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A Ravenna woman has been sentenced to drug treatment for breaking into a Hazen Avenue apartment and stealing some of the resident's belongings, as well as prescription medication, in June 2012.
Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurie Pittman ordered Jennifer T. Fiorilli, 35, of 153 N. Sycamore St., to obtain drug rehabilitation treatment at the Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program in Warren once she receives a medical release to do so. Fiorilli also was sentenced to a five-year probation term, ordered to attend two addiction recovery meetings per week for a year and pay a $300 fine.
Fiorilli pleaded guilty to burglary, a third-degree felony, in October for breaking into an apartment in the 600 block of Hazen Avenue on June 30, 2012.
Ravenna police determined someone had entered the residence through a window and ransacked the bedroom. A witness told police they saw Fiorilli leave the victim's apartment carrying a bag. Officers went to her home, and she confessed, according to Portage County Prosecutor Victor Vigluicci.
The following, is taken from the list of 45 Communist goals contained in the book, "The Naked Communist" written in 1958: by, W. Cleon Skousen. Goal #38; Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
How many cases have been turned over to the shrinks (in Lieu of conviction) in the past year. Seems like Commie Goal #38 is being fulfilled right here at the "Portage County Discount House of Justice & Shrink Referal Center"
Can't you do your recovery in jail? Didn't Mr. Swartout complete a bounch of programs in prison?


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The TomoTherapy system is a pioneering radiation therapy platform that enables precise cancer treatment by tightly conforming the radiation dose delivered to the shape of the tumor. Combined with the option of innovative, TomoHelical TM and TomoDirect TM radiation delivery, the all-in- one system results in more control and greater accuracy in treating a wide variety of cancers.
TomoTherapy is a form of computed tomography (CT) guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Daily low-dose CT imaging helps physicians know that radiation will reach the tumor as planned, and that exposure to healthy tissue will be minimized along the way. And, these daily images can be used to monitor and maintain the prescribed treatment during each and every treatment session.
Advantage of TomoTherapy
For Physicians
TomoTherapy enables for fine adjustments to be made prior to radiation delivery due to its efficient, daily CT scans powered by Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).
● Wide variety of cancers can be treated with greater accuracy and precision, while minimizing radiation exposure to surrounding tissues because the more beam angles provide a highly conformal dose distribution.
● Precision of treatment results in reduced toxicity, which is especially important for concurrent chemo-radiation therapies
● Acquiring images daily will help in tracking the progression of treatment and make changes in treatment process, if necessary
● System facilitates creation of aggressive, higher-dose treatment regimens which can deliver the prescribed dose in a shorter, more convenient treatment cycle for patients.
● Multiple areas of tumor involvement can be done in one go. Primary and multiple metastatic can be treated with ease.
● Large fields Radiation is of a great advanced with TOMOTHERAPY. Eg. Whole body Radiotherapy for BMT.
For Patients
● The unique design of TomoTherapy helps in treating a wide range of cancers, including recurrent disease in patients who've already received maximum radiation doses to critical organs.
● Treatment plans can be customized according to the patient's needs, monitored and modified over the course of the treatment.
● Minimal dose to the surrounding healthy tissues will help in reduced treatment related side effects and improves patient's quality of life.
● It allows for simultaneous treatment of multiple tumors, which results in greater comfort for patients and reduced treatment time.
● TomoTherapy treatment is noninvasive and as painless as having a CT scan or an x-ray
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Being diagnosed with a tumor or lesion brings about many challenges, concerns and questions. Below is information on Novalis TxTM Radiosurgery personalized radiosurgery to help you understand this revolutionary technology and how it can help you. Novalis TX Radiosurgery ensures that you receive the best possible treatment for your individual diagnosis.
Discuss Novalis TX Radiosurgery with your doctor to find out if it's right for you. For additional information on Novalis TX Radiosurgery, visit www.poweringhope.com.
Novalis TX Radiosurgery Benefits
Novalis TX Radiosurgery represents a new standard in radiosurgery, offering advanced technologies that deliver highly precise, fast treatment.
- Shapes the radiation beam to match the exact contour of the tumor or lesion, ensuring the maximum prescribed dose of high-energy radiation is delivered to the entire tumor
- Protects surrounding healthy tissue
- Adapts the treatment beam to breathing and other body movements to continuously maintain safe, complete and accurate dose delivery
- Non-invasive, outpatient procedure lasts just 15 to 20 minutes, rather than hours, for a more comfortable and less restricted treatment experience than other radiosurgery devices
- Reduces the likelihood of patient or tumor movements, ensuring the highest possible level of treatment accuracy
- Treatment can take place in a single day, although your doctor will decide if your treatment should be administered in a single dose or in a series of doses
- Employs a wide range of treatment modalities, ensuring you receive the best treatment for your individual case. Other radiosurgery devices are limited to only one treatment modality
- Delivers the industry's highest dose rate, penetrating deeper to treat tumors previously considered untreatable
- Offers hope to patients with clinical conditions once considered untreatable and those for whom surgery is not an option
- Frameless radiosurgery offers a more patient-friendly alternative to other radiosurgery devices that require immobilization with a head ring that attaches to the skull.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of conditions can be treated with Novalis TX Radiosurgery?
Novalis TX Radiosurgery can treat non-cancerous and cancerous conditions of the entire body such as:
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
- Cavernous angiomas
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Intractable seizures
- Parkinson's disease
- Brain metastases/Gliomas
- Acoustic neuromas
- Pediatric brain tumors
- Recurrent brain tumors
- Pituitary adenomas
- Meningiomas of the skull base
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Spine Tumors/Metastases
- Prostate Cancer/Metastases
- Liver Tumors/Metastases
- Lung Tumors/Metastases
How does Novalis Tx Radiosurgery work ?
Novalis TX Radiosurgery incorporates a powerful linear accelerator, which rotates around the patient to deliver treatment beams anywhere in the body from virtually any angle. A set of sophisticated image-guidance and motion management tools provide clinicians with detailed information about the shape, size and position of the targeted lesion, guide patient setup and positioning, and monitor motion during treatment.
Why is fast treatment important ?
Prolonged treatment times can affect patient comfort and treatment accuracy. Fast treatment reduces the likelihood of patient or tumor movements, which can impact overall accuracy. In addition to offering one of the industry's fastest treatment times, Novalis TX Radiosurgery continuously tracks patient and tumor motion and automatically adjusts the beam of radiation to maintain the highest possible level of treatment accuracy.
What is the treatment advantage of Novalis Tx Radiosurgery over other radiosurgery devices ?
Other radiosurgery devices utilize circular beams to treat. As most lesions are irregular in shape, a circular dose does not completely cover the exact shape of the tumor. Novalis TX Radiosurgery shapes the radiation beam to contour to the exact shape of your tumor or lesion, ensuring the optimal treatment dose is delivered and protecting healthy tissue. The targeted beam adapts to your breathing and other body movements to continuously maintain safe, complete and accurate dosage.
Will there be any side effects ?
Your doctor will discuss potential side effects with you depending on your overall treatment plan. Novalis TX Radiosurgery treatment is not painful in most cases and does not require anesthesia. There is no scarring or disfigurement and little risk of infection, compared to conventional surgery.
You may experience a headache, dizziness and fatigue immediately following treatment, so driving is not recommended. Make sure to arrange for transportation home.
What effect can radiation have on my tumor or lesion ?
Radiosurgery and radiotherapy use high-energy radiation beams to deliver the prescribed radiation dose directly to tumor cells, causing them to die. Treatment results, visible on follow-up scans, may include shrinkage of the tumor or no further tumor growth. Because cell destruction and absorption of the cells within your system can be a lengthy process, it can take up to six months before the effect of treatment can be determined by your doctor.
What is the difference between stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy ?
Stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy refer to two radiation treatment delivery methods. Stereotactic radiosurgery delivers a high dose of radiation treatment to the tumor in a single session. Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy delivers a series of radiation treatments to the tumor over a period of time.
While both methods typically involve a similar total dose of radiation, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy delivers radiation in smaller amounts. Novalis Tx Radiosurgery offers both stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy treatments. Your doctor will recommend the best treatment method for you based on your individual case.
Terms to Know
Radiotherapy – The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons and other sources to treat tumors and destroy cancer cells.
Radiosurgery – A radiation therapy procedure that delivers a large dose of radiation to a tumor over one to five treatment sessions.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery – Radiation treatment of a tumor that is applied in a single session with a high dose of radiation.
Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy – A series of radiation treatments over a period of time.
Image-Guided Radiosurgery (IGRS) – Radiation treatment that uses real-time x-ray and CT imaging to deliver precisely focused high-energy radiation to a tumor.
As opposed to External Beam Radiation, in Brachytherapy, the source of radiation is placed within or adjacent to tumor tissue itself.
This process is useful for cervical, breast, esophageal, bronchial, bile duct cancers etc. The HDR Brachytherapy Unit has its own dedicated and computerized 3-D Treatment Planning System and the treatment is delivered in a few minutes.
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy & Radiosurgery (IMRT)
It refers to the use of multiple spatially inhomogeneous energy beams which converge upon a treatment volume in order to create a conformal and spatially homogeneous dose. This is accomplished using so-called inverse planning where the physician defines a set of ideal dose constraints from the standpoint of minimal and maximal allowed doses to the target structure as well as organs at risk. Using this technique, high tumoricidal doses can be delivered to the tumours, with normal tissue sparing, thus increasing the cure rates and improving local control of the disease, which was not possible.
before with conventional 2D/3D conformal modalities. Thus it is considered a revolution in the field of Radiation treatment. It is ideally suited for irregular/concave shaped tumors and for tumors surrounding radiosensitive structures. The technique is delivered by the Linear Accelerator machines with Multi Leaf Collimators (MLC), which shape the radiation beam according to the tumour contour. The smaller the leaf width of the MLC, the better the tumour conformality and normal tissue sparing. The Novalis TX has the smallest leaf width of 2.5mm, to ensure the best possible conformality.
Image - Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
It is the integration of various radiological and functional imaging techniques in order to perform high-precision radiotherapy. The main aim is to reduce setup margins which could occur during daily positioning, and internal margins occurring due to the patient body's respiratory or bowel movements, and to account for target volume changes during radiation therapy, such as a tumor volume decrease or weight loss (Adaptive radiotherapy). This is not only an IMRT technique; it enables various radiotherapy techniques, including IMRT, to be delivered more accurately.Therefore, it will allow further dose escalation and/or conformal avoidance than IMRT alone, which will lead to improved treatment outcome.
In Novalis Tx, IGRT is Provided by
- The ExacTrac (R) system that automatically aligns the target volume with the treatment beam based on infrared tracking of external body markers. It also uses automated registration of bony structures and implanted radiopaque markers using stereoscopic X-ray imaging.
- The Exactrac 6D Couch enables fast and precise couch correction in all directions to account for any misalignment or rotation.
- For the treatment of tumors that move with respiration, a respiratory gating system, which makes use of implanted markers, is being used.
- Daily Cone Beam CT, to match the initial treatment planning CT is done to ensure the best precision.
- On Board kV X-ray imaging.Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT)
Stereotaxy refers to using a precise three-dimensional mapping technique to guide a procedure. Steriotactic Radiotherapy is delivered by several beams that are precisely focused on a three-dimensionally localized target. A special frame or a thermoplastic mask is used for CNS tumors, while a body frame may or may not be used for extracranial sites.
- If given in one-five fractions in ablative doses ? stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- If given in more than five fraction ? SRT.
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
SBRT is a novel cancer treatment strategy .Whereas conventional external beam radiotherapy is typically administered in daily doses, or fractions, in the range of 1.8 to 2.0 Gy to total doses of 60 to 70 Gy or so, with SBRT ultra-high doses per fraction are applied, generally in the range of 10 to 20 Gy per fraction, in an abbreviated, hypofractionated regimen of 5 or fewer fractions. Such high doses per treatment were unthinkable in the past because of limitations in treatment delivery technology that raised concerns about potential toxicity if large volumes of normal tissues were exposed to so much radiation in each treatment.
These are now possible with the best anatomical imaging modalities like MRI, and also biological imaging modalities like PET-CT, MR spectroscopy. The technique is suitable for tumors in the Lung, Liver, Pancreas, Spine and Prostate.
High Definition RapidArc
HDRC is a volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy, which can deliver the required dose distribution with one or a few arcs. For most treatments, this can be performed within few minutes. During the rotation, the dose rate, micro-MLC setting, and speed of the gantry change simultaneously. It can also be used for SRS/SRT. RapidArc combines high conformity with significantly shorter treatment times, which reduce the risk of patient or tumor movement, is more comfortable for the patient and allows a higher throughput of patients,
enabling lesser waiting times for treatment. It consists of a single arc where MLC (max 5 mm/degree and 2.5 cm/s), dose rate (max 600 MU/min), and gantry speed (max 72 s/turn, i.e. ~5 degrees/s) are optimized simultaneously to achieve the desired degree of modulation. Our Novalis-Tx has got the latest RapidArc Technology with the HD (High Definition) micro-MLCs having leaf width of 2.5 mm enabling the best accuracy with the fastest treatment times.
PET-CT Guided (Tumor guided) Radiation Therapy Planning
The PET-CT Scanner combines PET and diagnostic CT to produce a biograph image and measurements, which records in exquisite detail the life process at molecular level of tissues and internal organs from one non-invasive diagnostic procedure.
It has superior diagnostic accuracy and patient management and is used clinically to detect & stage cancer, plan treatment and monitor therapy. PET-CT Scanner images are transferred to 3-D Planning System.
PET-CT Guided Radiotherapy is planned based on Cellular & Molecular Diagnostic information given by PET-CT Scanner. Treatment is based at cellular & molecular level!

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Re: Integrating SphericalHarmonicY
In article <eqh6rm$hqg$1 at smc.vnet.net>, wgempel at yahoo.com wrote:
> Sure, I had to calculate some expectation values for non-relativistic
> hydrogen wavefunctions for a homework assignment. That was fine and I
> have already submitted that work. When I entered the formulas for the
> wavefunctions, I wanted to check that they were normalized for general
> n,l,m (just to double check that I had the right normalization
> constants). I was unable to figure out how to do this for the general
> case using mathematica. Instead I ended just trying several test case
> (e.g. n = 18, l = 11, m = -4) until I felt confident the
> normalization was correct. There are other portions of the integral
> that fail to simplify, but I was struck by my inability to coax
> mathematica into simplifying this basic integral.
Such integrals are _not_ trivial for general values of n, l, m.
> Mainly, I am just trying to learn Mathematica. I came across this
> simplification that I think of as a basic pattern, and I was unable to
> figure out the right way to represent it in the system. It seems to
> me that Mathematica should be able to recognize simple integrals of
> orthogonal polynomials (if the parameters are correctly constrained),
> so I assume that I am missing some technique. Since projecting
> functions onto orthogonal polynomials is quite common (in physics), I
> want to know the correct way to work with these functions in
> Mathematica.
The "correct" approach is essentially the approach you use in physics
(and mathematics) if you are doing the calculation by hand. To compute
integrals such as
Integrate[LegendreP[m, x] x^n, {x, -1, 1}]
(where it is implicit that n and m are non-negative integers), or to
show that
Integrate[LegendreP[m, x] LegendreP[n, x], {x, -1, 1}]
vanishes for n != m, one can use the generating function
(1 - 2 x t + t^2)^(1/2) ==
Sum[t^n LegendreP[n, x], {n, 0, Infinity}]
and interchange the order of summation and integration.
As an exercise, show that
Integrate[(LegendreP[n + 1, x] - LegendreP[n - 1, x])/(1 - x)^(3/2),
{x, -1, 1}] == -4 Sqrt[2]
for n = 1, 2, 3, ... (see The Mathematica Journal 7 (2)).
Paul Abbott Phone: 61 8 6488 2734
School of Physics, M013 Fax: +61 8 6488 1014
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It was a lovely 10 minute walk along promenade into town centre, a walk we enjoyed a couple of times a day! Also spa in hotel was really nice. Beds were huge and really comfortable. Had a great weekend in Biarritz!!
The location of the hotel is excellent, overlooking the beach and not too long a walk to restaurants. Pool area is excellent. Room very comfortable. Food and drinks in the hotel are very expensive.
The bedrooms were extremely comfortable and tastefully furnished. The pool area and spa were fantastic with wonderful views over the crashing waves. It is a wonderful beach location. We were led to believe from the web site that all rooms had sea views. This is totally wrong and you only get a sea view if you pay a premium price. We were disappoointed to be given a room at the side of the hotel immediately above the staff smoking area. This was our biggest complaint. Our other complaint was the cost of meals in the hotel. Breakfast was 28 euros each and we were not prepared to spend another 56 euros every day for breakfast, so we were reluctantly forced to go out for breakfast every day. Had breakfast been more realistically priced at say 15 to 20 euros per person then we would have had breakfast in the hotel.
The location was superb right on the sea front . Rooms quite spacious with comfortable beds and bedding. The indoor and outdoor pools were heated with plenty of sunbeds
location rude waiter at dinner (didn't eat there again); no hair conditioner in bathroom
beds were comfortable Reception staff were good at check-in. Concierge staff make a very good effort waited 15 minutes for valet to get my car, while other guests were more important. during this time, one valet was loading another guests car, another was told by the reception to take bags to a room, although I had pointed out that I had been waiting for my car for a long time. food was extortionately expensive. breakfast quickly became boring. room service most expensive, and most limited I have ever come across. we once tried to have lunch at the hotel, but despite asking the restaurant hostess to point out to the staff that we had been at our table for a long time, with no service, we eventually just left, having not had our order taken, and run out of time in our schedule.
Everything the service and room was excellant no
Location and ocean-side views over-priced food and drinks
Overall the service was impeccable. The staff were very friendly and efficient. The quality and cleanliness of the rooms is second to none. I have stayed at this hotel before and will do again - I look forward to it. For some reason this time, the breakfast service was poor. The staff were 'distant' and seemed to be falling out amongst themselves. On one day, we didn't get our coffee for about 20 minutes and on another, the restaurant ran out of plates, so people were putting bread, cooked breakfast etc in a cereal bowl. There seemed to be no urgency, nor desire to provide a good service. This was a pity and contrary to every other service in the hotel.
Well placed and a very good hotel. The room we had was excellent Bathroom in the suite was not good. The bath was too narrow and shower door inadequate meaning that when using the shower it sprayed everywhere which made it a safety hazard. It would not stop me using the hotel again.
Everything, first class hotel. Staff helpful and friendly. Good location. Old world charm and character about the hotel building. Everything was excellent.
Beautiful old building that was unfortunately still under renovation. Many parts of the hotel were showing signs of age (the pool for example), but they were actually the mid-century additions or fixtures. I'm curious to see the hotel after the renovations are finished.
The room was spacious, well equiped and very comfortable.
Staff were most helpful, polite & courteous We weren't advised before the stay that works were being undertaken at the hotel, the hotel was enclosed in scaffolding, our room therefore had no views.
Good location with good parking. None
Location over looking both Biarritz La Phare Golf course and Biarritz coast. Clean and quiet swimming pool. Great service. 20 up hill walk back from centre of Biarritz. Cost of drinks - 9 Euros for 50cl Biere.
Go to beach
The hotel was clean and was quietly situated but convenient for restaurants, shops and golf. Nothing
Entrance to the Hotel was fabulous as were all the communal areas The room we were issued was in need of repair and re-decoration
I liked my staying in the hotel. Good lacation.
Grand old hotel in wonderful position, maintaining its historically high standards. Some confusion about the two restaurants, which seem to share the same dining room but offer different menus.
location and view from dining room place is showing its age, and its cost for rooms and meals are far too high. breakfast for 1 person was 50 euro, about $60 USD. the ocean view room i reserved from kayak was $550, and the only view of the water was from a side window; you had to right up next to the window to even see the water or beach. when i complained, they said that since you can see the water from the window, it qualifies as ocean view. we got misled from the check in girl as to when our room would be ready, and got fast double talk as to what happened. there also appears to be some wiggle room between what we learned about the room from kayak and what the hotel provided. kind of a bait and switch. we won't be back.
Pool area , bar and restaurant are excellent. Our room was small and the bathroom was dated.
Everything, the rooms are luxurious, the staff is professional and friendly, the building is beautiful. The best of European hospitality. And the food...glorious!!!
Location Location Location Parking Area No Lighting?Staff could be frendlier.
Very helpful staff
I would rate this hotel as a 3 star hotel rather than 4 star. It was clean & nice but not what i'd expect from a 4 star hotel.
Nothing except close to beach This hotel is total rip off. Its way overpriced and old fashioned. Had to pay on arrival.Noisy and food was way too expensive. Never again!
The hotel was in a central position and there were parking facilities. The evening dinner was excellent. Breakfast items that were shown on the menu weren't actually available and would have been charged to us at full price had we not complained. The normal room rate is very overpriced but is good value at the special offer rate that we paid. There was insufficient drawer space in the room and the air conditioning unit was very noisy and would not switch off.
the location. Very convenient to all main places in Biarritz. the room was nice. The shower was missing the piece to hold it to the wall on top. I was very annoyed when at 3pm I wanted to get some room service and the restaurant was closed! I guess is a problem in France not only of this hotel.
size of room air condition not working for two nights. blockage in waste water outlet pipe - when advised for the next visitor they were already aware of it but still put us in the room!
Location They invited us for breakfast and told us it was "included" and then charged us for it. Breakfast is horrible including eggs made out of some mix and watery and very little to eat. Rooms are VERY small.
The room was a very comfortable size for three people. It's in a great location, very close to the beach and restaurants, but not in too noisy of a location. The hotel staff was also very helpful and accommodating to our needs. They went above and beyond to help us out!
Location Parking was difficult to find, the room was very small for 175euro a night, front facing room very noisy, no working air conditioning.
Staff very good and the room perfect. We got upgrade because we were in honey moon.
The space, situation and cleanlines
Very nice staff. Great pool. Good value Very loud due to motorcycles driving but all night.
The whole deal. centrally located, on-site parking, friendly staff, clean and bright, fantastic sea and coastline views and the price. I recommend it! I liked it all.
It is ideally located with easy access to bakery and regular shops. It was great to have the small kitchen in the room especially when the kids needed to eat early in the evening. Also the restuarant allowed us to take food up to the room, best of both world's. I would go back to the hotel but I'd bring my own pillow and also to beware that the majority of people staying there are older and I was very aware of having the children running around.
great sea view with big balcony. fantastic facilities for cooking and keeping things cold. also great bathroom plus ideal for kids and I don't have any! pool closed but probably because out of seasion
They had booked a large party of young sports men who were out late at night and were very very noisey on their return and distrubed two of our nights sleep.
location, excellent views and quality of apartment
We liked the hotel the area and the accomadition also the very spacious room and of course the well equipped kitchen
The staff
location, room our double buggies did not fit into the lift or the hotel room, also we were not allowed a late check out
The view of the coastline from Le Grand Large was spectacular. The hotel is located within easy access of shops, restaurants, transportation. Having 2 non-working elevators for a period of time was unacceptable for a hotel with 9 floors.
The hotel is very well placed just in front of the ocean and very close to the centre of Biarritz. You just have a street to cross to be on the main beach. The room is comfortable and I loved its design. Nice view on the ocean (room on the ocean side) and if you closed the windows, absolutely quiet, otherwise the noise of the ocean. No private parking place. Public parking (casino) very close but might be a pb in high season and week-ends.
excellent location- very clean-friendly staff and very good breakfast
the hotel was adequate for a short stay,I would not like to be there more than a few days as the facilities were quite basic. Rather plain.
We stay here for a week-end visiting Biarritz. The hotel is very well located. The rooms are small but very pretty and clean. The bathroom also small but new and clean. Perfect hotel for a week-end in Biarritz! As it is located in front of the beach, there is no easy pace for parking. But anything is perfect!
A great room with a great view in a very well located hotel. Staff was friendly and hard working.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel has a great location right on the beach and we had a partial sea view even though we ordered a courtyard view. The room was quite small but had everything we needed and was modern, clean and stylish.
Staff very friendly, excellent facilities Wooden floors not very practical for sound. Breakfast expensive
The location at the Grand Plage with the ocean wiew. Small slow elevator, expensive in relation to standard, bathroom poor standard with bad smell.
The check in was faultless,even though we were later then anticpated,the location is excelent,ideal for shopping or going to the beach or even getting on a bus to go out of town.I Would definitely stay at the hotel again,also it was very good value for money.
A good hotel, excellent cleaning, friendly staff. Very noisy at night from people walking along the embankment.
the hotel was very central and we had a lovely room, most of the staff were very helpful and nice and they had a no smoking policy in the bedrooms which was fantastic as most of the hotels in france allow smoking everywhere
Very friendly staff, great location, & very clean comfortable room. Breakfast better than most French hotels!
The staff were extremely helpful .Nothing was too much trouble Needed a shower screen
location excellent.staff really great .good breakfast and with car parking.its a no brainer -book it
I thought the hotel employees from the cleaning staff to the receptionists were very pleasant and reception staff tried to be especially helpful, in the light of the French strike and our cancelled flight by Ryan air - who I would never fly with again. The room was rather crampted for two people staying 11 nights (resulting from cancelled flight) I would only recommend 5 nights stay because of the room size factor. There should be larger rooms available for stays any longer than a week.
Hotel staff were excellent. Very friendly and very helpful. If you are not up early breakfast drinks i.e. coffee, tea can be cold and fruit salad finished.
Got a modern recently refurbished room, with a very nice bathroom and separate toilet. Hotel is in excellent location, quiet, and very close to the beach and the city center. Staff was very helpful and nice. If you are planning on going to San Sebastian, the bus to the train station passes right outside the hotel.
Have just stayed for a week and the whole experience was fantastic. The staff must be the most friendly and helpful of anywhere in the world.They appear very happy in their work. Brilliant value for money and centarl. Highly recommended by our party of six. Everthing excellent.
Very friendly and polite staff with good English language speaking skills.
It was very central to everywhere,airport,beach,bus stops,etc. The lighting in the room could be improved
The rooftop pool and terrace are spectacular at sunset.
location excellent. found all staff were welcoming, friendly & efficient spa was closed and was one of reasons for choosing hotel. breakfast €23 too expensive
Hotel staff were very friendly and helpfull
Everything Limited selection and quantity of food
Nothing special, just good for thus price.
The Hotel is clean and relaxing loved the roof top pool. We wanted to eat in the hotel but on 2 occasions the rooms were taken with private parties, not impressed.
Close to main town and pool was nice with good bar service AC didn't cool room down very well
Hotel very central to surfers beach, shops and restaurants. Room large, clean and very comfortable bed. Good sized bathroom with towelling robes. Rooftop terrace and heated pool amazing with fantastic views of Biarritz. Staff at reception were very helpful and polite. They recommended and booked some lovely restaurants for us.
Comfort and friendly staff. breakfast needs to be improved for Irish residents in the hotel
We were travelling from the Costa Blanca to Poitiers and it was an excellent place to stop. It was our first time in Biarritz and we had time to see the city and drink a few beers by the sea front.We had dinner in the hotel which was very good. Normallt we would eat out but we were not impressed with the restaurants in Biarritz. We selected some champagne coctails from the bar menu which arrived 20 mins later after the bar staff had received some training!
Very nice view from terrasa, cafe and pool
Very nice romantic place but not for the long stay It would be so nice if they made the territory much more!
The whole experience was wonderful - from the look of the manor, to the staff, to the owner chauffering us in his Rolls to our dinner reservation. The staff is extremely attentive, without being intrusive. The room was luxurious, but comfortable. A very special place. Price per person for breakfast seems high.
My friend and I thought tis was one of the better hotels either one of us has ever been to--beautifully appointed rooms and excellent service make staying at this small boutique-hotel an excellent experience.
Gorgeous room, fab bath and shower, absolutely charming staff, stylish hotel.. Great touches like a huge bowl of gorgeous fresh fruit in reception, and breakfast was great - lovely table, prompt service and delicious. But don't order dinner there - at least not on a Sunday night. Our dinner experience was not good. Firstly we waited ages and ages. The choice was limited but that was OK, except the food wasn't ok. It was strange bordering on bizarre and really not very nice. We ordered some cold starters (amongst which was a serving of 'green' asparagus which came limp, soggy and almost brown in colour - obviously tinned and frankly inedible) and one hot starter. All the cold starters were served together - there were 6 of us - but the one hot starter only came ages later with all the main courses. The mains were local dishes and really not very nice, weren't hot enough and certainly not up to standard. Shame as hotel otherwise is gorgeous.
Can't speak highly enough of the friendliness & helpfulness of the staff No bad points
Super friendly staff. Beautiful and very stylish hotel.
staff very helpful, responsive and friendly. Service was great - efficient but never intrusive;. Rooms and common areas - lounge, pool, gardens, very beautiful, pool was especially nice as its long enough to swim properly in
Very friendly staff, free parking, free internet. Lack of rooms with a fridge and microwave.
Everything, as always the Campanile standard is excellent. No
Easy access to the motorway network, friendly and helpful staff Nothing at all
Staff helpful and efficient. At times there was a lack of hot and even warm water> I brought this to the attention of the manager who said the hotel did not have sufficient hot water capacity to cope with the number of people staying at the hotel.
Good staff, excellent quality campanile food, parking outside, close to station. A bit out of Biarittz for walking. Noisy main road but I did not really notice it
Proximity to your excellent restaurent!
Easy to find, convenient size for stopover with tea coffee making facilities and air con. Did not like the connecting door to another room. First time we have encountered this with your Hotel.
Location for airport Not very good value for money
Clean room, Attentive staff, all spoke good English. Close to Autoroute
Comfortable beds and bedding. Easy to find location. Client parking - even though your (or their) website description implies none available! Reliable hot water in an adequate bathroom/toilet. Ease of access to ground floor rooms.
I loved the design, decor and comfort of the hotel and the rooms.- very pleasant on the eye. and the location - very close to good restaurants, shops, the sea. and bus stop.The heating system in the room and the heated radiator towel railing were brilliant as we were in Biarritz in extremely wet windy conditions. The weather but the hotel could do nothing about that. Some of the tourist sights were not open.
Whilst the rooms were quite small the furniture was well designed and the staff were really friendly - they gave us some really good recomendation for what to do and see. Breakfast was too expensive.
The room was very nice indeed. Very modern and comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. As much as I liked the hotel room the only draw back was the lack of privacy for the bathroom (no door) which may sometimes be required!
Very central location which suited us very well - handy to beach and restaurants.We liked the bedroom floors and the fact that the shower was walk-in, not in a bath. We were upgraded to a 'superior room' which was on the ground floor. The shallow sinks are the silliest design ever - stylish but silly. The staff were very friendly and helpful but unfortunately gave us wrong information about the bus to San Sebastian and we missed it!
Location in the centre of the city, not so far from the ocean First of all: I booked a hotel at 21-00, came at 23-00. The hotel was closed despite the fact that it was stated that "reception - 24 hours" I had to call and wait for the manager 20 minutes! After that, he had long wished not to give the room, because "reservation has been made too late." This is unacceptable!
No nonsense, good efficient staff, good breakfast. All in all will go back. Nothing
hotel is well situated near town centre and historic quarter. Our room was small but clean and adequate. Tea/coffee/kettle tray available on request at no charge. Nice staff.
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Nice room, very helpful staff
Very friendly and helpful staff, and well located near beach and city center. No bath in our room, no fridge in room.
atmosphere, tranquility
We came driving from San Sebastian and the hotel was really easy to find. Dont forget to book a parking spot if you go by car. Parking right by the hotel was perfect. Staff was really service minded and nice. Rooms was flawless and cosy. Breakfast included good mix of healthy options mixed with a little vacation snack.
My partner and I stayed for 1 night in this hotel - We loved it and the staff were very helpfull & had good English also!There are lots of Tapas and Wine Bars nearby and the market is less than 5 mins away!Also the staff recomended an excellent restaurant nearby... which was filled with locals!This is a great hotel - We paid extra for the large balcony whuch was lovely... and it was nice to sit out and have our breakfast in the morning sun!I would deffo stay here again! No Complaints!
friendly staff. good location..room well appointed.breakfast choice good with continental and hot choices. lift could do with modernising
It was very nice staying at Kemaris. The room was clearn, well designed, and the staff were very helpful.
Very helpful staff and lovely room Not something I disliked but could have had sunloungers on our lovely balcony!
The staffs were very helpful and nice. There was a stain on the sheet, we told them and they changed them immediately.
1. Clean rooms and magnificent view of the Grand Plage. 2. Helpful and friendly staff. 3. Central location. 1. No shower curtain when taking shower in the bathtub, water all over the floor!
The location was excellent as the hotel is situated in the middle of town and facing the beach and sea. The decor was very nice indeed and the staff were always helpful - nothing was too much trouble. We also ate in the restaurant and whilst expensive, both the food and service were outstanding. We would fully recommend this hotel. N/a
the view from my window the quality of the breakfast and the small area that it's served in, poor value for €20
Fabulous location, charming staff and delicious food. Wonderful view from our room and small terrace. Stylish decor throughout the hotel. Appalling weather! Obviously not the fault of the hotel, but there was little to do in torrential rain. Nowhere to buy English newspapers eve.
The staff at the hotel were delightful, although the room had not been thoroughly cleaned and a broken tv was not mended. As above
Being on a pedestrian square, the hotel is very quiet and yet has a fine view of the Grand Plage. It is very well placed for shopping and for strolling along the sea front. The staff were very friendly and their English much better than my French!
Locashion,stuff is very helpfull. For sure the brekfast is bad
I liked the situation of the room and views were lovely. Staff did not bother me during the day and were helpful when I requested anything. I was not happy to be charged for breakfast which I did not take. The receptionist made a deduction for this but had I not checked the bill I would have been overcharged by 120€. Also Wifi was claimed to be free throughout the hotel but I wS charged 1.65€ per day for this.
friendly staff and contemporary style Lack of sun on balcony
The location of the hotel was superb, allowing one of us to surf and one of us to shop! The decor and ambience of the hotel and the friendliness and efficiency of the staff meant that we had one of the best experiences of a small hotel we have ever had. Parking.... Public underground Car Park (Bellevue) close by which the hotel uses but beware height restriction is 1.90m.
Attractive location, Chateau & grounds. Very friendly staff, would stay there again. A very pleasent stay and no complaints.
The staff was excellent, very helpful, and friendly. The grounds are beautiful, the chateau is a wonderful 200 year old mansion in the countryside. It was elegant, peaceful and comfortable. I loved the old world luxury. The bathroom was very large, elegant and exquisite. The room was a bit cool as the weather was unusually chilly for the time of year, but the staff offered up a space heater, which worked out perfectly.
This is a lovely old building and most of the furniture is antique. Breakfast on the terrace overlooking the gardens and fountains was lovely. We received a very warm welcome, the receptionist was very helpful and friendly. The lounge is especially lovely in the evenings. Parking is easy. There is a choice of staying in the Chateau itself or the 'Hunting Lodge' which has newer style rooms. The Chateau is in a residential area. There is a gourmet restaurant next door, but otherwise it is a car drive into Biarritz.
Warm welcome and helpful receptionist;lovely grounds & main mansion house; private terrace. Noise from nearby construction work - slightly spoiled our enjoyment of the grounds.
beautiful house, different experience from modern hotels lovely grounds beautiful mature trees enjoyed our stay
Biarritz is a beautiful toewn. Too exprensive for what it was.
Newly renovated so in excellent condition. Room good size and very comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Location of the hotel is excellent also. Although the bedroom was made up on the second day the dirty towels in the bathroom were not replaced.
centrally located near beach and resturants room was very small
Location No car parking
The Hotel was warm and friendly
I stayed at the hotel with my husband and mother. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff were very polite and friendly and the location is excellent. However we did feel that the cost of our stay was a bit steep as the hotel rooms were small and needed a little bit of a face lift.
Small and very cosy hotel with friendly staff. The room is too small but quiet and nice furnished with stylish bathroom and modern plumbing equipment. It'll be great to pay less but it's Biarritz at hot season!!!!
Excellent location, close to beach and shops/restaurants Ocean-side room required you to step out onto tiny balcony and crane your neck to see the ocean.
Fab new hotel, good staff who showed us our room personally, lovely flat screen TV, not that you be watching it, lovely power shower, comfy bed. LIked that WC was in separate room to Shower. Would highly recommend this beach central hotel. No faults, in time this should get lonely planet mention.
Close to everything. New hotel. Nice staff. It was not able to lock the door to the room until 3 days was gone.
My partner adn I stayed for one night in this hotel.Its location is fantastic - it is right in the middle the main shopping street!We had an Ocean view Room on the 8th floor and it really was worht the extra money - the view was gordeous both to sit and relax in teh evening and also waking up in the morning it was spectacular....The room was clean - a little small - but well designed and clever use of space & had a nice designer quality finish. No Complaints!!!
The location was excellent. No.
Great location, helpful staff, comfortable room, good breakfast - all in all. a very good experience. Welcome bag a nice and original touch.
I liked the central location of the hotel and the inroom tea/coffee making facility was welcome. The room was too small aand the breakfast offered was expensive.
We had a wonderful stay here, The service in the hotel was very good, the welcome pack including a backpack was great, it would be a great example for other city break hotels. great location for beach, shopping and sightseeing. Will stay here again. The only complaint could have was the weather was poor for our stay, not that the hotel could be blamed for that!
Great location, clean room and a good breakfast
Staff was very friendly and helpful. The overall room was light and airy. The bathroom was updated and spotless. The mattress was a little soft - although the rest of the bedding was lovely. With the window open, the street was a little noisy at night (~9-11pm) but then quieted down
Pleasant staff very small room, difficult to get into double bed from one side. Lighthouse beam disturbing during night.
Very cosy and nice hotel, the staff very polite. The hotel is beautiful, everything in stlie, with wonderful Edwardian decorations, comrtable beds. Yes I would go back any time. Located in a short walking distance from the center.
Very good location and helpful staff I was surprised that there wasn't a waste paper basket in the hotel room
The decor Aircon was broken and our room was very hot. Also due to the floorboards going through to the next room, we were woken up by the next door guests a lot.
Staff was very accomodating. Since there is no elevator, and I was staying for just one night traveling with a heavy suitcase following a business trip, I was offered a room on a lower floor and the staff carried my bag to the room. They provided a map of the city and directions to local sites. The hotel really merits its inclusion in the Charming Hotels of France.
Friendly Staff.Cleanliness. Rooms weren't very big, but still fine.
lovely to be so near the sea, the hotel was beautiful and very efficiently and calmly run. The breakfast was delicious. The bedrooms were beautiful and the beds very comfortable.
nice and charming hotel
The hotel feels very cosy, the rooms are in excellent condition and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The public areas are great for relaxing. We will definitively stay there again on our next visit to Biarritz.


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Heading to Portland in about a week and need to book some lodging ASAP. As we plan to be out and about most of the day we don't want to spend too much money on fancy lodging, but want somewhere conveinant and safe! could be a hotel, motel, b and b, inn, etc. Hoping to keep it around 120 a night or less. It also would have to be available even though its next week! Any ideas?
For the few days after that we will head to the Oregon coast and need somewhere to stay in Cannon beach, Astoria, or anywhere in between...any thoughts? A charming b and b or inn?
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Hotels booked through here usually come with a complimentary breakfast, free parking and coupons for restaurants and shopping.
At this late date you may just have to choose what is available - I like staying at the Marriott Waterfront- walking distance to downtown but not in the heart of the city.
Not sure what to suggest for the coast- I think Cannon Beach and Seaside are going to be very busy and availability slim.
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Finding a hotel on short notice in that price range in downtown will be really tough to do. If you go just a tad bit from the center, there is a La Quinta on Yeon and a Holiday Inn Express on Vaughn, and both of those are very close to NW Portland, but more in the industrial area so the prices are MUCH cheaper and rooms are almost always available. Still close enough to enjoy the sights of downtown and NW area though.
As for the coast, like sunbum mentions, it will be very hard to find a place in either Cannon Beach or Seaside at this late date. Most places in CB require a 2-3 minimum night stay in the high season. Your best bet is to get a list of all the hotels and start calling around and see if there is availability to squeeze in between other peoples reservations. We do this frequently with success, but can head over anytime, so if we were told "no", it wouldn't affect any travel plans. If either of those towns don't work out, look towards Manzanita. Astoria is not on the coast, but rather the river, FWIW.
If all else fails, you might head further south to Lincoln City or Newport, where there is lots more lodging and there is still a lot do see/do.
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Try Priceline and bid the downtown zone. Look at biddingfortravel.com to see what kind of bids have been winning and what hotels they won. Sometimes they offer you Express Deals in the midst of bidding, and that is how we got a Marriott Residence Inn for $85 last month. It was a little out of the downtown area but had a super convenient streetcar stop right next door. The hotel itself was great.
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We are definitely not stuck on staying cannon beach or seaport. Is Manzanita a cool area? IT is our first time to the oregon coast and we won't be there for too long, so obviously we won't see everything- we will have to pick and choose one way or the other!
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Manzanita is nice little town. Not a whole lot there, but very laid back and a nice beach. It is only a few minutes up to Cannon Beach, so you could go there for more things to do, etc.
Cannon Beach and Seaside are only a few minutes apart, but they feel worlds apart. Seaside has the carnival atmosphere with bumper cars, corn dogs, that sort of stuff where Cannon Beach is more about shops/restaurants. The beaches at both are nice, but Seaside draws more kids (CB has a lot too, just not as many) and Cannon Beach has Haystack Rock and Ecola State Park, which to me are absolute musts.
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If there are days you can't find lodging on the coast, you might want to look at Hood River. Shops, restaurants, $99/night hotel rooms (Hood River Hotel), and 20 minutes from gorgeous dramatic hikes through redwood forest and huge waterfalls.
We looked for accommodations last minute along the coast and only the most expensive hotel was available at over $300/night. Good luck and hope you guys luck out.
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In the north end of Seaside I have stayed at the hostel.
The hike on the "Prom" is fun.
Just a little off the "Prom" at the south end is a replica of the spot where members of the "Corps of Discovery" boiled seawater to make salt to preserve meat for the trip back to St. Louis.
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For Portland-- I stayed at the Portland International Guesthouse for about $80/night. It is within walking distance from downtown and the International Rose Test Garden; it was well-maintained and the owners are friendly. I actually was glad to have stayed there rather than downtown as it was near the lively 21st Street scene in the Alphabet District. My only concern for you is that it might not be available at this late date. Read the reviews on Trip Advisor. Have a great trip! Daniel
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Is Downloading MP3 From File Sharing Programs Legal?
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File sharing programs such as KaZaa, Ares, iMesh and Limewire have never been more popular. They are pretty controversial as well. You may have heard of the countless lawsuits against them by music records companies and the MPAA. So is downloading MP3 from these programs legal?
How Do File Sharing Programs Work?
Modern file sharing programs connects users directly to each other allowing them to share and download files. They are also called P2P, or peer to peer programs. Unlike old file sharing programs such as Napster who ran all connections through their servers. That is also why it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly who is downloading what.
File sharing programs by themselves are not illegal. In fact, they are legitimate uses for it. For example, it is used by academy institutions and universities to exchange research data and cross learning. They are also used by musicians and artists to showcase their talents by distributing their music free through file-sharing networks.
Many people are confused as to what is legal to download and what is not. The problem stems from the fact that it is so easy to download illegal MP3 and other illegal files from these file sharing networks that people often do not know they are actually violating copyright laws.
They do not have sufficient knowledge of copyright laws. Current copyright laws allow an individual to rip MP3 provided he or she has brought a copy of the CD. However, he or she cannot give, sell or upload MP3 to others. Beware due to MP3 piracy, record companies have recently developed technologies that do not allow you to rip mp3 from CD. Add to that, they are dozens of websites on the internet proclaiming to be able to download mp3 and movies legally when they are not!
How to determine whether you can download MP3 legally?
Technically, any MP3 posted on file-sharing programs without the permission of the artist is illegal. Most commercial MP3 on file sharing networks are illegal, so my advice would be to avoid them altogether.
There are a few reputable MP3 download sites on the internet you can trust. The most famous of all is itunes from Apple. Napster has a subscription service per month that allows you to download more than two million mp3 legally. Technically, you do not own the mp3 so do not give, sell or upload to file sharing networks.
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2011
Several top Chinese rights activists have disappeared into police custody as a web campaign urged angry citizens to mark the Middle East's "Jasmine Revolution" with protests, campaigners said Sunday.
Up to 15 leading Chinese rights lawyers and activists have disappeared since Saturday amid a nationwide police mobilisation, according to activists, while the government appeared to censor Internet postings calling for the demonstrations.
"We welcome... laid off workers and victims of forced evictions to participate in demonstrations, shout slogans and seek freedom, democracy and political reform to end 'one party rule'," one Internet posting said.
The postings, many of which appeared to have originated on overseas websites run by exiled Chinese political activists, called for protests in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and 10 other major Chinese cities.
Protesters were urged to shout slogans including "We want food to eat", "We want work", "We want housing", "We want justice", "Long live freedom" and "Long live democracy".
At Beijing's central Wangfujing shopping district where protesters were told to gather, a massive police presence was in place but no demonstrations were seen as thousands of shoppers milled about on what is normally a busy shopping day.
At least two people were seen being taken away by police, one for cursing at the authorities and another person who was shouting: "I want food to eat."
According to Internet postings, only a few demonstrators appeared in other cities, although large police contigents were seen at designated protest spots in Shanghai, Harbin, Guangzhou and Chengdu.
"I don't think the call to protest was serious, no one really intended to protest because there are too many police," leading rights lawyer Li Jinsong told AFP.
"By taking this so seriously, police are showing how concerned they are that the Jasmine Revolution could influence China's social stability."
As the word spread on the demonstrations, numerous political dissidents and rights lawyers were placed in police custody, activists said.
"Many rights defenders have disappeared (into police custody) in recent days, others are under house arrest and their mobile phones are blocked," rights attorney Ni Yulan told AFP.
"The police detachment outside my door has increased. They follow us if we go out," Ni said of the surveillance on her and her husband.
Telephone calls to prominent rights lawyers including Teng Biao, Xu Zhiyong and Jiang Tianyong went unanswered Sunday. Friends and other activists said they had been detained by police.
Chinese authorities have sought to restrict media reports on the recent political turmoil that began in Tunisia as the "Jasmine Revolution" and spread to Egypt and across the Middle East.
Unemployment and rising prices have been key factors linked to the unrest that has also spread to Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria and Libya.
Searches Sunday for "jasmine revolution" on China's Twitter-like micro-blog Weibo produced no results, while messages on the popular Baidu search engine said that due to laws and regulations such results were unavailable.
Some Chinese Internet search pages listed "jasmine" postings but links to them were blocked.
The Chinese government has expended tremendous resources to police the Internet and block anti-government postings and other politically sensitive material with a system known as the "Great Firewall of China".
In a speech given Saturday, Chinese President Hu Jintao acknowledged growing social unrest and urged the ruling Communist Party to better safeguard stability while also ordering strengthened controls over "virtual society" or the Internet.
"It is necessary to strengthen and improve a mechanism for safeguarding the rights and interests of the people," Xinhua news agency quoted Hu as saying.
A key to achieve the goal was to "solve prominent problems which might harm the harmony and stability of the society... safeguard people's rights and interests, promote social justice, and sustain sound social order," he said.
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First Simone Young leaves the national conducting ranks, then Graeme Murphy goes on sabbatical. Now Richard Tognetti is heading to Hollywood.
The artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, flying out with a sole travelling companion - his priceless 1759 JB Guadagnini violin - will be helping score a feature film and may be absent until May, a move certain to cause some ripples among the orchestra's subscribers.
Subscriptions for the ACO this year cost up to $376, with the orchestra itself admitting that Tognetti is a big draw.
An ACO spokesman said yesterday: "Our subscribers love Richard, he's a big part of the ACO for a lot of people, so we don't want them to walk into the concert hall and discover he's not there. [Still], we don't anticipate there being any refunds. I think people will be happy for Richard."
The spokesman said Tognetti would be replaced by the Australian violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch for the Baroque to Brahms tour in April, and may miss out on the Bach & Sons tour in May.
Yesterday, the ACO was keeping a tight lip as to what film Tognetti would be scoring, but it is believed to be Russell Crowe and director Peter Weir's new film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
The $US135million ($260 million) high-seas adventure is regarded by its producers, 20th Century Fox, as one of the major releases of the year.
Tognetti reportedly gave Crowe violin lessons last year to prepare the actor for his role as a 19th century violin-playing naval captain. He will also be performing pieces by Mozart and Boccherini on the film's soundtrack.
Tognetti's links with Crowe go back to at least 1998, when the Gladiator star took to the stage for a group performance of a Leonard Cohen song at the Huntington Estate Music Festival, which Tognetti runs.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is set for release in November.
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# STATISTICAL TIME SERIES ANALYSIS (STSA) module for O-Matrix.
# Written by Dr. Dimitrios D. Thomakos
# e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
# STSA Version 2.0
# Example file #22
# Analysis of the SOI and Recruitment data in Shumway and Stoffer,
# "Time Series Analysis and its Applications", published by Springer-Verlag.
# Initialize
# Input the data series
fname1 = "data\soi.dat"
fname2 = "data\recruit.dat"
z1 = read(fname1,"double",N,1)
z2 = read(fname2,"double",N,1)
# First, detrend both series
[b,seb,covb,rss,s2,prd,x] = trend(z1,1,0)
[b,seb,covb,rss,s2,prd,y] = trend(z2,1,0)
# Do the analysis of the recrutiment series
# Compute the ACF and PACF
[ky,ry,se] = acfplot(y,30,0.05,"Recruitment")
# Compute the Yule-Walker estimates of an AR(2) model
[phi0,s2] = ar_yw(y,2)
# Use these estimates as initial values for nonlinear estimation
[phi,e] = arma_estimate(y,2,0,phi0)
[delta,se_delta,cov_delta,rss,s2,e,test,pval] = arma_details(y,2,0,phi,20,1)
# Next, do some forecasting and plot the actuals and forecasts
[yf,msef] = arma_forecast(y,2,0,phi,s2,24)
# Compute standard error bands
yfhigh = yf+sqrt(msef)
yflow = yf-sqrt(msef)
# Merge with last 96 observations and plot
gaddwin("NOTE: the forecasts are for the detrended series!!!")
gtitle("Actual values and 24 forecasts for recruitment series")
# Now, we will estimate a transfer function in the time domain using
# simultaneous least squares. NOTE: this differs from the published
# approach in Shumway in Stoffer where they estimate the transfer
# function parameters one step at a time and it can easily be
# reproduced using the STSA arma_estimate function
# First, we need to filter both the input and output series
# using an appropriate ARMA model for the input which is an AR(1)
[phi,s2] = ar_yw(x,1)
ex = ar_noise(x,phi)
ey = ar_noise(y,phi)
# Next, we compute and plot the cross-correlation function
[cyx,cxy,se] = ccf(ex,ey,30,0.05)
# Finally we estimate the parameters using simultaneous nonlinear least squares
# with the model orders and delay set to the published values...
sv = { 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1 }
[theta,e] = transfer_estimate(y,x,1,0,5,2,1,sv,0)
print "Estimates of transfer function between recruitment -y- and soi -x-"
print "Autoregressive estimate for y (omega) = ",theta(1)
print "Regression estimate for x (delta) = ",theta(2)
print "Autoregressive estimates for noise phi(1) and phi(2) = ",theta(3::4)'
print "Moving average estimate for noise theta(1) = ",theta(5)
print "Note that this differs somehow from the published solution because of the different method used!"
print "Below we repeat the published solution..."
# Now, the publishe solution...
# Fit the regression first
yr = y(6::end)
y1 = y(5::end-1)
x1 = x(1::end-5)
[b,seb,covb,rss,s2,R2,R2a,prd,u] = regress([y1,x1],yr,"First regression of transfer function modeling");
# Now, apply moving average filter with know coefficient...
eta = ma_noise(u,-0.848)
# Finally, estimate an AR(2) model for the filtered series eta, again using the
# above regression function...
yeta = eta(3::end)
xeta = seqlags(eta,2)
regress(xeta,yeta,"Second regression of transfer function modeling");
# Next, we do the spectral and co-spectral analysis of the two series
# We compute the spectrum of the SOI series using three different methods...
# First, the smoothed periodogram estimator using a sine taper
[f1,S1] = spectrum(x,0,10)
plot_spectrum(f1,S1,"linear",1,"SOI - smoothed periodogram")
# Next, a parametric autoregressive estimator - the number of lags equals to the
# order selected by the AICc criterion...
[aic,bic] = ar_order(x,20,0,1)
paic = aic(1,1)
print "AICc selected lag order = ",paic
[f2,S2] = ar_spectrum(x,paic,0)
plot_spectrum(f2,S2,"linear",1,"SOI - parametric AR estimator")
# Finally, a spectrum based on smoothed autocovariances...
[f3,S3] = acvf_spectrum(x,(N-1)/4)
plot_spectrum(f3,S3,"linear",1,"SOI - smoothed autocovariances")
# Next, compute the squared-coherence between the two series
[f,Ryx,Syx,Sxy,Sx,Sy] = squared_coherence(x,y,(N-1)/4,1,"SOI","REC")
# Then, compute and plot the impulse response coefficients with REC as input!!!
[s,b] = impulse_response(y,x,40,1,"REC","SOI")


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