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Benn Wegg-Prosser, who was an advisor to former Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, said the Hutton Inquiry into the death of the
scientist Dr David Kelly had shown how much the government had to address the way it was getting its message across.
There were three main lessons to be learnt from the past few weeks' events, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Firstly, the rapid advance of technology and the speed with which news now travels mean off-the-record briefings to journalists are "a
throwback to an outdated era and should come to an end", he said.
"They were always used as a way of promoting a policy in advance of its coming out or a way of cutting off a potentially
damaging story by shifting attention from one area to another.
"These types of briefings were always given on the basis of trust - but what's changed is large numbers of people who cover
politics are no longer prepared to treat those briefings as private.
"This paired with a communications leap in the past few years means their value is now of less significance," he said.
"The advance in communications methods means you can't really keep such briefings private in the way you used to - mobiles,
pagers and the internet have seen to that."
The second element, according to Mr Wegg-Prosser, is on-camera briefings, like those held at the White House.
"The Downing Street official spokesman should be doing press briefings live on television," he said.
Web sleight
Thirdly, he said the government's use of technology to present information to the public should be addressed.
"The Downing Street website isn't very good and government department's websites in general are still miles behind corporate
"But the Hutton Inquiry website has provided a huge amount of information to the public and it should be a model for the
government to follow," he said.
The Hutton Inquiry website offers around 6,000 pages of evidence including emails, notes and memos and has published a
plethora of sensitive documents surrounding the affair.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Ray E. Anderson, 66, Trimble, Mo., formerly of LaCygne and Pleasanton, Kan., died May 19, 2010.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel in LaCygne, Kan.
Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Chapel.
The family suggests contributions to the Ray Anderson Memorial Fund.
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To exert an influence over Teranga's strategic direction, Mineral Deposits has proposed that executive chairman
Sharp concedes that the gold sector in general has been through a difficult time over the past year. But he and the others in his camp accuse Teranga of overpromising and underdelivering to a degree not matched by its peers.
Specifically, Mineral Deposits is targeting the removal of the gold company's three independent directors,
The push to spill the board is understood to have the backing of several Australian institutions that were shareholders in Mineral Deposits and received shares in Teranga through an in-specie distribution.
But there is a lot of work to be done in the background if it is to be successful.
Canadian corporate law favours incumbent directors to the extent that shareholders are not given the opportunity to vote against their re-election at annual meetings. They only have the option of voting in favour or withholding their vote.
Therefore, the only way a new director that hasn't been nominated by the company can be installed is if they are nominated and voted in on the day of the meeting, which means the Mineral Deposits representatives are having to gather proxies themselves in readiness for June 26.
The drama has ignited just as Teranga has made an all-scrip takeover bid for
Mineral Deposits is understood to support the bid – which values Oromin at C41.3¢ a share, a 50 per cent premium to the stock's 20-day volume-weighted average price – and has been agitating for Teranga to make a move.
With the nickel price still in the doldrums and few signs of respite, it's no fait accompli that the Andrew Forrest-chaired company will succeed in pulling together the $200 million needed to get the historic Mt Windarra back up and running.
But the discovery of the new zones, which occurred almost by accident as Poseidon started drilling to improve its knowledge of the existing resource, should boost the economics of the project and make it more attractive to financiers.
Given the proximity of the new zones to established mine infrastructure, managing director
According to a definitive feasibility study on Mt Windarra completed in April, the company estimates annual production of 9700 tonnes, costs of $US3.35 a pound of nickel, including gold credits from reprocessing tailings in the first three years, and a net present value of $US546 million.
Poseidon plans to fund the development of Mt Windarra, which provided the spark for the WA nickel boom of 1969-70, entirely through high-yield debt, and has engaged Credit Suisse to help raise the money.
It's not clear what interest rate the company will achieve, but it has assumed a coupon of 8 per cent in the Mt Windarra feasibility study, which may prove a tad optimistic.
In any case, Poseidon has got itself more time to get the funding. With the announcement of the new discoveries on Tuesday, the company revealed that WA Premier
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Although soccer isn't a high-contact sport like football, children who play soccer are just as likely to get a concussion. Matthew Pecci, M.D., shares what causes concussions in soccer and how coaches can help prevent them.
With spring soccer season gearing up, players and coaches are hitting the pitch—and many are unaware of the heightened potential for concussions inherent in the sport.
"People don't realize it, but we see just as many concussions in soccer as in football," says Matthew Pecci, M.D., a sports medicine physician at Muir Orthopaedic Specialists in Walnut Creek, CA. "And as kids get a little bigger and a little faster, the incidence of concussions increases. We start seeing it at 9 or 10 years of age now a days."
Concussions make up 3 percent of all soccer injuries, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which suggests that the actual figure may be higher due to under reporting. Because of the lack of awareness by players, coaches, and parents to a potential concussion, concussed players may stay in the game and not receive proper treatment, says Pecci.
As with football concussions, early recognition of symptoms is key, according to Pecci, who specializes in concussion management. A player may head the ball hard, have a little dizziness and headache afterward, but think that's just a normal part of heading. But that can be a sign of concussion, especially if it doesn't clear quickly. It's the same with other head contact in the game.
Data show that padded headgear and the use of mouth guards do not reduce the risk of concussion. Coaching proper heading techniques can help, but because of the nature of the game—players running fast with their heads down looking at the ball—collisions are inevitable.
Player-to-player collisions rather than purposeful heading cause most concussions. Head-to-head contact often occurs when two players try to head a ball. Head to knee contact and being knocked down causing the head to hit the ground can also result in concussions, says Pecci.
Soccer concussions can also occur from sudden acceleration and deceleration, he says. When a player is running fast and is stopped quickly, his or her head motion stops quickly and jars the brain in the close space of the skull. This trauma is similar to the head hitting the ground or another player.
Because avoiding concussions in soccer is difficult, it's crucial for adults and players to be attuned to the danger of concussion. Unfortunately, that danger is often overlooked, says Pecci.
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This mesmerizing documentary focuses on the work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky, internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry, or manufactured landscapes. Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris. Director Jennifer Baichwal follows Burtynsky to China, as he captures the effects of the countrys massive industrial revolution. We see a factory that makes 20 million clothes irons a year, a dam which razed 13 cities to the ground and displaced more than a million people, factory floors over a kilometer long, and the breathtaking scale of Shanghais urban renewal. With stunningly beautiful sequences, the film raises all kinds of questions about ethics and aesthetics of modern human progress without trying to easily answer them, thus leaving us free to meditate on the human endeavor and its impact on the planet. (90m)
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Three Strikes: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Three Strikes: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Jamie Whyte, ACT Party Leader
Crime is on the decline, not just in New Zealand but across the Western World.
One simple reason is that crime is mainly committed by young people. And Western populations are getting older. A population with a smaller share of 16 to 30-year-olds is likely to have a lower crime rate.
On top of this, those few young people we still have are becoming more civilized. Contrary to media stories of binge-drinking and drug-taking, today's youth are drinking less, smoking less, taking fewer drugs and staying at school longer. Nor do teenagers get pregnant as often as they used to.
Even if governments had done nothing about crime directly, we should be unsurprised by its decline. Yet governments have also contributed to falling crime rates.
In the UK, for example, crime rates had been climbing steadily since WWII. They peaked in the mid-1990s when John Major's Conservative government began requiring judges to impose longer prison sentences. Tony Blair's Labour government continued the "tough on crime" policy. Since the mid-1990s, the British prison population has doubled to 85,000 and the crime rate has more than halved. A similar story could be told for the United States.
National seeks credit for declining crime rate here in New Zealand. But they are not responsible for it. Declining crime here is caused in part by the aging and civilizing of the population, which isn't National's doing. And it is caused in part by a tougher sentencing. That isn't National's doing either.
The Three Strikes for violent crime policy is an ACT policy.
We looked at the successful three strike laws overseas and made modifications to ensure that no one convicted of stealing a pencil or smoking a joint would be sent to jail for life.
ACT's Three Strikes policy was carefully designed to catch only repeat offenders who committed crimes of serious violence, including sexual violation.
When ACT campaigned on the policy in 2008 we met widespread hostility, not just from the political left but from a justice establishment that has swallowed the idea that the "criminals are victims too".
The National Party now enthusiastically trumpet as their own what has become a highly successful policy. Yet in 2008 they were opposed to it. The then Justice Minister told his aides that New Zealand would have a Three Strikes law "over his dead body". Well, we got the policy and, although Simon Power's body did not expire, it did retire unexpectedly from politics.
At the time, Labour politicians quoted Kim Workman's prediction that Three Strikes would fail to reduce crime and would result in our prisons over-flowing with new inmates.
Where are we today, four years after Three Strikes became law?
There are now over 4,000 first-strikers – aggravated robbers and rapists, very violent offenders whose crime carries a maximum sentence of at least 7 years. 4,000 is about what you would expect projecting the forward the 2010 number of violent crimes.
In accordance with the law, upon conviction, all of these first-strikers received a solemn warning from the Judge which goes something like this: You have been convicted of a "strike" offence. If you offend again you will receive a sentence to be served without parole. If you offend a third time, you will go to jail for the maximum time prescribed for the offence you are convicted of.
Here is a startling fact. Only 37 first-strikers have been convicted of a second such offence. This is a level of success that even ACT did not predict.
Why is it working? It is impossible to prove why offenders stop offending but the certain prospect of spending a long time in prison must be a major factor. Three Strikes for violent offending is working. The popular leftwing idea that criminals do not respond to incentives is absurd. It has been refuted so often that those persist in peddling it should be laughed out of court.
We know who the 37 second-strikers are. 46% of them have convictions for "strike" offences that were committed before the legislation came into effect, and therefore don't count as "strikes". 38% committed their first "strike" offence while on bail or parole. Of the first ten of the second-strikers, three committed their second "strike" offence while on bail awaiting sentence for the first. And their second strike offence was the same as their first.
These are very dangerous men. With the judge's warning ringing in their ears, and before even being sentenced, they went out and committed exactly the same offence again. In two of the three cases the offence was indecent assault. Society is safer when such men are in jail.
Of those 37 second-strikers, nine are "on the street". In most cases it is because of judicial leniency for strikes one and two.
Three Strikes was necessary because although Parliament has passed laws saying violent offenders should receive long prison sentences, the judiciary was taking no notice. Everyone deserves a second chance – even aggravated robbers. But they do not deserve five or ten chances.
Prior to Three Strikes the average offender had appeared in court eleven times before they were sent to prison. The average person never appears in court for a felony offence. These offenders had been to court eleven times and each appearance could have been for multiple offences.
Before Three Strikes dramatically changed the rules, an offender may have been convicted of 20 or 30 charges – many of them violent – before a judge finally decided to send him to jail. Violent offenders now get two chances and, if they show they cannot learn and offend similarly again, they go to jail for at least seven years.
If their third offence is an aggravated robbery or a rape, they go to jail for 14 or 20 years respectively, with no parole. This will be 14 or 20 years when law abiding members of the public can go about their business without being in danger from that particular thug.
What is the lesson? While National now happily takes credit for a measure that they only reluctantly agreed to, the government has not asked: "Is there another area where Three Strikes could also reduce crime?"
ACT says there is. Burglary is a crime where Three Strikes would be appropriate and successful.
Appropriate because burglary is out of control. It is an under-reported crime because the public knows there is a poor detection rate. Treasury estimates there are at least 115,000 burglaries a year, although only 55,000 are reported to the police – assuming police figures are honest, about which there is now some doubt.
Over four years, that is the equivalent of every household in Auckland being burgled. Over a lifetime in New Zealand, you will be lucky to go without being burgled at some point.
Burglary is a crime that disproportionately harms the poor in our society. Those of us who are well-off usually have insurance. If we are burgled it is extremely unpleasant – our refuge from the world has been violated and items of great sentimental value are often stolen along with the TV and the iPad.
But for less well-off people burglary is a disaster. Often the poor cannot afford insurance. If someone is on a benefit, the priority is feeding and clothing their children. Imagine the impact of a burglary on a solo mum who has scrimped and saved and bought her child an iPad so she can keep up with her peers. For that household, the burglary is a disaster.
Imagine the frustration that solo mum must feel when she goes to the police to report the burglary, only to be told that they do not have the resources to investigate the crime. The best they can offer is a claim number for her insurance – for insurance she has been unable to afford.
Burglars are a blight on our society but particularly for the poor.
Three strikes for burglary is also appropriate because a disproportionate number of burglaries are committed by professional burglars – criminals who have decided that burglary is a crime that pays.
One burglar appeared before the court earlier this year for sentence on his 389th and 390th burglary convictions. The sentences he received for his 388 previous convictions had obviously failed to either deter or prevent him from continuing to pursue his chosen career.
Here is how Three Strikes for burglary will work. On his first conviction for burglary the offender will receive a first warning from the judge. The sentence may or may not be custodial. If he goes to jail, he will be entitled to parole.
If the burglar is convicted a second time, the Judge will give him a final warning: do this again and you go to jail for at least three years. If there is a next time, the burglar will not be eligible for parole. He will serve the full three years.
Looking at the effects of our Three Strikes for violent crime policy and at the effects of similar policies overseas, we expect that this policy would reduce burglary by about a third: that is, by about 40,000 a year.
Perhaps you are not concerned about your own personal security. Then think of the elderly who feel unsafe in their own homes. Or the poor who cannot afford security systems or insurance and for whom burglary is devastating. They deserve your sympathy and your vote for this policy.
Those who go soft on penalties for crime because they reckon the criminals cannot help themselves show heartless insensitivity to the victims of crime. The poor woman whose home is invaded and her possessions stolen certainly can't help it. Why should she be sacrificed to the half-baked and morally corrupt theorizing of affluent politicians?
National and Labour are not going to tackle burglary. Only a vote for ACT can reduce this scourge on our society.
We proved our critics wrong with Three Strikes for serious violent offences. The prison population didn't explode. And try as they might, the journalists cannot find some poor urchin who has been locked up for seven or 10 years for stealing a chocolate bar. There never will be such a story.
Burglary has become a blight on our society because the risk for burglar is too low. Less that 3% of burglaries result in a conviction. Less than 1% result in a prison sentence. And the average prison sentence is only 15 months, half of which is served. A 1% chance of spending eight months in prison is insufficient deterrent.
Tougher sentencing would have stopped Mr. 390 before he caused so much misery, either by deterring him or by keeping him out of circulation for a greater portion of his criminal career.
We believe he should have been stopped years ago.
You can stop him and other professional burglars by voting ACT on 20 September.


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This is a collection of images shot in Budapest, I hope it gives a flavour of the City and also delights the viewer with my interpretation of many of Budapest Iconic landmarks and staunning architecture.
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AbstractOver time the stabilizers used in PAD/CAD devices to prevent NOX buildup are depleted, which can lead to unintended detonation, and has done so on occasion. Current technology solutions cannot accurately measure these stabilizer concentrations in situ. International Electronic Machines Corporation (IEM) demonstrated the potential for a wireless, self-contained monitoring system for PAD/CAD devices in the Phase I of our Stabilizer Level Accurate Measurement System (SLAMS) development, with a unique low-power miniature sensor node design with smart sampling capability and onboard memory, MEMS chemiresistor-based sensors, and a clear roadmap for multi-year endurance installed. In Phase II, IEM will develop the SLAMS system to a full prototype. This will include development of sensors able to measure and discriminate between stabilizer and its daughter products, creation of a miniature sensor node with a low profile to fit within the PAD/CAD casings, integration of sensors and node with a long-term power supply, and tests and demonstrations showing the operation of sensor and data collection system in both laboratory and realistic conditions. This will include environmental testing and use with actual propellant units in controlled situations. During the Phase II Option, additional sensors are expected to be developed for other target compounds.
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29 November 2011 The Australian Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has today announced changes to the Living Away from Home Allowance (commonly referred to as LAFHA) as part of the Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2011-12 (MYEFO). The changes could spell the end of 457 visa holders claiming LAFHA in the vast majority of cases. From 1 July 2012, LAFHA can only be claimed by people who maintain a home for their own use in Australia that they are living away from for work. For example, if your company sends you to Perth for work, you could only claim LAFHA if you have a home in, say, Sydney. In contrast, under the current LAFHA system, many 457 holders claim LAFHA on the basis that they ususally reside overseas and are working in Australia on a temporary basis. In addition, individuals claiming LAFHA will need to demonstrate their actual expenditure on accommodation and food beyond a statutory amount. Currently, there is far wider scope to claim "reasonable" costs. Many 457 holders delay applying for permanent visas, for example Employer Nomination Scheme visas, because of the tax benefits which currently apply. Generally, LAFHA cannot be claimed once a temporary visa holder applies for permanent residence. Feel free to contact us if you would like more information on applying for permanent residence, or sponsorship for 457 visas.
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THE taxpayer-owned Future Fund will consider ditching its controversial investments in big tobacco, but denies public pressure played a role.
In a move that has sparked criticism from health advocates, the fund amassed a $219 million stake in several tobacco giants at the same time as the government was introducing its tough laws on plain cigarette packaging.
Until now, the fund has refused sell investments that do not breach its internal investment policies.
Its shareholdings in tobacco firms, including British American Tobacco, Philip Morris and Lorillard have also delivered the fund a hefty windfall.
But the fund's managing director, Mark Burgess, yesterday revealed that a committee specialising in social and environmental issues was considering whether the fund should exclude tobacco.
It was initiated by the board of the fund - to which businessman David Gonski was appointed chairman in March this year.
"This work has been started, and will include consideration of the costs and implications of exclusion,'' he said.
''It's early days in that process, but the committee will provide its findings to the board and the board will make a determination and this will be communicated publicly at the appropriate time.''
The $80 billion Future Fund, a nest-egg for future pension liabilities of public servants, has faced intense pressure from health groups to ditch the shares, amid claims it was hypocritical for one arm of the government to be profiting from tobacco while another tried to discourage smoking. But Mr Burgess denied the decision to review the tobacco investments was influenced by public pressure or a letter from Attorney-General Nicola Roxon.
As health minister last year, she had written to the fund, requesting that it no longer invest in tobacco.
''We're not responding to any particular issue or environment,'' he said. ''It's simply that the board sub-committee and the board itself believe that this has come up in the normal course of review.''
The government has refused to intervene in the fund's investment decisions, saying these needed to be made independently of politicians.
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For the human species to continue surviving, it is essential that mature adults are capable of producing fertile offspring, to continue the existance of the species and pass on genetic information from generation to generation.
This is done via reproduction. The following is a step by step basis of how reproduction occurs from beginning to end.
Before the initial cell can develop into a mature adult, the building blocks to create that cell must be available before fertilisation can occur. Cells called gametes are produced by mature adults via meiosis which contain half the genetic information needed to produce the final cell capable of growth.
For a short time period every month, the female gamete is readily available to be fertilised by sperm, to form a zygote.
The gametes, both containing half the genetic information needed to produce the offspring, fuse together, meaning all the genetic information required for the offspring to grow is present. For this to occur, sexual intercourse must occur in order for the semen (sperm) to be ejaculated and have the potential to fuse with the ovum.
Millions of sperm are released at the point of ejaculation, and when ejected, they 'swim' towards the female egg with their thread-like tail. This race towards the egg is fuelled by a fuel tank of ATP that provides the energy for their efforts.
After a long journey, many of the sperm will have died out in their efforts to reach the egg, though some still have to the potential to fertilise it. Each will attach itself to the ovum but only one should succeed in penetrating it. Enzymes contained in the acrosome (head) of the sperm break down the wall of the egg. When fertilised, the egg secretes various hormones to prevent it from being overwhelmed by the other millions of sperm attempting to fertilise it.
Within hours of conception the fused gametes, a zygote, undergoes cell division. The presence of a hormone called progesterone prevents further female eggs being produced. Within the first week after conception the fertilised egg travels towards the uterus, where the continued growth of the zygote will occur in the form of an embryo.
The continuation of the growing embryo is elaborated upon in the next page.
Continued from the initial human reproduction page, the previous page in this tutorial.
Upon arrival in the uterus, the zygote fuses itself to the uterine wall. At this point, cells of the zygote differentiate into two distinct types
The placenta is the life support machine of the developing embryo, providing oxygen and food for it and removing toxic material and CO2 from the developing embryo. The umbilical cord, a connection to the mothers' blood stream is responsible for this.
By the end of the third week this placenta provides a rich source of nutrients for the unborn baby that now is roughly the size of this letter o....
Towards the end of the first month, the heart starts to form while designated cells begin to form the basic structure of the limbs, spine, nervous and circulatory systems. After the initial formation of these major bodily areas, less essential characteristics begin to develop such as the eyes, ears and nose.
By the tenth week of pregnancy these facial characteristics become recognisable, and the overall silhouette of the embryo now resembles that of a human.
By the fourteenth week, all the major characteristics of the embryo have more or less developed, and possesses all the requirements of a fully functional being.
From this time onwards, the embryo will continue to grow in size rather in complexity via cell division. Forty weeks later, nine months since fertilisation, the embryo, now in the foetal stage is mature enough to enter the world.
The next page goes through the stages of birth, where the mothers body has to adapt to the harsh conditions of birth...
Continued from the previous page looking at fertilisation and growth of an embryo.
The baby soon outgrows the energy requirements that the placenta previously met, and is time to be conceived into the open world by the mother. There are four main stages of birth process
The release of oxytocin, a hormone, instructs the mothers body that the food supply for the baby can no longer be met, which bring about contractions in the mother and soften the tissue of the cervix where the baby will pass through.
The 'waters then break' caused by the pressure of the contractions, the amniotic fluid which once surrounded the foetus is released.
This is where the baby is pushed down the cervix through the vagina, out to the open world. This is the hardest stage of labour, and it involves the mother 'pushing' with the contractions to force the baby out. This is a natural behavioural response in the mother due to the pain involved in getting the baby out.
This is where the placenta is excreted after the newly born baby, as it is no longer required in the body and has served its function. The newly born baby must survive in the open world with its maternal parents there to help them learn, grow up healthily and care for.
The next page investigates contraception, used to prevent pregnancy which although is morally disputed, can be beneficial depending on your point of view. Contraception is not accepted in all parts of the world due to cultural and religious beliefs, but are a way to prevent intercourse leading to pregnancy.
Some religious beliefs see methods of contraception unethical while some political bodies chose birth control as a means of determining pregnancies, by making it against the law to have more than a designated amount of children. In fact, some governments actually pay their citizens not to have any children.
Any type of barrier that prevents contact between egg and sperm after ejaculation. Possible barriers include the female and more popular male condom, which also contain spermicide chemicals to nullify the activity of the sperm.
Hormonal contraception in its best instance in 'the pill' used by women. It controls the production of gametes in the female by taking a pill for every day in the cycle. Their is the option of coming off it to have the period as some feel this is more comfortable. Older versions of the pill were not so accurate in their function which increased chances of breast cancer in users.
Recent medical research has been looking at the option of the male pill, This looks like
This involves either
Both are fairly simple procedures that effectively end either patients ability to produce offspring.
The fertility of the female fluctuates at certain points of the month, meaning there is a 'good' and 'bad' time to get pregnant. The part of the cycle where the female is least likely to be impregnated is a possible way of maximising the possibilities of not getting pregnant
Also known as the coil, this device prevents the formation of the embryo and placenta by fusing to the uterus. This practice of contraception is generally outdated as it is associated with painful experiences by the user during periods and leads to complications in the longer term
However, for those children who are born, they have a long life ahead of them, and continue to grow in the outside world..
The next page investigates the physical development of humans through a lifetime, and relates to information associated with this process.
Depending on the nutrients available to the child within pregnancy and the genetic make up of the child, most healthy babies weight between five and eight pounds. Since the placenta is absent, which previously provided the baby with nutrients, food is required for the metabolic processes and the continued growth of the baby.
Its nutrients derive from feeding of liquids by the parents to begin with, as the young baby's digestive system cannot cope with more complex solid foods. This provides the nutrients to begin with for continued growth and development
Through learning and development , by the end of the first year the baby can feed on solids and perform basic functions such as crawling and walking. The dependence on growth from food from the mother is now switched to the production of hormones in the young child, which now has a developed endocrine system for hormone secretion.
At this stage the young child is at a period of accelerated growth, which will continue into early childhood
Depending on the genetics of the baby, the hormones secreted will determine the height of the child in its future years. As a general rule of thumb, the size of the child at 2 years is roughly proportional to its final height barring unusual factors.
After early childhood, the child continues to grow steadily in its single figure years up until it becomes a teenager. At this point, puberty begins.
Puberty is the point in time where the development of sexual characteristics begin, and will allow these humans to become sexually active and be able to produce gametes for reproduction.
On average, most girls tend to reach puberty before boys.
On average, most boys tend to reach puberty after most girls have developed, though puberty lasts longer
By the end of the teenage years puberty ceases and maturity has been reached. At this point, no more true growth occurs (an increase in cell number) and new cells are solely used for regeneration purposes.
Women cease to be fertile on average in their 50's where no more eggs are produced by the ovaries. It is interesting to know that a female baby already has over 1 000 000 follicles for eggs to develop in, which decreases to 100 000 by puberty. By the 6th decade of life in the female, this supply will have run out.
Better living conditions have led to people in modern societies living to a ripe old age. In light of this, increased study has went into longevity in humans (how long we live) and how we can combat the degenerative nature of aging.
Over time our bodies become less efficient, and the homeostasis of an efficient body becomes less able to maintain the favourable conditions. This leads to degeneration of our body, until death.
The previous 5 pages have investigated growth from an embryo to adult. The next pages will study the internal operations of the human body more deeply, beginning with what food we need to survive from a healthy diet and continuing on how our body works with this supply of energy
Food is what is required by humans to grow and survive, and provide a 'fuel' for the energy needed in our biological reactions
As opposed to plants that can acquire their food from the soil and sunlight, animals are required to eat foodstuffs in order to create the energy they need to survive. These foods contain many compounds and elements that are useful to our body and our daily functions.
This food is entered into the body via the mouth, where enzymes such as lysozyme begin to breakdown the food while it is chewed. When this food is broken down into smaller pieces it can then be swallowed, where it travels down the oesophagus towards the stomach.
The stomach then continues to break down the foodstuff. The stomach at this point is filled with a type of acid that further breaks down the food, until it is in a semi-liquid state. Note that the stomach only acts as a storage point at this stage, until the food slowly passes into the duodenum, which is part of the small intestine. It is here where the food is completely broken down, in the following manner:
From here, you can see that a complex product (the food you eat) is stripped bare, until the substances that they are broken down to can be used by the body in some way. By breaking down these foodstuffs to their most basic nature, the body can then rebuild these substances as and when required, for example, to create enzymes.
The body can then use these substances when they are in demand, such as the raising blood sugar levels in the blood stream so that energy can be created in the cells around the body via respiration.
The Physiological Homeostasis page in the Regulation of Biological Systems tutorial looks at how the body determines when a particular action is required, such as the increase of blood sugar concentration. Also, the Cell Biology Tutorial page ADP and ATP introduces ATP, the body's biological energy, and how it is created, which is continued on the following page.
In order for the body to successfully utilise the energy available within the food and use it properly, humans must intake the required amount of nutrients and minerals that our body requires; this can be done by having a balanced diet. A good diet will consist of the right measurement of the following compounds.
The right measurement of the above compounds in our daily diet leads to an optimally functioning body, which has all the building blocks it needs to execute cellular processes on a day to day basis.
Such a balanced diet also helps combat disease and provide the optimal conditions for our body to operate and grow. If this is not the case, a deficiency in a particular substance can lead to disease.
Some of the diseases associated with an unbalanced diet are investigated on the next page.
As mentioned in the tutorial, a balanced diet is essential to a healthy organism. Deficiencies in particular elements can lead to a decline in health, and exhibit symptoms that are not desirable at all. The following information looks at some of these deficiencies and why they happen
Vitamin A is essential for night vision and improves effectiveness of the immune system. It can be found in many dairy products, and especially in carrots.
This vitamin is essential in the formation of red blood cells and lack of this may cause anaemia.
Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet. Vitamin C is essential in the formation of red blood cells, antibodies and a healthy circulatory system. Symptoms of scurvy include bleeding gums and dizziness caused by the deficient blood supply.
Essential part of the diet required in the absorption of minerals in food, where a lack of vitamin D in the diet leads to a condition called rickets, where softening of the bones cause them to bend from the lack of calcium. Humans have the ability to synthesise vitamin D from sunlight
Important in preventing the oxidation of fatty acids in cells, and is commonly found in cereals and green vegetables
Vitamin K is important for the blood clotting process and can be synthesised in the human gut, and found in green vegetables.
To continue more about human development and functionality, click to go to the human biology tutorial.
Alongside the numerous vitamins that are required as part of a healthy diet, we must also eat food containing a variety of other materials to ensure the day to day running of our body.
These building materials are essential to the daily maintenance and growth of a human body, as each are required in the various biological processes that allow us to survive and fight off infection.
Carbohydrates are a major source of energy, and contain all the necessary building materials to create glucose, a compound that is used in numerous areas across animals and plants. Glucose itself can be found abundantly in sweet fruits, as can fructose, and is the body's method of delivering energy to cells across our body (see ATP and respiration).
Complex sugars, deemed dissacharides due to their more complex molecular structure, consist of monosaccharides - the fundamental unit of a carbohydrate. Glucose and fructose are examples of monosaccharides.
A summary of carbohydrates can be found below:
All in all these malleable compounds that are carbohydrates form an essential part of our diet, with dissacharides and complex carbohydrates acting as building blocks themselves while also being capable of being broken down into a more simple monosaccharide.
Fats are an important part of a healthy balanced diet, and also act as a means of insulation in our bodies when it is stored under the skin as stored energy, due to them containing twice as much potential energy as carbon. Fats can be broken down into 5 different categories:
Fats are an important part of a healthy human diet, due to the compounds they contain as well as their potential energy that is stored in our body's.
The next page investigates the need for proteins and minerals as part of a healthy balanced diet.
Various mineral in the Earth's crust are required for a healthy balanced diet. These inorganic compounds have various roles in functions of the human body as well as many other species (see here for a summary of essential minerals needed by plants, which also mentions some of the below minerals). A summary of the main minerals involved in a balanced diet are outlined below:
As mentioned in the cell biology tutorial regarding the variety of proteins used in our body, it is essential that our diet contains protein to achieve a healthy balanced diet. They are the building blocks of enzymes, hormones and antibodies, all of which are essential in many biological processes.
Proteins consist of amino acids, some of these amino acids are deemed essential amino acids as they cannot be synthesized from other materials and thus must be part of the diet.
Protein is abundant in dairy products, soy beans, meat and cereal; which are all constituents of a healthy balanced diet.


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The regular pokemon episodes are well under the PG13 rating...except for that one with James in the Bikini :D I think that I might get in big trouble if the principle walked into the room while James was, uh, messing with the size
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The European Union replaced the European Community in February 1992 with the implementation of the Maastricht Treaty. The subsequent Treaty of Lisbon enhanced coordination, efficiency and consistency of the European Union's foreign policy, inter alia through the development of the European External Action Service under the leadership of a High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. This development also enabled the European Union to strengthen its profile within the United Nations.
The European Union cooperates on many levels with the United Nations. Its Member States contribute around 40% of the budget of the United Nations – by far the largest share. At the political level, the European Union works in close cooperation with the United Nations in such areas as peacekeeping, development, human rights or humanitarian assistance. Examples of this involvement include the European Union's missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR/ALTHEA), Kosovo (EULEX), Afghanistan (EUPOL), or Mali (EUTM) which are mandated by the United Nations.
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This part of the collection consists of 24 boxes of scrapbooks, programs, photographs and other materials from this major touring house.
See also the Hartman's scrapbooks, cataloged separately under titles:
Hartman Stock Company's scrapbook
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Hartman Theatre opened Nov. 11, 1911, in Columbus, Ohio, under the management of L.M. Boda, who was influential in the design of its extremely large stage and wide house. Successive managements include Robert F. Boda, J. Real Neth, Will D. Harris, Harry Schwartz, A.L. Cooper, Mrs. Lydia A. Boda, and Danny Deeds. Hartman Theatre has been the busiest and most important theatre in central Ohio. From its opening until 1968, except for a period of darkness between 1963-1964, the Hartman has made professional theatre available to the Ohio audience. Many of the greatest stars of the American stage and movie appeared there. The theatre was also home to several stock companies, and for many years hosted the Theatre Guild subscription series. The theatre was demolished in 1971.
The collection includes scrapbooks (housed and cataloged separately at the item level), programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, theatre reviews, biographies, promotional materials, press releases. Photo subjects include: Judith Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, Joe E. Brown, Lon Chaney, Katharine Cornell, Edward G. Robinson (autographed photograph), José Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Helen Hayes, Paulette Goddard, Uta Hagen, Anthony Quinn, Diana Barrymore, Elia Kazan, Tyrone Guthrie, Ralph Bellamy, Joseph Schildkraut, Deborah Kerr, Katharine Hepburn, William Prince, Ernest Thesiger, Joan Fontaine, John Gielgud, Eileen Heckart, Olivia De Havilland, Jane Fonda, Kurt Weill, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Fredeic March, Eva Le Gallienne, Mae West, Agnes De Mille, Buster Keaton (autographed photograph), dancers and choreographers from Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and others. Included in the collection is also a drawer containing 4 oversized photographs, a poster, and the plan of the theatre.
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Worth a punnet ... blueberry semifreddo with blueberry pepper
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This week: Blueberries
THE blueberry used to be an exotic fruit in Australia. It was introduced in the 1970s from America, using cold-climate varieties so the season was rather short. Some years later, newer, warm-climate varieties were introduced to northern NSW and the industry blossomed.
Native Americans ate blueberries fresh from the bush but also put them out in the sun to dry for winter use. Dried berries were ground to a powder and mixed in with porridge and stew. Wild, low-bush varieties still grow in some parts of north-eastern North America and are carefully tended and protected by locals for their small, intensely sweet fruit.
Robert Frost captured America's love of the berry in Blueberries:
You ought to have seen what I saw on my way
To the village, through Mortenson's pasture today:
Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb
Real sky-blue, and heavy, and ready to drum
Commercial varieties in Australia tend to be the high-bush types with larger and easier to pick berries. Look for firm, unwrinkled fruit. There's nothing worse than soft blueberries. It's a sign that the fruit is old or overripe. They should explode with a "pop" in the mouth.
Apart from the obvious muffins, try them in a tart filled with lemon curd. Lemon and lime both accentuate and add balance to the berry's natural sweetness.
The blueberry is an ideal partner to dairy, whether it's ice-cream, yoghurt, custard or whipped cream.
A novel way of serving berries is to set them in jelly; either a light-coloured fruit jelly if there are children involved or sauterne or sparkling wine jelly for the grown-ups.
The season now starts with small amounts of fruit in June, peaks from October through to December and continues until about March.
I remember when prices would seldom dip below $6 a punnet, even during the summer months. Nowadays blueberries can be bought for $2.50 in peak season.
Blueberry semifreddo
50g unsalted butter
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Melt the butter in a pan. Add caster sugar and cook until lightly caramelised. Add blueberries and stir gently in the caramel. Add the water and mix it in. Allow the mixture to cool. Beat egg whites in a bowl until they form soft peaks. Gradually add the 75g of sugar, beating, until they form firm, glossy peaks. Gently fold into the blueberry caramel mixture. Whip the cream until stiff and fold into the blueberry mixture. Spoon into 6 moulds and put into the refrigerator overnight to set. When unmoulding, dip the bottom of each mould into hot water and the semifreddo should slip out. Serve with the blueberry pepper sauce below. Serves 6
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200g blueberries
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Bring the water, sugar and peppercorns to the boil and stir until sugar has dissolved. Add half the blueberries and simmer for 2 minutes. Strain the liquid, keeping the cooked berries apart. Reduce the liquid by boiling until it has halved. Put the cooked berries and the rest of the uncooked berries in a small container. Add the reduced liquid and refrigerate until needed. Serve with the semifreddo, vanilla ice-cream, pancakes, waffles or yoghurt.
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Meet Jed. He and a nameless little girl in pink dungarees are going to build a rainbow-coloured cubby house. But they will need some help, and that's where their parents come in - the little girl's two mummies and Jed's two daddies.
NSW primary school children as young as five will soon have the opportunity of reading about gay families, following the launch of two State Government-funded books for beginner readers.
But the Federal Government has already castigated the project, with the Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, yesterday attacking The Rainbow Cubby House and Koalas on Parade as an inappropriate use of children and of NSW taxpayers' money.
"We should be aware that some of these children who have been the pawns in the midst of this adult ideological battle may one day ask some very tough questions about their treatment," he said.
Mr Anderson's comments have angered Vicki Harding, who co-wrote the books with her eight-year-old daughter, Brenna. But Ms Harding yesterday said she was not surprised by the Government's attitude. Less than a year ago Brenna, Ms Harding, and her partner, Jackie Braw, found themselves at the centre of a political storm, after appearing on ABC's Playschool.
Ms Harding, founder of Learn to Include, a non-profit organisation that aims to encourage acceptance and understanding of same-sex parent families, said Mr Anderson had failed to understand that gay and lesbian parents held the same concerns, hopes and fears for their children as heterosexual parents.
"But one of our extra concerns is that for our children, their family life isn't validated by the government or the education system," she said.
The books were not about promoting a gay lifestyle, but presenting those within same-sex couple families as ordinary, regular people who did normal, everyday things, she said.
The NSW Attorney-General's Department provided $33,000 over two years from its $1.9 million annual crime prevention budget to develop and publish the two books, as part of the State Government's anti-homophobic behaviour strategy.
But the NSW Department of Education stressed yesterday that it would be up to individual schools, in consultation with parents, to decide whether to buy the books.
Year 1 pupils at two public schools in Sydney's west and North Shore have already road-tested the books. Ms Harding described some of the children's reactions as disturbing. While many of the children appeared to have some understanding of the word "gay", some associated negative words such as "horrible", "poofy" and "weird" with the concept of same-sex parent families.
Equally disturbing, she said, was the extent to which six-year-olds were already embracing entrenched gender stereotypes. The children surveyed believed having two dads would probably mean more games and junk food at home, while having two mums would mean having to clean up their rooms more often.
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Rangers Prospect Primer: Alfaro has tools
20-year-old backstop possesses arm, athleticism to reach big leagues
By Ashley Marshall / MiLB.com | March 27, 2014 10:00 AM ET
Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2014 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.
Shining star: Jorge Alfaro, C
The 20-year-old backstop is still considered a little raw behind the plate, but his combination of athleticism, raw power and arm has Rangers fans drooling.
A converted infielder, Alfaro has every chance to stick behind the plate and is expected to improve his game-calling and pitch-blocking abilities as he moves through the system. His arm is good enough to play at any level and his 18 homers and 43 extra-base hits across three levels in 2013 give an insight into the thunder he has in his bat. He is deceptively efficient on the basepaths for someone who isn't necessarily considered fast, but his running game should be considered as an added benefit rather than one of his trademark assets.
"Jorge is very talented, he has everything you're looking for," said Rangers director of player development Mike Daly. "His experience as a catcher is limited, but he has really grown into that position and we are real excited about him. Right now, he is slated to continue his development in Myrtle Beach in 2014.
"When you look at players like Yadier Molina and Buster Posey, guys on World Series teams, the catcher is a premium position. When you look at championship-caliber catchers, they really help their team offensively and defensively; they're good two-way players. I don't want to put a limit on what [Alfaro's] ceiling is, because right now our only focus is on him being the best he can be."
Breakout prospect: Jairo Beras, OF
Paperwork irregularities surrounding his real age kept Beras from making his professional debut until early July, but he has the tools to move through the system quickly.
His arm is among the best in the organization and his speed translates well to center field, although he could move to a corner spot as he progresses. Beras only saw a couple weeks in the Arizona League last year, but scouts rave about his raw power and expect his bat to become a plus tool as he grows into his wiry frame
"Jairo only played 17 games, which was not ideal, but he came back and had a very strong instructional league and he went to the [Dominican Republic] to get more at-bats," Daly said.
"Jairo has a unique tool set. He profiles as a Major League right fielder -- he's 6-foot-6, he can throw and he runs well for a big man. He has the ability to hit and he has some power in his bat. We've worked with him in center and left field, but his final position could be decided by opportunity because we have other corner outfield bats in the organization with Nomar Mazara and Lewis Brinson and Nick Williams."
At the Crossroads: Cody Buckel, RHP
Buckel entered last season on the back of a 10-win, sub-3.00 ERA Carolina League All-Star campaign.
Selected in the second round of the 2010 Draft, the right-hander was considered one of the organization's best pitching prospects. Whether his loss of command prompted a decrease in confidence or vice-versa, Buckel's numbers became very ugly very quickly.
He went 0-6 with a 21.09 ERA in eight appearances, walking 35 batters in 10 2/3 innings. The Rangers sent him to back to extended spring training and he didn't return to live action until August. In two Arizona League outings, he issued seven walks, uncorked two wild pitches and hit a batter in 1 1/3 frames.
"We really like Cody and he has worked on a number of different things," Daly said. "We believe in him and we believe in our coaches. We are very excited to see him pitch and we have heard some really positive things. We know he has worked hard, and that will pay off.
"We want him to get back to the old Cody. We've always liked Cody. One year ago, he was in Major League camp, and that should tell you what we think of him. He certainly has the talent and the ability on the mound, but Cody's ceiling is up to Cody."
More to keep an eye on: Travis Demeritte, a first-rounder in 2013, is in the conversation to start the year at Class A Hickory after batting .285 in 39 games with the Rangers' Arizona League affiliate at the end of last year. Texas is waiting to see how his body develops before deciding which infield spot is most suitable for him, but he likely will see time at third base, second base and shortstop. Nick Martinez, Alec Asher and Luke Jackson -- who ranked first, second and third in wins among Myrtle Beach pitchers in 2013 -- are all ticketed to start the year in the Texas League with Frisco. The Rangers know Minor League home run leader Joey Gallo can hit for power; now they expect to see him improve his plate discipline and show growth defensively at third base with a promotion to Myrtle Beach.
Ashley Marshall is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow him on Twitter href="https://twitter.com/ashmarshallmlb"@AshMarshallMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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There were two more criminal convictions in the federal government's Project Wickenby tax probe yesterday, bringing the total to 18. Brothers Phillip and David Waller were each sentenced to two years and seven months jail for using tax haven structures in Vanuatu. "The net is closing on those who . . . deliberately avoid paying their fair share of tax," Tax Commissioner
The Future Fund can continue to invest taxpayer dollars in tobacco companies after government and Coalition senators voted to block moves by the Greens. The fund has $150 million invested in 14 tobacco companies.
"Such an investment is ethically and financially flawed," Greens senator Rachel Siewert said. Fleur Anderson
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A row between Labor and the Coalition over pensions for military personnel has been postponed after the Senate did not get time yesterday to start debate on the change.advanced by Coalition frontbenchers Stuart Robert and Michael Ronaldson to increase the pensions. Finance Minister Penny Wong is opposing the change on the grounds it would cost billions of dollars over decades.David Crowe
including British American Tobacco Plc after a freedom of information request from news agency Bloomberg. News. Australian Greens health spokesperson Rachel Siewert said she was "amazed" by the revelations of the fund's investment and attempted to persuade government and coalition senators to approve a motion to prohibit investment in tobacco companies.
"This investment is contrary to the Government's health policy, and undermines the preventative health campaign underway in Australia.The federal government raised tobacco taxes by 25 percent last year and will become the first country to ban brand names on cigarette packaging to deter smokers.
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
It was a very spacious apartment. We had 3 children with us and we had no problems at all. The kitchen was fully equipped. The apartment floor was not very clean.
Very big, comfortable rooms, nice view. No russian speaker personal. no fresh juice on breakfast. poor beach
Very clean and comfortable rooms, a family friendly environment
was very clean and confortable but very poor design and decoration no shops inside just one bar and one restaurant
The room was clean and nice decorated. Staff in the pool was helpful and nice The bar in the pool was very small and hot. no fans. Not enough place to have your lunch.
i like very much the room it was excellent!!!! i think in every room the must have fresh water and fruits i most confortable!!
Location was good to get to Paphos and Coral Bay. Location on the sea front was good, parking was generally plentiful. Staff rude. The exception being the lady in the kiosk, who was delighful. Not allowed to sit outside at breakfast - because they did not want to clear up an additional area-this is very irritating whan you come on holiday to enjoy sitting outside. No room service. Called in advance to check there was Enlish TV - when we arrive there were 2 chanels only- reception told me it was not their problem, someone later phoned and said they would do something, but never heard another word. Very, Very, Very noisy. No carpets in the hotel mean the noise travels throughout the hotel. Our room 320 was right next to the lift, so constantly had the noise of the lift motor and then the bell sounding on each floor.
everything.excellent no
very comfortaple room the noisy corridors
The suites were very comfortable. The pools both indoor and outdoor were big. The pool bar played excellent music! The breakfast was poor. There was no room service.
The pool area, the room and the gardens. The breakfast was not up to the 5-star standard. All the services(massage, hair dressing etc) were too expensive. The adjacent beach was not nice.
All the staff were friendly and went out of their way to be pleasant and helpful. The hotel is in a mature setting with established trees and gardens, yet the hotel facilities look new. No
the Lobby the breakfast is poor comparing to other 5* hotels or resorts.
Very responsive and good staff. More or less good pool and pool services. not much crowded, good quality of food Low quality of rooms assuming that the hotel value itself as 5 star, far from sea and no good access to beach, dirty beach (not at the hotel territory), very short menu - after 3-4 days there was nothing new to order, no animation and poor kid's facilities
Very nice room The staff in breakfast and at the night bar it poor as number no good service old hotel no a five star hotel more as three star hotel
We ordered a cyprus coffee with which they generally offer a small cyprus sweet (loukoumi). I have asked for a second sweet and the waiter said " No, only one comes with the coffee." In addition, we had to wait 1 hour at the pool bar for 1 portion of pasta.
It was overlooking the beach, it had direct access to a beatiful pedestrian and the breakfast was good. The overall experience was unsatisfactory. The staff are undertrained and somewhat rude. The receptionists were not helpful, couldn't respond to problems that came up, staff at the hotel would take our orders wrong or give us misleading information. The wifi was never working in our room and the excuses we received time and time again were never satisfactory. Overall this was definitely not a 5-star experience even though it was a 5-star price, i wouldnt suggest it to anyone.
not even a 3 star hotel the whole hotel
friendly staff and good service dirty carpets in the corridors+poor breakfast
the location and facilities not too friendly
The view was amazing, the pool and gardens were exceptional, but no attention to the finer details. The limited staff at the hotel tried their best and were as friendly as possible. No attention to the finer details which is a must in any 5star hotel. Due to the fall in business you sensed the cuts in staffing and facilities. And the use of energy saving lightbulbs everywhere is great for environment but lack in ambience
It was my wifes birthday when we stayed at this hotel, and with no prompt from me, they placed a very nice Birthday cake in our room. She was very touched. The staff were all extremely pleasant and very helpful.
every thing was excellent
The room was a good size and in the summer the balcony would have been nice to sit on.The dining area was quite spacious and the food was varied and plentiful.The female staff were very pleasant and helpful.The location is excellent and the pool looked clean and inviting. There was not much choice for vegetarians even if you ate fish and the orange juice was not freshly squeezed as you would expect in a country that grows oranges.To get anything but Nescafe for breakfast you have to use a machine which is slow although the coffee when you get it is good. We never found an alternative to the lift to the top two floors apart from an emergency staircase where the rubber covering on the treads was very worn and quite dangerous.It is not the place to go if you like a quiet drink as the music in the bar in the evening is loud and permeates everywhere. If you only bring carry on luggage, with limited liquids allowed, it is annoying to find no toiletries provided apart from a dispenser.
Easy self drive location 20 mins from airport.Helpful friendly staff.Very good range of breakfast/evening meal buffets.Pleasant outside pool area with garden ( though this pool is un heated) and flat access to beach and boardwalk path.Tennis courts good.Walk into harbour area with castle in easy 25mins.Lots of eating places next to harbour wall.Would agree with others that the tend to be mainly age 65+ but that did not worry us at all. Has a reasonable pool and jacuzzi but could do with being refurbished soon.Same could be said of the small gym room facilities,there is no rower or running treadmill.Beds could have quilts rather than blankets,very 1970s.Solid old style keys not cards,so multiple guest access an issue.As it was winter there was no AC on but we being from UK found it hot in the room at night,had to leave the window open all night with a small amount of noise.Pool and games room/squash/tennis finish at 1900 which is a bit early.
The pool was nice, they organised a lot of games daily, the room was comfortable and the food was good
Great hospitality No
seaview room, food and entertainment nothing
Location - Very nice view of the sea. Fair food menu. The furniture is very old. Everything in it shows you that it saw tens of years passing by. The hotel is like Brigitte Bardot. She was superb 30-40 years ago but now is just an old lady. Not a 4 star hotel.
Friendly staff, quiet and relaxed atmoshere Poor entertainment(during the evening) pool towels need to be changed urgently!!!! More attention when cleaning the rooms
The hotel was ok, good location for families. Rooms / apartments big enough for 4 people
We were able to relax and enjoy the sunshine and pool and then take a stroll into the main entertainment area in the town,although the hill was a little steep Cleanliness of pool was not up to required standard
Extremely friendly and helpful hotel staff! Good rooms. Small pools and small play ground for the kids.
The receptionist was very polite. The room was very big and clean. The view from the balcony was very nice The food at the pool bar was spoiled and not fresh. The stuff at the pool bar was very rude.
Good location of the hotel No airconditioning-a/c was working at arrival time
Room was plain
good location
The garden with a lot of trees Long ago it may have been a good hotel...now its not worthy going there. The bathroom needs urgently to be renovated.
Very comfortable for a family with children. Very small area around the swimming pool. The sunbeds old, some are in bad condition. Time the hotel to invest in new sunbeds.
everything was nice. nice location and size of apartment with nice veranda surrounded by long trees with birds singing in the morning while a glance at the sea made our mornings looking better..spent most of the daylight in the swimming pool but night-time at the verandas and outside the hotel after midnight as the music and bars closes at midnight something..but great value for money! will visit again! the early closing times of the bars and live music..nothing after midnight but still very happy we stayed at the hotel


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The Dallan — HartleyCounties Hospital Districthosted its 2013 HealthFair Friday (Oct. 11) atCoon Memorial Hospitaloffering many free servicesto those who attendedalong with highlightingmany healthcare vendorshere in the area.
Flu shots were offeredfor free to Medicare andMedicaid cardholders orfor the low cost to HealthFair attendees.
Admission was free andmany free lab tests wereoffered during the fair including,Complete BloodCount/CBC, ComprehensiveMetabolic Panes, ThyroidFunction, Glycohgb,PSA, and Lipid Panel tests.Blood pressure checkswere also being given tofair goers.
Vendor included those whodeal with repository issues,sleep issues, allergy issuesand Elder Care.
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Our opponents have already sounded the trumpet on account of the sentence pronounced against the town of Minden.
Why it's paradise compared to some of the places Otto von Minden has kept me in.
Through the open tent flap he beheld Mrs. von Minden rocking silently in the starlight before her tent.
Not at all, I would do anything for a relation of Mrs. Minden.
In 1759 however British troops had a conspicuous share in the important victory of Minden.
In September came the news of Minden, and of a victory off Lagos.
Soon after the birth of this son, his father fell at the battle of Minden.
From there he was sent to Minden, where he was baptized December 21st, 1823.
No more the wild music that the bands played to the men who fought at Minden, Malplaquet and Wynendael.
It took you, then, two weeks to travel from Minden to Berlin!