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Private Bedroom Breakfast TV WiFi
お部屋の大きさ20 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- ファミリー/子供と一緒に泊まれる
- キッチン
- 洗濯機/乾燥機
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|Kamaterou, 10432 Athens, ギリシャ
This bedroom has one double large bed, two nightstands, mirror, TV, studio, large closet, access to individual balcony. Has also a kitchen fully equipped with oven, grill, coffee-maker, refrigerator, glasses, plates, cups, forks, cooking pans, microwave and other. The bathroom is fitted with bathtub, washing machine, hot water 24h.
Once here , ask for your list with suggestions and free city map. We will take care to be gently informed! Athens is very live city , so you will never be bored.
You can make your trip in the ancient Athens and the same time have fun and nice beaches in about 30 minutes from the downtown.
There is very close from the building a bus station, metro station(Omonoia), you are connected with all areas in Athens, grocery store, bakery, super-market, Greek traditional restaurants, taverns, fast-food,cafes, banks and pharmacies, Acropolis at 25 min walking, Thisseo at 15 min walking, Monastiraki (the ancient market), 15 min walking, Plaka (is called the neighborhood of gods, where are all greek taverns and restaurants), 1 metro stations, Gazi, (all clubs and night life is there), 2 metro stations, Sintagma, (the Greek Parliament and Guard, the National Garden etc.) 2 metro stations.
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|Weekly rate for 1 guest
|¥ 1966780
|Monthly rate for 1 guest
|¥ 5899422
|¥ 104888 ゲスト・宿泊日の追加
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The staff was friendly, but it wasn't what I had imagined. To cold, area is not very beautiful, but for the price it is okay.
Great value for money. The rooms are small but will certainly satisfy your basic needs. The tiny breakfast is good to start going, but there also a small, good, cheap cafeteria downstairs. Although I had a room on the sixth floor, the traffic could be clearly heard all night long.
And one other important point: the neighbourghood there is pretty nasty: prostitutes, drug addicts. In a group, or at least when you know what not to do - all right, but I met two Taiwan girls, who where just terrified to walk after dark. Quite understandably. They missed, however, all bustling Athens night life.
A nice place to stay when you're visiting Athens! Having a clean kitchen allowed us to cook our own meals. There's a fridge and the rooms were clean! Miglen has been an excellent host and gave us a small tour upon arrival (2 am!). A big plus is the closeness of the omonia metrostation and busterminals to go outside the city.
Miglen's house is a very friendly guesthouse. I had a good welcome when i arrived and Miglen was always willing to help me or to give me some informations. I visited Athens by foot from his house. Ok, you're not in a hotel but it's very cheap. You are in a very good place if you're looking for a cheap place. I recommand.
Our room was for the price 15 € per night and person really ok, only the size of bed is for double room to small, for two children, or really skinny persons would be large enough, for two guys is the bed really to small.
Breakfast is included, simple and good.
One notice for people with problems to sleep: really loud area at night.
It was a very good experience in general.
The flat was very clean and Miglen very nice, helpful and friendly.
Highly recommended.
it was fine overall except two things: 1. radiator in bed room was out of order; so, next day got a fan heater. 2. one micro oven for heating cooked food would be very useful. I believe one micro oven is not that expensive. Hoowever, comppare to our price this can be taken into consideration. But, this simple matters can be improved and that won't be cost effective for the host I believe. Any way, Miglen is a friendly host that is what important.
Miglen was very friendly and helpful, and I was impressed that he even lent me a map and explained the directions of landmarks around the area, and also recommended some places to visit which is something I truly appreciate. Also, he was very flexible, allowing me to change rooms and it was indeed a good stay in Athens.
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text: I have four colonies that all came from swarms that did not build up well due to a severe drought we experience this summer. Two are in one yard, one of them has built out a deep very well and looks fairly good but nothing above that. The other had drawn out about four frames when the drought hit and thats about where they are now. I was going to combine these two and take a medium super of surplus and put on them. I winter with a deep and medium here in VA. The other two are in a different yard and both of these are small and have only abou three to four frames drawn out. I thought about making a nuc out of these two, do you think they will make it through winter? I have never had a nuc or tried to get one through winter. Would this be a lost cause?


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I'm going to experiment a lot this spring on what kind of hives are easy to work and are doing well for the bees. Since PermaComb only comes in mediums and the hives I'm buying are installed in mediums, I have to rethink a lot of things. Since I want to use drone comb, both to monitor, and to help in the control of Varroa (at least until I can get regressed) and this will require getting into the brood chamber every couple of weeks, I want access to the brood chambers without moving all of the supers. Here's one design I am contemplating:
The base is a 22 frame double brood chamber (twice the width of a 10 frame box). The next tier is stepped in from the front (or the back if you prefer) and is a 16-frame box (24 1/2" wide). On top if this is a queen excluder and the supers, stepped in another 6 frames. The steps back would be covered by half of a migratory cover, perhaps with a strip around the edge to provide bee space.
This gives you access to 5 (6 if you reach a little) frames on the front of the 22 frame double and 5 frames on the front of the 16-frame box without moving any boxes. A frame of drone could be removed and a new one inserted, five frames into either box without much labor. Also the general health of the brood chamber may be assessable by looking at these five frames out of the brood chambers.
To set this up requires building your own double and 16 frame boxes and a double bottom board (or some kind of table) and cutting a migratory cover in half. Otherwise everything is standard.
The 16 frame medium box should weigh about the same as a 10 frame deep brood box.
Any comments? Opinions?


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The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering's scheduled Thursday, October 10 seminar will continue as planned at 3:30 PM in Maryland Hall 110. Jerry Lee, the Health Sciences Director at the National Cancer Institute (National Institutes of Health) will present his lecture "Advancing Convergence and Innovation in Cancer Research: National Cancer Institute Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI)." A small reception will follow in Maryland Hall 109.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI) is a component of the NCI's Office of the Director focused on emerging advanced technologies that have the potential of uniquely impacting the full spectrum of cancer basic and clinical research. The Center is tasked with planning, developing, executing, and implementing rapid strategic scientific and technology initiatives that keep the Institute ahead of the scientific curve with respect to potential new exciting areas and discoveries. This may involve direct development and application of advanced technologies, synergy of large scale and individual initiated research, and/or using available federal mechanisms to forge novel partnerships that emphasize innovation, trans-disciplinary teams and convergence of scientific disciplines. With an emphasis on complementing the scientific efforts of other NCI divisions, CSSI's efforts seek to enable the translation of discoveries into new interventions, both domestically and in the international arena, to detect, prevent and treat cancer more effectively. This presentation will highlight various programs and their associated accomplishments within CSSI's broad scientific portfolio of programs (Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium, Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers, Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies, and Provocative Questions) and describe future directions and opportunities.


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It was almost a banner year for women in politics.
Yes, women garnered public support while they competed for the two highest offices in the land (Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton), already possessed the third (Nancy Pelosi), had high-visibility roles in both the race for the Oval Office (Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain) and on the international stage (Carla Bruni), and, in our own fair city, battled in a rare two-woman contest for a State Senate seat (Dianne Wilkerson and Sonia Chang-Díaz).
But while these personalities spanned the spectrum in age, race, geography, political party, and ideology in a year that saw women in the political spotlight as never before, one thing united them all: our obsession with their bodies, wardrobes, and adorable regional accents.
Oh, ladies. This was the year we were so close to playing political hardball with the big boys, without having to battle gender stereotyping and misogynist cultural attitudes. And yet — even 88 years after the passing of the 19th Amendment — we were so far.
Body politicsDivisive as she was, we couldn't get enough of Sarah Palin in 2008. Though no one south of Nome had even heard of her before August, she thoroughly energized religious nuts, Zamboni drivers, and pit-bull owners — and horrified everyone else.
Her gender was a lightning rod from the very moment she was picked, as debate raged over whether she was either a) a maverick-y female chief executive of an energy-rich state, or b) a cynical political choice made (in the wake of Hillary Clinton's defeat) by a senile old man rarin' to shake the geriatric foundations of his rudderless campaign. And, at various points of the campaign, both sides seemed to have valid arguments.
She certainly performed much better in debates than any detractor would have believed (though we could have done without the winking and the shout outs to elementary-school kids), and her stump speeches proved her an even better draw than the man on top of the ticket. But a series of jaw-dropping gaffes, a general lack of anything resembling an understanding of foreign policy, and that goddamned exorbitant wardrobe exposed her as less than ready to step into the leader of the free world's shoes.
Palin did come pretty darn close to the Oval Office. And she's already considered a front-runner for 2012. Which gives her four years to start reading newspapers and to get some stamps in her recently acquired passport.
Cackles and canklesPerhaps the biggest female loser in the 2008 political spotlight was Hillary Clinton. She was the top seed for the Democratic nomination from way back, and it was her contest to lose. And she actually did pretty well in the race: with the exception of Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, she took home the biggest primary prizes (winning New York, California, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania). But her campaign was never able to translate these victories into a sustained momentum.
Perhaps that's because the public and media ultimately cared more about her hideous pantsuits and the Bubba factor than they did her policies. As the world learned this year, the unfortunate truth about a female presidential candidate is that she's still scrutinized as a woman first, and as a politician second.
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Anything by Hunter S. Thompson, dude was an insane genius (dual meaning) and he actually started off as a sport writer and always held sports close to all of his works and heart. I gotta thank the public library for having EVERY SINGLE ONE of his books and when I was a 'security guard' for a town dock I got to rip through all of them
Speaking of, I wanna start his whole collection over. DAMN he was great
Come check the G-Fambulance and The Scarf Soldiers every home game in Lot L6, and like us on facebook and instagam 'NYG Scarf Soldiers'
Call me a kid (which i am) but i love the percy jackson series.
Almost done with Catching Fire and must say it isn't THAT bad. The concept is decent and I'm hearing that there is a cliffhanger.I think the 1st book was way too obvious and the movie did it no justice. I knew from a mile away that something like that was going to happen. Hopefully the second book ends with a bang. Once this book is done I might start reading Crimw and Punishment along with my Ascent of money book.


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Current Pulaski Technical College students can register for Fall 2013 classes beginning April 16 through Aug. 15.
To register for classes, log into the MyPTC portal account and click on the Campus Connect tab. Please visit the Advising and Career Center, Campus Center Building 318 on the Main campus in North Little Rock or the Student Services office at the Little Rock-West or Little Rock-South locations for help in choosing or registering for classes.
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Summer I classes begin May 28 and end June 21. Summer I extended runs May 28-July 23. Summer II runs July 1-July 26.
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Last week's frenzied finger-pointing has probably left most taxpayers none the wiser as to why they are down a $369 million hole with Solid Energy. But it seems the SOE model itself may be a big part of the problem.
Their shareholder ministers seem to have a double standard points out Tim Watkin: 'Of course this story is rich in political hypocrisy. Through the prism of Solid Energy, you can see National encouraging SOEs to take on more debt, while being incredibly conservative towards and protective of its own balance sheet. Debt? Bill English and others in government have warned repeatedly of its dangers and spoken in almost religious tones of the importance of returning to surplus, all the while nudging SOEs in the opposite direction' - see: Solid Energy and the battle for economic cred.
It's Capitalism 101: higher returns come with higher risks. While most of our SOEs have very broad and stable customer bases, some are inevitably going to run into trouble - particularly if they are being pushed (internally and/or externally) to constantly grow the dividends.
The lesson from Solid Energy for many is simple according to Martin Van Beynen: 'Isn't the debacle of Solid Energy a salutary lesson about the taxpayer owning commercial companies? If you want to own state assets, you have to accept the risks as well as the benefits' - see: Paid in solid gold brickbats. The problem is that even getting shot of them doesn't always get the taxpayers off the hook. The painful lessons from both Air New Zealand and KiwiRail suggest that 'too big to fail' doesn't just apply to multi-national banks.
The SOE model was supposed to get the politicians out of commercial decisions and some have argued that political influence was still a problem with Solid Energy, particularly investments in ill-fated renewable projects. But most analysis actually seems to identify a lack of political oversight as a major factor, including The Press: 'The ministers' fault was one of insufficient oversight and intervention; the company's fault was one of exuberance and imprudence. The latter is at least as bad as the former' - see: Emerging narrative of Solid Energy's collapse shows all players at fault.
If the answer is more 'commercial discipline' - which the Government promises the Mixed Ownership Model will deliver - then are we are putting more faith and trust in the likes of Mr Elder and Mr Palmer to make the right decisions? While their ambitions were supersized (see Hamish Rutherford's Solid Energy 'wanted to be resource giant') their ability just to manage what they had was clearly smaller.
The massive expenditure required seems to have assumed some sort of private capital injection via partial or full privatisation. Would that have stopped the 'financial mismanagement by the company' which Tracy Watkins
says is 'the real story of Solid Energy's failure'? - see: Solid questions still remain unanswered. Would it have re-instated better internal oversight, particularly the relationship between Elder and Palmer which some have identified as far too close? As Jane Clifton has written, 'While the passion with which Palmer defended Elder against the often vituperative criticism he has come in for is laudible, it's fair to ask whether there was a prudently impartial relationship between the chairman and CEO in this case' - see: Hot air and Solid Energy: Don Elder and co at the select committee.
Wherever the blame is finally apportioned it is clear the Government has taken some hits. It has certainly distracted from what should have been a triumphant period following the Supreme Court's green light and Key's own quickness to blame Solid Energy for being over geared with debt came back to bite him. John Armstrong says 'Unfortunately for Key, Labour found some quotes from him last month pointing his finger at high gearing as one of the factors responsible for Solid Energy's financial predicament' - see: Labour must think laterally to win war. Armstrong thinks Clayton Cosgrove has done well so far but that Labour will need to be clever to shift the focus to the privatisation policy itself.
The Government will be on the lookout for another 'perfect storm', which is how both Ministers and managers have described the circumstances that led to Solid Energy's collapse. The Hollywood movie of the same name may be a better metaphor than they realised says blogger Andrew McMillan: 'It was a story of desperation, greed, and recklessness' - see: Solid Energy's Perfect Storm.
Two other humourous blogposts also shine a light on the matter - see: Solid Energy blames financial trouble on David the intern (from the excellent new satirical news site, The Civillian, and my own blogpost: Images of Solid Energy.
Other recent important or interesting items include the following:
• The body count in the Minister of Education's office continues to grow - see: Tracy Watkins' Parata's high staff turnover queried.
• Ski-field and white water rafting businesses are completely reliant on the weather as well - where are their hand-outs? asks Cathy Odgers - see: Hooton On WFF - Welfare For Farmers. See also, Matthew Hooton's English leading debate on climate change.
• Rodney Hide has ten reasons why The underclass have no hope, while barrister Catriona MacLennan thinks the Government is looking in the wrong places - see: Stop dodging tax and we can end child poverty. Hide also has some interesting arguments to make in his column, Problems solved.
• Here we go again says Bernard Hickey: 'We are again spending more than we're earning and the banks are starting to borrow overseas again to fund the lending growth, putting yet more pressure on the currency and our net foreign debt' - see: Hard talk on housing. He proposes some hard-hitting policies to the heat out of the Auckland property market.
• While she was Prime Minister of New Zealand, she was hardly liberal on drugs, yet now, Reuters reports, Helen Clark flags failings of 'war on drugs'.
• The real star of the recent parliamentary debate over the gay marriage equality bill was actually a conservative National MP - see Audrey Young's Little-known MP who electrified gay debate.
• Finally, it is 'obvious to almost everyone that the Government is going to back down' on the car park tax says David Farrar in More clear stances from Labour, so why is David Shearer only prepared to 'look at' abolishing it if implemented?


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Giving Our Best
A Retreat with Pema Chodron on Practicing the Way of the BodhisattvaCompassion is a skill. You can learn it here and now, and the benefits are vast. In this recorded retreat, Pema Chödrön shows you how—using a text that is very close to her heart: the Buddhist classic known as The Way of the Bodhisattva. Here she focuses on its primary subject, the enlightened heart and mind (bodhichitta), showing us how this awakened state, which often seems infinitely far out of… Read More
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Mindful Eating
A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with FoodThere have been many fad diets over the years, but few have put us in touch with the real root of our cravings. There's nothing bad about being hungry. We all need to eat. But often, through the many distractions of life, we develop unconscious habits that alienate us from the basic enjoyment of food—and leave us feeling empty, no matter how much we eat. Dr. Jan Bays here presents… Read More
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How to Be an Adult in Relationships
The Five Keys to Mindful Loving"Most people think of love as a feeling," says David Richo, "but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present." Drawing on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships that focuses not on finding an ideal mate but on becoming a more loving and realistic person. Here, he explores five hallmarks of mindful loving and how they play… Read More
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No Time to Lose
A Timely Guide to the Way of the BodhisattvaIn her previous books, Pema Chödrön offered the compelling vision of becoming a "spiritual warrior"—cultivating compassion, courage, and wisdom under all circumstances. Her vision of enlightened living has resonated strongly with readers from many backgrounds, resulting in cumulative sales of more than a million copies. Here, she goes beyond introducing and inspiring readers to showing them exactly how they can each become a bodhisattva, or one who exemplifies kindness, caring,… Read More
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Fully Alive
A Retreat with Pema Chodron on Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and ChangeWe live in difficult times. Life sometimes seems like a roiling and turbulent river threatening to drown us. Why, in the face of that, shouldn't we cling for safety to the certainty of the shore—to our comfortably familiar patterns and habits? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging leads only to even greater suffering. In this recorded retreat, based on the program Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and… Read More
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Smile at Fear
A Retreat with Pema Chodron on Discovering Your Radiant Self-ConfidenceWe all have fears, but when we look closely at them, we discover that behind each fear resides a basic fear of ourselves. We're afraid to look at our habitual styles of thinking and behaving because we might not always like what we see. Ironically it is this fear of honest self-reflection that keeps us trapped in patterns of stress and discontentment. Here is a vision for moving beyond this… Read More
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Be Grateful to Everyone
An In-Depth Guide to the Practice of LojongOne of the best ways to bring meditation off the cushion and into everyday life is to practice lojong (or mind training). For centuries, Tibetans have used fifty-nine powerful mind-training slogans as a way to transform life's ordinary situations into opportunities for awakening. In this audio program, Pema Chödrön presents her definitive audio teachings on lojong. She offers an overview of the practice and goes on to provide inspiring commentary… Read More
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You Are Here
Discovering the Magic of the Present MomentIn our daily lives we are often lost in thought—we lose ourselves in our plans, in our anger, in our worries. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh presents Buddhist techniques we can use to cut through the mental busyness and anxiety of daily life in order to discover the clear happiness that comes from living in the present moment. Based on a retreat that Thich Nhat Hanh led for Westerners, this… Read More
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WaldenIn July 1845, Henry David Thoreau built a small cottage in the woods near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. During the two years and two months he spent there, he began to write Walden, a chronicle of his communion with nature that became one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. As the favorite book of generations of readers, Walden has become part of the American landscape.… Read More
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The Art of Peace
The inspirational teachings in this collection show that the real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. The teachings are drawn from the talks and writings of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the popular Japanese martial art of Aikido, a mind-body discipline he called the "Art of Peace," which offers a nonviolent way to victory in the face of conflict. Ueshiba believed that Aikido… Read More
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Now you can walk through the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Beyond the Traditional Bobblehead Trustee
Original post made by Liz, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2009
Valerie Arkin seemed surprised when her fellow board members did not actively work on their own version of budget cuts, but they instead waited to be directed by the District and budget committee. The budget committee is made up of a couple of parents but primarily district employees and Union reps each with their own special interests.
Arkin presented her own plan. Arkin's proposal would save Class Size Reduction, Academic Intervention programs and Counselors. It includes $2,146,000 in cuts to Administration, plus Management salary rollback (3 days, per mgmt) $121,500,and Car Allowances (per mgmt) $120,000.
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"The cuts and the $175 parcel tax revenue would provide the district enough money to more than balance the budget in this fiscal year, and would keep it solvent for the next fiscal year, said Arkin. "I think with all of this (the cuts, without losing CSR and other programs), I could get the community on board (for a parcel tax)." She got applause from the audience."
Trustee Jim Ott said, "I applaud you putting pen to paper. These are things that are important."
Pat Kernan added, "Great job. You are light years ahead of me. I'm at the macro level. I'll catch up."
Gee… there is a surprise someone that is light years ahead of non-resident trustee Kernan.
I applaud trustee Arkin for looking beyond what the District wants us to see. She concedes her plan still needs work. The District should not waste the money on a special election in June and further explore this kind of thinking. With this kind of leadership the school board may have a proposal that the community can embrace by the November ballot , saving the $230,000 cost of a special election.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 7, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Thanks for posting and the web link. She is a free thinker. Can't say the same about Hinske. Too bad, but not surprising. her backers are the district staff, and the PTA council. She was in such a hurry to leave at the parcel tax vote, on March 5, it was surprising that Pat Kernan
spoke as long as he did.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 7, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Bravo Ms. Arkin!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 7, 2009 at 7:06 pm
I like Ms. Arkin's efforts to find a workable solution too.
But in all fairness, I overheard someone say that Jamie H. had a plane to catch that evening.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 7, 2009 at 8:37 pm
In a ll fairness, timing is everything!
a resident of California Reflections
on Mar 7, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Arkin's plan keeps any teachers from getting laid off.
Why couldn't the superintendent and staff come up with this plan. Oh thats right, because they want to panic parents and teachers into giving them a BIG parcel tax. And they do not want any of the cuts to touch them.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Mar 8, 2009 at 9:22 am
Sandy is a registered user.
I applaud Valerie Arkin for brainstorming some alternatives.
However, her proposal made several assumptions that cannot yet be confirmed. She assumed that $2 million would come to the district in federal stimulus funds, for example. Much of the stimulus funds are earmarked, such as for school building or renovation. Given that our schools have been well maintained, we may not see much of that money.
She also voted in favor of the parcel tax.
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Mar 8, 2009 at 11:36 am
I understand the Federal money is confirmed with slight question about the amount. The money is targeted for special ED, to replace the 4mil encroachment on the general fund that now exists. This will free up more than 2mil in the general fund.
Your point that some things are still not yet determined points to the recklessness of not waiting until we have a clear picture before determining the need for a parcel tax. Waiting until the November election would save money on a special election and would be the responsible thing to do.
Arkin has indicated that after appropriate cuts are made she would probably still support a parcel tax to bring back extracurricular and less essential programs but only after honestly identifying the reasons for the tax.
I am disappointed that Arkin did not vote no for the proposal as it stands, but I understand she is trying to take the board in a more responsible direction and she is only one vote.
Will you be comfortable being a part of a deception?
a resident of Mohr Park
on Mar 8, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Sandy is a registered user.
I have not seen any evidence of a deception. I am an inquisitive person, and every single question I have asked of the school district has been answered.
If the federal funds have been clarified, I would like to see that documented. I have been following the news about education cuts around the state very closely, and I have not seen any articles in other districts that indicate any certainty has yet been provided.
I do not think it would be responsible to wait until November, when so many of the teachers and staff would already have been laid off, to take action. That would mean that students would be directly affected for at least one school year. I think the board members are fulfilling their responsibility to do what is best for students, by planning based on the most realistic scenarios, rather than waiting for the state or federal governments to rescue us.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 8, 2009 at 4:12 pm
They don't come any dummer than those 5 stooges.
Isn't one of them a resident of another city and has 2 daughters working for PUSD?
Talk about conflict of interest. It's no wonder voting yes on a parcel tax makes sense for this board.
Let's recall these 5 clowns and get some real leadership in the school board.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 8, 2009 at 4:33 pm
I also applaud Arkin for doing her homework, unlike the other four trustees that came to the meeting with nothing to offer. If more of those trustees had done their homework, they might have more valuable inputs and solutions to offer. It's unforunate that Arkin folded like a cheap suit at the end, giving in to the union and other board members. 2 thumbs down for all of them!
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Mar 8, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I think the point of this thread is that Arkin was pretty close to a plan that would not lay off teachers. It appears that it would be possible if there was a will to do so. That would buy time to refine the need for a parcel tax and put it on the ballot in November.
Why did they refuse to include language that would prohibit all salary increases for the term of the tax? The language that was put in is an illusion that does not prohibit raises out of general funds during the term of the parcel tax. That is a deception. There are many.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Mar 9, 2009 at 10:02 am
We need teachers more than administrators. That's the bottom line.
I support Arkin's plan.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Mar 9, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Jan, just because the language doesn't say what you think it should, does not mean it is deceptive. "no proceeds used for administrators' compensation" is plenty clear to me.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Mar 9, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I also congratulate Ms. Arkin for doing her homework. She obviously has broken the mold and is doing an exceptional job! I am proud to say that I supported her in the election and I am glad she is supporting us in doing such fantastic work. I hope Dr. Casey is shaking in his boots. For the last few years he has used his board as a rubber stamp, especially Jim Ott who has even used funds from his business to support the parcel tax. Conflict of interest or just poor judgment? Either way, I am very glad that Ms. Arkin can think for herself.
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Mar 9, 2009 at 8:16 pm
The language that was put in is an ILLUSION that does not prohibit raises out of general funds during the term of the parcel tax. An Illusion leads you to believe something that is not true, that is a deception.
The deception is leading the voters to believe this money will not allow admin raises when in fact it is likely to free up other money to allow raises.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Mar 9, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I'm going to try to communicate my point one more time, and then I'll let it drop.
If there was deception in the language, it would state something like "no administrative compensation increases will occur during the time that this tax is in effect." But it doesn't.
It's true that there is a possibility that raises could occur, whether or not the parcel tax passes. You obviously don't think that's OK. But just because the parcel tax leaves that possibility open, does not mean that the parcel tax language is deceptive.
editor of the Pleasanton Weekly
on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:51 pm
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We're intentionally giving topics pertaining to the June 2 parcel tax measure and teacher layoffs a rest because the postings have become repetitive and, in some instances, accusatory and hurtful to teachers and other employees of the school district who are unable to respond to postings, most of which are made under the cloak of anonymity. The postings online will remain, but future postings to these threads or new ones dealing with teacher layoffs and the parcel tax can be made only by registered users of the Pleasanton Weekly forum.
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State Rep. Darrin Williams of Little Rock will be the keynote speaker.
Tickets cost $12 per person and can be purchased in advance by contacting Dianne Butler at (501) 812-2284 or email@example.com. Tickets can also be purchased from members of the Cultural Diversity Committee. Tickets will not be sold at the door on the day of the event.
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Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson. (Associated Press)
Last Modified: Thursday, November 22, 2012 8:04 PM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There are some things LSU just can't control, but whatever hopes and dreams the Tigers still have for this season revolve around getting a victory today against Arkansas.
That's Job One. Then the Tigers can sit back and let the rest of it sort itself out.
"We don't control our own destiny," head coach Les Miles said. "But there are some destinations that this football team would love to be a part of."
The Tigers (9-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) could theoretically reach the SEC Championship game if Auburn were to pull off the upset of the century Saturday against Alabama.
Beyond that fantasy, LSU's postseason could conceivably end up anywhere from the Sugar Bowl to the Cotton Bowl to several more notches down the holiday food chain.
"Overall, we need to finish," Miles said. "We need to make sure that this season we operate like we have said we would and turn out to be the best team that we can be and to be a dominant team … that's the goal: to play best, to improve and to see where this season puts us.
"We just need to go out there and play our game."
On paper, that looks like a mismatch.
Arkansas (4-7, 2-5 SEC) with interim head coach John L. Smith presumably coaching his last game, comes in ranked 13th in the SEC in total defense and dead last in pass defense. The Razorbacks will be up against an LSU offense that has perked up in recent games with the emergence of quarterback Zach Mettenberber, who comes in with three consecutive games of 250 or more yards passing.
"Athletically, if there's a better team in the country, I'd like to see them," Smith said of the Tigers. "The difference from early (in the season) is they struggled a little, particularly offensively, but when they had to, they ran the football. Now the addition of the quarterback and the play they're getting out of him makes that a double-edged sword. And everybody knows how athletic they are, can run on the outside."
The Razorbacks, who started the season ranked in the top 10, have been one of the season's biggest disappointments — never really recovering from an early season upset loss to Louisiana-Monroe — and have lost their last three conference games.
"I think they're a talented team," Miles said. "When you watch their film, you can see why they were ranked in the top 10 to start the season, and they're still there. The quality players have played hard."
The Razorbacks' first setback came in April when head coach Bobby Petrino was fired after admitting to an improper affair with a woman he recommended for a job in the athletic department.
Smith was brought in as an interim head coach and, with this year's struggles, will surely be replaced after today.
"I'm thankful for the opportunity," Smith said. "It has not worked like I would have liked. So I'm a little regretful that I wasn't able to give them more wins."
"John L. Smith was in a tough position, but I'm sure he'll have them ready," Miles said.
"It is very difficult for me, having not been involved on their campus and their team," Miles said when asked what went wrong with the Razorbacks' high expectations. "The only thing I can tell you is that they seem to play better, with enthusiasm and with emotion. I see talent there when I watch the film. We have to play well and understand that we will be challenged."
Arkansas can throw it around some, which could be a problem for an LSU defense that has been leaking passing yards, having surrendered more than 300 in each of the last two games.
Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson is the SEC's leading passer and he has the league's leading receiver in Cobi Hamilton.


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Border Highway Toll Lane Fees In Effect Friday, Boycott Underway
Local Activist Against TollTAG Sales At Ace Cash Express
EL PASO, Texas - The Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority (CRRMA) is considering stopping the sale of toll tags at ACE Cash Express stores after residents criticized the partnership with the payday lender.
The CRRMA board will vote on whether to end the sale of toll tags at ACE and instead sell them at a city facility, such as the City of El Paso's one-stop-shop building, said Raymond Telles, the CRRMA's Executive Director. The vote is slated for the board's January 22nd meeting.
"Our Board President and board members feel really strongly about this issue and we are exploring options other than ACE," said Telles over the phone on Thursday.
The move comes as residents have expressed disapproval of the partnership with ACE. Activist Jim Tolbert is calling for a boycott of the toll lanes until the tags are no longer sold at ACE locations.
"I was disgusted because it is a predatory lender. We're looking at an entity that harms people with their high interest rates. Taking people into those offices is much like, in my opinion, introducing someone to a meth dealer," said Tolbert.
The CRRMA partnered with the North Texas Tollway Authority to sell the tags online, on the phone, through the mail and in person. The NTTA has an existing partnership with ACE Cash Express in North Texas. "Our partnership with the NTTA and not with Ace," said Telles in a prior interview.
The CRRMA is not equipped to sell toll tags on its own because it has a staff of one: Telles.
According to a corporate ACE representative, the payday lender has issued more than 1,100 toll tags in North Texas over the last three months and five of those customers became new ACE customers. He said they provide a convenient option for individuals who prefer to pay with cash. Supporters of the industry say pender lenders provide a necessary service for individuals who can't take out a bank loan.
If the board votes to amend the contract with NTTA, the CRRMA will keep the online, phone and mail component provided by the NTTA but will forego the partnership with ACE.
Since January 1st, 73 people in the El Paso area have opened accounts and paid for toll tags to use the toll lanes. Some accounts request more than one toll tag and 96 toll tags have been issued. All of those were purchased via phone or online and none at ACE, said Telles.
If a driver does not purchase a toll tag but still used the toll lanes, cameras will capture the vehicle's license plates and the registered owner will receive a bill in the mail that will include the cost of postage.
Newspaper Tree has reported ACE's partnership with the NTTA stems from a no-bid contract that did not go through a board vote. According to the article, the origins of the partnership are not entirely known.
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San Francisco police have arrested a former Novato high school athlete in connection with the vandalism of a city bus during celebrations following the Giants World Series victory.
Gregory Tyler Graniss, 22, of San Francisco was taken into custody on Tuesday and booked into county jail on suspicion of felony vandalism and injuring or destroying a passenger transit vehicle.
Police say Graniss was identified with the help of a photo published in the San Francisco Chronicle that showed a man smashing the windshield of the bus with a barrier just after midnight on Monday morning. The photo was widely distributed via social media after it was reposted on Facebook.
Several businesses also had their windows smashed and a city bus was set on fire in the sometimes rowdy celebrations that followed Sunday's World Series win. Dozens were arrested.
"This was a senseless act of destruction and there is no tolerance for such criminal behavior in San Francisco," said San Francisco police Chief Greg Suhr in a statement. "With assistance from the public, investigators moved swiftly to identify this suspect and make an arrest. Investigators are also working tirelessly to identify those responsible for setting the bus on fire and to bring them to justice."
During his senior season in 2007-08, Graniss was a key member of the San Marin High School basketball team that helped turn the program around and helped it qualify for the postseason.


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I was recently discussing a campaign with a client. We were going through the campaign strategy and what was working and where improvements could be made and listing off all the next steps that we would take. The conversation itself was a hour long just to talk through results. After the meeting, he had to run off to another meeting for a different project. Then he had another meeting after that. In any given day, his day is 80% full of meetings! When does he ever have time to think?!
Most business decision makers are involved in a lot of decisions. The decision process takes time and understanding. Very few have as much time as they'd like to sit down and really dig through campaign response metrics. Practically none of the marketers I know have the time to do the deep work that is required to thoroughly analyze under-performing programs.
Web Analytics Best Practices – Properly Analyze Your Results
Once the goals have been decided and everyone is ready to get started, the next step in having a successful analytics strategy is to figure out who is going to review and analyze the numbers.
- Put a schedule in place. Reporting schedules that align with how long it takes to implement a change work well. For instance, if it takes two weeks to get all stakeholders on board with a landing page change, then schedule your reporting time every 2 weeks. Reporting normally leads to action items. If those action items start stacking up on top of one another, it can make deciphering what was effective and what wasn't more difficult.
- Make time to think about the results. Scrambling to look up conversions five minutes before a review meeting is not ideal. Block out time on your schedule the day before. Give enough time to not only pull the numbers, but also to think about the numbers.
- Review results with others. Having more than one set of eyes looking over the information is a good idea, especially if things are changing.
Analyzing marketing results takes time, more time than most people anticipate. Creating a regular schedule and setting aside time specifically for reviewing & analyzing results will help you manage that time better. If possible, get a marketing analyst to help you with this. You'll have more time to think through the results and make more thoughtful plans.
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text: The National Telecom Alliance (NTA), Houston, recently announced the completion of its Founding Membership drive at its National Summit in Las Vegas. Twenty-five people attended, representing 18 founding member companies. The attendees learned of NTA's initiatives for the next several years, which include the national accounts program (the ASAP program), designed to harness the organization's nationwide


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Congressman Rick Nolan gives Pequot Lakes students lessons in leadership
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., visited Pequot Lakes, where his mother grew up, on Monday, April 29, to share lessons with Pequot Lakes High School students on the importance of respect, honesty and integrity.
Nolan noted the Pequot Lakes motto, "Respect, Responsibility and Integrity," and related to students how important those three qualities are to growing up and to leadership.
"The key, in my judgment, to leadership in every level — in your family, in your community, in your school, not to mention your state and your nation — is just fundamental integrity, respect and responsibility. So I applaud Pequot Lakes for having that as their fundamental motto because it is essential for success in life and for each and every one of you to be a leader in your family," Nolan said.
He also told students that these are qualities they should practice now, rather than later.
"You need to be mindful of that. The kind of respect that you show for one another in your everyday life, people are observing you. They're making a note of it. The hard work and the determination you bring to any task that you do, people are watching," Nolan said. "People are observing, it might not impact you for another day or two, it might not impact you for another year or two ... in 30 years it might impact you and your life, because somebody reappears in your life in an important and a significant way."
Nolan suggested that enacting these qualities in your daily life has many advantages.
"Here's another reason to be honest and do the right thing, because it's stupid, it's really stupid not to, and people get caught doing things that that little inner voice tells them is not the right thing to do," he said.
One way that Nolan suggested to practice these qualities is just to show kindness and respect to people for no reason.
"It's so simple. There are people that nobody ever bothers to say hello to. Can you imagine what it would be like to live that life? Then some popular kid in school walks by and says, 'Hi'. It might be the nicest thing to happen to them all day, that somebody took the time to say, 'Hi, how are you?'" Nolan said.
"Every chance you get, try as best you can to always be honest, and sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's real difficult, and try to be kind. Be an instrument of bringing people together. Be an instrument of peace, of collaboration, of cooperation in your daily life," he said.
Nolan suggested these qualities are lacking in current politics, and suggested that this deficit is responsible for problems in the current political system.
"There's a great deal of discontent right now among the American people, about the politics in America. And many would argue, myself included, that it's for good reason. We're faced with a situation where the rich are getting dramatically richer. The poor are getting dramatically poorer and the middle class is getting crushed in the process," Nolan said.
Nolan explained that he believes these qualities could increase "collaboration, cooperation, civility and compromise" between lawmakers.
"I submit that we need to change the way we do politics," he said.
Changes proposed by Nolan included elimination of "corporate personhood," decreasing the amount of time lawmakers spend running for office and increasing the amount of time they spend working, and increasing the ability to submit amendments. Nolan also stressed the importance of political engagement.
"Be mindful of how incredibly vast the impact of politics is on your life. If you want to have something to say in your life, you better be involved in the politics of your community," he said.
Nolan also allowed a period of time for students to ask questions. Among the subjects covered were campaign contributions, gun control, gay marriage and recreational drug legalization. For some of these questions, the crowd of students was quiet; however, when Nolan expressed that he would vote in support of certain gun control laws, talk could be heard throughout the room.
He also said he would vote in support of gay marriage, and legalization (and management) of marijuana. He said that legalization of gay marriage was necessary in a country that considers all people equal, and current drug laws are ineffective and expensive, though he said he does not support drug use itself.
Nolan's mother grew up in Pequot Lakes, and he has six grandchildren who are attending or have attended school in Pequot Lakes. Nolan is scheduled to speak at the May 24 graduation ceremony at Pequot Lakes High School where his granddaughter, Eleanor Heggerston, is graduating.


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We are praying for your Dad and you for strength and Peace. If I can do anything for you, please let me know.
All the best!
Hello Group!
I know those of you that I owe a block to are wondering what has happened to me. So here goes, Back in April my father a stroke, May my mother had surgery and from there all hell broke loose, about every four weeks daddy would wind up back in the hospital then I found out that Daddy had a sore on his tail bone that he was seeing a doctor for that came up in Jan a year ago. Nothing was healing it. I have not seen it. In July daddy started to give up on life. I called his sisters and brother and they came to visit the end of July. Daddy is a very modest man, and I know for him to show my aunt his sore met that it was really bothering him. She told me it was a bed sore. So I called his doctor who did not know he still had a sore. Bottom line he was referred to a specialist who took one look at it and said it was beyond him, who sent him to someone else. The end of September daddy was told he had cancer. In Oct. once again daddy was in the hospital he had gotten pneumonia and a blood infection from the sore on his butt. What he has is so rare that only 15 people have it, they do not know how to treat it. We have finally been referred to the Mayo Clinic. The thing here is I really need for my name to be removed until I can sit and sew. I honestly have not touched my machine since about April. I do know that it is not fair to receive blocks and not send them I do have some of the blocks done, There is one for the lady in Ga. Madline I have your done, and I did an extra on for someone that was a state block for Florida those are done and it you will please send me your address I will get them in the mail to you.
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Your identity and phone are only as safe as you make them.
You shred bills, rarely give out credit card information, and have an anti-virus program installed on your computer. Your smartphone, though, can communicate more than you would like. If a smartphone is part of your technology arsenal, take a few precautions to protect your phone and identity from theft.
With three YouTube videos and a few fact sheets, the Identity Theft Resource Center provides valuable tips to help protect both your phone and personal information.
On its list of best practices, number one is password protecting your smartphone. A simple step, a password may prevent your information from being accessed.
Just as you should on a computer, install security software on your smartphone. A variety of companies offer anti-virus, malware, and security software designed especially for smartphones.
Take the same precautions as you would while on your home computer. Double check URLs for accuracy, don't open suspicious links, and make sure a site is secure (https) before giving any billing or personal information.
Do not "jail-break" or use a "jail-broken" phone. A "jail-broken" phone is a phone that has gone through a process that opens its operating system to applications that would otherwise not be compatible with the operating system. However, once "jail-broken," the phone is vulnerable to anything the user downloads.
Read the "small print" when installing apps. Evaluate the information the app requires access to, and consider if this information is necessary for the app to run successfully. If there is no reason for the app to have access to the information, reconsider installation.
Install a "phone finder" app. These apps are designed to help you find your phone if it becomes lost or stolen.
Enroll in a backup/wiping program. There are programs that will back up your phone's information to your home computer. Many of these services are also able to wipe your phone if it is lost or stolen. iPhones have a built-in wipe feature that can be turned on and will wipe the phone after 10 failed log-on attempts.
Limit your activities when using public Wi-Fi. Try not to purchase things or access email. Hackers target public Wi-Fi hotspots since they can get direct access to your phone. Using your 3G connection is more secure.
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Location: Strip
Type: Museums And Exhibits, Family Friendly
Partying, seeing a show and gambling usually top the to-do lists of people who are visiting Las Vegas. Although educational exhibits are not what most people think of when they are planning their trip, BODIES…The Exhibition continues to be a big draw for tourists. This compelling attraction, created by Premiere Exhibitions, Inc., demonstrates the fascinating inner workings of the human body through displays of human specimens.
"We have had great success with BODIES. We have had over 10 million people see it so far and over half a million U.S. school children see it. It just continues to be a very positive experience for the company and for the visitors," said Tom Zaller, the vice president of exhibitions for Premier Exhibitions, Inc. He also attributes the exhibition's success to its universal content matter. Unlike other exhibits that people might breeze through because they are uninterested in what's being displayed, BODIES…The Exhibition is about everyone.
"Most people go through exhibitions and they read 10 percent of what's on the wall, if that. They sort of see something and walk away, and here they are engaged because they care about themselves. This is an exhibition about yourself that really touches people on multiple levels," said Zaller.
Premiere Exhibitions, Inc. was originally founded in 1987 as RMS Titanic Incorporated to do the research and recovery work on the wreck site of the Titanic. The company later put together Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which is currently at the Tropicana and slated to move to the Luxor in November. In 2003, Premiere Exhibitions, Inc. was formed, and after having great success with the Titanic, the company decided to focus on human anatomy for their next exhibition.
Zaller and his team met with Dr. Roy Glover, the head of the anatomy department at the University of Michigan Medical School. Through Glover, Premiere Exhibitions, Inc. came in contact with a professor at the Dalian Medical University in China who was working on an innovative process for preserving the human body called polymer preservation.
In this process, the body is treated with chemicals to prevent decay until it is dissected to expose a specific structure or organ. Then the specimen is treated with acetone to remove all the water from it. Next, it is placed in a vacuum chamber filled with liquid silicone. The acetone turns into a gas and is replaced by the liquid silicone, which later hardens and retains the appearance of the original specimen. Full-body specimens can take more than a year to prepare and once they have undergone the polymer preservation process they can last indefinitely.
BODIES…The Exhibition, currently in nine locations worldwide, opened in Las Vegas at the Tropicana in June of 2006 and moved in August of 2008 to Luxor where Premiere Exhibitions, Inc. has signed a 10-year deal. The 36,800-square-foot exhibition center at Luxor showcases more than 260 full-body, organ and partial body specimens that have been carefully maintained using polymer preservation.
The exhibits in BODIES… The Exhibition are arranged by the different systems in the human body. It starts with the skeletal system and then moves on to more complex systems in the body. Designing the exhibition with the skeletal system as the first display was a good way to get people to start with something that they were familiar with, according to Zaller.
"When someone goes to the exhibition they don't know what they are going to get… We sort of ease people into it and then they get comfortable and then they come around another corner and they get a wow...," said Zaller.
One of the "wow" moments in BODIES… the Exhibition is the Fetal Gallery, an exhibit that features embryonic and fetal development beginning 26 days after conception through 32 weeks old. It is amazing to see how humans miraculously develop from what looks like a small speck into a discernable body. Another fascinating exhibit is one that demonstrates the complex matrix created by the various blood vessels in the human body. The specimens on display in this exhibit have been injected with a colored polymer that has hardened to reveal the intricate system responsible for transporting blood throughout the body.
Along with the displays, there are different-sized signs with interesting facts about the human body that hang on the walls and make it easy for everyone to absorb information even if they are not willing to spend time stopping at and reading the longer explanations posted on each exhibit.
Did you know that the human body has more than 100 miles of blood vessels; after conception everyone spends 30 minutes as a single cell and that the brain requires 20 percent of the body's total blood supply? These are just a few of the interesting facts that you can pick up during your visit.
The displays also highlight common health issues that affect people all over the world. In the respiratory system part of the exhibition, there is a display with a healthy lung and one that has been severely damaged by years of smoking cigarettes. For people who feel the sudden urge to quit smoking, there is a box next to the display to throw away their cigarettes. This eye-opening display is one of several real life examples of how unhealthy behaviors impact the human body.
Besides informing people about what unhealthy behaviors can do, BODIES…The Exhibition also aims to educate people about themselves and to help them make more informed decisions when it comes to their own health care.
"It really shows how amazing the body is and how you really need to take care of it," said Lauri Egbert, from Salt Lake City, after leaving the exhibition.
"It's real and it's everyday and it's powerful. We are lucky to have a great subject matter that crosses all boundaries. Everybody is interested in their own body… Wherever you come from, when you take the skin off we are all the same inside, and it's really powerful on a lot of levels," said Zaller.


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Sam Osmanagich kneels down next to a low wall, part of a 6-by-10-foot rectangle of fieldstone with an earthen floor. If I'd come upon it in a farmer's backyard here on the edge of Visoko—in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 miles northwest of Sarajevo—I would have assumed it to be the foundation of a shed or cottage abandoned by some 19th-century peasant.
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Osmanagich, a blond, 49-year-old Bosnian who has lived for 16 years in Houston, Texas, has a more colorful explanation. "Maybe it's a burial site, and maybe it's an entrance, but I think it's some type of ornament, because this is where the western and northern sides meet," he says, gesturing toward the summit of Pljesevica Hill, 350 feet above us. "You find evidence of the stone structure everywhere. Consequently, you can conclude that the whole thing is a pyramid."
Not just any pyramid, but what Osmanagich calls the Pyramid of the Moon, the world's largest—and oldest—step pyramid. Looming above the opposite side of town is the so-called Pyramid of the Sun—also known as Visocica Hill—which, at 720 feet, also dwarfs the Great Pyramids of Egypt. A third pyramid, he says, is in the nearby hills. All of them, he says, are some 12,000 years old. During that time much of Europe was under a mile-thick sheet of ice and most of humanity had yet to invent agriculture. As a group, Osmanagich says, these structures are part of "the greatest pyramidal complex ever built on the face of the earth."
In a country still recovering from the 1992-95 genocidal war, in which some 100,000 people were killed and 2.2 million were driven from their homes (the majority of them Bosnian Muslims), Osmanagich's claims have found a surprisingly receptive audience. Even Bosnian officials—including a prime minister and two presidents—have embraced them, along with the Sarajevo-based news media and hundreds of thousands of ordinary Bosnians, drawn to the promise of a glorious past and a more prosperous future for their battered country. Skeptics, who say the pyramid claims are examples of pseudo-archaeology pressed into the service of nationalism, have been shouted down and called anti-Bosnian.
Pyramid mania has descended upon Bosnia. Over 400,000 people have visited the sites since October 2005, when Osmanagich announced his discovery. Souvenir stands peddle pyramid-themed T-shirts, wood carvings, piggy banks, clocks and flip-flops. Nearby eateries serve meals on pyramid-shaped plates and coffee comes with pyramid-emblazoned sugar packets. Foreigners by the thousands have come to see what all the fuss is about, drawn by reports by the BBC, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and ABC's Nightline (which reported that thermal imaging had "apparently" revealed the presence of man-made, concrete blocks beneath the valley).
Osmanagich has also received official backing. His Pyramid of the Sun Foundation in Sarajevo has garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars in public donations and thousands more from state-owned companies. After Malaysia's former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, toured Visoko in July 2006, more contributions poured in. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, the former high representative for the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited the site in July 2007, then declared that "I was surprised with what I saw before my eyes, and the fact that such structures exist in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
Osmanagich's many appearances on television have made him a national celebrity. In Sarajevo, people gape at him on the streets and seek his autograph in cafés. When I was with him one day at the entrance to city hall, guards jumped out of their booths to embrace him.
Five years ago, almost no one had ever heard of him. Born in Zenica, about 20 miles north of Visoko, he earned a master's degree in international economics and politics at the University of Sarajevo. (Years later, he obtained a doctorate in the sociology of history. ) He left Bosnia before its civil war, emigrating to Houston in 1993 (because, in part, of its warm climate), where he started a successful metalworking business that he still owns today. While in Texas he got interested in the Aztec, Incan and Maya civilizations and made frequent trips to visit pyramid sites in Central and South America. He says that he's visited hundreds of pyramids worldwide.


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DETROIT (April 26, 2012) – Wayne State University Law School congratulates student members of the 2012-13 Wayne Law Review Editorial Board.
Students board members include: Editor-in-Chief Kate McCarthy, Managing Editor Michael Serra, Executive Articles Editor Amy Fredrickson, Symposium Editor Kaitlyn Cramer, Voting Senior Articles Editor Frances Murphy, Technology Editor Steve Helton, Voting Note and Comment Editor Paul Mardirosian, Executive Note and Comment Editor Ryan Schutte, and Production Editor Patrick Gunton.
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Serials Prices 2003-2007 with Projections for 2008 July 15, 2007 Serials Price Projections and Cost History
2008 Price Projections EBSCO uses recent information received from publishers and historical price data to project price increases for the upcoming year. As always, it is prudent to be cautious in price projections as we must rely primarily on historical trends and current estimates. Overall, the pricing information received as of the date of this release indicates base publisher price increases for 2008 will be similar to those of 2007. The projected base price increase (before currency impact) for academic and academic medical libraries is 6 to 8 percent.
Pricing Factors Many factors affect serials prices each year – technology and electronic hosting costs for online titles, currency exchange rates, postage and handling costs related to print titles, changes to publisher pricing models, increases in pages and/or volumes, and overall general inflation. It is noteworthy that this year the U.S. Postal Service is increasing postal rates between 11% and 17% depending on the class of mail. This will have a significant impact on the postage component of print prices. Finally, the take-over of titles of one publisher by another can also significantly impact journal pricing.As stated above, costs associated with online hosting of e-journals and investments in the latest technologies can impact electronic journal prices. The shift toward electronic information has also given publishers an opportunity to find new and unique pricing models for their content. Whether it is packaged content, standard tier pricing or customized deals, publishers are looking for the best way to cover costs and maximize profits. This can often mean significant effective price increases overall but smaller price increases at the individual journal level. For example, bundling or packaging titles often translates into the concept of "more for pro-rata less." The result is a lower price per title but an overall increase in expenditure. Prices per title may go down but overall spend may outpace normal journal inflation.
Currency Impact It is difficult to project the impact that currency rates will have on publisher price increases as currency markets are volatile. Over the past 12 months, the U.S. dollar has weakened against both the euro and the pound. The U.S. dollar is roughly 5 percent weaker today against the euro and the pound than in the fall of 2006 when customers were invoiced and publishers were paid.This is the second consecutive year of the dollar weakening versus the euro and pound. The overall decline of the dollar vs. these two currencies over the past 24 months has been roughly 10%. Opinions vary as to when or if the trend of a weakening dollar will end. The positive economic outlook in Europe, as well as slightly higher interest rates than those in the U.S., contributes to the strength of the euro and pound. If the value of the dollar continues to decline relative to other currencies, this could be positive news for customers outside the U.S. purchasing U.S. dollar priced journals. For example, customers whose invoicing currency is euros or pounds could likely see price increases below the base increase for U.S. journals. Conversely, the weak U.S. dollar could result in higher price increases for U.S. customers buying material priced by publishers in non-U.S. currencies.Customers in Australia, New Zealand and Canada should see price increases at or below the base increase for materials priced in U.S dollars due to the strengthening of these currencies vs. the U.S. dollar. However, customers in South Africa may well see price increases for European materials at or above the base increase due to the decreased value of the rand versus the euro and pound.Based on the value of the U.S. dollar at this writing (July 2007) relative to the euro and the pound versus the value of the U.S. dollar last fall when orders and payments were sent to publishers and last summer when many of the larger non-U.S. publishers set U.S. dollar prices, we estimate overall price increases of 11 to 13 percent for customers paying in U.S. dollars for non-U.S. dollar priced titles. It is important to note that a relatively small proportion of non-U.S. titles are priced by the publishers in non-U.S. currencies for the U.S. market. Most of the large international publishers that have been traditionally thought of as "European" set their prices in U.S. dollars for the U.S. market. Therefore, in more recent times their price increases have been less impacted by the rise and fall of the U.S. dollar versus the euro and the pound each year. Additionally, the globalization of publishers and the lack of transparency in foreign currency hedging techniques these publishers employ make projecting prices more difficult.See the following chart, Projected Price Increase by Customer Billing Currency, for more information. Generally, an increase of more than 6 to 8 percent reflects an adverse currency impact, and an increase of less than 6 to 8 percent reflects a favorable currency impact.
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