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Sailing the Mediterranean...: Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review by Scottishemma123
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Sailing the Mediterranean...
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Other
First impressions of the ship were great- it was spotlessly clean and very well maintained. The Grandeur is a very impressive ship despite being one of the oldest in Royal Caribbean's fleet having sailed her maiden voyage in 1996. That being said, the ship is going into dry docks next year to be refurbished and at this time the technology onboard will be brought up to date with what passengers have come to expect having sailed on some of RCI's newer and more modern ships. Speciality restaurants are also being added to allow passengers more choice of where to have their meals onboard.
We found the staff onboard to be very friendly and helpful throughout and couldn't pick fault with them at all. The food onboard was delicious and there was a great choice whether it was in the buffet style Windjammer for lunch or in the main More restaurant- The Great Gatsby- for dinner. RCI offer some standard choices which remain on the menu every night for passengers who may not like the choices on the menu which change every night and are normally slightly in accordance with what country the ship has visited that day (escargot after a day in France for example). I think this is an excellent idea and something which I found RCI to be doing better than P&O who don't offer the same choices anymore.
After a disappointingly cloudy day at sea our first port of call was the famous Cannes in what is commonly referred to as the French Riviera. Whilst we were there a yacht show was taking place so Cannes was particularly busy and we took the opportunity of escaping the bustle of Cannes for the quiet, relaxing town of Villefranche-sur-Mer. This pretty little town can be reached easily by train from Cannes and is the perfect place to spend a relaxing afternoon.
Villefranche used to be a very quiet fishing village and still retains much of that charm with beautiful houses perched on the hillside with stunning views over the bay. A great place to have lunch or dinner is Les Corsaires which serves up everything from tapas-style starters to traditional French food and also has the most delicious crepes for desert! This can be found on the main front street of Villefranche.
After a relaxing day in Villefranche we headed on the train back to Cannes. We have used the train service in the south of France on many different visits there and have always found it to be cost effective, efficient and safe although it can be quite crowded at times. On arrival back in Cannes we did a spot of shopping and then went back onboard the Grandeur.
The next morning we were anchored in the Italian town of La Spezia. Having visited La Spezia on a previous cruise we decided to hop on a train to Santa Margherita in the province of Genoa. The train journey itself took around an hour and walking outside the station and down the steps brings you straight to the front street of this beautiful town. A castle built in the 16th century as a defence against attacks from North African pirates has been restored and can also be found on the front street.
After a leisurely stroll around the town and seeing the castle we had a delicious seafood lunch in Ristorante Colombo (Via Pescino 13, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy +39 185 287058) which I would highly recommend if good quality, fresh seafood is something you like.
Santa Margherita is within a few miles of Portofino and it can be accessed by hourly boat from the main promenade for around 20euros or by taxi for around 35euros. We didn't chose to do this ourselves as we were a little short on time but would definitely do this if we were lucky enough to be back in the area.
On arrival in Civitavecchia there is always a port transfer by coach to take passengers to the edge of the port. From where the coach drops you off a right turn and a few minutes walk brings along the front street brings you to the train station. From here Rome is around an hours journey away, although some trains are faster and slower so be sure to check timetables. Return journeys are usually around 10euros per person. For first time visitors to Rome I would recommend getting off the train at San Pietro station as from here the Vatican is around two minutes walk and is well sign posted.
Queues to enter the Vatican can often be hours long in the busy summer months so if you wish to go inside I'd advise you to get there as early as possible and be prepared for a long wait.
As we had already been inside the Vatican on a previous trip we headed straight from here across the Sant' Angelo bridge and to the Piazza Navona.
The Piazza Navona was built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian which was built in the first century AD and is now a lovely open square with cafes and restaurants and artists painting and selling their paintings in the centre. It is a great place to have a drink or a bite to eat and do a spot of people watching.
From here we headed to the Pantheon which is around two minutes walk from the Piazza Navona and definitely a must see whilst in Rome.
The Pantheon is a huge circular building with a large dome with an open centre which lets in natural sunlight. The natural light that comes in shines onto different points of interests inside the Pantheon at different times of the day and also serves as a very effective timepiece because as the sun moves through the sky during the day it moves around the dome inside and tells the time.
After visiting the Pantheon we walked another two minutes to reach the famous Trevi fountain. The area around the fountain is always very busy and crowded but the fountain is a must see while you are in Rome.
Don't forget to throw coins into the fountain to ensure your return to this beautiful city!
Another two minutes walk from the Trevi fountain takes you away from the crowds and we found a great place to have lunch. The Vineriail Chianti (Via del Lavatore 81/82 A, Tel 06 678 75 50) is situated in a little courtyard and has both outdoor and indoor seating. The food is great and it was very reasonably priced.
From here it is only a 5-10 minute walk to the main train station in Rome, the termini. Trains leave from here to hundreds of destinations across Europe and as such it is a very busy train station. Trains back to the port of Civitavecchia normally leave from platforms 25-29 and it is worth noting that they are around a 5 minute walk from the main station entrance so it is best to leave yourself with plenty time to catch your train.
Our final port of the cruise was the bustling Sicilian city of Palermo. We decided just to go shopping in the centre of town this day in morning and then get back on the ship in the afternoon to take advantage of the lovely sunshine. The city has a great deal of good quality shops if shopping is what you're looking for.
Another passenger also told us about some beautiful botanical gardens which she highly recommended. The entrance to the gardens can be found on the Via Lincoln, on the west side of the city, and are supposed to be well worth a visit to escape the busy main streets of the city. Less
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The deal
- 3D2N vacation for 1 for $748 (up to $1,436 value)
- 4D3N vacation for 1 for $868 (up to $1,809 value)
- 5D4N vacation for 1 for $1,018 (up to $2,181 value)
The experience
Wake up amidst the sights and sounds of the busy and vivacious city of Hanoi within the district of Hoan Kiem at Golden Rice Hotel. The establishment, awarded TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence, charms guests with elegantly furnished and stately surroundings awash with pristine white and shades of gold and tan, which one can call home for a duration of up to four nights. Encircled with a number of popular sites including the Co Xanh Gallery, St. Joseph Cathedral, and the Lotus Water Puppet theatre, eager trekkers can traverse the city's landscape to unravel its many attractions, eateries, and shopping facilities to enjoy before being whisked off on a few hours journey to Halong Pier for a cruise at the start of a new day. On board the vessel of Viola Cruise, guests are taken to scan the panoramic horizons of sea and tropical foliage whilst enjoying an authentic meal of local proportions to satiate appetites throughout the day's voyage. Opt for a choice of kayaking or bamboo boat rowing along crystalline waters that surround the safety of the cruise boat, or simply relax and enjoy the view before making a stop at the Thien Cung cave where the dark stony spaces within are illuminated by bright colourful lights. While making one's way back to land, a feast of fresh fruits is served to complete the boat ride, sealing in sweet memories before climbing down and returning to the hotel which shines like a golden beacon in the night air, leading tired yet satisfied travellers back for a wholesome night's rest.
- 8am – 8.30am: Pick-up from hotel and depart for Halong Bay
- 10.30am: Stopover
- 12.15am: Arrival at Halong Bay Harbor
- 12.45am: Boarding with welcome drink
- 1pm: Vietnamese lunch
- 2pm: Kayaking / bamboo boat rowing / free and easy
- 3.15pm: Visit Thien Cung cave
- 4pm: Enjoy fresh fruits on cruise
- 4.30pm: Disembark cruise and alight bus
- 6.30pm: Stopover
- 8.30pm: Drop off at hotel
Deluxe Room
- Max. occupancy: 3 adults OR 2 adults and 1 child aged 11 and below per room. 3rd guest subject to additional charges.
Add-ons (payable to Asia Travel Legend)
- 3D2N vacation for child aged 4 – 5: USD47.50 per person
- 4D3N vacation for child aged 4 – 5: USD55 per person
- 5D4N vacation for child aged 4 – 5: USD64.50 per person
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Athena Industries export ginger, charcoal, cashew nuts, sesame seeds and palm kernel cake.
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Influenza Vaccine in Pregnancy Part 2
This study has been completed.
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 3, 2008
Last updated: April 22, 2016
Last verified: April 2016
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Pregnant women have limited knowledge regarding influenza, its implications during pregnancy, and recommendations for vaccination during pregnancy. The researchers plan to distribute an information pamphlet to women in a prenatal clinic, offer the vaccine during prenatal visits, and then give a questionnaire on the postpartum floor assessing knowledge.
The researchers hypothesize that with education intervention, knowledge scores on the questionnaire will be higher than those from last year, when no education was provided.
|Influenza Pregnancy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Knowledge Possessed by Pregnant Women Regarding Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Flu Flu ShotU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Knowledge scores on our questionnaire [ Time Frame: 2 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
All women presenting to our prenatal clinic and postpartum floor during the study period.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|14 Years to 46 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
A multi-ethnic group of pregnant women
Inclusion Criteria:
- all pregnant women
Exclusion Criteria:
- known hypersensitivity to influenza vaccine
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00593970
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00593970
|Canada, Ontario
|St. Michael's Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B1W8
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark H Yudin, MD
|St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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Keywords provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00593970 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
REB 06-190part2
|Study First Received:
|January 3, 2008
|Last Updated:
|April 22, 2016
Keywords provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Influenza, Human
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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By Alex Byington
By the Book
"From this day to the ending of the world/But we in it shall be remembered/We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." - William Shakespeare, "Henry V"
The hugs were aplenty. The disappointment was palpable.
But the sadness that usually accompanies the end of an era was nowhere to be found. There was no despair, no woe-is-me melancholy - not for this brotherhood of Eagles. That's because, for most of the Salado contingent in attendance, there was nothing to cry about - it was a fitting ending.
Senior leadoff hitter and team catalyst Cole Calder described it best as a feeling of "bittersweetness."
"We're so happy to get to this round, but we wanted so much more," Calder said of making it to the Region IV-3A semifinals.
For Calder and the other 10 seniors - all of whom had already graduated the Thursday prior - Saturday's two-game sweep courtesy of hot-hitting Columbia was more about the culmination of their careers than any single out or pitch. This year's senior class finished with just under 100 victories dating back to their freshman year, when three of the recent graduates were apart of the 2008 squad that won the 2A state championship.
"That's substantial, that's big and I'll take that with me wherever I go," Calder said.
But what mattered most, they went out in true Salado Eagle fashion - with a fight.
Despite an embarrassing 16-5, five-inning debacle in a sweltering Game 2 - when temperatures were flirting with triple digits - the Eagles managed to gather themselves for what turned out to be their last stand in Game 3.
Jumping on the Roughnecks from the start, Salado plated four runs before ever recording an out in the opening inning courtesy of a two-run home run by Hunter Ward and a two-RBI single by Colby Schiller, both seniors.
But against the smoking-hot bats of Columbia, the 4-1 lead wasn't safe for long as senior pitcher Clint Scarborough was blasted for six runs in the top of the second - including back-to-back home runs by spark-plug juniors Treylon Johnican (grand slam) and Patrick Cato (solo).
Fueled by the everlasting desire to simply continue playing along side one another, the Eagles battled back to pull it to 10-8 entering their final at-bat. But after five final-inning victories already that postseason, it seemed fate could spare no more heroics as Scarborough - the potential winning run - popped up to third to end the threat, and the prep careers of his fellow seniors.
"When you have a large group (of seniors) like this and almost everyone has been in the program for four years, ... you lose a part of yourself," longtime head coach Melvin Bates said. "You've spent so much time with those kids, it's like part of your family."
And it's there, in that feeling of togetherness, why there was no sadness. They know there is no end when it comes to families.


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A more aggressive wrist extension stretch as well as an elbow extension stretch.
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This is a common stretch used to stretch the flexor mass, and more specifically the common flexor tendon at the medial epicondyle of the elbow. Golfer's elbow, or medial epicondylitis is a common overuse problem on the inside of the elbow. All of the flexors of the wrist and the fingers live on the underside of the forearm, they all join to form one tendon, called the common flexor tendon. With chronic overuse with gripping, keying, or lifting, the tendon can start to degenerate, creating pain with any gripping activity. This stretch helps to break up scar tissue throughout this tendon and improving blood flow. This exercise also helps to stretch the elbow into extension.
- Shift your body weight backwards until you can feel the stretch on the inside of your forearm.
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Technician Auto Assign
Apart from assigning technicians to requests using Business Rule, selection of category or from the UI, technicians can be automatically assigned to requests on configuring the Technician Auto Assign option. The Technician Auto assign follows the Round Robin or Load Balancing methods, and based on the availability of the technicians, the requests are assigned. So if a technician is unavailable on a specific day, and the due by time of certain requests falls on that day, the technician on leave will not be assigned to those requests.
To access Technician Auto Assign Configuration,
Enabling Technician Auto Assign
Load Balancing: The number of requests that are In progress and assigned to a technician is taken as the load of the technician. So on selecting this model, technicians with the least load are assigned to requests.
Round Robin: In this model, technicians are assigned to the request irrespective of the load.
Unassigned Requests: On selecting this option, the technician auto assign is applied to requests that are unassigned even after passing through all the Business Rules and Category selections.
All Requests: When this option is selected, the technicians assigned to the requests through business rules or category selection will be overridden.
Excluding Technicians from auto assign
You can exclude certain technicians from being auto assigned say, the administrator, site admin, change manager.
Excluding Requests from auto assign
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About the Book
Jekyll Island-a photo guide to Georgia's hidden jewel.....
...showcases some of the most awe inspiring landscapes and features of this small island in Georgia. Once a members-only club owned by America's elite in the late 1800's and early 1900's, the island is now owned by the State of Georgia and offers a unique blend of modern amenities and attractions embedded in a walk back in time as the history of the island is literally tangible.
Detailed in the book are Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island's historic district, Glory Beach where the 1989 movie "Glory" was filmed, and much more.
Helpful descriptions and directions are included in this photo guide.
SOFTCOVER 10X8 version can be purchased here for US $38.95:
Features & Details
- Category Travel
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
80 Pages
- Publish Date Nov 11, 2011
About the Creator
Amy Proctor has traveled the world collecting images through her photography that document various cultures and countries through color and composition. Recent travels have taken her to the Republic of Korea, China and New Zealand, as well as the United States. Amy's photography concentrates on landscapes and military images.
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Christina Aguilera Has Purple Hair Now
While all her contemporaries spend their summers fitting into bikinis – including Lindsay Lohan who's 5/8ths freckle-hobbit – here's Christina Aguilera in the strongest Spanx money can buy while promoting The Voice over the weekend because apparently she's still on the show. Somehow scaring the shit out of Adam Levine while simultaneously wasting precious man-hours trying to invent camera angles that defy the laws of physics must translate to ratings, I don't even pretend to understand television. Then again, Honey Boo Boo should've probably driven it home by now that there's not even a science to it anymore. Just fucking film anything, doesn't matter.
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Silent Civilian: Jonny Santos
strikes back
July 19, 2006
When last we left singer/guitarist
Jonny Santos and his band Silent Civilian, they were on the
verge of releasing their debut album, Rebirth of the
Temple. But all was not well. The bassist, suffering from
a pair of broken ankles, propped himself up on stage on a
barstool. A member of Bleed the Sky filled in on guitar. But
now, with a new bassist and a new guitarist, and the album
garnering rave reviews, the band is as strong as ever. Greg
Maki of Live-Metal.net recently caught up with Santos again
at Club Mate in Baltimore, Md., during Silent Civilian's
tour with Drowning Pool.
Live-Metal: There have been some changes in the band since you started touring. Who is in the band now?
Jonny Santos: The current lineup still is me and [drummer] Chris [Mora], obviously. We have two guys that are basically on a trial period. We want to take our time, make sure we get the right guys, 'cause I don't want to go through this again. Chris and I were pretty much the whole band to begin with, so losing the other two guys, it sucked, but we haven't missed a show, literally. We even played a few nights as a three-piece. Whatever we have to do, the fans still come out, so we gotta keep it going. Hopefully, everything works out with these guys and we'll have ourselves some permanent members. You can't really get to know somebody just from meeting them and saying, "OK, cool. You play guitar? Right on. Yeah." And then they turn out to be a fuckin' psychopathic axe murderer. Being experienced in this business a long time, I've learned that you don't really know somebody's true colors until you've toured with 'em for fuckin' six months. Then you'll know if that person's a keeper or not, and I think it's just the right thing to do. The other thing is, Chris and I, we don't want people that think they're just getting handouts. We want hungry motherfuckers. As of right now, we're fine, the band's doing great, we're on the road doing some decent tours. And we just gotta keep going with that. We still have another year of touring left.
So who are the new guys and where did you find them?
Marcus [Rafferty] is playing guitar right now. We met him, actually, because he was working for Nothingface. So we were friends with Marcus. He really wanted to try out for the spot, and we just said, "Videotape yourself playing the songs note for note—and that means all the leads, too, buddy. This shit ain't easy." I mean, I knew Marcus could play, but I didn't know his capabilities as a guitar player. And he said, "I'll do you even better." He's from Syracuse, New York, and he said, "How about this, how about I drive down"—we were in Reading, Pennsylvania—"How about I drive down there and play for you in person?" I was like, "Fuck yeah, cool." So he came down and note for note, two songs. And he started playing with us that night. [Bleed the Sky guitarist] Kyle [Moorman] would play the first part of the set and Marcus would finish it out. That's how he learned all the songs. So that was cool.
Stan [Derby], who's playing bass, was actually a friend of Marcus's. I'd asked Marcus, "Hey, do you know any really good bass players, metal bass players?" And he was like, "Yeah, let me make a phone call." So we checked Stan out. He flew into Spokane, Washington, and has been with us ever since. Disco [Daylen] was playing bass for us at the time, Disco from Bleed the Sky. It was really fun having Disco in the band for a month. That guy's awesome.
Did you ever play with him and Kyle, both, at the same time?
So half the band was Bleed the Sky?
Half the band. It was Bleed the Civilian.
Yes, it was. It was quite a sight to see. I felt bad for those guys 'cause they were pulling double duty. I can't even imagine that, but they really helped us out and they kept us on the road. I owe those guys. Friends for life, for sure.
You and Chris pretty much wrote all of the music, right?
What was that process like?
It was pretty—I don't know. It was pretty painless. We didn't really put too much thought into it. We wanted to write good shit. We weren't anticipating having a record deal or anything. We just said, "Hey, let's write, see what happens and if a deal comes along, a deal comes along. If not, we'll have a good time." And it just snowballed. It became something completely out of hand. We got so into it. We were just every night at my house. Chris would be at work all day and I'd be home writing riffs. I had a little drum machine and I'd basically build skeletons of songs all day long. We got to a point where we were pumping three or four songs a week. I'd write all this shit, he'd come in, he'd help with arrangements, we'd figure out the actual body of the song, then we'd track it that night and then the next day I'd go in and lay down vocal melodies, just ad lib lyrics or whatever just to get the melody down. One in the bag. We just did that and we ended up having, like, 30 songs. We had so much to choose from and we were still only able to put 14 songs on the actual record—only 13 songs. We wanted to put 14, but there wasn't enough room 'cause we wanted to do an enhanced CD. I really wanted the fans to get their money's worth. I'm so sick of bands that put out a record for $22 and it's only, like, 35 minutes long. It's like, what kind of shit is that, you know? And people wonder why people download some of this shit all the time. The labels and the bands are ripping off their own fans. So we put on an hour's worth of music, a video and it's also got a 10-minute documentary on the making of the record. And I think at Best Buy you can get our record for $13.99. I think for 14 bucks, that's what it should be.
How many songs did you end up recording?
Sixteen, two of which are covers that we don't know where they're gonna end up yet. We did a cover of "War Ensemble" [Slayer] and we also did a Death Angel cover. We did "Seemingly Endless Time," which I was really excited about 'cause they're one of my favorite bands ever.
Some of these guys with you now had never really toured before going out with Silent Civilian. Did you give them any advice?
Well, it's rough on new guys. You see, this is the problem with why we lost the first two members. They had never toured before either. The thing about this life is it's not made for everybody. I lost [guitarist] Tim [Mankowski] because Tim can't tour, can't handle it. He's a phenomenal, phenomenal guitar player who just is not that guy. He's already 30 years old, never toured before and he's set in his ways. He owns his own house. He lives by himself, so—you know, people that are used to being alone and then you stick 'em in a RV with seven other people? He just couldn't hang and I respect that. With these other guys, sometimes they get really down and homesick, and I'm like, look, this is part of the gig, man. I do, too, but this is the life that I've chosen. Hopefully, some day—think about it, is your life really that bad? You make a living playing rock n' roll and getting free booze and chicks every night. Is it so bad? You get to do what you love to do. You get to travel, meet tons and tons and tons of people. Like, right now, we really want to go home for, like, a couple of days. That's it. I just want to go home. I want to sleep in my own bed for a couple of days, play with my dog and OK, let's go. But then again, I've been doing it for eight years. I'm used to it. But they're learning very quickly that it's not as glamorous as some people actually make it out to be. I think they're gonna be alright. I know for a fact Chris, that kid was made for the road. I got lucky with that guy. He's a road dog.
What is it like having your wife on tour with you?
It's actually really good. She's keeps me out of trouble, man.
I found that as far as for chicks and the drugs and all that shit, man, I did that before. I got it out of my system. She keeps an eye on me. She keeps me from doing stupid shit. She's just a really awesome person. I love being with my wife. She's like my best friend, you know? She's got her dog—our dog—out with us, as well. It's just kinda cool because now I've got everything I want. So many guys don't have the opportunity to bring their significant other on the road and they give up one for the other. I've seen this life beat up a ton of relationships. It's beaten up a couple of mine. So it's kinda cool, like I have everything I want. That's why maybe I'm so comfortable now. I've got my wife with me, I've got my band, my music, I've got my vodka every night.
Is that your drink of choice?
My drink of choice, vodka and Coke, "Brown Eye." Rob Flynn from Machine Head, he coined that term. He actually gave me my first Brown Eye ever and I've been drinking it ever since.
How long did it take you to get used to playing guitar and singing at the same time again?
You know, it took me about 10 minutes. I mean, I was guitar player for 13 years before I ever sang a note, so I'm always gonna be a guitar player at heart. I started playing when I was 7. And when I originally started with Spineshank, I was playing and singing with Spineshank. They came around and they were like, "Look, we just want you to be a frontman. We want you to be able to jump around and get in the crowd's face." I was like, "I'll give it a shot." And it was fun for a second and then I just felt empty. So when I got out of Spineshank, the first thing I did was pull my guitars out of the cupboard. I mean, I wrote so much of the actual Spineshank music anyway. I just never played it live. And that stuff was cake compared to what I'm playing and singing now.
Did it take a long time to figure out how to work it all out on stage with all the complicated parts?
You know, there are certain parts that I play and sing that are kinda like doing this [pats his head and rubs his stomach], that kind of a thing 'cause I'll write a riff and then without playing it, I will find the best melody to put over it. Chris will be like, "Are you sure you can sing over that?" And I'll go, "If I can't, I will figure it out." So it's almost like motor skills, what drummers go through. A few things, I would sit at home for hours upon hours just practicing singing it at the same time. And then you finally find that niche at that part and you're like, OK. And now it's just like I don't even have to think about it or anything.
Do you do anything to take care of your voice, because you do a lot of screaming and really melodic parts?
I've never been that guy. So many singers I know, they have very sensitive voices and they will either do their special warm-ups or they do all this stuff And it's like, for me, I smoke like a fuckin' chimney, I'm a full-blown fuckin' alcoholic, I usually have about four or five drinks before we even play 'cause I have a theory here: I wrote the songs wasted, I recorded the songs wasted, gotta play 'em wasted. So that's my theory. As immature as that may sound, that's how I roll.
It seems to be working.
Yeah, you know, it's like the old thing in high school. If you're in class and you're stoned, you better do your homework stoned and take the tests when you're stoned, too.
So the album has a gotten a pretty good reception so far, a lot of critical praise. What does that mean to you?
It's awesome because I didn't expect any of it. Amazon called it the best metal album of the 21st century. I'm like, "Whoa, I don't know about that." But it's really cool because for once, I finally worked on a project where I didn't really put too much thought into it as far as where I wanted it to go. I mean, I just said, "I want to write fuckin' kick-ass thrash metal tunes." I wasn't like, "It's gotta be fit for radio and MTV." We did not compromise anything for either and we've gotten radio and MTV. And I think that's the thing. I don't think it's about having a radio hit. If the song's good enough, you know? We've been getting a lot of really good reviews. There's a couple of shitty ones out there, but I don't pay attention to those. What of it? You can't please everybody.
Do you have plans to do any more videos?
Yeah. Actually, when we get home at the end of the month, we are going to shoot a video for "The Song Remains Un-Named."
What's the story behind that one and the title?
The song is about somebody that I really, really hate profusely and imagine actually lying in a pool of blood sometimes, and I didn't want to give that person the justice of having their name or anything anywhere near it. I couldn't think of an appropriate title, so somebody said, "What's that song's name?" And [producer] Logan [Mader] said, "The song still remains unnamed." And I'm like, "That's it. That's the name of the song." Kind of an interesting little tidbit there.
Have you kept writing music on the road?
Yeah. Chris and I are already probably about four or five songs into the next record and this one just came out. I firmly believe in writing over a long period of time 'cause that's why so many bands have awesome first records and horrible second records. They spend the first two years writing that first record and then they tour forever and they go home and write a whole record in, like, two months. I just don't think that, for us, is really a possibility.
Are you going to work with Logan again on the next one?
Oh, most definitely. Yep, and we're trying to find a really cool spot to do the record. We don't want to do it in L.A. this time. We want to go to, like, New Zealand or somewhere. I don't know. Not that we'd be able to afford it, but it's always a fun idea. Logan's exclusive with us, man.
He did a great job on the first album.
And it's good for him because he's produced a lot of stuff and nothing that he's done yet has really taken off, and this is the first thing that he's done that has actually, like, taken off and selling thousands and thousands of records right now. So he's really, really stoked, as we are.
Ideally, how long would it be before the next album is out?
Well, we plan on touring until the end of next summer. We continue touring for the rest of this year, next year and then hopefully get on some kind of festival tour next summer. This is our first record. All bands need to tour the shit out of their first record. And when all is said and done, we will hopefully have the record written, come home, we'll probably take a couple of weeks off and go straight into pre-production, two weeks of pre-production, do the next record and it will either come out late next year or early 2008. And it's just because we're planning such an extensive tour on this record. Bands, on their first record, just gotta stay out, man. They gotta keep touring, hitting the same fuckin' towns six times in one year.
The next tour is with Nonpoint?
I think you're coming back to this same place.
This actual place?
Oh great. I'm not too happy with this actual place today. Kicked my dog out.
I heard you were thinking about doing an album of covers.
We're gonna do an EP. It's gonna be like a Bay area tribute EP. We're gonna cover a bunch of old Bay area stuff, Sacred Reich, fuckin' Death Angel, Exodus, Testament. It's something really cool for the fans while we're—it'll probably get released right before we finish touring. We'll take like two weeks off, go home, track it and then put it out. I just really want to bring thrash back. There's so many –core bands, this band and that band and I just want to bring the whole thrash—it's, like, the punk beats, man, with the metal riffs, it drives me nuts, dude. Old Sepultura, Beneath the Remains and fuckin' Arise.
Are there plans for you to do a headlining tour yet?
End of the year. We're planning on November-December. I mean, unless something really big comes along, I do want to establish the band as a headlining act. I think that's gonna be the perfect time to do it because by that time the record will probably be somewhere around 40,000 or 50,000, and I think we could go out and do a small club tour.
It's seems like that with the long songs and everything this band is really meant for that.
Yeah. We could go out there on our first record and headline and play for over an hour. That's awesome. How many bands can say that on their first record? Because their records are only 25 minutes fuckin' long.
What are some of your favorite places to play?
We seem to do really, really, really well on the East Coast, like all of the East Coast and the South and the Midwest. The places that we really haven't even hit are, like, the Northwest. We've done Portland and Seattle a couple of times. But Texas, some of the shows in Texas are un-fuckin'-believable. We played this fuckin' little shithole in Odessa and 800 kids, I looked out over the crowd and they were just, like, killing themselves. It was like fuckin' what is going on here? There were, like, three pits, there was an all-girl pit. That's cool. The last time we played Baltimore it was fuckin' awesome, the Recher Theatre. And that was our first show ever.
Yeah, I was gonna go to that, but the snowstorm kept me away.
That was our first show ever as a band. It was crazy. I came out and I was nervous as all fuckin' hell. Nothingface sold it out.
It was there first show in, like, three years.
Yeah, me and [Matt] Holt [of Nothingface] were walking around the back [shaking].
What do you think about the state of metal today? Is it any better or worse than when you were starting out in Spineshank?
It's kind of a double-edged sword right there. I think that as far as bands are concerned, as metal bands, true metal bands, I think it's cool to see it come back and see actual musicianship and actual entertainment come back to the forefront again. There's so many really, really talented, awesome bands out there right now. And then at the same time, we're starting to hear these scenes come again. There's so many bands that are so heavy, but they're really more worried about how tight their pants are and if they've got a white belt that's gonna work for 'em. I see what's going on here and I'm young enough to still be in a band and tour, but I'm old enough that I've seen enough genres, enough fads of music come and go. And I'm just saying that metal is one thing that has never ever died. Maybe it got a little scary there in the '90s, but Pantera and Metallica were still going strong. I think that for music that's going to stand the test of time, metal is always gonna be around. You're gonna see these scene bands come and go, different styles, this-core and that-core, blah-blah, blah-blah-blah. But why is it that fuckin' Ozzy Osbourne still sells out goddamn arenas to this day? It is what it is. Metallica can come to the fuckin' Coliseum in L.A., play three nights in a row, sold out, with no opening act. There's a lot to be said there.
Is there anything else you want to add?
I just want to really thank all the fans that have been really supportive, all the old fans, all the new fans, all the fans to be. If you guys keep coming, keep supporting the band, we'll stay out. I hope to see this band stand the test of time of longevity and pull a Slayer off, you know? I'd like to be around for fuckin' the next 20 years. That would be ideal for me, not to sell a million records overnight but to have a family all over the world, possibly.


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Cheese Lover's Fondue Recipe
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch, divided
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 cup dry white wine, divided
- 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Gruyere cheese
- 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and halved
- 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 drops hot pepper sauce
- Cubed French bread and/or sliced apples
- 1. In a small bowl, combine 2 teaspoons cornstarch with 1 tablespoon wine; set aside. Combine cheeses and remaining cornstarch; set aside.
- 2. Rub sides of a large saucepan with cut sides of garlic; discard garlic. Add remaining wine to the pan and heat over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Stir in lemon juice.
- 3. Reduce heat to medium-low; add a handful of cheese mixture. Stir constantly, using a figure-eight motion, until almost completely melted. Continue adding cheese, one handful at a time, allowing cheese to almost completely melt between additions. Stir in the garlic powder, oregano, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce. Stir cornstarch mixture; gradually add to the pan. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and smooth. Keep warm. Serve with bread. Yield: 2 cups.
Nutritional Facts
1/4 cup: 196 calories, 12g fat (8g saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 127mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 12g protein.
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E. Public intoxication and/or disruptive behavior related to the consumption of
alcoholic beverages will be considered a violation of this policy.
F. Failure to comply with the directive of a member of The College's staff in re-
gard to compliance with this policy will also be considered a violation of this
G. A student who has violated The College's alcohol policy may be required to
enter a programwhich provides professional help for alcohol abuse or com-
plete an online alcohol education course at that student's expense.
H. An organization which sponsors an event where alcoholic beverages may be
present must provide non-alcoholic beverages and food at the event.
I. There may be no mention or reference to alcohol in the advertisement of any
J. For any campus event (at which alcohol may be present) held in the Simpson
Activities Center, identification (Student I.D. and/or Driver's License) will be
checked upon entering the building. Only those of legal age will be permitted
to take alcoholic beverages into Simpson. Reasonable limits will be set con-
cerning the amount of alcohol an individual will be permitted to bring into
the facility. No glass containers may be taken into Simpson by anyone.
K. Compliance with the alcohol policy is considered to be part of the student's
obligation as a student at Birmingham-Southern College. Failure to comply
with this policy will be considered to be a violation and will result in either a
fine being levied and filed in the Office of Student Affairs or in the filing of
charges with the Social Council.
L. Providing a student I.D. or Driver's License to another person for purposes of
possessing, purchasing, or consuming alcohol is prohibited.
M. Using or attempting to use a fraudulent or altered Driver's License or other
false from of identification to possess, purchase, or consume alcohol is pro-
N. Beer kegs or large distribution containers are not permitted on campus.
O. Driving under the influence of alcohol on campus may result in, but is not
limited to, the following sanctions:
The student's car keys will be confiscated immediately.
The student must participate in an alcohol program as specified by the
Office of Student Affairs
Failure to submit to an alcohol breath test will result in further disciplinary
All DUI incidents will result in the loss of the violator's driving privileges
for no less than one month.
The minimum fine for DUI will be $100.00, in addition to the $100.00
traffic violation fine.
Note: The Dean of Students or Social Council will have the right to increase any or all
DUI sanctions depending on circumstances of the incident (including the permanent
loss of driving privileges for 2nd offenders).
Possession or use of narcotic, mind-altering or other illicit drugs, except on prescrip-
tion of licensed physician, or the sale or distribution of such drugs is prohibited by the
college. Where there is reasonable cause to believe that drug abuse is occurring in
college facilities, such facilities may be entered for investigation at any time and with-
out notice by an official of the college.
Charges made for possession or unlawful use, or sale or distribution of drugs on cam-
pus will be handled by the Dean of Students in the Office of Student Affairs. The col-
lege may report to the civil authorities anyone charged with violation of drug laws. In
all such cases, the college will be concerned with the guarantees of fairness with re-
spect to any member of the college community. If reasonable suspicion exists, The
college reserves the right to require drug tests at the student's expense. When disci-
plinary action is taken in cases of alleged drug abuse on or off campus, such action
may or may not be concurrent with any action pending by the civil authorities. The col-
lege will cooperate with civil authorities in the enforcement of drug abuse laws on
and off campus. While the college prohibits the use, possession, or sale of drugs by
its students, and its regulations are consistent with civil laws, the college will under-
take an educational approach with respect to drug abuse. Any student who voluntarily
submits himself or herself or who is referred by others for counseling and help with
the problem of drug use will be assisted. A student who has violated the college's ille-
gal drug policy may be required to enter a program, which provides professional help
for drug abuse.
Students may not have open flames in their residence hall rooms. Additionally, out-
door fires for recreational or disposal purposes are not permitted without the permis-
sion of the Office of Student Affairs. In cases where permission is granted, a permit
from the City of Birmingham Fire Department will be required.
It is absolutely prohibited for any student to possess firearms (including pellet guns or
bb guns), a rifle (including air rifles), shotgun, handgun, knife (excluding small pocket
knives), switchblade, slingshot, balloon launcher, bow, fireworks or other lethal or
dangerous weapons or devices capable of causing harm to another person. Posses-
sion is defined as carried on the person, in residence hall room, fraternity or sorority
house, campus building, or in a vehicle on campus. Firearms and legal hunting devices
may be stored in the Campus Police Office. Violation of this policy may result in fines
or other disciplinary action up to and including immediate expulsion from the college.
Band Parties & Clean Up Procedures/Hazing/
Wristband Policies
Band Parties scheduled on campus during the week (Sunday evening through
Thursday evening) must be held in an approved location.
All events held during the week must end by 12:00 midnight. Events held on Fri-
day and Saturday must end by 2:00 a.m. unless special permission is granted.
All student events held on campus are for Birmingham-Southern College students
and their guests only. There may be no open parties and there may be no adver-
tisements to the general public.
Birmingham-Southern College students who bring guests are responsible for the
actions of their guests.
All Students who enter Simpson must present a Student I.D.
Identification (Student I.D. and/or Driver's License) will be checked upon entering
Simpson for any event at which alcohol may be present. Only those of legal drink-
ing age may bring alcoholic beverages into the event. Reasonable limits will
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Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime and marketing support specialist JC Rodrigo gave USA TODAY personal technology columnist Edward C. Baig a tour of the Wii U earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Videographer Robert Hanashiro shot this video of how it went. Nintendo's Wii U is due out later this year.
Mike Snider began covering the video game industry during the Super Nintendo-Sega Genesis clash in 1992. An original pinball wizard, he eventually was seduced by Robotron: 2084 and Tempest. These days he is a fan of action/shooters and lives out his Keith Moon fantasies playing a mean drum kit on music games. More about Mike.
Brett Molina has been writing about video games for USA TODAY since 2005. He is well-versed in Madden NFL, the fighting genre and first-person shooters. The first video game he played was Asteroids at a local arcade. He has been hooked ever since. More about Brett.


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Emeritus business professor comments on the record price paid for the Warriors
- July 20, 2010 5:00am
KTVU reporter Rita Williams interviewed Paul Staudohar, emeritus business professor at Cal State East Bay, for a segment titled, "New Owners Purchase Golden State Warriors for Record Price."
"I was surprised the Warriors sold for as much as they did, "said Staudohar. "It's a real ego trip to own an NBA team and the Warriors have a storied past."
Watch the entire interview on the KTVU Web site.
Staudohar was also interviewed by the Bay Area New Group for the article, "Ellison loses out on bid for Warriors."
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Contact: Amy Louviere
Phone: (703) 235-1452
Released Monday, July 17, 2000
Five Teams from Nevada in Competition
More than 30 Teams Worldwide to Face Off in National/International Mine Rescue Contest
They've battled mine fires, contained underground floods and rescued their colleagues trapped beneath layers of rock or disoriented by toxic gases. Mine rescue teams are highly trained specialists with skills that enable them to save lives and recover mine property.
On Wednesday, July 19, these skills will be put to the test. More than 30 teams representing Nevada and nine other states, Bosnia, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Poland and Ukraine will compete in the 2000 National and International Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Competition at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The all-day competition begins at 8 a.m.
This is only the second year in the contest's history to feature foreign teams. The contest is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration.
"The men and women who serve on mine rescue teams truly are a rare breed of people," Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said. "They practice over and over again -- often on their own time -- in preparation for a disaster they hope never occurs. When they compete in a rescue contest, they treat it like the real thing."
Mine rescue competitions are designed to test the knowledge of miners who might be called upon to respond to a real mine emergency. The contest requires six-member teams to solve a hypothetical mine emergency problem -- such as a fire, explosion or cave-in -- while judges rate them on their adherence to mine rescue procedures and how quickly they complete specific tasks.
MSHA also will host a series of technical sessions in order that national and international teams may exchange information on mine rescue training, equipment and technical support.
"The mining industry all around the globe faces safety and health challenges," said J. Davitt McAteer, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "These challenges are more difficult in some parts of the world than in others. As all of us struggle to find ways to prevent mining disasters, MSHA welcomes this opportunity to share our technical expertise with other countries. The bottom line, of course, is that we all can learn from each other."
In Thursday's phase of the competition, benchmen -- those individuals charged with maintaining rescue equipment -- must thoroughly inspect breathing devices that have been purposely tampered with and must correct those defects as quickly as possible. In the first aid contest, participants must demonstrate the correct method of caring for an injured miner. Judges assess teams on proper application of skills according to the fundamentals of first aid.
Mine rescue training began in the United States in 1910, the year the U.S. Bureau of Mines was created. Joseph A. Holmes, the bureau's first director, sought a training vehicle that would provide the mining industry with a cadre of mine rescue specialists who would be prepared to respond to mine disasters. The training efforts evolved into local and regional competitions and, a year later, a national contest.
National Teams
Barrick Goldstrike Mining, Meikle Mine (2 teams)
Bechtel V1A Shaft
Newmont Mining Corp., Deep Star, Deep Post, Carlin East Mines
Morris Knudson, Yucca Mountain
Central Mine Rescue Unit, Coeur Silver Valley Mine
Dravo Lime Inc., Black River Operation
Dravo Lime Inc., Maysville Mine
Cargill Salt, Avery Avery Island Mine
IMC Salt Co., Cote Blanche Mine
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Morton Salt, Fairport Mine
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The violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, and by removal from office; and, in addition thereto, the court shall, in its discretion, have the power to punish by imprisonment of not more than six months. * * * [June 22, 1874.]


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Proposals to rezone three middle schools and a high school are ready to be pitched to Richmond County residents, and more rezoning proposals are on the way.
Public forums will be held Monday and Tuesday to discuss the rezoning of Sego, Spirit Creek and Hephzibah middle schools to accommodate the opening of the new Pine Hill Middle School in August. Also Tuesday, a forum will be held to address the rezoning of more than 200 students from the Academy of Richmond County to Laney and Josey high schools.
Pine Hill will draw about 600 students from Hephzibah, Spirit Creek and Sego middle schools. Rising eighth-graders at these schools may request permission to stay at their current school. The proposed boundaries for Pine Hill are U.S. Highway 25 on the west, Butler Creek on the north, the Savannah River on the east and the county line on the south.
There had been talk of adding special programming, such as a fine arts emphasis, to the school, but that is on hold.
"We have not taken any further steps to add or doing anything with a fine arts program at Pine Hill due to economic uncertainty," Superintendent Dana Bedden said in an e-mail.
The school board approved its new goals for the year Tuesday, including reorganizing school feeder patterns -- the way in which elementary schools feed into middle schools and middle schools into high schools.
Part of that could be addressed by rezoning students at Richmond Academy.
"ARC is at the maximum capacity," board member Helen Minchew said. "It's full. It needs some relief."
Also in the works is a plan to rezone all middle schools next school year. The board gave the go-ahead Tuesday, although that won't be discussed directly at the forums this week. The rezoning was recommended by consultants performing "rightsizing," a process to determine the best use of facilities.
The process found instances where entire neighborhoods were zoned for a particular school, while a few houses in that same community were zoned for a different school. It also found that most schools didn't have direct school to school feeder patterns.
"Any work with rezoning is done to create better school to school feeder patterns which will provide for more effective education and efficient use of resources," Dr. Bedden wrote in an e-mail.
The school board has given tentative approval to the new zone for Pine Hill, but won't make a final decision until after receiving feedback from the public at the forums.
Ultimately, all rezoning must be approved by the court system because Richmond County remains under a federal desegregation order.
Reach Greg Gelpi at (706) 828-3851 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The public is invited to separate Richmond County rezoning discussions Monday and Tuesday.
WHAT: Pine Hill Middle School rezoning forum
- 5:30 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah Middle School auditorium
- 7:30 p.m. Monday at Spirit Creek Middle School auditorium
- 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cross Creek High School auditorium
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IBM and Sendmail last week announced a deal under which Sendmail's e-mail software will be included as standard in IBM's eServer computers.
The eServer machines, launched more than a month ago, are targeted at companies in the Internet business market and draw on open source software. IBM's eServer series consists of four groups of servers:
- Low-end xSeries
- Midrange iSeries
- Unix-based pSeries, designed to offer power
- Top-of-the-line zSeries
Three weeks ago, IBM announced a deal to include the TurboLinux open source operating system on the new family of machines.
Sendmail, in Emeryville, Calif., is a 2-year-old company that provides commercial-grade versions of the popular sendmail open source software used on 75% of the world's Internet e-mail servers.
The start-up has attracted more than 1,600 customers, including Coca-Cola, Janus Funds Investment Firm, Comdisco and Citicorp.
The company recently began shipping a new version of its Internet e-mail routing software for large corporations that features improved protection against intrusion, e-mail borne viruses and inappropriate content.
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Was it the murmuring of the dark stream as it washed upon the untrodden shore?
Against it he, the king of the untrodden wilderness, could not hope to contend.
Mr. T—— and our young friend C—— walked on ahead of us, in order to break a track through the untrodden snow.
Two minutes before the moon had shone upon an untrodden expanse of snow.
When the Alps have become unbearably Roshervilled, perhaps these untrodden fastnesses may solace the blas mountaineer.
The fields rested,—the villages were asleep,—the road was untrodden.
Where art thou laid—on what untrodden shore, Where nought is heard save ocean's sullen roar?
As you must have realized, in the pulpit, they are so hard to lead into untrodden paths.
The peaks and ledges of untrodden snow danced in a whirling magical maze of rhythmic movement.
The sandy floor was untrodden; there were no marks of any one having been there.


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Today, I called my boyfriend crying to tell him I had the most terrible day. He said I should come over, and he would make me feel better. I said I just want to snuggle, and I was impressed with his sincerity. Then he said, "Can we snuggle... with my dick in you?" FML
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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Monday:
AAD - ARDENT LEISURE GROUP - up 10 cents, or 3.6 per cent, at $2.90
Laser tag, tenpin bowling and indoor rock climbing venues in the United States have helped boost Ardent Leisure's profit by more than a third.
ANN - ANSELL - up 82 cents, or 4.3 per cent, at $19.81
Protective gloves and condom maker Ansell expects acquisitions and changes to its business to start showing benefits this financial year.
AZJ - AURIZON - down 15 cents, or three per cent, at $4.88
Rail giant Aurizon's profit has slumped 43 per cent and looming strike action poses another threat to earnings.
CKF - COLLINS FOODS - up 10 cents, or 4.4 per cent, at $2.40
Appetite for fried chicken grew in the past three months, lifting KFC's sales beyond expectations, its local operator Collins Foods says.
NAB - NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK - down 47 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $34.22
National Australia Bank is facing another STG245 million hit to its books in relation to its troubled UK business, while cash profit grew to $1.6 billion in the June quarter.
NCM - NEWCREST MINING - down nine cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $11.11
Australia's largest gold miner Newcrest Mining has made a $2.2 billion full year net loss on the back of previously flagged writedowns.
RIO - RIO TINTO - up six cents, or 0.1 per cent, at $65.35
Mining giant Rio Tinto is considering the future of its key stake in a company that has lost the right to mine in Bougainville.
SGP - STOCKLAND - up three cents, or 0.7 per cent, at $4.17
Property developer Stockland is hoping healthy housing market conditions will underpin its business next year, with Sydney and Queensland leading the charge.


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Grid Locked
"On Monday, the North American Electric Reliability Council, an organization funded by the power industry, and that was named by federal regulators in July as the new watchdog group in charge of overseeing the rules for operating the nation's power grid, issued a grim report that confirmed an investigative story first reported by Truthout in August: three years after a devastating blackout left 50 million people in the dark in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada for nearly three days, and forced the closure of the New York Stock Exchange, nothing substantial has been done to overhaul the country's dilapidated power grid.
Today, the US power grid - three interconnected grids made up of 3,500 utilities serving 283 million people - still hangs together by a thread. The slightest glitch on the transmission superhighway could upset the smooth distribution of electricity over thousands of miles of transmission lines and darken states from Ohio to New York in a matter of seconds, bringing hospitals and airports to a standstill and putting an untold number of lives at risk.
Immediately following the blackout on August 14, 2003, President Bush said publicly that he would see to it that the nation's aging power grid was quicklyupdated in order to avoid future blackouts and to handle the increase in demand. Congress called for spending of up to $100 billion to reduce severe transmission bottlenecks and increase capacity so the transmission lines could carry additional electricity from power plants to homes and businesses. But the money that would have funded a reliable power grid was spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."


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8 Reasons Why Flirting Is Better Than Dating
There are different cycles in the life of a dater. Sometimes, your interest in the sport waxes, other times, it wanes. I'll admit, often I prefer flirting to dating, especially when my enthusiasm for awkward cocktail hours is on the decline. Unless I've stumbled upon someone really, really amazing, which happens but a few times in one's life, dating can be a time-consuming hassle fraught with anxiety, emotional ups and downs, and some long ass dinners with Mr. Meh. That sounded way more negative than I meant it to be. What I'm saying is this: If you're not in the mood to date at the moment, save yourself the trouble and find yourself some fun guys to flirt with. Some reasons why it can be better, after the jump.
1. It's convenient. You don't have to set aside time in your busy schedule for a flirt session. It happens spontaneously. Do it over text or IM at your leisure — while you're watching television, running errands, in a boring work meeting. No need to make plans or spend money on expensive dinners. And no big deal if you're not in the mood. Just roll over and get back to watching "The Voice."
2. No follow through necessary. No notches added to your bedpost. No fear of catching any STDs. No uncomfortable mornings after. Be as provocative as you want, wink at the guy who works at the health food store, you'll never have to deliver.
3. It's low pressure. Flirting is harmless as long as you're choosing the right guys to flirt with. Unavailable men are best, but not the kind that are unavailable because they are married or in a relationship. I'm talking about guys who are in transition — just got out of a relationship, starting a new career, traveling. You can be romantic crutches for each other, providing exciting distractions and small adrenaline rushes during your mutual dry spells. You can come and go as you both please until the day one or both of you finds someone you're really, really excited about.
4. It doesn't matter what you look like while flirting. Wearing PJs, unwaxed, hair's a mess, just came from the gym? Who cares. You don't have to see each other.
5. Nobody gets hurt. Breathe a sigh of relief because you'll never have to dump or be dumped by a flirter. Like I said before, eventually you'll probably stop flirting. You or your flirter may quietly fade away. But it won't be a big deal. You'll see him around, say hello and smile to yourself, remembering all those great times you shared making him guess the color of your panties. Not that he ever saw them.
6. It's so much better for your ego. You don't get tied up in the daily ins and outs of the "relationship" and can just concentrate on the attention you're getting and how nice it feels to have someone compliment you on your naughty puns.
7. It's good practice. The end goal is to meet someone you're wild about and flirt with him. In the meantime, you're just keeping yourself from getting rusty. Just think of how much better of a flirter you'll be if you've been practicing.
8. It's fun! Um, maybe this is a duh, but it's worth mentioning. Your love life should be fun, even if there's no one of interest at the moment. You should enjoy yourself. Flirting can be a harmless way to bring the element of fun back.


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Solar Decathlon Team Aces Final Inspection
Beneath the continual roar of jets overhead, the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team was exhausted, yet jubilant, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, as they passed the final inspection for their home in West Potomac Park on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Upon reassembling the house, which they transported on trucks from Middlebury, the team went through several rigorous inspections for safety and operation of the house. Team Midd was among the first three to have completed everything and earn a stamp of approval from the judges, which means they're ready to open the house to the public. At the last Solar Decathlon, an estimated 300,000 people toured the solar village on the Mall in D.C.
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this chandelier is the perfect accessory for an elegant yet whimsical touch. a lovely way to evoke french sensibilities.
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You can search for a Baptist church in membership with the London Baptist Association by entering a London postcode in the box to find the nearest churches. The detailed results of the search are shown under the map. Alternatively, you can search for a Baptist Church in London by looking through an alphabetical list of church names and place names.
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Emanuel Alberto Pleitez, candidate running for mayor of Los Angeles, believes we should all be a part of not just the human community, but also the wider humane community too. Our animals are our co-workers, or friends, our family members. We should approach our animal policies with the philosophy of "treat others how you want to be treated."
Animal Services Administration
Emanuel will appoint someone to the Animal Services Commission with a lifelong commitment to the ethical and equitable treatment of animals, and empower that person to both monitor the humane treatment of animals in our city while also finding new ways to improve animal quality of life here in LA. That means giving the position greater enforcement and planning authority than it's ever had before.
In addition to those appointments, Emanuel will create a city behaviorist position, who will specialize in rehabilitating animals and training people to better relate to their pets and animals. There will be a hotline available for people to call in for questions or even request home visits. Emanuel will raise capital through partnerships with private and non-profit entities to expand this position to meet demand. This is critical because animals deemed aggressive or having other behavioral issues are often abandoned and even euthanized because we as people couldn't address their needs or support their owners.
Emanuel pledges to eliminate euthanasia in Los Angeles by addressing the root causes of animal homelessness and removing euthanasia as an option. We should not be in the business of denying our animals a chance at life.
Los Angeles needs aggressive spay and neuter programs. That means active and passive programs. Emanuel will ensure that there is a free spay and neuter clinic in every council district for low income pet owners. He will also expand our animal services to include an aggressive catch and release program that will find, track, and spay or neuter our homeless animals. Finding homes for abandoned animals is another critical part of the solution.
Ace of Hearts, a program in Beverly Hills, offers a pet matching foster care service for homeless animals. Los Angeles needs a program like this. City Hall will be a resource for people looking for animals. People should be incentivized to take in animals for any amount of time. We could offer small rewards to those who take care of sick or difficult animals. We could create an online database of animals in need, complete with pictures, which would be updated in real time. This resource would also be invaluable in helping reunite owners with lost pets, which would also decrease the number of former pets on our streets.
Microchipping and Lost Pets
Microchipping our pets is another way to ensure lost animals are found and kept off the streets. This is where Emanuel's data and technology background is critical. We need to do a better job of collecting, processing, and using our data to help our animals in real time and ensure lost and abandoned animals find shelter quickly. We also need to create a public-private partnership with technology companies to find a way to make microchipping more cost-effective and available. This will help us better regulate the process of keeping our animals off the street.
Live animal markets
Regulation can't just stop at our pets. The animals we eat also need to be treated with the utmost dignity and respect. The explosion in live animal markets needs to be checked by the city. If the USDA won't inspect these facilities, then it's City Hall's job to ensure animals here are receiving ethical treatment. Emanuel recognizes the solution to this problem isn't as simple as just taxing or fining the owners of these markets. All actions the city takes with regard to regulating these markets and enforcing penalties for animal abuse must be enacted with the cultural consideration of the owners of these businesses. Emanuel does not want to close the markets that some of our communities depend on. As mayor, it is his job to make sure we are caring for our animals in every situation. Emanuel's goal is to make Los Angeles the world leader in Animal Rights.
Elephants and performance animals
Being the world leader means focusing on wild animals as well. Back in July, L.A Superior Court Judge John Segal ruled in favor of concerned citizens and activists that sued the zoo on behalf of Billy the Elephant. The conditions and treatment Billy was forced to endure was an abomination. Sadly, Billy isn't the only elephant in captivity who endures these conditions and far worse. If a zoo can't effectively replicate wildlife conditions, then it shouldn't have the animal. It's unfair and cruel.
All captive animals should have accommodations that reflect their lives in the wild and shouldn't be coerced into performing abnormal actions for human amusement. You can teach a dog to sit without abusing it. Judge Segal's injunction against the use of bullhooks and electric shock was a good and necessary first step, but we should apply that same protection to all of our animals, wild and domestic, by ensuring things like cattle prods and shock collars remain fair away from our animals. Compliance with these regulations requires trained and dependable handlers that won't take advantage of our animals' lack of verbal communication to justify cruelty. The actions and testimony of Billy's handlers and vet were an embarrassment. Our wild animals deserve compassionate and informed professionals to manage their care and I'll make sure they get the very best.
Human/wildlife relations
As we expand our city, we encroach on animal habitats that already exist. We have to be extremely mindful of this to ensure we don't harm wild animals. People have a tendency to view animals as the invaders when that's simply not the case. Emanuel will ensure that a 24-hour hotline exists for people who encounter wild animals. This line will go directly to a city wild life professional with the goal of preventing violent action that could harm the human or the animal. This will be coordinated through the office of the city behaviorist.
A large and important part of our relationship with wildlife is knowing and respecting that there are some places people don't belong. It's a reality that we often do more harm than good in nature. The Ballona Wetlands habitats, for example, are critical to our environment and as Mayor, Emanuel will do everything in his power to protect it from plans that threaten its stability. It's our last wetland and many animals there have adapted and made it their own. The importance of biodiversity, not only for Los Angeles, but the entire country, can't be ignored. The loss of a keystone species here could be catastrophic for ecosystems everywhere. Humans have vandalized and threatened this and other special habitats like it. Some places need to be left alone, free of machinery, pollution, and human tampering. I will make sure these special places are preserved.


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Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy Law Questions? Ask a Bankruptcy Lawyer.
Hi JACustomer,
At this point, there would be no way for those credit card companies to find out that you filed a Bankruptcy that long ago. The Bankruptcy court does not keep records from that long ago, and when you file now, you will only be asked if you filed a Bankruptcy within the past 8 years.
Also, when asked on a credit card application if you have filed a Bankruptcy, the question is usually, "Have you filed a Bankruptcy within the past 10 years?".
Accordingly, having said no to the Bankruptcy question on those credit card applications is highly unlikely to come back to haunt you if you file another Bankruptcy
I think this is what you wanted to know. If not, please let me know.Thank you!
The Bankruptcies that were filed after Pacer originated can be kept forever. However, there was no Pacer back in the 1980's. All filings were on paper then.
There is no Statute of Limitations that would apply.


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Uncovering nature's deeply held secrets
The overriding philosophy of the laboratory is that science is essentially simple. Although intricacy is undeniable, the foundational principles are ultimately simple, and if a mechanism appears complicated — if you find it difficult to understand — then it is probably not because you are inept, but that the foundational "principle" on which it is based may itself not be correct. Sound mechanisms rarely rest on shaky foundations.
The work of the laboratory has been oriented toward uncovering those fundamental principles. We target areas in which understanding seems too complex to be valid and penetrate — or at least we try to penetrate — toward the core of truth. Often the ideas that come out of these excursions are controversial, as they inevitably upset the status quo, sometimes at its very core. Hence, the reactions range from non-printable expletives at one extreme, to enthusiastic comments such as a recent one about our findings on water: "the most significant scientific discovery of this century" http://www.i-sis.org.uk/liquidCrystallineWater.php.
Challenging staid dogma with fresh ideas that explain more is a core element of the scientific enterprise that been progressively eroding. Science has become increasingly conservative. Challengers are viewed with suspicion, the prevailing response being something like: your idea cannot be right, for if it were, certainly someone would have thought of it earlier. This attitude has permeated the granting systems, which have become conservative — a problem now broadly recognized.
This laboratory began challenging both the NSF and the NIH systems a decade ago, to open their doors to ideas that challenge mainstream views. Initial efforts consisted of letter-writing campaigns organized to alert the granting agencies to the seriousness of the problem. Out of these campaigns came the NSF "Frontiers in Biomedical Research" program, and an NIH workshop that eventually led to the NIH Director's Pioneer Award. A paper describing some of the proposals is available in a paper entitled: Revitalizing Science in a Risk-Averse Culture: Reflections on the Syndrome and Prescriptions for its Cure (Pollack, 2005).
More recently, I served as an external advisor to the National Science Board (which governs NSF) in their task force on transformative science – whose recommendations led to a dramatic increase of transformative programs at NSF. The term "transformative" now runs deeply through the Foundation. Similarly with the NIH, I was the main academic speaker at 2007 workshop on "Fostering Innovation" which was attended by top NIH administrators and a panel of distinguished scientists including two Nobel Laureates. The 40-minute talk offering various remedial solutions, some radical, can be found at http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=14189 starting at 1:17. Again, recommendations from this workshop and others, including one on the peer-review system, have begun opening the NIH to be more receptive to transformative ideas.
Despite these gains, still, the problem is not yet solved. The main obstacle to the hoped-for scientific revolutions is the culture: the entrenched orthodoxies feel it is not in their best interest to entertain views that challenge their long-held beliefs. Hence, challenges are ignored or repressed, no matter how promising they may be. If revolutions are to happen, it will be necessary to get the attention of the leaders of the prevailing scientific orthodoxies. Some mechanism needs to be put in place to make sure that happens.
For this purpose we have recently (Summer '09) proposed to President Obama that he set up the Institute for Venture Science. This $4B per year institute is designed to support so-called "high-risk, high-return" research that has the potential to turn the scientific world upside down. The letter to President Obama outlining the rationale for this approach (with numerous endorsements) is available here, as is the detailed proposal for the workings of the Institute.
The Obama document was recently updated HERE. Private funding will be sought to fund the Institute for Venture Science, which will be an international endeavor.
We are hopeful that the Institute for Venture Science will become a reality. With NSF and NIH programs opening their doors increasingly to transformative ideas, and the IVS investing heavily in the most promising of those ideas, science may once again become the richly exciting and fruitful enterprise it once was. Huge changes may be in store.


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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes: > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote: >> marcin mank <marcin(dot)mank(at)gmail(dot)com> writes: >>> This would make the hash the same for arrays with elements 32 apart swapped. >> >> Well, there are *always* going to be cases where you get the same hash >> value for two different inputs; it's unavoidable given that you have to >> combine N 32-bit hash values into only one 32-bit output. > Sure. The goal is to make those hard to predict, though. Really? I think "I don't understand when this fails" isn't obviously better than being able to predict when it fails ... > I think > "multiply by 31 and add the next value" is a fairly standard way of > getting that behavior. It mixes up the bits a lot more than just > left-shifting by a variable offset. What concerns me about that is that it tends to push the bits to the left --- I think the effects of the earlier inputs are going to overflow out as you incorporate a lot of newer inputs. What you want is a scheme where every input item affects all the bits of the final result about equally, and my gut feeling is this doesn't provide that. I'd be happier about this approach if there were some actual theory behind it ... maybe there's some analysis out there, but the one link that was given was just about entirely unconvincing. regards, tom lane
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Lahore: University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore has announced to conduct postgraduate entry test for academic session 2013-14 on May 18.
According to the university, entry test for all disciplines of M.Phil Dental Science will start at 9am to 11am, test time for all disciplines of M.Phil Basic Sciences and Basic PGD (DCP and DMJ) will be 12 noon to 2pm while test of Clinical subjects (MD, MS, MDS and Clinical PGD) will commence from 3pm to 5pm.
UHS advised the candidates to reach the campus at least one hour before the start of their respective test along with the original CNIC while the roll number slips will be issued on the spot.
UHS has declared that only one entrance test will be conducted for postgraduate admissions for session 2013-14.
As HEC guideline, GAT General Test conducted by National Testing Services with minimum 50 percent cumulative marks will be required at the time for admission to MPhil courses. The GAT General Test is valid for a period of two years.
The entry is mandatory to get admission in any postgraduate program offered at campus or any of affiliated institution of the university.