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Hearing or speech impairment - resourcesResources - hearing or speech impairment
The following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment:
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.org
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.gov
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.org
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html
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River Park Hotel Suites Port of Miami
100 S.E. 4th StreetThe River Park Hotel and Suites Port of Miami is a 16-story overlooking the Miami River. It is in an ideal Miami downtown location - adjacent to The Miami Convention Center and the James L. Knight Center, 2 blocks from the Financial District and across from a Metromover stop. The River Park is a great stop for business travelers and convention attendees. Guests are greeted in the hotel's spacious lobby surrounded by sparkling chandeliers and eclectic artwork. The River Park Hotel and Suites is an economy Miami hotel offering many amenities including use of a fitness room and sparkling pool, as well shuttle service to the Port of Miami. A valid credit card is required to guarantee a room reservation. The hotel has the right to charge for the full amount of stay any time after a booking is confirmed; if the credit card is declined, the hotel reserves the right to cancel the reservation. If the hotel does not charge the credit card, guests must present the credit card at check-in. Or in case someone else is paying for the reservation, the hotel requires a written authorization with a copy of the front and back of the card and a valid photo identification sent to the hotel prior to check in.
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The River Park Hotel and Suites Port of Miami features 149 spacious guestrooms and suites with marble bathrooms. Standard amenities include daily maid service, air conditioning, speaker telephones with data port and voice mail, iron/ironing board, and television with DVD/VCR. Free Internet access. [google-translator]

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First Celebrity Cruise: Celebrity Century Cruise Review by Big Mike55
Overall Member Rating
First Celebrity Cruise
Destination: Hawaii
Embarkation: San Diego
• Itinerary we enjoy Hawaii and stay there often. While our favorite is the Big Island (Waikoloa Resort area), we have stayed on all of the major islands. When cruising we enjoy sea days, and this cruise had 10.
• Ship Size we are not a fan of large ships, so the Century, with approx. 1875 passengers, was right in our preference zone (while a smaller ship, similar in passenger size to HAL's Vista Class).
Overall General Impression
The Century is an older ship (18 years old, launched in 1995). There have been a number of previous reviews that spoke of a ''"tired and old" appearance of the ship. We did not think that this was the case. While the ship is older, it is well maintained and cared for. The only things that somewhat stood out More was the need for an exterior painting (rust stains visible on the white hull), and the tenders appear to be very worn. While I am sure that the tenders continue to meet all safety standards, they definitely show their age. For example the radar sending unit, which is mounted on a fold away aluminum tripod on the tenders, was duct taped to the deck of one tender, as one of the legs had eroded away, obviously some time ago.
Given the relatively small number of passengers, the ship still had a ''"crowded" feel to us in a number of the public areas. The only other ship with the approximate similar size where we also noted a ''"crowded" feel was the Norwegian Sun.
This was most likely due to the ship's layout. The layout seemed strange in a number of areas, particularly in the lower public decks in the aft section by the dining room (decks 5 & 6), and the Rendezvous Square Lounge. Also, the number and location of the public restrooms was strange. Often passengers had to go up or down a deck to find a restroom. They were also not located where there were normal ''"congregation points", such as exiting the main dining room, theater, and casino.
Officers and Crew
The Century Captain (Nikolas Christodoulakis), as well as Hotel Director (Daniel Simon) were quite visible and engaging with the passengers and crew throughout the cruise. Both would often stop and talk to passengers during their numerous walks around the ship. We commented to each other that we have never seen a more engaging and genuinely friendly Captain in our many previous cruises.
With the remainder of the ship's crew, we noted the entire spectrum in the way of service ''" from great to terrible. Our cabin steward, waiter, and assistant waiter, were absolutely the best! They were friendly, extremely efficient and went out of their way to make our cruise experience enjoyable.
On the other end of the spectrum there were a number of bar tenders, servers and our Butler (more on our Butler later). With a few of the bar servers we noted that as they discovered that we had a premium drink package, they became ''"less than attentive" when we sat down at a table, or to offer to refill our empty glasses. These same servers were quite attentive to those who obviously did not have a drink package (having to sign for all drinks).
This was not all of the servers, but there were a few (especially in the aft deck lounge). As an example, on our first day I asked the bar tender there for a Dark and Stormy, he said "never heard of it". I told him it was dark rum and ginger beer, on ice, in a pilsner glass. His response was ''"we have no ginger beer". Fortunately, the bar manager (a gentleman from Jamaica, where the drink is from) overheard my request and the bar tender's response and said ''"Of course we can make a Dark and Stormy, and yes, we have ginger beer". He immediately went to a storage area nearby and brought back a 6 pack of Gosling's ginger beer. He then proceeded to go behind the bar and show the bartender how to make the drink. The bar tender did not seem too happy about it, and any time after that when we went to that bar we were greeted with a scowl.
Back on the positive side, the service at the Cova Café was wonderful. All the staff was quite friendly and attentive, and the coffees were excellent. We made a point of coming here at least twice a day. This was also a favorite spot for the Captain and Hotel Director, as we ran into them there almost every day.
We were in a Sky Suite on the Century. On our previous HAL cruises we sailed in a Neptune Suite (Deluxe Verandah Suite) and on NCL in an Owner's Suite, so our comparison of the Century is based on this.
In comparing the size of the suites, the Sky Suite on the Century felt about half the size of the suites on both HAL and NCL. The bed is located right next to the wall and leaves very little room for entry and egress (approx. 18 inches). There is a small love seat, a small table and a chair.
There was only one electrical outlet for the entire cabin! We had to purchase a power strip in our first port to be able to charge computer, phones, etc. On a positive note there are a large number of drawers in the various cabinets for storage, much more than in a HAL suite.
The bathroom was very small for a suite, which leads me to believe that bathrooms in the remaining cabins must be truly tiny. The configuration was a single sink and a tub/shower combination. The door to the bathroom could only be opened part way as the toilet was in the way. There were NO electrical outlets in the bathroom.
The ventilation and air conditioning did not function efficiently. The suite was quite often "stuffy", and we noticed a loud whistling noise coming from the vent near the door to the cabin. This was reported to our Butler who said ''"Oh yes, that is very loud. I will call engineering." Nothing was done by the next day, so we reported it to Guest Services. They checked and said it had not been previously reported. Someone from engineering came to our suite a short time later and changed a VERY dirty filter. The noise was lessened, but not eliminated, and the cabin remained somewhat stuffy.
On a number of days there was also a strong sewer odor in the hall outside our suite as well as in the suite itself. While this odor did not persist throughout the day, it was noticeable more than once.
Celebrity provides a Butler for their suite guests. HAL does not have butlers, but does have a dedicated lounge with Concierges for their suite guests, and NCL also provides a Butler.
Unfortunately, this was our worst experience with a Butler/Concierge in all of our sailings. Our requests for our butler/concierge have always been simple. Generally the requests involve booking shore excursions, specialty restaurant reservations, the daily snack/tea service, and an occasional meal on our veranda.
On the first day of the cruise, our butler came to the cabin and introduced himself. He was VERY soft spoken and we had to ask him to repeat himself after almost everything he said. We made no immediate requests of him at this first meeting but did tell him, in general, they kind of requests we would typically have during the cruise. We did ask him if he would find out when the sign up for the ship's ''"Behind the Scenes Tour" would be. He said no, we should ask ourselves at the shore excursion desk. I asked, ''"Do you make shore excursion reservations?" He said ''"Yes, but I am new to Celebrity, and don't know what that is." No offer to find out, just a ''"do that yourself" response. I also asked if Celebrity offered a "luggage valet" service in San Diego. He again said he never heard of the program and we should check with Customer Relations. At this point we felt he was not very well trained.
Over the remaining 15 days, he would come to the door several times a day and knock very softly; even though the suite door had a doorbell (he never rang the doorbell). My wife and I said to each other ''"do you hear something" and before we could react he would open the door and come in. Several times we were in the process of dressing/changing clothes. As a result whenever we were in the room we would post the do not disturb sign on the door. The next day when he noticed the sign on the door, he phoned and said ''"I saw the sign on the door and wanted to know if you needed anything". We told him NO, if we need anything we will call YOU.
Food is quite subjective. Given that, our subjective opinion was that the food was somewhat below average, on the whole. As an example, steak was served on several of the 15 evenings. We dined at a table for 8 and all of our table mates agreed that the steaks were a lower quality than a cheap supermarket steak. The New York strip was tough and tasteless, and the Rib Eye steak was no more than ½ inch thick! Our waiter genuinely seemed embarrassed, and did NOT recommend any of the steaks thereafter. On the other hand, the Prime Rib (served 3 times) was excellent, as was the Lobster Tail. Escargot was available as one the daily choices and was quite good.
The Entre selection appeared to be somewhat limited. There was always one vegetarian selection, usually a chicken selection, then a beef, fish or lamb selection. If memory serves, during the 15 days, lamb was offered on at least 9 days.
We ate in Murano's one evening. First let me say the restaurant manager, our waiter, and the tableside chef were wonderful! They were all very attentive, engaging and sincere in their efforts. As an example, our reservations were for 7:30pm. We arrived on time however there was no table available for us. The manager, Dimitri, asked if we would please wait for just a few minutes in the lounge outside while the diners finished their meal and a table was cleared. A few minutes later Dimitri came by with a bottle of sparkling wine and apologized once again. During our dessert, Dimitri brought us a bottle of ice wine, again complimentary. During the remainder of the cruise any time he would see us he would greet us by name and ask how everything as going.
The food itself served in Murano's was average at best. We both had the lobster, prepared tableside. The preparation was quite impressive; however it was not as good as the lobster tail that was served in the main dining room.
As stated in the beginning, our favorite cruise line is Holland America, and that fact still remains. It was our hope that we would enjoy our experience on Celebrity, and add them to our options when looking for a cruise. While we did enjoy this cruise and the overall experience was pleasant, given the above we will most likely not choose to sail with Celebrity again. Less
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Boston Announces 2014 Tour Dates
Boston, led by guitarist-songwriter- producer Tom Scholz will hit the road later this spring in support of the band's new album Love, Life, And Hope.
Love, Life, And Hope, which was released in December, peaked at Number 37 on the Billboard 200 album charts and marked the band's followup to 2002's Corporate America collection and the first to be released since the 2007 suicide of beloved frontman, Brad Delp. The new collection includes lead vocals from Delp, Tommy DeCarlo, Kimberley Dahme, David Victor, and Scholz, himself.
The closest date to Nashville on this tour is at the Riverbend Music Festival in Chattanooga on June 11th. Might be worth the quick trip across Mount Eagle for this show!!


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The degree of Doctor of the University was conferred on 26 June 2008 in recognition of an outstanding contribution to music.
Raised in Glasgow, Sadenia 'Eddi' Reader started her music career as a session vocalist, working with the Eurythmics and Alison Moyet. With the band Fairground Attraction, she achieved a UK number one with the single Perfect, winning best single and best album at the 1989 Brit Awards. She celebrates 25 years singing professionally, performing with musicians as diverse as Phil Cunningham and Jools Holland. She travels the world performing her own material and songs written by Robert Burns and many other songwriters. She was recently awarded an MBE.


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Mary Godat Bellamy (1861-1954)
Mary Godat Bellamy's 1910 election made Wyoming the third state to elect the nation's third state to have female presence in its legislature, following only Colorado in 1894 and Utah in 1896.
A native of Albany County, Wyoming, Mary "Mollie" Godat was a schoolteacher until she married Charles Bellamy, who holds claim to being the first licensed civil engineer in the United States. They lived in Laramie, where Charles surveyed the new Wyoming Territory, which was organized – including the enfranchisement of women -- in 1869. He named a Snowy Mountain lake for her, using the French variant in Lake Marie. Meanwhile, she not only reared their children, but also became the local superintendent of schools, something that was increasingly common for women in western states.
Mollie Bellamy thus had lived in Laramie for some four decades when she ran for the legislature in 1910 as a Democrat. Like many states in that era, Wyoming had at-large districts, and she won the second-highest vote among five candidates – missing first place by one vote (1,285 to 1,284). Her goals included separating male and female prisoners, establishment of the Wyoming Boys Institute, and modifying state law to allow married women to serve as the main executor of estates. She also sponsored an eight-hour day for employed women and was an advocate for both children and animals.
She was such an active Democrat that Bellamy was part of a committee that officially informed President Woodrow Wilson of his re-nomination in 1916, and she also was a delegate to the 1920 Democratic National Convention. The records of the National American Woman Suffrage Association refer to "Mrs. Mary G. Bellamy" as a "member of the Legislature," when she and other female elected officials from the West attended its 1917 convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
She also lobbied in Washington to extend women's enfranchisement nationally, and that presence resulted in several offers of appointed positions in the East. Bellamy refused them, saying she would rather hold humbler jobs in the West than return to the East and lose her right to vote. In one of her better-known speeches, she said: "Men are usually willing to elect those [women] that run. You see in Wyoming, when it comes to politics, the men don't think of women as women but as citizens. They are willing to accord us equal rights with themselves, to consider what we want, and if it seems desirable, to grant it…Between the men and the women of this state there is a sympathetic understanding and the best kind of cooperation…working together for the good of Wyoming. There is no sex antagonism here and consequently no opposition to women's holding office."
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Bob Greenwald. (Photo by Bob Bumpas.)
In February 1963, a young businessman not long out of Arizona State University came to NCAR to work in the fledgling contracts department. This month Bob Greenwald concludes 32 years of steady service in support of NCAR and UCAR, the last six of those as director of Contracts and Risk Management.
"I've done a myriad of things here," says Bob. Most of his roles have been in the realm of purchasing and contracting, although he did serve two years as head of Human Resources during the mid-1970s. In his most recent post, Bob oversaw the rapid expansion of contractual arrangements involving NSF as well as a wide range of non-NSF sponsors of NCAR research and UCAR programs.
"The workload has increased significantly over the past few years," Bob notes. "The increase has been handled partly by adding staff, but also by hard, dedicated work from all of the people in Contracts."
Field programs, in particular, have become more multidisciplinary and multi-institutional than ever. Bob recently returned from a week in Tasmania working with staff from UCAR's Joint International Climate Projects/Planning Office on logistical arrangements for the first Aerosol Chemistry Experiment. (More than 50 people on site will be studying the relatively pristine air over Tasmania in November and December.)
Along with his off-site assignments, Bob has sampled the full range of on-site workplaces. "I started at RL-2 [on 30th and Marine Streets], then went to RL-3 until the Mesa Lab was finished. I worked there for a while, then went back to 30th Street, then to 55th and Arapahoe, and finally to FL-1."
Bob is that rarity, a Denver-area native. His only substantial length of time living outside Colorado was during his college years in Tempe, Arizona. Bob commuted to NCAR from Northglenn for many years, finally setting up residence in Boulder in 1975. He plans to stay put for now. With his youngest stepson graduating from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley this month, "I don't have any college tuition to take care of. That makes the financial end of retirement a bit easier."
As one of the few employees from the early 1960s still on board, Bob has gotten to know plenty of staff. "The best thing about NCAR is the people--too numerous to mention--wonderful, wonderful folks. That's the hardest thing to leave behind."
Among other diversions, Bob will spend his post-UCAR time keeping in touch with his son and daughter-in-law, a stepdaughter and two stepsons, and a granddaughter and grandson. He's also got a rottweiler and a black Labrador retriever. "I want to find and train a pointing dog, hopefully soon enough to take it out into the field for the fall hunting season.
"I plan to do all those things that you plan to do someday. For me, someday has arrived." --BH


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Bike Maps
Technically, you can ride your bike on any street you like. Bicyclists have the same rights as motorists and can legally ride on any street that's not a freeway. Still, if you're riding down a 45 mph street, your ride may not be very pleasurable or safe. That's why we recommend some route planning.


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SMH > Home > Technology > IT News > Article
The next generation internet will offer businesses virtual infrastructure through intelligent routers, researchers say.
Associate Professor Doan Hoang and his team at the University of Technology in Sydney are developing "smart" routers - which control internet traffic - to help businesses use the internet to provide services as well as information.
Hoang said the current "dumb" routers could direct internet traffic quickly but had no capacity to establish traffic priority. "It's no surprise that the internet has failed to revolutionise business," he said.
"At it's core the World Wide Web functions quite well for connectivity but to move it forward it must provide a global infrastructure for services at the internet service provider level."
The head of the university's Advanced Networking Group in the Faculty of Information Technology is developing service architecture to help boost the internet's power to meet specific user demands.
Intelligent routers could direct firewalls to allow certain applications, help balance network loads and redirect users to other sites in case of failure.
Increasingly, businesses are using the internet as infrastructure as well as a means of connectivity but it was not designed to provide services, Hoang says.
Routers treat every packet of information the same way to ensure fast delivery. But programmable, or smart, routers that can differentiate and prioritise traffic can help deliver the internet as a service.
Hoang says it is not possible to play around with the configuration of the routers themselves or the "whole thing might collapse". Instead the UTS researchers, with grants from Nortel Networks and the Australian Research Council, are developing a way to download software onto the routers at the interface of the ISPs.
While Cisco has had a monopoly on the routing market "nobody has been able to touch the black box", so a mechanism is needed to partition the software from the routers.
The research involves the development of an open source programmable platform designed to exploit commercial grade network devices such as routers and switches, load balancers and firewalls.
During a sabbatical at Nortel Research Laboratory in Santa Clara and at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2001, Hoang developed a technology called active flow manipulation, which allows network devices to be programmed.
The technology involves a node that can aggregate data into traffic flows and perform simple tasks on traffic flows. Hoang says this will allow network behaviour to be controlled in real-time.
The team has developed a prototype of a programmable Java-based platform on a commercial web switch, which can filter and process content.
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Morris Schlefstein, 320th BG, 441st BS, R/G MTO WWII
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Radio/Gunner for the 320th Bomb Group, B-26 Marauders in the Mediterranean Theatre during WWII
Sardinia, Island in the Mediterranean Theatre, 1944 Combat Missions over Italy.
APO 650 SARDINIA 1944 Censored Army Cover WWII 320 BOMB Gp APO 509
"APO 509" 19 Mar 1944. It is stamped "FREE". It was sent by M. Schlefstein. It was sent to Siah Schlefstein of 607 Northville, Riverhead, LI, NY.


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Azzaro Diva one-shoulder gown
Amy Ryan was incredible in her role in Gone Baby Gone, and she was equally stunning on the Oscars red carpet in a long, one-shoulder gown. You can never go wrong with a classic look like this.
"Cut a statuesque dash in this Alexander McQueen gown. The Grecian draping is eternally stylish and makes this an investment buy you will turn to time and again."Added 9 Years Ago from Net-a-Porter


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1006: All SSRI's Are Not Created Equal
Speaker: Mary D. Moller, DNP, ARNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN Associate Professor and Specialty Director for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Yale University School of Nursing
Disclosures: Discussion of off-label uses will not take place during this presentation. The speaker and the activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 90 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the role of serotonin and serotonin receptors in the regulation of mood.
2. Describe the unique mechanisms of action, side effects, and drug interactions of the 6 FDA approved serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications: fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, citalopram, escitalopram.
3. Choose an SSRI for a selected patient based on scientific rationale.
Continuing Nursing Education
1.5 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The content of this CNE activity pertains to pharmacology. Because states' requirements may vary, contact your Board of Nursing for more information.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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Friday, June 21, 2013 3:30pm5:00pm
APNA 11th Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Reston, Virginia
Release Date: August 5, 2013
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A year with photohunt!
Photohunt is an interactive game on dAmn for photographers. You are given a topic and you have 20 minutes to go shoot. Minor edits are allowed. (switch to b/w, lighten darken, etc) Once the time is up you will post your thumb in the #Photohunt Chatroom and whoever is judging will choose a winner! The winner gets a point and the deviation is added to the gallery The more points you get the higher up in the ranks you go
This article is to show off the past years of winners! We hope you play with us this year
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All these photos were taken in 20 minutes or less Swing by the chatroom ANYTIME and play
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Also be sure to check out our event coming up on January 12th starting at 2pm EST! Why should you come play? Well... We have a ton of prizes to give away! DeviantArt shirts, Stressballs, Emoticon keychains, and many Premium memberships will be up for grabs! Even if you don't play there could be a chance for you to win a prize just by showing up!
What if I forget about the event?
Just add to your groups and we'll put up a poll a day before the event to remind everyone!
What the HECK is PhotoHunt???
Its a place to cure your boredom and your photographers block! It allows you to race the clock and forces you to be creative. You are given a topic and you have 20 minutes to go shoot it! Sound fun? Well it is. But beware it is addicting. So if you are ready to start hunting then stop by and join in all the fun. I DARE you to play just one round.
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1. A game will begin when there are 4 players!
2. There must be 3 entries at the end of the game or there is no winner.
3. Winners must keep there images in their scraps until added to the photohunt gallery.
4. Wait until the end of the game to post your image.
5. Must be only 1 shot and not a collage
6. If you drop out you WILL be penalized. This means u will lose a win. If you have no wins it will just be a negitive.
7.Image needs to be clean!
8. Picture needs to be taken AFTER the topic has been posted
9. Please make sure the exif data and the clocks on your camera are set correctly!
How to play
As a player, your goal is to take a digital photo, do minor photoshopping, (Read: muck around with the brightness/contrast, convert to black and white and add a frame... You get the picture.) You have 20 minutes to take the picture, and upload it, when the judge declares that time is up you must post your photo within 5 minutes, if you fail to do so in the allotted amount of time, you will be disqualified, the judge will then choose a winner
Your photo is judged on a few things -
How it represents the word
Each judge has different taste!
When a judge is ready to judge a game they will let you know by saying Game time press 1 Please do NOT pester the judges and beg for games. Judges are chosen by the founders. They can be based on everything from how often you're in the room, how much you play and just how you act in the room with others. do NOT ask to be a judge.
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Audrina Patridge in a Bikini and Other News
- Guy Ritchie's girlfriend is having a baby. [Popeater]
- True Blood's Sam Trammell will see that baby and raise it one. [TooFab]
- Jennifer Aniston regurgitates the web's greatest hits to sell Smartwater. [Dlisted]
- Daniel Craig is all about gender equality. And wearing dresses. [Lainey Gossip]
- Amanda Bynes tweets in her underwear. [Hollywood Tuna]
- Paris Hilton still has nipples. [DrunkenStepfather: NSFW]
- January Jones refuses to play Grace Kelly. [Starpulse]
- Kirstie Alley is looking radiant. [Celebslam]
- Aubrey O'Day has a reality show now. Oh, goody. [Bossip]
- The best use for books. [theCHIVE]
- Well, maybe not all books. [BuzzFeed]
- The Best 'Fros in Sports History [Bleacher Report]
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Work was fun, but very boring. I mostly ran around with my sword and took pictures with my coworkers all day. Here's me & one of my best gal's Klea as a Toddler in Tiara. (I told her she looked like a raver kid.)
I was under a little constraint due to our dress code, buuuut I think I did okay for a casual costume. I mean, Finn isn't too tough! I definitely took my own suggestion from my Outfits That'll Make You Say: Like, What? post with the hoodie and sneakers.
Sweet Emily was an awesome Day of the Dead skull and I had fun making her pose in creepy places around our store.
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The registered units are extended various facilities so as to promote their participation, and consequently enhance the share in Government purchases.
NSIC's registration scheme has been in operation for the last 37 years and was remodeled in May 1976, and is now called the Single Point Registration Scheme.
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The units registered with NSIC, under the Single Point Registration Scheme are given the following facilities:
All Micro & Small Enterprises which are registered with the Director of Industries (DI)/District Industries Centre (DIC) as manufacturing/service enterprises or having Acknowledgement of Entrepreneurs Memorandum (EM Part-II) are eligible for registration with NSIC under its Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS).
The unit has to apply on the prescribed application form available from NSIC, New Delhi and its Regional and Branch Offices. Application forms are also available from Small Industries Service Institutes (SISI) and District Industries Centres (DIC). The forms are priced at Rs.25 per set.


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There are few things cuter than a little kid killing it on the ukulele.
Trainor brought along a ukulele to her audition and blew him away.
Bernice saw that Warren's eyes had left a ukulele he had been tinkering with and were fixed on her questioningly.
Do you know this step—to the Paradise whistle and ukulele and that new instrument, the Shiverskin, it's just great.
And really with two violins, ukulele and piano we weren't a half bad orchestra.
The musical instruments in use to-day are the guitar, the mandolin, and the ukulele.
Cinny put up an indifferent hand to her fair hair, one of the cushions fell overboard, also a ukulele.
Somebody began to play a ukulele, and gay voices took up the tune.
But Fulaanu lounged with her ukulele, surrounded by amorous sailors who gazed longingly into her eyes.
If it happens that any folk are down from the uptown hotels, Peter Pan consents to sell a ukulele between his encores.
1896, from Hawaiian 'ukulele, literally "leaping flea," from 'uku "louse, flea" + lele "to fly, jump, leap." So called from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it. It developed from a Portuguese instrument introduced to the islands c.1879.


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Sorry I dint'd get what you are trying to say.
You say that the IPSec configuration should be on the LAN interface and not
on the WAN????
And this will when pinging from the LAN to remote LAN?
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On 5/8/06, Don Munyak <don dot munyak at gmail dot com> wrote:
> First thing...I didn't mean to confuse anyone about ICMP ping and
> NAT-T. The point I was trying to make was "MY" inability to ping
> through an IPSEC tunnel, and yet still be able to connect remotely to
> the application server intended. I am under the impression you can't
> ping through an IPSEC tunnel...but I could be wrong.
You're right on the issue, wrong on the cause. :)
The issue is, by default, pings get sourced from your WAN IP. Your
WAN IP isn't going to traverse the VPN, hence the pings time out. One
of the 1.2.x releases added a "interface" box on the ping page, if you
set the interface there to LAN, you can now ping over VPN.
As for the rest, it's way more than I have time to look at
immediately, maybe later tonight.
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Hemashree's father has accused her husband Sudheendra Babu of murdering her and lodged complaint against him. Cops have told that the injury on her head appeared more like an assault and not due to accident. Babu is now in police custody and the investigations are on.
It is also said that the deceased had troubles with her marriage and she was willing to get separated from Sudheendra Babu. However, Hemashree's friends have pointed fingers at her parents for the mess, as they made her marry him without enquiring his background.
It was evident after she filed complaint against her hubby and parents the next day after the marriage. It has to be noted that she had registered complaints against him in more than one police station claiming that she does not want to live with him.
Hemashree (26) and Sudheendra Babu (48) tied the knot on June 22, 2008 in Tirupathi. The age difference between the couple had raised eyebrows after the actress lodged a complaint against her hubby-parents claiming that she was not aware of his age and she was cheated. However, surprisingly, she took back the complaint the next day.
The actress entered films as a child artiste and acted in over 35 television serials. Sirivantha, Varsha, Marma, Ugragami, Veera Parampare are her notable films. She ruled the small-screen for about six years and gained popularity in Neere Ninagondu Seere.


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To my mind, one of the most interesting, talented and frequently
undersung talents in the film industry is Christian Bale. He's been
impressive in virtually every film he has made, despite the overall
quality of the movie itself. In the last few years, Hollywood finally
has begun to take notice and Bale has been landing higher profile roles
in movies like BATMAN BEGINS and THE PRESTIGE. In HARSH TIMES,
he adds yet another character to his impressive gallery of film portraits.
Bale portrays Jim Davis, a recent Army Ranger veteran who served
a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He's returned to his hometown of
Los Angeles where his dream is to land a job in law enforcement. But
Jim cannot quite shake the experiences he underwent in the war zone.
He is plagued by nightmares and his efforts to deaden the pain with
drink and drugs could cost him the chance to fulfill his dreams.
Jim spends a great of time hanging out with his high school buddy
Mike Alvarez (Freddy Rodriguez), who has recently been laid off from his
job from a tech services help desk after the position was out-sourced to
India. Mike lives with his lawyer girlfriend Sylvia (Eva Longoria) who
has her own dreams and aspirations.
Jim and Mike have too much free time on their hands and they
drive around Los Angeles getting into various scrapes (usually instigated
by Jim) from which they barely escape.
HARSH TIMES marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter
David Ayer, who rose to fame with his script for TRAINING DAY.
HARSH TIMES was originally written in 1996 and developed at the
Sundance Institute and in many ways can be seen as a warm up for
TRAINING DAY, which was written much later. Both films revolve around
the pairing of an alpha male and a more mild-mannered partner who
spend a great deal of time in cars in Los Angeles. Unfortunately,
because TRAINING DAY reached theaters first -- and earned an Oscar
for Denzel Washington and a nomination for co-star Ethan Hawke,
HARSH TIMES feels like something of a retread.
Ayer, however, shows a flair for staging set pieces and his work
for the most part is fluid and engrossing. On occasion, he allows the
tension to slack, but he generally corrects the mistake and re-assert
control over the material. The screenplay may have a few plot holes,
but it does provide two meaty roles for its lead actors and Bale and
Rodriguez both rise to the occasion.
Bale, in particular, delivers a stunning performance that
encompasses a wide range. With his Mexican girlfriend (Tammy Trull)
he is by turns sweetly tender at the start but as his drug-fueled
paranoia begins to take hold, he becomes a scary monster. There are
echoes of his great work in AMERICAN PSYCHO in his work here but
Bale has developed his skills so that the nuances are even more
defined -- and therefore more terrifying. He dominates the film, but
does not overpower it.
Matching Bale's intensity is Rodriguez whose character is caught
between his loyalties to his childhood pal and his love for his
upwardly-mobile lawyer girlfriend. Rodriguez doesn't overplay his scenes
and he meshes beautifully with Bale. Yet somehow the character
doesn't seem to be fully realized. It is almost as if we are seeing him
through the eyes of Jim Davis.
Another flaw in the screenplay -- which was originally written in
the early 1990s -- is that the female characters are not particularly
well-defined. Both Trull and Longoria attempt to inject humanity in
their portrayals but neither transcends the material.
HARSH TIMES is a portrait of a male-dominated world and in
Christian Bale's fierce performance, Ayer has found the perfect actor.
It's just unfortunate that the screenplay feels like a left-over from an
era that has passed by.
Rating: C
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language and
drug use
Running time: 120 mins.
|Harsh Times
|© 2006 by C. E. Murphy. All Rights Reserved.


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AT&T Invests More Than $200 Million in Alabama Wireless and Wireline Networks in First Half of 2013
Investments Strengthen Nation's Fastest and Most Reliable 4G LTE Network, Largest 4G Network In First Six Months, Project Velocity IP Results in Enhanced Wireless Network Performance, Advanced Fiber-Optic Connectivity for more than 600 Businesses, and AT&T U-verse Services for nearly 6,600 Customer Locations
Birmingham, Alabama, August 09, 2013
Blazing speeds. Great reliability. Broad coverage. Excellent overall performance. That's what Alabama residents want from their mobile Internet, and it's exactly what AT&T* is delivering with an array of network upgrades completed in the first half of 2013.
In the first half of 2013, AT&T invested more than $200 million in its wireless and wired networks in Alabama. The investments included deployment of new macro cell sites, small cells and Distributed Antenna Systems across the state as a part of AT&T's Project Velocity IP, a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks. The company also expanded and enhanced its 4G LTE network, which provides ultra-fast mobile Internet speeds, and deployed new Wi-Fi hot spots.
Project Velocity IP is also spurring the deployment of advanced fiber-optic connections to thousands of Alabama businesses. In just the first six months of 2013, more than 600 additional business customer locations in Alabama – located in more than 20 multi-tenant office buildings across the state – now have access to blazing-fast, reliable connections to Internet and cloud-based resources, which ride on the fiber network.
As part of Project VIP, AT&T also deployed advanced wired IP broadband connections for consumers, including AT&T U-verse® services for 6,600 customer locations in Alabama, in just the first six months of 2013. AT&T U-verse is an integrated bundle of services delivered over AT&T's advanced IP network that include AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet, AT&T U-verse TV and AT&T U-verse Voice. AT&T offers customers the freedom to watch hit TV shows virtually anywhere, extensive HD channels, competitive Internet speeds, flexible bundles and continued service innovation. AT&T was recently named Frost & Sullivan Video Company of the Year.
These investments help to ensure that Alabama residents continue to receive the best possible experience over the AT&T network, whether at home, at work or on the go. The great performance of AT&T's 4G LTE network, now the nation's fastest and most reliable, continues to be validated:
- AT&T now has the most reliable 4G LTE network. According to independent third-party data, AT&T has the highest success rate for delivering mobile content across nationwide 4G LTE networks.**
- Meanwhile, our 4G LTE service was recognized as having faster average download and upload speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld/TechHive's most recent 20-market speed tests – the second consecutive year that AT&T has ranked 1st overall. PCWorld/TechHive also ranked AT&T's as the fastest combination of 3G and 4G services in the 20 cities it tested.***
- And AT&T was named America's fastest 4G LTE network in PC Magazine's 2013 Fastest Mobile Networks 30-market study – sweeping the top rankings in all six U.S. regions from coast to coast: Northeast, Southeast, North-Central, South-Central, Northwest and Southwest.****
"Fast, reliable connectivity is essential to both quality of life and competitiveness at work," said AT&T - Alabama President Fred McCallum. "No one understands that better than we do, and no one is doing more than AT&T to mobilize a world that works for people in our state. With initiatives like Project Velocity IP, we're working to ensure that Alabama consumers and businesses remain at the leading edge of broadband services."
In addition, RootMetrics® has awarded AT&T 1st or tied for 1st for strongest overall call, text, and data performance in 66 of 125 national markets – including two markets in Alabama, where AT&T was tied for first in Birmingham and Mobile through June this year.*****
Highlights of network upgrades completed so far this year in Alabama include more than 250 cell site upgrades or expansions, and 4G LTE launches and expansions in Tuscaloosa, Baldwin County, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville, Monroeville-Evergreen, Florence-Muscle Shoals, Troy and Greenville.
"AT&T's network investment supports Alabama's economic health and our residents' ability to succeed at work and at home," said Greg Canfield, Alabama's Secretary of Commerce. "The expansion of mobile Internet service helps to ensure that people across the state have access to the latest online services and applications."
The 2013 year-to-date network investment builds on the nearly $1.4 billion that AT&T has invested in its Alabama wireless and wired networks from 2010 through 2012.
AT&T 4G LTE is now available in multiple areas of the state, including Auburn-Opelika, Birmingham, Cullman, Decatur, Florence-Muscle Shoals, Greenville, Huntsville, Mobile, Monroeville-Evergreen, Montgomery, Troy, and Tuscaloosa. Nationwide, more than 225 million Americans have access to AT&T 4G LTE service. By year-end 2013, AT&T expects to cover nearly 270 million people and 400 markets with its 4G LTE network.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Alabama or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse services. Call or go to www.att.com/u-verse to see if you qualify.


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Militia fire-team and squad radios, to the extent that most folks can afford, are GMRS/FRS hand-held "family" sets. On the border with the Minutemen in October 2005, we used these with an antenna range "booster" which consisted of nothing more than a a length of copper wire coiled at the base for attachment to the existing stub antenna. With ear buds and external mics they can be made into a reasonable tool for tactical communication. The problem has been, of course, range. With a capable command set of greater capability and range these can be made into a decent tactical net. The problem has been affordability. I'm not a radio geek by a long shot, but this looks promising:
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Is this the inexpensive militia tactical command net radio we've been looking for?
Posted by Brock Townsend at Saturday, May 21, 2011
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I have purchased one of these about three weeks ago. I use it for our County search and rescue. It seems to work fine for me as we have a net control RV that is able to keep in touch with us for about 2-4 miles simplex( I'm guessing). Being very new to this world I found it quite easy to program. and have since setup a station at the home 20. The price of the wouxon UV2D is IMO Very affordable. My $.02ReplyDelete
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Lisa Carapiet
Berkshire Hathaway has reported a 43 per cent drop in profit for the quarter that ended on June 30 for its residential real estate brokerage. The drop resulted from a slowdown in refinancing by home owners. Net income for HomeServices of America fell by $US10 million, according to a regulatory filing from Berkshire's MidAmerican Energy Holdings, the unit that owns the brokerage. Operating revenue at HomeServices fell 15 per cent to $US290 million.
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text: Discover the charm of Jasper County. Hometown festivals, winery, art community, agricultural attractions and spectacular sandhill crane migration. Jasper County is home to one of Indiana's greatest wildlife spectacles at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area. Each fall, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes visit Jasper-Pulaski's shallow marshes on their southward migration. Although the cranes can be seen all over the surrounding area, the best place to marvel at this natural phenomenon is from Jasper-Pulaski's viewing platforms, overlooking Goose Pasture. Jasper County has an abundance of hometown festivals to choose from, as well as the popular Jasper County Fair. Visit Remington's Fountain Park Chautauqua or Water Tower Days for a relaxing day of fun and stop by The Homestead Buttery & Bakery for a sweet treat to complete your day. After enjoying the annual parade, watch wooden-shoe dancing and sample Banket or Oliebollen, traditional Dutch foods, at the Touch of Dutch festival in DeMotte.Visit Website


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Join as a member. There's a certificate with your name on it.
This project is not covered by Drupal's security advisory policy.
I am looking for co-maintainer(s) with an interest in porting event to Drupal 8. One of the goals should be that it can be independently be used from any other modules besides core. The data structure, namely the use of SQL DATE columns should also be the same.
This is a simple module to keep track of events and show them to users in various calendar displays. It also provides an event API to allow other modules to store and work with date data.
The 4.6 version of this module has been completely rewritten by Aaron Welch.
The 5.2 version of this module has been completely rewritten by Gerhard Killesreiter.
The contrib directory includes basicevent module (obsolete as from 5.2). Enabling this module gives you an event node without having to use flexinode or CCK.
Custom event types can be created using CCK. Any node type can be event-enabled by selecting this option on the content workflow page.
Why is there no stable version of event for Drupal 6?
There is an unfortunate bug in the upgrade path from event 5 to 6. Any help that helps to fix this is greatly appreciated.
Modules related to event include:
- Event repeat: allows you to create recurring events.
- RSVP: users can create and manage RSVPs associated with events
- signup: allows you to signup enable
- event views: adds views module compatibility
- Calendar signup comes with event.module D6
- Date Picker comes with event.module D6
Please take some time to look at the module's settings and read the documentation.
Project Information
- Maintenance status: Seeking co-maintainer(s)
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- Module categories: Event
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Use at your own risk! It may have publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.


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Obit: Del Martin, Lesbian Activist
In very sad news, Del Martin, the lesbian activist who was finally able to marry her life partner, Phyllis Lyon, in June, has died at the age of 87. Martin and Lyon were the first lesbian couple to be married after California lifted the ban on gay marriage. It's so bittersweet that she was able to marry Lyon before her passing — and infuriating she wasn't able to do it earlier. [AP]


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CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) With a precise, powerful left jab, Larry Holmes reigned as heavyweight champion for more than seven years, successfully defending his crown 20 times — the second longest title run in heavyweight history.
But on Sunday, the "Easton Assassin" needed a moment to compose himself before accepting his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame along with 11 other champions and ring personalities.
"I'm sorry. I'm choked up a little bit. Why not?" Holmes said, receiving a sustained ovation from the crowd of nearly 1,000.
"When you get to this point, when people come out to salute you like this ... it makes you want to cry. So if I cry, cry with me because I feel good," said Holmes.
Holmes headlined the 2008 induction class, which also included junior welterweight champion Eddie Perkins and late middleweight Holman Williams. All three are in the hall's modern-era category.
Middleweights Len Harvey and Frank Klaus and welterweight Harry Lewis were honored in the old-timer category, and 19th-century Irish heavyweight Dan Donnelly in the pioneer class.
A seventh-grade dropout who forged his body in eastern Pennsylvania's steel mills and honed his boxing skills in a Police Athletic League gym, Holmes compiled a record of 69-6, with 44 knockouts. He was heavyweight champion from 1978-1985. His 20 successful title defenses were surpassed only by Joe Louis with 25. Holmes nearly matched Rocky Marciano's perfect 49-0 mark when he was upset by Michael Spinks for his first loss.
Despite his impressive resume, Holmes always has been under-appreciated — mostly because he defended his title against any fighter, regardless of ranking or name.
"I wanted to defend the title properly. I wanted to give everybody the opportunity to fight," Holmes told the crowd, which included a large contingent of family and friends from Easton, Pa., among them his 3-week-old great granddaughter and 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers.
"I didn't get into boxing to become the heavyweight champion of the world. I didn't get into boxing to get into the hall of fame. I got into boxing to make money and pay the rent," said Holmes, now 58 but just five years removed from his last fight.
Holmes said his detractors were his greatest motivation — including famed sportscaster Howard Cosell, who Holmes remembered said "my legs were too small, I couldn't punch and I was just a copy of Muhammad Ali."
Holmes had thanks for many people who helped his career, even singling out his sparring partners. But he gave special credit to promoter Don King for taking a chance on him on the start.
"When I was coming up, no one thought about Larry Holmes. Everybody I went to turned me down. No one would give a dime for my career," Holmes said.
"I told people I was going to be the heavyweight champion of the world. They said I was crazy. People said you can't be the heavyweight champ. Muhammad Ali is out there. Joe Frazier is out there. Ken Norton is out there. George Foreman is out there.
"I was determined to be the heavyweight champion of the world because I wanted to prove to those who said I couldn't do it, that I could do it," Holmes said.
After an early career that included 18 months as Ali's sparring partner, Holmes beat WBC heavyweight champion Ken Norton in Las Vegas by decision on June 9, 1978, winning the fight with a final round cited by many as one of the greatest in boxing history.
Holmes' string of successful title defenses ended in 1985 when he was upset by Michael Spinks in a 15-round decision. He retired in 1986 after losing a rematch with Spinks.
In 1988, the then 38-year-old Holmes was lured out of retirement by a $3 million purse to challenge Mike Tyson, the undisputed champion. Tyson knocked out Holmes in the fourth round, the first and only time Holmes would be knocked out in his career. Holmes again retired.
He returned to the ring again in 1990. In 1992, he upset undefeated 1988 Olympic heavyweight champ Ray Mercer, but lost a 12-round decision to Evander Holyfield in a title fight. Holmes got a last title shot in 1995 at 45, losing the WBC title by decision to Oliver McCall.
Since retiring, Holmes has become a successful businessman in his hometown and has helped fund numerous youth organizations.
In honor of Holmes' induction, Easton Mayor Salvatore Panto read a proclamation that recognized Holmes for his humanity.
"It's not just his boxing accomplishments were are so proud of. What we are more proud of is what he has down with those accomplishments," said Panto, who grew up in the same projects as Holmes and has been a lifelong friend.
Also inducted Sunday as non-participants or observers were trainer Bill Gore, promoters Mogens Palle and Frank Warren and journalists Dave Anderson and Joe Koizumi.
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50 Cent is planning to launch a line of condoms.
Rapper 50 Cent is bringing bling into the bedroom with his new idea of launching a line of condom.
"The kids become immune when you constantly beat them over the head, read a book, read a book," the rap star tells the New York Post. "We have to be a little more creative about it. It's the same with safe sex. As opposed to being part of a safe-sex campaign, I'm going to make condoms and donate a part of the proceeds to HIV awareness."
However, no words yet on how 50 Cent's new line of condoms will be distributed, or when they'll hit the market. We'll keep you posted with more.


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Pomona College senior Gabriella Heller, a mathematics and chemistry double major from Chicago, IL, has been awarded a prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which supports graduate study in the sciences, mathematics and engineering at the University of Cambridge. Only 14 Churchill Scholarships were awarded this year.
Churchill Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic talent, outstanding achievement, and a capacity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the sciences, engineering or mathematics by pursuing original, creative work at an advanced level. The scholarship covers tuition and all fees (currently about $25,000) and living and travel allowances. The total award is approximately $60,000. Heller is Pomona's fourth Churchill Scholar, following Daniel Hickstein '07, Michael Gormally '11 and Will Fletcher '12.
Heller will use her award to earn a Master of Philosophy degree in chemistry and conduct research with Michele Vendruscolo on combining Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and computational methods to enable novel atomic-scale description of biomolecular processes.
"Independently, these approaches are limited," explains Heller. "When combined, however, their faults and strengths are complementary, potentially allowing their association to yield valuable information about protein movement. At the University of Cambridge, I aim to explore the relationship between NMR-generated chemical shifts and protein conformation to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of malfunctioning proteins involved in disease.
"The development of this new method may transform our views of life and illness at the molecular level. If successful, it will become possible not only to 'see' the molecular structures underlying key biochemical processes, but also to 'watch' these mechanisms directly. I believe this new information will enable the design of novel strategies to modify aberrant molecular behavior that results in disease."
At Pomona, Heller has conducted research with Chemistry Prof. Malkiat Johal studying protein-ligand binding interactions using a surface technique called Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring. She has also worked with Prof. Ami Radunskaya, in mathematics, and Prof. Karl Johnson in neuroscience. Last summer, she worked with Chemistry Prof. Matthew Sazinsky to study a protein involved in iron transport and its relation to diabetes.
Heller is currently working on two theses. For chemistry, she is working with Sazinsky on "Fragment Based Lead Discovery of Antibiotic Primase Inhibitors," using crystallography methods to help design a new antibiotic drug against staphylococcus infections. For her math thesis, she is working with Prof. Erica Flapan on "Topological Complexity in Protein Structures." Heller has also found time to serve as a mentor for the new Pomona Science Scholars program, which supports underrepresented students in the sciences.
Originally from Highland Park, Ill., Heller, is a resident of Chicago and is the daughter of Leon Heller and Loren Harris-Heller. Her career plans include graduate school and a PhD in chemistry.
The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States was founded in 1959. The first Churchill Scholarships, three in number, were awarded in 1963.


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INDIO - Wu-Tang Clan improved on their performance last weekend at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with more energy and more fans on Sunday.
The Staten Island hip-hop group performed many of the same songs from their classic album "Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" Sunday but with more excitement and chemistry among the individual members than previously.
The Outdoor Theatre audience was also much larger than nearby Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the Coachella main stage, similar to last weekend, and would rap the lyrics to nearly all of the songs with the group.
Method Man could be seen using sweeping hand gestures during hits like "Method Man" and "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber" while fellow members Raekwon and Ghostface Killah were more animated than usual in performing their verses on songs like "C.R.E.A.M." and on "Criminology," a song from Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." album.
Before the set started, it was clear the group were in a good mood and ready to throw a party. Raekwon told they audience they had entered "Wu-chella," a play on words of Coachella. And during the song Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta ... Wit," at least a dozen black and yellow beach balls were thrown out to the audience to throw around.


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2009.53: Investigation of Properties of Some Inference Processes
2009.53: Peter Hawes (2007) Investigation of Properties of Some Inference Processes. PhD thesis, Manchester Institute for Mathematical Sciences, The University of Manchester.
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The spectrum of Renyi inference processes in the discrete case is found to have limits of Minimax at one end and CM∞ at the other. Another sequence of processes is found to have the limit Maximin. Although Maximin is the dual of Minimax, it is seen to have better characteristics when compared with Maximum Entropy (ME) than those possessed by Minimax. The comparison of inference processes is made using a list of desiderata which were shown by Paris/Vencovska to uniquely characterise ME. Algorithms are described for calculating Minimax and Maximin, which have the advantage over ME of inferring belief values which are rational numbers when the agent's knowledge is itself expressed purely in terms of rational numbers. Then Minimax and Maximin are viewed as examples of Partly Linear, or PL inference processes. This yields a unique characterisation of Maximin. Another inference process, Meanimax, compares well with Minimax and is a counterexample of some plausible conjectures about certain properties of inference processes.
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Tax Credit Eligibility: Consumers who purchase a qualifying biomass (wood or pellet-burning) appliance are eligible for a $300 tax credit through an extension of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This unit is eligible for this credit; this model has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. If you have purchased or are planning to purchase and install any of these models from January 1, 2015 (retroactive) until December 31, 2016, you can complete the IRS Form 5695 and include your sales receipt and file it with your tax return to earn the $300 credit.
West Virginia
3 Stars
not a perfect stove
July 8, 2014
Used this stove for one winter. Please be aware that the sales price does not include legs! Very small lip on the front of the firebox. As a result, ashes quickly accumulate and fall out when you open the door. Use small wood to avoid damage to or knocking out the thin fire shields at the top of the top inside of the firebox. You can't just throw wood inside or you will risk damaging either the shields or the fire brick. You must use very dry wood. Otherwise you will need to run lots of air to keep a reasonable fire, then the wood burns up too quickly. Use this stove only for small areas. The door handle / latch does work well and make a good seal, but the door gasket is very easy to fray or damage. I removed one of the side heat shields (easy to do) to get more radiant heat.
Pros:Not much smoke.
Cons:Fragile materials.
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Officers with the San Bernardino Police Department arrested two motorists for driving under the influences as part of a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint conducted Friday evening and early Satuday morning in the 900 block of N. Waterman Ave. A total of 695 vehicles were screened between 6 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday, according to a San Bernardino Police Department statement
Police issued 58 citations for various traffic violations, the statement said.
Seven citations were issued for driving on a revoked or suspended license; 10 citations were issued to unlicensed drivers'; 13 vehicles were impounded; and three were placed on a 30 day hold, the statement said.
The checkpoint is part of ongoing efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries resulting from alcohol related crashes in addition to ensure drivers have valid licenses, the statement said.
The checkpoints serve to educate the public on the dangers of driving while impaired at the same time those who driving under the influence are identified and removed from the road, the statement said.
"All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated driver," the statement said. "DUI/Driver License Checkpoints have proven to be an effective method of achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the San Bernardino Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving."
The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 when they see a suspected drunk driver, the statement said.
Funding for the program comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the statement said.


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Target: Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Goal: Initiate an effort to educate the Vietnamese of both the false benefits and environmentally damaging effects of Rhino horn consumption
This year is on its way to being the worst for poaching yet, as South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs reported that 339 rhino have been killed illegally in the country since the start of 2012. Despite the 192 poaching-related arrests this year, there seems to be no real end to the crisis surrounding rhinos.
As of late, the world's largest consumers have become the Vietnamese upper-class who see the consumption of ground-up rhino horns in all manner of beverages. As noted by many, this consumption has no medicinal value, nor does it serve as a high-inducing drug. As such, clearly it is being used mostly as a status-symbol.
Despite the recently growing anti-rhino horn cooperation between Vietnamese and South African governments, and the approaching possibility of a memorandum signing on the parameters of such cooperation, not enough is being done if they attempt to merely halt illegal trade. Proposed is an effort which is aimed not at those involved in the black market trade and supply itself, but rather those who this supply is aimed at — that is to say, the upper-class civilian consumers of Vietnam. By initiating a government campaign through mainstream channels which emphasizes the invalidity of claims that rhino horns have any beneficial effect whatsoever, it is possible that demand can begin to be reduced. Likewise, there should be strict enforcement of laws which punish those in possession of rhino horn. As the Vietnamese upper-class currently value it more than cocaine, the repercussions of possession should be in-keeping with that value.
Such an effort should begin in Vietnam precisely because of the recent rise in Vietnam's rich, and the popularity that rhino horn consumption is seeing there.
Dear Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,
Within the past year, a large part of the increase in rhino poaching and demand for rhino horns has been spurred on by the newly rich of Vietnam, who both mistakenly consume it as a drug, for medical benefit or merely as a symbol of status. This gross misconception must end now, as the recreational circumstances under which Vietnamese consume horns is destroying the rhino population.
We ask that your ministry initiates an effort which educates Vietnamese in the falsities of rhino horn consumption benefits so that demand can decrease. Additionally, a firm crack-down on the possession of rhino horns should be employed.
The world's population of rhinos has been previously brought back from the brink of extinction, and is now quickly falling back to that brink. Please do not let this happen as the result of a belief in the superfluous and pointless consumption of a precious species for "recreation".
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An Otley sports group is celebrating receiving a £300 boost to help furnish its clubhouse.
The money was raised for Weston Lane Junior Sports and Social Club by Otley Lions, who handed it over to club treasurer Vanessa James as they were cheered on by young footballers.
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Galloway Girl Talks With Lite Rock Before 'America's Got Talent' Appearance [AUDIO]
Tonight is the next step in Mara Justine's attempt to win the NBC-TV show "America's Got Talent".
The 12-year-old Galloway girl, who impressed the show's judges with her mature and powerful singing voice and R&B-influenced style, is being featured in Tuesday night's quarterfinal round live from New York City's Radio Music Hall.
In order to advance any further, now Mara Justine must be a hit with the show's viewers as well. If she does well with tonight's performance and the national voting that follows, Mara will move one step closer to winning the show's $1 million grand prize.
The Lite Rock Morning Show has been following Mara Justine's AGT journey (see and listen to our previous conversation with Mara Justine).
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text: Kamal Hassans mega-budget movie Vishwaroopam has not only drawn the attention of Bollywood industry, but also Hollywood. The Universal Stars prestigious movie will be screened for some of the big names of the American cinema. The buzz is that Barrie M Osborne, who has produced successful movies like The Lord Of The Rings, Matrix, make-up artist Michael Westmore are said to be watching the Hindi version of Vishwaroopam along with other guests this weekend. It is also reported that the acclaimed filmmaker particularly asked Kamal Hassan to screen any one version for him. Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan has clarified that he has not dubbed Vishwaroopam in Hindi rather it has shot both the films separately. The film is expected to release in June.Vishwaroopam is a spy-thriller written, directed and produced by Kamal Hassan. The film features Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose, Jaideep Ahlawat, Samrat Chakrabarti and others in the cast. While Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is composing the music, Sanu Varghese is handling the camera.


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Quotable: Winnie Cooper Wants Her Baby To Be A Math Genius
"I know music in general is supposed to be good for babies to hear. But I sing this one math song—'The Quadratic Formula Song.' It's sung to 'Pop Goes the Weasel.' X equals negative B, plus or minus a square root, of B squared minus 4 A C, all over 2 A. It's such a cute little song. I went online once and saw a little 2-year-old singing it and thought, 'Okay, that's going to be my child.'"
—Danica McKellar, who you remember from "The Wonder Years," is preggers and wants to make sure her baby is a whiz at math just like she is. That is, she wants her kid to get beat up on the playground. Just kidding. Sort of. [People]


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A trip to their heritage in Beirut
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, November 27, 2011
Photo: Courtesy Helen Walker
Helen and Leila Walker, Berkeley
We went because: Our family heritage is Lebanese and we have wanted to visit and see our father's and grandfather's birthplace for many years.
Don't miss: Baalbeck with its great Roman ruins and the incredible Temple of Jupiter.
Don't bother: Thinking about getting Lebanese lira. U.S. dollars are accepted everywhere.
Coolest souvenir: Traditional Palestinian embroidered pillow covers made by women in the refugee camps of Lebanon.
Worth a splurge: Guided tours to the Cedars and the Khalil Gibran museum as well as to Baalbeck and Anjar, an Umayyad city and another great archaeological site.
We wish we'd packed: Fancier clothes for the famous night life in Beirut.


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They dropped like Flakes
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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It also known as Light Flyweight (WBA/WBC) and Junior Flyweight (IBF/WBO), maximum weight for this division is 108 pounds (49 kg or 7 stone 10 lbs).
The light flyweight division was first recognized by the New York Walker Law in 1920 regulating identical weight divisions and was set at 109 pounds. When the National Boxing Association (NBA) was formed in 1921, it also renowned this weight class. However, on January 19, 1922, the NBA decided to withdraw acknowledgment of the light flyweight division. On December 31, 1929, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) also abolished the light flyweight class. No champion had been crowned in this division prior to its abolition. Again introduced by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in 1975, covering all weights up to 108 lbs. Jockey Joe Dillon generally is considered the first World Champion, although he never fought for the title.


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Free preview of CAHS musical planned
Connellsville Area High School is going above and beyond to accommodate those interested in attending its production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Production manager Heidi Eutsey said the public is invited to attend a free preview of the show, which will be held 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the high school auditorium.
"We've done the preview for the past couple of years. We do it for the Connellsville Lions Club, for the parents so they can see what the kids have been doing and for the public to get a taste of what the show is about," Eutsey said.
Doors to the newly renovated 1,342 seat auditorium will open at 6:30 p.m. Seating will be available on a first-come first-serve basis.
The show is based on the biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors found in the Book of Genesis. Joseph's 11 brothers are jealous of him and his coat, which is a symbol of their father's preference of him. Joseph experiences dreams of one day ruling over his brothers. To prevent this from happening, his brothers sell him as a slave to passing Ishmaelites who take him to Egypt. They tell their father Joseph is dead. All the while Joseph is living in Egypt working as a servant. Eventually Joseph's gift of interpreting dreams puts him in favor with Pharaoh and he becomes the second most powerful man in Egypt. A great famine results in Joseph coming face to face with his brothers once again.
Eutsey said it is a great family show and since it has a biblical focus may be of interest to many area church groups which they are equipped to accommodate.
"I believe that people of all ages will enjoy Joseph, but especially the youth. The show tells the story of Jacob and his sons through large production numbers and vivid costumes," said Jordan Hosfelt, 15, of Connellsville, who portrays Joseph's brother Dan.
For the special preview, students will perform several musical numbers from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Time Rice Including: "Close Every Door," "Poor, Poor Joseph," "One More Angel in Heaven," Potiphar," "Go, Go, Go Joseph," "A Pharaoh's Story," "Stone the Crows," "Those Canaan Days," "Benjamin Calypso," "Jacob in Egypt" and "Any Dream Will Do."
"One aspect of the show that the audience will really enjoy is the music," Hosfelt said. "Joseph's score includes a wide variety of styles, from Jamaican to '50s Rock and Roll."
As a convenience, the ticket office at the high school will be open from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in order for those watching the preview to purchase tickets for the shows on March 7, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets for the March 7 performance will be $10 per person; tickets for all other shows will be $12 per person.
"We've kept our prices low for the past several years. It's really a bargain," ticket box office manager Lynne Ritenour said.
Ritenour said there is a special Student Rush price 15 minutes prior to each show where students can purchase tickets for $5.
"But they cannot choose their seat and they should show ID," Ritenour said.
Ritenour who has been box office manager for the past six years, said many people purchase tickets in advance.
"They like being able to choose their seats. A lot of people like to sit in certain places. By getting your tickets in advance, you have the ability of picking the seats you want," she said.
Advanced tickets can also be purchased on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the high school. For those unable to get to the high school, tickets can be ordered by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Attn. Lynne Ritenour – Musical Tickets, CAHS, 201 Falcon Drive, Connellsville, PA 15425. Along with the envelope they must include their phone number, date of the performance, total number of tickets needed and a check made payable to Connellsville Area School District for the total number of tickets ordered. Mail orders must be made by March 1.
Eutsey said there will be plenty of parking available for patrons the nights of the March performances.
"We have two new big front parking lots that can fit at least 200 cars and two front entrances will be open for people to come in. We also have a new side parking lot and there is still parking in the back, and we will have doors open at the pool and the cafeteria. There is even additional parking available at the vo-tech. We will also have ushers with wheelchairs at each entrance to help those who need assistance with the long walk," she said.
Linda Harkcom is a freelance writer.


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The Oro Valley Town Council has bounced the Beztak Companies' request to build 138 two and three-story apartments and 31,000 square feet of commercial space at the southeast corner of Lambert Lane and La Canada Drive back into the laps of developers and town staff. The request was continued June 25 to the council's Aug. 6 meeting.
Staff was asked at the council's nearly five-hour meeting attended by more than 120 people to: obtain a confirming opinion on the legality of a mixed use development that would allow apartments and retail uses on the 13-acre site; re-examine the developer's grading plans in terms of height differentials on the south side; review Beztak's rationale for substituting wrought iron fencing for a wall on the east side; determine whether there will be an excessive overlapping of parking with the Osco drugstore at that site; and determine the impact the development will have on the Amphitheater Public Schools district.
Beztak, which has already reduced two of its proposed 10 buildings from three to two stories, is being asked to reduce two other buildings to two stories. The company also is being asked to explain why it isn't including elevators in its three story buildings when a major portion of its target market will be seniors citizens.
The council also raised concerns about shared exits and entries for residential and commercial uses and posed questions as to what Beztak has included and excluded in its latest proposal compared to previous development plans.
Beztak has been trying to develop the property for nearly four years since receiving a grading exception from the Town Council in 1999 and subsequent approval in 2000 of a development plan calling for nearly 116,000 square feet of commercial development. The company turned to apartment development last summer when it was unable to attract a tenant for a 50,000 square foot anchor store. By that time, its grading permit had expired.
Over the past several months the town's Development Review Board has denied or continued Beztak's requests for grading exceptions and approval of development, landscaping and architectural plans. The DRB's actions included denial in January of a grading waiver that would have allowed Beztak to level a controversial hill and a rejection of development plans in May of this year.
The Town Council overrode the DRB March 5 and approved the grading exception to level the hill on a split 3-2 vote with Councilmembers Dick Johnson, Bart Rochman and Vice Mayor Werner Wolff in favor and Mayor Paul Loomis and Councilmember Paula Abbott opposed.
Beztak's latest development plan came before the council with a DRB recommendation that it be denied. The board's May denial of Beztak's architecture plans also is being appealed to the council. Town planners recommended approval of Beztak's latest proposal
Critics have argued that the mix of apartments ranging from 787 to 1,281 square feet and commercial uses including shops totaling more than 27,000 square feet and a 6,000 square-foot restaurant, shouldn't be allowed as a part of a El Conquistador Country Club planned area development because the apartments make it incompatible with surrounding residential uses, the project doesn't properly separate residential from commercial areas, poses unacceptable risks because of increased traffic and the site is too small for what is being planned.
Michael Franks of Seaver-Franks Architects, representing Beztak, told the council that despite critical comments to the contrary, the developer has tried to be sensitive to residents' concerns. "While I would be kidding you to say all meetings with residents have been friendly - some have been very contentious, the result has been a much better plan," Franks told the council.
Improvements include providing more open space and landscaping than required, reducing the visual impact of apartments on the perimeter, lowering building elevations, doubling setback distances in some areas and reducing densities in what initially was planned to be a project totally made up of three-story buildings.
Some residents are still angry about Beztak's earlier claims before the DRB that its project was supported by a majority of area residents and charge that Beztak "blatantly lied" in that regard.
In response to Beztak's claim and the affirmation by Town Attorney Mark Langlitz that the developer is legally entitled to develop apartments on the site based on actions taken by the Town Council 20 years ago, former Councilmember Fran LaSala argued that just because the developer may have the legal right to develop, it didn't mean they had to do so irresponsibly.
"This is a terrible project, a terrible plan based on a terrible lie," LaSala said."I don't know how many ways I can say it." LaSala urged the council to reject the development and send the message that "this town is not about crap."
LaSala was one of eight speakers who stood to oppose the Beztak plan. Among the opponents were residents of the Autumn Hills, Villages of La Canada and Canada Hills Estates homeowner associations.
Conny Culver, representing the Autumn Hills HOA, told the council she was "appalled" by the developer's "blatant lack of sensitivity" toward residents' wishes. Responding to concessions expressed by Beztak to address residents' traffic safety concerns, Culver said they merely represented "a compromise we don't have to make."


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US pair's plans on track after Cup win
SERENA Williams and Mardy Fish will leave Perth and head to Melbourne for the Australian Open brimming with confidence after securing the United States' fourth Hopman Cup in six years.
The US pair won the mixed doubles on Friday to clinch the event 2-1 after their team's chances had been boosted by the withdrawal of Serbia's Jelena Jankovic from the singles with a thigh injury.
Williams said she was delighted with her preparations to defend her Australian Open title despite playing only two of her four scheduled singles matches.
"I had two really good matches and some great doubles matches," Williams said. "I have had four matches under my belt and the doubles are really just as intense, if not more, than the singles.
"I feel like I am really match fit and ready."
The Australian Open starts tomorrow week.
Williams, ranked 86th when she won last year's title, will skip lead-up tournaments this week in favour of practising in Melbourne.
Now ranked seven in the world, Williams was in top condition in Perth, with tennis legend Martina Navratilova saying she had never seen her look fitter.
Fish, ranked 39 in the world, was also riding high despite losing in Perth to world No. 3 Novak Djokovic.
Fish, who won his other singles match, said he took heart from pushing hard one of the game's rising stars to three tough sets.
Fish reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 Australian Open.
This week he will play in the Sydney International.
Jankovic's plans are up in the air after her injury woes during the Hopman Cup.
She strained a thigh muscle on Wednesday, but still fronted for three mixed doubles matches.
She admitted she was risking serious damage by playing on.
Jankovic hobbled around the court on each occasion, but seemed to be moving slightly more freely in the final.
The 22-year-old is scheduled to play in Sydney this week, but will see how her thigh responds to treatment.
■Lindsay Davenport yesterday won her third title from four tournaments since her comeback to tour play when she crushed France's Aravane Rezai in the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland.
Davenport's six-month-old son Jagger was courtside, attended by his nanny, while his mother won 6-2, 6-2. Jagger cried volubly when introduced to the crowd.
Davenport's victory added to recent tournament victories in Bali and Quebec City. In her other tournament she reached a semi-final in Beijing.
Davenport was playing in Auckland for the first time and she will not play in any other tournaments before the Australian Open.
■World No. 2 Rafael Nadal has eased into the semi-finals of the Chennai Open by brushing aside fellow Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-2.
Nadal will play another compatriot, Carlos Moya, in his semi-final final.
Moya, who won the Chennai tournament in 2004 and 2005, disposed of unseeded Frenchman Florent Serra 6-3, 6-4 in the first quarter-final.
The 31-year-old former French Open champion said he was ready to face Nadal after playing his "best match" in the tournament.
"There will not be any pressure on me because I have nothing to lose," said Moya, who is ranked 17th in the world.
■Unseeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka knocked out defending champion Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 7-6, 6-4 to reach the Qatar Open final.
Wawrinka will face last year's beaten finalist Andy Murray, who overcame top seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3.
Ljubicic was trying to reach a fourth consecutive final in Doha but was unable to counter Wawrinka's strong serve.
Murray has lost twice to Wawrinka but is confident of turning the tables.
"I have practised a lot with him (Wawrinka)," he said. "It will be nice to start the new season with a win."
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