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Close to touristy areas It might be a 2 star hotel but that doesn't mean you skimp on cleanliness. It was also SO loud, even at 2am. When we called to complain about a domestic dispute in the room next to ours (throwing furniture and screaming) they said they'D get to it when they can. Didn't happen.
Great position: very close to the city center, to the main attraction and to public transportations
The staff were nice. The hotel is in a very seedy, unsafe area. The room was cramped and even though it was a non-smoking room, it smelled like cigarette smoke.
Good location; nice staff; Spacious lobby and bar gives relaxed athmosphere and room to relax. Rooms basic but clean
The AC worked great. Our non smoking room reeked of cigarette smoke.
The room was spacious and clean. The breakfast room was an absolute horror, with hundreds of tourists fighting for food and a table. The facility is a disgrace to an otherwise decent hotel. The water in the shower was too cold and the pressure too low.
The location was great and next to the centeral turistic spots. The staff was kind and allowed us to late check-out Excellent breakfast buffet. The room was cleaned everyday, and was fully equipped. WI-FI signal was poor and the room. There is no tea/coffee making facilities or bottled water in the room. I don't have antyhing else to say.
Excellent location, great price, good breakfast(included) The staff that received us wasn't so helpful and had a bad attitude
Very good hotel for the price no
--the efficient check-in --the very large (by European standard) of the room --the absolutely excellent buffet breakfast included in the room price
everything! The welcome by the reception staff, the cleanliness of the hotel and room, the ambiance, the breakfast service and the "black" head waiter who was very pleasant and graceful in looking after us. The restaurant prices. 5 euros for tap water served from a bottle. Martini served straight in a regular glass rather than in a martini glass.
It was very clean, great localization, in the center but no notice when you sleep! Loved it Liked it all
Excellent overall, nice furnishings, perfect location. Wifi was spotty - signal was fine in the bathroom, but not on the bed. Absolutely nothing else to complain about, though.
Hotel is very well located in the city center - ideal for tourists. Just couple of things spoiled whole Brussels experience: 1 - Discovered there were no towels in bathroom right after taking a shower, 2 - Late evening food from room service was foxy - a complete shame for a 4 star hotel.
I thought the breakfast was nice, and the beds were comfortable. I had to ask to switch my room twice as I found the rooms depressing and not light or big enough. The room temperature was very cold and I had to ask for a space heater. I found some concierges helpful; others not. The food in their restaurant was not good and I had an issue with something I ordered. I also wished they had made laundry service available. The lobby is very cold and shuts down early, and there is no where to have a drink, read and relax. The bathroom smelled very funny, and I could not get them to fix this. I also received no offer of help with my luggage when I called down to say I was checking out. Overall, this hotel needs updating and to be much more cozy, light and guest friendly. There is a lot they could do to improve.
Great location, nice rooms and we thought the price was really reasonable.
staff was very nice, location was perfect, room service breakfast was great
Location is good. staff are excellent and very nice. Nothing
The bed was not very comfortable which is dissapointing from a hotel of this standard
The location close to Grande Place is excellent. Old fashioned bathroom, with even a little bit of moisture in the corners.
Staff was very helpful and professional. My experience was exceptional. Everything met expectations.
Excellent location just around corner from The Grand Place Reception staff somewhat unhelpful but the concierge and staff very helpful and informative.
Location and standards
It had a portable AC unit that was loud and noisy.?it was either hot or cold in the room . Staff was not very friendly or helpful. Room could have been cleaner.,the plave was tired looking. Not at all beautiful like in the pictures. .
Very pleasant stay, comfortable well appointed hotel. Good location. Excellent value.
Le Plaza is a dream hotel. Best ever. Location, staff, room everything great. Breakfast was a bit expensive
The location of the hotel was great to get to other areas. The packing of the hotel has low capacity in the parking garage and the hotel parking lot has no security my car got broken Into and all the items in my trunk and inside me vehicle were stolen.
The room was fantastic and the staff very helpfull
It was in the middle of the city and shopping malls I was told it is 5 star but it was only 4 star !!
nice,large room and common areas were very attractive high cost of internet service-this is free in many hotels
nicely situated and nicely decoarated hotel. very decent. I recommend
Very nice playced.
Everything worked great. Personnel was very helpful. Cleaning was exceptional. Good location. Room interior was old and worn.
The staff, in particular Nancy, were absolutely fantastic and made for a very pleasant stay. The Hotel and location were stunning. Great stuff altogether.
Perfect location :)
The wifi in the hotel wouldn't connect with my phone. The hotel is located in a very fashionable district, but with limited dining options. Most importantly the hotel DOES NOT provide airport transport, this was the main reason I booked with them. Any hotel can call a taxi to take you to the airport (at your own cost) that should not qualify as airport transport.
Location is fantastic; staff is wonderful. It's a very nice hotel.
we liked the quality and luxury, and the staff's friendliness as well as the italian restaurant few things minor like no iron board and was a bit pricy and minited room service options
Quick check-in, discreet personnel
Very central, easy to walk anywhere in city center, very good hotel facilities and friendly hotel staff. Because of the very central position of the hotel, street noise goes around the clock day and night, which is a problem for the rooms looking at the streets.The bar served moistened nuts and the reply was "this is what we have".
Front desk staff was wonderful -- rooms were comfortable. Horrible service in restaurant ( being a single female travel likely contributed to this); room was very poorly insulated re:noise. Heard everything all night.
Location not free internet
Staff friendly and efficient, concierge particularly
helpful staff, center of the city for the price i paid, wroth it!
location is great! we had problem with room service. couple of days before arriving we ordered, prepayed a small birthday cake for 60euro wich they could not take to the room from the kitchen in 45 minutes after asking for it, so we could not wait for it. They explained that they were to busy.
A bit overpriced, the breakfast good but to expensive. The best is the location !
Fabulous service from the Concierge, ALL staff v courteous, helpful and the best service I have had in a hotel for a very long time! The room maid even put a bookmark in my book!
Its convenience to the city centre and nearby shopping streets as well proximity of transportation. They do not have a lobby its more of a waiting area
Excellent staff, nicely presented, food excellent
beds were comfortable, staff weer helpful and food was good the airconditioning did not work on any of the 7 days we were at the hotel, it was stifflingly hot, bathroom wasn't ventilated, we asked 3 times if anything could be done
Space of the room plus bathroom facility, free internet connection by reception desk, helpful staff plus the facts that they remembered my previous stay and ensured same quality of room was provided to me
Kindness of the staff, the size of the room and the bathroom - very modern and enjoyable. The minibar is cheaper comparing to other 5star hotel The standard breakfast is poor - It costs 25 euros and you only get miniature croissants and bread plus the hot chocolate was only made up of water
The staff and the type of room. In spite of my request there was no glutenfree breakfast
The spacious comfort of the room, with its separate toilet from the bathroom. It was difficult to make the coffee maker work as I didn't know about the on/off switch at the back of the machine. It would be helpful if that information could be added to the instruction booklet.
The very helpful staff, the cleanliness, the size of our room, and the general ambience of the hotel I think that the breakfast was too expensive for a cold meal. Also there was no variety we spent 10 days with the same choice of 2 different cheeses and 3 cold meats. Also we had to pay for the coffee taken in our room.
Booked it for guests, which seemed very pleased with the quality of the hotel compared to 4-star hotels which we usually rent for them. The only marginally negative thing is not to underestimate it's closeness to Louisa/Louize. It's about 20 minutes walking which isn't pleasant during rainy days and the tramline on the street is incredibly hectic.
Everything - the room was fine, staff were all very helpful, friendly and courteous, the breakfast was excellent. The only minor fault was that there was no alarm clock provided in the room, although this was listed in the hotel's information details for the room.
You don't even get the second foot in the door before you're greeted by friendly and welcoming staff waiting to attend to your every need. The breakfast (if you choose to have it included) is a fresh, healthy and great quality variety also with impeccable service and choices. The rooms are adequately sized and the beds and pillows are quite plush. There are slippers and robes for your added comfort and the tea selection in the room is great. The bathrooms are fully equipped and have a very modern and Chiq decor. Room service was a bit costly (as it is with most hotels) but this was because while the quality of the food was great and fresh, I really didn't enjoy the flavor. It is conveniently located between the trams and close to the Brussels midi station. Also, on Rue Louise there are all the major high end brands for clothing, jewelry, shoes and perfume, there are chocolatiers and other typically European magazines. Once you head out the revolving doors of Rue du Châtelain, and turn right, you will see that there are many cafés, bars, bistros, and magazines (shops) along the way. The cuisine is mainly, Italian, French and English, and there are Asian restaurants and a conveniently located liquor store to get your Belgian beer. There's also a food store further down. In the opposite direction, about a 30 min stroll away, there is the European Parliament, and the Grande Place that hosts many of the museums, a must see is the Music Museum, and a must have is the Belgian chips/fries and waffles. Hopefully this helps! The dinner I ordered in room service was not a good taste for me.
I like your staff how they treat the guest, very accomodating and respectful. Keep it up!
The beds were absolutely amazing.
The service was very good. Even though I arrived at the hotel earlier than the check in time, I checked in immediately without any delay. The room was very clean.
nothing specific poor lighting in the rooms
The view to the street in the rainy weather They have charged me euro 8 per minute for an international call. That was far too expensive. Moreover, the breakfast was not included in the rate - euro 25 per person extra for breakfast.
Very nice, modern hotel, which is located right next to the European Commision and a metro stop. Several good bars and restaurants close enough to stagger back, but far enough away that they don't disturb you. Very clean room, and friendly English-speaking staff.
location for EU is excellent. local staff hopeless. valu for money the poorest. 10 min to get to your room if you stay in the backwing of the building
Very pleasant and modern hotel in the heart of Eurocracy land, with some good eating and drinking places in close proximity. Metro is very close and easy to use. Beakfast is very good. Staff very accommodating.
efficiently run,good breakfast and served till noon on weekends n/a
Location, service attitude
Standard high, and quality excellent, the cost due to the promotion was fantastic and I would recommend this hotel to anyone Had booked dinner, and we had to wait to be seated, price of meal in the hotel slighlty more than the restaurants near by but standard high.
Absolutly nothing they dubble charge me for one nights accmodation and would not repay the money i had to call my bank and invovle the police still awayting refound Absolutly nothing they dubble charge me for one nights accmodation and would not repay the money i had to call my bank and invovle the police still awayting refound
Well located near metro stop. Staff were pleasant and helpful
Style and comfort of the room, Excellent professionalism and kindness of the staff
Beakfast & resceotionist was quite helpful.
I like the room as well as the bar at reception level I was surprised to have to pay for a breakfast I did not have. But I suppose this had to do with the fact it came as a promotional, 'take it or leave it' package?
Great location and staff
I love in this hotel in a prime location in the city center, markets, and particularly among the international fashion shops and the hotel staff friendly good spirit and vitality They freezing of 300 euros from your Credit for the duration of your stay + value of accommodation and breakfast, the Internet and the position of the vehicle is not free and at the same time expensive
Very polite staff
the comfortable room no
The Bed was the best we have ever had in Europe. Very Clean and the Design of the rooms, especially the bathroom was fabulous. Simple, Elegant Style. Furnishings on outside terrazzo were fun and comfortable.
Excellent staff, beautiful lobby & rooms, relaxing shower, great shower products.
Ideally located for my visit; great to have the Place Jourdan on the doorstep. Very comfortable bed, and good shower. When we needed a taxi straightaway, it took a long time (about half an hour) to arrive, and the concierge disappeared.
shower, bed, bar restaurant was closed
The staff was very friendly! The coffee machine in the room was awful!
The staff was excellent, especially the concierge (a 40 (?) year old man with glasses). The room is ok, but the TV has only 2 English channels (news) despite having so many other channels. It is quite expensive for the quality. No one should have to pay for wi-fi internet!! Room was not ready when I arived in the morning from USA.
All good, except internet price. Internet has to be payed in all locations. At least at the lobby it would be expected to have free access.
Everything was wonderful. I loved the special winter rate! That we had to leave.
Extremely comfortable,good food and excellent service
Everything was superb!! The staff at front office and the concierge desk excel and offer very professional service. Simply outstanding.
the hotel was just nextdoors to the conference centre. A 5 seconds walk.
it was an Excellent Hotel. clean, quite. good location, good sttaff. NOTHING
Expensive but typical euro pricing
Atmosphere was perfect. Nothing.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay of three nights at the Stanhope. It was a convenient location for walking Brussels, and enhanced time there. The staff was great and accomodating of our needs. We loved our room which was spacious and nicely appointed. The only semi-negative thing I can say, is that the bed was quite soft, which was not good for someone with a bad back like me. Also, we asked to have some food heated up, and they said that they would send someone to take care of this for us. They forgot, and we had to call a second time.
Staff was not helpful, beds were old and not comfortable at all (had two rooms to try since the first one had brown water in the bathroom since it wasn't used for a long time).
Hotel facilities detail has incorrect information. According to detail when I book room, Wifi is available with additional fee (6.95 per day). However not only wifi, internet connection (LAN) was need additional fee. If I've known LAN connection was not including room charge, I was not book this hotel. This is totally incorrect information. Hotel must disclose not just wifi, even LAN connection require additional cost. If this was on hotel detail, I NEVER HAVE BOOKED THIS HOTEL.
The interior decoration is very pleasant, rooms are quiet.
the hotel room design is great,it provides a fantastic atmosphere of luxury
very clean room bit costy
The 'romantic package' secured us a very good room for two nights in a first class hotel for a good price. Breakfast was poorly organised and choice was very limited. The garden is lovely though.
Small room
Close to EU Commission offices pillows too soft
One can count on the quality of the staff.
Very fast and efficient check-in and check-out, room small but comfortable and well-equipped. Minor point : coffee-making facilities would be useful
I appreciated the fact that most of the staff are multilingual. Moreover, the staff was always very helpful, either with information or in handling any request for additional service, which were dealt with promptly and without additional charges.
. Good hotel. Very expensive for the quality during weekdays. More reasonable during weekends. . Friendly helpful staff specially the manager and bellboy Internet reception was weak/non-existent in my first room. Switched to a room in another floor. Better but still not great. . Not near the any of the tourist things (city center, Grand Place, Centeral Train Station . Had to take the metro to go anywhere or do anything. . Weak internet signal. . Breakfast not worth the price.
small hotel with all the facilities very quiet despite busy location
good location, easy access to highways in the last 18 months the staff (restaurant and room ) has deteriorated to the point that they do not either speak or understand anything other than french.
Excellent facilities. Room large and comfortable. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Proximity to center, either by auto or metro.
location, room
Excellent location; nice hotel, friendly staff, good value for money beds were a bit hard, shower head kept falling
Complimentary slippers! Misunderstanding over room-service order.
Excellent value for the price (at least on week-end). Helpful and knowledgeable staff. Convenient location near underground. Nice rooms. Ridiculously expensive breakfast (20 EUR), but there are many breakfast opportunity near. The services are good, but it is rather a 4 star not a 5 star hotel.
Good price/quality and accessibility Exaggerated breakfast price and watery coffee
The room facilities and the staff who were really fast and professional. The cleanliness was poor, I found a piece of glass on the floor and in the bath!!! The vaccumming was not really good either.
Free Wireless Internet
The suite was wonderful, very relaxing weekend and the bed was very comfortable. Lovely views over the garden and a very peaceful location. Dinner in the restuarant was excellent and the wine selection was good. One thing to note - it is not a 10 minute walk to the antiques market - it is more a 20 - 30 minute walk!!
Typical "belgian style", luxurious and with lots of personality. Classic rooms and furnishing, Very good situation in business/shopping district of Brussels. Hotel has an hamman we didn't use -but looked appealling. Booking arrangement at hotel was (very) inefficient. We had to change twice (!) before we got our room (first two were un-prepared, despite the fact that we arrived late in the evening). We got a free room upgrade in exchange.
Excellent, rather eccentric hotel. Room included a kitchenette Bit of a walk to reach the metro
Friendly staff, quite room, breakfast on the room was at no extra cost Bathroom was a bit dated.
Everything was perfect... room, accomadations, service and food were high level
It looks like your own beautiful mansion in a City. Very homely, luxurious. The restaurant is located in a conservatory and the hotel has small delightful garden. Some of the rooms and apartments are overlooking the garden. The shopping street Louisa is few minutes away. The old city is about 20 min walk. Right in front you will find one of the best chocolate manufacturer in the city, with small chocolate shop for degustation. If you walk in opposite direction to the centre, you will find some very good non touristic restaurants for local public. Don't miss the Quinquallery restaurant and Museum Horta
I stayed for 3 nights. The staff was very nice and helpful, the decoration and the atmosphere very warm and the buffet breakfast was excellent. Nothing.
The hotel is beautiful, totally elegant... what more could one ask for?
Free internet 1. Bed was not comfortable. 2. Noisy hotel 3. Breakfast buffet was poor 4. not value for the money we paid
good location, cofee/tea making facilities in the room, varied breakfast, toiletries am a non-smoker and had a smoking room
Breakfast: fresh and nice variety. Internet: fast Very few bathroom items provided by hotel, no space for your own bathroom items, no space for your luggage (no luggage holder), no safe, no shelfes for clothes only hangers, no bathrobe, no slippers, no complimentary mineral water. My hotel room didn't look the same as on the web page, instead of specially requested king bed, I've got 2 beds near each other.
clean, efficient, comfortable. Reasonable cost if you look for discounted from the hotel's standard room rates. Good Internet access except for capacity to send attachments. television had very poor sound quality. could have offered more channels at optional purchase?
Close to center and to business location It is too warm in the winter. Should be possible with air condition when windows can't be opened.
The walls were a bit thin, and we could hear the people next door talk.
I was "unvolontary" upgraded to a super room at 28th floor - I liked that! All OK.
excelent cental location there is no effective air condition in the room and the room is hot
The bed was very comfortable (and this is my most important review criterion). The breakfast was excellent and abundant -- would appeal to many different tastes. Wish I had time to use the spa.
Too many people for the elevators to handle. I had to wait 10 minutes before an elevator stopped at my floor. And no roomservice.
Friendly staff-extensive reception and dining area - very good Buffet breakfast. A/C was not working in my room and it was too warm for the first two of my five night stay. I complained and the only solution apparently was to turn off the heating in my room altogether. This was done but I also had to open a window (21st floor) for the remaining 3 nights.
location was brilliant, hotel was very accommdating, it let us check in early and on leaving they allowed us to store our luggage. also lots of resturants located near it, and plus city sightseeing tour bus pulls up outside hotel. walls are a little thin, can hear other guest use bathroom facilities.. can be alittle annoying late at nite, otherwise fine hotel for price
staff were friendly, breakfast was good and the lacation was good. Althought check out was at 11:00 we were allowed to stay untill 12:00 check out at 11:00
The hotel was really clean and beautifully designed. The bathroom had a bath in it that you often don't have at many other hotels. The breakfast served was also to my liking. The warm water in the shower did not work correctly.
The room was big and very quiet.
The price was good value for the centre of Brussels Room was quite small particularly toilet. No food available after 10.30 and no information on alternatives for travellers who arrive late.
Room is quite spacious and clean. Breakfast was yummy.
the staff was very courteious Layout of the building
Marvellous hotel with a good price in the centre of the city. More friendly personnel
Excellent help from desk personnell, very nice breakfast and free WI FI; I don't like to single beds joined together.
great localization, great design
Good location not great, nice remodeled room, good value , staff ok not great, good value for Europe
Newly remodelled, reasonably comfortable, wireless in the room.
The cafe outside, Breakfast was not up to the standard of the hotel. Actually very bad. Rooms on the backside not very interesting
It was a beautiful hotel, well located and the rate on booking.com was very good. Room did not have a view ( looked onto a brick wall, which made the room very dark. Not a major issue.
Location is good. It is an older hotel, but that also makes it unique.
The service ,unbelievable good
The Cafe Old and tired hotel.
Lovely decor and atmosphere The pillows were not very good - I woke up with a neckache!
a lovely art deco hotel with good facilities, free and extensive breakfast buffet included. Free mineral water in bar a nice touch. apart from a small bathroom so toilet right next to bath (which was ok) the breakfast buffet hot trays were at best lukewarm
Perfect location. Nice staff. Goood breakfast. Big rooms. Nothing
Location Tried to charge me 30% more than the booking price. Long waits checking in and out. Staff overall very unfriendly with some exceptions.
Every thing great, very friendly staff, excellent breakfast
The hotel was very central and had an impressive reception area. We had to change rooms three times . The standard of accomodation was extremely disappointing for such a renowned hotel. The rooms were cold and very noisy from the street below. The room we eventually ended up in smelled of stale cigarette smoke. We did not have the energy to ask to be moved again. We would never consider staying there again.
Spacious room w comfortable bed
Spacious room, great views across the city The bathroom fittings are very 1970s. They could do with putting in better shower units
the place (louise) such nice place.
The hilton standard quality
room veiw was fantastic panoramic veiw over city was awesome breakfast was super every thing you could want quite a long walk from grand place
High floor, quiet room
The staff is great! They know me well by now and pamper me. The executive lounge was very dirty. Glass tables looked as they had not been cleanec in days! The service was much too slow. First time it was that bad.
Comfortable rooms, view from 15th floor, excellent breakfast Queen delxe plus room - it is not standard for 5 stars, it is 3 or 4. Bathroom was small, TV was old, shower was on the wall, not portable, without massage mode. Baths was for children, not for adults.
Service was very good, it was clean and quite luxurious.
The service and Location was perfect. I expected more though especially that I got equal service in some 3 star hotels in Europe. I got equal service in some 3 star hotels in Europe. Therefore, the value for money is not worthy. I have asked the reception to give me a late check-out for an extra hour and he refused which made us leave the hotel early and stay in the Airport for an extra hour.
The deal was great, staff good, breakfast nice and great that it was included as most Brussels hotels don't include it. The location is good, easy to get to and in a nice area. I would not say that the room we stayed in was 'luxury' or 5 star, although it was comfortable and clean. I think the staff may have been overworked/understaffed during breakfast service as it was difficult to get coffee and refills. The price of minibar items is terrible - 7 euros for a bottle of water (which is the same as a bottle of beer).
The location was excellent. We only stayed 1 night so didn't have time to really assess the hotel facilities
all the staff friendly and fully co-operative the rooms are not sound proof
No hot water first night
Cheerful pleasant staff
Nice hotel good location staff were responsive There was a problem with the Hot water
Public parking is next door to the hotel. Breakfast is really good.
Location and Value for money
large room. no hot water during 1 day!
Well located near a Metro station and in shopping area Hotel must be close to a police station as there was a lot of noise from sirens. Breakfast wasn't included in the price and was expensive for a family of 4.
The location is excellent. Close to all transport and shopping centres as well as good restaurants. It is reasonably priced as well. The rooms are not isolated as such is the adjoining room noise disturbing. The breakfast is of poor quality for the price.
central,confort,clean,excellent reception specially mrs ASMA EL BORJI ,excellent image of the hotel the bath room is poor in soaps and shampoing..the price of breakfast is high
staff are friendly and co-operative the rooms are not sound proof and electric connection are not near the bed,


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Statement of the ARRL Awards Committee Regarding HQ Station Entries in the 2009 IARU HF World Championship
June 7, 2010
A most unfortunate dispute has arisen in connection with the 2009 IARU HF World Championship between participants in two HQ station entries: AO8HQ on behalf of Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE) and DA0HQ on behalf of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC). It is extremely regrettable that the matter has escalated into a distraction from the other issues facing Amateur Radio organizations today. As the administrator of the contest on behalf of the IARU, the ARRL regrets that it has contributed to this development in two ways.
First, we have allowed too much emphasis to develop on competition between HQ station entries. The special category of HQ stations was intended to raise the visibility of the IARU member-societies among active radio amateurs, and to make the contest more interesting to participants by providing additional multipliers. It was never intended to be a competition for the highest world score. Clearly there can never be a "level playing field" for such competition, nor does it further the objectives of the IARU.
Second, in adjudicating the 2009 contest results a serious error was made in the initial computation of scores. Many contacts were incorrectly identified as "busted calls" that were not. As a result of this error, when the results were first published AO8HQ was shown as having the highest score when in fact the DA0HQ score, after correction of the computation, is slightly higher. When the corrected results were published, the AO8HQ operators were understandably disappointed. They had believed that, as was the case in 2008, their location in Africa – from which the vast majority of QSOs (including those with Spanish stations in Europe) are worth 5 points – would elevate their score based on about 12,000 QSOs past the scores of all of the other HQ stations, 16 of which had more QSOs than AO8HQ.
The DA0HQ log contains more than 26,000 QSOs. Several thousand of these contacts are with "unique" German call signs – that is, call signs that appear in no (or very few) other logs. Most of these appear to be contacts with individual amateurs who got on the air to work their national team but who were not otherwise participating in the contest. Such contacts are found in every HQ station log, including AO8HQ. They are more numerous in the DA0HQ log than in others because of the large number of German amateurs and because an award is offered (and has been offered for a number of years) to encourage contacts with DA0HQ on both modes and on all six bands. Other member-societies offer similar awards.
Following publication of the corrected, final results URE obtained the DA0HQ log from DARC and conducted a detailed analysis. URE identified hundreds of QSOs by DA0HQ with German stations that it regarded as questionable. The DA0HQ team reviewed this analysis and responded by acknowledging that "The German amateur radio community was overly eager in assisting DA0HQ to win the contest, and used means that, although legal, were construed by the AO8HQ team as being illegal. DA0HQ had no control over these actions, and did not request them in any way." This included "liberal use of club station calls in addition to personal call signs."
The "General Rules for All ARRL Contests" apply to the IARU HF World Championship. These rules provide that "An operator may not use more than one call sign from any given location during the contest period." The General Rules also provide that "A transmitter used to contact one or more stations may not be subsequently used under any other call during the contest period, except for family stations where more than one call has been issued, and then only if the second call sign is used by a different operator. (The intent of this rule is to accommodate family members who must share a rig and to prohibit manufactured or artificial contacts.)"
For the vast majority of QSOs questioned by URE, the most reasonable explanation based on circumstantial evidence is that the operators who made those contacts with DA0HQ were violating one or both of these rules. This is not unique either to DA0HQ or to this year's event. Excessive "cheerleading" for national teams is practiced in other countries and has been for a number of years. While the operators providing these contacts may have been violating the rules, the DA0HQ operators were not. No penalty can be imposed on the operators who violated the contest rules because they were not competing. Neither can a penalty be imposed on DA0HQ; URE has provided no evidence, and the ARRL Awards Committee is aware of none, to contradict DARC's contention that the DA0HQ operators did not solicit contacts in violation of the contest rules.
That said, DARC has acknowledged that DA0HQ benefited from the fact that German amateurs were "overly eager" to assist. This underscores the principal lesson to be learned from the unfortunate acrimony of the past few months: far too much emphasis has been placed on a competition that is essentially meaningless. Comparing the results of different national HQ teams, especially across continental boundaries, is comparing apples and oranges (or apples and pears) and leads to behavior that is contrary to the IARU objective of promoting international goodwill and friendship.
Therefore, the ARRL Awards Committee has decided that no certificate will be awarded for the high scoring IARU member society HQ station in the 2009 IARU HF World Championship. A certificate will be awarded to each continental leader, and certificates of appreciation for their participation will be awarded to all HQ stations. Effective with the 2010 IARU HF World Championship, no adjudication of HQ station logs will be conducted by the ARRL. A certificate of participation will be awarded to each IARU member society HQ station. Also effective with the 2010 event, by submitting a log the submitter agrees that the log may be made public, at the discretion of the Contest Sponsor.
We are grateful for the support of the IARU HF World Championship by the operators of all IARU member-society HQ stations. The ARRL will not engage in further correspondence with regard to the 2009 IARU HF World Championship but welcomes suggestions for improvements for future events.
Dave Patton, NN1N
Manager, ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs
For the ARRL Awards Committee

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Choice Scholars, a preschool in Crown Heights, now offers three creative summer camp options for children in Brooklyn: a playwright summer camp, a poetry summer camp, and a drama summer camp.
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Choice Scholars, a preschool in Crown Heights, now offers three creative summer camp options for children in Brooklyn: a playwright summer camp, a poetry summer camp, and a drama summer camp.
A Port Chester fitness studio for tweens and teens, Momentum Classroom now offers a kid's fitness program for ages 2-7. The fitness studio aims to make exercising fun for Westchester kids, tweens, and teens through Zumba, games, boot camp, kickboxing, and yoga.
Greenwich Ballet Academy, which offers ballet classes in Westchester County, recently introduced its Early Prep Program, a ballet class for preschoolers. The academy also offers a ballet summer camp.
New Canaan YMCA recently expanded the fitness offerings at its facility. The YMCA repurposed an area for fitness activities using various equipment, and offers LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a fitness program for cancer survivors.
School of Rock, an international music school, recently opened its Brooklyn location. The Gowanus music school, which also offers summer camps, aims to prepare children to confidently take their music to the stage.
Usdan Center for Creative and Performing Arts recently announced new additions to its summer camp curriculum. The camp will add a theater audition workshop, a Broadway dance workshop, and sewing and fashion production to its 2014 camp offerings.
Massapequa pediatric dentist office, That Broadway Smile, recently welcomed a new dentist to its staff. Jeffery Fong, D.D.S., joined the movie theater-themed office that offers services to children of all ages including children with special needs.
Upper East Side Spanish language program for children I'm Bilingual! recently added cultural programs to its curriculum. The program also plans to offer a summer Spanish program for children.
Manhattan-based Empire Tax Professionals recently opened an office in Forest Hills. The tax consultants firm specializes in family and child care taxes and offers tax return help for parents who are filing.
Pump It Up, an indoor bounce play space, now offers a special photo feature in all three party packages. The birthday party location will now take photos during the bounce portion of the party and create a montage to watch while eating pizza and cake.
Easter Seals Child Development Center recently opened an inclusive preschool for children with and without special needs on Long Island. The preschool's lesson plans are designed to fit the unique needs of the students, and the creative curriculum meets children where they are at developmentally.
Infinity Preschool recently announced that it plans to add more activities and field trips for its summer camp. The day camp in Marine Park has weekly themes that all lessons and activities are based on.
Cooke Center, a learning and development center for children with special needs, now offers an outdoor-based social skills group for children in Manhattan.
A new play space on Long Island features separate themed play spaces that foster pretend play and encourage children to use their imaginations.
Dance With Me USA and Rising Stars Dance merged to create Dance With Me Juniors. The dance program for children in Nassau County teaches a variety of styles including ballroom, hip-hop, and contemporary.
A new Brooklyn paint-your-own pottery studio, Pottery and Glass Land, offers various pottery pieces for children and adults to paint, as well as glass fusion art. The birthday party location in Midwood also offers ladies' night out.
First Shot Basketball School now offers its Super Tots program for children ages 3-4 in Queens. The program teaches tots the basketball skills and coordination necessary for future participation in the sport.
Temple Israel Childhood Center is now accepting registrations for its new pre-K program. The Westport pre-K incorporates Jewish education and technology in the curriculum, as well as students working collaboratively.
Honestly Delicious, a bakery and cafe, recently opened in Garden City. The café has a party room and offers specialty cupcakes, which makes it a great birthday party location in Nassau.
Ronkonkoma's indoor trampoline center Air Trampoline Sports recently opened. The Long Island trampoline fitness center offers open jump, basketball, dodge ball, and birthday parties.
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The Reilly Springs community is taking a breather from all the activities involved with Fall Festival last week, as well as attempting to dry out from all the rain. "It's mighty muddy" was the report from Blake Fisher this week as he attempted to get some work done around the dairy barn.
Several from our community were involved in Saturday's World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest.Tonya and James Ross cooked stew and many of their family gathered to eat it. They weren't in the winner's circle this year, but reports were of a really good pot of stew. Maybe something was wrong with the judges?
Congratulations to Ashley Wilburn from the nearby Martin Springs community as she captured the 2009-10 Cover Girl title Saturday night. Ashley did an outstanding job as she competed for the title, as did the other girls in the contest.
Another, Fall Festival Winner was David Stribling Jr., who won the drawing for the Wal-Mart gift card, on Saturday night. I'm quite sure he will find many ways to spend the winnings with the holiday season fast approaching.
I heard from one of my old friends from Reilly Springs this past week. Rhonda Wallace Loggins e-mailed me with an update on her son, Kaleb ,and his family. Kaleb has returned to Reilly Springs from Iraq and is now working in the meat market at Brookshire's in Winnsboro. He's becoming acquainted with his son, Fisher, who will be celebrating his first birthday on Oct. 17
Rhonda also reported "what a small world it seems to be." She had been shopping in Mt. Pleasant, near her home, and went to the Home Depot and "ran into" another former Hopkins County resident, Anival Aguilar. "It seems that people everywhere have connections to Hopkins County," commented Rhonda. "That's what's so great about life, as it seems that everyone with ties to our home community still treasure the great memories of growing up there."
Two of our true community supporters are in need of our prayers this week. Delores Miller and Mary Koon both have some health issues. Pray that they are healed. Delores was headed to Dallas to schedule a surgery, today, and Mary has an appointment on October 6th. Remember these two great ladies in your thoughts and prayers.
And, I visited with Salli McClendon for a few minutes on Saturday, at the Stew Contest, and she reported that Jay is much better, but must still deal with some necessary health issues. So, keep Jay in your prayers also.
I heard from Rhandi Stribling Fails this week, and she reported that she and Cody attended a friend's wedding near Mt. Vernon, on Saturday, and then ate at the Double C. Steakhouse, in Winnsboro, with Brad and Summer Glenn.
And, it's official, David and Debra Stribling now own a "chuckwagon" for racing. On Sunday afternoon, you may have noticed them "taking it for a spin" around Reilly Springs. They were joined by family and friends and "christened" the wagon. Look for them competing in chuckwagon races, in the future. What I want to see, is if David builds Debra a seat in the bed of the wagon, so she can race with him.
Rhandi Fails also reported that she will be attending the "Pink" concert, with her friend, Mindy, on Wednesday night, at American Airlines Center.
I heard from J.R. Fisher this week and he reports really enjoying his student teaching in the Winnsboro Vocational Agriculture Department. "I'm learning from the students and hopefully they are learning from me." reports J.R. "I'm having to work every night just to stay ahead."
Meanwhile, Blake Fisher reports that with J.R. going to Winnsboro every day, to teach, it's left him "short-handed" at making barn repairs. "Seems like everyone has left me and sometimes you need an extra pair of hands," reported Blake. "But, progress is being made and we're getting a little bit more done each day."
And, of course, the cooler weather, has been welcomed on the Fisher's Farm, where much of the work has been outside, but the rain has caused some delays in construction.
I heard from Vera Harrington this week, and she was smiling, as she'd received a visit over the weekend from Mary and the girls. They'd opted to spend their time in Reilly Springs, rather than fight the crowd at the Fall Festival. Vera reported that Elizabeth wants to drive every opportunity that she gets, so Reilly Springs is the perfect place for her to learn and much safer than the streets of Waxahachie. Watch-out for the Harrington Women Drivers....
Several things of interest are upcoming in the next few days. Saturday will be the Flea Market on the Square, and many from this community have plans to participate and attend that event. Then, on Friday night, many in our community are making plans to attend the Homecoming activities for SSHS, and the crowning of the new Homecoming Queen and Princesses. Of course, they'll stay to watch the 4 and 0 Wildcats in their district opener against Pine Tree.
Then, on Thursday night, a true public servant, Curtis Buchanan, will be retiring from the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. Many from this community have become acquainted with Curtis, as he helped to install equipment in the Civic Center, for the various livestock shows, dairy shows, and other events in the facility. This is wishing Curtis a very enjoyable retirement and continued good health.
Thursday night will also feature a Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event, that will mark the 30th Anniversary of the Hopkins County Civic Center. Many of you remember showing and exhibiting livestock in the old show barn, in Buford Park, and hosting events in the Old National Guard Armory Building, adjacent to it. We can be thankful to those who helped organize the effort to get the Civic Center built. All of us know that Lowell Cable, from this community, was one of those organizers and will be "looking down" on Thursday's event, with pride.
Fred Fisher had reported that his rain gauge showed somewhere around 7.5 inches of rain for the past week, so we've certainly received enough to last us a while. Things are quite wet and muddy throughout our community, but most of us hesitate to complain, when there have been so, so many Septembers that we were "begging" for rain. And, things will "dry-out" fairly fast, with some sunshine and wind.
Many farmers in this community have already planted their winter pastures, and they are beginning to see some wheat, oats, and rye "peeking" through the soil. Others are still attempting to cut some hay, that looks like another cutting may be in store for the season. I visited with Jimmy Wayne Winfrey one night this week, and he reported that all of his pastures were flourishing with the recent rains, and if we don't get an early frost, grazing should last for several more weeks. That, along with an ample supply of hay, makes winter feeding for beef cattle, look more prosperous.
Several in the community have reported that their fall gardens are "water-logged," but a few days of sunshine will make things look different. Most have reported that the plants are growing good, but that some of the tomatoes are rotting, from too much moisture.
I received an e-mail from Jandi DeWitt Lawrence, yesterday, and she reported a "chilly" 40 degree morning, in Muleshoe.
Until next week, continue to "dry-out" and enjoy the nice, cooler temperatures, while they last. Remember our troops, who defend our freedoms around the world and ask for them an extra measure of safety and a safe return trip home. Pray for love in our hearts, harmony in our community, and peace in our land. God bless Reilly Springs, Hopkins County, and America.
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With the voice of an angel Randall Dean Forshey, age 10, provided church members the opportunity this month to once again remember that God's calling to share His word comes in all sizes and ages.
When not reading the Call to Worship or leading the congregation in the Unison Prayer, Randall is busy helping in other ways. During Advent, he can be found lighting candles during service, helping the Community Nursery School children during their annual Chrismon program, and reading the Advent liturgy to more than 200 congregation members and visitors during the program.
Each week he joins in the activities and prayers with the other children during Junior Church. He and his brother Carter, also enjoy the fellowship and activities at Between Times (a weekly youth program at church). In addition, he has served as an usher during worship and the Community Steeple walk in December.
Pastor Karen Rawlins and several church members and visitors who have heard him lead the prayers say he touches their hearts and souls with his sincerity.
Church activities are not all that keeps Randall busy in the community. He is a member of the Tennessee Walker Youth Association, the Guernsey County Saddle Club 4-H group, shows his horse at the fair in several events and takes dance classes at Dance Central.
At home, he likes to play with his Matchbox cars, hang out with his brother, sled ride and loves snow days off from school.
When asked if he was nervous talking in front of so many people he said, "Not now, the first time I was but after that I wasn't."
He credits Roger Seaton for being his mentor. When asked what made him think he wanted to be the liturgist for the month, he said, "When Roger Seaton did it, he made it look really interesting and fun, and when I did it he helped me a lot."
He will be 11 in September. Asked if he had plans for when he grows up he said he wants to be a car salesman (because he likes playing with his cars) or a real estate person. He said, he has been to a few open houses with his parents, and watches "Property Brothers" on HGTV with his mom and thinks it looks like fun.
His parents Joe and Raylin Forshey are very proud of him and believe he can do whatever he puts his mind to.


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MANAMA: The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that the latest Sukuk issuance of the government of Bahrain has been successfully placed.
The initial size of the sukuk offering was $500 million, but the issue was oversubscribed by almost eight times.
As a result, the value of the sukuk was raised to $750 million.
"One of the major reasons behind this issue was to establish a yield curve benchmark for longer-term Islamic securities," said CBB executive director banking operations Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The benchmark-sized dollar five-year sukuk at a spread of 340 basis points over five-year US Treasuries which was issued yesterday enjoys a rating of "A" by both International rating agencies Fitch and Standard &Poor's.
"This is a testament to Bahrain's strong credit and the confidence which International markets place on the Kingdom's financial sector," added Shaikh Salman.
The sukuk offering was marketed successfully in Asia, the Middle East and Europe and priced well below Bahrain's Credit Default Swaps (CDS) levels.
"This issue reaffirmed the market's appetite to invest Bahrain's debt securities and was well received internationally, with a major portion of subscriptions coming from outside the GCC," added Shaikh Salman.


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Mail is being delivered after 5 p.m. more than two-thirds of the time to residents and businesses in the District and the Maryland suburbs, an investigation released Tuesday found, raising concerns about the safety of letter carriers and provoking a deluge of complaints from customers.
The number of letter carriers who are still on their routes after 5 p.m., even in the winter darkness, and the delayed delivery of letters and packages has grown so dramatically in recent years that the Capital District now ranks as the worst area in the country for late mail service, a report by Postal Service Inspector General David Williams concluded.
Northern Virginia also ranked in the top five areas of the U.S. where Americans received their mail late, auditors found, with 69 percent still on their routes late in the day during fiscal year 2013.
Both regions were well above the national average for late mail delivery, which was 38 percent last year.
The delays violate the post office's goal of having 95 percent of city carriers return from street operations before 5 p.m. to maximize the efficiency of the long logistics chain of mail delivery. The Capital District pays $4.5 million a year in overtime for carriers who are out late, the inspector general found previously.
The probe of delivery after dark in the Washington area was prompted by the death last November of a part-time carrier who was fatally shot in Prince George's County as he was delivering the mail at 7:30 p.m. No arrest has been made in the killing of Tyson Jerome Barnette, a part-time carrier who relieved full-time carriers of excess workloads.
The delivery delays have resulted from a cascade of service cuts as the mail agency, reeling from multi-billion-dollar losses as Americans turn more and more to the Internet to correspond and do business, has shaved costs.
Postal officials have drastically reduced the size of the workforce in recent years, from letter carriers to postal clerks, replacing thousands of carriers with part-time contract workers. The agency has also closed hundreds of mail sorting plants, several of them in the Washington area.
The cuts have led to disruptions in the complex journey that letters, magazines and packages take from senders to homes and businesses, with the result that mail arrives late at local post offices from overburdened processing hubs, some of it not fully sorted, auditors found. Letter carriers often are left to finish the sorting by hand, delaying them from getting out on their routes.
Supervisors routinely fail to monitor and fix the problems, leaving a chaotic system that's left angry customers who say they still rely on prompt mail delivery to receive important documents and correspondence. Carriers who are still on their routes at night, along with postal unions that represent them, say they are concerned about their safety in high-crime neighborhoods after dark.
"With the increase in carriers delivering mail after 5 p.m. comes increased risks to safety," the inspector general wrote. "Each day some carriers deliver mail to locations that could be considered unsafe and deliveries late in the day can exacerbate potential dangers."
Postal officials announced plans last month to accelerate their closures of mail sorting plants across the country to save more money, a step that could result in continuing delivery issues. In the last 18 months or so, the agency has quietly changed its service standards in many parts of the country to accommodate the closures, increasing the amount of time allowed for a letter to travel from one end of the country to the other by one day and sometimes two.
The number of carriers delivering mail at night in the Capital District, which encompasses Washington, Prince Georges, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's counties, as well as most of Montgomery and of Anne Arundel counties, grew 14 percent from the first quarter of 2011 to the last quarter of 2013, auditors found. In those three months alone, 100,239 carriers on close to 2,000 routes delayed their deliveries.
In recent years the Postal Service has heard from an increasing number of Americans about chronic problems with late and missing mail. The agency received 122,138 complaints from across the country about late mail delivery in the second quarter of 2014, the highest number since the last quarter of 2011, when 79,709 complaints came in, according to data provided to the Washington Post under the Freedom of Information Act. The complaints went down in the second quarter, to 84,700.
A large part of the problem appears to be a deluge of mail from closed sorting plants. Two plants closed in the Washington region in recent years. Auditors found that supervisors didn't plan properly for a flood of new pieces of mail and didn't use the more effective processes for organizing it to ensure that it arrives at local post offices early enough in the morning for letter carriers to pick up the mail on their route and start driving.
Postal Service officials told the inspector general they are working to change the way the flow of work is structured and improving supervision and training for employees in the Washington area. The efforts include reevaluating staffing levels, route structures and start times, and adjusting volume arrival issues arising from processing facilities.
"Employee safety is a top priority at the U.S. Postal Service," the agency said in a statement. "We have a robust safety program to heighten awareness of the range of situations carriers may face while performing their duties, and we teach techniques to minimize risks to them."
The agency said it is making investments in technology to allow supervisors to communicate in real time with carriers. But "later-day deliveries are sometimes unavoidable due to inclement weather, traffic issues or other unplanned events, as well as seasonal fluctuations in mail volumes," it said.
The statement also said the "needs of our customers are changing, which means USPS will continue to adjust delivery operations to meet these needs," but did not elaborate.
Prince George's County police and the Postal Inspection Service say they are continuing to investigate Barnette's killing and have offered up to $125,000 in reward money for tips that lead to a break in the case. Both agencies declined to share details of the investigation.
"We've been frustrated since day one, but there isn't anything we can do about it except pray," Katherine Strong, Barnette's grandmother, said recently. "I don't understand why anyone would shoot him like that."


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Meet the underwater animals making their debut at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead, NY, this summer, including alligators, penguins, and sea lions.
Ever wonder what it would be like to get up close to animals like alligators, penguins, and sea lions? Atlantis Marine World Aquarium is debuting some new exhibits and shows this summer that will allow families to do just that.
Back by popular demand, the 900-square foot Gator Invasion exhibit is on display through September 5. Families can learn fun facts about five six-foot-long alligators from southeastern Florida, several two-foot-long alligators, and a crocodile from the Gatorama farm in Palmdale, Florida. They'll also enjoy a series of interactive shows and discussions, and even get the opportunity to hold one of the creatures.
An interactive Penguin Encounter with one of three African penguin chicks is also available. Enter Penguin Preschool and see how penguins swim, waddle, and shake their feathers as they walk about the group. Animal experts will talk about how penguins live and how they are cared for, and families might have the chance to reach out and feel their feathers.
The aquarium, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is also offering a new daily sea lion show called Aquarium Idol, where the animals perform some tricks. And kids can sign up for a "Sea Lion Kiss" and then receive a keepsake photo to commemorate the occasion. If your kids are into more active pursuits, consider a Pirate Snorkel Adventure, where they can search the lagoon and help Captain Poseidon locate missing treasure, all while encountering fish from around the world.
Where: Atlantis Marine World Aquarium, 431 East Main Street, Riverhead
When: Gator Invasion: open daily 10am-5pm; Gator Invasion show: 12:15pm and 3:15pm (no show on Mondays). "Baby Gator Bites" (featuring a talk and opportunity to hold reptiles) 11:15am, 12:30pm, 2:15pm, and 3:30pm
"Penguin Encounter:" daily 11am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm
"Sea Lion Show:" daily 10:45am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm, and 4pm. "Sea Lion Kiss:" daily 1pm and 2:45pm.
"Pirate Snorkel Adventure:" weekends through September 6 at 10:30am, 11:45am, 1pm, 2:15pm, and 3:30pm.
How Much: General admission $21.50, $18.50 (plus tax) ages 3-17 and 62+, FREE ages 2 and under. In addition, "Penguin Encounters" are $50, "Sea Lion Kiss" and photo is $16, and "Pirate Snorkel Adventure" is $35 plus tax.
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He meets the donors' families -- close to 225 a year. He's the one who fields their questions, walks them through the process.
He serves as the face of the institutions that will receive their family members -- what some people call cadavers -- and use them to educate a new generation of health care professionals.
And when the donors' "teaching time," in Becker's words, is complete, he contacts these families to arrange for the return of the urn of their loved one.
It is a responsibility, but it's also the heart of his program, said Becker, who is the manager and only fulltime employee of the state of Nebraska's Anatomical Board.
"The donor is very much a teacher. The donor provides a method of learning that is not possible any other way." Paul Becker
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He does not consider his donors teaching tools. In fact, he considers them teachers.
"The donor is very much a teacher," he said. "The donor provides a method of learning that is not possible any other way, and that's the value of the donation.
"The medical professionals who are trained by that donor, one of them might be the one that discovers the cure for cancer, or diabetes, or another of the different diseases out there," he said. "And it's an exciting thought to be part of that, even if it may be far into the future.
"A relative of mine who's been a radiologist for 30 years says he's never had a day go by when he's at work where he doesn't remember something he learned from his donor," Becker said.
Becker's donors usually stay in the medical program for about 18 to 24 months, he said. At Creighton and UNMC, the donors leave the program with a memorial service, designed by the medical students as a way to thank the donors and their families for their help.
"It's a chance for the medical students to understand that their donor was the loved one of a family, and it's also a chance for the families of the donors to understand the importance of what their loved one did, and the good that it will do far into the future," Becker said.
For information on becoming a donor, go to the Nebraska Anatomical Board's website.
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I have enrolled as an anatomical donor. I hope to live in my body to the point that organ, tissue and cornea donation will not be viable. For me, anatomical donation is an act of stewardship. My physical body will be put to good use after I'm done with it. As a practical person, I appreciate that my body will be properly cremated when teaching is finished. Thanks Paul for all that you have done to make the process of anatomical doonation happen.
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Published: November 21, 2010 at 7:14 PMThat's nice for all of us to know. Isn't the term "taco tour" kind of offensive to CMs that might have family in South America? Tacos originated in Mexico, not South America.
Published: November 21, 2010 at 8:19 PMI have to agree with Jorge, that isn't very nice.
Published: November 21, 2010 at 9:39 PMWhen I have CP reunions with my fellow CMs from Splash, our conversations about events that took place on the ride are virtually indecipherable to anyone who wasn't a Splash CM. Other Disney CMs could probably understand some of what we're talking about, but the specialized lingo is just too specific for anyone who hasn't been around the ride to understand. We like it that way.
Published: November 22, 2010 at 7:30 AMHaving been subject to winding up in the midst of South American tour groups in many Orlando ride queues in my time visiting theme parks, I find the term 'taco tour' to be absolutely hilarious. I know most of you will find it potentially offensive - as I've seen already in the comments - but everyone is so uptight these days. Personally, I can see the benefits in warning my fellow cast members that there's sharks in the water.
Published: November 22, 2010 at 9:42 AMAt one park, a 10-3 is litter and a wet 10-3 means someone has thrown up.
Published: November 22, 2010 at 11:16 AMI already mentioned this in a previous posting, but there is no such thing as crowd control at Disney. Only guest control, but we called it pest control.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. - After falling to Niagara Saturday, the Greyhounds rebounded with a sweep of Canisius, downing the Golden Griffins 25-18, 25-17, 27-25 Sunday, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the Koessler Athletic Center.
Katie Dircks led the `Hounds in Buffalo with a match-high 15 kills on .387 hitting. Nina Camaioni and Karlee Woodward each had 15 and 14 kills, with Woodward putting down six blocks and Camaioni chipping in 11 digs. Aubrey Kirven led all setters with 44 assists, turning in her highest three-set total of the season. Kirven also had three kills, going 3-for-3, with six digs and three blocks.
Loyola (17-7 overall, 7-7 MAAC) far out-hit Canisius (11-15 overall, 8-7 MAAC) totaling 51 kills on .296 hitting, holding the Golden Griffins to a mere 30 kills on .118 hitting. The `Hounds coupled a strong hitting performance with stellar defense, tallying 15 total blocks and missing just five serve receptions.
The Griffins trailed Loyola until the third game. Canisius had a 10-4 lead when an Annie Manes kill sparked a rally that lead to Loyola taking 10 of the next 13 points.After a Canisius timeout, Danielle Brawn came back with a kill for the Griffins. But the Greyhounds held off a run with a block from Woodward and Camaioni.
After allowing a kill by Michelle Godfrey to put the score at 19-15, the Greyhounds went on a tear. Camaioni aced a serve and notched a kill, and two straight kills by Dircks and a block by Manes and Taylor Koncelik closed the gap and tied the score at 19-19.
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Over 1,500 passengers will sail on luxury liner – Genting Dream - from Colombo to Singapore which is on its maiden voyage in Asia. The cruise ship sailing into Colombo on Monday, October 31 from Mumbai will bring in 2,000 passengers who will disembark in Colombo. They complete their cruise and will fly back to their home countries.
"The 2,000-plus passengers will board the luxury cruise liner to sail to Colombo and Singapore. Dream Cruise did a lot of preparation work for handling the tour at the Colombo Port. Cruise travellers are on the rise and we need to upgrade the facilities to handle cruise ships in Colombo," a spokesman of Sathsindhu Ltd, the local cruise organisers said.
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Reducing the trans-fatty acids in fries won't lower calorie counts. Outside experts say the move is risky because the formula could alter the taste of McDonald's famous fries. But if McDonald's succeeds, rivals Burger King and Wendy's would almost certainly be forced to try to follow. That could accelerate the development of healthier fast-food menus that consumers are clamoring for.
Trans-fatty acids — unsaturated fats created in processing vegetable oil for cooking — are now feared to be as much or more a risk for heart disease as saturated fats.
The move also comes three weeks after a 272-pound man sued McDonald's — and three other fast-food chains — alleging they caused his obesity.
But company executives, noting that the trans-fatty acid change has been in the works for years, insist the move is unrelated.
"America's favorite french fries are about to get even better," says Mike Roberts, president of McDonald's USA. "This is a major step toward the elimination of trans fat from our (domestic) cooking oil."
Bottom line: The trans fat in a small bag of McDonald's fries will shrink 47% to 1.8 grams from 3.4. Saturated fat will drop 17% to 1.9 grams from 2.3.
The change will be phased in between October and February at the estimated 13,000 domestic McDonald's restaurants and, eventually, at all its stores worldwide.
"This doesn't turn french fries into a health food," warns Margot Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a critic of fast food. "But McDonald's should be applauded for taking a step forward."
Even Robert Eckel, chairman of the American Heart Association's scientific council on nutrition, is impressed. Although he doesn't eat McDonald's french fries — in part because a small bag has 210 calories — he says, "I'd feel better about eating one small bag once in a while."
The risk for McDonald's is that it's recognized worldwide for the taste and texture of its fries. Many fast-food chains have tried — and failed — to mimic it. Messing with the formula could cause havoc among its french-fry fans. But company executives say that in a recent test, 97 out of 100 consumers noticed no taste difference.
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Kylie & Kendall Jenner Get Ready for NYC Fashion Week (PHOTOS)
But until then, she's just a gal out and about in New York City, killing time with her sister Kendall before her big debut in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. She'll be hitting the runway for Avril Lavigne's Abbey Dawn fashion show on Monday night, and Miss Lavigne — who just so happens to be dating Kendall's half-brother Brody Jenner — was psyched for the big reveal, saying on Twitter:
Excited for @KylieJenner to model and rock the runway at my @AbbeyDawn fashion show today!!!
Kendall has been working the modeling world like a pro recently, so to see her sis Kylie get in on the action is great. Be sure to stay tuned to Celebuzz.com, as we'll be live on the ground from Kylie's big Abbey Dawn show on Monday night, and then we'll be there when Kendall hits the runway for Sherri Hill on Wednesday Sept. 14!


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Cutback readers—on whatever craft you favor—to the previous evening at the Pass. A violent lightning storm is in progress. The sky is almost black, blazingly illumined by jagged shafts of lightning that seem far too close for comfort. The surf is overhead and close to perfect, racing along a shallow sandbar in a series of barreling sections with 50-yard feathering lip lines. I had caught a wave and was running back around for a last one before night engulfed the lineup. Hynd came rushing out of the twilight, at full chattering speed in complete control (in many days of observing him he barely fell off). Bottom-turning, he put the board into a full-speed slide across the lip line, with the tail-half of the board fully exposed (a sudden flash of lightning like God's own photographic studio froze the moment in my brain). A full board slide finner, as if performed by Fanning or Reynolds. But as he came back down, backward, the triangular foamball picked him up (a white knuckle against thundering black storm clouds) and rocketed him into the next tube section, where he regained his rail control and got a deep barrel. It perfectly framed the following thought on Free Friction by Hynd into a physical reality: "Speed tended to displace the function of conformist turns, for the hell of it. And the hell of it is an amazing thrill. Just being completely abandoned and free."
There's a more modern antecedent in Hawaiian culture that Hynd riffed on at length, in obvious homage: "The stoke factor gets me right back to my teenage years when Bertlemann, then Buttons, then Liddell used to be on screen at the movies. Getting to see them in the flesh, particularly Liddell, and seeing how far ahead he was of every surfer there…well, I wanted to do that. I wanted to be like that. The respect I had for his smile, and just his grace on a wave while doing bizarre shit—it never left me. A lot of this is dedicated to him: to his spirit of adventure at speed."
But we're outrunning section after section here, fellow surf fans. We need to get somewhere back in time, closer to the take-off point, where this bizarre, reverse-aging icon first stumbled upon the fountain of eternal youth. The young Hynd moved to Sydney's northern beaches from Avalon to Palm Beach. The Morning of the Earth country soul and design innovation era was at its zenith. To the south—from Narrabeen to Dee Why—AC/DC and hard rock bought in a darker and less conservative mood to the Aussie suburbs. Newport beach was smack in the middle of these competing influences. It was the beginning of the end of the age of innocence for Australian surfing. Twin demons in the shape of drugs and motorcycles ripped a swathe through the Australian suburban landscape and surfing was on the frontlines of the cultural battleground. Overnight, most of Hynd's small circle of friends disappeared into a drug vortex.
It was the event that shaped Hynd's character, the moment where he turned away from the herd and pursued the logic of his own observations: "Just about every family back then had an association with drugs and motorbikes. The two went hand in hand. It seemed to me then there was an art form in drugs. Seeing how guys approached drugs and seemed to be able to mull up 5-star joints laced with all sorts of things in the car park, it was like, 'Look at these guys, they're geniuses.' Of course, geniuses going nowhere. It was a complete letting go of any conservative remnants of the '60s. I saw the innocence of a lot of friends vanish in months, sometimes days, never to return. The bodysnatchers took away a lot of crew. I was left without much, except a dragster bike and a few faithful dogs."
A passionate anti-drugs stance has been part of the Hyndian religion ever since that day.
We were in the sun-dappled tea tree forest of the Noosa Points now, walking towards Tea Tree Bay and its perfect peelers. I was feeling like a burned-out car wreck after days of running the Hynd line. Three hours sleep a night, jump in the car and drive in the dark. Surf. Jump back in the car and drive in the opposite direction. Surf until dark. Fatigue and white-line fever. Hynd snatching remnants of sleep while I drove, twitching as the muscle memory of the finless rides seared deep into some sub-coetaneous neural pathway. One of Hynd's chief disciples, Richard Tognetti, is no stranger to caustic self-discipline himself, being a classically trained violinist. He describes Hynd's regime of self-discovery in protestant terms: "All our joy must be paid for by equal amounts of torment and struggle. That is a big part of Derek's makeup: the struggle."
The air was freshly scrubbed by the tropical storms and Hynd was taking me back to that time in the early '70s when the Dark Prince of surfing, Michael Peterson, absorbed the insidious energy of hard drugs and the tender sunshine of the new professional surfing dream like a black hole. The media was obliged to hero worship Peterson, and that was a bad mistake in Hynd's eyes.
"This whole drugs in pro surfing thing may go back to the idolization of MP," says Hynd. "The guy could do no wrong and yet was in a deep, dark hole. The media faces predominant blame for celebrating the drug lifestyle and not bearing witness to the total ill of the situation. It's just a pity that more people didn't come forth and try to do something about the amount of drugs on Tour. It possibly would've saved Andy Irons from the fate that befell him, if there were role models on Tour and corporations that were willing to help the bloke in public. It's a tragedy."
Hynd has born witness to other destructive drug binges in pro surfing. "It's no great secret that Occy completely f–ked up at the peak of his powers," he says. "And that really cut me to the quick because I was coaching him."
Hynd created a group named "On the Nod" as a result of the Occy meltdown, which required at least two years of being drug-free to join. It was a dismal failure. Derek is philosophical about his anti-drugs crusade: "It's amazed me that there's a drug factor in surfing that removes the natural high. Fame and influence in a sport full of supposed heroes just create so many dark corners that are hard to resist. I wanted to change things and I didn't change much. Maybe one day we will confront the phantom that has hovered around the tour since Day Ane."
All things considered, people become products of the landscape—not just the physical landscape, but the artistic and emotional ones. The physical reality of the Northern Beaches, with its series of almost hermetically sealed beaches and scenes, created unique tribal nodes of design and surfing style. Nothing created a bigger emotional and artistic impression on the young Hynd than the first Coke surfabout Contest in 1974, which roamed the Northern Beaches with it's cast of larger-than-life surf heroes who had only been seen on the big screen up until that moment. It planted the seed of a dream for Hynd that led to both a career as a pro surfer and later as the most perceptive writer/critic of the sport to this day.
"Make no mistake, the first Coke Surfabout for any Sydney surfer, for any kid surfer, was just huge," says Hynd. "It was bigger than any event today because people were so starved of seeing the people that they'd only ever seen on screen. And there they were. And none so great as Barry Kanaiaupuni, who in 2- to 3-foot Narrabeen Alley rights, was just tearing the bags off it. It was more art form than sport. It looked incredibly artistic and it spawned a lot of young minds to do some backyard hacking. Art form back then, plain sport now. Boxed, packaged as the industry wants it. Interesting now that they're going back to bleacher events in a reactionary stab against the success of the sports that have largely consumed surfing, which are skate and, to a degree, BMX. If they're regressing to the OP Pro of '85, '86 then I can't see that as being incredibly foresightful on their part."
"Yes," I countered, "but you must acknowledge the beauty of the performances of, say, Parko and Dane."
"I don't find enough beauty in these performances. I want an arena where these phenoms get to surf repeatedly against each other," he argued. "There is no room for 48, 32, or possibly even 20 surfers on Tour. The public deserves the stimulation of pinnacle performances. Not hackneyed, controlled, over-coached, counting turns, join the dots, repetitious heats day in day out, with sometimes the best surfer being knocked out early in the heat. There are a bunch of Blind Freddy's out there who can see it, but apparently not the ASP. The ASP is incapable of lateral thought."


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Benign epilepsy of childhood with occipital paroxysms (BECOP) can start at any age from 15 months to 17 years. But it usually begins in middle childhood between seven and 11 years of age. This epilepsy syndrome is often called 'late-onset occipital epilepsy' to separate if from 'early-onset occipital epilepsy', also known as Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
About one third of children have a family history of epilepsy. Some children have had seizures with feverish illnesses (febrile convulsions) before starting to have BECOP. Most children with this condition have normal neurological and learning abilities. Brain scans are normal.
In the electroencephalogram (EEG), which records the electrical activity in the brain, abnormalities are seen in the occipital region (the very back part of the brain). As a result, some children may have seizures as they go from a dark area into a brighter area, or from a well-lit area into a dark area.
The seizures usually affect vision. Complete or partial visual loss happens in about half the children who have this type of epilepsy. Some may experience a sensation of flashing lights, often multi-coloured spots. Visual hallucinations (seeing things) are rare, but happen in some children. About half have jerking of one side of the body. Semi-purposeful movements and behaviour is rarer. Generalised tonic-clonic seizures may also happen. Headaches, during or after the seizure, are a very common feature of this epilepsy syndrome.
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There may be research studies open that are relevant to this epilepsy syndrome. Your child's doctor will be able to discuss this with you.
Information about treatments for children can be found on the Medicines for Children website.
The outlook is good for neurological development. There are educational problems only in rare cases. The seizures usually get better by puberty, but in 5 to 10 out of 100 cases they carry on into adulthood.
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If you would like to know more about an epilepsy syndrome, please speak to your doctor. If you would like to know more about epilepsy in general, please contact Epilepsy Action.
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Wow. OK.
I'll look again at the Calme Forte but I do believe it has caramel = dairy.
And I couldgo on without sleep, but my kiddo can't she has an issue.
She compulsively prevents herself from sleeping, even as a newborn ~ when she begans to fall asleep, she fights it ~ scratching, hitting herself, giggling fits, pinching, full body spasms... and we can't hold her through it (or swaddle her) any more. So hopefully we can work this out but I don't like what I am hearing about the melatonin and appreciate the input, so much!
The book is "Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection" by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy.
I wonder if artificial lights that mess up our sleep cycles have an effect on this.
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