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HBC sees Burstell engaged in bringing innovative concepts to all of its divisions.
A product and marketing executive at Yves Saint Laurent, he will take over Isabelle Guichot's role.
Permira's first consumer tech investment in Germany revolves around the invitation-only shopping club Bestsecret.com.
Brand management firms are said to be taking a close look at American Apparel.
LVMH had no comment on media reports speculating it may be looking at taking a stake in the company.
Premium's four Berlin trade show platforms are to run from Jan. 17-19, 2017.
The French jewelry retail chain has also finalized the purchase of Italian chain Stroili, consolidating its position as European leader.
Milanese accessories label Paula Cademartori is on the radar of the Breganze, Italy-based fashion group.
The British designer aims to relaunch his ready-to-wear brand with the fall season.
The Chinese textile concern plans to ramp up global expansion of Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot, particularly in Asia.
Moving from plastics to fashion, the Chinese company buys the Los Angeles-based maker of clothes for Under Armour, Weavers and other brands.
The retailer is pulling levers to stay afloat, even if it means selling a crown jewel.
The operation, which is expected to close in November, is valued at $31.3 million.
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This morning I released my third annual update of my hotel loyalty program comparison tables. While I try to keep those unbiased, this post is all about opinion. If you're aiming for elite status then which program — and which tier in that program — is right for you? Unlike with airlines there are many more differences between hotel loyalty programs. Some details, such as the number of points required for a free … [Read more...]
Comparing Hotel Elite Status in 2016
After comparing the four major U.S. airlines earlier this week, I'm now back to review six major hotel chains side-by-side. My objective is to compare each loyalty program to the others using common measures and help you choose one (or two?) most deserving of your business. I got a good response to the airline update and hope you'll find this one equally helpful. In the four years that I've performed this project … [Read more...]
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If you're a Hilton fan -- and many of you may be, given the recent Diamond status matches -- you can save some cash on your next stay. Some American Express cardholders have been targeted with Amex offers to get a statement credit off their next stay at Hilton or Hampton properties. The Hilton offer is for $60 off your next purchase of $300 or more, and it is exclusive to Hilton hotels and resorts. This means you … [Read more...]
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Hilton has formalized its status match offer with an online website where you can submit your current elite credentials. This offer runs only through January 11, 2016, but a successful status match should last through March 31, 2017. I already wrote about my hesitation regarding needless status matches. If you think you'll only stay at Hilton once or twice, you don't need Diamond status. Such matches are often … [Read more...]
Register for Double Hilton Points through April 2016
Hilton HHonors announced its first quarter promotion for 2016 this week, and it looks like members can choose from double points or double miles. I think it's a good deal, especially since all Hilton properties are participating without exclusions. To select Double Miles, you must change your Hilton Double Dip earning preferences to earn points and miles when you stay at Hilton. However, Double Points can be … [Read more...]
Neon Trees and Other Events from Hilton @Play
As I said in yesterday's review of the Washington Hilton, I was recently invited to Washington, DC, to meet with some Hilton executives and attend one of their Hilton @Play concerts. This one was headlined by Neon Trees. If you ever need an expert on pop culture to play trivia, you're probably better off paying me to stay home, but I did recognize some of the songs after running a search online. A … [Read more...]
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Last week I was invited to meet with some Hilton executives in Washington, DC, to discuss my likes and dislikes regarding the Hilton HHonors program. During this visit, they generously offered to put me up at the Washington Hilton near Dupont Circle and provided a ticket to the final Hilton @Play concert of 2015, headlined by Neon Trees. I briefly lived in Dupont Circle for a few months during a summer … [Read more...]
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Today is the last day of a broad Hilton HHonors sale for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, with discounts of up to 30% when you stay between December 20 and February 29, 2016. You must book a stay of two nights or longer, Thursday through Sunday, in order to qualify. In addition, it's the third day of Club Carlson's Cybertastic week, and today's offer is 25% off two-night stays at any Radisson Blue property … [Read more...]
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A pall of dejection hangs over the small town of La Louviere, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. Broken glass clogs up the drains, and the cafe on the street corner is cleaning up after a burglary during the night.
All around are the signs of economic blight. The carcass of an ugly steel foundry casts a shadow over grimy red-brick terraced streets. Unemployment in the region is as high as 33 per cent and drugs are rife. Several shops in the town centre have closed.
In the immigrant reception centre, youths fill in forms in the search of jobs. Once proud of its multi-cultural harmony, La Louviere, which once invited waves of immigrants to work in the mines, has turned in on itself.
In response to the arrival last year of refugees from Zaire and Angola, La Louviere hasspawned its own branch of the racist National Front.
As Belgium goes to the polls on Sunday in the first electionunder the new federal system, Wallonia fears it is gradually being dumped, as it is cut off from the richer Flemish region to the north.
Pressure from the majority Flemish who make up 60 per cent of Belgians, brought about the linguistic and cultural division between the two communities in the 1970s and 1980s.
Last year came constitutional changes which mean that voters will elect their own separate regional governments, as well a national government.
The minority Walloons, who oppose separation, fear the momentum will not stop there. As the election campaign reached its climax, one issue dominated the debate: the proposal by Flemish hard-liners to "federalise" social security and health payments. Flemish tax payers are pouring their money into the pockets of unemployed and unwell Walloons, they say. They want the two communities to run separate benefits systems.
"This would be the beginning of the end. It would mean the end of any solidarity between our two communities. Belgium is too small to divide in two. We have helped them in the past. Now we are in difficulties they just want to throw us away," said Franca Rossi, an election campaigner. These French-speakers are not depending for their revival on national leaders but on the European Union, which recently named the La Louviere area as a priority region for aid.
The separatists could be strengthened in Sunday's elections by disarray among the Flemish Socialists, caused by a recent corruption scandal. The French-speaking Socialists may also be hit by disenchantment with the country's incumbent politicians. There are fears of a move to the right in Wallonia. "Here the right wing is just playing on people's fears and insecurities. People are afraid for their future and their children's future. They feel they have lost connection with political decision-makers. They want to hit out at something and the right has given them a cause," says Olga Zrihen, a Socialist candidate in La Louviere.
Walloon bitterness against the Flemish has been heightened during the election campaign. Until recently, many parts of Wallonia, benefiting from proximity to France and enjoying industrial success, were more prosperous than Flanders. However, Wallonia has been slow to switch to new industries and northern France has also seen a slump.
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Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT Librarieshttp://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNT/browse/?sort=added_d&fq=str_degree_discipline:Kinesiology2016-06-28T16:28:55-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT LibrariesEvaluating the Pulse Sensor as a Low-Cost and Portable Measurement of Blood Pulse Waveform2016-06-28T16:28:55-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849682/

This study was aimed at determining whether the digital volume pulse waveform using the Pulse Sensor can be used to extract features related to arterial compliance. The Pulse Sensor, a low-cost photoplethysmograph, measures green light reflection in the finger and generates output, which is indicative of blood flow and can be read by the low-cost Arduino UNO™. The Pulse Sensor code was modified to increase the sampling frequency and to capture the data in a file, which is subsequently used for waveform analysis using programs written in the R system. Waveforms were obtained using the Pulse Sensor during two 30-s periods of seated rest, in each of 44 participants, who were between the ages of 20 and 80 years. For each cardiac cycle, the first four derivatives of the waveform were calculated and low-pass filtered by convolution before every differentiation step. The program was written to extract 19 features from the pulse waveform and its derivatives. These features were selected from those that have been reported to relate to the physiopathology of hemodynamics. Results indicate that subtle features of the pulse waveform can be calculated from the fourth derivative. Feature misidentification occurred in cases of saturation or low voltage and resulted in outliers; therefore, trimmed means of the features were calculated by automatically discarding the outliers. There was a high efficiency of extraction for most features. Significant relationships were found between several of the features and age, and systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressure, suggesting that these features might be employed to predict arterial compliance. Further improvements in experimental design could lead to a more detailed evaluation of the Pulse Sensor with respect to its capability to predict factors related to arterial compliance.
The Effect of Post-resistance Exercise Alcohol Ingestion on Lps-stimulated Cytokines2016-03-04T16:14:01-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804851/

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of post-resistance exercise alcohol ingestion on LPS-stimulated production of IFNγ, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10. Recreationally resistance-trained men (n = 10, 25 ± 3 yr, 177 ± 7 cm, 83.8 ± 15.7 kg, 14.8 ± 8.5% body fat) and women (n = 8, 23 ± 2 yr, 161 ± 3 cm, 59.5 ± 6.0 kg, 26.5 ± 3.0% body fat) completed the study. Participants visited the laboratory for an initial visit at which time they were screened, familiarized with procedures, and had their 1-repetition maximum (1RM) back squat tested. Subsequently, participants visited the laboratory 2 more times and completed 2 identical heavy resistance exercise bouts (6 sets of 10 repetitions of 80% 1RM back squat) after which a beverage, either containing alcohol (alcohol condition, ALC; 1.09 g EtOH per kg fat free mass) or water (placebo condition, PLA), was administered. Blood samples were collected before exercise (PRE), and at 3 hours (3h) and 5 hours (5h) after exercise. Samples were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cultured overnight. Supernatant was collected and analyzed for IFNγ, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10. A significant (p < 0.05) main effect for time was found for IFNγ, TNF-α, and IL-1β (5h greater than PRE) and for IL-10 (5h less than PRE and 3h, 3h less than PRE). An interaction effect was found for IL-8 (ALC less than PLA at 5h) and for IL-6 (ALC greater than PLA at PRE and ALC less than PLA at 3h). For IL-6, ALC was less at 3h than at PRE, and PLA was greater at 3h than at PRE. Overall, the LPS-stimulated cytokine response was pro-inflammatory by 5h. Alcohol consumed after heavy resistance exercise reduced LPS-stimulated production of IL-6 and IL-8 but not of IFNγ, TNF-α, IL-1β, or IL-10. These data indicate that alcohol affected inflammatory capacity but that the potential effect of alcohol on the production of cytokines in response to LPS was largely overwhelmed by the resistance exercise bout.
The Effects of a Psychosocial Environment on College Women's Exercise Regulations and Social Physique Anxiety2016-02-02T13:35:12-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799470/

A positive psychosocial intervention comprised of high autonomy support, task-involvement, and caring was implemented in physical activity classes to examine its effects on college women's basic psychological needs (i.e. autonomy, competence, relatedness), exercise regulations (i.e. external, introjected, identified, integrated, intrinsic) and social physique anxiety (SPA). We hypothesized that at the end of the semester, participants in the intervention group (N = 73) would report greater need satisfaction, more self-determined regulations and less SPA than participants in the non-intervention group (N = 60). At T1 and T2, both the intervention and non-intervention participants reported "agreeing" with experiencing an autonomy supportive, task-involving, and caring environment. Furthermore, both groups at T1 and T2 reported moderate SPA. No significant group differences were found at T1. At T2, significant group differences were observed in the intervention and non-intervention groups' report of external regulation and intrinsic regulation. The results suggests that group exercise instructors are capable of creating a positive psychosocial environment to enhance students' intrinsic motivation.
The Influence of Psychological Momentum on Basketball Shooting Performance2016-02-02T13:35:12-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799533/

The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of fictitious scoring updates on psychological momentum (PM) and athletic performance in a competitive basketball setting. The participants included in this study were 50 male undergraduate students who reported having played basketball previously and qualified by being able to make more than 24% (12 out of 50) of their 3-point shots in a pre-trial session. Participants were told that they were competing in a 50 shot, 3-point shooting competition against another individual, equal in ability. After every 10 shots, participants were given a fabricated score update and answered four questions used to measure PM. Results showed that the fictitious score updates significantly (p < .01) influenced participants' PM scores, where those who were told they led had higher PM scores than those who were told they trailed. As for shooting performance, no significant differences (p = .76) were found between positive and negative PM states for participants who reported experiencing both during the competition. Together, these findings suggest that manufactured score updates can influence PM, but resultant performance differences may not exist. Results of this study lend support to the notion that PM is experienced by athletes. However, when examining basketball shooting performance, the momentum-performance relationship is statistically unsupported. Thus, although PM is thought of by many as a game-changing factor, this study would suggest that PM plays a negligible role in changes to individual performance.
Physiological and Psychological Effects of an Acute Stressor: Comparing Coping Strategies Among Very Physically Active and Less Active Adults2015-03-08T17:44:37-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500119/

The purpose of this study was to examine whether physical activity status of healthy adult males (N = 59) while in a coping strategy condition (association, disassociation, or control) influences psychophysiological responses to an acute painful stimulus. Measures of pain tolerance, state anxiety, body awareness, and salivary cortisol were investigated. Results indicated no significant differences between physical activity groups for pain tolerance, stress responses (i.e., self-reported state anxiety and cortisol levels), or body awareness. Though, those who indicated using a disassociation coping technique during the exit interview tolerated the acute, surface pain longer. More research is required to further understand the effects of physical activity and coping strategies on pain perception and psychophysiological responses.
The Effect of Season Performance on Male and Female Track and Field Athletes' Self-identity2015-03-08T17:44:37-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500120/

Although the "self" has generally been conceptualized as relatively stable in sport-specific research, events such as deselection, injury, and career termination have been found to negatively affect athletes' levels of identification with the athlete role. Additionally, there has been limited research regarding competitive failure and its ability to negatively affect athletes' levels of identification with the athlete role. The purpose of the present investigation was to provide additional evidence regarding the influence poor competitive seasons have on the malleability of athletes' self-identity. Athletes were followed throughout the course of their season to determine whether athletes who encountered a poor competitive season reported lowered levels of athletic identity. Specifically, male and female NCAA Division I track and field athletes completed pre-indoor, post-indoor, and post-outdoor assessments of athletic identity. Contrary to previous research, the current study's results indicated no identifiable relationship between male and female athletes' season performance satisfaction and their level of post-indoor and post-outdoor athletic identity. Thus, the greatest predictor of athletes' post-season level of athletic identity was their pre-season level of athletic identity, regardless of season performance. Given these results, future research should assess self-esteem as well as other potential coping strategies athletes might use in order to gain a better understanding of the effect encountering a poor competitive season may have on athletes' self-identity.
Factors Related to Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in College Students: a Social Cognitive Perspective2015-03-08T17:44:37-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500163/

Engaging in regular physical activity is important for maintaining and improving health. Unfortunately, most college students fail to meet the recommendations for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity guidelines (PAGs). Psychosocial factors described within the social cognitive theory are related to the acquisition and retention of physical activity behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of gender, self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and social support with college students meeting aerobic, muscle-strengthening and both PAGs. Participants (N = 396) completed online questionnaires assessing their physical activity behaviors, exercise self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and social support. Self-reported physical activity was classified as meeting / not meeting PAGs. Using gender, exercise self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and social support as predictors, separate logistic regressions were used to examine their relations with the three PAG classifications. Analyses revealed that being male and level of social support increased the odds of meeting muscle-strengthening PAGs, but students' level of self-efficacy and outcome expectations increased the odds of meeting all three PAG classifications. These findings indicate that interventions designed to increase self-efficacy and outcome expectancy may be beneficial for increasing college students' physical activity for meeting the PAGs. Promotion of muscle-strengthening activities targeted at young women is also warranted.
The Effects of a Mental Training Program on Tennis Players' Service Form and Consistency2015-03-08T17:44:37-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500084/

The current study investigated whether combining a ten-week imagery training and video modeling intervention would improve the consistency and form of tennis serves, and to determine if differences in intervention effectiveness were based on skill level of the players. Sixty-one high school tennis players (Mage = 15.44, SD = .98) were separated into four groups; a control group and an experimental group which received the mental training program. Univariate analyses of covariance controlling for possible pre-test differences, gender, and years of tennis experience and a chi-squared analysis for responders to treatment showed no significant differences for the experimental group. Thus, the ten-week imagery training and video modeling intervention used in this study appeared to not influence tennis service form and consistency. There is a need for longitudinal studies of mental training techniques to determine whether these practices are effective for athletes of different sports and competitive levels.
The Acute Hormonal Response to the Kettlebell Swing Exercise2014-11-08T11:56:31-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407736/

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the acute hormonal response to a bout of kettlebell swing exercise. Ten healthy men (19-30 y, 23.6 ± 3.5 y, 174.6 ± 5.7 cm, 78.7 ± 9.9 kg) who were engaged in resistance training at least twice per week but were inexperienced with kettlebell swings participated in this study. Participants were familiarized with the kettlebell swing exercise during an initial visit. During the subsequent experimental protocol visit, participants performed 12 rounds of 30 seconds of 16-kg kettlebell swings alternated with 30 seconds of rest. Heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured at the end of every round of swings. Fasted blood samples were collected pre-exercise (PRE), immediately post (IP), 15 minutes post (P15), and 30 minutes post exercise (P30) and analyzed for total testosterone (T), growth hormone (GH), cortisol, and lactate concentrations. Participants completed a total of 227 ± 23 swings (average swings per round: 19 ± 2). HR and RPE increased significantly (P < 0.05) throughout the exercise protocol. Lactate concentrations were significantly increased at all post exercise time points compared to PRE. T was significantly increased at IP compared to PRE. GH was significantly increased at IP, P15, and P30 compared to PRE. Cortisol was significantly increased at IP and P15 compared to PRE. 12 rounds of 30 seconds of kettlebell swing exercise induced an acute increase in T, GH, and cortisol concentrations in resistance trained men. Additionally, this exercise protocol induced a large increase in HR and lactate concentration. Thus, the kettlebell swing exercise might provide an effective method for simultaneous endurance and resistance training.
Reliability of an On-line System to Assess Physical Activity Behaviors in an Active Group of Kinesiology Undergraduate Students2014-04-23T20:20:45-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283847/

Engaging in muscle strengthening activities (MSA) as part of a physical activity program offers health benefits. Although the merits of physical activity are well documented, many adults fail to meet appropriate levels as recommended in the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAGA). To get a more complete understanding on an individual's physical activity behaviors, the Tracking Resistance Exercise and Strength Training (TREST) internet based survey was developed. The purpose of the current study was to determine the test-retest reliability of TREST items. Additionally, the prevalence of participants meeting the 2008 PAGA was reported by gender. The survey was completed approximately two weeks apart by 224 (52% male) undergraduate kinesiology students. Analysis of the survey items presented TREST as a reliable instrument in assessing an individual's physical activity behavior with a focus on MSA. Among the convenience sample of 445 participants (56% male) that completed the survey in assessment #1, 73% met the 2008 PAGA minimum recommendations for MSA (>=2 days/week) and aerobic activity (>= 150 min MVPA). A more complete MSA and MVPA criteria was established (requiring MSA of all seven major muscle groups) and only 32% of participants met this guideline. In general, men engaged in aerobic exercise and MSA more than women. These results cannot be generalized due the age, activity level, and education of the study's participants. Future studies should investigate the validity of TREST items among a sample of varying fitness levels, races/ethnicities, ages, and educational levels.


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Chris May joins North Kitsap Girls Soccer | Fall sports previews
POULSBO — Chris May doesn't coach high school sports for the money. In fact, he's not sure how many coaches in the North Kitsap School District actually do.
"I just love working with high school kids," May said. "They really enjoy it and the whole school spirit thing is great."
May began his first season as the North Kitsap High School girls soccer head coach on Monday. He is also head coach of North's boys soccer team.
Though it is his first time as a girls head soccer coach at North, he worked closely with the previous coach, Dee Taylor. May and Taylor worked to make the soccer teams more efficient in how they operate by sharing equipment. May said the teams' identities are now shared as well.
It's too early for May to know what the team will need to work on skillwise. Fitness, however, is critical.
May said many of his varsity athletes play for club teams, but those teams don't focus very much on training. Fitness training is necessary, he said, but for high school students, training is difficult with all the other extracurricular activities they participate in.
"Right now, they're in that tired stage," May said of his team on Wednesday. "I think by the middle of next week they will be over that hump and their fitness will kick in."
May admits he is at a slight disadvantage, because this is his first season coaching the team. Not knowing how the other teams in the Olympic League function could be a hinderance. He still expects the team to be a top competitor, especially if the seniors on the varsity team show leadership both on and off the field.
North Kitsap travels to Silverdale Stadium to face Central Kitsap Sept. 6. Game starts at 6:45 p.m.
Rebuilding year for KHS girls soccer
KINGSTON — Nine seniors from the Kingston High School girls soccer team graduated in the 2010-11 year. It will be up to a younger group to keep the team's win/loss ratio healthy.
The team has a total of five seniors. However, returning players such as sophomores Jen Reitan, Kelly Nash and Rebecca Tafte — who all lettered their freshman years — and the juniors moving up to varsity should keep the team competitive.
Four seniors who played soccer together growing up will be a key aspect of the team. Varsity players Sara Nash, Liz Lawrence, Kristi Mellum and Brook Tschida are the "clique" of the KHS girls soccer team, head coach Craig Smith said.
Smith said he expects to see the team in "full form" by mid-season at the latest. The methods in which the team will advance down the field will be done more traditionally as well.
During the 2010-11 season, a few modifications to the team's formation had more players in an offensive state. Smith said he expects to keep a more even balance of defending and offensive players on the field.
The team may stay competitive, but Smith knows the competition, such as Klahowya, will make it a difficult season.
Kingston travels to King's High School Sept. 8. Game starts at 6:30 p.m.
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But Freaks isn't a horror film because of its climax, in which the circus performers disfigure a trapeze artist who plots to seduce and murder a midget for his inheritance. The comeuppance is nasty (in an earlier ending rejected by preview audiences, her co-conspirator was castrated), and the image of knife-wielding carnies crawling through the mud is unsettling. But that's beside the point.
The real horror lies in the film's tagline: "Can a full-grown woman truly love a midget?" In a pre-Munchkin Hollywood, turns out nobody could. The "one of us" sequence—in which chanting freaks offer a symbolic chalice to a "normal" woman—is mistakenly remembered as a cultish act of assimilation, with a beautiful woman dragged into a world of terrors. In fact, the freaks are welcoming her with open arms and a âloving cup,â only to have their generosity thrown in their faces.
Viewers came to leer at monsters, not be confronted with their own prejudices. It'd be like tuning into Honey Boo Boo and finding an eloquent Mama June quoting Hammurabi. We love our freaks, but we're terrified of them suddenly becoming human.
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Iran has rejected as "baseless" allegations that it was involved in a 1996 explosion in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 US servicemen and injured 500 more, reported the official Iranian news agency (IRNA).
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Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected the report on Wednesday as the work of "people worried because of the warming in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia," said IRNA.
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He said those forwarding such unfounded rumors were trying to create tensions in the region and deal blows to the cordial relations among Islamic countries – Albawaba.com
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard told a dinner hosted by the Minerals Council of Australia last night that Australians deserved to benefit from the mining boom.
The nation's resources belonged to its people and not the government or mining companies, she said.
Mitchell Hooke, who heads the Minerals Council of Australia, said Ms Gillard's remarks were well received.
The industry had never contested the fact that the sovereign state owns the minerals.
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Hi there,
I am from Spain and have just come back from holidays in Mexico. Prior to my trip I just downloaded the Skype app for iphone; the problem is that the "end session" button is quite hidden (just appears in the profile screen and quite small); I used skype only in wifi environment, then closed the app without pushing the end session button. What happened next is that skype kept working on 3g and gprs , managing my agenda (more than 500 contacts, seeking whos is on/offline) in and endless loop which ended up in more than 450 Megs traffic(!!)that is , an invoice of more than 5000 Euros!!!!
This app is extremely dangerous, I contacted the skype people i their feed-back section but got no reply. I can tell you that I am more than angry and I am at present negotianting with the Spanish tel company to get some reinbursement. I suppose I am not the only one having this problem, there should be a big warning in the mobile applicaction
24-08-2011 12:12 - edited 25-08-2011 09:29
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Hi Marc,
5000EUR is quite a lot and I do hope you find an agreement with your phone service provider.
Though it doesn't really matter what app could have used your 3G connection. It would be the same if you had some other communication app that requires constant internet access.
I have iPhone myself and when ever I'm abroad I turn off 3G and if I really need to make a quick call through Skype or even check my emails through 3G then I turn it on and then off again once done.
I wouldn't say Skype is dangerous, just need to be aware 3G data roaming charges and when to use it.
25-08-2011 09:27
25-08-2011 09:27
thanks for your reply, André.
For more than two years I 've been traveling and using my iphone without a problem. It is true that you can disconnect 3g and the problem is solved. Yes, from now on, with app's like skype, I will be much more careful indeed. I think skype should be making a much more clear warning; even facebook, for example, sends messages if you do not end session.
You see, the problem is first that the skype app has a small "end session" button on the profile page, which means that you can easily leave the application forgetting to end your session. even more when it seems to be very slowly reacting if it has to handle a big contacts agenda ( I have a 3gs which works perfectly fine). So at some point you might become impatient and leave the app without remembering to go to the profile section and pushing the tiny (end session) button
I still think there should be some kind of warning that if you forget turning the 3G button off, Skype will manage your agenda and transmit data until you get bankrupt!
I am sure I am not the only one, more complaints will surely come!
26-08-2011 01:01
26-08-2011 01:01
Yup its alot of money
but there are warnings about data usage abroad from service providers just unfortunate that its happened.
its not skypes fault really you did what most people do and i have did myself and thats forget to close a program down or just shut off data roaming.
if anything its the phone provider they should have capped you account instead of letting you run up bill to that tune thats outrageous I would get on to them.


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Is she nuts? I deal with MRSA and VRE a lot where I work. Gowns and gloves are a must. If it's respiratory, then mask included. What this DON said needs to be documented. Not only is she putting staff at risk but the other pt's as well. Nursing 101, gloves and proper handwashing help to lessen the spread of disease from one pt to another. Humiliate the pt? WHat? How about a lawsuit for contraction of MRSA while in your care? (Not you personally)
ANd I love the part where she stated, "You could stick you finger in the wound and then into your own eye." "OK....You first!" "Show me how it's done!"
Lord have mercy! I can't believe it!
I would have to report this. Sorry, but, it is clearly in violation of OSHA standards.


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RIVERHEAD - A Riverhead woman is accused of attacking another woman with a knife.
According to Riverhead police, the 33-year-old victim ran into their police station with a knife wound to the hand on Saturday night. She told officers that she was attacked at the River Pointe Apartments nearby, on East Main Street.
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Mike Portnoy: Redefined, For The Zillionth Time
Mike Portnoy Redefined
By Billy Ramirez • Photos By Daniel Månsson Originally published in DRUM! Magazine's September 2005 Issue
We expected Dream Theater to pull plenty of tricks from its bottomless sleeves on the band's eighth album, Octavarium. But a few are so atypical of these picky progressive perfectionists that our heads spun. Such as … crammed between passages of Dream Theater's peculiar brand of metallic complexity emerge hints of Coldplay, U2, and Muse – bands that typically outpace these east coast prog rockers on the Billboard charts by hundreds of points.
Something seemed to happen between now and the release of the band's last CD, Train Of Thought, which mined DT's more aggressive side. Does Octavarium signal a midlife crisis, as key band members enter their 20th year together? Portnoy begs to differ. "I think this album is a little bit more of a traditional Dream Theater album because of its diversity. If anything, Train Of Thought was a trip to left field. We'd never really made an album like that. This was more traditional turf for us, which is to have a variety of different things – short songs, long songs, heavy songs, some lighter ones, complex ones, some simple ones. That diversity is something that's always been a part of our sound and style.
"Every album has its own different personality. The time we spend in the studio, how we cut the tracks, all have been different. It's a long tedious process and at times it's very fun and creative. Other times it can be boring and tedious, especially for me. The other guys come and go as needed but as producer, I'm there for every single moment that the record is being made. It's a good, fun creative outlet for me, but it's a time consuming one. My drum tracks are just a small portion of my commitment."
So Let's Talk About Drumming.We expect emergency wards to overflow with palpitating Portnoy disciples when word gets out that the king of double drum-set overkill ditched his second bass drum and pedal for five of the eight songs on the new disc. Before the metal gods squirm in their graves, we should note that Portnoy wailed those songs on a special John Bonham tribute kit. "I brought in a kit that was built for me when I did a Led Zeppelin tribute," he explains. "I had so much fun using it on the tribute that I decided to bring it to the studio for this album, in case I felt like jumping behind it for a track or two. I found myself sitting behind it for more than half the album. A lot of that dictated my playing.
"A lot of the traditional [Portnoy] fills weren't really appropriate or even possible on a kit like that. It was different for me because it was the first time I've used a single pedal on any album or any recording. It had a big effect on the way I played on those tracks. I played according to my environment. That kit inspired the drum parts, so my parts were usually built around whatever feeling that smaller kit was giving me. I did have to add a China for one track and a splash for another. They weren't normally part of the [small] setup."
Hey, is this really Mike Portnoy, or did I misdial and get my old high school drum teacher on the line? "Really, just playing for the song is the most important thing," says Portnoy – who can rip any given combination of notes within any given timeframe. "Most people would probably think that I am all about chops and showing off, and accuse me of not playing to the song. But I think if you listen to this album or any of our others, it's really far from the case. Some songs on the album like 'Panic Attack' or the title track have some all-out, over-the-top playing. Then again, if you listen to something like 'I Walk Beside You' or 'The Answer Lies Within,' that could be Larry Mullen, Jr. playing drums. I'm playing no fills and playing to the purpose of the song. That's always been my focus. More so than ever, on this album, it was really what not to play as opposed to what to play."
Even Truer Confessions.Dream Theater lyrics have traditionally revealed deeply intimate experiences, and as one of the band's principle lyricists, Portnoy has examined his ongoing recovery from alcoholism in songs like "The Glass Prison" on Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence, "This Dying Soul" on Train Of Thought, and now, "Root Of All Evil" on Octavarium. "I've been writing about the 12 steps of recovery as they've been a big part of my personal life over the past five years," he affirms. "It's been therapeutic to write about the steps and deal with them from album to album."
Portnoy indeed has a dark side to his personality, which hasn't strictly been a byproduct of substance abuse. Take his bizarre clinic in Berlin in October of 2000, for example, when he appeared in front of the audience wearing underwear on his head, and proceeded to roll on the floor and throw sticks around the room. A symptom of pure road fatigue rather than inebriation, but it was disturbing nonetheless, and appears to have soured his taste for doing clinic tours.
"It's been a while," he admits. "About two years. I've been on an indefinite hiatus from clinics. I've done hundreds throughout the world for many, many, many years and I just decided to take a break from them. A lot of that has to do with what I'm saying – I'm less concerned with technique, and drum soloing, and dissecting that aspect. I would rather concentrate on making music and being creative.
"I've kind of put my focus on doing sessions for different people like Neal Morse and John Arch, or when I filled in with Fates Warning and Overkill – doing the sideman stuff. I would rather be making music and working with other musicians than doing drum solos and talking about techniques. Those are fun outlets, to jump on board and be a sideman on a temporary, part-time basis. If anything, those situations are a release. I just play drums and don't worry about anything else. I don't think I could ever do that in Dream Theater or as my full time gig.
"That's where my head is at the moment, and it might change – I might get back to doing clinics in the future. I feel like I've done that to death. I would rather leave the technique to be dissected and discussed by the people that are better at it than me – the Virgils, Manginis, and the Thomas Langs. Those are the guys that scare the crap out of me. Let them talk about that stuff, because that's their thing."
But it was once Portnoy's domain. He draws a distinction: "Of all those guys, none of them are really in bands, per se. They will moonlight in different bands part time or on the side. I think the difference between the impact I've had on the drum community and they have is that I'm part of a band. I think that means a lot to kids.
"When I was younger, I loved Neil Peart, not only because he was a great influential drummer, but his career was based on being in a band that I loved. I think that's one of the things that gave me a lot of acclaim and separation from the people that do the drum festivals and drum clinics. I am able to do that as well, but first and foremost, it's most important for me to be [known as] a member of a band. Dream Theater's an important part of my identity and my story."
He Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way. –- but as the band's spokesman, Portnoy has faced his share of criticism on subjects as wide-ranging as set lists (over which he can exert control) and tour routing (which he can't). Portnoy parries on Octavarium with "Never Enough," a track where he vents about unappreciative fans.
"For better or for worse, I try to be accessible and I try to have that contact with the fans – but sometimes it's easy to be taken advantage of," he complains. "It's a little discouraging when people start expecting things from me. I have to keep myself at a little bit more of a distance than I used to, to keep myself from being taken advantage of.
"That's a lot of what my lyrics on 'Never Enough' are about. I live, breathe, and eat Dream Theater. I do everything I do for the fans. I don't stay up 'til 5:00 a.m. trying to write set lists because I enjoy torturing my bandmates. I do it for the fans – and when they just complain and ***** and moan instead of being appreciative, it can be very disheartening. That's unfortunate, but true."
Feeling Down(loaded), Mike? Octavarium was leaked on the Internet weeks before its release, prompting Portnoy to quickly shut down his own forum as well as the band's to keep people from discussing the yet-to-be-released album.
"I understand fans' enthusiasm because I'm a fan myself," he confides. "If there's a new album coming out that I'm looking forward to, I want to hear it as soon as possible. I think it's one thing to download it, enjoy it, and keep it to yourself. To be honest, I don't blame our fans for wanting to download it ahead of time and enjoy it, because I can relate to that. I just wish everybody would not spread it all over the 'net and post links.
"To me, it's not about sales, it's not downloading; it's about people being able to experience the music and the album the way that we intended. That goes from the sonic presentation of it, to the sound quality of it, all the way to the artwork, the booklet, and the lyrics. We wanted people to experience it on the release date, like when a new movie comes out. We don't want people spoiling the party before everybody really gets a chance to hear it. That's my biggest concern. I'm not really concerned about downloading. Once it's out, fans will buy our albums and I have no issue with that. To me it's all about the artistic presentation and the excitement, and not being ruined for other people."
There's a reason why Portnoy doesn't seem at all agitated. In fact, the Internet has been good for Dream Theater, a band that doesn't exactly write radio-friendly tunes. "We can't rely on Rolling Stone or MTV to let people know about our albums and tours," he complains. "Really, our growth and development has been based on [the fact] that our fans go online and get the tour dates and album info and whatever else they can communicate with other fans. The Internet has been a big, big part of our growth and progress over the past ten years."
And So Has The Road. In this year's installment of Dream Theater's summer ritual, the band is touring the States on Dave Mustaine's Gigantour, with Megadeth and a handful of other acts. "We've done a lot of festivals in Europe, but it's going to be the first time that we've been involved like that in America," Portnoy says. "It's going to be a lot of fun, but it's also going to be very different for us.
"Last summer we toured with Yes and this summer we're touring with Megadeth, so we really have to wear two completely different hats and play for two very different types of audiences. With the Yes set list, I had to write something that appealed to their audience and stayed away from the heavy stuff. Now, it will be the polar opposite, where we stay away from the light and proggy stuff and just go all out and shred and try to fit in with this festival. I think that says a lot about Dream Theater. We can be a chameleon and fit into either one of those situations.
"I think it also says a lot about our audience and their taste – the fact that our audience will be just as happy seeing us play with Yes as they will be seeing us play with Megadeth. That's the way my tastes are. As a music fan, I listen to everything from Yes to Megadeth. I assume a lot of our audience is probably the same and they fit in as much as we do into either of those scenarios. That's what we've always been about and that's probably why a lot of our fans have stuck by us."
The Monster Awakes. Obsessive? You bet! Portnoy was compelled to integrate his new, scaled-down studio rig into his stage setup – the already famously indulgent Siamese Monster. "I'm building a new Siamese Monster that will utilize the Bonham configuration," he explains. "The left side will be what it's been for the past several years, but the right side will be this Bonham configuration.
"Tama made that original Bonham kit just for that one-off [Zeppelin tribute] gig, but they don't normally make acrylic shells, so they obviously don't want me playing a kit that they don't actually offer. It will be a white-based Starclassic – like the opposite of the previous kit. We're calling this The Albino Monster. It will have silver Dream Theater logos all throughout. They're redoing my signature snares, the Melody Masters, in white."
Other drummers get a four-piece kit, a few cymbals, and happily bash away. But why must Portnoy alter his kit as often as Madonna changes her corset? "The key to being inspired when I sit behind the kit is to constantly change it up," he explains. "That's why I've always played different setups for different gigs. The Siamese Monster is really only for Dream Theater. I will say that the Siamese Monster – it's a drum village. That kit has gone through a whole new level of extremes."
Having three bass drums and four hi-hats in one setup might be extreme for anybody else, but Portnoy writes his own rules. "It's not supposed to be perceived as a single kit. It's really two kits, and it's meant for two people to play, or for one person to jump back and forth between setups. Anybody is welcome to jump up at any time. I've done a couple of drum duets on the Monster. Scott Rockenfield played it, Alan White's played it with me, Mike Mangini has played it with me. Whenever there's another drummer friend that's at the show or on the tour, I try to persuade them to come up and play on the kit. There's room for two. [laughs]
Everything Changes. Back in 1983, Portnoy earned a living by delivering Chinese food. After 22 years, eight Dream Theater albums, and a truckload of awards, he hasn't forgotten what it felt like to be a delivery boy. "It's hard for me to be objective," he says. "It's unbelievable to look at my history and see that I achieved all those things. I know that we have a lot of great fans and I have so much gratitude for that, but it's still hard for me to separate me from … me. My goal is to make music – hopefully people will enjoy it. I guess somehow it's reaching and touching drummers around the world, which is flattering for me.
"One the cool things now, with DT being around 20 years, we're actually starting to see some of the younger generation of drummers that we influenced coming into their own and being in successful bands. That's really cool, seeing younger drummers like Jason Bittner or Jeremy Colson, who listened to Dream Theater and are getting their own recognition. It's cool to see that the musicians that were listening to us in the early '90s are now becoming the generation of today's influential musicians."
Portnoy has temporarily abandoned clinic tours, and has no plans to make another instructional DVD ("I don't have time or the interest," he states). But he takes mentoring very seriously – especially when it comes to his son, Max. Right before conducting this interview with DRUM!, he spent the day at Max's kindergarten class talking about drumming and working in the biz. That's right – it was "career day."
"I brought a couple pictures of drum sets and a couple of magazines I've been on the covers of," he says. "It was more fun for them to jam. Latin Percussion sent me a whole bunch of shakers to hand out to the kids. I just brought in a snare drum and cymbals and some shakers and let them all come up and play. I explained to them how I got into the business and how I got into music and drumming."
Besides probably being the coolest kids at their school, Max and daughter Melody have joined their dad on tour for the past several years. "They love the drums and love the lifestyle. They get to go on tour with me in the summertime and they're very accustomed to it at this point in their life. They think it's very normal for kids to spend their summers on tour."
After two decades of making music – with a wife, kids, and a dog in tow – the metal family man claims to only be getting started. "Long-term plans are to keep doing what we're doing. Dream Theater keeps a very busy schedule and a very steady pace. Even on the down time, I fill up my time with other musical adventures. I can't picture slowing down. I can't picture stopping. It's not a forced motivation. I want to keep playing and moving at all times.
"Some people are just born leaders and some are not. For me, it's a built-in personality trait. You can't make yourself become a person like that. You either are or your aren't. It's built into my system."


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Published on January 09, 2015
John Daniel (J.D.) McIntyre was about 23 years old in this photo that was taken of the Canadian Forestry Corps soldier not long before his death in the First World War in 1917.
Published on January 09, 2015
The Wharf Rats comedy crew of Jason Arsenault, left, Dennis Trainor and Robbie Carruthers on stage in the final five pitch to a panel of ComedyCoup judges.
A possible movie deal and a First World War mystery are solved in two Guardian updates
A silver lining
Sometimes good things can come in bad news packages.
And that's the exact gift Prince Edward Island's Wharf Rats received in early December when they didn't win CBC's ComedyCoup's contest during a Big Deal face off in Whistler, B.C.
Pretty much at the same moment this comedy crew realized another team had won the top prize of $500,000 in production financing for a half-hour special for CBC, there was an onstage whisper of a specific deal for them that could lead to a full-length comedy movie.
"You figure you're going in for door number one and you get door number three; and we bid perfectly so we got all three prizes," laughs Dennis Trainor, who with Robbie Carruthers and Jason Arsenault vied for the top prize in CBC's 10-week online film accelerator competition.
From the moment they entered the online competition they were pretty much flying by the seat of their waterproof slicker fisher pants — a strategy that required some rethinking before the big pitch day in B.C. in front of a panel of industry professionals and an audience of more than 300.
"I think we just sort of had a bit of an epiphany that we had no idea what we were doing," Trainor laughs.
"It was more like a rock show . . . and they said, 'Be f**king funny, for gawd's sake. Don't be up there and be stale and dry.' And we were the first ones; we had to open the show so it was difficult. We had a lot of pressure put on us."
Fortunately, by this point in the comedy competition game, the Wharf Rats had gelled as a team.
"At this point we'd gotten to know ourselves better, to trust in our own gifts and instincts, and we were forced to capitalize on this . . . ," Trainor says.
"(And) we stayed on Maritime time the whole time in Whistler. We didn't switch the four hours ahead," Carruthers says.
"We thought it would be better because we were all sleeping that way anyway, so we'd get up at four in the morning, start working early and go to bed at 7:30," Trainor says.
"I drank one beer in the entire (process). This is our level of commitment," he adds, laughing.
All told, the Wharf Rats had nine minutes to lay it on the line.
"In my honest opinion I think we knocked it right across the strait," Trainor says.
In the end, B.C.'s Human Town team reeled in the top prize.
However, a little onstage whisper action between Trainor and a representative from CineCoup, which is the production company for the online accelerator competition, lifted that losing mood to high spirits.
"On stage the CEO turned and whispered to Dennis that they want to start a dialogue about making Wharf Rats into a movie. So we really feel like we won," Carruthers says.
Nothing is a 100 per cent done deal at this stage. There are hurtles to overcome; the first draft of the Wharf Rats script is due March 1; after that the team will meet with the production company.
"We would like P.E.I. to be the backdrop to the prospective movie because it's as much a character as any other character in the story from a visual perspective," Trainor says.
If things come together, the project could begin as early as this summer.
The whole story
Unbeknownst to two men who lived a world away from each other, both possessed two halves to the whole story of one unfortunate First World War soldier.
John Daniel (J.D.) McIntyre of Mill Cove, P.E.I., drowned when enroute by ship to his wartime post in 1917 and was buried in the Netherlands.
However, his relatives on this continent, including his grandnephew Allan McIntyre of Massachusetts, never knew the actual location of his final resting place.
On another continent, Dutch researcher Mark Sijlmans had taken upon himself a personal project to give a voice and story to 27 First World soldiers, including J.D., who are buried in a cemetery in his hometown of Noordwijk.
A story that appeared in The Guardian in July detailing Sijlmans' quest for information and images of the P.E.I. soldier was the catalyst that brought the puzzle pieces together.
"It's always a very special moment because you've been looking for a person sometimes months, and suddenly when you open your email, you see his face. It's what you've been working toward all that time," Sijmans says of the day he received an email of images of J.D. from Allan McIntyre, who was born and raised in the United States, but as a boy returned to P.E.I. many times with his father to connect with his roots.
The story of J.D. came to light during this time.
"What I remember more than anything else is J.D.'s love for the woods on P.E.I. He wasn't really so much a farmer as he was a woodsman. That's where he wanted to be more than anything else," Allan says of his uncle, who eventually enlisted in the Canadian Forestry Corps.
In fact, a tree on the McIntyre homestead in Mill Cove also factored strongly into J.D.'s story. Before the war he planted a white birch on the property. It appeared time and time again in family photographs over the years.
"It just seemed to be a place that the family would collect — in front of this tree," Allan says.
"This tree was just John's tree. Everybody knew it. It became this focal point you would see for years. By the time (my father and I) showed up some 50 years later it was this gi-normous tree with spreading branches that my sister and I would climb . . . . In so many ways, a tree couldn't be any more appropriate memorial."
However, when Allan visited P.E.I. in the winter during the 1990s, John's tree, along with the abandoned family home, had been bulldozed by the new property owners into one big pile.
"And so you can only imagine the impact of that. I went back with a small saw and took a piece of the tree . . . . It had certainly a finality to it, but there was still kind of this open thing in the back of my mind," he says.
Shortly after The Guardian article came out in July 2014, Allan made contact with Sijlmans in the Netherlands and they began to put their particular pieces of the puzzle of the last days of J.D.'s life together.
One detail that was especially enlightening to Sijlmans was to discover that J.D. had albinism, which he theorizes is what might have led to the young soldier's disappearance from the ship during his passage from the U.K. to France and the discovery of his body on a Netherland shore a month later.
"I knew he was seasick but I kept on wondering what caused him to fall overboard," Sijlmans says.
"The weather wasn't bad, but then Allan told me something that might be some kind of cause for the fact that he fell overboard and that was his poor eyesight, and that poor eyesight caused because he was known (to have) albinism . . . ."
"I know it was at total blackout on ships that were crossing the British channel because of German submarines and other hostile ships.
"I have a theory . . . that he perhaps took the wrong turn and fell overboard. I checked the lunar charts (for that date) and not to my surprise there wasn't much moon on that night — that also supports my theory."
Sijlmans and a history society in his hometown are hoping to one day publish a book that will tell the story of the fallen P.E.I. soldier and that of 26 other First World War soldiers from around the world who are buried in the same cemetery.
Allan McIntyre has plans to visit his granduncle's gravesite in the future, with the idea of taking a boat from England to the Netherlands.
"I think that that would be exceptionally symbolic."