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the hotel is an beautyfull artistic place . with many caracter. its a quit place . very romantic aera . it even has spa and little swimmingpool on reservation. only 5 tv channels . freezer has to much frost .
The staff were very friendly and it was convenient to the old port. More like a B&B than a hotel, it did not have any facilities, like a bar or lounge area
Congatulations to the owners! Everything was superb! Beautifull, clean, excellent home made breakfest. Runned with the heart, the head and the artistic passion. Thank you from Portugal, we will meet again.
friendly environment with free parking and room size adeqate with all cooking facilitities and free Wifi available cleanliness of cooking facilitites not good and location of hotel is quite far away from the beach and location of hotel quite difficult to locate esp. by driving.
Nice big room, very beautiful garden, friendly personnel, Very clean room. The location was good. There was no a/c and it was really hot in the room. Had a problem when taking a shower and another person opened another tap the pressure of the cold water was low. There was not enough shower gel and shampoo.
It's really fabulous. Specially the staff and the breakfast in the morning we really liked it and we'll back again for sure
Very friendly owner and family. Excellent value studio and outdoor balcony within Villa. A few minutes walk to Old Nice or to the beach. Gorgeous garden.
The owners are so hospitable and they make you feel that you are part of their family.Beautiful location. We would stay there again. No.
Lovely place, all very artistic. Good facilities including kitchen with microwave. Very convenient for catching early ferry to Corsica.
The location was fabulous. The hotel is right in the middle of the town "square" so to speak so you will feel like you are a part of the village life. Our room was clean and charming with a very comfortable bed. The bathrooms are modern. The view from our 2nd floor room was amazing! The staff was wonderful. They were helpful and accommodating. I would highly recommend staying here and eating at the restaurant. We had a delicious meal that was fresh and imaginative. The chef is from Mauritius and specializes in seafood. I cannot say enough good things about this hotel!
The staff and continental breakfast and the setting. The room cleanliness left a little to be desired (i.e. very dusty areas like the bathroom vents) and the absence of a bidet.
The staff were quite warm & friendly. Room 3 was beautiful. Firstly, the breakfast was very very disappointing despite that it was late. I was given croissants and orange juice which was served in a small glass. I had to request for more each time i downed it. There should have been a jugful of juice on my table for me to serve myself for 115 Euros! Secondly, the TV did not come on throughout my 1night. Tried all the tricks the power button, remote, etc all to no avail! There's no phonebox in the room to call the reception and I was too tired to go down the narrow spiral stairs to get help.
Great location next to a Boules Court that leads to some interesting people watching in the evening. the hotel itself is small amd pretty basic but has a very helpful and cheerful staff. Stairs to room are very small but not unexpected for a building of thid age.
Location of the hotel at the top of the village in the pedestrianised square was excellent . Terrific views over the countryside and within walking distance of numerous restaurants.The local free shuttle bus was most useful running every 15 minutes.
The room itself was comfortable with nice linen, proximity to restaurants was also good. The wi-fi was working only downstairs and not in rooms. The airconditioning was broken, staff when aproached said they know but did nothing about it at all as if thats the way it is so deal with it-in description of hotel when booking was said that hotel has airco so I was expecting it to work. whats more, the previous guest took out the tv and cable from the wall - obviously braking the thing- staff when aproached again said they know!!! Absolutely ridiculous. and the restaurant had no choice of any salads whatsoever-just meats and fish.
Haut de Cagnes is a delightful hilltop village with winding streets, charming restaurants and stunning views. The hotel is situated in the central square - I imagine it could get a little noisy in the high season. The rooms are chic and elegant with nice little touches - upmarket toiletries, cd player...There is no lift so people with heavy luggage on the top floor might find it a little inconvenient. The staff were super friendly and made it feel more like home than a hotel, and the food was excellent. Highly recommended. Finding your way from Cagnes sur Mer can be a trial! I arrived at the main station and trekked backwards and forwards before finding the free shuttle bus that takes people up to Haut Cagnes. For info: it's about a ten minute walk from the train station and leaves from the Station Centrale bus station.
Good, relatively inexpensive rooms in a charming medieval village. Clean and a good choice if you don't mind that that at least some rooms must be reached by steep staircase with no lift. Rooms were quite comfortable and clean. A nice, continental breakfast is served in the restaurant. We very much liked this hotel and the location, but this is not a typical "hotel" with lobby and someone available at all times. When restaurant is closed, guests enter through an ally in the back using a key code. Its a great place to stay as long as you don't mind something a bit different.
Lovely couple run this guesthouse. It seems you basically have the run of their kitchen and bathroom though we never felt awkward or in the way. Good breakfast in the morning, and we were up earlier than it was served but were allowed to just take what we needed from the kitchen. Awesome little dog and very friendly cat. Would definitely recommend to friends and family. Limited car spaces it seemed. Awesome little dog did get a bit lonely and want to hang out in our room. Maybe not so good if you're allergic.
We spent 3 months in Europe and this was probably the most comfortable stay we had. Nicholas was extremely welcoming, offered us full use of the kitchen, laundry machines and his collection of DVDs. The bed was comfortable and the room was impeccably clean. The shared living room was a nice place to sit and watch television on a big screen after a long day. Also, the Guesthouse is only a few tram stops away from the train station and the walk to the Old Ville is easy and not long.
Free private indoor parking, Nicola the owner was really helpfull and the shared bathroom was really clean always.Great value for money
I enjoyed 2 nights at this hotel. The owner provided for us the place to enjoy conversation with other guests ! You can have a time with international people. You also use a washing machine, a tumble drier and a kitchen anytime.
The location of this guesthouse was great! (5 mins on a tram and you are in the center of the old part of Nice) This was one of the only places I could find which included breakfast. The staff were very friendly! The shared bathroom wasn't kept as clean as it could have been.
this is a guesthouse. Nicolas is nice. My room was clean and the furniture was ok.
The place is well located if you have only one day and want to see the two main museums and also go to Monte Carlo. That assumes you can find it. The address in the ads is not correct and it's up an alley with no signs. Claims to include breakfast. Did not. Claims to have wifi. Did not. The woman is rude and strange. Huge steep steps and no help with the luggage. Dog is underfoot and gnaws at your feet. The woman was not there in the morning and when she finally showed up and I asked her to call me a cab, she gave me a lecture TWICE about how I should walk (1.9 km to the station) or take the bus. We EACH had two suitcases and a backpack. Hello? The place is run down and gloomy and there is junk all over the yard. When the promised and PAID FOR breakfast did not materialize, my friend asked for coffee. Coffee was given, but then she was told (ordered, really) to drink it in the room and not on the terrace. Avoid this weird, Norman Bates type experience.
Value Friendliness The "Funky Fading Villa" vibe Service the surprise breakfast charge gigantic roach low security


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An open verdict, in an inquest, is supposed to be suggestive of unclarity. Yet this open verdict seems to be very clear indeed. Either Jean Charles de Menezes was lawfully killed, or he was not. The jury decided that he was not. Whether they would have gone further and decided that the killing was definitely unlawful is, I suppose, something we shall never know. But given the extraordinarily prejudicial summing up of the Coroner, Mr Justice Wright - who virtually instructed the jury to bring in a verdict of lawful killing - their refusal to be party to a traditional Establishment stitch-up is heartening.
Like many other people, I followed the progress of the inquest with increasing horror. The manner of Jean Charles's impromptu execution, a literal overkill, and the complacent and arse-covering response of the Metropolitan police, were sufficiently evident even before the long-delayed inquest began sitting. But even so the facts revealed in this case were shocking in the extreme. That the firearms officers were of the belief that de Menezes had been identified as a terrorist suspect may, perhaps, be allowed. Even so, the inquest revealed no reasonable grounds for their professed belief that he posed an imminent danger. They would seem to have put two pieces of information together - the fact that de Menezes was being followed by the police, and the fact that they, as firearms officers, had been dispatched to the scene - and concluded that they were under orders to kill him. But being under orders, since the Nuremburg war crimes trials, has been no defence; at least it is supposed to be no defence. However much incompetence among the higher police command may have led to the confusion, the facts on the ground were unambiguous: here was someone who may have been a suspect but who had given no indication that he was about to detonate a bomb. Yet no evidence was produced to suggest that the officers ever considered any other course of action. Given the awesome responsibilities that are laid upon police officers entrusted with guns, and the need for cool heads and rational consideration that the job entails, this is alarming.
Equally alarming, for me, is the tendency to argue from the undoubted bravery and less undoubted (but widely assumed) expertise of the firearms officers to excuse their actions. The Telegraph's Philip Johnston, for example, blogs today that
It is right that no blame should attach to the firearms officers who killed him. The argument over whether they identified themselves or not is somewhat redundant since they believed he was about to detonate a bomb and had no option but to shoot to kill. They acted bravely and deserve to be praised, not vilified.
But honest belief is not an excuse for killing a man if the belief is not reasonable or justified. And abundant evidence was offered in this inquest that it was not.
Then there is the conflict of evidence. The police - who had an opportunity to compare notes before submitting their evidence - claimed that a clear warning had been given before the fatal shots were fired. The passengers on the tube train - who do not seem to have had the advantage of conferring - were agreed that there was not. That might not, in itself, amount to unlawful killing. But it surely does raise serious questions about the truthfulness of the police account. Indeed, it ought to lead to charges being laid against the officers for perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. It seems unlikely, though, that the police will be held to account - any more than they will be held to account for the unnecessary shooting of Mark Saunders. Holding police officers - or, indeed, any individual - to blame is increasingly not the British way. Instead, blame must be dispersed until, like a homeopathic remedy, it has been so diluted that there's none left.
One idea that, I hope, this inquest will put to rest is that Jean Charles de Menezes was a victim of terrorism - even, as the unmissed Sir Ian Blair claimed - the 53rd victim of the 7/7 London bombers. He was the victim of police officers who, while they may not have wished to kill an innocent man, were insufficiently attuned to the probability that he might not be armed. As the testimony of the independent witnesses made clear, he was neither behaving nor was he dressed like a man about to detonate a bomb. This would have remained the case (though the criticism of the police would be much more muted) even if he had been correctly identified as a suspect. The protocols under which the firearms officers acted, codenamed Operation Kratos, were designed in secret with advice from Israeli police at a time when suicide bombings were an almost daily occurrence on the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. But, even in the fractured circumstances that existed in July 2005, London is not Jerusalem; the statistical possibility that Jean Charles de Menezes was a suicide bomber therefore very low. Operation Kratos, which has no legal standing and has never been scrutinised by Parliament, is apparently still in being. If it is remains the basis for police action, then a similar tragedy may happen again. This, indeed, was admitted by police, including the fame-hungry Brian Paddick, during the inquest. Worryingly, they seemed to believe that it was a price worth paying. It isn't.
Another frequently expressed view is that Jean Charles would have, statistically, been at a much higher danger of being killed by the police had he stayed in Brazil. That is true. It is also true that he would have been at greater danger from the police in the United States, or some European countries, or Russia. True, but irrelevant. It used to be the chief glory of the British police that they were citizens in uniform rather than an armed wing of the state; that our police were, by and large, unarmed; and that the police were as accountable as anyone else before the law. Deaths like that of Mr De Menezes might happen here less often than in Brazil, but that's not good enough. Deaths like his should NEVER happen here.
Friday, 12 December 2008
An Open and shut verdict
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At first I give the police the benefit of the doubt, no reason not to, but the facts of the case as they have been revealed have truly made me ashamed of my country.
Not only were the facts of the close quarter shooting of this man, no as advertised their seems to me a deliberate conspiracy to cover up the events, there is little doubt in my mind that the offices involved purged themselves.
The events of JCs were a complete balls up, the "investigation" afterwords was a complete stitch up, and the inquiry was a complete set up, that at least did not go to HMGs and the Police plan, like the sad events at stockwell.
No wonder the coward Blair headed for the exit.
- 12 December 2008 at 18:40
- valdemar squelch said...
Check out this news item in which SAS men express concern about 'gung ho' police firearms officers. This is in 2005, years after the shooting. Worrying.
'One of the soldiers said: "When the tension starts to rise and the adrenaline is flowing, the 'red mist' seems to descend on armed police officers who become very trigger-happy. This has been shown time and again in training exercises."
'The second soldier said: "We thought that police firearms officers were far more concerned with their personal image, dressing in body armour and looking 'gung ho', rather than their professional capabilities. I'm not surprised at the number of mistakes over the years.'
- 12 December 2008 at 19:00
Excellent Heresiarch - again you speak for us all.
And Valdemar is straight to the point with that quote from the SAS guys - you can sometimes smell the aggression off cops with guns. I remember about seven or so years ago coming off the Glasgow plane and seeing two cops armed with those heckler thingies strutting about at the Tube entrance like cocks of the walk.
Just as a passer by, I would have said that neither of these guys were fit to carry automatic weapons, yet there they were. Their bosses clearly thought they were fit.
- 12 December 2008 at 21:57
- valdemar squelch said...
It raises the question as to whether a national police force is needed, completely divorced from local/regional plods. That would bring problems of its own, of course, but at least confining use of lethal weapons to one force would make 'canteen culture' and macho bullshit a bit easier to curb. In theory, at least. Trouble is, a national police force would rightly stink of authoritarianism if the likes of Jacqui Smith suggested it.
- 13 December 2008 at 11:19
- The Heresiarch said...
National police force? Please, no. During the Boris/Ian Blair contretemps, the Smith line was that the Met do indeed have "national responsibilities" for things like - yes, you've guessed it - terrorism. The de Menezes shooting was a terrible example of the way a national anti-terror unit thinks and operates.
We need more local control of the police, not less. But it should be genuine local control. At the moment the police are theoretically divided into regional forces, but in practice ACPO - a body with no official standing - have succeeded in imposing a national policing system in all but name. The result - well, look at the debate threads everywhere from the Telegraph to the Guardian. Public support for the police has collapsed among its natural supporters.
- 13 December 2008 at 11:47
- valdemar squelch said...
I agree, H. Each local authority area should have its own police force (as it was originally). This would mean genuinely local coppers.
I can imagine the whingeing, though. It would be 'inefficient', and 'wasteful', as democracy always seems to be to those who prefer rule by edict.
- 13 December 2008 at 12:39
Once again the British establishment get away with murder. It is not good enough that this case should now just be forgotten. There's a long history of police killings in this country - yet the list of those found guilty equals NIL.
I feel strongly for the de Menezes family, who must look at what has happened to them, the lies, the delays, the whitewash and wonder where is the justice. Was it Hugh Muir in the Guardian asking 'where is the hope?' - it's not hope it's JUSTICE. This just brings more shame on the UK - but the neo-fascist government and police authorities don't give a fuck.
- 14 December 2008 at 18:16
according to the Guardian (alternativel known as Appeasement & Lethargy Unlimited), the police/security officers who shot Jean Charles are preparing to go back to work. Hear no evil, See no evil............
- 14 December 2008 at 18:19
- Stan Moss said...
"The day after de Menezes' death, a Met's official statement was still portraying a false version of the facts. "His clothing and behaviour added to [the surveillance officers'] suspicions". Scotland Yard initially claimed he wore a bulky jacket and jumped the barrier when police identified themselves and ordered him to stop. Still the day after the shooting Ian Blair was spreading the fable that de Menezes "challenged police and refused to obey orders before he was shot"
They knew they were talking rubbish, but they had no problem telling the press. This is what should be at the centre of the de Menezes' case. Because nobody doubts the pressure the police were under, nobody forgets the charged atmosphere of those days. But what's it got to do with lying"
Extract from "Open verdict? My arse" on Hagley Road to Ladywood
- 15 December 2008 at 01:32
- Edwin Greenwood said...
Restores (or more accurately replenishes) your faith in the jury system, dunnit?
I too have had the pleasure of serving on a jury which made it abundantly clear to the learned judge exactly where he could stuff his non-too-subtle indications that we should convict. Nothing as high-profile as this, just everyday Sarf London criminality where the evidence was tendentious and too inconclusive to safely convict. Basically TPTB were winging it. Nothing to make the 6 O'clock News but nevertheless a small, satisfying and most importantly cumulative blow for justice and common decency. Annoyed the Old Bill no end, too.
Remember Clive Ponting? And though some may accept the result with gritted teeth, Nick Griffin and Mark Collett? Jury trial -- the collective common sense of 12 random folk off the Clapham Omnibus -- is an institution we should take care to cherish.
- 16 December 2008 at 14:59
Edwin, you are right, those guys are NOT fit to carry firearms in public.
Check the way they wave them about, pointing the muzzles (carelessly, rather than deliberately, but pointing them nonetheless) at everyone round about.
Check their hands - fingers INSIDE the trigger guards most of the time.
I feel nervous being anywhere near these guys.
And in any case, what exactly are they going to DO with a machine gun inside a crowded airport terminal? Re-enact Die-Hard?
The whole thing is absurd theatre, and dangerous with it, and should be stopped.
- 17 December 2008 at 10:24
Anon - you are bang on about the police being issued with H&K MP5's - totally inappropriate in a busy area like an airport. I suspect it's more about show than anything else. Anyone recall the last time guns were fired inside an airport by the police?
I understand from a source in Manchester that there has been, since the London bombings, a secret increase in the number of officers routinely carrying guns nationally. I am told that the increase has been significant.
Yes the British police and the "specialist firearms" officer are a trigger happy liability.
Why wasn't Menezes' stopped the moment he left his house? Why was he permitted to get as far as a busy train if he was suspected to be packed with explosives? Call me conspiratorial (and the Met have already shown conclusive evidence of a conspiracy to cover up the facts of this case), but perhaps someone was hoping he would blow up a tube train, justifying further police state powers?
- 17 December 2008 at 15:32

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Richfield • When it comes to playing all-out hustling basketball, Bryce Valley's Mustangs don't horse around.
The little school at the base of Bryce Canyon National Park used that aggressive style to capture an impressive 71-60 victory over Rich and a berth in Saturday night's Class 1A boys' championship game at the Sevier Valley Center.
Bryce Valley coach Eric Jessen said the idea is to play aggressive but stay out of foul trouble. And the Mustangs managed to do that just barely against taller Rich.
Led by Braxton Syrett's 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Bryce Valley used an 11-point run late in the first half to gain the lead. And though Rich rallied to within 57-54 with 3 minutes, 21 seconds to play, the Mustangs never gave up the lead.
Perhaps the key shot was a Syrett 3-pointer with 1:52 to play, a basket that brought Jessen to his knees as it went up. The answered prayer gave the Mustangs a 61-54 lead that was just too much for the Rebels to overcome.
"We knew this would be tough," said Syrett, whose family founded Ruby's Inn near the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park. "We had to go out and play big. People thought Rich would box us out and score off of rebounds."
Another big factor in the Bryce Valley victory was freshman Kix Roundy, whose eight points in the second half helped keep the Mustangs ahead. He finished with 11 points to join teammates Syrett, Hunter Meacham and Josiah Brannon in double figures.
Rich got big games from Skyler Argyle, who had 18, and John Acree with 16. The Rebels stayed close but lost to the more aggressive team in the end.
The tiny Garfield County towns of Tropic, Henrieville and Cannonville that feed Bryce Valley likely will be almost empty Saturday night. This is a place that takes its basketball seriously.


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An abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan is an imaging test that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the inside of the belly area. It does not use radiation (x-rays).
Single MRI images are called slices. The images can be stored on a computer or printed on film. One exam produces dozens or sometimes hundreds of images.
Nuclear magnetic resonance - abdomen; NMR - abdomen; Magnetic resonance imaging - abdomen; MRI of the abdomen
You may be asked to wear a hospital gown or clothing without metal zippers or snaps (such as sweatpants and a t-shirt). Certain types of metal can cause blurry images.
You will lie on a narrow table. The table slides into a large tunnel-shaped scanner.
Some exams require a special dye (contrast). Most of the time, the dye is given before the test through a vein (IV) in your hand or forearm. The dye helps the radiologist see certain areas more clearly.
During the MRI, the person who operates the machine will watch you from another room. The test lasts about 30 to 60 minutes, but it may take longer.
You may be asked not to eat or drink anything for 4 to 6 hours before the scan.
Tell your doctor if you are afraid of close spaces (have claustrophobia). You may be given a medicine to help you feel sleepy and less anxious. Your health care provider may also suggest an open MRI, in which the machine is not as close to your body.
Before the test, tell your provider if you have:
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An MRI exam causes no pain. You may get medicine to relax you if you have a problem lying still or are very nervous. Moving too much can blur MRI images and cause errors.
The table may be hard or cold, but you can ask for a blanket or pillow. The machine makes loud thumping and humming noises when turned on. You can wear ear plugs to help reduce the noise.
An intercom in the room allows you to speak to someone at any time. Some MRIs have televisions and special headphones to help you pass time.
There is no recovery time, unless you were given a medicine to help you relax. After an MRI scan, you can go back to your normal diet, activity, and medicines.
An abdominal MRI provides detailed pictures of the belly area from many views. It is often used to clarify findings from earlier x-rays or CT scans.
This test may be used to look at:
MRI can distinguish tumors from normal tissues. This can help the doctor know more about the tumor such as size, severity, and spread. This is called staging.
MRI avoids the dangers of angiography, such as too much radiation exposure and allergic reactions to iodine. In some cases it can give better information about masses in the abdomen than CT.
An abnormal result may be due to:
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MRI does not use ionizing radiation. No side effects from the magnetic fields and radio waves have been reported.
The most common type of contrast (dye) used is gadolinium. It is very safe. Allergic reactions rarely occur. However, gadolinium can be harmful to people with kidney problems who need dialysis. Tell your provider before the test if you have kidney problems.
The strong magnetic fields created during an MRI can cause heart pacemakers and other implants not to work as well. The magnets can also cause a piece of metal inside your body to move or shift.
Kim DH, Pickhard PJ. Diagnostic imaging procedures in gastroenterology. In: Goldman L, Schafter AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 135.
Wilkinson ID, Graves MJ. Magnetic resonance imaging. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, Gillard JH, et al. eds. Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 6th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2014:chap 5.
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FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report magazine as one of the south's top 100 master's level universities for the seventh year in a row.
The rankings will be published in the magazine's book America's Best Colleges, 2008 Edition, which goes on sale Aug. 20. The magazine released the rankings Aug. 17.
FMU is among schools that are classified as master's level institutions under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the grouping system that U.S. News uses as the basis for its ranking categories. There are 574 universities in the master's level category, ranked within four geographic areas—North, South, Midwest and West—because they generally draw students heavily from surrounding states.
The method that U.S. News uses to rank colleges and universities consists of three basic steps. The schools are categorized primarily by mission and in some cases, region, using data in 15 indicators of academic excellence. The indicators used to capture academic quality fall into seven categories: academic reputation through peer assessment, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, and graduation performance. The ranking formula gives greatest weight to academic reputation.
FMU is classified by the magazine as a regional university, an institution that offers a wide selection of undergraduate programs and master's degrees, but few, if any, doctoral programs. FMU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 40 areas of study.


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As expected, the breadth of Texas Tech's receiving talent militated against a single wideout having a monster Crabtreean season in 2012. And while it may or may not have been expected, the receiving corps did prove to be a real team strength, though.
The Red Raider wideouts proved exceptionally well rounded. Job one of any receiver, of course, is to catch the football, and Tech's did just that with aplomb. At various points in the recent past dropped passes proved to be a bugaboo for the Red Raiders. Not so in 2012. Dropped passes were minimal and glue-fingered grabs the standard.
Almost equal in importance to actually catching the football is running good routes. Doing so results in wideouts getting open and being where the quarterback expects them to be. In 2012 opposing defenses were rarely able to suppress Tech's receivers for long. Invariably, after at most a few series of quiescence, the Red Raider wideouts would again emerge and begin separating from defensive backs.
Blocking is the third component of receivership, and as expected, Tech's receivers did a great job in this area. Few if any receiving corps could field a group as physical as Tyson Williams, Alex Torres, Eric Ward, Jace Amaro and Darrin Moore. The Red Raiders were a respectable number 47 nationally in rushing plays of over 10 yards, and the receivers' strong blocking was a key reason why. Were Kenny Williams more of a breakaway back, that ranking would have been substantially higher.
From an individual standpoint, Darrin Moore led Tech in receptions with 92 and touchdowns with 13. For a receiver so obviously lacking in foot speed, Moore was highly effective and maximized his potential. The transfer from SMU was a fine pickup and had a very good if somewhat short Tech career.
Fortunately, Eric Ward will return in 2013. With 82 receptions, 12 touchdowns and a 13 yards-per-reception average, Ward's numbers were very similar to Moore's. He could be Tech's go-to receiver next season.
If Ward is not the primary receiver, Jace Amaro very well could be. He had a breakout game against West Virginia where he looked like the Tony Gonzales/Kellen Winslow superstar many folks have been prophesying. Unfortunately, he suffered a lacerated spleen in the second half of that game and did not return to play until Tech's bowl game. At any rate, Amaro at his best proved a mashing blocker and a galloping force as a receiver. In his foreshortened season, Amaro averaged a team best 16.4 yards per catch. Quite a figure for six-foot-five 255-pound pass catcher.
Tyson Williams, while an exceptional blocker, was perhaps less than expected as a receiver. He caught only 35 passes and did have a few crucial drops. Prior to the season there was talk that Williams might have an NFL future. He did not show enough in the pass catching department to indicate that is still the case.
Freshman Jakeem Grant had a solid season with 33 receptions and three touchdowns. Given Grant's speed, quickness and acceleration, it is surprising he averaged only 8.7 yards per catch. Finding ways to get Grant the ball in the open field will be a priority for Tech's new offensive coaching staff.
Alex Torres and Austin Zouzalik, injured off and on throughout their collegiate careers, turned in typical a Torres/Zouzalik season. When called upon they contributed. Torres, in particular, had a couple of critical catches in the victory over TCU.
Javon Bell, like Jace Amaro, was developing into a devastating weapon before injury struck. He was eliminated from active duty prior to the West Virginia game. Still, through four games he had 17 catches and averaged 15.8 yards per grab. A healthy, full-time Bell, will be poison to man coverage next season, and should be Tech's primary deep threat, filling the role Darrin Moore played in 2012.
The only player to disappoint was Marcus Kennard. Despite injuries in the receiving corps, Kennard was never able to take advantage and emerge as an every-down player. The talent was there; perhaps the effort was not.


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I've said it many times before on this blog, but I'm always looking for a comfortable wireless bra. I get so irritated when a wire starts poking me! And because I am larger in the chest, finding a wireless bra that will actually support me and offer full coverage can be difficult.
That's why I literally jumped at the chance to review Playtex's 18 Hour bra. They sent me the Ultimate Lift and Support bra and their Seamless Smoothing bra. I know us large chested women are skeptical when it comes to support. That's what you have me for. Here's how I felt about each bra.
Oops…Don't forget to "Like" them on Facebook and learn about their Get Swept Away contest! The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Sanctuary Spa Kiawah Island Golf Resort with her BFF! Now on to the review…
Playtex 18 Hour Ultimate Lift and Support Style 4745
I was sent the Ultimate Lift and Support bra in nude.
First of all, yay! for the comfort strap. There's nothing worse than a bra strap that digs into you. I know some of you want to look cute, but there's no need for the pain. The strap is wide and thick enough to help relieve any shoulder pressure. They stay in place too.
As for the shaping, the bra does give you the natural shaping of your breast and there's no wire poking! Woohoo! I accidentally fell asleep with it on the other day, and it didn't bother me one bit.
Now, I could always use more lift, but this is one of the best wireless bras that's I've tried.
Playtex 18 Hour Seamless Smoothing Style 4049
Out of the two bras, the Seamless Smoothing style is my favorite. It was also sent to me in nude.
I liked the shape this bra gave my chest. It gave me a smooth and natural look under my clothes. Which, I think would make a great t-shirt bra.
It has wide side straps to offer the much desired back and side smoothing. To be honest, I didn't see my fat disappear, but there was some smoothing.
This bra also offers the wide and cushioned straps for shoulder comfort. And I noticed that their "No-Slip" straps do stay in place. I'd buy this bra for the straps alone.
Both bras are in my top five of wireless bras!
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Such strict constitutionalist arguments, Adler said, are based on an absurdist, "gotcha literalism."
"We draw no victory from leaving these issues unresolved," Adler said.
Adler seized Lola by the collar and slammed his hand against the garage door closer.
After two novels, Adler went back to journalism, to reporting on the moment.
But unlike, say, Manhattan at its coldest, Adler's version of the '70s keeps you from finding it too romantic.
Bennett glanced at the chart that Adler held and then at the compass affixed to the rail of the bridge close at hand.
Say nothing to Adler about this thing—say nothing to anybody.'
Lloyd was too large-hearted to feel any irritation at the sight of Adler.
"Only we have no money to pay our fare to Paris," interposed Adler.
It's Adler; he's down again and can't get up; asks you to leave him.
Adler Ad·ler (äd'lər, ād'-), Alfred. 1870-1937.
Austrian psychiatrist. He rejected Sigmund Freud's emphasis on sexuality and theorized that neurotic behavior is an overcompensation for feelings of inferiority.


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text: Also I have found this maker (inspired by another thread were "vox" mentioned it- looks nice, too).. http://www.madova.com/ I've used Madova for a long time. They make wonderful gloves. You might also look into lemon chamois gloves when you visit your Viennese glovemakers. You might find the traditional exoticism of such a material interesting. Putting on a pair of unlined, tightly fitting but supple gloves is one of the special small pleasures of life that make any day better. When I see other men galumphing around in their paw-like, stubby, "cashmere" lined gloves, I always think how sad it is to face the winter wearing oven mitts. - B


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First Person
Making MonumentsBy John Glassie
From the time I was really young, I carried around an excellent fact about my father: he'd once stood on the very top of the Washington Monument. On the pointy tip, on the outside. That was the notion that I grew up with. I remember having some trouble picturing the circumstances in which he might have done this. We lived in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. and so I often saw the monument out the car window on trips downtown. I think I felt some retroactive worry for his safety, and I wondered about his apparently incredible sense of balance, but the truth of the story was never in doubt. It came up casually in conversation. Questions were shrugged off, or maybe I was too young to understand. Apparently it had to do with his job.
Later on he told me more. My father was a young engineer involved with the 1934 renovation of the monument. (That's not a typo: He was born in 1908, and he was fifty-three years old when I was born in 1961.) Scaffolding had been erected all around, and as part of the project the solid aluminum point that sits on the very top was removed for refurbishment, leaving a flat square of marble. My father gave me the impression that he actually stood, or stepped, on that square, about 555 feet off the ground, before the point was reset. Judging from pictures I've recently found of other men standing around it, I'm not totally sure about that. Even so I'm not any less impressed than I ever was. I always thought my father was a pretty goddamn cool guy.


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This probably will turn into a debate over whether it's wrong to make a kid a vegetarian...but it's meant to be more of a survey. If you and/or your children are vegetarian, are there any circumstances where you would let your kids become meat-eaters?
I'm really interested in what vegetarians would say, not those who are not veg. And, I'm asking because my kids are currently vegetarian but I'm debating with myself whether I should let them eat meat for a variety of reasons.
Edited to be clearer: what I really mean is whether there is any situation where you feel like it would be better/easier to have your kids eat meat- like if there are severe food allergies that would impact a vegetarian diet or other health issues, or any other issues that weren't the standard "my kid wanted to try meat" story.
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(7/7/2006) It�s not often that the public has the chance to see something as gigantic as a 138-ton pedestrian bridge being craned into place.
That�s what will happen on the evening of Monday, July 10, 2006, when two giant cranes will swing the bridge into place in three parts across Ella T. Grasso Boulevard. The Citywide School Construction program is inviting the community to view the installation beginning at 8 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the installation will take place on the next best weather night.
Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. said the pedestrian bridge is a unique feature for a school construction project and has drawn a lot of interest from residents and visitors, as has the nature center that is also under construction. He encouraged people to come out and see the installation.
�In all of our school construction projects we try to capitalize, through innovative design, on the surrounding environs,� DeStefano said. �In this case, Barnard School benefits from its proximity to West River Memorial Park. Easy access to the nature center and the tidal wetlands of the park will serve as a valuable educational resource for the students of the school as well as the neighborhood. This is a novel way to literally bring the classroom out to the park and enhance the school�s environmental studies theme.�
The Barnard School is undergoing a $43 million renovation at 170 Derby Ave. and will reopen in the fall. The pedestrian bridge is 229 feet long and weights a total of 138 tons. It will be fully enclosed and will connect the Barnard School with the new Nature Center under construction in the West River Memorial Park.
Media coverage is invited but arrangements must be made beforehand to insure optimal access. Please call Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo at (203) 946-7660 to arrange.
Barnard School is an interdistrict environmental studies school that reopens in September 2006, with a renovated 1913 building and new additions. The school will serve grades pre-K-8. The renovated and expanded facility has numerous science features, including greenhouses and a courtyard for science experiments, as well as the Nature Center and science activities taking place on the bridge. With its proximity to the West River, the
Nature Center offers students the opportunities to explore the river and park and follow up with science experiments in the Nature Center. The school will also host a massive solar powered project funded by the City of New Haven and the CT Clean Energy Fund. It will take advantage of daylight by using roof mounted solar panels, providing 16% of the school�s energy.
The bridge is already at the site. Two important pieces of the bridge connecting the main building to one pier and the Nature Center to the other pier� each approximately 55 feet long � have already been hoisted into place. The other 129�-4� piece that goes over the Boulevard awaits hoisting.
More details about the pedestrian bridge, courtesy of Paul Larocque of David Thompson Architects:
The pedestrian bridge for the Barnard Environmental Magnet School provides safe and secure access from the main school over Ella Grasso Boulevard to the Nature Center located in West River Memorial Park. The bridge and nature center are ADA compliant ensuring access to all.
The bridge is supported by two concrete piers constructed of white concrete with decorative brick inlay. The total length of the bridge is 229 feet and is divided into three spans, the middle span over the boulevard being the longest at 129 feet. The bridge is constructed of high strength tube steel trusses and is completely clad in aluminum panels and windows to match the school and nature center. The total weight of the bridge when clad is approximately 138 tons. When completed, the pedestrian bridge will rest approximately 17.5 feet above the boulevard. Not only will the bridge provide access to the park for the school and neighborhood, but it will also serve as a Gateway to New Haven for those that travel from the west of the city.


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Experience the Holy Land
June 5-14 2017
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The Holy Land will come alive as you travel with Dr. Still and other Baylor Bears to and through Israel. This trip, planned expressly for Baylor alumni and friends, will take you to sacred places and spaces, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, Caesarea Philippi, the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, Qumran, and Masada. This memorable pilgrimage will refresh your faith and enable you to read Scripture with greater clarity and insight. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to grow in grace and knowledge.
For more information about the tour, download our brochure or contact Dr. Todd Still at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about travel arrangements through Dehoney Travel, visit dehoneytravel.com.
Baja & the Riviera
10 night luxury cruise aboard the Regatta
January 7-17, 2017
Pricing begins at $1,999 (includes air)
Enjoy one of the finest cruises at sea on an intimate ship with only 684 guests which provides access to more exotic ports. Departing from Los Angeles, relaxing for two days at sea, port in Topolobampo, La Paz, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, San Diego and disembarking back in Los Angeles.
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The Wolves of Yellowstone
6 nights
January - February
Rate: $3,695 plus air
Amidst crisp air, bare trees, frosted earth and brilliant thermal features of Yellowstone National Park, the wildlife viewing in winter is better than any other time of year. The elements of nature are in full sway and its wild inhabitants, close-knit family groups of wolves, are on the move: hunting, searching for warmth and surviving.
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Panama Canal & Costa Rica
8 nights of cruise and land
February 17-25, 2017
Pricing begins at $4,795
Once-in-a-lifetime daytime passage through the Panama Canal on an exclusively charted, Five-Star, all-Suite small ship with gourmet meals, expert onboard naturalist guides and a shore excursion included in each port. Depart from San Jose and disembark in Panama City, with stops at Quepos, Curu National Wildlife Refuge, Isla Coiba and San Blas Islands.
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Great Trains & Grand Canyons
March 12-17, 2017
Rate: $2,525 including air
After meeting the tour director at the Phoenix Airport, you will travel to beautiful Sedona for 5 nights at the Hilton Sedona. Highlights include two rail journeys, an unforgettable day through Oak Creek Canyon and a nostalgic two-hour train journey that delivers you to the awe-inspiring South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Montezuma Castle National Monument, a Sedona Trolley Tour, and a full day of leisure.
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Dutch Waterways
7 night voyage
April 17-25, 2017
Pricing begins at $2,495 plus air
There is no better way to experience the beauty and culture of Holland and Belgium than by cruising their waterways. As you explore you will witness a rainbow of natural beauty during Holland's renowned tulip season, visit the medieval architecture and unique ambience of Belgium and immerse in the romantic landscape of Delft.
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Southern Africa
April 18 - May 3, 2017
Pricing begins at $6,795 plus air
Visit a land of spectacular biological diversity and culture in a small group limited to 28 travelers. Experience a three-night safari at Thornybush Game Reserve, a two-night safari at Chobe National Park and an afternoon safari in Hwange National Park. Deluxe hotel accommodations in four locations, a three-night journey aboard the luxurious Rovos Rail, Victoria Falls and two days in Cape Town.
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Southern Grandeur
7 nights on the American Queen, the largest riverboat cruising America's rivers
April 23 - May 1, 2017
Pricing begins at $2,599 plus air
See the south from the Mississippi River as you embark from New Orleans, stop in Oak Alley, St. Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg and Helena, Arkansas, before disembarking in Memphis. You will explore these fascinating places while distinguished guest lecturers provide you with a deeper understanding of America's rich history and cultural heritage
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Palms in Paradise
16 night luxury cruise aboard the Regatta
April 26 - May 12, 2017
Pricing begins at $3,499 plus air
Depart from Miami, Florida, on an intimate ship with only 684 guests, exceptional décor, enrichment seminars, and gourmet dining with stops in Key West, Cartagena, Columbia, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas, before disembarking in San Francisco.
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World War I History River Cruise
April 15-23, 2017
Pricing begins at $3,995 plus air
During this enlightening river cruise, discover the charm of Amsterdam's canals, the historic harbors in Dordrecht, and Namur's enchanting medieval squares and streets. This cruise features on-board lectures by Nigel Jones, British historian and writer, who specializes in 20th century European history and biography.
Call 866-639-0079 for more information.
May 3-11, 2017
Rate: $2,795 plus air
Discover the dazzling wealth of antiquities and breathtaking natural wonders as you travel along the Amalfi Coast, visit the Isle of Capri, sample local delicacies and learn about life in Italy with area residents. Solo traveler friendly and single supplement is waived.
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Odessey of Ancient Civilizations
7 night cruise aboard small ship Le Lyrial
May 8-16, 2017
Rate: $4,295 plus air
This exclusively chartered ship has only 110 deluxe suites and staterooms and offers a rare cruise of the narrow Corinth Canal, an excursion to Mount Parnassus, tours of several archaeological sites, and a private, traditional Croatian a cappella klapa performance.
Call 800-922-3088 for more information.
Mediterranean Masterpiece
10 nights aboard the Marina
May 10-21, 2017
Rate: $4,099 (includes air)
In a luxurious yet relaxed atmosphere, you will depart from Rome, port in Florence, Sardinia, Corsica, Monte Carlo, Antibes, Marseille/Provence, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia and disembark at Barcelona. While at sea, you are also enjoying fine dining and even a hands-on cooking school at sea.
Call 800-842-9023 for more information.
Scottish Highlands, Islands and Norwegian Fjords
7 night voyage
June 1-9, 2017
Rate: $4,595 plus air
This exclusively chartered Le Boreal has only 110 deluxe suites and staterooms and an exclusive, custom-designed itinerary with a shore excursion included in each port. Departing from Glasgow, you will port in Oban for the full-day Jacobite steam train ride, one of the greatest railway journeys of the world, stop in Kirkwall, Lerwick, cruise the Norwegian Fjords, cruise the North Sea and debark in Copenhagen.
Call 800-922-3088 for more information.
Paris Immersion
June 3-11, 2017
Rate: $3,295 plus air
Paris is unparalleled in its cultural wealth, filled with museums and beautiful architecture and offering the best restaurants. For 10 days, explore the city and its environs at an unhurried pace and expand your horizons with day trips to the cities of Dijon and Rouen as well as the lavish Palace of Versailles. Enjoy your time of apartment living with modern amenities that is in the center of the business district near ample public transportation.
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Cape Cod & the Islands
June 4-11, 2017
Rate: $2,595 including air
Enjoy 6 nights of lovely lodging in Hyannis where you will enjoy a visit to Nantucket Island, a Boston city tour, Plymouth Rock and Plimoth Plantation, Martha's Vineyard, and Newport, Rhode Island. Also included is the charming village of Sandwich, the Breakers Mansion, and a drive along the "Ten-Mile Drive" which boasts exquisite estates from the early 1900's along a magnificent rocky coast.
Great Journey through Europe
5 night cruise -- 2 nights in Lucerne and 2 nights in Zermatt
June 15-25, 2017
Rate: $4,395 plus air
This extraordinary, specially designed European tour allows you to experience a unique combination of river and lake cruising on an exclusively chartered ship, three of the world's greatest railways, two nights in the lovely Swiss towns of Lucerne and Zermatt, and five UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Call 800-922-3088 for more information.
Discover Southeast Alaska
7 night voyage
July 7-14, 2017
Pricing begins at $2,995 plus air
Accommodating 66 guests, the 143-foot Admiralty Dream was designed to go where large ships cannot- navigating guests to the best views possible of the surrounding nature-filled landscape. During seven nights aboard the ship, experience Alaska up close as you watch for wildlife from skiffs or kayaks, floating on the swell as icebergs crash into the sea.
Call 866-639-0079 for more information.
Cruise the Rhine River
7 night voyage
July 17-25, 2017
Pricing begins at $2,795 plus air
Unpack once and cruise aboard the new Amadeus Silver III through the heartland of Europe. This journey includes all meals and a choice of excursions and activities that showcase Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland. Glide through the canals of Amsterdam seeing historic highlights, including the Anne Frank house, explore the Old Town in Cologne, and choose from three included excursions in Amsterdam, Speyer, Strasbourg, and Basel.
Call 800-723-7373 for more information.
Grand Danube Passage
8 night river cruise
September 18 - October 3, 2017
Pricing begins at $4,695 plus air
Described by Napoleon as "the king of Europe's rivers," the Danube is steeped in legend. Begin your experience by delving into the rich culture of Prague prior to cruising to ports in Passau, Melk, Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, and disembark in Sofia.
Call 800-723-7373 for more information.
Mystique of the Orient
9 night voyage
October 17-29, 2017
Rate: $4,995 plus air
Enjoy nine nights on the exclusively chartered small ship L'Austral and a unique, custom-designed itinerary with a shore excursion included in each port. You will visit three UNESCO World Heritage sites after you embark from Hong Kong, visit Vietnam, cruise the South China Sea, port in Da Nang and disembark in Saigon.
Call 800-842-9023 for more information.
Eastern Mediterranean
8 night cruise on the Riviera
October 28-November 6, 2017
Pricing begins at $2,999 (includes air)
In a luxurious yet relaxed atmosphere, you will embark from Rome, port in Naples, Catania, Sicily, Valetta, Malta, Corfu, Greece, Kotor, Montenegro, Zadar, Croatia, Koper, Slovenia, and disembark in Venice. Resort casual attire with no formal nights yet surrounded by exceptional décor with museum-quality art.
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At our core, we are message makers and thoughtful communicators. But what makes us stand out from the pack is the way we ply our craft. We have no patience for one-size-fits-all approaches — and too much respect for our clients to suggest them. Instead, we apply customized, creative thinking to each client, ensuring that they get the kind of results that move the needle for their business.
To make a true impact, public relations must be one part "pushing" out your message and one part "pulling" in your audience. This requires a two-way conversation. We create connections with prospects, customers and influencers through unique story angles and social content campaigns. Yes, we can optimize your press releases and Tweet for you, but our PR and social content teams goes far beyond the basics. We can help you create engaging campaigns that feed your customer pipeline and improve customer relationships.
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:: Intro to Managerial Accounting
Summer 2014
@Kapiolani CC
|Credit Hours:
Kevin Dooley
(808) 734-9015 (Ph)
(808) 734-9147 (Fax)
|Instructional Mode:
|05/27/2014 - 07/03/2014
|Schedule Notes:
|This ACC 202 class section is conducted on the Internet. It has a 6 week schedule and it is NOT self-paced.
|Course Requirements:
|Upon registration for this course, check your UH email account regularly for announcements.
|Course Prerequisites:
|Prerequisite(s): ACC 201 or both ACC 124 and ACC
125; Recommended Preparation: ICS 100 or ICS 101.
|Course Description:
|ACC 202 introduces students to accounting for corporations and an introduction to methods for evaluating financial performance, including cost accounting, budgeting, break-even analysis, ratio analysis, and sources and uses of cash.
ACC 202 class section (CRN 35016) is conducted on the Internet. This class has a 6 week schedule and it is not self-paced.
https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal with
your UH username and password to check for announcements from your instructor. Please check your MyUH portal account regularly for announcements about class cancellations, UH system announcements, and/or email.
For class information or other inquiries contact the instructor via email (firstname.lastname@example.com).
|Books may be purchased at the Kapiolani CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/uhkcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
|Technical Requirements:
|The Internet allows students to take a course at home using a personal computer. Depending on the online course, students may be required to log in at a specific day and time or at anytime. Students taking an online course should always contact their instructor after registration or prior to the first day of class to get detailed information regarding the course.
It is also required that you obtain a UH Email account. Please go to the following URL for more information: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/563
|Additional Notes:
|Course delivery is generally through the use of Internet contents and virtual office meetings. Students MUST check Hawaii.edu emails regularly to keep up with announcements, homework, assignments, exams, etc.
This ACC 202 has a team project component that requires students to form teams. With instructor approval, each team will be required to select a common available time slot to participate in team meetings and collaborate online.
Use of the WileyPlus homework system is required and an access code is bundled with a new textbook at the KCC Bookstore. ACC 201 and ACC 202 share the same textbook at KCC and the access code generally lasts 12 months.
For class access and additional information please contact the instructor via email, firstname.lastname@example.com
Thinking about taking an online class?
Go to http://www.hawaii.edu/dl/student and take the free distance-learning self-assessment.
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TycoIS – Mother of Reinvention
What does a 140-year-old company that has dominated the commercial security market do for an encore? How about a name change, comprehensive rebranding and refinement of its business model? That's exactly what Tyco Integrated Security did in transforming from ADT Commercial, capturing an SSI 2013 Installer of the Year award in the process.
Customers Voice Approval
Having to contact existing customers to inform them of a significant change is an exercise many security providers would find dreadful, but TycoIS embraced the challenge of telling clients about its new brand. It was seized as an opportunity to reconnect and further ingratiate the business with those customers. It helped that there was a pre-existing priority placed on customer care and the support infrastructure had been established.
TycoIS offers a thorough customer support system after solutions are installed, including monitoring options, maintenance agreements, warranty programs, ongoing software service and tech support. The firm received the 2013 ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award for its rigorous application of customer feedback processes, outstanding performance, effectiveness, and success in customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Here is what some of those customers are saying about TycoIS:
- "There is no other nationwide security provider I can trust to consistently deliver the planning, installation, service and attention to detail Omnicare requires from a security vendor." — Jim Schaffer, security manager, Omnicare
- "When it comes to food security, we rely on our vendors, especially Tyco Integrated Security, to ensure we're aligning with regulations and implementing security measures." — Carlos Cortez, security/IT manager, Mondelez
- "From the start, TycoIS has delivered unparalleled service and continues to keep open lines of communication to fulfill the university's evolving security needs." — Gordon Bass, director of campus security, Jacksonville University
Motivating Team Members
You won't get very far in the security or any other services-based business without skilled, well trained and motivated people not only in customerfacing roles but throughout the entire organization. TycoIS strives to make sure employees comprehend security's complexities and are ambitious, technically skilled and customer-focused.
To that end, the firm fosters a work/life balance that includes dedication to employee safety, a healthy working environment, and teamwork among all channels and groups. The company's headquarters in Boca features a host of amenities like a fitness center, carwash, doctor's office, salon, chiropractor, dry cleaning services and onsite café.
"We are committed to investing in our team by providing employees with the tools that allow them to work smarter," says VanDover. "We also provide one-on-one training sessions, include online options, as well as localized training for our technicians."
Here are examples of how TycoIS ensures employees are equipped to handle most any situation:
- All technicians are trained annually on required Environmental, Health & Safety policy to ensure a safe work environment
- Focused training gives techs hands-on practice installing and servicing security solutions, and equips them with quick job aids and online options for refreshers and just-in-time training
- Frequent assessments verify training is fully understood and learned
- Customer service skills accompany infield trainings
- Techs receive ongoing training on efficient and effective installations of burglar alarm, access control, video management and IP networking systems
- Customer feedback is incorporated within training programs to deliver exceptional service
Helping and Sharing
Many of those well-trained associates are active in both the communities the company does business (basically every corner of North America) and the security industry. Community engagement has always been a centerpiece of the firm's operations and continues to be such.
Since becoming TycoIS, the integrator has attended, sponsored and hosted several industry events and conferences that highlighted local charities and organizations. They include: The Boys & Girls Club; Ronald McDonald House Charities in Southern California; T.J. Martell Foundation; American Heart Association; Los Angeles Police Foundation; AIDS Emergency Fund; Project Open Hand; American Heart Association; National Breast Cancer Foundation; United Way; Habitat for Humanity; and Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
"Our people are very engaged in their local communities, and we support that," says VanDover. "We do gift matching and things like that for different areas. That's a big part of who we are as a company."
Where the security industry itself is concerned, anyone who has participated to any extent in trade events or groups knows full well TycoIS has been very involved, both in terms of time and money.
At the forefront of those efforts is Hauhn, who presently chairs the Security Industry Association (SIA) and is a board member of both the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) and the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). The immediate past chairman of the Electronic Security Association's (ESA) Government Relations Committee has also been inducted into the SSI Hall of Fame, and received SIA's Statesman and SIAC's William Moody awards.
Having been intimately involved with so many aspects of the electronic security industry, capturing the Installer of the Year Award is especially meaningful for Hauhn.
"We are honored that Tyco Integrated Security has been recognized as the 'Installer of the Year' in the large company category," he says. "We make it a top priority to exceed our customers' expectations and appreciate the industry recognition of our hard work."
Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine has spent nearly 15 years with SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION. He can be reached at (704) 663-7125.
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For professionals who recommend, buy and install all types of electronic security equipment, a free subscription to Security Sales & Integration is like having a consultant on call. You'll find an ideal balance of technology and business coverage, with installation tips and techniques for products and updates on how to add sales to your bottom line.
A free subscription to the #1 resource for the residential and commercial security industry will prove to be invaluable. Subscribe today!


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Wedding Ideas, Wedding Planning Tips
Keep stress at bay and plan a wedding without the chaos. From easy DIY wedding décor to creative themes, find everything you need here to plan your ultimate dream wedding.
Sometimes choreographed wedding dances are beautiful performances, other times they're super corny. The ones we've rounded up are pretty amazing in some way or other - take a look, then let us know, would you consider a choreographed dance for your own 1st dance? Do you like when brides and grooms choose this option? »
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At any rate, SotF is currently 75% on PTR. That will give the 14th tick at 2109 and the 15th at 5437.
At any rate, SotF is currently 75% on PTR. That will give the 14th tick at 2109 and the 15th at 5437.
FoN is not that strong if it only gets 5-6 casts off. I know it's smart, but as a healer it's hard to overstate the value of a very powerful timer. At any rate, I don't see at all how FoN is competitive with Tree based on "math"--it does much less healing on paper, the only argument for it is an intangible one based on smartness.
I find most people who are underwhelmed by Tree are somewhat ignoring the mana effect of 30s of mostly-free healing as a perfectly fine use for it when you don't need the power healing.
The default choice for me was always Incarnation outside of SotF with our 4pc. I hate SotF without the 4pc since it creates an extremely awkward AoE setup since the CDs of WG and SM don't lineup properly.
The thing with Force of Nature is it's reliable HpS not based on RNG. On the PTR, Skada was reporting that Treants provide a 12-13k HpS increase for the duration with total healing being 230k (no Spellpower buff) at 7 casts with no Crits (7 should be possible with the Haste buff). That results in at least 690-700k free healing every 3 minutes, or half the healing of Tranquility. Treants also have virtually no overheal. Live testing showed overhealing to be about 2-3%.
I like to think of Force of Nature as a mini HpS CD that is available 3x more often than Incarnation. The fact that it will be available more often in an encounter should give Druids more reason to possibly take it now that the healing isn't paltry.
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Exactly what places a druid above a priest class?
Is that question in response to a comment? Without context, I have no idea how this question can be answered.
Hello everyone. So reading this post it seems most people advice against the 5730 breakpoint. I am now considering to gem towards mastery to reduce the haste to 3043 and only use SotF on fights that will show clear benefit from it( tsulong , garalon , etc... ). This is my armory link: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte.../Wooddy/simple , and as you can see my guild has only recently started to progress in the normal modes because of various roster issues , so I probably wont be doing HC's this tier. Do you think its worth the change?
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I've advocated strictly against having 5730 Haste since I haven't seen any type of throughput increase with it, even with the 4-piece bonus. Math has also shown to be against it since you are trading 4-5% Mastery (4-5% increased healing to all spells) to achieve an 8% increase to 1 spell. WG still doesn't make up enough of our healing to make the trade-off worth it. We shouldn't be aiming for higher Haste breakpoints until we have an overabundance of Haste on our gear.
Most people at this point are arguing against even getting the 1st breakpoint unless you are almost right on without sacrificing mastery(only crit and spi when it can't be changed to mastery).
I haven't seen any numbers on it for awhile so I won't say that for certain, but definitely don't think about pushing for the second at any gear level except probably mostly HM gear.
3043 comes pretty easily as you get 460+ gear so I don't think there's a reason NOT to hit it (i.e. to deliberately avoid it by reforging away from haste to mastery). The second breakpoint is hard enough to get that I don't worry about it.
Yeah I agree now that the 5730 is not the most effective. I just really like that Swiftmend + WG combo Guess i'll start removing all of that haste gemming.
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To people say you have to sacrifice mastery ; i would reply why mastery and not spirit? depending on your raid format (10man or 25man) and numbers of healers you are using reaching 5730 by sacrificing spirit its not bad . Even if you are getting oomed you still have mushrooms , mana pots , mana hymns,innervate (yours or someone's else),totems so unless you 2 man or 4 man heal (25man) and your raid is getting loads of damage you cant handle sacrificing spirit for haste is not bad! Dont forget that you also get extra tick in regrowth (if you dont use the glyph) and lifebloom going above 3043 and to 5730. So you can reach 5730 without having to sacrifice mastery.
With the new changes to SoTF in 5.2. How do you think this talent will stand compared to Incarnation? I personally think SoTF might be situational to fights and Incarnation still comes out as default talent of choice. I was thinking instead of buffing SoTF to grant 70% of haste, how about your next 2 spells grant you 50% instead of only 1 spell? Or is that just too OP.....?
Heya folks, haven't really played my resto druid in a while, been really busy with my pally lately =3 Anywho, don't spose somebody would mind taking a look at my druid and seeing what I could do to improve my druid a little bit so I can get back into raiding?
There's my armory. Quit a month or so into the launch of MoP, whenever it was the first raid had just come out so I'm assuming some of what I was doing back then is probably outdated. Anyway, any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated
Also personally when i started raiding 10m N i sat around 8k Spr and had no troubles. So maybe move some of that spirit out and grab some more int. Though it does come down to your healing style, raid make up and how you're other healers heal.
I particularly like this blog http://iam.yellingontheinternet.com/...ling-problems/ but like i said take it with a grain of salt depending on healing style raid make up etc.
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Awesome and detailed guide
How good is the new SOTF for 5.2 compared to the old one? Is it worth picking it without the tier 14 4 piece bonus? I reckon tree will be suited for fights like Windlord, where burst healing is needed, and SOTF will always be the preferred talent for fights with lots of periodical aoe damage, such as Garalon.
It's my understanding FoN is affected by haste, does anyone know of a break point list? See quite a bit of talk about if you can get them up to 6 casts per use combined with the buff makes them quite reasonable.
3043 Haste with the Haste buff should get you 6 casts assuming no interruptions. At a little over 4k Haste (w/Haste buff) you should be able to get 7 casts off. The safest bet would be to hit about 4100 Haste to insure the 7th cast in case of lag.
Hitting the 8th tick takes an extreme amount of Haste, somewhere in the neighborhood of 10k.
As of right now I think FoN is still a bit lackluster than SotF or Incarn. It still needs a moderate buff to be competitive. When I used it in LFR on the PTR I did about 10k HpS less than on boss attempts where I used SotF.


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