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Popular property highlights
Located in Cordelia within a 5-minute walk of Scandia Family Fun Center, Comfort Inn Cordelia is within 2 miles (3 km) of Jump Highway. This 57-room hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like free breakfast, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. Also close to this Fairfield hotel are Jelly Belly Factory and Rockville Hills Regional Park.
Start your day off right with a free buffet breakfast.
All 57 air-conditioned rooms provide microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee makers. LCD TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Free newspapers, free local calls, and ironing boards are other standard amenities.
At Comfort Inn Cordelia, guests enjoy features like an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and free WiFi in public areas. Free parking is included with your stay. The front desk is staffed 24/7 to help secure valuables, and answer any questions about the accommodations. Additional amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and free newspapers.
Property features
- Free buffet breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Outdoor pool
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Hotel Amenities
Comfort Inn Cordelia features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Number of floors - 3
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 57
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- 24-hour business center
- Outdoor pool
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
Comfort Inn Cordelia offers 57 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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.
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Comfort Cordelia
- Comfort Cordelia Fairfield
- Comfort Inn Cordelia
- Comfort Inn Cordelia Fairfield
- Cordelia Comfort Inn
- Comfort Inn Cordelia Hotel Fairfield
- Comfort Inn Fairfield
- Comfort Inn Cordelia Hotel
- Fairfield Comfort Inn
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Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.

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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with restaurant and 24-hour front desk
Popular property highlights
Situated in La Roche-sur-Yon, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of La Roche-sur-Yon Municipal Museum and Place Napoleon. Vendespace and Mouilleron-le-Captif Church are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a meeting room and a 24-hour front desk. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided.
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Room Amenities
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 1291 square feet (120 square meters) include a meeting room. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 64
- Number of floors - 1
- Restaurant
- One meeting room
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 1291
- Conference space size (meters) - 120
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Playground on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Partially open bathroom
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Le Karousel - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open select days.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Playground on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at noon
Check-in time ends at noon
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 5 per pet, per stay
- Up to 10 kg
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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
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 9.90 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 5 per pet, per stay
Hotel Name
- KYRIAD ROCHE SUR YON Hotel
- KYRIAD ROCHE SUR YON Hotel La Roche-sur-Yon
- KYRIAD ROCHE SUR YON La Roche-sur-Yon
- Kyriad La Roche Sur Yon La Roche-Sur-Yon, Vendee, France
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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Mountain unicycling is an adventure sport that consists of traversing rough terrain on a unicycle. Mountain unicycling ('muni') is undertaken on similar terrain to mountain biking. However, muni requires much more attention to the microfeatures of the short distance in front of the wheel.[1] Unicycles' lack of a freewheel means that descents must be controlled all the way, and the typical lack a gear system (though two-gear hubs are available), prevents the rider from reaching high speeds. Muni usually takes place on specially designed unicycles, which are equipped with strong hubs, large, knobbly tires, high-grip pedals and rugged frames. Some are also equipped with rim or disc brakes, having the lever mounted under the nose of the saddle. The brake primarily helps to compensate the downhill-slope force, while more expert riders also use it to decelerate or stop.[1]
Muni riders also need a few additional skills than required for either mountain biking or regular unicycling, with core strength and balance being key.[2]
- Muni events recognized by the International Unicycling Federation at Unicons are: cross-country, uphill and downhill with the possibility of North Shore downhill.
- In the United States, the California Mountain Unicycle Weekend and the Moab, Utah Muni Fest (ended as of 2009).
- In the UK, the British Muni Weekend (BMW).
- The first Colorado Munifest took place in October 2007, organized by Colorado Muni.
- The first Arizona Mountain Unicycle Weekend was held in February 2009, organized by the Arizona Unicycle Club.
- In Australia, Cross County and Downhill are included in UniNats, held by the Australian Unicycle Society every 12–18 months. -3-
- In Liechtenstein and Switzerland, the Elsbet (abbr. for Einzigartiges Liechtensteiner und Schweizer Berg-Einrad Treffen, engl: unique mountain unicycling meeting of Liechtenstein and Switzerland)
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The time has come. My bags are packed and I am ready to roll. Tonight is my last night in my little hut here in Afghanistan. Tomorrow I move to the transient "on call" tents to await a flight out of Afghanistan.
We'll stop for a couple of days in the allied nation of Kyrgystan, where we will await a transcontinental flight. This will take a few days. Then onward to Fort Bragg to be processed out of active duty status. We'll be poked and prodded to ensure we haven't contracted any hideous diseases here, and of course we will all get to sit down with the mental health professionals to be checked for PTSD.
Then it's homeward bound, back to the glorious State of Arizona, to our families and our homes!
The final roll call for the 1/158th Bushmasters:
SSG Charles Browning, killed in action at Mehtar Lam, June 1, 2007
PFC Mykel Miller, killed in action at Qalat, September 6, 2007
SPC Joseph Gracia, severely wounded in action at Qalat, September 6, 2007
There have been many other less serious injuries, but SPC Gracia lost a leg to the IED that killed PFC Miller. Let us all wish this strong soldier a speedy recovery and return to a normal life.
The combined Second and Third Platoons, Delta Company, racked up the most impressive combat performance, with over 120 dead bad guys to their credit without taking a single casualty. Well done, Delta Raiders! These were also the soldiers who rescued the three US senators whose aircraft went down in the Afghan hinterlands.
We leave Afghanistan proud of our performance, and we have turned over the reins to the 3/103 AR, a capable National Guard unit from Pennsylvania. History will judge whether or not we made a difference in the security of the American people, and whether the sacrifices of SSG Browning, PFC Miller, and SPC Gracia were worthwhile.
I thank everyone at HGF for their tremendous support of our mission. There have been care packages, help with buying tactical equipment, and continuous words of encouragement. The HGF family has been there for the Bushmasters every step of the way, and mere words cannot express my appreciation for that.
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Clinical translational studies
Clinical-translational studies are a fundamental focus of our group. In these studies, we aim to transition scientific research into clinical practice where it can be of direct benefit to patients.
Ongoing clinical translational studies |
Upcoming clinical translational studies |
Completed clinical translational studies
Ongoing clinical translational studies
An Investigation of CT ventilation as a functional imaging modality for lung cancer radiotherapy
Project description: This study will investigate the use of four-dimensional computed tomography imaging in providing accurate ventilation imaging for lung cancer radiotherapy planning. Incorporating lung functional imaging, such as ventilation, enables the differentiation of normal functioning lung tissue and diseased lung. This can be used to optimise treatment planning to minimise lung toxicity and improve treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients. CT ventilation imaging will be validated against nuclear medicine ventilation imaging.
Protocol No: ACTRN12612000775819
Study size: 30 lung cancer patients to be treated with RT
Site: Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Royal North Shore Hospital
Contact: Dr. Enid Eslick , email@example.com
CT-based ventilation imaging
An investigation into the patient experience of single, slow rotation in the upright and lying positions
Project description: This project will provide the first quantitative data on patient response to slow rotation in both the lying and upright positions. To do this we will use existing TGA approved medical equipment (The Epley Omniax ) from the field of balance disorder therapy to slowly rotate patients. Validated psychometric questionaries will be used to assess whether any noticeable increase in patient anxiety levels or motion sickness occurs.
If patient rotation is shown to be a feasible in radiotherapy, it will vastly simplify the engineering challenges associated with delivery of radiotherapy. This is particularly true for advanced new treatment options such as MRI guided radiotherapy , Proton Therapy and Heavy Ion Therapy. Patient rotation would mean that these advanced techniques could be made accessible to a far wider population than the limited few who can currently benefit from them. To date, patient response to slow rotation has not been tested.
Ethics: RPAH Ethics Review Committee, Protocol Number X12-0390
Study Size: 15
Site: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Contact: Brendan Whelan, firstname.lastname@example.com
MRI-AV: MRI guided audiovisual biofeedback for precise lung cancer radiotherapy
Project description: This study will test an MRI-AV biofeedback system to investigate its impact on tumour motion reproducibility. This study will be performed across 4 stages, recruiting 15 lung cancer patients at each stage; the purpose of dividing the study into 4 stages is to monitor the development of the MRI-AV biofeedback system towards real-time 3D tumour motion monitoring and guidance. The 4 stages of this study will investigate the MRI-AV biofeedback system using the respiratory signal from:
(1) the real-time abdominal motion utilising the RPM system,
(2) the 1D tumour motion extracted from MR images,
(3) the 2D tumour motion extracted from MR images,
(4) the 3D tumour motion extracted from MR images.
This study will also further develop MRI reconstruction methods towards improved image quality and real-time image acquisition and tumour delineation.
Project status: Five lung cancer patients have been recruited in the first stage of the study.
Study size: 60 lung cancer patients.
Sites: Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology
Contact: Danny Lee. E: firstname.lastname@example.com
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AVIATOR: Audio-Visual Investigation Advancing Thoracic Radiotherapy
Project description: This investigation will involve a technological assessment of the AV biofeedback system in a clinical setting. Such an investigation will involve an assessment of patient and technician experience with AV biofeedback, looking at patient benefits, impact on image quality and treatment margins. This study will be performed across 7 radiation oncology departments across NSW and ACT, promoting the widespread clinical implementation of AV biofeedback. Performing this investigation across 7 departments will also allow for larger sample size: a total of 75 lung cancer patients. AVIATOR will be the largest study of its kind to date.
Project status: This study has received ethics approval; agreements with each of the departments are underway and patient recruitment is expected to commence in early 2014.
Study size: 75 lung cancer patients
Sites: Royal North Shore Hospital, Westmead Hospital, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Nepean Hospital, Canberra Hospital, Calvary Mater Hospital, and Gosford Hospital
Contact: Sean Pollock. E: email@example.com
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LAVA: Liver cancer Audio-Visual biofeedback Assessment
Project description: This investigation aims to test whether the more regular respiration as provided by AV biofeedback will result in more reproducible liver tumour motion which is expected to have numerous clinical advantages. This study will involve the recruitment of 30 liver cancer patients undergoing SBRT. SBRT involves a very high radiation dose to the target area so accurate targeting and tight treatment margins are an absolute must to minimize the risk to the surrounding healthy tissue, especially for a region as radiosensitive as the liver. This study will investigate the motion of fiducial markers planted about the liver tumour and assess the corresponding potential clinical benefit of AV biofeedback (improved image quality, treatment margins, and dose distributions).
Project status: Agreements with the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse are underway and patient recruitment is expected to commence in early 2014
Study size: 30 liver cancer patients
Site: Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Department of Radiation Oncology
Contact: Sean Pollock. E: email@example.com
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Completed clinical translational studies
In-situ MRI guided audiovisual biofeedback for precise lung cancer radiotherapy
Project description: Lung cancer is the most common cancer related cause of death. Many patients rely on radiotherapy treatment as part of their disease management. However, the precision of radiotherapy is affected by involuntary movements such as respiratory motion, which results in poor targeting and therefore, poor tumour control. In this project an audiovisual (AV) biofeedback respiratory motion management system will be developed using the Real-time Position Management (RPM, Varian) device. This system utilizes an external marker to track a patient's breathing motion and uses visual cues such as a trace, and audio cues to help the patient to keep to regular breathing motion. Concurrent MRI will be acquired which will allow the study of the motion correlation between an internal breathing surrogate (e.g. the diaphragm) and the real-time external marker. The reproducibility of breathing motion will be studied with and without the use of AV biofeedback.
Protocol No: 05-2011 / 13778
Study size: 15 healthy volunteers
Site: Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI)
Contact: Dr. Taeho Kim, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring: A Novel Real-time Tumour Localization Modality
Project description: Prostate tumours move during radiotherapy treatment. This results in reduced geometric and dosimetric accuracy. Typically this motion is not observed during treatment. Several real-time tumour localization modalities exist i.e. ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), optical, MV, combined MV/kV, Calypso electromagnetic guidance and the Navotek radioactive fiducial implant. However, some of these are under development, not easily available or expensive. An ideal solution would be to use existing linear accelerator (linac) systems. Kilovoltage intrafraction monitoring is a novel intrafraction real-time tumour localization method. It involves a single gantry-mounted kV x-ray imager (widely available on most linacs) acquiring 2D projections of implanted fiducial markers. 3D positions are then reconstructed by maximum likelihood estimation of a 3D probability density function. Recently, this novel modality has been clinically implement for the first time for patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing intensity modulated arc therapy (IMAT).
Protocol No: 1106-196M
Study size: 10 prostate cancer patients
Site: Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
Contact: Jin Aun, NG , firstname.lastname@example.com
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Amanda + Clem by Photography by Karma Hill
A few words from the photographer... Amanda and Clem were as cute as a button and such a joy to work with! These two were so obviously head over heels in love with each other, there was no question in your mind that they were made for one another.
When the big day arrived, we met Amanda at the beautiful Hotel Wailea to capture a few details and the final touches of her getting ready. The couple opted for a first look at the hotel to spend a few quiet moments together before the ceremony, and the photos turned out amazing! The Hotel Wailea provided the perfect backdrop, as Clem anxiously awaited his bride's arrival as she made her way down to him.
The weather at Paluea Beach in Makena, Maui (where the ceremony took place) could not have been better, with just slight breezes to keep guests cool and the most incredible sunset ever! All in all, it was an absolutely prefect Maui Wedding!!
Photography: Photography by Karma Hill
Event Planner: Simple Maui Wedding
Floral Designer: Dellables
Reception Venue: Hotel Wailea


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Date of Stay: January, 2012
A good overnight stop. Sites are gravel and pretty level. Mr. Grumpy checks you in; he is in need of of some customer service training. I received a whole dollar discount for paying in cash. At $36.00 that is 3%, what a deal. The 10 or so sites along the back of the park are the only sites that are long enough to accommodate any rig 36' with a tow. I observed no less than three people having to return to the office because they were too long for the assigned site. I am 34 with a tow and barely fit in my site. The free Wi-Fi and cable TV were very good. There are several extra fees, like electricity, RV dump. Be aware there is train noise. I would select Deming for any time I traveled this route again.
Date of Stay: December, 2011
Nice park along the river. Sites are gravel and not very level. Close to the highway so there is some highway noise, but not very bad. Free wi-fi is poor and slow. Cable TV was good. My main complaint is for $38.00 with my Good Sam discount this is no bargain. All it has going for it is a swimming pool. But then this is west Texas. I will find another park next time for an overnight stay.
Date of Stay: November, 2011
I spent two months at this park, the rate is based on that fact. I found this park to be as near perfect as possible. Escort to your site, help parking your rig. Restrooms and showers are tile and immaculate and cleaned several times during the day. Trash pick up at your site. Concrete pads and patio, each with picnic table. Sites are wide enough and, as stated, sand with sparse grass. Two heated pools and spa. Daily activities in a huge recreational hall. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday they serve breakfast and lunch. Very good food at below reasonable prices. Office staff are very helpful and aware of all local businesses. A short walk on the boardwalk and you are on the beach. The only negative about Port Aransas is the never ending wind, but then this the Gulf Coast.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
Park is mostly full time residents, some spaces for transients. My site was wide, level, and had a large shade tree, flowers and concrete patio. Nice covered pool, clean showers and toilets. The park is very quiet. Close to shopping and restaurants. Escort to your site. The park accepts only checks or cash. My $34 included the Good Sam discount. If you enjoy a nice peaceful, friendly park this place fits the bill. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
An older park that is in need of much updating. Previous review a month ago indicated the urinal in the men's room was out of service; still is. Sites are wide enough but dusty and unlevel. Lots of permanent residents; must be worker bees as there is a lot of car and truck noise early in the morning. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The cafe was open, and I had the ribs; very good and at $8.95 a real bargain. This park is worth an overnight stay but not for long term. The $24 rate was with my Good Sam discount.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
This is a typical desert park. Lots of dust and dirt, certainly nothing the owners can control. The sites are very wide and fairly level. I saw none with picnic tables. Lots of permanent residents, enough said. Free Wi-Fi worked well, fast enough for me. Cable TV was a nice addition. I would stay here again for a night or two, but I have paid $34.00 for parks with more amenities.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
This is an older park but maintained to the highest standards. Clean sites, concrete pads, paved roads. Large pool, heated, and clean. Lots of activities in a huge rec center. No cable TV but I received 24 channels on the antenna. Wi-Fi available in the computer center for $10 a month. The only negative is the entrance. Be AWARE if you enter on Idaho Rd. going north, it is a very sharp right tight turn into the park. You would be best to move to the inside lane and swing into the park.The $20 rate is with Coast to Coast discount.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
A nice park for a week or day. I stayed a week and found it quite acceptable. Sites are grass and gravel; some leveling is required. Most have a picnic table. There are large shade trees in many sites especially along the fenced creek. A game room with pool table and dart boards. Club house has breakfast and dinners. Good food, reasonable prices. There is no cable TV and forget about getting any antenna channels. If you need a satellite connection get an open site away from the trees. Huge swimming pool, but not heated. Water temp is similar to Lake Superior. I found the showers OK, but very old and pretty clean. Wi-Fi is worthless. Don't waste the $2.00 a day cost. The rate reflects Coast to Coast discount. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
Nice clean park. Quiet location as it is 9 miles off SR 95. Sites are gravel with concrete pads. The sites slope toward the paved road so require some leveling. Minor cable TV. As the the other review stated there are extra charges for some items. The wi-fi (Tengointernet) was very slow and dropped off frequently, not worth the fee. Clean pool and very clean restrooms. The showers had no privacy for changing just one open room. Would stay here again.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
I agree with the other review. OK for a overnight stay. Sites are pretty level, wide, and long enough. The park is desert sand. Many ruts on the roads due to past rains. Pool was dirty and locked; looked like it had not been useful for a long time. Even though it was near 90 during my visit. Surprisingly quiet even though located behind a major truck stop. I would stay here for a night again. It's the only game in town.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
Very nice park for a short stay. I found the sites wide, level and long. Nothing fancy just a quiet friendly park. Restrooms were clean, showers clean and roomy. I would stay here again. To get the discount you must pay cash.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
Visited during the Kite Festival and salmon season, the reason for the $40 nightly fee. Phase 1 is on the top of the hill, long narrow sites, no shade, easy in and out. Phase 2 is in the woods, sites are narrow with trees on both sides, have to do lots of moving back and forth to get enough room for the slides. Sites are gravel and dirt and not very level. All have fire pit and table. I was unable to open my awning due to trees and tight site, no matter with all the trees there is plenty of shade. Huge recreational hall. Indoor pool, but very cold water. Roads are gravel and dirt, very dusty when dry and muddy when rainy. The 5 mile a hour speed limit is not enforced. As well as the dog owners picking up after their pets. Park is close to both Ilwaco and Long Beach. Towns have much to offer, as well as the long walks along the beach. I would stay here again but not pay $40. Coast to Coast rate makes it worth a stay.
Date of Stay: February, 2011
Very nice park, but it is a typical southwest desert park: i.e. gravel sites, no shade, windy, dusty. My pull through site was plenty long and wide, with no picnic table. Staff was friendly and efficient. Very nice indoor pool, and club house. Lots of activities if a long term stay. Had excellent cable TV reception as well as free Wi-Fi. Town is small and friendly with one foot in the grave. A winery close and worth a visit. Stayed here in February and the nights are cold.
Date of Stay: February, 2011
Very friendly owners. If Casey was any nicer she would have a halo. Park was clean and well managed. Nice pool with covered patio. Restrooms and showers were spotless. I had a very large pull through site, plenty of room for slide outs. The park is gravel but level. With wind there is dust, but then this is west Texas. Free Wi-Fi is secured, however while I was using it the response was very slow. All this for $25.00!
Date of Stay: February, 2011
Concrete pads perfectly level with a concrete patio and picnic table. There is no shade but I was here in the winter so it was not an issue. Sites are very wide with grass separating each site. All sites are pull throughs. It had rained heavy the day before and the grass areas were very soft, so stay off them or expect muddy shoes. The showers and toilets are among the cleanest I have seen in any park. Laundry room is very adequate, and only $1.00 per washer. There is a free continental breakfast in the club house, how great is that? Also free Wi-Fi that worked super. I have stayed here three times before and it has never been a bad experience. Staff are helpful and friendly. The rate is for Coast to Coast.


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Dog adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog and you'll have a friend for life! Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
We require vet references and personal references (no family members) and when possible we do home checks. When a home visit is not feasible we ask that you send us digital photos of your home, yard and other pets.
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog or puppy versus getting dogs for sale or puppies for sale from a dog breeder? When someone is breeding puppies, they are creating new dogs who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog or puppy and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale from a puppy breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs who must find homes. So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog or adopt a puppy at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.


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Daily Summary on USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD, CAD and NZD
• USD is broadly stronger as the DOW reached its highest levels since 2007
• EUR flattened against the USD on better Eurozone economic data
• Commodity currencies strengthened amid positive growth numbers abroad
USD – The US dollar is stronger against most major currencies, with the exception of the AUD, NZD, and CNY. In domestic news, the Institute for Supply Management's index of US non-manufacturing businesses, which covers about 90% of the economy, rose to 56 in February from the prior month's 55.2. In other news, the Dow rose to its highest level, erasing losses from the financial crisis after a four-year rally fueled by the fastest profit growth since the 1990s and monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Almost $10 trillion has been restored to US equities as retailers, banks and manufacturers led the recovery from the worst bear market since the 1930s. It took the Dow less than 5 1/2 years to rise above its previous high set on Oct. 9, 2007. The rally in US equities has supported the global 'risk-on' sentiment, lending demand for higher yielding assets.
EUR – The euro flattened against the dollar on better-than-expected euro zone economic data but has met resistance as investors weighed the chances the ECB will cut interest rates this week. Euro is seen persists as the currency bloc's economy continues to stumble, raising the risk that the ECB will ease policy in coming months. The EUR/USD climbed to a session high of $1.3075 after a euro zone composite PMI survey came in at 47.9, slightly better than the preliminary reading of 47.3. In addition, euro zone retail trade increased by more than expected in January, but moderate consumption in France and falling sales numbers in Ireland and Finland raised concern for further euro increases. On an annual basis, retail sales fell 1.3% in the month. For the week, the market's focus remains on the ECB's policy announcement on Thursday.
GBP – Sterling rose sharply against the USD after Britain's services sector grew more than expected in February, although lingering expectations the BoE could ease policy this week capped gains. The GBP/USD rally to 1.5199 was supported by a firmer than expected UK PMI for services, which rose to 51.8 last month from 51.5 in January, beating forecasts for a reading of 51.0. The sector's second straight month above the 50 line denotes a slight rebound against the surprising contraction in UK manufacturing last month. Despite the positive reading, economic data in recent weeks has pointed to a weakened economic condition. Recent indicators have kept alive speculation the BoE may resort to more monetary easing as early as this Thursday, adding downward pressure to the pound this week.
JPY – The yen strengthened for a second day vs. the dollar amid speculation the BoJ policy board will refrain from adding stimulus when it convenes for a two-day meeting starting tomorrow. The yen appreciated as much as 0.4% to 92.92 against the dollar. However, gains will likely stay under pressure as the nominee for Gov. Shirakawa's replacement, Haruhiko Kuroda, testified before parliament voicing a strong support for an aggressive monetary accommodation as the BoJ pursues its 2.0% inflation target. Kuroda has been known to support an increase in the size of the BoJ's asset purchase program.
Commodity Currencies – The Canadian dollar was slightly stronger against the USD as investors remained mostly sidelined ahead of the BoC's rate decision and policy statement tomorrow. In the recent month, the BoC has been the main source for loonie weakness which has dipped more than 3% on its more hawkish stance. Statements from the BoC have prompted economists and forecasters to predict the central bank will likely hold interest rates unchanged until the first quarter of 2014. The AUD is higher against the USD, rebounding from yesterday's five-month low. This comes after the RBA kept interest rates at record lows overnight. Tonight, investors are anticipating Australia's Q4 GDP data which is expected to expand by a firmer 0.7% pace over the quarter vs. Q3's 0.5% gain. Despite softer consumer spending, and an unexpected fall in Capex, a positive growth reading suggests a slow rebalancing is under way. In other news, WTI crude oil advanced from the lowest level this year while Brent boosted the European benchmark. The WTI futures rose as much as 0.7% to $90.73 a barrel while Brent crude oil rose 0.6 percent towards $111 per barrel.
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Ask Health Experts and Get Answers to Your Health Question ASAP
How long do the flashes last? Do you see black things floating around also? What is your age? What other medical conditions do you have?
There are two prominent causes of flashing in eyes.
One is migraines. These usually last 15-20 minutes and may or may not be followed by a headaches.
The second is a vitreous pulling or detachment. There is a gel inside the eye. As you age or if you are very near-sighted (which you are), sometimes the gel breaks up into little pieces. It can also pull and tug on the retina. When it does this, you will see a flash of light. The little pieces then sometimes float around and are called floaters. This process is harmless. However, as the gel tug on the retina, sometimes it tears the retina which can lead to a retinal detachment (which is a major problem requiring surgery). It sounds like you are just having the gel tug on the retina some. It sounds harmless, but I would have your eye checked to make sure the retina is OK (not urgent).
I hope this helps and thank you.
You do need exams every year, especially if the symptoms are new or returning.
I'm not sure that the pain in left eye is related to the flashing. It could be from allergies, sinus, contact lens irritation, or not perfectly corrected contact prescription. This may explain why the glasses relieve some symptoms if the contacts are irritating or not fully corrected (especially if you have some astigmatism).
As far as the ictal tendency, this would only make sense if it is located to the occipital area of the brain.
What type of contacts are you wearing? There are newer more comfortable brands like Oasys or AO Aqua. If affordable, have you considered LASIK?
Bausch and Lomb is just the company name. They make many products. I'm not sure which you are using. They have the newest AO contacts that I think are the best. Acuvue also has Oasys that is pretty good too.


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IRATA, the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association, was formed in the UK in the late 1980's, to solve maintenance problems in the offshore oil and gas industry. Its formation was the result of an initiative of a number of leading companies who had begun to use industrial rope access techniques, to provide a safe working environment for the industry. The rope access technique developed by IRATA has now come to be used in a wide range of repair, maintenance, inspection and access work. Since it provides an unrivalled safety record, a quick set-up and dismantling time, positive environmental benefits and no need for invasive access equipment or disruption of the site, the IRATA system of rope access continues to enjoy increasing popularity throughout the world.
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SHIKHAR GHOSH, Open Market's 38-year-old chairman and co-founder, allows dogs in his company's Cambridge (Mass.) offices, but that's his only quirk. Open Market builds secure software for critical commercial applications on the Internet. It has helped set up the hottest commercial Web sites, including those of Banc One and Ziff-Davis, which rely on Open Market's software for handling credit-card transactions and filling orders. Ghosh may be the one holding the keys to really doing business on the Net.
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Post-Doc Researcher
Dr. Michael Prilla Dr.-Ing. (Doktor-Ingenieur, PhD) Diploma in Computer Science
Best Poster Award for Michael Prilla and Oliver Blunk at the 2015 European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2015). http://www.ec-tel.eu/index.php?id=729 (http://www NULL.ec-tel NULL.eu/index NULL.php?id=729).
(http://cacm NULL.acm NULL.org/magazines/2013/11/169033-computing-technologies-for-reflective-creative-care-of-people-with-dementia/fulltext)Cover story in CACM November 2013: I have co-authored an article on "Technologies for Caring for People with Dementia" with fantastic colleagues from the MIRROR project (http://mirror-project NULL.eu), which has been chosen to be the cover story of CACM 11/2013. The article covers our work on the Talk Reflection App in combination with other apps from the project. Thanks to the other authors of this paper and to the IMTM MIRROR people for this achievement. You can view the article at cacm.acm.org (http://cacm NULL.acm NULL.org/magazines/2013/11/169033-computing-technologies-for-reflective-creative-care-of-people-with-dementia/fulltext).
Research interest
- Main interests: CSCW, HCI, learning and process management with a focus on supporting cooperative work by organizational procedures and IT tools, in application fields such as workplace support and learning, Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and service engineering/design for the elderly, collaborative creation and sustainment of knowledge and collaborative learning as well as Bottom-up business process management. Domains of my particular interest are:
- Learning and cooperation support at workplaces
- Design of interaction means for different user groups, e.g. for interaction with viszualizations and process models
- The convergence of the digital and real world, e.g. in the usage of mobile technology
- Participation and active contribution of non-experts to central business processes such process management
You can access my pubs at Bibsonomy (http://www NULL.bibsonomy NULL.org/layout/imtm/user/michael/ownstuff?items=200#title=Publikationen%20von%20Michael%20Prilla%20am%20Lehrstuhl%20fuer%20Informations-%20und%20Technikmanagement%20%28IMTM%29%20am%20Institut%20fuer%20Arbeitswissenschaften%20der%20Ruhr%20Universitaet%20Bochum#link_string=Lehrstuhls%20fuer%20Informations-%20und%20Technikmanagement%20%28IMTM%29%20am%20Insitut%20fuer%20Arbeitswissenschaften%20der%20Ruhr%20Universitaet%20Bochum#link_target=http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/home/index NULL.html) and download some here (http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/wissenschaftliches-personal/2975/).
Current slidesets are taken from recent presentations at (in descending order) the ECIS 2014, COOP 2014 and ECSCW 2013 conferences.
Watch more slides from various presentations below and at Slideshare (http://de NULL.slideshare NULL.net/michael NULL.prilla)
- Recent and upcoming papers:
- "Fostering Collaborative Redesign of Work Practice: Challenges for Tools Supporting Reflection at Work": Full paper at the European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW 2013 (https://ecscw2013 NULL.cs NULL.ucy NULL.ac NULL.cy/)), together with Viktoria Pammer and Birgit Krogstie
- "Computing Technologies for Reflective and Creative Care for People with Dementia": To appear in the Communication of the ACM (CACM (http://cacm NULL.acm NULL.org/)) 2013, together with Neil Maiden, Sonali D'Souza, Sara Jones, Lars Müller, Lucia Pannese, Kristine Pitts, Kevin Pudney, Malcolm Rose, Ian Turner and Konstantinos Zachos
- "Understanding and Supporting Reflective Learning Processes in the Workplace: The RL@Work Model" as a full paper for the European Conference for Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2013 (http://www NULL.ec-tel NULL.eu/)), together with Birgit Krogstie and Viktoria Pammer
- "Individual and Collaborative Reflection at Work: Support for Workplace Learning in Healthcare" as a full paper to CSCL 2013 (http://www NULL.isls NULL.org/cscl2013/), together with Krista deLeeuw, Ulrike Cress and Thomas Herrmann
- "Collaborative Reflection for Learning at the Healthcare Workplace" (http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/08/PrHD13 NULL.pdf) as a chapter in the current Springer book Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning at the Workplace (CSCL@Work) (http://link NULL.springer NULL.com/book/10 NULL.1007/978-1-4614-1740-8/page/1) edited by Sean Googins, Isa Jahnke and Volker Wulf, together with Thomas Herrmann and Martin Degeling
- Upcoming workshops and conferences:
- 11th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems: Call for Papers released (see COOP 2014 (http://coop2014 NULL.wordpress NULL.com/)) homepage. Call for Workshop, which I am sharing together with Nina Boulus-Rødje, is about to come soon!
- Workshop "Models and their Role in Collaboration" in conjunction with the European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW 2013 (https://ecscw2013 NULL.cs NULL.ucy NULL.ac NULL.cy/)): Nine strong papers accepted, see details on the workshop (http://moroco2013 NULL.wordpress NULL.com/) homepage
- Third workshop on "Awareness and Reflection in Technology Enhanced Learning" at the European Conference for Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2013 (http://www NULL.ec-tel NULL.eu/)) coming up in September, join us in Cyprus. Details are found on the workshop (http://www NULL.teleurope NULL.eu/pg/pages/view/386565/) homepage
- Workshop on "21st century learning in the health and emergency sectors" at the European Conference for Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2013 (http://www NULL.ec-tel NULL.eu/)) coming up as a clash of science and business: Join us in Cyprus and take the chance to get TEL more established in the sectors (see the workshop (http://i-maginary NULL.it/ec-tel-2013/ec-tel-2013 NULL.html) homepage for details.
- Workshop on "Collaborative Technologies for Working and Learning: ECTEL meets ECSCW" as a joint workshop of the European Conference for Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2013 (http://www NULL.ec-tel NULL.eu/)) and the the European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW 2013 (https://ecscw2013 NULL.cs NULL.ucy NULL.ac NULL.cy/)): We have accepted 12 good papers, looking forward to a great workshop; see the workshop (http://know-center NULL.tugraz NULL.at/ectel-meets-ecscw-2013/de/) homepage for details.
Current acitivities
- Leader of the work package "Collaborative knowledge construction" in the European Project ( (http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/research/projekte/mirror/)IMTM (http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/research/projekte/mirror/) / official homepage (http://www NULL.mirror-project NULL.eu/))
- Coordination of the project service4home (http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/projekte/abgeschlossene-projekte/service4home)
Committees and events
- Member of the programm committee of the "18th Conference on Collaboration and Technology" (CRIWG 2012 (http://criwg2012 NULL.collide NULL.info/))
- Organisation of the "2nd Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Technology-Enhanced Learning" (ARTEL 2012 (http://www NULL.teleurope NULL.eu/pg/pages/view/149922/)), EC-TEL 2012 (http://ec-tel NULL.eu/)
- Member of the program committee for the "3rd International Workshop on Motivational and Affective Aspects of Technology Enhanced Learning" (MATEL 2012 (http://matel NULL.professional-learning NULL.eu/index NULL.php/MATEL2012)), EC-TEL 2012 (http://ec-tel NULL.eu/)
- Member of the program commitee for the 2nd and 3rd "International Workshop on Empirical Research in Business Process Management", ER-BPM 2011 (http://www NULL.bpm NULL.scitech NULL.qut NULL.edu NULL.au/erbpm2011/) / ER-BPM 2012 (http://www NULL.bpm NULL.scitech NULL.qut NULL.edu NULL.au/erbpm2012/) at the Business Process Management Conference, BPM 2011 (http://bpm2011 NULL.isima NULL.fr/) / BPM 2012 (http://bpm2012 NULL.ut NULL.ee/).
- Organisation of workshop "Collaborative usage and development of models and visualizations" at the European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, ECSCW 2011 (http://www NULL.ecscw2011 NULL.org/).
- Member of the organizing committee for the workshop on "Augmenting the Learning Experience with Collaborative Reflection" at the European Concerence on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2011 (http://www NULL.ec-tel NULL.eu/index NULL.php).
Reviews for Journals
- Computer Supported Cooperative Work CSCW (http://www NULL.springerlink NULL.com/content/0925-9724/)
- International Journal for e-Collaboration IJeC (http://www NULL.igi-global NULL.com/journal/international-journal-collaboration-ijec/1090)
- IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies TLT (http://www NULL.computer NULL.org/portal/web/tlt)
Reviews for conferences and workshops
- 2013 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work CSCW 2013 (http://cscw NULL.acm NULL.org/)
- 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction NordiCHI 2012 (http://www NULL.nordichi2012 NULL.org/)
- 10th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems COOP 2012 (http://www NULL.coopsys NULL.org/)
- 2012 e-Learning Fachtagung Informatik DELFI 2012 (http://www NULL.delfi2012 NULL.de/)
- 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI 2012 (http://chi2012 NULL.acm NULL.org/)
- 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Science HICSS 2012 (http://www NULL.hicss NULL.hawaii NULL.edu/)
- 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work CSCW 2012 (http://www NULL.cscw2012 NULL.org/)
- Third International Symposium on End-User Development IS-EUD 2011 (http://iseud11 NULL.di NULL.uniba NULL.it/)
- 2010 ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI 2010 (http://www NULL.chi2010 NULL.org/)
- 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Science HICSS 2010 (http://www NULL.hicss NULL.hawaii NULL.edu/hicss_43/apahome43 NULL.htm)
- 2009 ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI 2009 (http://www NULL.chi2009 NULL.org/)
- Fifth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction NordiCHI 2008 (http://www NULL.nordichi2008 NULL.org/index NULL.php)
- Fourth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction NordiCHI 2006 (http://nordichi NULL.net NULL.dynamicweb NULL.dk/)
Slides from various events
Collaborative Reflection at the Workplace: Talk Michael Prilla et al. at GROUP 2012 conference (http://de NULL.slideshare NULL.net/michael NULL.prilla/collaborative-reflection-at-the-workplace-talk-michael-prilla-et-al-at-group-2012-conference) by michael.prilla (http://de NULL.slideshare NULL.net/michael NULL.prilla)
The Push and Pull of Reflection in Workplace Learning (http://de NULL.slideshare NULL.net/michael NULL.prilla/the-push-and-pull-of-reflection-in-workplace-learning) from michael.prilla (http://de NULL.slideshare NULL.net/michael NULL.prilla)
Process models as neutral ground in collaboration, but power matters @ ECSCW 2011 (http://www NULL.slideshare NULL.net/michael NULL.prilla/process-models-as-neutral-ground-in-collaboration-but-power-matters)
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My PhD thesis was concerned with the support of process model usage and development by knowledge management. Other fields of interest include phenomena of web 2.0 – especially social tagging systems -, semantic web, socio-technical system design, the transistion from personal to group information management and service process design and analysis. To get an impression of my interests, see my links and tags on Bibsonomy (http://www NULL.bibsonomy NULL.org/user/michael) Titel: "Knowledge Management Support for the Development and Usage of Process Models as Artefacts for Knowledge Transfer" Only available in German (http://www NULL.imtm-iaw NULL.ruhr-uni-bochum NULL.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2011/01/diss_mp NULL.png) Nowadays, process maps are being used by many companies for the documentation of processes, for their analysis, their optimization and implementation. Therefore, process maps contain relevant knowledge for organizations. However, practice shows that this knowledge is distributed unequally: While only a few people in organizations use process maps, many others are not aware of them or do not use them. The reason for this problem can be found in the lack of support for process maps by organizational knowledge management systems (KMS). These tools mainly support textual content. Therefore, knowledge being in principle available in organization is not used to full extent or even gets lost. Facing this problem, this thesis describes and implements potential solutions for the usage and support of process maps as content units of knowledge management. Based on an empirical study, a catalog of seven fields of action containing a total of 37 requirements is derived and implemented in prototypes. The resulting system allows the integration of process maps into KMS content by using social tagging as a means of semantic markup for process maps. Based on this, the system serves as a showcase for functionality supporting the usage of process maps for knowledge transfer. For the first time, this thesis gives a detailed and comprehensive description of problems and potentials of process maps in knowledge management. As part of this description, it described requirements, their implementation and links resulting functionality to organizational processes of knowledge management. Therefore, it contains practical advice for the usage of process maps as a knowledge resource in organizations. Moreover, it extends existing scientific insights into business process management and knowledge management as well as into the usage of process maps by non-experts and the design of cooperation support systems. Die Dissertation ist im EUL-Verlag (http://www NULL.eul-verlag NULL.de/shop/eul/index NULL.php?page=detail&match=LISA_NR2=966B) erschienen.
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What Would it Take to Close Guantanamo NOW?
by Debra Sweet What would it take? We are wrangling over this. A lot of people thought that to close Guantanamo it would take electing Barack Obama. Our guest on World Can't Wait's national conference call this past Thursday evening, Carlos Warner, said he thought that in 2008. A federal public defender for Northeast Ohio, Carlos represents 13 men still detained there, which he has visited "at least 30 times." He describes his clients as "artists, poets, musicians, and some just regular guys who have had a very difficult life." These are the stories & voices we will bring to life this coming Friday in protests around the world.
Andy Worthington reports on a Breakthrough on Guantanamo: Judge Orders U.S. Government to Stop Force Feeding Syrian Prisoners and to Preserve Video Evidence. "In a hugely important ruling in the US district court in Washington, D.C., relating to the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Judge Gladys Kessler has ordered the government to suspend the forced-feeding of a hunger-striking prisoner, and to preserve video evidence of his forced-feeding.
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Don't forget "eleven-sies" - both a per-lunch and a pre-bedtime snack! Unless your talking hiker-biker midnight, which Brandon says is around 7:45pm. Keep up the good pedaling, Cash!
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I did have some thoughts about Tour Cyclists verses PCT hikers. PCT hikers come in 2 varieties elvish and dwarfish in nature. Many are tall and slim and never seem to need to eat (Elves). Then there are to dwarves, short hairy and no matter how little they eat they still appear well fed
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Pro-Abort Protested
USA RELIGIOUS NEWS, Feb. 5 — Pro-life advocates have expressed dismay over a prominent abortion supporter's Feb. 2 appearance at Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy spoke during a forum hosted by the law school. Loyola alumna Dorinda Bordlee, executive director of the Bioethics Defense Fund, said that school officials erred in approving Gandy's appearance. Said Bordlee, "The invitation of Kim Gandy is akin to inviting [former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard] David Duke to speak at a university without a competing viewpoint."
Archbishop Miller in D.C.
INSIDEHIGHERED.COM, Feb. 5 — Catholic college leaders need an "authentic, humanistic" response to the market-driven pressures that confront their institutions, a senior Vatican official said Feb. 4. Speaking at the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities' annual meeting in Washington, Archbishop Michael Miller, secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, said that consumerist attitudes and globalization pose a challenge to American colleges. "Our colleges and universities can either turn in on themselves in nationalistic races for prestige," said the archbishop, "or they can forge bonds of solidarity."
Cross Clash
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Feb. 3 — More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition protesting the removal of an 18-inch brass cross from the College of William and Mary's historic Wren Chapel. School President Gene Nichol ordered the removal of the cross in October to make the chapel more "welcoming" to non-Christians. Vince Haley, the organizer of the online petition, said that Nichols' decision was a mistake. Said Haley, "It reflects a view that religious symbols — religion and the public expression thereof — are somehow an obstacle for us to get along with one another."


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Housebroken puppy peeing on carpet but pooping outside Why?
Chewie is a 4 month old mixed breed puppy who is half housebroken. I say that because she seems to understand that if she has to poop, she needs to sit by the door and whine. However, she doesn't do the same thing when she has to pee. She'll do it once in a while when she has too pee, but not every time. As a result, we take her out on a regular schedule to pee. Despite that, she still prefers to pee on on a particular rug rather than go outside. Sometimes she'll pee on the rug 10 minutes after she's peed outside. Other times, she'll pee on the rug even if she's had no water since the last time she peed. It's also worth noting that on occasion, between trips outside and accidents on the rug, she's peed 8 times in one hour. (And yes, we've gotten her checked out by our vet and she's medically okay...) Any reason why she would prefer peeing on this rug as to going outside? And- why does she know to wait by the door if she has to poop but not if she has to pee?
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Chewie isn't housebroken yet, but she is young and doing well with the poop "signals"! (Congrats!)
Some tips that may help you:
a) Get an enzymatic cleaner and clean the spot she pees on really well. Dogs have much better smelling senses than we do and unless you get it out, she'll be likely to keep peeing on it.
b) If you wash the rug in a machine, add some vinegar to help remove smells.
c) Don't punish Chewie for peeing inside. If you see her going, quickly pick her up (midstream) and rush her outside. Ask her to do her job (whatever you call it - pee, tinkle... whatever your cue word is for peeing) and lavishly reward her. Keep treats in your pocket to give her when she goes outside like you want.
d) Pick an area in the yard for pee/poo. Same spot each time.
e) Puppies need to pee often and especially after napping, playing, eating and drinking...
f) Watch for her sniffing the floor like she was in your video halfway through. That's a signal she needs to go.
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Ashlee Simpson Ditches Her Wedding Ring
It's only been ten days since her announced divorce, but Ashlee Simpson isn't wasting time getting that wedding band off and probably melted down for cash.
Over the weekend, Simpson was spotted in LAX looking like a bleach-blonde Edie Sedgwick – all skinny and clearly showing off the fact she wasn't wearing her wedding ring from husband Pete Wentz.
PHOTOS: Pete Wentz's First Appearance Sans Wedding Ring
Dressed in a pair of skin-tight leather trousers, a striped t-shirt and an oversized cardigan, her platform ankle boots made her legs seem even slimmer. Since her split, Simpson has been looking for a new home in the Beverly Hills area but has been rumored to be staying with her sister.
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Cad Lights 4g Freshwater
I've searched high and low and have not found a single review on this aquarium, for freshwater planted or otherwise. All I can find is info on their saltwater tanks. I know it's fairly new but it came out last year. Does anybody know anything about this tank? :icon_eek:
I've actually ordered one based on the specs, but after doing further research I'm wondering whether that may have been a bad idea. For my first planted tank I wanted something of good quality but all-in-one. Also thinking it may be too much flow for a Betta fish, but I'm hoping there are ways to disperse/choke the flow a little bit. It should be here Thursday, and I do plan to go through with the build with any minor modifications necessary, unless ya'll think it's just a really poor choice. At the time it looked better than a Fluval Spec or similar. I have a Fluval Edge 6g that I'm not all that enamored with.
Here's the link to the website...
I would really like to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly.
There's a store in my city that's selling the tanks alone. I know they're starfire glass, and that alone is well worth the investment over regular glass or acrylic. The only downside is they tend to be a bit pricey.
I use the 8g nano version for my crs, which is the same as 4g nano just larger and the led light will grow low-med plant. However i did remove the back though. I hate the sump area in the back, it doesn't work like intended.
So you ended up with just a glass tank and light and using some other filtration method instead?
Yea, i just use aquaclear 50 on it. The back refugium is removable therefore you know it not tightly fitted. When the water goes into the first chamber down the sponge into the second chamber with the biological filter and then back to the last chamber with pump back into the display tank. The problem here is the seal is not tightly fitted with refugium and the back wall so the water running from chamber 1 don't run through all the mechanical filter it just goes through the leak into chamber 2 same with the water in chamber 2, it leak into chamber 3, so most of the water barely even pass through the filter media, so it not filter probably and then the slot for the heater in the bottom of the chamber suppose to have water from chamber 2 running through it but instead there gap which allow water from display tank to leak through and then pump back into display tank which completely bypass first two chamber with the filter media. This might sound confusing but most of the water barely touch the filter media. I remove the back chamber and the acrylic that hold it in place this gave me alot of extra space to add my driftwood.
Ah, interesting... but makes sense. Sounds like a pretty big design flaw. I wonder if Cad Lights is aware or what they would have to say about it.
I suppose another alternative would be to permanently silicone the filter in place?
If you do want to use the back refugium for filter you can use a airline tubing and cut a slit through it, then add that to the refugium back to try to seal most of it up. This guy did the same thing it help with his flow alot. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2088867
well if you going to seal it permanently you can't use the heater slot in the bottom which it was design to be removable just for that heater slot which kinda silly.
Ah, thank you very much, Kuro. The pics help clear up some confusion since I don't actually have the tank yet. I have some of that black airline tubing so I may just give that a shot. Much appreciated.
Your welcome, enjoy your new tank.
Well, apparently the design has changed and they have not updated their website! Pics to come...
Pics in my new journal...
Good news: It's all siliconed
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Kane Williamson transformed a bleak summer of cricket for the Black Caps with a superb undefeated innings of 145 to set up yesterday's remarkable one-day series victory over South Africa in Kimberley.
The win was highly significant because New Zealand have never won a one-day series in the Republic and, with one game left, in Potchefstroom on Friday, an almost unbelievable 3-0 series victory is on the cards.
But the innings played by Tauranga born-and bred Williamson was the absolute standout performance in the Black Caps win yesterday and will bring immense pride to all the dedicated volunteers at Pillans Point Primary School, Otumoetai Intermediate and Tauranga Boys' College who had so much to do with the 22-year-old's development.
Williamson batted from the third over through to the 50th and hit 17 fours and a six in his unbeaten 145, to set up New Zealand's competitive total of 279-8, which proved too much for the bungling Proteas, who had five run-outs as they fell 27 runs short.
Williamson is now seventh on the all-time New Zealand ODI centuries list with three in just 31 innings, while amassing 972 runs at a healthy average of 37.38 and an ever improving strike rate of 77.78.
His hit rate of centuries is remarkable, when compared to some of the players above him on the list. Martin Crowe scored four centuries in 140 innings, Stephen Fleming eight in 268 innings, while Ross Taylor has needed 104 innings to make his six tons.
Williamson had four failures in the test series but he bounced back with a best bowling performance of 4-22 in the first ODI to make a valuable contribution.
He may end up one of our best batsmen behind Bert Sutcliffe and Crowe - who knows what the future holds - but Williamson will certainly end up our most modest champion.
He was uncomfortable talking about his superb knock yesterday, preferring to lavish praise on Grant Elliott with whom he shared a stand of 127 to essentially set up the victory.
"It was obviously nice to contribute like that in such an important game but I think the second half of the match was pretty key obviously, with all the run outs on a very good wicket," Williamson said.
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"Kane Williamson stepped up beautifully and his innings was as good an innings as I have ever seen from a New Zealander in one-day cricket," McCullum said. "I think a few guys backed it up around him as well and I thought the way we were in the field was outstanding.
"I am not going to underplay (the win). It has not been an easy tour and it is a phenomenal effort to come over here as the number ninth ranked team in the world up against the number one team in their own conditions. To be 2-0 up in the series is incredibly satisfying and will probably go down as one of our biggest ever wins in the limited overs game.
"We probably had no right to win (game one) in Paarl but our character and fighting spirit and qualities that we want to be known for came through. A couple of the older fellows in James Franklin and Kyle Mills stepped up in that game and got us through and that probably allowed us to play with a little more freedom today.
"I am very, very proud of the boys who have shown so much character over the last two games. We know we still have a game to go but we will certainly enjoy the moment of this win." McCullum agreed that the arrival of some faces into the ODI series after the ignominy of the 2-0 test series loss has played a key role in lifting the spirits of his team but they were due some success.
"Some fresh enthusiasm from the guys coming in, both old and new heads, has helped but everyone throughout the tour has worked really hard and tried everything they possibly could. We were outplayed in the test matches completely, and were beaten 2-1 in the T20s, but we are now getting some fruit for our labour at the end of this tour."
The final game in the ODI series starts at 1am on Saturday (NZ time).


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— The proud parents Lycaeides Melissa and L. ida (left and middle) gave rise to a new species of butterfly (right) that is able to mate successfully (Image: James Fordyce)
A new butterfly species that lives high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the western US has turned out to be a rare creature indeed: it arose through the merging of two distinct species. It is one of very few hybrid species that can successfully breed.
Lycaeides Melissa and Lycaeides idas the genetically distinct butterfly species that initially gave rise to the new hybrids do not regularly mate. But Zachariah Gompert at Texas State University in San Marcos, US, and colleagues found that when they do mate, they produce offspring that are able to breed with each other and produce further generations.
It is an unusual finding. Normally, new species will arise as offshoots of existing ones. The branches of the evolutionary tree do not typically merge.
The new species of butterfly, which is yet to be named, possesses a mosaic genome that is a mixture of its two parental genomes yet which is evolutionarily "younger" than either, Gompert says. What is more, this offspring cannot reproduce with either of its parent species, he adds.
Tree line
The researchers suggest that the new species may have emerged through natural selection for an extreme environment in this case, a high-alpine habitat. Its evolutionary parents, L. melissa and L. idas occupy habitats at different altitudes.
L. melissa lives in the Great Basin on the east side of the mountains, while L. idas occupies wet meadows at mid-elevation on the west side. The new species lives above the tree line, in between these two parental species.
It is not the first time that scientists have observed this in butterfly species. In June 2006, another study revealed that a wild species of the brightly coloured Heliconius butterfly in South America arose via the merger of two related species (see Hybrids: When two species become three).
Journal reference: Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.1135875)
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It's Aiming Low Does Good Wednesday! Which means talking about stuff that is hard! And getting depressed about all of the people in the world who need help! Hoor-wait a minute.
When we hear that 1,000 women all over the world die every single day as a result of pregnancy or child birth complications, it's easy to get discouraged. When we realize that 90% of those deaths are preventable, it's natural to get a little angry.
But the good news is that preventable deaths mean that there is hope.
And hope is good.
The EveryMotherCounts campaign has brought to light some startling statistics, but the website also offers several actions that we can take to improve those statistics. You. Me. Each one of us can actually do something to help reduce the death toll among expecting mothers.
Last week we encouraged you to watch a documentary. I hope those of you who have cable (or access to someone who has cable) were able to make time in your weekend to learn more about WHY we need to work towards improving maternal health.
This week, we're encouraging you to dig up that old cell phone and do something good with it.
Donating your old cell phone could save a woman's life.
It could save several lives.
Please consider sharing this post with your friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter. There are so many old phones sitting in junk drawers and garages, waiting for "just in case" you need them.
Here it is.
Just in case.
They're needed.