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By Don DeLillo, directed by Alyson Campbell, Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Rear 2, Chapel Street, St Kilda, until December 19
Comedy has been largely missing from Red Stitch Actors Theatre's programming to date, so its end-of-year production of Don DeLillo's black comedy The Day Room marks a timely change.
DeLillo is famous for his prose works and pioneering literary postmodernism, so it is no surprise to find The Day Room, his first play (1986), stylistically reminiscent of Beckett and Pirandello and linguistically and visually concerned with disjunctions between appearance and reality.
Nothing is quite what it seems in this play, set in a hospital where the psychiatric wing spectacularly fails to contain its inmates. They are regularly rounded up from their incursions into the ordinary ward where Wyatt (Daniel Frederiksen) is awaiting tests and his room-mate Budge (Peter Stratford) yearns for good conversation. Their visitor Grass (Dion Mills) is particularly adept at simulating physical illness, but his forceful personality cannot disguise his shaky grasp on logic and reality.
Things start to become disturbing when the doctor, Bazelon (Anthony Johnson), and nurses Walker (Olivia Connolly) and Baker (Ella Caldwell) turn out to be pretend-professionals, duly marched back to the Arno Klein ward. Gradually the "real" world seems to be turning into a huge psychiatric ward itself.
The second act reveals that Arno Klein is a legendary actor whose theatrical group has followers like Lynette (Connolly) and Gary (Johnson) desperately seeking his secretive productions. Wyatt has become a television set, and Frederiksen's rapid impersonations as the other characters channel-surf is funny and skilful.
Yet overall this production suggests that comedy is not Red Stitch's strength. Director Alyson Campbell struggles with a large cast and small acting space, and there are problems with timing.
DeLillo's slippages between real life and crazy impersonations of it mean that a suitable theatrical style must be established, one that best allows his text and action to surprise us with their subversive reversals. This has not been achieved, and the absurdist aspects of the play also make character/audience connections difficult to make.


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The Apartment is located in the historic centre of Madrid, between Plaza España and Plaza Santo Domingo and next to Gran Via, the heart of the centre of Madrid. The apartment is located in a renovated building but keeping the typical architectural features of the building. It is five minutes walk from the Metro Santo Domingo and Metro Plaza España and 8 minutes from Metro Callao.
This neighbourhood is very lively; you have around all the main stores and international brand shops. You can enjoy also a wide range of gastronomy offer with some of the most famous and ancient's taverns and restaurants of Madrid, such as Rte.
LA BOLA, Casa LUCIO, etc. And there are always people just going around, shopping and sitting in some of the terraces.
Therefore, this apartment is a perfect place to learn the entire history of Madrid as it is situated within walking distance of the main tourist attractions and monuments of the city from where, you can enjoy walking around, the historic centre of Madrid: Gran Via, Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza España, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Royal Palace, Opera, Museum Reina Sofia, Museum del Prado, theatres, Retire Park, etc.
And it is also the main shopping area of the capital of Spain with many international and national brands open sevens days a week.
And it is well connected by metro or bus to visit modern districts of Madrid, since in this wonderful city confluence in a harmonious way the modernity with the ancient.
So you can visit, taking a pleasant promenade, other neighbourhoods such as the luxurious neighbourhood of Salamanca, the gay district of Chueca, Malasaña alternative District, Popular District of Chamberí, Argüelles Commercial District where is located Plaza España, and the Financial Centre of Azca with the highest and modern towers of Madrid.
To conclude, the centre of Madrid is special because modernity coexists with the multicultural and authentic Madrid. It is an attractive area with a lot of life on the street, where you will never feel a foreign but instead you will be very welcome.
The apartment is located on the 4rd floor of a renovated building with a capacity for 4 people. It's bright and quiet. There are two double rooms, one with queen size bed and the other with double bed. There is a nice and spacious living-dinning room, a bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. It has air conditioning, heating and Wi-Fi.
And there is a public parking very close (5 minutes walking) which cost is 27€/day.
All in all, this apartment is a great choice to stay comfortably during your touristic visit or even business visit, for a weekend or a longer stay in Madrid.
Additional Costs: 40€ (to be paid at the check-in) for cleaning and professional laundry, ensuring complete hygiene of the apartment.
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Check in and Check out: flexible, subject to availability.
Cancellation Policy: flexible. Full refund 1 day prior to arrival.
Once you arrive to Madrid and before heading to the apartment must call to confirm your check-in time at least 55 minutes in advance:
If coming by plane, please call once you have landed so that our staff has time enough to go and wait for you in the apartment.
If coming by car or train, please call one hour before arrival.
In order to guarantee the return of the apartment in perfect conditions, a 200 € deposit will be requested, refundable once the apartment and its belongings have been returned in proper conditions.
Remember the cleaning services of 40€ will be paid upon booking.
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Very good and clean flat in the very center of Madrid (near Gran Via). the public transportation and the other needed services are all nearby. Very good welcome service. I recommend it to everybody.
Enjoied a cultivated and comfortable stay; for us it was essential to have silence rooms in he middle of City - perfect! Uta
It was a really nice appartment. Very neat and clean. Everything what you needed was there. Wifi was good.
Transmission of the keys went very smooth and easy.
Nice location near/in the city centre.
Arriving early and leaving at 17.00 was no problem.
Die Wohnung ist schön und für ihre zentrale Lage erstaunlich ruhig. Einziger Wermutstropfen war, dass unsere beiden Kontaktpersonen trotz entsprechenden Anfragen per SMS sich nicht bemüssigt sahen, sich bei uns zu melden.
Très beau logement, calme, bien équipé. Accueil correct bien qu'un peu rapide (mais notre avion avait 3 heures de retard). Petit problème pour ouvrir la porte d'entrée de l'immeuble(la clé a été mal refaite)
El lugar donde se encuentra la vivienda es lo mejor. Cerca de todo en el centro. Muy acogedor y limpio. Por ponerle algún pero, no tiene vistas a nada, simplemente a patios interiores. A pesar de ello, volvería sin dudarlo.
Piso muy bonito y limpio. La situación en pleno centro de Madrid es inmejorable. La anfitriona Maria disponible para cualquier duda que tuviéramos. Si vuelvo a Madrid ya se donde acudir para quedarme.
El piso tiene una ubicación muy buena bien comunicado.el piso esta muy bien.sólo eche en falta calefacción en el baño el trato de la propietaria correcto
Wij hebben heel erg genoten van ons weekend in Madrid. Het is een heel fijn appartement met heerlijke bedden. Keurig verzorgd en voor de kinderen belangrijk dat er wifi was. De ligging midden in het oude centrum is ideaal om veelal te voet de stad te verkennen. Metro ligt ook om de hoek voor als je verder de stad in wilt.
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Empty hotel beds abound in May
Lack of construction seen as slow down
The skiers have all gone home to weed their tulip beds and play golf, leaving Steamboat's resort condominiums empty until June. But the motels on U.S. 40/Lincoln Avenue are still hustling for business.
Soccer moms offer support, advice
It takes more than a broken right ankle for Jean Wernig to miss her daughters' soccer game. Jean, whose daughters Jill and Julie play for the Steamboat Sailors, has made it to every game on crutches.
The record for May 5-11
Bear with it
Yesterday was the last day of what Gov. Bill Owens declared "Colorado Bear Awareness Week." So why all the attention on bears?
Local briefs for May 7-12
Looking ahead
Author to discuss the link between tourism and the local economy
The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association is preparing to take an unblinking look at the impact tourism has on the community, then pose the rhetorical question, "Where do we go from here?"
High-dollar homes hitting market
The Sanctuary subdivision offers taste of luxury
Sixty new luxury home lots are about to come on the market in Steamboat springs and none of them is priced less than $400,000.
Lippold and Coddington
Around town for May 7-13
'Perfect package of love'
Spending Mother's Day with new mothers
Though Amy Dickson was having a conversation while sitting on a couch in her large office at Planned Parenthood Wednesday, the majority of her attention was being paid to someone who doesn't even talk yet.
Students study the great debate
When science and religion clash in the classroom
Whether the origin of life was created by a natural chemical reaction, God or a divine energy of souls, evolutionary scientists are discovering that creationism and evolution do not have to butt heads any longer. At the start of Charlie Leech's evolution unit, the Steamboat Springs High School biology teacher gave students options to explore one of evolution's hot topics the origin of life.
Last chance
While driving up Rabbit Ears Pass to the Hogan Park Trail, you can see most of the terrain is south-facing and no significant amount of snow is visible from the road as you climb up the route. It's May and it's 70 degrees and balmy in the valley. Well, maybe not balmy.
Danger of rabies constant in wildlife The Colorado Division of Wildlife is reminding people to be aware of rabies being spread by wildlife. Rabies can be present in a variety of wildlife species.
Learn to love and lower your blood pressure
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. Don't expect a parade down your main street, but do consider, for a moment, your own blood pressure, those two numbers that are a general indicator of how healthy your heart is.
Shopping for tenants
Elk River Crossing owner optimistic about filling center
Byron Chrisman is optimistic that there will be a great deal of new commercial activity on the corner of U.S. 40 and Elk River Road south on Steamboat's west side in coming months.
Broker earns high Realtor designation Colorado Group Realty announces that Broker Associate Kelli Pal recently received the GRI designation (Graduate, REALTOR Institute) from the Colorado Association of Realtors.
Sports group gives donation to SSHS Triple Crown Sports recently donated $1,000 in baseball equipment to the Steamboat Springs High School baseball team.
Fare thee well I still remember the stiff, cool spring wind that ripped across the blue track at the Air Force Academy a couple of years ago.
Facing the Challenge
The first race of the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series is just more than two weeks away, but many local cyclists are already pumped to get going.
River rodeo sponsors ready
The 21st annual Yampa River Festival will be preceded by a pro-caliber open class whitewater rodeo known as the Fat City Showdown on June 5.
Weekly planner for May 14-18
Class notes for May 7-13
CSAPping our talents
This week we learned that Steamboat Springs third-graders are above state par when it comes to reading. The Colorado Student Assessment Program, mandated for third grade by the state in 1998, tests students on a variety of reading material and their comprehension of that material, which includes letters, poetry, text and stories. The test requires answers in multiple choice format as well as short and long responses.
Births for May 7-12
Getting out of the mud
Mud season can get pretty dreary. All of your favorite restaurants are closed. The sky will give us sunshine, rain, hail and snow all in one day. And few people have decided to weather the season so the area almost seems deserted. Fear not! We have asked mud season veterans how they've gotten unstuck and ready for a fabulous summer.
Planned Parenthood to open office
Clients will be able to get services at the community center
Thanks to a state grant, Planned Parenthood will begin holding office hours in Oak Creek two days out of the week.
Police chief candidate receives offer
David LaRose, of Akron, Colo., has been offered the job of Oak Creek Chief of Police and says he is interested in the position.
Real estate transactions for May 3-9
Putting the CSAP to the test
The Colorado Student Assessment Program, like similar test programs throughout the country, has drawn criticisms from residents who aren't sure that the exams don't encourage teachers to narrow the focus of their curriculum to the material on the CSAP. We asked Judy Harris, director of contest standards for the Steamboat Springs School District, for her take on the mandated evaluations of students and schools
Lawsuit settlement in the works
The general contractor that built the Steamboat Grand Hotel has filed suit in district court here seeking to have a $5.4 million lien against the hotel owners foreclosed on, and further requesting that the court appoint a receiver to take possession of the property.
City planners say developers should build more sidewalks
Property owners looking to develop or redevelop often object to city requests that they build sidewalks and trails when those paths may not connect to anything. If the sidewalk dead ends at the end of their property line, perhaps leading pedestrians into traffic, to what useful end is the sidewalk?
Shelf Determination
Book lovers check out Toponas Public Library
Tucked away in the mountains of Northwest Colorado lies one of the smallest public library buildings you may never see. Only a plain wooden sign at the end of a lonely driveway indicates the library exists. In the winter, neighbors in the desolate rural area can be seen riding their snowmobiles to the ranch where the library sits.
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Making Solar Panels in China Takes Lots of Dirty EnergyChristina Larson
Manufacturing solar panels can be a dirty business, from the mining of raw materials to the chemical-laced process of purifying silicon to the assembly of silicon wafers.
Solar energy is a renewable source, of course, but it's essential to examine the full supply chain to gauge its total environmental impact. One potential concern is the use, containment, and disposal of toxic chemicals. Another is the energy-efficiency of the manufacturing process and the source of the energy used.
Researchers at Northwestern University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory recently examined the solar panel production process in different locations and published their findings in the July issue of the journal Solar Energy. "We estimated that a solar panel's carbon footprint is about twice as high when made in China and used in Europe, compared to those locally made and used in Europe," says Fengqi You, a co-author of the paper and an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Northwestern. "While it might be an economically attractive option to move solar panel manufacturing from Europe to China, it is actually less sustainable from the life cycle energy and environmental perspective."
The primary differences, the researchers found, are the less stringent enforcement of environmental regulations in China coupled with the country's more coal-dependent power sector. "It takes a lot of energy to extract and process solar-grade silicon," says co-author Seth Darling. "And in China, that energy tends to come from dirtier and less efficient energy sources than it does in Europe."
The researchers expect the outlook will improve in the future. "This gap will likely close over time as China strengthens environmental regulations," Darling says. In April, China's government approved an updated environmental protection law, the first since 1989. The new law includes much stricter financial penalties for environmental infractions and even the possibility of key personnel at polluting factories facing short-term detention.


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Reform of the Senate is worthwhile provided its review function is not diluted.
Prime Minister John Howard will today release a discussion paper that canvasses some far-reaching changes to the federal upper house, the Senate. Parliamentary reform that improves the democratic process and makes for better government is welcome. But Australians have historically been wary of reforms that appear designed to make life easier for an incumbent government or that minimise checks on the exercise of executive power. The founders of Federation rightly ensured that even the process of constitutional reform is itself replete with checks and balances.
Central to the discussion paper are proposals aimed at reforming the mechanisms for dealing with legislation blocked by the Senate. The program of the Howard Government has been frustrated by the blocking of a number of significant bills. A mechanism for resolving deadlocks between the House and the Senate - the double dissolution of Parliament - already exists. The discussion paper is expected to canvass two broad options. The first would allow for a joint sitting of Parliament for bills rejected twice within a parliamentary term. The second proposal, originally proposed by the former Labor attorney-general Michael Lavarch, would allow for a joint sitting in order to clear blocked legislation after an ordinary election.
Labor has tied the whole reform package to the introduction of fixed four-year terms. Mr Howard prefers a model that allows for an election to be called after the third year has elapsed. Labor has ruled out supporting the Prime Minister's reform proposals unless the package includes fixed four-year terms and the removal of the Senate's power to block supply. Therein lies a major obstacle to Mr Howard's reform push: without bipartisan support, referendum proposals have historically failed. It is, however, encouraging that the major parties appear to be working together to come to an acceptable position that could generate significant reform. The Age believes that fixed four-year parliamentary terms are preferable and that electors would be more likely to support a package that includes this reform.
A robust discussion of the review options is worthwhile. The Senate's role as a house of legislative review was strengthened after the introduction of proportional representation in 1949 and later by the expansion of the committee system. Much of the detailed work on legislation is now done in this chamber. The fact that many electors vote differently for the Senate than the House signals a recognition that they want the Senate to play a critical role as a house of review. It may also signal a reluctance to approve changes that diminish this role. Meanwhile, the fundamental issue of how the Senate is elected still needs to be reviewed. The fact remains that the votes of Australians in smaller states outweigh those of voters in more populous ones. Until that issue is addressed, the chamber will remain unrepresentative.
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Beds come in different brands and design. We may not be familiar with all of them, considering that the growing number of bed and mattress manufacturers today are swelling. But while we are unfamiliar with the new breed of bed makers perhaps Ostermoor is a brand we may mistake as something new.
Ostermoor is said to be brand that was quite famous in the 1850s. Today, it is making a comeback and will emphasize on the same hand-craftsmanship of the original ensembles.
So for the people who may be familiar with this brand, watch out. For sure this brand will be something worth checking out as it a classic on its own.
The new Ostermoor will emphasize some of the same hand-craftsmanship of the original line, its producers say. It is positioned as the first American-made luxury innerspring mattress. Retails will range from $5,000 to $10,000.
Ostermoor's revival is spearheaded by Bob Naboicheck, president of independent bedding producer Gold Bond, based in Hartford, Conn. Gold Bond acquired the Ostermoor name in 1988.


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Audio: DNC posts Republican debt-ceiling "ransom tape"
posted at 5:59 pm on September 26, 2013 by Allahpundit
Via John Sexton, here's the flip side of cute 'n cuddly panda messaging.
Recently in the Green Room:
Wow. Meanwhile we're stuck with people like McCain.
El_Terrible on September 26, 2013 at 6:09 PM
Ugh, so stupid. They have to make this [email protected] up because conservatives don't think that, or say it. But hye low information voters eat it up, so bombs away! More bread and dancing with the starts for the choose to be stupid crowd.
JustTruth101 on September 26, 2013 at 6:22 PM
(note: not putting down dancing with the stars, simply equating it with Rome's bread and circuses to keep the peasants happy…)
JustTruth101 on September 26, 2013 at 6:23 PM
Low info voters will juet eat this
crap stuff right up.
Gotta hand it to the libs, they know how to play their base like a fiddle.
Oxymoron on September 26, 2013 at 8:26 PM
When are the democrats going to tone down their violent rhetoric? When someone gets shot? No, then they'd just dance on the corpses like they always do.
CurtZHP on September 26, 2013 at 11:04 PM
Low info voters will juet eat this crap stuff right up.
Gotta hand it to the libs, they know how to play their base like a fiddle.
Oxymoron on September 26, 2013 at 8:26 PM
It is amazing isn't it? I think its the inability to empathize with the slave class. Us.
The progressive movement has established the oligarchy of tomorrow, "out of many one" sorta dictum. Hedonistic and arrogant in their power, they demand racial infanticide (only the fit), but they need that "working" helot slave class. Without us their oligarchy fails.
Now they spread fear in their ruling class by rumors of a slave uprising. Meanwhile their ruling class kills us randomly, beating the old to death in the street, just for the prestige of the act.
I'm tired of being a slave. We should rise up and demand, hell I don't know, a magna carta maybe?
The king's propaganda ministry is the greatest this earth has ever known, but Obama is no Leonidas. And call me nonprogressive, but I'm tired of being their Helot tea n/b*gger.
onomo on September 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM
The Hypocrisy Of Barack Obama And Democrats On Raising The Debt Ceiling Is Nothing Short Of Stunning
In 2006, the following Democrats voted AGAINST raising the debt ceiling:
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)
Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Senator Joseph R Biden (D-DE)
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN)
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT)
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT)
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO)
Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Resist We Much on September 27, 2013 at 8:32 AM
All it would take would be to intersperse this with Obama and other Democrats voting down the debt-limit themselves.
GardenGnome on September 27, 2013 at 10:03 AM
What??? Nothing about feeding Grandma Dog food or killing homosexuals or burning down black churches? These guys in the Dem Party are seriously off their game.
dirtseller on September 27, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Hey, when did the Senate last pass a budget? Oh, when the Democrats took it over in 2009?
Yeah. OK. It's the Republican's fault, right?
And when has the economy been floundering? Since 2009? And who's been in charge since then?
Oh, yeah, the GOP, right?
The party of No is the Republicans! No budgets, no abortion, no immigration, no economy for the regular joe!
Evil evil GOP.
Thank God for Obama and his great leadership. Syria is going to be a place where honey flows from rivers and people dance freely amongst the tulips.
Oh no, stop Obamacare and build the Keystone Pipeline?? How heartless must a person be..?
LOL seriously. Please run this. Preferably in swing states, where Ds are defending Senate seats. It'll work out really well for you, DNC, I promise.
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Google Chrome has finally hit Android mobile devices, well, those that happen to be lucky enough to run Android 4.0 at least. According to Google Chrome blog, the new Chrome app is all about Chrome such as speed and simplicity, a (supposedly) no compromise browser that is every bit as good as the desktop version many of us have come to know and love.
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Sony Tablets To Get Android ICS
For UK Sony customers, it means that Sony Tablet P and Sony Tablet S will get the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade very soon.
Android ICS 4.0 Tablet For Under $100?
The Ainol Novo7 is a new tablet that is actually a collaboration of efforts by such companies as Ingenic and MIPS, available for under $100. The downside is that for now it's only available in China, though MIPS and Ingenic plan to expand its target base to other countries as well.
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Coby Kryos Android 4.0 ICS Tablet price cut to $80
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Sony Tablet P Finally Getting Android 4.0 ICS on May 24
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Sony Tablet S Gets Official Android 4.0 ICS Update
Personally, one of the highlights is the inclusion of a native screenshot capture. It used to be that you had to root the Sony Tablet S to get this feature, but now it's built-in; just press the power and reduce volume buttons at the same time.
New App Brings ICS Camera To All Android Devices
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HTC One X With Stock Android 4.0 ICS Headed To T-Mobile?
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ASUS Transformer Prime To Get Android 4.0 ICS, Unlocked Bootloader And GPS Fix
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Telus Lands Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray Android Smartphone Exclusivity
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Sony Ericsson adds Xperia ray and Xperia active to Android lineup
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Sony Ericsson sticking with Android smartphones for now
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2346-2388 Garson Drive Northeast
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Within months, Moktar Belmoktar carried out two lethal operations that killed 101 people in all: one of the largest hostage-takings in history at a gas plant in Algeria in January and two bombings last week
'This issue is captivating the Canadian public. Therefore, the RCMP is, exceptionably, confirming that Ali Medlej and Xristos Katsiroubas are in fact the individuals'
Canadian investigators are still trying to answer how baby-faced teen Xris Katsiroubas went on to become a suspected terrorist blamed for a deadly Algeria attack
Aaron Yoon attended London South Collegiate and was a classmate of Xristos Katsiroubas and Ali Medlej, two men the CBC identified on Monday as being among 29 Islamist extremists
What does the democracy that values individual liberties, not to mention the vision of itself as a welcoming cultural mosaic, do about its returning jihadists?
A CBC report says Ali Medlej and Xristos Katsiroubas, high school friends from London, Ont., were the two Canadians whose bodies were found amidst the carnage of a isolated Algerian gas plant siege
The investigation is examining those who may have knowingly provided financing or facilitated their travel, both of which could result in terrorism charges
The RCMP confirms that two Canadians were among the suspected terrorists killed during an al-Qaeda-linked attack in January at a Algerian gas plant
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The only thing more difficult than becoming the market leader is hanging on to it, most strongly and ironically exemplified in tech, where Google has been struggling to catch up in social with its latest Facebook-esque foray, christened, like a textbook example of a line-extension nightmare, "Google+."
Yes, the name is awful and confusing, but the new platform is nonetheless of tremendous interest and even greater concern to pharma marketers. A wary, exhausted bunch, we're caught between patient and professional audiences demanding real-time, two-way interactivity, and our corporate clients who, despite their desire to be innovative and trusted, find themselves heavily regulated, under-guided, and periodically disciplined.
As Steve Woodruff of Impactiviti has recently blogged, perhaps the time has finally come to throw in the towel on pharma social media altogether. But let's take a look at Google+ (see sidebar for a tour of features) and determine if the game has changed for pharma and social media, for better or for worse.
Let's start with what's better: Google+ offers an intuitive, delightfully simple and visual solution to social media's no. 1 problem, content filtering. Whether you have 10 friends or 10,000, Facebook has done a lousy job of getting you personally relevant shared content.
Awkward and virtually unknown, the Facebook "List" feature lets you group friends into categories but hardly anyone used it, forcing people to either remove friends entirely from their feed or deal with every undifferentiated post. Twitter has had an analogous dilemma, offering a generic interface with similarly ineffective functionality. (Its recent purchase of the TweetDeck is a step in the right direction).
Enter the Circles feature that Jonathan Richman of Possible Worldwide has astutely observed to be a game-changer. By empowering users with an easy and inviting way to categorize connections and content, people are for the first time able and encouraged to create closed subcommunities within their wider social network.
Imagine the potential such a feature could have for patients who drag and drop other patients, caregivers, mentors, perhaps even nurses and physicians into autonomous Circles where comments, links, and even real-time video chat ("Hangouts") are shared exclusively and privately among a select, mutually consensual audience.
Gone is the problem of wanting to engage with a healthcare resource yet being forced to publicly self-identify with a disease state or treatment; instead, patients can now comfortably turn to closed communities of peers and professionals—and conceivably even pharma—for education, emotional support and guidance.
But Richman also points out how that very exclusivity brings with it the heightened risk of getting completely shut out of the conversation. The need for even greater relevance and flexibility on the part of pharma will therefore be necessary, enabled through several Google+ features that seamlessly connect personal preferences with search (e.g., "+1" and "Sparks").
Many healthcare communications consultants have already jumped on the opportunity, advocating the embedding of such functionality into even branded online destinations. But a moment's consideration forces more conservative observers to conclude that these search-related, "back end" functions could make things especially messy for pharma, in ways the work-in-progress Google+ can't yet entirely reveal, and as we're only now beginning to understand.
The problem again boils down to who gets to see and interact with an individual's personal preferences and content. Whereas Circles creates closed loops of connections, Google +1 seems to share preferred comments and content not only with all of a user's connections, but potentially with the entire web.
Everything about Google's approach to Google+ (including the name) suggests a broad integration strategy. Proof of Google's attempt at bridging the gap between search and social is its insistence on making profiles public domain—not surprising considering the steadily expanding partnership between Facebook and Bing, where an individual's search results have already started to reflect Facebook friend "Like" preferences, and the contextual integration of details from friend profiles into searches are now becoming commonplace.
Searchegration, if you will, begs the question of whether or not people want to share health information in the first place, even with their closest friends. Perhaps the greatest misapprehension when considering the feasibility and viability of social health is the tendency to treat pharmaceutical products like conventional brands. Patients might be actively opposed to any association between their illness, their treatment decisions and the universal social graph.
So there's the Google+ rub: Whether or not the platform ever really takes off, we get effective solutions to several of Facebook's key weaknesses (non-visual interface, undifferentiated content), but we also get the expanding agony caused by the more public-facing integration of search and social functionality, so key to what Google, Facebook and Microsoft consider as dominance of the web.
Battle of the digital behemoths notwithstanding, this strategy hints at a larger paradigm shift in user experience where our operating systems and browsers inevitably integrate the finding and sharing of content. Five years from now expect a completely visual digital experience that intuitively combines smart search with our diverse communities, dynamically melding their preferences with ours across the various specialized and intuitively filtered categories of information: news, business data, shopping and, inevitably, health.
Whereas such integration seems like an excellent idea when it comes to personal information and preferences we're all comfortable with sharing, Woodruff might be right in asserting the future of pharma social media might be buried under a digital tsunami inherently incompatible with regulated, closed-loop communications.
At the very least the simpler, more visual and intuitive functionality of Google+ will rub off on Facebook, no doubt improving the model overall. Perhaps novel approaches may enable pharma to gain a toe hold. As for who will dominate the interface of the future—Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or some as-yet unknown company—speculation abounds.
What should we advise our clients now?
Google+ is under scrutiny not only from marketers, but from Google itself as the interface continues to be refined. As far as making recommendations to pharma, we should no doubt wait until the first iteration is baked, and deconstruct its features with an eye for audience privacy, clinical accuracy and regulatory responsibility.
In lieu of formal FDA social media guidance, the best we can do is understand the tools at our disposal and proceed with caution, creativity, and the interests of our ultimate audience at heart—millions of patients who need solutions and are already discovering them through social media channels.
Michael Spitz is VP, digital strategy, and Fabio Gratton is chief innovation officer, Ignite Health


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Top 10 writers and their favourite drinks
While the question as to whether alcohol helps to fuel writers' imaginations or in fact impedes the muse from striking is heavily debated, with some famous scribes claiming to write better after a glass of wine and others keeping their drinks cabinets locked while their typewriters whirl. But it is well documented that some of the greatest writers of the last century lived fast and drank hard.
From Beat writer Jack Kerouac's passion for margaritas, which he developed a fondness for during his travels through Mexico, to the famous story of the 18 whisky shots that led to Welsh author Dylan Thomas' demise, writers and booze go together like gin and tonic.
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Located a few steps from the private beach in Lido di Jesolo, Hotel Morena features air-conditioned rooms with a balcony. Each room includes 2 sun loungers and 1 parasol. Free public parking is available nearby. The renovated accommodation at the Morena comes with a flat-screen TV, safe and tiled floors. The bathroom is complete with a hairdryer and free toiletries. All rooms have free WiFi. Served on the terrace, breakfast comprises sweet and savoury food such as yoghurt, fruit, cold cuts, cheese and juices. The restaurant provides local and international dishes, vegan dishes are available on request. A bar is also available. At the beach, you will find a bar offering drinks and snacks. The animation programme is available from Monday to Friday. Tropicarium Park and Sea Life theme parks are several steps from the hotel, as well as the Pala Arrex event venue. The closest bus stop with links to the airports of Venice and Treviso is 329 feet away.


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Finally found a Series 70 reproduction in STS, had not seen any around here since their introduction (now I can cancel the one I have on order :wink:). Anyway, a friend found it several weeks ago and snagged it, he's a gun trader and I told him when he chewed the flavor out of it I wanted first dibs. He found a TALO CCO he wanted worse, and we made the deal. Nice pistol, I found one small cosmetic flaw, at the apex of the thumb safety notch in the slide, it looks like a little tool chatter, its no big deal as I'm sending it back to Colt tomorrow for their "complete dehorn" and will mention it in the letter (I wouldn't bother with it if it weren't already going back).
The second is a Colt Agent from 1985, which I found Saturday in a small town gun-shop. I had bought one when they were first introduced the 1980s and foolishly sold it, and have wanted another ever since. I believe the company was looking to simplify production by skipping skilled assembly steps like the hand fitting and polishing. They also offered a "Commando Special" which was a similarly finished all-steel Dick Special with Pachmayr stocks.
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We will be doing our Bachelor Fantasy Draft later this morning, and we've laid out the rules. In addition to one point for each Rose Ceremony elimination a girl survives, points will be awarded for the following achievements:
-Under the Limbo - Girl gets the final rose at each Rose Ceremony - +3
-Top Gun - Girl gets the first plane ride - +4
-Mercy Flight - Girl gets the first helicopter ride - +3
-A Tug on the Heartstrings - Girl gets the first boat ride (canoes/ rowboats do not count) - +2
-Zombies!! - Girl makes an appearance on a later episode after being kicked off - +5
We will tally the scores each week, and the team with the most points at the end of the season will win! This doesn't necessarily mean the team with the winning girl will be the winner of this competition. May the best team win!


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Dimensional analysis is discussed from the viewpoint of its basic group properties and shown to be an algebraic Abelian group that is useful for analysis of physical measurements. The application of the method to various types of equations and the formulation of previously unclassified dimensions are discussed. Functional dimensional analysis is applied to the problems of cell size and biomass proliferation; future applications are also noted. A number of dimensionless terms have been formulated for cellular physiochemical phenomena. They apparently represent the first systematic study of biological dimensionless numbers recorded in the literature. A dimensionless proliferation law is suggested. A brief analysis of the physical dimensionality associated with information measures is carried out. Entropy and "information" are shown to be completely different in their dimensional meaning; other informational measures of possible interest in biology are proposed. The dimensional coding and computor analysis of biomathematical equations is suggested.


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A most enjoyable evening and Trish and Ed have planned a trip up into the Carolina mountains to a cabin for the weekend, how very exciting so off to bed for us.
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text: RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 46634139 LA English T1 Breaking Windows : how Bill Gates fumbled the future of Microsoft A1 Bank, David,, PB Free Press PP New York YR 2001 SN 0743203151 9780743203159 9781416573258 1416573259 AB This book tells the story of the battle for the soul of Microsoft that raged inside the company from 1997 to 2000 and continues to reverberate today. Drawing on hundreds of e-mails among Microsoft executives, trial testimony, and exclusive interviews with Gates and his chief lieutenants, Wall Street Journal reporter David Bank reveals the bitter maneuvering between what he calls Microsoft's "Windows hawks" and its "Internet doves. On one side were the fierce defenders of the hegemony of Windows, on the other those who championed a new way of doing business based on the Internet's "open standards." The reformers wanted to break free from the legacy of Windows and dare to compete on the merits of their software. At the center of this pitched battle stood Gates, the tactical genius who had created the company in his own image and who now accepts full responsibility for his fateful choices. "Every mistake you can lay at my feet," he told Bank, who takes him at his word, offering a critique of Gates's leadership not from the perspective of government prosecutors or envious software rivals but from inside the company itself."--[book jacket].


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This receiver design offers high sensitivity and low distortion
for today's demanding high-signal environments.
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This receiver design offers high sensitivity and low distortion for today's demanding high-signal environments.
One of the fundamental parameters governing radio receiver performance is its sensitivity. This article discusses an FM radio receiver design, called SUPRX, which overcomes sensitivity deficiencies. The approach is to optimize carefully the strong signal wideband characteristics of the receiver front end and mixer. The objective is to maintain front-end weak signal sensitivity when the receiver is subjected to adjacent channel high-level signals. For this article this will be referred to as the "apparent sensitivity" of the radio. Another concern is intermediate frequency (IF) harmonic distortion. As this article suggests, careful selection of components can provide acceptably low levels of distortion. A means for simulating the signal environment in a controlled and repeatable way is also shown, as is a way to make use of this method for the stage and integrated receiver-level evaluations.
The beginning Modern FM band receivers are specified to have adequate sensitivity for use in far fringe areas of a station's coverage. However, measurements have shown that in a dense, high signal-level environment, the apparent sensitivity of the receivers degrades by several orders of magnitude.
For example, six modern FM tuner/amplifiers had 10 to 30 muV sensitivity for a 30 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) when connected to a signal generator. However, when connected to an antenna in a high signal-level environment, the same receivers required a signal level between 2 and 5 mV at the same unoccupied frequency to achieve the same SNR.
Components used in modern practical receiver front ends have limitations. Mixers are susceptible to intermodulation distortion. RF amplifiers have similar limitations, though not as severe. Again, these limitations are most pronounced when receiving a weak signal in the presence of many strong signals.
Another consideration usually associated with the IF amplifier, limiter, and detector is harmonic distortion. Harmonic distortion can degrade audio performance and put unwanted signals into the FM baseband, where subcarriers are received.
Most harmonic distortion occurs in the IF amplifier, limiter, and detector stages. Ceramic filters with lower group delay provide minimum distortion but have the poorest skirts. In addition, carefully matching the detector and quadrature coil provides minimum harmonic distortion.
Overcoming radio receiver sensitivities and harmonic distortion deficiencies, then, become objectives in radio receiver design. SUPRX is a design that meets these objectives.
Design considerations In designing SUPRX, the components for evaluation (mixers, RF amplifiers, local oscillator, and IF components) are described in the following subsections.
- Mixers: Several mixers were evaluated using the slot noise generator described in detail later in the article. Mixers using high local oscillator drive, up to +27 dBm, performed far better than mixers using +7 dBm local oscillator drive. However, considering mixer cost, local oscillator driver parts cost, and possible local oscillator radiation exceeding FCC limits, the +7 dBm mixer was selected for the design. The slot noise levels for the mixers are shown in Table 1. The lower the slot noise level at the output of the mixer, the better the performance.
- RF amplifiers: Since a low local oscillator drive mixer was used, with its poor out-of-band strong signal handling capability, a narrow-band tuned front end was required. The best selection was a front-end with an unloaded Q of about 150 to minimize adjacent channel interference. Also, the front-end tuning had to track the local oscillator.
Overall, units with two to six tuned circuits were evaluated. The chosen unit contained four tuned circuits. This unit provided a front-end loaded Q of > 150 at 88, 98, and 108 MHz (see Figure 1). The local oscillator tracked the front end within ñ2 dB. Also evaluated were several dual-gate field-effect transistors (FETs) for use as RF amplifiers. The BF904 provided the highest third-order intercept (IP subscript 3, a measure of strong signal handling ability). Applying voltage to gate 1 provides bias for the BF904.
- Local oscillator: A conventional Colpitts circuit was used as the local oscillator. In-band spurs were > 60 dB down, and worst-case harmonics were > 30 dB down. Since the front end provides reasonable selectivity, oscillator harmonics should not affect receiver performance.
- IF assembly: The IF assembly was tested with a 6 kHz modulation frequency and ñ75 kHz deviation. Several demodulator ICs, resonators, and inductors were evaluated as well. The best matches were found to be the Sanyo LA 1235 limiter-demodulator and the Sumada quad coil (harmonic distortion was 70 dB down). In the evaluation of ceramic filters, it was found that the one with the lowest group delay had the lowest distortion-the Murata SFE10.7MX-A. This combination of components resulted in final distortion being down over 65 dB.
Receiver description A block diagram and a schematic of the receiver are shown in Figures 2 and 3, respectively. In Figure 3, L subscript 6 and L subscript 7 are spaced 0.6 inch for a loss of about 0.5 dB. Q subscript 4 is the first RF amplifier. L subscript 9 and L subscript 10 are spaced about 0.8 inch with a partial shield between them. The front-end gain is about 10 dB as measured at the input to the mixer. This gain is sufficient to overcome the loss of the mixer, but not to overload it.
C subscript 23 and L subscript 11 provide a match between the output of Q subscript 5 (the second RF amplifier) and the mixer. The local oscillator Q subscript 3 is followed by a two-stage amplifier, Q subscript 1 and Q subscript 2. The components between the mixer output and Q subscript 8 provide termination for the mixer. CF subscript 1, CF subscript 2, and CF subscript 3 provide about 200 kHz receiver bandwidth. U subscript 5 is an IF amplifier, limiter, and detector. U subscript 4 and U subscript 5 provide phase lock for the local oscillator.
The slot noise generator The purpose of the slot noise generator is to evaluate the front-end performance of an FM receiver that will be operating in a metropolitan area with strong signals. Because of front-end nonlinearities, the locally strong signals may add artifacts to a frequency occupied by a weak station.
A repeatable figure of merit had to be found to measure the front-end nonlinearities. Two-tone intermodulation testing does not adequately measure high-order intermodulation distortion.
One measurement method is the use of over-the-air stations. However, if the antenna is moved in any way, or if atmospheric conditions change, results are no longer valid. Also, it would be difficult to find an empty space in the FM band with sufficient bandwidth to add a test signal.
A second method is the combination of the output of 50 small FM transmitters, all modulated with different program material. However, unless this is done with extreme care, the transmitters could intermodulate, filling the test slot with noise. In addition, this is a rather complex measurement method.
A third approach is to generate noise over the entire FM band with a narrow deep slot placed in the noise at the center of the FM band.
The ratio of noise in and out of the slot is defined as the noise power ratio. However, generating a slot in the noise with the required 1% bandwidth with steep skirts would be difficult. One approach might be to generate the noise at baseband, bandpass it from 2 to 10 MHz, and mix it up to the frequency of interest. Mixing and amplifying must be linear so as not to add noise in the slot. A noise power ratio of greater than 50 dB might be achievable. In fact, such a device was successfully constructed, with a measured slot noise depth of -30 to -58 dB, depending on the spectrum analyzer used, and with a spectrum analyzer bandwidth of 300 kHz (random noise is generated from 0 to 15 MHz). A block diagram and a schematic of the slot noise generator are shown in Figure 4.
Next, it is bandpassed from 2 to 10 MHz. The 2 MHz filter edge defines the width of the slot and the 10 MHz filter edge keeps noise out of the image frequency. Two filters were implemented to avoid slot noise depth problems. The signals were mixed up to 98 MHz using +17 dBm LO mixers. The two signals were then amplified and combined. A second combiner allows the addition of a test signal in the slot.
In the frequency plan shown in Figure 5, the baseband noise is down 3 dB at 2 and 10 MHz and down 60 dB at 1.5 and 17 MHz. Noise is mixed up to 97.35 MHz and 98.85 MHz for a center frequency of 98.0 MHz.
Figure 6 shows a slot noise width at about 2 MHz with a depth of about 56 dB using a Tektronix 7L14 or 2712. All slot noise testing was done with a spectrum analyzer bandwidth of 300 kHz.
Testing Two test methods have proven useful in testing a receiver. When an individual assembly, such as an amplifier or mixer, is tested, it is connected to the output of the slot noise generator. The output of the device being tested is connected to a spectrum analyzer. Noise from the slot noise generator is increased until the device being tested becomes nonlinear; that is, noise in the slot goes up. An FET probe can be used if care is taken not to overload it.
When looking at overall receiver performance, another useful test is to add a carrier at 98 MHz into the second combiner. Carrier SNR can then be measured as a function of slot noise generator input power level.
For testing of the receiver, a noise level of -10 dBm and an analyzer bandwith of 300 kHz were chosen because they represent the signal levels measured near the Empire State Building and the Sears Tower using a power meter and bandpass filter. The slot noise depth is down about 56 dB for the front end. This level represents a compromise between improving the noise depth and meeting the development time schedule. It is possible that the noise depth could be reduced further. Other analyzers show less noise depth, probably as a result of their own LO sidebands or front-end nonlinearities. A receiver front-end noise depth of 50 dB provided satisfactory receiver performance for our tests.
Six receivers were tested using slot noise levels from -10 dBm to -70 dBm (see Figure 7). Receivers 1 and 2 were small, inexpensive and low power; receiver 3 was a tuner amplifier; receiver 4 was a commercial tuner used for FM rebroadcast; receiver 5 was a high-end tuner only; and receiver 6 was SUPRX.
These tests were conducted using a digital subcarrier at 70 kHz, 9600 baud, and 7.5 kHz deviation. An arbitrary level of 90% good packets and 10% bad packets was used. As shown in Figure 8, receivers 1 through 5, at -10 dBm noise level, provided sensitivity between 20 and 300 mV (-22 to +3 dBm). SUPRX had a sensitivity of 280 muV (-58 dBm) or about a 45 dB improvement in average sensitivity.
As a final test, a weak station was listened to in the presence of many strong signals. The weak station was 100 muV, and the other stations were 2 to 20 mV. Eight tuner amplifiers, one high-end tuner only, and SUPRX were tested with the following results:
- Four receivers: Only noise was heard.
- Three receivers: Only sounds from other stations were heard.
- Two receivers: The station was audible in the background.
- SUPRX receiver: The station was audibly noise-free and had good stereo separation.
Conclusion It has been shown that this design is more sensitive and offers lower distortion in demanding high-signal environments than conventional FM receivers. The design principles followed here (for the mixer, RF amplifier, and demodulator) and the evaluation method (using a slot noise generator), can be applied to other receiver implementations at any desired frequency.
APPENDIX SUPRX specifications
- Tuning range: 88 to 108 MHz in 200 kHz steps
- Input impedance: 75 omega
- Sensitivity: 5 muv for 30 dB S/N
- Image rejection: 120 dB
- Tuning voltage: 7 to 30 V
- IF frequency: 10.7 MHz
- IF bandwidth: 200 kHz
- Capture ratio: 1.9 dB
- Baseband frequency response: 10 Hz to 100 kHz ñ1 dB
- Harmonic distortion: -65 dB second and third harmonics using 6 kHz modulation and ñ75 kHz deviation
- Dynamic range: 110 dB
- Demodulator output level: 1 V p to p for 100% modulation
- Demodulator output impedance: 1000 omega


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hello all i recently bought a 1974 f100. well the brakes are super stiff but i have to push the pedal to the floor to even try to stop luckily its a stick so ive been using my gears to help slow me down in this tank of a truck. the man i bought it from said he just recently replaced the rear drums on it. could there be air in the lines causing this problem ? thank you for the response
Dont drive on the street with bad brakes.
If the pedal hits the floor, you have air in the lines. Check the fluid level and bleed all four wheels and report back
The rear shoes might need to be readjusted, Shoes too loose?
yea i planned on bleeding the brakes right away today i just wanted to double check what i thought was the right answer, ive never gone about adjusting shoes can you explain how ?
After further investigation I believe my master and booster are bad in the
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Hard pedal and hearing air pressure I would assume the booster is shot.
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EL PASO, Texas - After a long day of flying, the pilot of a Cessna 172 can land his or her private plane on the runways of the Dona Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa.
Once landed, the plane is parked in the hangers of Francis Aviation, a first-class fixed business operator, just a third of mile down Airport Road.
Here the pilot can kick back in the lounge, eat, read, maybe catch a move, and refuel.
But pending construction this October at the Santa Teresa Airport, intended to improve the runway and provide for more parking, could block pilots from flying into Francis Aviation, crushing Tyler Francis' business for an estimated six weeks or more.
"It's just going to put everything to a complete standstill here," Francis said.
The $44 million project funded by the Federal Aviation Administration to improve Santa Teresa could end up costing Francis $100,000 and leave him no choice but to lay-off some of his employees.
"Every bill is going to be due no matter or not we can sell something or not, which is a scary premise when you think of what it costs and not being able to make a penny," Francis said.
Airport Spokesman Jess Williams said paving the landing strip won't shut down the airport since they're counting on using their taxi lane, that is, if everything goes as planned.
"Some of the businesses located on the airport are going to feel a little discomfort as anybody does when there's construction," Williams said/ "We don't anticipate any closures obviously, but when your in a construction project sometimes things can happen."
For now, Francis is counting on that lane being open, although he's only 25 percent confident it will actually happen.
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The sexually explicit film was granted an NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America a month ago.
Director Atom Egoyan made cuts to the film, which includes an orgy scene, in a failed bid to challenge its rating.
Some cinemas in the US refuse to show NC-17 films, which cannot be seen by anyone aged 17 or under.
Firth and co-stars Kevin Bacon and Rachel Blanchard appear in the lengthy orgy scene in the movie, which screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
Canadian director Egoyan argued that the scene could not be cut any further without making the plot incomprehensible.
"We couldn't trim any more without destroying the heart of the movie," he said.
"As a parent, I would feel comfortable taking a mature 17-year-old to this movie.
"I feel dismayed they wouldn't now be able to see it in a theatre."
'Redeeming' film
Independent distributor ThinkFilm said it would now release the uncut version seen in Cannes.
"The good news is the film will go out as it was originally intended," said Egoyan.
Where the Truth Lies, which screens next week at the Toronto Film Festival, tells of a 1950s comedy duo implicated in the death of a woman.
"The film is basically about the power of celebrity and the abuse of that power," said Blanchard, who appeared with Egoyan before the MPAA appeals board on Wednesday.
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Australian doubles champion Todd Woodbridge and his partner, Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman, have heavily criticised Australian Open organisers for a scheduling decision that forced them to play their doubles semi-final yesterday, just 17 hours after playing their quarter-final.
Woodbridge and Bjorkman, the No. 3 seeds, were thrashed 6-1, 6-2 in just 56 minutes by United States twins Bob and Mike Bryan, the first set whizzing by them in just 18 minutes.
Woodbridge - the last Australian left in the tournament - and Bjorkman completed their quarter-final win at 12.19 yesterday morning, and said that they had still not performed their post-match stretching routines when they returned to their hotel at about 1.45am.
"Then you can't go to bed straight away, either," Bjorkman said. The Swedish Davis Cup player said he was amazed at the treatment handed to Woodbridge as the last Australian in his home tournament.
"Playing at home, you would expect that they would do everything they can for the home player," he said.
"It's very surprising. I wouldn't see that anywhere else, a schedule like that for the home player."
Woodbridge and Bjorkman, who won last year's Wimbledon and US Open doubles titles, questioned the need for them to back up so quickly for a final, given the lightness of today's scheduling.
"Why the rush for us to have to play today, particularly the way the schedule went last night?" Woodbridge said.
The pair said they felt flat throughout the match against the top-seeded Bryan brothers. "We've both been hitting the ball really well, but the bounce-back was just not possible, particularly when they were sharp, too," Woodbridge said.
"Let's give them some credit, they played a very sharp match. But I don't think we were given the best opportunity to play hard at them."
The pair said the scheduling for the final had been determined before their semi-final was played, and they had chosen not to complain to organisers.
Asked how he thought it could be rectified in future, Woodbridge was direct. "Use common sense," he said.
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Press Release: Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Launch New Effort To Improve Multi-scale Modeling of Biological Systems
NIH Awards $9.3 Million To Establish Biomedical Technology Research CenterContacts: Anita Srikameswaran / Pitt Schools of the Health Sciences / 412-578-9193 / email@example.com
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PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) have been awarded a five-year, $9.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Biomedical Technology Research Center (BTRC) that will develop computational tools for modeling and simulating biological systems from the tissue level down to the molecular level.
By filling in the missing pieces between modeling efforts at disparate scales of structural biology, cell modeling and large-scale image analysis, this new collaborative initiative seeks to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control neurotransmission and signaling events, which in turn could lead to the development of novel treatments for nervous system disorders.
"With these tools, our goal is to better understand and appreciate the impact of defective proteins and interactions at the cellular level, and their effects on the central nervous system behavior," said Ivet Bahar, professor and John K. Vries Chair of the Department of Computational and Systems Biology at the Pitt School of Medicine. "We hope to bridge the gaps between molecular-, cellular- and tissue-level information to build integrated models of cell signaling and regulation."
Bahar is the principal investigator for the award, titled "High Performance Computing for Multi-scale Modeling of Biological Systems," from the NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Robert F. Murphy, director of the Lane Center for Computational Biology in Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, will lead CMU's participation. The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's long-established National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing (NRBSC), headed by Markus Dittrich, was seminal to and is the third major partner in the new BTRC. The collaboration also includes the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif.
"We have imagined this new center as a Pittsburgh center, joining the two universities, the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon, with PSC strengths in training and biomedical supercomputing," said Murphy, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology and professor of biological sciences, biomedical engineering and machine learning. "We now have an opportunity to combine that work with work in the Lane Center on image-derived modeling of cellular organization and machine learning for structural biology to go beyond what we've done before."
Dittrich said the collaboration opens many opportunities for his National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing (NRBSC). "As core members in the new BTRC we continue our work in cellular modeling, structural biology, and large-scale volumetric image analysis and welcome the synergy of working with the outstanding computational biology programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon," he said.
As part of the NIH grant, a supplementary award of $1.1 million provides two years of additional support for the Anton supercomputer, which the NRBSC has made available to U.S. biomedical scientists since 2010. The special-purpose computing system from D.E. Shaw Research has achieved exceptional results in the simulation of proteins and other biomolecules.
Bahar's team will tailor computational models for five biomedical research projects including neurotransmitter signaling, immune cell regulation and neuronal circuit reconstruction that are under way at Pitt, Caltech, Allen Brain Institute (Seattle) and UT Southwestern Medical Center.
"Until now, experimental scientists have been collecting data that are not testable by computational methods, while the computational scientists have been building models and making predictions that can't be verified experimentally," Bahar noted. "We aim to bridge this communication gap, too, so that we can solve relevant problems computationally while generating new hypotheses that can be tested in the lab."