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very good hotel for transit or for shopping at SCS. price is ok, wi-fi works good.
The hotel has a big parking area in front of and it is included in the room price. The hotel is easy to arrive due to signs on the road. The hotel is near the main road and it is a little noisy, even in the night.
Visiting friends closeby, hotel very clean and comfortable. Good base to travel round. Nowhere to hang towels in room, maids came in to clean room around 8.35am each day.
It is good hotel to Airport connection to stay overnight
The worst hotel I have ever stayed in, very noisy, in the middle of an industriual park and only computerised checkin. I was booked in for 4 nights and cancelled after the first.
The convenience and shuttle to vienna airport have been quick and efficient. Rooms I have stayed in have been perfect for my needs. The short walk to Fishcamen town is safe and short. All aspects of this hotel are perfect for my needs, requirements.
Shuttle to airport No Air Conditioning
Good location; helpful staff; quiet. No food other than breakfast.
the reception staff was very friendly, also i find it positive that the room price doesnt get higher even if you book for the same day.
A place to sleep over night before your early morning flight from Vienna be aware Airport. Shuttle (3km/15min) will cost you additional 10 € (2people). Room is ok, not wow!!! Nor bad. The lobby is nice, good friendly stuff, accommodating services. I would stay again, this place does exactly what is suppose to do, staying comfortably over night before your early flight "cheep" compare to other hotels in the area. Room temperature - worm (in November), good shower head with good pressure, towels nice - white - clean, instead of bar sop liquid sop in dispenser next to the shower. tv about 20 channels, one in English rest of them in German. Alarm clock provided, but had to connect to power outlet and figure out how to adjust. Being charged 10.00 € for a ride to the airport. Why not to provide it free of charge and only for a tip to the driver? It is only 3km!!!
Buffet Difficulty of check in.
Close to airport; had shuttle for a fee. No food except for breakfast.
Close to Airport
The staff was nice The shower curtain smelled of mold, it's very threadbare, the bed was saggy and uncomfortable
basic, 10 minutes to airport with shuttle that costs extra.
The room had been used by a smoker. The hotel staff should enforce a better non smoking policies. The breakfast in the hotel is wonderful. Don't miss!
The shuttle service was very convenient to and from the airport.staff was nice.breakfast was great! The rooms were too hot. I would recommend air conditioning, we stayed in summer. Hot!!
Don't let the modern unattractive exterior fool you, this is a very nice hotel, especially considering the low price. The rooms are spacious, quiet, spotless and the wi-fi is excellent. Unlike many smaller hotels in Europe, there is even an elevator (lift) and free on-site parking. The included breakfast was one of the best we have ever had at a hotel. There is a automatic cappucino/expresso machine, hard boiled and scrambled eggs, American style crispy bacon (speck), assortment of breads/Croissants, charcuterie/cold cuts, cheeses, juices, teas, yogurts and the list goes on. The service was excellent and efficient. It is well located in a lovely small town only about 15 minutes from the Airport and is close to downtown Vienna as well. It makes a perfect last or first night stop to or from the airport. Remember that the electronic key card must be placed at the receptacle at entrance to the room to activate the electricity in the room (energy saving feature). BUT this makes it VERY easy to leave the key locked in the room upon exit. Staff was very helpful to get us back into the locked room. Unattractive exterior
We loved everthything about this hotel. The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. The breakfast was fantastic. The room was immaculate and was maintained that way for the 5 days that we stayed there. We had a rental car and there was a private parking area provided on the premises at no charge. The hotel is located within a short walk to the train station. It is only a 15 minute ride to Vienna for 2 Euro. We were able to leave our rental car in the hotel parking lot and take the train to Vienna. I would HIGHLY recommend this hotel if you are looking for quality at a very affordable price.
Very close to the airport, breakfast bar opened at 5 am - very convenient for early morning flight. Heating was not working, so I was given electric heater instead - not ideal but adequate under circumstances.
it's very close to Viena airport
Rapid airport pick up service for 10 euros / although close to the airport it is very quiet Wifi signal too weak in my room (third floor) / No tea maker in the room, must go to the bar to take medecie
The room was clean, and the proximity to the airport was good
We had the opportunity to spend 2 overnights in this hotel within a span of 10 days due to our flights departing from Vienna at mid-day. Proximity to the airport and the shuttle service offered by the hotel (at 10 Euros each way) are the best features of this hotel along with clean rooms and decently sized room. During our first visit, the hotel staff weren't really interested in assisting us. Upon finding it difficult to open the door to our room (door panel / lock was jammed) - there wasn't anyone available at the lobby for over 20 minutes
cleanliness, television Tour packages for the city should be there from the hotel
Welcoming and clean
Very friendly and helpful people!! Well organized!
Very good location near Vienna Airport (5-10 min.), free shuttle bus to the airport, which is very convenient. Rooms basic, but clean and comfortable for short stay. Adequate breakfast. Cosmetic amenities very limited and basic (only shampoo and body soap)
The hotel is about 15 minutes away from the airport by car and offers travellers decent accomodation if they want to spend the night in Vienna. We found the prices for beverages in the minibar to be very reasonable. The hotel also offers an Airport shuttle transfer service at 10 Euros each way. At times the staff appear rather cold and non-cooperative. When asked for directions to the city centre using the S-bahn and the metro - it wasn't mentioned to us that trains on these lines were infrequent.
Very friendly and helpful staff, free wi-fi with no codes required everywhere in the hotel, free mini-bar drinks, location near the airport.
close to airport
close to airport no air conditioning anywhere (Vienna experienced temperatures up to 40C) Road construction around the hotel obsoleted any direction signs.
Having read some really awful reviews about this hotel prior to arriving, myself and my daughter were more than pleased with our stay. The staff were very, very helpful. We really thought the idea of water, fruit near reception was a lovely idea. The free access to internet was much appreciated and the girl came really quickly to turn it on etc. The staff during our meal were extremely nice. The following morning I was given numerous cups of coffee which was also appreciated. I think you should either get a proper courtesy bus organised or else remove that from your website. The fact is there is no bus. The cost of the taxis to and from the hotel made the costings the same as staying at nh hotel and it is also less convenient!!! That is annoying to learn after you have booked. There were flies around the diningroom while we were eating which was a terrible shame as the food was excellent. I had read that in a review? That is so simple to rectify. The airconditioning in the diningroom and on the corridors was extremely poor. Again, this can be rectified. I think you should lower your prices, remove the 'bus' from the website or buy a bus and do something about the airconditioning.The staff are great.
The rooms were really nice. The WiFi was not so good
I liked the reception area and fact internet was free. Reception staff friendly I did not like the fact there was no airconditioning in the bed rooms. This will why i will not be staying there again.
The food and the Restaurant service. The fitness room has no running machine!
The Rooms The lobby and restaurant were very hot (temperature),The dinner experience at the restaaurant was very bad, too many flies arond , it was disscusting,
The staff was very nice and helpfull. The room was very very hot. Not enough light in the room.
the hotel has nice rooms and is situated in a quiet aerea
I was in the hotel for only one night. I came late, 8PM and left tomorrow morning 9AM. Although I was in the hotel for a very short time I was impressed with the warm hospitality, excellent service and very nice accommodation. After my very exhausting trip on that day, arriving in a hotel Beethoven was exactly what I needed. Hotel is located in a quiet area with residential private houses, there are practically not at all traffic and therefore it was very nice choice for me to rest and prepare for the next day. Friendly personal, fluently speaking English, big room, clean, nice furniture, clean and big bathroom, nice breakfast. I will for sure come again and next time I'll plan to stay few nights more.
everythink, especially the staff
Nice hotel although clearly a small village hotel. Extremely nice staff. In general a nice friendly small village hotel with good facilities and the skill to make you immediately feel welcome. Main less positive points to mention was the small problems by the reception not being able to communicate fully in English (but together we managed without problems). Other thing is the absence of air conditioning.Also, being as small, village there is not much to do or to discover. At the same time train station with direct short connection to Vienna (and free parking at the back of station in new parking garage) is nearby in Mödling.
Excellent hotel. The location is great (near Wien , near SCS - Shopping Center Sud, Seegrotte ..etc) .The personal is also at the highest level.
The Hotel is situated in a pretty village close to Vienna. The breakfast was excellent. The staff were friendly and spoke English. The room was clean and modern with free and reliable internet access.
Great location - close to Vienna - and in a lovely town with vineyards. Very helpful staff.
The service was excellent. The staff was absolutly lovely.
Staff was extremely helpful. Ac was a blessing in a 2,000 year old town. Breakfast was beautiful every morning. Rooms were spacious and clean as were the bathrooms. Everything an American would want in a hotel. Location could not be beat anywhere ine the Vienna Woods area of Lower Austria. Twenty minutes to Vienna. Would go back again and again. Thank you Hotel Turmhof.
Extremely friendly and helpful staff, who took wonderful care of us and our dog. Excellent breakfast. Great location right next to the vineyards and a (national) park, with marked walking trails. Several cosy restaurants nearby serving homemade meals.
Very welcoming, very helpful and efficiently run.
It's very relaxing and away from the busy city centre as well as next to lots of wine yards, which is a major plus! The hotel staff is very polite and friendly as well. I will come back here again! None whatsoever.
Very good location for visits to Vienna. Beautiful village within the vintage area.
Nice little hotel in a little village nearby vienna. Pretty landscape, good breakfast. Perfect for citytrips when you don´t want to stay in the middle.
The staff speaks good English, is warm & hospitable. The rooms are nice, the parking was free and no problem at all. The location is not too far from the airport and not too far from the city, so works well for both directions. The sauna is OK, the jacuzzi is good (more than OK). The breakfast is rather limited, while all the produce was high quality I found it lacking in choice I'm accustomed to. The Turkish bath next to sauna doesn't get hot enough & therefore is useless. The gym where you can go is about 10 minutes driving from the hotel, for me that was too much -- if you plan to stay, plan ahead on the distance.
I slept really well . great bed in a quiet room just a stroll from Perchtoldsdorf center Parking a bit difficult to find not a real problem
The personal was very nice and the facilities are OK The acces to the facilities was not easy ( you must notice the personal to acces the facilities ) and it was a little bit cold in the room .
The staff was great and the rooms where comfortable. Very close to Vienna and Vineyards. No air conditioning. Probably not and issue except in August.
Austria Trend Hotel Bock was for us a very pleasant surprise. Much more then we expected.This is not just a simple hotel to go and sleep, this is a real touristic resort with an excellent location. Everything was perfect:accomodation, meals. The staff was very very polite and correct. I have travelled a lot, I was the guest of many hotels worldwide and I can say this hotel has something special. There is nothing to be subject for a complaint. Austria Trend Hotel Bock is excellent.
Good value for the accomodations.
The room was very clean, spacious and comfortable. The breakfast, although expensive, was good, a lot of choices, freshly baked rolls and bread even on Saturday and Sunday. We wanted to use the sauna but it was out of order. The receptionist suggested that we go to another hotel (free of charge). Not all staff was friendly.it was too far from downtown Vienna.
At least it was fairly inexpensive! Definitely not a 4-star hotel. The staff is not helpful in recommending anything in town or giving directions for major attractions, the beds were uncomfortable, the hotel was pretty far away from town, the roads surrounding it kept confusing my gps so much that getting to the shopping center parking lot was nearly impossible and signs were equally confusing. The restaurant was closed, and there was nothing to tell us it would be closed. Only one good employee in the whole hotel. If not for him, we would have nothing to eat as getting back into the city so late was not an option.
Good Location and interesting price. Close to the most important business area in the south-west of Vienna. The restaurant was not open in the evening. It was reserved for the event members only!! A pity for a hungry person having travelled all day, having to find another restaurant.
hotel staff Everythink is ok. My suggestion: make menu and other infos in English. I saw that your guests are very international.
Close to railway station. I found the staff to be very firendly and generally liked being there - it felt safe as someone on your own. They charged me for breakfast I did not have - and I was not sure about this until my return. There was no good explanation of what the facilities were on my arrival, for example I had to have a torch to find my key hole to open my room until I found a corridor light later in my stay that made things much easier (you needed this even in the daylight).
location, not very clean
The location and services. Peoples were a bit rude according to american standard.
The surroundings were spectacular.
The stuff was very kind.
Very relaxed atmosphere, owners as people and behavior , cakes at breakfast. Wireless would be a facility normal to this hotel .
The room was spacious, the bathroom was well equiped ( with a modern shower facility ) Breakfast was insufficient, of poor quality and almost no staff attended the breakfast room. In fact, the personnel is generaly outnumbered by the guests of the hotel. In addition to this, rooms had no drapes.
Clean, quite, economic, accessible
Very nice hotel although still in rebuilt, great kitchen, wonderful own wines, possibilities of buying ones the entrance to the room in old part of the hotel is not very nice
Friendly staff, pleasant new rooms and facilities in traditional setting, quiet village near Vienna
good breakfast and service, friendly staff
I liked much the very friendly approach of the hotel staff; the excellent meal ; the quiet location. It is a location that I will recommend to my friends.
A very clean and tidy hotel with an inviting entrance courtyard. Friendly staff. Room was excellent with good facilities. Electric shutters to the windows to shut out the setting sun. Great location with a local railway station which could get you to Vienna in 20 minutes. Town and hotel restaurant was closed (Tuesday) but owner gave me a lift to the next town for food some 3km. away.
the perfect solution for a perfect hotel at a perfect price (including breakfast) close to Vienna airport. no elavator.
Very close to airport (9 min by car), clean, nice LCD TV with several channels, free wi-fi, free parking lot. We booked a Junior suite for 2 adults & 2 kids.We sent a notice in advance about it to booking.com requesting also a late check-in. When we arrived, the receptionist was expecting us.However, when we requested our Junior room he refused to give it to us, saying it is in another building few hundreds metters away and he doesn't have bed sheets for kids beds.He gave us other rooms in main building, which were OK, but without air conditionining, minibar/refrigerator. The breakfast starts quite late in the morning (7:00), so no breakfast for early travelers.The receptionists are not present in the morning before 7, so if you leave earlier you simply have to drop the key at the reception. There is a shuttle to airport, but you have to pay for it
The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful, the room was very clean and tidy, the internet was fast and it was very easy to get online. The room was a bit cold, and the heating wasn't working.
The breakfast was good. Could have more channels on the TV
there was no airco in the room, temp was over 30C. No water in the room either.
nice modern hotel. rooms are rather small. no minibar in the room
people were very friendly a lack of atmosphere
friendly and helpful staff. Free internet in the lobby. No restaurant. When one is tired it is difficult to go out to eat. Also better information regarding trains into Vienna would have been helpful.
Hotel was very nice, new the only complaint was that the hotel is not air-conditioned nor were there any fans in the rooms. the weather was exceptionally hot and humid which made sleeping in the non-air con room with no fan virtually impossible!!!
Very accommodating. Excellent buffet breakfast. Very helpful staff.
Room was big, well equipped and clean. The hotel is situated in a quiet village. The hotel does not have a restaurant.
Family atmosphere
very friendly, wunderbar!
very friendly staff; very clean room nothing
Total tranquility of small Austrian village surrounding Wien. Very friendly staff. Generous breakfast. Ideal place for visiting Wien or big shopping center SCS if heave a car. The hotel confirms his very good reputation. No refrigerator or tea/cofee facilities.
The staff were always at our service- very friendly!
Very friendly staff, new and clean rooms, not far from airport
Very friendly and efficient staff. Clean. Great breakfast. Free parking and WiFi. Great value for money. I throughly recommend.
staff helpful and courteous. decor a little stark. no decoration/pictures in rooms or corridors. No-one at reception early in morning to check out.
Flat screen TV, breakfast, hotel staff
The hotel staff was very nice and helpfull with us, they gave us indications about the easyest way to visit Vienna and theyr interest in our accomodation was at the highest level. No, we had a very pleasant stay and the standard is way above the star rating.
nice rooms hotel,and the fact you a mini market and a burger king res in the same complex is quit convenient 1.No shuttle bus from venna airport and, I was told that the Taxi would not cost more than 12 euro it cost me 28 euro by Taxi,2.I stayed at the forth floor of the hotel ,the room was nice and clean but it had a very bad smell .3 The elevator did not work and i had to bring my bags my self on the stairs,the hotel staff were not friendly at all
Food was very good, and lots of it Not impressed with the room, a bit on the small side, not really what I'm used to
Good fresh food in the restaurant. Helpful staff. One of our party left an item behind and when we called two days later it was located straight away and sent on to him.Suitable for stop overs being near the motorway and airport. Fairly basic but having all you need and unusually having a reasonable restaurant which is actually open.
proximity to the airport, new, clean, great food at the restaurant wish they explain more how the restaurant works
The location of this hotel would not be good for Vienna sight-seeing, but it was perfect for the night before an early morning flight. I was easily at the airport within 15 minutes. It was clean and comfortable, a good value for the price.
The location nearby the airport. In the room one could permanently feel the smell of king burgers.
concept - marche restaurant (breakfast)
Location. Food & drinks too expensive.No character.
The hotel look really nice and it's ok. The room was clean, and there is no noise from outside (near the hotel you have a golf playground). Beds are very comfortable, the bathroom is ok. ALso you have in the room a sort of termostat from which you can make hot or cold in your room. This hotel is at 20km from the center of Wien. For us was ok cause we had a car to move, but if you don't have a car I wouldn't recommend it.
I was there for about 5 hours in transit to the airport. Hotel was clean, all facilities were working well and check-in/check-out was simple.
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Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) announced today that after months of delay and mismanagement, the Department of Homeland Security has begun to clarify its policy on required identification documents for American travelers entering the United States from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean.
Lantos has been active in pressuring the Department of Homeland Security to spell out and to properly publicize workable deadlines as part of a more transparent Western Hemisphere Travel policy, with plenty of notice served to travelers who will need additional identification documents at border crossings. Faced with the department's unwillingness to do so, Congress passed a law in December to set those deadlines.
Announcing a requirement for "proof of citizenship" by January 31, 2008, DHS is now stating that travelers "should no longer expect to prove identity and citizenship by relying on an oral declaration alone."
"This Orwellian language clarifies nothing and may well contribute to another run on the passport office by travelers seeking documents they don't yet need, along with the many who need passports for travel elsewhere, but are caught in a bureaucratic backlog," Lantos said. "The Administration has royally botched the implementation of new passport rules from day one. I was dismayed to discover that the United States government could not quickly and efficiently implement a very basic program to protect our borders."
The policy, known as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is a homeland security-related program that already requires air travelers, but not land and sea travelers, to have a valid passport when entering the country from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. The deadline for the passport requirement for land and sea travelers, June 2009, was finally mandated by Congress as part of the fiscal 2008 omnibus spending bill and signed into law. Whereas the original law had left it to DHS to implement its own deadlines, the Administration's lack of clarity on that score contributed to a surge in demand for passports and a resulting monumental backlog that swamped the State Department's passport offices.
Under the implementation policy, there are two deadlines that travelers should be aware of. The Department of Homeland Security has begun the process of informing travelers about the need for proof of citizenship --- though not necessarily a passport --- for Western Hemisphere travel starting on January 31, 2008. Still, travelers who cannot produce a passport, birth certificate or other proof of citizenship after that date will be warned and instructed on the new regulations. Secondly, DHS has at long last agreed to stick to the Congressionally-established deadline for final implementation of the program. Under this deadline, land and sea travelers will be required to have an actual passport for Western Hemisphere travel by June of 2009.
"This initiative was designed to enhance our national security, but instead, it has become a national headache," Lantos said. "It is essential for us to implement and to publicize a sensible set of policies that will protect our borders while still allowing American citizens freedom of travel throughout the region. After much delay, we have finally convinced the Administration to follow the lead of Congress and do just that."
As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Lantos intervened to help fix the passport problem fast, repeatedly pushing DHS and State Department officials to correct the program's inefficiencies, and demanding answers on how they could have fallen so far behind in meeting the exploding demand for passports. He visited a Passport Agency office in San Francisco and chaired a hearing that holding the responsible State Department authorities to account. At the same time, he has worked to help hundreds of constituents navigate the application process despite the massive backlog, and get their passport applications expedited in time for their travels.
Source: http://www.lantos.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=490&Itemid=1


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- Will an iPhone App Make Your Bank Extinct? - Wall St. Journal - "Through the credit-card industry and the broader lending industry, banks kept customers on the brink of peak financial indebtedness with deliberately complex contracts and concepts like minimum payment, which is essentially a trap."
- Starbucks has more customer money on cards than many banks have in deposits - MarketWatch - "Starbucks ... had $1.2 billion loaded onto Starbucks cards and the Starbucks mobile app as of the first quarter of 2016, according to the data."
- White House Council of Economic Advisors: Financial Inclusion in the United States (PDF)"A lack of financial inclusion has broader consequences for the macroeconomy, having the potential to hurt both equity and efficiency by reducing access to credit, which can be essential for entrepreneurship, homeownership, and economic development more broadly." -
- The Federal Reserve system - Economist - "Most modern economies have just one central bank, empowered by the government. That America's central bank is more complex is the result of a series of political compromises struck in 1913, when the Fed was formed, and then again in 1935, when it was reorganised."
- VocaLink: Four of the UK's biggest high street banks have signed up to launch "Pay by Bank app" Mobile payment service - David Yates, CEO VocaLink, said, "We're delighted to announce our partnership with four of the UK's biggest financial institutions, alongside the growing number of retailers who are supporting Pay by Bank app. This service is a convenient way to pay with your mobile and we look forward to working with a number of high street brands to bring Pay by Bank app to millions of UK banking customers."
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Six Army men from Foster Field were killed early Thursday when a plane in which they were returning to their base here from a baseball game at Waco, crashed and burned in a wooded area 60 miles to the northwest.
Harlingen Valley Morning Star August 10, 1945
Lester O. "Les" Clotiaux was born in Nederland, Texas on August 16, 1921. Clotiaux graduated from Nederland High School in 1937 and went to work for the Gulf Refinery in Port Arthur where he played baseball with the Barrel House Bees in the Gulf Refinery League.
In 1941, Clotiaux was among four catchers on the spring roster of the Port Arthur Tarpons of the Class D Evangeline League and was with manager Harry Strohm's squad when they hosted the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition game at Legion Stadium on March 28 (for the record, the Dodgers walloped the Tarps 17-0).
Clotiaux was released before the season began and played for the Grammiers, a top-notch local semi-pro team, as well as continuing to play for the Barrel House team where he worked.
Clotiaux entered military service on August 29, 1942. He served as a corporal with the Army Air Force at Foster Field, Texas and was the regular catcher on the Foster Field Falcons baseball team.
On August 9, 1945, the Falcons traveled to Childress Army Air Base in Texas for a ballgame. The Falcons won that contest and five of the players - Clotiaux, Duard Lawson, Harold Phillips, Chester Seipp and Pete Zarrilla, along with pilot Second Lieutenant Peter R. Davis (an experienced pilot with over 1,500 hours during the previous year) - flew back to Foster Field in a twin-engined Beechcraft AT-7C. On the return journey the plane crashed near Smiley, Texas. Corporal Clotiaux and the other five men on board were all killed.
On August 12, 1945, funeral services were held for Corporal Clotiaux at the First Methodist Church in Nederland, with Reverand John R. Lockhart officiating. He was buried at Block Cemetery in Nederland and the burial included a military escort from the Lake Charles air base and US Marine Corps pallbearers from the Marine base at Mid-County Airport in Nederland.


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Foot Hugger Socks
Simple stocking stitch socks – with a few twists: sole-hugging arch shaping and a slightly unusual short row heel.
Two versions are given: striped and monochrome (or one-yarn, anyway).
Please note that the heel is quite fitted, rather smaller than with the gusset & heel flap construction.
The socks are meant to be worn with negative ease to fit without bunching.
Skills required:
knit, purl, k2tog, ssk improved, m1R, m1L, wrap&turn (all explained in notes).
Link to Judy's Magic Cast-On on YouTube.
To fit foot circumferences, measured at the widest part of the foot below the toes, of:
20.5 (21.5) 22.5 (23.5) 24.5 cm
8 (8.5) 8.75 (9.25) 9.5 in (appx)
Finished circumference, unstretched:
17.5 (18.7) 20 (21.3) 22.5 cm
7 (7.25) 8 (8.5) 8.75 in (appx)
For the striped version, you need appx. 25 – 50 g (105 – 210 m / 115 – 230 yds) each of two colours (if you reverse MC and CC for the two socks, you will need equal amounts; otherwise, the MC will take a bit more).
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Business Optimism Fell in November, Survey Says Election to Blame
- The U.S. International Trade gap widened slightly as expected in October to -$42.2 billion.
- The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism declined a sizeable 5.6 points in November.
- The JOLTS data for October shows a small uptick in both hiring and separations for the month.
The U.S. international trade gap widened slightly in October, about as expected to -$42.2 billion. Trade is not expected to be a major factor in fourth quarter GDP growth. Both exports and imports declined in October but exports fell more. Total nominal exports dipped by $6.8 billion for the month. Imports were down by $4.9 billion. Trade data can fluctuate month-to-month so short-term comparisons can be misleading. However, when we step back and take a broader view of the trade report we can say that both exports and imports look about equally subdued, and that has kept the overall trade balance fairly stable over the last five months. U.S. exports to the European Union remain weak, down 7.4 percent in October from a year earlier. Recession in Europe (including depression in parts of southern Europe) is a drag on U.S. GDP, but falls well short of the dampening power of the self-induced Fiscal Cliff. U.S. exports to Pacific Rim Countries (as defined by the BEA) have also cycled down, 1.9 percent below year-ago levels as of October. Two other factors influencing the U.S. balance of trade are worth noting. First is the impact of the Federal Reserve's ongoing program of quantitative easing. QE by the Federal Reserve puts downward pressure on the value of the dollar, but that may be balanced by quantitative easing in the comparison region, such as the Euro zone. With the open-ended QE3 program now in place, and likely to be expanded, trade to Europe is very much influenced by the actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve and by the European Central Bank. Also, energy is an increasingly important part of U.S. exports and will be a smaller part of U.S. imports, especially from the Middle East. Energy imports from Canada are ramping up but come without the heavy geopolitical baggage.
The National Federation of Independent Businesses' Small Business Optimism Index fell sharply in November, down 5.6 points, described as "one of the largest declines in survey history." Two events pushed the index down; one was Hurricane Sandy, and the other was the election. According to the survey, "the election was the primary cause of the decline in owner optimism, not the hurricane." Fortunately, the drop in owner optimism did not drag labor market indicators down in the same proportion. Labor market indicators in the survey are weak, but do not indicate a shift toward down-sizing. The Jobs Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for October showed a small gain in both hiring and separations. Both moves were within recent ranges so we cannot say that labor market conditions changed much through the month.
Market Reaction: U.S. equity prices are up. Treasury yields are up. NYMEX crude oil is down to $85.52/barrel. The dollar is up against the yen and down against the euro.
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Im probably going again for a bit of testing, unless the "streets" are gonna be going down too
Spectators and car show entries are FREE! Test and tune $15. Trophies will be given out! Live music, drink and food specials! All car show entries will receive 1 free pass down the track! Open to driven in street cars only. No trailered cars please.
We will also hold a fastest driven in street car contest. Since every car is supposed to be driven in on this night lets see who has the fastest. Winner will receive a trophy and a $200 gift certificate to All Out Automotive.
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2 rounds of qualifying
Top 8 get in and will be put on a ladder
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David Ayer will rewrite and direct "Mafia Cop" for Mandalay and Universal Pictures.
Attached to a double duty job, David Ayer has been confirmed to be in charge to rewrite and direct police hitman saga "Mafia Cop", an action drama coming from Mandalay and Universal Pictures.
Intended to be made based on the life and story of Louis Eppolito, the project was secured by Mandalay after the company managed to win the rights to film his life account as well as to "Mafia Cop: The Story of an Honest Cop Whose Family Was the Mob", the novel he wrote with Bob Drury. The first draft of the film initially was penned by Dan Gordon with David Zelon serving as producer.
Being so, the film thus will center on the life of Eppolito as he was found guilty of participating in murders alongside Stephen Caracappa while serving as an NYPD detective. Both of them were arrested last year after retiring from their jobs.
Ayer, a Champaign, Illinois-born filmmaker, initially worked as a screenwriter before made his directorial debut in "Harsh Times" which is set to unspool next month. His screenwriting works include those for "The Fast and the Furious", "Training Day", and "S.W.A.T."


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Come On Down . . .
For the Price Is Right Night at Triple-A Fresno.
On June 2, the Grizzlies will honor Bob Barker's impending farewell'"the beloved game show host is stepping down after 35 years. The first 2,000 fans will receive a Bob Parker bobblehead'"in which the team mascot, Parker, will be dressed in a Barker-style outfit replete with a microphone'"and all spectators will be given nametags to don in hopes of being asked to "Come on Down" and participate in on-field pricing games between innings. The grand prize: a seven-day cruise.
Grizzlies players will wear Price Is Right themed jerseys'"no Barker Beauties, I imagine'"which will be auctioned off in a silent auction during the game.


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Penn Badgley Reveals Scary Fan Moment with 50 Catholic Schoolgirls
During a shoot at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Penn ran into a crowd of "aggressive" fans outside of the museum's steps.
"I tried to come down and wasn't able to get to the Met because probably, like, 40 or 50 Catholic schoolgirls all swarmed me and pinned me up against a chain-link fence," the actor told People, "At first, it was entertaining and then they started pulling at my clothes and it was a little aggressive."
"This bodyguard came out of nowhere, reached out like I was holding on to a rock in raging rapids, and pulled me through it," he said. "[It] was bizarre."
Phew! What a close call!
Luckily for the actor, he's now spoken for! Following a three years relationship with fellow Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, Badgley has settled down with actress Zoe Kravtiz. The couple has been going strong and is a staple on the GG set.
Let's just hope Penn and Zoe won't be running into any more schoolgirls in the future!


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A lesbian cause that Republicans can rally behind, perhaps? Edie Windsor is suing the Federal Government because she had to pay $363,000 in federal estate taxes even though she and her deceased (female) spouse were legally married in New York state. Had Edie been married to a man - no estate taxes. The suit claims that this violated the equal protection clause of the U. S. Constitution.
Edie Windsor vs. DOMA: 83-Year-Old Lesbian Petitions U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case
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Redlands Footlighters recently announced the lineup for the theater's 69th season.
The Footlighters' 2014-15 season will feature five plays, some new and some familiar.
The season will open in September with Ken Ludwig's "The Game's Afoot," a fast-paced comedy that doubles as a murder mystery. In past seasons, the Footlighters have presented other plays by Ludwig, including "Leading Ladies," "Moon Over Buffalo" and "Lend Me a Tenor."
"The Game's Afoot" begins with the final scene and curtain call of the play "Sherlock Holmes." Afterwards, star William Gillette invites his fellow cast members to his castle to celebrate. When one of the guests is stabbed to death, life imitates art as Gillette assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes to track down the killer before he or she strike again.
In November, the Footlighters will present "Chasing Manet" by Tina Howe, about two women from in a nursing home. One is a rebellious painter, and the other is a Jewish woman with a large, loving family. One is almost blind and the other is in a wheelchair, but together they plan to escape from the Mount Airy Nursing Home on the QE2 to Paris.
In January, the Footlighters will present "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" by Joe DiPietro, author of "Over the River and Through the Woods," which the Footlighters performed in 2005.
This play is a musical revue about relationships, celebrating the pitfalls of dating and the joy and dread of newborns, inlaws, family car trips and geriatric pickup techniques.
In March, the Footlighters will present the classic thriller "The Bad Seed" by Maxwell Anderson.
In the play, 10-year-old Rhoda Penmark is an admired, charming and well-mannered girl. When disaster strikes one of her classmates, an uneasy feeling overwhelms Rhoda's mother.
Back by popular demand, Neil Simon's comedy "Rumors" will close the season in May.
Before his anniversary party, the deputy mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it is only a flesh wound, his lawyer and his wife must get the story straight before the other guests arrive. Miscommunication and confusion lead to an evening of farcical hilarity.
Season tickets are $60 and are available at www.redlandsfootlighters.org .
The Zonta Club of Redlands sells Footlighters' season tickets and, in return, receives a percentage of sales, which helps support such local projects as scholarships for women, Family Service Association's getting-job-ready program, YouthHope education, American Association of University Women's math-science conference for eighth-grade girls, A.K. Smiley Public Library, YMCA camperships and Redlands Meals on Wheels.
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Memoir '44 Online also features a sophisticated system of Achievements. Depending on how you perform during games, you may be awarded some badges or medals at the end of the game.
There are 3 categories of Achievements: Honor Badges, Specialist Badges and Expert Awards.
Honor Badges are usually pretty easy to get.
Specialist Badges are Achievements that are focused or rely primarily on the mastery of specific features of the game. This rewards raw skill over the social aspects of the game.
Expert Awards are rare Achievements that reward exceptional performance in a battle and/or during the career of a player.
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A battle over the control of Indonesia's resources is intensifying ahead of 2014 elections, creating legal uncertainty that threatens to drive off investment and hurt long-term output in one of the world's top sources of coal, gas and metals.
The central government has shaken up the resource sector with a series of rules this year that give it greater control, by centralising the licensing process, taxing ore exports and pushing for investment in smelters. The moves have battered metal ore exports and drove some firms to exit.
"The sector is becoming so over-regulated it's Soviet Union-like," said the Indonesia country head of an international energy firm, which is staying in the country. "It will lead to less confidence, less investment and ultimately less supply."
Entering the fray is an unlikely coalition of local governments, mining associations and nationalist Muslim groups, challenging resource laws in court and winning several cases on the grounds that some of the policies were unconstitutional.
Also at stake are the revenue flows that can be skimmed off from a complex series of approvals, licenses, royalties or taxes in one of the region's most corrupt countries.
The policy moves and challenges come as potential presidential candidates are seeking to raise money and lift their popularity to contest a wide open race for 2014, when two-term President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has to step down.
"It's a good vote winner - you can wave the national flag ahead of presidential elections," said David Quinlivan, executive chairman of Churchill Mining Plc. "A lot of things that are happening are making it hard for investors to justify investing in Indonesia," he said.
Corporate disputes have escalated. UK-listed Churchill and British financier Nat Rothschild have been the highest-profile casualties of disputes over licenses or partners. Both disputes are over major coal assets with firms part-owned by leading presidential candidates.
Newmont Mining Corp has been caught in the middle of a dispute in which the business-backed local government is contesting the central government's right to buy a 7 per cent stake Newmont is divesting in the huge copper and gold mine.
The issue has been further complicated after the Constitutional Court ruled that the central government must first have parliamentary approval for the purchase.
UK-listed Avocet Mining is facing a $1.95 billion lawsuit by former partner PT Lebong Tandai over the sale of gold mines. Australia-based gold miner
Security of tenure is now seen as one of the biggest risks, and recent events have sent "shivers" through some firms including his own, one copper mining executive said.
"I'm hearing from a lot of companies that pressure has been put on them to contribute funds because next year there's a lot of regional elections," he said, adding officials were 'hinting' they could cancel contracts if firms did not pay up.
At least five metal exploration firms have pulled out of the country this year, including Oxindo, a copper explorer owned by Chinese mining group MMG. Interest in doing coal deals has also declined, said a Jakarta-based international lawyer.
"You start to think at this time before the elections there may be other challenges," said one lawyer, who declined to be identified. "We haven't had people knocking on the door like they did for coal mine acquisitions last year."
The country's second-largest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, succeeded in getting the country's energy regulator scrapped by the constitutional court in November. Next, it will study whether laws on mining, water and forests are constitutional, said Syalful Bakhri, dean of the law faculty at Muhammadiyah University in Jakarta.
The nationalist push focuses on a line in the constitution, which says resources "shall be under the powers of the State and shall be used to the greatest benefit of the people".
Many are against the country's current use of production sharing contracts, liked by foreign firms as they get a stake in the resource but also a system opposed by nationalists in other resource exporters from Iraq to Ecuador.
"Muhammadiyah has a vision to make the state of Indonesia truly independent. All the sources of energy in Indonesia are for the people," said Ibnu Sina Chandranegara, one of the group's lawyers.
Analysts say the key judge in these constitutional court cases, Mahfud, has political ambitions himself. Following the cases, he emerged as the most popular out of 18 contenders for president in an Indonesian Survey Institute poll last week.
Muslim parties form part of the ruling government coalition, including the chief economics minister Hatta Rajasa, who some analysts say has been behind this year's nationalistic resource policies. He is also a presidential candidate.
All these legal challenges are complicating the outlook for nickel prices and may delay a rally in the metal, according to Barclays Capital. It had expected prices to climb because of a 2014 ban on ore shipments from Indonesia, the top exporter.
"Indonesian government policy is the key wildcard for the nickel story," said Nicholas Snowdon, a Barclays metals analyst.
The immediate impact has been mixed. Nickel ore exports to key buyer China recovered last month as more firms met the central government's new permit requirements. But iron ore and bauxite exports are still well down on last year after the government rules.
"My view of next year is there will not be a recovery ... because margins are so small, many firms could not compete with current prices and so many them have reduced their production. Some of them have stopped their production already," said Syahrir Abubakar, chief of the Indonesia Mining Association.
The longer-term result is that firms have to prepare to meet new rules or work around them, but now don't know if those rules will be later challenged and overturned.
"Today's investments are tomorrow's production," said Xavier Jean, credit analyst at Standard & Poor's, adding the major effect could be plateauing output and depleting reserves.
The government is already reworking one rule and backtracking on others. It is likely to relax deadlines for two issues seen as critical for investors - the timeframes for smelter investment and mining asset divestment.
Investment chief Chatib Basri told Reuters he is seeking greater investor input before policies are finalised, implying some of the moves have been overly hasty. The 10 years given for foreign firms to divest mine assets was too short, he said.
Nationalist sentiment has risen after the good times of recent years, he said. Although foreign direct investment in Indonesia has surged to record levels this year, he sees the legal uncertainty switching investors' focus away from resources to the consumer sector for next year.
"If you talk to people in the oil and gas and mining sectors, they are so gloomy about Indonesia," said Basri.


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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel — sporting some William Rast jeans, naturally — kept up their recent trend of smiles out in LA last night. The fact that they were leaving a comedy club may have contributed to their grins, but whatever the cause it's great to see these two looking so happy lately. Jessica might just have been thrilled that Justin wasn't sporting a trucker hat, though if he's trying to start a fad with those hanging suspenders we hope it doesn't catch on.


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School of Mathematics and Computing Sciences:
The School of Mathematics and Computing Sciences comprises of Mathematics and Computer Science Departments. The school provides a solid foundation to students in the field of Mathematics and Computer Science through its post graduate programs offered by respective Departments, under CBCS scheme, with opportunities for teaching, research, and entrepreneurship. The faculty is actively engaged in research with significant contribution in the fields of Number Theory and Computing, Differential Geometry, Fluid Mechanics, Topology, Graph Theory, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Web Mining, and Information retrieval.
Dr. Shivanand Gornale
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About the Department:
The Department of Computer Science was established in the year 2011 under School of Mathematics and Computing Sciences. Presently, there are 6 permanent teaching faculty actively engaged in teaching and research. The Department offers two post graduate programmes, MSc. (Computer Science) and MCA, and Doctoral research programme at main campus, Belagavi. From the design of curriculum to applied research, the department equips the students with the knowledge and state-of-the-art skills that enable them to excel in their chosen professions. Karnataka State Vision Group of Computer Science (VGST) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs. 20 lakh per annum for continuous two years, in the level –II category, under K-Fist scheme to strengthen the infrastructural facility of the Department.
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Build a strong teaching and research environment in the area of Computer Science through comprehensive educational programs to empower students with global excellence, local relevance and societal concern.
The Mission Statement:
• To provide quality education, as a key ingredient in the pursuit of excellence, that enable students for making high-quality careers and give them a competitive advantage in the ever-changing and challenging global work environment.
• To strengthen research activities in collaboration with industry, disseminate knowledge through scholarly publications and translate research excellence into economic and social benefits.
• To provide a vibrant academic environment that imparts value addition to faculty and students to achieve personal and professional growth.
• To render useful service to the local and global organizations through educational, technical, entrepreneurial and professional activities.
Dr. Siddu P. Algur Professor
His research interest includes Data Mining, Web Mining, and Information Retrieval from the web and Knowledge discovery techniques. He has published 26 research papers in peer reviewed International Journals and chaired the sessions in many International conferences. He delivered many invited talks at National and International conferences/seminars. He is Instrumental in establishment of Computer Laboratory for PG and Ph.D Programmes in Computer Science at RCU, Belagavi, funded by VGST, K-FIST (L2), GoK, Bangalore. He received B.E. in E&E., M.E in ISE and obtained Ph.D. degree in Computer Science. He worked as a Lecturer in the Department of E & E at KLECET, Belagavi, from 1986 to 1992. As a Lecturer and Assistant Professor at SDMCET, Dharwad from 1992 to 2007. He worked as a Professor and Head, Department of ISE at BVBCET, Hubli, from 2007 to 2012. Presently, Prof. Siddu P. Algur also holds post of Director, PG Programmes, RCU, Belagavi.
Dr. G. G. Rajput Associate Professor
Dr. G G Rajput is presently Chairman of the Department. His education include degrees M.Sc.(Maths), MSc(IT), M.Phil(Maths), PGDCA, and PhD(Maths). He has 16 years of teaching experience in Mathematics and Computer Science. He has more than 30 publications in the areas of image processing and pattern recognition. He has completed one UGC sponsored Major Research Project entitled "A Study on Automatic Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy using Fundus Images". Three scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degree and 7 students have been awarded M.Phil. degree under his guidance and at present 6 students are pursuing Doctoral research.
Dr. Dayanand G. Savakar Associate Professor
He has obtained his B E in Computer Science & Engineering, Masters degree in Software Systems and Ph.D in Computer Science & Engineering in the year 1990, 1997 and 2010 respectively. He worked as faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. B. L. D. E. A's V. P Dr. P. G. Halakatti. College of Engineering &Technology, Bijapur-586103 in various designations from 1991 to 2013. His` research area of interest is Image Processing and Pattern Recognition. He has published more than 25 research papers in peer reviewed International Journals and Conferences.
Dr. Shivanand Gornale Associate Professor
He has obtained M. Sc. Degree in Computer Science., M.Phil. in Computer Science., Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Pune in 1995, 2003 and 2009 respectively. He has teaching experience of 18 years and published more than 60 research papers in various National, International Journals and conferences. He is a Fellow of IETE, Life Member of CSI, Life Member IPRA, Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata-India. His areas of research interest are Biometrics, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition.
Dr. Parashuram Bannigidad Assistant Professor
He has obtained M.Sc. (Information Technology) Degree in 2003, M.Phil. (Computer Science) Degree in 2006 and Ph.D. (Computer Science) Degree in 2012. He has teaching and research experience of 08 years. His research areas of interest are Image Processing and Pattern Recognition. He has published 27 research papers in peer reviewed International Journals and Proceedings of Conferences. He has been awarded 'Young Scientist' from Vision Group on Science and Technology, Dept. of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka.
Digital Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Bio-medical, Bio-informatics, Nano Materials
Dr. Mallamma.V. Reddy Assistant Professor
Dr. (Smt.) Mallamma.V. Reddy has received her Ph.D programme in the area of Knowledge Based Algorithms for Multilingual Cross Language Information Retrieval from Bangalore University, Bangalore, and M.C.A degree from Visvesvaaraya Technological. University, Belgaum, India. She has over 4 years of teaching (Post graduate and undergraduate) as well as industry experience. Her research interest includes Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, Graphics and Cross Language Information Retrieval. She has awarded as "Young Scienst-2013" by ISCA, and "Astar-Scholastic Young Investigator award" by IOAJ. She was also a project fellow of UGC –Major Research Project; she has published 21 research papers in National and International journals and Conferences.
T.R.Arunkumar Assistant Professor
He has obtained his B E in information Science & Engineering, M.Tech in Computer Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. He started his career as trainee engineer at HP and has worked at various MNC like Xalted Information Systems, IBM and Tech Mahindra, dealing various clients such as AT&T and British Telecom by offering innovative Solution Designs.
Courses Offered at Main Campus, Belagavi
1. MSc.(Comp. Sc.)
3. Ph.D. in Computer Science
Courses Offered at P. G. Center Vijayapura
1. M.Sc.(Comp. Sc,) w.e.f. 2015-16
Title Ph.D. in Computer Science Eligibility Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science from a recognized University with minimum 55% marks (50 % for SC/ST/Cat-I/differently abled candidates) Criteria Admissions shall be based mainly on Entrance Test and an Interview duly following the merit-cum-reservation policy of the State Government. Mode Full-Time/Part-Time Duration Minimum of 3 years and maximum of 5 years for Full-Time candidates/ Minimum of 4 years and maximum of 6 years for Part-Time candidates Intake: 32 Title M.Sc. in Computer Science Scope Focuses on applications of Computer Science and Mathematics. It offers a broad choice of topics including latest information technologies, networks, fundamentals of computer science and applied mathematics. The programme involves an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the theoretical foundations that combine information and computation, and its application and implementation in computer systems. The students have an opportunity to develop applications in areas such as databases, intelligent systems, computer games, and mobile and embedded systems. Eligibility Bachelor's Degree with Computer Science as one of the optional paper/BCA/BE/B.Tech(any branch) or any Science Graduate with Mathematics/Statistics at 10+2 level, with a minimum of 45% at Graduate level(40% for SC/ST/Cat-I) Duration 2 years – 4 semester CBCS scheme Intake: 20 Career Prospects A candidate successfully completing the programme has high productive career in teaching, research and development and IT Industry. Title Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Scope Focuses on Information Technology to equip students with the latest technologies, tools and applications in IT and to meet the ever-growing requirement of IT professionals. The programme involves study of Financial Management, Accounting, Mathematics, Programming Languages like C, Java, ASP .Net, Web Development, Database Management System, and so on to enable student to develop, deploy and manage applications/systems of Industries/Institutions. Eligibility A candidate who has passed any under graduate examination or equivalent examination with Mathematics or Statistics or Computer Science or Computer Applications or Business Mathematics or Business Statistics as one of the optional subject and obtained an aggregate minimum of 50% marks taken together in all the subjects in all the years is eligible for admission to MCA courses. 45% of marks in both Q. E. in case of SC, ST and Category-I candidates. Provided that in respect of candidate who has studied and passed one of the subjects specified above in Pre-University Course with fifty percent of marks in that subject shall also be considered for admission. 45% of marks in both Q. E. in case of SC, ST and Category-I candidates Lateral Entry Provision has been made for lateral entry to third semester MCA for graduates in Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), BSc Information Technology and BSc Computer Science Duration 3 years – 6 semester CBCS scheme Intake: 30 Career Prospects There is a wide scope of MCA in Government as well as Private sector. MCA post graduates are hired both by Government agencies NTPC, GAIL, BHEL, etc and private IT companies like Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, IBM, American Express, HCL, HP and so on. After getting an MCA degree, one can enter any of the following roles: Software Developer/Programmer/Engineer, Troubleshooter, System Analyst, Software Application Architect, Technical Writer, Systems Developer/Engineer, Web Designer and Developer, Starting a new Venture.
Thrust Areas of Research:
- Image Processing and Video Processing
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Web Data Mining
- Communication Networks
- Natural Language Processing
- Information Retrieval
Research Guide
Sl.No Name of the research Guide Area of Research 1 Dr. Siddu P. Algur Machine Learning and Data Mining
Web data mining
2 Dr. G G Rajput Image processing and Pattern Recognition
Document Image analysis
Medical image analysis
Biometric analysis
Computer vision and Machine Learning
3 Dr. Dayanand Sawakar Image processing and Pattern Recognition 4 Dr. Shivanand Gornale Image processing and Pattern Recognition
Biometric analysis
5 Dr. Parashuram Bannigidad Image processing and Pattern Recognition --Medical image analysis
Syllabus of Entrance Test Paper for admission to Ph.D. coursein Computer Science, 2014-15
12MScCS27- C++ Programming Lab
The Department of Computer Science maintains a dedicated computing and network infrastructure to support its academic and research mission. The department also provides access to its computing resources to other Departments in the University. The Network has a backbone operating at 2 Gbps and spans entire building to provide network services (both switched and wifi) to all the Departments in the University. Two computer laboratories have been set up under VGST K-FIST grant of GoK. There are 40 personal computers with state of art specifications connected to the network and are accommodated with printing needs. Class-rooms are well equipped with LCD projectors.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michele Bachmann did not intend to be taken literally when she told the Republican presidential debate Tuesday that civil-liberties activists have taken over the interrogation of terrorists from the CIA. But even as a rhetorical point, it didn't hold water.
Her hyperbole on the American Civil Liberties Union was one of the more notable stretches in the national security and foreign policy debate. A look at some of the claims and how they compare with the facts:
BACHMANN: "This is one thing we know about Barack Obama: He has essentially handed over our interrogation of terrorists to the ACLU. He's outsourced it to them. Our CIA has no ability to have any form of interrogation for terrorists."
THE FACTS: The CIA still has the ability to interrogate terrorists. President Obama formed the High Value Interrogation Group, which includes the FBI, the CIA and the Pentagon. It centralizes expertise so that when a terrorism suspect is caught, everyone with a stake in the issue is involved in the questioning. The CIA also can sit in on interrogations in other countries, asking questions directly or through officials of the host government.
Whether the policy on interrogating suspects should be tougher is a matter of authentic debate. But the CIA is hardly emasculated. The agency has dramatically expanded its on-the-ground operations worldwide since 2001, and the U.S. killing of a succession of al-Qaida figures in Pakistan — Osama bin Laden chief among them — demonstrates the potency of the hunt for terrorists. Moreover, the U.S. killing of an American citizen abroad — the radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki — is well outside the range of action that would be condoned by civil liberties advocates.
MITT ROMNEY: "What they're doing is cutting a trillion dollars out of the defense budget."
RON PAUL: "They're nibbling away at baseline budgeting. ... There's nothing cut against the military. And the people on the Hill are nearly hysterical because they're not going — the budget isn't going up as rapidly as they want it to."
THE FACTS: Paul was more accurate than Romney in describing what is happening with defense spending. Constraints in the military budget are much more modest than Romney suggested.
Both Romney and rival Rick Perry have been criticizing Obama for looming defense cuts that are triggered by the failure of the deficit supercommittee to act. But the cuts would only slow the rate of growth of Pentagon spending, which has been vastly increased because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, now winding down. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the planned Pentagon budget for 2021 would be some $700 billion, an increase over the current level of about $520 billion. The cuts agreed to last summer plus the automatic reductions would trim the projected 2021 budget by about $110 billion.
Moreover, the spending cuts set in motion by the supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement are not to begin until January 2013, which gives lawmakers time to try again to produce a debt plan. That's what Obama has in mind — using the threat of defense cuts to push lawmakers to make a deal.
RICK PERRY: "When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down that economy. ... This president refuses to do that, and it's another show of lack of leadership from the president of the United States."
THE FACTS: Obama, like George W. Bush before him, hasn't issued a blanket ban on dealings with Iran's central bank. Perry could try as president, but he'd find himself with some angry allies and perhaps some economic damage for the United States.
U.S. sanctions already severely restrict what contact American and foreign companies can have with Iranian banks. That has made the central bank the primary conduit for purchasing Iranian oil exports.
Blacklisting the central bank entirely would put energy companies and banks from places such as Japan in a dilemma: either find new oil sources, or risk punishment in the United States. The same applies for China, Russia, Turkey and other countries with investments in Iran — and the rush for new fuel providers could lead to a spike in gasoline prices that hampers the American economic recovery.
In reality, however, it's unlikely the U.S. would be prepared to blacklist Japan's banks for financial transactions with Iran's central bank. So the power of the sanction would be unclear.
BACHMANN: "Almost every decision that the president has made since he came in has been one to put the United States in a position of unilateral disarmament, including the most recent decision he made to cancel the Keystone pipeline. That would have not only created jobs, but it would have helped us in energy independence."
THE FACTS: Obama didn't cancel the Canadian oil pipeline. Instead, his administration delayed the decision in order to explore an alternative route to avoid areas of Nebraska that include wetlands and an aquifer providing water crucial to huge swaths of U.S. cropland. Bachmann also overlooked that the delay came under pressure from Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican. When the pipeline was delayed, Heineman hailed the decision and called it "an exceptional moment for Nebraskans."
Associated Press writers Bradley Klapper, Matt Apuzzo, Donna Cassata and Kimberly Dozier contributed to this report.


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Village Of Webster Water Switch On Hold
Webster N.Y.- It Looks like folks who live in the Village of Webster will have to wait a bit longer to get rid of their hard water.
The switch over from the village's water system to the Monroe County Water Authority's line was to have taken place in August.
The move though on hold for now due to of a lawsuit filed be the former mayor.
Peter Elder sued over the procedural steps the village took to sign a lease with the County. Elder lost a re-election bid to current Mayor John Cahill who ran on a platform of making the switch to the county system.
A court hearing on the casse set to be heard in mid -October


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With federal money for capital projects that can be blocked by a Republican-led Congress, it can be difficult to obtain funding in mostly Democratic California. Many local governments would jump at the chance to obtain 90 percent funding for bridges that were built 100 or more years ago.
But at the Woodside Town Council table on Nov. 13, the talk for one council member was not centered on protecting future constituents from what will eventually become unsafe bridges but on "taking federal government money borrowed from the Chinese to rebuild bridges in the richest part of the county. ... I have a problem with that," said council member Tom Shanahan, a conservative member of the council.
Mr. Shanahan went on to say: "There must be bridges in England and France that are a lot older than this. I just don't understand what we're doing." Following several seconds of silence in the room, council member Dave Burow said he sympathized with Mr. Shanahan's sentiment, although it was not clear that Mr. Burow would support action based on that line of thinking.
The discussion came up as a professional engineer explained to the council why Caltrans had listed three bridges on Portola, Mountain Home and Kings Mountain roads as "structurally deficient" and "functionally obsolete." In 20 years or so, Caltrans could forbid heavy traffic like cement mixers and possibly fire trucks and garbage trucks from using the bridges, which would severely cripple delivering crucial services to some neighborhoods.
To replace the bridges would cost around $6.5 million, the engineer said, which means Woodside could be on the hook for maybe $750,000. Town Manager Kevin Bryant said the town's $500,000 annual road maintenance allotment could be redirected to defray part of the contribution. The engineer did note that the town could maintain the current bridges on its own and maybe extend their lives by 20 years, but it would cost the town about half of the total cost of the federal project, hardly worth it. Still, the council delayed action until the engineer could assess how much it would cost for the town to do its own bridge maintenance.
Despite the bravado of council member Shanahan about possibly refusing federal money "borrowed from the Chinese," the council has little choice but to begin planning now for new bridges. To not do so would run the risk of Caltrans restricting traffic or placing weight limits on the bridges, which were built when vehicles weighed a fraction of what they do today.
Bringing the bridges up to current standards means they must be widened to accommodate bikes and equestrians, and the approaches must be built to protect vehicles from hitting the blunt ends of the bridge rails. The work will probably make the bridges wider than the roadway, but it should not detract from their rural character once the vegetation grows back.
Besides, like other communities that need to replace bridges and other large infrastructure items, Woodside qualifies to receive $6.5 million from the bridge replacement program. Mr. Shanahan aside, the council did not indicate whether it would accept or refuse federal money. We believe the council should consider this project routine maintenance and start the ball rolling before residents begin to get nervous about following a cement or fire truck over a bridge.


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Would you trade Freedom for Security?
The goal of the Ad Council's Internet Safety Coalition is to help teens and their parents make smart, conscientious decisions in an increasingly digital world. Our mission is straightforward – to join together in promoting safe, responsible Internet use through clear, consistent, research-based messages.
The current Beware What You Share campaign assets remind teens that online actions can have real world consequences and that posting isn't private. The assets are available for Coalition partners to use in their teen Internet safety communications efforts.
Are you a Coalition partner and want to access Beware What You Share campaign assets and research materials? Please login. Interested in joining the Coalition? Contact us.
More About the Internet Safety Coalition
Coalition partners represent a broad range of industry leaders who are unified in their commitment to promoting safe and responsible Internet use among teens and parents. Partners have agreed to incorporate Beware What You Share strategic messages into their own Internet safety marketing and outreach efforts, which may include online content and campaigns, advertising, web sites, consumer promotions, grassroots programs, and collateral materials. The combined strength of these efforts allows our Coalition messaging to have a wide and impactful reach.
In response to the sometimes inconsistent and potentially overwhelming number of Internet safety communications efforts in the marketplace, the Coalition has developed a single and clear teen-targeted message: Beware What You Share. The message informs teens that posting isn't private, and if they wouldn't broadcast information in real life, then it's not smart to broadcast it online where it can remain forever. The message is the result of quantitative strategic research and direct teen feedback, and has been designed to resonate with teens and inspire responsible Internet use by tapping into the importance they place on personal reputation. Coalition partners have agreed to collectively and creatively promote the messaging through their own communication channels and initiatives.
List of Coalition Partners
- Center for Digital Media Freedom Progress & Freedom Foundation
- Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
- Children's Advertising Review Unit
- Comcast
- Common Sense Media
- ConnectSafely.org
- CTC of Wyoming County
- Enough Is Enough
- Formspring
- GetNetWise
- Harvard University Berkman Center Youth & Media Policy Working Group
- i-SAFE
- Interactive Advertising Bureau
- Internet Keep Safe Coalition
- Internet Solutions For Kids, Inc.
- Kansas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
- Kathy Kleiman
- LOOKBOTHWAYS Inc.
- McAfee, Inc.
- Merkley+Partners
- Microsoft
- MySpace
- National Cable & Telecommunications Association
- National Crime Prevention Council
- National Cyber Security Alliance
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- New York Times


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Maybe the mainstream media are growing tired of hackneyed images of Barack Obama appearing in Christ-like poses, because now the Obama-friendly scribes at Rolling Stone have crafted an even more preposterous way of peddling the junior senator from Illinois: his image on a magazine cover devoid of any headline.
Yes, the cover of the most recent edition of Rolling Stone features a giant picture of a grinning Barack Obama without any headline attached to it. It is the second Rolling Stone cover for Obama in just a matter of months, following up on a cover that portrayed Obama with an otherwordly aura emanating from behind him.
Sen. John McCain is still awaiting his first Rolling Stone cover and the editors can't use age as an excuse. After all, Keith Richards has appeared there numerous times.


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Is there a fix for poor reception when 02+ radio is put into a 99-01 radio?
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So I have this '02 M3 SMG, no NAV. I have a BMW iPod adapter installed, satellite connection and no CD-changer. I bought this M3 used in '07 and the FM reception has sucked ever since. I can pick up about two or three stations period. I live in Hampton Roads (Virginia) and we get very good signal from the local stations which total about seven or eight, however, not in the M3. Today I had some time so I removed the LH C*****ar cover and checked all the connections to the radio amplifier (N8). Everything looked good. I removed connector X424 and connector X1143 (what I assumed to be power) for the AM/FM amplifier, tested the voltage (12v and about 5v on each of the two leads respectively to ground) and then reconnected it. I tested the radio and FM reception WAS PERFECT!! I could pick up every station and then some! I actually programmed the presets during this time and all was right in the world. I then turned off the radio, turned off the car, removed the key, re-inserted the key, turned on the radio and NOTHING! Back to square one - no reception! The only thing I can think of is based on the fact that power is always supplied to the AM/FM antenna amplifier ALL the time so when I disconnected it, it was reset and worked? But not sure why, after turning off the radio and car, no reception now?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sounds like you have a bad antenna amplifier... Have a friend with an e46? If so, borrow his amp and see what happens... if not, buy a new one...
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text: On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 08:35:33AM -0400, Marc Schraffenberger alleged: > Some of our epilogue scripts timeout so I was looking into setting the > $prologalarm variable in the mom config. However, after looking into the > prolog.c file it appears that the timeout it actually set with the define > PBS_PROLOG_TIME (set to 300 in 2.0.0p8). So is the $prologalarm variable > being ignored? The code looks correct to me. 'unsigned int pe_alarm_time' is defined in prolog.c and initialized to PBS_PROLOG_TIME. mom_main.c sets pe_alarm_time with the value read from $prologalarm. Did you test it and find it doesn't work?


text: On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 01:44:53AM +0900, YC wrote: > I am testing LVM 1.0.4 in Linux 2.4.18. > and I found one problem in mounting snapshot volume for ext3 file system. > at 1.0.3, it was usable, but not now. > > in my testing, > it was OK if created snapshot volume for ext2 file system. > But if created snapshot volume for ext3 file system, > that snapshot volume can not mount with error-message > "mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/VG00/snap3, > or too many mounted file systems". > > if I mount original volume with ext2, snapshot volume also has no problem > in create and mount. > But > if I mount same original volume with ext3, snapshot volume was created > successfully, and can not mount. You need to apply the VFS lock patch included in the source distribution. note: the VFS lock patch is 1.0.4 is rather broken so use the one from 1.0.5 - it'll be fine with a 1.0.4 kernel. -- patrick


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A nurse found tied up in the boot of her car wearing just her nightclothes may have been there for up to 10 days, detectives said yesterday. Magdeline Makola, 38, was reported missing by colleagues after she failed to show up for work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. She was last seen finishing a shift at the hospital at 8am on 15 December.
During the time she was missing her credit cards were used and last night police said they were looking for a black man who had been introduced to Makola a number of years ago.
A widespread search for her red Vauxhall Astra ended when the vehicle was found on Boxing Day in Meadowside Place, Airdrie, 20 miles from her house. Officers who heard noises coming from the boot discovered the nurse after breaking in through the windows. Despite suffering from hypothermia, dehydration, trauma and superficial injuries, including scratches to her face, she appeared otherwise unharmed.
Makola, a naturalised British citizen who came to Britain six years ago from South Africa, was taken to Monklands Hospital in Airdrie where she was guarded by police officers until detectives were able to question her about her ordeal yesterday.
A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said the nurse was "severely traumatised" and they were looking for a black man, aged between 20 and 40 with dreadlocks. Although the man was not Makola's boyfriend he was known to her, having been introduced by a mutual friend about five years ago. Police said the vehicle had been seen on the M8 motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in the centre of Glasgow and in Chapelhall, Airdrie, during the time Makola was missing.
A statement from NHS Lanarkshire yesterday said that Makola was "stable and comfortable".
One neighbour described her as quiet but friendly. "She kept herself to herself but would smile and say hello when I saw her. It sounds like she's had an awful time."


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Will California become the only state in the nation with no welfare-to-work program? Could lawmakers preserve the safety net by raising taxes on cars and alcohol and delaying tax breaks for corporations? Also tonight, after yesterday's primaries, it's out with the old and in with the new in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas. What's in store for Tea Partiers, progressives, Democrats and Republicans?
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