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- Megan Fox will receive an award at The Maui Film Festival officially making it even less valid than the film festival I hold in my basement every year. [Lainey Gossip]
- Brooklyn Decker's breasts were carved by Zeus. I said it. [Hollywood Tuna]
- Monica Bellucci gets naked for Elle France. [DrunkenStepfather: NSFW]
- Redheads who aren't afraid of their own cleavage, Blake Lively. [theCHIVE]
- And even Emma Roberts is giving it her best shot. [Popoholic]
- Ryan Reynolds puts the snark in douchesnarkbag. [Just Jared]
- George Clooney is still with the Italian bird. This has to be a record. [Popsugar]
- Joran van der Sloot probably knocked up his girlfriend while in jail. Also, he's running a snack bar in there. [Bossip]
- James Mangold puts an end to speculation about whether or not Wolverine 2 will suck with a resounding "YES!" [Note: The opinion expressed in this link is expressly that of Photo Boy having recently watched Knight and Day after which he contemplated mailing anthrax to James Mangold's house.] [FilmDrunk]
- Justin Timberlake is a good listener. [Starpulse]
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Sports Video Summarization using Highlights and Play-Breaks
Tjondronegoro, Dian W., Chen, Yi-Ping Phoebe, & Pham, Binh L. (2003) Sports Video Summarization using Highlights and Play-Breaks. In The 5th International ACM Multimedia Information Retrieval Workshop 2003, November 2003, Berkeley, USA.
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To manage the massive growth of sport videos, we need to summarize the contents into a more compact and interesting representation. Unlike previous work which summarized either highlights or play scenes, we propose a unified summarization scheme which integrates both highlights and play-break scenes. For automation of the process, combination of audio and visual features provides more accurate detection. We will present fast detection algorithms of whistle and excitement to take advantage of the fact that audio features are computationally cheaper than visual features. However, due to the amount of noises in sport audio, fast text-display detection will be used for verification of the detected highlights. The performance of these algorithms has been tested against one hour of soccer and swimming videos.
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By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY
Gina Gershon says she got almost everything she wanted from Lifetime Movie Network's appropriately named Everything She Ever Wanted.
Gershon stars as the twisted Pat Allanson in the two-night miniseries, expected to air in August. "She's just a great, crazy character who is psychologically complex, a textbook sociopath. But she's charming and seemingly sweet, even when she does really bad things," says Gershon, 47. "Who wouldn't want to play a character like that?"
Wanted is based on Ann Rule's crime novel about Allanson, a real-life Georgia socialite whose lust for power and status was the stuff of sensational press coverage in the 1970s.
Gershon says she was contacted about the role just days before filming was to begin. After reading Rule's book, she realized it was a plum part. "I've never had a role like this," Gershon says. "It satisfies my Scarlett O'Hara obsession."
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Want to learn key business skills without going back to school for a full degree? The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is unveiling brand new half-day leadership development workshops designed for exactly this purpose. The workshops — focused on concepts that immediately strengthen leadership capabilities — will make lessons taught… Read More →
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Despite positive growth, full economic recovery is still two years away for the nation and at least three years away for Arizona. That message was delivered today by top economists from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. The experts spoke at the annual Economic Outlook Luncheon sponsored by the Economic… Read More →


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City Council moves to the electronic age
Elected officials now equipped with IPads
By JOE WARREN
With the increased demand to stay connected in the ever changing technological world, the Dalhart City Council and all department heads at the City of Dalhart were given IPads.
The move, City Finance Director Brent Walker said, was necessary because the city is updating its infrastructure, as more and more utility customers use the online payments, and, the city will save money and its leaders will save time by increasing efficiency. Time is money.
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The Bettencourt affair," he said, "is something you can talk about for three minutes or you can talk about for eight days.
But if this affair does not do lasting damage to the party, Meretz does appear to be on the rise.
News that the CIA chief was having an affair did not shock those close to him during his final tours of battle.
For Kirke it was being paid to pretend to play the oboe that heightened her affair with classical music.
The two spat back and forth, with Allen bringing up Hopkins' affair with a married colleague.
Grant realized that there was no room for squeamishness in this affair.
This afternoon, an observer would have thought the affair was proceeding to this point.
Within a couple of minutes the affair had become highly improper.
I do not suppose your husband may not see it; but that is your affair.
Betty and Dick entered into the spirit of the affair and could not say enough in praise of the girls who had thought of it.
c.1300, "what one has to do," from Anglo-French afere, Old French afaire (12c., Modern French affaire) "business, event; rank, estate," from the infinitive phrase à faire "to do," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + facere "to do, make" (see factitious).
A Northern word originally, brought into general use and given a French spelling by Caxton (15c.). General sense of "vague proceedings" (in romance, war, etc.) first attested 1702. Meaning "an affair of the heart; a passionate episode" is from French affaire de coeur (itself attested in English from 1809); to have an affair with someone in this sense is by 1726, earlier have an affair of love:
'Tis manifeſtly contrary to the Law of Nature, that one Woman ſhould cohabit or have an Affair of Love with more than one Man at the ſame time. ["Pufendorf's Law of Nature and Nations," transl. J. Spavan, London, 1716]
Thus, in our dialect, a vicious man is a man of pleasure, a sharper is one that plays the whole game, a lady is said to have an affair, a gentleman to be a gallant, a rogue in business to be one that knows the world. By this means, we have no such things as sots, debauchees, whores, rogues, or the like, in the beau monde, who may enjoy their vices without incurring disagreeable appellations. [George Berkeley, "Alciphron or the Minute Philosopher," 1732]


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I just can't help feeling discriminated against by BHP Billiton. It's not just that I like to eat three-day-old goat korma for lunch at my desk. It's not even my proclivity for satin loafers in deep hues of magenta. No, what's really got me considering a human rights test case is the miner's pre-employment medical assessment questionnaire: "Have you developed a shaking in your hands?" Only before lunch. "Do you find it difficult to remember things?" Only after lunch. "Do you often feel irritated for no reason?" There's always a good reason; I just can't remember what it is.
The test then moves on to ask your likelihood of falling asleep while sitting and talking to someone. I've made small talk with some turgid people in my time, but seriously?!
Here's where it gets really heinous: "Have you ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the morning (eye-opener) to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?" These HR/safety types really think the worst of us, don't they?
Everyone knows the FIRST thing drunk in the morning (consumed in bed) is a "pre-sharpener" and the one downed in the shower is a "sharpener". The eye-opener is simply the first one you crack open post-ablutions.
The exam in question applies to all 1200-ish employees – even the paper-shufflers – at the Gemco manganese mine in the Northern Territory, but presumably there are similar checks done right around the group. These mining softies wouldn't last long in a newsroom.
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This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
In this paper we review the latest developments in the use of severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques for enhancement of hydrogen sorption properties of magnesium and magnesium alloys. Main focus will be on two techniques: Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) and Cold Rolling (CR). After a brief description of these two techniques we will discuss their effects on the texture and hydrogen sorption properties of magnesium alloys. In particular, the effect of the processing temperature in ECAP on texture will be demonstrated. We also show that ECAP and CR have produced different textures. Despite the scarcity of experimental results, the investigations up to now indicate that SPD techniques produce metal hydrides with enhanced hydrogen storage properties.
Since the last few years the effects of mechanical deformation on the hydrogen storage behavior of metal hydrides have been intensively studied. Mechanochemistry, mainly performed using Ball Milling (BM), has demonstrated the possibility to conduct various reactions, such as synthesis of nanocrystalline and amorphous materials at low temperatures without dissolution or fusion of the reactants. Forty years after the pioneering works of Benjamin [
The mechanochemical techniques of ball-milling (BM) and severe plastic deformation (SPD) methods are widely used in research laboratories as well as in the industry. In the field of metal hydrides BM is intensively used for preparation of new compounds and to obtain nanocrystalline structure. Mechanical milling effects could be enhanced by changing parameters such as milling atmosphere (reactive milling), temperature, addition of anti-sticking agents,
In the case of SPD it has just recently been used for metal hydrides and the results are relatively scarce. In an early investigation, Ueda
One important advantage of SPD techniques over high energy milling is that they are potentially easier to scale up to industrial level. Therefore, the study of SPD applied to metal hydrides is interesting from a fundamental point of view because of the different action of SPD on the processed material compared to high energy milling and also from a practical point of view because of the possibility of reducing cost of hydrides processing. In this paper we will review the use of two SPD techniques, Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) and Cold Rolling (CR) for the preparation of magnesium for hydrogen storage. After a short description of each technique we will present recent studies of the use of them in the case of magnesium. More specific techniques such as High Pressure Torsion (HPT) and Fast Forging (FF) are not considered here because at this moment very few investigations have been realized.
In the Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) severe plastic deformations are introduced into a material by forcing a sample (billet) with a piston through a die consisting of two channels of equal cross-section, which intersect at an angle (Φ) between 90° and 120° [
Schematic illustration of Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP).
The equivalent strain (ε) introduced in the material by the ECAP process is determined by an equation incorporating the angle between the two parts of the channel, Φ, and the angle representing the outer arc of curvature where the two parts of the channel intersect, Ψ. The relationship given by:
However, if the number of passes seems to be a dominant parameter, the most important refinement of the microstructure takes place during the first pressing passes, since the development of an ultrafine grain size leads to an increase of the yield stress.
Inspection of
Characteristics of most important processing routes: (
It has been shown experimentally that, when using an ECAP die with an angle of 90° between the two parts of the channel, optimum processing is achieved using route BC because this leads most rapidly both to an array of reasonably equiaxed grains and to a high fraction of grain boundaries having high angles of misorientation [
The effect of ECAP on the hydrogen storage behavior of Mg-based alloys has been investigated by Skripnyuk
Kinetics of hydrogen desorption at 300 °C from differently processed samples of ZK60 alloy and from high energy ball milling (HEBM)-processed pure Mg. [
In the case of as-cast eutectic Mg-Ni alloy, after 10 ECAP passes (route BC) sub-micrometer size of Mg and Mg2Ni grains was achieved [
Recently, Skripnyuk
In another investigation, Løcken
In more recent works, the processing temperature as was studied a key parameter for grain size control [
Comparative experiments performed more recently on ECAP processed AZ31 samples reveal that the most effective reaction in terms of hydrogen absorption/desorption kinetics correspond to samples treated in the range of brittle to ductile mechanical characteristics (150–210 °C—see
Optical micrographs of AZ31 magnesium alloy. (
Texture of AZ31 magnesium alloy. (
Samples processed N-times following route A (2 < N < 8) develop an initial incubation time before a continuous hydrogen absorption rate, while absorption started readily in samples processed by route BC. It may be concluded that the shape, the size and the texture (as shown on
In cold rolling technique (CR), a sheet of metal is introduced between rollers where it is compressed and squeezed (
Schematic illustration of Cold Rolling (CR).
Usually, rolling is classified according to the processing temperature as compared with the metal re-crystallization temperature. In Hot Rolling (HR) the process is carried out at a temperature exceeding the re-crystallization temperature of the rolled material while in Cold Rolling (CR) rolling temperature is below re-crystallization temperature. In this review only CR will be discussed.
If we represent the rolling direction (RD), transverse direction (TD) and normal direction (ND) by directions by subscript 1, 2, and 3 respectively then, to a very rough approximation for macroscopic sheets, rolling deformation is plane strain compression for which ε11 = −ε33 and all other strains ε22 = ε12 = ε13 = ε23 = 0. Under these idealized assumptions the effective strain equals the von Mises equivalent strain [
In this idealized situation the strain is in normal direction contrary to HPT and ECAP processes which produce mainly shear deformations. However, in real situation deformation in the rolled sheet is strongly affected by frictional condition between the rolls and the metals. It is well-known that under high friction conditions the metals deform inhomogeneously through thickness because a large amount of redundant shear strain is introduced in the surface regions [
In accumulative roll bonding (ARB) [
It should be noted, that in ARB process half of the surface regions comes to the center in the next cycle. This results in complicated distributions of the surface regions with large shear strain through thickness of the foil. With a 50% thickness reduction at each rolling pass and assuming no lateral spreading of the material (von Mises yield criterion and plane strain condition) the equivalent plastic strain after N cycles is [
From this expression we see that as the ARB procedure could be applied for a limitless number of time, large plastic strain could be reached for even a few numbers of rolls [
Magnesium has a limited number of slip planes and work hardening occurs rapidly. Thus, after only a few rolling passes, a magnesium foil will quickly break up in small pieces. Therefore, rolling many times (more than 10 rolling passes) could be difficult. However, for hydrogen storage applications and mechanical integrity is not so important. In fact, after a few hydrogenations many metal hydrides turn into powder because of the important decrepitation due to the significant volume change during hydrogenation. Consequently, work hardening is not a significant problem for hydrogen storage applications.
To our knowledge, Ueda
For Mg-Pd system, Dufour and Huot have shown that cold rolled samples have a much better air contamination resistance than the same material prepared by ball milling [
Pole figure of cold rolled magnesium. Orientations are color coded. (002)-blue; (100)-red; (101)-black. (
Most of the studies of SPD on magnesium alloys have used ECAP techniques: to our knowledge the only systematic investigation of effect of cold rolling on commercial magnesium alloys have been reported by Amira and Huot on four different as-cast and die-cast alloys (AZ91, MRI153, AXJ530 and ZAEX10430) [
First hydrogenation (activation) of cold rolled AZ91D and magnesium.
The first hydrogenations of unrolled materials are not shown because they are too slow, effectively taking a few days for partial activation. From
Microstructure of as-cast AZ91D. Primary α-Mg with discontinuous and divorced Mg17Al12 eutectic. The white particles are Al8Mn5 compound (γ-brass).
Dehydrogenation of kinetics of cold rolled AZ91D and magnesium are shown in
Dehydrogenation kinetics of cold rolled AZ91D and magnesium.
Mechanical milling and severe plastic deformation are valuable methods for the synthesis and preparation of metal hydrides, but the former is presently much more used than the later. Up to now, for SPD technique the level of understanding the impact of these techniques on the hydrogen storage properties of metal hydrides is still relatively small. Only a limited number of papers have been published and just a few research groups are investigating metal hydrides applications of SPD. However, first results are encouraging and show similarities with mechanical milling in the effectiveness of obtaining a nanocrystalline structure and enhancement of hydrogen storage properties. Some SPD techniques such as HPT could face the same and maybe bigger scaling-up problems but others, for instance, Cold Rolling, Fast Forging and even ECAP could be more easily adopted by the industry. The capital and operating cost of these techniques is potentially much less than mechanical milling. For example, a recent investigation has shown that at laboratory scale cold rolling could produce similar enhancement of hydrogen storage properties of magnesium hydride than ball milling but with energy requirement and processing time reduced by an order of magnitude [
Because of the multiple parameters of ECAP (angle of channel, type of routes, number of passes, rate of process, temperature of sample,
From a more fundamental point of view, both mechanical milling and SPD could produce materials with new characteristics such as nanocrystalline structure, metastable phases, high density of defects, texture, important microstrain,
The authors would like to thanks the Ministry of Education of Perm Region (Russia) for funding project C-26/211. Jacques Huot would like to thanks the Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada and the Research Council of Norway for additional funding that permitted a sabbatical leave at the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway.


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Subject: Re: [R-M222] New M222 Philogenetic Tree
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:44:16 -0700
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Since the McCords and McAdams have some similarities with the
Amuligans/Milligans, this may eventually tell us something?
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I'm not getting much concrete information from the authors of that M222
philogenetic chart. This is all they've had to say so far:
You say: "What we've never been able to do In M222 is establish any
sub-clade that might be obviously pre or post Nial."
That's one thing that DOES show up in the tree:
The Ewings form a subclade distinctly before Nial (1 RCC = about 43.3
years). The Cowans, Davidsons, Dunbars, Howles, MacAdams, McCords &
McGonigles (Scottish names all) distinctly after Nial. Just examine the
tree closely.
The question is what does this mean?
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Mieno, Governor Who Pricked Japan's Bubble Economy, Dies
Yasushi Mieno, the Bank of Japan governor who stuck a pin in the nation's real-estate and stock market bubble and presided over the start of a so-called lost decade of stagnation, has died. He was 88.
He died from heart failure in a Tokyo hospital on April 15, the central bank said in a statement today.
Mieno took the BOJ's helm in December 1989 in the midst of a boom driven by speculative investment in land and stocks. Within a week, he'd begun raising interest rates. Then, as the economy cooled and headed into the doldrums, he dismissed calls from businesses and politicians for cuts.
Speaking at a farewell press conference in Tokyo in December, 1994, Mieno said he had "no regrets" and had always taken a mid- to long-term view of the economy and aimed to achieve "growth without inflation."
"When I set monetary policy, I didn't see the economy in a short-term span, or say, 'We are in recession, so let's take measures to spur the economy now," Mieno said. "I have always tried to rectify the damage caused by the bubble and achieve economic growth without causing inflation."
Under his leadership, the central bank raised the key rate from 3.75 percent to 6 percent within a year, before switching to reductions from mid-1991. The benchmark rate is currently between zero and 0.1 percent.
Bursting Bubbles
From a high of 38,915.87 on Dec. 29, 1989, the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average slid more than 48 percent over his five-year tenure. The benchmark gauged closed at 9667.26 today, down 75 percent from the peak. It took Mieno longer to stop the bubble in property prices which continued to rise through 1991, until starting a 15-year slide in 1992.
A "double-whammy of interest-rate increases and limits on banks' lending to real-estate industries caused the bubble to burst," said Hideo Kumano, chief economist at Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute in Tokyo and a former BOJ official. "Rates were too high" after Mieno raised them to 6 percent, he said.
Current Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said that Mieno brought "calm decision-making" and "deep insight" to his management of policy. He had "deep feelings of mourning," Shirakawa said in the statement.
Mieno was born in Oita Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu, the local government said on its web site. His father worked for a think-tank attached to the South Manchurian Railway and Mieno lived as child in Dalian and other parts of Manchuria, then a Japanese colony, it said. After graduating from law school in Tokyo he joined the Bank of Japan (8301) in 1947, staying there for the rest of his career, it said.
'Difficult Period'
Mieno was governor during "a difficult period for the Japanese economy, with the peak of the bubble and then soon the recession caused by its collapse," Shirakawa said. "At the same time, there was the huge problem of large amounts of non- performing loans threatening the stable maintenance of the financial system."
In 1993, Mieno commented that monetary policy alone wouldn't kickstart the economy. Mieno said later that he was "under various forms of pressure" from politicians when he was governor, with some threatening to fire him in an attempt to force him to lower rates.
There are parallels with Shirakawa's situation now. He, too, faces pressure from lawmakers who want his policy board to do more to support growth and says there are limits to what monetary tools can achieve.
"It's the fate of a central banker to face pressure and criticism from politicians in any country and in any era," said Hiroaki Muto, a senior economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management in Tokyo.
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By Derek Doucet
Feb 24, 2011
|One of the best 5.6 pitchs in the greater Keene Valley region. Great rock, cool moves, awesome position for such a short route.
By Kevin Heckeler
From: Upstate New York
Jun 7, 2011
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
Ranks as one of the best 5.6 routes I've ever climbed. I had done North Country Club Crack the day before, and that had my vote only to be trumped 24 hours later. A couple of the moves are technical, at least not beginner's 5.6 stuff, but not physically demanding. Great combination of technicques and exposure make this a destination climb (and, again, ONLY a 5.6!).
There's a wasp nest in a crakc about 30 feet into the climb. If you're allergic you might want to consider climbing another route. 4 people climbed this while I was there and were entirely ignored by the wasps.
By Nick Weinberg
From: Essex, NY
Nov 21, 2011
|Excellent climb, and probably stout for the 5.6 leader. You can skip the first anchor and continue to the top anchor and then lower off in one pitch.
By garyjutah Jones
Nov 17, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|Great climb,thought the first section up to the dropins was 5.6, then a little more difficult to the second. Great 5.6 lead
By Ben Brotelho
From: Albany, NY
Sep 8, 2013
|Great route! I was going to lead it after my friend did today, but he encountered a hornet's nest about 5-10 feet below the first anchor, towards the arete on the left...so I took the top rope willingly.
By Dom R
From: Estes Park, Colorado
Apr 1, 2015
|Super fun climbing with bomber stopper placements along the whole lower half. when going to the arete be sure to stay left on jugs, I went up into that right facing, small corner feature to the right of the blocky stuff and its a pretty balancey move to get back left with pro at your feet. If you're into that sort of thing though it makes for a fun variation.
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Germany wants former Auschwitz guards to face charges
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany — The German special prosecutors' office that investigates Nazi war crimes said Tuesday it is recommending charges against dozens of alleged former Auschwitz guards, opening the possibility of a new wave of trials almost 70 years after the end of World War II.
Federal prosecutor Kurt Schrimm, the head of the office in Ludwigsburg, said an investigation of 49 suspects turned up enough evidence to recommend that state prosecutors pursue charges of accessory to murder against 30 people in Germany who were stationed at the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Seven other suspects who live outside the country are still being investigated, two could not be found, and one further case has already gone to prosecutors, he said. Those living abroad are in Austria, Brazil, Croatia, the United States, Poland and even one in Israel, Schrimm said without giving further details.
The names and hometowns of the suspects were not released. Schrimm said the oldest suspect was born in 1916 and the youngest in 1926, meaning they could range in age from 86 to 97.
The cases are being sent to the responsible state prosecutors' offices in 11 of Germany's 16 states. It will be up to them to determine whether the elderly suspects are fit to stand trial and whether to bring official charges.
"The biggest enemy is time," Schrimm told reporters.
Accessory to murder charges can be filed under the same legal theory that Munich prosecutors used to try former Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk, who died in a Bavarian nursing home last year while appealing his 2011 conviction on charges he served as a Sobibor death camp guard, Schrimm said.
Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk was the first person convicted in Germany solely on the basis of serving as a camp guard, with no evidence of involvement in a specific killing. Under the new legal argument, anyone who was involved in the operation of a death camp was an accessory to murder.


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VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — An airbase spokesman says a Boeing 707 tanker has crashed on takeoff at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Ventura County.
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Reports surfaced early this week that the Phillies had renewed interest in Pedro Martinez and now it sounds like the two sides could be close to a deal. Martinez said Thursday that his agent is negotiating with the Phillies after they scouted his workout Tuesday and a report out of the Dominican Republic even claimed that a one-year deal worth $4 million was already in place.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. refuted reports of a done deal, but clearly the Phillies are seriously interested in Martinez and an official announcement by the end of the week wouldn't be surprising. If healthy he remains capable of being a solid fourth or fifth starter for a contending team like the Phillies, but Martinez will probably need some time to shake the rust off before being an NL-only option.
While the Phillies hope that Martinez has another half-dozen wins left in the tank, here are some other notes from around baseball …
* Joel Pineiro tossed his third complete game of the year Thursday as Milwaukee managed just one run on three hits and no walks. Pineiro is having a career year with a 3.20 ERA through 17 starts, yet with just 48 strikeouts in 115.1 innings his strikeout rate is horrible after previously just being poor. Instead of missing more bats he's simply become the most extreme ground-ball pitcher in the league.
He recorded 19 ground-ball outs Thursday and is the only starter in the league to induce a ground ball on over 60 percent of his balls in play, which is remarkable given that Pineiro never even cracked 50 percent grounders from 2000-2008. In the past hitters have teed off on his low-90s fastball, but now he's working in the high-80s with significantly more sink and the results are amazing.
* Ozzie Guillen was very pessimistic Thursday when asked about Carlos Quentin returning from his foot problems, saying that he expects him to remain out for "a while." Quentin has already played multiple games on his rehab stint at Triple-A, so Guillen admitted that he "maybe" ready shortly after the All-Star break despite wanting to avoid rushing him back until "he's ready to help us here."
* Dusty Baker announced Thursday that he's benching Jay Bruce for at least two days in an effort to break the recent slump that has his batting average down to .209. "I'm letting him clear his head, like Jimmy Rollins … and Magglio Ordonez," Baker said. While his average isn't pretty, Bruce is actually showing more power and plate discipline than last year and his OPS is only down about five percent.
* David Price showed how great he can be when he actually throws the ball over the plate Thursday, holding Toronto to one run over six innings while out-dueling Roy Halladay with seven strikeouts and one walk. Price has been maddeningly inconsistent while going 3-3 with a 4.70 ERA overall, but has 47 strikeouts and a .241 opponents' batting average in 44 innings. He's very close to breaking out.
AL Quick Hits: J.P. Howell received Thursday off, so Dan Wheeler picked up his first save of the season … Brandon Inge won the "Final Vote" competition for the AL's last All-Star roster spot, beating out Ian Kinsler … Clayton Richard is in danger of being replaced in the rotation by Bartolo Colon after struggling again Thursday … Ryan Garko started in the outfield Thursday for the eighth time this season and went 4-for-5 at the plate … Kevin Slowey (wrist) is slated to begin a throwing program Friday … Mark Teixeira took Francisco Liriano deep Thursday for his first homer since June 12 … Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak indicated Thursday that he'll contact the Blue Jays about Roy Halladay … After having his rehab delayed by a knee injury, Jed Lowrie (wrist) is set to come off the disabled list within the next two weeks … Handed nine runs of support, David Huff couldn't make it through five innings to get the win Thursday.
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MSHA News Release: [10/22/2008]
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ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced that it will hold an additional hearing on the proposed rule for alcohol- and drug-free mines on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
During the newly scheduled hearing, the MSHA panel will be physically located at MSHA Headquarters, Twin Towers #2, 1100 Wilson Blvd., 25th Floor, Arlington, Va. Interested parties will be able to testify remotely from the following three locations: National Mine Health and Safety Academy, 1301 Airport Road, Beckley, W.Va.; Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N., Medical Forum Auditorium, Birmingham, Ala.; and United Steelworkers Local Union #1938, 307 First St. N., Virginia, Minn.
MSHA held an initial hearing on Oct. 14 with the agency's panel accepting testimony in Washington D.C., while testimony also was taken from six additional locations throughout the country (Denver, Colo.; Beckley, W.Va.; Price, Utah; Madisonville, Ky.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Birmingham, Ala.).
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One of Oedipus' strengths as a King is his self-assurance. This has brought him the powerful position that he finds himself in, being universally respected and loved by his subjects.
However, as a man, this easily morphs into arrogance. This led Oedipus to searching for a resolution to his questions himself, rather than being cautious, as he is advised by numerous others to do. His brash and rushed investigations, however, leads to the fatal discovery and ultimate ruin for the king.
On the other hand, another strength Oedipus achieved as a man and a husband is his sense of responsibility. He takes full responsibility for his family, even at the end, when the extent of his mistake becomes clear. He remains loyal to his family and takes responsibility in the best way he can see available to him, by blinding himself and accepting banishment from his kingdom and all he loves.
Ultimately, Oedipus becomes a sympathetic character because his strenghts outweigh his weaknesses, with courage perhaps being his ultimate strength as a king, a husband, and a man.


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Hello Dr's :) In your professional experience, what would you suggest on me? I am 5'9", 122-125lbs, my BWD is 13.1, currently a full 34A(I have some extra skin), no kids. I am looking for a small D. I want both upper pole and a round natural look. What profile and size would you recommend for me? Thank you in advance! I very much appreciate your feedback.
Profile/Implant Size for 5'9", 125lbs, BWD 13.1
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Breast implant sizing
The more breast surgery I do the more I realize that there is no correlation between the size or model (profile) of implant used and resulting cup size. This may have to do with several factors including: the amount of breast volume the patient starts with, the shape of the patient's chest wall (concave or convex), the type and model of breast implant selected (saline/silicone and low/moderate/high profile), bra manufacturer variance in cup sizes, the degree of filling of the cup with breast tissue, and the subjective differences in patients perceptions of cup size.
Much of the final "look" achieved after breast augmentation surgery depends on several factors:
1. The initial shape, size (volume of breast tissue), symmetry of the patient's breasts. In general, the better the preoperative breast appearance the more likely the breast augmentation "look" will be optimal.
2. The experience/skill level of the surgeon is important in determining the final outcome. For example, the accurate and gentle dissection of the breast implant pockets are critical in producing long-term well-placed breast implants. I personally think that these 2 factors are more important than any others, including type (saline or silicone) or model (low/moderate/high profile) of implant.
3. The type of implant used may determine the final outcome, especially if the patient does not have significant covering breast or adipose tissue. For example, some surgeons feel that silicone implants have a more natural look and feel than saline implants because silicone gel has a texture that is similar to breast tissue. Each patient differs in the amount of breast tissue that they have. If a patient has enough breast tissue to cover the implant, the final result will be similar when comparing saline implants versus silicone gel implants. If a patient has very low body fat and/or very little breast tissue, the silicone gel implants may provide a more "natural" result. On the other hand, saline implants have some advantages over silicone implants. Silicone implant ruptures are harder to detect. When saline implants rupture, they deflate and the results are seen almost immediately. When silicone implants rupture, the breast often looks and feels the same because the silicone gel may leak into surrounding areas of the breast without a visible difference. Patients may need an MRI to diagnose a silicone gel rupture. Saline implants are also less expensive than the silicone gel implants. Other differences involve how the breast implants are filled. Saline implants are filled after they're implanted, so saline implants require a smaller incision than prefilled silicone breast implants. On May 10, 2000, the FDA granted approval of saline-filled breast implants manufactured by Mentor Corporation and McGhan Medical. To date, all other manufacturers' saline-filled breast implants are considered investigational. As of 2006, the FDA has approved the use of silicone gel implants manufactured by the Mentor Corporation and Allergan (formerly McGhan) for breast augmentation surgery for patients over the age of 22.
4. The size and model of breast implant used may make a significant difference in the final outcome. Therefore, it is very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon. In my practice, the use of photographs of "goal" pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as "natural" or "C cup" or "fake looking" or "top heavy" means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup size may also be inaccurate. I use intraoperative sizers and place the patient in the upright position to evaluate breast size. Use of these sizers also allow me to select the breast implant profile (low, moderate, moderate plus, high-profile) that would most likely achieve the patient's goals. The patient's goal pictures are hanging on the wall, and allow for direct comparison. I have found that this system is very helpful in improving the chances of achieving the patient's goals as consistently as possible. By the way, the most common regret after this operation, is "I wish I was bigger".
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/choosing-your-size.htm
Choosing Breast Implant Size Must Consider Numerous Anatomic Factors
Just based on your description, single photograph and breast base width measurement, you are in the ballpark of between 450cc to 500cc using a high profile silicone gel implant. Your thin skin will do better with a gel implant rather than saline to decrease rippling. A high profile implant will help give you your desired overall round breast shape. You have the height for this size of an implant, which with your thin frame, can make a D cup quite easily. This will give you some idea as you consult with a plastic surgeon as to where to start with sizing and trying on the implants.
Learn more: http://www.eppleybreastaugmentation.com/
Size and profile
The question is really what do you want to look like. In your description, you asked for a "round, natural" result. When consulting with a patient we always like to view pictures of what the patient desires because in my experience, a round result is very different from a natural result. Rather than picking a particular implant size and profile prior to the procedure, I would rather find out what the patient wants to look like and then during the procedure pick the appropriate implant to accomplish this.
If you would like to find out more information regarding implant size and their effects, visit our blog on our website. Good luck to you and I hope this was helpful.
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Get sized by a board certified plastic surgeon.
Size is a complex decision that is not only based upon your height, weight and current cup/bra size but ALSO on also on your breast diameter, waist, shoulder, and skin envelope measurements. These can only be assessed in person during a consultation. Schedule a consultation and get advice from a board certified plastic surgeon.
Learn more: http://www.bodysculptor.com/breast-surgery-chicago/
Implant choices
Choosing the right implant for you is a lengthy discussion and exam performed by your surgeon. An agreement and rought size range should be discussed with your surgeon. Ofteen my patients are very narrow and the HP's or moderate plus are best for them.
Learn more: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
Selection of Your Implant Size
If you are seeking a D cup result, after an physical examination, I would likely recommend a high profile silicone gel implant. Part of your evaluation would include assessing the anatomy of your chest wall.
I consider two factors when selecting implants for my patients:
1. Dimensional planning
2. Gel Implant Sizing system
Dimensional planning – The measurements of your chest wall are taken. Also, the breast dimensions including the height, width, and current dimensions of each breast form the basis of dimensional planning. Based on these measurements, the implant size is recommended. This will give you a unique breast implant that is suited for your body frame. Even your fitness levels and other relevant criteria are taken into consideration. It is you who will decide what you are comfortable with.
Gel Implant Sizing system – During the preliminary breast implant consultation, you will be provided with an option to "try on" a variety of implant shapes and sizes. You can also visualize the possible outcomes of your surgery which helps you to get that perfect size to give you the shape that you longed for.
This way your preferences are known and we can then pick a range of implants that will "fit" just right to give a soft natural fuller look.
Learn more: http://www.basuplasticsurgery.com
What breast implant to use?
Based on what you desire, a silicone gel implant around 400cc may be a starting point for discussion with a Board Certified plastic surgeon. However, you want a "small D with upper pole" but a "round natural look". These may be somewhat opposing goals.
Learn more: http://DrGutowski.com
How to pick breast implants.
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How to pick breast implant sizes
Article by George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
1) This is the most common type of question on RealSelf.
2) It is the surgeon's job to pick the right breast implants, not the patient's. Implant selection is really pretty technical.
3) Make sure your surgeon REALLY understands the look you want. Mentioning a cup size is not enough. Show your surgeon pictures of breasts you like.
4) Then your surgeon has to tell you if your chosen look is realistic for your anatomy. The most common mistake is to go too big.
5) I recommend that the surgeon NOT make a final implant choice in advance, because this is just an educated guess.
6) The surgeon should have a large inventory of different size and shape implants available in the operating room.
7) Then the surgeon can put sterile disposable implant SIZERS in your breasts during surgery, to see what a particular implant really looks like inside you. This is how to make the best choice. A sizer costs only $45, and takes all the guess work out.
8) Finally, the sizer is discarded, and the correct breast implants (based on what you want and on your anatomy) are opened from the operating roon inventory, and put in your breasts to complete the operation.
Breast implant size suggestions
You look to have good tissue in the breasts for an augmentation but also to be exceptionally thin which makes it a little harder.
Your stated goals cannot all be met as a D with upper pole fullness and roundness are not "natural." Therefore, you need to be very visually specific with the doctor and with you they will guide you toward the right implant for your body and your starting point. Forget the cup size also, just go for the desired "look."
Breast Implant Sizes
You appear to be a good candidate for augmentation from the limited view on your photo. Even though you provided a good bit of information (BWD, height, weight, etc.), I still feel that it is important for your try on implants with the input of a BC plastic surgeon. Again there is no uniform 34D cup size and no one can give you the info you requested accurately.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Agent based systems to support multidisciplinary problem solving environments for computational science.
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Chen, H. and Perich, F. and Chakraborty, D. and Finin, T. and Joshi, A.
Intelligent Agents Meet Semantic Web in a Smart Meeting Room.
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During runways shows and photo shoots models are styled from head to toe. It's always interesting to see how models dress off-duty and how their personal style - not a stylist's aesthetic - is expressed. The French beauty Camille Rowe is one of my favorite models, mainly because her street style is absolutely stellar. As if starring in a Chloé ad and a Strokes music video wasn't cool enough, this girl's got an enviable, effortlessly cool look. White blouses and boxy denim seem to be her wardrobe staple, which are topped off with accessories like classic ballet flats, retro sunglasses and feather jackets.


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So recently I caught the latter half of the movie The Canyon. Not particularly a great movie, but watchable, except I don't recommend viewing it during dinner time like we did. =/
If you want to watch the movie and not know about it, stop reading now.
Movie summary:
newly weds hike in the Grand Canyon
guide with them dies
they get lost trying to find their way back to camp
trying to get phone reception fall off side of cliff - the call went through before the fall
husband's leg gets jammed below the knee and broken at the shin between the cliff and a rock due to fall
wife survives fall not seriously injured, but the phone is busted
they have access to a few matches and a knife with a belt holder
also, there are wolves looking at them for a meal
Okay, not the end of the movie, but this is what sparked a debate between my boyfriend and me.
My loving boyfriend says he'd leave me there or for me to leave him there to go find help. He'd not want me to cut his leg, were he the injured one, but leave him to die while I go for help.
My thought was chop off his leg, cauterize the wound and together try to find our way out (the same if I were injured).
As for the wolves, with the knife and sticks I'd defend us until the wolves won us over - this we agreed on that we'd fight them til we died. Although, he's confident he could take all the wolves on with a knife and as he said "if I didn't have a knife, I'd fight, but be worried. With the knife, not worried and could take them." I told him good luck with that. Ha =)
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I am a sixty two year old woman and want to know when the desire for sex will approximately occur after a BL and TT with lipo. I had the surgeries Feb 7th 2010.
Effect of Body Lift, Tummy Tuck on Libido?
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When will the desire for sex occur after a Body Lift Lipo
If you had your Body Lift and Liposuction on 2/7/2010 that "Loving Feeling" should grab you exactly on 4/10/2010 at noon EST. ...
Yes. Of course I'm joking.
In my experience, as soon as the surgical swelling recedes, patients uniformly shed most of their former inhibitions and love their new figures. They are constantly complimented by friends and co-workers and are paid much more attention by their husbands and boyfriends (or both...). Nature then takes its happy course.
Do not worry. If it has not yet happened to you. It will!
When will my libido return after a body lift?
This certainly varies by individual. In general, discomfort, pain, and swelling, will persist for 6-8 weeks. During this time period, it is quite common for libido to be reduced. It might take longer in some individuals, but that is not too common. Congratulations on your surgery and good luck with your recovery.
The surgery will not change your sex life. I do not think you are realistic in your expectations and surgery is not for you.
You can be sexy with healthy libido what ever your body looks like.
Educate yourself on sex, libido or seek a proffessional help in that field then you may consider surgery to improve on BODY IMAGE
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Loved It!: Independence of the Seas Cruise Review by Beanie77
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Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Ship: As we found out later, the ship was renovated last year. There was no sign of age on the ship and we loved the vibe on-board. Not too stuffy and everybody was having a great time. If you want water, Deck 11 is the place to be: three pool sections. The H2O Zone is great for kids and there was even a little water park for my son to play in. The middle pool is where most people gathered when onboard, but it never really felt crowded for us. One of the new additions is the big video screen above the middle pool area. It was good, but compared to Princess (which actually showed quality programming on it most of the day and night), it was severely underused. Most of the day they'd play this 'XY' show with music videos, most of which by artists I'd never More heard of. The third pool is an adults-only solarium area, most tranquile if you want peace and quiet.
At night, most people hang out in either the casino, one of the bars nearby or the promenade level where all the shops are. Really nice atmosphere.
Activities: I'll be honest, with a 13-month in tow, we kept our on-board activities to a minimum. Nothing jumped out at us. They put a ton of effort into promoting their big-money activities - mainly the casino, bingo and shopping - but not much else. Much of the activities were your traditional holiday resort things aimed at an older audience. The belly-flop contest by the pool was fun on our last day at sea though.
As for night entertainment, their CD Joff Eaton is virtually everywhere hosting shows/telling jokes and does a great job. (Go on youtube and find the 'Splendid' music video that he did - I still can't get that song out of my head.) If 'The Quest' is happening on your cruise, go! It was a ton of fun. They have an ice skating show most nights - that is a must-see! The promenade hosts parades throughout the week - we did the Disco Inferno one and had a blast. (Joff and his staff dancing to cheesy disco music - it had its charm!)
Bringing Infants: The main reason that we chose Royal Caribbean was for the day care - they're the only main cruise line that we found that offered it for toddlers under 3. Let me tell you, it was amazing and allowed us to relax a bit as well. They tell you ahead of time that you'll probably have to book all your day care sessions on the first day, but our cruise ended up being light for kids so we could just walk in and drop him off whenever we wanted. It's $6 per hour until 6pm, $8 per hour in the evening and runs until midnight, very reasonable.
If you're bringing infants, the only thing I'd say is that wait until your little one eats mostly solid food. We didn't have a problem, except for the kiddle food package that we were promised. After it didn't arrive on the first day, we went to the front desk to inquire. They said something about figuring out the provision for this voyage and we got food the next day - 16 portions of green beans! Ew! Have you eaten green-bean kiddie food? Do it, then get back to me. So we followed up again and they eventually dropped off some more variety. At night, the restaurants were very infant friendly and we just fed him kids-menu fare.
As for kids activities, they have a ton on the ship, but the infant ones weren't highly attended. (They open up the nightclub for Under-3's Disco... I felt bad for the poor staffer who had to sit there and play The Wiggles while our son was the only kid there.)
Service: No problems here. The front desk is phenomenal and all staff that we encountered greeted us with a smile.
Cabin: We had a nice view of the water. My only issue was that the entrance is very squished - hard to get our son's stroller in through the door. But the room was nice.
Dining: We didn't venture too far off the beaten path when it came to food, choosing to have all our breakfasts and lunches at the Windjammer buffet. Breakfast options are good if not standard buffet fare. Lunch was OK - the only thing I'd say was that there wasn't much variety and their burger stash isn't good enough to want to eat it every day. For dinner, we did King Lear a few times. (King Lear is the upper level of the massive 3-level main dining room.) The staff was superb with us and our little guy - never once on the entire voyage did we feel like we were imposing on anybody by bringing our son along. The food didn't blow us away, but it was solid.
If you want to pay an extra $5 per person, you can eat at the Johnny Rocket's burger joint. Funnily enough, it was the only restaurant on the entire ship that had outdoor eating areas. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend it. The Johnny Rocket's that I know where we live has huge monster burgers, which the cruise-ship's were not. The waiter had issues understanding our order and there was nobody else there!
On the flip side, the offerings at the Promenade cafe and Pizza joint were solid. And I had no issue paying extra to Ben & Jerry's every night!
Grand Caymon: Highly recommend the Turtle Farm. They tour you around what is basically a turtle zoo - you can even hold the little guys! Once the tour is over, you can play with the turtles more or hang out at the water park until it's time to go. The rest of the tour after that was your typical hurry-up-and-wait tourist trap. They take you to the town of Hell, so you can send a postcard from Hell!
Falmouth, Jamaica: We did the historic Falmouth tour and it was amazing! You begin at William Knibb church where a member explains to you the church's history. (Knibb posted a gravestone on the site ending slavery in the 1800's.) They you drive around and stop at various other places - the most random was a private school where 8-year old kids sing to us. Really cool, although I'm not sure what the motivation is to show tourists a local school. Then they take you to a local park where they make you jerk chicken & rum for lunch. Overall a great experience.
Labadee, Haiti: The port stop here is actually a ocean-side resort owned and operated by Royal Caribbean. So it's very easy to just leave the ship and do your own thing. Bring cash along if you want anything - the locals will let you use a cabana for shade for a tip. Apart from that, everything food & drink is included with your SeaPass card since it's considered an extension of the ship Not my thing, but you can Zip Line over the entire resort.
This was the only low-light of the trip and led to a very frustrating final day. Because we had an evening flight out of Fort Lauderdale, we decided to get the Miami City Tour excursion, ordered through the company. However, it seemed to me that once you get off the ship, they wash their hands of you. Port Everglades is a gong show with people leaving/entering port and it was very hard to get any information as to where we had to go. There was confusion in the big room where you pick up your luggage. At one point, a crazy old lady screamed at us to go one direction, then we were ushered to a totally different area. And after standing around for 15 minutes, we were finally told that we had to load our luggage onto the tour bus ourselves. It was a very frustrating experience.
The Miami tour itself was actually very good. You're basically riding the top of an open double decker bus while the guide drives you around Miami. (Bring a jacket - Florida isn't necessarily super-hot in January and you're driving highways to get around - the breeze had a wind chill!) You get about 90 minutes to walk around on your own, the drop off seconds away from South Beach. We had a relaxing lunch overlooking the beach. You can also walk around the main shopping district if you want.
Getting to the airport from the tour was a big of a mess. The tour bus only goes to Miami airport. We had to transfer all our luggage to a neighbouring bus to get to Fort Lauderdale airport. The driver had no information as to what terminal everyone wanted and was a total a---hole about it, throwing everyone's luggage around on and off the bus at every terminal stop while handing out his business card to promote himself at every opportunity. RC staff was nowhere to be seen once we got off the ship in the morning. So disembarkation and the day that followed was a lowlight of the week.
That aside, I highly recommend Independence of the Seas if you're looking to cruise, especially if you have young children. Less
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Room was very nice. You can't really go wrong with a balcony view of the water. Will say that the entrance way is very crammped - it was hard for us to get our stroller through the door. The shower was also tiny. To be honest, those were minor flaws in our mind.
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(Jan. 20, 2012) On January 13, 2012, the Oslo District Court ordered a new psychiatric evaluation of criminal suspect Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to launching a car-bomb attack against government ministries in Oslo and killing a large number of young people on Utoya Island outside the city on July 22, 2011. Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arden stated at a news conference, "[d]ue to the gravity of this case, the criminal responsibility (of Breivik) must be examined again." (Court Orders New Psychiatric Review of Breivik, HERALD SUN (Jan. 14, 2012).)
Judge Arden noted as other factors in the decision the prison officials' failure to see signs of mental illness in Breivik and the widespread criticism with which the initial evaluation had been met. (Norway Considers Fresh Exam of Anders Behring Breivik, THE TELEGRAPH (Dec. 22, 2011); Stephen Treloar & Josiane Kremer, Oslo Court Orders New Psychiatric Evaluation of Killer Breivik, BLOOMBERG (Jan. 13, 2012); see also Who, What, Why: How Do You Assess A Killer's Mental Health?, BBC NEWS (Nov. 29, 2011).)
The first report, issued on November 29, 2011, and concluding that Breivik should be deemed criminally insane because he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and so is not accountable for his actions, was approved by Norway's seven-member Board of Forensic Medicine on December 22, 2011.The court named two new experts to evaluate the suspect's mental health before the beginning of his trial, now scheduled to start on April 16, 2012. However, Breivik has reportedly indicated that he will not cooperate with this new evaluation. (Court Orders New Psychiatric Review of Breivik, supra; Treloar & Kremer, supra;Norway Considers Fresh Exam of Anders Behring Breivik, supra.)
At his first public court hearing, held on November 14, 2011 (previous hearings were closed to the press), Breivik attempted to deliver a speech on his self-described role as a resistance leader, but was cut short by the presiding judge, who also refused Breivik's request to address the massacre survivors and the victims' relatives. At that hearing, the judge granted the prosecutors' request for Breivik to remain in custody until the criminal trial begins. (Norway Judge Silences Breivik in Court, CBS NEWS (Nov. 14, 2011).) Originally, Breivik was to appear at the hearing through video link from prison, but his attorney persuaded the Norwegian Supreme Court shortly beforehand to suspend the original decision mandating a video appearance. (Norway Gunman Breivik Makes First Appearance Since Twin Terror Attacks (Video), THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (Nov. 14, 2011); see also Oslo City Court, Decision of Nov. 4, 2011, re Request for Remote Meeting in Detention Case [in Norwegian], Case No. 11-175124ENE-OTIR/03.)


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You may be done with… your degree… career… present job … raising children. Ready or not, you are moving into a new life phase. But what? This session is designed to help you identify your next life purpose and contributions. You will learn different techniques for discovering your passions – new or long dormant. It ends with a few key skills for advocacy that will serve you well.
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We all have potential to make a difference if we understand our talents and how to use them. This session provides opportunities for you to diagnose your leadership preferences and strengths and to develop a plan for rounding out your leadership "flat sides." You will leave with increased self-knowledge, confidence in your skills and styles, and direction for your ongoing leadership development.
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(Santa Fe, NM)-The New Mexico Department of Education (SDE) and New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators (NMCSA) will hold a joint news conference on Wednesday, February 6, from noon to 12:30 p.m., at the state Capitol, Room 318, to honor four public schools removed from school improvement in October 2001, after meeting standards for two years in a row. In addition, the New Mexico State Board of Education (SBE) will address proposals pending before the Legislature to change the state's system of public school governance. The news conference is part of Public Schools' Day at the Capitol.
The four schools to be honored for improving their ratings and leaving school improvement are: Coronado High, with the Jemez Mountain Public Schools in Gallina, Jemez Valley Elementary, with the Jemez Valley Municipal Schools in Jemez Pueblo, Salazar Elementary, with the Santa Fe Public Schools in Santa Fe, and West Las Vegas High, with the West Las Vegas Public Schools in Las Vegas.
"They were among the 15 percent of New Mexico's schools facing the greatest needs and opportunities for improvement. Their journey to improve school and student performance is notable both in their efforts and the results achieved," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael J. Davis.
In attendance will be SBE members, legislators, school and school district staff and representatives of the SDE and NMCSA.
The SBE will address proposals to change the state's system of public school governance. "The results are clear: Public school governance in and of itself does not make a difference. The State Board of Education, as it is constituted, represents the public will for education in New Mexico. We must continue on course toward excellence in education," SBE President Flora M. Sánchez said.
A reception in honor of the four schools will be held following the news conference.
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Reggae Hostel
Reggae Hostel is a cool and fun place, great for meeting people. The hostel is located in a house in a semi residential area near Half Way Tree and has a family type of feel where it is really easy to meet new people from all over the world. The hostel is the ideal launch pad to explore the fascinating culture of Kingston. Chill in our large and comfortable yard which has an open lounge and bar where each evening, you can share stories of the days adventures . Our front desk is there to help you make the most of your experience by organising transportation, giving advice and directions and making you as comfortable as possible. Join us each night as we explore Kingston' s rich nightlife and during the days there is plenty to do with many attractions within walking distance like Bob Marley Museum and Devon House. Get immersed in the reggae vibe of Kingston with musical inspiration from great reggae artists. Feel the seductively slow tempo of the island as we greet you with warm smiles and Jamaican hospitality. Cook your own food in our Kitchen or sample local cuisine in nearby restaurants.
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Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Age Restriction
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
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- Common Room
- Cooker
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
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- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
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- Meals Available
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- No Curfew
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
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- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
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By Foot - Take a # 98 bus from the airport to downtown/Parade and then take any bus to Half Way Tree, walk down Molynes Road, take your first right turn ( on Sandringham Ave) then first left then right, (you are now on Burlington Ave.), we are the third house on the right, look for # 8 with a large green gate (there is no sign). Ring the intercom and wait to be admitted. For our exact location and further directions see our satellite map on our website.
By J.U.T.A cab - The official airport cab is readily available as soon as you exit arrivals it costs approximately US$35 depending in the number of passengers
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Half Way Tree, Half Way Tree Post Office, Half Way Tree Transportation Center, Devon House, The Market Place (restaurant district), Usain Bolts' Tracks & Records sports bar, Stone Love HQ, Major recording studios, Emancipation Park, Blue Mountains.
45 Minutes drive from Port Royal/Lime Cay Beach, Hellshire Beach, Fort Clarence Beach and Surfing beaches