwards (27-3-1, 14 KOs) put an emphatic halt to Badou Jack's momentum, stopping the Swede only 1:01 into their super middleweight fight. Jack (16-1-1, 11 KOs) lives in Las Vegas. … Hard-punching Jelena Mrdjenovich (32-9-1, 16 KOs) had to settle for a decision over Kenyan Fatuma Zarika on Saturday in Mrdjenovich's hometown of Edmonton, Canada. Zarika (24-8-1, 14 KOs) has lost her biggest fights but has never been stopped.


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'starting strength' talks about things like that, it's pretty cool.
I actually have Starting Strength, but I haven't started reading it yet.
Does anyone have any other recommendations?
While the Starting Strength book is good, I would HIGHLY recommend getting the DVD version of it. It is quiet simply the best video I have ever seen in regards to technique of the big barbell movements.
Mark Rippetoe goes through each exercise with half a dozen different people of varying builds, strength levels, and even age levels. The exercises are filmed in a progression showing multiple angles and with warm up weights all the way through the heavy weights.
I have been in the fitness industry for over a decade and have been a personal trainer for 5 of them. The starting strength DVD is an absolute must have for anyone doing the major barbell lifts who wants to really understand the movement and get the most out of it.
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Speculation linking Wesley Sneijder with a move to Manchester United has re-surfaced after the Dutchman's contract stand-off with Inter Milan.
The 28-year-old has been told he will not play for the first team unless he agrees to an "adjusted" contract.
The Reds invested in Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell in the summer but an uninspiring performance against QPR - until Anderson came on - might have boss Sir Alex Ferguson thinking about re-inforcements.
Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni said: "Over the summer Inter decided to have some very clear guidelines that we wanted to use throughout the transfer campaign.
"Within this idea of the club, that must be respected and shared, we have to understand the position of the player.
"I have enormous respect for Wesley as a player and a man, but right now my position as Coach is not to use him as a technical decision based on what I see in training.
"That is my evaluation, obviously hoping they can sit round a table and the situation can be resolved."
Sneijder was heavily linked with a move to United in 2011.
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Session 41 - T Tauri Stars & Protostellar Regions.
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We report the results of Monte Carlo simulations of photopolarimetric variability in T Tauri stars (TTS). In particular, we have created a time-variable, multi-wavelength model of a rotating star with hot spots, surrounded by a circumstellar disk.
This study is motivated by recent theoretical work (e.g. Shu et al. 1994) which predicts that hot spots on stellar surfaces will arise as the result of magnetically channeled accretion of disk material. According to the theory, the stellar magnetic field threads the disk, truncating it within a certain inner radius and carrying disk material along field lines to the stellar surface. The impact of these accretion streams on the surface generates hot spots, which produce periodic photometric variability such as is commonly observed among TTS (e.g. Bouvier et al. 1993).
Our modeling shows that the presence of such spots will also produce periodic polarimetric variability, and that this variability depends not only on spot properties (size, position, etc.) but on inner disk properties as well. Specifically, we find that the amplitude, morphology, and wavelength dependence of the polarimetric variability are highly sensitive to the inner radius at which the circumstellar disk is truncated.
This study demonstrates the potential usefulness of polarimetry as a diagnostic of inner disk morphology in TTS. The modeling presented here provides a means of interpreting such polarimetric observations within the context of a theory which has become central to our understanding of early stellar evolution.
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It's back to the drawing board for the director of a small, private school who was hoping to relocate the campus from Valencia to a private home in Castaic.
Terry Cranert already received approval from the county to convert a Hasley Canyon home into Monticello Preparatory School.
But after his Hasley Canyon neighbors discovered the plan and voiced their disapproval, the county reneged on the agreement, saying the project was incorrectly approved and that Cranert will have to go through the entire approval process again.
"The prior approval by the county has been rescinded as it was done incorrectly," said Castaic Area Town Council Member John Kunak. "He needs to file a revised application and begin the required studies again."
While Cranert is disappointed by the turn of events, he is not deterred from his original mission to bring, "an oasis of culture in an otherwise desert of ignorance."
"I don't know if (the county is) bowing to political pressure or not, but they're having us re-apply," Cranert said. "We're trying to rectify the situation and we're planning on moving forward."
County representatives from about a half dozen agencies will be at today's Castaic Area Town Council meeting to discuss the approval process for the school, Kunak said.
Hasley Canyon resident Sally Ellis said she and her neighbors will also be at the meeting to let the county folks know how they feel about their potential new neighbor.
"The neighborhood is just real riled up, because this is a very narrow canyon with a one-lane road," Ellis said. "We're (going to) end up with dead kids up here and nobody wants that."
Ellis said she and her neighbors have nothing against Cranert personally and they think the school is a wonderful idea.
They just want to see it open its doors someplace else.
"We're not attacking the guy - he's got a lovely idea for a school," she said. "This is just not the place for it."
Despite being told to take his school and go elsewhere at the last town council meeting, Cranert said he has the same right to be in Hasley Canyon as his neighbors.
"They haven't made me feel real welcome, but the area is zoned for a school and we have just as much right to have a school there as they are to have homes there," Cranert said. "We would hope that over time we could win them over but we are not deterred by some people who are against the project."


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February 6, 2012 - Rob Weaver
If you've ever seen the original "Star Wars" movie -- officially the fourth film in the series now, although it was the first to be produced -- you likely remember a key scene in which Princess Leia records a holographic message intended for Ben Kenobi. The end of her message later plays back in a loop, with the princess stating, "Help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope!"
Well, Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival's board of trustees is making a similar plea. Except the festival doesn't need an aging Jedi knight. It needs new blood.
Monday, civic leaders circulated a request for volunteers to help with the annual festival. Even though the event still is more than seven months away, people are needed to step forward now to help organize it.
If you've ever thought the Heritage Fest had, well, grown old -- and not in a way related to our past -- here's your chance to introduce new ideas and fresh thinking.
Following are descriptions of ways you can help:
* Heritage Festival Board Member/Trustee (Priority – 4 positions open) -- Required to attend monthly meetings -- Oversees all aspects of the festival to include Downtown, Village, School Days to ensure all activities meet the mission of the festival -- Responsible for reviewing all chairperson reports and may assist in organizing specific events to benefit one area of the festival -- Supervising festival during festival weekend (The Festival is in need of Marketing Specialist and Fundraising Specialist to fill 2 of the positions needed)
* Village Children's Area Chairperson (Priority position) -- Working directly with and reporting to School Days Chairperson & Village General Chairpersons -- Creating and organizing new craft activities for the youth -- Purchasing necessary craft items within budget -- Contacting and coordinating volunteers into shifts to assist the kids (Heidelberg and Tiffin University) -- Supervising during festival weekend
* Village Gate Chairperson (Priority position) -- Working directly with and reporting to the Village General Chairpersons -- Recruiting and scheduling volunteer shifts to ensure all Village Gates are being manned through the festival weekend
* Village Entertainment Chairperson -- Working directly with and reporting to Village General Chairpersons -- Contact former groups via existing mailing list -- Coordinating any specific needs of each group -- Send contracts to be signed -- Scouting for new village entertainment -- Creating schedule of events -- Supervision during festival weekend
* Logistics Coordinator (priority position) -- This position reports to the Festival Board of Trustees and coordinates with the Village and Downtown General Chairpersons -- Responsible for all "random" tasks required to include but not limited to: contacting local dealership to schedule use of the Gator, picking up the fire extinguisher, working with the City to ensure all necessary gates and code requirements are being met -- Organizing trash removal for Downtown and Village -- Responsible for overseeing the set-up and tear-down of the festival and supervision during festival weekend
* Downtown Day-Time Chairperson -- Reports directly to the Festival Board of Trustees -- Responsible for overseeing all downtown activities and areas and assisting those areas with any needs they may have during the festival weekend -- Recruiting area organizations/clubs to create and manage their own events/activities -- Scheduling of all events throughout the day -- Marketing new activities/events -- Working with Visitor Bureau at the Information Booths
* Downtown Night-Time Chairperson -- Reports directly to the Festival Board of Trustees -- Responsible for overseeing all downtown activities and areas and assisting those areas with any needs they may have during the festival weekend -- Working directly with the Lot 7 Chairperson regarding entertainment -- Scheduling of all events throughout the evening -- Marketing new activities/events
* Downtown Events Coordinator -- Reports directly to the Festival Board of Trustees and coordinates with the Day-Time and Night-Time Chairpersons -- Recruiting area organizations/clubs/groups to create and manage their own events/activities throughout the festival weekend -- Sending and managing all contracts -- Coordinating the scheduling all Downtown events with each area -- Marketing all Downtown events
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Who are Casey's 'friends,' lawyers ask in motion
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Attorneys representing Zenaida Gonzalez in Casey Anthony's bankruptcy case filed a motion asking for permission to depose Anthony.
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According to the motion, as a creditor, Gonzalez wants more information about the so-called "friends" Anthony says are supporting her now.
Gonzalez's attorney claims they are entitled to get answers to questions Anthony did not answer during her sworn testimony last week in a Tampa bankruptcy court.
In July 2011, Anthony was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.
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A bomb squad disabled grenades found in an employee area on Thursday afternoon.Video Transcript
CLIP 36 ARIANA GARZA 01:07:28:14 Things are finally back to normal out here at Goodwill after several tense moments this morning and afternoon as the bomb squad worked to figure out whether the two grenades were actually capable of exploding. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE BUSINESS AROUND 10:30 THIS MORNING AFTER EMPLOYEES FOUND THE FIRST GRENADE INSIDE A DESK. CLIP 34 CAPTAIN DEXTER NELSON/OKC POLICE DEPARTMENT 1:04:10:28 they don't know if this was particularly this individual's item or if this was something that they found in the warehouse, brought to their desk, and then the second one was found in the warehouse. EMPLOYEES EVACUATED AS THEY WAITED FOR POLICE. OFFICERS WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD THE DESK BELONGED TO A RECENTLY FIRED EMPLOYEE...BUT LEARNED HOURS LATER THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY. CLIP 5 19:19:47:21 FROM SKY 5 YOU CAN SEE A SMALL BLAST AS POLICE USED A ROBOT TO SAFELY DIFFUSE ONE OF THE GRENADES. CLIP 42 01:09: 54:00 police say somebody here did move one of the grenades before they arrived on scene. So if you ever find yourself in a similar situation, don't touch anything that seems explosive and call police immediately. reporting near downtown, ariana garza, koco 5 news. TRANS-CAM-BOX NEW DETAILS ABOUT
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Historical Traveler Reviews El Kantaoui Center Port El Kantaoui
Great holiday
Just returned from a one week stay at this hotel and could not find any fault with the service or the staff and quite frankly could not understand the unfair and derogatory comments made by previous visiters. My wife and i have trevelled to Asia, America, europe, and to be honest the worst service we have encoutered is in the u/k. The food was not always to my liking, this was down to my taste and not the quality as this was very high (my wife enjoyed every meal)The staff where frendly and would always return a smile. The beach was only a short walk and at this time of year no problems with loungers, the weather was sunny and warm enough for even my wife to go swimming. The only down side to this holiday was that there was very little to do in the evenings not just in the hotel but in the resort itself. The tunisian people are so friendly and welcoming they would always ask you to come into the shops to look around and always respected the words NO THANK YOU with a friendly smile at no time did we feel intimidated even by the youth who seemed to have more respect for older people.
Good and bad points
We had a reasonable stay at this hotel which has some very good points but a few minor, bad ones. The staff were quick and efficient at getting us booked in to our rooms. We found the room of a good size (2 adults and 2 children) but the facilities for self catering were basic to say the least. This was not a major issue as we wanted to sample the local cuisine but it would have been nice to have a kettle.
The maid service was excellent and ours particularly helpful when one of the party had a dodgy tummy one day. It was lovely to have our beds so beautifully arranged.
The inside pool is cold but makes for a bracing morning dip. The outside pool is small and badly positioned in that trying to catch the sun when it is crowded is hard. A lot of the sun beds were broken or damaged. The food is reasonable but not adventurouus - the drinks expensive but service good. All staff have smiles and will chat happily - make the effort they appreciate it!
BIG recommendation is the Aqua Palace (5 mins walk away) around 25 dinar for a family of 4 will give you a full day in a small but fantastic water park. This was good compensation for the small beach. Remember no matter how often the street hawkers and taxi drivers hassle - smile and so NO firmly, they will leave you alone if you are pleasant. They don't see themselves as being rude, just making a living. Finally ALWAYS get the price for everything first including if you ask for extras with a meal that may not be on the menu but they agree to make you. One meal started at around 30 dinar and ended up costing us 80 dinar with the special cous cous we asked for...FIX the price first.
Excellent choice
I've been in this hotel and I dodn't regret it for a second. It was very nice, clean en the employees were very kind. We booked on Half-Pension basis and the food was also great, with a lot of choice. I cann't believe some of te reviews I have been reading on Tripadviser.
We just returned from a week's stay in this hotel. Upon arrival we were impressed with the layout of the hotel. It could do with more lights in the corridors throughout. Check-in was swift and we were shown immediately to our rooms which were supplied as described in the brochure. The airconditioning was working and kept the room cool.
We were booked as self catering but did not bother cooking ourselves. We had some meals at the restaurant in the hotel and these were poor. Breakfast was not too bad but more based on continental type rather than the full English monty. Lunches were served either at the poolside snackbar or the snackbar on the beach and consisted of sandwiches, pizzas and other types of snack. These proved to be the best of the bunch. Dinner was served at the main buffet restaurant. Although there was a hughe selection of food available, the quality was poor and can be best described as tasteless. Be aware of the so called "Gala Dinner" for which we paid 25 Dinar per head. It was mediocre. Poor quality for a so called Gala Dinner in the A-la-carte restaurant. The main meal consisted out of dry rice, chicken with no flavour and a few vegetables. Drink prices are also higher than the other restaurants and bars.
The hotel is not beachside and you had to walk for about 5 minutes to it. The beach itself is small and therefore feels cramped with the number of loungers packed onto it. You need to be at the beach no later than 10AM to get a lounger as there are not enough provided for all guests.
Staff were all very friendly and would go out of their way to assist you. This proved to be the plus point of the hotel.
Overall we enjoyed our stay at the hotel but would not return again unless they improve on their food.
Great Hotel
Have just arrived back from our holiday and all I can say is that I was not disappointed! Had a great holiday! The weather when we arrived was not to good but after the first day the weather just got better! When I booked this holiday I went on trip advisor and was quite put off by the reviews so much so that we went back to our travel agent! but in the end we decided to grin and bare it! all I can say is don't be put off by these reviews u will have a lovely time at this hotel, lots of things to do!! They were great with our 3 year old!! she was spolt rotten by the locals. There is great places to eat out, go for coffees, relax. The trips on offer are good value for money too, the camel ride in particular was my daughters favourite (and mine). There is water sports to do down at the beach, which is a 5 min walk away, jet skiing, para-gliding and more.
Yes you do get hassle to go into shops but usually they do take no for an answer and I actually quite enjoyed the haggling! Some bargains did come home with us. There is places to buy beer and wine! there is a little supermarket down beside the zoo, a bottle of wine is about 4 dinar (about 2 pound or so) and beer is cheap too.
The food at the hotel was good too, a great choice of food and the cakes are amazing u'll be spoilt for choice!! The waiters are so kind, they will gladly do anything for you. They are also great with the kids.
The rooms are cleaned every day, clean towels etc. The ladies that clean your room work really hard, you can tell! But if you needed anything all you had to do was ask.
Thought it much better than reviews I'd read on trip advisor
I have just come back from a week's holiday in Tunisia, staying at Hotel Vincci, Port El Kantaoui, from 3 April - 10 April 2005. I only booked the trip the Thursday before I left on the Sunday. It was only after I booked that I read the reviews on trip advisor, which was when I got nervous! but I didn't need to be. I found the hotel extremely clean, bed linen and towels changed every day. I was on holiday on my own but that wasn't a problem, and I was having breakfast and dinner. The choice of food was really good, I'm vegetarian and diabetic, but I did not go hungry or bored with the food, different choices every day, breakfast as well. The waiters were very good at suggesting half bottles or bottles of wine, rather than just one glass. The price of these ranged from 8 dinars 800 mls (4 pounds, 40 pence) to 9.50 dinars - the receipts never seemed to have the correct room number on - but as I never signed anything and paid straight away that was not my problem.
The safety deposit box cost 39.90 dinars for the week (!) and the receipt stated that you would get your money back when you returned the key with the receipt - I don't know anyone who did get their money back. As you cannot take in dinars, and can only take a small amount out then it's pointless anyway!
The resort itself is mainly at the Marina, with cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops - the shopkeepers home in on you all the time - you cannot just go in and browse - there are only two shops you do not get hassled in Sam's and the Select Shop - all the others won't leave you alone and you have to haggle. I thought personally the prices were expensive - I was charged 2 dinars for coffees, which being a quid I think that's almost London prices!
I did not find any wine for sale - yes I am aware it's a Muslim Country - but there were signs selling wine and beer, and although I saw beer at the Supermarket there was no wine.
I went on three trips, two organised by Jo the guide at the Hotel, a City tour, when she took us and guided us through the Souk in Sousse, and showed us the fixed price shop in the Souk, and the fixed price shop at the Soula Centre, just outside the Medina. We went to Monastir but the President was visiting so our excusion there was not as long as it might have been. The other trip was to Tunis/Carthage/Sidi Bon Said, with a trip to the Bardo Museum. The museum was really good - fantastic mosiacs, this trip was lead by a chap called Hassan who was very knowledgeable and informative. The only problem was that two of us got lost at Carthage and could not find the coach - luckily I had written down Hassan's mobile phone number and eventually, after half an hour - he came and found us.
The third trip was advertised at the hotel itself, for a camel ride, this was great, there were horses a donkey and horse and cart as well, so everyone had a chance to ride what they wanted. It was meant to be for three hours but at least an hour was spent at a cafe, with bread being baked and then sampled, a half an hour to get to the camels and back to the hotel. But it was good fun and highly recommended.
I also treated myself to a massage, first into the Turkish bath, then rubbed down with a loofah and painted in mud! back into the Turkish bath, then showered, had a cup of herbal tea, quarter of an hour in the hydrotherapy bath, and then the massage - all in all it took 1 3/4 hours and only cost 35 quid - bargain!
The weather let me down though - it was cold and windy on Monday and Tuesday, sunny Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday and started going downhill again on Saturday afternoon.
All in all though a good time and I would say don't be put off by reviwes for this hotel. I have heard that Hannibal Palace, Houria Palace and Golf were better but I didn't visit them.
Ideal location for families
Recently I stayed at the Vincci Hotel in Port el Kantaoui. After booking my holiday I found this website and was horrified by some of the reviews to the point that I contacted the hotel directly twice (!) to be reassured. Luckily we were allocated a great apartment with a sea view and I must say that contrary to all the negative comments that I read we all had a very good time. The hotel is extremely well located, only minutes away from the beach and the marina and believe me with children (8 and 6) is quiet an important point!
We were booked on a half-board basic but must admit; did not eat all our meals at the hotel. We missed breakfast 3 times in one week only because it was too early for us! We had brunch at the local cafeteria on the beach (la Sir�ne) that made good baguette sandwiches, omelettes, briques and fresh orange juices at very affordable prices. The hotel food was varied but maybe not authentic enough to my taste! But certainly catered for all tastes and was warm enough! The staffs were not rude at all; we found them very attentive and great with kids. Would I recommend this hotel to anyone? Definitely. Would I go there again? Yes as this hotel is great money for value.
Port el Kantaoui is a very safe place to go to and makes a great family destination. One week is a bit short but enough to have a feel of the culture. The marina is very pleasant and offers lots of caf� and restaurants but remains a man made resort. Sousse only 15 minutes drive away has much more atmosphere and is worse the visit.
Great holiday
Have just returned from a week at Vincci Resort in the lovely Port El Kantaoui. Fantastic family holiday. Didn't eat in the hotel as we were SC but loads of wonderful restaurants (both upmarket and cafe style) in the Marina area of the resort which is approx 6 mins walk away. Weather was really nice, quite chilly at night and a little windy somedays, but we have all returned with a tan and didn't have to work too hard to achieve. PLEASE DON'T BE PUT OFF THIS HOTEL BY SOME OF THE OTHER REPORTS. IT REALLY WAS EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY.... we'll definitely return. PS. the local people are so friendly, much nicer than Sousse which we visited on the Noddy Train (20 mins ride), felt quite threatened and got ripped off in a cafe - �20 for coffee, beer, 2 cokes!!!
Hotel from hell
First I endorse the previous review of this hotel. Dropped off late at night I now realise why the Rep did not come into the hotel to see guests check in, as they normally do. We would have been back on the coach to another hotel or going back home. There was a damp fusty smell as soon as we came through the door and reception staff were only there to follow check in procedures not to welcome. One of the maintainance staff was told to take our cases to the room as there were no other staff there. Our room was a self catering suit with cooking smells from other rooms wafting through. Diningroom staff were not help full at break fast. We demanded a transfer to a 4* hotel with some reluctance the rep did arrange a transfer. After the intial shock we thoroughly enjoyed our Tunisian Holiday even the worst weather for 27 years was more bareable than the Vincci Hotel.
Awful reception staff!! Smells like a sewer!!
We recently stayed here over new year and the service was the worst of any hotel I have ever stayed in!!! The reception staff are extremely rude and will not help you in any way whatsoever. There is a cash machine in the hotel reception which ate my cash card in the first few days. I was told they would help me, then they wouldn't help me, then they would, then it was my fault for having a bad card, then it was the bank's fault! After 5 days trying to make some sense of it all and travelling back and forth to Sousse (after being told the bank had my card which they didn't!) I decided to cancel the card at reception...and was charged 40 dinars for the call!! No apology was ever given and I was told it was my own fault for putting the card in the cash machine in the first place.
We also ordered two coffees in the bar which took 40 minutes to arrive...and we were the only people in there!
On top of this, the ground floor smells of sewage for most of the day so you have to run through to get out - to avoid the foul smell and the rude reception staff!
The pool is also tiny for such a large hotel.
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Pay it forward!
... us dying of dehydration instantly rip into the water the second we are out of the grocery store and taking the largest gulps possible and having our mouths fill with tiny little popping bubbles if joy! Now we can't get enough of it.
During our curb side lunch in front of a closed pharmacy Kory pulls a classic 'Kory' move and sends his full fresh cup of bubbly mango water flying across the pavement, this was a very sad dramatic moment for him...especially with it being one of ...
Last vacation before Italy
... There is bargaining going on everywhere.
The next day we went on a caravan trip on dromedaries, because there are no camels in nothern afrika. Camels only live in Asia. we learned something new as well. :-)
The week went by way too fast, but it was really nice and I learned my first word in arabic:
"shokran" which means thank you.
Farewell Enfidha
... that sells refreshing mint tea, so we are forced to quench our thirst from a can.
We're flying back to London Gatwick on a charter flight TOM 353 which is scheduled to depart at 12:05 and arrive at 15:10. Insha'Allah.
Yellow cab
... as we drive back to Port El Kantaoui how in the 9th century astute Phonecians thought that the site they named Hadrumetum, now modern day Sousse, would benefit from being developed as a port, to the modern day astute Tunisians who developed the site of Port El Kantaoui for ...
Exploring Sousse
... Africa. Being allied with Rome it escaped damage or ruin during the Punic Wars and enjoyed relatively peaceful 700-year period under Pax Romana, although Hannibal made use of it as a military base in his campaign against Scipio Africanus at the close of the Second Punic War.
A number of records have been found which indicate that there was a garrison of 5,000 Roman soldiers, commanded by General Septus Loriinus, to protect the city. ...


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Two-thirds of Americans support allowing women in the military to serve in combat roles and nearly half say the new policy will not alter military effectiveness.
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More than one in three criminal cases in Baldwin County Circuit Court -- including assaults and high-dollar thefts -- have been awaiting resolution for more than a year, falling far short of state guidelines, data suggest.
In Mobile County Circuit Court, which deals with thousands more defendants than Baldwin, about one in 10 cases lingered that long, according to the figures from the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts.
In Mobile County, "You've got assistant district attorneys who have stayed with the office and who have built up a large amount of experience, and they know how to handle their cases efficiently," said John Beck, a criminal defense lawyer who works on both sides of Mobile Bay.
State guidelines recommend Circuit Court cases be disposed of within certain time periods after indictment or appeal from a lower court.
• 90 percent of felonies should be completed within 9 months.
• 100 percent of felonies should be completed within one year.
Exemptions apply to criminal cases involving:
• The death penalty.
• A defendant who has been committed to a psychiatric facility for evaluation.
• A delay in forensic science testing.
• A contested bond forfeiture.
• A defendant is incarcerated in another jurisdiction.
When trials get delayed, some accused offenders languish in jail, waiting for their day in court. Others walk free on bail for months, sometimes years. Crime victims become frustrated, memories fade and witnesses can die or disappear.
In 2009, a Baldwin man who had been out on bail for a year and a half was accused of harassing his purported crime victim, his ex-girlfriend, prosecutors said.
At a bail revocation hearing in May, the woman asked a judge "What needs to happen for this to stop?"
State guidelines recommend that most felony cases be cleared within a year of being filed, promoting a constitutional right to a speedy trial.
The Administrative Office of Courts provided the caseloads for the Mobile and Baldwin circuits on Dec. 3 as a snapshot of pending cases. A statewide comparison was not immediately available.
Two counties, different results
In Mobile County Circuit Court, about 81 percent of criminal cases have been pending for less than nine months. That's compared to 55 percent in Baldwin.
Presiding Circuit Judge Charles Graddick said that any cases pending longer than a year typically have defendants who have absconded or are in prison in another jurisdiction.
"It's really rare that a case is 12 months old here," Graddick said. "We're very serious about giving speedy trials."
Judges meet every month or so to discuss any problems with cases, Graddick said, and each judge sets cases promptly with few continuances.
In Baldwin County, a dearth of judges lies at the heart of its backlog, according to prosecutors and defense lawyers. The circuit has four judges who hear criminal trials, compared with eight in Mobile County.
That's about 670 cases per judge in Baldwin, versus about 430 per judge in Mobile, based on the number of cases filed in the 12 months ending in September 2008.
Baldwin's courts were organized to handle a lighter, rural caseload, and last added a circuit judge in 1999. In the following eight years, however, the county's population grew by nearly 25 percent, according to Census estimates.
Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb said that her office has worked hard to keep up with the growing number of cases. She said prosecutors first address cases in which the defendant is still in jail or accused of a violent crime.
Property crimes, such as thefts, take about two years to be resolved, she said, which can be difficult for victims robbed of family jewelry or business money.
"When you have to wait two years to see the end of that, it's very stressful," Newcomb said.
Presiding Circuit Judge James Reid said the court brings in visiting judges to share the load, and a new "status docket" was created to quickly resolve cases in which defendants simply wanted to plead guilty.
"I think that people are getting trials at a reasonable rate when they're ready to go trial," Reid said.
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The Baldwin man accused of harassing his ex-girlfriend, Charles M. Sullivan, allegedly went to her Fairhope home in 2007 while armed with a military-style rifle. He fired at least five shots around the house, according to prosecutors, as the woman, another man and her three children were inside.
Sullivan was indicted in 2007. While out on bail, prosecutors said, he asked a friend where
the woman currently lived, called a satellite television company to inquire about the woman's account and apparently wrote a letter to the Pentagon claiming that she should be removed from her military post for misconduct.
A nationally respected consultant who has helped court systems reduce backlogs said that about 98 percent of criminal cases are cleared through pleas, dismissals or diversion programs.
The consultant, Maureen Solomon, said the key is to identify those cases and quickly deal with them. Scheduling a trial months after the indictment encourages lawyers to procrastinate, she said.
"The justice system is a memory-dependent system," Solomon said. "As time goes on, people forget. They start to remember things that didn't happen. People get tired, witnesses get tired of coming to court all the time and they won't come anymore. Victims start to say that the stress is too much, and they withdraw the charges."
By Robert McClendon
It's often said that the wheels of justice grind slowly, but in the case David Anthony Stringer, they nearly stopped altogether.
Arrested on a simple drug possession charge in 2002, Stringer's case stretched over seven years, including a guilty plea and an appeal, only to have his 60-day jail sentence dismissed by a judge.
It's an extreme example of case-flow bottleneck, but by no means an isolated one. Statistics provided by the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts show that hundreds of open felony cases have been moldering on judges' dockets for more than a year in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Stringer's case moved so slowly that nearly all of the players involved in his case had moved on.
The officer who arrested Stringer, Clay Godwin, then sergeant, now holds the rank of captain and commands the 2nd Precinct.
The original prosecutor, Edmond Naman, now presides over the juvenile court in Mobile County.
Despite its relative simplicity -- the entire case hinged on Ecstasy found in Stringer's car being admissible as evidence -- court dates were delayed on 14 occasions at the request of Stringer's defense attorney, James Byrd.
Stringer finally pleaded guilty two years after his arrest but quickly appealed, first to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and then to Mobile County Circuit Judge Ferrill McRae, to have the judgment overturned.
McRae retired without making a final ruling on the case. It simply disappeared into the stacks of files in the court clerk's office, Byrd said.
After a new prosecutor, Dave Peacock, brought the unresolved case to the attention of Circuit Judge Robert Smith in December, the judge ruled to have Stringer's 60-day jail sentence set aside.
Byrd said the judge decided that Stringer, now 31, had stayed out of trouble since his arrest and the punishment was unnecessary. Stringer holds a steady job and is married with children.


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• Incorporated as The Bharat Vijay Mills Limited in June 1931
• Established composite textile mill in Kalol, Gujrat
• Commenced manufacturing of plastic moulded polyethylene liquid storage tanks including water tanks.
• Introduced new plastic products like doors, window frames and pallets
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• Acquisition of 74% stake in Indian subsidiary of Zeppelin Mobile systems Ltd.,Germany
• Entered the housing sector with monolithic construction
• First international acquisition by acquiring 81% stake in Wasaukee Composites Inc., USA.
• Acquired 100% stake in Nief Plastic SA, a French company
• Acquired automotive business division of Bright Brothers Limited
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I asked, and, boy, did I receive -- an avalanche of letters, phone calls and e-mails from readers that fueled today's front-page story about older cars. (Average age of all passenger vehicles on the road today: 10.8 years.)
In a few paragraphs on our You Inc. page on April 12, I asked to hear from you, and dozens and dozens and dozens of you responded, and not just in a few words or lines.
You told of cars and pickups going strong with six-figure odometer readings, of four-wheel friends cherished and "put down," and of cars named Betsy and Kelly Ann.
A lot of you not only value the economy of older cars -- No car payments! -- you also value your cars. Betsy's owner, Cathleen Norris, said in an e-mail, "I felt I needed to write this tribute to my car ... since she was so dedicated and dependable and sadly no longer with me."
Cathleen admits crying when she finally traded it.
It's been a long time since I cried over a car, because it was my first one. It was a white Ford Maverick with chocolate brown roof, saddle tan leather seats and gear shift on the floor, and not on the steering column like my parents' cars. I was 21 years old, took it for a test drive and kept going once my dad paid the bill.
Better than its looks, the car never, ever slid. I could slam the brakes, and it would stop, come rain, sleet, snow or ice. My mechanic said it was because it was "beautifully" balanced by its engine, which was pretty much dead center.
I'd almost finished repaying the National Bank of Dad when the car was broadsided, totaled and probably recycled into a refrigerator.
I cried, too, when my mother's first car, a big, old, Elliot Ness-style car in eggplant purple, of all things, drove off into the sunset. My father bought it for her and then taught her how to drive. She named the car Myrt, and my sisters and I nicknamed it Myrt the Turt, because it looked like a turtle.
I was 4, and while both of my sisters were in school, mom and I would cruise around Erie in Myrt, singing, loudly. We'd just moved here, and my mother wasn't one to sit at home while my dad's job took him out of town. Instead, we went out while she learned to navigate the city.
We had to stop driving and singing to ask directions once in a while, but the only thing that rattled mom was crossing the railroad tracks on Pittsburgh Avenue for the first time. She'd just gotten her driver's license and had never driven across railroad tracks before.
Come wrong turns, missed lyrics or railroad tracks, we were always at school on time to pick up my sisters.
I did cry, I admit, when Myrt drove off into the sunset.
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The U.S. military says it may investigate desertion charges against Bowe Berghdal, the American soldier who was freed last weekend in a prisoner swap with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Army sergeant was released to U.S. Special Forces Saturday in exchange for five Taliban terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay.
While Bergdahl recovers in Europe, family and friends celebrated his release.
"We praise God for your freedom," Bergdahl's mother, Jani, said.
"'Bowe's coming home.' It's what you hear all the time. Just walk around, hear it everywhere," one Boise, Idaho, resident said.
But his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan have a different story to tell - one of betrayal.
"He walked away. He walked right off the base. I mean, the fact of the matter is, he deserted us in the middle of Afghanistan to go and find the Taliban," Sgt. Evan Buetow, Bergdahl's former team leader, told reporters.
Fox News reports U.S. intelligence sources say Bergdahl not only deserted his unit, but may have been an actual collaborator with the enemy.
Meanwhile, military officials indicated they may look into the allegations.
"Our Army's leaders will not look away from misconduct if it occurred," Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote in a Facebook post.
Bergdahl spent five years as a captive of the Taliban in Pakistan and is scheduled to come back to the United States this week.
The Obama administration says the Taliban prisoner exchange was a life or death matter for Bergdahl.
"We needed to get him out of there, essentially to save his life," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
But at what price? Many Republican lawmakers say the shelving of the U.S. policy not to deal with terrorists sets a deadly precedent.
"The idea that we're now making trades - what does that do for every single soldier stationed abroad?" Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told ABC "This Week."
"It says the reason why the U.S. has had the policy for decades of not negotiating with terrorists is because once you start doing it, every other terrorist has an incentive to capture more soldiers," he said.
Both lawmakers and legal experts also say the administration disregarded a law that required the White House to give Congress 30 days' notice before any prisoner releases from Guantanamo Bay.
President Barack Obama, who is on a four-day trip to Europe, refuted that charge.
"We have consulted with Congress for quite some time about the possibility that we might need to execute a prisoner exchange in order to recover Sergeant Bergdahl," the president said.
Meanwhile, Bergdahl's homecoming is almost certain to be a mixed blessing: relief that a U.S. soldier is home combined with anger among some that his actions may have led to danger and even death for his fellow soldiers.
"People calling him a hero or calling him this great soldier? It's a spit in the face to the soldiers who died as a direct result to him leaving," Buetow said.
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The rapid rate at which tablets and smartphones have been adopted in the past 12 to 24 months has left retailers scrambling to understand more about these consumers. Thanks to our research partner, BIGresearch, we're pleased to share with Shop.org members select results from its semi-annual Simultaneous Media Usage survey, conducted in late 2010 across 24,754 consumers.
Shop.org members can download the full data results – including cuts by demographic factors (age, gender, and household income) and by type of user (all adults, smartphone owners, tablet owners) – from the Shop.org site. The data is too extensive to cover in a single blog post, but read on below for a few highlights about tablet owners specifically, who report that they:
- Often start online searches in response to traditional media. Traditional media – newspapers, magazines and face-to-face communication – are the leading triggers for two out of five tablet and smartphone users to start an online search.
- Actively seek shopping input from others… One third of tablet users report that they "regularly" seek advice from others before buying products or services – compared with one quarter of smartphone owners and not quite a fifth of all adults.
- …And are more likely to search online for products and services. The rich experience of the tablet likely enable 43% of tablet owners to regularly search for product information and comparison shop, versus a little over a quarter of all adults. Over a third of tablet and smartphone owners report "regularly" searching online specifically for clothing and shoes, compared to one quarter of all adults.
- Avidly use social media, though less so for shopping. Almost two-thirds of tablet and smartphone owners say they regularly use Facebook. That said, social media triggers just one quarter of tablet and smartphone owners to start an online search. But once a search is completed, one third of these consumers turn to social media to communicate with others about that service, product or brand.
- Are open to video content. With all the focus on investing in video content online, retailers may take heart that almost one third "regularly" watch the video commercial that often plays before other video content. Again, this may have a lot to do with the experience that the tablet affords – still, it's almost twice the number of smartphone owners who say they watch video commercials regularly.
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THE LAST REFUGE: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia. By Gregory D. Johnsen. W.W. Norton & Company. 352 pages. $27.95.
This is the story of the rise and fall and resurgence of al-Qaeda in Yemen, written from actual battle notes in English and Arabic.
It is an insider's account of what happened inside training camps and safe houses spanning more than three decades. Gregory D. Johnsen introduces readers to people, villainous and heroic, caught up in war in Yemen involving the U.S. and al-Qaeda. He brings us to the place where zealots who fled Pakistan and Afghanistan met with former Guantanamo detainees to plot attacks against the U.S.
Yemen was not at the top of America's list of concerns, he notes. It was thought of as a tiny country on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
"The Last Refuge" is a play-by-play detailing the relationships among those we have heard about, such as Anwar al-Awlaki, Nasir al-Wulhayshi as well as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. The exile of bin Laden and role of American politics is considered.
Johnsen treats the story as a chess game, explaining moves and countermoves in terms of strategy and importance. Injuries and events are described in excruciating detail, as if watching them on video, including public executions.
The story takes on an element of science fiction when he describes how 36-foot Predator drones reach their targets, thanks to cellphone signals. Such an attack took out Abu Ali al-Harithi, whom U.S. intelligence labeled "The Godfather."
Johnsen describes debates at the White House, ideology and more. The FBI, CIA and other agencies were not in sync on what to do, he explains. Intrigue, betrayal, espionage, death and strategy are woven throughout the book, making it a fast-paced page-turner. The list of principal characters at the back helps enormously.
This is a must-read for those who want to understand the history and significance of al-Qaeda in today's world.
Reviewer Doretha Walker is an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston and Charleston Southern University.


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Cantel Medical Chairman Charles M. Diker said: "We are pleased to announce the dividend increase, which will raise our annual dividend payment from $0.074 to $0.09 per share. The increase demonstrates Cantel's strong financial position and our confidence in Cantel's future performance."
The board of directors said the quarterly dividend is payable on Jan. 31, 2014, to holders of record as of the close of business on Jan. 17. The regular dividend payment equates to a $0.09-per-share annual dividend, yielding 0.3% based on the closing price yesterday of Cantel Medical's stock.


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December 3, 2013. As any avid golfer surely knows, hitting the greens can be an expensive endeavor, and when you own an RV, it's a wonder that the average golfer even has money left over for parking. Parking? Yes, RV parking at golf courses costs anywhere from $20 to $150 per night, a substantial chunk of change for the 30 percent of RV owners who play across the nation.
Jim Vernes, an RV owner and avid golfer, found inspiration while traveling cross-country with his wife Julie as they ventured away from congested RV parks and discovered the beauty, serenity and convenience of parking at golf courses. Soon after, Jim embarked on a mission to partner with golf clubs across the country and created RV Golf Club, which guarantees free overnight RV parking at hundreds of golf courses as well as free two-night stays at RV resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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BAY CITY, Mich. - For the second straight week, a pair of Grand Valley State student-athletes has swept the track and field GLIAC awards, as junior Lisa Galasso and senior Sam Lockhart have been named the GLIAC Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week.
Last week, the men's side of the awards got swept by Larry Julson and Matt Armstrong.
Galasso had one of the top 800 meter performances in the country this past weekend at the GVSU Quad Meet. Galasso won the 800 meter event with a time of 2:12.12, the fastest time recorded in the GLIAC this year and the second-best time in all of Division II. Galasso was also part of a 4x400 meter relay team that finished in a time of 4:03.70.
Lockhart again won both the shot put and weight throw competitions this past weekend at the GVSU Quad Meet. Her weight throw of 21.06m (69'1.25") is the top weight throw mark in Division II, while her shot put of 16.01m (52'6.5") was an automatic qualifying mark and her second-best throw of the season. Lockhart this indoor season has won every event she has participated in, and hasn't finished an event outside the top three (indoor or outdoor) in a calendar year. Her top shot put throw is 4.5 feet better than the next best in the GLIAC and 2.5 feet better than the next best in Division II.
The top-ranked Laker women's track and field team will travel to University Center, Mich. this Friday (Feb. 1) to take on the Cardinals in the GVSU-SVSU Dual Meet inside the Ryder Center on the campus of Saginaw Valley State. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.


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The Canisius men's and women's swimming and diving teams are both in fourth place headling into today's final round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference swimming and diving championship at ECC's Flickinger Center.
The Niagara women's team sits in eighth place while the men are 10th.
The Purple Eagles did crown a champion as Aubrey Kettrick, who earned the top seed in the 200 freestyle after setting the school record with a time of 1:52.33 in the preliminary heats, broke that mark in the final with a winning time of 1:51.29.
NU's Carl Roycroft also broke a record during the preliminary round of the men's 100-yard breaststroke. Roycroft swam a 58.02 to break his own school record of 58.48, then swam the event in 58.25 in the finals to earn 12th place.
For the Canisius women, freshman Clare Battaglia (Williamsville North) took second place in the 100 backstroke in 58.10.
The Rider men have the lead with 384 points, while Saint Peter's stands in second place with 359.5 points.
Marist is in third with 358.5 points, followed by the Golden Griffins (354.5), Loyola (279), Bryant (271), Fairfield (155), Manhattan (151), Iona (136) and the Purple Eagles (134.5).
On the women's side, the Red Foxes have tallied 591 points, while Rider sits in second place with 402 points.
Loyola is in third with 306 points, followed by the Golden Griffins (294), Saint Peter's (249), Iona (246), Fairfield (207), the Purple Eagles (202), Siena (195) and Manhattan (62).


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Ten years ago, a handsome and gabby group of five gay lifestyle experts blazed onto the TV scene as makeover savants, opening doors to their worlds of culture, beauty, food and style – and in the process, exposing for many hopeless heteros what it's like to live and thrive as a gay men.
On Sunday, the much-loved Queer Eye for the Straight Guy cast will return with a reunion show on Bravo, talking to Andy Cohen about their pioneering entry into reality television and how it's changed their lives thus far, turning nearly all of the Fab 5, as they were known, into household names.
Among the show's biggest revelations? Fashion and style guru Carson Kressley and recently engaged celeb chef Ted Allen were not out to their families when the show was about to air.
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So Russell Crowe walks into a bar ... No, really. While in Toronto filming The Cinderella Man, Crowe took in a performance by singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves at nightspot Hugh's Room. Slimmed down for his role (as Depression-era fighter Jim Braddock) and unassuming, Crowe, who arrived right before the second set, surprisingly attracted little notice. He even agreed to sign a Master and Commander DVD for a Rounder Records rep who bought him a drink – but only if it was the deluxe edition. "Because I might have only just signed certain letters of my name otherwise," he quipped.
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Though Jamie Foxx's character in the upcoming romantic comedy Breakin' All the Rules (due May 14) pens a book about leaving a significant other, in real life, costar Gabrielle Union has her own sage advice on the subject. "My first tip is not to use random excuses like, 'It's not you – it's me' or 'We're going in opposite directions.' You leave people wondering for years and it carries over into their next relationship," Union, 31, tells Daily Insider. "If you were just honest and said, 'I started hating the way you dressed' or 'I can't stand the fact that your mother calls every morning and you actually take the calls,' then they can go into the next relationship with a clear conscience. The second thing? Change your numbers. Cut off all contact. You have to go cold turkey and allow the other person to not be able to linger. That desire to just have one little roll in the sack, (it) won't hurt – yes, it will. Finally, out of kindness, don't debut your new date in areas where you run the risk of running into your ex. It's just evil." Well, okay. Did you get all that?
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