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Port of Olbia
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Very nice and helpfull staff, great hospitality. Hotel in the centre, free parking. Very special breakfast. Very special designed hotel, rooms very nice. Free wifi in public area. Everything excellent.
Absolutely everything: its location, the very helpful staff, especially Ramona, the beautiful room, the public areas and the spacious, tastefully decorated breakfast area. Breakfast buffet was plentiful and with a good mix of savoury and sweet. Their recommendation on where to go for dinner was spot-on. A great experience and a lovely way to celebrate my wife's birhtday.
My wife and I are extremely happy with our stay. A special acknowledgement to the staff for there helpfulness. The general manager Ramona Cherchi was attentive to our requests and needs, and a great help in planning our Sardinia vacation.
the quiet location at the city center - old town. great terrace on the roof. excellent breakfast buffet! --
It was nice to stay in such a homely place. The staff were excellent, the location great right in the centre of the Old Town and the breakfasts were great. Really enjoyed the stay and look forward to returning when I go back to Sardinia. I would highy recommend La Locanda Del Conte mameli. Nothing.
One of the best hotels we have stayed in. Excellent location in the centre of Olbia and a short ride away from some of the beautiful beaches on the island. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. The hotel is spotlessly clean and has been restored to a high level. Would thoroughly recommend.
From our arrival we were made to feel special and important by all of the staff, especially Angel who met us on arrival. The hotel has very high standards of cleanliness and finish. The breakfast downstairs in the cellar was great with fresh fruit, breads, cheese, meats and excellent service. The hotel is located only 40 metres from the main street in the old town with lots of shops and restaurants close by. We would go back to Sardinia just to stay there again! No
Feeling very welcome in this beautiful, clean, tasteful hotel.
excellent staff, room, breakfast and location (near airport and walking distance to everything of interest) no
Excellent place. Excellent staff. ***** Noise of works as from 7.30h. This should be over in the next months.


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Basically i have this IRC bot, which does various things. I noticed the bot takes a command, and takes forever sometimes depending on certain websites responses. During this time the bot will take commands, but wait until the slow website is done before moving on to the next command. So my thought was to add threading or multiprocessing so that the bot can still execute other commands regardless of how long the slow website takes (or it to timeout).
So using this i started playing with multiprocessing:
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import time
import multiprocessing as mp
import random
def slow_worker(num, q):
print('started {}'.format(mp.current_process().name))
random_int = num #* random.randint(1,10)
print('{} is {} slow'.format(mp.current_process().name, random_int))
print('ended {}'.format(mp.current_process().name))
jobs = []
q = mp.Queue()
for i in range(5):
p = mp.Process(target=slow_worker, args=(i, q,))
One part i do not understrand is join(). It appears to do what i want it to do without join() by starting all threads at once and ending whenever the thread is done. However with join(), it appears to act as if there was no multiprocessing at all by waiting for the slow_worker to end before starting the next thread.
I am having trouble following the control flow with the queue. With join() uncommented, the print for q.get() and prints inside the function before time.sleep() execute at the same time. My thought process is that it should print q.get() after the process is completed. Plus how would you know that by the time q.get() is called, that the functions q.put() has been executed?

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PASADENA - Pasadena police believe they have found two thieves responsible for a string of purse thefts.
Since July 19, there have been five incidents where women's purses were forcibly taken from them in parking lots of the Walmart and Target store parking lots. In one case, the victim was carrying her one-year-old daughter and was thrown to the ground.
Pasadena police detectives did surveillance on local parking lots, and eventually arrested two suspects. Auna Ray Griffin and Engwin Hall Williams are both charged with Robbery - Bodily Injury.
During the arrest, Pasadena investigators discovered a digital camera. The memory card in the camera contains photos of a young couple who appear to on vacation.
Late Friday afternoon, Pasadena police say they identified the couple, who came forward due to media coverage, and investigators say their case will further enhance the case against the two suspects.
Detectives said the arrests cleared five cases in Pasadena. They believe the suspects could be responsible for five more purse thefts in Houston.
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Rebecca Minkoff's holiday card? Delightful. Teen bride Courtney Stodden's? Not so much. Sigh. NSFW, of course. (The Frisky)
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Sutton & Epsom stretched their lead at the top of London Division Two South West to five points after beating title rivals Tottonians 37-33 in a pulsating encounter at Rugby Lane.
Both sides played a fast offloading game, with Sutton having the edge at the tight scrums and line outs, and Tottonians having a superb rolling maul when they chose to use it.
The visitors were quickly out of the starting blocks and for five minutes pinned Sutton back, but superb defence meant they only came away with a penalty kicked by their fly half Dave Woods.
This was rubbed out a minute later when Sutton's wing Steve Warnham kicked a penalty for Sutton.
Sutton now began to get some possession and a powerful break out of defence by lock David Crowest ended with centre Andy Nichols chipping over the defence and scoring in the corner - the conversion was missed.
Back came Tottonians and after some unrewarded hard work they were forced to settled for a penalty from Woods.
Sutton hooker James Bennett and Tottonians prop Matt Searle were sent to the sin bin, but Tottonians broke through and their captain Mike Searle scored under posts - Woods converted to give them an 8-13 lead.
This was very short lived as Sutton's flanker Shawn Renwick charged down an attempted clearance kick, gathered the ball and scored wide on the left, and Warnham converted to restore Sutton's lead.
The hosts went further ahead just after half time when, following a scrum wide on Sutton's left, the ball went along the line to replacement full back Jak Martin who drew the last defender, gave the perfect pass to wing Mike Cartledge who dived over in the corner for an unconverted score.
However, moments later a Tottonian centre Mike Searle sliced through the Sutton defence to score under the posts, and Woods levelled the score with the conversion.
Sutton stepped up a gear, and a mazy break from Warnham ended with Renwick going over for his second, and Sutton's bonus point, try - which Warnham converted.
A Woods penalty for Tottonians narrowed the score but that man Warnham took control again giving an inch perfect pass to Martin who went over in the corner for an unconverted try.
With time ticking away, Woods kicked a penalty to narrow Sutton's lead to eight points but seconds later Sutton's replacement flanker Joe Ridgely stole the ball at a ruck and released Andy Nichols for an unconverted try in the corner.
With three minutes to go, Sutton lost lock Austin Sheppard to the sin bin for killing the ball, and Tottonians battered away at the home line to eventually send their wing Gareth Allen in at the corner for a bonus point try - Woods converted with the last kick of the game.
Both sides deservedly went away with something, Sutton with five points for the win and bonus point try, Tottonians with a losing bonus point and a bonus point try.
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Ambuehl Elementary School celebrated Read Across America with Favorite Hat Day on Monday.
Sponsored by the National Education Association, it is the nation's largest reading event, which is tied to the March 2 birthday of the author who went by the name Dr. Seuss.
"I like reading because it has so many words in it," said kindergartner Georgia McCarley, 5.
Her favorite book is "Wacky Wednesday" because "everything is not as it should be," she said.
Sara Perez, 5, got into the spirit of the day with a 19-inch-tall hat modeled after the one worn by the lead character in "The Cat in the Hat." She designed the hat with her mom. She had to take if off, however, to rest her head.
The school will have a Dr. Seuss theme each day this week, including Green Eggs and Ham Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Seuss story character Thursday and Fox in Socks Friday.


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Wiltshire Council's staffing committee will consider whether to insist its contractors recognise trade unions after a heated debate today.
Independent councillor Jeff Osborn proposed at today's full council meeting that the council should only deal with organisations which commit to trade union rights for their employees.
This came after highways contractor Balfour Beatty sparked union anger by saying it would negotiate with staff internally, not with the unions.
When the company took over the £25million highways contract last June it also took over the employment of 200 highways staff but it is refusing to recognise an existing agreement the staff had with the GMB union.
Members of the union's leadership staged a protest outside County Hall before the meeting.
Regional organiser Carole Vallelly said: "We are here to urge councillors to support the motion, as they are supporting ex-council employees' rights.
"They have announced redundancies in road sweeping, which will result in five road sweepers in Salisbury and another five spread around the county, and we would like to try and influence Balfour Beatty to try and change their mind and reaffirm their relationship with the unions."
The proposal, which would see any future council contracts only offered to firms publically committed to recognising trade union rights, was passed to the staffing committee for further legal analysis.
Liberal Democrat leader Jon Hubbard said: "I find it very regretful that these members of staff who did have their union recognised are no longer able to do so.
"But clearly we need to do that within the law, through a little hard work and research, rather than trying to seek headlines."
Cllr Osborn accused the council of setting a 'trap' by responding to his motion with a four-page document setting out the legal restrictions on accepting his plan.
He said: "I wish to leave this motion on the table so I can take legal advice myself, so I can take a rational decision.
"I will seek legal opinion and I may have a discussion with my lawyers."
Councillor Stuart Wheeler, cabinet member for support services, which includes HR and legal issues, denied the council's response was overly complicated.
He said: "I do not think this is a particularly difficult paper.
"If you go through the sections it is absolutely clear that this will be an inappropriate condition for us to put on our tendering material, and if placed in our tendering material would be illegal."


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A FORMER serviceman who lives in Malvern will be scaling the three highest mountains in Wales for charity next month - as long as he can get a minibus.
Last year, Paul Morton, aged 49, of Cowleigh Bank, raised over £1,000 for forces charity A Soldier's Journey by carrying a 40kg fireman's dummy over a gruelling 15-mile course across Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons.
Now, moved by the plight of a friend, he has decided to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust, which raises money for people needing bone marrow or stem cell transplants.
He said: "We all take our health for granted, so I have decided to put my good health to full use and raise money for the Anthony Nolan charity."
And on Saturday, September 13, Mr Morton will be back on Pen Y Fan - but on the same day will be climbing Snowdon and Cadair Idris, the highest peaks in Wales.
The team consists of Mr Morton, his wife Sheron and her colleague Liz Stacey from The Hair Shop in Malvern, supported by driver Kevin Mallett.
He said: "We are currently struggling to get a mini bus for the travel between mountains as most companies are quoting us circa £200, if any kind organization would like to assist us please feel free to contact me through justgiving.com/paul-morton12.
"The challenge is to complete the task in less than 15 hours. The driving route is approximately 200 miles long an average of for or five hours in good traffic. That leaves us no longer than 10 hours to get up and down all three.
"The task will test each team members resolve and fitness. While Snowdon is the highest peak in Wales, Cadair Idris and Pen y Fan are lower but still create a major challenge in their own right."
Anyone who wants to support Mr Morton and his team can visit the justgiving site or text BFBX88 £1 (or your donation value) to 70070.


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Chain: grass rabid aisle islet scent chuck horse outer under never event
Link: the second letter of a word is the first letter of the following word
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Chain: breach ______ ______ ______ ______ ethics ______ ______ ______ ______ puzzle
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Poesia intersubjetiva de un cubano en Nueva York
de Ariel Rojas
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TREPIDACIONES (TREMORS) is the primary consequence of traveling, of living outside Cuba and, as such, of experiencing the constant surprise that brings the ignorance of living in English. Thanks to poetry, I stayed safe from New York's madness, but not from its hallucinations; therefore, writing became my therapeutic divan. Lying down on the sheet's whiteness allowed me to chase away ghosts, scents, frustrations, losses, memories and fantasies without falling in the hysteria of pulling my hair or biting my nails over and over again; it also prevented me from shouting insults in the streets amidst the city's social schizophrenia and glass skyscrapers.
Acerca del creador
Psychologist, anthropologist and poet. From 1994 to 1995, he was the founder and president of the Writers Group from University of Havana. There, he organized "Versiones," a literary contest, and activities where young student writers could exchange their creative experience among themselves and with some of the young musicians that would become part of Cuba's artistic vanguard such as pianist and composer Aldo Lopez-Gavilan and flautist Niurka Gonzales as well as Cuban troubadours Raul Torres and Boris Larramendi (Habana Abierta). In 1999, Mr. Rojas won a mention in poetry at the David Award from UNEAC. In 2000, he was granted with a Latin-American Culture Fellowship from Vassar College. A year later, he started pursuing a Master degree at Columbia University's Anthropology Department tutored by renowed professor Michael Taussig. Today, Mr. Rojas live in New York City and work as a social services professional.
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My sister will be heading to St. Louis to meet with Dr. Chapman to discus a liver resection. She has a 6cm tumor on her liver and our local doctors here have told us that she is inoperable as well as a second opinion at Sloan?? She found Dr. Chapman and now is flying out there to get a third opinion. I gues my question is that if Dr. Chapman has procedures that can be used to treat her why didn't a major cancer center like Sloan and her own local doctor have no idea? I am nervous for her...we went from less than a year to possible recovery? IS THIS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE???


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Snow Emergency –
The Superintendent of Public Works has declared a snow emergency effective at noon time Friday, February 8, 2013 and will remain in effect until further notice.
Parking Ban –
Winter Off-Street Parking –
Residents are urged to use designated off street parking areas as listed below:
- Police Station at 552 Main Street
- Any Public school parking lot
- Marion Road at Victory Field
- The lot at Boylston Street and Mt. Auburn Streets
Please remember – during a snow event, any vehicle parked at a school facility must be removed no later than 6 AM to allow for snow removal.
During a storm travel conditions can be extremely poor and residents are advised to remain in-doors.
Please assist the Public Works, Fire and Police Department by keeping vehicles off the street and allowing our streets to be de iced and cleared from snow.
Be patient as snow plowing operations are extremely difficult and time consuming.
Please assist us in protecting your neighborhood by shoveling out the fire hydrant / drainage catch basins closest to your home or business.
Remember the Public Works snow plow operators are working through extremely poor weather conditions trying to make every street accessible for public safety.
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Small is beautiful, and sounds beautiful with CM1 S2. The smallest speaker in the CM Series combines precise audio with modern design and enough power to fill most rooms.
The CM1 S2 was the original CM Series speaker, launched in 2006. Now the new CM1 S2 features vastly improved internal components and a Decoupled Double Dome tweeter for stunningly precise and amazingly powerful audio for its size.
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Topic: Familial tendencies
When my husband Ken was first diagnosed with CC- one of the first questions I remember asking the doctor is if we need to worry about our daughters having a chance of being diagnosed with CC. His immediate response was "no" but as we have gone through this experience- I am not sure what to believe. Has anyone else asked that question?


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Winner: Donovan's Steak & Chop House Located in the heart of the Camelback Corridor, Donovan's sets the standard of fine dining excellence. A classic steakhouse. A stylish, lively atmosphere. Cordially friendly. Donovan's is a place where you can celebrate with friends, family and associates. Delectable market seafood is available for those non-steak moments, as well… Read More →


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I hope the good Dcotor Goodword is reading this one, because I recommend it for publication and not just because it was submitted by a fellow Michigander, because, for all I know, he or she could be a dreaded troll.
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Let us hope that Grogie's vagissating children do not grow up to suffer from the vagaries of life, which could lead to become vagrants, or even worse, vagabonds.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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The puns are becoming desiccating.
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Vagissate does not sound pleasant to the ear. No child of mine was ever allowed to vagissate!
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I have looked at it and can't run it because there is not enough information about the word. Only the 1913 Webster's and a few others even carry is (it isn't in the OED), but they all carry the 1913 Webster's entry: "To caper, to frolic".
I would like to encourage Grogie, but I can't find enough on line or in my library to do a good job.
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I Self Divine – LA State of Mind [Free Download]
Rhymesayers announced today that I Self Divine will be releasing his second studio album "The Sounds of Low Class America" on May 8th 2012, and to support the album, I Self Divine will be releasing four mixtapes (one each month) for free download. Today the first mixtape "LA State of Mind" has become available for fans to download (link above) and the ten track mixtape is the first of "The Culture Series" as we lead up to the album release. Hip-Hop Kings will be promoting the Culture Series and of course the album itself, so you can check the download link above and the official artwork for I Self Divine – LA State of Mind here.
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The Big Sur Bakery CookbookPosted in Books, Favorites, The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook on 05/31/2009 01:05 pm by Catherine
The Big Sur Bakery is tucked next to a gas station right off of Highway 1 and is, if I might say so myself, a damned fine restaurant. (Don't trust me? Read this article from the New York Times Magazine.) I helped them write a cookbook, now out from HarperCollins. Sara Remington did the photographs, and Hatch is designing it. Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, wrote the foreword.
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It's basically like Little Busters: The story is set up for those …
Comment on Top 25 Anime of 2012 You Dumped After The First Episode by Satonaka:
it's basically like Little Busters: The story is set up for those that have played the game, or in SAO's case, read the novel.
Same deal again with Persona 4; Awesome game and a good "adaptation."
Recent comments by Satonaka:
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Yeah bab¥, daddy like's it like that. You like my scope? It's long and hard.
- Cross Ange BD Even More Graphic:
Not really, Destiny was shit, this is actually watchable and dare I say, good.
- Nisekoi Season 2 Unveiled:
FIrst season had almost virtually little to no fillers. Plus the manga is pretty far along. Plenty of material for another solid 12-13 episodes of all manga adaptation with virtually 0 filler again. Definitely worth the purchase for those looking for it here in the US ^ ^ (just gotta deal with them aniplex prices ><)
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Yeah it's kinda off :(
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As bosc pears ripen the texture is as soft as a ripe banana, so I got the idea of making my banana bread recipe with chunks of pear. I added a bit of homemade granola, instead of the toasted coconut I usually put in the banana bread. It is essentially the same recipe, but the result is completely and wonderfully different, with a sweet spice flavor.
The trick to this recipe is using the pears when they are very ripe. This means they are at their sweetest and will breakdown when baking. Unlike other banana recipes, this one calls for chunks of fruit, instead of a puree. Try both the banana and the pear versions and let me know which is your favorite. See the banana bread at the bottom of the post.
Pear Bread (or Banana Bread)
Makes: 9×5-inch loaf
Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Skill: Easy
2 cups (spoon and sweep) all-purpose flour
1 cup granola (or 1 cup toasted coconut for banana bread)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup milk
2 ripe pears (or 2 ripe bananas), cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 cup toasted nuts (optional)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon pear brandy (or rum)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Pinch salt
Making the bread:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granola, baking powder, sugar, salt, and spices.
Cream together the butter and brown sugar, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each one. Alternate adding the flour and milk, in 3 additions, mixing just to incorporate after each addition. Fold in the pears (or bananas).
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool to room temperature.
Make the icing:
In a small bowl combine all the ingredients until smooth.
Spread over the top of the cooled bread.
Enjoy. It makes a great breakfast.
This is a picture of the banana bread version. I didn't use the icing, but it would be tasty on both.
Zoë François, author of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Artisan Pizza and Flatbreads in 5 Minutes a Day, studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. She now calls Minneapolis her home, where she has worked with some of the top talent in the culinary world — Steven Brown, Andrew Zimmern and many chefs at the D'Amico company. In addition to writing, Zoë teaches baking classes and consults at restaurants. You can find her writing and recipe creations on Devour, on her baking blog, zoebakes.com and on the site, www.breadin5.com.


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Antec's Stunning New Value and Curious New Directionby Dustin Sklavos on 1/9/2013 3:52 AM EST
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Articuno - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkThe GX700 sounds nice, but what about the Antec 302? Let alone the Antec One. Reply
ET - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkHopefully the GX700 will be reviewed soon. Frankly I prefer Corsair's understated look, and I was surprised by the comparison to Vengeance C70. There's something about it, but the initial impression I had was of a significant difference because of how the front looks.
Looks like a good case for the price. I'm currently considering a Carbide 200R or 300R and it would be interesting to read more about the GX700. Reply
B3an - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkEugh those cases... MY EYES! Reply
tzhu07 - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkAgreed. Industrial design always matters. More case makers need to keep it classy like Fractal Design and Lian Li. Reply
tim851 - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkI also feel insulted that cases like these - and there are hundreds of them - are marketed for "gamers". This implication that people who play the occasional video game suffer from a complete lack of test is appalling.
Call them "pre-teens", 'cause that's what they are. When I was 11, I would have probably liked gimmicky cases with lots of LEDs and a window. Reply
Beenthere - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkHow many weird, illogical, impratical, over-priced POS products can PC hardware companies produce in a given year? The answer: millions. For every sucker, there is a hundred different useless PC products that they can buy if they are told by some talking head that their life will improve if they just buy one or more of these worthless products.
Like sheep to the slaughter house... Reply
xcomvic - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkI actually woudn't mind the GX700, for all those features and that price...it's great...mind you, I already hide my Rosewill tower off to the right and under my office desk so, I rarely ever look at it...so even if this thing isn't the prettiest thing, it has all the functions that I would ever need and at a great price. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkI was unaware a $59 case packed to the gills with useful cooling features was "over-priced." Reply
xcomvic - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - linkSo Pro, I like this name. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Thursday, January 10, 2013 - linkI'm actually using an i7-3770K OC'ed to 4.4GHz. Even with the TIM issue it's still a killer CPU. If you're on Sandy Bridge there's no reason to go with Ivy, but if you're on an older generation it may be worth considering. I love my 3770K. It runs a bit toasty, but it's stable and it's FAST. Reply


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Organic by John Patrick Spring 2012
That John Patrick employs eco-friendly materials and practices in his collection, Organic by John Patrick, is by now almost beside the point. His sophisticated designs deserve to be upheld to the standards set by his more conventional peers, especially since his clothes hang alongside theirs on the racks. So although the spring collection he presented at the Jane hotel on Wednesday morning was wearable and well executed, it could have benefited from more of that must-have energy that ultimately is what draws credit cards from wallets.
Don't be mistaken, the luxurious long-sleeve tees, gray short-sleeve sweatshirt, and khaki wide-leg pants will seamlessly blend into any girl's wardrobe, sub-Saharan or suburban. A ruffled dress in a cream parachute fabric was especially playful. But the majority of shapes at times felt too basic, and the almost exclusively white-and-brown palette looked a little like a blank canvas just waiting to be washed in color. Patrick made it clear that was deliberate. "We experimented with color for resort to tremendous success, but I want a palette cleanser," he said. "After the consumer's been bombarded with every color under the sun—a pink pleated skirt with chrome-yellow bra top—it's like, ah, clean."
High points in the presentation were Patrick's new bags and the elastic-waist shorts made from the vintage necktie fabric used in that collection. The colors—navy, red, and mustard—and the subtle print were a refreshing point of visual interest against the landscape of desert sand.
In the end, safari is a theme explored time and again by designers of all levels. If Patrick can do it in an environmentally conscious manner, so can the others.


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Over time and generations, a world tries to uncover the mystery of a strange object in the sky.
Summary Edit
The USS Voyager approaches a planet rotating 58 times per minute and, while investigating, the ship enters a gravimetric gradient pulling it into a geosynchronous orbit in which the crew becomes trapped. On the planet, a native is then seen preparing an altar. Just then, an earthquake occurs, and the native sees a new star in the sky, which is Voyager.
The tachyon core of the planet has created a differential in space-time, meaning that time passes much more quickly on the planet than in the rest of space. Within "moments" of Voyager's arrival and entrapment many years have passed on the surface. The initial entry into orbit coincides with an earthquake interpreted by the inhabitants as an act of a new deity, the Voyager ship appearing as a new bright star in the sky. Chakotay asks B'Elanna Torres to reconfigure a class 5 probe to take pictures every ten milliseconds, and to take surveys of the planet to help try to get Voyager out of orbit. Chakotay goes on to say that this could be the best anthropological find ever; it is one thing to dig and find the history, but to watch the civilization develop before your eyes is another thing entirely. After Torres tells Chakotay that it could take a few hours to reconfigure the probe, he says that they might miss the rise and fall of a civilization. Torres reassures him that they'll just have to watch the next one.
As time passes, the planet's inhabitants quickly change from a pre-medieval level of technology to enter an industrial age and gain technology to the point where radio transmissions are possible. The scientist that has made first contact with Voyager explains to a fellow scientist that the Sky Ship, the name the planet's inhabitants have given Voyager, is a prominent feature of all of the planet's culture. The scientist states that he even had the entire collection of "Sky Ship Friends" dolls. A message is received from the surface by Seven of Nine which tells the crew of their insinuation into the culture and mythology of the planet's people. For centuries the society lives with the constant ground-shaking effect brought about by Voyager and its effects on the natural poles and rotation of the planet. Cautious about first contact with a pre-warp civilization and aware of the accelerated aging causing by the time differential, Captain Janeway employs The Doctor to beam to the planet on an undercover mission to gather data in an effort to find a way for Voyager to escape orbit. As Janeway and Torres prepare to beam him back, the signal is lost.
By the time The Doctor is successfully located and beamed back on board, three years have passed on the planet. He explains that Voyager is a catalyst for invention and that a space race is in progress to make contact. Voyager is also used as a catalyst for religion, music, art, and even children's toys. He tells the captain that his roommate, with whom he shared an apartment, even composed an aria about Voyager. He said the apartment was destroyed by a rival state's cannon shells when they started a war with the one he was in. The Doctor goes on to explain that the war was finished in six months when a new treaty was signed.
He also informs Janeway that he has committed to memory the last three hundred years of geological data from the planet. Using The Doctor's data, the crew attempts an escape, but after only fifty meters of ascent, seismic activity increases and the exercise is aborted. In the meantime, a space capsule from the planet's surface reaches Voyager and its two-person crew find the crew in what appears to be some form of stasis; the time differential causes them to observe only microseconds passing on board the ship while they experience several minutes. When they reach the bridge, they witness Neelix in the middle of pouring Janeway some coffee and realize it is not stasis they are witnessing, but a time differential. Right after, they enter Voyager's time-frame and collapse, to the surprise of the bridge crew. The commander, Terrina, does not survive the transition.
The pilot, Gotana-Retz, survives the time transition with medical assistance from The Doctor, who tells Captain Janeway that he is as good as Retz' family doctor and is as familiar with Retz's physiology as hers due to the time he spent on the planet. Retz is revived in sickbay in the company of Janeway and The Doctor. After hearing the news of his fallen comrade, he informs Janeway that he is beginning to understand the time differential between his world and Voyager. Janeway explains the difference in time to Retz in greater detail, to which he asks, "So you really haven't been watching us for centuries?" Captain Janeway replies "Actually, we just got here. And we're hoping you can help us find a way to leave."
Later, Gotana-Retz meets with Janeway in her ready room. Retz realizes that everyone he knew when he left his planet is long dead. He tells the Captain Janeway that although he is an accomplished pilot, he lacks the courage of his associates and they made a mistake choosing him. Janeway disagrees, telling Retz that for someone whose life has been turned upside down, he is handling it well. Retz reminisces and tells Janeway that when he was a child lying in his crib, his first memory was not of his mother's face, but of the sky ship toy hanging above, and now he is the only one of his kind to know its true name: Voyager. It is obvious that he, much like the rest of his species, has always fantasized about what the sky ship is really like. Retz then wonders if Voyager will be the last thing he will ever see. The captain informs him that she has no intention of keeping him aboard, but warns that the longer he stays, the harder it could become for him to return home.
Retz takes a moment to think about this and begins to sing in nostalgic reflection, "Star of the night, star of the day, come to take my tears away. Make my life always bright." As he trails off, he tells Janeway that it's a child's prayer to Voyager. The captain hopes that Retz is not too disappointed in discovering that Voyager is merely a starship. Retz replies, "How often does your very first dream come true?" And although every minute spent aboard means that months and even years pass on the surface he agrees to help the crew interpret The Doctor's data and find a way to break orbit.
As Seven scans the surface she detects warp experimentation. Soon after, Voyager is being attacked by antimatter torpedoes and a tricobalt device.
Gotana-Retz returns to his planet with Voyager's specifications, with Janeway hoping he can convince his planet's rulers to stop the attacks and help them leave orbit. Before the pilot leaves, The Doctor tells him that, when he was living on the planet, he had a son who was probably long dead by this point. He asks the pilot to contact the members of his son's family to tell them about him. The pilot asks how The Doctor could have a son, as he is a hologram, The Doctor just answers "it's a long story."
After more attacks and a planet's year since the pilot returned, two ships appear next to Voyager and deploy a tractor beam to pull it clear. Using a temporal compensator invented on his planet, Gotana-Retz returns one last time to say goodbye before the sky ship leaves forever.
Finally, Gotana-Retz, now an old man, sits on a hillside and gazes wistfully into the sky as the star that is Voyager winks out and vanishes. The hillside now overlooks a vast technological metropolis.
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Memorable quotes Edit
"How does this sound? 'The Weird Planet Where Time Moved Very Fast and So Did the People Who Lived There,' by Naomi Wildman..."
"Your title is verbose. I suggest you try to condense it."
"The Weird Planet"
"Better, but it lacks precision. 'The Weird Planet Displaced in Time'"
- - Naomi Wildman and Seven of Nine, discussing the title of Naomi's astronomy essay
"That's one planet that never showed up on the multiple choice exam."
- - Tom Paris
"If there's an intelligent species down there, we'll be able to track their development, not just for days or weeks, but for centuries."
- - Chakotay
"We might miss the rise and fall of a civilization."
"So, we'll watch the next one."
- - Chakotay and B'Elanna Torres
"What should I say?"
"Oh...glad to meet you. Where are you from? Please stop shaking our planet."
- - Astronomer and Technician
"What if they're big purple blobs of protoplasm?"
"Then you'll be the best-looking blob on the planet."
- - The Doctor and Janeway
"Captain, isn't it time we returned fire?"
"We've done enough damage to these people over the last thousand years."
- - Tom Paris and Chakotay
"You're the best pilot we have, that's why you're on this mission. This is no different than flying your favorite..."
"Oh, it's different!"
"I can't argue with that."
- - Terrina and Gotana-Retz
"Jason? An unusual name."
"Yes. He was my... son."
"But you're a hologram."
"lt's a long story."
- - Gotana-Retz and The Doctor
"If you've ever wanted to report more than the weather, now is your chance. Tell them to clear Central Lake of all traffic: Orbital 1 is coming in for a landing."
- - Gotana-Retz, to the weather coordinator for Station 004
Background information Edit
- Obi Ndefo previously played Drex, Martok's son, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season four premiere "The Way of the Warrior".
- In the observatory on Kelemane's planet, the hole in which the large telescope is encased in is a reuse of the framework of the Cardassian circular airlock hatch from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. One of the hatches later reappears in VOY: "Tsunkatse", on Penk's starship and later in the seventh season episode "Friendship One", in the Otrin's species cave settlement.
- The book Star Trek 101, by Terry J. Erdmann and Paula M. Block, lists this episode as one of the "Ten Essential Episodes" from Star Trek: Voyager.
- This episode is notably similar to the novel Dragon's Egg, by Robert L. Forward. The novel also involves a Human space ship observing the extremely rapid evolution of a society on a star about which the ship orbits.
Continuity and trivia Edit
- One day on the planet is slightly more than one second long (1.03 seconds) in normal time, so three years on the planet would only be 18.9 minutes in normal time. This would mean that a hundred years on the planet would pass every 10.45 hours. Since Voyager seems to have been in orbit for centuries of planetary time it is likely that the episode takes place over a few days of time for the crew.
- This episode contains a scene in which a member of an alien species writes in English using a pen and ink. This is unusual considering most alien writing depicted in Star Trek is made up of alien-looking characters.
- Although Tuvok describes the planet as having a high rate of rotation "like a quasar", this property more accurately describes a pulsar.
Video and DVD releases Edit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 6.6, 14 August 2000
- As part of the VOY Season 6 DVD collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- Robert Beltran as Commander Chakotay
- Roxann Dawson as Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Ensign Tom Paris
- Ethan Phillips as Neelix
- Robert Picardo as The Doctor
- Tim Russ as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
- Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim
Guest star Edit
- Obi Ndefo as Protector
- Daniel Zacapa as an Astronomer
- Olaf Pooley as a Cleric
- Jon Cellini as a Technician
- Kat Sawyer-Young as Astronaut
- Melik Malkasian as a Shaman
- Walter Hamilton McCready as a Tribal Alien
- Scarlett Pomers as Naomi Wildman
Uncredited co-starsEdit
- David Anderson as Ashmore
- Christine Delgado as Susan Nicoletti
- Tarik Ergin as Ayala
- Unknown actor as Asian crewman Maquis operations
Stand-ins Edit
- Brita Nowak – stand-in for Jeri Ryan
almanac; altar; ammonium; amplitude modulation; anthropology; antimatter torpedo; aria; astronomy; Belief system; cannon; carbon monoxide; carrier wave; Central Protectorate; class V planetary probe; concert hall; confinement beam; crib; docking port; doppler component; Doric; display buffer; dwarf star; elemental constant; epidermal; exile; fire fruit; god; gravimetric gradient; "Ground Shaker"/"Sky Ship"; hemisphere; holomatrix; hot-air balloon; internal combustion; iron; Jefferies tube; Kelemane's planet; Kelemane's planet sport; Kelemane's species; Kelemane; kilometer; Klingon; Lakeside; Launch Control/Tactical Command Center; logic; Mareeza; mathematics; medical journal; meter; Milky Way Galaxy; Mountain; multiple-choice exam; mythology; numerical sequence; observatory; opera house; orbit; Orbital 1; pre-warp; Prime Directive; prime number; Protector; protoplasm; quasar; radio transmission; Red River; Sky Ship Friends; Station 004; synchronous orbit; tachyon; Tactical Air Command; Tahal; Tebreeze, Jason; technology; telescope; temporal compensator; temporal field; Torelius; tricobalt device; ultra-high frequency; weather coordinator; Weird Planet Displaced in Time, The
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Seafood 'n' Shells Casserole Recipe
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Poaching the cod before baking prevents it from watering out this comforting casserole. With pasta and vegetables, the satisfying dish will warm you up on chilly nights. –Light & Tasty Test Kitchen
VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 6 cups water
- 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 pounds cod fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup uncooked small pasta shells
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2-1/2 cups fat-free evaporated milk
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend
- In a large skillet, bring the water, lemon pepper and bay leaf to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add cod. Cover and simmer 5-8 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork; drain and set aside. Discard bay leaf.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, saute peppers and onion in butter over medium heat until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in salt, thyme and pepper. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted.
- Drain pasta. Stir fish and pasta into sauce. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Seafood 'n' Shells Casserole in Light & Tasty October/November 2006, p17
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Reviewed Jan. 21, 2013
"I wasn't a fan of how the fish turned out. The texture was enough for me not wanting to eat the leftovers, however my fiance; quite enjoyed it and asked for me to make it again... table for 1! :)"
Reviewed Apr. 24, 2012
"This recipe is delicious when made, but isn't as good as a leftover."
Reviewed Jul. 20, 2011
"My whole family loved this recipe. I am not a big fan of fish but this meal was easy and delish. I have 3 and 7 year old sons and they asked for seconds. I will be making this again."
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2010
"I had to leave out the bell peppers b/c my husband hates them and I think that was why this was a little bland. If I can think of a good substitute I would make this again."


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How bats fly described in ScienceNOW and news@nature 10 May 2007 and BBC News 11 May 2007. Researchers at Lund University, Sweden have studied bats flying through a fine mist in a wind tunnel to find out how they fly. The research turned up some significant differences from the way birds fly. When birds fly, their two wings create swirling vortices of air which join up to form a single loop of air. In bats the vortices associated with each wing stay separate so that each wing operates separately from the other. Bats and birds also have very different upstrokes. Birds twist and spread their feathers to minimize the effort needed to lift their wings through the air. Bats twist and invert their wings, using the wind against them to create force in a desired direction, similar to the way sailors use wind by manipulating sails. Bats' flight is not as aerodynamically efficient as the single vortex formation and feather separation in birds, but it does enable bats to manoeuvre more efficiently at slow speeds.
Editorial Comment: When sailors make use of vortices and air flow to make a boat go in a desired direction, they utilize both creative design to make the sails, and creative manipulation to put them to use. Bats can fly and manoeuvre with much greater control and efficiency than any man-made sailing or flying device, so what is your excuse for not accepting the evidence for creative design in the way bats' wings work, especially when no one doubts the bats brain creatively manipulates the air to go where it wants? (Ref. design, mammals, aviation)
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ILLINOIS Gets High Marks On Sustainability Report Card
The College Sustainability Report Card, an extensive assessment of "campus and endowment sustainability activities at colleges and universities in the United States and in Canada," has released its 2010 report (www.greenreportcard.org). Currently, it is the only comparative evaluation of its kind and in it culminates some of the great strides being made at ILLINOIS.
The University has received high marks for its sustainability efforts in the areas of administrative leadership, energy conservation, food processing, green buildings, transportation infrastructure, and student involvement. The Business Instructional Facility, the campus' first green building, was prominently noted in the report and continues to play an important role leading the way toward a more sustainable future.
While the report highlighted areas of possible improvement, the individual scores represent impressive advances made by a large research institution. ILLINOIS remains focused on changing the local community, the State, and the world through its leadership and education of future leaders.
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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 8.7.12
Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed where you can almost always find at least one beautiful young actress in yoga gear, but this, Rachel McAdams, is unacceptable. We've also got the new face of Covergirl (No, really.), as well as Jon Favreau who appears to have let himself go a tad, though its tough to tell through such effective subterfuge, and finally, I'm just going to say what we're all thinking. Those are Heath Ledger's pubes.
Respect is earned and not only did he make me look at his penis, but The Muppets also happened. And so did this. So yeah, I'm not sorry,
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I think Steven's the only one who could answer this, but here goes...
I noticed that the hand-test for "medium" temperatures is different in BBQ USA from the "count" listed in How to Grill...(5-6 for USA, 6-8 for HTG I think) Just curious what prompted the change...which is correct? Steven, have you changed your recommendations?
Also, I have a Weber Performer with the built-in thermometer. I've noticed that if I preheat to Medium (350 degrees) put a chicken on (or something else) and close the lid, the temps shoot up to 425-450 or so. If I regulate it with the vents keeping the temp closer to 350, the bird doesn't cook through, whereas if I let it ride in the mid 400's and just let it cool off, it's near 325-350 at the END of the cooking time and is cooked just about right.
Has anyone else done much experimenting with the built-in thermometers on the Weber Kettles? Accurate? Inaccurate? what do you say?
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What do you get when you combine a pacesetter in the premium rod category with that company's desire to deliver a lighter, stronger and overall better product?
You get the new G. Loomis GLX crankbait rods. Yes, we're aware GLX rods have been among Loomis' top sellers for going on 20 years, but the company this year decided to offer anglers an updated series, complete with new features that only enhance the reputation GLX rods enjoyed in the past.
They took a cornerstone product and developed technique-specific models for cranking as well as a batch of flipping rods. A series of GLX spinning rods is in the works as well.
Among the improvements over past GLX rods are new proprietary reel seats, split-grip handle configuration and Fuji Titanium SIC guides. This summer, I tested the 7' GLX 843, one of 12 new crankbait-specific rods in the GLX lineup.
It's a medium-moderate rod and the company bio on it says it's designed to throw medium-sized crankbaits, anything in the 1/4- to 5/8-ounce range from Wiggle Warts to a Lucky Craft LVR lipless crank. While we're usually pretty good at following rules, on a recent Lake Erie outing we couldn't help but tie on a 3/8-ounce dropshot to see how the rod held up against some Great Lakes smallmouth.
It was no contest. The rod proved to be incredibly sensitive as it allowed me to feel every little piece of bottom structure and detect even the lightest of bites while landing a few 4-pounders along the way.
GLX's signature lightweight feel and sensitivity are evident every time you pick up this rod, but the one thing that makes you not want to put it down is the new split grip, which incorporates sculpted cork and cork composite to deliver an extremely comfortable and natural feel in your hand.
No detail was overlooked here as evidenced by the design of the cork knob, which is squared off on the two lateral sides and rounded on the other. It allows casters a more ergonomic feel when launching their baits across the lake, river or pond.
When I put it into action the way it was meant to – you know, with a crankbait – the fish didn't stand a chance. I tied on a variety of plugs, from jointed Shad Raps to suspending jerk baits, and was impressed with the casting distance the 7-foot model offered each time. When I switched to my other medium-action cranking rod, it was like picking up a shovel compared to the GLX cranking stick.
The green finish and black matte reel seat pair up nicely for a sleek appearance. Fish will soon come to know it as the "Green Reaper."
While I'll concede that I haven't handled every medium-moderate cranking rod on the market, I'd be hard-pressed to find a more comfortable rod from a feel standpoint, which is a huge asset when launching cranks all day. Rest assured this could step into the ring with any fish that would eat a plug and come away a unanimous winner every time.
The 843 is one of 12 new GLX crankbait rods this year. Other rods in the CBR series are available in 6'6", 7'1" and 7'11" lengths. They retail for $395-$440 and are available at the BassFan Store. Also included in the new GLX series are six flipping rods (FPR) in 7'5" and 7'11" versions.
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A window on France
Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris (Jan 15-21), which showcases the latest productions from the territory, will host its biggest selection yet at the event's 15th edition. Melanie Goodfellow reports.
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CROWDS were down at this year's armed forces day event in Malvern, after storms on Saturday afternoon dissuaded many for attending.
The event, in Victoria Park, Malvern Link, attracted more than 2,000 people last year, when it was staged for the first time.
But changeable weather this weekend meant that numbers were wel, down, to the disappointment of organisers.
Town councillor Ian Hopwood, one of the team behind the day, said: "The bad weather started as soon as the event did, with a thunderstorm overhead as the drumhead service was held at noon.
"And we had further downpours throughout the day, so a lot of people who might have come along will have decided to stay home. I had to go home twice to change my suit."
"It's a pity because all the attractions that we promised were there. I was worried about the two aerobatic displays in the afternoon, but they managed to perform in the gaps between the storms."
Among the participants were the Royal British Legion, the Western Front Association, and Malvern's Army,
Navy, and Sea Cadets. Malvern Hills Brass Band provided music, and attractions included field gun runs by the Navy Cadets, a lone piper, games for kids and face painting.
The event was held to express appreciation for the work and sacrifices of the armed forces and to raise money for the charity SSAFA, which supports service personnel in need, although it is not yet known how much money was raised.
Cllr Hopwood said: "We had about a dozen representatives from the Royal Irish Regiment , who we invited because of the sterling work they did during the floods last winter.
"We wanted to say thank-you, so the county council presented them with a paperweight with the Worcester Pear design, the district council presented them with a copy of the Turner painting of Malvern, and the town council with the shield of the town."


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A familiar face is returning to the medical staff at The Memorial Hospital at Craig.
Dr. James Summers, an admired obstetrician and gynecologist who worked at TMH at Craig from 2003-08, will join Dr. Scott Ellis in providing regional women's health services starting Feb. 1.
"It's wonderful to come home to Northwest Colorado and an honor to be selected to join the exceptional TMH family," an elated Summers said. "I sincerely look forward to connecting with former and new patients who can benefit from the strong reputation of the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology services. Craig is a great Western Slope town with wonderful people."
A clear choice
George Rohrich, TMH chief executive officer, said that although more than 50 physicians expressed interest in the position, Summers was the clear choice. "He brings invaluable clinical care and already knows our community inside and out. Like the rest of our care providers he's passionate about delivering exceptional health care and service to improve the quality of life for everyone we serve.
Rohrich added, "His deep knowledge of the hospital and enthusiasm about returning is a clear sign TMH at Craig is a solid choice."
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Former Summers patient and long-time TMH employee Errica Hume said, "Dr. Summers is extremely patient and thorough. He did everything within his power to make my experience go the way I wanted. His relationship wasn't just with me but also with my husband. His calm demeanor always made me feel at ease. This community is so fortunate to have a doctor of his caliber returning."
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Ellis, TMH's chief of obstetrics and gynecology since 2008, said he's eager to team with such a respected colleague.
"Dr. Summers offers a glimpse into the future of TMH," he said. "He's highly regarded by his patients and has demonstrated his commitment to our success and to the health of the women in this community. I'm incredibly fortunate to partner with Dr. Summers and together take TMH and women's health in our region to a new level."
Summers' return attests to TMH distinction
TMH Board Chairman Don Myers added that, "Jim is a sought-after doctor who most likely can work anywhere in the country. The fact that he chose to return to Craig is proof to me we have an outstanding hospital for patients, physicians and employees. On behalf of the board, we welcome and thank him."
Summers received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Illinois State University and his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, one of the Midwest's leading medical schools. His areas of interest include minimally invasive pelvic surgery, high-risk obstetrics and pelvic floor repair.


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MALVERN came under the scrutiny of eagle-eyed judges twice in a week as part of the Britain in Bloom contest.
The two inspections provided the culmination of months of effort by volunteers and council staff, who have been labouring over plant beds and floral displays to make the town a bloom of beauty.
Judges from Heart of England in Bloom made the first visit last Friday (July 25), with MP Harriett Baldwin among the special guests.
She said: "I've always said Malvern is a very beautiful place to visit, so I'm sure that the judges will be impressed.
"The gardens are beautiful and I want to pay tribute to all the people who work so hard to make Malvern look so stunning.
"I want to wish the town all the best in the competition and I hope we're able to celebrate some good news in the near future."
The judges also paid a visit to the George Bernard Shaw mulberry tree recently planted in Priory Park, where they met Di Foster of Malvern, Australia.
She explained that the tree is a descendant of a mulberry planted by the famous playwright in July 1936 to mark his 80th birthday. The original blew down in 2000, but Friends of Malvern Springs and Wells discovered that cuttings had been sent to the other Malvern, where they thrived, and managed to get cuttings from that tree sent back to the UK.
Yesterday it was the turn of the judging team from the Royal Horticultural Society for the national Britain in Bloom contest.
Among the highlights of the tour was Rosebank Gardens, where Malvern Town Council's groundsman Steve Loader created an ornate cart bearing beautiful blossoms close to the famous buzzard sculpture.
And in Barnards Green, the garden around the peace memorial was another highlight, maintained by local traders.
In the run-up to the inspection, Malvern Sea Cadets were hard at work in the churchyard at Great Malvern Priory, clearing weeds that had grown up around the gravestones and monuments.


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>Health and Nutrition>MF Groin Strain/Pull/Injury/Lameness
So, getting exceptionally frustrating at this point. Started to feel agitated back in November, and then really did it in trying to get through a session of repeat 300s. It wouldn't hurt to bad during the repeat except right there first few steps so I thought maybe it can be run through....WRONG. By about the 6th/7th one decided this was a bad idea and went to walk home. By the time I was getting toward home it was very uncomfortable to walk, as well as to drive later on (esp bringing foot in to brake).
Since then it's kinda remained status quo. It's to the point where I don't really feel it doing most day-to-day activities, but I can feel it slightly doing certain motions as well as if I were to plant my left leg and take my right foot and try to pull my left foot further left (aka stronger adduction). Taking a big step (2-3 stairs at once) I can also feel it. It's never so bad these things hurt but they don't feel "right". I can usually run a few steps without discomfort but running a a couple hundred meters would be enough to make it flare up.
It's also worth noting that I've probably stalled the healing progress some as I was forced to run on it once for some light military PT stuff, and tried to run on it once or twice earlier in the injury until it became obvious that absolutely won't work.
Any thoughts on this injury? Normal healing length of time? Rehab/stretching stuff?
EDIT: Riding the stationary bike doesn't seem to be a problem, as I've been able to ride 30-40 miles a day without too much issue.
They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that. "If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a Board and knock me down, because that means I didn't run hard enough" If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. "Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still."
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I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on the internet, but I have had two groin pulls, left and right side, in the past 6 or so years. First one from stumbling over a car tire in the black of the night that had been carelessly left on a public sidewalk. Second time was after I raced a particularly hilly half marathon with big headwinds going uphill, and then stupidly did a few hard speed workouts the following few days. In both cases I tried to keep running on them, and doing things to make it get worse for a few weeks or months before deciding to take it easy. The first one got so bad after I played ultimate Frisbee on it and stumbled on the turf that I could barely walk off the field. I gave up running for 6 months and went back to my first love, cycling. That didn't seem to bother it. Four months later a dog ambushed me on the bike, flipping me over the handlebars and body-slamming me onto the asphalt, breaking two ribs and one vertebrae in my lower back, putting me off my feet and totally out of commission for any sort of exercise for 6 weeks. Six weeks later my doctor said I could run "for short distances", so I hopped on the track and started off with 200m intervals. The groin strain was gone (after about 6 months of zero running) and it was only 6 weeks of mostly short track intervals before I had my 5k time back down to close to my PR range.
Anyway, before this story gets too much longer, what worked for me for the second groin pull to stay in shape was doing some cycling, which was pain-free, and only running when it didn't hurt, which was about every third day. And then most importantly, I was able to walk or run pain-free on a treadmill that was set to at least 12% slope, preferably more. The rec center where I work out has two incline treadmills that go up to 30% slope. I started working out on these walking at 2.5 mph and 21% incline, and worked my way up to the max 30%. At 2.5 MPH, 30%, that is roughly the equivalent to running on flat ground at a 7:30 pace. I started doing a few uphill sprints on the machine as well, and found that this regimen did NOT bother my groin pull, and did keep my fitness level up and in fact increased it.
And one more thing, I used a heating pad on the sore groin area for 30 minutes at bedtime to increase bloodflow to the area, and this really seemed to speed up the healing significantly.
In both cases my groin sprains took about 6 months to heal and go away completely. In retrospect, I feel that part of the contributing cause of my second groin sprain and a number of other problems with my feet and ankles was my greatly increased weekly running mileage while running in neutral, non-supportive shoes. I now wear orthotics in my daily work shoes and Sole brand inserts in all my running shoes except when I'm racing, and this has cured my foot and ankle problems, and I believe the additional arch support helps protects the muscles and tendons that connect the knee up to the groin from over-stretching.
That's my 2 cents worth on the matter of groin strains
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I pulled a bunch of muscles a few years ago when I was fat and inactive, and I tried to play in a flag football league. I pulled my calf a few times, and the groin I think on both sides! The groin was the worst. I know the feeling you are talking about...I described it as feeling like jello. Couldn't put much weight on it, but it didn't really hurt unless I put direct pressure on it. I had a big bruise that fell down to my ankle after a few days. My injury was pretty acute though. It happened suddenly and with the calf there was actually an audible pop that everyone on the field heard! As soon as it happened (all times) I was simply unable to put any weight on the muscles.
I remember doing light stretches in the beginning that started to feel better as time went on. Once I could do the stretches pain free I started to experiment with putting weight on it. I also remember wrapping it up with compression bandages and that made it more bearable. The bandages gave it the support it didn't have on it's own. My only advice is to give it a lot of respect. I think it took a month or so for mine to heal, but I might have re-injured it by starting up again before it felt 100%.
You've had the injury longer, and it doesn't sound like it was as acute. You probably need to give it a few weeks to a month with no activity at all to give it time to heal properly. But what do I know, I'm just some random guy. You might also want to go to the doctor if it's not getting better.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
In both cases my groin sprains took about 6 months to heal and go away completely.
In both cases my groin sprains took about 6 months to heal and go away completely.
I hope it doesn't take this long. 3+ more months if stationary biking sounds very unexciting.
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I hear you. I managed to screw up my groin back in June and I am STILL dealing with it today. Stupidly I tried to run through it for a while. Ended up taking 5 weeks off this summer, thought I was okay, and went back to running sometime in August. Well, it eventually came back. Paced a friend during a 100 miler for 12+ hours in September, ran a 50K in October, and a half marathon on November 4th. November 4th is the last time I ran.
Went to the doctor in December and had an MRI done -- came back totally clear. He diagnosed me with tendonitis. Started PT about a month ago. She has me doing exercises to strengthen my glutes. I still have that feeling that something isn't right in my groin even after resting for 3 months. Could I run? Sure, I could run through it, but I know that would be stupid. Cycling doesn't hurt, but I am also going crazy sitting on the trainer in my living room.
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Sounds kind of like what I have right now - is the pain just above the groin and extends down into the inner thighs - mostly with side to side leg motion (like kicking a soccer ball or using your foot to try to slide something across the floor)?
I got my injury playing soccer and unfortunately played through it for a few games. It has been about 3 months now and I can run normally for the most part - some stiffness and discomfort after 6-7 miles. I have not tried intervals yet.
I have found that it feels best when i do some core work (NOT crunches, but planks, side planks and using the abdominal twist machine at the gym). Also, try the runner's lunge and butterfly stretches to loosen up that area.
Best of luck
The good news is that it seems to have improved some in the past few days. It seems I can go through general daily activities with noticing it on certain motions. Hopefully that is a step in the right direction, and that I can start some stretching/rehab.
Thanks for the suggestions jeff, as far as the core/stretching stuff goes as it's now just a matter of figuring out exactly what I want/need to do to rehab this thing to finish it off and prevent it's return.


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When do you do signicant figures and the "math section"?
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We have one common topic sequence at my school:
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First a comment on the effective classroom strategies. I certainly
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Vanity Fair fired back today by simply posting the Miley Cyrus interview and photo shoot on their website. Basically, it takes the piss right out of the following claim made by Disney via The New York Times who think Disney is worried about the shots alienating parents from their billion dollar franchise:
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I put on my detective hat and tried to find the gun in these photos that Annie Liebovitz used to force defenseless Miley Cyrus to pose for these pictures, but so far no dice. I thought I saw Adolf Hitler with a machete and had cracked this case wide open but it was just a palm tree. Then why did it have a moustache…
NOTE: I know you guys are probably wondering what the brain trust at The View thought about this whole debacle. Well, you're in luck, video after the jump of Whoopi cutting through the bullshit and telling it like it is while Elisabeth Hasselbeck apparently listened to Rush Limbaugh this morning and blamed Annie Leibovitz. Fortunately, there's Joy Behar to say "Billy Ray is robbing that ass!" So, prepare yourself, for the sassiest barrage of sass this side of Sassylvania.
UPDATE: Annie Leibovitz issued the following statement to People: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful." Afterwards, Annie ate the American flag then read a Harry Potter book because, didn't you know? She's a terrorist.