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Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch
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Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch
About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Walkie Talkie and Royal Exchange. This 4-star hotel is close to London Bridge and Tower of London.
Make yourself at home in one of the 203 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours).
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Number of floors - 7
- Total number of rooms - 203
- In-room accessibility
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Accessible bathroom
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Smoke-free property
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Elevator/lift
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Meeting rooms 4
- Fitness facilities
- Business center
- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Television in common areas
- Concierge services
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Express check-in
- Laundry facilities
- Roll-in shower
Room Facilities
- Digital TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- In-room climate control (heating)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free bottled water
- Flat-panel TV
- Private bathroom
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Shower only
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Hair dryer
- Free toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Daily housekeeping
Hotel Policy
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- One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: between GBP 7 and GBP 20 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: GBP 33 per night
- Early check-in fee: GBP 40.00
- Late check-out fee: GBP 77.00
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Vanessa Minnillo recently admitted that her pregnancy hormones have been causing her to be more of "a bitch" than usual, but in her recent TwitPic, the star is nothing but sweet!
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Arcata's noon siren will sound again
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Since the Arcata Fire Station renovations started, project managers searched for a willing local business to adopt the aged air horn, but it's future didn't look too bright until Chris Boyle from the Kinetic Universe Museum, made a formal appeal to save the siren, now it's legend will continue.
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The thief's remorseful handwritten letter praised charity group Humanitas for its work and agonised over the effect the burglary would have on his conscience.
"I have only eaten some biscuits from the tin and some Easter eggs. When I'm less hard up I will make a small contribution to your account," said the letter, published on the Humanitas Web site (www.humanitas.nl).
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If e-commerce is interpreted simply as doing business online, a legal team will have to consider three issues: its website, the services it wishes to sell and the services its customers wish to sell using its network.
While website issues have been addressed in the past, legal departments now have two key concerns: ensuring content is cleared in the same way as other marketing material; and user terms and the extent to which a site owner can exclude liability for negligence.
When it comes to selling products and services online, there are a host of legal issues. But it is worth pointing out that most issues apply regardless of the medium used to sell. For instance, whether a company is selling products online or by traditional methods, that company still needs to get legal advice on local laws affecting its product or service and its target market.
Communicating online terms and conditions to ensure that they are incorporated into the contract must be the biggest battle any lawyer has with the business in the e-commerce arena. No one in the business is interested in forcing the potential customer to scroll through pages of terms and conditions – but how else can a company legitimately argue that the terms are incorporated? An ideal situation would be for a company to have one set of consumer terms for all of its products, so any product-specific terms need to be brought to the attention of the customer before a contract is made. However, this is no different to contract law in any other medium, so the legal advice remains the same. Similarly with data protection issues – it is a question of timing to ensure that the consent is given at the appropriate time.
Access to the internet via the TV raises a whole new set of questions. TV-internet provides a comprehensive range of interactive services as well as email and the world wide web. Such a service forms a 'walled garden'. By this, I mean that a service provider will have signed content partner agreements with the content providers appearing within that walled garden. The content partners adapt their content, usually from their existing websites, so that it can be viewed from a TV rather than a PC. While many of our content partners are simply providing information to customers, others are selling products and services direct to our customers via the TV screen. The key e-commerce related issues that this has raised are:
l Who is a customer contracting with? A service provider does not sell groceries, books or CDs. Although content partners contract directly with our customers, a service provider has to ensure its customers are treated properly. For this reason, content partners should agree to a set of transaction service levels.
l Liability for content. Any service provider could well be involved in any action relating to the content on its interactive service. For this reason, the appropriate warranties and indemnities from content partners in relation to any content they put on to an interactive service are a must. This also covers the regulatory environment. If content partners wish to get access to customers via TV, they need to be aware of the regulatory as well as legal implications of adopting this medium.
The key factors in providing clear advice to the business in the area of e-commerce are a comprehensive knowledge of the product and an understanding of where the business is going with its e-commerce strategy. A member of a legal department should always sit on the project team – enabling them to raise issues at a very early stage and gain an in-depth understanding of the product. They should contribute to the project plan so that all the legal issues form part of the project rather than being treated as an afterthought. It is simply a question of adapting traditional solutions to the online world. In-house lawyers should find that as long as they can explain the issues clearly, the project team will come up with a number of solutions.
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The Message in the British Blasts
By Stanley Reed and Laura Cohn
Who's responsible for the bus and subway bombings in London on July 7 isn't clear yet. But if it turns out to be the work of Islamic militants, the message will be that after nearly four years of pursuing terrorists around the world, such groups are still very much with us and capable of wreaking havoc -- even in the heart of the British capital.
That's not to say the original al Qaeda group built around Osama bin Laden hasn't been badly damaged. It has. Many key operatives have been killed or captured. While some bin Laden associates remain on the loose in Afghanistan, that troubled country is no longer a sanctuary for Islamic militants.
But the radical Islamic movement has metastasized. Satellite groups are now spread around the world. Europe, which is nearer to the Middle East and has a far larger Islamic population than the U.S. has, is a hotbed of such groups. Some of the key September 11 hijackers such as Mohammed Atta, one of the pilots, were based in Germany rather than the Middle East.
Britain has an active Islamic jihadi scene as well. Since 9/11, dozens of arrests have been made on terrorism charges. British police say they've foiled several operations in Britain. It may be that one of these groups finally succeeded.
While the British police are vigilant, hitting targets such as London's Underground subway system still seems to be relatively easy. There's no screening of commuters or baggage. London is probably an softer target than major American cities such as New York or Washington, where heightened security measures have been implemented.
Islamic groups certainly have plenty of reason to be unhappy with the British government. Prime Minister Tony Blair has been President George W. Bush's closest ally in America's multipronged response to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington four years ago. Chiefly, Britain has been the second-leading supplier of troops after the U.S. for the Iraq operation.
And since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in the spring of 2003, the British have been the main force in Basra, the second-largest city in Iraq's south. They're also responsible for support operations for American operations in other parts of the country.
In some respects the war in Iraq is a godsend to the radical Islamic groups -- although they're losing many people there. They can portray the Americans and the British as infidels, slaughtering Muslims and molesting women and children -- ideal for recruiting more youths desperate to find meaning for their lives through their cause.
Highly motivated young people from around the Middle East and, occasionally, Europe have been going to Iraq to fight the Americans. In the heated logic of Islamic militancy, attacks on the British public wouldn't be hard to justify.
"Assuming it's an upstart jihadist group, this is the kind of thing designed to discourage supporting U.S. policies," says Jonathan Stevenson, senior fellow for counterterrorism at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "I'm surprised it hasn't happened before. There's no other country that has lent as many assets and lives to U.S. efforts in Iraq."
Many people in Britain believe that Blair exaggerated the evidence that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction. The perpetrators of the attack may well have thought that they could raise further doubts about the war. Such a tactic worked in Spain, where the attacks on commuter trains in Madrid last year helped secure the election of a Socialist government that quickly pulled Spanish troops out of Iraq.
If anything, however, these attacks in Britian are likely to have the opposite effect -- stiffen Blair's determination to stick with his Iraq commitments. Britain's police may step up their activities, but Blair is unlikely to change his backing of Bush on Iraq.
Within hours of the attack in London on July 7, someone posted a message from a previously unknown group calling itself the Secret Organization of al-Qaeda of the Jihad Organization in Europe on a Web site previously used by Islamic groups. "Rejoice for it is time to take revenge against the British Zionist Crusader government in retaliation for the massacres Britain is committing in Iraq and Afghanistan, "the statement read in part according to a BBC translation.
While it's impossible to verify the authenticity of such Web documents, there's good reason to suspect they're legitimate, at least until evidence points elsewhere. The coordinated, multiple bombings bear a resemblance to other al Qaeda-linked operations, including the Madrid bombings in 2004 that killed around 200 people. One common thread: The attacks tend to be spectacular operations often launched in the morning so as to ensure plenty of news coverage for the rest of the day. Other al Qaeda attacks have been even more lethal. Witness September 11.
These terrorists picked an excellent day on which to gain attention. The G-8 leaders, including Bush, are meeting at the Gleneagles resort in Scotland. London had also barely finished celebrating its surprise selection on July 6 as the site of the 2012 Olympics.
"This was a sophisticated attack which shows good intelligence and planning and a clear intent," says Charles Blackmore, CEO of security specialists Vance International. "One would surmise that the intent was to demonstrate that by attacking public infrastructure of London, one can cause paralysis of one of world's leading financial centers."
If that was the intent, it will work only up to a point. There was no mass panic in London, and while some attractions closed, many businesses stayed open. After falling sharply in the morning, U.S. markets rebounded in the afternoon.
As London begins the recovery process, a criminal investigation is now under way to determine exactly who was behind the ghastly attacks. And if Islamic militants are to blame, the event may raise new questions about how the war on terrorism is being waged.
Reed is BusinessWeek's London bureau chief, and Cohn is a correspondent in London
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During lively 45-minute classes, the group sings traditional Spanish-language children's songs, sometimes using small hand percussion and sometimes dancing around. Music from a different Hispanic culture is featured each week in the jam session portion of class, making it a great way to introduce a second language at the prime time for language development. Best yet, your youngsters will be having so much fun they won't even realize they're learning.
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Dear Annie: My niece is transgender (she's a boy who wants to be a girl). She needs to take a hormone blocker, and it costs a fortune. Insurance won't pay for it, so the whole family is chipping in.
My brother-in-law doesn't make much money, and he's lazy. My parents paid most of their bills when they were first married, and they are giving my niece so much money that we cannot have our annual vacation. My parents will be giving them more money in a few months.
Meanwhile, my niece gets everything she wants. My mother recently bought her a $200 outfit for her birthday. I suggested she get something less expensive because she is already paying a fortune for the hormone blocker. My parents now can't send me to the university of my choice, so I have to opt for community college. I worked like a horse to get straight A's, but still didn't qualify for a scholarship big enough to cover the cost of the university. Taking out a loan is out of the question, because my parents won't co-sign, and the bank won't give me one without it.
I think my sister should sell her jewelry to pay for the drugs, and she and my brother-in-law should downgrade to a smaller home if they need the money. My mother says I'm being selfish. Am I? – Missing Out
Dear Missing: This is your parents' money. They can choose to give more to your sister (and her child), rather than pay for an expensive university education for you. We realize this isn't fair, but it serves no purpose to build up resentment. You can get a perfectly good education at a community college for a fraction of the cost, and if you still want to attend a four-year university, you can look into transferring in two years, and research scholarships, grants and loans that may be available then. Your parents obviously believe your sister needs this money more than you do, which also means they feel you are responsible and motivated and will do OK without their help. Please prove them right.


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Located in Centre Ville-Gare within a short walk of Nice Etoile Shopping Center, Gounod Hotel is within a mile (2 km) of other popular sights such as Place Massena. This 3-star hotel has 43 rooms and welcomes guests with a bar/lounge, a 24-hour fitness center, and free in-room WiFi. Located centrally in Nice, it's also close to Orthodox Cathedral and Nice Museum of Fine Arts.
Start each morning with buffet breakfast, available for a fee from 7 AM to 10:30 AM. Quench your thirst with a drink at the bar/lounge.
All 43 soundproofed rooms feature refrigerators and phones. LED TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries.
At Gounod Hotel, guests have access to a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor tennis court, and free WiFi in public areas. Self parking is offered for EUR 18 per day. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include conference space, coffee/tea in a common area, and free newspapers.
Property features
- Walking distance to Nice Etoile Shopping Center
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour fitness center
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Hotel Amenities
Gounod Hotel features an outdoor tennis court and a 24-hour fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Event facilities measuring 3067 square feet (285 square meters) include conference space. This Art Deco hotel also offers spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). Guests can use the outdoor pool at a partner property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 43
- Number of floors - 5
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
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- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Luggage storage
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- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor tennis court
- Conference space size (meters) - 285
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Year Built 1905
- Conference space size (feet) - 3067
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Outdoor tennis court
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Long-term parking (surcharge), Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
Gounod Hotel offers 43 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. LED televisions come with premium satellite channels.
Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Nice hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
- Premium TV channels
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- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
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- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Partially open bathroom
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor tennis court and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Segway rental/tour nearby
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 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 2 AM
Check-out time is 6 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10.00 per pet, per day
- Dogs only
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
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 49
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 99
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 14.00 for adults and EUR 14.00 for children (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 18 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 10.00 per pet, per day
Hotel Name
- Gounod Hotel
- Gounod Hotel Nice
- Gounod Nice
- Hotel Gounod
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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The popular notion of removing his knighthood is perfectly obscene. Surely he deserves his place in the House of Lords as Baron Green of Monaco?
The popular notion of removing his knighthood is perfectly obscene. Surely he deserves his place in the House of Lords as Baron Green of Monaco?
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When the athletes march into the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics next month, one flag you won't be seeing is the green, white, and saffron of India. Four Indian skiers will be participating in the games as independent athletes, but they won't be able to formally represent their country, since the Indian Olympic Association has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee since 2012.
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Despite their increased confidence in the country's economy, 64 per cent of China's wealthy citizens have left or are planning to leave for pastures new, up from 60 per cent in 2013, the 10th annual Hurun Report has found.
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Militarised Commerce and Rights Violations in the Developing World: Is the International Legal System Adequately Protecting the Vulnerable? - Adam Smith
Returning Terrorist Suspects against Diplomatic Assurances: Effective Safeguard or Undermining the Absolute Ban on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment? - Constanze Alexia Schimmel
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Wow....Dry installing rings. Now I HAVE heard everything. Well I guess whatever turns you on is OK, but it sure sounds like a great way to ruin good parts to me. I personally have to scrub the block, just like engineguy said, but I'm kinda meticulous, so I do it at least twice. :-). I then follow engineczar's method almost to the letter, except I lubricate enough to make things slide just enough. I think the idea is to use just enough oil, but not too much. Yeah, engineczar is correct again, if there is more than a thin film of oil, it IS time for a rebuild. A thin film is all that's required for seal and lubrication. Sorry, but I actually know some NASCAR Engine builders (yeah I know, but it is TRUE) in North Carolina shops who would NEVER install piston rings dry. I know this because I have been present during assembly, so I would say whoever saiid that is WAY wrong. What exactly would be the point of dry installing rings anyways? Does anyone actually think or believe this would promote rapid break in or is it for some other reason? MY 2 cents. :-)
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Leah Binder has written a great article in Forbes and recent revelations on hospital charges and the lack of correlation with quality. Click here to read the full article.
Writes Leah, "A Rational Person might wonder if the variation in hospital pricing is somehow related to variations in quality…There is simply no relationship between price and quality in healthcare."
Further, "The findings are bizarre. The average cost of a pacemaker implant at one hospital is $127,038, while at another hospital it's just $66,030. Joint replacements range from $5,304 in Ada, Oklahoma, to $223,373 in Monterey, California."
Often it seem the best rated hospitals may have among the lowest charges. Unfortunately the opposite is true too. In short price has nothing to do with quality.
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I wish it was done in English Adobe as well as French Unless someone could inquire this and email it to me printer not working
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This is a very cute slipper pattern but too boxy to fit properly. I made 2 pair for 2 grand daughters after adjusting the pattern many times. I cut out about 1/2 of the rows for the sole and 3 rows cut from the top of the slipper. Even though the length of the slipper fit, the top was too tall and wide. After my adjustments I was able to make a second pair and the fit was good. Of course they both wanted pom poms and that added to the look of the slipper. Thanks for the great beginnings of the pattern.
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how did you do that? where did you remove? I made this pattern before and it was boxy...loose...your solutions sounds good but how and where did you cut?
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Labour has asked the Government's independent tax and spending watchdog to audit its 2015 election manifesto in an attempt to head off Conservative attacks that the party would spend recklessly.
The unprecedented move to call in the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is part of Labour's drive to win economic credibility. It will be announced by Ed Balls on Monday as he issues a tough warning to the party conference that Labour would need to impose deep spending cuts if it regains power, even though the economy is growing again.
The shadow Chancellor faces a backlash over his strategy at the Brighton conference. Trade unions are threatening to defeat the party leadership today by proposing an end to the 1 per cent ceiling on public sector pay rises, which Mr Balls supports.
Dave Prentis, the leader of Unison, will propose a motion opposing the cap and unions are confident the conference will endorse it.
In his speech, Mr Balls will reiterate Labour's pledge to stick to the Coalition's day-to-day spending limit for the 2015-16 financial year. But a new survey suggests the promise is not bringing the party any electoral benefit.
Some 10 per cent of the public said it would make them more likely to vote Labour but 10 per cent believed it would make them less likely to do so, according to the YouGov poll for the Labour Uncut blog.
Promising no cuts in public spending and higher borrowing, as some unions demand but Labour rejects, would make 12 per cent of the public more likely to vote for the party but 16 per cent less likely.
But Ed Miliband's plan for Labour to borrow more than the Coalition for building projects such as housing could enhance the party's prospects, the poll found. Some 17 per cent of people thought it would make them more likely to vote Labour and 13 per cent less likely.
Writing on The Independent's website, Jonathan Todd of Labour Uncut said such a pledge could be "pivotal" at the election as a 4 per cent rise in Labour's vote could be worth up to 52 extra seats. It could make "the difference between Labour becoming the government or remaining in opposition," he said.
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Twitter Outraged Thinking The Onion's Stop-And-Kiss NYPD Spoof Was Real
Gothamist – Yesterday, America's favorite purveyor of parody tackled stop-and-frisk (not for the first time) with an absolutely hilarious video detailing the raging white hot debate over the NYPD's stop-and-kiss program. And despite the fact that there is no way anyone could think this was actually a real thing—right? They couldn't really, right?—some people think this is a real thing. Below, you can get a taste of the ensuing Twitter madness and requisite SMH'ing. There are even longer rants on Facebook if you feel like sorting through that wasteland.
First of all, that video is downright hilarious. Tens. Absolute tens. The people at the Onion are so goddam clever and everything is so well executed. The "Redskins Kike Owner" satire was previously my favorite Onion piece. So well done other news outlets were outraged by it. But Stop and Kiss may take the cake. "Oh cmon man they just kissed me two blocks ago!" "SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND LET ME KISS YOU." Absolutely hysterical.
And, as usual with The Onion, the only thing funnier than their articles are the people on the internet who think its real. Like cops working the beat are actually running around mouth kissing fucking hobos and thugs and stuff. The stupidity of the human race never seizes to a mace me.


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Beginning in 2007, the department took a larger bite, switching out several major Esri GIS products with open source alternatives. McHugh replaced Esri ArcSDE, ArcIMS and MapObjects with open source products GeoServer, OpenLayers and PostGIS. At the time of the switch, the agency was considering whether or not to add Esri's ArcServer.
"ArcServer was going to be a big investment for us, and it didn't really align with our standards. The existing platform, ArcIMS, wasn't really meeting our needs," Bibiana McHugh said. "After laying everything out, GeoServer immediately popped to the top. It was clear this was an option that could meet all of our needs, save a lot of money — and it aligned with all of our Internet software standards."
TriMet does still rely on Esri for some functions, however. "We still use Esri as a desktop application for planning and analysis, although a lot of open source software alternatives are getting close to being able to compete with even the Esri desktop applications," she said.
Bibiana McHugh cautioned that using open source software, especially for demanding functions like GIS, isn't cost-free. Running open source often requires additional hardware installations and support from third-party providers. Many companies have cropped up to provide development and maintenance services for open source software. She chose the firm OpenPlans, which specialized in TriMet's chosen applications and charged $20,000 per year.
"That was cheaper than what I was paying for Esri," McHugh said. "Not only did I get everything I was getting with Esri — priority bug fixes, priority help and assistance — but I also got 100 hours of free time with the developers that I could use however I wanted."
Using an open source application that's supported by a third-party developer also gave TriMet more control over changes. "I can put in a feature request to Esri and cross my fingers that it's in the next release," Bibiana McHugh said. "But with open source, you have more control, especially if you have the money to support the development of the features you want."
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The euro zone's battered economy is probably recovering but the gulf between its two biggest members is widening, according to a survey on Tuesday that showed business optimism in the bloc at an eight-month high.
Markit's Euro zone Composite PMI, based on business activity across thousands of companies, and a good gauge of economic growth, rose in January to a 10-month high of 48.6 from 47.2 in December — an improvement on the preliminary reading of 48.2.
While still below the 50 mark that divides growth and contraction, where it has been since February last year, it has risen for the third straight month.
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Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found
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"Any news?" Francis enquired.
"Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say," was the other's reluctant admission.
Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
"The lad's brother is one of my oldest friends, Shopland," he said. "He is naturally in a
state of great distress."
The detective scratched his chin thoughtfully.
"I said 'nothing definite' just now, sir," he observed. "As a rule, I never mention
suspicions, but with you it is a different matter. I haven't discovered the slightest trace of
Mr. Reginald Wilmore, or the slightest reason for his disappearance. He seems to have
been a well-conducted young gentleman, a little extravagant, perhaps, but able to pay his
way and with nothing whatever against him. Nothing whatever, that is to say, except one
almost insignificant thing."
"And that?"
"A slight tendency towards bad company, sir. I have heard of his being about with one or
two whom we are keeping our eye upon."
"Bobby Fairfax's lot, by any chance?"
Shopland nodded.
"He was with Jacks and Miss Daisy Hyslop, a night or two before he disappeared. I am
not sure that a young man named Morse wasn't of the party, too."
"What do you make of that lot?" Francis asked curiously. "Are they gamesters, dope
fiends, or simply vicious?"
The detective was silent. He was gazing intently at his rather square-toed shoes.
"There are rumours, sir," he said, presently, "of things going on in the West End which
want looking into very badly--very badly indeed. You will remember speaking to me of
Sir Timothy Brast?"
"I remember quite well," Francis acknowledged.


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Texas A&M players sing their fight song after a win. (Associated Press)
Last Modified: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:29 PM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
MEMO TO: Texas A&M University.
FROM: SEC Welcome Wagon.
RE: Disturbing trends and incidents.
Understanding that you Aggies are new to these parts and still feeling your way around, we here at the committee thought it best to address these issues before they become bigger dilemmas and escalate into a full-blown crisis.
If you recall, you guys were chided over the summer for that silly "Here Come the Aggies" video that implicated several otherwise innocent (if dorky-looking) members of the student body engaged in embarrassingly lame attempts to fit in by imitating other SEC battle cries, war chants and whatnot.
We let this pass with a mild reprimand because you were new to the neighborhood and it was the summer when a lot of regrettable stuff can happen, even in the proud SEC.
But it has come to our attention that last Saturday, you Aggies, of sound mind and with premeditation, did venture forth to Shreveport for a game against Louisiana Tech in which the post-midnight final score, if we're reading the report correctly, ended up being: Texas A&M 59, Louisiana Tech 57.
To begin with, if you're going to be in the SEC, you're bigger than that — higher and mightier and much snootier. You do not go on the road to play a WAC team, even at a semi-neutral site that you might use for recruiting purposes. And, yes, we are taking into consideration that, if stuck in College Station, even Shreveport can look like a pretty dadgum exciting oasis.
But that, frankly, is not our biggest cause for concern, taking into consideration that it could have been scheduled while in a previous conference.
In particular, we would like to call attention to the scoreboard, the 59-57 thing.
First, congratulations on the victory, such that it was.
But let us just say that in the SEC that kind of thing is considered, well, rather tacky and a bit untoward and, dare we say, showy.
It's just not done, at least not in polite company.
There are proper ways to win in the SEC and it is down and dirty, with in-your-face ball control and a sound kicking game and never, never, ever in the high 50s.
We are not here to pass judgment — or pass much of anything, to be honest — but we think you should take a strong look at these tactics.
Speaking of which, surely this can't be correct — 1,293 combined yards in a single game, a full 615 of them by Louisiana Tech.
Please advise and correct us if we got bad information on this matter. Otherwise, click your heels one more time, Aggies, and remind yourselves that this isn't the Big 12 anymore.
In this league, you do not "outscore" opponents — "track" is considered a colossal waste of third-and-long speed here — you hit them in the mouth, punch them in the face, grind them into the dirt, slap their mommas.
Sing along with us now, DE-fense, DE-fense.
It's why the SEC can laugh at the other pretender conferences and the main reason it is home to six consecutive national championships, in case you haven't heard.
Try it, you'll like it. Around here EVERYBODY does it.
Perhaps you were misled by the events of Sept. 29, namely Georgia 51, Tennessee 44.
It happens, sometimes out of nowhere. But be advised that both teams got a stern talking to and, perhaps more telling, neither has won a game since.
It is being chuckled at as a perfect-storm type of aberration and certainly not a dangerous precedent.
We wish we could say the same about your games.
Regrettably there seems to be a trend there, perhaps even planned, since we can't help but notice that your SEC arrival was preceded by the hiring of head coach of Kevin Sumlin, a known, card-carrying proponent of the sleek, up-tempo, spread-the-field pass-happy attacks while running circles around Conference USA at Houston.
This ain't Conference USA. Were you unaware that A&M would no longer be in the Big 12 with this offense?
There was nothing on his résumé about defense.
We would suggest taking a strong look at LSU, your Saturday opponent, and the Tigers' game with South Carolina last week.
That is the way it is done.
In fact, LSU head coach Les Miles was asked what he thinks about when he sees such foolishness as 59-57 on a scoreboard, and, in his own eloquent way he struck a mute pose that seemed to suggest: "I can't imagine how that happens."
But pay particular notice to the other sideline, where Steve Spurrier was presiding over the Gamecocks.
Spurrier, aka "Darth Visor" sparked an SEC revolution in the 1990s with his Fun n' Gun offense at Florida. It forced others to open up or run the risk of getting lapped by halftime.
Those were wild and crazy times.
But even Spurrier has seen the light these days, preferring to win with a traditional running game and strangling defense.
We think you could do the same. There seems to be some real athletes there.
In sifting through the SEC stat package, to be honest there is nothing that jumps out at us to suggest a total disregard for defense evident from the Houston days.
Scoring defense is middle of the pack in the SEC, rushing defense is actually not bad, fifth at 125 yards per game.
You could probably bunch up on LSU and slow down what the Tigers love to do best.
It's that pass defense, 13th in the SEC, that concerns us, a decimal point shy of 281 yards per game.
Not to worry this week.
LSU probably couldn't throw for 281 yards if you added in the pregame flyover to the Tigers' totals.
But thank you for your time, and please take our suggestions under advisement.
Scooter Hobbs covers LSU athletics. Email him at email@example.com


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Just continue playing with the hard/soft settings. When I had that BOV i use to have it on the hard settings most of the time and when i set too much soft, my car would stall.
This is a discussion on "The BIG BOV thread" (Where all bov question threads get merged) within the Engine Modifications forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; Just continue playing with the hard/soft settings. When I had that BOV i use to have it on the hard ...
Just continue playing with the hard/soft settings. When I had that BOV i use to have it on the hard settings most of the time and when i set too much soft, my car would stall.
04 WRX Java Black
Cobb Accessport (running stage 2 91 oct), GReddy EVO Catback, Helix Up/Down pipe, Samco IC hoses, Eibach springs, Rota SDRs wheels, Worx BOV, Kartboy Short Shifter, Kartboy bushings and Omori Boost and EGT gauges.
where the recic pipe would go install a breather cone ( looks like a little intake) you can get it at like auto zone or pep boys it cost like 10 bucks that helped tons!!
Mine works fine in recirc. I have both springs still in. It's a little stiff but seems to hold boost great.
Edit: Also if you want to hear the sound get either an short ram or do the intake silencer hack. You'll hear the noise. Sounds pissed off when it vents.
05 Crystal Gray STi
304 hp 353 lbs on 92 octane ------> Mustang Dyno
12.6 @ 109.2 > new numbers coming soon.
If I go and ask for it will they have any clue what i am talking about? I live near Clearwater FL, It seems that any time i go to a local parts shop and say the word "turbo" their minds go blank with confusion. Most of the time they just blow me off to an after market shop a million miles away. If you have a link to what one looks like so i can try to better locate it I would appreciate it. As of right now I only have a CEL light on and if i rev the engine at all no matter what RPM, when i release the acclerator the RPM's fall to around 100 or less and cause the engine to "stumble" then it returns to near 700 or somewhere in that area.Originally Posted by RIJokerRED
Thanks again for the info I am willing to try about anything.
hey u dont need a breather cone... all u need is a recirc plug.. where the recirc kit goes into the tube that is about the size of a golfball... plug that up. and start with u vavle set to the hardest setting and turn 1/2 a turn softer till you get the desired idle. if i was u lol i would sell that and get the Hks SSQV.... thats what i did and i love it .
good luck tho
its best to order that plug from pep boys i belive its called a expanable hose plug or something like that
[QUOTE=Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
[/QUOTE] hummm Albert Einstein. Nice choice.
I pluged it up. I actually went to a hardware store and bought a steel plumbing plug for like $1.38 or something. I need to order another BOV gasket to mate my BOV to the flange tho I think i may have a small leak. My idle is now smooth its just the return that stumbles to 100 RPM's. IN fact other than the CEL and the return it works great. How would I resolve the CEL problem now? LOL im about to go with a turboxs RFL it if will solve my 2 issues.
Originally Posted by scooby24
Never heard of it. What does that intail?
Originally Posted by enash99
Jack up the car and pull off the splash guard in the wheel well. unbolt the intake silencer and just pull it out. Good to go.
05 Crystal Gray STi
304 hp 353 lbs on 92 octane ------> Mustang Dyno
12.6 @ 109.2 > new numbers coming soon.
I run the type S on my STi 100% recirculating and it works great. Just like scooby24 said, when this thing is vented its sounds like a screaming eagle, but its not worth the car running poorly. You will however here some sort of bov sounds with an intake. I have a typhoon and its plenty audible, but the bov sound you here will be a deep pshhhh sound under WOT, and just a flutter under normal to low boost.
Originally Posted by scooby24
Heading for the tool kit!!
the greddy type S is amazing sounding when its venting. i had it on my talon tsi awd and it was LOUD!!! It screams....i am definately gonna be going with another greddy type S for my wrx, ill try it vented at first...but i have a feeling i wont like running rich inbetween shifts...because i sure didnt on my talon.
I am now running back in recirc mode. I had it stall in a turn yesterday. After that nice "stearing experience" i had I went right home and put it back on. And bam the problem is gone. To bad. I like hearing the happy sounds that it makes too.
alright guys my rfl bov came in the mail today. its the new improved one (check turboxs website for the exact improvements) and let me tell you they did a great job! it was solid and well made.
I will admit that i was skeptical after reading about how its not a good bov and it affects idle etc, but i wanted a loud one and decided to take a chance, especially since it was the new version.
install was cake, took about 10 minutes. after turning the car on the idle was perfect. in fact, it might have been better than when i had the stock valve. also, this was with no washers.
on the first drive the bov sounded a little weird and not very loud, but i suspect it needs to break in. also, the instructions didnt say anything about oiling the valve so maybe i should?? anyway, i had 0 problems with it.
i put 1 washer in just for good measure because maybe it wont be stiff enough to hold the 20psi im pushing through the engine. well see though when i really get on it.
anyway just wanted to post this so people know that the rfl doesnt suck anymore! i think its the best bov if you want the sound!
04 black sti, gold rota torque, turbo xs tbe, turbo xs rfl bov, utec
someone trade their rfl axleback for my regular turbo xs magnaflow!!!!!
alright if idle is fine and it seems like its holding boost, is there any need to add washers? i have one but with 0 it also worked fine..
04 black sti, gold rota torque, turbo xs tbe, turbo xs rfl bov, utec
someone trade their rfl axleback for my regular turbo xs magnaflow!!!!!


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I vaguely remember reading something about new queens getting stuck in a hive due to bad weather, and then start laying drones. I can't remember the source though. I had a situation where I had a new queen I thought was mated from one of my mating nucs, and I put her in a cage and then put her in a hive that I had just performed a cutout on. It was unique in that they were cut out right after they swarmed, so there was no brood or eggs, just several just opened queen cells. Basically I created a package.
However, I got busy and forgot about her. I released her about day 3 I think, and then we've had nothing but nonstop rain for almost 5 days.
I checked her, and she's walking around on the comb, but no eggs.
Is there a time limit, or could she go out on a mating flight 3 weeks after hatching?


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Paul Simon's 1986 masterpiece, Graceland, remains one of the most eclectic, inventive, and genius albums I've ever listened to. It's a symphony that utilizes influences from all over the world to fuse pop, rock, folk, and even Mbaqanga. I've listened to the album over 100 times and can still listen to it over and over again and hear new sounds and surprises. The album's crowned jewel and one of my favorite songs of all times is unequivocally "You Can Call Me Al."
So it makes perfect sense that arguably the most innovative production duo this side of Daft Punk--and the best edittors on this planet--would take on Paul Simon's classic hit. Yes, Flight Facilities struck magic with an edit again, and have finally unleashed the download--from their epic 1982-1992 mixtape--to the masses. This aint no incident or accident.


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CAFOD welcomes Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation - Evangelii Gaudium
27 November 2013
This week saw the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, a first in-depth insight into the thinking of Pope Francis. "Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to the poor and the outcast," writes the pope, "is the basis of our concern for the integral development of society's most neglected members."
Year of Faith
Evangelii Gaudium marks the end of the Year of Faith, announced by Pope Benedict XVI, and its subject is evangelisation. Pope Francis asks us to consider deeply what is meant by evangelisation, and how the joy of the Gospel can be transmitted in today's world. This is not just a task for priests, he reminds us, but for lay people, "Lay people are, put simply, the vast majority of the People of God. The minority – ordained ministers – are at their service." And, he goes on, "There has been a growing awareness of the identity and mission of the laity in the Church."
A challenge to our priorities
Pope Francis challenges us to join together in prayer and action, and to re-think our priorities as a society, focusing our attention on the poorest and most excluded. "How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points? ...Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless." And he points to the situation of women, who, he points out face extremes of poverty. "Doubly poor are those women who endure situations of exclusion, mistreatment and violence, since they are frequently less able to defend their rights."
Violence against women is the most common and least punished crime in the world. Join us during 16 days of activism to make it stop.
Economic systems and the excluded
The excluded, he says, are still waiting, while we continue to put our faith in economic systems that have not delivered even the basics of a healthy flourishing life to the poorest, "Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralised workings of the prevailing economic system." He reminds us again that money must serve people, not rule them.
The place of religion
Religion, the pope says, is not something private, or indeed only a personal relationship with God. "An authentic faith – which is never comfortable or completely personal – always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better that we found it. We love this magnificent planet on which God has put us, and we love the human family which dwells here... The earth is our common home and all of us are brothers and sisters."
Protection of the environment
The pope is extremely challenging here on the role of the free market. "We can no longer trust in the unseen forces and the invisible hand of the market," he says. And he speaks poetically of the need to protect the environment. "We human beings are not only the beneficiaries but also the stewards of other creatures. Thanks to our bodies, God has joined us so closely to the world around us that we can feel the desertification of the soil almost as a physical ailment, and the extinction of a species as a painful disfigurement. Let us not leave in our wake a swath of destruction and death which will affect our own lives and those of future generations."
What have we done? Read CAFOD's new report on climate change here>>
The Gospel message
His task in this document, he says, has been "to make explicit once again the inescapable social dimension of the Gospel message and to encourage all Christians to demonstrate it by their words, attitudes and deeds."
At CAFOD, our mission is to work alongside the world's poorest people. We believe our Catholic values are best shown through working for justice and an end to poverty. Find out more about CAFOD and Catholicism and use our unique prayer resources to pray and reflect on poverty and injustice.


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If you are seeking a world-class educational experience within a vibrant, Christ-centered learning community, Cedarville is the place for you. Step up to the challenge of our arts, sciences, professional and graduate programs, and achieve more than you ever imagined. Be challenged and transformed by professors who are experts in their fields and invest their lives at Cedarville to mentor and guide students like you.
Our special program in Environmental Biology at Cedarville University seeks to equip students to integrate scientific knowledge with a biblical environmental stewardship ethic. This environmental ethic provides a framework within which students prepare for careers in ecology, conservation biology, and environmental education out of a desire to promote restoration of biotic communities and to promote mediation between the creation and human resource demands. Our students gain a broad understanding of life from "molecule to ecosystem" before specializing in ecology and field biology courses and completing an undergraduate research or internship experience. This breadth and depth in the sciences is essential to becoming cultural "gatekeepers" at a time when global and local ecosystems are being altered by such developments as global climate change, agricultural and urban impacts on landscapes, applications of biotechnology, and global transport of pathogens and invasive species.
Above Right: Environmental Biology research at Cedarville involves students in practical, problem-solving projects such as management of local habitats against invasive species such as the Asian vine, kudzu.
The environmental biology curriculum, within the biology major, provides undergratuate preparation for students who wish to emphasize the biological sciences while pursuing careers in such fields as conservation biology, wildlife biology, environmental toxicology, and environmental health. In addition to formal courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics, employment criteria for these professions include prior experience (e.g. as a summer employee or intern), field biology skills (i.e. plant/animal taxonomy, habitat assessment and restoration), interpersonal skills, mathematical and communication skills, and the ability to reason critically and integrate across disciplines. Students who wish to exchange some of the emphasis on biology for a greater breadth of courses in the environmental sciences, public policy, and environmental ethics should consider the Environmental Science major.
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Editorial: Olympic rewind and remind
August 1, 2012
Our View
With an ailing economy, ugly political fighting and a contentious presidential campaign in the backdrop at home, U.S. athletes are competing in London in the interest of representing their once proud — and could still be again — nation. No matter how divided our country may be, Americans can't help but swell with pride by seeing our athletes stand at the podium with gold around their necks and the National Anthem playing for all to hear.
Editorial board members:
• Al Cashion
— Community representative
Alisa Corey
— Community representative
• Bryce Jacobson
— Newspaper representative
• Patt McCaffrey
— Community representative
• Jerry Martin
— Newspaper representative
• Joshua Roberts
— Newspaper representative
The year was 1980, and national pride in the U.S. was swooning by the time the XIII Winter Olympics began in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The economy, hindered by the oil crisis, had dipped into recession.
The hostages were being held in Iran.
The Cold War was bitter.
Our country, to a certain extent, was fractured, and optimism for the future was waning if not wholly extinct.
On Feb. 22, a young U.S. Olympic hockey team gave the country a reason to believe.
The U.S. players, kids really, were heavy underdogs in the Olympic semifinals, facing a seasoned and dominant Russian team made up mostly of professionals.
The kids didn't blink.
The 4-3 U.S. victory, forever known as the "Miracle on Ice," propelled the team to a gold medal finish. The team's performance bridged gaps and transcended differences: pride was born anew for Americans.
The parallels between 1980 and today stood out to the editorial board at its Monday meeting.
Perhaps at no point, save for the Civil War, has America been so fractured and divided as it is today.
Our domestic affairs are in shambles, and our foreign enemies are numerous and lurking in shadows.
Our politics, policies and politicians are contentious, beyond civility or reason, beyond anything the Founders could have imagined.
Our citizenry, the sturdy backbone of our nation, is splintered, divided by labels rather than united by country.
This landscape, mind you, also includes one of the worst and most prolonged economic downturns in U.S. history.
Hope, it seems, is a flowery promise of political campaigns. When it comes to delivery, however, the sense of better days ahead is in short supply.
It's much too early to know, and impossible to predict, whether the Summer Olympics in London will deliver anything to rally U.S. pride like the "Miracle on Ice" did 32 years ago.
But, maybe something so dramatic isn't what's needed.
Maybe it's enough for Americans to watch the games, and feel pride return when seeing our U.S. athletes, most of them unpaid amateurs, compete for their country and capture a medal.
The editorial board, for one, finds it impossible to feel anything but pride when watching one of our athletes stand on the podium with a gold medal draped around his or her neck as the National Anthem plays loud and vibrantly in the background.
These moments, of which there have been and will be many throughout the games, are an example that, despite things being hard now, despite facing obstacles and odds seemingly stacked against us, America can still compete.
America can, and will, rise above.
We could all stand to learn from our athletes competing in London.
Their achievements are a testament to what America has historically known, but seemingly forgotten as of late — difficulties don't outdo determination.
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