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Location, location, location, says it all. You will not find another listing this PRIVATE & QUIET on the ocean. No condo hallways, no strangers or neighbors you can hear. This house has a private walkway to spectacular Crescent Beach. You won't even see another person -- unless you want to! Then hit the beach for a swim or a walk (you can go for miles) there are restaurants and bars within walking distance, but once you're at the house you would never know it.
One of only three private houses on Crescent Beach for rent. This is the truly private getaway!
If you want, jump into the car and the world of zoo's, museums, architecture and history is yours. Dozens of parks and ecological destinations within miles. Rent a bike, board, horse or a kayak to see things from another angle-- but then again, it's not easy to leave that deck!
Take time to read the reviews, this house does not disappoint!
Perfect house for the Big Chill week, a girls get away OR a romantic honeymoon or anniversary!
This is not a good house for young children in fact children under the age of ten are discouraged entirely-- there are many stairs and decks and walkways that are unsafe for children to play on.
70's-- Feb-Apr, Nov.
80's-- May-Oct.
70's-- Apr-May, Oct-Nov.
80's-- May-Sept
We have lived in NYC for 35 years and this is the only spot we could imagine giving up our beloved city for.
Ann Shakeshaft purchased this house in 2012
Love to walk the beach, shelling and fishing along the way? Great food, biking, kayaking and yoga close by to keep you busy.
We are 'house people', we like to fiddle and fix and decorate. This house, aside from being on an amazing beach is very private and we have started to bring in our antiques-- making it a bit more elegant than most rental beach houses.
We also cook, and this house has a fantastic completely renovated (2016) kitchen to make great meals-- especially for a number of cooks to do their thing all at once. Buy (or catch) fresh fish and grill it on the deck or in one of two ovens then wash it down with all the wine you can fit into the separate wine fridge-- finally, walk it out to the deck for a moonlit dinner!
Since the house is built into a sand dune and the views are at the top, there are a number of staircases to make all of the areas accessible. For this reason it is not a good house for very young, old or physically handicapped individuals.
This house is NOT childproofed. The deck, walkway and stairs all are open to dangerous drops. Other than the beach there are no areas on the property appropriate for unattended children.
The privacy is really the thing that sets our house apart from ANY other rental on Crescent Beach. You are not dealing with other condo renters, or even visible neighbors, this is one of a kind.
The wildlife on our little island is impressive, from the birds that fly along the beach and nest in the spring, to the dolphins and whales that you will see passing by or the turtles that nest on the beach and live in the dunes, its like living in a ecological park.
If you get tired of watching from the house, the area is covered with many equally animal full parks and beaches. The Intracoastal waterway is just behind us and that has a completely different vibe-- rent a kayak and check it out when you get sick of surfing, fishing and shelling on the beach.
Additionally, the house is large and very comfortable for four or six people with lots of seating areas to provide privacy and quiet.
Our recent stay was absolutely fantastic. We stayed 10 nights and enjoyed every minute. The beach was wonderful. The weather was fantastic and the house is perfectly situated to take advantage of both. We have no complaints. Don't forget to take the short walk along the beach to South Beach Grill for lunch or happy hour (or dinner as well). Fabulous.
Spacious, comfortable home away from commercialized, crowded beaches. The beach was wonderful and very family-oriented. St Augustine sites were a short drive away. We were searching for a quiet, family-oriented vacation and this was perfect. Great seafood in town as well.
We had a great time staying here, it was very relaxing! The beach house is wonderful - built into the sand dunes, a turtle walked onto the deck and looked around and left! We named him Franklin.
The home is very roomy and comfortable, everything is there that you need and some. We loved the view of the ocean and the beach was perfect! We will be coming back! We traveled to downtown St. Augustine a few nights, very easy drive and the city has so much history, perfect distance to the beach house! Love, Love this place! Totally recommend it!!
This beautiful home nestled amongst the sand dunes is the perfect vacation retreat with an unbelievable view of the ocean by day and the stars by night. Highly recommended.
Great beachfront house for a family or friends. Roomy areas to get together after a perfect beach day. Nice uncrowded beach with picture perfect white sand. It was our second visit and we'll definitely return! Great week at the beach!
This was our second visit to this Property. We took our nieces and had a wonderful time. House is clean, wonderfully decorated and roomy. Location is unbeatable - and our privacy on the beach was terrific. The view is relaxing and peaceful. We had a cute little bunny hopping around the back deck while we were there. So cute! We will definitely be returning!
Spectacular Crescent Beach is just off your very private deck and out your window. All you hear is the roll of the waves as you sit watching dolphin, whale and pelicans glide by.
Although private, this house is a few minutes walk to a couple of bars and restaurants most of which serve delicious seafood and refreshing drinks while you soak up the low-key beach vibe.
St. Augustine is one of the most beautiful cities in the USA and and the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States. Old world charm, and beautiful architecture, combined with restaurants, museums, shopping and a very comfortable temperature year round equal a vacation paradise.
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Here are links to some songs, with lyrics for the hearing impaired, dedicated to the Occupy movement and fellow Wisconsinite Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Iraq War vet police damn near killed at Occupy Oakland.
Please add your own music links and any thoughts you'd like to share in comments below. Hopefully, in a couple of days or so we'll have lots of great music and greetings to send out to the dedicated people who are putting their bodies on the line at Occupy protests everywhere.
Feel free to link or duplicate this post and circulate it in whole or in part any way you want. It's all good.
Solidarity from the Cheesehead Rebellion!
"American Idle"
Madison, Wisconsin
The Shirelles: Dedicated to the One(s) I love <Lyrics>
Jimi Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower <Lyrics>
The Cranberries: Zombie <Lyrics>
Stevie Wonder: Living for the City <Lyrics>
Lucinda Williams: American Dream <Lyrics>
The Temptations: Ball of Confusion <Lyrics>
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On <Lyrics>
John Mayer: Waiting on the World to Change <Lyrics>
James Brown: Get Up Offa That Thing <Lyrics>
The Beatles: Come Together <Lyrics>
Sean Kingston: Party All Night <Lyrics>
Garth Brooks: Friends in Low Places <Lyrics>
Bandallamas: Steel Yourself <Lyrics>
Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth (#Occupy Edition) <Lyrics>
Climbing the Aggrocrag: Fat Gunther <Lyrics>
Bonnie Raitt: Burning Down the House <Lyrics>
Garrett Hedlund: Hard Out There <Lyrics>
Dilana: Mother, Mother <Lyrics>
Patsy Cline: If You've Got Leaving on Your Mind <Lyrics>
Sade: Nothing Can Come Between Us <Lyrics>
Tom Petty: I Won't Back Down <Lyrics>
Queensryche: Resistance <Lyrics>
Tracy Chapman: Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution <Lyrics>
Scorpions: Wind of Change <Lyrics>
Donna Summer: State of Independence <Lyrics>

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Friday, 10 August, 2001, 21:00 GMT 22:00 UK
Boom time for student places
Students getting their exam results next week will find there are more university places than ever before.
The effect of the continued expansion in the number of UK higher education places means even prestigious institutions will be offering places through the clearing system this year.
It means those who do not make the grades they need to take up places they have been offered will have plenty of alternatives - though not in Scotland, where there have been record applications.
But it could also mean many thousands of places going unfilled, leaving the weaker universities struggling.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) says it has funded 8,272 additional full and part-time degree places for 2001-02, on top of previously-planned growth of about 20,000 places and 1,780 places on foundation degrees, new this year.
The other big growth, with 7,825 extra places this year, mostly part-time, is at "sub-degree" level - such as HNDs and DipHEs.
Unfilled places
But the number of extra places far outstrips demand.
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) says the number of people applying to study at universities and higher education colleges in England was a mere 1,992 (0.6%) higher this year than last.
There were falls of 3.7% in the numbers applying to institutions in Wales and 2.4% in Northern Ireland.
The odd one out is Scotland - where there has not been the same sort of increase in places as in England but the rise in applicants was 3.4%.
Last year 9,500 higher education places went unfilled, about two thirds of them at the new universities.
Crunch time
The former polytechnics enjoyed a boom during the early 1990s, following their change of status, but some had to restructure courses and departments because they did not attract sufficient numbers of students last year.
Many have come to depend on the clearing system to make up the shortfall in applications - but will have tough competition this summer.
An unofficial survey by the Times Higher Educational Supplement this week found most leading institutions would be offering places through clearing.
Only Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Economics were not taking part in clearing.
But Ucas is keen to quash the idea that there might be any "poaching" of students who get better grades than they had expected and decide not to take up a place they had been offered, in order to go elsewhere.
Binding contracts
A spokeswoman said it was not the case that someone could do this by dropping out of the Ucas system and applying direct, as that would be a breach of the rules covering the 339 higher education institutions in the Ucas scheme.
The scheme existed to try to make the whole process of applying to university as fair as physically possible, she said.
She said: "Otherwise it would be a complete free-for-all.
"That is why your really need to make sure that you know where you want to go to before you apply and are made an offer."
Online information
This year for the first time the whole process can be done online through the Ucas website.
Its web-based enquiry service will let all applicants check the status of their offers.
For those with disappointing results, the clearing service run by Ucas tries to match people without university or college places with institutions which have spare capacity.
During clearing - from 16 August to 21 September - there will be free online access to the constantly-updated official database of vacancy information for full-time undergraduate courses in the UK.
Applicants can search for vacancies by keywords, universities and colleges, geographical regions and the type of course they wish to study.
"Students are advised to disregard any other web-based vacancy services because they are not official and are likely to be incomplete," Ucas said.
Ucas recommends that people do not panic and think they have to take the first vacancy they can find.
"Take your time about making a decision," the spokeswoman said.
"You are probably going to be spending three years at the institution and you really need to make sure it is the right decision for you.
"We recommend that when people decide on a course, they take the clearing form to the institution in person - have a look around and talk to some of the teachers to make sure it's right for them."
There is a Ucas helpline: 01242 227788.
There is also a free helpline as part of the Student Essentials advice and information service being run by the BBC with the Department for Education and the Independent newspaper.
That number is 0808 100 8000.
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There's no two ways about it – £4,500's a lot to spend on a TV, even one as big as Sony's beautiful 60in KDL-60LX903. For that much money, you could have a front projector plus a very good TV and still save yourself some cash.
But even if you're a projector enthusiast, it's hard not to be swayed by the drama of a massive direct-view screen, especially when it looks as good as this.
Sony's new 'Monolithic' design language has found its finest expression in the clean-cut form of this 60in panel: in a bid to ensure its starkly elegant lines are as unsullied as possible, even the set's rear has flush-fitting panels that conceal and manage your cabling.
Range topper
At £4,500, the KDL-60LX903 is clearly aimed at enthusiastic buyers. An edge-lit LED screen, it's the biggest and most comprehensively equipped Bravia you can buy: it's also the only current Sony to include everything you need for 3D in the box, barring a source component.
So, unlike other Sony sets, there's no need for an external 3D sync transmitter – it's built in – and you get two pairs of TDG-BR100B active-shutter 3D specs as part of the deal. It also includes built-in Wi-Fi (other Sonys require an external dongle) plus some intriguing sensor-based features, about which more shortly.
Tuning is fast, with Freeview HD on tap if you live in an appropriate reception area, while locating available Wi-Fi networks and configuring online services takes moments.
Web connected
That done, you'll have access to popular services such as Flickr, Twitter, Demand Five and LoveFilm, and the Sony will also seek out and stream content from any DLNA-compliant PCs and NAS devices on your network.
Setting up the picture to your tastes is easy, too. Either you can opt for the manual approach, or you can take advantage of the TV's built-in sensor, which can optimise picture and sound quality to suit your viewing location using an automatic adjustment feature called 'Picture Control'.
The same system can also sound an alarm if your children are sitting too close to the screen (Distance Alert), and it can even apply face recognition to your viewing. This 'Intelligent Presence Sensor' feature will both turn off the TV if you leave the room and dim the picture if you look away from the set for an extended period (perhaps because you're texting rather than watching).
Outstanding picture quality
The viewing experience is almost as impressive as the technology that empowers it. For such a large panel, Freeview pictures are remarkably smooth and noise-free, even with lower-quality signals. Certainly, we'd watch HD by preference – who wouldn't? – but this isn't a panel that punishes standard-definition TV and DVD viewing, unlike very large sets in the past.
Switch to 3D mode, load up the 3D version of WipeOutHD and you'll be thrilled: the screen's sheer scale creates its own impact, of course, and it could be argued that it's only at this considerable size that 3D really comes into its own.
But size aside, it's hard not to admire the Sony's stability under duress and the cleanliness of its edge definition. There's some evidence of 3D 'crosstalk' on certain scenes, both with gaming and, to a lesser extent, the best 3D Blu-rays, but it's not sufficient to detract from the experience for us, not least because (unlike some other 3D-enabled Sonys we've tried) dark scenes remained as thoroughly dark as they should be, with little discernible inconsistency to backlighting.
It's all very impressive – in fact, the only thing that marks something of a disappointment is the KDL-60LX903's sound, which is lightweight and underwhelming. If ever a set deserved a home cinema system, it's this one.


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Optimizing Radiotherapy for Glioblastoma Using A Patient-Specific Mathematical Model
D Corwin1*, C Holdsworth2, R Rockne1, R Stewart3, M Phillips3, K Swanson1, (1) Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, (2) Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, (3) University of Washington, Seattle, WASU-E-T-295 Sunday 3:00PM - 6:00PM Room: Exhibit Hall
Purpose: To generate adaptive, biologically optimized, patient₋specific IMRT plans with the potential to reduce normal tissue complications and increase treatment efficacy in the treatment of glioblastoma.
Methods: A proliferation₋invasion radiation therapy (PIRT) mathematical model of glioblastoma characterizes patient₋specific tumor evolution and response to radiotherapy. An iterative dialog between the PIRT model and a multi₋objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) for IMRT plan generation results in adaptive, patient₋specific plans that can be optimized to clinical goals subject to defined restrictions. We performed simulations in a simplified geometry utilizing both the standard₋of₋care and optimized plans for a cohort of 11 patients exhibiting a wide range of tumor growth kinetics and compared the results.
Results: The spatially non₋uniform, patient₋specific optimized plans reduced equivalent uniform dose (EUD) to healthy brain tissue (39 ₋ 82%) and increased therapeutic ratio (the ratio of tumor EUD to normal tissue EUD) (50 ₋ 265%). The model₋driven virtual evaluation of cancer treatment response (VECTR) score, a metric of treatment impact on survival, increased for all but one patient (8 ₋ 181%). Both the normal tissue EUD and therapeutic ratio were linearly correlated with patient₋specific PIRT model parameters, indicating increased benefits or patients with more diffuse tumors. These results were robust to uncertainty in measured tumor radius of ± .5 mm and a 20% variation in the linear quadratic radiobiology parameter α/β.
Conclusion: This analysis suggests that we can improve upon the standard₋of₋care radiation therapy with adaptive, individualized plans generated with a patient₋specific mathematical model of glioblastoma in combination with a MOEA for IMRT optimization. This work demonstrates a possible improvement of patient outcomes and lays the groundwork for further 3D anatomically accurate simulations that further optimize treatment and spare eloquent brain.
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Family Cruise on Celebrity Equinox: Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review by Darreneaton
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Family Cruise on Celebrity Equinox
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Barcelona
Celebrity sell themselves as a luxury line and although we could find some faults you would generally have to be looking very hard.
Our children aged 6 and 8 were well looked after in the kids club along with the other kids, however what really suited us was the family areas/activities that meant that we could actually spend some time having a drink or fun time with them. When on IOS last year although the facilities were great for adults and equally as good for our children, spending time together though seemed to be a strange idea for the cruise line.
I think the family thing was enhanced by the mix of nationalities on board including Spanish, Italians and French along with those from across the Atlantic.
To perhaps give some families More with similar aged children some ideas here are some thoughts on the places we stopped and what we did
Villefrance We caught the train to Monaco, although fairly easy we waited a while on board to let the rush go but still found the station and train very busy. In Monaco we caught the tourist train and then had a huge ice cream at the Cafe de Paris.
Livorno We used cruiseexcursions.com to book a Pisa 4 hour trip, although it all seemed a little disorganised including sat on a bus waiting for the guide to turn up, overall it worked well
Civitavecchia- Our best find was on a web site called cruisetours.com for a trip to a local water park called Aquafelix. We avoided Rome and took this trip which took just 15 minutes to get to and we really enjoyed a full day there along with lots of partying Italians.
Naples Another website found via this website called Capri tours, we had a tour of Capri which was organised completely for us, what an amazing place. The tour included the blue grotto, a trip in an open top taxi and on the ski lift. Something to enjoy for the whole family.
Kotor Booked the speed boat and time on the beach tour with Celebrity. The scenery from the speed boat was stunning, but the so called beach a real let down. The beach consisted of a concrete platform at the front of a hotel completely unsuitable for children to swim due to the sea being rough.
Venice Amazing place, amazing to show all the family. We booked a family walking tour with nancyaiellotours.com, and although good, was not quite as good as the private tour we had in Capri. We enjoyed a gondola ride booked through them but think it may have been cheaper booking there. Our advice would be to do your own thing.
Dubrovnik Decided to let Celebrity have another go at a beach trip, slightly better but they do need to do their homework a little better on what a good beach should have.
So in general
Real Positives of the celebrity experience embarkation, food, little touches (ice towels etc), drinks packages, coffees from the cafe on 5, quality of ship, cabin and general service level.
Not quite as good the theatre shows and shore excursions. Less
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©2005 Christine Feehan; (P)2007 Recorded Books
"Feehan's ability to craft believable characters thrown together in wild, action-packed circumstances makes for a satisfyingly sexy romance." (Booklist)
"Night Games"
This is one the strongest books in her Ghostwalker series. Flame is a consistently strong character who gives as good as she gets. The narrator had me worried with his heavily done cajun accent he does for the main male character,Gator, but either he tones it down or the ear gets use to it. The sex scenes were hot as usual and a little crazy.
"Great Listen"
I have listened to most of Ms. Feehan's books. This is one of her best of all of her series. The narrator really adds to this listening experience. He is great with the accents and his ability to give different characters' voices a different sound makes all the difference.
"Absolutely Must !!"
This has to be one of Christine Feehans very best stories! Gator is absolutely dangerous,sexy,loving, adventerous (in many ways) and I would like to have him cloned!!
"I Want Me a Gater!"
Loving this series. I'm glad I waited until there were several out to listen to since I don't have alot of time to actually sit down and read the stories.
THE BOOK: Fantastic.Good, solid storyline. Great character motivation and conflict. I thought Flame was a bit stubborn in hanging on to her misgivings, but given the storyline and everything she went through, it was understandable. the characters were three dimensional and interesting and the action was very fast paced. The progression of the story and the character development was smooth. Very good romantic suspense. I'm glad to see Ms. Feehan and her publisher using realistic language in the sex scenes and even throwing out the occasional "F bomb" in dialogue when appropriate. These are military men. I've never met a military man who DIDN'T drop the "F bomb" occasionally. The language was tastefully done and only added to the realism of the story. The last scene where Flame and Gater see each other after her chemo treatments is the most sexy, seductive, romantic scene I believe I've ever read. Ya gotta love a man who is completely in love with his woman. Flame would say he was a perv, but the author sees it as total and complete love. I do too. :)
THE NARRATION: i'm officially in love with Gater, thanks to Mr Stechschulte's smooth as honey Cajun accent. I said in an earlier review he could call me and read the weather report as long as he did it in that Cajun drawl. I'll amend that to include the phone book and encyclopedia as well. This narrator is PERFECT for this series. KEEP HIM! Anyone who says different is an effin nut! I've gone back a couple of times and listened to the last scene where Gater first sees Flame after her chemo with all her hair gone several times just to listen to that seductive Cajun drawl. (Did i mention I love the Cajun accent??) Mr. Stechschulte nailed the scene, inflecting the perfect amount of lust and love in his reading. Perfect narration to a perfect story.
"I liked it"
Mikes Wife---Had to get used to the narrators accent at first. Easy to listen to. I enjoyed it
"very, very good"
This was a grest audio book, the narrator made this a great listen i so enjoyed it never stooped listening, thanks audible
"You will like this one!"
I have read Christine Feehan books but this series I really like.. this fast moving book has lots of twists and turns, I enjoyed the suspense of this book and the romance. this was my first of the Series that i have read, i need to go back and get the rest of the books so I can catch up, but i didn't feel like i missed anything this story held its own even with me not reading the others first.
I hope that you like this book as much as i have i am now getting the others and am hoping they are as good as this one was.
Hot romance/Sci Fi we're so lucky to have Audible to feed our book addictions. I love walking my precious dog Sydney & listening to my books
"The Awesome sexy Ghostwalkers won my heart again !"
Overall this was another great installment of the GhostWalkers series & has left me very keen to read the next book. I'm very curious to see if Flame's theory is correct - I have a strong suspicion that it is but I'll have to read Conspiracy Theory to find out. If you're a fan of paranormal romance and like a bit of Hot Sex thrown into the mix I'd definitely recommend giving this series a try.

When Gator is asked to return home to the Bayou to investigate the disappearance of a family friend Lily has another task for him. She has reason to believe that Iris (known as Flame), one of the girls Dr Whitney experimented on as a child, is in the area. Gator is the only GhostWalker with psychic abilities to match Flame's so it is up to him to track her down. Flame has every reason not to trust Lily or any of the other GhostWalkers so it's going to take all of Gator's charm to bring her round.

Although Night Game is the third book in the GhostWalkers series I think you could easily read this as a stand alone story. However, I'm really enjoying this series so I'd definitely recommend reading the books in order starting with Shadow Game. I think Night Game was probably my favorite book in the series so far, it will take you on a complete roller coaster of emotion laughing one minute and close to tears the next. I think Christine Feehan managed to create the perfect blend of action and romance along with some great bedroom action.

I really loved Gator - he is charming, funny and sexy as hell. He fell for Flame hard and wasn't afraid to show his feelings despite her reluctance to get involved. I loved the banter between him, his brother and the other GhostWalkers and they had me laughing quite a few times. Another great character was his Grandmother - all I'm going to say is watch out for the bag she gives to Flame, hilarious!

Flame was a great heroine, she was strong and tough and prepared to stick up for herself but at the same time she had a vulnerable side and my heart went out to her. She had an incredibly tough start to life at the mercy of Dr Whitney and it isn't surprising that she doesn't trust anyone who was involved in the experiments that were carried out on her as a child. Some of the scenes with her were heartbreaking and I was close to tears on several occasions.

"loved this story"
the way he maid Gators laid back ways so funny and sexy also the way Flame and he got along.
Gator i love the cagon and french way he talked.
Gator and his protective way he was with his family and Flame.
a very explosive pair.
I think out of all the ghostwalkers books I have read so far this has been my favorite so far. I love Christeens books all of the carpathian novels were also great.
"night games opps! she did it again"
fasten gripping story from the beginning to the end , hope we hear more from flame and gator in the next book
"Love the series"
absolutely love this series and author and this narrator does well! well worth a listen
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We gave it a B
In Lisa Gardner's Hide, the decades-old bodies of six schoolgirls turn up near a shuttered Boston mental hospital. Detective Bobby Dodge investigates a sinister ex-patient — and an enigmatic woman who's spent her life on the run and may have been the murderer's target.
Body Count
Grisliest Demise
"Wet mummification" via plastic bag and time.
Gardner's second Dodge mystery is an angsty, gripping psycho-killer saga tarnished by a contrived finale. B


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Apocalypse Wow
Lets play a quick game of word association: zombies, the archangel Gabriel, monkeys, and the London Financial Times stock listings. Go!
If youre totally flummoxed, youre clearly not familiar with Chinese-British artist Gordon Cheung. This creative cat doesnt just mix media imagine art that combines traditional Japanese ink brushwork with collage, photographic transfers, and acrylic and spray paint he combines entire art movements, juxtaposing renaissance-style portraits of Adam and Eve alongside post-apocalyptic urban landscapes, all atop the distinctive pink canvas of Londons Financial Times.
Cheungs multi-media art captures the hallucinations between the virtual and actual realities of a globalized world oscillating between Utopia and Dystopia, his Web site reads. Spray paint, oil, acrylic, pastels, stock listings, and ink collide in his works to form epic techno-sublime vistas.
Intrigued yet? We know we are. Which is why we plan to check out Altered States: Paintings by Gordon Cheung from the Stephane Janssen Collection Cheungs inaugural solo show in the U.S at the ASU Art Museum.
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text: Le 17/02/2012 17:19, Andrei Alexandrescu a écrit : > On 2/17/12 8:13 AM, kenji hara wrote: >> I think the lack of 'override' keyword (filed as bug 3836) should >> become an error, without the phase of deprecating it. Otherwise >> following case will be allowed. > > Yes. Walter? > > Andrei I'm surprised this isn't even mentionned in http://drdobbs.com/blogs/cpp/232601305 I definitively don't think that pushing stuff like that - I'm suspecting for ego reasons - ignoring some flaw of the idea is a good way to proceed. This even may be armfull for the language on the long run. With no override keyword, function can just explode on your face for no aparent reason in the source code you are lookign at. This isn't an issue we should ignore. This has a pretty simple solution : don't inherit thoses attributes of override isn't present. On the long run, don't allow override without override keyword ?


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Hitched: How Many Pre-Wedding Parties Is Too Many Pre-Wedding Parties?
Shortly after Patrick and I got engaged, my mom called with a request that was so cute, I didn't know what to say: "The ladies at church want to throw you a bridal shower."
The "ladies" in question were women who had watched me grow up in our small-town Methodist church, with whose daughters I attended countless birthday parties, bunked with at church camp and defied the chaperones at all-night lock-ins for Jesus.
I was touched. I hadn't had a conversation with these women for years and yet they wanted to throw me a party. And not just any party. A presents party!
Trouble was, the thought of having a bridal shower freaked me out. I am a shameless extrovert who will never turn down a shot at being the center of attention, but I couldn't imagine myself surrounded by doting friends and family, opening silver-bowed presents amid tables of canapés and fizzy brunch drinks.
I'd already told my person-of-honor that she was excused from shower-throwing duty; I didn't expect to have to politely decline another opportunity to get free shit. And yet, politely decline I did.
I am all about giving gifts to celebrate milestones; after all, humans have been marking special occasions this way since the dawn of time. But something about going for a wedding shower thrown by well-meaning church ladies I hadn't talked to in a decade seemed grabby to me.
I've written before in this column about the bizarre phenomenon of wedding registries in an era when so many couples already cohabitate before marriage. You've already gotten one of the greatest gifts life can give — a forever partner — and on top of it, you also get carte blanche to ask people to upgrade your toaster situation!?
I could not let the nice church ladies upgrade my toaster situation.
Mostly, I wanted to make sure my friends and family didn't go through multi-party burnout in the months and weeks leading up to our wedding. On the other hand, I wondered if I was denying my mom and her friends an opportunity to participate in a rite they'd come to expect and appreciate as a communal, it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-child event.
I blame, as I usually do, the Wedding Industrial Complex, for making a consumer spectacle out of something that feels natural and good — giving gifts to our loved ones. I simply didn't know how to have a presents party without having a gimme-gimme party, and I didn't feel like trying. There's a point at which gifts gladly given start feeling like gifts grudgingly expected.
Because we've all heard of — or maybe even been part of — that marathon wedding that seems to begin with an engagement party, segue into a friend shower, continue with a work shower, soldier on through a lingerie shower, detour into a honeymoon shower, and that's before the destination hen and stag nights that precede the day-of brunch, the wedding itself (oh right, the wedding!) and, if that's not enough, a send-off luncheon the next day.
Maybe I over-corrected in not having any pre-wedding showers, or an engagement party, or a "real" bachelorette party. I've certainly been to some excellent pre-wedding shindigs in my day — the couples shower being my favorite, since it centers the experience on the people getting married, rather than putting the bride on a pedestal as some kind of magical princess who's finally found her true place in the world vis-a-vis a man.
Indeed, men can expect a maybe an engagement party, and a pre-wedding bachelor party, but beyond that, their friends and family are largely off the hook in the fiscal fawning department. But woe unto the women, who have to walk a fine line between grabby and gracious. That, I think, was what turned me off of the pre-wedding bonanzas more than anything else: the fact that, as a woman, I was expected to welcome them, while that wasn't the case for Patrick.
And yet, I write this column directly from my wedding trampoline. Yes, my wedding trampoline. Or rather, our wedding trampoline, the incredible group gift that arrived by Fed-Ex truck last year, in the heaviest single package I've ever encountered. I barred myself from jumping on it before the wedding, lest I be forced to trade my heels in for a cast and flats. But now, it's become a go-to writing spot for sunny afternoons, and a go-to bad idea for everyone who's had a couple of beers at any of mine and Patrick's many backyard barbecues.
I treasure it because I think it operates in the true spirit of what wedding gifts should be: items that help new families create those little villages of friends and loved ones they'll need in their lives going ahead.
I wonder if the church ladies want to come over and jump sometime.
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So that betrothal was completed; and when they passed out from the coppice into the whiter air, behold!
Turkeys run into the coppice, and pheasants whirr up from the path.
This was Spring coppice, and just beyond it were the shady groves of Boscobel.
Near the edge of the coppice Tom Gaunt was lopping at some bushes.
It will be well for you, while you travel through the coppice of youth, to keep from all appearance of evil.
Suddenly the coppice blazed, a well-directed and fatal volley.
From behind a coppice of shrub and palm Professor Wissner's band of select artists continually seduced the feet.
He could not fix his attention; his mind would wander to that coppice.
They had gone through the coppice without discovering Dawvys; now, with any luck, they never would.
It had been found by the spaniels of one of his keepers in a coppice, and shot on the wing.
late 14c., "small thicket of trees grown for cutting," from Old French copeiz, coupeiz "a cut-over forest," from Vulgar Latin *colpaticium "having been cut," ultimately from Latin colaphus "a blow with the fist," from Greek kolaphos "blow, cuff" (see coup).


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The editor of the Daily Telegraph has demanded the press complaints commission clarify its position on the privacy of Tony Blair's children, after the watchdog ruled in favour of the Blairs.
"We published the story about Euan Blair in good faith, believing that it was not in breach of the code," said Charles Moore about a diary piece which appeared in the paper's Peterborough column.
Although Moore said that the paper "naturally accepts the adjudication of the PCC on the matter", he expressed concern over the limits of the Blair children's right to privacy.
"There is a real difficulty in defining where the privacy of the Blairs' children begins and ends," he said, "particularly when it is compared to the different standards applied to Prince Harry.
Earlier this month the News of the World published extensive reports about the young royal's experimentation with drink and drugs without complaint from his father.
The story was written with the full co-operation of the Palace.
"I hope the industry can clarify these matters in the coming weeks."
His remarks came after the PCC officially confirmed it had upheld a complaint by Tony and Cherie Blair about an gossip item on their eldest son's university plans.
The article, published in December last year, was an "unnecessary intrusion" into Euan Blair's time at school, the watchdog ruled, and had only been published because of the position of his parents.


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It was a short stay, with a full day of prep for the Rugby festival and golf and saturday's early start for the rugby. End of stay
Good location relative to where I was working Don't ask for a wake up call. You'll get a gruff "use the alarm clock in the room".
The grounds were very nicely kept. A fire pit with wood was available on the premises which we enjoyed! The gentleman at the front desk was very helpful and recommended an awesome place for dinner. The bed was Very comfortable and the room was very clean.
Location, quaint, affordable, surrounding fall foliage was beautiful
The facilities were very good as we had a kitchen where we could cook for ourselves and make picnics. The supermarket was nearby. We were able to go out for the whole day and return to a nice appartment.
The facility is older but well maintained. The owners, Chris and Nancy are on site and hands on. A comfortable visit.
The hotel staff was unfriendly. The only amenity was coffee which was available in an outer vestibule, but there was no decaf. They charged for ice and it was unavailable after hours. The rooms were not clean. They have hot water heat (which is wonderful) but there were layers of dust on the tops of the registers. The rooms have storm doors on them that slam shut. I still have a rather large bruise on my arm from the storm door slamming into me. Over all - I cannot reccommend the Maple Leaf Motel, and would, in fact, reccommend that it not be used.
Good location, near mountains, near town, but not in noisy area. Good value. Nice room. bed too hard
very well run no tea coffee maker in room
Our room was very clean. The owners (hosts) were friendly and helpful. No complaints at all.
The Maple Leaf has very clean rooms. Nice full kitchen. Flat screen T.V. , good cable channels and wifi. Very friendly owners. A very relaxing atmosphere. Great location!
The town of Littleton is a gem, and the centre within walking distance of the motel. Our single queen room was smaller than many other budget motel rooms we have stayed in, but was adequate.
I enjoyed my stay at the Maple Leaf. The family running the grounds clearly cared about their guests and were very accommodating. They were knowledgeable about the immediate area, hospitable, and personable. I would definitely return to this hotel. The interior of the rooms looked a little cheap and dated, though the stay was fairly inexpensive comparable to the surrounding hotels in the area with the same commodities at the time, especially since it was during peak color season in the fall.
We will be using them from now on! Bed was a bit hard
The location to our family. No
D.I.Y. waffle maker for the included continental breakfast. Blind in the bathroom stuck open giving no privacy. Staff didn't know the opening hours of the only store in town 1 mile away. Décor was tired but clean.
The rooms are not fancy but clean and comfortable enough. The location is fantastic and the little town of Franconia is very cute. The hotel's surrounding gardens are very pretty as well. We had an issue with our wi fi and the staff worked quickly to fix it. The rooms could be updated and more bedding is needed in the colder months.
My money back.
We enjoyed the swimming pool, breakfast, conveniece to shopping and restaurants and the availability of refrigerator and microwave in room.
It's a typical Hampton Inn, so if you've been to one before than you know what you're getting. It's very convenient to get to from I-93. The room was plenty big enough for two (or more) people. The fitness center was small, but in good working order. The pool is on the small side; I believe 5ft deep at the deep end, but also kept up well. Fresh baked cookies in the afternoon/evening (yum) and 24 hour coffee are nice added benefits. While it is right off the highway, it's not within walking distance to downtown Littleton. Littleton's downtown isn't extensive, but the majority of the eateries are located there, while means you'll be driving everywhere, unless you want to eat at Applebee's every night. There are a few other hotels and B&Bs more centrally located to the downtown, but you probably pay for that location, and less consistency. Also worth noting: the continental breakfast is okay, but you learn quickly to pick and choose your items carefully. Steer clear of the greasy stuff. Stick to the waffles, oatmeal, fruit, etc. As others have mentioned, the complementary wifi is pretty slow and unstable (but hey, it's free for HHonors members).
NIce location with convenient parking. Friendly and forthcoming staff. Well set room with access to extra services.
Understaffed at evening check in / arrival. Lobby was filled with very unhappy, upset and yelling customers. Long wait on line since there was only one person behind the counter and all people on line ahead of me had problems with their reservations and or their rooms were not ready at 8:30 PM. Also kept getting kicked off of the compliamentary wifi.
We needed a place to put our bikes for the night, they let us put them in our room, no questions asked. We saw two little old blood spots on sheet. Not sure what it was but it was red.
The staff was very accomodating and friendly. no
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Staff is phenomenal, they have fantastic service and are very friendly. I recommend all people in need of a comfortable, secure, positive enviornment to stay at this comfort inn!
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Great amenities, friendly staff, and good food.
Very comfortable beds Lack of nearby restaurant
The staff were very friendly. Upon check-in we were given an upgrade to our room that far exceeded our expectations. Everything was great.
Great breakfast, indoor pool + fitness room. Terrific size room + bed. Very convenient to I-91!
Very clean and spacious room, good value, nice view from balcony
The room was very large and clean. The staff was excellent and pleasant. No coffee in room and the ice machine was in the lobby.
Quiet room with lawn and river outside.
The hotel was in a convenient location. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean and adequate for the one night we stayed. Would stay again at this hotel. Nope
The room was big. Good location. Nice Staff. It smelled like stale cigarettes. Beer cans on the balcony. The people above made noise all night and there was some other noise we couldn't figure out. Wouldn't stay again.
Location is right off the highway. Large rooms - two sinks - nice vanity area and a fridge & microwave oven. Pretty views from the deck. It is always better to make a solid good first impression with a guest than to compensate a bill for services not provided - I stayed 2 nights and came back to a room that housekeeping had not touched. Disappointing after a long day.
Our room was very nice. We had a nice view.
Convenient. Not many good choices in the area. Stayed here before and it worked out well. Nice clean room and fresh hot coffee!
IMHO, this location should have a higher star rating. The staff is exceptional. The location could not been any more convenient. Our room was clean and spacious. The rooms are not outdated, they're rustic. Which is what I love about escaping to VT. Nothing at all. We will stay here again.
TV area, surroundings and fireplace area, although all you could play were VHS tapes as the equipment was very old and there are no TVs in the rooms. The room was very small; what they call 'cozy' is really miniscule. You could barely walk around the bed and the closet was behind the bed. There was no way to regulate the heat and the room was way too hot. It was very noisy late into the night.
Cheapish through third party. Staff was not helpful and woman was rude. It was dirty, old, moldy. Wouldn't recommend and will never go back.
Great place to stay. Staff was very accommodating, and the location is central to everything.
I travel solo a lot during the winter, as none of my friends enjoy ice climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding, etc. For the price, East Gate was pretty comfortable and clean (and the huge flat screen was nice, too). I felt safe staying there alone and 1,000% got my money's worth. The front desk staff was super upbeat and very friendly. I was able to buy a lift ticket to Cannon for $59 (as opposed to over $70 at the mountain), the distance to Frankenstein Cliffs/Flume Gorge was around 15 minutes or less, and the center of town was absolutely adorable! Great shopping and restaurants! Nothing, I mean...for what I paid to stay here, complaining would just be wrong. It was safe and clean. The heater was, like, right behind the bed which made for kind of an uncomfortable night's sleep, but that's literally the only thing close to a complaint that I would have. Oh, Booking.com screwed up my reservation...but that has nothing to do with the hotel and they were able to get me in for what I needed, anyway...
Simple. Clean. Quiet surroundings. Friendly and courteous owner. Wifi. Good location for my needs. Easy access to freeway. Had a small fridge, small microwave and newer, large TV - all the basic necessities. Room heater was a bit loud.
Clean motel at great price as a base location for weekend skiing. Rooms have a nice big screen T.V. with many stations to choose from with satellite TV. Quiet for a good nights rest. Basic but adequate breakfast provided. Discount tickets for Bretton Woods and Cannon available as well.
Old (and I mean OLD) charm, including very old funky wallpaper. Took awhile to adjust but then decided it was quaint. Until the no hot water. The service was HORRIBLE. We had no hot water (no hot water!) and when we asked the front desk they told us to let the hot water run for awhile. We let it run for 18 minutes and it still never got hot (this is July not frozen pipes). We told the front desk again, were told they'd "look into it" but we had to go shower at the Hampton Inn (thank got other wedding guests stayed there) in order to shower to not be late. Over the next 36 hours we followed up repeatedly with no resolution. We asked for a partial refund, since in paying for a hotel we expected to receive a bed, roof, and hot shower, but since we prepaid we were told there was nothing the front desk could do. I've called 8+ times and left notes for the manager but have received no reply. It is incredibly frustrating. I can't imagine how they've been in business since Grant's era. Would not recommend at all. Just stay at the Hampton Inn, it was much much nicer and actually had hot water.


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How much do we love Alexa Chung's style? Let us count the ways. Is it in her delicate fusing of Sloane Ranger prep with downtown chic? Or is it in her ability to make black tights and pink sunglasses look ineffably cool? Or is it simply that she seems so quirky and fun and like someone we'd want to hang out with, despite the fact that she's totally gorgeous beyond words? The model/TV presenter/designer was caught walking through London in this casual ensemble, a perfect picture of ease, and we decided we'd like to steal her look. So, without further ado …
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Depths of Peril - Story @ Official Site
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A new Depths of Peril story intriguingly named Looking Red the Crystals Cry is up at Soldak's site:
The red tailed hawk circled in the sparkling summer sky. Something about the pattern pulled Amma from the crystal ruins where she spent much of her time, down the grassy hill and away from her friends. Wild animals, like the hawk, called her more strongly than the spirits. The wind picked up, whipping her long chestnut hair into her face. She lifted her hand toward the shape in the sky, reaching upward as though to touch it.
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Fall Movie Preview: Bad Boys
We may not be getting the crisp fall weather just yet, but we are getting previews for tons of movies opening in the fall. In preparation for this autumn and winter at the theaters, I've broken up the lengthy list of upcoming movies into many small themes for my Fall Movie Preview series. This way, you'll be in the know when the chillier months roll around, bringing a whole new crop of new films. Today's list of upcoming titles features some men behaving badly — and some good guys — and all of them looking very nice all the while.
Shoot 'Em Up
If you've been reading Buzz in recent months you know that I've been breathlessly awaiting the release of this movie which stars Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti. Luckily, there's not much more waiting to go since Shoot 'Em Up opens September 7. My Comic-Con correspondent Phasekitty got to see some scenes from the movie while in San Diego and this is what she reported back: "t is some of the most exciting action I've seen in a long time; very similar to the Transporter series, though with a new comedic element. Clive Owen's character is protecting a woman and a child from a hit man (Paul Giamatti), and spends most of the action sequences out-shooting people with one hand and carrying the infant baby in the other." Granted, I will watch Clive Owen do just about anything, so it's all the more enticing when I get to see him kicking butt and saving babies. Check out the awesomely done trailer here.
More fall manjoyment ahead so
American Gangster
Speaking of good-looking men, Denzel Washington heads up this crime thriller about a man who came to rule the gang underworld in 1970s New York. Ridley Scott directs and the ever-sexy Chiwetel Ejiofor co-stars. Washington plays Frank Lucas, a loyal family man/leader of a crime ring in 1970s Harlem and Russell Crowe plays the roguish cop hotly pursuing Lucas. The chilling trailer makes me uneasy because Washington always seems like the kind, trustworthy type and this movie has him showing a much darker side. American Gangster opens November 2.
We Own the Night
The lukewarm reviews for We Own the Night all mostly say the same thing: the story's nothing to write home about, but the cast — especially Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg — does an excellent job. The crime thriller screened at Cannes this year but didn't exactly wow people the way its filmmakers hoped. Wahlberg and Phoenix play brothers, one of whom is a cop (Wahlberg) and the other (Phoenix) is a shady guy involved in the Russian mafia. Questions of loyalty and trust undoubtedly come up. Eva Mendes also stars in this movie which opens October 12.
Cassandra's Dream
I recently brought you the trailer for Cassandra's Dream, Woody Allen's latest venture that stars Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor. Another storyline featuring brothers with issues, Farrell and McGregor are south London brothers who are strapped for cash. When a seductive woman (Hayley Atwell) lures them into a life of crime, the two men are pitted against each other. Cassandra's Dream opens in the U.S. November 30.
The Hunting Party
The plot description for The Hunting Party is this: "A young journalist (Jesse Eisenberg), a seasoned cameraman (Terrence Howard) and a discredited journalist (Richard Gere) embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No. 1 war criminal in Bosnia. They find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them." So, I guess these boys aren't so much "bad" as they are unlucky. I love me some Terrence Howard, and I must admit that Richard Gere grew on me after seeing him in The Hoax, so I'm willing to give this movie a shot when it opens September 7.
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This should be a really quick easy question but one I cannot find an answer to. My only programming experience is with MatLab and Python. In MatLab if I run a program that say reads some data and then graphs it if I want to run the script again I can type:
or just add that to the beginning of the code. In python the only way I have manage to figure out how to re-run the script on another file or re-run it if I have to edit something in the code is to exit Python completely form the command line and then restart it back up. Is there an equivalent command in Python?Code:clear all;


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Tebow drafted in first round
UPDATED (11:26 p.m.)...
NEW YORK--Tim Tebow is a first-round draft choice, after all, as the Denver Broncos selected him with the 25th overall pick.
Tebow's prospects for NFL success had been vigorously debated before the draft, even after he won a Heisman Trophy and two national championships at the University of Florida.
But he was the second quarterback drafted Thursday--24 spots behind Oklahoma's Sam Bradford but ahead of Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen, who was not chosen Thursday.
Tebow joins fellow quarterbacks Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn in Denver.
"I'm just so excited and truly blessed," Tebow told the league-owned NFL Network in Jacksonville, Fla., where he watched the proceedings on television with friends and family members after declining an invitation to attend the draft at Radio City Music Hall. "I just want to thank the organization in Denver. I want to thank Coach [Josh] McDaniels for believing in me and giving me a shot. I'll give everything that I can to prove him right."
Some draft observers predicted that he'd fall into the second or third round, or even later, after he struggled at the Senior Bowl and then reworked his throwing motion, but the Broncos used the second of their two opening-round picks on him.
The Broncos took Georgia Tech wide receiver Demaryius Thomas 22nd overall. Thomas is a potential replacement for the traded Brandon Marshall.
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Strange pick, I think Tebow would have lasted until round 2 or even 3 for the Broncos to pick up later and they could have taken a DB to tudor under Champ or Dawk because they won't be around much longer.
Posted by: ozpunk | April 23, 2010 3:01 PM
Maske....try finding something to say that has not already been said 100 times. I can`t believe the WP will actually pay you a good salary for doing no real work.
At least offer your own openion and comments on a subject. What did you think of Denver taking Tebow..and your reasons.
Man up!!!
Posted by: blazerguy234 | April 23, 2010 1:16 PM
this isn't just about Kiper. i flipped back and forth between NFL and ESPN and trust me nobody could justify the pick. the could put a good spin on it, but Mayock was just as down on the pick as kiper. Steve young basically put the head coaches job on the line with this pick too.
1st round QB should be ready in a year or 2, we will see. With Orton and Brady in front of him, he'll have his chances.
Posted by: oknow1 | April 23, 2010 10:40 AM
Clausen did the right thing not showing up at RCMH. If he was there, the cameras would've been trained on him from the Raiders pick on. Poor Jimmy sitting there looking like he just lost his best friend, watching millions of dollars go out the window...
Posted by: randysbailin | April 23, 2010 9:08 AM
So after all the lovin Clausen got from Kiper , should we believe anything Kiper says anymore. Obviously teams dont trust Clausen so what think Kiper of them apples
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The history of herbal medicine can be traced back to ancient times and what we use today is a direct reflection of incorporating ancient knowledge with modern experimentation. Among the advantages and disadvantages of herbal medicine is one well known advantage in that herbal medicine is sure to prove advantageous for children who are suffering from asthma when they take anything with kola nut? Also, ginger is also known to be effective when used for treating indigestion and it had even been used during the Elizabethan times as a means to soothe the stomach and today it is used in Ginger Beer.
What one does have to understand is that taking herbal medicines without first having reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of herbal medicine would not be recommended. You need to understand your symptoms and then check on those that are associated with whatever herbal medicine that you choose to take. In addition, you should also ascertain whether you have an allergy to the ingredients contained in herbal medicine.
Among the advantages and disadvantages of herbal medicine there is a distinct advantage to it when used to treat arthritis because it contains cortisone which was found to be contained in the African plant called strophanthus that for many centuries had been used in poisoned arrows. This particular substance had a chemical that was useful for making cortisone.
Suffice to say, that there are many advantages to using herbal medicines and were it not so, then the ancient wisdom from China, India, Egypt and other civilizations would not have handed down many cures that, once having shown more benefits than disadvantages among the various advantages and disadvantages of herbal medicine have persisted to modern times.
Even as dreaded a disease such as leprosy can be cured with herbal medicines which highlights the fact that there are certainly a lot of advantages to using herbal medicines and few disadvantages. The disadvantage of using herbal medicine is relatively fewer and can mainly be attributed to it being taken without proper knowledge about its effects on a particular disease.
Thus, having studied the advantages and disadvantages of herbal medicine, you should be reasonably certain that there are more plus points than negatives, and if taken with proper knowledge of how it works on a particular disease, will prove it a worthwhile alternate medicine.
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Spay/Neuter Clinic
9400 W. Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI
Vet Services Poll! Do you have pets? We're always looking for ways to better serve our community and we'd love to hear what services are most important to you and your animals.
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The clinic is open to the public – all pets are welcome!
The Wisconsin Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic is an affordable, high-quality spay/neuter clinic open to the public. Our goal is to reduce animal homelessness by reducing financial barriers to accessing spay/neuter surgery in Southeastern Wisconsin. Click here for the general brochure.
To schedule an appointment at the Spay/Neuter Clinic
in West Allis, please complete this form
-OR- call us at (414) 323-6163.
Drop-off times are listed below.
Looking for spay/neuter resources in Ozaukee or Racine Counties?
Click here for more information.
If you are looking for services other than spay/neuter, please check out our Veterinary Resource Guide for veterinarians in the area.
Please note that all animals scheduled for surgery must be healthy, between two months and 7 years old, and at least 2 pounds.
Dog Spay/Neuter (2-99lbs) - $105
100-125 lbs = $150
126-150 lbs = $200
Includes pre-surgical exam, spay/neuter, pain medication, complimentary nail trim.
Cat Spay/Neuter - $75
Includes pre-surgical exam, spay/neuter, pain medication, complimentary nail trim.
Additional services
(available only with spay/neuter appointment)
- Rabies vaccine - $10 (required for surgery; can also bring proof of prior vaccination)
- Canine distemper/parvo (DHPP) vaccine - $10
- Bordetella - $20
- Feline distemper (FVRCP) - $10
- Microchipping - $25
- Flea treatment - $5
- Plastic e-collar - $5 dog/$3 cat
- Umbilical hernia repair - $10
- Cryptorchid (undescended testicle) - add $20
Hours/Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment, please request an appointment online or call (414) 323-6163. As we are a high-volume clinic, the phones are very busy. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. Please note that all animals scheduled for surgery must be healthy, between two months and 7 years old, and at least 2 pounds. Cats must be in a carrier and dogs must be on-leash or in a carrier.
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. by appointment only
- Cat drop-off at 8:00 a.m.
- Cat pick-up, same day at 5:00 p.m.*
- Dog drop-off at 8:30 a.m.
- Dog pick-up, same day at 4:00 p.m.*
*Please note the clinic is not staffed overnight. If you do not retrieve your animal before we close, a $39 boarding fee will be charged and your animal may have to spend the night.
S/N Clinic Closed Dates
Monday, May 29 Memorial Day
Monday, July 3
Tuesday, July 4 Independence Day
Wednesday, July 5
Monday, September 4 Labor Day
Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving
Friday, November 24 Thanksgiving
Monday, December 25 Christmas
Tuesday, December 26
Monday, January 1 New Years
Tuesday, January 2
Tattoo Policy
A small tattoo – a simple line next to the incision scar, or on the animal's underside – is provided to every animal we sterilize. Tattooing at the time of spay/neuter surgery is very common, as it serves as a universal marker that an animal is sterilized, helping to prevent unnecessary surgery in the future. Although your animal may have a surgery scar, some surgical incisions heal so well that no evidence is left behind that sterilization surgery was ever performed, and scars can be indicative of other types of surgery and/or injuries, as well. A tattoo is the best way to indicate that an animal has been sterilized.
We are located at the corner of Lincoln and National in West Allis. There is a large parking lot in front of the building.
Wisconsin Humane Society
Spay/Neuter Clinic
9400 W. Lincoln Ave
West Allis, WI 53227
(414) 323-6163
About Dr. Williams
Dr. Michelle Williams graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. She completed her clinical year at Oklahoma State and during her externship with their shelter medicine group, she traveled to multiple Oklahoma animal shelters, teaching veterinary technicians about surgery. Prior to joining the Wisconsin Humane Society in 2016, Dr. Williams was an associate veterinarian at the Racine and Kenosha locations of Prairie Side Veterinary Hospital. In addition to her interests in surgery and teaching, Dr. Williams enjoys all the outdoor activities Wisconsin has to offer and spends her free time as a snowboarding instructor. She looks forward to working with WHS where she can give back to the community and the animals.
Support the clinic
Whether it's a $2 clipboard, an $8 calculator, or $12 of paper, every item donated from our Amazon wish list will mean more money we can put toward the animals in our care instead. Using this link, you can see exactly which items we need most and have them shipped straight to the clinic in West Allis! Plus, by using Amazon Smile, 0.5% of your purchase price will be donated to the animals at WHS. Thanks so much for your consideration!
To make a monetary contribution to support the clinic, click here, or mail a check to WHS, 4500 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53208 and indicate that your funds should go to support the spay/neuter clinic. Thank you!
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LONDON – A new opinion poll published Sunday showed the number of Britons wanting to leave the European Union rising in the wake of the Paris terror attacks and Cologne assaults.
The poll put the EU exit camp in the lead by 53 percent to 47 ahead of a referendum that is promised to be held no later than the end of 2017 but could take place as early as June.
The Survation poll for the center-right, Euroskeptic newspaper Mail on Sunday excludes undecided voters.
If they are included, 42 percent are in favor of leaving and 38 for remaining, with 20 percent yet to make up their mind.
The survey, which was conducted online on Jan. 15 and 16 and had 1,004 respondents, had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
Survation's last poll, published in September, showed 49 percent in favor of staying, and 51 percent for leaving when undecided voters were excluded.
Some 34 percent said November's Paris terrorist attacks made them more likely to vote to leave the EU, as opposed to 12 percent who said it would influence them to vote to stay in.
And 38 percent said reports that women were sexually assaulted as part of during Cologne's New Year's celebrations meant it was more likely they would vote to leave, as opposed to 8 percent who said it would encourage them to remain.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will campaign to stay in the European Union only as long as he can negotiate a series of EU reforms intended to restore more sovereignty powers to Britain.
Cameron has said he is reasonably confident of a deal in February on the changes he is seeking in four key areas.


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Home » In the News » Lunafest Comes to Fitzpatrick
Posted on April 5, 2013
On Sunday, April 7, Women Helping Women and the KWU Theatre Department will present Lunafest, a short films presentation for, by, and about women. The show is at 2pm; reception is at 3:30, in Fitzpatrick. For more information, visit lunafest.org.


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NEW YORK (Jun. 22)
An appeal to the United Nations "to go to the aid of the Jews in Europe" was voiced here today at the 54th annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis in the opening address by Dr. James G. Heller of Cincinnati, president.
Dr. Heller also demanded the abrogation of the White Paper which provides for the closing of Palestine to Jewish immigrants next year. He recommended that the rabbis ratify affiliation to the American Jewish Conference, and urged approval of a plan for the establishment of pensions for members of the Central Conference.
Discussing the divergent views which led to the formation of the American Council for Judaism, Dr. Heller said that "at a time when Jewish unity is imperative, when we must school ourselves to estimate differences of opinion at their true importance, some of us have chosen to precipitate an intestine conflict and to persist in it in spite of reiterated appeals to desist." Speaking specifically on the subject of Zionism and the difference of opinion on the question, he stated "Important as is the place of Palestine in Jewish life today, and as it will be tomorrow, it does not outweigh all the host of other concerns and tasks that are ours as rabbis." After going further into the pros and cons of the Zionism question, Dr. Heller said that it is the duty of the Central Conference to face the situation that has been created, and at this Convention to take some stand.


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Honey-Herb-Crusted Lamb Chops with Cipolline Onions
Slideshow: More Amazing Lamb Recipes
- Servings: 4
- 8 loin lamb chops (6 to 7 ounces each)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pure olive oil
- 1/2 pound cipolline onions, blanched and peeled
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup garlic shoots or scallion greens, cut into 1/2-inch lengths
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon minced tarragon
- 1/4 teaspoon minced thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon minced rosemary
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 400°. Season the lamb chops with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet. When the oil is almost smoking, add 4 of the chops and brown on both sides over moderately high heat, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chops to a rimmed baking sheet and repeat with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of oil and the remaining chops.
Add the onions to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add 1 1/2 cups of the water, cover and simmer over low heat until the onions are tender, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic shoots, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, cover and remove from the heat.
In a small bowl, mix the honey with the mustard, parsley, tarragon, thyme and rosemary. Brush the honey mustard on the chops and roast them for 7 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of a chop registers 125° for medium-rare meat. Transfer the chops to a warm platter and cover loosely with foil.
Set the baking sheet over 2 burners on moderate heat. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the baking sheet. Add the pan juices to the onions and reheat them. Set the lamb chops on plates and serve with the onions and pan juices.
Make Ahead
The honey-herb mixture can be refrigerated overnight.


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"I have 21 cousins here from my father's side. I have some uncles here, and all the fans here make me feel like home."
Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis on his large support camp.
"I told them to keep it down, don't say anything rude. Today they were much better. They were singing stuff about me. It's better I think."
Baghdatis on his supporters again. Baghdatis' second-round victim Radek Stepanek complained about their behaviour.
"I have a bunch of half-naked women. He has a bunch of men. I know who I'd rather have dinner with me."
Baghdatis' next opponent Andy Roddick believes his bikini-clad supporters will be more than a match for the Cypriot's fans.
"When I do that it means I'm not going to miss the ball."
Maria Sharapova explains why her screaming sometimes gets louder.
"At one point when I was younger, I didn't know if I was going to play lefty, righty or both hands. If I feel comfortable enough to hit a lefty and I'm in the right position to do it, I'm confident I can make it."
Sharapova on her habit of hitting forehands off her backhand side.
"It was very tough to play. It was very tough to move. Even with an ice bag during the changeover, even with the hat, all in white, it was very, very tough to play good tennis. It was way too hot to play."Fabrice Santoro after a "very tough" five-set win over Gaston Gaudio in temperatures over 100F.
"I think it was the best decision for me to win the match. It's way too hot to play."
Santoro again, after admitting he lost the fourth set of his match 1-6 to save himself for the fifth set. He won it.
"Everything I was trying just wasn't working. It was just one of those days."Defending champion Serena Williams is honest after her third round defeat by Daniela Hantuchova.


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Guinea Hen with Bacon, Cabbage, and Apples
Apples and cabbage get cooked with white wine and the savory juices from the roasting pan to create an irresistible bed on which this succulent game bird rests.
- Servings: 4
Source: Martha Stewart Living, October/November 1993
- 2 small heads savoy cabbage
- 1 guinea hen, about 3 pounds
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 14 thin slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 2 apples, cored and cut into eighths
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup Brown Game Stock or chicken stock
Remove tough outer leaves from cabbage. Trim large ribs and shred cabbage coarsely. Blanch for 1 minute in a pot of salted boiling water. Drain, and set aside.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash hen and pat dry. Season inside and out with salt and pepper. Starting at the neck, lay 10 overlapping slices of bacon over breast of bird.
To truss bird, place it breast side up with legs pointing toward you. Tuck wing tips underneath body. Cut off at least 36 inches of kitchen string. Pass center of string underneath wings and body below neck cavity. Holding string ends in either hand, pull toward you so that string runs between body and thighs. Cross strings underneath tailbone; pull up, catching legs and crossing them. Cross string over legs, pulling to secure. Loop strings around legs again, and tie in a knot on top.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter, and brush on legs and skin. Roast bird on rack in roasting pan for 1 hour, basting occasionally, until legs are a little loose when you shake them.
Transfer bird to a plate, and cover with foil. Pour off and discard fat from pan; place pan on stove over medium heat. Cut remaining bacon into 1/2-inch squares, and cook until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Pour off and discard fat from pan.
Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a saute pan. Place apples in pan, and cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar, and continue cooking until apples are golden brown and softened, about 10 minutes.
Add wine and stock to roasting pan. Bring to a boil, and stir over medium heat, scraping up brown bits. Allow liquid to reduce slightly. Add cabbage and season to taste. Stir, and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add bacon and apples, and remove from heat.
Spoon cabbage and apples onto a platter. Place bird, whole or carved, on top. Serve.


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Japan quake popularizes disaster apps
While working as a programmer for Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., two years ago, Terence Worley felt the ground rumble and shake beneath his feet. "I reached for my phone to see how close the quake was, and how big. But there wasn't an easy way to get this information, recalls Worley. That night, he wrote his first application for iPhone called QuakeWatch, designed to track and send warnings for earthquakes based on U.S. Geological Survey data and other feeds.
The App Store download, now with an average user rating of 4.5 stars out of five, also uses the smartphone's GPS to calculate the user's distance to the epicenter. Users can share this information with their social network on Facebook or Twitter, right from within the app.
"At any given time you can have a wealth of information at your fingertips, which can be incredibly useful during a time of crisis," says Worley, 46, now living in the Washington, D.C., area.
Not surprisingly, since Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami a week ago, the $0.99 QuakeWatch app (also available for the iPad) has rocketed to the top of the paid News app charts, now No. 1 in the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.
Other apps are experiencing the same spike in downloads. Disaster Alert, a free app for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) and Google's Android platform, sees about 3,500 downloads per week, on average, but that number tripled since the events in Japan, along with another 12,000 downloads for the new Android version.
Disaster Alert provides instant access to global "active hazards," including weather-related disasters — such as tsunamis, cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons — as well as earthquakes and volcanoes. The app serves as a mobile version of the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a government-funded organization that develops and applies information and technology solutions to foster disaster-resilient communities.
Because Disaster Alert monitors multiple agencies in real time, PDC's executive director Ray ShirkhUday in Maui says information about events can be seen in the app up to 30 minutes before mainstream media can broadcast the message. "Last Friday, for example, we received a thank-you from someone in Hawaii who was able to fill up their tank before anyone else knew about the tsunami," recalls ShirkhUday.
Other apps and mobile happenings
A few other apps that can help smartphone or tablet users stay informed, prepared or in touch with those who matter:
Disaster Readiness ($1.99; for iPhone, Android): Developed by Phoneflips, this app is designed to help smartphone and tablet users prepare for and manage through a number of emergency situations – be it natural disasters, nuclear radiation, house fires or terrorist attacks. Sections cover checklists, shelters, supplies, evacuation procedures, electricity shortages, purifying water, and more. The developer says the app is based on a book that has more than 5 million copies in print.
DisasterAlert – Lifetime Access ($24.99; for BlackBerry): Available at BlackBerry App World, DisasterAlert lets you access information about worldwide natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and displays your geographical location on a map in relation to the disaster area. Skylab Mobilesystems' app provides up-to-date information and features a color- and image-coded system to give BlackBerry users a sense of magnitude for each disaster.
American Red Cross: Shelter View (free; for iPhone): Should disaster strike, know when and where shelters have been opened to provide assistance to you or loved ones. The app provides map location and relevant details of open shelters from the American Red Cross National Shelter System, which contains information about 60,000 potential disaster facilities around the world. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.
Emergency Radio ($0.99 cents; for iPhone): This police scanner app delivers thousands of live radio feeds, such as police, fire, EMS, air traffic, Coast Guard, railroad, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather, and others. EdgeRift's popular app lets you organize all frequencies by location, most listened-to, recently added and bookmarked favorites. Each listing provides information, number of listeners, map view and more.
In the wake of the events in Japan, Apple's App Store launched a new section this week called Stay in Touch, which lists relevant apps that can assist people in communicating with friends and family in Japan. This includes links to download apps such as NHK World TV Live, social networking tools (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Meebo, Gowalla, Tumblr, LinkedIn) and a handful of blogging tools (WordPress, TypePad and Blog with iBlogger!).
In related news, Google launched a free service for people in Japanese shelters to take photos of posters with people's names on it. Using cameraphones, these photos are then sent to email@example.com, specifying the name of the shelter in the subject line, and they're automatically uploaded to a Picasa Web Album (goo.gl/ganbare). Optical character recognition technology is then used to digitize the names to add them to Google's Person Finder, so others can see if their loved ones are safe.
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