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However this past Friday, I clearly managed to reach a new level of uncoolness. I briefly thought I had a brilliant idea to make new friends on My developerWorks and twitter and other social networks by translating my most popular blog update "IBM predicts 9 Smart Work Trends for 2009" into Portuguese and other languages. Well, I think largely due to my 50+ years on the smarter planet and an overuse of "IBM manager multitasking", I somehow managed to accidentally translate my blog into Spanish (instead of Portuguese) and then to make matters work I tweeted about my blog being in Portuguese and then I got my friends here at developerWorks to retweet my big announcement.

Needless to say, the twitter community quickly stepped in and rectified my blunder. First, let me set the record straight on a couple things. I do know that my friends in Brasil speak Brasilian Portuguese. I've in fact had the pleasure of traveling to Sao Paulo, Brasil where I helped run an IBM's e-buiness customer briefing in Spring of 2000. I should also point out that when my wife worked at IBM she ran the Internationalization and National Language Support program for several IBM software products and worked closely with translation teams from around the world on testing and integrating product translations. I also have the pleasure of managing the developerWorks local site teams that are responsible for our great sites in Brasil, China, Japan, Korea, Russia and Viet Nam. All of this background somehow makes my translation faus paux even more ridiculous or maybe truly serendipitous.

In order to ensure, I don't ever make this translation mistake again, I've decided to enlist all of you, the developerWorks community, to join me in an effort to translate our most popular English community content. I have started a My developerWorks activity titled "My developerWorks Community Translation and Center". I plan to use this activity to find members of the community who are willing to translate community content. I would also ask community members to help spread the word on this translated content through their social networking with their colleagues around the world.

Please let me know what you think. Please join in the fun at the My developerWorks Community Translation Center.. You can add entries for content that you would like to have translated or you can update existing entries and a attach your recommended translation.

As my friend Leah pointed out on our 64 mile bike ride on Sunday, being a uni-lingual blogger on this incredible multilingual smarter planet is just SO UNCOOL, so please spread some coolness by reaching out to our My developerWorks community in your language of choice.

One final thought, I should point out that I spent 4 years in high school learning Latin which unfortunately isn't serving me too well these days, but who knows maybe someday there will be a Latin surge on the smarter planet.
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ICAC chief defends HK$1m deal awarded without open tender
The ICAC commissioner has defended the award of a consultancy contract of nearly HK$1 million without calling an open tender.
An anonymous letter was sent last week to news organisations alleging the commission's operations department had hired a consultant to work out its 'succession plan' but 'did not conduct any open tender exercise in appointing a consultant'.
The contract was awarded to a retired American FBI official, Timothy Turner.
Timothy Tong Hin-ming told lawmakers yesterday the project went beyond advising on a plan to replace senior members of the law enforcement agency about to retire.
It also aimed to provide human resources management services, staff training and recruitment of ICAC staff, he said at a special meeting of the Legislative Council's Finance Committee.
Democratic Party lawmaker James To Kun-sun said the HK$1 million for the contract was not well spent and asked why it was awarded on a single quotation.
Tong said the ICAC had invited proposals from 15 firms for the contract and four did so. None of the submissions was considered to be acceptable and the ICAC had decided last month to invite a single quotation. Under the government's stores and procurement regulations, a contract with a value of less than HK$1.43 million does not require an open tender.
Daniel Li Ming-chak, the graft-buster's head of operations, said last week Turner's firm won the contract because his proposal met the agency's needs and Turner was a recognised law enforcement expert.
Tong said Turner was a former FBI investigator who had switched to human resources management.
Li and Ryan Wong Sai-chiu, director of government sector investigations, reach retirement age in December and January, respectively.
Rebecca Li, 48, is tipped as the new head of operations at the commission.
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The ICAC sought proposals about its succession strategy from 15 companies. Of those, this number replied: 4
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USAF Awards Four Contracts To Improve GPS Performance
The U.S. Air Force is investing to improve the Global Positioning System (GPS) used worldwide for military and civilian purposes. Between Sept. 28 and Oct. 1, the Air Force announced four new GPS contracts. Three were in the $30 million range, including contracts to Rockwell Collins and L-3 Communications to test and engineer new GPS technology, while Raytheon was awarded... read more


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308,vs 30-06?
Wich bullet is most popular and easier to find?, wich one cost's less? Wich one travels further?, wich one is more powerful and accurate? Which one would you use?
.30-06 is the most common, in that it's sold almost everywhere.\
.308 is cheaper due to military usage.
I'd recommend the .30-06 if you just want to hunt, and the .30-8 if you intend to shoot a lot.
yep, 308 milsurp stuff is a LOT cheaper than 3006 ammo, almost no "ball" 06 ammo gets sold anymore. the softpoint hunting ammo costs 2x as much as milsurp, so you are talking another 30c a shot. If you are already highly skilled or are only taking slowfire hunting shots, the 06 is ok, but if you want/need to train at rapidfire for combat, best get a 308. Even better, for shtf and most parts of US (ie, deer being the bigggerst game) of course, get a 223 and a .22lr conversion unit for it. Unless elk or moose are your main goals, the 60 gr Nosler Partition 223 softpoint gives adequate penetration for deer, hogs, and men.
Both are sold everywhere you can buy ammo and are similarly priced for same brand ammo. For example, a box of Rem Corelokt in .308 or 30-06 is around $20/box.
Choosing one over teh other would depend on how the rifle was tobe used. What type of shooting? What range? What kind of targets? What kind of hunting, walking/stalking hunting, or hunting from a stand or shooting from a bench?
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I reload for the 30-06 so Im partial to that caliber. Not knocking the .308 its close to a 30-06 I just have always loved the 30-06 and it was the first caliber I ever reloaded. I dont think the recoil difference is very much. If you can handle the .308's recoil you should be able to handle the 06's recoil as well. I dont think factory 06 ammo is loaded near as hot as it can be by most ammunition manufacturers. When you reload you can squeeze all the velocity out of the big case if you need or want it.
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These are two photographs circa early 1950's of a large snow sculpture in the town square in Heidelberg Germany. It consists of a a coach with driver and a two-horse team. - These were in my mothers photo album with her photos of Heidelberg Castle when she visited there sometime I estimate at between 1950-1953.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Drew Sutton hit a one-out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth and the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to eight games over .500 for the first time in 20 years with an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Acquired via waivers last week, Sutton homered for the first time since Oct. 3, 2010, lifting the Pirates to their sixth walkoff win of the season, the first via a home run.
The Pirates rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 6-2 to take a 7-6 lead on a Garrett Jones two-run homer in the seventh. But with Houston down to its last strike in the ninth, pinch-hitter Jason Castro drove in Jed Lowrie with a double.
Andrew McCutchen continued his recent torrid pace by going 3 for 4 with a home run, taking over the National League batting lead at .360.
Sutton had three hits and Jones and Casey McGehee each had two hits for Pittsburgh (44-36), which has won six of seven.
Houston has lost six straight and eight in a row on the road.
The previous time the Pirates were this many games over .500 was at the end of the most recent season in which they had a winning record, 1992. A North American major professional sports record 19 consecutive losing seasons have followed.
Sutton took a 1-1 pitch from Wesley Wright (0-2) into the bullpen beyond the center field wall, capping a wild game.
Jones' line drive home run to right off Brandon Lyon in the seventh followed a McCutchen infield single. Jones homered for the second straight day and third time in the past five games to give him 12 on the season.
That appeared as if it was going to improve the Pirates to 17-5 in their past 22 home games until Castro's hit off closer Joel Hanrahan. It was the third blown save in 23 opportunities for Hanrahan (4-0).
A.J. Burnett's career-high eight-start winning streak - longest by a Pirates pitcher since 1974 - was snapped. He allowed six runs and 12 hits in five-plus innings but came away with a no-decision when the Pirates rallied against Lucas Harrell and Lyon.
Similar to teammate Jordan Lyles the day before, Harrell cruised through the first three innings but was hit hard after that. Harrell allowed only an infield single and had six strikeouts through three innings, but McCutchen followed a Sutton leadoff single in the fourth with his 16th home run and fourth in his past 10 games.
McCutchen is 7 for 9 in the series and 13 for 18 in his past four games.
Houston had taken a 2-0 lead in the second off the first of Schafer's two RBI singles and a Jose Altuve sacrifice fly. They added single runs in the third (Scott Moore's RBI double) and fourth (Lowrie's RBI single) and two in the sixth to answer the Pirates.
Not in the lineup for the second consecutive game after leaving Sunday's game in St. Louis due to leg cramps, Pedro Alvarez had a two-run single in the sixth to pull Pittsburgh back within 6-5.
Pittsburgh has homered in each of its past 11 games, the team's longest stretch since a 13-game streak June 19-July 3, 1994.
Notes: Dock Ellis was the previous Pittsburgh pitcher to win eight consecutive starts in 1974. Ellis also won 10 straight outings in 1971. ... Before the game, the Pirates recalled OF Gorkys Hernandez from Triple-A Indianapolis, optioning OF Jose Tabata to the team. Hernandez entered the game in the fifth inning to replace Alex Presley. Presley left the game due to concussion-like symptoms sustained while diving for a Lowrie hit in the first inning. ... Astros 3B Chris Johnson (left side strain) missed his third consecutive game. He hit off a tee and took ground balls Tuesday, and manager Brad Mills said it was possible he would return during this series. ... Mills said RHP Wilton Lopez (right elbow sprain) will go on a rehabilitation stint in the minors and soon thereafter be activated from the disabled list. ... Astros OF Justin Maxwell (left ankle) rejoined the team after electing against surgery and will go on a rehab stint over the All-Star break. ... Houston first base coach Bobby Meacham is away from the team for personal reasons. Matt Sinatro, the team's catching and advance scouting coordinator, is filling in. ... Wednesday's Pirates starter, RHP Kevin Correia, has never beaten the Astros in nine starts. Houston's LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 1.35) will make his fourth career start.


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Lleyton Hewitt before he declared forfeit when he was trailing 3-4 in the first set.
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Lleyton Hewitt might have lasted only seven games in his first
appearance on a tennis court since getting married last month
(before succumbing to gastroenteritis), but it was long enough to
show the world his new look. And what a sight! As he took to the
court for his first-round match in the Montreal Masters this week,
gone was his trademark back-to-front cap and in its place was a
chequered headband that he might well have stolen from the kitbag
of one of Australia's other famous tennis brats, Pat Cash.
So what gives? Well, the answer would appear to be a double-barrelled one not only has Hewitt recently severed ties with his long-term sponsor Nike but is yet to sign on with another maker, so seemingly does not want to be seen wearing anyone's gear. But, more importantly, it was a situation that presented him with the perfect chance to pay homage to Cash, who was his childhood hero. After winning Wimbledon in 2002, Hewitt told of watching the Victorian become the champion in 1987 and was not only a fan but loved that trademark Cash headband as well.
"I remember being at my grandparents' house when I was six, watching that Pat Cash match, because I was just starting to get into tennis," Hewitt said. "Pat was one of my favourite players when I was growing up, the headband and everything." Wonder if Hewitt's Cash-type look will become a permanent fixture?
What a snap!
End-of-season trips have been part of footy for years, although it's not generally the sort of thing that is recorded in a club's archives. Which makes a photograph taken during a Collingwood season-ender in 1929 even more remarkable, not least because it is a previously unseen snap of legendary full-forward Gordon Coventry when the Magpies, having just won their third consecutive premiership, headed for some R and R in Tasmania. The photograph showing Coventry on the beach with a towel draped around his waist and with the caption "Nuts Coventry as a mannequin" was taken by teammate Harold Rumney, and bobs up in a new book, The Machine, written by Glenn McFarlane and Michael Roberts, about the Pies' premiership teams of 1927-30, the only ones in league history to win four in a row. Coventry was 28 at the time and at the midway point of a 306-game career in which he was to kick 1299 goals, a total that remained a record until Tony Lockett broke it in 1999.
One 'a' too few
The book, which has been released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the last of those four wins, also reveals that a member of the awesome group of players has been written into history under the wrong name. Norm MacLeod was a part of all four Collingwood premierships although he got to play in only one of the grand finals, in 1928, but is listed in all AFL records that year (and even on his Collingwood long service certificate) as being Norm McLeod. The correct spelling was verified by his son, Norm jnr, during the research for this book, which also reveals that the press also sometimes referred to him as both "McCloud" and "McClean".
Got his teeth into it
Gordon Coventry as nobody has ever seen him before.
Macleod, in fact, was involved in a remarkable incident in the early 1930s when playing against Fitzroy. According to the book, once during a match he and "Chicken" Smallhorn cannoned into each other in a sickening clash of heads, but the Magpie wingman continued to play on courageously after having several stitches inserted into the large gash on his head. A week or so later, members of his family started to complain of a strange smell coming from MacLeod's direction. Closer investigation revealed that a tooth Smallhorn's tooth was still embedded in the wound.
A bit rich, Richo
That knockout blow that Richmond full-forward Matthew Richardson copped in the Tigers' round-18 clash with Carlton had a bigger effect on him than we first thought. The big bloke revealed on SEN yesterday that a few days after the incident that left him concussed, he was backing his car out of his driveway and was a little slow to react and collided with a super-expensive seven-series BMW. Then there was the incident in the rooms soon after he was taken from the ground and his mother came in to see if he was OK. Seems that being concussed can make you a bit aggro and Richo was no exception, to the point that when Mum asked him to settle down, he snapped back, telling her to "f --- off".
And so's this, umpyRicho also told an amazing tale from last weekend's game at Subiaco involving an incident with umpire Darren Goldspink. According to the Tiger star, he had taken a mark 25 metres from goal but was delayed in taking his shot while Fremantle's Shane Parker went off the ground because of the blood rule. But as they waited, Goldspink sidled up to him and said: "Aw gee, you need this one. Don't stab at it a handy goal this will be". Richardson said he told the umpy: "Come off it Darren" but then proceeded to miss the goal. Concluding, "It's a disgrace that Darren Goldspink did that. I'm not happy with him", Richardson then added: "You're out there to umpire, Darren, not to tell me they're important goals."
Who's laughing now?Good to see that the classic cricket joke Q: What do Michael Jackson and Geraint Jones have in common?, A: They both wear gloves for no reason that was first revealed in this column on July 28, has even reached the man himself. Mari Vines, the sister of Jones, the Queensland-raised England wicketkeeper, revealed on the Sunshine Coast yesterday that her brother often text-messaged her and said that not only had he heard the joke but he wore it as a badge of honour. "He said he feels rather honoured to have jokes made about him. It's quite funny really," said Mari. "For us it's hard to hear he's not the worst-ever English wicketkeeper, he's my brother." Jones, of course, proved some of his critics wrong when he took a high-pressure leg-side catch off Michael Kasprowicz's glove to ensure a remarkable series-levelling Ashes win at Edgbaston last Sunday, which led to leaping screams of joy from Mari and her younger brother, Brisbane-based David, 24, in their lounge rooms. "I was jumping around, it was unbelievable," said David, who has taken holidays from work to watch the Tests. "You feel everything for him. If he dropped that catch, it would have been the end for him."
Just like old timesKeep your eye out for a television blast from the past on the AFL website tonight. This week's Thursday video regular, Ins and Outs, which provides all of the team selections, will have a special heritage round flavour in that it will be presented by Drew Morphett and Tim Lane, in their guises as former hosts of the ABC cult series The Winners. The word we heard yesterday was that Morphett has even dusted off a 1970s wig just for the occasion.
Following yesterday's item that the Thrum family of Cohuna had travelled to Melbourne last week and had been guests of Essendon Football Club, we now acknowledge that they are not in financial trouble, nor did John Thrum recently lose his job. Their trip, in fact, was won in a school raffle. The information supplied by a Sporting Life source was incorrect.
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At least they know I have got a heart even if they needed two
operations to find it.
- IAN COLLINS, Carlton president, on the heart attack he suffered after the round-three clash with Collingwood.
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Gas prices up ahead of New Year's, but expected to drop in 2014
Updated 8:03 pm, Monday, December 30, 2013
SAN ANTONIO — As they hit the road for the year-end holiday, Texas motorists will pay about 7 cents more for a gallon of gas than they did a week ago, AAA said Monday.
Increased demand during the holiday period, which continues through New Year's Day, is the main factor pushing up gas prices.
"Texans are paying about $44 to fill up the typical 14-gallon-size fuel tank," AAA Texas/New Mexico spokeswoman Sarah Schimmer said.
The average statewide price for regular unleaded was $3.12 on Monday, up 7 cents in a week.
In San Antonio, the cost of regular unleaded gas rose 6 cents in a week, to an average $3.10 a gallon, up from $3.04 on Dec. 23.
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But looking ahead to 2014, analysts at GasBuddy.com, a consumer gasoline information website, expect lower average gas prices, saying the average price in the U.S. next year will fall by about 10 cents a gallon from 2013's average.
"That would push the yearlong average below $3.40 a gallon for the first time since 2010, when motor fuel averaged $2.78 a gallon for the year," GasBuddy said. However, next year's gas prices could be volatile, taking a "rollercoaster ride throughout the year."
GasBuddy said drivers can expect the usual spring spike, as U.S. retail prices are likely to peak at an average $3.83 a gallon in the spring.
But Texas drivers won't be as hard hit. Gas prices in Texas are expected to peak within a range of $3.50 to $3.64 a gallon.
For all of 2014, Texas drivers will enjoy gas prices that are lower than the national average, with GasBuddy predicting an annual average falling in the $3.15 to $3.40 a gallon range. Only five states are expected to have a lower annual average.
Barring some bad storms, "Gulf Coast states... should see world-class refineries supply some of the cheapest wholesale gasoline in the world," GasBuddy said.


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Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Women in the Middle East
I lived in the middle east during the nineteen seventies - working for some of the time in English broadcasting - programmes for the Qatar Broadcasting Corporation as well as freelance pieces for the BBC UK and world service. I worked alongside educated, relatively liberated Palestinian and Kuwaiti women.
In the middle east as a whole I witnessed a horrific lack of human rights - particularly for women. I sat next to heavily pregnant 11 year old girls in the maternity clinic - and was once invited to attend the wedding of one of the Sheikh's 10 year old daughters. I talked to women doctors working in the hospitals about the terrible consequences of female circumcision - still widely practised. Over the border in Saudi Arabia women a number of women were executed for infidelity either by stoning or beheading.
For myself I was generally treated with courtesy and friendliness, but towards the end of my stay became aware of a shift in attitude and an increasing radicalisation. One day, driving into town with my two young children in the back of the vehicle I was chased by a group of youths in a car who were obviously offended by the sight of a woman at the wheel . They repeatedly rammed me from behind in an attempt to drive me off the road and eventually succeeded. As they approached the car - one with a rock in his hand, presumably to smash the windscreen - I was rescued by a Qatari lorry driver who stopped beside the car. The attack left me shaken and wary.
I visited Iran during my time in the Middle East and was blown over by the beauty of the country, their long history of culture and the friendliness of the people. I was equally appalled by the extremes of poverty and wealth that confronted me. At one end of the scale were people so poor they could barely exist, and at the other people so rich they could afford to shop in Paris, take winter holidays in Val D'Aosta and Florida.
From what I could see there was no middle class as we would recognise it in Europe and no social or educational system for people in the lower classes to rise up the scale and better themselves.
The educated women I met were feisty, articulate and ambitious and occupied prominent positions. Women in the poorer classes walked behind their husbands and remained silent. They barely owned a couple of lengths of cloth to cover themselves with, a few cooking pots and bedding.
The medieval attitudes to women (which are comparable to our own in the middle ages) can't entirely be separated from middle eastern politics generally. While Europe and the West are seen as The Enemy, western attitudes to women and western values are never going to be adopted. And there can be no resolution or modernisation in the Middle East until the Palestinian question is resolved. It is the catalyst for radicalisation and recruitment among young men in the middle east and, evidently, young women too.
But despite the restrictions, women feminists are making their voices heard. Iran has a growing number of female film directors. One in particular, Samira Makhmalbaf, has made some fascinating films - 'Blackboards' is about the trials of two itinerant teachers who travel the tribal areas with blackboards on their backs to give remote villages some experience of education. In 'At Five in the Afternoon' she follows the experience of two young women living under the Taliban in Afghanistan. And there are several more women film makers managing to find a way through the restrictions in order to show us their view of the society they live in. If they come your way (they're on DVD with Artificial Eye films) please watch.
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I despair when I think of how many ways we are unjust to other people.ReplyDelete
Somehow misogyny always seems the worst, probably because it is a bigotry that disadvantages the greatest number of people.
I am so relieved that my daughters live in a society that allows them so much more freedom to chose their own lives.
The measured way in which you discuss these issues gives your views so much power. It is hard to think through these issues where there are no absoulutely right positions, except, in 2010, in the case of woman and girls' rights and personal dignity. One has to be unequivocal and say this is wrong. It was wrong and without virtue when it existed here in the Middle Ages; it is wrong now in the twenty first century in the world setting. Relativism is the last retreat of moral cowards.ReplyDelete
Thanks Al and WEndy - I'm glad too that - whatever the disadvantages of our own society - I was able to bring my children up (mostly) here. Living in other countries is a sobering experience, but it gives you a less rosy-eyed view of your own culture. What's happening in the middle east is partly down to Our interference during the Colonial phase of our history. Is there such a thing as cultural, collective, guilt?ReplyDelete
I feel so disgusted by my people, parents, and everything around me as a girl (20 y.o) I've realized that the world is so much bigger then were we are in the middle eastReplyDelete
to be honest sometimes I think of killing myself as it would the easiest way to get out of this kind of life...my mind is so much bigger then to live in this cave
I want to be free :(


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The rooms were small but thoughtfully appointed. The cafe was decent and there is no shortage of great food nearby. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Great value! Located almost midway between the two nearest train lines made getting around a bit more work.
only cold water in shower, remote control was broken, no one did anything for these thing when we said to reception when we arrived to hotel
The hotel is close to Jalan Alor and about a 15 minute walk to Pavillion Mall, Bukit Bintang, and Bar Street. The facilities of this hotel are completely outdated and in need of serious repair and upgrading to warren the price. The hotel smells of mildew, has old carpets, and all of the fixtures and furniture are worn. The staff tries to help, but they have limited power and can be snippy. We needed a roll away bed and when it finally came to the room (we asked at check in and had to call 2 more times) it had bed bugs and my legs were bitten incessantly over night. Additionally, our room smelled like cigarette smoke even though the hotel insisted it was smoke free. Finally, we needed a taxi to KL Sentra at 2:30 am. We told them well in advance and they wouldn't help. They told me to use GrabCar instead.
The hotel was in a good location between Bukit Bintang and China Town. Breakfast wasn't amazing but did the job. There was no free wireless internet. The free shuttle is pointless. Everything is walking distance anyway.
Family room was good!
I was very sick while staying at the Hotel and the staff assisted by getting a Doctor & Nurse to attend me in my room.
1. Friendly staff 2. Cleanliness 3. Convenient, on Pudu, Within walking distance of Bukit Bintang 4. Decent restaurants 1. Pricing Ringgit @3.3 to the USD, 10% overcharge! 2. Weak, slow WiFi, no CAT5 connection. 3. Few TV channels 4. Tiny pool, gym.
Hotel was close to Chinatown, BD Plaza, and other shopping plazas. Rooms decor was quite old, staff gave wrong information on tours and travel, and the even though we asked for non-smoking room the room still was stinking with the smell.
yes the pool
Location is ok Room is dirty Bathroom is dirty No towels
City location but construction in neighborhood detracted from the convenience of hotel location. Lack of proper sidewalks getting to and from hotel
The location is good and nearby to bukit bintang At the time of check in our room was not ready... so we had to wait couple of hours in reception...
Not much Not clean and not comfertable.
location The restaurant for the residences on level 6 was very poor. The food was ill prepared, cold and poor service. I had to send back a loaf of bread back that was full of mould - the chef should have seen that before putting it out. The hot food was cool and the cold food was warm - very disapointing on variety and presentation.
One of the receptionist name Susan was so helpful on my arriver and based on this I might be going back for a vacation trip The food was not up to standard. I order meatball and it was all burned when served
Excellent value for money; great location. Buffet breakfast was very good. Staff were good but not great; so long as you don't require anything special from them (re: I had to fax things internationally from the from desk, which took ages, and they gave me incorrect phone messages) they are fine. For all other purposes, hotel was excellent.
It is located in heart of the city and good for shopping and touring around the city.
The receptionist is very friendly and helpful, the location is at very strategic place near the china town, the room is clean. It is too expensive for the room that small, there is no safe deposit box in the room, the breakfast is too standard and tasteless.
The location in China town. The room was not very clean when we check in. I did complain to the reception but nobody came to clean it the same day. The morning after I told it to the cleaning staff and they clean it well.
Perfect location in china town, friendly staff who greet you at all times and a good breakfast buffet No complaints only a remark that the tv only had 15 channels most of them being chineese and malay, also i found the elevator to be very very slow ( stayed on the 13th floor
Well, the bed was comfortable and the room is in the high floor where we can get a good view of the city. the aircon was noisy, there was no toothpaste nor toothbrush.there wasnt any slippers.there was no swimming pool.
its location the room was not properly tidy-up. spoilt hairdryer
Tthe view from our room. We looked right at the Petronas Towers. You can hear the streetnoise through the closed windows at night...
Well, to put it short, these are somewhat 3* (if not less!) rooms in a 4* building. The hotel could have been all right for an overnight stay at a lower price, but certainly not if you were about 4* service. Major problems were strong smell of paint and extremely noisy air-conditioning. A number of small yet annoying faults, such as absence of towels, blocked sink etc. - adding up to a definitely negative impression.
It's very convenient to go anywhere
Close to KL's excellent railway network. Located in a vibrant area that is of interest to tourists. Their restaurant advertisers and charges for 'mineral water' but serves opened bottles of what is probably tap water. My room had no window or natural light.
Quite central Arrived to find trainee staff booking us into rooms which were totally poor in quality compared to what was advertised on website. Made to wait for over an hour before the hotel manager arrived and was offered only one room booked as promised (for a group of 6). A group had to stay in substandard room. The room had begbugs too. Will not be recommending to others.
The staff were very helpful the rooms have poor airconditioning
None at all. I don't think that I will stay at that hotel again The hotel room are small. No bar fridge and the staff are not well train.
Centrally located Language of staff. They do not understand English properly.
Although I had booked a Deluxe Room with a Queen size bed, we only got two single beds and we had to manage somehow for 3 nights with two single beds
The location the breakfast and the location
The hotel staff is friend and willing to help. The location. it is difficult to locate the hotel for those who drive.
Friendly staff, clean good location, nice breakfast.
Very helpful staff. Convenient location for China town and trains.
Convenience, comfort, easy to locate, safety and staff are friendly too.
Convenience, comfort, easy to locate, safety and staff are friendly too.
quite near to town center.Quite convinience for drive trip.
Very helpful staff. Convenient location for China town and trains.
Convenient & Clean
There were not many choices of food for breakfast. I stayed there for 3 nights and every morning I ate the same thing.... Another thing was that there were not many shops nearby. I had to walk for about 15 minutes to get to the nearest 7-11.
It is a good family hotel. The prices are reasonable and facilities are of good standard.
Sorry, nothing about the hotel is to my satisfactory. I would never stay at this hotel again. Everything, I did not enjoy my stay at this hotel.
Close to the Mono rail and China Town The selection for breakfast was the same and very limited. The room was a bit stuffy with not being able to open the windows. Was not offered a non smoking room.
It's gonna be old and need to renew.
Nothing. I found the hotel horrible. Bad location, poor views of the city and extremely dirty. Hairs in the bathtub, absolutely filthy. Staff not very friendly, they gave us a double room instead of a twin, was difficult to change it. Wi fi worked only next to the rooter. The landline phone did not work also.
The good location : in 5 min. You are in China Town and in 20 min. to Petronas. 1.st) The cleanliness of bathroom isn't the maximum. 2.nd )My booking rate was 113,05RM and I paid at the check-out 130,00RM .
i just want to relax after office hour.. i'm not sure, beside spa, what else services Midah has? Parking space too narrow and limited/
Good parking, very close to Chinatown, the room was fine, very comfortable pillow Choice for breakfast limited
Good Location poor Brackfast
free car parking , big rooms , one of the staff is very active and helpful his name is Islam never change the bed sheet , not clean towels , poor room service , really annoying calls at checkout time , no tissue
The location is quite good ; the room was clean and even better that i expected for that price /// breakfast was super bad ! Well, we paid by cash straight away for 5 days on check-in . The next day i got the letter from booking.com telling that we didnt check in so the hotel charged my credit card!! I asked at the reception but first they didnt understand what i was saying and answering like " Yes, we charged the credit card " ..."yes, you paid by cash" ????what????? Well, im not the english native speaker so i usually never complain about how others speak english but it was really the first time i had such hard times talking to receptionists ....the long story short they said that it was their mistake and they r going to give the money back.......still waiting..........also the a/c didnt work properly and it was kind of very hot at nights .
Very good place to spend a night with such a affordable prize! Rooms are clean, toilets are good and the breakfast is ok ok. If you want to stay in KL just for a night with all basic needs, this is the perfect hotel. There nothing to see around the hotel...
The family room size is quite suitable to me because i have 3 kids age from 7 to 11 years old. Within working distance to monorail station and petaling street.Free shuttle services to Bukit bintang shopping centre and KL Tower save me transportation charges. The room bed sheet has some ants and the window locker was broken.
the view is good , we can see the twin tower. why don't have water machine for drink, is really a 3-star hotel? even 2-star hotel have one.


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The activities of the Joint Distribution Committee were lauded by Rumanian Premier Peter Groza this week-end. Receiving Dr. Joseph Schwartz, the JDC's European director, Groza said that "by dispensing help to starving Jews and non-Jews alike the JDC provides a strong argument against anti-Semitism, which has recently increased owing to the hunger which has befallen Rumania."
Groza particularly praised the JDC's credit co-operatives and vocational training schools which, he said, helped restore the normal economic structure of the Jewish communities. Dr. Schwartz also discussed the current situation of the Rumanian Jews and their relief needs with other members of the Rumanian Cabinet.


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I'm new to any firearm forum and I've just been reading a bunch lately...
It seems people either love glock, or absolutely hate it...
I can understand why someone would love glock. I get it.
But I don't understand why people hate it...
I'm not a glock fan boy, I'm just curious as to why...
I hear a lot of talk about it being "Tupperware", but there are plenty of polymer guns out there..
And I guess you can hate it because there are less safeties...
....the only legitimate reason I see for hating glock is that they are ugly as HELL!
What's YOUR reason?
Although I am firmly in the 1911 camp, I don't hate Glocks. I think they are an extremely reliable handgun, and the lack of a safety (other than the trigger safety) bothers me not at all. After all, most revolvers don't have safetys.
But I don't want one. Years ago I bought a Model 23 to see what all the hype on Glocks were about, shot it a few months, then sold it. Yes, to me it was ugly and had the "feel" of a brick, but the deal breaker for me was the long, heavy "squirt gun" trigger. I've been spoiled by the 1911.
It used to be said that the Glock was the gun for people who didn't like guns. Some of y'all here will understand this comment; some won't.
Nuthin' wrong with the Glock; it's just not for me.
I think it is more about fun, kind of like chevy vs. ford. :) Dont take it to serious, everyone likes what they like and sometimes folks have fun sticking up for what they like. I think glock gets a hit because they are such a common name when you think polymer gun. Yes there are many others out there and no glock was not the first polymer gun. But they have a big marketing campaign and they give discounts to law enforcment.
With the discounts to law enforcment means many agencies buy them because they are cheaper. This in turn means that they are known and seen by many people. Cops, civvilians talking to cops, cops on t.v. and the news. So they have a decent foot holdin the minds of gun owners and those who do not even know anything about guns. The media is always talking about glocks.
So I think that because of all the publicity it becomes an easy target. Also it seems because of the publicity many people who do not know much about guns buy a glock. So then you have the people who are big into guns biewing thos ewho have a glock as somone who may be no as informed as a 1911 or hi-power owner.
This then creates a compettion. On the other hand some folkes just like plastic while some like steel and wood.
I do not hate Glock. As a Matter of fact, the new Gen 4 supposedly fixes what was my main issue with the brand and that was the muzzle jump. I do agree that they are rather unappealing though.
I have shot several different S& W handguns, and they feel significantly better in my hand than a Glock does.
Glocks are ugly, uncomfortable, Austrian, expensive for what they are, they flip like crazy, they're ugly and I hate them for all of those reasons. But mainly because they have such a huge fans base and I don't understand F**king WHY!
Just my solicited humble opinion. :-p
I agree much with Txpossum. But I'll go on to add...
The lack of anything more than that dingus on the trigger does bother me. Yes, DA revolvers don't have an external safety, but they also have a much, MUCH, heavier, and usually longer, trigger pull. Anywhere from 10-20 pounds depending on year, make, model, and country of origin. The GLOCK has what? A standard 5-7 pound pull, or thereabouts (not counting new york triggers or aftermarket trigger jobs)? And the dingus does nothing as far as I'm concerned. If the trigger hangs on anything, what is the likelihood that it will hang up anywhere other than on the face?
My biggest problem with GLOCK, in itself, is that even for all those who say "it's ergonomically designed", sure, the designers had ergos in mind when they designed it, as a checklist of everything NOT to do with it.
The reason I talk **** about them? To piss off the fanboys. There is a marked difference between fanboys of GLOCKs, and fanboys of 1911's, even among the most rabid of either camp. GLOCK fanboys (obviously not speaking to or of all of them), tend to sometimes insult a person's intelligence, masculinity, family, and sexual preferences when they find someone who doesn't like GLOCK. 1911 fanboys can, have, and will do the same, but it's not quite as prevalent. Those that do, it seems, usually tend to be Kimber nuts ;) and talk smack about even 1911 fans who don't like Kimber ;)
Plus, if it's been "Perfection" from day one, why are we on the 4th generation? The basic premise for the true 1911 has survived over 100 years with no major design changes.
That said, I will one day own a GLOCK 17. It does work, is reliable, simple to operate and maintain, shoots the cheap 9MM, and while you can get a 9MM in nearly any platform, they don't all have 33 round mags available. I'd give my left nut for a select fire GLOCK 18 though.
It's also fun to pick on the fanboys by pointing out that they're misspelling GLOCK when they don't use all caps... ;) It's a patented brand, the correct spelling is always with all caps.
Oh my... I miss the days when I was allowed into the GLOCK forum. I trolled my ass off in there.
I still pick on the glock heads from time to time. It is usually by accident though. I checked the thread location this time :D
Where's all the Glock . . . pardon me, GLOCK love here? Common' Glockies, we're picking on your babies . . . ugly babies, to be sure, but hey, someone bought those cabbage patch dolls.
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I went downstairs this morning to check the stove before going to work and lifted off the hopper lid to find this:
I had filled up the hopper early yesterday morning with a new bag of Blaschak, and as I've stated previously, this is a recently bagged batch and it is SOAKING wet. I have to be careful otherwise I'll drool water all over carrying the bags, NASTY water.
Anyway, I thought it was amusing to find this gopher hole all the way down to the pusher block. I don't think it would have gone too much longer before it was sucking air, unless the pile decided to collapse down. Anyone want to make coal castles???


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Answer: If you want to add your cd or dvd to yum as repository, you to follow these instructions.
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/mnt/cdrom is the location of CD mount. Change it as per your system's configuration.
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Durban - Tributes and messages of condolence have been pouring in for a Ladysmith teacher who died when an allegedly drunk motorist drove on to the pavement and hit her.
A 39-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene was to appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with the death of Kalaivani Chetty, 50, a teacher at Ladysmith Secondary School.
Chetty and a friend were walking on Willow Drive when the driver of a maroon BMW allegedly drove into her on Monday afternoon.
He allegedly lost control of the car on a bend.
Police spokesman, Colonel Jay Naicker, said the fatality happened as the two women were taking their routine afternoon walk.
Chetty died at the scene while her friend escaped unharmed. Naicker said the driver of the vehicle fled the scene but was later arrested at his home. His vehicle was also impounded.
"It is alleged that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time. He faces charges of driving while under the influence of liquor and culpable homicide," Naicker said.
Sharaj Ambulance services spokesman, Rajesh Mahabeer, said they arrived within minutes of the incident but Chetty had already died.
Mahabeer said Chetty had severe head injuries.
Chetty was the department head of Afrikaans at Ladysmith Secondary and was also a community leader.
Her death shocked the community.
Many former and current school pupils and residents took to her Facebook page to express their feelings.
Avisha Sidhoo described her as a role model, and as a woman of stature and grace.
School pupil Yaj Moharsingh said Chetty was his inspiration and the reason he enjoyed the Afrikaans lessons.
"I will not walk pass her classroom without remembering her," he said.
Chetty's funeral was held at Ladysmith Crematorium on Wednesday.
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Product Launch Platform, Daily Grommet, Works with Massachusetts Based Mom Entrepreneur to Launch Nested Bean, a Baby Swaddle Blanket.
Daily Grommet, an online shopping site and product launch platform for innovative and undiscovered products has partnered with Massachusetts mom entrepreneur to launch Nested Bean, a baby swaddle blanket.
Lexington, MA (PRWEB) February 15, 2013
Daily Grommet, an online shopping site and product launch platform for innovative and undiscovered products has partnered with Massachusetts mom entrepreneur to launch Nested Bean, a baby swaddle blanket for newborns.
Sleep is precious, and it never seems more elusive than when you've got a newborn. Sleepless nights, in fact, inspired Manasi Gangan to design the Zen Swaddle, an infant wrap that mimics the comfort and security a baby feels when being held.
Manasi's newborn son was most content when she held him while he slept. Traditional swaddling alone wasn't enough to calm him, and she realized a parent's touch made the difference. Manasi started pouring through medical research and learned that a parent's caress has been shown to stabilize a baby's heart rate, regulate blood pressure, and lower stress levels. Hospitals use lightly weighted accessories that simulate touch to soothe pre-term babies, she discovered.
Armed with this knowledge, Manasi started designing. Her Zen Swaddle blanket has small weights sewn into strategic places -- on the abdomen to mimic the feeling of a parent's hand on a baby's chest, and along both sides of a baby's torso/thigh area to simulate the sensation of being held. It's made from 100% cotton fabric, and the weighted poly-beads are free of any harmful chemicals. Velcro closures make it easy for new parents to work with, and the Zen Swaddle can be used with a baby's arms tucked inside or outside the wrap.
The Zen Swaddle is designed to make babies feel safe, comfortable, and ready to rest -- a priceless gift for sleep-deprived parents.
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Daily Grommet is a highly curated online marketplace and launch platform for products of great utility, style or invention that haven't hit the big-time yet. Daily Grommet seeks out these unique products, carefully tests them, and produces a video review of each one telling the story behind its creation. Daily Grommet is rooted in the philosophy of Citizen Commerce whereby regular people form the commerce experience by suggesting products that reflect their values and interests. Citizen Commerce turns the typical top down retailer approach sideways, encourages global product innovation from small producers, and satisfies the consumer's need to know the stories behind and origins of favorite products. The company was also just named one of the hottest sites of 2013 by Internet Retailer. For more information, visit http://www.DailyGrommet.com.
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[A Summer Picnic With The Florence Oil Stove]
The front of the trade card features a drawn colored illustration of ten adults and two children enjoying a picnic while the women use a Florence Oil Stove. In the background, there is a woman laying in a hammock reading while a man to the right of her is playing an instrument. The back of the trade card is plain.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Printer: Donaldson Brothers (Five Points, N.Y.)
Brand Name: Florence Oil Stoves
Publisher: Florence Machine Co. (Florence, Mass.)
1890 (ca.)
8.3 x 13.7 cm
Trade Cards
Language: English
Key Terms:
Copyright: This item is in the public domain.
Citation: [A Summer Picnic With The Florence Oil Stove]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=8329


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Ceiling lamp providing diffused light.
The lamps from the Romeo collection include: opaline, injection-molded transparent PC (polycarbonate) diffuser, vacuum-aluminized insideinternal diffuser and injection-molded transparent polycarbonate external diffuser completely finished with high-vacuum aluminization Grey painted die-cast aluminum diffuser support.
For fifty years we have been crafting objects of light and shedding brightness on generations of dreams.


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Not what I expected - disappointed.: Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Cruise Review by POWELLY73
Overall Member Rating
Not what I expected - disappointed.
Destination: Asia
Embarkation: Other
We had booked through Imagine cruising with an upgrade to superior balcony and this is where our first disappointment came. Although the cabin was excellent the view was completely restricted by a large lifeboat. In fact you had to lean out and bend to the right to even see the sea. Of course none of this was mentioned when we booked. As expected the decor and service was a step up from our previous cruise but we found the food quality and variety a big disappointment. The cabin and waiter service was first class and the price of drinks in the various bars were not excessive. More However the cheapest bottle of wine with our meal was 40 US Dollars. Needless to say the wine waiter had very little to do. What surprised us being first time QM2 cruisers was the comments from all the experienced cruisers. They were all super critical and thought the standards had dropped considerably.
The entertainment was on the whole OK with some interesting speakers (Martin Bell & Jackie Stewart to mention a couple) and a couple of decent comedians. We pre-booked 4 shore excursions with Cunard and apart from the Dubai (Burgh Khalifa) we thought we had been overcharged for what we got. Our biggest let down was our trip through the Suez Canal. We entered at 3.30am which meant we missed a huge part. The excuse that this was our arranged time did not go down well with most of the passengers. We were also diverted to Heraklion instead of Port Said due to the troubles in Egypt. This was followed by a calls at Safaga and Sokina which were a complete waste of time unless you had booked a Cunard excursion to the Pyramids (5 hours each way by bus). One of these ports had absolutely nothing to see apart from hundreds of containers.
All in all we enjoyed our cruise but were left feeling it could and should have been a great deal better. Less
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Cabin review: DA8074
Cabin 8074. Balcony but has a lifeboat outside which completly blocked view.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A 2,300-pound great white shark tracked by research group Ocearch is now possibly closer to the Brevard County coastline than ever before.
Named Katharine, the 14-foot shark pinged just six miles off the coast of Sebastian Inlet Monday night.
Local 6 first reported Katharine was tracked off Volusia County last week.
Ocearch's Global Shark Tracker shows that Katharine has traveled about 125 miles in 72 hours, with a total log of 3,560 miles.
Scuba diver Jimmy Roseman says he encountered the shark over the weekend off the coast of Indian River County. A large shark was caught swimming toward his camera before eventually swimming off.
You can track Katharine's movements here or at ocearch.org.
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It's not often a fund company declines to take investors' money. But in a surprisingly bold move last week, asset manager UBS did everything but, using all capital letters on the front page of a prospectus to steer mom and pop investors away from its new volatility-linked exchange-traded notes. "YOU SHOULD NOT INVEST IN THE ETNs," the Swiss bank shouted at regular investors. "THE ETNS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE A 'BUY AND HOLD' INVESTMENT."
Such strong pronouncements are rare among companies offering exchange-traded funds and notes. Risk disclosures are rarely read, usually boilerplate and easily dismissed -- much to the frustration of investor advocates. But as ETFs and other investment products become increasingly complicated and risky, more firms may follow UBS' lead. Bold risk warnings have become standard for complex products, but few firms have been so obvious or blunt.
It remains to be seen whether such strong warnings will curb investors' temptation to bite on the latest offerings. While the first ETFs were low-cost mutual funds based on stock indexes from Standard & Poor's, MSCI or Dow Jones Indexes, investors can now choose from more than 1,000 products, including those based on fairly sophisticated strategies such as spread betting or currency hedging. Commenting on the proliferation of such risky products last week, Vanguard found John C. Bogle told the Wall Street Journal: "Some kind of monster was built out of what I created."
Short of a loud warning from the fund firm, here are three signs an ETF or ETN may not be right for you.
ETF Resources
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE INDEX Most exchange-traded funds and notes follow a passive index to select stocks or bonds. While some funds slice up or refigure widely-used benchmarks, like the SPYG, -1.65% or the TLT, +0.75% international indexes and fundamental indexes can be harder to track. Before you consider GSG, -0.14% a trust which tracks the S&P GSCI commodity index, it's best to understand how – and what – that index tracks.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OR STRATEG Y If the name of the fund doesn't throw you, make sure you can follow the investment strategy. Dig into the fact sheet or the prospectus (not always available at your broker, but always available from the issuer). Not all ETFs and ETNs follow a benchmark index. Many take a predetermined set of stocks or bonds, then filter the holdings and weightings based on a proprietary set of rules. The strategy is verified by looking at theoretical past performance, but it may not necessarily work for your holding period or risk profile.
YOU'VE NEVER SOLD SHORT OR BOUGHT ON MARGIN Many ETFs zip to the top (and bottom) of the performance charts because they hit the very specific cycle (or day) they were designed for. For example, during the 2008 financial crisis, Direxion's pair of triple financial sector funds -- FAS, -4.51% delivers three times the return of a financial sector index; FAZ, +4.41% returns three times the inverse -- routinely posted double-digit gains or losses. But if your investment philosophy doesn't involve daily trading or borrowing to take a swing for the fences, there's no need to buy an ETF for that purpose.
—Ari Weinberg is the financial tools editor for the Wall Street Journal Digital Network. He writes occasionally about the markets and ETFs for SmartMoney and the Wall Street Journal


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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received credentials of newly appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic Vitezslav Pivonka.
The Ambassador passed along a ceremonial guard of honor.
President Ilham Aliyev had a conversation with the diplomat.
Vitezslav Pivonka conveyed greetings of President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman to the head of state.
He recalled a meeting between the two countries` presidents in Sochi.
The diplomat noted he will spare no efforts to contribute to developing relations between Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic in a variety of fields, including economy, energy and education.
The president said there are good opportunities for expanding the Azerbaijan-Czechia ties.
Recalling a meeting with President Milos Zeman, the head of state stressed the importance of high-level meetings in terms of enhancing the bilateral relationship.
President Ilham Aliyev asked Vitezslav Pivonka to pass on his greetings to the Czech president.


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Forum:Time to start talking about new admins?
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I figure now is as good a time as any to ask this... Are we going to appoint some new admins to replace all the work those admins who left were doing? We lost some really good people, but they ALSO did a whole freaking lot of work, and we're already feeling affects of it (in the recent changes, especially). I'm just asking if people think it's a good idea right now, we're not selecting anymore at this point. Also, I'm locking this thread so only admins can comment, since users will, for the most part, all say yes (since, really, who wouldn't want [as yet still] unlimited power?). So, let me know what you think. New admins: good idea, or bad idea?--<<>> 20:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Comment: let us keep in mind that we may be experiencing temporary. I know I will be back to patrolling sometime in the next two months, and Those we've lost might be back by then too. Just something to consider. ---Rev. Isra (talk) 20:51, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, that goes for me also. I'll have a lot more free time to huff 'n' stuff in about a week or so, but I also expect some of the admins to come back. -- Hindleyite Converse 20:59, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- Think everyone needs to take a deep, deep breath and just let the dust settle. -- Sir Mhaille (talk to me)
Recent changes patrolling should be a lot easier when wikia upgrades us to Mediawiki 1.9, with those automatic edit summaries. But I still think some new admins would be a good idea. • Spang • ☃ • talk • 05:35, 6 Dec 2006
Just a note: I would like to see the following vote used for consensus purposes, not just as a majority wins vote. And again express by indecision/reluctance. --Rev. Isra (talk) 18:50, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- I wouldn't think we would need a consensus, necessarily, but a very large majority (at least 3/4). This way people can change their votes later, if they change their minds.--<<>> 19:45, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Proposal to appoint some new admins
- For. I think this is a good idea, at this point.--<<>> 20:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- For. Probably a good idea. • Spang • ☃ • talk • 05:36, 6 Dec 2006
- For - David Gerard 10:15, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- For. I can certainly think of a few deserving candidates. -- Sir Codeine K·H·P·B·M·N·C·U·Bu. · (Harangue) 11:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- for. I'm in favour of a large admin pool -- sannse (talk) 16:17, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Against I agree with Mhaille, we should give it a bit more time to see who comes back. —rc (t) 17:22, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Against I agree with RC. -- Tits McGee 19:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Indifferent. I see what Brad is talking about, expecially in the recent changes. However, if we were to add anymore, I think 1 would cover it for the time being. t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 22:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Against new admins = drama, and we don't need any more at the moment. Let the dust settle, see who comes back, and let the humor flow back. I'd rather see votes based on merit than votes based on retribution for a recent flamey time. Sir Famine, Gun ♣ Petition » 12/8 01:09
- Meh. I don't care. —Hinoa KUN (talk) 17:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Against. It might seem tempting to just throw some new people into the mix, but in reality its better to just let things settle and re-assess it later. Do we really need more admins? Lets wait until we know the answer before promoting. ~Sir Rangeley GUN WotM UotM EGA +S (talk) 20:40, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- For once, against. I agree with Famine; mixing things up means more getting-to-know-you (and possibly ban, desysop, and flame you) time. I can try to delete more crap on a daily basis and whatnot, but I think that adding more admins will just shake things up more. --KATIE!! 22:58, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- I support the opinion thread following Rc against this proposal. » Brig Sir Dawg | t | v | c » 19:19, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, well, now we have a sense of where we're standing, and with many of the admins that left returning (with a few highly notable exceptions), it's fair to say that the crisis has passed. My reason for calling the vote was dire need, and since that is no longer the case, I withdraw it (though I may, and probably will, bring it up at a later date).--<<>> 20:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
I thought I'd bump this up to see if anyone's changed their minds recently. I know I've been doing more work of late, I'm not sure if others have, as well. Todd's definitely gone, and the number of edits has increased, so I still believe we need more admins. Has anyone come over to my side of the fence in the last month?--<<>> 13:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- The amount of time I spend on the site hasn't changed much, but I've been forced to pay more attention to New Pages and Recent Changes. There's definitely been an increase in vandalism, but I guess you could argue that you don't necessarily need to be an admin to revert vandalism. It used to be people watched RC and added NRVs in hopes of one day becoming an admin, but seeing as we've only added three new admins in the past 6 months, I think people are becoming a bit discouraged - we're losing potential candidates instead of gaining them. Anywho, I'm all for 1 or 2 new admins. t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 21:47, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
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- I think enough time has passed and things have settled down. If we still need admins, then now seems like a good time to get them. I vote for a new admin or two. Now I just need to consult with the
CABAlcommunity to see who to vote for. ---Rev. Isra (talk) 04:56, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- For, again. If I thought we needed more before, we definitely do now, especially as Todd has retired from adminship. Also, anything that means I can be more lazy is good. Also, someone managed to get goatse on the front page for about 20 minutes today. If that's not a sign we need more admins, I don't know what is. • Spang • ☃ • talk • 05:09, 6 Jan 2007
- We gotta FIGHT... For the RIGHT... to be LAAAAAA-ZY!--<<>> 05:30, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- For. (I'm not lazy. Never.) t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 06:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe one or two more
minionsadmins. For. --User:Hinoa 23:36, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- For, understood the pause, but am still in favour of adding more admins -- sannse (talk) 11:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
- For, but not: a) Benson; b) anyone who's asked for it. -- Sir Codeine K·H·P·B·M·N·C·U·Bu. · (Harangue) 12:48, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
- Sure, why not? -- Sir Mhaille (talk to me) 17:04, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, okay. --Algorithm 00:14, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- Conditional for Only if Benson gets to be admin. -- » Sir Savethemooses Grand Commanding Officer ... holla atcha boy» 04:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- For, now Todd's 'gone'. That last FFW must really have taken it out of him. -- Hindleyite Converse 11:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- Whatever I was too lazy to post anything here, but Codeine harassed my talk page, so I'll give you some sort of vote. I'm not seeing an extensive need for another admin, but if we make them focus on one area like we tried to with the last two, I'll give that a for. Sir Famine, Gun ♣ Petition » 01/11 21:29
- Famine says it all. » Brig Sir Dawg | t | v | c » 23:17, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


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A cash prize is awarded to the grand champion, and prizes are also awarded to best in class and crowd favorite.
For more information, contact Karie at 763-783-1346.
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The 23-year-old star was invited to visit Hilton's mansion while making "The Bling Ring".
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THE greatly improved outlook for alumina/aluminium markets has prompted Alumina of Melbourne to crank up dividends, even if last year's underlying profit of $US36.7 million was not the sort of boom result being reported elsewhere in resources.
The profit was still an improvement on the near break-even result in 2009, and taken with the group's upbeat assessment of its outlook, was enough to lift the final dividend to US4¢ a share (fully franked and payable on March 18), taking the annual payout to US6¢ from US1.8¢ in 2009.
Key to the group's upbeat call on this year is the revolution taking place in the pricing of alumina, with a gradual switch from metal price-linked pricing of the key aluminium ingredient to spot pricing to deliver much higher alumina revenues.
Alumina is a 40 per cent partner in the Alcoa-managed AWAC global alumina joint venture, the world's biggest producer of alumina. A push by the joint venture to break the long-held practice of pricing alumina at 13 to 14 per cent of the aluminium metal price is starting to take hold.
For the first time all supply contracts for 2011 are based on spot market prices. That accounts for about 20 per cent of AWAC's production, with the intention of securing 100 per cent spot pricing over the next four to five years.
At the current spot price of $US390 a tonne for alumina, AWAC would be receiving about $US50 a tonne more than it would under the old metal price-linked method. If that sort of margin continued once 100 per cent spot price or index-price was achieved, AWAC would be looking at additional revenues of more than $US750 million.
But the margin will vary and 100 per cent spot-priced selling is four to five years away. Alumina's chief executive, John Bevan, yesterday pointed to a chart showing spot pricing has ''outperformed'' metal price-linked pricing for most of the past 10 years. He said the ''gap'' was $US52 a tonne at the end of December.
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Highway authorities say one person was killed and five others injured in a crash on Alligator Alley in Collier County.
A Florida Highway Patrol report says a car driven by 33-year-old Cecilia Renee Douglas struck another car Monday morning. Douglas veered off the road, went through a fence and into a canal. The FHP report says she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
One passenger in her car received critical injuries. Another was seriously injured.
The passengers in the second car also received serious and minor injuries.
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The Academy Award-winning actor has reportedly been touted to play Dr. Watson in the Guy Ritchie's next film project, 'Sherlock Holmes'.
Rumored earlier to be considered starring as the titular character in Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes", Russell Crowe seems to be taking a different path on the casting for the forthcoming action project. Instead of taking the Holmes' role, the award-winning Australian actor is said to be going to pick up Holmes' sidekick role, Dr. Watson.
An insider informed The Sun about the speculation stating, "Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell. All they've got left to do is dot the i's and cross the t's." If these words are delivering the truth, it means that Crowe will support Robert Downey Jr. as the latter has signed to portray the leading character, Holmes, earlier.
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Tactical options for Winchester SXP
Hey guys, I picked up an SXP not too long ago, which so far has been a great choice, and am interested in some tactical options. I intend to deer hunt with it and was considering a scope and flashlight. The only proper flashlight I could find was over $300, in which case I could just save my money and hand carry one. I also am considering a scope but haven't liked any of the tactical rails so far. Anyone know of some good products? It is the field version so universal light mounts won't work. Thanks in advance!
they are not the same.
also i hope you would not plan on using the flashlight for deer hunting. in most tates that's illegal.
you need to make choice for the intended use of the shotgun and then configure it.
Hunting, I know they are different but I would need a rail to put a scope on it is what I was implying. Why would it be illegal? I was just wanting the light to navigate through the woods when lighting was low, a little more convenient but not dying to have it either.
might have to see if a gunsmith can mount a rail for a scope on it, if none are made for it. go with a lower powered scope, say 1-4 or 2-6 power.
in many states having a light mounted to the gun constitutes poaching. you need to check your states game laws as to what's legal.
A light mounted around here during deer season would be "questioned" to put it mildly :o
Don't know the gun but mite look into drillin & tappin for your scope-
I'd hate to drill into it, I think most of the mounts I find require that. Talking to a gun smith isn't a bad idea, I'll have to consider that.
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see if there are any good gunsmiths in your areas and explain what you are trying to do. if possible, see if he can show you some of his previous jobs.
Good to hear, I've heard lots of good reviews which pushed me to get it, so glad to hear you love yours. And thanks for the tip, definitely interested in seeing what they can do!
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She had a dream debut in Subhash Ghai's mega film Kisna. But the dream turned into a nightmare when the film bombed. It did not push Isha Sharvani into hibernation though. She is back after a mini hiatus to have two back to back releases Rocky - The Rebel and Darwaza Bandh Rakho?.
After a great launch in the movie Kisna, you didn't appear in any other movie. Where have you been? Well, if you are Subhashji's heroine then automatically expectations are attached. I have been working on improving myself. I have finished three movies. I would like to work quite steadily. I am a shy person. I just like to work and when I have something to talk about, only then will I talk. I don't like to talk without substance.
What made you sign on for Darwaza Bandh Rakho?
I saw Satya and I think that was enough for me. I wanted to work with Chekravarty and the RGV banner. They are always involved in the realistic genre of cinema. I hate scary films and I cannot watch them. So I thought that if I do a comedy film then at least I can watch it. Also, I really loved the script. This is totally different from the regular comedy films that are coming out now-a-days. I really had fun while shooting for the film and I think it was a great learning experience.
Tell us about your role in the film?
The whole film revolves around this girl on how she gets kidnapped. The kidnappers are amateurs and this girl is so very mad, bubbly, proud, sometimes a little dumb, and sometimes a little smart. She comes from a rich family. And when she gets kidnapped, she is happy to no end. The kidnappers wonder what they have gotten themselves into. Then there is the story of how these uninvited guests come into the house. Basically, it is just a mad house. However it is not stupid comedy but situational comedy. Everybody is serious. The kidnappers want the ransom money. All the other characters have some story about themselves as well. So it's about how all these people come together for a short period of time and create mayhem.
How was your rapport with the rest of the cast and crew?
On the whole, the whole shoot was like a mela. First and foremost, it has such a huge cast, then there are the light boys, the make-up men, the set-designers, etc. at any given time, there must have been at least 200 people. I barely used to go home for about 6 hours or so and the set became my house. There was a canteen setup here for the entire unit and we had a blast. That is why there was so much of interaction between the artists and the entire unit. Usually, a few people come on the sets on a particular day but that wasn't the case here. Here, it was every actor at the same time on the same day.
Recall any funny incidents on the sets?
There was this one incident when somebody's cell-phone rang between a shot and Chekravarty got so angry and shouted out to enquire whose phone it was. The guy with the cell-phone was frozen and didn't know what to do as he was scared out of his wits. Chekravarty is Satya in real life.
Such films do not have much scope for music. Does this film have songs in it?
This film does not have any songs in it but it definitely has a good soundtrack. So you won't feel at loss if there are no songs in the film.
You are playing diverse characters in both Rocky and DBR. Is that difficult?
I think that is what I do. That is what I enjoy. In reality I'm only one person but for a short moment I can play the role of many people. That is the challenge. My role in Rocky and Darwaza Bandh Rakho are totally different and that is what makes me get up in the morning and test myself.
Tell us about Rocky
Rocky is a lovely story. Basically it's a journey of a boy. It's about how he finds love in this intelligent and sensible college going girl, who is completely opposite to him. When we were in college, we had our dreams and sometimes we find that reality is not the same.
What is your role in Rocky?
I play Zayed's love interest in the movie. I play the girl with whom he falls truly and madly in love with and it's a very important character to the flow of the film.
And how rocking is Mr. Rocky?
Oh, Zayed! He is a fabulous costar and immensely sweet. And I really hope to get one more film with him because over the period that we shot together we have become good friends now. I really hope to work with him again.
Does the music rock?
I think the music of Rocky absolutely rocks. It is Joshila; it has fun, great to dance on, great to listen and puts you in the right mood. Junoon is my favorite song. I love that song. It just puts me in a good mood and lights up my day.
How has the Rocky experience been?
Rocking! Sureshji is such a nice person. He is a spiritual person and used to tell me about the art of living and yoga. I just had a fabulous experience working with him. He and Zayed were the energy on set. I think we all worked as a team. I hope we come back with Rocky 2.
Have you worked on your look too?
Yes, of course! You will see me in a very different look in my other two movies too. I think it's important to change with every different role. Kisna was a very traditional role. Subhashji had a certain vision of how I should come across and people should identify me as Laxmi and not as a modern girl.
Does box-office success matter to you?
I think whatever role you take up, you have to see it as the role of your life. If you believe in that and give in your 100%, then the film's box-office success doesn't matter because I know that I have given it my best.
What is coming next?
After Darwaza Bandh Rakho and Rocky I am doing a romantic comedy for Mukta Arts again called Good Boy Bad Boy.
You are doing these three different movies; which one did you enjoy the most?
Well, I can't say that. You can't ask her mother who is her favorite son. She can never choose. Similarly, every character that I am playing in these movies is a part of me. So how can I choose one?


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"When we say this isn't about the money we don't mean that our proposals won't cost anything," said [Karen] Lewis [CTU President]. "We mean that we are not publicly engaged solely for our own self interests. If we do not use this moment to fight for our students we may lose it. No contract can possibly solve all of the structural inequality in our District. However, there are some things we hope to put in place that will alleviate some of the problems, as well as ensure there are qualified educators in every classroom. Our members, however, have the last say."
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Among the many deficits currently faced by the city of Toronto, "classics" is one of the more glaring.
Jays/Yankees? Give it a couple of years. Leafs/Habs? Give it a couple of years more than that. Raptors/Heat? Not unless it's the whole team vs. Bosh alone.
Classics, by definition, must be recurring, played at predictable junctures by two teams with reason to care and animated by ill will between both the players and their fans.
The only sporting event in this city that comes close to fitting that description is the Steeltown bout between the Ticats/Argos in the Labour Day Classic. So it was not something we could afford to trim off the calendar.
Bumping it ahead a few weeks wasn't just bad marketing in the league's most fickle and frustratingly essential market, it was poor manners. Nobody around here can remember being asked if we'd agree to end summer at the beginning of August.
At this rate, we may all have to wait until they build Doug Ford's sub-stratospheric ferris wheel for another chance to experience "classic". Then the whole city will begin to tilt toward the lake as everybody rushes down to the Port Lands to beat each other senseless for the chance to go first.
Whatever you may think of the CFL (based on local attendance numbers, most of you are picturing a howling white void just now), it has in the past had the foresight to offer us two sure things a year.
First, a reason to hate Hamilton for one weekend, instead of lying around moaning about going back to school/work. Second, an excuse to shamelessly embrace the kitschiest aspects of Canadiana every November.
The league would not one day announce, "Hey, we're going to hold the Grey Cup in Boca Raton, and we're going to do it in June. Why? All of Canada was booked up. Something about a Hindu wedding."
The venue may change, but the Grey Cup is carved in stone. Like any real classic.
Down south, the Cowboys and the Lions play on Thanksgiving. Period. A sinkhole could swallow Ford Field on Nov. 23, and the Lions will play the next day in Joe Louis Arena on skates. The NFL understands many things — that sheer habit is more than half of being a sports fan is one of them.
However, when it comes to the Argos' schedule, the CFL operates a little like your cable guy. He says his schedule is completely open. You tell him there's only day you can afford to take six hours off work. And then he decides that that's the one day he's got something better to do.
"Does midnight on the following Tuesday work for you? Not in the slightest? Perfect. Midnight on Tuesday it is."
When they announced the cancellation of the local end of the Labour Day Classic, CFL boss Mark Cohon blamed it on cascading scheduling problems caused by the fact that the Rogers Centre is overbooked through the summer, which in turn caused the Argos to live on the road through the first half of the season, which again in turn screwed up a game to be held in Hamilton.
Our first thought was, "Thank God taxpayers sold that concrete-coloured elephant to Ted Rogers for nickels. Otherwise, we'd have a real problem figuring out where to invest all the money it's generating".
The second thought was, "Really?"
Anyone who's ever held a job knows how scheduling works. You take a calendar year. Then you cross off all the really important dates (i.e. the ones you want off). And you fit your job around them.
The Argos and the Tiger-Cats have one weekend around which they plan their entire season — it was not Aug. 13, which is when they played and when practically no one noticed.
For this year only, this oversight shall pass blamelessly. It is the "Canadian" Football League. That three-hour hole in several hundred thousand individual Labour Day weekend plans in southwestern Ontario will be tolerated. But it can't happen twice.
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Don't worry - it's really not that bad
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Other
The cabin was very clean and spacious. There was plenty of room for luggage and hangers for your clothes. The full ocean view window let in so much light you didn't even need to turn on the lights during the day. The size of the bathroom was bigger for a cruise ship too. The only problem with the shower was that it sprayed water all over the floor, so the bathmat would get wet every time you used the shower. There is also no safe in the room, but we didn't find that to be a problem. We left our iPad and laptop in the room and had no issues.
The cabin steward was great. He introduced himself to us as soon as we approached our door and shook our hands. Throughout the trip, he always asked us if we needed anything. Just a great guy. Even the cabin steward down the hall was More very helpful if our's wasn't around.
The food was pretty average - nothing special, but not horrible. We ate at the buffet near the pool deck. Everything tasted good and there was a roast beef carving station one day. In the morning, they have an omelette station at one of the bars. The only problem with that is people decide to eat at the bar too, so it feels like they are eating on top of the cook. The other issue was that there was no sanitizer in the dispensers anywhere on the ship. Thank god I bring my own and no one got sick.
Food in the Crystal dining room is much better than the food in the Rio buffet/Brazilian steakhouse. The service is better in the Crystal room too. If you've been to a Brazilian steakhouse, the Rio will be a joke to you. They have gauchos with skewers of chicken, pork and sausage, but no red meat. Most of the meat was dried out, but the sausage was pretty good. Dessert in both restaurants was just OK. I have a real sweet tooth, so nothing they had really satisfied it. Good thing they have a trattoria with good desserts and espressos and lattes for $4 (combo dessert meal). The trattoria also has pizza (pretty good), pasta (not that good), soups and sandwiches (didn't try).
The casino was bigger than I expected, but most of the machines had trouble recognizing the paper tickets cashed out from other machines. It was pretty empty in there most of the time. I didn't really see/hear anyone winning.
Don't expect much with the entertainment - singers and some acts. Karaoke was actually the most entertaining venue.
The pool is like an aquarium packed with people. It's above ground, so you can see everyone swimming in it. It's very small and had way too many people in it. There are 2 jacuzzis that were filled with kids every time you walked by. There is a kid section in the back of the ship with two water slides. Not bad for such a small ship.
There was a mix of passengers on this ship. I saw everything from family reunions, weddings, bachelorette and bachelor parties, etc. There were old and young people and lots of families. There were also a group of crazy drunks, but no one got out of control and there were no issues on the ship.
Overall, it's a good cruise for the money, but I wouldn't pay full price for it. Keep an eye out for last minute deals or Groupons. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the service, food and atmosphere. Less
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Cabin review: 4
Ocean view cabin with plenty of space for luggage and hanging clothes. Full window provided lots of light in the room. Bathroom and shower were larger than some higher end cruises. Elevators are slow, so the location on the 8th floor was great to walk up to the pool deck or buffet. No safe in the room.
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Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid has suffered another setback in his recovery from a leg injury, Bruins coach Claude Julien told reporters Friday.
McQuaid, who has not played since Jan. 19, missed his second straight practice Friday morning, and Julien said he likely will not be available for this weekend's games.
The Bruins host the Washington Capitals in a Saturday matinee before traveling to Madison Square Garden for a Sunday night meeting with the New York Rangers.
Various lower-body injuries have limited McQuaid to just 30 games this season, during which he's tallied one goal and five assists.
Forwards Patrice Bergeron and Loui Eriksson also were held out of practice Friday, but not for medical reasons. Both Bergeron and Eriksson are being given some extra rest after playing in the Olympic gold medal game last Sunday in Sochi.
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