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We propose the first general framework for designing actively secure private function evaluation (PFE), not based on universal circuits. Our framework is naturally divided into pre-processing and online stages and can be instantiated using any generic actively secure multiparty computation (MPC) protocol.
Our framework helps address the main open questions about efficiency of actively secure PFE. On the theoretical side, our framework yields the first actively secure PFE with linear complexity in the circuit size. On the practical side, we obtain the first actively secure PFE for arithmetic circuits with $O(g \\cdot \\log g)$ complexity where $g$ is the circuit size. The best previous construction (of practical interest) is based on an arithmetic universal circuit and has complexity $O(g^5)$.
We also introduce the first linear Zero-Knowledge proof of correctness of ``extended permutation\" of ciphertexts (a generalization of ZK proof of correct shuffles) which maybe of independent interest.


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If this post does nothing else for you, you will have seen someone play Fruit Ninja using an actual knife. For all your worries about every possible scratch or dent on your phone, this guy is straight cutting his phone with a knife, making a mockery of your anxiety.
Alex Dumitru can cut his Galaxy SIII with confidence because it's outfitted with Gorilla Glass 2, the latest scratch-proof glass from upstate New York glass maker Corning. Need more reassurance? Watch Engadget press 120 pounds onto Gorilla Glass 2 samples. That's why Gorilla Glass is, according to Corning, in 20 percent of the world's handsets. The name "Gorilla Glass" itself is such a strong trademark in the industry that Corning can take out ads in major publications (such as the back page of this past weekend's New York Times Magazine) for the material, on the chance that some product manager will see and recognize the brand and think twice about their next product's manufacturing specs.
Gorilla Glass and its sequel are perhaps the most prominent component of all the iPhones released so far. Gorilla Glass 2 is in HP's new ElitePad Windows 8 tablet, in the new Kindle Fires, and in just about every new mobile device that cares about its user being confident in its strength. Yet our sum knowledge, from the consumer standpoint, comes down to this: it is tough, it is made somewhere near Rochester, NY, and ... hey, it's really tough and cool stuff.
But let's dig in an learn a bit more about Gorilla Glass, in appropriately mobile-sized chunks.
- The 1960s protoypes could have killed your uncle: It's part of the Gorilla Glass lore that prototypes of the scratch-resistant glass were developed as early as 1962. But the specifics of the failed 1962-1971 run of "Chemcor" were recently detailed by Wired:
Some companies did place small orders for products like safety eyeglasses. But these were recalled for fear of the potentially explosive way the glass could break. Chemcor seemed like it would make a good car windshield too, and while it did show up in a handful of Javelins, made by American Motors, most manufacturers weren't convinced that paying more for the new muscle glass was worth it ... It didn't help that crash tests found that "head deceleration was significantly higher" on the windshields—the Chemcor might remain intact, but human skulls would not.
It's not keys, it's pocket sand that scratches your phone: Per Lifehacker's summation of a very smart XDA video test, it's the little things that will put all those resale-ruining scratches into your smartphone screen, not the big stuff you're worried about: keys, ID lanyards, and the like. Not to say that your keys and jeans buttons can't scratch your phone, but small particles, put in direct and tumbling contact with your phone, are at least as dangerous. Use a screen protector if you're looking to keep your screen in mint condition.
Here's a short version of how Gorilla Glass is made: Again, according to Wired's history of Gorilla Glass:
Aluminosilicate compositions like Gorilla Glass contain silicon dioxide, aluminum, magnesium, and sodium. When the glass is dipped in a hot bath of molten potassium salt, it heats up and expands. Both sodium and potassium are in the same column on the periodic table of elements, which means they behave similarly. The heat from the bath increases the migration of the sodium ions out of the glass, and the similar potassium ions easily float in and take their place. But because potassium ions are larger than sodium, they get packed into the space more tightly. (Imagine taking a garage full of Fiat 500s and replacing most of them with Chevy Suburbans.) As the glass cools, they get squeezed together in this now-cramped space, and a layer of compressive stress on the surface of the glass is formed. ... (T)he "stuffing" or "crowding" effect in chemically strengthened glass results in higher surface compression (making it up to four times as strong), and it can be done to glass of any thickness or shape.
- Gorilla Glass has at least two cousins, "Willow" and "Lotus": Lotus Glass is a partnership between Corning and Samsung to create durable glass for next-generation organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. That's playing the long game, as more monitors and phones move toward the lower-power, constantly evolving OLED field. Then there's Willow Glass, which, while something of a different product, definitely owes its existence and touch-sensitive focus to the success of Corning's collaboration with Apple on the big Gorilla Glass bake-off.

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Val Britton makes immersive, collaged works on paper that draw on the language of maps. The impetus for this body of work was my longing to connect to my father, a truck driver who drove eighteen-wheelers across the country; he died when I was a teenager. Based on road maps…
Paris 48°50N 2°23E
in each city ami asks 50 of its inhabitants to hand-draw a map to a place of their choosing, a place that is significant or important to them personally, for any reason.
ye olde satirical maps
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Photog Sues Quincy Jones for Infringement, Says He Was "Strong-Armed"
Posted by David Walker on Thursday February 16, 2012 | Celebrity, Copyright/Legal
Posted by David Walker on Thursday February 16, 2012 | Celebrity, Copyright/Legal
Los Angeles photographer Michael D. Jones has filed a lawsuit against Quincy Jones, claiming that the legendary music producer provided one of the photographer's portraits without permission for use in ads, packaging and other materials to promote a line of audio headphones. The photographer, who does not claim any relation to Quincy Jones, is seeking statutory damages and an injunction for willful copyright infringement.
Operating under the name Mike Jones Photography, the photographer has also named the headphone manufacturer, AKG Harman, the music book publisher Hal Leonard Corporation, and Quincy Jones Productions as defendants.
Mike Jones alleges that he photographed Quincy Jones and other celebrated musicians at several recording sessions in 1995 at Qwest Records in West Hollywood. Besides Quincy Jones, others in attendance included Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson, Herbie Hancock And Ronald Isley.
Mike Jones says he photographed the sessions at the invitation of Qwest's president, JoAnn Tominaga, and ended up shooting about 100 rolls of film. He alleges that he was never asked to sign a contract or release stating that his photographs from those sessions were works made for hire. He also says that there were no restrictions on what he could photograph.
At an unspecified time, Mike Jones provided Quincy Jones with "select 8×10 prints" of some of the photographs, according to the lawsuit. The photographer alleges that he was not compensated for shooting the last two recording sessions, and he charges that "Qwest attempted to strong-arm" him into signing a release for his prints and negatives by informing him that he would only be paid for the last two sessions if he signed a release of his rights.
Because Mike Jones and Qwest allegedly could not agree on the terms of the release, he refused to sign, and was never paid for the last two sessions.
Years later, in September 2010, Tominaga allegedly showed Mike Jones a print of Quincy Jones, and asked whether he had taken it. The photographer "immediately recognized it as his own," he says in his lawsuit, and confirmed that it was his by checking his files.
Tominaga allegedly offered him $5,000 for what amounted to a copyright transfer of the photograph. Mike Jones balked, and allegedly demanded $10,000. At that point, Tominaga allegedly told him that Quincy Jones wanted the photograph to help a "small company that manufactured and sold headphones." Tominaga allegedly pressed the photographer to "act like a 'team player'" and said she could offer no more than $6,500 because of the manufacturer's limited budget.
Mike Jones said he didn't agree to the terms, and never signed a contract Tominaga presented to him. About a month later, in October 2010, he allegedly received a letter from a law firm representing Quincy Jones and AKG Harman that "erroneously indicated that [Mike Jones] agreed to sell the photograph." Mike Jones soon received a second letter with a check for $6,500. He says he never cashed or deposited the check, however.
Meanwhile, the lawsuit alleges, AKG Harman issued a press release featuring the photograph and announcing that the company had entered into a relationship with Quincy Jones to market and sell a line of signature headphones.
"Beginning in or about September 2010, Harman, Quincy Jones and Quincy Jones Productions violated [Mike Jones's] rights and used the photograph to create marketing materials to promote, advertise and sell several lines of headphones," the lawsuit alleges. Media where the ads have allegedly appeared include "Facebook, Crutchfiled, YouTube, wangmedia, Listen Closer, and the [Web] sites of various retailers."
The defendants also made a version of the photo available for free download and distribution as a 13″x17″ poster through AKG's Web site and Facebook page, the suit alleges. In addition, it says, the image was reproduced in The Quincy Jones Legacy Series book titled Q on Producing.
Mike Jones says in his lawsuit that he has sustained actual damages "in an amount not less than $50 million"–an eye-popping amount for any infringement claim– because of the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of the image in advertising, packaging and promotions, and because of the unauthorized creation of a derivative work (the image appears flipped horizontally in the ads). The photographer also asserts he that he is entitled to recover the "profits, gains and advantages" that the defendants have obtained as a result of their acts of copyright infringement.
Alternatively, he is seeking the maximum allowable statutory damages for willful infringement. Statutory damages are available to copyright holders who register a disputed work prior to the alleged infringement, or within three months of the first publication of the work. Mike Jones registered the image in question this past September, a year after the alleged infringement began.
Mike Jones is also seeking damages for unfair competition under California state law, and an injunction barring the defendants from continuing to use the image.
Quincy Jones and the other defendants have not yet filed a response to the allegations, and no court date has been set.
Posted by David Walker on Thursday June 1, 2017 | Celebrity
Photographer Tyler Shields and comedian Kathy Griffin are under Secret Service investigation for a photograph of Griffin holding what appears to be the bloody, severed head of Donald Trump, TMZ has reported. The website quoted unnamed law enforcement sources. Shields is known for his slick, provocative, and frequently degrading images of models and celebrities that... More ›
Posted by David Walker on Thursday March 16, 2017 | Celebrity
Over the last 15 years, Tom Atwood has made hundreds of environmental portraits of LGBTQ Americans from all walks of life. He recently published Kings & Queens in Their Castles (Damiani), his second collection of portraits from the project. The photographs, all shot in the homes of his subjects, reveal fascinating details about their work... More ›
Posted by David Walker on Wednesday December 7, 2016 | Celebrity, Fun
Natalie Brasington, a New York based photographer specializing in conceptual portraits of comedians, explains how she got started, and shares practical advice for aspiring celebrity photographers. In the video below, she shows how she conceived some of her early portraits of comedian Amy Schumer, and more recent portraits of other comedians. PDN: What draws you... More ›


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Lester L. "Bud" Boren, 95, of Alliance, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 10:05 a.m. at his home.
He was born on January 30, 1919 in Alliance, to John and Olive (Ellett) Boren and lived in Alliance all of his life.
A graduate of Alliance High School, Lester retired as an Electrician from Alliance Machine Co. after 30 years of service.
A veteran of World War II, he served our country in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the First Christian Church.
Lester always kept busy helping family and friends with electrical projects and other home repairs. He enjoyed working with his hands, cross word puzzles and jigsaw puzzles.
Lester is survived by his daughter, Linda Pfeil of Louisville; two grandsons, Todd (Melissa) Pfeil of Jacksonville, FL and Christopher (Stacy) Pfeil of Orange Park, FL; a granddaughter, Cherie (Craig) Kendrick of Canton; six great-grandsons, Ethan Pfeil, Aaron Pfeil, Noah Pfeil, Preston Pfeil, Zach Kendrick and Josh Kendrick; two great-granddaughters, Madison Pfeil and Molly Kendrick; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy E. (Dennis) Boren, whom he married on January 5, 1946 and who died on February 20, 2009: his parents; and a sister, Elaine Borgdorff.
The family will receive friends at Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Funeral Ceremony will be held at Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., with Sue DeHoff, of First Christian Church, officiating.
Interment, with military honors, will follow at Highland Memorial Park.
Memorials are suggested to Alliance Visiting Nurses Assoc. and Hospice, 885 S. Sawburg Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.
Arrangements are by Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home. Online condolences can be given at www.sharerfuneralhome.com. (3-31-14)
So sorry to hear of Lester's death. I remember him so very well when Dorothy was a resident at Canterbury. Very loving and wonderful man, he will be missed. Parma Walsh


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Revision history for Perl module IO::Tee.
0.01 1997-07-24
- Original version; created by h2xs 1.18.
0.50 1997-07-24
- First release.
0.60 1998-03-04
- Added a bunch of proxy methods; the object returned by new()
is a glob ref to a tied handle whose associated object is an
array ref which is the same array ref as is obtained by
casting the glob ref to an array ref.
0.61 1998-04-11
- Added handling of input handles. (Thanks to Jochen Wiedmann)
0.62 1998-04-20
- Fixed the "untie attempted" warning when destroying IO::Tee
objects with warnings on. (Thanks to Jochen Wiedmann) Also
fixed the "use of uninitialized value" warning when calling
IO::Tee::sysread with the offset argument omitted.
0.63 1998-11-06
- Fixed test.pl problem on Win32 -- files need to be closed
before being unlinked. (Thanks to Mike Blazer)
0.64 2001-03-10
- Fixed: output_field_separator, output_record_separator,
input_record_separator, format_line_break_characters, and
format_formfeed are not supported on a per-handle basis
- Applied long overdue patch to make IO::Tee work with Perl 5.6.
(Thanks to Tim Jenness)


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Why did you join Campus Crusade for Christ in Romania?
After graduation, I took a good-paying job, and I liked what I was doing. But, I remembered at least 3 times a week looking at the clock, waiting for 4:00 p.m. so I could go talk with students about Jesus.
I decided that God was calling me to give my full energy and my time, not just the remains of the day when I was really tired, to Him. I was making a lot of money, but that wasn't satisfying me. I really wanted to make a difference in people's lives. The one thing that would last forever is human souls.
My brother died in 1994. He struggled and he wanted to know about God (before I was a Christian), but no one took the time to tell him. I decided that the best thing I could do with my life would be to tell people about Christ. If my entire life, I told people about Jesus and one person became a Christian, then my life would be worth living. I wish someone had told my brother.
What are you presently learning about God?
It has been a hard time for me the past few months. I was very surprised to find out that I have my own prosperity theology. Although I wasn't saying it, I believed that if you obey God and listen to Him, then things will go well and be easy. It wasn't something that I believed with my mind, but I believed it with my heart.
At that time nothing seemed to work well. It's not like I was suffering for Christ or anything. Things just weren't going well. I believed God told me, "I'm not who you are thinking I am. I'm the God of the Bible. I want for you to know Me deeper each day." I realized that I was frustrated with God because I thought He owed me something because I was good and I was in His ministry. But He didn't. It's a privilege to be in His work.
I learned more about grace and that it's not all about how things will go for the ministry or me; He will be with me always. And I learned, again, that you can be in the midst of His will and still be in a lot of storms. I realized I'm surprised each day because I thought after 15 years of walking this path, I knew some about Him, but He's way more than I ever grasped.
What is the biggest challenge you face in ministry right now?
The biggest challenge with Romanian students right now is it's harder and harder to have more conversations with students. Materialism and student jobs crowd their time. The generation is changing so fast right now. It wasn't that way right after the revolution. It's harder to find people who are interested in the gospel.
How has your family reacted to your choice to become a missionary?
If I could start over, I would do it all over again. When I joined Campus Crusade, my parents were really against it. They were devastated. My relatives told me that my mother was going to die because I broke her heart. My parents threw me out at first, but now we have a great relationship. I'm encouraged by others who have trusted God by joining when He called them.


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Hi everyone! I have always wanted to submit a design, but unfortunately, I don't have the passion to go out and buy a program that I may ultimately waste my money on. So instead, would it be suitable, or commonplace, to submit artwork or photography and have another dbh user use it to make a shirt. As far as giving credit where it's due, I would only want my dbh username mentioned and possible dbh dollars if it wins anything. Anything I submit would be my work.
What would you do?


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Cascading Style Sheets and Anchor Tags
In web design, HTML is used to create the structure of the website, while Cascading Style Sheets (CSS for short) are used to impart style to the page. These two ideas overlap in places and there are many commands in HTML that act like CSS. However, many of these have been denigrated by the web community. While the HTML commands for fonts, centering, etcetera, still work, the preferred method is to use a style sheet.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to style sheets. First, it seems the designers of CSS did not consider all the different possibilities of website design, making it difficult to create three columns or footers that span several columns. Second, a quick change to a font or some other aspect of style causes the web designer to deal with multiple files. What at one time might have been dealt with using a simple table structure, now requires a complex of divisions and paragraphs that can absorb hours in design and testing. In spite of these drawbacks the community has accepted many CSS standards. CSS makes it more difficult for scrapers to swipe code. Also, it forces a certain unity of form and function on the web developer.
Using CSS, all the links on a page or a site can be given universal attributes. For blue links, with red active links, purple visited links, and a green text when the link is hovered over, the following code should appear in the style sheet or on the page (omit the "style type" tags on the style sheet):


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Mission Valley Resort
875 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA
0.1 km from
It was clean and cheaper, but that was all I can say. Thin windows next to the freeway. It was really loud. Bed was ok, no hot water. The electrical outlets were old and my charger fell out of the socket so I couldn't charge or use anything. Internet didn't work.
The whole place needed to be demolished.
The room is big and has a lot of space Is too noisy people smoke just outside the room and loves to talk a lot during night time but we get what we pay for
The staff was excellent. Very friendly and helpfull. We had drinks in the bar after we arrivedwhich was right on site. The appetizers were an excellent value and we made dinner out of it. The place is really very dated. The biggest issue we had was that the room was very dirty. Hair all over the vanity top and dirt on the other table tops. It was really gross and becuase of, and only because of, thta my wife says she will not come back. It's to nad because all of the other aspect of this location make it a real bargin.
Dirtiest room I've ever stayed in. Not worth it for the price
The rooms were dirty. Showers and toilet looked unclean. Carpet was sticky. Only stay here if you really cant afford anything better. Dog poop all over the grounds/grass, wasnt picked up. Was not a "RESORT" as titled.
Mostly everything was ok. The outlets didn't fit right when trying to plug in too loose.
Laundry and pool area. Very clean! Thank you.
Dirty bathroom...T.v. cable wasn't working...Wi-Fi poor connection
Friendly staff and ease of location to interstates and Old Town. It was old, not updated in last 15 years. Still had a tube TV. Door opened to parking lot. Daylight coming in under the door. Table in room was all scratched. Did not feel safe. The tub was in very rough shape. Yuck!!! Don't stay here. Needs to be updated!!!!
The word resort has nothing to do with this Hotel ! Dirty rooms, Toilet NOT working, Customer service Worst ever ! I will never book with "Hotel" or You guys kayak first and Last ! Thanks BUT NO thanks
Great location, just a few minutes from most tourist locations. Nice cozy restaurant and pool. Great beer and happy hours with pool When we got there, they gave us a room that smelled like wet dog, probably cause they saw my as a young college kid and thought i wouldnt care; i asked for a room change and they switched us to a way better and cleaner room. The toiler pump was broken though, so we had to call for a plumber at midnight. Next day, the we came back from Seaworld and the maids didnt even clean the room, they left us a couple of dry towels hanging on a chair while leaving the wet/dirty towels on the ground and the bed unmade. I called front desk the complain and they said "i apologize, i dont know whats going on today" so they just sent more dry towels, the bed was left unmade.
Great value.
Rooms were standard, clean enough, beds comfortable enough, etc. BUT the waffle spot, now there's where this place stands out. Imagine the best waffles of your life, just a 2 minute walk from your room! Definitely the best part of the stay. Would highly recommend the blueberry waffles.
Rooms were super clean and updated. Good channel selection on tv. Staff was super friendly and accommodating, even let us move rooms to avoid office construction noise.
well maintained, even if dated noisy guests
Very cute little place. Perfect location -- close to airport, easy to get anywhere we wanted to go. Incredible value for those traveling on a budget. Very nice staff. Great little breakfast cafe. Beautiful pool and outdoor patio facilities. The room is nothing fancy, but very clean and comfortable. The last night, our upstairs neighbors were VERY heavy-footed. That 's the only time we've ever had a problem with noise; have stayed here several times over the past three years.
, people were very helpful at the desk.
Nice older hotel, great value Was a bit noisy near the pool
Wasnt able to check in until after 5:00 PM. That, to me was unreasonable. Something to do with short staffed in the houysekeeping dept. I flew in from HNL via Seattle so was shelled and didnt appreciate waithing so long to get my room.
Cute hotel. Nice pool/lounge area. Rooms were clean and comfortable although it did take quite a while for the A/C to cool down the room. Staff was friendly and helpful. Check in isn't until 4pm...that seems VERY late to me. I have never encountered a check in that late before. I understand that rooms need to be cleaned but if check out is 11....maybe that's just me. Luckily they were able to accommodate our early check in the weekend we visited. No continental breakfast that I saw, which was listed as an amenity.
The Staff is wonderful. The hotel is one of the cleanest I have ever stayed. Food was good and the Bartender fantastic. I highly recommend this hotel.
Close to old town and mission bay Free parking Pool is heated A little outdated Nice from freeway if your your faces freeway
The staff, from the manager to the cleaning staff exceeded great. They were all so helpful, patient and went above and beyond helping us with ANY inquiries. The restaurant (mexican) and the Waffle Spot were both FABULOUS! I can't applaud the staff enough! The day we arrived San Diego was having the WORST rain storms in over five years! We requested an upstairs room due to the flooding. But the staff went above and beyond in getting us settled, provided extra requests from us with NO HESITATION! I would recommend the KINGS INN if you want open hospitality and NICE PEOPLE!
Bed was comfortable. Room renovations were nice. Price was good. Parking lot well lit. Old single pane windows hard to open and didn't do well for noise. Right next to the freeway, so a little more insulation would have been good. Refrigerator and AC were noisier than expected. Keycard didn't work. There was no toilet paper in the bathroom. Charged my credit card the next day for use of the in room safe even though I didn't use it. I do not appreciate being nickel and dimed especially, if not informed in advance. They should have just included the cost of the safe in the room price.
The restaurant was great. Good food and staff. Fast service The room was dirty, falling apart, noise from the freeway was loud, the room smelled like bad bathroom cleaner, bed was uncomfortable, shower knob wiggled and felt like it was going to come out of the wall, noises from the pipe, bubbling from the ceiling paint in the bathroom, bathroom door looked like it had been forced open at one time, pool smelled bad, hot tub was worse.
Muy buena atencion Mala conexión wifi
The decor was nice & the staff were friendly. Crust Kitchen, the restaurant, was also very good. The bathroom was not very nice - it was very dingy & did not look like any of the pictures we saw online. Our room could have used new pillows, & in general, new towels were needed too. Two of the outlets in our room didn't work, including one located beside the bed...which was very annoying. Our biggest complaint though, was the noise. There was no sound-proofing in the walls & we could literally hear our neighbours speaking. We stayed for seven nights & many times we were woken up by our neighbours (who changed throughout our stay) & other people arriving back to the hotel late at night.
Helpful staff. Nice pool. Refurbished but not done well. Motel not a hotel.
Not pricey. Well-located. Clean. Comfy beds. On-site convenience store/restaurant. Horrible water pressure in the shower. Poor lighting options.
I didn't like how they played the music by the pool all night long. That was super annoying
When you travel you are specting to get to the hotel and relax to get an early flight. We spend a terrible night at the hotel cause of the storm and couldn't sleep cause of lack of electricity. I invited my daughter that is going thru cancer to enjoy a pleasent night and we stayed up all night to depart and get to the airport cause the electricity never came back. We talked with the manager and he wasn't helpful. We wanted to talk with someone besides him or the owner and he said no. I'm not traying to get an advantage cause of the weather like the manager said I was. Cause of his lack of experience he is not providing the hotel a good review. I don't recommend staying there they will not make you feel at ease or welcome.
Clean, efficient check in
Comfortable beds, simple, fast check in and check out
Staff was very helpful and friendly. Good location for Old Town and in general for sightseeing around San Diego. Felt safe and travel mart and restaurant right in front of hotel.
The cleanliness of the hotel. Except there was mildew on shower tiles. They charge you an extra $22.54 per pet per night. This is not told to you at all but you sign paperwork stating they are going to charge you when you check in. They don't tell you and you wouldn't know unless you fully read the small print. So get ready to pay extra then what you paid on Kayak. Also get ready for them to watch your every single step when your outside your hotel room. Talk about stalking.
Hotel was just fine for what we needed, a place to crash after our flight.
Great stay and wonderful staff. Thank you all.
Costumer service was amazing, yet every 3 hours we had the fire alarm go off on us! Not too relaxing
Cheap and clean room I could hear every word, sneeze, cough, and tv show of the rooms next to me. Extremely annoying and did not let me sleep.
It was quiet Felt a little low-end. Ac units were leaking water onto the sidewalk. The parking lot had very tight parking lanes.
The thing I liked best about the Best Western Seven Seas was the front desk people. They were nice, but when I asked for a room a little closer up (safer with 3 kids alone), she just said, "We have security." But I don't think I saw security around. I was kind of scared and even my daughters felt insecure too. The area is shady. Honestly, this hotel looks equal to all the other lowest-end hotels on hotel circle drive. They are all pretty shotty looking, and the Best Western just has prettier pictures, but don't let it fool you. Save money and go to a different hotel on the street, only if you don't mind a CHEAP hotel and a shady area throughout. Also, we saw 3 ants crawling on us while there for a night and the rooms are extremely SMALL, like the smallest standard room I think I have ever stayed in. It wasn't clean or nice at all and I kept my flip flops on while walking on the gooey-feeling carpet. Go a few miles up north and pick a little better area if you want nice because you won't get a nice hotel on Hotel Circle Drive (I looked around after checking out one day early).
The room was outdated but clean. Staff was nice and housekeepers did a good job cleaning. Leave them a tip, they work hard.
I liked the two ladies from the front desk!! That I stayed only for one night..
It was a very nice hotel clean, comfortable, and easily assessable. I didn't like the fact that people were smoking weed inside and outside there rooms.
I liked the mini restaurant, and the mirror in the bedroom I didn't like how small the tub was, or how pricey the meal was for breakfast
The towels in our room had lipstick stains. Makes you wonder what else was not cleaned..
We liked the fast and easy of the reservation online, location of the hotel, the staff that were working at the resection, the confort of the beds and the cleanliness of the room, the free parking and the price for all this.
The hidden parking fee charged at end of check out
Easy to get to. close to the freeways. Staff was great. Had to pay for parking.
sink is seperate from the toilet and shoer, which was great great location fast check in
The room was clean the shower took way too long to drain out
the cost for the room not clean, bed sheet where low grade, very noisy charge for parking now rude guy at checkin
1. Reasonably-priced. 2. There was a long line at the check-in/out counter, but the staff was very accommodating/pleasant, so the long wait was more bearable. 1. We were on the 2nd floor. We could feel the floor vibrating whenever there were people walking along the corridor. 2. The bathroom door is difficult to slide close/open and the lock was not working properly.
Staff was friendly and the rooms were clean no water in the gym or in the vending machines, no breakfast, not even a place to buy one.
Great location- close to everything. very nice rooms, nice workers, restaraunts & mini market walking distance, fridge & microwave in room, would definitely stay there again!!
pool, hot tub
It was very comfortable & quiet. Great 2-night stay. The room humidity was high and felt musty from the AC or something.
it was clean. The front door to our room would not shut all the way looks as though they tried to grind it for settling but still didn't shut stayed for 2 days could hear animals fighting outside and people talking outside the floor was weak in spots and creaked .
Location, friendly/helpful staff
Though grounds and buildings and exteriors clearly need refreshening, room in tower interior and bedding was updated and clean, and right next to parking lot a 10 min stroll to convention center. Glad we packed lightly with rolling luggage as self serve. Convention food was bland, worse than summer camp, even banquet food was bland, 8 days with no hot meals for gluten free except for on last couple days bland dishwater-like soup finally labeled gluten-free. Quinoa cold salad was delicious - also only offered one day and leftovers in buffet next day - glad I tried it but overheard others afraid to try as assumed made with unhealthy canned peas and carrots, but was actually cut fresh raw cucumber celery and carrot. Should have offered rate reduction. Survived on the 24 hr carrot and celery sticks and whole fruit as breadless hot dogs and cold tasteless canned tuna did not appeal to me and boiled eggs was onlything i could eat from breakfast buffet of cereals and wheatladen pastries, no hot breakfast offered at all. Hot meals that I could not eat were nothing special either - nothing chef made - just unbag from freezer and dump in buffet warmers - breaded chicken strips, chilimac, penne and sauce, lasagne, alfredo pasta. Escaped to mall - True Food and PJ Changs had gluten free variety of selections but had to pay out of pocket - even onsite restaurant charged extra to substitute as I saw no gluten friendly options labeled.
Comfortable bed and nostalgic large room. Not well maintained giving the room a grungy feel. Housekeeping staff needs more training. The planned remodel will help this property, but if the staff does not learn how to appreciate and accommodate guests, the change will only be on the surface.
The renovated rooms were somewhat nice. The air conditioner made an awful knocking sound, you could hear EVERY little thing outside, the construction was a huge mess, very cheaply put together. The sheets smelled like mildew. A couple of the white pillow cases had, what appeared to be, blood on them.
The facilities them selves needs an update. Its like they are stuck in the 1980s. My room was clean but definitley needed an update. And a fridge in the room would have been nice. There wasn't an elevator in the section I stayed in so thankfully I was only on the second floor. A bit difficult to maneuver my suit case, but I managed.
Great location! Centrally located, easy to access trolley and buses. Helpful and courteous staff. Maintenance issues. Dresser drawers broken, Stairmaster equipment rusted and shuts down in middle of workout. Wifi kept disconnecting. $15 daily extra charge to use fitness center and wifi also was not clearly described by counter staff beforehand.
Nothing $19 for parking per day and an extra $15 for resort fee. Ridiculous. The shower/bath tub was clogged when I was using it. The fan raddled like crazy. Furniture very worn out. The entire place seemed run-down. I paid over $200 per, what a rip off for a place like this.
Bellman were the best! Helped me with luggage & getting around expansive grounds via electric carts. Very nice gift shop. At times front desk & concierge desk were so overwhelmed/understaffed, it just wasn't worth the wait in line for service. Because of these lines/wait times, some seating is necessary on that side of lobby, or a number system for those who can't stand to wait in line.
The maids and ground staff were very friendly and accommodating! oVer and hour just to check in .. Rooms are severely outdated .. Parking was $19 a day and there was never any spot available .. People were double parked and I had to circle for almost 45 minutes every night. The wifi never worked and was $15 a day ..
Location, staff, wi-fi. Old property, uncomfortable mattress, small bathroom, sink and tile cracked, a/c was either on or off...no degrees, very noisy with very poor windows that didn't seal out much noise. Furniture felt old and cheap. With all that there's a $20 per night parking fee and an $18 per day "resort fee." There was nothing resort about it. I'm sure it was state of,the art when it was built but it's long past it's best days.
Remodeled interior Unexpected fees, confirmed a king bed, was given a fold out couch bed that was a queen, dirty patio (underwear, cig butts, trash)
I liked the room. It was large, comfortable, and clean. The beds were made and towels changed daily. The grounds take a bit of map-reading to figure out, but were clean and picturesque. The location is not the most convenient, but the nearby Trolley stop brought me easily to Old Town. The food was OK, nothing special. The Internet was always available, but was not the quickest. That could be a problem, as it was at the Computer Science Teachers conference I attended!
Large facility. BBQ bar had very good BBQ food although a little limited on food choices. Rooms definitely dated. Air conditioning did not work after first day. Bed was on the floor, not on any type of riser. Musty. Limited food choices for such a large place. Staff was very friendly though.
I had to flush the toilet four or five times before it worked properly. I generally like Super 8, and the room looked good, but I can't say I recommend this motel. The Shower water seemed to have only two settings: cold and scalding hot (though after several minutes of tiny, careful turns of the knob, I finally managed to get a decent temperature). The room was clean but for a few small, black spots on wallpaper in the bathroom. The lights mysteriously went out when pushing bed against wall, but returned when I pulled the bed out again. It was somewhat noisy, as such motels tend to be (luckily I had earplugs, so no problem).
The room was very clean and the beds were comfortable. The complimentary breakfast was a nice way to start the day. Friendly, helpful staff. I always stay at Super 8 - consistent in quality.
Reasonable price, cheap place to stay in S D. Area around hotel not too bad, seems safe enough. Bathroom was clean and in good shape, bed was clean and comfortable. It was quiet at night. Would stay here again for the price Inside facilities showing it's age. Carpeting, furniture showing wear and tear. Small rooms w too much furniture in them. Driveway entrance, parking lot is a little tight space wise. Don't expect a nice view.
The room was clean; no complaints about service. Parking is extremely limited at night.
It was an adequate place to sleep while exploring SD
There was cable and it was close to the gas lamp district/convention center Very dirty rooms. Carpet had not been vacuumed. My BF walked around the carpet after a shower and his feet were turning a black color like he had been walking outside. Comforter had stains, white stains (don't even want to know) and weird gray stains. Tub had hair inside and other small debris. The inside of the coffee machine was dirty as well. When I opened the ice bucket, a fly flew out and it bugged us all evening cuz we couldn't catch it. The tv didn't work when we just got in and the guy who fixed it barely said a word to us. After leaving the room for a few hours to get dinner and coming back and deciding it was too dirty to stay in, the people at the front desk said there was nothing they could do about it. No room change or discount/refund (it was over 200$ for a one night stay). will not be staying again
The room was small but had a mini-refrigerator and a microwave + coffee maker. The location is convenient to all area highways, very easy to get anywhere. The staff is nice and the room service s doing their best considering how badly the rooms need repairs Getting in and out of the property is super-awkward, the driveway is tiny and very easy to miss. The elevator looks like the one in the public parking garage. The rooms are tiny and the walls are paper-thin, you will hear each word your neighbours (or their TV) say. Light switches in the bathroom were half broken and the fan sounded like a jet on takeoff.
We got there, slept, and left. It was really good for sleeping in and leaving from. The TV didn't have an HDMI port so we couldn't Chromecast movie musicals to it. It made me cry almost as hard as the movie musicals would have.
Easy access to where we needed to be. Breakfast room extremely crowded. Our room had a distinct order as if something was sprayed in room to mask an unclean room. Air conditioner needed a thorough cleaning.
It was very clean and well decorated; which gave it a modern feel.
the lighting in the bathroom LOL THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BED BUGS!!!! DONT DO IT!
The price was right Close to a lot of good places No problems finding parking Clean Friendly staff Really good breakfast Small room (not that big of a deal though) Slightly weird smell Bed/pillows weren't that comfortable Remote control didn't work
It was convenient to use their business center, service was great, staff was friendly, beds were extremely comfortable. Room was clean and had modern decor. Would definitely stay again, although comparing this to other city and beach hotels in this range, pricing for this room should be less, especially if parking is $10/nt.
The toilet doesn't work well, and the bathroom is a bit horrible. My first time to live this kind of hotel, but also would be last time...
Nice facility and it was Clean Entire Building was stuffy. We stayed on presidents weekend( also Valentine's Day) and staffing was not adequate to serve many many guests.
Too expensive for what was offered Front desk least helpful (I had problem with WiFi and front desk immediately said my device is problematic, without any investigation). WiFi was horrible. I feel the hotel is misleading in that WiFi is not free, as that is horrible. So you have to purchase paid WiFi!!!! Chairs don't go up and down on press of the lever. Hardly any options in the Bistro. No room delivery during the day. Never coming back unless I don't have a choice.
They did NOT have the room available when I arrived for check in. This was an AWFUL experience as I was traveling with children and an elderly person with no bed for them.....
Right of the freeway so it was easy find and close to restaurants.. $20 per night charge for parking, no microwave in room, the room we had was very small and near the stairway so we could hear the foot traffic thought it the night. TV control had a significant lag. One set of elevators was old and dirty.
I didn't like that I had to pay for parking. I mean I'm spending good money already just by staying there. Why do I also have to pay to park my car in the hotel.
Staff was polite They gave me a room near the elevator on 2nd floor despite my advance request for upper floor. Had a view of a wall & roof! No safety box for my laptop. Pipe noise occasionally. It was priced well but I'd rather pay slightly more for better place next time
When we arrived, they told us our reservation had been cancelled. Neither my wife nor I cancelled the reservation. They were not particularly friendly after informing us of the cancellation, either. Very unsatisfyjng.
having to pay $20 per night for parking was not a nice surprise at check out
Location was very convenient with easy access to freeways and close to all the sites. The hotel is clean and the staff is very friendly and the beds are comfortable.
This place looks great!!! looks like it was just opened yesterday everything is brand new and looks amazing !! Definitely has the new features of a hotel and great lounging area. Reggio was also great! Key required to get up the elevator
If you rent a car, the location is perfect, giving you easy access to everywhere in the San Diego vicinity. Except at the heaviest traffic times, everything is less than 25 minutes away by car. I can see not having a car being an issue, and I'm not sure how convenient Uber or Lyft is in the city. The hotel was very modern with a large lobby area complete with large tables that have multiple ports for your laptop or tablets. There is a really nice fireplace with 6-7 TVs and multiple seats that are somewhat outdoors and overlooks the pool. They had multiple sports games on at once. The rooms are new, clean, and while they have a basic design, they include a mini-fridge and a microwave, which a lot of "nicer" hotels are lacking. There is also the standard Holiday Inn Express breakfast included, which is nothing special but still a very nice feature. Unless you absolutely need to be in the Gaslamp Quarter or within walking distance of a particular place, I would highly recommend this hotel. I'm sure this is a standard San Diego policy but the hotel charges 18 dollars a day for parking on site. I saw that in the gaslamp quarter these prices were closer to $35 dollars a night. Just keep that in mind if you are on a budget. That being said, our car rental was very reasonable ($110 for a full size car x 4 days) and I still think its worth having your own car as the sights to see in San Diego are very spread apart.
Well Kept Buildings & Grounds Nice Rooms Excellent room service breakfast delivered right on time (order the night before on doorknob hanger) Could use more shelf space in bathroom for toiletries
Convenient location Rooms are ok but could use an upgrade
The location it was by everything and they gave us a free shuttle service to SeaWorld and back The fees 250 deposit for pets 25 a day for pet 12 a day for parking if they would let you know up front about the fees instead of after you already booked it .then its to late you have to pay cause the room non refundable.
We arrived late at night and left early for a flight. For our purpose it was great.
The manager was nice and treated us to breakfast for all our unconvince at the end of our trip Nothing in the room was working... Fridge was hot, toilet sink was clogged, and shower head was broken. The room is wayyyyy smaller than it looks in picture, it was very rowdy in there as there was a motorcycle club there and they were outside by the pool extremely loud and hotel did nothing about it. Would not stay there again.
It was in San Diego! So tried not to spend too much time inside the room. The bed was reasonably comfortable. The front desk staff were helpful and pleasant. Terrible Internet connection in my room - though wifi was free. Bad location - stranded on the side of a highway, where only food option is the hotel's restaurant, which consistently served the average & overpriced food at room temperature. Restaurant staff was disorganized and not helpful - waited for my check for half an hour every time. Smelled musty/smoky - just older and kind of run down place Poor water pressure in the shower
check-in and check out was smooth and done in quick order. Room was clean and well furnished Pool area, jacuzzi and fitness room clean and good presentation. Best point was there were no "hidden" charge on bill, i.e., safe in room, mini-bar, etc., when checking out nothing
Beds were comfortable. Air conditioner in each room worked well. Staff were friendly, and was able to check in early. Food was okay. The room smelled of mildew. One banquet the grapes were moldly.
Location is close to everything. It's a great middle point for a lot of the downtown, Point Loma, Beach, Zoo, Trendy bars and restaurants. Fridge in the room Was given 2 double beds for a romantic weekend. They didn't have any queens. Bathrooms are tiny and literally have no counter space. Walls are paper thin. I could hear the room next to us at 3am having sex as clear as day. For $150 a night, I don't expect the Taj Mahal, but I expect to have privacy and not hear these things.
I liked all the amenities. There was a hair salon, aa bar and other shopping inside the hotel. Bed was really comfortable and it was a beautiful room. The bar closed to early as well as the munchie shop in the main lobby.
Everything was very clean. Past reviews about hookers are not true. I didn't see any. Id stay there again Nothing
It was quiet and relaxing NA
We were made welcome, even offered the manager's parking spot. Good advice on places to eat. Excellent waffles at breakfast. Things got a little crowded in reception at breakfast time.
I'm really the people in the office were amazing and accommodating me because I wasn't able to go up the steps because of the surgery. It's not your old Vagabond Hotel anymore. :-) The updates were really nice In the room. . The shower had hairs in it and there's a big stain on the carpet in the room. Also waking up in the middle of the night to that woman's face is kind of scary. The bed was so hard the pillows. There should be a free breakfast bar in the office area.
I really enjoyed my stay. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable. The staff was friendly and helpful. There was a lot of road construction in front of the hotel which made it difficult to get in and out. Parking lot was extremely small and parking was an issue.
It is a nice motel and very clean. The breakfast was nice with good quality food. The clerk on duty was not very friendly at all and was not very helpful. He gave the impression that he was only there to fill in his required time. However, the other clerk was quite helpful.
The hotel lolled quaint , reatively clean , rooms looked nice for the price A/c in room did not blow cold air , was not properly maintained a/c unit was on all night & never got room cool. The room was extremely HUMID & very uncomfortable & We were not able to sleep due to the humidity. This hotel deserves 1 star due to poor maintenance
Exceeded my expectations for a budget priced accomodation close to a convention and/or conference center no
Free parking, clean room, good location. The breakfast was limited and you had to take it back to your room to eat.
Great price, good location, check out the hash house go go best food!!! only 4 min away, it's near old town, 5min from sea world real close to everything, Well there are three locations I guess and I ended up at a different one but loved it, I was in the hotel ciricle right off the 8 near the 5. Room had a fridge (worked great) microwave, a little coffee make-neeed more coffee. room clean, water pressure was AWESOME!!! seem recently painted, bed was nice and soft but not to soft. Over all very good. Confusion of where the hotel is that you purchase, not too many parking spaces, and the construction in the back for a new hotel, but it didn't bother me.
There is nothing in particular that be considered as a really positive point for this hotel. The only thing I would go for is that it was clean enough. The stuff were not at all welcoming or friendly. By the time I wanted to check in, I was really surprised! Because of my work, I travel a lot and stayed in so many hotels around the world. This hotel was by far the worst choice of my life. You can find pretty much better hotels nearby with the same quality and price and there is absolutely no point to stay in this hotel. The hotel will charge you extra for the safe box in the room and they do not even inform you of this in advance. So be aware of their trick! I made a complaint after my stay and got part of the money back. Found no soap in the room on my arrival. The highway nearby is quite noisy, poor breakfast beside having no place to eat, you have to take it to your room!
the waffle breakfast the parking
Rooms were very large and well equipped. Clean. Creaking noise from upstairs was heard in our room. No king-size beds in any room.
the room was larger than expected, plenty of space, vaulted ceilings, flat screen tv in living room. the hotel staff was rude and unprofessional, breakfast was not that great. Eggs tasted like they were cooked 8 hours ago, dried out, the only fruit was canned mixed fruit which was full of sugar. i wish they had some bananas or apples or something.
- I liked the suite size (2 bedrooms and aliving room); I also liked the mountain view from the master room. Little improvement is needed for the breakfast, and to should be extended tp 10 am rather than 9.
We liked the free parking, free wi-fi and the hugh, very clean suite as well as the free hot breakfast. The key was missing from the safe in our room. Despite daily reminders, the key was still missing throughout our stay. Also, the availability of breakfast items was sporadic. On our first day, everything in the breakfast room was available. On the second day, the waffle griddle was broken and there was no yogurt. On the third day add to the list: there was no regular coffee. On our last day all the above plus 'coffee maker broken' and no juices. This despite our feedback to the front desk each day.
Excellent service, time share type suite. We only stayed 1 night on business trip.
We had a very nice stay. Our rooms were very spacious and clean. We enjoyed ourselves very much. The breakfast room was delightful. We most certainly will stay there again. The only down side to the hotel is the fact that there is not a swimming pool. It would of been nice to have one for our down time.
The location was central to the San Diego area.. The staff was friendly and helpful and the suite was large. The towels were frayed and the chairs for the dining area were dirty.
We liked the very large comfortable room, the kitchen and the two TV's. The bathroom was also a very good size.
Very friendly staff Breakfast was very poor and dirty in a small room; most important thing looked as to make you leave as quickly as possible.Quality of safa bed was average; how coulr it be possible to stay with more than 4 people ?
Great Staff, especially Robert and Dee and the desk. On top of everything, courteous, pleasant, well informed. Robert goes out of his way to be the very best at his job. If I knew he was at the desk, I would return anytime. Our room was comfortable and roomy albeit a bit dated. Unfortunately, I had the displeasure to listen to one of the owners talking loudly in the office while I was waiting at the desk. It is clear that the owner has no understanding of employment law, or good long term business thinking. His plan seemed to be to more concerned with cutting costs by taking unfair advantage of his excellent housekeeping staff and employees and probably violating California labor law. This is a hotel that is great and has even greater potential, but I can only recommend it with reservations because of the cavalier nature of the person in charge. Add value in business, treat your employees fairly, generously, and with respect, run the hotel like it is the best, and strive to be better. Then this would be great.


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I've been on TTD Workers Comp benefits for a little over 2 years. Those payments ended in Jan. They are not paying PPD, and the case has not settled. 2 MSC's and other side has asked for a 3rd Evaluation from same independent doc. Can I now apply for EDD UI and use my base period of workers comp payments as income? They are saying that it's over 12 months not working so my base period shows zero. Obviously it's because I was not working and getting workers comp? What's the way of getting around this?
Unemployment presumes you are released back to work. You're released back to work?
EDD gets reports from Franchise Tax Board about reported TAXABLE earnings, and bases its 'award' of UI benefits based on TAXABLE earnings reported by an employer...so NO, EDD will refuse to recognize your TTD payments as taxable income.
if you are NOT YET released to work and the employer is not providing modified work, what about the other side of EDD, State Disability Insurance??
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I agree with Mr. Corson. Call your attorney. There are some things you can do to minimize any offset. Your attorney can advise you.
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- Name: Iraq
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- Capital City: Baghdad (7,216,040 pop.)
- Iraq Population: 31,858,481 (2013 est.)
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- Currency: Iraqi dinar
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- Ethnicity: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%
- GDP total: $155.4 billion (2012 est.)
- GDP per capita: $4,600 (2012 est.)
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- Language: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian
- Largest Cities: (by population) Baghdad, Mosul, Irbil, Basrah, Suleymaniye, Kirkuk
- Name: Arabic for, "the fertile" or "deep-rooted land"
- National Day: July 14, Republic Day
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- Religion: Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Understanding Youth in the Urban Context
YD289 (Liberal Arts) Understanding Youth in the Urban Context 3 hrs. 3 crs. In this course, students will delve into original texts to examine critical perspectives on urban youth, youthhood, and constructions of youth identity(ies) both in the U.S. and cross-culturally. It begins with an understanding of young people: how they are seen, where they are seen, when they are seen. The spaces where 'youth' and 'youthhood' are constructed in relation to culture, social class, ethnicity, language, race, gender, sexual orientation are examined and the implications for policy and practice discussed. Coreq: ENG 125. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 289 and SOC 288. Not open to students with credit in ANTH 289 or SOC 288. [Flexible Core – Individual and Society]


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|That is not Fossil Family; it's a route to the right of Ruckus etc. I believe.
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|You're right Chris. I goofed. MP didn't have this route posted at first. Now I added it thanks to the Western Sloper guide to Rifle. It is listed as a route called The Perfect Gun (5.12d).
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Can't disagree with you. I'm pumped for this match.
Anyone else agree? I mean, last night reeked of believable emotion.
Heyman was firing and Punk was firing back.
I genuinely can't wait for their encounter at SummerSlam.
Can't disagree with you. I'm pumped for this match.
For me Punk did more to make Lesnar a credible threat in one segment than Triple H did over three pay per views. As little as I cared about the Triple H vs. Lesnar feud I have the opposite feeling for this one.
punk vs lesnar frankly is more exciting than bryan vs cena for me.
but the truth is this is a hard pick. just really excited for summerslam as it seems it might be the best ppv in term of actual storyline progression this year.
I would agree , but it's not really fair to HHH as I am admittedly a bigger Punk fan so it goes without saying I'd look more forward to this match. Also Paul Heyman and his actual connection with CM Punk and their personal history with eachother is a huge factor that HHH/Lesnar could of never even remotely duplicated.
I didn't hate the buildup or intitial match between Lesnar and HHH but I grew tired of it during Wrestlemania season.
yeah it was unnecessary and frankly we all knew that he'll beat him at wrestlemania only to lose later but it turns out that loss started this whole mcmahon family drama thing...
This has to be the most interesting storyline in recent years.
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Last week, we talked about the beginning of a special brew leading up to Atlantic City Beer and Music Fest. For the beer we are creating, it involves a 7-8-hour brewing process. So where does this brewing process take us? What do we end up with as a final product? Let me give you some particulars on this beer.
The beer that Tim Kelly and I brewed is generally known as a "farmhouse ale." Doesn't that mean it was made on a farm, you may ask? Originally, yes. These beers played a very important part in the agricultural history of Belgium and Northern France. In summer, the family farms were alive with workers plowing, sowing, tilling and finally harvesting the crops. Little time was left for producing other means of sustenance for the farmhands. So, in the winter/spring, they would brew up a strong beer that would store well to refresh the workers throughout the growing season. In Belgium, these beers were more aggressively hopped and called saisons or seasons. In Northern France, they were higher in sugar content and called biere de garde or beer to keep. The best of the beer was kept for the owners and those that were served to the farmhands were surely diluted to a lower alcohol content so that it would not hinder their labors but would keep them satisfied.
These styles have become very popular in the U.S. and many brewers have added their own innovations to the traditional ingredients. In our beer, a few tweaks were made to the grain bill and hops to bring this closer to an IPA. The malted barleys used were: Maris Otter, Munich, Carapils, crystal rye and flaked oats with Saaz, Styrian Golding, Nugget and Chinook hops, giving it a nice bitter profile. Of course, the yeast is a saison yeast which is usually fermented at a higher temperature than normal to release the esters or fruity flavors of the wort. Most yeast would die at this range of temps but this one loves the warmth, although it does its work slowly and extra time must be allowed for fermentation.
Tim predicts that this product will come out with a 6.5% abv with a pleasant bitterness, smooth mouthfeel and just a light residual sweetness. In the next issue, we'll do a tasting of the finished product and let you know how it came out. Better yet, stop by the Atlantic City Beer and Music Fest and taste it for yourself! Gezondheit!


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Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2008
The United States is ready to accept "binding international obligations" to reduce greenhouse gases, which could be announced as soon as July, a senior White House official said here Monday.
Daniel Price, assistant to President George W. Bush for International Economic Affairs, said the undertaking would have to be made as part of a "global agreement" in which all major economies would make the same commitment.
The agreement could be announced "in conjunction" with the G8 summit of the world's most industrialised nations in Japan in July, Price told journalists, without fixing a date.
"We would like to reach an agreement on a long term global reduction goal -- this is a collective goal," Price said.
Price, accompanied by James Connaughton, chairman of the White House's Council on Environmental Quality, was in Paris to lay the groundwork for a meeting here of "major economies" that account for 80 percent of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change, expected for mid-April.
The group of 17 -- including the G8 nations, the EU and major developing economies such as China and India -- met at Bush's behest last September in Washington, and then again in January, in Hawaii.
The United States refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the UN agreement mandating emissions reductions for industrialised nations through 2012, because it did not cover developing nations.
"An effective framework requires the participation of all major economies, developed and developing alike," Price said. "Europe and the US could turn out the lights today and come 2030, come 2050 we would not have addressed the problem of climate change."
China is poised to surpass the United States as the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases. It already uses twice as much coal -- the most polluting of all carbon-based fuels -- and is projected to use five times as much by 2020.
There are currently some 26 million cars and trucks in China, and that number could increase 10-fold within decades, experts say.
But critics of the US position say that trying to force China and India into accepting binding commitments of greenhouse gases is neither realistic or fair.
"It isn't going to happen," said Stephan Singer, a climate change expert at the World Wildlife Fund.
He points to the fact that China's per capita output of greenhouse gases is far below either the United States, which has the highest levels in the world, or Europe.
"Why should they (China and India) do something when the United States has done nothing for the last eight years?", he said.
UN-brokered negotiations in Bali in December set a deadline for a new post-2012 global agreement on how to fight climate change for the end of 2009.
Price said he was "frustrated" at repeated criticisms that the United States had launched their initiative -- which focuses on technology-driven solutions to climate change -- to compete with UN-sponsored negotiations.
"The major economies process is intended to supplement, compliment and support the UN negotiations. It is not an alternative to those negotiations," he said.
He said the United States has already shown its willingness to engage in binding agreements, pointing to a handful of national programmes implemented since 2001 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency.
A mandate to increase production of renewable fuels by 500 percent before 2022, for example, would replace 15 percent of current oil fossil fuel consumption with renewable alternatives, he said.
Other national measures mandate a 70 percent increase in lighting efficiency, more stringent energy standards for dozens of appliances, and a 30 percent improvement in energy efficiency for the US government, which accounts for one-sixth of the domestic economy.
"It is constantly suggested that the US favours only aspirational goals, non-binding goals, voluntary measures," he told journalists. "That is simply not true."
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Elle Kennedy
Midnight Pursuits (A Killer Instincts Novel)
Signet / April 1, 2014 / $7.99 print & digital
Soldier-for-hire Ethan Hayes is the youngest member of an elite mercenary team. While he may be affectionately nicknamed the rookie, the skills Ethan honed as a Marine make him seriously dangerous. But when a sudden distress call puts him in close quarters with a rival, he finds more than his field skills being put to the test.
Juliet Mason stands out as the master thief in a covert group of assassins and spies. Her latest mission is personal—and it's gone horribly wrong. Juliet may prefer to work alone, but when the rookie comes to her aid in snowy Eastern Europe, she can't deny they make a good team. But even up against a powerful enemy, their most challenging task yet may be fighting the passion between them.
Midnight Pursuits is the fourth installment in Elle Kennedy's Killer Instincts series, and gives us a deeper look at the youngest member of Morgan's team, Ethan, and one of Noelle's assassins for hire, Juliet.
Juliet Mason runs to Belarus after she receives a call that her brother is in the hospital after receiving several gunshot wounds to the abdomen. When she finally gets to Henry's side, he is able to tell Juliet that he came home early and walked in on a man shooting Henry's girlfriend in the head three times. As a trained assassin, Juliet is well aware of the signature of the "Siberian Wolf," but who would go to the trouble of hiring a professional to kill Henry, who works for the Red Cross, or his girlfriend Zoya, a simple schoolteacher? But when Henry begs her to find the man that did this to him, Juliet will do what she does best and kill the man who took away the only person who ever loved her and find out why they were targeted.
"Kill him for me," Henry begged softly. "Leave…leave this room right now Jules, and kill him for me."
"I can't leave you." Tears burned her eyes. "I want to be here with you. I'm staying with you until the very end, little brother."
"You've always been there for me." His voice getting weaker and weaker. "You…never left my side…when Deke burned my arm with the cigarette…didn't leave me when they locked me in the closet…you sat outside the door…for hours. But you're going to leave me now. You have somewhere more important to be."
The tears spilled over and streamed down her cheeks. She was crying in earnest now, gulping for air.
Jesus Christ. She never cried. She never, ever cried. She was thirty-one years old, but she felt like a child again. A lost little orphan who hadn't known a shred of kindness until she'd met the equally young and equally lost Henry Albright.
Ethan is just starting his mandatory down time when he intercepts a phone call from an obviously wounded Juliet. Ethan met the assassin last year when their teams crossed paths. It's one thing to endure the ribbing of his teammates for his young age (he's a twenty-five year old mercenary whose nickname is the Rookie), but Juliet drove him crazy with the sarcastic barbs about his age. With no one else available to go, he heads off to Belarus. Ethan helps Juliet recover from a gunshot wound, but he won't leave until he understands what would make a cold-blooded killer like Juliet risk her life to get information from someone like the Siberian Wolf.
"I had a run-in with a competitor, okay? Some bullets were exchanged, I got hit, and that's all she wrote."
His lips twitched as if he were holding back laughter. "You really think I'm going to be satisfied with that half-assed explanation?"
"Frankly, I don't care if you're satisfied or not, baby." She emphasized the word satisfied and threw in the baby just to see if she could make him blush, but he didn't give her the desired reaction. If anything, he looked annoyed, and, to her dismay, even more determined.
"You can deflect all day long, baby," he said mockingly, "but I'll get some answers, one way or another."
She smirked. "What are you gonna do, beat the story out of me? Or are you planning a different approach? Fucking it out of me, perhaps?"
Annnnnd there it was—-the blush. Except his flushed face was accompanied by a gleam of heat that turned his eyes from hazel to smoky, sensual green.
The idea turned him on.
Jesus. It turned her on too.
Juliet finally confesses that she know who is behind the killing of her brother. She also tells him that there are other targets on the hit list. Ethan refuses to walk away from Juliet and leave her to take on such a dangerous target on her own. Juliet is used to working alone, so she is not excited to be hindered by the Rookie, especially when his inner boy scout emerges and he first wants to protect the other people on the hit list. Juliet is only concerned about getting her revenge no matter what the cost.
Since she can't shake him off, she agrees to help protect the others as long as Ethan doesn't get in the way of her ultimate target. As if agreeing to be a babysitter isn't enough, he want to bring in more members of his team to help with the protection detail, and has she mentioned she likes to work alone?
Sullivan and Liam were equally sexy, equally cocky, and equally deadly. Unlike D, she wouldn't mind having them around one damn bit.
"What's that look for?" Ethan demanded.
She grinned when she discerned his visible displeasure. "What look?"
"You got this…look…when I mentioned Sully and Liam." A dark cloud passed over his handsome face. "Don't even think about hooking up with one of them."
She batted her lashes. "And what if I do? What will you do, Rookie—spank me?"
"Again with the goading?"
"You are so touchy," she told him. "And FYI, the whole possessive thing you've got going on? Not a turn on."
Bullshit, her inner slut taunted.
Juliet knows that the hard life she has lead makes her lifetimes older than just the six calendar years she likes to tease Ethan about, and she can't imagine his inner boy scout could ever get past the lives she has taken on the job. Yet the more time she spends with him, the more she wants to be worthy of the young, clean-cut ex-marine. Except the need to avenge her brother's death, might mean the end of any future together.
Can she risk her cold assassin's heart for a future with the rookie? When she returns with more blood on her hands, will he still want her?
Learn more or order a copy of Midnight Pursuits by Elle Kennedy, out April 1, 2014:
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Minnie's Mommy, who loves her baby, always and forever!
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05-06-2009 5:13 PM -- By: puck llewis , From:
hey minnie minnie...do da do da do da do....ah minnie minnie..do da do da do da do....you are my candy gurl...and ya got me wanten u......
(sung to the tune of the archies sugar sugar) ...teehee
05-05-2009 2:14 PM -- By: Gail, From:
Thank you for remembering Heidi on her birthday. It is nice to have such special friends like you.
05-04-2009 11:04 AM -- By: Kelly, From: Conroe TX
Stacy Thank you for signing Jed's guestbook, I am sorry for you loss of Minnie. Love Kelly
05-04-2009 11:01 AM -- By: Michelle, From:
Just stopping by to wish you warm, soft angel kisses from your dear Minnie on this lovely spring day.
Take care.
05-01-2009 4:32 PM -- By: Charles -- Sammy's Dad, From: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dear Stacy and Minnie ... just thinking of you both today and wanted to say "HI". I hope all is well.
To Minnie ... thank you for being my son Sammy's friend and always playing with him and all the other babies. I hope you all are having such a great time up at Rainbow Bridge .. BUT .. always remember that each and every one of you is so missed and so loved.
I LOVE YOU Minnie .....all the way from Santa Fe ....
05-01-2009 4:28 PM -- By: puck llewis , From:
MEOWY MAY DAY MINNIE!!!! hi ya willow - just stopping by with a may day basket of huggs and kisses...
high whisker up minn minn and willow to...send huggs and kisses to your mom kk???
love ya ... hi stacy!!!!! MEOWY MAY DAY!
04-30-2009 8:30 PM -- By: Gail, From:
Thanks for visiting our memorial for Heidi. Heidi's birthday is this tuesday and having special friends like you write us, means alot to us. Your Minnie is precious. My older daughter has four cats, so I know how lovable they can be. You did a very special memorial for Minnie.
04-30-2009 6:56 PM -- By: Angie and Rocky, From:
Hi Stacy and Minn-mInn, It is always so nice to hear from you. Really appreciate all your visits. Hugs to you both, Angie and Rocky
04-28-2009 6:12 PM -- By: Kim, From: Stroudsburg, PA
Hi Stacy, I was just admiring your Beautiful Minnie. I'm sure Minnie and Dozer are having fun together and watching over us. Thanks to Kia i will be able to look at my Boys beautiful Face everytime i come to see who has joined him in Heaven. I can't begin to explain the loss that i feel and i know everybody else feels the same way.
04-28-2009 2:49 PM -- By: puck , From:
woosh...(puck t o s s e s a toy with catnip down.....) your it minn and willow...tee hee
MEOWOOF! tee hee
04-27-2009 10:28 AM -- By: Patch , From:
Hey there minn minn! whatcha been up to? I really hope miss Stacy is feeling better; back to her usual self. I stopped here to give you (and Willow ) my bbf and soul sister a personalized invitation to my Kristen's wedding this Saturday. We will have a blast! I posted on the fprum but wanted to give you a special invite as you are very special to me...
04-23-2009 10:54 PM -- By: puck llewis , From:
ruff day for mom.....so thought I would stop by...back at ya minn minn..hey willow!
MEOWOOOOF! ahhhhhhh (supposed to be a purr but sounds more like poodley cough)
04-22-2009 11:21 AM -- By: puck llewis , From:
meow meow meow meow ... meow meow meow meow....meowwww
MEOWOOF! tee hee
04-19-2009 5:04 PM -- By: Skye, From: NC
Stacy... Thank you for stopping by Molly's Memorial -- I truly appreciate it. You have created a beautiful memorial tribute in honor of Minnie. I can certainly understand your great love for her, as I not only have a love for dogs but also a love for cats as well. Not having been blessed with children, my 16 year old cat, Keyshah, was my child, my baby, for many years before she passed away in 2005 -- and like you, she was with me through some of the most difficult times in my life. I don't know what I would have ever done without her -- her love was invaluable to me! So, I certainly DO understand how much you loved your Minnie, as cats can provide just as much, love, support, comfort, and companionship as a dog can. I have always had both cats and dogs in my life since the day I was born -- and both can fill your heart with joy just the same! Just know that Minnie knew how much you loved her (and that you still do), and you will see her again one day. But until that time, may your loving memories of your precious Minnie wrap around you like a warm hug and help to heal your heart.
Take Care & Best Wishes, Skye
P. S.... I have always had a special place in my heart for little black striped tabbies (which is what most of my cats have been). So, give Stimpy some time -- eventually he will steal away your heart as much as Minnie did.
04-18-2009 9:07 PM -- By: , From:
Hiya Miss Minn.
Just stopping by
to drop off a big
basket full of hugs
and love to you
and your mommie,
our friends. Bug
and daddy..;)
04-18-2009 8:41 PM -- By: Connie, From: Ohio
Stacy: I know it has been a very long time since I have visted. For some reason I have had my T-Bone in my heart the past few days and have been missing him. Of course, when I think of my T I think of your Minnie also because they just look so much alike. I hope things are better for you now and you don't cry quite as much. I know that like me, there are days when you still feel as bad as that awful day a little over a year ago. But I have a wonder ful feeling that your Minn and my T are pals together and make such a striking pair in Heaven ! I hope all is well with you and the "new" kitties. Thank you again for being such a comfort for me ! You have been a very good Critters friend !
04-18-2009 3:34 PM -- By: Patch, From: Ohio
Hey there Minnie and Willow! I hope everything is going better for your mom and that those headaches are under control. I so miss seeing you guys, but I surely understand. Maybe today even for just a little bit we can hang out as it is my 10 month angel day and I want to share it with my BBFkitty/soul matekitty/ angel sister.How about it?
04-16-2009 11:45 PM -- By: Ann Singh , From: Albany, NY
Dear Stacy,
Thank you for wishing Max a Happy Bday back on Dec 15, 2008.I am sorry I didnt get to say thank since then but it was because I had just had my new baby who was only a week old at the time. It means alot that you thought of Max on his birthday. We still miss him so much even though its been 1 year today since he passed.
And we are so sorry about your Minnie. She was so precious. Im sure her and Max and clowning around up in doggie paradise. :-)
All the best, Ann, Kevin, Aidan & Tristan
04-14-2009 5:51 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Hi Minn Minn and Miss Stacy, Thank you so much for posting to our page, I know you mommy hasn't been feeling well, and I want you to know how much your friendship means to both of us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Many hugs and sunfilled days, Luna & her mom
Miss Stacy, you better rest, we need you up and operation by summer time, it's right around the corner, when all the warmth from the sun will warm the hearts of many...forever as one.
04-12-2009 10:06 PM -- By: puck llewis , From:
hi minnie! just hopping on by to wish you ... ah.....er.....YAPPY EASTER....no...a VERY MEOWY EASTER!
there that was what i was thinking of...Hi Stacy....hope you are felling better! sending lots of minniepuck kisses your way....today...
04-12-2009 1:09 PM -- By: Deb & Toby, From:
Hi pretty kitty. Just stopping in with an Easter Basket full of good wishes for you and your wonderful Mom. Have a great Easter! Love you Deb and Toby
04-11-2009 8:59 PM -- By: Bev & Klaus, From:
Hi Stacy and Minnie! Just stopping by to say Hello and to wish you a Happy Easter. Hope all is well. Sorry I haven't been in touch lately, but just know that you are in my thoughts and Minnie will always have a spot in my heart!
04-11-2009 3:38 PM -- By: Rocky, From:
Hiya MInn Minn, Willow and Stacy, Just stopping by to wish you all a Blessed Easter. Rocky
04-11-2009 7:55 AM -- By: Lauvern, From:
Hi Stacy. Just stopping by to wish you and yours a Happy Easter. hugs
04-09-2009 12:43 PM -- By: Patch, From: ohio
Hey there Minnie girl! We are so sorry about Miss Stacy and hope the migraines stop real soon. They truely are evil! Hopefulyy the chiropractor can do the trick. You stay with yourmom and we will watch over Willow ... when we can see her. All will be fine.


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Moodle 2 "…it is a semi catastrophe…"
Today is the first time I've looked at the forums over in moodle-land in a couple of months and it seems not much has changed. Moodle 2 is still a disaster, or in the words of the very first post I read, a "semi catastrophe". This was supposed to be the summer of upgrade to Moodle 2 after it being declared "stable" for a year new. Other than single user hobby sites, I doubt 1% of the real production sites out there have upgraded. Maybe Moodle 3.0, due to be released in 2020 will solve everyone's problem ;-). For now, it looks like 1.9 will be around for a very long time….officially supported or not.
I am having major problems migrating courses, data and user information from 1.9.8 to 2.1. The main problems are
1. Most data is not available in the course area (moodledata)
– After clicking on a certain uploaded file in a course I get the message "This legacy resource type (file) was not yet migrated, sorry."
Somehow the conversion of most of the path information for files is messed up in the database. There was a bug tracker about this and there have been lots of posts about it. Some say it's an issue of the web host (php max_limit, etc.).
2. Another issue is that after migrating to moodle 2.1 courses which previously had two teachers now only have one.
Is there anyone who has successfully migrated a large (ie. hundreds of courses and thousands of users) moodle 1.9.x installation to 2.0 or 2.1?
I'm starting to think that it simply won't work and that I should just start from scratch with moodle 2.1. For me it is a semi catastrophe that I can't just migrate all my classes from moodle 1.9 to 2.1.
Source: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=181039#p788633