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Apologies if this has been covered before.
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1/11/2011 at 12:04 PM
We'd welcome a "naming conventions" on French and Portugese Royalty for everyone to follow.
The idea of the project Bjorn pointed to is for the community to arrive at consensus, request additional fields from Geni, come up with short guides to Naming Conventions by language / country / historical period, and publish that to the Geni Community Wiki.
All are welcome to join in, there's A LOT of work to do.
1/11/2011 at 5:13 PM
Private User I joined a couple of days ago. One thing I run into is the difference between the name in Polish records and the name the person went by in the U.S. For example my grandfather Harry Frankel Harry Frankel whose Polish records give his name as Eliasz Gersz, which of course others would transcribe as Elias Hirsch! And of course there's the fascinating topic of kinu'im or double names in Jewish names of that period so my ggg grandfather Judah Leib Margolis is a great example. For months I pour through Polish records (transcribed) noticing a pattern of the same double names and lo and behold, it's very simple. Certain combination of Hebrew + Yiddish (usually) names went together. The Tribe of Judah has the lion as a symbol, hence "Leib". And you might find Judah or Leib or both in the records.
I wondered why my brother-in-law's father was named "Achille" and found out that among the Jews of Alsace-Lorraine, this was the secular version of "Asher," like the Yiddish "Anshel". There's a wonderful method to the madness which others can articulate much better than I can. But once you unlock the system, it all makes sense and helps understand the naming conventions and helps doing genealogical research.
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Private User - I'll be glad to help someone write it. We have so many people who are real experts in European Jewish names. But if no one else volunteers to take the lead, I'll use some of the great name guides I downloaded and write a summary of what I have learned. I can provide links to the documents that enlightened me, many of which are on www.jewishgen.org.
1/12/2011 at 10:51 AM
In fact even if you find a double-name (e.g. Tzvi-Hersch (both meaning deer) Aryeh Leib (lion again), Naftali-Tzvi (deer being the icon of Tribe Naphtali .), or any other such), and you find a similar Tzvi OR Hersch in the records, then you can neither assume it was the same person, or NOT assume. In general, people who had a double name, especially Torah scholars, made sure to ALWAYS use the double-name. This is rather unlike English "middle-names". But that's "in general", they just as well might BE the same.
Also, with American Jews, there is a more "recent" (~100 years), that the "inside", i.e. Jewish name, was nothing like the "outside" secular name. In my father's family they "got clever", and use the same initials for both.
1/12/2011 at 11:22 AM
Hi Shmuel - I agree with you. People choose their Americanized names often arbitrarily. Bodana - Hattie is an example. Or Bezalel - Charles.
I was more making the point that understanding name pairs helps when looking at early 19th century Polish records. So if in a small town I see records for Judah Lejb, and Lejb, married to Badana daughter of Judah, I give it more weight, knowing about double names.
Given the small number of names and the repetition of names, especially among families, one has to be very careful about assumptions. In my family, when my 4th great grandmother died, all the cousins named their their daughters after her, and this was in a small town. And they might be born within weeks of one another. Same for my other relatives, so it's easy to mix up all the Ashers, Zvi Hirschs, Badanas, etc.
I think you and I ought to start that discussion about these types of names, if it doesn't already exist.
1/12/2011 at 11:24 AM
Thanks Shmuel, and all others,
1/12/2011 at 11:51 AM
George - it's not as straight forward as one would like. What name do I choose for my great grandfather whose name was written in Yiddish for the first twenty years of his life, whose official records are in Polish with Polish spelling conventions - Eliasz Gersz in transcription, or the name he went by for the last 50 years of his life in the U.S (Harry)? Same issue for my husband's great grandfather. I write his name Chaim Alter, the Argentine relatives write it Jaim Alter, but he was a Yiddish speaking Southern Ukrainian whose father or grandfather had been moved to Southern Ukraine from Lithuania by the Czar, so his Yiddish was Lithuanian influenced.
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Believe it or not, the Washington Redskins can still make the playoffs. But they will need to make their move within the next 16 days.
Going 2-1 over the next three games won't get it done. The Redskins must win all three. A win against Philadelphia on Sunday followed by beating Dallas on Thanksgiving Day and the New York Giants on December 3 would improve Washington to 6-6 overall and 3-1 in the NFC East.
The Redskins chances are better now than they were earlier in the season. Philadelphia (3-6) has lost five consecutive games and will probably be without the services of Michael Vick on Sunday at FedEx Field. Dallas (4-5) is the only division opponent to win its last game. The Giants (6-4) have dropped its last two.
But the Redskins will have to make some adjustments following their bye week. Although it may have been more dangerous, quarterback Robert Griffin III will have to return to being RGIII. The offense has gone cold since limiting Griffin's option runs soon after his concussion against Atlanta on October 7. An offense that was once difficult to stop has only scored 25 point in its last two contests.
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Running back Alfred Morris must get the ball more consistently. Periodically, he seems to disappear. This typically occurs when offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan chooses to call passing plays in bunches. Unless Washington is trailing by a large margin in the second half of games, Morris can carry the offense.
If wide receiver Pierre Garcon can't play this week, he should be placed on injured reserve. Losing a high-caliber talent like Garcon would be bad luck, but the team must get more productivity from its receiving corps. If Garcon can't play, promote Santana Moss to the starting position. Moss is clearly the best playmaker, though Joshua Morgan has been improving.
Cornerback DeAngelo Hall must be assigned to the opposition's best receiver. His Pro Bowl skills may have diminished, but he's still a better player than Josh Wilson. And, most of all, you're still in the playoff picture, so act like it. If the Redskins can win their next three games, they've got a shot at making the postseason.


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Phyllis Ann McDaniel, 82 years of age, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia. She was born on Oct. 20, 1930, in Herndon to John and Anna (Versch) Wolkensdorfer. She graduated from Hastings High School in Hastings, Neb. Phyllis married Charles L. "Chuck" McDaniel on Feb. 25, 1951, in Oakley. She enjoyed reading, walking, music boxes, and especially spending time with her grandchildren. Phyllis was a member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Concordia and the Altar Society.
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Headstone of Augusta Johanna Wilkelumire (Luedtke) Last. She wins for having the longest name of my ancestors and for living the longest. Augusta died just shy of two weeks past her 100th birthday. I posted about an article in the local paper mentioning her 100th birthday. The headstone is … [Read more...]
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My first Wordless Wednesday. I tried to post pictures weekly anyway, why not do it along with everyone else? Click for full-size. … [Read more...]
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Hello again! Been doing a bit more research lately, so I've stepped up my postings (which isn't too hard to do I guess.) Just remember that even if I'm not posting regularly, I am always available for comments, emails, research questions, etc. I just may not be actively searching at the time, but I … [Read more...]
Well, I was going to write an article asking for some help, but I think I found my answer. When I was a kid, we used to visit my great grandmother (or who I thought was my great grandmother at the time.) As far as I can remember, we always called her "Tanta." I always thought this was her name, but … [Read more...]
Sunday Photo: Tom Corrigan Family
Today's photo comes from my Irish roots, just in time for St. Patrick's day. The original photo is my grandmother's collection. This photo was taken in Ashland, Wisconsin, year unknown, but I'd guess around 1892 or so looking at the ages of the children. Based of the number of children in this … [Read more...]
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The last major ethnic group that has affected my Ancestry (and a bit of Wisconsin) is the Irish. It's probably the 3rd largest ethnicity in my family tree, behind German and Polish. All of the Irish in my family tree comes from my paternal grandmother's line. She herself was born a Corrigan, … [Read more...]
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Welcome to the Coeur d'Alene Rifle and Pistol Club Web Site.
We are located in scenic North Idaho at 6001 North Atlas Road. We welcome shooters to the range for sighting in their rifles and pistols with the hope that they will join the club for reduced range fees.The club was founded in 1950 and has always welcomed new members. Everyone here enjoys the shooting sports and supports them in North Idaho.
Range Features: 25, 50, 100 and 200-yard outdoor range, covered firing points, and benches. 50 foot indoor range limited to .22 rimfire only. Regularly scheduled rifle, and pistol matches and leagues, hunter education classes, women in hunting clinic, an annual potluck, plus a lot more!
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Bullseye Pistol starts 11/10 /15 at the Indoor Range at 9 am and 11/12/15 and is open to all members in the club. The for score shooting begins at the first of the year.
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General Hospital Poll: Teaming Up With Spinelli.
Last week, Spinelli teamed up with Anna when he discovered she was also investigating Heather. That makes the third lady in roughly two weeks he's partnered up with regarding, as Luke put it, the woman who is "Crazy as a bag of cats." First there was Olivia, then Sam and now the police commissioner.
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With her glamorous looks and A-list friends, Emily Wachtel seemed to have it all. But for years she chased an elusive dream of taking Hollywood by storm. Thanks to persistence and good fortune, her time in the spotlight has come
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Emily grew up in Westport, the third and youngest daughter of Sylvia, a magazine writer and editor who later went into advertising, and Jesse Wachtel, an importer of Italian shoes who created the brands Nickels, Jazz and Via Spiga. With her father often abroad, Emily made a best friend of a girl whose successful father also spent much time away: Clea Newman, the third and youngest daughter of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. Emily and Clea have lived parallel lives ever since. They went to the same prep school (the Hun School of Princeton), the same college (Sarah Lawrence), and, loosely speaking, they work today at the same Westport-based charity—SeriousFun Children's Network, which runs Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang camps for ailing kids. Clea calls in "Tenacious E" whenever SeriousFun needs help booking A-list celebrities for its gala events.
Some years ago, when Emily completed a draft of Lucky Them, Paul Newman agreed to look it over. "Paul read it within twenty-four hours," Emily says. "He was so sweet about it. He called the next morning and said, 'I think you have a real shot with this thing.' And then he gave me his notes." Newman recognized that Lucky Them was in some sense autobiographical and encouraged Emily to explore those elements. Emily is loath to commit self-analysis in interviews—the movie should speak for itself—but she does allow that the missing Matthew owes something to her busy father's long absences from home.
And Lucas? Lucas speaks directly to Emily's love of music and, well, musicians. "Ten years I was an unemployed actress in New York, listening to a lot of live music. You know, when you go hear music—it takes you out of what you're doing and makes you think your life is better than it is," Emily says. "And then I had a romance with a younger musician as I went off to supposedly star in a television show. Of course that didn't happen. Meanwhile, this kid that I'd been dating became the biggest star." One naturally wants to know who it is. But here, too, Emily is reticent, fending off names of New York singer-songwriters like so many gnats. Life is life, art is art.
Still: "Ellie Klug" is the name Emily used for herself a few years ago when writing columns for Fairfield Weekly. Ellie and Emily are not wholly divisible. In Toni Collette's nuanced portrayal of Ellie, we see a talented woman with nothing but dead air in front of her. She's stalled, in love and in life. The Kinks' "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?" might well have been her theme. How can Ellie proceed? How can Emily proceed? Just as Ellie Klug confronts her past through journalism, Emily Wachtel confronts her past through filmmaking. Perhaps this is why, as Jake Robards puts it, "Failure was not an option for Emily. It just wasn't."
Yet there were times when failure seemed inevitable. As the project languished, actors unattached themselves, presumed director Huck Botko left to do other, more viable projects, and potential financiers kept saying no, no, no. What else? "Somebody promised $750,000, then pulled out. He was a billionaire. We had a three-hour lunch with him. Bailed. I had an instinct about it, but everybody kept saying, don't worry, don't worry, he wouldn't give you his word if…" she trails off. Emily suffered personal losses, too, along the way: her father died in 2006 and Paul Newman, her most important booster, in 2008. (She did take solace in learning that Newman had said, a week before his death, "She's going to get it done, isn't she?"—confident to the end. Emily has dedicated the film to him.)
Meanwhile people would ask, year after year, with a creeping sense of indulgence, "How's the movie coming?"
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Thank you for viewing my art, photos and writing! I live near Austin, Texas, USA and am glad to be here. Austin is a growing (sadly) and eclectic (gladly) city where I have lived for the most part since 1975.
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CES 2013: Lenovo Sets the Bar High with Its 5.5", 1080p K900 "Superphone"
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K900 looks good, but looks to be just for Chinese consumption
Lenovo is looking to make some waves in the smartphone market with its new K900 "superphone". Most were wowed by
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The device itself is 6.9mm thick and weighs just 5.7 ounces. The body of the phone is a mixture of polycarbonate and stainless steel that gives it a nice, business-like exterior.
"With the K900, our team has broken down the key functions of the smartphone and redesigned them from the ground up," said Liu Jun, president, Mobile Internet Digital Home, and senior vice president, Lenovo. "Rather than focus on specifications that look good on a datasheet, we've zeroed in on what consumers want and proved that for smartphone users, top performance doesn't require a thick profile. The K900 is a game-changer that looks as good as it performs."
Unfortunately, it looks as though Lenovo is targeting the K900 primarily at the Chinese market and a few other select markets. There's no word on when (or if) it will be available to a U.S. audience. At least Sony has enough confidence to market its "superphone" in the U.S.
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Orange, Grosso Win At-Large D.C. Council Seats
James Wright | 11/7/2012, 9:46 a.m.
In the at-large races for D.C. Council on Nov. 6, District voters returned a veteran council member while sending a newcomer to the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest. District voters also re-elected their delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
D.C. Council member Vincent Orange [D-At Large] easily won re-election while his colleague, D.C. Council member Michael Brown [I-At Large), lost to political newcomer David Grosso. Orange said that he's happy to return to work for District residents.
"I knew that I had an edge in this election because I am the Democratic nominee in a predominantly Democratic city," said Orange, 55. "Since I was sent back to the council, I have worked on issues such as early childhood education, the 150th celebration of Emancipation Day and hosting a small business summit. I will continue to fight for education, employment, economic development and access to health care."
Orange received 37 percent of the vote in a city that favors Democrats by a 9 to 1 margin. Grosso, 41, came in second with nearly 20 percent of the vote while Brown only netted 15 percent.
Republican Mary Brooks Beatty came in fourth with 7 percent while independents A.J. Cooper and Leon Swain dueled with 6.16 percent and 6.12 percent, respectively. Statehood Green candidate Ann Wilcox had 5.8 percent.
The turnout was strong, with nearly 49 percent of registered voters participating in the election. Some polling places had dozens of residents waiting to vote as the 8 p.m. deadline closed in but by law, if a resident is in line at the time, they must be allowed to cast a ballot.
The city also had thousands of residents participate in early voting from Oct. 29-Nov. 3.
Brown had a real fight on his hands with Grosso, who outraised him in October nearly 2-1. Despite that, Brown got many votes based on name recognition and that's why Tracey Valentine, a resident of Northeast, voted for him and Orange.
"I have worked with Vincent Orange on some programs," said Valentine, 42. "I must admit that I don't know much about Michael Brown but I do recognize the name."
Brown, 46, has been under fire recently for the mismanagement of his personal finances and issues in his personal life. Seeking a second full-term, he sought to assure District voters that he was the best person to bring economic development and affordable housing to residents, especially those east of the Anacostia River.
However, Brown, the son of Ronald Brown, the first black to be appointed as the secretary of commerce, received negative media coverage for his personal and financial problems. Brown is a popular figure in many black social circles and is usually seen in the black community at prominent political and social events.
He did well in the predominantly black wards of 5, 7 and 8, often coming in second to Orange in votes.
But it was residents in western Washington and parts of Capitol Hill in Northeast and Southeast, many of whom were White, who voted for Grosso in huge numbers.


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NASA data shed light on the persistent heat over Texas and Oklahoma
Geopotential Heights from AIRS, and winds from GEOS-5, all at 300 mb. The jet stream was forced northward, such that cooler air to the north could not move south.
Irving Berlin wrote the song "Heat Wave", and much of the United States joined in the chorus during the tropical heat wave month of July 2011, a month that brought record high temperatures to many places in the United States. In particular, Texas and Oklahoma experienced record high temperatures, with Oklahoma recording the highest-ever statewide temperature in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's records dating back to 1895. As data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on the NASA Aqua satellite show, temperatures in the surface air in large areas of Texas and Oklahoma were persistently above 100° F during the day, for at least a month (Figure 1). At night, not much relief was provided, with low temperatures persistently close to 90° F. The positive temperature deviations in these places measured close to 20° F, day or night, as compared to the average July temperatures for the past eight years of AIRS observations (Figure 2).
Figure 1. AIRS surface air temperatures, for night (upper images) and day (lower images), for the month of July, 2011.
Figure 2. Anomalies of surface air temperatures from Figure 1, with respect to the AIRS climatological base period of 2003-2011. Click on either figure to see a much larger full-size version.
It is normal to expect heat waves that come and go in midsummer – but what caused a heat wave that was so persistent?What immediately attracts attention is anomalously warm surface air above the north subtropical Atlantic and Pacific (Figure 2). Anomalies of this sort normally lead data users to look at atmospheric pressures in the lower troposphere. Geopotential heights are available in AIRS retrievals, and they reveal major domes of high atmospheric pressure at the surface (Figure 3). Such domes of high atmospheric surface pressure are not unusual: they are associated with the Hadley Cell circulation, and normally intensify in July in these regions (Pidwirny, 2006). However, what was different this summer is that these domes were stronger than normal, and apparently the areas of the maximum pressure also expanded poleward (Figure 3b). Such expansion of the Hadley Cell circulation has been reported before in the literature (Hu and Fu 2007) and this year may fit well into that picture
Figure 3. (a) Geopotential height (GPH) at 925 mb from AIRS, and (b) the anomaly of the GPH. Click on the image to see the full-size version.It is worth noting that even though the pressure anomalies were small (Figure 3b), they could drive changes in the atmospheric circulation sufficient to break heat records at the surface. The configuration of the North Atlantic high pressure in July 2011 has been consistently driving surface winds from the warm and humid tropics into much of the continental United States (Figure 4). The result is apparent – as AIRS data show, much of the U.S.A. and Mexico were under distinctively higher humidity, and this humid air contributed greatly to keeping nighttime temperatures at anomalously high levels.
Figure 4. Winds from the Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS-5) data assimilation, and water vapor mixing ratio from AIRS, all at 850 mb. Click on the image to see the full-size version.
Winds and humidity at the lower troposphere (Figure 4) are normally considered in conjunction with the winds aloft. Figure 5 indicates that the jet stream was also taking an unfavorable poleward path over the U.S.A. In this figure, the jet stream is clearly bulging over the high pressure systems aloft. The high-pressure dome over the U.S.A. is the strongest in the box outlined by the figure, and has been persistently present during the month of July, preventing the jet stream from producing low-pressure systems that would normally bring both cooler air and precipitation at the surface.
Figure 5. Geopotential Heights from AIRS, and winds from GEOS-5, all at 300 mb. The jet stream was forced northward, such that cooler air to the north could not move south. Click on the image to see the full-size version.
One irony of this situation was that Texas, Oklahoma, and the southern parts of Kansas had abundant water vapor in the air (Figure 4), as a result of southerly winds and evaporation. But this moisture didn't have the right environment to rise, condense, and precipitate (Figure 6). The moisture was likely advected away from the Midwest, and the states benefiting from this moisture in terms of precipitation were mostly states in the north and east (Figure 6). Note that in the lower troposphere over some parts of Texas, in spite of the very high humidity, the TRMM precipitation algorithm did not indicate any rain for the entire month of July – a picture similar to the dry Sahara!
Figure 6. Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) accumulated precipitation for the month of July 2011. Click on the image to see the full-size version.
Hu, Y. and Fu, Q. (2007) Observed poleward expansion of the Hadley circulation since 1979. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 5229-5236, doi:10.5194/acp-7-5229-2007.
Pidwirny, M. (2006). "Global Scale Circulation of the Atmosphere". Chapter 7p, Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2nd Edition. http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7p.html
As this article was "in press", we decided to also glance at the most recent global precipitation, retrieved by TRMM, in particular the first ten days of August. The accumulated precipitation data from the TMPA-RT retrieval are imported into a KMZ file (GoogleEarth, snapshot on the left) that can be downloaded.
Readers may find it interesting to see almost exactly Texas in a precipitation "hole". Even though the real-time TMPA-RT has less accuracy than the standard precipitation products that come later, this picture is likely to be close to the reality on the ground.


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Arao T, Ueshima K, Matsumoto K, Nagai T, Kimura H, Hagiwara S, Sakurai T, Haji S, Kanazawa A, Hidaka H, Iso Y, Kubota K, Shimada M, Utsunomiya T, Hirooka M, Hiasa Y, Toyoki Y, Hakamada K, Yasui K, Kumada T, Toyoda H, Sato S, Hisai H, Kuzuya T, Tsuchiya K, Izumi N, Arii S, Nishio K, Kudo M. Hepatology. 2012 Aug 13. doi: 10.1002/hep.25956. [Epub ahead of print]
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The response rate to sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is relatively low (0.7 - 3%), however, rapid and drastic tumor regression is occasionally observed. The molecular backgrounds and clinicopathological features of these responders remain largely unclear. We analyzed the clinical and molecular backgrounds of thirteen responders to sorafenib with significant tumor shrinkage in a retrospective study. A comparative genomic hybridization analysis using one frozen HCC sample from a responder demonstrated that the 11q13 region, a rare amplicon in HCC including the loci for FGF3 and FGF4, was highly amplified. A real-time PCR-based copy number assay revealed that FGF3/FGF4 amplification was observed in three of the ten HCC samples from responders in which DNA was evaluable, whereas amplification was not observed in 38 patients with stable or progressive disease (p=0.006). A fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis confirmed FGF3 amplification. In addition, the clinicopathological features showed that multiple lung metastases (5/13, p=0.006) and a poorly differentiated histological type (5/13, p=0.13) were frequently observed in responders. A growth inhibitory assay showed that only one FGF3/FGF4-amplified and three FGFR2-amplified cancer cell lines exhibited hyper-sensitivity to sorafenib in vitro. Finally, an in vivo study revealed that treatment with a low dose of sorafenib was partially effective for stably and exogenously expressed FGF4 tumors, while being less effective in tumors expressing EGFP or FGF3. Conclusion: FGF3/FGF4 amplification was observed in around 2% of HCCs. Although the sample size was relatively small, FGF3/FGF4 amplification, a poorly differentiated histological type, and multiple lung metastases were frequently observed in responders to sorafenib. Our findings may provide a novel insight into the molecular background of HCC and sorafenib responders, warranting further prospective biomarker studies.
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Welcome to the VTNS (Vintage Textile and Needlework Sellers) Facebook Fanpage Fan Freebie Friday. We are going to take a look at Chicken Scratch today.
Incredibly messy handwriting. What does that have to do with needlework? Just kidding. Chicken Scratch is a type of cross stitch embroidery done on gingham check fabric.
It has many different names. One is Depression Lace. During the Great Depression when women wanted to add lace embellishment to their clothing they used this stitch as an alternative to real lace.
We couldn't come up with any vintage pattern books that we could share here so we're pointing you to a couple sites on the internet. They will explain how to get started and give you some ideas what it can be used for.
Some of the items you'll need, besides the checkered fabric, is an embroidery hoop, tapestry or crewel needle and floss. Three simple stitches are used in chicken scratch embroidery – the double cross stitch, the straight running stitch, and the woven circle stitch.
It's very quick to learn and we've found a couple sites that show you how to make these stitches. The West Virginia University Extension Service has a very good pdf file explaining what chicken scratch is and how to do it. The document is four pages with great illustrations.
The eHow information site has two articles we found that explain the technique well:
How to Embroider Chicken Scratch
How to Make an Embroidery Stitch Called Chicken Scratch
Since Valentine's Day is coming up soon, it's great that one of the most often used motifs for this type of embroidery is a heart. The Pegasus Originals website even has a heart pattern they've shared here.
Depending on the size of the check in your gingham fabric and the color thread, you can come up with some very pretty designs. We hope you give Chicken Scratch embroidery a try and if you do make something special for Valentine's Day please share it on our Facebook page. Also be sure to check out the pretty vintage aprons VTNS sellers have for sale right now.


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Woman at the Wheel - Kia Borrego
Valencia Mohammed | 3/6/2009, 4:44 p.m.
Kia Borrego Brings Strength, Luxury and Sophistication
The new 2009 Kia Borrego is intended for those who enjoy an active yet uncomplicated lifestyle. This new midsize sports utility vehicle presents a bevy of features to the Kia line-up including an available V8 engine and six-speed automatic transmission. It reminded me of the Land Rover.
Borrego is offered with a DOHC, all-aluminum 3.8-liter V6 as well as Kia€s first-ever DOHC 4.6-liter V8 engine. Both engines are more powerful than any in Kia€s line to date.
While the V6 produces a competitive 276 horsepower at 6,000 rpm with 267 pound-feet of torque at 4,400 rpm, the all-new V8 generates a class-leading 337 horsepower at 6,000 rpm with 323 pound-feet of torque at 3,500 rpm €" more powerful than the Toyota 4Runner, Nissan Pathfinder, Honda Pilot, Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Jeep Grand Cherokee and GMC Acadia. Borrego runs on regular unleaded fuel compared to the Pathfinder, which requires premium unleaded.
Both engines also are available in either two-wheel drive (2WD) or four-wheel drive (4WD). With class-leading towing of 7,500 pounds when partnered to the V8, and 5,000 pounds with the V6, the new midsize SUV offers unmatched capabilities for a weekend of camping or outdoor lifestyle activities.
The exterior has flared back headlamps, an upright grille and chiseled hood project a strong presence. LED side view mirrors and chrome accents add to its polished look. Contemporary front and rear fascias suggest modern luxury while optional 18-inch alloy wheels offer increased off-road capabilities, allowing consumers to live an energetic life in style whether it€s cruising around town or trekking through the mountains.
Available in LX and EX trims, Borrego€s spacious cabin comes well equipped with a slew of standard convenience features, including: air conditioning; power door locks, windows and mirrors; keyless entry; cruise control and an AM/FM/CD/MP3 six-speaker audio system to keep its passengers entertained and comfortable. Complementing the audio system, Borrego comes standard with USB and auxiliary input jack and is the first Kia vehicle to offer SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
Borrego offers Kia€s first voice-activated navigation system, with a rear eight-inch widescreen television (EX models) for passenger entertainment during long car rides or around-town adventures. .
Borrego ups the ante in safety, offering the same high level of standard safety equipment as all Kia vehicles, including additional features exclusive to the midsize SUV. Standard equipment includes front advanced airbags, front seat mounted side airbags, full-length side-curtain airbags for all three rows, four-wheel disc brakes with an antilock brake system including Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and traction control system (TCS), electronic brake distribution, brake assist system and a tire pressure monitoring system.
A standard back-up warning system provides an audible warning using ultrasonic sensors to detect and help prevent hitting hard-to-see objects. Borrego also includes Hill Start Assist Control (HAC), which helps prevent the vehicle from rolling backward when trying to pull away from an uphill gradient, as well as Downhill Brake Control (DBC), which helps keep the vehicle moving straight and steady down steep grades. Both functions are new to Kia.
The manufacturer€s suggested retail price is $26, 245. The 2009 Borrego offers 17 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city and 21 mpg on the highway. Kia continues to woo American buyers. Check one out.


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Henry Travers
Born on March 5, 1874
From Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Henry Travers as "Mr. Ballard, Station-master and Bell-ringer"
A moving drama about a middle-class English family learning to cope with war, told in a series of dramatic vignettes. The family, headed by the lovely and gracious matriarch, endures the departure of the father for the beaches at Dunkirk, the discovery of a wounded Nazi pilot, the death of the daughter-in-law in an air raid, and the entry of the son into the Royal Air Force.
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This beautiful 10" bisque head doll with 5 piece composition body has a French shop label still pasted to the sole of one shoe.The label reads "JOUETS" in the center, topped by "a la Recompense", and "34, Rue du 4 Septembre" below. The back of the head is marked 10/0 for size and G is the unidentified makers mark. She has bright blue stationary glass eyes, and slightly open mouth with teeth.
This doll is still dressed in her factory original clothing and wig. There is a label on her skirt that reads "Valley of Spree (near Dresden)". Her clothing consists of pantaloons, petticoat, red wool skirt, satin apron, wool blouse, and trimmed with black velvet and red silk ribbons. Her blond mohair wig is topped by a lace hat. She wears black stockings and brown leather shoes.
Condition: The bisque head is in good condition without any chips, cracks or repairs. There is a tiny cheek rub on her left cheek. There is paint loss to the body on hands and arms. One shoe is missing a buckle. Her apron is showing some splitting and wear. Her necklace needs restringing. The head is slightly loosely strung to the body.
Thought he maker is unknown, this may be a German doll made for the French market.
This item is offered on behalf of the Coleman Collection. Other select items will be posted from this collection as well.
5 other shoppers have this item in their Cart or Wish List .
Antique dolls, jewelry and other oddities.
Sleigh bells ringing. Are you listening. Snow is glistening. Walking in a winter wonderland.


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I'm not sure why you are so defensive here....I'm not ignoring any scenes....I already said that both happened but the fact they put in both is the problem.....don't forget one and just focus on the other....IMHO I agree with whatever poster said that William is not fighting for his daughter...he seems to be fighting against Nick...that is NOT the fight he should be focusing on....
Frankly the argument that he didn't want his kid bounced around like he was is stupid....because frankly he wasn't bounced around...he either lived with his mother or his father/grandmother, ....it wasn't like he spent years in foster care, going from one abusive home to the other....it's hogwash and it's not flying in my book.
Listen, let's just agree to disagree because we are never going to agree that Will has acted ALWAYS in the best interest of his daughter, the fact that he's going to Stefano before exhausted all possible options tells me so.
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This past weekend at UFC 162 we saw the UFC Middleweight Championship change hands for the first time in seven years when Chris Weidman knocked out Anderson Silva. On November 16 at UFC 167, Johny Hendricks (15-1) will look to usurp Georges St-Pierre (24-2), who has reigned as champion of the welterweight division since 2007.
While some may find Weidman's underdog story compelling and inspiring, Hendricks saw two sides of the coin in his triumph over Silva.
"It's a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is, there's a new champion. The bad thing is, we've seen [Silva showboat], we've seen him – but, just not as bad as he did in this fight."
At any rate, Silva paid the price when Weidman caught him with a left hand and took full advantage of his opportunity. Perhaps Silva's killer instinct had fizzled out, or maybe he wanted a break from the pressure of being labelled the 'Greatest of All Time' in MMA and constantly defending the title. Either way, Hendricks isn't expecting any taunting tactics out of St-Pierre. He's anticipating a war.
Following UFC 162's jaw dropping title fight, UFC President Dana White told reporters that many people believe that Hendricks is the guy to beat St-Pierre. White also noted that Hendricks has the ability to give GSP trouble since "you can't take him down and he has sick knockout power."
Hendricks has been on a 6-fight win streak with the UFC. To earn his title shot he went through several top ranked opponents including Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Martin Kampmann and Carlos Condit. To date, he has only one loss in the UFC. Undoubtedly, White's comments resounded with Hendricks.
"You train, you do everything, you've done everything that you could and to know that your boss believes in you that you can beat Georges St-Pierre means everything. That's just confidence that you can shock the world," Hendricks said. "The only difference is Georges won't have his hands down. I want to knock him out, but I want his hands to be up. I want to punch people's hands and I wanna lay him out the right way."
From the tale of the tape Hendricks and his training staff have analyzed in advance of fighting GSP, he's prepared for the wrestling and jabs he knows are coming. But the hardest part for Hendricks, in his own words, is being able to stop it.
On the flipside, "Bigg Rigg" claims to have more power than he's ever revealed inside the Octagon which he plans to unleash against the champ.
"The only people who know my true power are people that I've wrestled and that's about it. That's what I'm excited to bring out is that kind of intensity, that kind of power that I haven't shown the world yet, and I plan to do that in November."
As he prepares, Hendricks plans to bring in specialized training partners to enhance his skill set. Most of his training will take place at his alma mater, Oklahoma State University, where he was a champion and 4-time All American wrestler. There he will work to make certain his wrestling is on par to be able to defend and avoid the double leg takedowns that St-Pierre so flawlessly executes. Aside from polishing the weapons he already has in his arsenal, Hendricks believes only a few "tweaks" are needed to be able to fight to the best of his abilities.
Also, for the first time in three years, St-Pierre will defend his title outside of his native Canada. While Johny said he'd fight St-Pierre anytime, anywhere, having a venue where the majority of the crowd isn't rooting against you, can't hurt.
Though the physical gameplan is clear, Hendricks looks to build a winning mentality. After all, dethroning a dominant champion like St-Pierre is something he realizes will be no easy feat.
"That's the hardest part is stepping in against a guy who's had the belt since forever ago. The most important thing is that I believe that's my belt. He's just holding onto it for me."
The battle for the UFC Welterweight Championship will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 16.
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interesting! Cant wait to see this after what happened last week.
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Nice article, although I fail to see how Silva's label of 'The Greatest Of All Time' has changed since the Weidman fight. Who is the greatest of all time now? Weidman? lmao If so then labels are kind of meaningless aren't they
While I do believe that Hendricks poses a serious threat to GSP, I can't help but predict that GSP will avoid the giant left hand by cutting angles and using his superior footwork. If Georges can avoid the bomb for the first 3 rounds, his conditioning will start to become a factor, eventually wearing Hendricks down. Once Hendricks has been outpointed and discouraged we could see GSP try to take the fight to the ground and work a submission or TKO via elbows. GSP is a tactician and it's been a while since he's fought someone that wasn't a submission threat on the ground so he'll likely mix it up as he often does, peppering Hendricks with that Jab and then going for the shoot once Johnny is exhausted. Proving once again that he's the best wrestler in the UFC.
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By Tom Dominguez, Quay County Extension
To keep your landscape at its healthy best, start a regular pruning program. The following guidelines from the American Nursery and Landsape Association (ANLA) explains the basics. Nursery professionals are an excellent source of additional information.
l Remove spent flowers to stimulate growth and additional bloom; otherwise, plant energy is used for seed production.
l Prune spring-flowering plants such as azaleas after they bloom. Summer-flowering plants like butterfly bush or crape myrtle should be pruned just before spring growth. Consult your garden center if you're uncertain.
l Non-flowering ornamentals can be pruned in late winter, spring or summer. Pruning in fall or early winter may encourage tender new growth that cannot withstand cold.
l On bulbs, cut faded blooms to stop seed formation. Cut back foliage only after it has died naturally.
l Branches damaged by diseases, insects, winter or storms should be pruned back to the healthy green wood. Remove branches that grow inward, rub against other branches, are leggy, or those interfering with walkways or mowing.
l Heading shortens plants and makes them more dense. Cut terminal portions of branch to a point directly above the bud.
l Thin to improve sunlight penetration, shorten limbs or direct growth. Cut back entire limb or shoot to its origin at trunk or branch. Cut at branch collar, but leave collar intact.
l Tip pinch to encourage thick foliage and new branching. Remove stem tip of new growth with thumb and forefinger.
l Renewal pruning brings abundant new growth. Plants such as spirea will benefit from a few of the oldest canes being cut back to 6 to 12 inches above ground.
l Shearing promotes lush new growth. Use hand shears on stems to create a uniform surface.
Tom Dominguez is an agent with the Quay County Extension, NMSU Extension Service. He can be reached by calling 461-0562 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Magic Blast Heat Behind Record Setting Three Point Performance
After coming off a hard-fought loss at home on Monday night, the Orlando Magic bounced back in style by easily handling the Miami Heat 102 to 89. After pulling out to an early 7-0 lead, the Magic would never trail on the night.
The Magic which led by as many as 19 points early in the 4th quarter and were able to temper a late Miami run which briefly cut the lead to 9 with 3:59 remaining. Normally at the point where Orlando would choke away the lead, the Magic pulled away behind a big Jameer Nelson three-pointer.
Stan Van Gundy on holding the lead, "I thought we did a good job of gathering ourselves. We held our composure. Nobody seemed the least bit worried. We just kept making plays and knocked down a couple of big shots and we were right there. I thought we held our composure very very well."
A huge first half by Ryan Anderson saw the big man pour in 24 points before finishing the night with 27 and 11 rebounds. While his scoring was impressive, his 7 offensive rebounds are what made the most impact on the game. The Magic out-rebounded the Heat by 10 boards tonight and grabbed 8 more offensive rebounds. Those extra offensive rebounds allowed the Magic to outscore Miami 23-9 in second chance points.
Dwight Howard had another monster night scoring 25 points and grabbing 24 rebounds. It's funny that on a night when Dwight grabs 24 rebounds, I led with Ryan Anderson's 11 boards. It just goes to show how easy it is to take for granted the impact that Dwight can have when he is 100% dialed in. His effort tonight was simply monstrous.
Speaking of monstrous, how about all those three point attempts by Orlando? AMIRITE? Orlando attempted a franchise record 42 three pointers on the night which broke a franchise record for most threes attempted. The team made 17 of those threes to finish at 40.5% on the night. While the high number of attempts may seem shocking, keep in mind that the majority of them actually weren't bad shots. With Dwight playing so well down low, the spacing opened up on the outside.
For the mighty Heat, they just couldn't get things going. The offense seemed to stall far too much and they just misssed shots they normally make. Dwayne Wade had an excellent night shooting 15-24 for 33 points but LeBron finished the night shooting just 5-15 for 17 points. Stan Van Gundy joked after the game that he had a game plan for both guys, and one just missed more shots.
Big Baby Davis has previously challenged the Magic to play harder late in games and they definitely got that tonight.
Davis on the team finishing and keeping it's composure, "That's what it's about. Taking the punch and keep fighting and that's what we did and we knew they were going to make that run, they're a great team. But we just made sure that we didn't buckle and didn't get out of control and we executed until the end."
News, notes, tidbits, superlatives, cheers and jeers from tonight's game:
- Dwight Howard secured his 38th career 20-20 game. The next closest active player is Kevin Garnett with 27. It was also his 6th of the season which is more than the rest of the NBA combined.
- The Heat scored just 11 points in the 3rd quarter which is the lowest of the James/Wade/Bosh era.
- Super Mario Chalmers sat out tonight with a sprained left hand. Norris Cole started in his place and scored 9 points in 31 minutes.
- Ryan Anderson was asked after the game if he had ever practiced taking balls off a rack to simulate a three point contest (it is expected that he will receive an invite during All-Star weekend to participate in the 3-point shootout). His response was perfect, "Never. The only time I've done that is for Snoggle."
- Rookie DeAndre Liggins may not have played tonight (or this season), but that doesn't mean that Stan Van Gundy isn't pleased from what he has seen from him. As of 7pm yesterday, Liggins contract became guaranteed for the remainder of the season. Stan pointed out that despite having been here only 2 months he has already gained 15 pounds of muscle. The key for Liggins will be to just gain experience. At the moment he is buried on the bench, but keeping him around all season, the Magic are clearly pleased with the off-court development they've seen.
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The Magic are back in action on Friday night at home against the Atlanta Hawks. It will be the first time they have faced off since the dreaded playoff ouster last season.
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WHITE STONETraffic will be reduced to a single lane on the Robert O. Norris Bridge during the day starting Monday, August 26 through Thursday, August 29.
The Virginia Department of Transportation reports between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. north and south bound traffic will be directed by flaggers to alternate passing through a work zone. The work is part of a bridge maintenance project that is underway through September.
Workers will be cleaning, rehabilitating and replacing bridge pins and removing rust that has developed due to environmental exposure. The pins and attached hangers help the bridge beams absorb the stress of vehicle traffic. Most of the work will take place underneath the bridge and outside travel lanes, however, periodic closures are needed to set up and move a work platform and position equipment.


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Weeks: 65th wedding anniversary
JIM AND Betty L. Teasley Weeks will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on May 4. The couple was united in marriage on May 4, 1946 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Weeks is the son of the late Bruce A. and Margaret Jane Weeks of Shadyside and is retired from Wheeling- Pittsburgh Steel, Benwood Plant. His wife, Betty, is the daughter of the late Will F. Teasley and the late Ora Hamby of Hopkinsville, Ky. She is retired from the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Wheeling.
They are the parents of five children: James Jr. (Molly Chang) of Orlando, Fla.; Kathleen (Andy) Kazmirski of Shadyside; John (Nancy Eikleberry) of Orlando, Fla.; Lynda (Bob) Williams of Shadyside and Lisa (Terry) Davis of Bellaire; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grand children.
A family dinner was held in their honor hosted by their children on May 1st and in celebration of Jim's 85th birthday.


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Want to get rich?
Sure, marrying into money or inheriting money will do it.
But most millionaires say there's no magic to joining the club. What it takes is saving money and controlling expenses, according to a PNC Bank survey of high-wealth individuals released this morning.
Saving early and regularly was cited by 56 percent of millionaires as the action that most influenced their financial success, according to the survey. Controlling expenses and making good investment decisions were next at 38 percent, while making a lot of money was mentioned by 26 percent.
Just 12 percent said they received an inheritance and even fewer, 3 percent, said they married into money, according to the survey.
"It's just a combination of working hard, a disciplined savings program, watching expenses and making sure to take advantage of all the opportunities from your employment retirement plan," said Sue Bottiggi, PNC's wealth management executive for central Ohio.
She said many millionaires now are in their late 50s or early 60s, have saved all their lives and have finished putting their children through college. Some are surprised at how much they've accumulated, she said.
"'Oh, my gosh, I've never thought about this,'" she said many say. "Many are pleasantly surprised."
Many millionaires have benefited from the outsized gains of the stock market the past five years, Bottiggi said.
"The market has been very strong the past few years, and many people have been able to invest wisely."
Most members of the millionaires club, 76 percent, say they expected to be financially successful when they were growing up, but 81 percent still express surprise at the scale of their success, the survey said.
"Their parents encouraged them to do well, and they made use of a good education and ended up pretty well off today," Bottiggi said.
About half of the millionaires say whatever financial sense they have is largely self-taught, but 77 percent say they now work with a professional to manage their money.
Now that they are millionaires, 51 percent say their focus is maintaining their capital compared with 23 percent who say they still are accumulating money.
The top concern for most of the millionaires is having enough money to live on comfortably in retirement.


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We've got a very similar situation in the next test – average read speed. Again, the SanDisk ImageMate with the USB 2.0 interface is in the lead, winning with three media out of four. The "9 in 1" device from an unknown manufacturer takes the second place – it found itself on the third place only once. By the total result, the Apacer Mega Steno MG820 seems to take the third place. The pair of "7 in 1" card-readers from no-name manufacturers shares the last place.
The last four diagrams show you the average access time of the devices – I should remind you that this factor is not crucial for a card-reader's performance. Note, though, that the card-reader can affect this parameter – the difference in the access time is triple with some cards.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (FNS) -- Supermarket industry consolidation in the Pacific Northwest has turned "business as usual" into "survival of the fittest" for the region's independent operators. A 1996 study of more than 1,000 retail food companies in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and portions of Montana found the region to have the highest concentration of independently owned stores -- about 40% -- compared with the national average of 25%. But that figure is declining, said local observers. In ...
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Ms Maasdam entered service with Holland America in late 1993 and was the second of four smaller S-Class ships now operating in the fleet, having been preceded by ms Statendam and followed by ms Ryndam and ms Veendam.
Designed to carry fewer guests and offer more personal space than other ships in her class, she offers an intimate journey with a personalised service.
On board you can expect incredible facilities including; bars, lounges, restaurants, swimming pools, a spa and entertainment venues.
On board this ship dining is definitely one of the many highlights. For five-course culinary creations, there's the Rotterdam Dining Room. Here you can either opt for the set dining times – or just head down when you're ready.
Perfect for an intimate meal for two is the Pinnacle Grill. A reservations-only restaurant, this is where you can look forward to an array of specialities, including fresh seafood and Sterling Silver Beef. A service charge of $20 applies at the Pinnacle Grill.
If you're after a more casual place to dine, head for the Lido Restaurant. As well as a variety of cooked-to-order specialties, there are popular kid's menus too. The Lido Restaurant is also the venue for your cruise ship's delicious midnight buffets.
In a cosy, coffee house environment, the Explorations Café serves coffee and pastries. You can also expect cappuccinos, espressos and complimentary ice cream during certain hours of the day, and there are even hot hors d oeuvres in all the bars.
MS Maasdam has lots of activities for you to choose from. You can head to the fully equipped fitness centre and enjoy a vigorous work out or even make the most of the ships aerobics area.
Sports enthusiasts will love a game of tennis or basketball, or if you prefer to take it easy then she has two whirlpools to relax in and two swimming pools to enjoy at your will.
If you fancy learning a new skill then head down to the Culinary Arts Centre in which you'll find cooking demonstrations led by the ships master chefs. And if like most you enjoy a spot of shopping then make sure you give the Shopping Arcade, perfect for presents and souvenirs.
After you have enjoyed your evening meal you will be able to find a whole host of entertainment. The Rembrandt Show Lounge is the place to see cabarets, dancers, comedians and illusionists. If you want to dance the night away then the Crow's Nest is perfect for just that.
There is even an on board cinema showing all the latest films, of if you'd prefer to just unwind with a cocktail amongst friends then the Piano Bar is ideal.
There's a wide variety of bars and lounges, there's something to suit every taste. Whether it's a lively or relaxed atmosphere, you'll find it on MS Maasdam.
You can immerse in complete luxury at the Greenhouse Spa with plenty of treatments to choose from. Featuring indulgent beauty and wellness rituals, here you can enjoy a revitalising facial, a rejuvenating hot stone massage or a steam in the thermal suite.
There's also a Beauty Salon - it's the perfect excuse to get your hair and nails done for the special evenings ahead on your cruise. Or if you forgot your favourite book during your cruise then take a trip to the well-stocked library.
The on board kids area is called Club Hal and this is the place to find age appropriate programs for youngsters aged 3 to 12. The Loft is designed exclusively for teens (13 - 17). It's the cool place to hang out and make new friends.
Medical & Accessibility
MS Maasdam has an on-board Medical Centre staffed by doctors and nurses. The ship's Medical Centre is well equipped to handle most emergencies and medical procedures.
A wheelchair friendly ship, there are six wheelchair accessible cabins and eight elevators. Guests using a wheelchair need to have a capable traveling companion.
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