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der lugtede fugtigt på gangen afløb i bruseren var stoppet elevator virkede ikke den første dag der stod rigtig mange store kasser i receptionen meget små værelser spartansk indretning vender ikke tilbage til dette hotel har bestilt et med mere comfort og hygge
Location was excellent, 15 mins walking from Lille Train Station, close to Grand Place, lots of shops and restaurants around. floors and furniture a bit old, it needs renovation works. A bit expensive for what they offer, but I guess you are paying the location.
The room was spacious, the bed very comfortable and luxurious. The room was furnished very pleasingly. The staff in the breakfast room were also very warm and charming. The toilet room was not very well ventilated.
Room was fabulous, overlooking the Grand Place. Well worth the supplement. Room large and bathroom very spacious. The bar is a night club and although music stopped at midnight it could be heard throughout the hotel.
Asked five times for a tray of coffee making facilities before we actually had one put in our room
very nice & comfortable hotel The nearest car park remained closed untill 12 noon on sunday and we were not informed about this
Proximity to the centre, lots of restaurants, Christmas market. Lovely big room. No information given on restaurant opening times. No wash hand basin in the toilet which was separate and around the corner from the bathroom.
great location. large rooms. friendly staff. nice breakfast. assisted with childs additional bed. smelly room and toilet.
It was central for our needs for one overnight stay
Mainly the staff, very welcoming and friendly. Really helped you. Nothing
Location, old fashion but comfortable It smells cigarette everywhere...
The bathtub was huge and deep. I was in town for sports and it was nice to be able to take a bath after a long day on the field. The bed was also very fluffy and comfortable. The location was perfect and the staff were all incredibly helpful as well. Room service was very limited and not very good quality. The bar downstairs can get very loud which makes it tough to sleep if you're there over the weekend. The climate control in the room was locked and the set temperature was a bit too high for my tastes. The rooms are also quite small.
Good location, close to Rail Stations, which was essential to me wasn't really easy to find it from the first time. Numbers of buildings in Lille are rarely seen and hotel is situated a bit aside of the street. So the main thing is to find KOOKAI shop and hotel is just on the right next to it.
Very friendly and helpful staff, excellent location. We stayed in the privileged room no 104. As we investigated next day, it was the only room from the Privileged range on the 1st floor that had ridiculously small bathroom. "Small" is actually a massive understatement - the layout was awkward and one needed to do some gimnastics to pass the sink to get to the toilet. Once in place the sink could be used as a head support... Additionally there was a bad smell from drains in the room. This room 104 shouldn't be classed as Privileged. If we were placed in one of the other Privileged rooms with normal bathroom I would give the room high grade.
friendly and helpfull staff, flexibility of timetable no elevator, no hangers for towels
central location, nicely renovated, nice "salle de séjour" rooms are rather small, but with modern equipment, air-conditioning is used for heating (which worked fine in the room I had)
The rooms on the lower floor can be noisy
The hotel is newly-renovated - very stylishly - and the superior double room that I had was large and comfortable and overlooked the street leading to Place du Rihour. The hotel's location is fantastic - easy walking distance from the main train and local metro stations and to key sights. Generally, the staff were friendly and helpful, especially the young woman on reception and the housekeeper. The only aspect about my stay that I didn't like was the noise made by the delivery/cleaning trucks that started to arrive in the normally pedestrian-only streets between 6 and 7 am.
On arrival the hotel looked strange and when you climbed a set of stairs the reception area was small but the room was very comfortable and quite sizable plus the hotel was well placed for sightseeing, restaurants and shopping
Right in the middle of the city. Perfect for a weekend break!
Small, clean hotel in the centre of the city!!!! In tha bathroom there were now hangers to hang on towels etc ...
It was very clean and in the very city centre No lift and a lot of stairs, not really practical for heavy luggage.
Jeg kan ikke sige meget, da vi havde bestilt 2 værelser i 3 nætter, men kun benyttede 1 nat, vi havde fået forkerte oplysninger omkring Antik-marked i Lille, og da markedet først startede efter vores 3 nætter, rejste vi videre næste morgen, vi kunne ingen refundering få, da vi havde betalt forud. Dette syntes jeg er dårligt, man kunne godt give nogen reducering. Beliggenheden var ok til Antikmarkedet, men ikke til ferieophold, da der var langt at gå til den hyggelige bydel. v.h. Annie Lockenwits, Annie's Antique
Opholdet var fint og indtjekning gik hurtigt. Pæn og høflig optræden fra personalet. Håndvask i toilet rum
We were 12 of us and all extremely happy about the hotel. It was basic but very clean, very confortable and very well located. Moreover the staff was very nice and very helpfull. Breakfast was great too. Really A+++, we'll come back! No. Maybe tea or coffee in the room would be good.
Location being extremely close to the centre and it's local facilities Very noisey, not through traffic but other residents as no carpets on floors
Location, in the centre of Lille, and parking available for 12€ The room was at the 7th floor, the last one under the room, there was a feeling that the space should normally not have been used for a bedroom, there were humidity spots on the roof. The pilows were ok but the matras was deeper in its middle than on the sides. Breakfast was served until 10 am only (on week-end they should be more flexible). I wouldn't mind all this for 70/80€ a night but not for 127€ a night ! But as I said, our room was on the last floor under the roof, maybe other rooms are better.
Clean and great location The hotelstaff at night (one man) was very drunk when he was working
Location was convenient for the City centre. Very convenient car parking Grumpy and unhelpful night staff. Getting two more pillows, which we had already arranged with the day staff, was not organised and the night porter was surly. Bathroom smelled of drains. Tiny lift which only serves 6 of the 7 floors.
The staff were very helpful and very polite and friendly Breakfast was very poor. Breakfast room far too small for number guests. Standard of cleaning was very poor. Litter was on the staircase on our first day or arrival and still there 3 days later when we left.
The staff were exceptional. The location was superb great for shopping.The 24 hour desk was good. The bathroom was so small i had bruising on my body from bending around the sink to wash and pee.
Sightseeing, drove to Brugges
We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel. Basic rooms, but very central location with restaurants and central sites on your doorstep. Staff are friendly and english speaking. Large parking building is directly across the street, but you must email them to book as very limited spaces allocated for the hotel. The cot for baby was already set up in our room without having to ask which is a first for any hotel we have stayed in. Would stay again.
nothing not up to standard of other hotels for same price in the area
poor access to Wi-Fi network in the room
the helpfulness of the staff, the cleanliness. no
Close to the centre of town and train station Dirty- crap , 50 yeaar old blankets
good location, friendly staff, in need of mordernisation.
Went to the Braderie in Lille It was pretty expensive for a small one bed room
Do not accept a room above fifth floor - the lift does not go beyond five
poor accomodations and style, far too much expensive for the premise
Very basic and dated room at a premium price.
Excellent breakfast, great view of the church from the room, majority of staff friendly The shower/toilet which are placed in a kind of partition rather than a separate room - giving minimal privacy


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naeiri Review
my apartment's kitchen has very few cabinets so i needed something to add more storage & counter space. just moved across the country so i didn't want to spend a ton of money... this was perfect for the price and i like the classy colors. the quality of the wood (especially the particle board used for the drawer) is not the best but it's good value for the price. some pieces came with markings on them.. almost like a long dent... but no scratches, and they were pieces that would not be visible anyway (i faced the 'dented' side towards the inside of the cabinet.) the instructions say you need two people to assemble but i was able to put it together myself with a little bit of creative balancing. the hardware comes with an allen wrench as well, which is helpful. i have one complaint about the directions.... it's 100% impossible to put the rolling casters on while the cart is upside down (like most products like this, you build it upside down then flip it over) because they don't 'click' in, they just sit inside the holes of the legs. so if you put the casters in & attempt to turn the cart right-side-up, they just fall out. i guess this is where having another person around would've been helpful, to slip the casters in while the other person held the cart up off the ground, while right-side-up. i had to turn it right-side-up, put one of the lockable casters on (needs to be locked otherwise it just rolls away when you raise the cart to slip a non-lockable one underneath the second leg) put a non-locking one on the same side, and repeat for the other side. it did take a couple tries to get the casters into the legs. once it was done i was absolutely loved it. it would've been great if the shelves were adjustable but again, for the price, i understand. provides plenty of storage space and i really like the solid wood top. i do wish it weren't finished with a clear coat though - i'd much rather have a real butcher-block type top that's like a cutting board. i'm afraid that if i use a knife on it i'll chip away at the clear coat, which means flakes of clear coat will get into my food. overall, really good buy for the price!
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? color is correct
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. not the highest quality but it makes sense for the price i paid
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? accurate enough

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I've been sneaking through the city catching glimpes of my pursuers from time to time. It was painful to seem and have the ability to end there lives but not in fear of a trap. I scramble on rotting cement , I try to run faster , but it crumbles away slamming me, and itself to the ground in a huge crashing noise. I waste no time to stand up and arm my gun as I hear running feet of my pursuers coming rate at me. The first one that show its face recieves five shots to the face. It drops to the ground with a thump. Fire crashes to the ground beside me , I get slightly singed, but otherwise unhurt.The smoke clears 4 of them stood around me atop of ruins.
" Your time has come to an end Human!" A female sieminas yells.
" My time doesn't end until everylast drop of blood leaves my body." I replie calmly taking the time to get my pistol out.
"Arrogance ,its one of humanity's many flaws. Kill him!" She orders.
My pistol flys from its holster and shoots blowing one Sieminas head rate of the second I clip its shoulder, for the other two my assualt rifle misses each shot but keeps them at bay. They re-group my pistol taking another shot as I drop the assualt rifle. Its hit the already injured one , not killing it but making him completly immobile. I take a barrage of shots until the case pops out meaning the it needs to cool. I clip it to the holster and out comes the 3 foot , and 5 inched thick sword which was made of light wieght metals.
" Your actually a challenge considering your a human, but its time we give you a taste of our abilities." The women says her companion raiser her hand and a slight whine in the wind, flames grow in his palm. I run forwards raising the sword the blast of fire is released the wall coming ever closer in seconds, time began to slow. I brought the sword down piercing the earth, I crouched and did my best to stay behind it. The wall passes by burning the sleave of my jacket and slightly bruning my skin. I hop over the the blade my hands still gripping and it flip over cutting the fire sieminas who was aproaching across the torso. He hits the ground in pain I continue forwards to the leader, who disapears and appears before me and before I know it I'm sailing backwards across the ruins, breathless. I hit and slide across the ground, still holding the sword in hand I get up dazed.
" Why do you humans hold onto life with death grip?"
" Because being dead happens to suck." I replie my chest hurting but otherwise in good condition.
"Such an inferior weak race." She says before flashing towards me. I roll left bring my sword right and up hopefully catching her. It doesn't but I dodged a heavy blow. She quickly counters grabbing my left arm, and pulling me towards her fist. I bring my lef up to stop it the momentum shocking my leg and pushing her backwards. My right arm comes down towards her, it barely cuts across her cheek and pierces the ground. She throws me off her I hitting a pillar and the sword is tossed just missing my head piercing above me. I considered myself lucky. I pull it out and slice down as she appears before me , the blade stops just abover her heart.
" We may be arrogant, we may be weak , but what makes us better is our death grip to life." I say
" You bastard , Aravek won't let you live." She says with the last of her strength picks me up and slams me into a wall breaking a couple ribs and my arm, finally some real damage.
" You actually think your leader is going to miss you and your squad?" I laugh
" No but hs is going to want to face the human who took 5 sieminas completley alone , and kills them with only minor injuries."
I wince as I sit up, " I doubt it severly he would make the effort." I relases the pistol and shoot her to the head, and bring it back to its holster, I clean the sword of and pick up the assualt rifle. I hurt but I needed to move.


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Amundson Source Stand Up Paddleboard - 11' 6" - $1,449.95
Stable, fun and perfect for the whole family, the 11 ft. 6 in. Amundson Source stand up paddleboard is ready for great times on the water. Suited to any paddler up to 230 lbs, the 11 ft. 6 in. Amundson Source paddleboard is a great choice for friends and family to share on flatwater and light surf. Epoxy and fiberglass layered over an EPS foam core creates lightweight flotation with high durability. 32 in. width offers enough stability for beginners; slight rocker and smooth outline enhance tracking. You'll have an easy time staying on the board thanks to the high traction of the deck pad. 10 in. center fin enhances tracking. Grip and carry the 30 lb. board in the center with the heavy-duty, molded handle. Includes tie-down points on forward deck for PFDs or gear. - $1,449.95


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€ 9,99
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Mai 2004
BeschreibungSuzumi, a prim and proper instructor of traditional Japanese dance, has a demure exterior but a confident, strong interior. She's also a descendent of a tennyo (celestial maiden). Her powers are nowhere near as powerful as Ceres, but Suzumi senses Aya is a kindred spirit and proves to be one of her most valuable allies.
PortraitA manga artist for over ten years, Watase's debut came in 1989 at the age of 18 when her short story PAJAMA DE OJAMA (An Intrusion in Pajamas) appeared in the monthly Shojo Comic manga anthology. Since then she has written and drawn some 50 volumes worth of different short stories and long-running manga series, including the fantastically popular FUSHIGI YUGI, also available in English from VIZ. Her works have provided the basis for two television series, an OVA series, anime soundtrack CDs, and a string of novels.
Untertitel: 'Ceres, Celestial Legend (Paper'. Empfohlen von 16 bis 18 Jahren. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: VIZ LLC
Erscheinungsdatum: Mai 2004
Seitenanzahl: 180 Seiten
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|858 sq. ft.
|Property type
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Please check availability on the calendar link to the right before submitting request! 3 night minimum. Renovated with nautical theme throughout! Gulf Shores Plantation is a gated, vacation community offering private, sugar-white, beach frontage, natural sand dunes, and beautiful landscaping. Activities available to all ages and perfect for family getaways. Free High Speed Wireless Internet.
This ground-floor unit is fully furnished and well maintained for your comfort. Kitchen is equipped with all major appliances including: dishwasher, refrigerator with ice maker, blender, mixer, waffle iron, coffee maker and grinder, microwave oven and toaster.
Ground-floor, condominium unit (no stairs or elevator needed) also has wet bar and balcony. TVs with cable in bedroom, and a DVD/Blu Ray in the family room and both bedrooms(owner provides movies!). Each bedroom has a queen-size bed and TV and separate full bath, and the living room has a queen-size sofa sleeper. Linens, iron, and all kitchen utensils are provided.
Facility offers a coin-operated laundry on the same floor.
This resort is next door to the nationally-ranked Kiva Dunes Golf Course and offers numerous on-site amenities. Perfectly situated, the Plantation is minutes away from the restaurants, shopping, and entertainment of Gulf Shores, yet you are away from the over-developed, crowded beaches of the strip. Direct beach access with over six outdoor pools as well as an indoor pool with sauna, steam room and hot tub!
Entire Complex is No SMOKING and No PETS
Keywords: Beach Front Condominium
Quiet and unit at east most end of resort - wooded on east side. Also, ground floor so no elevator waiting!
If EVER coming back to Gulf Shores, I will be staying here again! The place was immaculately clean & the amenities and resort area was awesome! 5+ stars!
The Condo was very beautifully decorated with a nautical theme. The weather was wonderful and the beach so clean! The condo was very clean and easy to access from the parking lot OR the beach. We saw Dolphins playing on three different evenings just offshore. Such a relaxing time. Exceptional value for the location! Thanks Mike - 5 stars!
Condo was as described great owner to work with condo was clean we had no issues with anything loved the location
I would absolutely recommend The Plantation and this condo to anyone. The condo was fantastic and exceeded my expectations! It had everything we needed and the location was awesome. The owner Mike was very easy to work with. We had a couple days with some rain while there but the kids had a blast at the indoor pool while I enjoyed the hot tub, steam room and sauna. The kids spent a lot of time on the basketball and tennis courts while I played shuffle board with friends. The beach was nice and we saw dolphins every day.
We had a great time. The indoor pool made up for any rainy weather. Unit had everything that we needed and more.
Thanks so much we will definitely be back
Unit was exactly as described!! The indoor pool is a very short walk away from the unit and there are two outdoor pools nearby as well. Had an issue getting the DVD players to work and Mike had it resolved very quickly. Would def stay here again and will recommend it to friends and family!
FYI: The Gulf Shores Plantation is a bit of a drive from the main drag in Gulf Shores. But we liked it b/c the beach wasn't crowded!
Gated community with on-site security, Beach side with boardwalk to beach, Phone, Air Conditioning, TV, Cable TV, VCR & DVD, Full Kitchen, Dishwasher, Microwave oven, Refrigerator, Disposer, Cooking Utensils provided, Linens and bath towels provided, Hot Tub, Sauna, Steam Room, Swimming Pools (6 outdoor & 1 indoor),Charcoal Grill (BBQ), No Smoking. No pets allowed.
WINTER 2011/12 Special!!!
Book for 3 months (anytime between December 2011 - April 2012, and get a great monthly rate of $1100 per month. Written Contract and security deposit required. Inquire to Mike for details!
Activities (on site or nearby): Hiking, Tennis, Fitness Center, Gym, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing, Shopping, Swimming, Windsurfing, Parasailing
|Clean Fee
Address is 400 plantation Road, Gulf Shores, Al. 36542 for mapping and driving directions.
Email Owner for payment or automatically pay. 30 day Cancellation policy.


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Reading 1 (Pearce 64)Ipswich 0Alex Pearce's third goal in seven games put Reading up to fifth in the npower Championship table, ending 2011 on a great note.Pearce's second half header decided what was a tight game - and with a fourth consecutive win and clean sheet our team more than did its job at both ends despite not hitting top gear.Chances were at a premium, and Ipswich could have taken the lead in the first half but Adam Federici denied Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Federici was excellent throughout, while the same Ipswich player clipped the bar at 0-0.In the second half we found an extra gear and Pearce powered home Jobi McAnuff's cross with an important header beyond Arran Lee-Barrett.Sub Hal Robson-Kanu should have made it 2-0, but it was of little concern as another good crowd went home happy.Reading (4-4-2): Federici; Cummings, Griffin, Gorkss, Pearce; Karacan (Tabb 85), Leigertwood, Kebe (Robson-Kanu 85), McAnuff (c); Church, Le Fondre (Hunt 62)Subs: Andersen, HarteIpswich (4-4-2): Lee-Barrett; Edwards, Cresswell, Delaney, Sonko; Bowyer, Leadbitter (c) (Bullard 86), Emmanuel-Thomas, Martin (Carson 72); Chopra (Ellington 72), MurphySubs: Wright, WabaraBooked: Sonko (foul 52)Attendance: 18,737 (1,526 away)Ref: J WaughStarting XI news:The Royals were able to name an unchanged starting XI for the first time in December. Hal Robson-Kanu was fit enough to take a place on the bench. Ibrahima Sonko started for the visitors, but there was no room for another of our legends Ivar Ingimarsson.First half:Damien Delaney nearly put the ball in the back of the net with six minutes gone - and it was so nearly an own goal as he sliced a clearance a couple of yards wide of his team's left hand post. An excellent cross from Jobi McAnuff was soon defended for another Royal set piece, and Kaspars Gorkss then headed at Arran Lee-Barrett.Reading had made a good start, but Ipswich came back into it; Jay Emmanuel-Thomas clipped the bar with a thunderous effort, before Michael Chopra steered one wide. Next to shoot was Aaron Cresswell, and he was not far off target from long range.Jobi McAnuff was popping up on both flanks, and his excellent ball in from the right almost gave Adam Le Fondre a sniff of a chance. Jimmy Kebe then tried to supply the striker but his cross was rather too looped, and Town were able to snaffle possession.Ipswich were a little more incisive than Reading would have liked, and Adam Federici made a super stop to deny Emmanuel-Thomas from close range after a nice team move - and that was the last notable action of the opening 45 minutes. Reading had started brighter but then Ipswich found their rhythm.Second half:Early in the period Reading were cruelly denied a great two-on-one break. Ibrahima Sonko scythed down Le Fondre, and Karacan was away down the left but bizarrely play was pulled back. Sonko was rightly booked, but it was little consolation as a real opportuinty was taken away from us.It remained an even game, and a positive run from the lively Emmanuel-Thomas gave Michael Chopra a chance he dragged wide on the hour.Reading took the lead just afterwards - Grant Leadbitter penalised for handball just outside the box, perhaps harshly. McAnuff took the delivery, and Alex Pearce simply seemed to want it the most - heading home from inside the six yard box.Church was then very close to making it 2-0 from sub Noel Hunt's excellent cross, but Lee-Barrett just about smothered.Ipswich were having a decent amount of possession, but we broke very well with ten minutes left and Kebe may have been better off passing than trying to go for goal.Sub Hal Robson-Kanu should perhaps have made it 2-0 after Lee-Barrett dropped a cross at his feet, and then inside injury time Federici had to do well to deny Town sub Nathan Ellington on the edge of the six-yard box.And that proved to be the last key moment - so Reading took a fourth straight win without conceding a goal.At full time we moved up to fifth in the table, making it six wins out of the last seven games, quite some feat and we go into 2012 in very high spirits.


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Hanging lampshades and flat-screen televisions cast a warm glow on Knuckles at the Wharf's chic interior, a snazzy setting scattered throughout with svelte wooden tables and padded purple chairs. Lively lunch and dinner menus of bar fare, seafood, and sandwiches go hand in hand with sports games, and a long list of craft brews and cocktails helps patrons toast to the memories of groundbreaking food fights past. Every morning, a breakfast buffet greets the sun as it rises over Fisherman's Wharf with classics that include bacon, sausage, eggs, and pancakes with blueberry syrup.


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Death Angels
As horrifying as they are, I find the psychology of killers and psychopaths extremely fascinating. They conduct themselves with a warped morality that seems alien, but at the same time, unnervingly human.
Especially noteworthy are psychopaths or otherwise morally bankrupt people who manage to become doctors.
Wingless seraphs in creased white uniforms
Drift through the hallways like living dreams
They steal away with souls like thieves
Delivering sterilized mercy
Booster shots to raise your immunity
Or heighten your mortality
A bedside manner to die for
A vortex that always wants more
It is never enough
That sense of power it gives
Is intense but fleeting
Like a film
You leave the theater eventually
No second opinion, it's not an option
Clean-cut monstrosities skulk, well-revealed
Bringing you oblivion inside a syringe
Or slashing away with obsidian scalpels
Your red against their white
Lost ribbons in the snow
Voices fade and diseases grow
No one will ever have to know
He kills
He heals
A paradox
A pretender
Separate realities
Fractured identities
So attentive, so gentle
So depraved, so hungry
Experimenting with anatomy
No textbooks or drab dissection
Your flesh is their canvas
Your pain their ambrosia
Your screams their catharsis
This won't hurt the slightest bit
How did it come to this?
How could these crimes be missed
For so long as baneful angels walked
Among us, turning blooms to brambles
And cinders to soot?
While some sip the nectar of suffering
Others preach their own compassion
Torn between conflicting destinies
Born among infinite insanity
They're sicker than we are
And there's no way to foresee
The inhuman craving behind
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Welcome to Mill Creek Vision
Serving Mill Creek WA Since 1983
At Mill Creek Vision we strive to provide and promote a lifetime of healthy vision for our patients. We have been taking care of our patients' most precious sense – vision – since 1983. Our mission is to provide a lifetime of healthy vision for our patients. More than 20/20, we want our patients to be "20/Happy". Our services include eye examinations for glasses. We also provide contact lens vision examinations. Our contact lens services include prescriptions for cosmetic contact lenses such as Bausch & Lomb, Alcon, Johnson & Johnson Acuvue, CooperVision, and CRT orthokeratology.
We prescribe scleral contact lenses for irregular or injured corneas and we provide pre-operative LASIK recommendations and post-operative LASIK care. Our medical eye services include conditions such as eye infections, allergies, cataracts, glaucoma, dry eyes, blepharitis, and macular degeneration.
For our patients' convenience, we also have an optical. Our inventory of eyeglasses and sunglasses includes frame brands such as Nike, Dragon, Ovvo, Rayban, Dolce and Gabbana, Burberry, TC Charton, Tiffany & Co., Fysh, Kliik, and NW 77th. We also fit single vision and progressive addition multifocal spectacle lenses of the best optical quality. Lenses such as Essilor, Varilux, Shamir, Zeiss, and Hoya.
We welcome filling prescriptions written from other doctors and are panel providers for many of the medical and vision insurance companies such as Regence, UnitedHealthcare, Premera Blue Cross, VSP, EyeMed, and Medicare.
Mill Creek Vision is conveniently located in the center of Mill Creek on the first floor of the Mill Creek Clinic. Our optometry clinic welcomes patients from all surrounding areas, including nearby Bothell and Woodinville, WA.
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Multifocal Contact Lenses Improve Myopia
New Studies Showing Less Myopia (less near-sightedness), increases when you wear multifocal soft contact lenses. One study found 25 percent less near-sightedness progression when children wore multifocal lenses. Another study found the best effects when the lenses were worn for at least 7 hours a day. The best results were with "center-distance" multifocal soft lens optical designs.
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UV is the high energy part of sunlight. Natural sunlight is composed of a spectrum of colors. Sunlight is composed of a spectrum of colors such as infra- red, red, green, yellow, blue, and ultraviolet (UV). Infra-red and ultraviolet light is not visible to the human eye.
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Maxi and Roll-on/Roll-off Skips for hire in Kent, Medway and the surrounding areas
We are well equipped to handle both industrial and commercial waste disposal. A consultation will establish what size skip or container will suit your needs and whether you will require our specialist hazardous waste service.
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Since the media renewed their interest in the decades-old crisis in and around Somalia, we've seen a surge of advertisements from aid groups, featuring starving children with visible ribs and staring eyes. The subtext to these ads is that, if you don't donate, you're abandoning these children and they'll die. It's that simple.
Médecins sans frontières is one of the international aid agencies struggling to respond in Somalia and refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. We're also struggling to define responsible fundraising within a discourse that relies on guilt and superficial messages. Fundraising experts warn us that offering a more complex picture of the difficulties of delivering aid will lead to cynicism and donor fatigue: It's shock value that works.
At the risk of losing some donations, MSF believes we must realistically represent what Somalis are facing, and our limits in assisting them. Simplifying the message may boost revenue, but if it comes at the expense of presenting a realistic picture, then the cost is too high.
Aid is difficult. Things go wrong all the time. In war zones particularly, non-governmental organizations continually fall short as we face massive challenges in accessing people who need us most. We're always overwhelmed, always facing painful choices that involve doing the best we can with what we have. It's never enough, even in the most straightforward emergencies.
Of all the places I've seen, Somalia is among the most complex emergencies. Working there requires an understanding of local political players, a capacity to constantly negotiate with warlords, and the drive to keep projects running despite security threats. Movement across front lines is almost impossible, preventing aid organizations from getting staff and supplies to those suffering the most. Somalis who can make the journey come to aid delivery points inside the country, or across the border in neighbouring countries. Those who can't make it perish. Families are forced to leave loved ones behind when they lack the strength to go on.
The current crisis is the product of 20 years of war. Even before the recent drought, it was estimated there were only four doctors for every 100,000 people. Most health workers were based in cities. One in 10 women died in childbirth, and as many as 25 per cent of children under 5 never saw their fifth birthday. The average lifespan was 47 years. Drought, of course, has exacerbated the crisis: Harvests have failed, livestock have died. But this is on top of war, and some of the worst health indicators in the world, as well as high food prices and transportation costs.
Ads and headlines that label this crisis Famine in the Horn of Africa or East Africa Drought reduce the plight of people struggling to survive decades of the harshest circumstances on Earth, brought on by political chaos and military agendas, to something that can be solved with food and water.
Giving to save the life of the starving child in the photo, to alleviate your guilt, won't take Somalia very far. That's not to say that donations are not important; rather, that there's more to the story. Your generosity will save lives; there's nothing more important. At the same time, let's be honest in admitting that humanitarian aid won't solve Somalia's problems, beyond keeping people alive for better times in the distant future. Aid is a temporary measure until more permanent solutions can address root causes, and the downward spiral can be reversed.
Donors can handle this complexity. Aid organizations, all of us, need to confront the story behind the tragic, if successful, fundraising images. If we can share our pain and disappointment more, we can break through the illusion we have inadvertently created that we are here to cure what ails the world. Yes, we will lose some donors. But I'm convinced that most will continue to support aid, and will do so from a much stronger foundation, one that makes room for error. If aid organizations were bolder about the realism of our communications, we could foster groundbreaking levels of transparency and accountability.
Despite all the shortcomings of aid organizations, they offer the best hope for millions of people in crisis. This is about a duty to respond, and doing all we can. And this duty must outweigh cynicism – people's lives depend on it.
The current crisis isn't affecting the entire Horn of Africa, and it isn't simply caused by drought. What differentiates the people affected by the crisis? Years of suffering through war and violence, and limited access to health care and other essential services, compounded by drought.
With an expectation that we'll alleviate our guilt and solve the crisis by feeding the starving children in the photos, the subsequent and inevitable rounds of suffering will only be met with a stomach-churning "not again," and perhaps a cynicism that was intended to be avoided in the first place.
Some of our colleagues from other NGOs have chafed against our criticism, going so far as to call it "not helpful." We in the aid industry seldom openly criticize one another's practices out of concern that it merely denigrates the entire sector in the public's mind. But there are times when lifting the cone of silence will help influence our philanthropic culture so Canadians can make informed choices.
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Holmes - At a Pub
The case had taken a different turn. Not only was there a new murder to complicate things, but the motive for the original murder was unclear ... but coming into focus. The common forefather Miss Jenkins and I share created a new angle.
Did Corpse know that Miss Jenkins and I were distantly related? If he didn't, then our relationship was a mere coincidence. Though a coincidence was always possible, the probability of our relationship meaning something was much more likely.
I went back to the scene of the second murder. As I told Lestrade would probably be the case, I didn't see anything else to help me. Perhaps the people of London would be more helpful.
Disguised as a less affluent person, I walked into a pub on the corder of Cooper and Strait. There were a few men drinking beers at the bar. I told the bartender that a beer would be fine for me.
"Heard there was a murder?" I asked, deciding to get straight to the point.
The man sitting next to me looked at me with a funny look on his face. "Where have you been, mister?" He blinked and took a sip of his beer. "There are have been two murders."
"Yeah, I heard that," I replied. "Did you know the second guy?"
"Nah, I haven't heard who it was."
A guy sitting at the end of the bar spoke up. "Who wants to know?"
"Oh, I'm just talking." I drank some beer. "Drinking some beer."
I smiled at the guy, showing some dirty teeth. I usually keep my teeth really clean. Making them dirty on purpose was strange, to say the least.
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Accounting (fast track NHS) FdA
A Foundation Degree in Accounting designed specifically for NHS staff.
Course content
To successfully complete the FdA in Accounting, you must complete four modules. All four modules are very different but are linked by their strong emphasis on finance and accounting.
Course modules (17/18)
Managing Public Sector Finance – National Health Service (20 Credits)
- Module code: ACC2016
- Core module Y
This module considers the distinctive financial environment within the NHS. Issues explored include the conceptual and regulatory aspects of accounting, governance, budgeting and auditing procedures in the NHS.
Managing People (20 Credits)
- Module code: HRM2010
- Core module Y
This module will help students understand the complexities of managing people and evaluate the techniques to be more effective at all levels of the organisation and in a variety of settings.
Measuring Organisational Success (WBL) (20 Credits)
- Module code: HRM2044
- Core module Y
This module is closely linked to your current or future role at work (therefore it is work-based learning) and requires you to: 1. Analyse the challenges and issues you encounter as a finance professional at work 2. Evaluate your performance in a work-related project or task that you have chosen to investigate In completing this module, you will be expected to carry out some in-depth academic research in finance and accounting which underpins the work-related activity. The project chosen will be determined by, among other things, the nature of your employment, your level of seniority and the wishes of your employer.
Learning through Work (WBL) (20 Credits)
- Module code: HRM2042
- Core module Y
This second work-based module (whose aims are summed up in the title) considers your personal and professional development. Learning is achieved through: 1. Setting yourself objectives for a six month period, in consultation with your tutor and/or your employer 2. Assessing your development in seeking to achieve these objectives (a Personal Development Log will be kept) 3. Reflecting on the process so that further development can occur
Module information is quoted for 17/18 entry. Please note that modules run subject to student numbers and staff availability, any changes will be communicated to applicants accordingly.
Methods of Learning
This course is taught through distance learning. In addition to the course material, students will have a tutor for each module who can be consulted on all academic issues. Students also have access to all the university's online facilities. Students should also be assigned a learning mentor within the finance office in which they work.
Assessment is through a variety of reports and portfolios mainly based on the place of work.
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- One of only a handful of FdAs in the UK that is specifically linked to accounting
- Represents an agreed career progression opportunity within the NHS
- Natural progression for AAT graduates who wish to gain a relevant qualification but do not wish to take the professional route
- Delivered by e-based distance learning, allowing a flexible mode of study, and can be accessed anywhere in the world
- Backed by the NHS and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) who are fully involved in its development
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- Assessment is directly related to the workplace
- On successful completion students can progress to a full honours degree
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Please contact Finance on 01604 89 2236 for further information relating to tuition fees.
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The Japan News announced this morning that the long running manga series One Piece is the Guinness World Record winner for having "the most copies published for the same comic book series by one author." Yoshihisa Heishi, Editor-in-Chief of Shonen Jump (the monthly magazine where new chapters of the popular Manga series are first published) accepted […]
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Toy Fair 2015 has long come and gone, and I was there and took 700 pictures. But it took me so long to sort thrugh them that now no one cares. However, I didn't see many people covering these awesome new Bandai toys based on Sailor Moon, One Piece, DBZ and other familiar anime and manga figures,. They're part of the BanPresto line from Japan and they are all limited edition — in other words, once these are gone, they're gone. Because they look so awesome, you'll probably want to stock up on all of them.
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After a long wooing period, Viz has finally joined Comixology. Viz has its own ebook portal for manga and so was no stranger to digital, despite the difficulties inherent in getting Japanese material on digital. However now some 500 titles are available via the Comixology paltform. Among them some of the world's most popular comics […]
Uniqlo did Moomin and Tezuka
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Just want to vent...my apologies if you read this thread looking for good advice or thought I was looking for help.
My bearing was bad. Thought it was the right front, but jacked up both sides with the tires on to check for play, and it was definitely the driver's side.
I read a few "how-to" posts, and it looked really easy.
Took the tire off, removed the caliper, removed the rotor.
Next, went to remove the cotter pin....took me 45 minutes of spraying it with PB Blaster, working it with pliers, a screwdriver, and eventually a hammer, to get it out.
Got to the axle nut. I thought I had every socket I would ever need, but did not have the 36mm required. Had to wait until the next morning to go buy one.
Went to 3 stores until I found one.
Back to the Jeep, and my 24-inch breaker bar would not do it.
Off to Home Depot to buy a 3-foot section of steel pipe.
The nut came off, grudgingly.
Took the three 13mm 12-point bolts off without incident.
Sprayed the assembly good with PB Blaster at every step of the way.
Tried to pull and pry it off...nothing. Tried hammering a screwdriver behind it. Nothing.
Kept spraying it with PB Blaster. Kept trying to work it. Nothing.
Next morning, went to Advanced Auto bright and early to rent a hub puller.
The hub puller did what it was supposed to...it pulled the hub out of the assembly. The back part of the unit did not budge.
Work on it with PB Blaster, a chisel, a hammer, a screwdriver, a torch, a prybar...worked on it until my arms couldn't move.
Took a couple of hours to run errands and recover.
Came back with the torch, chisel, and screwdriver. Chiseled of my dust shield to get a better approach angle.
Finally, after another two hours, it started to break free. Worked another side of it, and after an hour, the second side started to separate.
Another half hour on the bottom side, and it was off.
Cleaned all the surfaces really well, and bolted in the new unit, got everything put back together, and it drives like a new Jeep.
Driving to work this morning, remembered I don't have a dust shield now.
Will this have any negative effect???? Really don't want to go and undo all my work.
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Yeah, that definitely would have helped!
The little black plastic ring? It's only there to keep rocks out, does a crap job of keeping mud/sand etc out. so it's up to you really.
Now that you have taken it off , it will come off easily if you choose to put it back on.
Alternatively, buy some axle tube seals by ten factory/alloyusa/rugged ridge etc
Don't worry about the dust shield man....just throw it back on if you feel like it.
And FYI, I hope you lightly sanded down and cleaned the bearing surface on the knuckle and applied a light layer of grease to the outer surface of the bearing assembly. It'll make that a non-issue in the future.
Yep...first thing I did...cleaned out the knuckle of debris and rust, and greased the new assembly before sliding it in...definitely don't want to deal with that again.
My neighbor used to be a Jeep mechanic, and came over as i was cleaning up after the test ride....told me I should start PB Blasting the other side now, so by the time the bearing goes, I'll be ready.
He was a mechanic and he recommended PB? I wouldn't waste your time, considering PB is about as good as water. Check out Kroil.....hell, ATF will do a better job than PB.
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"Leave this place, Agent Harrow," the words of a stranger uttered a final unwelcome.
Bulletproof glass on a steel frame. The main entrance door of the Tulare County Sherrif's Office in Porterville, California, slammed closed and a forty-four year old man stomped away from the building, down the concrete steps and across the parking lot to his rental car. Teeth clenched, he pulled a key fob out of his pocket and clicked open the automobile's locks. Then, he opened the driver's side door and got inside. It still smelled like a doctor's office inside. Anger flashed across his face and he punched down at the steering wheel, letting out a loud and abrupt honk for a split second. As a government agent, he knew he had to keep his cool and remain professional, lest the local cops over-react.
He understood them: they didn't want a "fed" like him on their turf, not in what, to them, was a conflict of interest; they wanted him to back off and let them do their jobs, instead of upsetting their citizens, scratching at old wounds and getting in the way of their petty investigations.
But they did not understand him! And they never could, he couldn't let that happen. And that made his job so much harder. He wasn't allowed to tell them why he was asking local citizens in Lemon Cove, Three Rivers and Woodlake about the five teenage boys that went missing as part of a closed police case that had gone cold. And he certainly wasn't giving them the real reason why they had caught him, earlier that morning, unloading strange equipment off his trailer at a Lake Kaweah boat ramp. He simply wasn't allowed to tell them about his branch of the FBI. And the paperwork wasn't going through fast enough to clear things up. Agent Harrow was left impatiently craving clearance.
He slid the keys into the ignition, and the car growled to life. He pulled out of the parking lot of 379 North 3rd Street. He drove north on Highway 65, through Strathmore, Lindsay and Exeter. Then, he turned northeast onto 198 and drove right on into Lemon Cove, precisely the place he had been just told, by the Sheriff, never to return to as part of his case. It was a bureau-to-bureau pissing contest he'd let his boss handle, but his real reason for returning to Lemon Cove was far more personal than FBI work.
Percy Harrow pulled his government-paid rental car into the driveway of his ex-wife's farmhouse, looking completely out of place for the warm California weather in his leather overcoat.
The farmhouse seemed to never age, and stood like a defiant, small piece of personal hell from his past, an emotional prison he had fought so hard to escape. But he knew it wasn't like that anymore. Things had changed! He was no longer the foolish cuckold, too caught up in his work to care.
Maude, his ex-wife, took one look out the window, up from her smocking, and swore loudly. Her hazel hair was beginning to gray, and she made no attempt to hide it.
His footsteps fell with bitter nostalgia against the cracked asphalt.
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Damian stumbled to the door, lost in thoughts of a girl he might very well never see again. The door swung open, casting harsh light into the dim front hall of the farmhouse.
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Percy smiled politely, and then, as Damian stood aside, he hauled his duffel bag inside for the second time that week. It looked like it would burst, right there on the front porch, too stressed.
Damian closed the door, and starting walking back to the stairs and then to his bedroom.
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Byrd was a middle-of-the-order hitter, but his horrendous start (3-for-43) handcuffed Sveum and the Cubs.
Now, Sveum can go with Tony Campana, Reed Johnson and Joe Mather in center field. None is a power hitter, but each brings a little something different.
Campana is the most interesting of the three because of his blazing speed. If Campana can get on base, and that is a concern, he can create havoc. Sveum said that although it might be tempting to bat Campana leadoff, he's more inclined to leave David DeJesus there and let Campana hit second. That drops second baseman Darwin Barney down to seventh or eighth.
"DeJesus' on-base percentage has been good," said Sveum, noting that DeJesus had three hits and a walk in the final two games of the St. Louis series this week. "He can drive the ball and hit doubles to where Campana can bunt him over as well as get a hit when he's bunting him over. When he's putting a sacrifice bunt down for a basehit, the odds are pretty good in our favor he's getting them over and possibly getting on base with a hit."
That leads to another interesting spot for Sveum, who works for a sabermetrically inclined front office headed by Theo Epstein. The new-school thinking says bunting with position players, especially early in games, is akin to giving away outs.
Sveum says he sees an exception to that so-called rule with Campana in the lineup.
"With those kind of guys, yeah," he said of bunting with Campana. "I think you have to. You're putting pressure on the defense to throw a ball away. It's going to be bang-bang whether it's at somebody or not. If he pulls off a good bunt, he's going to be safe."
The bigger concern with the Cubs as they head to Philadelphia for a four-game series and Cincinnati for a three-game set is slugging percentage, or lack of it. The Cubs have slugged just .333 as a team, which ranks 28th among the 30 major league teams. Of Chicago's seven homers, first baseman Bryan LaHair has four. The other three have come from Barney, Geovany Soto and Ian Stewart.
--LF Alfonso Soriano is 15-for-64 (.234) this season, and 14 of the hits are singles, with the other being a double. The Cubs are counting on Soriano hitting at least 25 homers this year. "For the last two days, I'm feeling my swing (is) back," said Soriano, who tends to hit in streaks. "When I swing at good pitches, I hit the ball hard. That's what I have to do: be more selective at home plate."
--2B Darwin Barney has a hitting line of .294/.342/.412. The slugging percentage is well above his career norm of .310 entering this year, but he had the team's first homer of this season. He also has three doubles and a triple. Barney has hit safely in 13 of his last 17 games, going 20-for-64 (.313).
--1B Bryan LaHair has reached base safely in a team-high 15 games. Manager Dale Sveum likes to have a lot of left-handed bats in the lineup. Although LaHair will sit against a tough left-handed pitcher, Sveum may have no choice but to play him every day. LaHair homered this week against Cardinals LHP Marc Rzepczynski. "Oh, yeah, I'm not afraid of left-handers," LaHair said. "I feel like any time I come to the plate, I can do something, whether it's lefties, righties. But I'm on board. I have a role right now."
--RHP Michael Bowden has made one appearance since he was acquired last Saturday in a trade with the Red Sox. Bowden worked the ninth inning against the Cardinals on Tuesday, creating, but getting out of, a bases-loaded jam. "He was OK," manager Dale Sveum said. "Probably nerves a little bit going out in front of his hometown for the first time and pitching with his new team. He got out of it. Hopefully, that just calms him down a little bit, pitching in a big game in a big situation and got out of a jam." Bowden is a native of the Chicago suburbs and still lives there.
--RHP Carlos Marmol got a mop-up inning of work in during Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Cardinals. Marmol blew a save chance the previous night as he came in for a potential four-out save. Manager Dale Sveum said he would not hesitate to come back with Marmol in a save situation. However, he did say that because of Marmol's tendency to throw a lot of pitches, he'd likely come in to get no more than four outs in any save opportunity.
BY THE NUMBERS: 5 -- Despite being the backup catcher, Steve Clevenger has a team-high five doubles in just 22 at-bats.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Every team's good. You take every game as if you1're playing the world champions every day. Baseball is baseball. If you put your guard down, you're going to find yourself in a lot of trouble." -- Manager Dale Sveum, on the Cubs' tough upcoming schedule.
--RHP Ryan Dempster (strained right quadriceps) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 18. He might be able to return as soon as he is eligible.
--RHP Kerry Wood (right shoulder fatigue) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 14. He had a cortisone shot April 18, and he could go on a minor league rehab assignment before being activated. There is no timetable for his return.
--RHP Marcos Mateo (ulnar neuritis in right arm) went on the 60-day disabled list April 4.


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The United States hopes to sharply reduce its forces in Iraq within the next year, its top commander on the ground said on Wednesday.
General George Casey made the prediction during a joint news conference with Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari in Baghdad.
"I do believe that if the political process continues to go positively, if the developments with the (Iraqi) security forces continue to go as it is going, I do believe we will still be able to make fairly substantial reductions after these elections - in the spring and summer of next year," Gen Casey said.
Mr Jaafari also said the Americans should leave soon.
"The great desire of the Iraqi people is to see the coalition forces be on their way out as they (new Iraqi security forces) take more responsibility," he said.
Iraq is scheduled to hold two elections in the coming months: a referendum on a new constitution in October and an election for a new leader in December.
Mr Rumsfeld, who was on an unannounced visit to Baghdad, urged Iraqis to finish their draft constitution before the August 15 deadline.
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Mr Rumsfeld said he felt very strongly a delay would be wrong, and that Washington, with troops in the line of fire, had an interest in pressing Iraqis to reach a deal.
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Gen Casey made a similar prediction of troop cuts early this year.
US officials have avoided repeating predictions that give a timetable for withdrawals after the insurgency in Iraq worsened sharply when the new government took power in April.
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Transfer of responsibilities will depend on how fast Iraqi forces are able to meet a set of five or six criteria, still to be defined, allowing them to operate alone against insurgents, Mr Rubaie added.
Meeting the criteria, which will include better coordination between police and army, will allow for "the transfer of some secured areas from the multi-national forces" starting with a number of cities, he said.
US forces might also hand over control in parts of Baghdad, he added.
Mr Khalilzad has said for his part that the task force "will establish no timeline" but will "identify conditions sanctioned by the leadership of the Iraqi Government and the multi-national coalition."
The setting up of the transition task force comes at a time when US forces are seeking to speed up the training of Iraqi forces to allow them to take responsibility for stabilising the war-torn country.
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Maintaining a high-level of troops in Iraq has put severe strains on the US military, and the rising US death toll which has reached 1,781 is eroding US public support for the war.
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Cloud computing delivers software applications from a centrally hosted facility to end users through a browser as a service. Mobile Cloud Applications & Services: Monetising Enterprise & Consumer Markets 2009-2014 indicates that the total market for cloud-based mobile applications will rise from a little more than $400 million in 2009 to nearly $9.5 billion by 2014, at an average annual increase of 88%.
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Priority: Minor
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Fix Version/s: 4.0-ALPHA
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Lucene Fields:New
Move the Function*Collectors from Solr (inside Grouping source file) to grouping module.
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Attached patch.
- I've put the collectors under o.a.s.grouping.function package.
- The grouping module depends on queries module in this patch.
- The tests inside grouping module randomly select a term based implementation or a ValueSource based implementation (Function*Collector implementation).
Updated patch.
- Added some more documentation
- Added missing class: BytesRefFieldSource This class is now only used in the grouping test, but I think is usable outside this test case as well.
Updated patch.
- Updated to latest trunk changes.
- Moved Term* collectors to term package.
- Made SentinelIntSet public and added @lucene.internal to jdoc
I think it is time to commit this patch.
Unfortunately, context diffs are hard to review in these cases (when things move as opposed to just change).
Are the classes just being moved (with trivial changes such as package-private -> public, etc) or are there any additional changes/cleanups?
I only moved the Term* collectors. As a result of that I needed to make two explicit changes:
- Changed visibility of SentinelIntSet from package protected to public.
- Minor documentation change in package.html
I could have moved SentinelIntSet to term package instead of changing visibility, but now other users can use this class as well now. Maybe one day SentinelIntSet can move to core in a util package.
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"I'll see you later," I said to Akihiro as I opened the door of my house. He refused to let a "young woman" like myself to walk by her self, so he walked me home every day. It had been a few days since he had first talked to me, and we have been talking to each other every day since.
"Yeah, see ya," was Akihiro's response. He smiled then turned around, and slowly left down the side walk. I watched him walk until he turned the corner and was out of my sight. It took a while, because he kept on turning around stopping where he was and turning around.
When he was finally out of my sight, I walked inside and shut the wood door. I stood there leaning against the door thinking about the time I had spent with Akihiro today. Weirdly enough, Akihiro and I had almost every class together. Two days after we started talking, Akihiro suggested that we study together at the library, and we haven't missed a single study session yet.
While at the library I looked up the definition of Akihiro's name, and found out that his name means "light prince". This caught my attention, because my name Akari means "light".
I got out of my day dream, and went into the kitchen/dining room to read a book I had checked out from the library. It was entitled "The War Between Light and Darkness".
I put my backpack down on the table and opened the zipper. I pulled out "The War Between Light and Darkness", and opened it up.
The book was published as a Fictional book, but it had the same format as a Non-fictional/Historical book. It talked about a world unseen by humans, the world was called Jephcoli. In this world there was a boy named Zurich. He had the powers to control the darkness, and using his powers, he rose up against the government, and in only a few days he took over the world. Soon after Zurich took over, a girl named Shrali fought back. It was a failed attempt, and as Zurich slashed his sword of shadows down to strike the final blow, Shrali said these final words:
"It may look like the Dark Master has taken rule forever. Standing here before death, I see that the day has just begun. There will be one that goes by 'The Prince of Light', who will rise up against the Dark Master. This mocking bird will be hunted by many, and thousands will die, but the Mocking Bird will not be found. When all seems lost, the Mocking Bird will transform into a powerful and fearsome creature, if and only if he is with his partner who goes by the name of 'Fearless Aura'.
"Fearless Aura thinks herself less than she really is. She will have many trials, but if she does not face them she , and The Prince of Light will fail. In the end, Fearless Aura will have to make a big sacrifice, the biggest sacrifice she, or anyone else, will make in order to save the Jephcolites."
I closed the book, too stunned to read on. I had only read three pages, and the book had a lot more pages left, hundreds, but I couldn't read on. No matter how hard I tried my thoughts kept wondering towards The Prophecy.
The Prince of Light I thought, I wonder if Akari has anything to do him, and who is the Fearless Aura?