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Welcome to Retro Love Photography!
This shop specializes in fine art photographs, canvas gallery wraps and pillow covers. Great home decor, nursery decor, and wall art.
You can visit my blog at retrolovephotography.com/blog
Follow me on Instagram for regular updates and notices on upcoming sales: @retrolovephotography
Welcome to Retro Love Photography!
This shop specializes in fine art photographs, canvas gallery wraps and pillow covers. Great home decor, nursery decor, and wall art.
You can visit my blog at retrolovephotography.com/blog
Follow me on Instagram for regular updates and notices on upcoming sales: @retrolovephotography
Susan Morris on Mar 20, 2017
Great print. Looks really nice!
AnnieFannie on Jan 21, 2017
Perfect! Shipped on time no damage and packaged with care.
Kelsey Lemon on Jan 14, 2017
Absolutely love it!
From France to California and many places in between
I'm Nastasia, a 28 year old photographer and small business owner based in Orange County, California.
I was born and raised in France. I've always loved photography and traveling and was fortunate enough to be able to combine the two. My itchy feet brought me to a few different places, and after leaving France when I was 17, I was able to live in a few different places such as Seattle, Phoenix, England (Plymouth and London), a few different cities in Germany, and ended up going back to school in Prague, Czech Republic where I lived for 2 years.
I met my husband while we were both studying in Prague. We settled in the US after we completed our programs. We now live in sunny Southern California and couldn't have wished for a better backdrop for my photography! I opened this shop after moving to the USA and what started as a small hobby with a few prints has now grown into a full time business that I operate from my home office! I absolutely love what I do!
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Nastasia Cook
Owner, Photographer
Production partners
Gallery wrap canvas lab
Longmont, CO
Professional lab that prints my images on canvas gallery wraps.
Pillow cover manufacturer
Hendersonville, NC
Manufacturer that prints my images on pillow covers
Professional photography lab
Scotts Valley, CA
Professional photography lab that prints my images on Kodak Endura Professional paper.
Shop policies
I welcome wholesale orders, please get in touch with me via Etsy convo or email at retrolovephotography (at) gmail (dot) com for more information.
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy gift cards
Prints: 5 to 7 business days
Canvas gallery wraps: 3 to 5 business days
Pillow covers: 1 to 2 weeks
* Who is shipping my order?
Smaller prints are shipped from my home studio in Orange, CA.
Canvas gallery wraps are shipped directly from my lab in Longmont, CO and large photography prints are shipped from my lab in Scotts Valley, CA.
Pillow covers are shipped from my manufacturer in NC.
These products are shipped by my labs to avoid any extra transit time and risk of damage.
US orders will be shipped via USPS 1st class mail with tracking number.
International orders will be shipped via USPS 1st class international mail (tracking available for select countries). International shipping times can vary greatly!
Please let me know prior to your purchase if you would like to upgrade your shipping for a faster delivery.
*Where will my order be shipped?
All orders will be shipped to the address on your Etsy invoice. Please make sure your address is up to date.
* How are prints shipped?
Most prints will be shipped flat in a rigid mailer. Large prints will be shipped rolled in a tube.
Any custom fees, taxes, etc. that may be incurred at the time of delivery is at the discretion of your country's tax regulations. Retro Love Photography is not responsible for those charges.
Refunds and Exchanges
For all other items, I accept returns up to 7 days after you have received your order (according to the tracking information).
A full refund (minus the original shipping cost) will be issued when I receive the item back.
You will be responsible for returning items in their original condition as well as return shipping costs.
(Please get in touch with me if your item arrived damaged)
Additional policies and FAQs
Instagram: @retrolovephotography #retrolovephotography
Twitter: @RetroLovePhoto
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Alejandro Delafuente <email@example.com>
Re: st: testing for the validity of instruments in probit model estimated via ML
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:46:24 +0100
Dear Austin,
Many thanks for the advice, I agree. Now, ivreg2 reports 3 test statistics
(Anderson for underidentification, Crag-Donald to test weak identification and
Sargan for overidentification of all instruments):
Which of them would you deem appropriate to report?
And if all of them appear as statistically significant what would indicate
with respect to the validity of the instruments used?
Also is it possible to report with Stata the Amemiya-Lee-Newey test for
the nonlinear case.
In message <firstname.lastname@example.com>
email@example.com writes:
> Alejandro--
> I think you would want to report the output from a linear probability
> model estimated with -ivreg2- alongside your -ivprobit- output (not
> -ivtobit- right?) to reassure readers that the instruments pass all
> the usual tests for the linear case, even if equivalent tests do not
> yet exist for nonlinear models.
> On 8/4/08, Alejandro Delafuente <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> > Dear statalisters,
> >
> > Am estimating a probit model with one continuous endogenous regressor and
> > instruments via maximum likelihood estimation (i.e. ivtobit command).
> >
> > Am reporting the Wald statistic that appears at the end of the routine to
> > for exogeneity, but was wondering if this would suffice or do I need to
> > any other test statistic?
> > I know that ivreg2 reports several tests. Yet, what would be an adequate
> > to report with ML estimation, if necessary? And also, what would such
> > statistically significant test statistic would indicate with respect to the
> > validity of the instruments used?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Alejandro
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Corporate fraud - which strips $5.8 billion out of the Australian economy every year - is on the rise, with four out of five investigators reporting an increase in fraud and 41 per cent maintaining that only one in 10 fraudulent acts are detected.
A survey of 125 delegates to the 2004 Asia Pacific Fraud Convention, conducted by Deloitte's forensic division, found that 82 per cent of investigators and risk managers believed fraud was on the rise.
More than a third of respondents believed there had been a major increase in the theft of intellectual and common property and employee expense fraud. And while two out of five respondents said they believed less than 10 per cent of frauds were detected, 75 per cent believed less than a quarter were detected.
Deloitte Forensic partner Richard Batten said that companies suffered reputational damage and "revenue leakage" as a result of fraud perpetrated against them. The Australian Institute of Criminology has estimated that fraud costs about $5.8 billion a year.
Mr Batten said companies believed some instances of fraud were not serious enough to warrant investigation but when the surface was scratched, seemingly minor cases often revealed systemic and costly criminal activity.
"I think a good example is where a client has called us in and said, look, we've got two days of investigation for you because we've got this matter which we've detected and there's about $10,000 involved. Six months later and $9 million of fraud was proven."
Mr Batten declined to name the Victorian manufacturing company at the centre of that scam but said one man, who had been colluding with people outside the company to sell parts, had been prosecuted.
Mr Batten said that intellectual property theft was also rampant. "Deloitte Forensic is regularly brought in to investigate and gather evidence against employees who have downloaded customer lists, copied software coding or stolen business plans and taken them to the competition.
"Every company and every industry has something of value."
Deloitte Forensic was set up in 2001 with one partner and about 12 employees. Since then it has grown to eight partners and about 75 staff - and the firm expects the size of the division to double again within two years.
"And that clearly reflects the increase in the work that's coming in," Mr Batten said.
"We're certainly seeing a rise in fraud cases reported to us or client organisations seeking assistance and it also parallels ... with why we're getting more and more inquiries from organisations to assist them to develop their fraud prevention strategies."


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Hugh Hewitt
From Conservapedia
Hugh Hewitt is a nationally syndicated radio host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" and outspoken social conservative and author. Hewitt is a lawyer and professor of law. Hewitt served for nearly six years in the Reagan Administration in a variety of posts, including Assistant Counsel in the White House and Special Assistant to two Attorneys General. Since returning to California in 1989 to oversee the construction of the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Hewitt has served as a member of the California Arts Council, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and the Orange County Children and Families Commission. He and his wife live in Orange County, California.


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"You would be protected by an ancient magic of which he knows, which he despises, and which he has always, therefore, underestimated - to his cost. I am speaking, of course, of the fact that your mother died to save you. She gave you a lingering protection he never expected, a protection that flows in your veins to this day. I put my trust, therefore, in your mother's blood. I delivered you to her sister, her only remaining relative."
-- Dumbledore (OP37)
The old magic, also referred to as ancient magic, is magic which is not cast by wizards with wands. It is part of the "magical-ness" of the universe.
References from the canon
- Dumbledore's protections around Harry were connected through his mother's blood to his only living relatives, the Dursleys. (GF33,OP37)
- Lily's sacrifice of herself for Harry created a protection Voldemort could not break through. In fact, the sacrifice infused his skin with that love and Voldemort and Quirrell when under Voldemort's control couldn't even touch him. (PS17) Voldemort made a mistake by using some of Harry's blood to resurrect himself because it meant that while he could touch Harry without fear, he also couldn't kill him (GF32,DH35).
- "Dragons are extremely difficult to slay, owing to the ancient magic that imbues their thick hides, which none but the most powerful spells can penetrate." (GF20)
Ancient Magic
Magic Type Ancient magic
Historical magic
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Well, it all started with a tour of Hollywood in a hearse! After visiting numerous celebrity-related sites, the driver gave out maps of two Hollywood cemeteries and I was hooked! In addition to visiting celebrity graves, my real interest lies with British royalty, both dead and alive. I have photographed many members of the current royal family as well as many royal gravesites. My most unusual grave photos are the headstones of Queen Elizabeth's dogs. Find A Grave has provided me with an excellent opportunity to share my photos with others via the internet. I have met countless people as a result, and look forward to meeting many more!
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I would like to post your great photos of my cousin's gravestone and the adjacent area to his entry on my family tree at Ancestry.com, but will not do that without your permission. I can assure you that you will be given credit for each one along with the source of Find A Grave. Regardless of your decision I want to thank you for taking and posting the photos as I would not be able to see them in person. It is a kind and thoughtful service you do and you do it well.
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At the IFRIC meeting in May 2008, the staff presented a summary of comments received on the exposure draft (ED). The IFRIC agreed to reconsider the significant points raised by respondents before making its recommendations to the Board. Because IFRS 2 is being amended by this project, the Board decided at its meeting in May 2008 that the amendments should also incorporate into IFRS 2 all the guidance currently found in the interpretations.
At this meeting, the IFRIC redeliberated the scope and measurement proposals in the ED. The staff presented papers considering alternatives to address the main areas of concern expressed by respondents about these proposals.
The ED considered how to include in the scope of IFRS 2 share-based payment transactions involving group entities (including shareholders) in which the settling entity may not be the entity receiving goods and services. The IFRIC agreed with respondents that the ED's proposals did not completely achieve its objective. Therefore, the IFRIC decided to recommend that the Board amend some defined terms and paragraph 3 of IFRS 2 to make it clear that:
The IFRIC also decided to recommend that the Board should consider amending IFRS 2 to add the general principles developed by the staff rather than continuing to develop specific guidance case by case.
The IFRIC reconsidered the classification and measurement proposed in the ED for the separate financial statements of the entity receiving goods and services when a share-based payment transaction will be settled by another group entity or its shareholder.
In these cases, after considering comments made by respondents, the IFRIC decided to recommend that the classification and measurement of the share-based payment transaction by the receiving entity and settling entity should not necessarily be the same, dependent on the circumstances. When the receiving entity does not have any obligation to settle the share-based payment transaction, it should measure the goods and services received in accordance with the requirements for equity-settled transactions. Thus, only changes in estimates associated with vesting conditions (performance conditions) other than a market condition would be reflected. The receiving entity would recognise an equivalent contribution from its shareholder or parent in equity irrespective of how the expense is calculated by the party with the obligation to settle the shared-based payment transaction. The financial statements of the group and the settling entity will reflect the appropriate IFRS 2 measurement on the basis of the actual settlement by the group settling entity.
The IFRIC directed the staff to report a summary of its discussions to the Board along with the rationales underlying the recommended changes from the proposals in the ED.
Consistently with the conclusions reached by the IFRIC and the Board when finalising IFRIC 11, the IFRIC decided to recommend that the Board not amend IFRS 2 at this time to address how to account for an intragroup reimbursement arrangement for these group share-based payment transactions.
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I finished installing my Blitz FATT DC2 on my '04 WRX. I'm not going to go into the details on how to install it. There are many threads here that show how to do it.
Here is the thing. The GRAY wire that's supposed to be next to the ebrake.....it's not there or anywhere. There was supposed to be a security module next to the ebrake, but I never found it. The other thing is that the PINK or PURPLE single wire that runs to the ebrake, it's not PINK or PURPLE, it's actually LIGHT GREEN. Splice into that one and your engine will shut down when the ebrake is released and the turbo timer is running.
One more thing, if you want to install a turbo timer, don't be cheap and get the harness. It makes life soo much easier.
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There are two class of 2010 prospects from Tennessee in the Scout.com top 100. The first and highest ranked prospect is outside linebacker Jaques Smith, 6-2, 230 pounds from Ooltewah (Tenn.). Smith has been collecting interest from several schools in the SEC including a recent visit to Georgia and a visit from Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin. The interest in Smith is only going to grow as he moves into the winter months filled with junior day visits.
Another top prospect that has been showing off his skills is junior wide receiver Keiwone Malone, 6-1, 165 pounds from Memphis-Mitchell. Malone has already picked up offers from Tennessee, Duke, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. Even with some of these top schools offering him Malone still has one school he lists as a favorite that he is waiting on an offer from. An offer from Miami would be a big name to add to the list for Malone.
Zak Tait, 6-4, 300 pound offensive linemen from Knoxville-Catholic was one of the top prospects in the class of 2009, but an injury pushed him back into the class of 2010. Many schools were looking into him as a top prospect last January. After suffering a major injury in the 2007 season to his knee Tait has been working hard to reprove his abilities to some of the top schools. This prospect will rely on some combine work along with some successful junior day visits, but could begin reeling in some offers from top programs. He has a very heavy interest in Alabama at this point in time.
James Stone, 6-4.5, 280 pounds from Nashville-Maplewood is an Earth mover. He has great size, strength, and mobility making him one of the top prospects in the state. With offers from Tennessee and Alabama early in the fall of 2008 fans can expect Tait to pick up several more offers in the winter. Other schools looking at Stone include Vanderbilt and Notre Dame.


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The problem has something to do with the batteries becoming over-charged if left on the charger too long. I think the charge current put out by the charger after the battery has become fully charged is higher than the battery loses resulting in overcharging the battery. Maybe the charger is at fault in that the 'trickle' charge mode after the battery has completed charging is too high, or the batteries are too good in that they do not lose much charge, and can be overcharged while left in the trickle mode.
Their solution to the problem (whatever it is) is to give everyone a free slow charger and make you promise to cut the wire on the original charger. So instead of having a 1-hour charger, you end up with a 12-hour charger. Not an acceptable replacement as far as I am concerned.
I have the same set, don't use it any more, but do charge the batteries every 6 months just in case it is ever needed (if a neighbor wants to borrow a drill). I still use the fast charger; the slow charger just doesn't cut it. Provided you remember to remove the battery from the charger after it is fully charged, you will be OK. If you think you might forget sometime, buy an inexpensive timer which cuts the power after an hour or so. Remember, if you do continue to use the fast charger, you do so at your own risk. Once the company has sent you the replacement charger they are absolved of any problem that might come up.
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The E46 XI was produced from 01-05 in sedan and touring body styles. Powered by either a 2.5L inline 6 in the 325xi or a 3.0L inline 6 330xi. Discuss all thing about BMW AWD E46 'Xi' here.
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got a flat. . .and apparently my spare is also
So I looked down for one second on my way into work this morning and smoked a pothole (thanks ohio winter). It popped on the sidewall so i threw on the spare. It is the first time i have used it and while it holds air just fine in the trunk and when the car is sitting, once you drive it loses it real fast.
Question is do I replace the spare and now flat tire and put them on the front (with the good front as the spare). Or being that this is an xi Do i need to replace all 5. I really don't want to but you gotta do what you gotta do. The current tires on there are Michelin radials I believe. Definitely Michelins and they have 1/4 inch of tread left in the middle (Po put them on so). So they aren't that bad and they are pretty nice tires.
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The sale was to be completed in 2 months. As of today, it has been 4 months going on 5 months.
When calling Customer Service, it is often impossible to contact them. They give the reasons that they were closed for a week or two for the holidays, etc. When I contacted them by e-mail and asked for an immediate reply or I would file a scam report with the New Hampshire Atty. Gen., I received a call from them.
They also "accidentally" took a second $1,850 from our credit card but they did call me and notify me that it had happened and that it was credited back. The credit card company verified this.
They are really slick and give the appearance of being legitimate. However, we were very trusting and soon found out that there are a log of scam artists out there in the timeshare business.
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Four Days in Dixie
During a part of the month of October, 1864, the Federal and Confederate armies of
Sherman and Hood respectively, having performed a surprising and resultless series of
marches and countermarches since the fall of Atlanta, confronted each other along the
separating line of the Coosa River in the vicinity of Gaylesville, Alabama. Here for
several days they remained at rest--at least most of the infantry and artillery did; what the
cavalry was doing nobody but itself ever knew or greatly cared. It was an interregnum of
expectancy between two régimes of activity.
I was on the staff of Colonel McConnell, who commanded an infantry brigade in the
absence of its regular commander. McConnell was a good man, but he did not keep a
very tight rein upon the half dozen restless and reckless young fellows who (for his sins)
constituted his "military family." In most matters we followed the trend of our desires,
which commonly ran in the direction of adventure--it did not greatly matter what kind. In
pursuance of this policy of escapades, one bright Sunday morning Lieutenant Cobb, an
aide-de-camp, and I mounted and set out to "seek our fortunes," as the story books have
it. Striking into a road of which we knew nothing except that it led toward the river, we
followed it for a mile or such a matter, when we found our advance interrupted by a
considerable creek, which we must ford or go back. We consulted a moment and then
rode at it as hard as we could, possibly in the belief that a high momentum would act as it
does in the instance of a skater passing over thin ice. Cobb was fortunate enough to get
across comparatively dry, but his hapless companion was utterly submerged. The disaster
was all the greater from my having on a resplendent new uniform, of which I had been
pardonably vain. Ah, what a gorgeous new uniform it never was again!
A half-hour devoted to wringing my clothing and dry-charging my revolver, and we were
away. A brisk canter of a half-hour under the arches of the trees brought us to the river,
where it was our ill luck to find a boat and three soldiers of our brigade. These men had
been for several hours concealed in the brush patiently watching the opposite bank in the
amiable hope of getting a shot at some unwary Confederate, but had seen none. For a
great distance up and down the stream on the other side, and for at least a mile back from
it, extended cornfields. Beyond the cornfields, on slightly higher ground, was a thin
forest, with breaks here and there in its continuity, denoting plantations, probably. No
houses were in sight, and no camps. We knew that it was the enemy's ground, but
whether his forces were disposed along the slightly higher country bordering the bottom
lands, or at strategic points miles back, as ours were, we knew no more than the least
curious private in our army. In any case the river line would naturally be picketed or
patrolled. But the charm of the unknown was upon us; the mysterious exerted its old-time
fascination, beckoning to us from that silent shore so peaceful and dreamy in the beauty
of the quiet Sunday morning. The temptation was strong and we fell. The soldiers were as
eager for the hazard as we, and readily volunteered for the madmen's enterprise.
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Effect of a long and short acting beta two-agonist on exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia
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Purpose: To determine the effect of formoterol and salbutamol on the arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) of highly trained nonasthmatic athletes with exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia (EIAH). Methods: Ten male athletes (age 27.1 0.7, V˙ O2max 65.2 2.5 mL·kg1·min1, SaO2min 91.0 2.1%) with minimal bronchial reactivity to aerosols (i.e., negative methacholine challenge test) completed three identical exercise sessions differing only by the medication administered. Formoterol (F), a long-acting -2 agonist, was compared with salbutamol (S) and a placebo (P). F (12 g), S (400 g), or P was administered by a Turbuhaler, 10 min before exercise testing in a double-blind, randomized, three-way crossover design. Testing sessions included an incremental cycle ergometer test to exhaustion, while monitoring SaO2 and ventilation, and a pre- and postexercise pulmonary function test. Results: There were no significant differences between the groups in SaO2 nadir with exercise (F 92.0 1.0; S 92.0 1.0; P 91.0 0.7%). During the maximal incremental test, no differences were observed in SaO2 or minute ventilation between the three experimental conditions. Pulmonary function tests revealed a significant increase in FEV1 and FEV1/FVC after exercise in all conditions. Drug administration increased FEV1/FVC postexercise compared with placebo (F 87.9 2.3, S 87.6 1.7 P 85.6 2.1%; P 0.05). Conclusion: An acute, inhaled, therapeutic dose of formoterol or salbutamol did not affect SaO2 nadir or ventilation kinetics in a group of highly trained nonasthmatic athletes with EIAH.
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I have searched the web for what seems like days about crawlspace insulation. I find conflicting information and really no information on my specific climate factors.
1950's house built on above grade crawlspace. Original crawl was vented on all 4 sides. 2 additions added in the 1980's are slab & are on the South, West & North sides of the house. That leaves me with 2 original vents on the East side (about 8 ft apart), 1 on the South & 1 on the West. There is no access from inside the house. The home had original oak floors that had significant termite damage & some tile on top. I removed all bad wood, replaced with plywood, layed tarpaper & went over with walnut. The crawlspace has no insulation. I did put down 8mm plastic sheets on crawlspace floor but have not made it airtight yet (not taped or attached to walls). I did it to tell if my new plumbing was leaking & also to make the space nicer for my workmen. They are less likely to leave debris behind when the space is clean. The ground is not wet but I can tell from digging that there is some moisture. The only pipes in the space are plumbing. All a/c pipes are in the attic.
During the summer months when the a/c is running I have serious cold air leaking into the crawlspace. When you walk past the 2 East facing vents it feels like I have an a/c duct right there. The air coming from those vents is freezing cold & can be felt 3 feet from the vent hole. During the winter I feel nothing when I walk by the vents. So, my assumption is that when I have a/c running I have ALOT of cold air settling into the crawlspace & then blasting out of the side of my house. So my goal is to keep the cold air IN my house.
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US STOCKS-Wall St drifts before long weekend, but consumer stocks up
* Dow flat, S&P up 0.02 pct, Nasdaq up 0.03 pct (Updates to late afternoon)
* S&P 500 coming off biggest daily drop since Nov. 7
* Fed chief says benefits clear from bond-buying
* Home Depot rises as profit, sales top expectations
* Indexes up: Dow 0.6 pct, S&P 0.4 pct, Nasdaq 0.3 pct
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NEW YORK, Feb 26 U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, rebounding from a steep decline a day earlier after an inconclusive Italian election and on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony defending the central bank's bond-buying program.
Major indexes had fallen more than 1 percent on Monday, with the S&P 500 dropping the most since November on voting in Italy where groups opposed to austerity posted a strong showing. But no faction secured a clear majority in parliament, renewing fears about a new euro zone debt crisis.
"There's an increased willingness to buy equities, and every decline is met with a new round of buying, but there's a question as to whether that can be sustained," said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank in Cleveland, Ohio.
European equities, which closed before the results on Monday, fell 1.1 percent, even as U.S. shares rose.
"It's a little surprising that we're not taking Europe more seriously now," he added. "It will be hard for us to avoid the weight of Europe's decline, and the question is whether our early strength will hold throughout the day."
In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Bernanke strongly defended the Fed's bond-buying stimulus program, or quantitative easing. Equities have benefited from the Fed's easy monetary policy, designed to boost the economy and employment.
"If Bernanke were to give any nugget of information about when QE might end, that would move markets, but we haven't seen anything like that," said Mike Shea, a trader at Direct Access Partners in New York.
Last week, concerns the Fed might curtail or end its stimulus efforts earlier than expected prompted a sharp decline by stocks, though they recovered most of the lost ground by the end of the week.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 88.66 points, or 0.64 percent, at 13,872.83. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 6.09 points, or 0.41 percent, at 1,493.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.82 points, or 0.25 percent, at 3,124.07.
Dow component Home Depot Inc was the top gainer on both the Dow and S&P 500 after reporting adjusted earnings and sales that beat expectations, sending shares up 5.6 percent to $67.52.
Macy's Inc rose 3.3 percent to $39.80 after stating it expects full-year earnings to be above analysts' forecasts because of strong sales in the holiday period.
Economic reports that showed strength in housing and consumer confidence also supported stocks.
Home prices rose more than expected in December, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index. Consumer confidence rebounded in February, jumping more than expected, and new-home sales rose to their highest in 4-1/2 years.
For the benchmark S&P 500 index, 1,500 will be watched as a key level after the index closed below it on Monday for the first time since Feb. 4, with selling accelerating after falling below it. An inability to break back above it could portend further losses.
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During a holiday away from home, Allison Glock celebrates Santa in Sin City.
Last Christmas, my husband (known here as Mr. Beasley) and I decided to experiment with a nontraditional holiday. For as long as I can remember, I have been, let's say, thematically inclined. I've never met a vintage decoration I didn't like. I harvest natural boughs for garland. I string twinkle lights from every doorjamb. I bow-up the dogs. Then I bake. And make treat baskets for my friends and neighbors. With hand-embroidered napkins inside. Featuring holiday motifs.
It is a sickness. One that afflicts my entire family of origin. Maybe because we lived so many years in one-season Florida, we felt the need to overcompensate. Every year, my mother would unpack the multitudes of cardboard boxes crammed with ornaments, velveteen red ribbons, and snow-sprayed pinecone wreaths. No shelf escaped an elf or porcelain Santa. If Christmas had a pride parade, it would look like our house.
Problem is, playing hillbilly Martha Stewart is time-consuming and expensive. It also, according to Mr. Beasley, can make a person grumpy.
"Next year let's just go away someplace instead," my husband suggested after weathering a particularly grueling season wherein I had enlisted his help with the napkin sewing and made him watch the entire Gilmore Girls box set.
"Who would water the tree?" I asked.
"We wouldn't have a tree," he said with unconcealed enthusiasm. One look into his squinty sewing eyes and I knew he wasn't kidding. "Some people actually relax on their holidays," he added stiffly.
A deal was struck. In two years, he could design the Christmas vacation. Which is how last Noel we ended up in Vegas with 20 members of Mr. Beasley's extended family.
Initially, I was lost. With no seasonal chores to do, I found myself idle for the first time in decades. Instead of cooking and decorating, I went zip-lining with the kids. In lieu of art-directing our tree, we posed for snapshots in front of the casino's 22-footer adorned with stuffed tigers. There was no caroling, but there was David Copperfield, and a roller coaster, and all we could eat.
Susan, Mr. Beasley's statuesque, red-headed aunt from Amarillo, sensed my unease. A schoolteacher for 30 years, she likened my displacement to the way she felt during the summer months. "It's hard for Southern women to do nothing," she said sagely. "We like to feel useful. It's how we show we care."
And there it was in a chestnut-shell. My Christmas obsession wasn't about the holiday at all. It was about creating a space that felt like love. A magical, light-filled fantasy reflecting promise and hope and dreams we pray will come true. Not so far off from Vegas, actually. Only with fewer drunk Santas. And a lot more sugar.


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While most people are lazing by the beach over summer, Gaeleen Scholes-Daysh is off to complete a 'bucket list' with a difference.
Together with her friend, Patrina Lawes from Cambridge, the pair is heading off on a trip to the South Island to raise funds for the Cancer Society.
With pink buckets in hand, their journey will start on January 23 and they plan to get to Stewart Island on just $100.
"We want as much money as possible to go toward breast cancer support and research.
"We have seen some of our colleagues and members of our families battling against breast cancer, so we felt it was a worthy cause."
The $100 will go on bus travel, while the rest of the trip is being funded through various fundraising schemes, donations and help from small businesses and friends along the way.
The women have already been well supported with their fundraising efforts, staging barbecues and social gatherings.
Several items donated by local businesses are also being raffled off prior to Christmas.
On their South Island fundraising trip they will be selling pink ribbon merchandise, handing out information about breast cancer and joining events along the way.
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New graduate Josh Pappenheim was finally ready for the world of coffee, water coolers and shined shoes. After completing his degree in politics and international relations, he started applying for a range of jobs. Then he remembered an irreverent blog taking a look at popular music that he had started in university. He describes it as "lots of swearing and use of the word 'swag'".
Josh had applied for a job with a marketing company. He had been told by a recruiter that with his qualifications and work experience he had a great chance of getting an interview. "Days went by with no response, so I got back in touch, only to be told that they'd read my blog and 'didn't think I'd be suitable for the position'," he says.
As you get older and more sensible, you may start to worry about your digital footprint. Everything you've ever said on social media is out there somewhere just waiting to be found. In your carefree student days your only worry is that someone will cringe when they discover your old Facebook pictures. However, in the working world you may live to regret those old photos, a simple blog post or a clumsy tweet.
Last month, The Apprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman found her old Facebook pictures showing her scantily clad and kissing a girl on a night out splashed across the tabloids. After all, a potential employer now needs only to conduct a quick Google search to find out more about you, and that can (especially in the case of Zissman) be quite revealing.
A London university graduate who does not wish to be named recently found himself regretting his contributions to the student newspaper, including a review of a porn film. "I thought, 'Oh God, I've let my guard down'." He took his name off all the articles and changed his Twitter handle with privacy settings set to maximum — although this didn't fully whitewash his dubious past online behaviour. "I noticed a while ago that a Hitler parody video I made a while ago came up on Google," he says.
His next plan is to delete his current Facebook account and open a fresh one because there's "just too much to delete" on his old account.
Indeed, deleting unsavoury things from websites can be tricky. If you're the website administrator, it's possible. But if you don't run the website and the administrator refuses to remove the information you've requested, you may even have to resort to a court order for it to be deleted.
Most people manage their online presence by simply detagging incriminating photos, making their profiles private and asking newspapers if they can remain anonymous or have their name taken off old articles. But even this may not be enough: posts in Facebook groups are searchable on the internet, even if your profile is set to "private".
A survey last year by global PR network Eurocom Worldwide and the UK PR firm Six Degrees Group found that one in five technology executives said they had rejected a candidate based on their social media profile. Eurocom Worldwide had previously found that nearly 40 per cent of companies who replied had checked applicant's social media profiles. A survey this year by On Device Research found that one in 10 people had been rejected from a job in all sectors because of their social media profiles.
Jennifer Janson, managing director of Six Degrees, says the findings are very important. "I know it might be a cliché but what people say online will stay online," she says. Janson believes we should start educating children as young as 10 about the implications of what they say online. "Very few children are taught about the longer-term implications of what they say or do," she adds.
The research suggests that graduate Josh Pappenheim isn't alone in his rejection. Luckily for him, he wasn't all that keen on the job anyway. But for Matt Roberts the story is slightly different. He applied for a job he knew he was very well suited to but was rejected without an interview. The next day, after googling himself, he quickly realised that his first internet result was a sweary blog, followed by his Twitter and Facebook profiles, both of which displayed language and activity that certainly wouldn't make him appealing to future employers.
Since then he has been quite conscious of how profiles appear online and as a result uses an avatar picture and non-identifiable username on all social media accounts.
Such extreme action, however, isn't always needed. Some people simply lock their Twitter profile so that only followers can see their tweets during the application process.
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This is the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer that began playing in front of conventional showings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey this weekend. It expands on the teaser released a couple of weeks ago — it's got plenty of "darkness", though it features less of Benedict Cumberbatch's bad guy. Paramount release the Skydance and Bad Robot production May 17, 2013.
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4 million Quatloos that is Garth of Izar!
Works for me.
They should hand out Paxil when they screen this. Why does every sci-fi franchise have to out-do the other for dark and portentousness these days? The trailer makes it look like one massive slow-mo montage of lingering looks, exhaustion, and utter despair.
Watch the trailer for Oblivion. Then watch the trailer for After Earth. Then watch this trailer again. Tell me the difference between them other than the actors playing the parts.
There are more than five characters in 'Star Trek'.
Agree with elfrunner. I doubt Bones is going to have any jokes at all.
"He's dead, Jim. They're all dead, Jim. Now we're going to die, too, Jim."
This doesn't look like any Star Trek I recognize, sadly.
Well I heard that the next installment will be called Star Trek: A Mirthful Romp, so, fret not, elfrowner.
So ready for this! I'll be there opening weekend.
abrams and crew have missed the point about star trek. it is not an anti-intellectual romp with space age versions of cowboys along with explosions and bad guys in big space ships trying to destroy the universe. it's about space exploration, hope for the future, peace, the celebration of science, engineering, mathematics. you know, stuff that people who watch michael bay films cannot grasp.
BH – you're right, it's gotta be Garth. Dudette — total agreement. Few sci-fi franchises envision anything but post-apocolypse. Star Trek stands alone in its optimism about humanity. Ultimately some version of Gene Roddenberry's future will come true, maybe not warp drive, but interstellar travel to at least a few nearby systems.


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Ernest Hemingway wrote, "Write when you are drunk, edit when you are sober." It is important to have suitable literary role models. I have always been partial to a tipple. However, when it comes to the causation between intoxication and literary skills, the law of diminishing returns certainly applies.
I used to sit in the smokers' section on aircraft because I felt less self-conscious about raising my hand for an extra complimentary drink. There was always a sea of hands, because smokers tend to be boozers. Maybe it is the terminal nature of their tobacco addiction that invites a more hedonistic approach to life.
It is this lengthy career as a seasoned consumer of alcoholic beverages in a variety of seedy alehouses that gives me a degree of insight into the proposed local alcohol policy for Auckland City. Poorly conceived social and economic policies usually have a story behind them.
I commenced my drinking career at the time when 11 o'clock closing applied to most drinking establishments.
This policy meant that just after 11pm, the city streets became a rolling maul of drunken yobs unleashed on the streets at the same time. Many had turbocharged their drinking before closing time.
The effects would hit them when they emerged into the crisp evening. People fought over taxis and in bus queues. A misconstrued comment or sideways glance at a fast-food outlet on the way home could erupt into a brawl. The streets were full of unguided Exocet missiles all firing at the same time. It was safest to stay off the roads and pavements during this window of mayhem.
The proposed local alcohol policy for Auckland City involves a move back to setting closing times. Outer-city drinking establishments will close at 1am whereas inner-city establishments will all close at 3am. This will create an interesting meet-and-greet environment for door staff in inner-city bars around this time. Watches will need to be synchronised to prevent bitter disputes. It is a policy that could be described as back to the future. It is also a policy that fails to address the underlying issues around alcohol abuse.
The real culprits in the damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption are the alcohol producers and distributors and the off-licence retail outlets. The pubs, nightclubs and other drinking establishments are the unwitting victims of very effective lobbying at the national level. This is now being played out in local government alcohol policies.
The problem is preloading by drinkers on cheap alcohol from off-licence suppliers. Any seasoned drinker at pubs or nightclubs can attest that the cost of drinking to excess in such establishments is almost prohibitive. The real problem occurs at home before the night out commences.
I spent several years running university hostels in Dunedin. The students were experts at preloading before launching themselves on the town. This scenario plays out around the country each Friday and Saturday night. Few pubs are crowded before 9pm.
In 2008, a Law Commission panel was established to investigate the issues surrounding alcohol abuse in New Zealand. It reported back to the Government in 2010 with a raft of proposals to tackle the problems. It made 153 recommendations in its report. The two major proposals were to raise the drinking age to 20 and to impose a 50 per cent tax on alcohol. These two proposals were ignored by the Government whereas most of the others were adopted.
Opposition parties claimed this was due to very effective lobbying by such groups as the Food & Grocery Council, which represents alcohol producers and supermarkets. The council was led by former National MP Katherine Rich.
The Local Alcohol Policy currently proposed by the Auckland Council is a result of the watered-down law changes at this time. Local councils could determine closing times within the times specified by the law passed in 2010.
So we are back to the 1970s version of the Wild West, where drunken mobs of revellers are unleashed on the streets at exactly the same time. This creates a potential toxic brew on our streets while failing to address the real causes. I feel sorry for bar staff and owners, security staff, police and other emergency services who will be at the sharp end of these changes.
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A. First-Class Mail. First-class is used for items weighing 12 ounces or less which require handling in a timely manner. Items weighing 12 ounces or less will automatically be charged first-class rates unless endorsed otherwise.
B. Priority Mail. Priority is used for first-class and other mail weighing less then 70 pounds which requires expeditious handling and transportation. The word "Priority" must be placed prominently on each mail piece.
C. Second-Class Mail. Periodical is used for mailing such as, media, library items, newspapers or publications that are mailed in intervals which meet certain USPS requirements. Approval from the USPS is required prior to mailing a publication at second-class rates.
D. Third-Class Mail. Third-class is used for printed material and parcels weighing less than 1 pound which are not required to be mailed first-class nor entered as second-class. Two basic categories of third-class mail are available.
1. Single Piece Rate. The single piece rate is applied to each piece according to its weight. There is no savings involved at third-class single piece rate until an article weighs over 4 ounces; therefore any material weighing 4 ounces or less should be mailed at first-class rates and receive the advantage of quicker delivery. No special preparation or presort is required. All pieces should be endorsed "Third-Class," but items weighing less than 12 ounces must be endorsed to receive third-class rates.
2. Bulk Rate. In general, bulk third-class rates may be applied to mailings of identical pieces separately addressed to different addresses in quantities of not less than 200 pieces or 50 pounds. In addition, there are two further levels of discount rates: (1) five-digit presort; and (2) carrier route presort.
E. Fourth-Class Mail. Consists of mailable matter not mailed or required to be mailed at first-class, weighing 16 ounces or more but not over 70 pounds, and not entered as second-class mail. There are four categories available to Federal agencies as follows:
1. Single Piece Zone Rate (Parcel Post). All fourth-class items may be mailed at this rate. It is recommended that packages be endorsed "Parcel Post."
2. Bulk Zone Rates (Parcel Post). Mailings of 300 or more pieces of fourth-class mail of identical weight may be mailed at this rate. Mailers must separate pieces by zone, prepare mailings under permit imprint procedures and format, and present USPS Form PS 3605 to the post office at time of mailing.
3. Special Fourth-Class (Books). Must contain at least 24 pages, at least 22 of which are printed and consist wholly of reading matter and no advertising. Qualifying items include, but are not limited to, books, sound recordings, films, etc. Items must be endorsed "Special Fourth-Class Rate."
4. Bound Printed Matter. Fourth class items which weigh 1 pound or more but less than 10 pounds, are securely bound by permanent fastenings, and meet other USPS requirements may be endorsed "Bound Printed Matter" and mailed at these rates.
F. Presort Rates. The following presort rates are available for mailings which meet specific requirements:
1. Presort First-Class
2. Carrier Route First-Class
3. Zip + 4 Presort
4. Special Fourth-Class Rate Bulk Presort Discount
G. International Mail. There are three basic categories for international mail: (1) Letters and Letter Packages for items of a personal handwritten or typed nature; (2) Printed Matter and Small Packets for items not considered personal correspondence such as documents, samples, and merchandise; and (3) Parcel Post for large packages. Any category may be sent by air or surf ace transportation. If speed of delivery is desired, items should be endorsed "Airmail."
H. Express Mail. This is a high speed and high reliability service available for shipment of any mailable material to selected cities throughout the U.S. and internationally. Maximum weight for domestic shipments is 70 pounds and varies for international shipments. Four basic services are available: Same Day Airport, Custom Designed, Next Day Delivery, and International. For more detailed information concerning USPS Express Mail please refer to Staff Manual Guide FDA 2250.2.
I. Certified Mail. This service provides evidence of mailing and record of delivery. Mail to be certified must be sent as first-class or priority.
J. Insured Mail. Numbered insured service provides a method to obtain evidence of mailing and a record of delivery for third- and fourth-class penalty mail. It is also required, if return receipts or restricted delivery service is desired, for third-class and fourth-class matter. Insurance amounts available under the Penalty Mail Program are $20.01 minimum and $50.00 maximum.
K. Registered Mail. This service provides added protection for mail requiring it, plus evidence of mailing and delivery. Mail to be registered must be sent as first-class or priority mail. Indemnity is not provided for registered penalty mail. Agencies desiring to obtain insurance on registered mail must prepay all postage and fees. Claims for indemnity will not be processed unless proof is furnished that correct postage and fees were prepaid.
L. Return Receipts. Return receipts provide the mailer evidence of delivery. Return receipts may only be obtained for mail that is sent c. o. d. or express mail and is insured for more than $50. or is certified or registered. Return receipts, requested after mailing, are not available under the Penalty Mail Program. Agencies desiring such service must prepay the required postage and fees.
M. Restricted Delivery. Restricted delivery permits the mailer to direct that delivery be made only to the addressee or his agent. It may be obtained only for mail which is insured for more than $50 registered or certified.
N. Special Delivery. Mail sent special delivery is given expedited delivery after arrival at the destination post office. It is also given preferential handling to the extent practicable in dispatch and transportation.
O. Special Handling. Special handling provides preferential handling in dispatch and transportation for third- and fourth-class mail.
For more detailed information concerning any of the above classes of mail or USPS services and their requirements, please contact the FDA Mail Manager, Division of Facilities Operations (HFA-215)
A. Oversize and Odd-Shaped Pieces of Mail. Care should be exercised in selecting envelope sizes. The USPS has imposed a surcharge for oversized and odd-shaped pieces of mail. Subject to the surcharge is first-class mail weighing 1 ounce or less and single piece third-class of 2 ounces or less that exceed any of the following dimensions:
6-1/8 inches in height
11-1/2 inches in length
1/4-inch in thickness
Also subject to the surcharge are odd-shaped pieces within the weight units noted above. The acceptable size ratio for such pieces is: the length must be between 1.3 times and 2.5 times the height.
B. First-Class Mail.
1. Use an envelope that is only slightly larger than the material being mailed and which meets the dimensional standards established by the USPS; that is, is not less than 3-1/2 inches high, 5 inches long, or seven-thousandths (.007) of an inch thick and does not fall within the over-size or odd-shaped category.
2. Send bulky attachments to correspondence under separate cover at lowest postal rates whenever it is practical.
3. Do not send printed or manual material by first-class or priority mail unless immediate delivery is necessary.
C. Third-Class Mail. Any items not required to go as first-class and that weigh more than 4 ounces and less than 16 ounces should be mailed at the less expensive third-class rates. Endorse all items as follows: "Third Class."
D. Express Mail. Express mail service is the most expensive service offered by the USPS; therefore, it should only be used when speed of delivery is critical. (See Staff Manual Guide FDA 2250.2 U.S. Postal Service Express Mail for instructions on use.) Prior approval by the FDA Mail Manager is required.
E. Certified Mail. The use of certified mail should be restricted to irreplaceable correspondence and documents requiring evidence of delivery.
F. Registered Mail/Registered Mail - Return Receipt Requested. Use of registered mail or registered mail-return receipt requested should be limited to that material for which specific law provisions require dispatch by that type of service and/or when proof of delivery must be made a matter of record.
G. Special Delivery. Special delivery should not be used between Government stations.
H. Special Handling. For faster than normal fourth-class delivery utilize the special handling service. This gives the mailer a quicker delivery with less postage costs than priority mail.
I. Consolidated Mailings. All first-class mail directed to the same address should be consolidated and, as volume permits, dispatched in one envelope. Mail to installations for which your mail facility is authorized to make consolidated mailings should be forwarded to the dispatch point in messenger envelopes.
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Are Minivans Manly?
On long road trips with my kids, many times we settled down, one seat to each of us, for a night's rest when a hotel was not available. These days, with a plague of bedbugs across the nation, the minivan is cheaper, safer and cleaner than any Motel 666.
A mobile love nestHave you tried making out in bucket seats, also known as "captain's chairs"? How about the backseat with the drive shaft hump in the middle? A minivan, depending on the model, has wide bench seats, which are perfect for some first-date affection or just an after-the-office-party game of "squeeze and tickle." Even for adults, sometimes a quickie in the car is a need that a minivan fulfills. And, with darkened windows, it is more private and romantic than the restaurant bathroom.
Be the designated driver for a bunch of drunken coworkers and the carefully planned last-to-be-dropped-off can supply you with a handy promotion or just be "handy." I've had a lot of boobs in my minivan and I'm not referring to the lack of intelligence of passengers.
Get up and goWith the seats folded down (or stashed away, as with many models) and a roof rack, I have been able to move my entire apartment contents in two or three loads, as opposed to renting a trailer or truck. Just don't let friends and family know or you'll be moving them, too.
With seats back to the upright position, you once again travel in style. With the addition of the shrunken head hanging from my rearview mirror and assorted stickers from tattoo parlors on my bumper, I think I have the ultimate "Man Van." I remind you it's your attitude as you sit behind the wheel that makes the vehicle. No one has made sport of my having a minivan… although some women have refused rides.
So test-drive a minivan and ask the saleswoman, as part of closing the deal, for her "hand" on it. After all — you will hold her pen to sign the contract... but I digress.


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Best Western Xalapa places you within a mile (2 km) of Xalapa Gallery of Contemporary Art and San Jose Church. This 68-room hotel has conveniences like free breakfast, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking. Near the airport, the hotel is also close to Interactive Museum of Xalapa and Los Berros Park.
Free hot/cold buffet breakfast is included with your stay. This hotel serves as home to a lobby lounge, along with a restaurant that specializes in international cuisine. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service.
All 68 individually decorated rooms feature espresso makers, free local calls, and ironing boards. 32-inch LCD TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer rainfall showers, hair dryers, and designer toiletries, and memory foam beds with premium bedding and down comforters ensure a restful night. Rooms also include desks.
Guests of Best Western Xalapa enjoy free WiFi in public areas, a conference center, and free newspapers. If you drive, put free parking to good use. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include a gift shop, a porter/bellhop, and wedding services.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and concierge services. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
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Best Western Xalapa offers 68 accommodations with espresso makers and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Memory foam beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
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La Tasca del Quijote - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Open select days.
Room service is available.
El Quijote - Onsite lobby lounge.
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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New World First Bus applied for a 5.8 per cent fare increase yesterday, escalating a rush for fare rises begun earlier this year.
While the recent merger of train services has led to discounts of 5 to 10 per cent for rail commuters, bus, ferry and taxi companies have been demanding fare increases since July.
The proposed adjustment by New World First Bus, which also runs Citybus, would mean an extra HK 20 cents to HK 30 cents for Hong Kong Island routes, HK 50 cents for cross-harbour routes and HK$1 for long-haul routes.
The company hopes the government will make a decision by March, but the Transport Department said such fare-adjustment assessments normally take six months.
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That's the end of that, then article goes on to say knee replacement afterward. He's done.
That's the end of that, then article goes on to say knee replacement afterward. He's done.
Soon to be "Harrison goes to IR".
I don't like speaking too soon on things, but I honestly see the Steelers really having a down year, like a 9-7/8-8 type season, and perhaps missing out on a wild card berth. This is a big blow, and the Steelers defense has not looked the same, I usually am a somewhat defender of the Steelers in terms of how good they are, but with what I've seen of them so far, it's going to be between us and the Bengals for the division title this year. I actually kind of had a feeling that the Steelers were going to win the division back this year, but from what I've seen, I think it's the Ravens who have to be the favourites right now with their offensive performances, and our chances could have a major uplift if Suggs comes back healthy after week 6, which right now seems more likely than we originally thought.
Its looking like the Steelers Ravens games might be of the 35-31 variety, which I never thought would happen. It pains me to admit, but other than that pick 6... Ben is looking pretty damn good.
Steelernation.com fan forum under Harrison issued about hour ago.
James Harrison to Undergo Multiple Knee Operations
Steelers veteran linebacker James Harrison will undergo several procedures on his injured knee, according to a statement made by his agent earlier today.
Harrison will undergo Meniscectomy knee surgery, followed by an attempt at Meniscus repair. Most likely a meniscus transplant will be needed, where the damaged meniscus will be replaced with cartilage from a donor. Plica Surgery will follow, the primary goal will be to reduce inflammation. Next, a Lateral Release will be undertaken to realign the kneecap. This will be followed with Tendon Repair surgery to the patellar and quadriceps tendons. Subsequently, Harrison will undergo ACL Reconstructive Surgery which requires a graft selection, meaning Harrison would need to select replacement tissue from his own body or a donor (Goodell?). Once this is done, next up will be an Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, also known as partial knee replacement, which requires the damaged portion of the knee to be replaced with metal and plastic components. Doctors will then perform Microfracture surgery on Harrison's knee to repair damaged cartilage. And finally, doctors may simply decide to do a Full Knee Replacement utilizing an artificial knee.
Wow, any real news outlets reporting this?
I'll defer comment until I see it reported elsewhere. We have a game tonight so right now this means very little to me personally but I felt this thread needed my $0.02:)
Ben is going to earn another notch on his belt if he can get this team to the playoffs. The man almost threw a half dozen TDs and they still lost to the Raiders.


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Well the Golden Globes is now over, but a lot of people are talking about…. you guessed it – Ricky Gervais.
He is known for his 'different' form of comedy, but from what we know, it took a lot of diplomacy to get him back on the show this year. Apparently a couple of members of the organization were highly offended by Ricky Gervais' performance and it took the President of the Golden Globes, Takla-O'Reilly, to get him back on the show for this year. Take another look at this year's opening act by the comedy and tell us what you think.
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This book is not for beginners. It dives into typical performance issues that arise when developing non trivial JavaScript web applications. The author, not only provides common optimization patterns, he also discusses in a very clear way JavaScript internals and some of the language's little known behaviors, things that for sure you should know if you claim to be a strong JavaScript hacker. The book is also well written and I've really enjoyed reading it. The only part of the book that, in my opinion, could've been improved, is the one about web application deploy. I'd have liked whether JavaScript based build tools (like Grunt) were taken into account and not just ANT. But, overall, I found this book great and probably, after "JavaScript, the definitive guide", is the book I liked the most about JavaScript. So I'd advice everyone to get a copy of it.
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Cosmo came into our house a little over a year ago, at about a year old. We've had him neutered. In the past few weeks, his "playing" has turned more serious and he's starting to try to dominate the other, older cats. Everything from stalking them to chasing them to trying to hump them. At the moment, we are resorting to squirt guns and the occasional "time out" in the bathroom when he gets too aggressive. What else can we do to calm him down or get him to leave the others alone? Side note...This could develop into a bad situation because Cosmo has tested FIV+. He's been pretty good with everyone up until now, but I don't want him to get overly aggressive to the point where he bites.
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Give him more toys, treats and vertical climbing space, like a cat tree. He's fully grown now, and his size is now closer to that of the older males, correct? Usually a male will not try to usurp the territory of a female as forcefully, and vice-versa. You can treat rooms with calming spray and use a pheromone diffuser to calm him down (it will work for the others too). You can also put him in a bedroom as a "time out" whenever this happens for four hours. After a few corrections, he will get the drift of what happens when he misbehaves. Also add 1/3 white vinegar to your spray bottle. It will keep mildew out, is harmless and edible, but MUCH more unpleasant than a dousing with water alone, which for my cats is not a deterrent at all. ^_^ Good luck!!
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