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> The subject of time has to put it mildly been convoluted. To me the > most curious time related concept is leap seconds. > > UTC runs at a rate determined by atomic clocks. The earth rotates at a slightly erratic rate determined by many things. Leap seconds are occasionally needed to make up the difference. Some argue that the effort isn't worth the trouble: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/time/leap/ rac
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A GOP lawmaker said today that President Obama's rollout of his announcement supporting gay marriage reminded her of an Abbott & Costello act.
"I think that the way they have handled this, with the bumbling, and Vice President Biden, and then -- it's like an Abbott and Costello hit, "Who's On First?," Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said on ABC's This Week. "And I don't think it was unexpected. I think what we're waiting to see is if the Democrat Party is going to make this a part of their platform."
Obama announced his shift in position on gay marriage on Wednesday, following Vice President Biden's near endorsement of allowing same-sex couples to legally marry in an interview last Sunday. The next day, Education Secretary Arne Duncan also affirmed his support of same-sex marriage.
While the Republican Party strongly opposes same-sex marriage, the GOP response to Obama's shift on the issue has been rather muted. Former senator Rick Santorum has been perhaps the most outspoken on the matter and said that Obama's shift could be a powerful weapon on the campaign trail for Romney.
But a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll conducted on Thursday, following the president's announcement underscored that gay marriage isn't close to the most important concern for most voters. The poll showed 51%-45% approve of Obama's position, but 60% said it would not have any bearing on how they'll vote in November.
Blackburn said that she expects Romney will keep the focus on the economy and jobs.
"Those are the issues that are first and foremost in front of people," Blackburn said.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who appeared on CNN's State of the Union, said that Obama might be trying to fire up his liberal base.
"He can't run on his record," Cornyn said. "And so he's trying to raise divisive issues to solidify his base and to divide the country, and that isn't what we should be focusing on now."
Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said it was "a matter of conscience." He added that he didn't think it would affect Obama at the polls in November.
"I don't think he's going to lose votes that he otherwise hadn't lost," Durbin said. "I'm not sure the evangelicals were going to lean towards President Obama, anyway."
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I am now 9 weeks post op and I have had a relatively easy recovery. My doctor recommended massage once the wounds had healed. I have been massaging the scars since week 5, once a day with bio-oil. I haven't seen much improvement at all in the look or feel of the scars. They are pretty hard and seem redder than most people on this site at 9 weeks port op. Is there anything I can do in addition to the massaging that would help at this point?
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What Can I Do to Reduce the Hard, Red Scars from Breast Reduction?
Best to return to your surgeon and discuss scar treatments in detail. IPL laser, Scar creams, silicone sheeting are options ///
Managing Scars as a Result of a Breast Reduction
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'Dexter' Nabs HBO Alum Jason Gedrick
Dexter Morgan has one ne'er-do-well on whom he'll be keeping an eye this fall.
Showtime announced Tuesday that Miami will be welcoming Jason Gedrick, most recently of HBO's departed "Luck," for a multi-episode "Dexter" arc, TV Guide reported.
The hands of Miami PD's blood-spatter pathologist with a dark passenger are looking increasingly full. In addition to Gedrick, Showtime previously announced the acquisition of "Rome" veteran Ray Stevenson to play a vicious Russian mobster across several episodes. This all is placed atop sixth-season revelations of Dexter's sister (by adoption) Deborah (Jennifer Carpenter) harboring more-than-sisterly feelings for Dexter, as well as glimpsing the truth of his double life.
For Gedrick's part, he'll reportedly be playing an area gentlemen's club owner connected with a high-profile murder investigation. That's just the kind of inquiry for which Miami's Finest rarely put Dexter - or, for that matter, Deb - on the sidelines.
Gedrick's most recent previous gig seemed doomed from the word "go." After getting a full-series pickup from HBO, "Luck" was mired in low ratings and the worst possible publicity. Producers David Milch and Michael Mann announced on March 15 the cancelation of the Dustin Hoffman-starring series looking behind the curtain at a struggling racetrack after a third horse died during production of its racing scenes.
Though shady individuals as a rule don't last long on Dexter's bad side, the "Desperate Housewives" alum finds himself among the last few recurring guests with whom Mr. Morgan will have to deal. The drama received a two-season renewal this past fall, with it being all but officially announced that the eighth season will be the last.
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The north side, which produces Winder-Barrow football players, thinks the south, which Apalachee claims, needs to add a few more letters to its school's name.
"Crapalachee, that's what I call them," Winder-Barrow senior fullback Glenn Perkins said. "They're just the school across the tracks."
To south-siders, the Bulldoggs (sic) have put more consonants together than a Russian dictionary.
"Coach (Scott) Rider calls them the spelling-bee champions," Apalachee senior tailback Arnold Ken-Harding said, "because they have two 'g's in their name. We'll just have to give them twice the butt-kicking."
Tonight's 7:30 matchup at W. Clair Harris Stadium, on the north side, will be far from a spelling bee. All the cross-county talk is just that. These teams have never played each other save for last year's preseason scrimmage. No score was kept then; the scoreboard wasn't even turned on.
"It's been talked about since last year's scrimmage - next year's for real and here it is," Wildcats coach Brian Moore said. "There's going to be a lot of emotion and a lot of intensity involved in the game."
Rivalry aside, the game will determine whose playoff hopes have flat-lined and who's barely got a pulse. Winder-Barrow (3-3, 1-2 in Region 8-AAA) and Apalachee (2-4, 0-3 8-AAA) likely will have to win the rest of their games to have a shot at one of the four region playoff spots.
Each team has had a week off from school to rest and prepare. Barrow County schools had fall break this week, and at the preseason region meetings Moore and Winder-Barrow coach Brian Allison requested the teams play this week so "no one would have an advantage," Moore said.
"I view having fall break as a difficult thing," Moore said. "You don't have that routine. It's something different; you've got to get them here and get them out of bed. It's nice ot know Winder is having the same thing to deal with."
The students see it differently. Said Wildcats center Eric Nesbitt, "Practice has been better because we haven't had the distractions of school and stuff. We've just been able to practice and not have all this other stuff going on."
Each team is coming off a loss -- for the Wildcats, their fourth straight. The matchup is a chance to earn bragging rights and respect.
"We can't lose," Perkins said. "If we lose it, our playoff shots are probably down the drain. It's a county rivalry and a big game, but it's the same as every other game. Play hard, practice hard."
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Let's face it, most of the articles out there about packing a bag for labor are written for moms. But the truth is - she's going to be busy laboring and you're the one who is going to need the stuff. Therefore, I think it's imperative that dad's should not only pack the bags and plan to bring them, but they should also decide what goes in for them.

Packing List: A Hospital Bag for Dad

Here's my list of things partners need to bring to the hospital or birth center just for themselves:

Toothbrush and toothpaste (Travel size is perfect.)

Sweater to layer your clothes.

Change of clothes. Labor might be long or you might not go home to get more clothes before baby comes home. Consider also layers - a sweater or sweatshirt for when you're cooler than she is feeling.

 Helpful hints from childbirth class. Do you have specific handouts? You might also pick up The Birth Partner's Handbook by Penny Simkin.

Camera, batteries, video, film, tripod, and the like. While it's on her list - you'll be held responsible.

Cell phone, charger, spare battery, and phone list for during or after calls. (The list can be on the phone, but don't forget it.) Why the backup battery pack? You never know when you can't use a plug and you can't just start unplugging things in the labor room.

Snacks you like. Avoid garlic, onion and anything really stinky. Go for power foods like trail mix, grain and nut bars, etc. You may also consider drinks that you like that do not require a fridge. Ice is typically plentiful in the hospital.

 Labor support tools you may need: massage tools, special oils, etc.

Your own medications that you take regularly. I'd also advise you take your own pain reliever of choice should you get a headache. No one will be willing to listen or supply drugs.

 Music for labor and something to play it on. (Get her help in deciding what to add to your play lists, but you carry it and know where it is. She's going to be too busy with labor to help you out.)

Pen, paper, watch, and your phone. You may have apps that might come in handy, but pen and paper can be used from anything from marking contractions to playing tic tac toe.

Something to keep you busy should you have a few free minutes, like a book, magazine or puzzles. There are parts of labor that are decidedly boring.

Many times it works out better to pack your own bag, keeping it separate from mom's hospital bag. This means no one has to argue about what's in there and what isn't. It also gives you the ability to stay out of her planning - which might be a good thing if she's nesting.

"I thought my wife was crazy when she told me to pack my own bag." says Kevin. "Truly, I thought, 'What could I need in labor?' It wound up being about 15 hours at the hospital. I used everything I packed and thought of some things I'd add to the list if we ever did it again! Seriously - pack your own bag!"


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With Sunday being Opening Day, the Atlanta Braves have officially placed Jonny Venters on the 15-day disabled list with his sprained left elbow and purchased the contract of Evan Gattis, the Washington Post reports.
Venters will have his elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday, which never bodes well for pitchers. Venters already had Tommy John surgery performed by Andrews in 2005.
After putting up a 4.45 ERA before the All-Star break, Venters went on the DL with an elbow impingement. The rest rejuventated Venters' season as he put up a 1.71 ERA over his final 26 appearances.
The timing of Venters going on the DL also allows Anthony Varvaro and Cristhian Martinez to remain on the 25-man roster. They are both out of minor league options.
The move also made room for Evan Gattis on the big league roster, who will backup Gerald Laird at catcher until Brian McCann returns in late April.Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Evan Gattis, Jonny Venters, MLB


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She took a taxi from the stand opposite Kitson's hotel, and kelson took one, too.
The first plank of the ceiling next the kelson; the limber-strake.
kelson is a man of station and character, and if he undertakes your cause it is in itself a strong guarantee of its goodness.
Those which lie on the keel, and are fastened to it with bolts through the kelson.
Seven days later, Hamar again knocked at Curtis's and kelson's door and walked in.
We sent on our trunk by a wheelbarrow, while we followed, accompanied by Uncle kelson.
Knees brought in from side to side over the floor ceiling and kelson, to support the bottom, if bilged or weak, for heavy cargo.
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Norman's next operation was the laying of his kelson "in dock."
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Interesting site.
Thanks Pops, I've got a smaller version on my blog site.
The Right Site
Amazing isn't it?
Debt to GDP = 85.79331%
That sounds REALLY bad. What would happen if that gets over 100%?
The sun explodes.
My favorite countdown clock, simple and to the point:
Just a little update, and ONLY 4 MONTHS later and we are now at 89.343
We are getting closer and closer to having the sun explode.
Pops, when I first saw that a while back, I thought it was a joke "er" something! my brother in law sent it so me via email and he swore it was real, but was still hard to believe!
And still, it's hard to believe! (even though I'm a believer)
1 in every 11 people in this country is UNEMPLOYED!
Debt to GDP ratio is now 90.34
So in a little more than a year from now the sun IS going to explode.
Seriously, in a year or so the USA will not be able to buy its way out of a wet paper bag. Or am I misreading something?
BTW: how many hours 'fore the explosion...?
Nope, I'd say your not missin nuttin...it pretty well says it all.
The USA is almost there now with what Mr. Obozo is currently doing and just keeps right on doing.
I just noticed that for some reason out Debt to GDP ratio has dropped from above 90% down to 59.8%.
How in hell could this be?
I wonder if they changed the the formulation to, 'calm the fearful'?
How would one go about finding out WHY they made this change?


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Schumer: Idea That Second Amendment Cant Be Limited Is Dumb
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Sunday condemned the idea that there can be no limitations on the right to bear arms, saying that Americans have accepted limitations on the First Amendment and should on the Second Amendment as well.
"I think those of us in the pro-gun safety movement should accept the Heller decision and say there's a constitutional right to bear arms and it's no less important than the right to free speech, the right against search and seizure," Schumer said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Schumer went on to stress the idea that there are still constitutional limitations on the right to own guns:
"Just like on the First Amendment, we say you can't scream fire in a crowded theater falsely. We have anti-pornography laws. We have anti-libel laws. There are reasonable limitations. And some in the pro-gun movement, and the NRA in many instances, doesn't believe in any limitation at all. That is not unconstitutional, that just is dumb."
Schumer Rips Ted Cruzs Pro-Gun Propaganda: That Just Is Dumb
Discussing his opposition to President Obamas gun safety plan, Cruz suggested that increasing gun access among poor women in urban neighborhoods could reduce violent crime, argued that an assault weapon ban would be unconstitutional and accused the administration of exploiting the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut to advance a partisan agenda. Schumer, a long-time gun safety advocate fired back. He pointed out that the Supreme Court decision in DC v. Heller established an individual right to bear arms
but gave the government wide latitude to regulate guns:
SCHUMER: Heller also said that there should be reasonable limitations, that theyre allowed reasonable limitations. I dont think that lady needs an assault weapon. I dont think she needs a 100-round clip. I dont think, for instance, that those things would help her in any way. So so to say she has a right to bear arms: yes. To say, just like on the first amendment we say you cant scream fire in a crowd falsely, we have anti-pornography laws, anti-libel laws. There are reasonable limitations. And the NRA, in many instances, doesnt believe in any limitation at all. Thats not unconstitutional. That just is dumb.
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1. That's not the debate.
Everyone agrees that rights have limits. The question is what limits, when, applied to who, why and under what test or level scrutiny.


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I found an article today, at Silicon Republic, about rumors on the details of the iPhone 5. After reading it, I have realized that it is not only Apple that Lies.
John Kennedy, writer for Silicon Republic decided that if he says that all iPhones that have already been released have displays of 4.3 inches (3.5 inches actually and they corrected themselves after I wrote this). The article also states that Apple has put in orders for 4.6 inch display (4inches of display). Just because the front glass is that size does not mean that the display is the same size. The front glass that John is talking about, is just that, the front glass. The display will be smaller (Like I said... 4inches). A guy who lies about size, hmmmm.
Don't you think that the iPhone will sell if you just tell the truth? John goes on to compare the display to the new upcoming HTC One X which really does have a 4.7 inch 720p HD display.
This also falls in line with how Apple keeps saying that the new A5X chip is quad core, but its actually dual core with quad core graphics. DON'T LIE!!
The rumors about the iPhone 5 would sound more realistic if you did not lie about current models that we have access to. Read his article by clicking here for a good laugh (Awww they corrected the lie, sorry you can not read it anymore). Even Reuters fell in to it.
Apple quad core lies can be seen here at IBT.
If you would like to read the truth then click here Gottabemobile
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Russell: It's a boy!
Isaiah Kevin Russell
Kevin and Becky Russell of Mackville announce the birth of their son on Jan. 25, 2010.
Isaiah Kevin weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches in length.
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Sharon and Danny Medley of Springfield announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Celeste, to Jeremy Smith, son of Rose and Larry Smith of Springfield.
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Since Abner Doubleday threw out the first pitch, baseball experts have held that the key to successful seasons are centered on good pitching and defense. And while most will still subscribe to that philosophy, St. Catharine College head coach Luther Bramblett sees another component that is fairly important.
"We have had solid pitching and have played good defense all season, but now we are starting to hit the ball," said Bramblett. "We are executing on offense and doing the little things offensively that win ballgames."
24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock."
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If anything has ever been built on a solid foundation, it would be Camp Calvary, a Washington County church camp built firmly on the word of God.
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Dozens of local fourth and fifth graders spent the better part of Saturday at North Washington Elementary School taking part in B.L.A.S.T., an event sponsored by the Washington County Heartland Youth Coalition that replaces Safe Night.
The past five years have gone by quickly for Sister Claire McGowan, founder of New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future. The organization celebrated its fifth anniversary Thursday night with a gathering at the Opera House in Springfield.
Spring has started and it seems to have started all at once - the birds are chirping and the sting of cold has been replaced by mild, fresh air. I don't know why, but spring just smells better, sounds better, and feels better this year! It must be because winter felt like it lasted ten years. We are still going to have some cold weather, frosts, and freezes but there are a lot of plants that can and should be planted now in the vegetable and flower garden.
A horse is a horse, of course of course, unless that horse is a very special one. Such is the case for Kalarama Farms' resident sire WC Harlem Globetrotter, who will celebrate his 30th birthday on April 1. But this champion Saddlebred horse is no April fool. During his 30 years, he has been a world champion sire, producing 142 Kentucky State Fair ribbon winners, which is all the more reason to celebrate.
Owner Joan Hamilton said the public is welcome to visit Kalarama Farm on April 1 and wish Harlem Globetrotter a happy birthday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The man accused of robbing the Bardstown Road branch of the Springfield State Bank on Nov. 7, 2008, has now admitted his guilt.
In Kentucky, agriculture and agribusiness account for more than 16 percent of the gross state product and more than 20 percent of the total employment. As a vital component of the state's overall economy, agriculture faces many challenges which are increasingly complex as U.S. agriculture becomes more fully integrated into the U.S. economy and the global sector as well.
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Dozens of people packed the office at Franklin Chevrolet in Springfield Saturday morning trying to get a good look at some new arrivals. But these speedy creations were not the latest models to roll off the assembly line in Detroit. These were one-of-a-kind designs created by members of Cub Scout Pack 429 for its annual pinewood derby.
Talon Walker placed first in the race competition with his purple car with red flames. Christopher Mason placed second for his Spider-Man car.
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The sale of e-cigarettes to minors could soon be illegal in Louisiana.
The state Senate on Thursday unanimously passed Senate Bill 12 with minor changes from the House, shipping that legislation to Gov. Bobby Jindal.
SB12 would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone younger than 18. The legislation faced no opposition in the state House and Senate as it moved through the process.
State Sen. Rick Gallot, D-Ruston, and other supporters have argued that the ban is necessary because the law has not kept up with technology.
It does not affect people over the age of 18.
The legislation adds to a state law that bans distribution of sample tobacco products to persons under age 18. Added to the ban would be "alternative nicotine products," which are defined as products that consist of or contain nicotine that can be ingested into the body by chewing, absorbing, dissolving, or inhaling, or by any other means. It includes electronic cigarettes.
At least 34 states have prohibited the sale of electronic cigarettes or vaping/alternative tobacco products to minors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.


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GOAL: Participants are given an opportunity to explore their own racial/ethnic heritage and to discuss what they were taught to believe about individuals who are racially/ethnically different from themselves.
TIME REQUIRED: 60 minutes for two racial/ethnic populations. Add 45 minutes for each additional racial/ethnic population.
MATERIALS: Handouts of the five questions participants respond to or newsprint with the five questions listed. Blank newsprint and markers.
PHYSICAL SETTING: A large enough room for the participants to form two circles. One of the racial/ethnic groups forms an inner circle. All other participants form a large circle around the first, inner circle.
PROCESS: Introduce activity as an opportunity for individuals to learn more about their own and other participants cultural backgrounds and for them to learn what each racial/ethnic group was taught to believe about the other represented racial/ethnic groups.
Have the participants form small groups based on their racial/ethnic heritage. Have a facilitator join each group. It is ideal if the facilitator can be of the same racial/ethnic heritage, but not necessary. The small group facilitator has the group respond to the five questions listed below, "Growing Up Racially". After the five questions are answered the facilitator lets his/her group know that they are going to have to share these responses with all of the other participants. We let them first explore these questions in the safety of their own group. When they share their responses with the larger group they don't have to personalize the responses, they can state "the group said". Take twenty minutes to do this part of the activity.
After the first twenty minute small group activity is complete, form one group again. Have one racial/ethnic group form an inner circle (example, African American). Have all other participants form a larger circle around the inner circle. The African American group will be asked to share their responses to the "Growing Up Racially" questions. All of the participants in the outer circle are asked to remain silent while the inner circle responds to the questions. The outer circle is asked to actively listen and pay attention to their thoughts and feelings.
After the inner circle responds to the five questions, have another racial/ethnic group move to the inner circle (example, Latino). The inner circle responds to all five questions, while the outer circle remains silent and actively listens to the inner circle. This is repeated until all racial/ethnic groups have been in the inner circle and responded to all five questions.
After each of the racial/ethnic groups have had their turn in the inner circle, the facilitators ask the participants to discuss: (1) What their reactions were when they were in the inner circle responding to the questions. (2) What did the participants learn about how each ethnic/racial group views their own people. (3) Ask the participants what their reactions were to hearing the racial/ethnic groups share what they were taught to believe about the other racial/ethnic groups. (4) Finally, were there common beliefs, stereotypes, or misinformation that more then one group had about the other groups.
"Growing Up Racially" questions:
1) What things were you told and encouraged to believe about people from your own racial/ethnic group?
2) What things were you discouraged from believing about people of your own racial/ethnic group?
3) What things were you told or led to believe about people who are XXXXXXXXXX? (include only the racial/ethnic groups representative of the participants). Example: African American, Asian American, Euro-American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American.
4) Were there things you were discouraged from believing about people from any other the other groups?
5) How or in what ways were you taught to interact or not to interact with people from other racial/ethnic groups?


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We gave it a C-
What are we to make of the brooding central hooligan in Bad Guy? His name is Han-gi (Cho Je-Hyun), and he starts out by sexually assaulting a willowy college student (Seo Won) and then forcing her to work at a brothel. Once there, she sits alongside the other, hardened hookers at a windowed facade and forlornly takes customers, while Han-gi, in secret, views her activities from behind a one-way mirror. Despite its sleazy setup, the movie is punishingly sexless and diffuse. That's a surprise, too, coming from the South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk, whose Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring was enlightened enough to confront the violent — and erotic — side of a monk's progress. In Bad Guy, which was actually made in 2001, Han-gi's victim despises what she's doing, and so, apparently, does Han-gi, as he stares at her degradation in impotent agony. Really, who needs a bad guy who's this guilty about being bad?


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Police and protesters clashed in Spain and Italy yesterday as millions of workers went on strike across Europe to protest spending cuts they say have made the economic crisis worse.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled, car factories and ports were at a standstill and trains barely ran in Spain and Portugal where unions held their first ever co-ordinated general strike. They were backed by walkouts in Italy, the number-three eurozone economy, and Greece, which is fighting to avert default despite agreeing last week to €13.5 billion (HK$132.81 billion) in cuts and tax increases.
This comes as figures released yesterday showed Portugal's gross domestic product declined 0.8 per cent and its jobless rate rose to 15.8 per cent. In Greece, the economy meanwhile contracted for a 17th straight quarter, 7.2 per cent in the third quarter from the same period last year after dropping 6.3 per cent in the second, the Athens-based Hellenic Statistical Authority said.
"We're on strike to stop these suicidal policies," said Candido Mendez, head of Spain's second-biggest labour federation, the General Workers' Union, or UGT.
More than 60 people were arrested in Spain and 34 injured, 18 of them security officials after scuffles at picket lines and damage to storefronts.
International rail services were disrupted by strikes in Belgium and workers in Greece, Italy and France planned work stoppages or demonstrations as part of a "European Day of Action and Solidarity".
Spanish protesters jammed cash machines with glue and coins and plastered anti-government stickers on shop windows. Power consumption dropped 16 per cent with factories idled.
International lenders and some economists say the programmes of tax hikes and spending cuts are necessary for putting public finances back on a healthy track after years of overspending.
While several southern European countries have seen bursts of violence, a co-ordinated and effective regional protest to the austerity has yet to gain traction and governments have so far largely stuck to their policies.
Spain, where the crisis has pushed millions into poverty, has seen some of the biggest protests. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is trying to put off asking for European aid that could require even more budget cuts.
Passion was inflamed when a Spanish woman jumped to her death last week as bailiffs tried to evict her from her home. Spaniards are furious at banks being rescued with public cash while ordinary people suffer.
In Portugal, which accepted an EU bailout last year, the streets have been quieter but public and political opposition to austerity is mounting, threatening to derail new measures sought by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
His centre-right government was forced by protests to abandon a planned increase in employee payroll charges, but replaced it by higher taxes.
More than 600 flights were cancelled in Spain, mainly by Iberia and budget carrier Vueling. Portugal's flag carrier TAP cancelled roughly 45 per cent of flights.
Italy's biggest union, CGIL, also called for a work stoppage of several hours across the country.
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Steve Backhouse, of HF Holidays in Penrith office, said: "Leonard ranks alongside Thomas Cook and Billy Butlin as one of the pioneers of British holidaymaking - but has never had the same level of recognition.
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Ruth Gray, of ITV Countrywise added: "Ben Fogle and ITV's Countrywise team are visiting the Lake District this summer to find out about the origins of our country's love affair with rambling.
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A largely unheralded hero of the Egyptian revolution is a mild-mannered academic who endured imprisonment and then exile for daring to criticize the Mubarak family's increasingly dynastic ambitions.
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As an academic at the American University of Cairo, Ibrahim pioneered the study of Muslim dissidents and radicals, receiving permission to interview them in the dreaded Tura prison in the early 1980s, in the wake of the assassination of President Anwar Sadat by a joint council of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and the Islamic Grouping.
By a great irony of history, Ibrahim was destined to join his former interview subjects in prison himself. Having become a democracy activist in the 1990s, Ibrahim helped make films instructing peasants how to vote. In Egypt's class-ridden, hierarchical society, the elite around President Hosni Mubarak viewed these activities as seditious.
But Ibrahim's most serious infraction was to indirectly slam the increasingly obvious moves by Mubarak and his wife Suzanne to install their son, Gamal, as the future president-for-life. In an interview on satellite television, Ibrahim was asked about the tendency toward dynastic rule in the Arab world, with longtime Syrian dictator Hafez Assad ensuring he would be succeeded by his son Bashar. Ibrahim joked that the Arabs had invented a new, heretofore unknown form of government. It joined the republic (in Arabic, jumhuriya) with the monarchy (mamlakiya), creating the ... jumlukiya! We might translate the term as "monarpublicanism."
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Suddenly, Saad Eddin Ibrahim was subjected to trumped-up charges that his foundation had taken European Union money for election monitoring without properly reporting the foreign funds. He was tried and sentenced to prison in 2000, languishing there until 2003, with bad effects on his health. His appeals were consistently upheld by the courts, and Mubarak faced international pressure, including from President George W. Bush, to release the hapless sociologist. He was thus released and had to go into exile in the United States.
Ibrahim was often cited by the neoconservatives who backed the Iraq War, but he did not return their esteem. He denounced them for cynically using the Sept. 11 attacks "to advance hegemonic designs" and complained that the Iraq debacle had turned the world against the U.S., causing the original sympathy generated by the attacks to evaporate.
Ibrahim saw a brief moment of redemption in Bush administration democratization policies in 2005-06, with U.S. backing for the Cedar Revolution against Syrian dominance in Lebanon. But with the victory of Hamas in the January 2006 elections for the Palestine Authority, he lamented, the Bush team made an about-face and fomented a "cold war" against "Muslim democrats." The unseating of Hamas in the West Bank by a U.S.-backed PLO coup, and then the Israeli war on Hezbollah in Lebanon, he said, gave new heart to Arab autocrats. When the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood unexpectedly did well in the 2006 Egyptian parliamentary elections, he implied, Washington pressure on Mubarak to democratize vanished. Ibrahim warned that the future of the Arab world was democratic, and that the opinion polling done by his Ibn Khaldoun Institute demonstrated that the democracy would have a strong Islamic coloration. He pointed out that none of the Arab heads of state were among the top 10 people the Arab public said it admired, whereas Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah and the Muslim Brotherhood's then leader did make it onto that list. He would tell the Obama administration too that support for democracy means making its peace with the likely influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.
In recent years, Ibrahim became critical of what might be called the "neorealism" of the Obama administration. In a reaction against Bush's rampages in the region, which it sometimes attempted to justify with reference to "democratization," Obama's team had chosen instead to work with the existing leaders in the region. He lamented the "free pass" he said Obama had given Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, despite human rights violations, torture and sectarian violence. He said, "The most disheartening part in all of this is that Washington under President Obama is conducting old-style foreign policy with Arab tyrants from Libya's Moammar Gadhafi to Syria's Bashar Assad," contrasting the sordid reality with the bright promises in Obama's 2009 speech in Cairo.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim is being vindicated by history. The young crowds in the streets are protesting about the same policies he has spent his life deploring. The Obama administration has fumbled badly in its statements on Egypt's unrest, from Hillary Clinton's assertion that the Mubarak regime is "stable" to Joe Biden's ill-advised insistence that Mubarak is not a dictator. It would do well to take some advice from the grand old man of Egypt's democracy movement. One thing is increasingly clear: Egypt will be spared the ignominy of monarpublicanism.
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By Shama Zaidi, February 2, 2011 at 2:34 am Link to this comment
It's all right for an imperialist power to choose and pamper dictators in defense of its own democracy. But why is our government in India not coming out in support of the people demonstrating for their democratic rights.Democracy in Asia and Africa will help all of us in keeping NATO and the West confined to their own continents.
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If I'm remembering correctly, Saad insisted years ago that the Middle East was on the verge of democratization via upsurge from the educated middle class. He spent much of his professional life analyzing the Muslim Brotherhood, bringing nuanced understanding (but not always approbation) to our understanding of the organization. Vindication indeed! Let's hope we hear from him more often in the future.
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IBRAHIM is a rather typical case of what I saw in Egypt. I was introduced to him through fellow medical students in East Europe, assuming it is the same person. His account of the morphosis of Mubarak as a classical: power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, could well apply to anyone, Obama included. Mubarab was a very modest and serious man catapulted to history's challenge of leadership and his trajectory was most probably be the same as that of anyone else's that follows him. The issue now is, as always, one of the marvelous "checks&balances;" that only a nation of self-centered shopkeepers and farmers like the small businessmen who created the USA could dream up. Elsewhere, a leader is really moreIt remains to be seen if Egyptians appreciate that issue of checks and balances now that they are no longer lemmings, having learned from their experience with a demigod, Nasser.
As for the neoconservatives, everyone in the Middle East knows of their crude qualities since the Saudis had exposed the "deal" that one of these lowlifes offered the Saudis: invest $billions in our company and we'll tone down the emphasis on the Saudi source of alQaeda. It takes a small time morally bankrupt president like Bush to gamble with their influence at such a high level as national security witch such shysters; their moment at the pinnacle of power bespeaks the institutional corruption of American society operating in an amoral social culture.
And so, as Americans watch ongoing events in Egypt on alJazzira and discover that instead of the picture of "total chaos" that media in America sought to paint, Arabs are today no less sophisticated than Americans in appreciating what corruption of the common good through jingoistic government can do to them. A little modesty would facilitate the realization that things are getting gradually as bad here as in Egypt; it also would help Americans greatly to see what happened when citizens abrogate their own powers and allowed power to go to corporate entities. Disappearance of a social welfare safety net for increased military capacity is the yardstick that defines a corrupt society.
We are a declining power that is rotting with corruption and public despair. Like Egyptians have been for so long, we are caught between the élan of nationalist mobilization and the realization that our nation's government is the machinery through which corporate cannibals catch us to consume us, making us more "consum-ED" than "consum-ERs." It thus follows that what is happening in Tunisia and Egypt and possibly beyond in other Middle East nations, is a prologue to where we're going as our population comes to terms with how it's present and the future of its children are devoured by corporate cannibals. More and more, since the fall of Communism went to the head of our corporatists, we are looking like Egypt and Tunisia. It's a matter of degree; but if we wait until we achieve the same level, we will not rebel as they are finally doing now, for too long we have been Pavlovian conditioned emotionally and Skinnerian operant conditioned to think that there is a system available to us for taking by force from our neighbors, sanctioned by our corporate Gov. We are soft and too programmed to do what the EastEuros did in the 90s and Arabs are doing today. Instead, we will probably more likely comply with corporate power, cannibalizing each other while all cannibalized by Obama's corporate masters.
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National President Judith Nowotarski says the funding proposals hinted at by the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, would increase inequity and be extremely damaging for struggling children and those from poorer communities.
She says it's time for the government to be upfront about its real agenda for education.
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"Once again the government seems to be following failed overseas experiments, particularly from the United States, where these policies have led to an increase in the number of charter schools and greater educational inequality.
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Last year Treasury advised the government to hide its real overall education agenda "while making smaller incremental changes in a less high profile manner across a range of fronts".
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to the notice, dated September 20, 2011, that you submitted on behalf of Inovo Biologic, Inc. (Inovo Biologic) in accordance with the agency's proposed regulation, proposed 21 CFR 170.36 (62 FR 18938; April 17, 1997; Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS); the GRAS proposal). FDA received the notice on October 11, 2011, filed it on October 14, 2011, and designated it as GRAS Notice No. GRN 000407.
The subject of the notice is a polysaccharide complex of konjac glucomannan (konjac), sodium alginate, and xanthan gum (polysaccharide complex KAX [1]). The notice informs FDA of the view of Inovo Biologic that polysaccharide complex KAX is GRAS, through scientific procedures, for use at levels up to seven percent as an ingredient to provide dietary fiber or to provide thickening or a stabilizing effect in yogurts, milk shakes and fruit smoothie-type drinks, frozen yogurt, ice cream bars, puddings, white and whole wheat breads, cookies, breakfast bars, granola-type bars, noodles, whole wheat cereals, meatless lasagna and macaroni/cheese, fruit juices, fruit juice bars, cereal beverages, and medical foods.
Our use of "polysaccharide complex KAX" in this letter should not be considered an endorsement or recommendation of that term as an appropriate common or usual name for the purpose of declaring the substance in the ingredient statement of foods that contain that ingredient. Title 21 CFR 101.4 states that each ingredient must be declared by its common or usual name. In addition, 21 CFR 102.5 outlines general principles to use when establishing common or usual names for nonstandardized foods. Issues associated with labeling and the appropriate common or usual name of a food are the responsibility of the Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements (ONLDS) in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
In a previous GRAS notice, dated February 23, 2010, Inovo Biologic had informed FDA of the view that polysaccharide KAX is GRAS, through scientific procedures, for its intended use at a 90th percentile consumption level of 13,070 milligrams/day (mg/d). FDA received the notice on February 24, 2010, and designated it as GRAS Notice No. GRN 000328. FDA responded to Inovo Biologic by letter, stating that FDA considered that Inovo Biologic's intended use of polysaccharide complex KAX described in GRN 000328 would exceed permitted levels of sodium alginate affirmed as GRAS under 21 CFR 184.1724. Additionally, 21 CFR 184.1(b)(2) specifies that any use of sodium alginate not in full compliance with such established limitation requires a food additive regulation. In GRN 000407, Inovo Biologic states they have modified the maximum percentage of sodium alginate that may be used in the production of polysaccharide complex KAX from 30 percent to 14 percent or less. The notifier states that the intended levels of sodium alginate indicated in notice GRN 000407 do not exceed 0.98 percent sodium alginate in the designated foods, as served. Inovo Biologic incorporates by reference information in GRN 000328.
As part of its notice, Inovo Biologic includes the report of a panel of individuals (Inovo Biologic's GRAS panel) who evaluated the data and information that are the basis for Inovo Biologic's GRAS determination. Inovo Biologic considers the members of its GRAS panel to be qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of substances added to food. Inovo Biologic's GRAS panel discusses the identity, specifications, method of manufacture, proposed estimated dietary intake, and published and unpublished studies on polysaccharide complex KAX and its constituents. Based on this review, Inovo Biologic's GRAS panel concludes that polysaccharide complex KAX is GRAS, by scientific procedures, under the conditions of its intended use.
Polysaccharide complex KAX is described in the notice as an off-white granular powder composed of the food-grade, regulated components, konjac, sodium alginate, and xanthan gum. The three water-soluble polysaccharides are processed by blending, followed by agglomeration with water, and subsequently dried and tested against finished product specifications which include limits for the presence of ash, protein, heavy metals and microbes. Using survey data from the United States Department of Agriculture, Inovo Biologic estimates the 90th percentile daily intake of polysaccharide complex KAX for individuals consuming the food groups selected for the addition of polysaccharide complex KAX perthis GRAS evaluation at 8,700 mg/d (145 mg/kilogram body weight/d).
Inovo Biologic provides information regarding the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination for the individual components of polysaccharide complex KAX. Inovo Biologic reviews the published safety data and regulatory status for the individual component polysaccharides. [2] Inovo Biologic also discusses published studies conducted using polysaccharide complex KAX. Polysaccharide complex KAX was well-tolerated in rats when evaluated at up to 5% of the diet, and was nonmutagenic in both the Ames bacterial reverse mutation assay and the mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test. Additionally, Inovo Biologic cites a published 21-day randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted to evaluate the tolerance of polysaccharide complex KAX when ingested by 54 healthy male and female subjects at 5,000 mg/d for seven days then 10,000 mg/d for 14 days. The authors concluded the complex was well-tolerated when used in food.
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In the notice, Inovo Biologic states its intention to use polysaccharide complex KAX in several food categories, including foods for which standards of identity exist, located in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. We note that an ingredient that is lawfully added to food products may be used in a standardized food only if it is permitted by the applicable standard of identity.
Potential Labeling Issues
In describing the effects of viscous fiber on appetite, blood glucose, and serum cholesterol in support of polysaccharide complex KAX, Inovo Biologic raises potential issues under the labeling provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act). Under section 403(a) of the FD&C Act, a food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. Section 403(r) of the FD&C Act lays out the statutory framework for the use of labeling claims that characterize the level of a nutrient in a food or that characterize the relationship of a nutrient to a disease or health-related condition. If products that contain polysaccharide complex KAX bear any claims on the label or in labeling, such claims are the purview of ONLDS. The Office of Food Additive Safety neither consulted with ONLDS on this labeling issue nor evaluated the information in your notice to determine whether it would support any claims made about polysaccharide complex KAX on the label or in labeling.
Medical Foods
In its notice, Inovo Biologic informs FDA that one intended use of polysaccharide complex KAX is use in medical foods. Section 5(b) of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA) defines a medical food as a food that is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and that is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation. Section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) lays out the statutory framework for nutrition labeling of food products. Section 403(r) of the FD&C Act lays out the statutory framework for health claims and nutrient content claims. Under section 403(q)(5)(A)(iv) of the FD&C Act and FDA's implementing regulations in 21 CFR 101.9(j)(8), the requirements for nutrition labeling do not apply to medical foods as defined in section 5(b) of the ODA. Under section 403(r)(5)(A) of the FD&C Act and FDA's implementing regulations in 21 CFR 101.13(q)(4)(ii) and 21 CFR 101.14(f)(2), the requirements for nutrient content claims and health claims, respectively, do not apply to medical foods as defined in section 5(b) of the ODA. For your information, FDA's response to Inovo Biologic's notice that polysaccharide complex KAX is GRAS for use in medical foods does not address the question of whether any particular food product that contains polysaccharide complex KAX as an ingredient would be a medical food within the meaning of section 5(b) of the ODA and, thus, would be exempt from the requirements for nutrition labeling, nutrient content claims, and health claims.
Section 301(ll) of FD&C Act
The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, which was signed into law on September 27, 2007, amends the FD&C Act to, among other things, add section 301(ll). Section 301(ll) of the FD&C Act prohibits the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains a drug approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act, a biological product licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, or a drug or a biological product for which substantial clinical investigations have been instituted and their existence made public, unless one of the exemptions in section 301(ll)(1)-(4) applies. In its review of Inovo Biologic's notice that polysaccharide complex KAX is GRAS for the intended uses, FDA did not consider whether section 301(ll) or any of its exemptions apply to foods containing polysaccharide complex KAX. Accordingly, this response should not be construed to be a statement that foods that contain polysaccharide complex KAX, if introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce, would not violate section 301(ll).
Based on the information provided by Inovo Biologic, as well as other information available to FDA, the agency has no questions at this time regarding Inovo Biologic's conclusion that polysaccharide complex KAX is GRAS under the intended conditions of use. The agency has not, however, made its own determination regarding the GRAS status of the subject use of polysaccharide complex KAX. As always, it is the continuing responsibility of Inovo Biologic to ensure that food ingredients that the firm markets are safe, and are otherwise in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
In accordance with proposed 21 CFR 170.36(f), a copy of the text of this letter responding to GRN 000407, as well as a copy of the information in this notice that conforms to the information in the GRAS exemption claim (proposed 21 CFR 170.36(c)(1)), is available for public review and copying at www.fda.gov/grasnoticeinventory.
Dennis M. Keefe, Ph.D.
Office of Food Additive Safety
Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition
[1] FDA considers polysaccharide complex KAX a mixture that exhibits viscosity, rheology, and sedimentation properties different from that of the raw components.
[2] The use of konjac powder as a binder in meat and poultry products in which starchy vegetable flours are permitted is listed in FSIS Directive 7120.1 "Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products." Sodium alginate is regulated by FDA under 21 CFR 184.1724 as a texturizer, formulation aid, stabilizer, thickener, firming agent, flavor adjuvant, emulsifier, flavor enhancer, surface active agent. Xanthan gum is regulated by FDA under 21 CFR 172.695 as a stabilizer, emulsifier, thickener, suspending agent, bodying agent, or foam enhancer.


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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly resort with 2 restaurants and full-service spa
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This family-friendly Iguazu resort is located in a rural location, within 3 mi (5 km) of Aripuca, Guira Oga and Punto Iguazu Shopping Mall. Iguazu Duty Free Shop and Imagenes de la Selva are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Resort Features
Along with 2 restaurants, this resort has a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a poolside bar.
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All 162 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and LED TVs. Other amenities available to guests include refrigerators, minibars, and room service.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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In addition to a full-service spa, Loi Suites Iguazú Hotel features an outdoor pool and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the resort's 2 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. This family-friendly resort also offers a fitness center, spa services, and a terrace. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Loi Suites Iguazú Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 162
- Babysitting or childcare
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Business center
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Children's club
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- Number of floors - 4
- Meeting rooms 8
- Garden
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
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- Luggage storage
- Number of restaurants - 2
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- Free self parking
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- Outdoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Year Built 2009
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
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- Premium TV channels
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- Daily housekeeping
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- Private bathroom
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- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
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- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Naipi - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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- Ecotours on site
- Playground on site
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Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa, Namasthe Spa. Services include massages, facials, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room.
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Minimum check-in age is 18
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eds are not provided for children under 2 years old. A crib may be available on request. For more details please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- All citizens of Argentina will be charged the national value-added tax (21%) upon check-out. Foreigners on a tourist visa are exempt from this tax. To qualify for a tax exemption, tourists must present a valid passport and pay for the services rendered with a non-Argentine credit card or via bank transfer from another country. This tax exemption does not apply for stays over 90 days. In the case of cancelled bookings, the cancellation penalties paid by the traveler will also be subject to the national VAT (21%).
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U.S. Firm, China Sign Potash Deal
Denver-based Prospect Global Resources Inc. reached a $2 billion agreement to deliver potash to a Chinese chemical company in a deal for twice last year's U.S. exports of the fertilizer ingredient.
Under the agreement, Sichuan Chemical Industry Holding Co. will buy at least 500,000 metric tons, or 550,000 short tons, of potash annually over 10 years starting in late 2015, the companies said.
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No time for new parking meters
The other day I was in the Third Ward and pulled into an angle parking spot on Broadway.
I got out of my car and looked one way, then the other. And I couldn't find the damn machine to pay for my parking spot. There were too many cars in the way.
So I picked one direction and walked to the end, and discovered (ta da!) no machine. I turned around and trudged the other way and finally found the machine at the spot furthest away from where I was going to go.
I know somebody sold the city on how economical those meters with numbers and the machines were going to be. I know that somebody has all kinds of statistics and numbers that will prove how wonderful they are.
But as far as I'm concerned they should take the person who decided to get these stupid things and park him or her somewhere where time on the meter is running out.
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Stay tuned for next week's article when Dave creates a riveting scenario where he expounds on his concerns for the less than crispy fried fish at the American Legion in Cudahy.
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deathb4decaf | April 2, 2012 at 7:02 p.m. (report)
I'm so glad you're capturing the grumpy old man angle OMC. I can't wait to see what Dave whines about next week.
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fatbinary | April 2, 2012 at 3:31 p.m. (report)
You know what sucks even more? Walking from store-to-store and person-to-person to find some damn coins to put in the meter. And at the rates they charge for meters, better hope the person has a pocket full of coins they are willing to part with. During all that running around, you probably got a ticket anyways.
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nkris | April 2, 2012 at 3:27 p.m. (report)
Last year, I parked my car at one of the spots by Spin ping pong bar in Milwaukee, and walked to the nearest parking meter. I paid the meter, and it took me a few minutes to get back to my car, and already- there was a parking checker in the process of writing a ticket! I had to frantically explain to him that I had just paid for the spot - sometimes, I believe that they cannot cancel a ticket after it has been written. He checked his system again, and my receipt (Good thing I always get a receipt!) and then moved on to the next sucker.
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sandstorm | April 2, 2012 at 2:19 p.m. (report)
yeah, terrible world isn't it? people starving, people getting shot and you had to walk 20 feet to pay for parking. you should take the bus and complain to everybody without cars about the parking situation.
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Sign board at the site of a Roman Fort on route of the Antonine Wall
Stone base of a Roman Fort on route of the Antonine Wall
Distance marker stone on the Antonine Wall
Distance marker stone on the Antonine Wall
Replica distance marker stone in the Antonine Garden in Milngavie
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Edge of Empire - Scotland's Roman Frontier
The Antonine Wall is a stone and turf fortification
built by the Romans
across the central belt of Scotland
to fend off Northern Scots tribesmen.
The Wall was the North-West frontier of the Roman Empire
and runs from Old Kilpatrick on the Forth & Clyde Canal
to Bo'ness on the Firth of Forth.
Sections of the wall can be seen in Bearsden,
Kirkintilloch, Twechar, Croy,
Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Polmont and Bo'ness.
As the most advanced frontier construction of its time,
and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland,
the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part
of this country's varied and violent history.
For a generation, from about 140 to 160 AD,
the Antonine Wall was the NW frontier of the Roman Empire.
Constructed by the Roman army,
it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth
to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde
and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch.
At regular intervals were forts connected by a road,
while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements.
Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after,
reigned longer than any other emperor
with the exception of its founder Augustus.
Yet relatively little is known about him.
In this meticulously researched book,
David Breeze examines this enigmatic life
and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
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But what do you mean by amplifying.... how?And can I use it for more than on microcontroller?
Pins XTAL1 and XTAL2 are input and output, respectively, of an inverting amplifier which can beconfigured for use as an On-chip Oscillator, as shown in Figure 8-2. Either a quartz crystal or aceramic resonator may be used.This Crystal Oscillator is a low power oscillator, with reduced voltage swing on the XTAL2 out-put. It gives the lowest power consumption, but is not capable of driving other clock inputs, andmay be more susceptible to noise in noisy environments. In these cases, refer to the "Full SwingCrystal Oscillator" on page 32.


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5th Dec 2012
Chancellor George Osborne has increased the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) from £25,000 to £250,000 for the next two years, in his Autumn Statement.
From 1 January 2013, small firms investing in new equipment and machinery will receive a tenfold increase in the amount they can invest tax free.
"This capital allowance will cover the total annual investment undertaken by 99% of all the business in Britain," the chancellor said in his speech. "It is a huge boost to all those who run a business, who aspire to grow and expand and create jobs."
In live coverage of the speech on BusinessZone, Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, said: "The chancellor is showing he understands the role businesses have to play in the recovery. AIA and corporation tax cuts are good calls."
Also reacting instantly in our live coverage, Lesley Stalker, head of tax at Robert James Partnership, said: "Increase in AIA - fantastic news. For our clients that will make a real difference to their tax bills."
Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of ContractorCalculator, said: "By increasing the annual investment allowance tenfold and creating an SME-focussed business bank, the Autumn Statement delivers good news to entrepreneurs desperate to grow their businesses, with both additional tax-relief and a debt finance shot in the arm."
John Walker, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: "This will boost investment which is needed to grow the economy and create jobs. This is a step in the right direction and recognition of the important role small firms will play in the recovery."
However, Phil Orford, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business, said that the AIA increase is a "tacit admission" that the decision to cut the same allowance to £25,000 this year was a wrong one.
"Given that UK businesses are currently sitting on £700bn of cash reserves, it could be argued that the earlier actions of the chancellor created a disincentive to invest through 2012, at a time when business needs confidence to create growth.
"Nevertheless, we welcome this increase and urge businesses to take advantage of it. There are big savings to be had here for firms who've been waiting for the right time to invest and upgrade equipment, and this kind of spending tends to wash right down the supply chain."


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World's Worst Mother: "16 And Pregnant" Teen's Mom Takes The Cake
We've grown used to seeing irresponsible teens and bad parenting on the MTV show "16 And Pregnant," and that's part of what makes it such a compelling and powerful watch. It teaches cocky adolescents that having a baby is more than just dressing infants in cute clothes and parading a kid around in a stroller at the park. But on last night's special 1.5-hour long episode of the show, featuring anorexic pregnant teen Kayla, Kayla's mother Deb was the truly horrific parent.
Kayla's anorexia and struggle with her eating disorder made her pregnancy doubly difficult. Her complex and uncomfortable feelings about her body had her skipping meals and unwilling and unable to eat food, even though she knew taking in nutrients was absolutely necessary for the health of her child. But despite several close calls, and a complete lack of support from her mother, Kayla gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Over and over, we see Kayla express — in an articulate and nuanced way — how her eating disorder has skewed her brain's ability to do what's right for her baby. But then, just weeks after giving birth, and knowing that her daughter had long-struggled with anorexia, Deb asks her daughter to go on a diet with her. Witness this exchange:
"Remember about six to eight months ago when I lost some weight? If you notice I've been putting it back on," Deb says to Kayla. "So I know in about four to five weeks, that's when you're going to be ready. You're going to want to…"
"Put on weight?" asks Kayla.
"No," says her mother. "To start to…"
"You want me to go on a diet with you mom?"
"Not really a diet, just start watching what we're eating. 'Cause I know as determined as you are, you could probably discipline me."
Kayla's mom sees her eating disorder as a great tool! To help her lose weight! And she's so self-absorbed that she's willing to risk her daughter's health and life by encouraging her to delve back into obsessing about her weight.
At least Kayla is cognizant of how effed up her mother is. "I didn't think things could get any worse with my mom," she voiceovers, "But asking me to go on a diet with her is a new low." You can watch the exchange at around the 53 minute mark (sadly there's no shorter clip of the scene available). My heart aches for Kayla, as she struggles to deal with raising her son — and herself–with a clearly sick mother in tow. [MTV]
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A few days ago I ordered a fan off Newegg and made sure it was the right one for me. When it came today I noticed that it was a 3 pin connector. Right now I've got a two fan pin connector because my leads were designed that way. Could someone link me to a 2 pin to 3 pin adapter or something along those lines so I can use this fan? Normally this wouldn't be a problem but I can't seem to find any fans that are only two pin connector.
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By Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES Sean Connery definitely didn't get away Scot free at his lifetime achievement award.
The 34th annual American Film Institute ceremony honoring the actor was part tribute and part roast as actors such as Pierce Brosnan, Andy Garcia, Harrison Ford and Tippi Hedren teased the man of the evening.
There were jokes about his advancing age (75), his longtime eagerness to escape the movie set and play golf, and his perpetual use of a Scottish accent even when playing characters who are Russian, Egyptian or Irish.
Brosnan, who paid tribute to Connery's inauguration of the James Bond character in such movies as Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball, recalled meeting the elder Bondsman when he was shooting 1999's The World Is Not Enough.
"One day I had to shoot this massive stunt, a huge fireball sequence. The shot required me getting on these wires," Brosnan said. "Anyway I did it – but out in the (studio) parking lot I looked up and there was the big man, Sean Connery. He said, 'I've just seen what you did there. Very good.'
I was silent, and then he asked me a question, one that has stayed with me to this very day. He said, 'Are they paying you enough money?'"
Andy Garcia, who played opposite Connery's Oscar-winning supporting role as a Chicago cop in The Untouchables, said the actor tended to show up for rehearsals in "red, polyester golf pants" so he could drift away periodically to the links.
"He worked for, like, five minutes after 18 holes of golf. After the scene I said, 'That was very clever of you, you came in already dressed for golf, you play the scene at the end of the day, you came in and said one line, they get a big close-up of you and the scene is over.'
He said, 'It's not my first barbecue.'"
Practically every anecdote was accompanied by a rough imitation of the Connery's Scottish growl.
Harrison Ford addressed Connery as "Dad …," a reference to Connery playing his father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Star Wars creator George Lucas teased Connery for considering retirement when he's still trying – after many years – to get a fourth Indiana Jones movie on the screens.
Connery was unsentimental when accepting the award, which has previously been given to Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Taylor.
He said the retrospective of his films "brought back to me lots of terrific memories of working with people who are fun, industrious, talented and enthusiastic. …. The rest of you, well – you know who you are. Making movies is either a utopia or its like shoveling (expletive) uphill."


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Prospective Use of Real-time MRI
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2017 by David A. Woodrum, Mayo Clinic
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This research study is being done to look at a new MRI imaging software, Siemens Interventional Software, to see if we can improve our ability to see and treat cancerous tumors.
|Evaluate the Role of Real-time Imaging in Needle Placement Evaluate the Workflow and Effectiveness of Realtime Imaging Versus Standard MR Imaging
|Procedure: Real-time imaging for MRI-guided procedures
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: No masking
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Prospective Use of Real-time MRI
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Determine the time required for each step for needle placement [ Time Frame: Intra-procedure ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Determine ease of use of the software [ Time Frame: Intra-procedure ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Real-time imaging for MRI-guided procedures
Real-time imaging for improvement of workflow in MRI-guided procedures
Procedure: Real-time imaging for MRI-guided procedures
Real-time imaging for improvement of workflow in MRI-guided procedures
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients scheduled for a percutaneous MR guided procedure
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant Women
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01644578
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