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Posted by Richard Fichera on November 27, 2010
As an immediate reaction to the recent announcement of Attachmate's intention to acquire Novell, covered in depth by my colleagues and synthesized by Chris Voce in his recent blog post, I have received a string of inquiries about the probable fate of SUSE LINUX. Should we continue to invest? Will Attachmate kill it? Will it be sold?
Reduced to its essentials the answer is that we cannot predict the eventual ownership of SUSE Linux, but it is almost certain to remain a viable and widely available Linux distribution. SUSE is one of the crown jewels of Novell's portfolio, with steady growth, gaining market share, generating increasing revenues, and from the outside at least, a profitable business.
Attachmate has two choices with SUSE – retain it as a profitable growth engine and attachment point for other Attachmate software and services, or package it up for sale. In either case they have to continue to invest in the product and its marketing. If Attachmate chooses to keep it, SUSE Linux will behave as it did with Novell. If they sell it, its acquirer will be foolish to do anything else. Speculation about potential acquirers has included HP, IBM, Cisco and Oracle, all of whom could make use of a Linux distribution as an internal product component in addition to the software and service revenues it could engender. But aside from an internal platform, for SUSE to have value as an industry alternative to Red Hat, it would have to remain vendor agnostic and widely available.
With the inescapable caveat that this is a developing situation, my current take on SUSE Linux is that there is no reason to back away from it or to fear that it will disappear into the maw of some giant IT company.
SUSE users, please weigh in.
Posted by Jonathan Penn on November 22, 2010
News hit today that Novell will be acquired by Attachmate, which in turn is owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo.
My colleague, Chris Voce, has posted about what this means to Infrastructure & Operations professionals.
Here are my observations regarding the impact on and implications for the vendor community:
Posted by Christopher Voce on November 22, 2010
According to press releases here and here, Attachmate is acquiring Novell in a US $2.2 billion transaction. As an infrastructure and operations or security professional with investments in either company, when you see a headline like this, you'll wonder, "What does that mean to me?" Understanding the implications of acquisitions is a task that's getting harder and harder, particularly when the two players each have broad product portfolios with some overlap. I've gathered feedback and worked with my colleagues Eveline Oehrlich, Jean-Pierre Garbani, John Kindervag, Glenn O'Donnell, Jonathan Penn, and Galen Schreck to synthesize and discuss what this means to customers. Here's our take:
First, Novell brings with it about $1 billion in cash, so the net purchase price is roughly $1.2 billion, not $2.2 billion. Combine that with the ~$450 million from CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of tech companies organized by Microsoft, and there's far fewer actual dollars in play than it appears. Attachmate states that it intends to keep Novell and SUSE as two separate operating units. Forrester believes that in the long term, SUSE might be attractive to a number of vendors. IBM and HP are likely suitors, but we wouldn't rule out a dark horse like Cisco or Oracle. For more on this, check out Rich Fichera's blog post.


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Everybody had a good time at the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA), but that wasn't the real reason the Clark government cut an $11 million cheque to bring TOIFA to Vancouver. She argued it was an investment for a future economic payday. Critics argued it was to give her a platform to woo South Asian voters before B.C.'s May election. The B.C. Liberals viewed TOIFA as a box of ladoos (Indian sweets) they could deliver to hungry ethnic voters. Instead, it turned into a political grenade in their hands.
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OCR said that as a result of adjudged instances of maladministration and malpractice found in the administration of GCSE Science coursework at Kingsdale Foundation School in Southwark, south London, it lost confidence in the validity and reliability of the marks submitted by the school.
The school was described as "brilliant" by Mr Cameron in May 2011, but allegations about practices there were made by whistleblowers in July that year.
OCR said that with regard to the production of coursework, candidates confirmed that the practice was for a first draft to be written and marked by the teachers. Candidates were then given another opportunity to complete it.
Its report said: "These statements reflect some of the allegations made by one of the whistle-blowers and evidence to support the claim was found as multiple copies of the coursework with earlier drafts and improved second drafts existed. This practice does constitute malpractice."
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The report covers the global agricultural films market which includes application of the agricultural films, different types of agricultural films, and other related segments. It also studies about the application/end use of the agricultural films with respect to different geographical areas. It also gives the insights about the technology being used; analyses the market with respect to drivers, opportunity, and winning imperatives related to the industry.
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TABLE 2 Regulatory acts in diverse regions against plastic usage
TABLE 3 global agricultural films market volume, by polymers, 2010 – 2017 (thousand tons)
TABLE 4 global agricultural films market volume, by applications, 2010 – 2017 (thousand tons)
TABLE 5 global greenhouse films market revenue, by applications, 2010 – 2017 ($million)
TABLE 6 global greenhouse films market volume, by applications, 2010 – 2017 (thousand tons)
TABLE 7 classic greenhouse films market revenue, by geography, 2010 – 2017 ($million)
TABLE 8 classic greenhouse films market volume, by geography, 2010 – 2017 (thousand tons)
TABLE 9 macro tunnels films market revenue, by geography, 2010 – 2017 ($million)
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FIGURE 6 market SCENARIO in North America
FIGURE 7 Patent analysis, 2007 – 2012
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The Rochester Americans and Hamilton Bulldogs played the back-end of a weekend home-and-home series on Saturday night at Copps Coliseum, where the Amerks bounced back from Friday's loss with a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs, scoring twice in the third period to secure the victory. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Amerks, who were playing the first of six straight road games.
Luke Adam led the way for Rochester on Saturday, scoring his team-leading 15th goal of the season and assisting on the game-winning goal by Johan Larsson, who had been assigned to the Amerks by the Buffalo Sabres earlier in the day. Brandon MacLean scored his first career AHL goal while Brayden Irwin collected two assists in the contest. Kevin Sundher, Chad Ruhwedel and Nick Crawford each tallied an assist as well. Goaltender Nathan Lieuwen, who was making his first start in goal since Dec. 20, stopped 34 of 35 shots to earn the victory.
Hamilton's Greg Pateryn scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs, who had their six-game winning streak snapped by the Amerks. Netminder Robert Mayer stopped 25 of 27 shots on goal in the losing effort.
For the second night in a row, the Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead on the Amerks with a first-period power play goal. Just prior to the midway point of the opening frame, Pateryn took a wrist shot from the top of the left face-off circle that got past Lieuwen, who was screened in front by former Amerk Nick Tarnasky. Christian Thomas and Maxime Macenaur each earned an assist on the goal, which came 16 seconds into Hamilton's first man-advantage opportunity of the game.
Rochester tied things up at the 16:36 mark of the second period as MacLean scored his first goal as an Amerk. MacLean rushed up the left wing side and put a shot on net that went wide, but Sundher was able to gain control and push it back toward the blue line, where Ruhwedel was just entering the zone and stepped into a one-timer. MacLean was able to get his stick on the shot by Ruhwedel and tip it past Mayer for the equalizer.
Shortly after Lieuwen made a big save to keep the game tied, Adam and Larsson combined on a great play to give the Amerks a 2-1 lead halfway through the third period. Rochester rushed up ice on a 3-on-2, and Adam entered the zone along the right wing boards, then quickly cut to the middle of the ice. When he reached the high slot, he danced through a Bulldog defender, then sent a cross-ice pass back the other way to Larsson, who buried a shot to give his team its first lead of the night. The goal was Larsson's third of the season and was also assisted on by Irwin, giving him his first point in an Amerks uniform.
Adam would pick up his second point of the night with 59 seconds remaining when he scored an empty-net goal to secure the victory. Irwin notched his second assist of the game while Crawford also assisted on the empty-netter.
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More than two miles- that was how far a dog, tied to a car, was dragged by its owner, police said. But according to the suspect's family, it was all an innocent mistake.
Bystanders found the dog dead in the parking lot of the Walmart in Morehead City Thursday night, police said.
According to investigators, 51-year-old Robert Gillikin tied his dog, Angel, to his truck Thursday afternoon, so that she could run around outdoors. But later that day, when Gillikin went to make a run to the store, he had forgotten that his dog was still attached to his car, police said. Angel was dragged up to 2.2 miles.
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Engineer cheat-building the rooms
I saw someone say that an engineer would build the rooms without mastering his career. Well I have an engineer but how do i get him to build the rooms?
Answer from: Helper
I'm not sure, but I would try going into the home renovations and seeing if the price has changed on the renovations. I would also try placing him on an un-renovated room.
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I have tried placing him on an unrenovated room but he either runs in disgust or runs to clean off his shoes and no prices have changed
Answer from: Nina
Make him work on career and praise twice then give him the red glove then DIRTY candy
Answer from: whyunobuild
I'm having the same problem and so far none of those work. I'm guessing that they have to master at their career to do it? Thats the only other option i can think of.
Answer from: ShawtyLow
What red glove and what dirty candy?
Answer from: honda
The red glove is the one that you use for bad behavior.
Answer from: ShawtyLow
Finally did all that and he just continued to work on his career thats it
Answer from: helper
I think you have to master the carrer
Answer from: Dragonfly 137
I've heard that you master the career in order to do it. Good luck
Answer from: Wildflower724
I had a model builder that mastered his career, but when I dragged him over to the unrenovated room he just ran away. When I put him in the workshop he just worked there. I think this whole thing with the free rooms is made up. I strongly believe that this is someone's way of making people get confused and frustrated. The company should at least make the rooms a little cheaper, or make the chances at winning a lottery easier.
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It has to be a carpenter -___-
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I would think they'd have the carpenter and architect do it, but I'm under the impression that it really is only the carpenter. I'm just starting generation 12 and I've never seen a carpenter.
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Hey I just got a carpenter! u place him or her working on career then drag them to the least expensive renovation then go up the price
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I have never seen a carpenter or regular builder on viryual families 2 and the free room thing is bogus and the prices is way to high to buyeople makers of the game make changes to fix it
Answer from: so hare i care
Well Meercat, did you try nina's theory? She might be right! She said for her it worked, but I think you just wait several generations to get a carpenter. Besides, what generation are you on?
Answer from: just helping
Its not engineer its builder or carpenter which are ultra rare but you will see them time to time u have to get them up to the level which I think is 8 hope this helps
Answer from: a person
I thin u have to master it so make him do his carrer then prase him twice after use time cheat that will help him!
Answer from: Sad
I know that there is another way of getting rooms because I put one of my people on a foundation and the game said there are alternate ways of getting one or two rooms I'm trying to figure out what it is but so far nothing works maybe you should contact the creators but I don't know how to do that either
Answer from: sab
Where do you drag your engineer person to his work spot!?
Answer from: Mariah
I got a architect, and I placed her on a dirty room and she's not building the room do I need a carpenter instead?
Answer from: Help
Where is the neighbors house? I'm so confused
Answer from: nina
You have to have two of your kids hiding while your adult picks up a rare collectable only rare then you'll get a letter. Hope this helped
Answer from: slimshady99
I'm so frustrated, i have been looking for a carpenter for ages! do they really exist? Or did someone just make it up? and are there any other ways to renovate rooms for free or cheaper? Please help!
Answer from: Nattnat
How do you get to move in to the neighbors house?
Answer from: Picklepuppy5
He was making that up. There is no neighbors house. Trust me, you can't even leave the gates.
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Turf love is best send-off for Scots boys
SCOTLAND'S rugby team were given a rousing send-off before they fly out to Australia next week for the World Cup campaign, but it seems some habits die hard.
Wives and girlfriends, including Diane Hastings, wife of former Scotland captain Gavin, duly took up the invitation from the Scottish Rugby Union to invade the Murrayfield pitch on a balmy evening enlivened by a heady mix of Famous Grouse cocktails and a three-course dinner, in a marquee set up on the famous turf.
Despite the current crop of players looking relaxed and ready for duty as they mingled with guests, Diane's other half seemed unimpressed with some of the modern advances since he hung up his boots.
"I'm not so sure about these hi-tech tight-fitting rugby shirts that the teams, especially England, France and New Zealand, now swear by," said Gav, for once wearing his black tie rather than dark blue shirt as he stood on the pitch he graced so often for his country.
"The players seem to think they do help and make tackling harder, but I'm not so sure how well they would have gone down had they been tossed in our direction during my playing days.
"Just looking at the Scottish squad today, the players are all in such good shape they'll no doubt wear them well down under, for what is pretty much the first real trial of the new design. In our time, all they would have shown off was a lot of curves and beer bellies, I fear."
Despite the players' other halves being given a rare Murrayfield run-out, once the team head off next week they will not be following their beloveds to Australia. Fortunately, Viv Mackay, an Edinburgh PR consultant who is also the other half of Mike Blair, is plotting her own fun. "I'm going to be heading off with Chris Paterson's girlfriend for a week in the Canaries," she explained, clutching a Martini-style whisky and grapefruit concoction.
"Why shouldn't we have a bit of fun while they are away, but all the wives and girlfriends will get together again to watch Scotland's World Cup progress here at Murrayfield. There's a good group of us, and it makes the boys' absence a bit easier to bear when we get together."
Viv was joined by Anna Wood - the current squeeze of Ross Beattie - who was looking radiant in a black and white dress.
"It's a bit different for me as I'm based down at university in Newcastle doing sports management," said Anna. "But I hope to meet up with everyone once it all kicks off."
Scotland fans will be relieved to know that, despite his recent injury scare, Scotland and British Lions stand-off Gregor Townsend is raring to go, though he did admit it was touch and go whether he would make the plane.
"Had the knee operation happened a week later, there's no doubt I'd be out of the reckoning," said the former politics student at Edinburgh University.
"But I've been doing my best to get fit, including spending time in an underground oxygen unit in Leith, which I certainly would not recommend to anyone who suffers from claustrophobia. At the moment, the boys are just dying to get there and no-one wants to injure themselves at training."
Fellow player Simon Taylor added: "We've been training really hard for it, including doing stuff in the greenhouses at Royal Botanics, which should help us acclimatise."
Not such good news for Scottish Olympic 400m runner Lee McConnell, who was a guest at the dinner and enjoying a two-week holiday.
"I've found out one of my races in Athens is at 9:30 in the morning, and knowing the infrastructure out there I'll probably have to get up really early, which I hate. I may well have to be wheeled there in my bed!"
All of which left guests to sup SRU wine long into a very enjoyable night.
Overhaul for nation's least likely charity
TO DUNDAS Castle for the launch of Scotland's most unlikely new charity ... but nonetheless a 19th century cause close to Boswell's heart: the care of distressed gentlefolk.
Although not quite yet in need of their services, the Elizabeth Finn Trust has decided to move with the times and do away with its former moniker of the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association, though unsurprisingly the Great Hall of the Firth of Forth pile was stuffed with socialites rather than socialists.
"Now we describe ourselves as an organisation that helps out with professionals rather than gentlefolk," explained Jonathan Welfare, the chief executive of the trust, at the champagne reception.
"We were founded in 1897 by Elizabeth Finn, who hailed from the same school of 19th-century social campaigners as Florence Nightingale, but at a time when the term 'gentlefolk' was clearly understood.
"The charity was set up to help those from professional or service backgrounds who have fallen on hard times, and now we help a range of professions from teachers to accountants. We have 12 care homes across the country. Although we have not opened one in Scotland, which we used to serve, but if anyone has a spare 5 million we'd be delighted."
Midway through proceedings, Sir Jack Stewart-Clark gave Boswell an impromptu art tour of the former servants' quarters, below stairs, where the genial laird of the castle indulges his secret passion.
"Down here is the only place I can display newer art, as upstairs it's obviously got to be the traditional stuff in keeping with the history of the castle," explained Sir Jack.
"I'm a great admirer of some slightly more contemporary Scottish landscape painters, like Douglas Davies from the Borders and Caroline Bailey. It's quite a hobby of mine.
"Otherwise, the house is more and more being hired out for weddings. We started doing it six years ago, and we're on to our 93rd, which isn't bad going. Luckily, the layout of the house allows us to put them on without too much disruption to our night's sleep. These days, you have to look beyond traditional ways of generating an income from an estate."
Musical entertainment was provided by St Mary's Music School, but Elyssa von Habsburg had more pressing matters on her mind - her young daughter, Tatiana, who is only a matter of weeks old.
"She is very well behaved at the moment, but that could all rapidly change," said Elyssa.
The charity is headed north of the Border by Lady Downe, who explained its purpose.
"Financial hardship can happen to anyone of any age at any time," added Lady Downe. Taking the hint, Boswell scribbled down the details of the charity, should he ever fall on hard times and his port account at Berry Brothers be curtailed.
Gow's party rock the joint
A GLORIOUS evening was hosted by furniture restorer and antiques expert Jeremy Gow.
Gow swapped his dungarees for black tie in order to entertain 22 guests - including K - before heading off to the annual Angus Ball, held at Glamis Castle, home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore.
The party was greeted by a lone piper, and the champagne flowed until 5am.
There had been champagne at his workshop and showroom, too, before the guests sat down to a slap-up dinner, surrounded by sawdust, ormolu mounts, marquetry and mahogany.
This unusual venue provided much entertainment, though Gow looked on nervously as some of the guests, including Beth Passey and Lisa Cameron, eyed up his selection of chainsaws and chisels.
For furniture enthusiasts, Gow's handiwork is on display there, with a recently restored pair of 18th-century Dutch tortoiseshell cabinets for the Earl of Strathmore.
He is currently keeping busy with a stand at London's alternative investment fair in the Docklands.
In his spare time, Gow runs antiques and restoration courses in Forfar. He teaches how to fake antiques and divulges the secrets of the trade, which K may well sign up to before checking the family silver.
The ice-man cometh
BEN Fogle may have emerged unscathed from a year on the island of Taransay as a BBC castaway, but the 29-year-old clearly feels ready for stiffer challenges - including following the trail of the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Visiting Edinburgh to promote his latest book, The Teatime Islands, an account of his recent visit to some of Britain's last and remote outposts, Fogle admitted that he sometimes felt he had been born in the wrong century.
"I am currently in talks about embarking on a project that would follow in Shackleton's 1915 footsteps from Elephant Island to South Georgia," he said.
"Obviously, it would be difficult to live on the ice, but there is potential for an epic walk to the whale-hunting station he finally reached."
Boswell's dog house
BOSWELL is surely not alone in longing for a return to the good old days of gin shops and late-night drinking laws so this week he is casting MSP Cathy Jamieson, the justice minister, into the doghouse for objecting to the idea of 24-hour opening for bars.
It is high time that the nanny state was brought to an end and drinking was permitted when and where residents want, including Murrayfield stadium.
Caledonian Truffles - Scotland's best
NORMALLY, truffle hunting is the domain of Dudley the pig, but K was delighted to rub shoulders with Edinburgh epicurean mycophiles for a gourmet tasting session at Harvey Nichols. Stuart Muir, head chef at the Fourth Floor Restaurant, showed guests how to knock up a mean mushroom risotto as well as tucking into Britain's first batch of truffles this season, courtesy of Gianpaolo la Greca.
His company, Sapori, is Scotland's biggest truffle supplier, and clutching his 800 basket he explained: "Truffles are normally found in the south of France and central Italy. Whilst dry weather has sent the cost prezzi alle stelle [sky high] in Italy, damp weather has proved beneficial in more unlikely places.
"It is possible to find them in certain damp, chalky conditions. They are very sensitive to their surroundings and rely on specific soil types and symbiotic relationships with trees such as oak and chestnut."
The event was co-hosted by Danielle Ellis, who has started Discover the Taste to celebrate local produce, but would-be truffle-hunters be warned, the whereabouts of this edible gold are secret and neither she nor Gianpaolo were telling K where to start sniffing.
Anything Calendar Girls can do, the good burghers of West Linton can do better.
No less than 50 male residents of the Borders village have volunteered to bare all in the name of raising funds for cancer research.
"The 2004 calendar features the men going about their daily business except without any clothes on," explains organiser Maggie Smith.
"It includes the cricket team and woodcutters working away on ladders in the snow. It should prove popular with the female residents round here."


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Tyrese & Ludacris Party Hard in 'Too Easy' Video — Exclusive
Tyrese is looking for some fun and he's bringing his party to the club in the visuals for his latest single, the Ludacris-assisted 'Too Easy.'
The crooner sings of hopping out of McLarens, flaunting cold hard cash and surrounding himself with pretty ladies over the Brandon Alexander-produced beat, which rekindles the fire of Ron Browz' smash 'Pop Champagne.'
"I had to make 'Too Easy' for the clubs," Tyrese tells The BoomBox. "I was excited that I could call on my friend and co-star Ludacris to make this record and incredible video. As you can see we were having just way too much fun!"
In the Matt Alonzo-directed clip, he's partying with an entourage and isn't shy about showing off his affluent lifestyle he's worked hard to obtain. After all, it's too easy for this blockbuster star. "Got bottles in one hand, cash in the other/ Stacks flying everywhere, need an umbrella/ Black card's unlimited, keep on spendin' it/ 'Cause I got money to blow," he sings with some added Auto-Tune.
Luda then chimes in with his braggadocio rhymes, "I wake up and piss excellence/ Good lord, this the new testament/ It's one life to live for dead presidents/ So bein' frank, don't insult my intelligence."
'Too Easy' appears on Tyrese's fifth studio album, 'Open Invitation,' due Nov. 1.


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From The Atlantic
St. Paul has welcomed the ride services, while Minneapolis hasn't.
Taxi driver homicide rates are three times lower in cities with in-car cameras.
It helps cities cut car ownership, and it might even support a broader transit network.
Despite what New Yorkers think, they're not in New York — not by a long shot.
Cabs don't have to compete with buses and subways - they can complement them.


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I am just amazed at the continued support I receive from everyone in this community. Amazed. I've received gifts. I've received donations in Seva's name. I've received beautiful cards. And most importantly, I've received such unbelievably kind sentiments during a difficult time.
We're doing as well as we can. It gets a little easier every day. Some days you think you're through the worst of it, then something as small as seeing a Monarch butterfly reduces you to tears. It's just the process. We're looking forward to the day when the memory of Seva feels less like a gaping wound, and more like the gift it should be.
Seva's having too much fun with all of her new and old friends up there to think about updating her diary. You're all in her hearts, though. I'm certain of it.
Thank you again, very much. I'm going to try to answer each one of your sweet sentiments individually. It may take me a decade, but I'll do it! Seva promised to help me, but right now she's too busy kicking up her Prada heels with Honey.
My husband and I would like to thank each and every one of you for the incredibly kind sentiments in the form of rosettes, paw-mails, poems, digital art, stars, personal diary entries, forums, friend requests and strolls. You have literally carried me through this so far. Every tiny tribute to Seva fills me with joy. It's overwhelming. It's so hard to wallow in my own pity when I am inundated with all of this celebratory love for Seva. It forces me to focus completely on her. And if I can accomplish that, I can't possibly be sad.
I still feel Seva with me. I truely do. When other loved ones in my life have gone, I have simply felt their absence; a hollow emptiness. With Seva, I feel a magnificent, deeper presence. Although physically separated, I feel connected.
As soon as Seva was gone, and her body was transported to the funeral parlor (It's true! We have a pet funeral home here!), my husband and I had an overwhelming urge to take Finlay for a hike along the Minnesota river valley. In fact, this would be the third consectutive hike we'd be taking throughout the difficult weekend. During the first hike, among much other wildlife, we witnessed a large owl who, from the middle of the forest, flew right out in the open, perched with his head turned nearly behind him, and simply stared at us screaching. Amazing, we thought. You just don't see that everyday. The next day, during our second hike, a hummingbird came out of nowhere, again in the middle of deep woods, and literally hovered in front of my face at eye level. I thought he was going to land on me. He simply stared at my face for three full seconds, then flew away. The third day, and the day of Seva's death, we saw a tiny baby snapping turtle, no bigger than a silver dollar; a beautiful family of swans complete with tiny babies; and then a fawn ran right out beside our path. A little orange fawn with white polka dots. (I'm pretty sure Finlay wanted to eat her, but we won't hold that against him...)
Tiny babies everywhere. In the Fall season. To me and my husband these sightings were gifts- pure and simple. Messages, from Mother Nature herself, or perhaps straight from Seva.
And now, to feel Seva's presence I need only find my way to the forest for a direct connection; her silky hair the soft breeze, her warm breath the sunshine, the sparkling crisp water her ebullient joy.
Now if I could only find a substitute for the smell of her tiny temple where I kissed her 1000 times a day...
Seva's not gone. Far from it. I feel her spirit stronger today than I have in years. With that, and the immense spirit of friendship offered to us from across the country, and the world, how could I possibly be sad?
Thank you again. From the bottom of our hearts. You have no idea what it means to us.
And Seva will write again. I can feel it.
This morning we released Seva from the dreary confinement of her ailing body and allowed her to return to the brilliant universe whence she came. Our hearts are broken, but we sense the joy in her resurrected freedom and are trying very hard to stay focused on her. Not ourselves.
Wherever you are this day, if you should find the sun shines a little brighter, or the thunder rumbles a little deeper; if the wind blows a little warmer or the stars blaze a little hotter.... think of Seva. She's free. She's alive. She's finding her way home.
She's never run faster. She's never run harder. And her heart has never been so full of joy. She's earned this.
God bless you Seva. For giving me love, life, and the meaning of spirit, nobility and dignity. For allowing me to gaze through your eyes, into your ancient soul. For carrying me through, though it must have been such a burden, for so many years. I pale in comparison, but am left stronger for having shared your life with you. I cry for myself. Not for you, dear Seva.
Run, Baby Girl, run. Pass the horizon. Don't look back.
I'll be okay.
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From the TV 5 Forecast Center:
High pressure will bring us a mostly sunny day today. Temperatures will remain chilly with highs in the teens to low 20s. Skies will be mostly clear tonight with a few clouds moving in after midnight mainly around Bangor south and west as a disturbance approaches from the west. Nighttime lows will bottom out a couple degrees either side of zero, coldest over northern locales.
High pressure will move east of the area Friday which will turn our winds around to a milder south/southwesterly direction for the end of the week. Temperatures on Friday will top off in the 20s to around 30° which is exactly where our temperatures should be for this time of year. Milder, above average temperatures are expected Saturday with highs in the upper 30s to mid-40s. Low pressure passing to our west on Saturday will give us a chance for some rain and mixed rain/snow showers Saturday afternoon followed by steadier and heavier rain for the entire state Saturday night and early Sunday. The storm will move to our east Sunday morning followed by drier and brighter weather for the afternoon. Temperatures will remain above average in the wake of the storm with highs in the 30s to around 40° Sunday afternoon. High pressure will build in and bring us a dry and mild start to the work week on Monday.
Rest of Today: mostly sunny with highs between 16°-24°. Northwest wind 5-15 MPH.
Tonight: mostly clear. A few clouds will move in after midnight especially around Bangor points south and west. Lows between -8° to +9°, coldest north. Light and variable wind.
Friday: partly to mostly cloudy, most sun north. A few afternoon and evening snow showers possible along the coast. Seasonable with highs between 21°-30°. Southwest wind 5-10 MPH.
Saturday: becoming cloudy with afternoon rain and mixed rain/snow showers possible. Milder with highs in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
Sunday: morning rain and mix ending. Brightening skies during the afternoon. Highs in the 30s to around 40°.
Monday: variably cloudy and still mild. Highs in the mid-30s to low 40s.
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Clean Rust Off Concrete
By Rob Robillard
This article will help you save time, labor and money by showing you the best way to clean rust off concrete or bluestone. Many homes have concrete and bluestone walkways, steps and patios. The problem is that rust stains can occur from patio furniture, umbrella stands, fire pits or toys. These stains can be very difficult to remove.
Following are the necessary functions needed to easily remove a rust stain from your concrete using muriatic acid.
Safety Information
As a safety precaution, do-it-yourselfer's should avoid muriatic acid where possible. Only use muriatic acid after exhausting other cleaning methods like TSP (tri-sodium phosphate), or less caustic concrete stain removers.
In other words, muriatic acid is not the first choice for masonry cleaning but the last resort.
Muriatic acid is a highly reactive liquid acid, and one of the most dangerous chemicals you can buy for home use. It is an industrial-strength solution of hydrogen chloride gas dissolved in water, also known as hydrochloric acid. With the exception of some plastics, muriatic acid can damage most anything it touches, including clothing, metal and skin. It emits a suffocating odor that can quickly burn the lining of the nose, throat and even the lungs.
Typical home applications include heavy-duty masonry cleaning, preparation of masonry for painting or sealing, removal of efflorescence or mineral deposits and pH reduction in swimming pools. If you consider using muriatic acid, please heed all safety recommendations both here and on the product's label.
Contact with the eyes, for example, can cause irreversible damage and permanent blindness. Contact with the skin can cause severe burns. Dress appropriately; wear safety glasses, acid-resistant gloves, long sleeves and pants, and use a NIOSH-approved respirator equipped with the appropriate acid-grade filter.
Additionally, have a neutralizing agent and a reliable, steady source of water available. Baking soda or garden lime can quickly neutralize the acid if spilled. Water should be freely available in case you accidentally get acid on your skin.
Since muriatic acid can damage or kill foliage, cover or wet all nearby foliage with water before application of the acid.
Work in an area with adequate ventilation. Use a fan to bring fresh air to the work area if necessary. Muriatic acid is nonflammable, but the vapors are highly corrosive and irritating. Using muriatic acid indoors is not recommended. The corrosive vapors can begin chemical reactions in metals, leading to long-term permanent damage.
Cleanup & Disposal
In some cases you may need to clean up an accidental spill. Spreading a generous quantity of baking soda or lime (the powdered or crushed type used for lawn or gardens) and adding water will cause a distinctive "fizz" as the chemicals reacts with the acid, releasing carbon dioxide and producing harmless salt and water. Garden lime is less expensive than baking soda and is sold in larger bags.
Muriatic acid should never be poured down a sink or storm drain, or flushed down a toilet. Doing so can cause extreme damage to pipes, dissolve solder and damage the biological balance of your septic system. Throwing away even a closed container of muriatic acid with the trash can be dangerous for trash handlers, their trucks and possibly cause unexpected chemical reactions in landfills. Neutralize your container prior to discarding. (Call your local recycling center for more information.)
How to Use Muriatic Acid
Muriatic acid should be diluted to at least 1 part acid to 10 parts water. For small areas, a quart container of acid is usually sufficient. Mix the acid and water in a plastic container. Always pour acid into water, never water into acid. Mixing the two causes a reaction that gives off heat. This reaction is much more sudden and violent when water is poured into the acid.


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Date of Stay: February, 2011
We drove through this park a year ago and would not even think about staying here. We then came back to look in February, and oh my how things have changed. The park has cleaned up and the new manager is the best: she will help you in anyway possible. The grass is green and well maintained. Very clean. The 78 channel cable TV system is great and the WiFi worked very well at our spot. Would recomend this park to anybody. It is only four miles to the casino. We will stay here again.
Date of Stay: April, 2010
Wow!! This park is just great. It is very clean, quiet, and the staff is the best we have came across in a year. They will help you in any way possible. The laundry and rest rooms are spotless at all times. I have a special guest with me, she just loves to go to the office as they have special treats that she goes after almost every day. I would recommend this park to everybody, for one day or a month.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
This park has a lot of work to be done. The roads are bad, the restrooms are dirty as well as the showers. There are dog droppings all over. This park offers nothing. The sites have weeds and large gravel. If you stay here, bring a rake so you can level your site.


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What's next for your email marketing data, results and insights
We love helping our customers see big results with email marketing. Heck, it's why we developed Metric, our response app for iPhone that lets you stay connected to your email performance from anywhere. It's why features like responsive mobile-optimized templates, subject line split testing and automated welcome emails come standard in every Emma account. And it's why we've launched concierge service packages aimed at designing for mobile inboxes, tailoring messages for key audience segments and improving sending strategy for higher engagement. You know, stuff that gets you better results.
Soon we'll be expressing our obsession with great results in the form of a completely revamped Response section, which is totally different from how we express our obsession with glazed donuts. We've put our best thinking and tons of customer feedback into all-new metrics and insights every marketer needs to know, and we've wrapped them up in a fresh design.
Here are three big themes you can expect to see in action when we launch the new Response section in the coming weeks:
Visualized data
We know you're busy, so we designed the new Response section to give you a clear picture of your email's performance at a glance. The new click map, which highlights where recipients are clicking on your email, will help you spot your most engaging content right away and understand how your layout and design choices affect those all-important clicks.
Context, context, context
What good are raw numbers if you don't have anything to compare them to, right? That's why the new Response section will put results in context. Expect to see the same Mailing Score we developed for Metric so you can know how your overall performance compares to the millions of other emails Emma customers send each day. We'll also share insights on any spikes or dips in opens, clicks and email delivery so you can do more of what works for your audience.
Audience insights
Speaking of your audience, get ready to learn more about 'em than ever before. The new Response section tracks opens by device and opens by email client. Understanding where your audience is helps you make smarter design and content decisions, all in the name of getting more recipients to take action.
Get a behind-the-scenes tour
Join Natalie Walkley, customer engagement lead, and David Wright, director of product, for a walk-through of the new Response page before it goes live. They'll give you the rundown next Wednesday, July 23 in a 30-minute call. (Agency partners, we've created a special call just for you next Friday, July 25.)
Editor's note: These livecasts have already occurred, but we recorded them in case you couldn't make the call. Agency partners can find a recording here, and everyone else can go here to see what they missed.
Be the first to get the new Response section in your account
We'll start rolling out the new metrics and insights in the next few weeks, but if you want early access, sign up here to let us know!


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PeopleInsight, the Workforce Analytics PurePlay, built to integrate all your disparate HR and Talent data, and deliver end-to-end reporting and analytics.
Tons of disconnected HR, workforce & talent data, stuck in disparate systems across HR and the business, underutilized for decision-making purposes. We call this The Universal Problem.
The Universal Problem results in cobbled-together spreadsheets which don't stand steady when it comes to data integrity, multiple data sources and powerful segmentation. Fortunately, we believe HR should be doing HR, not spreadsheets and tackling this issue is PeopleInsight's exclusive focus.
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Workforce analytics is complex and hard to get right. We agree, and while there are many layers of complexity to our analytics solution, making your life simple is key to everything we do.
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The Wrong Way To Hit The Big TimeJulia Flynn Siler
As chairman of Milwaukee-based P. A. Bergner & Co., Alan R. Anderson ran a string of department stores in small and medium-size towns across the Midwest. But by 1989, after 30 years in retailing, the executive who had once studied for the ministry was aching to break into the big time. Bergner's parent Maus Freres, already a retail giant in Europe, also harbored ambitions to grow in the U. S. So Anderson set his sights on Carson Pirie Scott & Co., the second-biggest department-store chain in Chicago. So eager was Bergner that, although the move boosted the company's debt by $753 million, it agreed to buy the troubled retailer without a traditional due-diligence examination of the business' finances.
Some boo-boo. And Anderson, 56, may have paid for it in April when he abruptly retired. The company says he left voluntarily, but now Maus is paying for the error, too: Bergner sought bankruptcy protection on Aug. 23. Says James J. Rice, a credit manager for Bernard Sands Credit Consultants Inc.: "Their problems began with the Carson acquisition. Now, the whole thing has fallen apart."Bergner executives argue that they've bought breathing room and say that the company's biggest trouble is the heavy debt load--not a fundamental weakness in operations. If the court grants Bergner temporary relief from making interest payments, it will be in a better position to pay for goods entering the crucial fall season, they say. "It's business as usual," says Edward P. Carroll Jr., Bergner's senior vice-president for marketing. He adds that plans to open a new Carson's in Chicago's mammoth Merchandise Mart this fall are still on.
But Carroll may be underestimating the blow bankruptcy can deal to operations. "Bankruptcy is never business as usual," says Carl Steidtmann, chief economist at Management Horizons, a retail consulting group. Many suppliers are now refusing to ship goods until they are assured that Bergner has financing. Others are reassessing willingness to sell to Bergner at all, given its battered image. "Everything is in review," says John Fargnoli, director in the credit department at Estee Lauder Inc.
ON THE BLOCK. And goods that do get shipped may not be up to par. Says Sidney Doolittle, a retail strategist at McMillan & Doolittle Inc. in Chicago: "Good merchandise goes to the good, well-financed, healthy retailers. Not-so-good goes to the less financially healthy. It's going to be a hairy situation for the next six months or so."
Then again, some competitors say Bergner may be forced to sell some of its 69 stores. But in a market already glutted with assets for sale by other troubled retailers, such as Federated Department Stores and Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Bergner's stores aren't exactly hot properties. They aren't in ideal locations. Nor do they dominate their markets. Operating under the Bergner's, Boston Stores, and Carson Pirie Scott names, the stores aim at middle-market customers with household incomes of $35,000 to $75,000 a year--a focus that has put it in the No. 2 slot in many locations. "It's very difficult to be a weak No. 2 in any market," says Steidtmann.
That's a lesson Maus may have already learned. After pumping in an estimated $150 million in cash in April to keep Bergner afloat, Maus is believed by several industry executives to have tried selling it. Maus, they say, turned to Goldman, Sachs & Co. to shop its U. S. retailing subsidiary around--with little luck. Bergner's Carroll says it hired Goldman to advise on a financial restructuring, not to shop the stores.
Now, Maus which purchased the original Peoria-based Bergner chain in 1938, appears unwilling to invest any more in its U. S. subsidiary. In last-minute negotiations before the Chapter 11 filing, its major lenders, Swiss Bank Corp. and Union Bank of Switzerland, insisted that it inject more cash into the operation as a condition for long-term financing. Maus refused, some say. Now, rumors are flying that it may be forced to sell some of its 42% stake in French department-store chain Au Printemps. Maus now may wish Alan Anderson's ambitions--and its own--had been tempered with a bit more caution.
P.A. Bergner & Co. Holding is the U.S. holding company for Geneva-based retailer Maus Freres. With 1990 sales of $1.2 billion, assets include:
P.A. BERGNER Operates 28 full-line department stores under the Bergner's and Boston Stores names and 41 under the Carson Pirie Scott name
CPS HOTEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND CPS REALTY PARTNERSHIP Own or manage office buildings, stores, hotels, restaurants, and warehouses
BERGNER CREDIT, a trader of accounts receivable generated by the use of private-label credit cards by the company's customers


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text: From my Daily Roman Missal this morning, some thoughts on prayer that were just the kick in the pants I needed: The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks us for a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of God's desire for us. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God's thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him. CCC … [Read more...]


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1784: AETAT. 75.]--And now I am arrived at the last year of the life of SAMUEL
JOHNSON, a year in which, although passed in severe indisposition, he nevertheless
gave many evidences of the continuance of those wondrous powers of mind, which raised
him so high in the intellectual world. His conversation and his letters of this year were in
no respect inferiour to those of former years.
In consequence of Johnson's request that I should ask our physicians about his case, and
desire Sir Alexander Dick to send his opinion, I transmitted him a letter from that very
amiable Baronet, then in his eighty-first year, with his faculties as entire as ever; and
mentioned his expressions to me in the note accompanying it: 'With my most affectionate
wishes for Dr. Johnson's recovery, in which his friends, his country, and all mankind
have so deep a stake:' and at the same time a full opinion upon his case by Dr. Gillespie,
who, like Dr. Cullen, had the advantage of having passed through the gradations of
surgery and pharmacy, and by study and practice had attained to such skill, that my father
settled on him two hundred pounds a year for five years, and fifty pounds a year during
his life, as an honorarium to secure his particular attendance.
I also applied to three of the eminent physicians who had chairs in our celebrated school
of medicine at Edinburgh, Doctors Cullen, Hope, and Monro.
All of them paid the most polite attention to my letter, and its venerable object. Dr.
Cullen's words concerning him were, 'It would give me the greatest pleasure to be of any
service to a man whom the publick properly esteem, and whom I esteem and respect as
much as I do Dr. Johnson.' Dr. Hope's, 'Few people have a better claim on me than your
friend, as hardly a day passes that I do not ask his opinion about this or that word.' Dr.
Monro's, 'I most sincerely join you in sympathizing with that very worthy and ingenious
character, from whom his country has derived much instruction and entertainment.'
'To The Reverend Dr. Taylor, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
'DEAR SIR,--What can be the reason that I hear nothing from you? I hope nothing
disables you from writing. What I have seen, and what I have felt, gives me reason to fear
every thing. Do not omit giving me the comfort of knowing, that after all my losses I
have yet a friend left.
'I want every comfort. My life is very solitary and very cheerless. Though it has pleased
GOD wonderfully to deliver me from the dropsy, I am yet very weak, and have not
passed the door since the 13th of December. I hope for some help from warm weather,
which will surely come in time.
'I could not have the consent of the physicians to go to church yesterday; I therefore
received the holy sacrament at home, in the room where I communicated with dear Mrs.
Williams, a little before her death. O! my friend, the approach of death is very dreadful. I


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MELBOURNE - Countries that refused to confront climate change and environmental sustainability could face trade barriers on global markets, Prime Minister Helen Clark told business leaders in Melbourne yesterday.
Speaking in a country that has refused to ratify the Kyoto protocols on climate change and in which the environment is emerging as a critical issue in this year's federal election, she warned that governments could not afford to ignore the need for serious measures.
Early notice of potential trade action has emerged with pressure to penalise New Zealand food and wine exports for the energy required to transport produce to Northern Hemisphere markets.
"I do believe that those who do not take sustainability seriously are likely to face consumer resistance and even trade barriers in the future," Helen Clark told a Transtasman Business Circle lunch.
"We need to be able to confront credibly the challenge of campaigns like that around 'food miles', with its false and simplistic assumption that distance of itself implies unsustainability."
She also warned that environmental sustainability was an economic imperative of the 21st century: "There will be no prosperity without it."
Her audience included executives from some of Australia's biggest corporations, now facing a growing political debate about climate change and sustainability that Prime Minister John Howard has warned will increase energy and other costs.
Canberra has declined to ratify the Kyoto protocols because of its heavy dependence on coal-fired energy and the potential impact that present targets for emissions of greenhouse gases could have on its economy, although Mr Howard is now looking at a carbon trading scheme.
He has refused to set an emissions target until after the election.
The Labor Opposition has said that if it won office it would ratify Kyoto and reduce greenhouse emissions by 60 per cent by 2050.
Although not entering the Australian debate, Helen Clark said New Zealand had realised that no one could sit out those issues and that "everybody has to get on board".
"If you've ratified Kyoto, as we have, you don't have a choice," she said.
If countries did not try to make a difference they risked being branded in key markets as dirty and non-caring.
"Different countries will take different paths to a more sustainable economy because of different stages of development and of access to different local resources," Helen Clark said.
"Naturally, Australia, with abundant coal reserves, will place more emphasis on the development of clean coal technologies than New Zealand, as hydro and geothermal power generation are more readily available options for us."
She said that sustainability was becoming part of the kiwi ethos and was being put into practice by the private sector in such initiatives as the Stock Exchange's proposed carbon trading platform, as well as the CarboNZero programme.
Commercial benefits were emerging through participation in a credible programme to achieve carbon neutrality, illustrated by increased demand for New Zealand Wine Company products.
And facing potential trade problems such as the "wine miles" debate, Helen Clark said New Zealand and Australia had a common interest in working to steer the debate into a more rational direction.
"We must work together to share ideas on tackling global warming," she said. There were opportunities to build partnerships.


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Anyone know where to get replacement "M" badges that go onto the plastic trim (exterior) for an E39 ? They go on the trim at the front doors i think. Cant find any on evilbay....
Anyone know where to get replacement "M" badges that go onto the plastic trim (exterior) for an E39 ? They go on the trim at the front doors i think. Cant find any on evilbay....
check ebay theres plenty, also if your a purist check out the scary prices at the dealer, try not to buy the ones from ebay that have a transfer (sticker) for the stripes as they usually fade, look for painted enameled also made of metal dont go for the plastic ones, one other thing only put them on a m series model they look silly otherwise
just noticed you said side door badges, i have used these before but am unsure if they would be a perfect fit for proper mouldings, they very helpful and give quick replies good quality too
Yeah its the M5 door trims i have and on them on each door is an ///M badge which is all faded. Those ones in that link look far too long will have to measure what mine are.
I did find a set which i think are correct but there £25 for two badges!
these are good quality mate, why not jut cut them to fit there only gel badges and for 5 quid
you may get the orig ones on ebay but will probably want more dosh this way wont rob the bank as said depends if your a purist and want orig bmw stuff
Wont the gel come out though if i cut them ?
no mate i think you may have misunderstood there made from a gel that is hard but flexible there isnt actually get inside them
Hi again,
Im not having much luck with these.
I found these:
They have a different attachment on the back though as there two pins where as mind have 3 clips.
So i was looking to replace just the badge with a sticky backed badge but mine are 110mmx17mm and all i can find is 100x15
BMW want £50 for them
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Shock, heartbreak for U.S. parents adopting Russian kids
By Corrie MacLaggan
(Reuters) - For months, life for Ann and Kurt Suhs has been a whirlwind of assembling documents, getting fingerprinted and scheduling evaluations of their Atlanta-area home in preparation for welcoming a Russian child into their family for a second time.
Now, the couple - who adopted their son Ben, now 7, from Russia at age 13 months - say they were blindsided by news that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday banning Americans from adopting Russian children effective next Tuesday.
"It's hard to think that it would all stop, that it would all just come to such a screeching halt," Ann Suhs said. "We haven't talked about a Plan B. We hope and we pray."
She and her husband are among some 1,500 U.S. families who are in the process of adopting a child from Russia, according to an estimate from the Alexandria, Virginia-based National Council For Adoption. Some of those families had just started paperwork, while others had already been matched with a child and, in some cases, had the chance to meet the boy or girl.
The Russian measure was passed in retaliation for a U.S. human rights law - approved this month as part of a trade bill and signed by President Barack Obama - that bars entry to Russians accused of involvement in the death in custody of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and other alleged rights abuses.
Putin has defended the Russian law by saying his country should care for its own children. But critics including child rights advocates say it is an unfair move that uses orphans as pawns in an unrelated dispute.
Ann and Kurt Suhs, who were waiting to be matched with a child, had been frantically checking every morning for news about the Russian proposal moving through the legislative process. They had chosen Russia in part because Kurt Suhs' grandmother grew up there.
On a recent day, "I looked at Kurt and said, 'Do we know what we're going to do if this goes through?'" Ann Suhs said. "We can't put our heads around it to say, 'OK, we give up on this dream.'" Continued...


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Cancer strikes people of all ages, but you are more likely to get cancer as you get older, even if no one in your family has had it. The good news is cancer death rates are going down. No matter what your age, the chances of surviving cancer are better today than ever before.
What symptoms
should I watch for?
Cancer can cause many different symptoms. Here are some things to watch for:
- A thickening or lump in the breast or any other part of the body
- A new mole or a change in an existing mole
- A sore that does not heal
- Hoarseness or a cough that does not go away
- Changes in bowel or bladder habits
- Discomfort after eating
- A hard time swallowing
- Weight gain or loss with no known reason
- Unusual bleeding or discharge
- Feeling weak or very tired
Most often, these symptoms are not due to cancer. They may be caused by noncancerous (benign) tumors or other problems. If you are having any of these symptoms or other changes in your health, you should see a doctor as soon as possible. Don't wait to feel pain. In its early stages, cancer usually doesn't cause pain.
What regular
tests should I have?
Regular tests are important long before you might notice anything wrong. Checking for cancer when you don't have symptoms is called screening.
Medicare now covers a number of screening tests for cancer. For more information, call the Medicare toll-free help line at 800-633-4227.
Before recommending a screening test, your doctor will ask about your age, past medical problems, family medical problems, general health and lifestyle. You may want to talk about your concerns or questions with your doctor so that together, you can weigh the pros and cons of screening tests. If you are 50 or older, the following is a list of some screening tests that check for some specific cancers:
- Breast Cancer: Clinical Breast Exam
- Breast Cancer: Mammogram
- Cervical Cancer: Pap Test
- Cervical and Other Cancers: Pelvic Exam
- Colorectal Cancer: Fecal Occult Blood Test, Colonoscopy or Sigmoidoscopy
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- Prostate Cancer: Digital Rectal Exam or Prostate Specific Antigen
- Skin Cancer: Skin Exams
How is cancer
usually treated?
There are a number of cancer treatments. These include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy (anticancer drugs). Recently, doctors also have been using biological therapy for some cancers. Some biological therapies help the body's own defenses kill cancer cells. Other biological therapies block the chain of events in and around cancer cells so that they die or stop growing. People with cancer often see a medical oncologist (specialist in cancer treatment), a surgeon, a radiation oncologist (specialist in radiation therapy), and others. The doctor may talk with you about using one type of treatment alone or two or more treatments together. Your choice of treatment depends on the type of cancer you have, where it is in the body, and the stage it is at. You and your doctor will also take into account your overall health and any specific health problems you may have.
Are there any ways cancer can be prevented?
Although your chances of getting cancer go up as you get older, there are things that you can do to prevent it. Experts think about two-thirds of all cancers may be linked to things we can control, especially use of tobacco and what we eat and drink.
Having a lot of contact with some chemicals, metals or pesticides (weed killers and insect killers) also can make your risk of cancer higher. You can lower your risk of cancer in several ways:
- Do not use tobacco products. Smoking tobacco, using smokeless tobacco and passive smoking (often breathing other people's tobacco smoke) cause a third of all cancer deaths in the United States each year.
- Avoid sunburns. Too much ultraviolet radiation from the sun and from other sources - such as sunlamps and tanning booths - damages your skin and can cause skin cancer.
- Eat right. Have at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Cut down on fatty foods and eat plenty of fiber. Researchers think about a third of all cancers are linked to what we eat and drink. People who have high-fat diets are more likely to have cancer of the breast, colon, uterus and prostate.
- Keep your weight down. People who are very overweight are more likely to get cancers of the prostate, pancreas, uterus, colon and ovary. Older women who are overweight are more likely to develop breast cancer.
- Stay active. Studies show that exercise can help lower your chance of getting breast and colon cancer and perhaps other cancers, too.
- If you drink alcohol, don't have more than one or two drinks a day.
Drinking large amounts of alcohol raises the risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus and larynx. People who smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol have an especially high risk of getting these cancers.
- Follow work and safety rules to avoid dangerous contact with materials that cause cancer.
For more information
The Cancer Information Service, a program of the National Cancer Institute, can provide accurate, up-to-date information about cancer. Information specialists can answer your questions in English, Spanish, and on TTY equipment at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) or 1-800-332-8615 (TTY).
CIS instant messaging service also is available on NCI's website at www.cancer.gov.
Click on "Need Help?" Then click on "LiveHelp."
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Down the Danube Bucharest: Viking Embla Cruise Review by marylandcrzer
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Down the Danube Bucharest
Destination: Europe - River Cruise
Embarkation: Budapest
Our precruise hotel was the Budapest Le Meridien. I've reviewed this hotel for Trip Advisor and will not go into detail here other than to note that it was excellent and was about four blocks from where the ship docked so we were able to walk to the ship (baggage was transferred by Viking). We arrived early because my partner had heard that a glass blowing class was being offered on board and she wanted to ensure a place for herself. There More was no class (the crew explained that the glass blowing class was offered only on the longer cruises offered up river) so we had some lunch on the glassed in after deck and then walked around Budapest's pedestrian mall for a while. We boarded in the later afternoon and the ship departed around dark. We had a truly spectacular sail down the river through Budapest with the lights along the river providing a wonderful display (there is also a laser show from the roof of one of the buildings).
The Embla is a very well designed ship that offers efficient public spaces and cabins, although both are quite small. There was a total passenger group of less than 200 and one seating only for dinner. A buffet is offered on the after deck for lunch and dinner, but essentially the same food is provided at both locations. The Embla is a new ship and so everything is fresh and functions very well. Cabins are of a modern design, although at times the design is a little too cunning for its own good. It took a day or two, for example, to figure out how to use the shower without getting water all over the floor (the trick: close the doors after entering the shower and bring them together simultaneously to make a tight seal. The shower has two levers, one an off on with one below it to regulate heat. Set the heat dial to the preferred level and then just turn the water on after closing the doors).
Service on the Embla was superb and actually better than on better ocean cruise lines. The passenger group is small and it was very easy to get to know the crew as individuals, which I believe resulted in better service.. My partner's birthday was just before cruise departure. The Maitre D independently found out about that and approached me the first night of the cruise to offer her a cake in celebration. We found this very thoughtful and symbolic of the level and type of service offered by the Embla crew.
Dinner is provided with table service. Lunch offers a buffet with served entrée options. Breakfast was buffet but pancakes were available on order. All of the food was excellent. Wine was included at both lunch and dinner. There was one red and one white choice, both very nice Hungarian wines, with more expensive options available for purchase by the glass. Beer and whiskey were also available.
There were very few on board activities and limited shore excursions. Generally there was a single excursion included in the cost each day with optional excursions at some stops. As this cruise was off the beaten path few of the ports were noteworthy visits for positive reasons. Vukovar in Croatia still suffers from the results of the wars in the 1990s, has war damage in many buildings, and has a 40 percent unemployment rate. Belgrade, once the capital of Yugoslavia, remains stunted by the war and was generally shabby. Bulgaria and Romania were much more interesting.
Disembarkation was handled smoothly via a motor coach trip to Bucharest. We stayed at the Radisson Blu in Bucharest, which I also reviewed on Trip Advisor. In general embarkation was handled much more smoothly than debarkation. The Viking staff in Bucharest seemed disinterested and lacked knowledge. There was little information provided about the process of getting from the hotel to the airport and if we had not proactively made sure our luggage was in the lobby and that we had arrived well ahead of time I am not sure that we would have caught the bus to the airport. As an example, we paid for room service for breakfast because there was no information provided that we saw concerning a bag breakfast provided by the hotel.
In summary, we really enjoyed our vacation on the Embla and are looking forward to another Viking cruise on another itinerary another time. Less
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