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In a war-torn world where dilapidated superpowers, China and the US, vie for control of the planet's dwindling supplies of silicon it seems rather ironic that you need so many silicon chips to play it in the first place, with Xbox 360, Kinect and control pad all required (not to mention your TV).
Of course Steel Battalion was originally as famed for its bundled mammoth control console; so how do you take a series previously bundled with its own 40 button controller and replicate the experience for a peripheral that has none? The answer: by going against the Xbox 360 Kinect's mantra of 'You are the controller' by making 'you' a part of the control system, in conjunction with the usual buttons of the control pad.
In theory it's a spectacular compromise, with Steel Battalion's walking "vertical tanks" (VTs) manoeuvred via the pad's analogue sticks, but their more nuanced functions – ammo selection, ventilation, gear changes, periscope raising, etc. – all achievable solely through gestures tracked by Kinect and translated directly into the onscreen combat.
It sounds stunning, the perfect harmony of control to surely draw the player into a uniquely interactive world and, upon occasion, it truly is. Problems however detract at every turn, and it's these which plunge Heavy Armor from must buy territory into sideshow.
It's interesting actually that developer, From Software, decided to display a representation of you as seen by Kinect in the top-right of the screen. With my set-up, and it's a set-up which seems to handle other less demanding Kinect games fine, you can instantly see the problem: Kinect thinks I'm constantly moving, even when I'm stock still. It might only be fractions but it's constant, the line Kinect draws between traceable points across my avatar constantly juddering and therefore destroying any chance of accurately interacting with the levers and buttons of my virtual cockpit.
Technology, software or locality issue? I've no idea, but I'd be very interested to learn how other brave first-day purchasers got on within the confines of their own VT – Kinect set-up tricks and tips appreciated.
Next is the issue of difficulty. From Software's Dark Souls might be bringing difficulty back (in the style the Justin Timberlake brought back sexy) but where deaths in Dark Souls felt like a harsh but fair learning curve, here they're simply frustrating.
Not being able to select "Heat" ammo due to control issues, and so being subjected to easily avoidable death (again) just isn't cricket, especially when it means restarting the current mission from scratch. It's a real shame as Heavy Armor provides one of the most unique Kinect experiences out there and but for a couple of easily avoidable design issues, and increased Kinect stability (if that's even possible), could (and probably would) have been a classic.
Missions can be a tad random too with odd amounts of waiting around before the bad guys show-up (slightly reminiscent of how in X-Wing say, you sometimes had to patrol friendly craft for 5 minutes before the Empire's lot turned up). Personally I like the sense of reality that such development decisions provide but a many will be perplexed.
Elsewhere, there's no denying that managing your cockpit before peering through your small window into the outside world as you exchange fire with a rival VT is brilliant when all works well. Go to change ammo types (a simple cockpit button push) though and suddenly you're brought back to earth with a bang, as rather than selecting high speed you find yourself dragging the video monitor out from its berth.
Other ambitious turns – the addition of four-player co-op on specific missions – is even more cause to feel disappointment as once more the game vies for greatness but, sadly, it just isn't enough to get over the fact that at times the game is unplayable.
Can patches overcome such issues, or software updates? I hope so, but for now all I can do is review what's in front of me and, as it stands, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor for all its potential brilliance is ultimately broken.
Format: Xbox 360 Kinect
Price: £49.99
Developer: From Software
Publisher: Capcom

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Warfarin is a widely used anticoagulant in the treatment and prevention of thrombosis, in the treatment for chronic atrial fibrillation, mechanical valves, pulmonary embolism, and dilated cardiomyopathy. It is tasteless and colorless, was used as a poison, and is still marketed as a pesticide against rats and mice. Several long-acting warfarin derivatives—superwarfarin anticoagulants—such as brodifacoum, diphenadione, chlorophacinone, bromadiolone, are used as pesticides and can produce profound and prolonged anticoagulation. Several factors increase the risk of warfarin toxicity. However, polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 genes and drug interactions account for most of the risk for toxicity complications. Each person is unique in their degree of susceptibility to toxic agents. The toxicity interpretation and the health risk of most toxic substances are a subject of uncertainty. Genetically determined low metabolic capacity in an individual can dramatically alter the toxin and metabolite levels from those normally expected, which is crucial for drugs with a narrow therapeutic index, like warfarin. Personalized approaches in interpretation have the potential to remove some of the scientific uncertainties in toxicity cases.
Each person is potentially unique in his or her susceptibility to the spectrum of possible toxic agents. Not surprisingly, there can be uncertainty in toxicity interpretation and the health risk of most toxic substances. Genetic data and new genetic methods have the potential to remove some of the scientific uncertainties in toxicity cases.
The case report described in our article is an example intended to maintain awareness of the benefits of pharmacogenetic testing in conjunction with warfarin treatment and antidepressant medication. Despite recommendations from such bodies as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the practice has not been widely adopted.
The patient presented with deep vein thrombosis and experienced ongoing bleeding during treatment with a standard warfarin dose according to International Normalized Ratio (INR) results. In the described case, instead of being a primary part of the treatment plan, genetic tests were performed only when no other cause could be found for these bleeding episodes. The tests helped in interpretation of the development of warfarin toxicity.
Warfarin is a widely used anticoagulant in the treatment and prevention of thrombosis. It was initially marketed as a pesticide against rats and mice and is still used for this purpose. It was approved for use as a medication in the early 1950s and is widely prescribed. Despite its common use, warfarin therapy can be associated with significant bleeding complications. Achieving a safe therapeutic response can be difficult because of warfarin's narrow therapeutic index and great individual variability in the dose required, which is mostly a consequence of individual genetic variants. This fact is well known among clinicians and a wide range, from 1 mg/day to 20 mg/day, of warfarin maintenance doses are observed across the population. To maintain a therapeutic level of anti-thrombosis and to minimize the risk of bleeding complications, warfarin therapy requires intensive monitoring via the INR to guide its dosing. The INR is used to monitor the effectiveness of warfarin and measures of the pathway of blood coagulation. The INR is used to standardize the results for a prothrombin time. The INR is the ratio of a patient's prothrombin time to a control sample, raised to the power of the index value for the analytical system used.
Several factors increase the risk of over-anticoagulation: genetic polymorphisms affecting the metabolizing enzymes, impaired liver function, drug interactions, congestive heart failure, diarrhea, fever, and diets rich in vitamin K [
Warfarin-induced hemorrhage is an important complication of anticoagulation therapy. A review of many studies shows average yearly rates of warfarin-related bleeding as high as 0.8%, 4.9%, and 15%, for fatal, major and minor bleeding complications, respectively [
Vitamin K is required by proteins C and S, together with clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X, to allow assembly of the procoagulant enzyme complexes necessary to generate fibrin. Warfarin as an anticoagulant agent has the ability to interfere with the recycling of vitamin K in the liver. The pharmacologic effect of warfarin is mediated by the inhibition of vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (EC 22.214.171.124) [
Warfarin consist of (R)- and (S)-warfarin enantiomers. (R)- and (S)-warfarins differ in their relative plasma concentrations, in their antithrombotic potency and in the specific isoenzymes responsible for their metabolism. (S)-warfarin has a three-to-five times greater anticoagulant effect than the (R)-enantiomer and accounts for 60% to 70% of warfarin's overall anticoagulant activity. (S)-warfarin is metabolized almost exclusively by CYP2C9 [
Warfarin metabolism. (Warfarin is metabolized in the liver. CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP3A4 metabolize the (R)-enantiomer and CYP2C9 metabolizes the more potent (S)-enantiomer. Warfarin inhibits vitamin K reductase complex subunit 1 to interfere with the vitamin-K-dependent carboxylation of clotting factors prothrombin II, VII, IX, and X.).
The activity of the CYP2C9 enzyme has a significant impact on the clearance of (S)-warfarin and as a consequences on anticoagulant effect. In the presence of genetic variations where the activity of CYP2C9 is reduced, clearance of (S)-warfarin is also reduced. Activity of CYP2C9 between individuals can vary by more than 20-fold. (R)-warfarin is metabolized by multiple different CYP enzymes [
While several single-nucleotide polymorphisms of CYP2C9 have been reported, the CYP2C9*2 (Cysl44/Ile359) and CYP2C9*3 (Argl44/Leu359) polymorphisms have been identified as clinically relevant [
Homozygous CYP2C9*3 variant genotypes have only 5% to 10% metabolic efficiency compared to the wild-type genotype. As a result, compared to wild-type CYP2C9*1*1 controls, enzyme activity and the median maintenance warfarin dose for CYP2C9*3*1 heterozygotes was reduced by 40%, and by approximately 90% for CYP2C9*3*3 homozygotes [
Furuya [
Margaglione [
Several studies of the *2 and *3 CYP2C9 polymorphisms consistently show that patients with at least one CYP2C9 allele polymorphism have reduced warfarin requirements [
Freeman [
Taube [
Furthermore, Aithal [
The frequency of CYP2C9 alleles is ethnically related [
Drug-drug interaction is a main concern in adverse drug reactions. It has been shown that metronidazole and cimetadine increase the prothrombin time in patients on warfarin therapy. Chloramphenicol enhances warfarin's effect by inhibiting the action of the hepatic P450 system [
Where depression coexists with cardiovascular disease, warfarin is commonly prescribed in combination with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Case reports suggest that some SSRIs can interact with warfarin to increase the likelihood of bleeding [
The primary complication occurring with warfarin treatment is bleeding. SSRIs may increase the risk of bleeding during warfarin therapy by hindering platelet aggregation through depletion of platelet serotonin levels [
Duncan [
We described a case of deep vein thrombosis and prolonged bleeding during treatment with a standard warfarin dose. The patient was a fifty year old woman on a treatment regime which included sertraline, flecainide, frusemide, potassium chloride, calcium and oestriol.
The patient's sample was referred to the Diversity Health Institute research laboratory when genetic hyperresponsiveness to warfarin was suspected. In the laboratory, genetic polymorphism analysis of the CYP2C9 gene was performed and the patient was found to be heterozygous for CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3.
The patient's genotype—combined CYP2C9*2 and *3 polymorphisms—contributed to an increased anticoagulant response during the initiation of warfarin therapy at standard dose and later bleeding episodes through a reduced rate of drug breakdown.
Furthermore, taking in consideration polydrug treatment, CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 genetic polymorphism were assessed. Analysis revealed that the patient also carries the loss-of-function polymorphisms CYP2D6*4 and CYP2D6*10, which are also associated with a poor metabolizer phenotype. CYP2D6 is responsible for the metabolism of endogenous and exogenous compounds. Sertraline as an inhibitor of CYP2D6 would possibly contribute to drug-interactions and consequent complications. In addition, as has been shown by Apsellof
As a heterozygote for CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3, the patient experienced a typically exaggerated anticoagulant response during the initiation of warfarin therapy. As suggested in many publications described above, for patients who are known carriers of the CYP2C9 variant alleles, the initial loading doses of warfarin should be reduced by as much as 90% compared with the standard recommendation.
Coadministration of the antidepressant sertraline possibly contributed to the risk of abnormal patient bleeding, as it has been shown that concurrent use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and warfarin increases the risk of hospitalization due to hemorrhage [
Genotype analysis also revealed that the patient has the loss-of-function CYP2D6*4 and CYP2D6*10 polymorphisms, which are associated with the poor metabolizer phenotype. While there is no evidence of a CYP2D6 role in warfarin metabolism, this enzyme metabolizes many exogenous and endogenous substances. Taking into consideration that sertraline is a known inhibitor of CYP2D6 and that the patient is on a polydrugs treatment regime, this fact is probably contributing to the exacerbation of the patient's complications.
Knowledge of the individual genotype may influence the clinician's decision to use warfarin, particularly in the high-risk or polydrug patients, or in patients with multiple genetic variations of metabolizing enzymes. Other anticoagulant agents, whose metabolism is not influenced by the CYP2C9 gene, are possibly a better choice in such circumstances.
Genetic testing has several advantages:
Most laboratories do not perform blood levels of warfarin and its metabolites.
There are uncertainties in the interpretation of the toxicity level.
Daily repeated measurement of the prothrombin time (PT) and the international normalized ratio (INR) are the best to describe the anticoagulant effect. However, these tests may not be elevated until 1–2 days postingestion.
Depressed levels of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors (II, VII, IX, and X) may provide supporting evidence for suspected warfarin toxicity, but these tests are rarely available in a timely fashion and usually do not aid in clinical management.
Other laboratory tests, such as a blood count for baseline hemoglobin and/or hematocrit or to assess for anemia, only register changes when severe warfarin toxicity has occurred.
Genotype assessment of the cytochrome P450 variant alleles may help the clinician to individualize treatment and minimize bleeding complications in patients who are poor metabolizers and need lower warfarin doses or complete drug substitution.
Accumulated scientific data suggests a correlation between individual genotype status and toxicity complications. Genotyping assays could provide valuable information that could be used in medical monitoring and toxicity interpretation. The question of whether a high drug metabolic ratio is due to poor enzyme capacity could be easily solved if the responsible gene is analyzed. The method could successfully be used for EDTA, heparin, fluoride or frozen blood samples, and even for material which was moderately decomposed or has been in long-term storage.
Evaluation of toxicological results includes several factors. Nevertheless, interactions between substances metabolized through the Phase I Cytochrome P450 system and an individual's variation in the activity of enzymes participating in toxin metabolism obviously should be considered.
We would like to thank Abd Malak, Director, Diversity Health Institute, for his constant support.


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Hey, Hollywood? I Want A Bachelorette Party Movie
I laughed so hard I cried this weekend, courtesy of "The Hangover." (Did you see it? It was the blood brothers scene. OMG, so funny.) Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper are so hilarious as three friends who lose the groom-to-be during a wild bachelor party in Vegas.
Worth the $12 ticket, sure, but now I want to see a before-the-wedding "buddy flick" with women.
Yeah, we're less likely to kidnap Mike Tyson's pet tiger. (Yeah, that's actually a plot point of "The Hangover.") But it doesn't mean we don't party hard when one of our girls is getting hitched. Hollywood has a history of doing movies where brides-to-be and their friends look like bridezillas and obsessive wackjobs. But we're real women. And we're not all real crazy! And we want a movie about the female version of the wild bachelor/ette party antics.
I've made it easy on you, Hollywood: I've outlined my entire dream movie—director, plot, cast, soundtrack—for you, after the jump:
The Director: I know Diablo Cody has her hands full writing "Jennifer's Body" and swimming in a pool of "Juno" residuals. But this project has her name all over it.
The Plot: "The Hangover" was a buddy flick about four guys at a bachelor party in Vegas, so of course one of them marries a prostitute. You could go that route, sure, but I was thinking you could also bust some gender stereotypes, too.
Maybe the bride-to-be has only slept with one or two people in her life and all night long, her girlfriends are trying to get her laid by just one more guy before she ties the knot. Surely if she's having her bachelorette party in Vegas or NYC, she'll run into some freak shows.
Oh and p.s. Just because it's a bachelorette party flick doesn't mean we have to have male strippers. Actually, I'd kindly ask you to make this a beefcake-free flick.
Better yet, let Dita Von Teese perform a striptease for the flick. Or a topless cameo by Ed Westwick would be just fine, thanks.
The Cast: Just say no to Kate Hudson! And I kindly ask you to keep Cameron Diaz far, far away, too.
I want it to be as raw and awkward as actual bachelorette parties are and I want it as dirty as the boy version, "The Hangover." Mila Kunis from "That '70s Show" and "Family Guy" is funny. Becki Newton from "Ugly Betty" is funny. Mindy Kaling would be awesome as the most annoying of the friends. I wouldn't complain if Amy Sedaris or Sarah Silverman made cameos, but they'd just steal every scene if they were in the main cast.
Oh, there's got to be a gay boyfriend, too. Hmm, maybe Rufus Wainwright can act?
The Soundtrack: Heavy on the OK Go, with a little Lily Allen and Kate Nash thrown in for good measure?
There you go—I spelled it all out for you. How long will I have to wait for this to be greenlighted?


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The UN rebuffed remarks by South African judge Richard Goldstone which cast doubt on the report into the Gaza war that bears his name. In the first public sign of a split within the committee that compiled the report into the Israeli attack on Gaza in December 2008, Pakistani lawyer Hina Jilani has contradicted comments by Justice Goldstone, saying that the UN report still stood. The Washington Post
Brazil's government refused to stop work on Belo Monte, a hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, despite pleas that the project could displace indigenous people and cause environmental harm.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co, the second- biggest US bank by assets, would pay for errors it made in processing foreclosure paperwork on defaulted home loans, chief executive Jamie Dimon said.Bloomberg
President Barack Obama told Congress that his plan to begin withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan in July was on track, while warning that the challenge was "to make our gains durable and sustainable". Bloomberg
A decline in tourists from Japan after the earthquake and tsunami last month might reduce cash flow at Hawaii's hotels. The disaster might have set back a recovery by the islands' hotels.
The former head of the French cosmetics group L'Oreal, Lindsay Owen-Jones, is facing accusations of corruption and money laundering in a trading row dating back to the 1990s. L'Oreal says the allegations are totally "unfounded". The Guardian
Taiwan called on Beijing to release artist and activist Ai Weiwei, arrested before a scheduled visit to the island. "The Mainland Affairs Council urges the Chinese side to set Ai Weiwei free," said Taiwan's China policymaking body.
Heavy weapons fire erupted around Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's presidential palace and his residence yesterday where he was holed up in a bunker. "We are hearing explosions and bursts of machine gun fire around the residence," said a resident living near where Mr Gbagbo was hunkering in his home in the city of Abidjan, refusing to surrender.AFP
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But that's what the rest of these unofficial visits for – to compare some schools he hasn't seen to those he has. "We are actually on our way to Chicago right now and we'll head to Wisconsin first and then Michigan State after that," he said.
After that he said it's a little up in the air. "I plan on visiting Boston College and maybe Virginia. But I have visited Virginia before," Rush said. "And if I have the time, which I don't know right now, I'd like to check out Nebraska.
"My goal was to check out every place that had what I was looking for, so I would like to check them out. It's just a matter of time."
The only cutoff date for that seems to be the beginning of Fall Camp for his prep-team, which will start the last week of July. If Nebraska can't fit in that schedule Marcus said that would probably mean they are out, because he isn't considering a team he hasn't seen firsthand. "Yeah, I guess that would be correct. I have to see a place myself before I can know if it has everything I am looking for," he said. "But I want to make my decision before my season starts."
Rush said that of the offers he has, they are for positions ranging from defensive end to linebacker to that a hybrid between the two.


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Search for fantasy sleepers in Arizona Fall League
One of the most bountiful sources of sleeper talent comes from one of the least followed minor leagues.
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As the major league season winds down, many fantasy owners have begun focusing on the Arizona Fall League, which begins its 20th season Oct. 4.
Those who have followed it over the years have benefited from an early look at future stars. Well-hyped prospects are common, but the lesser names are often where the value lies.
In 2000, observers marveled at a little-known third baseman rocketing shots over the fence. For a 20-year-old having played three games above Class A, it was debatable if he'd even break camp with his parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals.
But AFL watchers already had young Albert Pujols targeted for their fantasy drafts.
In the 10 years since, a lot of players have made noise in the AFL well before soaring up fantasy cheat sheets. Here are some notable AFL performances:
•In 2001, Erik Bedard struck out 27 in 27 innings with a 3.67 ERA. He would not make his full-season debut with the Baltimore Orioles until 2004.
•Bobby Jenks led all 2002 pitchers with 54 strikeouts, 1.08 ERA and a 3.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Jenks did not start his run as a dominant closer until 2006, with a 41-save season for the Chicago White Sox.
•Shane Victorino was the speediest player in 2002, stealing eight bases with a .330 batting average and .388 on-base average. He would not become a regular with the Philadelphia Phillies until 2006.
•Adrian Gonzalez began 2003 on fire, and despite fading down the stretch, he finished with a .396 on-base percentage. He would not play full time until he was dealt to the San Diego Padres in 2006.
•Kelly Johnson hit .303 with five long balls in 2003. But he would not become a regular with the Atlanta Braves until 2007.
•Shin-Soo Choo shined in 2004, hitting .301 with more walks than strikeouts (1.27 BB/K rate). He would not get regular playing time until 2008 with the Cleveland Indians.
•Kendry Morales didn't have his breakout season until 2009, but AFL watchers in 2005 were ready after he hit .380 with a league-leading 14 doubles.
•Matt Kemp posted a .383 average with a .414 on-base percentage the same year. His majors breakout wasn't until 2008.
Sometimes, however, the wait for stardom isn't long.
Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals, Freddie Freeman of the Braves and Cory Luebke of the Padres were expected to excel after their solid AFL campaigns last fall.
Josh Collmenter of the Arizona Diamondbacks was not as highly regarded, but his AFL performance (4-0, 3.04 ERA, 30 strikeouts in 27 innings) was a sign of things to come.
This fall could yield another solid crop of sleeper stars.
Contributing: Ron Shandler hosts the First Pitch Arizona conference at the AFL each fall. For more details, visit BaseballHQ.com.
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JVC DLA-RS20 Projector Review
JVC DLA-RS20 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000
I haven't had an HC7000 here while working with the RS20. The Mitsubishi, however stacks up this way. It is quieter. It has a slightly sharper image. It's not anywhere near as bright in best mode, and, for that matter, it's not as bright in brightest mode either. The HC7000 is a great projector for small screens (best for 100″ diagonal or less). It's black levels are similar, but not quite as good as the Epson 6500UB discussed above, so the JVC has the advantage there, but, like the Epson, the Mitsubishi does offer excellent black level performance.
Shadow detail is about comparable.
When it comes to out of the box image quality, the Mitsubishi is "respectable" but a calibration is needed for best results. Calibrating the HC7000 is easy compared to the RS20. While we also strongly urge a calibraton of the RS20, it should be noted that the RS20's out of the box THX mode is definitely superior to the best mode the Mitsubishi can muster out of the box.
The Mitsubishi HC7000 like the RS20 does not do creative frame interpolation. I do believe the HC7000 takes a 24fps source up to 48, while the JVC goes to 96. I don't consider this to be a significant advantage, except to some sensitive to one type of motion blur.
The JVC has a slight advantage in placement flexibility.
Price is the biggest single difference. The Mitsubishi most likely is being sold by local dealers for a bit more than half the JVC's price, making it more a competitor of the RS10, than the RS20. Also in Mitsubishi's favor is longer overall lamp life. Actually both are rated 2000 hours at full power, but the Mitsubishi claims 5000 hours in low lamp. Better ask yourself, though, considering the lower brightness of the Mitsubishi, if you will have the room/screen setup that really allows you to run in economy mode, due to the low lumens.
Bottom Line: While not direct competitors, both are good values at their price points. The Mitsubishi will appeal to those on tighter budgets, with smaller screens and who prefer a virtually silent projector with a very sharp image!
JVC DLA-RS20 vs. BenQ W20000
This comparison is giving me the most headaches, because ithe W20000 is an extremely good DLP projector, but one I haven't had here in a long time. It's sharp, it's one of the few DLP's with lens shift, and a lens though limited in zoom range, has a long enough throw to allow many folks to shelf mount. Still the JVC has far more zoom range, and more lens shift, but if you prefer to shelf mount, and the W20000 works in your room, the extra range of the JVC isn't relevant.
I'm historically a big BenQ fan, having owned successive BenQ projectors for about 4 years, before buying a JVC about two years ago. They really do a good implementation.
The JVC is a touch quieter in terms of image noise. Completely separate, the JVC is also noticeably quieter in terms of audible noise.
The BenQ image, however is very sharp – definitely a crisper, sharper look than the JVC, and like the IN83 from InFocus, the BenQ W20000 sharpness really adds something when watching HDTV, especially sports and those travelogue, science, interest, and other HDTV content, that provide spectacular imagery. The W20000 is a little more like looking through a window (at the Grand Canyon, or a tropical island, or the international space station).
Black levels are the achilles heel of the W20000, but only by comparison to the RS20. The BenQ's black level performance is very good for a Darkchip3 DLP projector, and more so if you can stop the manual iris down.
The two projectors are roughly the same in brightness, with the JVC having an advantage in "best" mode. In brightest modes, the BenQ should have the slight advantage with Brilliant Color turned on, which is exactly how we would recommend using it when ambient light is present.
BenQ gives you an extra year warranty (three years), plus they have a first year replacement program. Like JVC, BenQ seems to have very good build quality, and good reliability. A past "trial" with defective lamp problems with an old 720p projector, saw BenQ really stepping up and upgrading firmware and lamps in every projector of that model that they sold, until the fixed the issue months later. JVC to my knowledge has never faced such a task. Still it's nice to know that BenQ came through for their owners.
If you like that DLP feel of depth, and a good amount of "pop and wow", the BenQ is a serious, lower cost competitor for the RS20 (or really, the RS10).
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The Melbourne Renegades cruised to a crushing eight wicket victory over the Melbourne Starts thanks to a breath taking century from Aaron Finch at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.
Finch smashed twelve boundaries and four sixes during a quick fire 65 ball innings which saw him score 111 runs as the opener remained at the crease throughout the Renegades run chase.
The home side lost Daniel Harris (3) and Faf de Plessis (14) early on but Finch and Ben Rohrer (34) made sure there was no slip up as they chased down the Stars total of 167-5 with 10 balls to spare.
Having batted first the Stars got off to a good start thanks to Luke Wright (53) and David Hussey (42) but the Stars were unable to push on and set a big total on a good batting track and where punished by Finch.
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2005 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Championships
The 2005 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Championships will be hosted by the University of Iowa on March 26 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are either $8 for general admission or $5 for senior citizens, students under 18, and groups of 30 or more. Full schedule is below.
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Travelers' diarrhea, the number one illness in travelers, can be caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites, which can contaminate food or water. Infections may cause diarrhea and vomiting (E. coli, Salmonella, cholera, and parasites), fever (typhoid fever and toxoplasmosis), or liver damage (hepatitis). Make sure your food and drinking water are safe.
A certificate of yellow fever vaccination may be required for entry into certain of these countries if you are coming from countries in tropical South America or sub-Saharan Africa. (There is no risk for yellow fever in Western Europe.) For detailed information, see Yellow Fever Comprehensive Vaccination Requirements.
An outbreak of diphtheria is occurring in all the states of the former Soviet Union. Travelers to these areas should be sure that their diphtheria immunization is up to date.
Tick borne encephalitis, a viral infection of the central nervous system, occurs chiefly in Central and Western Europe. Travelers are at risk who visit or work in forested areas during the summer months and who consume unpasteurized dairy products. The vaccine for this disease is not available in the United States, at this time. To prevent tick borne encephalitis, as well as Lyme disease, travelers should take precautions to prevent tick bites.
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Spiderwoman v Spiderman. Yes, that's apparently how she moves around.
Despite positive attempts by Marvel to inject some diversity into its most recent productions - back in July, the comics giant announced that it'd be re-imagining iconic character Thor as a woman, while its latest cinematic move Guardians Of The Galaxy has been a welcome success with female audiences - sometimes news arrives proving the ol' adage that it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
Overnight, the comics giant revealed the cover art for its new Spider-Woman series, and well... just look at it.
Illustrated by Milo Manara, a comics artist famed for his erotic illustrations, the artwork is a strange decision for a mainstream comic series - especially considering recent news of a potential Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew feature film in the works - yet sadly predictable. It's a cover that's ripe for gender-flipping: can you imagine Peter Parker scaling the skyscrapers of New York City in such a suggestive pose?
The Twitter reviews have been predictably humorous and unforgiving:
Even if she's supposed to be crawling, look at Spider-Man vs Spider-Woman. Come on. (pic via @jessiawesome) pic.twitter.com/PuuxmOXcVP — Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek)
August 20, 2014
Looks, @Marvel released its version of Spider-Woman for grown men living in their parents basement. Eating Cheetos. http://t.co/ka40eAJFkC — Christine Lu (@christinelu)
August 20, 2014
That Spiderwoman cover reminds me that we're out of apples at home. — Rob Guillory (@Rob_guillory)
August 20, 2014
Guys, I'm pretty sure Spider-Woman is just signaling she wants to play with a tennis ball. That's totally the pose my dog does for that. — Ben Towle (@ben_towle)
August 20, 2014
Is Nicki Minaj the new Spider-Woman or nah? pic.twitter.com/zEgTgzrR6G — Complex Music (@ComplexMusic)
August 20, 2014
While Manara's cover was a specially commissioned variant cover and won't be the actual artwork spotted on most comic shop shelves when it's released in November (here's Greg Land's somewhat less suggestive art), it further suggests that Marvel's recent attempts to reflect its female fans might be mere lip service.
Just this week the company's Guardians Of The Galaxy t-shirt line was widely ridiculed for including every character except Zoe Saldana's Gamora.
Elsewhere fans' push for a female-led superhero film are still being ignored by Marvel head Kevin Feige ("I hope we do it sooner rather than later. But we find ourselves in the very strange position of managing more franchises than most people have -- which is a very, very good thing and we don't take for granted, but is a challenging thing," he said non-committally in a recent interview).
In the comics industry, the more things change the more they stay the same.
Source: Vox


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The original Legend of Zelda has made it's way on to various Nintendo consoles through the generations of re-releases and even emulated roms on other devices. While many games are currently being developed for the Oculus Rift, some classics such as the NES Legend of Zelda are already undergoing a beta revealing the virtual 8-bit reality of Hyrule in 3D.
Hit the jump for glimpse of the overworld and first dungeon in first person 3D!
Currently, beta 1.0 only allows enough progress to beat the first dungeon. The first video by YouTuber Vaecon shows a brief demo of beta 1.0 in the overworld. The second video below by YouTuber YOGSCAST Martyn shows a playthrough of the first dungeon.
In case you're wondering how to get a hold of an Oculus Rift, the Oculus Rift Developer Kit is available for roughly 300 USD. Hopefully the Oculus Rift Legend of Zelda version will be completed before the Rift is released for public retail. Perhaps there will even more of your favorite classic NES titles reworked for the Oculus Rift
How do you like the the 3D and first person perspective through Link's eyes on the Rift? Would you play the NES classic more often having it on the Oculus Rift version? Let us know in the comments below!
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According to RDS, injured Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov has resumed skating on his own.
The all-star was injured during the playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and had surgery on his injured knee in the offseason.
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According to RDS, injured Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov has resumed skating on his own.
The all-star was injured during the playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and had surgery on his injured knee in the offseason.
While I do realize that I shouldn't wade into this one, on this topic, the question I can never get an answer to is this: I am an atheist. So why does the burden of proof always seem to fall on my to disprove the word of the bible? Shouldn't it be on those who promote this book and demand that I accept its words to prove its validity?
It is rather obvious that you are a "perceptive and intelligent" person. Although if you read it again, you may notice this time hopefully, that he failed to include the word each as in asking four teammates if they could EACH give him two twenties for a ten. [$40-10=$30]… LOL
Well, you belong there, don't you….especially after comparing Halak to the double-murderer "Juice". That was slimy, even for you.
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
— George Orwell —
LOL…$30 X 4 (the numbere of stated teamates) = $120
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
— George Orwell —
First of all GJ, he is not stating or implying a reference to nuclear fission or is even close to binary fission. He alluded to the use of fission in the improper sequence. You are right and wrong if I am understanding you correctly, when you state the process with the result because the fission will not occur until the uranium actually does split or divide into two nuclei[lighter] I have sensitive work related data on my computers, therefore for the obvious reason I did not click on to the information you provided. However despite being a conservative you appear to be quite informed and knowledgeable. There is no direct or implied intent to offend you.
Support Carey Price "Hypocrisy is not a virtue"
I don't know how to feel having my name next to those 2 trouble makers Bill.
the late 50's early 60's? dude, that would be like the same time as the beatles.
"To failing hands we've passed the torch."
It's 'I AM that I AM" genius…
Actually according to how this was worded, apparently he netted only $30[$40-$10]
Not soon enough…
I think Stubbs posted a while back that it was the Friday or Saturday of the weekend of Sept. 17.
I think you've just entered the Star Trek realm of matter/anti-matter explosions…
Sorry T, but Sheldon is correct in one area. Nuclear fission is caused by bombarding radioactive isotopes with either alpha particles or neutrons. The collision of these particles with the atom causes the nucleus to split and release vast quantities of energy. For a complete explanation, see http://www.howstuffworks.com
Hey, no prob. I didn't want to turn the discussion on a Habs site to be all about religion, but for this one I couldn't sit idly by. Standing up for what you believe, I know you're no stranger to that one. 😛
Every Price discussion will cause blood pressure to rise in at least ten people until a) he signs, and b) the season starts. I think both Price and the Habs will come out fine. We're almost at September!
I believe the term fission is the splitting or dividing not colliding of a process, therefore it would result in the split/divide of something into two parts.
Support Carey Price "Hypocrisy is not a virtue"
Point well taken!
lol – fair counter point 😉
Thanks for taking the time to write it out 🙂
Now why can Price discussions not go more like this one ? lmao
Yeah, I heard one guy just opened his wallet because math frightens him.
Whoa! The Gainey Foundation relies heavily upon this event from what I've been told.
Hey Bill,
I appreciate that you're one of the most passionate posters on here. I do however want to make an objection to this post- you're certainly entitled to your own opinions and beliefs, but at least consider this:
Jesus is historically recorded to have been born somewhere between 4 BC and 5 AD. His death (and resurrection, whether or not you believe that is entirely your own call) is listed at around 30-33 AD. The first recorded writing of a book in the New Testament is the book of James, written probably somewhere in the late 50s or early 60s. That is less than thirty years (far less than seven generations). The majority of the New Testament is written by people who came into personal contact with Jesus. The Old Testament is chock full of prophecies that point to Jesus.
Whether or not you believe, the books of the Bible have been verified by many academics, regardless of their personal religious affiliations or beliefs. The Bible is often used as the most reliable historical source for its time period.
Again, you're entitled to your own opinions and beliefs. I'm just throwing out some stats to go against what you said- it would be like you claiming that Price has a career save percentage of .864 and a GAA north of 3. I would have to say that I believe/the stats show otherwise.
Everyone else on this site is pulling something, you might as well too.
This just in. Louis Leblanc has figured out a novel way to supplement his income while playing for the Montreal Juniors. After asking four team mates if they could give him two twenties for a ten, he netted $120. According to my buddy, next week he is going to ask them each for two fifties for a twenty! Ain't it great to play in the Q?
Don't make me pull out my bottle of Glen.
Oh heavens no! Not the Summit. Never the gathering of all things holy in the kingdom of the Montreal Canadiens! What would we do without The Raffle?!
Love the blog.
What are you complaining about? It would at least "light" the tool shed.
Nah – worse even
Adam76, Xtrahabsfan & K-Hab in a bar at the same time.
Thermonuclear on "sight" alone! 🙂 lol
Cincinnati went to Nashville and Florida as affiliates. We haven't given them a lot of players so perhaps with two NHL affiliates they will receive more players.
I missed it. Did someone direct a massive gassive at the Summit?
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Worse if they produce fusion. Only thing worse than one caveman is a bigger caveman.
hi 100,
The Cyclones are now affiliated with the Preds and Panthers, according to their web site.
Sounds to me like a "Dollars and Cents" move by the Habs. Wheeling being a small city (30,000) compared to Cincy.
No sense here today, save your ire for the broins and the laffs.
No worries, Ian. The big, bad moderators got them.
Ha ha! I like you. You're not the average caveman.
a book written 7 generations after Jesus was rumored to walk this planet.
is HEARSAY!
Not one person involved in the writings of the Bible EVER came into contact with Jesus himself or ANY of the involved participants.
Second information being bad enough, when you make that # double digits, the story certainly can be skewered quite a bit.
Are you suggesting that reading Milton Friedman is ever a good idea?
Thanks for the link – that's interesting new information. Still, it doesn't explain why they chose to let go of the Cincinnati Cyclones after winning two recent championships with them.
Also, the affiliation with the Nailers is shared with the Pens. I don't see that as an advantage…
Some people below need some time in the penalty box
Wow, three strikes in one swing.
true, but he took the lemon pledge.
"To failing hands we've passed the torch."
even though I agree with you that was a bit harsh… mais non?
"To failing hands we've passed the torch."
Are you implying that LeBlanc will become a bette noir?
"To failing hands we've passed the torch."
This was posted below:
Habs new affiliation; Wheeling Nailers
Now why did the Habs flush the Cyclones?
Good thing I've been sporting sunglasses. You never know when two brain cells might collide on HIO producing fission!
Spank it sport! Who died and left you king?
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What is the matter with you jerks below!
Please stop that stupid stuff about wasting a whole page. If gives some of us a problem having to scrol that much. Cut it out.
It is my understanding that Mr Leblanc is an strong supporter of the John Maynard Keynes consumption function.
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The just in: Laps was spotted in a downtown Montreal bar carrying a copy of Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose." When asked about his new-found interest in the late Nobel laureate's famous work, he responded that he didn't want to appear to be a total dolt if he was asked to room with Louis Leblanc. (The plot thickens!)
It gets better than that, he's since talked about not just rushing Max-Pac but that we screwed up and should've taken David Perron on draft day instead.
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
There are people who are sceptical to the acceptance that the Bible is truly evidence of God. They reject it on hearsay grounds using the lay definition, although they often attempt to apply legal consequences to it, therefore why believe it in this context. Thereby using the word hearsay in the lay or legal definition is not a valid reason to discard any biblical account.
Support Carey Price "Hypocrisy is not a virtue"
can someone tell me when training camp begins officially?
Chuck Norris asked Milan lucic to fight Milan said no so Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked him in the temple then ate a blue rare porterhouse and some blood pudding.
I remember Pierre McGuire saying during that Detroit game: "How could Montreal possibly send Pacioretty back to the AHL?". And now he's the first to point out that we rushed him.
Hopefully Patches can get it together. I think a huge part of it is confidence.
LMAO. That's true about McGuire.
I suppose when looking at it from that angle, it could be entertaining…. 😉
Given his answers to favorite players current and past — both the best answers I have ever seen on an HIO profile — I would expect more of him.
How come you're so mean to people? Did Sheldon kick you in the stones once?
I've a bridge I could sell you…
Cant figure out which three new faces you are talking about.
PK is one, Picard is a long shot and I dont see anyone else out there.
via Jason Gold's twitter.
The #Habs announced a new minor-league player affiliation agreement with the @WheelingNailers (ECHL).
from Jimmy Murphy's twitter.
Steve Begin recently claimed the Bruins still have interest in him but I have been told otherwise. Hope he catches on somewhere. Good guy!
Just got off the blower with a friend that is close to the Montreal Juniors. He told me that Louis Leblanc is now rueful about his decision to leave Harvard. He told my buddy that he is losing his mind spending time with the dolts on that squad off the ice. Evidently, he told the coach that if he is forced to room with one of them blood will be shed.
Is he from Timmins?
No doubt that notorious delusional LAFF fan – AKA Jeff McGlynn?
"The three stars as selected by Red Fisher of the Montreal Star:
1st star: Henri Richard
2nd Star: Doug Harvey
3rd Star: Jacques Plante
Final score Detroit Red Wings 5 Montreal Canadiens 3"
Especially Emery. He's a good goalie, and would have grown up if the Sens had given him another chance.
that was GREAT
They have to. Half of them are on the team and the other half got cut!
When chuck norris does pushups he isn't pushing himself up,he is pushing the world down.
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John Richard Mary Hong's Wave Break
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A neighbor says an Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage.
Neighbor Patricia Villa says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came over to her apartment on Wednesday morning and told her he was going to be deployed on Friday.
She says he gave her some frozen broccoli, some spinach, T-shirts, shelves and a new Quran, the Muslim holy book. She says he returned on Thursday morning and gave her his air mattress, several briefcases and a desk lamp.
Villa says Hasan then offered her $60 to clean his apartment Friday morning after he supposedly was to leave.
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Speaker to rule shortly on bid to refer Finance Minister to Privileges Committee
House Speaker Raphael Trotman says before the month is out he will decide whether Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh will be referred to the Privileges Committee of Parliament over billions of dollars in spending that has incensed the opposition.
Up to yesterday afternoon Trotman was studying a motion brought during the last sitting by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) MP Carl Greenidge to have Singh referred to the committee again. Greenidge is arguing that Singh's decision to authorize expenditure amounting to $4.55 billion, which was part of the larger sum cut from this year's budget, is illegal.
The Privileges Committee bid is part of a raft of measures that the joint opposition is pursuing against the government over the controversial spending.
When the motion was brought two Thursday ago, Trotman told the house that it was received late and that while he had looked at it to some extent the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, had not.
He therefore asked for time so that Isaacs could familiarize himself with the document and be satisfied that it complied with the required procedures. Isaacs told Stabroek News yesterday that he has reviewed the document and that he has forwarded his findings to the Speaker who will ultimately make the decision.
When this newspaper contacted Trotman yesterday afternoon he said that he recently returned from performing duties overseas and is now scrutinizing the matter again in order to arrive at a decision. He said that the issue is the first he has addressed since returning to Guyana on Monday night.
While he does not know when he will make his decision known he expects to do so before the month is out. The Standing Orders (SOs) of the National Assembly require the Speaker to satisfy himself that there is a prima facie case before he decides to refer the case to the Privileges Committee. Trotman says that once this is done the committee will determine if Singh is guilty of the charges levelled at him by Greenidge.
Singh's "illegal" spending
Greenidge is arguing that the spending detailed in Financial Paper 1 of 2014, laid in the National Assembly earlier this month, is illegal and that Singh, who authorized the spending, needs to be disciplined. Singh on the other hand has held that a ruling by Chief Justice (CJ) Ian Chang and the provisions of Article 218 (3) of the Constitution justify the expenditure.
Many of his critics though, including analysts Christopher Ram and Anand Goolsarran have argued that Singh is clutching at straws in trying to justify his actions with Article 218 (3) of the constitution. Further, they have argued, separately, that the minister's actions violate the Constitution as well as the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act.
Singh has also been referred to the privileges committee for allegedly failing to turn over funds from varying accounts into the Consolidated Fund as was requested of him. The committee however, is yet to undertake any substantial work with regard to the matter. Yesterday, Trotman declined to comment on the speed, or lack thereof, with which the committee has been working.
Singh's spending has also triggered other actions. AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan has reported him to the Guyana Police Force on the grounds that he has violated Sections 48 and 85 of the FMA Act.
Section 48 says: "A Minister or official shall not in any manner misuse, or improperly dispose of public monies," while Section 85 says: "An official who knowingly permits any other person to contravene any provision of this Act is guilty of an indictable offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000,000 and imprisonment for 3 years." The spending of $4.55 billion after it was refused by the National Assembly, Ramjattan told the Force, may constitute a breach of the aforementioned.
The AFC has also, in definitive language, said a no-confidence motion against government is imminent. The party will, however, require the support of APNU to get the motion passed and the coalition is yet to say whether it intends to give its support when the motion is brought. Observers have said the coalition is likely to make up its mind after the PNCR's congress this weekend. The PNCR is its main constituent.
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Nice view of the city and ocean
Very central just a few minutes from bus stop.Airpot bus stops there on the way from the airport. Staff friendly enough, clean room & bathroom good hotel quiet expensive as with everything in norway
Spacious room, very freindly and useful staffs, and nice view.
Nothing! Very-very bad service when I arrived and check-in. Awful!!!
Very friendly staff. Good location in the city centre. Easy to find public parking nearby. Booked single occupancy through booking.com. My credit card was charged for double occupancy for the whole stay. When complaining it was insinuated that I had had an extra person in my room. Case was solved when the "right" person was put on the case but still not a good approach towards a regular customer. This was the second time out of the three last stays booked through booking.com that the hotel "messed up". Previously they were overbooked and I was transferred to a different hotel (and not one of my choise).
Its location close to the city centre. I stay at this hotel practically once every month. This was the second time in a row they tried to charge me more than the agreed upon price through booking.com . This is not good.
Friendliness of staff. Free high speed wireless internet access with very easy access procedure. Hotel has perfect location in city center.
Nice room, very good breakfast, friendly staff, they found no reservation for me, but still managed to get me a room. I really liked that.
Hotel location is very convenient in city centre.
Good location right next to the Hurtigruten terminal - not far to walk. Breakfast was good. Not much character.
We liked the comfort of the room. We did not like the location of the hotel. Although it is located in front of the the sea/fjord within the harbour, it is not possible to guarantee silence and calm, especially during the night, mainly because there is a lot of professional activity on the cargos and the boats which are also supposed to get benefit of the same harbour. Because of that and consequently, it is not possible sleep.
Booked 2 rooms and only 1 room was available on arrival. Booking ref. 117.004.453. Spoke with Julliette on 1st September and am awaiting confirmation of compensation. This was a business trip and the two guests had to share a room
Good location, excellent staff, great value for money. A great experience in a fantastic location.
Next to port Hotel room took ages to clean before I could have it Arrived at 9.30am but could not have room until 3.30pm!!
Location was good Two bad single beds pushed together does not make a double bed. They couldn't sell us any water in the bar, reception, restaurant or shop and there was nothing in the minibar.
The hotel did not accept the reservation from booking.com, and I had to make booking.com talk to the receptionist by phone before we got the room.
staff were very helpful and friendly and helpfull close to the shops and within walking distance to the centre lovely view of the harbour a pool would be a nice addition
Location in the city, on the harbour side next to the centre
quiet location, nice view, very good breakfast
horrible rooms,
Prime location and great included breakfast. Staff was friendly and spoke english well. Breakfast ended early at 9:30, and the room was minimalistic. Bathroom looked like my high school locker room shower, but did the job all the same. Some things in the room were not working like the mini bar/fridge.
Excellent location, very good restaurant Only one elevator
Staff was professional and quick Room was not very clean and looked worn
Location, facilities, breakfast, staff and price, everything was ok- Horrible beds!!!!too soft!
Staff were helpful The hotel badly needs updating.
Please write at least 15 words
half of the hotels seems to be renovated and the other half is not. I was staying in the non-renovated room, but it was big and had a good view, so it was OK. however, a smaller room with worn out furniture certainly would not make for a comfortable stay.
Very central location in city center. I got a pretty big room. Friendly staff. Hotels webpage says all rooms will have been refurbished at the end of 2008. The information on the hotels homepage is *not correct*. We are now entering 2010 but I got a very worn out room. It was definatly not renovated. Furniture was very worn out, scratches all over, holes and stains on the sofa, walls should be repainted and holes from old fixtures should have been sealed. When I tried to sit down in one of the chairs the back fell partly off. Rooms cannot be very insulated as you can hear everything going on, even conversations out on the street. If you stay during weekends you will experience a lot of noice all night long from the establishments nearby as well as the pub in the hotels first floor.
Good location. Helpsome staff. Nice price. Intenet conection not working. Allways bad!!
I have stay two night and when i came back home i could see two different prices which i dont understand
Central location, very friendly and helpfull hotel staff. Big rooms. Good breakfast. Very bad beds,very old with very bad quality according to the value for money.. We booked double room which it had 2 separate single beds instead of a big double one as we thought. There should make a renovation, the furnitures are old and the decoration is "tragic".
In the city centre Litle space (not roomy)
The room was really nice and cute. All this fashionable design makes your stay pretty comfortable. The hotel has a perfect location and rooms a terrific siightseeing: we could see all the city center from the bed. Desspite the breakfast was quite tasty, it was a little poor on variety.
Friendly employees. An excellent site. Tasty kitchen at restaurant and a good choice of wines there was no case in a room
A charming gem right in the best spot of town. Everything follows...
Location Very small room, and almost complete lack of storage facilities (small closet without shelves and drawers).
Good breakfast / Horoshij zavtrak I booked double room sea view – the room is very very small / Ja zakazival dvuhmestnij nomer s vidom na more - ochen ochen malenkaja komnata
Excellent design features, lovely rooms, very helpful staff. Food and drink is very expensive, mainly due to the GBP exchange rate.
We did not get the room we had reserved months in advance (we had reserved a de luxe room and had a standard room which was very small). The rate was adjusted only after we brought that to the attention of the staff.
Spacious double room, central location just a few hundred meters from the canal, bus station and cruise/ferry services. Breakfast buffet was good with freshly baked bread. A little noise from the street when local bars closed but only for a short time (had a room on 3rd. floor toward the streets)
location, big room, ´art nouveau style´of the building, breakfast. nothing
The hotel has an excellent location in the middle of the city. The staff was helpful to us and I would recommend this hotel to others.
They gave us 2beds instead of the queen size bed that we booked but as soon as we complained they upgraded us to a junior suite. No room sercice
The room was very small and does not seem like good value for money.
I liked everything: very polite and warm staff, good service, comfort, very good location and other, but specially I liked the pictures on the walls.The picture at the window in the restaurant is so beautiful... Other pictures too. As a small picture gallery... Thank you for everything.
The rooms are clean. The corridors are dark, old, and a little bit dirty.
berakfest. no aircondition and it was hot. The internet is not free!!!!!!!!! even we got sometime for free, as all other places we were in Norway.
Large room, free wi-fi, afternoon buffet includet in room price
Best Western Baronen Hotell is a really family friendly hotell. Play room is fantastic and fits to children of any ages. Rooms on 3rd floor: №322, 323 are very large and wonderfull! It's possible to have free coffee in the mornings. Rather big distance to Ålesund.
The Staff were helpful. The hotel, while clean, was old and the decoration out-moded. The price of the room was too high in my opinion. I would not stay there again with other viable alternative. I paid 1205 NOK and would grudge more than 900 NOK. The Best Western Group have recently taken over this hotel from Norlandia so perhaps things will improve.
Top class hotel with a top class service. Very exclusive feeling (only 6 rooms). Unique location and surroundings.
The hotel was spacious, beautifully located, and every detail had been thought out. The staff was absolutely friendly and always helpful. We had everything we needed. The beds were larger than most and the rooms were much larger than most others in Norway. The dinners were gourmet and well presented. We really loved our week long stay at the Storfjord. We will be back!
Beautiful hotel in an outstanding location.
The tranquility and surroundings. Beautiful log cabin with a luxurious but comfortable ambiance. Charged for little things like water and coffee. VAT of 25% + 8%
The location was perfect because we visitted Sommerfesten at Giske. The idea putting Kiwi into the hotel building was very good thinking ;)
Room was very comfortable, staff was very helpful and breakfast was on average. Not close to downtown, you need the car to visit the city
the staff was very good, no problem and nice. the location is very nice for ppl who like to go in the nature and mountens. And its very close to the airport. like 5-10mins taxi. Bar was not open in sundays and mondays... thats bad. it would be nice to sit in the bar and drink one congac when you have weekation.
The staff was very kind. The rooms confortable. The bus station to Alesund city centre was just down the street. We enjoyed a magnificient sunset on the sea. It's outside Alesund 20 minutes by bus.
big rooms, good location
Good breakfast, pleasant cheerful room with a reasonable view, helpful staff. Kind of strange to find a hotel built on top of a supermarket, but that did not affect my general positive experience of my one night stay :)
The location was very good, and the free afternoon buffet was also very good.
very comfortable and good location, but a bit pricey
We loved the hotel and its look. It is very well placed. The staff were polite. One gentlemen at the breafast service was very friendly, the others ok. Good internet service. Free breakfast but also free supper which was great....! Sauna and steam-room (although the steam room wasn't working). we had twin beds (and not a double) so we moved them together. when we moved the beds there was quite a lot of dust and bits on the floor so we would have expected them to be hoovered up but they stayed there the whole six days we were there! the only down point.
Homely, and the waffles and supper were a very welcome and unexpected bonus.
It is really very well located, center of the city .... everything was ok
very good location, very nice food. I love the snack which we should make by ourselves during afternoon tea so much! Anybody know the name?
Beautifully recovered old building by the water. Nice spacious rooms. Included breakfast and dinner is a makes it a good deal!
Great location, perfect design, very comfortable rooms Overprized
Location right on the water. Easy to walk around. Reasonable choice over breakfast; helpful staff in reception to arrange everything. The room was tired in décor; dirty floor; leaking bath taps and broken bath plug meant bath full and almost flooding etc. Signs of neglect overall or just a room needing attention? We told reception who were keen to address the problems. Breakfast was OK but rather overwhelmed with coach parties which is not what we expected in a hotel branding itself at the top end.
The best location in the city, good view, big comfort room. Empty mini-bar, old and dirty furniture and decoration. This hotel is only 3 stars, not more.
Location & adequate free breakfast. Room was dirty and poorly maintained. No phone, clock, water glasses, washcloths, soap or shampoo. 2 TV channels in the native language. No maid service the last 2 days. Staff was virtually non-existent from 7pm to 11am. Communicated primarily via notes.


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The strokes
Tutustu aiheeseen liittyviin aiheisiin
The Strokes. Such a great concert! I loved every second of it. Perfection.
"You Only Live Once" is the single from the third album by 'The Strokes'. It was listed at No. 16 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2006.
The Strokes #cool band photo
The Strokes...Jesus they look so young, one might say "Barely Legal" hahaha ;)
The Strokes
"when we was young, oh man did we have fun. always, always."
I'll try anything once -The strokes
The Strokes - i love this.
The Strokes (band mates who have the best, most awesome names ever)
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text: On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 03:23:11PM -0400, John Ellson wrote: > The issue is that all the files generated by autogen.sh (without > configure) should all be included in the > tar.gz and that there should be no need to rerun it on the build system. There are no .tar files. The only way to get E17 is to use CVS checkouts.


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Daehnert elected interim BGCT executive director
- December 21, 2007
- By John Rutledge
Daehnert elected interim
BGCT executive director
By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
Jan Daehnert, a retired Baptist Building employee who led the state convention's intentional interim pastor program several years, has been elected interim executive director for the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board.
Board directors elected Daehnert by e-mail ballots Dec. 20-21. He will start work in mid-January, meeting with Executive Board staff. He will begin service as interim executive director when Charles Wade retires Jan. 31 and will continue in that role until a new executive director assumes duties.
|Jan Daehnert
The interim executive director will assume leadership of a staff that went through a round of layoffs in recent months and has experienced significant changes in key executive staff posts.
In early October, 29 full-time employees12 program staff and 19 in support and clerical positionsreceived notice their positions were being eliminated at the end of that month. Several part-time staff positions also were cut.
Then Ron Gunterchief operating officer for the BGCT and the person most responsible for implementing Executive Board staff reorganization over the last two yearsresigned effective Nov. 30.
Daehnert said he hopes to "begin the healing," encourage and affirm staff, ensure fiscal responsibility and "plow the ground to make sure the transition for the new executive director is as smooth as possible."
Daehnert expects his time as interim to be relatively brief, but he hopes during his short tenure to model inclusiveness and listen to Texas Baptists.
He noted particularly the contested presidential raceand close voteat the BGCT annual meeting and the need to be attentive to all churches that relate to the state convention.
"I'd like to make sure nobody feels left out," he said.
Daehnert, 66, headed the BGCT Executive Board staff's leadership team before he retired in March 2006. Previously, he was director of the minister/church relations office and director of the bivocational/smaller church development department.
Daehnert joined the BGCT Executive Board staff in 1967 as a director of student ministries at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Later, he served at the University of North Texas. From 1975 to 1983, he was associate director of student ministries and from 1983 to 1993 was director of personnel administration.
He served two years with Drug Prevention Resources in Irving. He has been a pastor and has served as interim pastor for more than 50 Texas churches.
He is a graduate of Howard Payne University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and earned a doctor of ministries degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.


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Jim Gray, who served as master of ceremonies for that narcissistic, self-indulgent television debacle known as The Decision by LeBron James, seems quite comfortable in his role as the king of softball questions, telling The Dan Patrick Show he'd do it all over again.
"Would I do the show again? (Host: Yeah.) Yes. We'd all make it better."
Better? How? Would you hold the event in downtown Cleveland, with you and James in a clear, shatterproof box, as legions of hurt, angry, vengeful fans pounded at the glass and tried to get in?
Gray, in the time-honored tradition of people who think the bottom line is the only line (and hey, ESPN made money off the event, so it had to be a success, right?), says the rumor that bothers him the most is that James' reportedly paid him to ask softball questions. Not true! Gray did that pro bono, thank you very much.
"That's just ridiculous and that's just insanity for someone to totally fabricate and for it to become a life of its own that LeBron James would pay an interviewer to interview him. That damages journalistic credibility to say the subject interviewing you is paying you like you're in their pocket, well that couldn't be further from the truth."


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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participates in the national influenza-like illness surveillance program, ILINet.
ILINet is a surveillance program with participating healthcare providers from outpatient clinics. Data reported by the sentinel providers is used to determine the burden of influenza in the state. If you are interested in becoming a Sentinel Site please read the Recruitment Letter linked below and complete an Enrollment Form.
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What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. While glaucoma can strike anyone, the risk is much greater for people over 60.
How Glaucoma Develops
There are several different types of glaucoma. Most of these involve the drainage system within the eye. At the front of the eye there is a small space called the anterior chamber. A clear fluid flows through this chamber and bathes and nourishes the nearby tissues.
(Watch the video to learn more about glaucoma. To enlarge the video, click the brackets in the lower right-hand corner. To reduce the video, press the Escape (Esc) button on your keyboard.)
In glaucoma, for still unknown reasons, the fluid drains too slowly out of the eye. As the fluid builds up, the pressure inside the eye rises. Unless this pressure is controlled, it may cause damage to the optic nerve and other parts of the eye and result in loss of vision.
Open-angle Glaucoma
The most common type of glaucoma is called open-angle glaucoma. In the normal eye, the clear fluid leaves the anterior chamber at the open angle where the cornea and iris meet. When fluid reaches the angle, it flows through a spongy meshwork, like a drain, and leaves the eye.
Sometimes, when the fluid reaches the angle, it passes too slowly through the meshwork drain, causing the pressure inside the eye to build. If the pressure damages the optic nerve, open-angle glaucoma -- and vision loss -- may result.
There is no cure for glaucoma. Vision lost from the disease cannot be restored. However, there are treatments that may save remaining vision. That is why early diagnosis is important.
See this graphic for a quick overview of glaucoma, including how many people it affects, who's at risk, what to do if you have it, and how to learn more.


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Cant get meterpreter session ether using SET or Metersploit.
e.g. using on Set BT4-r1
option 2 Web attack vector
2 Metersploit Browser Exploit
2 Site Clone
9 Ms exp "Aurora"
2 reverse-tcp meterpreter
server started
Client - Windows Vsta - Firefox browser
enter http://192.168.1.186:31338
gets cloned site OK
starts Dowloading - then just stays in that state.
Back on Attack machine
server started
Sending stage (749056 bytes) to 192.168.1.117
then just stays in that state.
The above is just one example, have tried many ways as shown in metasploit unleashed and various video's etc all seem to hang. Also tried with AV disabled.
any pointers please would be appreciated. I don't expect to be spoon fed but I am tearing my hair out (the little what's left). The madening point is I have had it working months ago. I can get a session NO problem if I load the exploit on the victims machine, I am now trying to make the victim download it.
many many thanks


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Radio Disney and Oddwater Will Kick Off Oregon Coast Aquarium's Summer Season
By Cindy Hanson
Newport, OR - Memorial Day Weekend promises fun for the whole family at the Oregon Coast Aquarium May 22 – 25, featuring the popular exhibit, Oddwater, a visit from Radio Disney, a change to summer hours and a new café ready to offer coastal cuisine to Aquarium visitors.
Radio Disney performance troupe will perform at the Oregon Coast Aquarium Saturday, May 23, from 1 to 3 pm. The troupe consists of talented young choreographers dancing, singing and leading interactive games. Children are delighted as they participate and win prizes. Free face painting will be offered Saturday and Sunday from 11 am – 2:30 pm.
The Aquarium will be showing off its new café Memorial Day weekend as well. Local Ocean Seafoods will offer Aquarium visitors fresh food and seafood. Local Ocean's other location on Newport's bay front has become one of the area's most popular restaurants and fish markets where locals, fishermen, marine scientists, and visitors sit side by side, enjoying a fresh, healthy meal or shopping for dinner. Local Ocean Seafoods co-owner, Laura Anderson, is a third generation commercial fisherman. Her experience working summers on her father's fishing boat salmon trolling and Dungeness crabbing has given her an authentic understanding of product quality and sourcing. "It is our mission to give people the best seafood experience of their lives," said Anderson.
With a Master's Degree in Marine Resource Management from Oregon State University, Anderson has been at the forefront of the sustainability movement in Oregon. She has been an independent Marine Resource Management Consultant to organizations such as Oregon SeaGrant, Environmental Defense, Ecotrust, MidCoast Watersheds Council, and the Oregon Salmon Commission. "We are so pleased to be partnering with Laura and Local Ocean," said Carrie Lewis, Aquarium Director of Marketing and Interim President. "The Aquarium's messages of sustainability make Local Ocean a perfect fit for us and we look forward to a delicious summer!"
The Oregon Coast Aquarium's newest exhibit, Oddwater, continues to be a big draw for Aquarium visitors, featuring a sting ray touch pool and "Bioluminescent Theater." Oddwater examines some of the most bizarre and mysterious life forms that live in the ocean. Colorful hand blown art glass creations alongside the animals are accentuated with subtle lighting to simulate the environment of each species' habitat, combining art and marine biology to create an experience that educates, entertains and enlightens visitors about life forms most people never see.
Memorial Day Weekend marks the transition to the Aquarium's summer hours; beginning Saturday, May 23, the Aquarium will be open from 9 am to 6 pm. Summer hours will last through Labor Day Weekend; September 7, 2009.
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational attraction dedicated to the highest quality aquatic and marine science programs for recreation and education so the public better understands, cherishes, and conserves the world's natural marine and coastal resources. For more information, visit the Aquarium's Web site at www.aquarium.org or call (541) 867-FISH.
Photo Caption: The Radio Disney Performance Troupe consists of talented young choreographers dancing, singing, leading interactive games and giving out prizes. They will perform Saturday, May 23 from 1 to 3 pm. Photo by Cindy Hanson, Oregon Coast Aquarium.
To view Oregon Coast Aquarium's web page on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, go to: http://www.zandavisitor.com/forumtopicdetail-9-Oregon_Coast_Aquarium
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Cousin says Sandy Hook principal Hochsprung was devoted to children
Tim Beamer believes his cousin, Dawn Hochsprung, died while trying to save the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
"We couldn't imagine her doing anything else," Beamer, 43, of West View said Sunday.
Newtown officials say Hochsprung, the principal at Sandy Hook, died when she lunged at the gunman who fatally shot her and 26 others, including 20 children, on Friday.
"Teachers, in general, are very special people," he said. "To do that for a living takes a very unique individual. You're taking care of other people's children, and children are the most valuable resource on the face of the planet.
"Dawn understood the weight of that responsibility and devoted her life to making sure children in her care were taken care of to the absolute best of her ability."
Beamer's mother and Hochsprung's father are siblings. Hochsprung, 47, grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and moved to Connecticut. She had two daughters from a previous marriage and three stepchildren.
Beamer, who is married and has a daughter, said he saw his cousin about once a year.
"When we did get together, she would question me about my kid, my brother's kids," he said. "Her No. 1 concern in life was what was going on with the children."
Beamer said he had not been to Sandy Hook Elementary but has visited that area.
"It's not an area where you would expect something like this to happen. It would be like if it happened in Fox Chapel," he said.
He heard about the shootings on Friday morning and sent his cousin a message on Facebook. She did not respond. As news of the event poured in that afternoon, the reality of the killings finally hit him.
"To say that I was shocked would be an extraordinary understatement," he said. "To not hear back from her has been very difficult for me."
Beamer said the tragedy has shaken him and his family. He hopes he'll be able to take time off work from his job in information technology to attend his cousin's funeral.
"This is one of those things you never expect to happen to anyone you know, let alone to someone in your family. It's been a trying time for all of us."
His family gathered on Sunday in his parents' Murrysville home to comfort one another. He doesn't believe there's a way to make sense of his cousin's death.
"If I was to have any message to anybody it is, if you are parent, if you have children, pay attention to them," he said. "Pay attention to what they're doing, listen to what they're saying, ask questions about what's going on in their life.
"If you are a parent, be a parent."
Bill Zlatos is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7828 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Two-year fellowship in Supply Chain with the Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, US Agency for International Development!
Global Health Fellows Program II
Technical Advisor II: Supply Chain Advisor (Logistics)
Supply Chain for Health Division, Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
Assignment: Two year fellowship
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by developing and increasing the capacity of health professionals with tailored development opportunities. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels, and performance management and professional development activities aimed to enhance the technical and leadership skills of fellows.
The Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) is the center of HIV/AIDS technical leadership for the Agency and has primary responsibility for the Agency's HIV/AIDS program. OHA provides strategic direction, technical leadership, and support to field programs in HIV and AIDS. It provides input to decisions concerning the strategic allocation of financial and human resources in the sector and assists in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs. This entails:
- Ensuring the technical integrity of Agency and Mission strategies.
- Providing global technical leadership on the full range of issues related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment.
- Managing numerous research and field support programs.
- Monitoring and reporting on the impact of the Agency's HIV/AIDS program.
The Supply Chain for Health (SCH) Divisionprovides strategic and technical leadership on supply chain issues to ensure adequate quantity and quality of essential commodities for people affected by HIV/AIDS and related infections. SCH is responsible for managing the largest public health supply chain in the world. Specifically, the Division is responsible for managing the following:
- Operating a sustainable central procurement operation and managing the supply chain for HIV/AIDS commodities. This includes procuring and distributing pharmaceuticals and other commodities needed to provide care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS and related infections.
- Providing technical support and leadership to USAID Missions in strengthening partner country capacity to ensure a safe, secure, reliable, and sustainable supply chain system.
- Providing technical assistance to support country and regional supply chain programs.
- Coordinating with other US Government agencies, international organizations, and donors to provide global leadership on supply chain issues.
- Providing rapid response in emergency situations and potential stock-outs
- Managing the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.
- Maintaining the Agency Anti-retroviral and Rapid Test Kit approval lists
- Administering the "restricted commodities" approval of pharmaceuticals and "clearance" authority on source-origin waivers under Agency regulations.
The Supply Chain Advisor is a critical member of the SCH team and will play an important role in ensuring that the US Government's millions of dollars invested in the fight against HIV/AIDS are being used effectively and efficiently. SCH leadership will be looking to the Supply Chain Advisor to quickly begin to add value in the following roles and responsibilities:
- Assist in strategic design and implementation of a large and diverse supply chain initiatives
- Serve as a subject matter expert on issues of supply chain management, including procurement and strategic sourcing, evaluation and implementation of global third party logistics systems, supply chain network design and simulation, inventory optimization, etc.
- Act as "trusted advisor" to supply chain executives and assist them in translating private sector supply chain approaches to developing country contexts
- Serve as a member of the Country Support team in SCH, which is responsible for backstopping countries and organizations on the full range of PEPFAR issues
- Participate and sometimes lead cross-office supply chain initiatives for USAID
- Establish and maintain close working relationships and technically represent OHA/SCH at all levels of staff at relevant USAID operating units, implementing partners, the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies involved with HIV/AIDS activities
International travel approximately 20%.
Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming needs and the Technical Advisor's own interests and area of expertise.
- Master's degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, public health, MBA, or related discipline required
- APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional or other related professional certification is highly desirable. PMI Project Management Professional certification desirable
- Minimum 5 years' experience in supply chain management, with at least 2 years' experience in an international or resource challenged setting required
- Demonstrated ability to quickly assess and synthesize large amounts of detailed information into clear, coherent supply chain strategies for large, complex organizations
- Broad private-sector supply chain experience and/or supply chain strategy consulting experience required
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills required
- Experience in performing various supply chain analyses to support executive level decision-making using Excel, Access, and other software highly desirable
- Experience with managing pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and other health supplies in developing countries or other resource challenged settings preferred
- High level of judgment, ingenuity and originality to successfully implement supply chain strategies in a large organization
- Ability to translate and apply approaches from private sector supply chains to developing country settings
- Candidate should be a logical, systems thinker and clear communicator
- Ability to work independently with light supervision
- Ability to travel internationally
- Ability to work within diverse teams
- Strong interpersonal communication and excellent oral presentation and writing skills
- US Citizenship required
Salary based on commensurate experience and earnings history. The Public Health Institute offers a comprehensive benefits package including professional development programs http://www.ghfp.net/docs/2013_Benefits_Booklet_GHFP.pdf
All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP's online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All online applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time March 28, 2013.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer


text: Just like in Aesop's fable, the highly cunning New Caledonian crow has enough reasoning ability to drop rocks into tubes of water and raise the level of a floating snack. New research found that the species is also capable of solving the more complex "U-tube" task: plopping rocks into one container to raise the water level in another, National Geographic reports. In a paper published this week in PLOS ONE, the research team notes that the same task eludes most 4- and 5-year-olds.


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Detroit (May. 16)
Kurt Peiser, executive director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, announces that the $175,000 Allied Jewish Campaign will officially open with a dinner on the evening of May 27 at Hotel Statler Judge Joseph M. Proskauer of New York will be the principal speaker.
Eight local agencies and 17 national and international movements are included in the campaign quota. The principal beneficiary will be the German-Jewish relief fund.


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The acclaimed "Cave of the Crystal Maiden" has been extensively documented by National Geographic and is quickly becoming one of Belize's must-do adventures. This one-of-a-kind experience is for fit and active people who do not mind getting wet, moving through dark spaces, and who can tread lightly! After the initial 45-minute hike to the entrance with three river crossings and a swim into the cave's innards, you will wade through knee-deep water for close to an hour before being asked to remove your water shoes and entering the dry cathedral-like upper chambers of the cave. The rooms are littered with delicate Mayan pottery and the crystallized remains of fourteen humans. There are no walkways, rails, glass or other partitions separating you from the artifacts, nor is there any installed lighting. Just you, your guide, a helmet and a headlamp.
Drive Time: 1 Hour
Adventure Level: Strenuous
This is only for those who are moderately fit and not afraid of water, darkness, or the occasional tight space. It's a bit of a hike to get there and tricky climbing in some spots, but a must-see if you're up for it.
This is a full-day tour.