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Review by William A. Henkin
The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities, by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt. San Francisco: Greenery Press, $15.95
Is it too clich´d to sing out, They're ba-a-a-ack? This newest volume from Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt, the increasingly dynamic duo of modern sex guides, provides a whole new approach to self-help books because it chiefly concerns the task of getting you from where you are already to where -- ideally, anyway -- you already are. As the title claims, it's a handbook to teach the willing and the eager not just how to be sluts -- many sluts already have some kind of handle on that set of skills -- but how to be the best, most responsible slut you can be, and, therefore, how to have the most fun possible and wreak the least possible havoc being one.
In some regards this book intentionally preaches to the choir because it's not likely to be read, for example, by Newt Gingrich or Bill Clinton. That's too bad, because simply by reading the section called "How to F*** Up" they could learn to apply to their ordinarily unethical politics these detailed step-by-step instructions for conducting unethical sexual escapades, and could thereby provide a much more precise experience of pain and misery for everyone concerned without the muss and fuss they now encounter by ascribing to their behaviors some artificially redeeming social purpose. The same applies to anyone who currently conducts himself and/or his personal or political affairs in a less than perfectly ethical manner. Not to you or me, of course.
The social difficulty the authors have descried, which they address eloquently, is that at some point in their careers most sluts feel ashamed of themselves or guilty about what they like to do regarding sex because they've accepted someone else's generally stilted and stultifying beliefs about what they're supposed to like and do about sex, which is usually quite contrary to their own lighter-hearted, more open-handed inclinations. Consequently, trying to navigate between the Scylla of their own desires and the Charybdis of conventional mores, sluts too often get confused, and behave unethically without intending to do so. The authors want to repair this social problem, first by re-examining the whole proposition that being a slut is a Bad Thing, and then by laying out some groundrules for ethical slut conduct. Early on, therefore, they define the ground they plan to rule:
In most of the world, "slut" is a highly offensive term, used to describe a woman whose sexuality is voracious, indiscriminate, and shameful. It's interesting to note that the analogous word "stud," used to describe a highly sexual man, is often a term of approval and envy....
And then they describe how they plan to rule it:
So we are proud to reclaim the word "slut" as a term of approval, even endearment. To us, a slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical proposition that sex is nice and pleasure is good for you. A slut may choose to have sex with herself only, or with the Fifth Fleet. He may be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual, a radical activist or a peaceful suburbanite.
Not only do your authors have a very high regard for sluts, but it turns out that they could really be poster grrlz for Sluts Un-anonymus because they've been extraordinarily sluttish themselves, and they've had an extraordinarily wonderful time doing it, too, even though they've taken their lumps as every pioneer must do. So when they talk about what it means to be ethical, or promiscuous, or sexually adventurous, or a parent, you know they've done their research on the sheets, not in the library; when they explain how it's possible to be a slut with lots and lots and lots of sexual partners and still maintain an honest, loving primary relationship, you know they speak from experience; when they lay out their Ten Commandments of Sluthood, discuss obstacles to attaining your desires and ways to overcome those obstacles, or examine the ever-debilitating problems of feeling jealousy, you know they know whereof they speak.
One of the features that makes The Ethical Slut so valuable as well as entertaining is that long before you've finished reading the book the chances are good that you'll agree with the authors. And more important than agreement, you'll learn valuable lessons. If you're a good slut already, reading a narrative that elevates sluts to the higher planes of humanness can free your mind from a history of other folks' constraints; if you're not yet a good slut and you've a mind to be one, reading this book can let you improve upon your situation while learning to feel good about yourself; and if you don't want to be a slut and you're reading this paper, it's almost inevitable that you already know some sluts, so reading this book will help you help your friends to live richer, more rewarding, and/or more honest lives. Because underneath the authors' discussions about sex and honesty and communication is a subtext of rather spiritual dimensions. Now, by spiritual I don't mean all that namby-pamby stuff they taught you ain Sunday school that you had to parrot back in church; I mean, instead, what D.H. Lawrence referred to as the "aristocracy of consciousness." Because for the authors, it is not enough to be a slut, one must be an ethical slut, and to be truly ethical requires not that you follow someone else's set of rules, but that you know and be able to follow your own. Then, as the authors of this charming handbook note, "any sexual pathway, consciously chosen and mindfully followed, can be a positive, creative force in the lives of individuals and their communities."
Dossie Easton and Catherine Liszt have written several other books already, including The Bottoming Book, The Topping Book, and The Compleat Spanker, and reading The Ethical Slut makes it obvious that they're not through. This is the sort of Mistress Manners' guide to impossibly correct behavior that belongs on the shelf beside Carol Queen's Exhibitionism for the Shy. It's a book that, if he read it, could make Jesse Helms's life worthwhile. But since he won't, you might as well: it couldn't hurt anything, and the chances are excellent that it will help you or someone dear to you.
William A. Henkin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Board Certified Sex Therapist, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sexology, and co-author, with Sybil Holiday, of Consensual Sadomasochism: How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely. He conducts his private psychotherapy practice in San Francisco.
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Re: Windchill InstallationBuddyHudson Feb 28, 2012 5:39 PM (in response to ptc-4258428)
Hey Sabyasachi,
It sounds like your machine does not know its hostname. You can edit the host file of the OS to add an entry which will set the IP address equal to the hostname of the machine. This way PDMlink will accept the hostname.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you Hudson for the tips.
Onething I forgot to mentioned that , I installed in a Laptop. So when I give IP address in host name it is taking, but what if the IP address changes. As this is dynamic allocation under a router.
Can I put the IP address of loccalhost i.e. 127.0.0.1. Do you think it will work?
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You use a hostname like "my.very.own.windchillinstallation.com" and associate that with 127.0.0.1. Always use a host name instead of an ip. It doesn't matter where you install it. Take a look at http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/edit-hosts-file/
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(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – The city of Idaho Falls is considering a plan to add crosswalk signals at the intersection of Pancheri Drive and Grizzly Avenue. More than 2,000 students in three schools live near the crosswalk, which currently has no signals. Options include a high-intensity flashing signal similar to one installed in Rexburg four years ago. Another proposal would feature a full traffic signal identical to those downtown. Until a final decision is made, District 91 administrators are adding more crossing guards and signs.
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It was a beautiful, sunny day outside. I was one of two obviously foreign, middle-aged ladies who arrived at the prison door accompanied by two Italian lawyers. We work for a tour company in Italy and were at Poggioreale jail in Naples because a young British man in our tour party, Matthew*, had been arrested.
It was 3.30pm and we were told that he was to be released, or might already have been released, so we rang the bell. The door opened and we were allowed inside, only to be told that inmates are not released until, "some time between 7pm and midnight". The prison guard was kind and friendly, but we were told to come back around 6pm. The lawyers shrugged. They decided to go back to their office and leave us there – they must have thought there was no point hanging around when they could be earning money elsewhere.
Earlier on that Friday morning, Matthew had been brought before the magistrate in the Naples jail after being arrested following a brawl in the early hours of Thursday morning. There was no translator, just a lawyer appointed by the Court who speaks very little English. Matthew's own lawyer had not been informed and he couldn't understand what they were saying. He had signed numerous papers not knowing what was written on them. At 11am the lawyer told him he was free to go.
He was taken back to the cell he was sharing with five other Italians, who didn't speak English, but they treated him kindly, offering him hashish, pornographic magazines and part of the pasta they were cooking on a small gas ring in the cell itself. Apart from a stale ham roll, this was all the food Matthew was offered throughout his 36-hour stay. The only thing to drink was water from the sink tap, so he didn't drink anything, just rinsed his mouth from time to time.
The prison guards came round offering syringes. "You sniff, you coca?" is all they said. In the cells are razors, small mirrors. Matthew was afraid to sleep, worried what might happen to him with five stoned cellmates. His cigarettes had been taken on arrival and all but two thrown away in a bin in front of him. The guard had slapped him round his face when he didn't react.
He was allowed an hour's recreation in the courtyard. Other inmates came up to him, asking where he was from, what he had done. A couple said menacingly: "We want no shit, no shit, understand?" After recreation, he was returned to his cell with no idea what time it was, no idea what was happening. It was hot and smelly inside.
Outside, we had hours to wait. The area around the prison is not the best place for two foreign women on their own, so we went into the centre for a few hours. At 6pm, a brand new Mercedes picked us up and took us back to the prison, where we rang the bell again. The door was opened by a different prison guard – this one was abusive, arrogant, as hard as nails, and he couldn't care less. He closed the door in our faces, then reopened it to tell us to wait on the other side of the road away from the entrance.
We suddenly realised that we were no longer alone out there. Small groups were gathering. As the minutes passed, more and more people arrived. Whole families, including children and even a baby, women fresh from the hairdresser, young boys on scooters, a couple of taxis, a Mercedes even newer and shinier than the one we were in. Most of them seemed to know each other.
Snippets of conversation floated over and we realised it was simply Friday night's social gathering – outside Naple's Poggioreale prison. All that was missing was a bottle of wine and a pizza or two. Curious glances were thrown our way, at the two strangers in their midst.
It became dark. The hot humid air had given way to a cool breeze. We were hungry and tired. Matthew was still inside, hungrier than us. He didn't even know we were there waiting for him. He didn't know what was happening. 8pm came and went, then 9pm, 10pm. A taxi driver confirmed that it was usually midnight before anyone is let out of the jail. Every now and then the monotony was broken by the arrival of a police car, its lights flashing, consigning some new offender in handcuffs into the bowels of Poggioreale, sometimes accompanied by a hearty kick.
Finally, after much waiting, the door opened. It was 11pm – early releases tonight. A cheer went up. A group of about 20 men emerged. Matthew came out. He thought he was on his own and didn't know where to go, he didn't even know where he was. No one speaks English and he was disorientated, scared. We saw him, called out his name, and he turned, stumbling. We helped him into the car and took him back to his hotel.
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Rogers jumped in front of Brown and held onto the football despite having his facemask grabbed by the would-be receiver.
Rogers and the Tigers have one more regular season game left to win to take an 11-0 record into the SEC Championship Game.
Georgia's other top receiver, Fred Gibson, who has 154 career receptions for 2,792 yards, was held without a catch against Auburn. "Carlos is one of my good friends and he's a good cornerback also," Gibson said. "He did a great job. He had an interception against Reggie in the end zone. He played great. He had a whole lot of tackles."
Rogers finished the game with five solo tackles, three assists, two tackles for a loss, an interception and a quarterback sack.
"He told me he really wanted this one," Gibson noted. "He couldn't let me win this and talk about it forever--it's our senior year. I won against him last year and I won to go to the SEC Championship Game (in 2002). He kind of evened it out. He won his freshman year and he won this time so it's even. That's one of the good things we can always say--y'all beat us two times and I beat y'all two times.
"Carlos is going to excel at the next level and hopefully we can continue talking trash to each other," Gibson added. "I know we probably won't end up on the same team. Overall, he's a great person and he's a great corner also."
Auburn will try to run its record to 11-0 in the regular season finale on Saturday at Alabama. In addition to being named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. Georgia, Rogers was selected as the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week as well Auburn Defensive Player of the Week by the coaches for his efforts in holding the Bulldogs to six points. Georgia was averaging 31.8 points per game entering the contest.


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The chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority defended the city's strict banking rules as some of the best in the world, amid a flurry of recent international concern over the territory's banking system.
The International Monetary Fund last week criticised the HKMA's lack of independence from Hong Kong's executive branch, which is granted the unqualified power to direct the monetary authority. HKMA also came under fire for rising risks that Hong Kong banks face owing to their exposure to borrowers in mainland China.
"I cannot subscribe to the notion that banks in Hong Kong would be placed at a competitive disadvantage compared with other banks because the HKMA imposes additional or higher regulatory requirements on top of the international minimum standards under Basel III," HKMA head Norman Chan Tak-lam said in a statement.
Chan did not mention the IMF's observations on HKMA's independence and largely sidestepped Hong Kong banks' risks, mentioning mainland exposure only once.
The de facto central bank and banking regulator held Hong Kong banks at above the international standards for capital ratio levels and claimed stringent supervision has kept capital buffers higher than those at many financial institutions in the United States and Europe.
Hong Kong's exposure to the mainland spiked by 29 per cent in 2013, accounting for 20 per cent of total banking assets, or HK$2.3 trillion, according to Moody's.
In a report last week, the IMF underlined similar risks associated with a swift downturn in economic growth on the mainland.
Chan's statement focused on management of asset-liability risks at domestic banks, as well as regulation of investment options available to commercial and retail customers directly through banks, or what he called Hong Kong's "financial supermarket".
After the onset of the global financial crisis, HKMA established two oversight arms to manage the so-called supermarket. The departments deal directly with bank customers and bank conduct in market activity.
"The key issue here is they don't want a repeat of Lehman," said Alexander Lee, research director at DBS Vickers Securities in Hong Kong. Banks have been required to match the risks of investment products better with customer appetite and that has added to bank procedures. "It's hard to say [if the measures were effective] because we haven't had a real downturn in the market since 2008," Lee said.
Despite Moody's Investors Service's overall negative outlook on Hong Kong banks for the next 12 to 18 months, the rating agency in a report issued late last month said it expects financial institutions in the territory to maintain "sound capitalisation".
"The results of our adverse stress-tests scenario underline the banks' strong loss absorbing capacities," the report said. "The results show that the banks can maintain healthy capital levels even when problem loans and associated losses increase."
Moody's deeper concerns rest in domestic banks' ability to absorb shock from the deterioration of assets on the mainland.
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To aid finding the most cost effective methods for the design and operation of wastewater treatment plants, for minimization of energy consumption and cost while maximizing nutrient recovery and improving effluent quality, the purpose of this project is to develop three phase (aqueous-gas-solid) steady state and dynamic mathematical models for the anaerobic and aerobic digestion of sludge; including waste activated sludge (WAS) produced by enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) plants, within a plant-wide setting. To accomplish this goal, the following four objectives were achieved: 1 Carry out an experimental investigation to generate the data required for both steady state and dynamic model development: The experimental set up was large to mimic three real wastewater treatment plant types at laboratory scale, viz nitrification-denitrification activated sludge treating raw wastewater, a nitrification-denitrification (ND) activated sludge (AS) system treating settled wastewater and a nitrification-denitrification enhanced biological phosphorus removal (NDEBPR) activated sludge system treating settled wastewater with separate anaerobic digestion (AD) of the WAS from each system, the primary sludge (PS) added to the settled wastewater to make up the raw wastewater and a PS-WAS blend. 2 Develop a steady state anaerobic digestion model including phosphorus by extending the steady state model of Sötemann et al. (2005a): From the experimental data of five anaerobic digesters, each operated at five different sludge ages, the hydrolysis kinetic rates of primary sludge, ND activated sludge system WAS and NDEBPR activated sludge system WAS were determined and included in the stoichiometric part of the anaerobic digestion model developed by Harding et al. (2009). Since mineral precipitation took place during the anaerobic digestion of NDEBPR WAS containing phosphorus accumulating organisms (PAOs), the steady state mixed weak acid/base chemistry part of the AD model was extended to include three phases (aqueous-gassolid). 3 Develop a dynamic anaerobic digestion model (ADM-3P) that includes phosphorus from NDEBPR WAS by extending the two phase (aqueous-gas) dynamic anaerobic digestion model for PS and ND activated sludge system WAS by Sötemann et al. (2005b), to include multiple organic types and three phase (aqueous-gas-solid) mixed weak acid/base chemistry for multiple mineral precipitation. Due to the significant increase in size and complexity to model the three wastewater treatment plants, as plant-wide configurations, in three phases, the models were coded in WEST®, which is a program capable of simulating many bioprocesses in various unit operations assembled into a wastewater treatment plant. 4 Develop a three phase activated sludge dynamic model (ASM2-3P) by adding full element ©, H, O, N, P) mass balanced stoichiometry to extending the existing NDEBPR activated sludge model ASM2 (Henze et al., 1995) and ensuring its compatibility with the three phase anaerobic digestion dynamic model and its equivalence to the full element mass balanced stoichiometry ASM dynamic model (without P) of Sötemann et al. (2005c).
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Q&A: Krzysztof Włodarczyk!
By Piotr Momot/bokser.org and Tomasz S. Galazka
On May 16, in Rome, former IBF light heavyweight champion Krzysztof "Diablo" Włodarczyk (41-2, 31 KO's) will face the current WBC champion Giacobbe Fragomeni (26-1, 10 KO's). In this interview for bokser.org, "Diablo" assures us of his fine form and of his victorious return from Italy.
How did you bear the longest preparation for a fight yet in your career? The date for the fight has been postponed twice…
– It was tough, unpleasant, I was weary and peeved, but the success came- the final date hasn't been postponed and the fight will finally take place on May 16. I'm in a fine form, I have the premonition I'll bring with me from Italy the pretty little round green belt and I'll be very proud of that. The work I put in together with my coaches Łapin, Skrzecz, and Sobieraj can only lead to a major success.
Your colleagues in Bullit KnockOut Promotions claim they've never seen you in such a fine condition before. Do you concur with that estimate?
– Tough call, I certainly did not spend that time resting, chewing on protein supplements and waiting for the success to drop into my lap all by itself. I worked really hard, sparring through 12-15 rounds in a row. I think I'm in a good shape.
How many sparring rounds did you get through during the preparations?
– Certainly more than a hundred.
The three judges for the Fragomeni-Wlodarczyk fight will be exactly the ones who scored the Fragomeni-Kraj bout. Do you have any opinion about that?
– In the Fragomeni-Kraj fight there were three or four rounds when Kraj slacked off. I think the scoring there was correct- Kraj was constantly in reverse gear, Fragomeni always in advance, he threw a lot of punches and many of them hit the target. I hope there'll be a different ringside doctor now, one that won't stop the fight for some bullshit reason, some tiny cut. I'm a clean fighter, no fouls, but there's no telling what can happen in the ring, I can headbutt the guy by accident. I'm not a dirty fighter by nature, anyway.
Do you recall yourself as you were before the first championship bout against Steve Cunningham? How did you develop throughout these three years as a boxer and an all-around human being?
– I feel I'm more serious now, I have more appreciation for the chance I was given and I'm not about to miss out on it. My time's getting shorter, the years go by, I'm already 28 and the time doesn't work in my favor. New contenders appear, faster ones, hungry for success, so I have to win the title now, go through several successful defenses and retire with a fat purse, securing a decent life for my family, for my kid.


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*Updated* An Event that Raised More than $67K for the Salvation Army!
I was lucky enough to shoot the Annual Salvation's Army Most Amazing Race in Pittsburgh. I shot this same even last year but this year seemed to have more people and move along much faster. Luckily I am in decent shape because I had to cover over 17 miles of Pittsburgh and was on my feet the whole day. What an event though and for an even better cause.
Although I was hired to only make one video, I decided to make an additional one that doesn't do much explaining of the event but hopefully makes you want to find out more. It also gave me the chance to practice more with Color which I really enjoy. I am currently working on a 2-3 minute edit that will do a better job of explaining the event and have more of a story to it. For now, I hope you enjoy the minute piece I put together.
You can find out more about the efforts of the Salvation Army of Pittsburgh HERE and more on the event HERE.
I shot it all with the Canon 7D and the Sigma 17-50 2.8. Didn't have time to change lenses; I had to eat pizza while running and jumping into a car just to keep up with the racers! (Gel packs saved the day and my stomach!) The rig is a custom handheld rig that has a follow focus, shoulder pad and single handle. Made for hoping into vehicles, running around the streets, and going into businesses much easier. I also had the Rode Video Mic Pro attached when it wasn't raining. Once again, the 7D amazed me with what it was able to do.
Here is the completed longer version showcasing the event.
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Tam DuongJanuary 31, 2012
Again, you did a great job. I have the same lens and camera as you but it will be a while for me to produce the same quality. I don't remember Pittsburgh was that nice, but that was more than 10 years ago when I was there for work.


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Seeking peace. Striving for justice. Together.
Last week, New York City welcomed world leaders to the 67th United Nations General Assembly. The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations was active in raising the voice of Presbyterians from here in the United States as well as those of our partners in the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Now that the General Assembly is underway, the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations will continue to work in partnership with Presbyterians here in the United States and our partners around the world in lifting up the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s priorities to the United Nations and world governments.


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Royer's Flowers acquires Lebanon Valley Flowers and Gifts
Lebanon County-based Royer's Flowers & Gifts has acquired the business operations of Lebanon Valley Flowers and Gifts.
Lebanon Valley Flowers' store at 1140 State Route 72 North in Lebanon has closed, and its stand at Lebanon Farmers Market will stay open and focus on gift ware, a news release stated.
Effective Saturday, Lebanon Valley Flowers' customer list, standing orders and phone line were to have transferred to the Royer's flagship store in Lebanon.
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Royer's operates 16 Royer's stores in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties, and sister company Stephenson's Flowers & Gifts has a Dauphin County store.


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President announces 'fix' to health plan discontinuation notices
MISSOULA, Mont. - On Thursday, President Barack Obama announced that Americans may be able to stay with their individual health insurance plans for another year. His proposal would allow insurance companies to offer noncompliant plans through 2014.
However, the insurers would have to tell buyers the difference between their plans and compliant plans available on exchanges. They must also explain to policy holders that other policies may be available with subsidies to qualified applicants.
The news follows an uproar over cancellation and discontinuation notices sent out to policy holders with noncompliant plans.
At the moment, it is not clear how Thursday's announcement will affect the thousands of Montanans who received discontinuation notices for plans noncompliant with the ACA.
By the end of October, Montana's division of Blue Cross Blue Shield had sent out more than 13,000 discontinuation notices.
"We are reviewing today's announcement and determining what our next steps are as we keep our members informed of their options both on and off the exchange," said John Doran, a marketing director with Blue Cross.
PacificSource had sent out about 5,000. In an emailed statement, the company's Montana regional director Todd Lovshin said: "There are many unanswered questions about how this would be implemented, and we are awaiting further regulatory guidance at both the federal and state levels. Our policies do not all end on January 1, 2014, they end upon renewal - example a policy bought in October 2013 renews in October 2014 and the policy holder would need to select a new plan then. We will be working with the Commissioner of Insurance to understand the impacts to the MT market place."
Regulations to insurance happen at the state level, so it is up to state commissioners to give the go-ahead to extensions. Kentucky, Idaho, California and Virginia require individual health plans to comply with ACA rules.
On Thursday's announcement, President Obama also apologized for the rocky start of the enrollment process in the exchanges. Only roughly 100,000 people signed up for insurance in the program's first month. Less than 27,000 used the healthcare.gov website.


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Located within a 5-minute walk of Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum, Crowne Plaza Ana Niigata is within a 15-minute stroll of Bandai Bridge. This 184-room, 4-star hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like 3 restaurants, 2 bars/lounges, and free in-room WiFi. Bandai Pavilion and Befco Bakauke Observatory Room are a short walk away.
There are ample dining options with 3 onsite restaurants, including Kura , which specializes in Japanese cuisine. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service, or get a quick energy boost at the coffee shop/café. Start each morning with buffet breakfast, available for a fee from 6 AM to 10 AM.
All of Crowne Plaza Ana Niigata's 184 air-conditioned rooms provide refrigerators, minibars, and coffee makers. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and wired Internet, plus TVs with digital channels and pay movies. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, free toiletries, bathrobes, and slippers. Safes, phones, and desks are also standard.
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Guests of Crowne Plaza Ana Niigata enjoy access to free WiFi in public areas, 14 meeting rooms, and conference space. Self parking is offered for JPY 500 per day. A multilingual staff is on hand to assist with dry cleaning/laundry and tours/tickets. Additional amenities include a business center, a gift shop, and wedding services.
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
- Business center
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. This 4-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Event facilities measuring 31053 square feet (2885 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
- Total number of rooms - 184
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Meeting rooms 14
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 31053
- Conference space size (meters) - 2885
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
Crowne Plaza Ana Niigata offers 184 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Televisions come with digital channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers, and bidets.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
- Pay movies
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- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
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- In-room safe
- Television
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Kura - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Onsite venue #2 - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Onsite venue #3 - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Season Cafe - This cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Spa Services
- Reflexology
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: JPY 2350 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: JPY 500 per day
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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.


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College of Letters & Science
Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (CANES)
Requirements for the Major in Classics
Requirements for the Major in Classical Humanities
Requirements for the Major in Latin
Requirements for the Certificate in Classical Studies
Honors in the Major
Placement and Retroactive Credit
Classics Courses
Greek Courses
Latin Courses
910 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-2041; firstname.lastname@example.com; classics.lss.wisc.edu
Professors Aylward, McClure, McKeown, Rosenmeyer, Troxel; Associate Professors Beneker, Hutton; Assistant Professors Brockliss, Dressler, Nelsestuen, Pandey
Department Chair: Associate Professor Jeffrey Beneker
Department Administrator: Bill Bach
Undergraduate Advisor: Assistant Professor Grant Nelsetuen
The widespread influence of classical culture upon our own modern intellectual history and the intrinsic attractions of the material itself combine to make classics a dynamic and interesting field of study. From a more practical standpoint, and because of the discipline and rigor the major requires, a major in the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies can prepare students for graduate study in multiple fields and may also help students gain admittance to professional programs in law and medicine.
The literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome form the primary subject of study within the field of classics. The department offers language instruction in both Greek and Latin as well as courses in classical civilization and culture. A student majoring in the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies is expected to acquire some familiarity with the entire spectrum of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, including language, literature, history, philosophy, art, and archaeology.
In order to respond to the interests of students who wish to emphasize either language or culture in their program of study, the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies offers three different majors and a certificate. The Latin and classics majors focus on language and literature, and students are expected to have advanced language competence upon completion of the major. The classical humanities major aims more broadly at the civilization and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and requires only an intermediate level of competence in one or more ancient languages. In addition, the department offers a certificate in classical studies that requires only culture courses but no Latin or Greek.
For all department majors, students must fulfill the L&S requirement of at least fifteen (15) credits of upper-level work in the major completed in residence. Courses must be at the intermediate or advanced level, and do not include courses offered at the elementary level.
Requirements for the Major in Classics
1. Classics—Latin emphasis
A major in classics with an emphasis in Latin will be awarded if a student completes six (6) credits of Greek beyond the first year, normally 305–306, plus seventeen (17) credits of Latin beyond the first year including at least one course at the 500 level or above.
2. Classics—Greek emphasis
A major in Classics with an emphasis in Greek will be awarded if a student completes eight (8) credits of Latin beyond the first year, normally 203–204, plus fifteen (15) credits of Greek beyond the first year including at least one course at the 500 level or above.
Requirements for the Major in Classical Humanities
The classical humanities major consists of a combination of courses in ancient culture and classical languages. The major requirements are divided into three parts: Language, Literature and Culture, and Seminar. The requirements for the major are:
Four semesters of Greek, Latin, or any combination of the two languages are needed to fulfill the language requirement. Courses normally will be a combination of Latin 103, 104, 203, 204 and/or Greek 103, 104, 305, 306. Credit by course examination (retro credit) may be used for no more than two semesters of this requirement.
Literature and Culture
Eighteen (18) credits in any of the following categories may be used to fulfill the literature and culture requirement. No more than two courses from the same outside department may be counted toward the Classical Humanities major.
All courses in Classics. However, no more than six (6) credits in Classics courses may be in courses numbered below 300.
Up to six (6) credits from courses in Greek and Latin above the second-year level. That is, courses numbered higher than Greek 306 and Latin 204, with the exception Latin 391 and 392.
Related courses in Art History including 115, 201, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 405, and 505.
Related courses in French and Italian including 550.
Related courses in Hebrew Studies including 346.
Related courses in History including 110, 112, 208, 251, 303, 306, and 307.
Related courses in History of Science including 322.
Related courses in Integrated Liberal Studies including 203, 205, and 207.
Related courses in Philosophy including 430 and 454.
Related courses in Political Science including 501
Classics Seminar
To complete the classical humanities major, a student must complete three (3) credits of the undergraduate seminar, Classics 591 Approaches to the Classical World. This course is normally taken in the senior year. The credits earned in this seminar count toward fulfilling the literature and culture requirement above. A student may take an alternative seminar by requesting a course substitution from the undergraduate advisor in advance.
Requirements for the Major in Latin
A major in Latin will be awarded if a student completes twenty-six (26) credits beyond the first year, including 203–204, 301–302, and four courses at the 500 level or above. Prospective majors interested in teaching Latin in high school should consult the undergraduate advisor and the School of Education about requirements for teaching certification.
Requirements for the Certificate in Classical Studies
In order to receive the certificate in classical studies, students are required to complete eighteen (18) credits in classics and/or related fields. At least twelve (12) of these credits must be at or above the 300 level. Classical humanities majors are not eligible for the certificate in classical studies.
Approved Courses
Classics: 100, 110, 205, 273, 300, 304, 311, 320, 322, 324, 325, 350, 351, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 379, 430, 470, 476, 477, 517, 554, 555, 556, 561, 591, 602. Students should consult the department's undergraduate advisor about any courses in classics that are not listed.
In addition to courses in classics, the following courses offered by other departments also count toward requirements for the certificate:
Art History: 115, 201, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 405, 505
Hebrew Studies: 346
History: 110, 112, 208, 251, 303, 306, 307
History of Science: 322
Philosophy: 430, 454
Political Science: 501
Courses cross-listed in more than one department may not be counted twice toward the certificate (for example, Classics 110/History 110, and Classics 300/Art History 300).
Honors in the Major
Classics and Latin
Candidates for Honors in the Major in Classics must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for courses in the major designated intermediate or advanced and an overall GPA of at least 3.3 in all courses taken at UW–Madison at the time of graduation. In addition they must take the Undergraduate Seminar, Classics 591, and complete a two-semester senior thesis or research project while enrolled in Classics 681–682.
Classical Humanities
Candidates for Honors in the Major in Classical Humanities must have am minimum grade point average of 3.5 for courses in the major designated intermediate or advanced. In addition, they must complete nine (9) credits of honors courses in classics or related areas as specified in the Literature and Culture requirement listed above, and complete a two-semester senior thesis or research project while enrolled in Classics 681–682.
Placement and Retroactive Credit
Latin courses 302 and below are open to freshmen with sufficient preparation. Credit by course examination (retroactive credit) may be earned for work done elsewhere, particularly in high school, by validating it through coursework at UW–Madison. The validating course must be the student's first college-level language course; and it must be taken before earning thirty (30) degree credits, and the student must earn at least a B. For Latin placement questions, please consult the undergraduate advisor, email@example.com.


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Few can doubt the huge improvements in Laurent Koscielny's game this season. And that's just why Arsenal fans believed the Frenchman to be the team's fourth best player of the season.
While the centre back may have shown glimpses of his true capabilities last year, this time around it has been a different tale completely. Undoubtedly Arsenal's most improved player of the last 12 months, perhaps only the prolific Robin van Persie has been a more consistent performer.
Laurent's form at club level not only led to a first French cap against the USA in November but also earned him a place in Laurent Blanc's Euro 2012 squad.
Laurent remained an ever-present in a defence affected by injuries, forming strong ties with both Per Mertesacker and Thomas Vermaelen in either half of the campaign.
There were also opportunities to demonstrate his versatility as he featured at right back on two occasions in the Premier League during Arsenal's full-back crisis in December and January.
When called upon, Laurent was there - and more often than not produced the goods. He matched his goal tally for the 2010/11 campaign (three), scoring the crucial winner against West Bromwich Albion which sealed Arsenal's third-place finish and heading home early against AC Milan as Arsène Wenger's side came so close to clawing back a four-goal deficit.
The next step for Koscielny is to repeat his outstanding season and help shore up a defence which conceded 49 league goals. Few would bet against him doing just that after his sterling contributions this time around.
"In my first year at the club, I was a novice. To play against opponents as different as I had to made me improve. The diversity of the attacking players you face pushes you ahead. When I was in France, I liked to 'stick' to the forwards because I had the ability to go in front of them; it was easier for me, because those forwards were not as strong as they're here, when you're sometimes playing against huge guys who weigh 90 kilos and are still able to switch direction. I told myself 'wait a bit, move back one or two yards'. That way, I can see whether his first touch will take him left or right, I can intercept, and initiate play from the back."
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In an admirable second season at Arsenal it is difficult to pick out one individual moment, but the defender's crucial winner at West Brom on the final day of the season must rank highly. That goal effectively secured the Gunners' place in next season's Champions League.
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Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
From 5-9 August, over 24,000 artists, designers, research scientists, developers, filmmakers, and academics gathered in San Diego, California, for the 34th Siggraph Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. The Siggraph conference and exhibition ranges from several days of highly technical courses and academic paper presentations, through to hands-on demos of new technologies, an art gallery, computer animation festival, and the two-day exhibition by software and hardware vendors.
Siggraph straddles the scientific, engineering and the artistic aspects of computer graphics and interaction, with film-makers showing how they made "Giant Frickin' Robots" for the upcoming Transformers movie, while the Papers presentations and Courses deal with the latest research, software evolution and hardware systems that make it all possible.
Several automotive software and hardware suppliers announced new products at the show, while the Emerging Technologies and Technical Programs showed new technologies that designers will be utilising in product and automotive design in the near future.
One of the hot topics this year was real-time raytracing, allowing interaction with a digital model on the screen with exceptionally high detail and realistic reflections.
RTT showed DeltaGen RealTrace, a true real-time raytracer, part of DeltaGen 7.0. With RealTrace environments can be reflected into the car in real-time. The demo on the nVidia booth at Siggraph was made on an HP xw9300 workstation with a nVidia FX5600 graphic card. RTT stressed that their system, being GPU based, requires only an adequate graphics card, reducing the hardware requirements in comparison to CPU-intensive rendering systems.
The other RTT announcement, DeltaGen RealLight2, is a new and improved ambient occlusion module which is now mesh independent. This means surfaces no longer need to be highly tessellated in order to obtain a smooth light and shadow gradation. Where previously the user would have to wait for offline renderings, these can now be generated in real-time.
RTT also showed a preview of an update to the RealView module, with a demo showing a digital wheel model superimposed on live video of a real wheel/tyre, with the digital and real models moving in unison, using tracking points on the wheel to blend the real and virtual images on screen. Applications could include superimposing digital vehicle models with a live video presentation of full-size physical models.
Bunkspeed unveiled it's Hyperdrive and Hypershot visualization and rendering applications, with interactive ray-tracing delivering accurate replications of physical prototypes. Materials, lighting and paint finishes can be applied by drag and drop, including a new DuPont paint library. A driving simulation tool that has been one of the unique aspects of the Bunkspeed products can record scenes from five different camera views with photographic quality. Speed, horsepower, ride height and suspension are all controllable. A new 'smokewand' feature allows simulation of airflow to allow designers and engineers to review aerodynamics and turbulence.
Autodesk's presence at Siggraph was focussed largely on the entertainment products such as Maya. AliasStudio 2008 was released earlier this year, and in August Autodesk announced their aquisition of Opticore AB. Opticore's products offer high-end visualization capabilities, real-time raytracing along with diverse environments and materials. Autodesk will continue to offer both Showcase and Opticore solutions to satisfy the needs of a designer or modeler through to the high-end requirements of a visualization specialist.
Barco showed ultra-high-definition displays with 8MP resolution, as well as the Galaxy NH-12 projection wall system that can display combinations of mono and 3D sources in multiple windows simultaneously on a large canvas at 1080p HD resolution.
One of the most enthralling parts of Siggraph is the Emerging Technologies area, which features a broad range of installations from research labs, universities, independents, and industry giants that explore the dynamics between humans and digital systems.
Hungarian company Holografika demonstrated Holovizio, a system capable of displaying a complex object model in real time and creating animated images in true 3D (without glasses) with full, observer-independent, continuous parallax within a large workspace. Each observer sees their own unique viewpoint of the virtual model, and a motion-capture system enables users to move the model by directly touching it as it appears from their viewpoint.
Researchers from the University of Tokyo presented 'Transparent Cockpit', which uses a virtual reality goggle system to present images from the outside world to the driver as if the interior panels are transparent. The aim is to help navigation in narrow streets, reversing, collision avoidance, as well as presenting a wider view of the sky or landscape, in the same way that a convertible does.
One of the biggest themes at Siggraph this year was multi-touch displays, breaking away from the 30-year-old convention of a single cursor (or single finger tip) on the screen to enable a much richer interaction…allowing for example painting with several fingers or both hands, and moving multiple objects at once. For a designer using a sketch tablet, this could allow moving, rotating and scaling a sketch by using natural hand gestures.
The new Apple iPhone uses a touch screen with multi-touch for zooming on maps or photos, by 'pinching' with two fingers. This is one of the first mainstream products to use multi-touch, and if the influence of the iPod is anything to go by, we can expect this type of interface to gain wide use in the near future. Automotive applications could include a more gestural approach to control of navigation displays, with panning, rotating and zooming achieved with natural gestures on the screen, increasing convenience and safety by eliminating separate switches and controllers.
Moving in to the realm of 'Minority Report' style displays were demonstrations of multi-touch, multi-user, and even multi-sided interaction (which allowed control of objects by two users on each side of a glass screen).
Microsoft demonstrated 'Surface', a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that small groups can use at the same time. Aimed initially at hotels, retail, restaurants, and public entertainment venues, it allows users to 'grab' digital information through touch and gesture, and recognizes many points of contact simultaneously. Users can place physical objects on the surface to trigger different types of responses. For example in a mobile phone shop the system can recognise particular mobile phone models and then provide services for that phone.
Mitsubishi's MERL research group demonstrated their Diamond Touch table-top display, that supports small group collaboration by allowing users to maintain eye contact while interacting with the display simultaneously (without having to take turns). The system not only recognises hand and finger postions, but also recognises each user and can assign different capabilities to each of them.
An application of this could be in large shared displays in a vehicle, where the driver has priority for important control functions, but where other users can also interact with the display for information and entertainment functions. For example, a passenger would be able to independently interact with the navigation system to explore local attractions, without disturbing the driver's selected route map, the system keeping track of who is doing what.
E-Ink Corporation showed their e-paper technology for displays with ultra-low power consumption, a thin flexible form, and daylight readability. The viewer has the experience of reading from paper, yet can still update the information. This technology is now being incorporated into many applications, including electronic readers, cell phones, signage, and memory devices. As it develops further, electronic paper will enable us to read and see up-to-date information with a paper-like experience without the negative environmental impact of cutting down forests and disposing of thousands of tons of paper, or the high energy wastage of conventional electronic displays. The next stage in e-paper development from the current monochrome electronic ink will be to achieve high-volume production and enable full-color, flexible, rollable displays. While the flexible displays are still experimental, the technology has already been used in production mobile phones and other consumer electronics, and could soon find its way into vehicle interiors, especially in situations requiring high resolution, high contrast, persistent information display.


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These Darts Suck!! Collab with Davi Silva is UP! :D
So about a year ago (or so) I had an idea about what it would be like if narwhals and unicorns were used as darts. There's a possibility that they'd be magical but most likely they'd suck.
After banging my head against the wall over how I wanted it to look I gave up and decided to ask the incredibly talented Davi if he'd be interested. Not only was he interested, but he nailed...NAILED IT on the first try.
I couldn't be happier with how he illustrated it. The man deserves props! :D
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Two men, five juveniles arrested for 10 property crimes
WASHINGTON, BEAUFORT COUNTY - Beaufort County Sheriff's deputies are called to a breaking and entering, which lead to arrests in total of 10 property crime cases.
On July 21, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a breaking and entering and larceny from a home on Duck Creek Road in Washington. That investigation developed evidence and leads for this case and nine additional property crimes occurring between March 13 and August 8 of this year in the Duck Creek and Camp Leach Road areas.
Deputies arrested Adam Joshua Lozon, 26, and John Aaron Wilkins, 21, both of Jeremy Lane in Washington. They are charged with Second Degree Burglary, Felony Breaking and Entering, two counts of Larceny after Breaking and Entering and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Johnathan Alexander Green, 16, of Washington was charged with Second Degree Burglary, two counts of Felony Breaking and Entering, three counts of Larceny after Breaking and Entering, Attempted Breaking and Entering and Damage to Real Property.
Four other juveniles were also charged in the case. Deputies are not releasing their names. Three juveniles are charged with Breaking and Entering, Larceny after Breaking and Entering, Larceny of a Firearm, Larceny of a Motor Vehicle, and Attempted Breaking and Entering. Two of the juveniles were also charged with Second Degree Burglary, Damage to Real Property, four counts of
Felony Breaking and Entering, and three counts of Larceny After Breaking and Entering.
Evidence collected in this investigation led to a Felony Larceny charge against a fourth juvenile for an Apple IPad taken from Bath Elementary School.
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Cairo, Illinois, has struck a deal with a medical marijuana grower in hope of reviving its wilting economy.
Five of the six members of the Cairo City Council recently voted in favor of a lease agreement with Area 51 Growers to build a growing facility for medical marijuana on the north side of the town. One council member was absent for the July 22 vote.
The roughly $4 million proposed facility could bring 35 to 50 jobs to the beleaguered town, with 40 percent of those positions reserved for qualified Cairo residents, Area 51 Growers Operations Manager Roger Allen said.
"Alexander County has had financial needs over the years. In particular, the city of Cairo needs a cash infusion," he said. "And if you look at the weather in the state of Illinois, can you get any better? It made common sense."
Salaries range from $30,000 to $50,000 a year, with full-time positions to include basic farm laborers, security personnel, pastry chefs, pharmacy assistants and others, Allen said. He estimated that the operation will have an economic impact of $3 million to $9 million a year for Cairo, which is home to around 3,000 people.
He emphasized that the facility, which will cover between 50,000 and 60,000 square feet, will be dedicated only to the production of medical marijuana and cannabis-infused foods.
"Some people have brought up that medical marijuana will bring in a seedy crowd. In all actuality, no product will be dispensed or sold from a Cairo location. It's just a production facility that will deliver to one of the legal 60-plus dispensaries in the state of Illinois," he said.
Allen added that the company will share a total of 10 percent of its gross profits with the city, 5 percent of which will go to a 501(c)3 to benefit Cairo.
Mayor Tyrone Coleman said there was little hesitation within the city government over accepting the deal, adding that the city had been in talks with two similar entities.
"To me, it's just a win-win situation for the community," he said.
But, he added, "just like anything else, some people are for it, some people are against it."
The next step is for Area 51 Growers to file for one of the state's 22 available licenses to grow medical marijuana, Allen said, but the state has yet to issue the applications. The company wants to have the facility up and running by early 2015.
The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act passed in 2013 and went into effect Jan. 1 of this year, making Illinois the 21st state to enact such legislation. The law provides that patients whom a physician has diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition may legally possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a 14-day period. The cannabis is to be derived solely from an intrastate source.
Contact Laurel Black, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8641, or follow @LaurelFBlack on Twitter.
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The music, the people watching, and dancing side-by-side to the propulsive classic ska of the Specials at a packed House of Blues performance took listeners back to the 2 Tone ska scene of the late '70s. Tunes such as "Monkey Man," "Ghost Town," and "Do the Dog" stirred memories in the sweat-drenched crowd of senior ska fans and had 20-somethings hopping and skanking to the English legends onstage.
The youngsters in the crowd were the posers here. The young crowd's thrift shop suits and dresses were the clothing that once belonged to the older crowd. It was incredible to see that as the Specials ripped through their set, the young were being weeded out by exhaustion, while those in the crowd who had kids and careers didn't stop dancing the entire time.
The band's dancing onstage in their black and white polo shirts and suits kept the energy level at a titillating high. When the Specials sang the lyrics "Enjoy yourself! It's later than you think," it seemed as if they were speaking to the younger generation of ska lovers, and the older crowd couldn't agree more.


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Residence Inn Marriott Florence places you next to Florence Civic Center and within a 15-minute walk of Magnolia Mall. This 3-star hotel has 94 rooms and welcomes guests with free breakfast, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. The Traces Golf Club and Florence Motor Speedway are also a short drive away.
Start your day off right with a free full breakfast. For a nice break, mingle with other guests at the free manager's reception.
All 94 air-conditioned accommodations feature kitchens and space to spread out with dining areas and sitting areas. Flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi and wired Internet. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Sofa beds, coffee makers, and free weekday newspapers are also standard.
Guests of Residence Inn Marriott Florence have access to an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a spa tub. There's free parking if you drive. Dry cleaning/laundry services make packing light an option. Additional amenities include free WiFi in public areas, a business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
Property features
- Free full breakfast
- Free WiFi and wired Internet in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Outdoor pool
Residence Inn Marriott Florence
Hotel Amenities
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, Residence Inn Marriott Florence provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. This 3-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast and manager's reception are offered (may not be available daily). This business-friendly hotel also offers barbecue grills, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Residence Inn Marriott Florence is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 94
- Number of floors - 4
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Picnic area
- Free reception
- Free self parking
- Free grocery shopping service
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
Residence Inn Marriott Florence offers 94 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include sofa beds. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Accommodations at this 3-star hotel have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Florence hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Separate dining area
- Dishwasher
- Stovetop
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free wired high-speed Internet
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Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast. The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on select days.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per stay, plus a deposit of USD 100.00 per stay
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Pet deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 100 per stay
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Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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The New York Jets are in desperate need of a wide receiver at this point in the season and what better person to fill that void than Terrell Owens.
Owens made his pitch to the Jets through his Twitter account mentioning his interest in playing for the team.
"Hey JETS!!! I'm available! I'm ready, willing & able! Call my agent @jordanwoy & let's make it happen."
It might seem like far too little too late for New York, but is it really?
Waking up this morning after a tough loss to the Texans on Monday Night Football, the Jets find themselves but one game behind the New England Patriots for the division lead. As bad as things have gone thus far in the 2012 season, the Jets are nowhere near done.
The loss of Santonio Holmes was a huge blow for the team being that No. 10 was far and away their best receiver. On top of that, injuries to Dustin Keller and Stephen Hill have further crippled this team's receiving corps and made it much tougher for an already struggling Mark Sanchez.
Owens began the year trying out for the Seattle Seahawks, but failed to make the roster. Clearly Owens is no certainty at this point in his life, but it couldn't hurt the Jets to at least try. After all, Owens won't be signed to a long-term deal and can be dropped like a bad habit once things go wrong.
Not to mention, the Jets love to make headlines and bringing T.O. to New York would do just that.
The Jets could really use Owens' experience playing the game, as well as his size. The lack of experience and talent in the Jets receiving corps is too much to ignore.
Bringing in T.O. could solve those problems and with nothing to lose in making the move, the Jets need to bring T.O. to the Big Apple in a signing that would be little risk and potentially high reward.71946


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Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void is not really my kind of Star Wars book. It's very much not my era and while I've bought some of the Dawn of the Jedi comics, I haven't actually read any of them yet. But you know? I tried it, and despite my long tendency to not get more than a chapter or two into most Star Wars books set before Return of the Jedi, I kept reading. And I actually enjoyed it.
The Dawn of the Jedi period – introduced in a a comic from John Ostrander and Jan Duursema – is set about 36,000 years before A New Hope, in the earliest days of the Jedi (here called Je'daii) before the Old Republic. Into the Void is actually my first encounter with it, and while some questions are certainly raised, I think it's safe to say that one doesn't to know anything about the comics to enjoy the book.
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Ray Buckland has been actively involved in the occult for over fifty years and was responsible for introducing Gardnerian Wicca to the United States. He has written over two dozen books; has had numerous articles published in magazines and newspapers; has appeared on many TV shows; and has worked as a technical advisor on movies and stage productions. I am very lucky to know Ray, and the metaphysical world should be thankful that he shares his learning with us.
Practical Candleburning Rituals is one of his most popular books, and rightly so. Hundreds of thousands of people use it as a guide to simple, practical, powerful, and usable magic on a daily basis. There are three reasons you should use this book, too.
First, if you have never done any sort of magic before, this book is an ideal introduction to the subject from a practical point of view.
Second, although many people are involved in Pagan religions, many others are involved in Christianity. Most of the rituals in this book are presented in two ways, one for Pagans and one for Christians. This book can really be used by just about anyone.
Third, by practicing the techniques in this book, you'll learn the underpinnings of magic. In no time you'll be able to come up with your own rituals based on the ones listed.
When you can design your own rituals, and be successful with them, you will truly be a magician. And the place to start is with this book.


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The Big Night
Joseph Losey
John Barrymore Jr.
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Joseph Losey directed this compelling, low-budget, independent noir scripted by himself and Stanley Ellin, the noted writer of crime stories. Based on one of Ellin's novels, it's a short, quickly-paced story that conveys the impression of taking place almost in real time over the course of one desperate evening for anguished, wet-behind-the-ears, sullen 17 year-old (John Barrymore Jr.).
In a carefully set-up opening scene full of tonal shifts and ambiguous details of behavior and the relations between characters, the kid witnesses a senseless, traumatic, seemingly inexplicable act of violence against his beefy, taciturn father (Preston Foster). Both son and father have been passive recipients of public mockery without fighting back, and now the son goes to a boxing match gunning for a celebrated sports writer (Howard St. John), a dapper gimp with a cane, for explanation and payback.
With Losey's typical architectural attention to interior spaces, stairwells, doorways and windows, all captured in gliding, deep-focus, black and white, claustrophobic urban compositions by photographer Hal Mohr, the movie creates a many-peopled world defined by uncertainty and shifting perceptions of guilt and blame, new rationalizaitons and understandings, all adding up to a statement on violence vs. the wisdom of "taking it". The ending is a bit of a let-down, though it's hard to be sure how pat it really is.
From a dramatic point of view, the scene with an African-American nightclub singer is gratuitous, yet the sequence in which a choked and inebriated Barrymore tries to tell her how beautiful she is and turns it into a racially hurtful moment is one of the most vivid and unexpected moments, and key to the movie's program of exposing everybody's thoughless, hurtful propensities against their fellow creatures. He's finding the courage to cross a line society tells him he shouldn't, and his method of acknowledging that puts his foot in his mouth. It embodies a deeply thoughtful critique of the personal and accidental effects of a racist society. I'm not familiar with Ellin's novel and can't help wondering if this scene was injected by Losey.
So this is a movie with sex, race, violence, spectacle, music, adolescent angst (in an era jittery about juvenile delinquency), families, honor, manhood, authority, and America, and if it contains a single message, it's that all these things are messed up and hard to figure out. Maybe it's a minor movie of modest means and tightly focused perspective, but its ideas aren't small.
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An easy and fun way to cook on your fire pit cook top is to use the "foil pack" method. You can prepare them at home, freeze them for transportation, and then keep them in the cooler until you're ready to cook. Try this easy foil pack recipe via AllRecipes.com:
|In a large bowl, or a large zip-top bag, combine the chicken, onion, mushrooms, yellow pepper, red pepper, garlic, and potatoes. Pour in the olive oil and lemon juice, then mix well.
|Evenly divide the mixture between 4 large sheets of aluminum foil. Top each with another sheet of foil, and roll up the edges tightly. Wrap each packet again, securely in another sheet of foil to double wrap.
|Cook in the hot coals of a CobraCo™ Fire Pit until the chicken is opaque and the potatoes are tender, around 40 minutes.
Breakfast lovers will appreciate this simple donut recipe via ThoreausDaughter.com!
- Heat about two inches of oil in a large pot. Separate the biscuits on a cutting board and cut a hole from the center of each.
- Fry the dough in about two inches of oil.
- Flip with tongs after a minute or two.
- Place the cooked donuts in a paper bag with cinnamon and toss for a tasty and sweet covering
- Serve with coffee
Campfire Crescent Dogs are a quick way to satisfy your kids hunger while dining in the great outdoors! This recipe from Tablespoon is simple and easy!
- One tube Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
- 8 hot dogs
- Ketchup & mustard
- On a flat surface, open the tube of crescent rolls and unroll dough. Separate into triangles along perforations.
- Place the hot dog on the edge of the crescent roll and begin rolling so the majority of hot dog is covered by the crescent dough. Make sure the crescent dough overlaps at the end, otherwise it will fall apart.
- Skewer your crescent dog on a CobraCo® S'mores Fork and roast it over the fire until golden brown. (Tip: Roasting away from the flames, but in a spot that is still quite hot, gives a nice even roasting.)
- Serve immediately with ketchup and mustard as desired.


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While most of us with iPhones simply accept the built-in weather application for what it is, WTHR looks to improve upon the idea with a version of a clean-cut weather app. The Beautifully Simply Weather App is currently available in the App Store for $1 USD, and provides users with current local weather and seven-day forecasts (in Fahrenheit or Celsius depending on preference). By the looks of it, the app appears to be even more simplified than Apple's own version by providing users with text telling them the weather rather than simply displaying it.
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The ProGrass philosophy is to achieve 100% customer satisfaction. We don't want to be the biggest company, we want to be the best company in the synthetic turf industry. All of the ProGrass installations are done with ProGrass certified installers. The quality of both the product and installation are the main ingredients that allow for customer satisfaction.
Once the installation is complete, ProGrass takes great pride in ongoing service. Members of the ProGrass management team stay in touch with clients to find out how the surface is functioning on a day-to-day basis. And if ProGrass can improve any facet of the installation, it does so no questions asked. ProGrass believes that the easiest way to obtain great customer service is to do the installation right the first time, every time. By doing it right the first time, fewer problems arise, making it easier to focus the company's time on fostering relationships with clients rather than fixing problems. In short, if there's a concern, ProGrass fixes it.
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