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Get an overview of this hotelArt Deco Lyon hotel in 2nd Arrondissement, walk to Bellecour Square
Popular property highlights
Located in 2nd Arrondissement, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Place des Jacobins and Bellecour Square. Lyon City Hall and Lyon Museum of Fine Arts are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, a meeting room, and dry cleaning. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, a computer station, and express check-in are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 76 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and minibars. For a bit of entertainment, guests will find LED TVs with satellite channels, and other amenities include rainfall showerheads and coffee makers.
Guest Highlights
- Central location
- Proximity to shopping
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Guestroom size
- Comfy beds
Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux Arts
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux Arts features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Art Deco hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, express check-in, and an elevator (lift). A total renovation of this property was completed in August 2014.
Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux Arts is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 76
- 24-hour front desk
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-in
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Number of floors - 5
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Smoke-free property
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bathtub or shower
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Satellite TV service
- Electric kettle
- Coffee/tea maker
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free toiletries
- Free cribs/infant beds
- In-room climate control (heating)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 12 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 12 per pet, per night
- Dogs only
- 1 per room
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
No rollaway/extra beds available
24-hour check-in
Minimum guest age is 18
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.65 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 18.9 for adults and EUR 0 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 12 per pet, per night
Hotel Name
- Mercure Beaux Arts
- Mercure Beaux Arts Hotel
- Mercure Beaux Arts Hotel Lyon Centre
- Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux Arts
- Accor Lyon Beaux Arts
- Mercure Lyon Beaux-Arts Hotel Lyon
- Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux Arts Hotel
We should mention
One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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The late winter snow storm is putting a damper of area high school athletic events this week.
Events canceled for today (Thursday) include the Watertown High School track dual at Brookings, the Rosholt Invitational and Milbank South Dakota National Guard Invite track and field meets and the Hamlin Invitational golf tournament.
Two other area track and field meets slated this week have been canceled — the Glacial Lakes Invite Friday at Sisseton and the Estelline Sno Bird Invitational on Saturday.
Watertown High School's girls golf triangular at Huron, which was rescheduled for Friday, has also been canceled. Milbank's home boys tennis dual against Lac qui Parle Valley (Minn.) on Friday has been posted.
No official word has been received for WHS boys tennis triangulars Friday (at Brandon) and Saturday (home) and Arrow high school boys baseball doubleheaders Friday (at Sioux Falls O'Gorman) and Saturday (at Yankton) — but those events will also likely be canceled or postponed.

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Depression -Depressed - Ideas for getting over this!(8 Posts)
Thanks yes, they are a bit odd, it took the head of practice to diagnose me, now I have to endure delightful meetings with students... I wonder what they would say if I told them truth about how I felt about their treatment.
I have tried to explain I may need a psychiatrists (they can diagnose and prescribe) only to be told that the psychiatrist would send me to my psychologist...my psychologist has never treated anyone with PTSD and there is no magic pill.
I will phone them tomorrow and ask for head or practice again and tell him I need something that works.
I can deal with the stress thing, I just laugh a lot and pretend all is fine. I just wish I could shake the depression off.
Thanks again for listening/reading!
I have had a variety of horrible reactions to ADs but am happy on what Im on now (citalopram) It is a bit trial and error. Persevere. See another doc. Yours sounds a bit odd to be honest!
You have done really well this far, not surprising the bad feelings are coming out now that you can relax a bit. They will pass...but hopefully the right prescription will help with that.
Sorry i have been on these anti-depressant for 6 weeks now, the reason I went back on them was because they somehow gave me the confidence to go get myself a good job and take a good look at life and remove the problem(s). Before them I was on another but couldn't sleep.
The ones before that gave me brain zaps (tingling in the head) and the ones before that made me faint if I moved too quickly and I slept 17 hour days, takes me back to prozac, which I could use but then I would never sleep and they make me speed up a lot and as you can see I type a lot and miss out words sometimes as my brain works so fast all the time!
Thank you for your replies.
I think I may need to change GPs the one I am with not change my medication, they just say 'nothing can be done - it takes time you have to see your counseller' which I do every 2 weeks. I detest having the PTSD label but accept it as it describes my behaviour well.
I don't like that I have to accept the depression though. The no sleeping isn't great either but sadly sleeping pills are addictive so I only get them if I don't sleep for 4 weeks and phone every week
begging for sleep and telling gps i am going insane again
I wasn't going to mention the dog but that shows me how serious it is, I really don't want to give her away, it would make me and my DC very very sad, she keeps us safe.
I know how bad it was not feeding her, I actually couldn't sleep last night as I built up not feeding her yesterday/saturday pm up into her dying (she does have dry food but I don't like to feed her just dry normally) so was up at 2.00am feeding her tinned food...then let her out back about 3.00am, she possibly thinks it's Christmas again as I have fed her 2 tins of wet food today.
Thank you for replying I will call my GP tomorrow and not a locum if I get nowhere I am telling them I am leaving, I have spoke to many others with PTSD and every person has told me to change GP as I am not being treated 'properly' whatever that it.
Thanks again for listening I promise I do';t care how bad I feel tomorrow I will walk the dog. Small steps but I need to push myself more or something.
Thank you again
You sound so down. How long have you been on the anti-depressants? Either they haven't kicked in yet or you need a higher dose if they worked before, or you need to try another brand. They will help eventually. And once you feel more normal you will be clearer about what you want to do with your new freedom. Go back to your GP asap.
I'm sorry you are going through such a terrible. Maybe you should consider rehoming the dog? Two days without food IS really terrible. Not trying to make you feel worse than you already do I know most days must feel like wading through treacle.
I can only suggest going back to your gp. I really hope you can over come this I really do feel for you.
I am no expert in any of this, but I would say the line "I am on anti-anxiety/depressants but they are not working..." is a crucial bit.
You need to go back to the GP. or see a different one in the surgery. if you are not happy with the current one.
If I were you, I would go to the GP sooner, rather than later.
I have had depression for years, many years, but its been cope-able off and on.
I have PTSD are leaving abusive marriage, I have 2 lovely Dc, they do not see X as he is abusive and a drug addict, we moved house IN October, I was flying as high a kite! Getting us away from this man and the house we all lived in together.
Up every morning at 7am, Dc to school, dog walked, back home, here, college work, walk dog again, get dinner ready, clothes reading for boys to change, boys have counselling one a Tuesday one Thursday, then go to Dparents on a Friday, sometimes home on Saturday or Sunday depending upon what they want to do.
I'm just giving a back ground picture so I do not drip feed, I/we were all very happy to move, okay I cannot sleep in this house (no idea why) without medication but doctors just keep saying 'more councelling no pills can help you'
I am so very very very low it's hard, everything is difficult, dog not been walked for week sunless DC do it, still capable of making meals, laying out clothes, false smiles for Dc, but I feel terrible, I have tried and tried to pull myself out of this but cannot, I wake unhappy, I go to bed unhappy, see DC off to school and want to go back to bed, sadly I cannot sleep to just lie for a while, then feel guilty to attempt to tidy.
i have codependency issues ( this year) last year it was the opposite...and built up one date with an ex (from when I was 20 years younger) into I have no idea what...I don't even know if I like him but chased him anyway via a text saying 'lovely night, lets stay friends' and I didn't even mean it! I just didn't want to get hurt so thought best to finish anything before it started...
Now i cannot stop thinking about him (strange thing is I don't even know if I like him I think not but didn't give any one time to find out)
I am not looking after myself, lookswise, I don't care anymore, crying for no reason (other peoples problems), i won't say my life is problem free but I shouldn't be like this right now, everyone is telling me to 'pull yourself together' and I am trying... I walked the dog at the weekend, felt slightly happier but it was a 2 minutes walk.
I was so bad last week and I know this is awful,I didn't feed the dog for 2 days so I didn't have to walk her.
i don't know where I am going with this, I guess I am asking if anyone else has ever felt very low and been unable to pull themselves from it?
I am on anti-anxiety/depressants but they are not working, I am scared to change them as just now I get 5 or 6 hours sleep, even thought I am depressed as well just flat like this ______________________ and cannot stop thinking about some ex who I suspect I do not even like!
if you got this far then thanks - no idea if I will press the post button but that feels better seeing it all wrote out..
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Dear Bob ...
As usual –- a good read ("Lehman and mean," Keep the Joint Running, 9/22/2008. I liked the piece you did not too long ago where you pointed out that the role of government is basically a level playing field -- a referee who does not pick the winners or losers, but simply enforces the rules of the game uniformly.
It almost seems like the more rules are created, the more creative people get at papering around them. I thought Sarbanes-Oxley and some other more recent regulations would make publicly traded businesses more accountable. Somehow, that does not seem to be working.
I sometimes get frustrated with the "accounting" field. Maybe they should be called "manipulators."
- I spent a lot of time putting together a budget that balances maintenance with new projects that support the business objectives of the organization -- we want 10 to 15% cut regardless.
- Accounts Payable screwed up and paid 3 months worth of phone bills at the same time because the bills finally are correct -- we want an explanation, this messed up our cash flow projections.
- Why is your department so overspent in the "expense" budget -- cutting maintenance contracts was a good cost saver!
What happened to the "accountants" accounting the business -- actually recording as best as possible the business of the company instead of playing shell games and moving money around in different accounts so that the numbers look better?
In my mind, this financial mess is money people going crazy. Get back to GAAP principles and use them as intended.
Dear Outraged ...
As I understand The Way Things Work, the accounting department wouldn't have been involved in this fiasco, at least not very much. The investment arms of the companies in question were/are responsible for buying and selling the paper and packaging it into securities. They report the value based on what the securities sell for in the financial marketplace.
Accounting makes sure the debits go on the left and the credits go on
the right.
These weren't Enron-style disasters where accounting deliberately
cooked the books. This really was a bubble -- a period in which commodities became over-valued because demand exceeded supply, not because of any intrinsic worth ... and the demand was created by demand, which also led to the underestimation of risk -- especially in mortgages, but also throughout other credit markets.
The other big factor here (which I cover next week -- see "Krell-o-nomics," Keep the Joint Running, 9/29/2008) is that those
selling the product had no skin in the game. Mortgage originators knew they were going to sell the paper, so they had a financial incentive to underestimate the risk. Had they been obligated to hold the paper for a few years, or to hold a randomly selected 5% of the paper until maturity, this never would have happened.
- Bob


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LG Electronics is showcasing its latest TVs, the Infinia series at CES 2010.
The Infinia series are LED-backlit and 3D-capable enabling viewers to switch between 2D and 3D display.
The Infinia series includes both LCD and PDP TVs.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Many businesses want to jump on the green IT bandwagon, but don't know where to start. But a new software calculator can suggest how offices can reduce the environmental impact of printers, copiers and other devices.
Xerox says its "Sustainability Calculator" uses proprietary algorithms and document assessment research to suggest ways to reduce energy and paper consumption from office devices regardless of manufacturer.
On Tuesday Xerox showed off a scaled-down, Web-based version of the calculator.
The calculator has input fields to describe a printer or other office device, noting the kind of cartridges used, if the device is color or mono, how fast it produces pages, how many of those pages are printed per month and whether the device uses the Energy Star power-saving guidelines.
A second set of fields asks how an office manager would like to see the machines perform. The calculator then shows bar graphs covering energy consumption, greenhouse gases and the solid waste produced, from empty ink cartridges through to retiring the machine.
The more advanced version of the calculator will offer suggestions based on usage patterns, Xerox said.
The calculator was in the works for a couple of years "as a response to customers who wanted a more tangible way of seeing what the impacts would be of some of the document management solutions that we were bringing to the marketplace," said Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy. The company had internal assessment tools in place so that it could measure its own reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and lower its carbon footprint, but more and more customers were asking for tools that would show "hard metrics" for their businesses, she said.
"I find it very, very encouraging that it is becoming more of a required specification in RFPs (requests for proposals)," Mulcahy said, adding that potential customers are increasingly listing specifications related to sustainability and social consciousness. Because of that, Xerox has been compelled to find a way to measure how its products will help businesses meet environmental objectives.
Data cited by Xerox from one company using the calculator suggests an overabundance of office printers and copiers.
Defense manufacturer Northrop Grumman dropped the number of printers and copiers in one of its divisions to 1,100 from 2,000 after using the tool, Xerox said. Subsequently, energy consumption fell 27 percent, greenhouse gases by 26 percent and solid waste by 33 percent.
The objective for customers using the calculator is to continue measuring their environmental footprint over time, Mulcahy said. The first measure taken provides the baseline and then progress toward goals can be calculated in the future. "You don't stand still" after obtaining the first set of statistics, she said.
The Sustainability Calculator will be offered through Xerox Office Services, the company's consulting arm. The calculator is not intended to be a stand-alone offering, and because it is rolled into services offered to customers, it isn't priced separately from services contracts, Mulcahy said.
This story was updated on March 25, 2008


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"Never eat any thing that a Mandingo offers you," said Esther.
Of all the families of the African stock, with the exception of the Kaffres, the Mandingo is the most widely spread.
There was the tawny, but intelligent Mandingo, and by his side the Jolof of ebon hue.
Imperfect Mahometans, they are lighter-coloured than either the Wolof or the Mandingo.
The Susu, although said to be Fulah, are certainly Mandingo.
The Bambara themselves are perhaps only a distinct branch of the original Mandingo stock.
Some of the words have a great affinity to the Mandingo, but the natives themselves consider it as a distinct language.
The Mandingo having caught the animal in his field, immediately drew his knife and cut his throat.
Of the other wild animals in the Mandingo countries, the most common are the hyæna, the panther, and the elephant.
I was fortunately provided with a negro servant who spoke both the English and Mandingo tongues.
people of the upper Niger region of West Africa, 1620s.


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More bad news from Playland.
County officials were hoping to have the Ice Casino back on line by September, but the project isn't likely to go out for bid until May. Estimates for construction time run between six and nine months. That likely means Rye and RyeTown/Harrison will have to make a tough decision. Do they schedule the entire season elsewhere before ice slots run out? Do they schedule at the Ice Casino after the New Year? Do they gamble the Ice Casino will be done by November and schedule the entire home slate there?
You can read all of the details in a post by Elizabeth Ganga on the Politics on the Hudson blog.


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Rupert Murdoch's
Of the total restructuring costs for the half, $US44 million was related to the company's newspaper business. Total restructuring costs fell compared with the six months ended December 2012, when they were $US177 milllion.
The dual-listed company, which demerged from Mr Murdoch's 21st Fox Century Fox television and movie operations last year, owns local mastheads including The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. In the United Kingdom, News Corp owns mastheads including The Times and The Sun and in the United States, it has newspaper assets including The Wall Street Journal.
News Corp did not specify which parts of the newspaper business most redundancy payments stemmed from. In the previous corresponding period the company said most restructuring charges were due to redundancy payments in the Australian newspaper business and contract termination payments in the United Kingdom newspaper business.
It is understood Australian editorial redundancies have subsided since
Mr Williams' termination benefits were part of the restructuring costs incurred by the company for the half ended December 31, 2013.
News Corp released earnings figures last week but did not reveal its half yearly report until Monday.
Some analysts expressed frustration at the level of transparency shown by News Corp and that the company revealed its half-year report three days after the earnings release. News Corp surprised investors when it revealed revenue for its Australian newspaper division had fallen by just 7 per cent for the three months ended December 31, after stripping out a 10 per cent negative impact from the falling local currency. This compares with the double digit declines seen in print media last year.
Last year, the company booked $US1.4 billion in impairment charges, most of which related to the newspaper mastheads which are held as intangible assets.
Rival publishers APN News & Media and Fairfax Media, owner of The Australian Financial Review, have been forced to impair the carrying value of their mastheads in recent years due to declining print circulations and a tough advertising market.
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Heating issue
I have an issue with my cars heat when I first bought the car it worked great ,, as does the AC too now the AC still works but the heat doesn't blow hot air only cold . I live in Pa definitely need heat ..I've tried narrowing down this issue but it doesn't seem to be neither thermostat nor water pump I replaced even have new hoses not that it would solve the problem but replaced only because they were there can't think of anything else .. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated ..
I'm assuming coolant level is good and you bled the system properly after the hose replacement.
You should check the valve that let's coolant into the heater core.
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if you replaced the thermostat and bled the system properly, and are not overheating, then you should have plenty of heat.
you *could* have a restricted heater valve, or heater core, but you will need to use a proper infra red thermometer to get accurate temp readings.
otherwise you're going to be guessing.
and guessing gets expensive....
i say go back and double check the cooling system is bled. these are tough enough for experienced automotive technicians, so it has been my experience that almost 90% of diy'ers that have done this have not done it properly.
Correct no overheating issues , though I was once told about the heater valve i don't know where it's located ,, and assuming the bleed system wasn't done the correct way what would be the proper way to bleed my system ,,,?
From here:
Id suggest going here:
and following the steps they recommend.
Once you've gotten all the air out, start from the beginning and do it all over again, because you've still missed some air.
I couldn't help to remember . And I know it sounds stupid but . Could it be that from leaving the cap off on your rad an blowing coolant everywhere then putting coolant back in it cause this problem which would mean that there is air in the cooling system ?? Lol I know it sounds foolish but I did forget to tighten the cap on it one time
I will be doing a complete coolant flush on my e36 this weekend updates will be posted ..
Yes, having the cap open while driving will induce air into the system.
:tsk: of coarse hey thanks a lot jonesin :tsk:
I did the coolant flush as instructed in the links an the car only has heat when running after I'm stopped for a little while the heat goes away .. I dont know what else to diagnose I'm stumped right now ... :( ??? I need heat in my e36 I live in a very cold area I'm originally from SoCal not used to this **** ...
Help anyone I'm trying to get my e36 up to par I just bought it not too long ago and I want to be able to have it running at 100% this isn't the first issue I'm sure ill be throwing tons of things out there to pick your brains .. And mine
You still have air in the system. If you drive it like that it's going to overheat.
I took it around the block nowhere too far . Just trying to figure out how it still ha air in the system how long do I let the car sit for with the bleed plug open .. ??
Another thing I was going to ask is it normal for an e36 to run just a tad hotter on the temp gauge like just barely .. Or does that mean I'm overheating ? Because it never shoots up just stays there steady
Hey thanks a lot seems to just be a gauge glitch I hope .. I'm actually going to be bleeding the system again today.. Hoping I can get all the Air out this time
try to clean the heater core. Lot of people will flush it out with CLR for about 30mins. and then Back flush it as well..
How would I flush heater core because when I was doing the coolant flush I let the car run for a lot longer than 30 min to let air bubbles out but still not any heat coming through only when I drive it around the block did it throw a little heat then as soon as I came to a stop it blew cold air ... :( compete fail
And also how would you even begin to back flush the system this is a sad sad story I feel like a fool that I haven't been able to get this fixed
I think this must be your heater valve.
On the right-hand drive cars they are situated on the fire-wall by your inlet manifold (two metal dome like pieces with coolant pipes running into them). When mine was disfunctional they kept the heat on no matter how you adjust the climate control.
Many thanks I was aiming towards the heater valve after all this nonsense .. I haven't been able to have my fun this winter cause no heat .. Ill be checking the heater valve Friday it's a little cold out 5 degrees cold right now
And another thing my car Is LHD ?? Don't know of its any different
I had the same problem and had to add more coolant and bleed it even more now my heat has two settings off and cremate.
Haha sounds like the setting I need
.. I will be bleeding this car again and again till it blows heat I mean everything was replaced Idon t understand this is definitely turning out to be a huge headache
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Two Supreme Court of Canada nominees will become test subjects Wednesday in an experiment aimed at opening up the mysterious process in which judges are chosen for the top court.
After just a couple of days of feverish preparation, Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver and Madam Justice Andromache Karakatsanis will answer questions from MPs about their background and judicial temperaments at a three-hour committee session. It is only the second time the procedure has been used. The first was in 2006, when Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein was subject to a gentle series of questions prior to his appointment.
Legal experts predict that the session will not be particularly illuminating nor satisfying anyone who craves a transparent appointment process.
In reality, all three main parties unanimously prepared a short list of six candidates Mr. Harper used to make his selections, giving them a sense of investment in the names on the list.
Donald Stuart, a Queen's University law professor, said that the hearing is a worthwhile nod in the direction of openness, but will amount to little more than, "a meet-and-greet session."
"There is little prospect of the committee members asking searching questions," agreed University of Toronto law professor Jacob Ziegel. "The Committee chair will do his or her best to ensure it doesn't happen."
Still, Judge Moldaver can expect to be grilled in one key area: his inability to speak French. Most Quebeckers believe strongly that a unilingual Francophone would never be appointed to the Court and that the opposite should be equally unthinkable, said University of Ottawa law professor Sébastien Grammond.
"I think many people are disappointed that a unilingual candidate was chosen, especially given the fact that everyone knows there were other equally or more qualified judges who were bilingual and who could have been appointed," Mr. Grammond said. "I believe that understanding French is part of the competence requirement, rather than being in opposition to competence."
The Quebec Bar Association added fuel to the volatile issue on Tuesday when it asked the Harper government to reconsider its appointment of Judge Moldaver. It said that Canadian citizens have the right to expect that they will be understood in the Supreme Court regardless of what official language they speak.
Mr. Grammond said that one-third of the cases heard by the Supreme Court are entirely or partially in French. A unilingual judge cannot the lower court judgments in those cases nor factums that are written in French, he said, since they are never translated. Instead, he must rely on summaries prepared by their law clerks.
The committee is scheduled to meet from 3:30 p.m. ET until 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. It will commence the hearing with an introduction by Peter Hogg, a constitutional scholar, who will discuss the significance of the hearing and its ground rules. The MPs will then take turns asking questions to the two nominees.
Judge Moldaver and Judge Karakatsanis will likely be sworn in early next week in private, leaving them in a position to hear their first case before the week is over.
Before handing its list of finalists to Mr. Harper two week ago, the all-party search committee had whittled it down from a list of 12 names supplied by the government. Prof. Ryder said that the process had imparted a false illusion of accountability.
"It was carefully choreographed by the government to preserve its control over who gets appointed," he said. "Was merit their exclusive concern? We'll never know. The entire process takes place behind closed doors. The current appointments process is deeply flawed because it leaves too much room for partisan influence."
While Judge Moldaver's selection was widely accepted as being meritorious this week, there has been a swell of discontent in the legal community about the selection of Judge Karakatsanis.
"We have good reasons to doubt whether Justice Karakatsanis would have emerged as a top choice in a process based exclusively on merit," Prof. Ryder said. "One reason is her relative lack of experience compared to her more senior colleagues. The other is her political connections with members of the Conservative cabinet. One cannot avoid the suspicion that ultimately her selection was determined by partisan considerations rather than merit-based factors."
In a province such as Ontario, only two or three jurists from each generation can ascend to the Court. Their window of opportunity lasts from the age of about 50 until they reach 65.
As a result, there will be no 'next time' for a renowned group of Ontario Court of Appeal judges widely seen as having been eminently qualified, a group that includes Mr. Justice Robert Sharpe, Mr. Justice David Doherty, Madam Justice Karen Weiler, Mr. Justice Marc Rosenberg, Mr. Justice James MacPherson and Mr. Justice John Laskin.
Prof. Stuart noted that Judge Rosenberg and Judge Doherty are virtually without peer when it comes to criminal law – a vital need on the Supreme Court bench.
It appears unlikely that MPs raise the question of candidates who were rejected in favour of Judge Moldaver and Judge Karakatsanis.
Carissima Mathen, a law professor at University of Ottawa, said that Judge Karakatsanis was a refreshing choice and she may prove to be a top-notch judge. "I am a fan of recognizing different sorts of experience as helpful to the judicial function," she said.
"If the best criterion for Supreme Court-worthiness is appellate court experience, then yes, there are others who clearly were better qualified," Prof. Mathen added. "But I think Justice Karakatsanis and Justice Moldaver were chosen for different strengths and experiences – and I don't think there's anything wrong with that."Report Typo/Error
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By Roger Hardy
BBC Middle East analyst
For some, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Sunni Islam's most prestigious seat of learning, was a bravely outspoken liberal; for others, a mouthpiece of the Egyptian state.
Sheikh Tantawi, who has died of a heart attack at the age of 81 while on a trip to Saudi Arabia, was not afraid of controversy.
Since his appointment in 1996 as head of al-Azhar - Egypt's 1,000-year-old mosque and university - he sparked almost constant debate because of his outspoken views.
He denounced female genital mutilation and said women should be appointed to top government jobs.
He said it was legitimate for banks to pay interest - something many clerics argue the Koran forbids.
Last year he banned the full face veil from al-Azhar's girls' schools.
He supported the right of France to outlaw the wearing of headscarves in its state schools.
He once shook the hand of the Israeli President, Shimon Peres.
Many Muslims believed that, on all these issues, he was simply doing the bidding of the man who'd given him his job, President Hosni Mubarak.
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- Closes
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- You will preferably be qualified to HND or equivalent level with strong experience within Continuous Improvement management within FMCG manufacturing, preferably within a food environment.
- Strong demonstrable experience of Lean Manufacturing strategies including Kaizan, Kanban, TMP, SMED.
- Exposure to and involvement within project management
- Working knowledge of ISO, BRC, GMP, Hygienic maintenance
- Ability to use your initiative and be a strong decision maker
- A demonstrable track record of performance delivery through coaching
- Influence effectively from operative to director level
- Motivation to inspire team members and peers
- Ability to plan resource according to both engineering and operational requirements
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- As CI Manager you will have ownership and delivery of a sustainable CI culture in the major product manufacturing areas to be measured against tracking KPIs
- You will drive compliance to legislative, business needs and standards
- You will implement best practice manufacturing through identified tools and techniques such as Kaizan , Kanban , SMED
- As CI Manager you will assist in identifying staff training needs and requirements
- To explore new opportunities in order to improve efficiency, reduce waste and ensure customer service
- Support delivery of measurable improvements in Health and Safety, OEE, wastage and quality with the Factory manufacturing teams.
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Asked whether the former board had asked then Communications Minister
"I think we have to create the conditions where people are prepared to step up but recognise there are always going to be things that, as a commercial board, you want to see in the statement of expectations...perhaps you aren't always going to get 100 per cent of that," she told JPMorgan Chanticleer lunch on Tuesday.
"I've got no regrets on the board … I think it's a vitally important business."
The comments come as a four-member panel appointed by the Coalition government consider regulations surrounding the NBN, including whether big telcos like Telstra and TPG should be allowed to build their own private fibre networks.
Current NBN Co executive chair
He told the JPMorgan Chanticleer lunch Tuesday that, while he believed a competitive market should normally prevail, he was calling for a legal loophole allowing competition to be closed.
"In a way, many of us viscerally believe in letting the market rip, competition going forward and at the end of the day we'll get an outcome that's perhaps better for the economy as a whole," he said. "I think the right answer given where we are is that NBN should retain that exclusivity, at least for some time."
Ms Smith-Gander also said the sub-contracting model used by NBN Co to hire construction workers for the massive project was wrong.
The pyramid-style model has been criticised by unions and the Coalition government alike for ultimately seeing mum-and-dad contractors undertake highly technical and complicated construction work.
"I went out into the field and saw people doing the splicing of the optical fibre," Ms Smith-Gander said.
"You had to go four up the chain until you actually got to one of the head contractors. I don't think that's' the right way to have relationships with the people who work for you."
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A little more than two weeks after an odd on-air incident, Texas Rangers television announcer Dave Barnett is taking an indefinite leave of absence due to "health reasons," according to a statement he released through the team Monday.
Barnett hasn't worked since the Rangers' game on June 18. During a visit to the mound by Texas pitching coach Mike Maddux in the bottom of the eighth, Barnett said:
"Go-ahead run is at fifth (pause) on what Adams is insisting on calling it a botched robbery. What actually happened was his henchmen took a piece literally out of..."
His words trailed off at the end, but in actuality the go-ahead run was on first, and there had been no stolen base attempt in the inning.
Barnett told The Dallas Morning News that he was diagnosed with "a complicated migraine" after having an MRI and several other tests.
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Very general question here, not BT related.
I have a new laptop and like almost everyone, I want to preserve the battery life span for as long as possible.
There will be many times where I will use the laptop in the same room where I have my sub/speakers set up.
The Question:
what is the best way to preserve the laptop battery in the long run? is it:
a)keep it plugged in at the wall if im stationary (when the battery is full, does the power completly bypass the battery and powers the laptop directly from the wall?)
b)plug it in from the wall, then when the battery reaches full charge, turn off the switch at the wall, use the battery till it gets low, then turn on the switch at the wall again to begin charging?
the crux: what is better for the battery when using the lappy stationary, plug in from wall for the duration even if battery is full, or use the battery as per normal when its fully charged?
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Not sure if this helps. I was once told that laptop batteries are pretty disposable. From what I remember is that if you are going to use your laptop on a desk plugged into the wall for the majority of the time, then just remove the battery. If you need to use the battery, let it run down, and then charge it back up. I remember someone saying that the quickest way to kill laptop batteries (or lithium ion batteries) was to have the battery in, but constantly plugged into the wall. What happens is the battery is at 100%, then may drop to 98%, then gets charged back up, over and over. Which can wear them out. If this is 100% accurate, I can't say.
I felt like bending the bars back, and ripping out the window frames and eating them. yes, eating them! Leaping, leaping, leaping! Colonics for everyone! All right! You dumb*sses. I'm a mental patient. I'm *supposed* to act out!
thanks for that.
yea the thought did cross my mind to just remove the bat, but that will leave a gaping hole and this room can gather some serious dust in a short space of time
i usually charge it till its full
then i take the bat out and stor it in my lappy bag
when i need it it is in perfect condition (around 98% of 100%)
even though i have a lition i dont want to keep charging and discharging.
lition bats are way better than the old bats with recharging but they still get worse and worse. ohh and depending on your laptop make the power might switch once it is fully charged and bypass the bat but most of them dont.
Hope it helps
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Just a warning, if you have small children around, it's best not to leave the battery out. Small children love to unplug things that are within reach.
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
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As has been said, if you are going to use the Laptop on the mains for an extended period of time, remove the battery (I get very little in the Battery compartment in the way of dust or dirt, and I'm a smoker with 2 cats)
Had my Toshiba for over 3 years now, and get over 2 hours on the battery (2.2 P4 mobile, 2x512MB, XP/BT2 Dual Boot). If i'm going out somewhere, i just charge it a few hours befre hand (Usually just a top-up charge, as there is some charge in it)
Best practice for a battery in regular use is to charge, then FULLY discharge it. Although Li-Ion has far less of a "memory effect" than the old NiCD batteries, it's still there, and still has an effect over time.


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According to a new industry research report from IBISWorld, the meal replacement product manufacturing industry will experience substantial revenue growth in the next five years to 2016. This is in part due to growth in per capita disposable income that will result in more consumer spending on discretionary products.
"As Americans go back to work, many of them will have less free time and will likely demand more convenient food items. In addition, Americans will continue to struggle with weight loss and want to improve their nutrition. From 2011–2016, industry revenue is expected to increase by an average of 4.1% per year to $2.7 billion. In 2012, revenue is forecast to grow by 4.5% as consumers continue to recover from the recession," said Mary Gotaas, IBISWorld Industry Analyst.
The meal replacement product manufacturing industry has already experienced strong revenue growth in the past five years, thanks to rising obesity rates and robust demand for convenient food products. In addition, these products are also less expensive than other forms of weight loss goods; therefore as the recession pinched, consumers continued to buy meal replacement products. As the economy recovers from the recession and disposable income rises and more people go back to work, more consumers will likely increase their spending on discretionary goods and on food products that can be eaten on the go.
However, the industry has faced some setbacks. "Rising prices of raw material inputs like milk and soybeans have negatively affected the industry's costs. The industry also faces strong competition from weight loss services. Many Americans are able to purchase more expensive weight loss treatments as the economy rebounds and disposable income expands."
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Backers of a complete smoking ban in bars and other North Dakota workplaces say they have enough petition signatures to put the issue to a vote.
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Novato-based SolarCraft has announced it has completed the design and installation of an 83 kW solar electric system for Dahl-Beck Electric in Richmond, CA. The third generation family owned and operated electric motor repair facility is now powered by the sun.
The newly installed Dahl-Beck solar electric systems utilizes (272) SunPower 305 watt solar panels. The solar electric system is expected to generate 124,573 kilowatt hours annually, and spans over 3,642 square feet.
"Running our Richmond, CA facility consumes mass amounts of electricity and it seemed each month our PG&E bill was continuing to rise. So, we bit the bullet on this politically correct "Green Thing" and decided to do our part for the environment and at the same time help our bottom line. We began researching solar companies who we felt comfortable working with and could educate us on the benefits of this alternative energy source - we gave the nod to SolarCraft," said Roger Beck, President of Dahl-Beck Electric.
"They were able to closely stick to the schedule they initially proposed and kept us informed every step of the way. We freely interacted with their dedicated group of installers who worked diligently to complete the project on time and on budget - mission accomplished. We know the right decision was made in choosing SolarCraft."
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Valencia (Spain), 18 November 2004: One month after the end of the 2004 season, Ducati's championship-winning World Superbike team got its 2005 campaign underway with a three-day test session involving several of the top SBK teams at Valencia in preparation for next year.
Reigning champion James Toseland and team-mate Regis Laconi were present at the Spanish circuit to test updated versions of the Ducati 999 Factory bikes for the first time in a session organised by the championship's exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli.
In addition to tyre development for next year, the two Ducati riders also tested new electronic components, including a Marelli EFI engine management system, together with new Ohlins front forks.
Toseland, who was lapping in some difficulty due to a dislocated right thumb following a recent accident on an enduro bike, was third quickest behind pace-setter Troy Corser (Suzuki) and Laconi.
"It feels good to be back on the bike again" declared Toseland, "and Valencia is a good place to go testing. I cracked a bone in my right thumb last week so I've been in a bit of discomfort these days, but these things happen and it won't be an issue in the future.
"Even though I only had one full day on the 2005-spec bike, the changes make it feel quite different. The front forks are one of the biggest improvements and the electronics are also a step in the right direction so now I'm looking forward to a full test at Jerez".
After getting to within one-tenth of a second of Corser's best time this afternoon, Laconi also expressed his satisfaction with the progress that had been made by Ducati during the tests.
"I gave my best these three days and we really did a lot of work" commented Regis. "We're already faster with this bike than the 2004 version and everybody is working hard to make it even faster.
"With the new Ohlins front forks the feeling is already very good, and Pirelli brought along a new front tyre for everyone, which was a big help as it was exactly what I wanted.
"I wasn't surprised to see Corser up at the front but I wanted to get as close as possible to him by the end of the tests," he concluded.
Ducati Corse's next World Superbike testing session will be at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain on December 16-17.
TIMES: 1. Corser (Suzuki) 1'36.0; 2. Laconi (Ducati) 1'36.1; 3. Toseland (Ducati) 1'36.8; 4. Pitt (Yamaha) 1'36.9; 5. Muggeridge (Honda) 1'37.2; 6. Gimbert (Yamaha) 1'37.3; 7. Lanzi (Ducati) 1'37.4; 8. Martin (Petronas) 1'38.5; etc.


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"Go, Go, Go...!" shouted the loadmaster as the Hercules touched down - its cargo bay swinging open and engines revving for a quick getaway.
I was "hot dropping" into al Amarah with British forces onto an unsecured airfield that often comes under fire from hostile forces.
Al Amarah is the capital of Maysan province, a wild and lawless tribal area on the border with Iran. Rival Shia militias, many of them allied to political parties in Iraq's new democracy, vie for power here with the British holding the ring and often bearing the brunt of casualties.
Maysan is earmarked as one of the first of the four British controlled provinces in southern Iraq which UK troops will leave first. What happens here is a test of if and when Britain can pull out of Iraq.
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard in al Amarah have already pulled their heaviest armour, Challenger tanks, back to their base outside the town.
The British are increasingly leaving it to the new provincial council and to Iraqi security forces, trained by the coalition, to keep the peace.
But a respected local tribal leader, Abdul Karim Mahmoud al Muhammadawi, told me "there is chaos in town, assassinations and a lack of discipline and leadership among local forces".
As Panorama arrived the atmosphere was tense - a gunman had been killed by a rival militia and pictures of British squaddies beating up Iraqi youths in this town two years ago had inflamed anger in some quarters.
Muqtada al Sadr, the firebrand Shia leader had just passed through calling for the withdrawal of coalition troops. An interview set up with the local Governor was suddenly cancelled - he could not guarantee our safety in his downtown office.
'Normal weekday'
In Al Amarah with a British army patrol I met Captain Richard Holmes, of the Parachute Regiment, in the operations centre where Iraqi security forces co-ordinate action with the British.
An Arabic speaker, the British liaison officer with the local police, the young Captain was clearly liked and respected by the men who gathered round us as he showed me maps and pointed out the militia hotspots.
Together we walked down the main street of this dusty, strident place as horns blared and women scurried by in chadors.
Some men wished us "salaam aleykum".
It felt like a normal weekday morning but in Iraq appearances can be deceptive.
"Most people are welcoming and friendly," Captain Holmes assured me when I asked what working in the town was like.
He showed me weapons collected by the Iraqi civil guard the day before - a rocket which had been aimed at the British camp and an anti tank mine destined to become an IED - an explosive device of the kind that has killed so many British troops across Iraq.
"We've found they have not been directed towards us here," the Captain said, "and what is great is that we're not having to deal with these - the Iraqis are doing it themselves".
His words would return to haunt me later.
After nearly an hour in town Captain Holmes clearly felt it was dangerous to stay much longer. He quickly but calmly escorted me to the army vehicles and left.
As we reached the British base fifteen minutes later there was a flurry of activity - a helicopter racing overhead en route into Al Amarah - Warriors being scrambled and jets roaring overhead.
And then we were told that Captain Holmes and another soldier in his unit, Private Lee Ellis, had been killed by a roadside bomb as they travelled back to base along a different route to the one we had taken.
Some local people threw stones and petrol bombs at soldiers recovering the bodies.
Colonel Ben Edwards spoke to me just minutes after he learned of the deaths.
He was clearly deeply affected but his voice was steady.
"Its not the first time we've been here," he said. "It may seem harsh and heartless to say it but everyone came prepared for this and we are determined it will not put us off our pace."
Too much at stake
The families of the two soldiers later agreed that Panorama could show the pictures of their last patrol.
Colonel Edwards immediately let it be known in the town there would be no change in the British policy of handing the reins over to local authorities.
There would be no reprisals from the British.
There is simply too much at stake to allow British casualties to affect the process of handover as John Reid, the Secretary of State for Defence admits.
"Despite all the blemishes we have to deal with the reality as it is in Iraq today and it is a far better reality than it was only a few years ago," he said.
The truth is the British believe they have gone as far as they can in Maysan, a province that even Saddam never tamed and it is "good enough", as one British army officer put it, for troops to start leaving soon.
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A woman was slightly injured during an armed robbery Thursday afternoon in Northeast Portland.
The name of the victim was not immediately available.
According to police, at 6:37 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, North Precinct officers responded to the report of an armed robbery to a pedestrian in the parking lot of Stan's Market, located at 5020 Northeast 82nd Avenue. When the officers arrived, they spoke to the female victim who said that two people approached her and demanded money.
One suspect is described as an African-American male, 40 to 50 years old, 6'3" tall, with a thin build, black hair, wearing a dark stocking cap, dark jacket and dark pants. He was armed with a handgun.
The other is a blond female.
They were last seen driving a dark-colored vehicle, make and model unknown.
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Minnesota Book Award winner reads at St. Kate's on Wednesday
Poet Jude Nutter will read from her poetry on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at 7 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building at St. Catherine University. Nutter is a poet-in-residence in the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) Visiting Writers Series.
Nutter was born in England and grew up in Germany. She has received several poetry fellowships, including the National Science Foundation's Writers and Artists Program in Antarctica.
Salmon Poetry (Ireland) published her first collection, Pictures of the Afterlife, in 2002. The Curator of Silence, her second collection, won the Ernest Sandeen Prize from the University of Notre Dame Press and the 2007 Minnesota Book Award in poetry. A third collection, I Wish I Had a Heart Like Yours, Walt Whitman (University of Notre Dame Press), was awarded a 2010 Minnesota Book Award and voted Poetry Book of the Year by ForeWord Reviews.
The reading is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Lecture Hall of the Visual Arts Building on the St. Paul campus of St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul. No parking permit is needed for the campus between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. For a map or directions, visit the University website.
About the ACTC Visiting Writer Series
The ACTC Creative Writing Committee sponsors two major programs each year. The Visiting Writer Series invites accomplished authors to the Twin Cities for week-long residencies.
Visiting writers give public readings and share wisdom and knowledge with students via classroom visits and private conferences. A special creative writing course is offered each spring, in which students from all five colleges may enroll.
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The 459th Bomb Group, 759th Bomb Squadron of the Fifteenth Air Force was based at Guilia Airfield, Cerignola, Italy which was located south of Foggia. The bomb group had moved to San Bancrazio from northern Africa in November 1943.
On 22 February 1945, 1st Lt. Hubert N. Yeaden was the pilot of a B-24L Liberator with serial number 44-49638 and the distinctive black and yellow checkered tail. Yeaden and his crew of nine took off for a strategic bombing mission to the Worgel railroad yards in Germany. At about 1153 hours and at an altitude of 15,000, the aircraft was hit by flak over the snow covered Alps. Even though the plane was on fire, all 10 crew members bailed out successfully. Nose gunner Sgt. Linus J. Nagl was hit by flak in the stomach, bailed out and never heard from again. He was presumed dead. Pilot Yeaden was sent to a hospital for his wounds. All other crew members were captured and sent to Dulag Luft-Oberursel. The plane crashed near Bolzano, Italy and when the crew did not return to base, Missing Air Crew Report 12368 was filed.
- Bolzano, Italy
- 22 February 1945
Robert Merrill Bonner
2nd Lt. Robert M. Bonner (O-769698) was the co-pilot. He was born on 12 October 1923 in Berkeley, CA, son of Merrill R. and Augusta May (Voigt) Bonner. He grew up in Oakland and after graduating from Oakland High School in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Following flight training, he earned his wings and was later assigned to the 15th Air Force.
After returning to the states in summer of 1945, Bonner was stationed at Camp Beale near Marysville, CA. Bonner was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Bonner later married Frances A. and they resided in Berkley, CA. He enrolled at the University of California - Berkeley where his interest in chemistry inspired him to continue his studies until he earned a doctorate in organic chemistry in 1951. His 192 page thesis was entitled: The Preparation of Morphine Derivatives with Possible Lowered Addiction Liability. A career with the duPont Company kept him in Wilmington, DE until he retired in 1982 when he returned to Berkeley.
Bonner died at age 88 on 27 May 2012 at his home in Berkeley, CA and was later buried at Mountian View Cemetery, Oakland, CA. His obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle stated in part:
"Bob's friends and business associates remember hin as gentle gentleman, well loved and much respected. Bob's love of gardening kept him active as did world travels with Frances, backpacking and walking together in the high Sierra. Their mutual love of classical music, reading, cooking and Bob's love of golf kept him active until the end of his life."
Wesley K. Daniels
2nd Lt. Wesley Kearn "Danny" Daniels, Jr. (O-1540485) was the navigator. He was born on 11 December 1924 in Sacramento, CA, son of Wesley K. and Marian (Hateley) Daniels. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on 9 March 1943. On an early mission, he had to bail out but was able to return to base. 22 February 1945 was the second time for him to leave an aircraft. Learning the lesson of his earlier jump, Daniels waited as long as he could to pull the rip cord. Once his chute was inflated, he looked up and could see his other crew members floating down. After he landed in the Alps, he moved up the mountain, walking in feet of snow. Some local men soon discovered him and were yelling for him. When he was found, they wanted his parachute. He stayed with the locals the first night and the next day they hiked down the mountain for over seven hours to a small little town where he was turned over the German authorities. Spending that night in a local jail. He later joined others of his crew and they were sent to Dulag Luft-Oberursel for interrogation.
Daniels was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Daniels later worked for the State of California Division of Architecture and lived in Sacramento, CA.
Daniels died on 23 July 1014 in Sacramento. He was a scratch golfer with six-holes-in-one, and a life-long fan of the San Francisco Giants and 49ers and the Sacramento Kings. He was a kin, gentle, generous man known for his humor, love of animals, and entertaining stories.
Carson Joseph Morris
2nd Lt. Carson Joseph Morris (O-2056815) was the bombardier. He was born on 24 June 1916 in Kensington Hall Gardens, London, England, son of Joseph and Elsie (Southon) Morris. On 1 February 1928, Morris immigrated to the United States arriving in Vanceboro, ME with his parents and two brothers. They settled in the Bronx, NY. Morris was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
He later married Muriel Helen Frederickson. He was advertising manager and later marketing vice-president for George A. Hormel & Company. Before the war, Morris was one of the team of Hormel employees who coined the product name SPAM, an acronym for SPiced hAM. After leaving Hormel in 1956, he was an executive for NW Ayer, BBD&O, Seamless Rubber Company, Cudhay Packing Company, Smithfield Foods and others. He died at age 68 on 18 April 1988 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in the Wakeman Cemetery, Waterville, OH.
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That all six of the Republicans selected to the Congressional debt reduction "Super Committee" are signers of Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge is hardly surprising. But the choice of Arizona Senator Jon Kyl is an especially fitting one for the GOP. After all, Kyl didn't merely define a generation of Republican talking points when he explained earlier this year that his was "not intended to be a factual statement." As it turns out, from regurgitating bogus claims that "tax cuts pay for themselves" and spur "job creators" to his war on the estate tax, Jon Kyl has long been a leading fabricator of GOP tax cut myths. And when it comes to super lies on
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Master of Professional Studies in Horticulture
At a Glance
Level | Graduate/Master's
Credits | 30
Degree Requirements | Prerequisites and Courses
Schedule | Primarily daytime
Admission | March 15 for fall; October 15 for spring
What Is Horticulture Exactly?
Horticulture is the art and science of growing and maintaining ornamental plants and/or fruits, vegetables, and nuts to eat and use in and around our homes. Horticulture, though a part of agriculture, does not include agronomic crop production or other agricultural products for animal consumption.
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Our Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Horticulture program can provide you with the technical and professional skills to grow and produce plants in the most efficient and environmentally responsible ways, design and maintain gardens and landscapes, and manage a horticulture business.
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Tour Itinerary
Days 1-2: (Jomtien Beach distance from airport 140 km) - Your fellow travelers will be arriving at all times from around the world today, so there are no arranged activities for the daytime. Our taxi driver will pick you up at Bangkok Airport and take you to Jomtien Beach hotel. We will hold a meeting in the evening when everyone arrives. We will leave a note at reception explaining this. In the morning of Day 2 we recommend you to relax at the pool or the sand beach opposite the hotel to get rid of jet-lag. Later you can do some shopping particularly items you might need on the tour. After lunch motorcycles will be delivered - so you can go for an afternoon ride and pack your things in panniers.
Days 3-4: Buddhist cave temples and beaches of Western coast of Gulf of Thailand Your suitcases with items not needed will be deposited at the hotel. After the breakfast we shall ride to Cha Am situated SW of Bangkok. We use more pleasant route around Bangkok - not so many lorries and less traffic generally. We still have to take the ferry to cross Praya river. Between Bangkok and Cha Am we shall stop twice.
First to visit Khao Yoi caves with Buddhist shrines and later we shall take a Swiss style cable car to the top of the Khao Wang hill to see king Monghut,s royal retreat from 19th century. Arrival at Cha Am (hotel) in late afternoon - still a chance for a swim in the sea or hotel pool. Overnight stay in Cha Am. Day 4 We shall ride through Hua Hin - a popular holiday resort and after 90 kilometers through Khao Sam Roi Yod (mountain range with 300 peaks) national park. There we shall take a boat trip around mangrove forests to see wildlife - particularly monitor lizards and running fish. Arrival at Chumpon (hotel) in late afternoon. Chumpon is famous for seafood dishes.
Days 5-6: (Surat Thani province and Ko Samui Island) - In the morning we shall ride South on the highway No 4 over the hilly area to Surat Thani where we shall take a car ferry to Samui. The crossing takes 90 minutes. Our resort is on one of the most beautiful beaches - Lamai beach. Experience night life on Samui or take an evening boat to Ko Phangan (full moon parties). Day 6 - Plenty of things to do on this third biggest island of Thailand; scuba diving, swimming, snorkeling, water sports (kayaking, wind surfing, para-gliding) or sightseeing (waterfalls, mountains even bull fighting). Overnight stay on Ko Samui.
Days 7-8: (Scenic ride to Krabi and boat tour around islands) - In the morning we shall take the ferry back to mainland and ride South to Nakhon Si Tammarat first (100 km). There we shall turn west through national parks to Krabi (winding roads and great sceneries). Overnight stay in Krabi. On Day 8 Today we shall spend a day on the sea. We shall take a small boat (up to 12 persons) around islands. We shall explore sea caves and swim with schools of fish. Rocky islands are ideal for snorkeling. Overnight stay in Krabi.
Days 9-10: (Visit to Pang Nga Bay and Pukhet Island) - We shall visit Tam Suea temple just outside Krabi in the morning. Beautiful forests with 600 years old trees and hermit caves. 1275 steps to the top of the mountain full of stealing monkeys for a panoramic view. Afternoon boat tour around hundreds of islands of Pang Nga Bay. We shall also visit the island from 007 movie The man with golden gun. Overnight stay in Pukhet. On Day 10 Local ride - you will have a chance to enjoy some beautiful beaches. Overnight stay in Pukhet.
Days 11-12: (Andaman Sea coast, Kra Isthimus and Ranong mountains) - A scenic route along Andaman coast. Winding roads, sand beaches, mangrove forests, mountains and waterfalls. Hot springs in Ranong and a stop at Burmese border at Kra Isthimus. Overnight stay in Chumpon. On Day 12 This time we shall take back roads on the first half of this ride and highway there where we were riding through national park on the way down. This way we shall see completely different area. Overnight stay in Cha Am.
Days 13-14: (Bangkok and Jomtien Beach) - Departing Cha Am, we shall ride in direction of Bangkok. We shall avoid the center's heavy traffic by taking a ferry across Praya river in the suburbs of Bangkok and ride along the shore of Eastern Seaboard. The afternoon brings us back to our base hotel on Jomtien Beach. Usually the group has a last farewell dinner this day. On Day 14 you will receive a CD with photos from the tour before the taxi picks you up in the morning to take you to your next destination-Bangkok hotel. Bangkok has many sights to see and it is true shopping Mecca.
Day 15: (Bangkok-flight departure) - Depending on your flight departure you can arrange the taxi to the airport with the hotel reception. Most of the flights to Europe are late at night giving you an extra day in Bangkok. Check out time from the room is at noon but you can make late check out arrangements (hotel will not charge you extra if they are not really fully booked) or you can simply deposit your luggage at the reception for the day. Do not forget to keep 500 Thai Baht for Airport Departure Tax.
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STRATEGY: "The Hawaiians know the island better than I do, so they will be hard to beat. I would need to trap them. I would leave some footprints on purpose to make them think they were on my trail. We all need to drink water, so I would find a river and base a camp above it, so I could see those who come to drink, and when they do—BAM! The Spartan will get them."
LIKELY RESULT: While searching for mangos near his stream, Michel spots a curious man—bald, fit, with the gait of a predator. He is wearing a strange set of headphones, and holding a black, glowing orb. As the man turns toward him, Michel draws his knife. It is none other than Robert Kelly Slater. Michel pauses. He's been told countless times by World Tour competitors never to look into Slater's beautiful eyes. But Slater's smile disarms him—it reminds Michel of simpler times, before all the bloodshed began.
Kelly speaks softly. "I love you, man." Then Slater presses a button on his glowing orb, and Michel's eardrums burst with a deafening pop. The Spartan falls to the ground, writhing in pain, unable to tell up from down.
Kelly doesn't want to kill anyone. He walks slowly toward the Spartan, pity in his heart. Then Slater remembers the time Bourez humiliated him in a heat in France in '07 as a wildcard, ending Kelly's title hopes. The Champ's eyes go black, like those of a shark. He calmly severs the Spartan's jugular with the Tahitian's own knife.