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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star hotel with golf course and free breakfast
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Situated in Greenville, this golf hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of CU Intl. Center for Automotive Research, Roper Mountain Science Center, and Haywood Mall. The Shops at Greenridge and Patewood Memorial Hospital are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features a golf course, a restaurant, and an indoor pool. Free cooked-to-order breakfast is provided, as well as free self parking, a free airport shuttle, and a free manager's reception. Other amenities include an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a bar/lounge.
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All 268 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and sitting areas, plus WiFi and flat-screen TVs. Guests will also find wired Internet, refrigerators, and microwaves.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a golf course, Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center features an outdoor tennis court and an indoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast and manager's reception are offered (may not be available daily). Public areas are equipped with wireless Internet access (surcharge).
A 24-hour business center is on site at this 3.5-star property. Event facilities measuring 11552 square feet (1073 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a 24-hour fitness center. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests during limited hours. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Number of meeting rooms - 19
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- 24-hour front desk
- Free airport transportation
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 9
- Conference space size (feet) - 11552
- Golf course on site
- Tennis on site
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 268
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Outdoor tennis court
- Conference space size (meters) - 1073
- Free reception
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
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- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor tennis court
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 9.95 per night ), Wireless internet access ( USD 9.95 per night )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 9.95 per night )
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Separate sitting area
- Shower/tub combination
- Sofa bed
- Room service (limited hours)
- Flat-panel TV
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Guests are offered a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Craft 670 Restaurant & Ba - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
The Grill at The Preserve - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch only.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A golf course and an outdoor tennis court are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golf driving range on site
- Golfing on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee: 2.00 percent of room rate
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
Hotel Name
- Embassy Suites Golf
- Embassy Suites Greenville Golf
- Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort
- Greenville Golf Resort
- Greenville Resort
- Embassy Suites Hotel Greenville Golf Resort And Conference Ctr
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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AEG Power Solutions says that CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) has selected its power systems solutions to secure critical loads applications at its petrochemical production center, which is located in Huanghua City in the province of Hebei in China.
The center will start operations in 2016. It includes a crude oil distillation facility with a capacity of 2.5 million tons, a catalytic cracking unit, a storage tank area for gas and petrochemical by-products and a sewage treatment plant.
AEG Power Solutions is providing fifteen Protect 8 UPS and two Protect 4 UPS, as well as batteries, to secure the power supply to the main critical equipment of this sensitive operation center. The systems will be powering applications such as the control system of torch recovery and the transformer substation for recycled water, as well as the transformer substation and control system of air partial pressure.
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how many milimeters in swelling for bridge height is possible? and if your tip looks to upturned how far down can it come back down after swelling?
How Much Swelling is Possible After Rhinoplasty?
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Swelling after Rhinoplasty
The amount of swelling after a rhinoplasty will depend on the patient's skin, what was changed, and what techniques were used. It is so variable it is impossible to descrribe this in specific millimeters. The post -operative swelling can cause the tip to look "upturned". My only constructive advice is be patient.
Prevention of rhinoplasty swelling
It depends upon multiple factors.The amount of surgical truama , bleeding, patients wound healing reponse, dietery habits etc all contribute to swelling. Most of these can be prevented or controlled by the surgeon and the patient. Minimal surgical trauma and prophylsctic use of snti inflamatory corticosterids will reduce the risk of excessive swelling.There fore detailed preoperative consultaion appropriative post opreative care is essential ,
Swelling after rhinoplasty
As after any surgery, swelling is a normal occurrence in the post-operative period after rhinoplasty. The amount of swelling depends on the exact procedure performed. The tip tends to swell the most and stay swollen the longest. An "open" rhinoplasty, which creates a scar on the skin between the nostrils, usually causes more swelling than a "closed" one, where all the incisions are hidden inside the nose. There will be some descent of the tip once swelling resolves, but it depends on many factors, such as thickness of the skin and cartilage support, and is difficult to quantitate.
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The dedication of the new Adath Yeshurun synagogue took place last week. Joseph H. Schanfield, president of the congregation, delivered the opening address.
The dedication address was delivered by Rabbi Jesse Schwartz. Dr. Maurice Lefkovits delivered the closing address.
Rabbi Albert G. Minda of Temple Israel, Rabbi David Aronson of Beth El Synagogue, and Rabbi S. Levin of Shaarei Zedeck synagogue, participated in the program.
The Adath Yeshurun congregation is one of the oldest in the city. It was organized in the summer of 1885 by a group of Russian and Roumanian Jews.
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text: Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 17 points (-0.1%) at 16,759 as of Monday, June 16, 2014, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,419 issues advancing vs. 1,541 declining with 179 unchanged. The Materials & Construction industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is unchanged. Top gainers within the industry include MDU Resources Group ( MDU), up 1.0%, and Lennar ( LEN), up 0.9%. A company within the industry that fell today was Masco ( MAS), up 1.5%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today: 3. Rayonier ( RYN) is one of the companies pushing the Materials & Construction industry higher today. As of noon trading, Rayonier is up $0.32 (0.7%) to $47.94 on heavy volume. Thus far, 645,779 shares of Rayonier exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 638,600 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $47.37-$48.02 after having opened the day at $47.51 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.62. Rayonier, Inc. engages in the sale and development of real estate and timberland management, as well as in the production and sale of cellulose fibers in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Rayonier has a market cap of $6.1 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 13.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Rayonier a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Rayonier as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Rayonier Ratings Report now. 3x UPSIDE POTENTIAL: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.


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Robert Pattinson Named the New Face of Dior Men's Fragrance (REPORT)
Robert Pattinson has spread his wings and taken his good looks on over to the beauty department — as the new face of Christian Dior.Hollywood hunk
According to E! News, the Twilight star, 26, has signed a mega-deal with the French fashion house, representing them in a series of ad campaigns for the men's fragrance collections.
Reportedly, "Rob likes the brand," and the deal is estimated to be worth about $12 million for a three year contract.
RPatz follows the footsteps of other A-listers such as Sherlock Holmes' Jude Law, Prometheus actress Charlize Theron, and Black Swan star Natalie Portman – all of whom have also endorsed Dior scents.
Kristen Stewart, 22, is currently the face of Parisian designer Balenciaga, and Ashley Greene, 25, can be seen in DKNY campaigns.
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ANDOVER-based Be Wiser Insurance has raised a total of £2,086 at its annual charity fun day.
The money, which was raised by the broker's 570 employees, will be donated to its adopted charities The British Heart Foundation and The British Lung Foundation.
The day-long fundraiser saw teams take part in quizzes, raffles and fun activities; Team Wiser Connect adopted a Hawaiian beach theme for the day and sold cakes, sweets and refreshments to raise the much needed funds.
One lucky employee, Rebecca Gare, won £115 after successfully betting that her customer service team would put in the strongest sales performance in a company-wide initiative that raised a total of £550.
Be Wiser's Andrew Dunkerley said: "It's a fun day that all the staff take part in and it's always great to raise such a substantial amount of money for the two very worthwhile charities."
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Beth and Daryl are moving from a golf course to an abandoned house and later hiding in a car's trunk.
"The Walking Dead" releases sneak peeks for next week's episode, hinting at a Beth-and-Daryl-centric episode. The two survivors who are on the road together since they left the prison take the spotlight in all three videos.
Beth's voice-over says in the preview, "After the prison, we were always moving. We just need a safe place to be. We can stop running, stop scavenging." Creepy music is played as the scenes show her and Daryl moving from a golf course to an abandoned house, where they are swarmed by walkers. "If you don't have hope, what's the point of living," she continues.
In another snippet, Beth sets up a camp while Daryl is hunting in the woods. He misses a squirrel, but manages to catch a snake. The other clip, meanwhile, shows a night scene. Beth tests out a car, but it doesn't work. As some walkers are approaching, she and Daryl take refuge together in the trunk of the car.
Titled "Still", the new episode will air Sunday, March 2 at 9 P.M. ET on AMC. According to the official synopsis, "an enlightened mission springs from a request from one of the group members."
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text: Politics 17 October 2012 Profile: Bernard Arnault, France's fickle billionaire Thirty years of fleeing the French. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML The year was 1981 and François Mitterrand had just been elected the first socialist French President in 23 years. His "110 Propositions for France" included some long suppressed socialist party policies: nationalisation, increased minimum wage and a 39 hour week. But of more concern to Bernard Arnault, who's family owned a construction and property company out of Roubaix, was the L'impôt de solidarité sur la fortune – the solidarity wealth tax. Did Arnault stick around to pay his taxes? Not at all. Taking the family cash (then about 40m francs), he fled to Florida and spent the next three years buying up Palm Beach condominiums. He only returned to France years later to buy Christian Dior and LVMH in 1987. With another socialist government in power, why are the French media so enraged that Arnault is planning to do it again? Filling headlines with obscenities and untranslatable swear words is not going to stop a man who for over thirty years has fled French wealth taxes. The only question that remains is whether he follows France's second richest family, the Mulliezs', to Belgium or goes to Britain where he has already been welcomed by the Queen with a KBE. Wherever he goes there are sure to be many billionaires that follow. › My new campaign: Feminists For Yummy Mummies Bernard Arnault. Photograph: Getty Images Oliver Williams is an analyst at WealthInsight and writes for VRL Financial News Subscribe from just £1 per issue More Related articles Is Google Maps discriminating against people with disabilities? What is 'good work', and can it be encouraged? 'Peak' everything? Subscription offer 12 issues for £12 + FREE book LEARN MORE Close This week's magazine


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Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Multi Buckle Wedge Booties
The shoes everyone's been waiting for from Chloe!
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The back on this is really what makes the dress. It's a little bit sporty yet SO femme fatale.
Candy colors and stripes are refreshing this spring and Shop Bop is the perfect place for all your trendiest fashion pieces. This comfortable looking shirt is casual for relaxing days at the beach or lake.Tags: fashion, stripes, nautical, fashion trends, spring trends, womens shirts, striped shirts, shopbop, spring 2010Added 8 Years Ago from ShopBop
Can we say Uber fashionable and hip. Cant wait til it starts to heat up so Ican slip my tootsies into these.
This scoop neck jersey dress is a real head turner!
Okay, so maybe these won't work on the slopes. But, apres ski and paired with something as simple as a long-sleeved tee, these pants are hot, hot, hot. I can definitely see Julia Mancuso rocking a pair for a Team USA party.Tags: fashion, sports, skiing, gold, pants, outdoor sports, winter sports, sequin, CanadaAdded 8 Years Ago from ShopBop
I just love the color and cut of this dress. It's so versitile. Dress it up for a night out with the gals or throw on a cardigan and it's off to work we go!
This print jersey maxi dress features a V neck and an asymmetrical hem. Ruching and banding at empire waist. Draping and gathered elastic banding at back. Adjustable spaghetti straps form V at back.Tags: fashion, black, shopbop, maxi dressAdded 8 Years Ago from ShopBop
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I love the soft lavender top adorned with feminine ruffles mixed with the straight line fitter skirt that has a slimming effect.
This beaded triple strant necklaces features one large skull bead and 15 small skull beads that come together to make the perfect triple strand necklace!
Pretty in Pink with Foley + Corinna! Dress featured removable sash for versatility.
Grey suede boots with buckles and studding.
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This electroplated 18k gold bib necklace features tiered Swarovski Golden Shadow crystals. Hook-and-eye clasp. 16" long. Bib is 4.5" long.
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England lock Simon Shaw will miss Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown against Scotland with a shoulder injury.
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England lock Simon Shaw will miss Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown against Scotland with a shoulder injury.
Shaw had been doubtful ever since damaging his AC joint in the opening minutes of England's defeat to Ireland at Twickenham on February 27.
Stade Francais lock Tom Palmer has been called-up to replace Shaw, one of five players brought into the England squad by team manager Martin Johnson.
Mike Tindall returns after overcoming a hamstring injury, replacing Leicester centre Dan Hipkiss who is still struggling with an ankle problem.
Delon Armitage is said to be progressing well after injuring his ribs against Ireland but Gloucester full-back Olly Morgan has nevertheless been added as cover.
Leeds flanker Hendre Fourie has received his first senior call-up after Wasps number eight Dan Ward-Smith suffered knee ligament damage at the weekend.
And Northampton fly-half Shane Geraghty has returned to the fold as precautionary cover for Toby Flood, who received a knock to the head playing for Leicester against London Irish on Saturday.
Flood's condition is currently being reviewed by the England medics.
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Johnson will name his team to play Scotland on Tuesday and Shaw's absence opens the door for Louis Deacon to return alongside captain Steve Borthwick in the second row.
Palmer, who moved from Wasps to Stade Francais last summer, has not played for England since the defeat to South Africa at Twickenham in 2008 but could be pushing hard for a place on the bench.
Courtney Lawes is technically next in line. He played an hour for Northampton against Sale on Sunday but at blindside flanker rather than lock and England have concerns over an ongoing groin problem.
Tindall, who won the last of his 60 caps against Scotland in 2009, has played down suggestions he could be propelled straight back into the starting XV.
The Gloucester centre's last cap was against Scotland in 2009 having missed the autumn international campaign with a major hamstring which kept him in rehab for 17 weeks.
Tindall started his second game back against Wasps at the weekend and marked it with a try in Gloucester's 24-19 defeat, but he does not expect to be in the running for an England start until the summer.
Armitage's place would be taken by Ben Foden, who replaced him during the Ireland game.
Flood has been an unused replacement in England's last two Six Nations games despite Johnson stressing that he is pushing Jonny Wilkinson hard for the number 10 jersey.
If Flood is deemed to be unavailable, Geraghty would be a like-for-like replacement on the bench as a player who can play at both fly-half or inside centre.


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The fatigue that comes with MS can have a very special "crushing" quality to it, making even simple endeavors feel difficult. While there are many reasons for this fatigue, poor sleep quality and quantity make fatigue (and other symptoms) much worse.

A 2014 study published in the Journal of Sleep Medicine showed that sleep disorders and deprivation are largely undiagnosed in people with MS; 38 percent of participants in this study had moderate to severe insomnia, and 52 percent said it took them more than an hour to fall asleep. Yet only 4 or so percent of them reported being diagnosed with a sleep disorder by a physician. While it's important to note that insomnia in people with MS is often the result of uncontrolled or worsening symptoms (and the anxiety and depression caused by them) and not a separate sleep disorder, it is nonetheless important to be treated for those physical symptoms, the insomnia, or both, so that you can get the restful sleep you need.

By improving sleep habits and addressing the causes of poor sleep, you can do a great deal to increase your overall energy levels.

MS Insomnia Types

There are a variety of reasons why people with MS have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. These include:

Initial Insomnia: Difficulty falling asleep at night. MS-related neuropathic or musculoskeletal pain and the anxiety it causes may make it difficult to fall asleep. Pain is not just an unpleasant sensory experience — it's also an unpleasant emotional one, as defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain. Some side effects of medication can also cause you to have difficulty falling asleep.

Middle Insomnia: Waking up during the night and not being able to fall back asleep. Ironically, people with higher levels of daytime fatigue tend to experience middle insomnia, but the causal relationship is unclear. Middle insomnia is also caused by nocturia (the urge to urinate frequently at night), a very common form of bladder dysfunction. Muscle spasms and pain can also wake a person in the middle of the night.

Terminal Insomnia: Waking up too early. The causes of terminal insomnia in MS patients are not well-understood, though lack of exposure to daylight can contribute to not sleeping long enough.

Build Healthy Sleep Habits

There are many steps you can take to develop nighttime habits that support restful sleep with MS. All of these apply to the general population as well, as they are necessary elements of good sleep hygiene. They include:

Getting exposure to natural light during the day

Avoiding caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine in the late afternoon and evening

Getting daily exercise, even if it's just taking a walk around the block

Having a bedtime routine that includes relaxation, such as meditation, writing in a journal, or listening to music

Avoiding watching TV or using electronics in bed

Keeping the same sleep schedule every day, including weekends

Not lying in bed awake; rather, getting up after 15 minutes of not sleeping (even if it's in the middle of the night, read a book or do another activity you find relaxing until you feel the urge to sleep)

Try These MS-Specific Tips

Stop drinking fluids a couple of hours before bed. This can help stave off multiple trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Make sure to still drink 6-8 cups of fluid a day.

Keep cool. I notice that I sleep horribly if I am too hot. While this is common for many people, those of us with MS are especially sensitive to heat. I know that the hotter I get, the "twitchier" and more anxious I tend to be.

Wear socks to bed. Though this may seem to contradict my last point, I almost always wear socks to bed, even in the summer. I often have the sensation that my feet are really cold (even if they are not), especially when I am experiencing numbness in my feet and legs. If you have this too, try keeping socks on.

Try acupuncture, biofeedback, or massage therapy. All of these have been shown to have a favorable impact on pain and insomnia.

Don't overstimulate yourself at night. Whether it be through rehashing the challenges you faced today, obsessing over your symptoms or a new medical bill, or even giving yourself your injections at night (especially if it doesn't go perfectly), overstimulating activities are not the best way to transition into bedtime. Instead, do these tasks during daylight hours and use the evenings to focus on yourself (While your injection is part of taking care of you, I wouldn't deem it part of "self-care"). Read a juicy book you've been meaning to, cuddle with your spouse, or draw in an adult coloring book (very popular these days). Ensuring you have adequate time to decompress at the end of the day will help you nod off quicker.

Work With Your Physician

As you work to incorporate these strategies into your routine, discussing any symptoms that are impeding your sleep with your doctor is absolutely crucial. Changes to your medications can be made to better control pain, bladder dysfunction, and many of the other symptoms of MS, so that you can rest easy again. It may be a bit of a process, but hang in there; a good night's sleep is right around the corner.

Sources:

Brass S et al. The Underdiagnosis of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2014. Volume 10 No. 09

Stanton BR. Barnes F. Silber E. Sleep and fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis. 2006; Volume 12, Number 4, pp. 481-486(6).


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Deutsche Bank has maintained its "buy" on
The broker says that Orica expects markets will be flat or slightly improved for the full year, but volumes have been stronger than expected in the past two months. At this stage there is no evidence of excess supply or pricing pressure.
"Orica's plants are fully loaded and it is not seeing an overhang in the market ... The company noted that Chinese imports are increasing, however, there are queries as to sustainability and pricing. Even assuming the low end of the recent range, the company estimates the import parity price [for ammonium nitrate] to be greater than $US600 a tonne."
Orica is trading at a 17 per cent discount to Deutsche's valuation and the broker says the company remains well positioned to deliver earnings growth in fiscal 2013, with the potential to benefit from any increase in mining activity.
Deutsche is forecasting earnings per share of $1.98 in 2013, $2.24 in 2014 and $2.58 in 2015. Orica reported EPS of $1.88 in 2012.
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Richmond Public Library conducting 'thorough review' of donation procedures
The chair of the Richmond library board acknowledged Monday recent media reports critical of the library's handling of a large donation of Chinese language books.
"We are currently conducting a thorough review of our procedures, and are investigating best practices from other libraries and major institutions across Canada," said Pat Watson at a meeting of council. "The library board is always looking to improve our system so that we'll be well-equipped to support future donations that contribute so much to our community."
Kwok-Chu Lee, also known as Master Lam Chun, donated nearly 47,000 Chinese books to the library earlier this year. The library valued the collection at $1.2 million and issued the donor tax receipts of an equivalent value.
In examining the collection for the library, Victoria book dealer Bjarne Tokerud described the books as a "national treasure."
In recent columns this fall, Vancouver Sun columnist David Baines suggested the library exercised "a remarkable lack of rigour" in awarding Lee with tax receipts based on "flimsy" appraisals.
Meanwhile integration of the collection into the library system—which the city is spending $100,000 on this year—has begun.
Chief librarian Greg Buss said 5,000 of the books are now on library shelves, and the library has recorded 4,000 circulations of the materials since May.
Said Buss: "These are books that the public really want and they're going to be taking out.


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Butch Krieger demonstrates how to use natural earth pigments from Daniel Smith to create convincing flesh tones
An earth color or natural pigment is any pigment mined from the earth. Natural pigments have great benefits for artists, especially portraitists and figure painters, for four reasons.
For one thing, earth pigments tend to look like skin colors. Some look so much like flesh tones that you can use them without even mixing them with other colors. And when you do need to combine them, it seldom requires more than two colors.
Earth colors also work well for making flesh tones because of their large particle sizes. Large particles let more light penetrate the paint film, strike the underlying layers of color and the gesso beneath them, then ricochet back to your eye. Building up colors in translucent layers of this type is called the indirect technique or old masters technique. It's ideal for simulating the actual appearance of skin.
"earth pigments tend to look like skin colors"
I did this portrait in what I call the NEW Old Masters Technique. I began by modeling the major shapes of the face and hair, as well as the shirt and tie. I am using what is essentially an alla prima technique with just Burnt Umber, which I have thinned with Daniel Smith Medium for Oils and Alkyds. Because this is an alkyd-based medium, it dries to the touch completely within two days. (In ideal conditions, it will even dry over one night.)
Next I use a mixture of Burnt Umber, Buff Titanium and Mixing White, to which I have added some of the same medium, to re ne the modeling. I then make a red glaze of the medium and Minnesota Pipestone, which I layer across the entire surface of the skin. I put more of the red into the lower middle forehead, the upper cheeks and nose, the lips, the upper part of the chin, as well as part of the ear.
When that has dried, I glaze the surface of the face and ear with the medium and just a touch of Malachite Genuine. This subtle green hue is the complement to the red hue that I have previously applied. Thus it offsets the red and subdues it. I then finished the painting with glazes of Lapis Lazuli. I use this magnificent blue color in two ways.
First I use it to create a sense of depth, by glazing it into the receded areas, such as in the socket of the nearest eye, and the ebbing planes along the opposite side of the face. And, finally, I use the Lapis to darken areas that are still pure Burnt Umber.
Fundamental color theory applies when mixing flesh tones using earth colors. Here, I set up a basic primary triad. The red, top left, is Burgundy Red Ochre, the yellow is Burgundy Yellow Ochre, and the blue is Lapis Lazuli. At the bottom left is a flesh tone I made from the two ochres, along with some Mixing White. In the middle is another flesh tone I mixed from the two ochres, with a little less white and a touch of blue.
On the right I used even less white and more blue. With just these three colors, you could match the flesh tones of everyone in the world.
You can also mix very lifelike flesh tones with complementary colors, especially reds and greens. Here, I used Minnesota Pipestone, upper left, and Malachite Genuine, upper right. I thinned them with Daniel Smith Painting Medium for Alkyds and Oils, rather than mixing them with white. On the lower left is a pale flesh tone I made by simply mixing the red and the green together with the medium. At the lower right I used a greater proportion of green and thinned it with a little less medium. You could match a wide variety of skin colors using just these two hues.
Remember that earth colors can vary considerably from one manufacturer to another. At the left is Daniel Smith Raw Umber. Next to it are the Raw Umbers of two other companies. The difference is self-evident. If they didn't have the same name, you'd never know they're supposed to be the same color. This not a "brand" comparison - the other two brands are not inferior, just different - but that difference can have a major consequence when you are mixing flesh tones. This is typical of earth colors, which are rarely interchangeable.
About the AuthorI have been a full-time artist for over thirty years. For the first 18 of those years I was a television news artist, specializing in courtroom illustrations. My clientele included CBS Network News, CNN and PM Magazine, as well as the Associated Press, United Press International, USA Today and the German news magazine, Neue Review. I am now a portrait painter and sculptor, as well as a figure and tromp l'oeil still life painter. I have done many portraits of cowboy celebrities, some of which you can see in the GALLERY.
As a painter, I mostly use modern adaptations of what is called "the old masters technique," which is also called "indirect technique." This is a method, in which one builds up a painting in accumulative layers of paint. Although very traditional in this sense, I take full advantage of modern materials that the old masters did not have.
This element of traditionalism notwithstanding, I am an alternative portraitist, and not restricted by stylistic convention. Like the portrait artists of Europe, I prefer to be innovative and eclectic. I choose to do work that is different from the run-of-the-mill portraiture. I also choose to do paintings that will stand on their own as works of art -- and are desirable even to those who have never even met the sitter.
I work in a variety of mediums, but do most of my commissioned portraits in Genesis heat-set oils. This is a non-toxic and non-flammable medium that remains wet indefinitely until you apply heat to it, in which case it dries immediately. Thus a portrait will be ready for varnishing and framing within the day after it is complete.
The prices of my commissioned portraiture begin at $5,000 -- plus the expenses of travel and lodging. I usually work from photos that I take myself. I prefer to take the photographs out on location, where the sitter is more comfortable within his/her own environment. You can see examples of my portrait art in the GALLERY.
I am also a writer and workshop instructor. I write for Artist's Magazine. (a Contributing Editor), Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, The Portrait Signature (the quarterly journal of the American Society of Portrait Artists) and for North Light Books (the world's largest publisher of art instructional books). You can order my latest book, Watercolor Basics: People through your local bookstore, or on-line dealer.
Please contact me with any questions about paintings available for sale, pricing, for commissioning a portrait or painting, or for scheduling a class or workshop in your area. You may E-mail Butch using the Contact the Artist button below, or telephone me at my Port Angeles, WA studio.
"Earth pigments are coarser than most manufactured colors, and coarser pigments yield more lifelike skin texture"
Particle size also affects the appearance of pigments. Earth pigments are coarser than most manufactured colors, and coarser pigments yield more lifelike skin texture. Daniel Smith Lapis Lazuli, for instance, is made by crushing stone into microscopic bits which are jagged and irregular in size. Its manufactured equivalent, Ultramarine Blue, has very uniform particles that are even smaller, producing a much smoother paint.
The fourth reason earth pigments are great for painting skin colors is that they are chromatically unrefined. When the desired color of an earth pigment is separated from the stone or ore, it is not totally refined into a chemically pure form. The presence of residual impurities traces of other colors mutes it just enough to help emulate the subtle color of human skin.
Like the term earth colors, the phrase flesh tone is easy to define, but harder to understand. A flesh tone is any color, or combination of colors, that you can use to paint the color of human skin. Given this broad definition, all colors are flesh tones. You can use any color, either by itself or in a blend, to match a flesh tone.
Some pigments, however including most of the earth colors just lend themselves to making flesh tones. I call these my human palette. Generally speaking, the more earth pigments you use to paint flesh tones, the more natural the skin colors will look. Some manufactured pigments work well, too: Daniel Smith New Gamboge, for example, mixed with Daniel Smith Minnesota Pipestone, creates some soft and very appealing tones.
Remember that natural-looking flesh tones involve both the hues that you use to paint the color of skin and the chromatic context within which you paint your model. If you paint your gure with a greenish-gray background, for example, you can, and usually must, use some of that same hue to paint your model's skin. It's unlikely to be your base flesh tone, but it must be one of your flesh tone ingredients.
I painted the accompanying illustrations to show how well earth colors work for creating skin colors. These are not fixed flesh tone formulas, but you can give yourself a kick-start by using the combinations of colors used here.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
raspberry tea not good after all?
I was going to post it here, but when I went to find information about it I ran across this post and several like it, which say that red raspberry leaf can be estrogenic so it's not recommended for those with fibroids.
Just more proof that even with a fabulous doctor, they might not know everything, and it's important to do your own research!
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Thank you for this advice. I always looking for ways to shrink my fibroid and will bare this in mind.
Will not be buying the rasaberry tea!
- September 18, 2008 at 6:30 AM
i found this URL on my friend's blog.
- May 4, 2009 at 6:50 PM
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How fascinating, thanks for sharing this. I had never heard of catechins as being helpful for fibroids. I peeked on the web though and found this study which showed efficacy in Japanese quail (which have fibroids similar to humans and thus are often used for tests) Why doesn't someone do more studies like this in humans?
- May 4, 2009 at 7:54 PM
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P.S. There is also evidence that green tea may help fertility http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/greentea.html
- May 4, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Fibroid Shrinker said...
Too much might not be good though...
- May 4, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Either way there is no actual proof that it works or does not work even in healthy women. You will always find contradicting blogs/sites for everything. If you monitor your fibroid growth while on a herbal treatment program, is a more effective way to know the result on YOUR body. I get a ultrasound ever 3 months will using herbs to monitor any growth or shrinkage. There are very limited scientific studies on fibroid shrinking methods and the ones available are too small of a test study to be reliable. What works for one woman can have a positive, negative, or no effect for. currently I am drinking the red raspberry tea, milk thistle, vitex, spirulina, daily castor oil packs, and am researching serrapeptase. I've also adopted a vegan lifestyle and am using the P90X and Insanity videos to lose weight as I am 40LBS overweight unfortunatly. I'm due for another ultrasound in july 2013 so i'm praying for a reduction. I have one 2cm submucosal fibroid, 2 submerosal fibroids and a lot of little intermural fibroids. I'm hoping to shrink the submucosal fibroid as this is the only one that may have an effect on getting pregnant. If in July when I get the ultrasound if there is any growth then I may discontinue the red raspberry and milk thistle.
- June 5, 2013 at 7:37 AM
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Hello Anonymous,
Well said, thank you.
Good luck with your shrinking and please give us a report after your ultrasound in July!
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State seeks license suspension for four Indiana doctors
Four Indiana doctors are accused of using dangerous prescribing practices and unsafe drug mixes, and the State of Indiana is seeking to suspend their licenses temporarily.
All four doctors work for the Wagoner Medical Center. On Monday, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed the petitions with the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana against Dr. Don Wagoner, his wife Dr. Marilyn Wagoner, Dr. Robert Brewer and Dr. William Terpstra. Wagoner Medical Center has an office at 821 N. Dixon Rd. in Kokomo and 605 E. 7th St. in Burlington.
Don Wagoner started his medical practice in the Burlington building in the 1960s. The doctors caught the attention of the attorney general's office when patients died.
According to the petitions, an investigation revealed unsafe pharmacological mixes, high prescribing rates for controlled pain medications and numerous patient deaths resulting from multiple drug toxicity.
"At this point, we have alleged 12 patient deaths," said Jessica Krug of the Attorney General's office. "We believe that the physicians at the clinic that we have filed against were contributing to or creating addiction or maintaining addictions and may have contributed to or caused the death of several patients."
The Attorney General's office says Wagoner and the other doctors routinely ignored acceptable standards of medical practice of the dozen patients. The complaint does not use the patients' names - they are assigned a letter.
"Patient C" died of respiratory failure and to opiate overdose eight days after having his prescription refilled. Documents say "Patient H" tested positive 36 times for marijuana and oxycodone "which he did not have a prescription for...and the doctors prescribed a combination of pain killer and other drugs known as the 'lethal triad'" which, according to the complaint filed by the state, ultimately led to his death.
"Evidence revealed that the practices of these doctors pose a clear danger to their patients and the public," said Gabrielle Owens, Deputy Director of the Attorney General's Licensing Enforcement and Homeowner Protection Unit. "These types of aggressive prescribing practices can lead to diversion, abuse and addiction. Our office has worked diligently to bring these actions quickly in order to ensure patients are protected while formal licensing complaints are being completed."
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The board will consider all four of the petitions for summary suspension at its next meeting on March 27.
Owens said if the suspensions are granted, the physicians could not practice medicine for at least 90 days while the Attorney General's office drafts formal complaints to submit to the board. In licensing cases, the board has the authority to determine what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken.


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Dungy issues statement on Michael Sam comments
After a day of national reaction to comments that he would not draft Rams rookie Michael Sam, former Bucs coach Tony Dungy issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to clarify his comments.
In a story published Sunday morning in the Tampa Tribune, Dungy said as to whether he would draft Sam, who is openly gay: "I wouldn't have taken him. Not because I don't believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn't want to deal with all of it. It's not going to be totally smooth … things will happen."
Dungy's statement does little to change the context of his quote, other than to call into question when the statement was made -- at least two months ago, according to his timeline. Here is the statement in full, as published at ProFootballTalk.com.
"On Monday afternoon while on vacation with my family, I was quite surprised to read excerpts from an interview I gave several weeks ago related to this year's NFL Draft, and I feel compelled to clarify those remarks.
I was asked whether I would have drafted Michael Sam and I answered that I would not have drafted him. I gave my honest answer, which is that I felt drafting him would bring much distraction to the team. At the time of my interview, the Oprah Winfrey reality show that was going to chronicle Michael's first season had been announced.
I was not asked whether or not Michael Sam deserves an opportunity to play in the NFL. He absolutely does.
I was not asked whether his sexual orientation should play a part in the evaluation process. It should not.
I was not asked whether I would have a problem having Michael Sam on my team. I would not.
I have been asked all of those questions several times in the last three months and have always answered them the same way—by saying that playing in the NFL is, and should be, about merit.
The best players make the team, and everyone should get the opportunity to prove whether they're good enough to play. That's my opinion as a coach. But those were not the questions I was asked.
What I was asked about was my philosophy of drafting, a philosophy that was developed over the years, which was to minimize distractions for my teams.
I do not believe Michael's sexual orientation will be a distraction to his teammates or his organization.
I do, however, believe that the media attention that comes with it will be a distraction. Unfortunately we are all seeing this play out now, and I feel badly that my remarks played a role in the distraction.
I wish Michael Sam nothing but the best in his quest to become a star in the NFL and I am confident he will get the opportunity to show what he can do on the field.
My sincere hope is that we will be able to focus on his play and not on his sexual orientation."
Sam's proposed show with Winfrey's network was canceled on May 16, more than two months ago. Former Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks, who played under Dungy and is soon to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was asked about Dungy's comments on Tuesday morning and said he hadn't spoken with the coach, but had this to say:
"I just generally feel that he's probably saying what 31 other teams were probably thinking in that regard," Brooks said. "They didn't draft him, for whatever reason. He was just saying, if he were a head coach, this is how he would have approached the situation, or approached the player's situation."


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Stanford internist Lucy Kalanithi is the widow of neurosurgeon and writer Paul Kalanithi, who was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer at age 36. Shortly after his diagnosis, Paul wrote about his transformation from doctor to patient, and explored what makes life worth living in the face of death in his poignant memoir When Breath Becomes Air. After Paul died in 2015, Lucy completed his memoir and wrote its powerful epilogue. As a caregiver for her husband during all phases of his illness and as a practicing physician and a thinker on healthcare value, Lucy is dedicated to helping others choose the health care and end-of-life experiences that best align with their values. She lives in the Bay Area with her and Paul's daughter, Cady.
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Up until last week, all the signs were pointing towards another dismal campaign for Australia's men at Wimbledon in 2013.
But a timely return to form for Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic has things suddenly looking up for a male-heavy Australian contingent heading into the grass-court grand slam, starting on Monday.
While only one Australian woman - 14th seed Samantha Stosur - will contest the singles for the first time since 1950, it is the nation's largest men's singles contingent in a decade.
Realistically, none are likely to challenge big guns Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal for the title.
But Australia's men head into the event with strength in numbers and form as they attempt to rebound from their worst showing at Wimbledon since 1938 last year, when no Australian man reached the second round.
Despite a year marred by injury and the drama surrounding his father and coach John, world No.64 Tomic reached the quarter-finals at Eastbourne this week before a tight loss to French second seed Gilles Simon.
It followed 32-year-old Hewitt's eye-catching run to the Queen's Club semi-finals last week and both unseeded players loom as serious danger men in the draw.
"Lleyton did very well at Queen's and I managed to pull off a few wins, which was good," Tomic said.
"I hadn't won a match since Barcelona (in April) so it was very important I won back-to-back matches and I had a chance against Gilles so the preparation has been really good. I think there's a chance I can do quite well."
Hewitt and Tomic are joined in the men's draw by fellow direct entrant Marinko Matosevic, who is winless in nine grand slams, and wildcard Matt Ebden.
Matt Reid and James Duckworth make their senior Wimbledon debuts after booking spots through qualifying this week.
Disappointingly, no Australian women were able to progress through qualifying to join Stosur.
Not since Thelma Long was the lone competitor in 1950 has Australia had such light women's representation.
Although Stosur is clearly Australia's top-ranked player, she isn't tipped to be a title contender on her least-favoured surface.
The 29-year-old has long struggled to make an impact at the All England Club, never progressing past the third round, but she's embracing the lack of expectation.
"Really, if you think about it sensibly, there's no pressure because I've never done that great," Stosur said.
"If I could do that (get to third round) again, that'd be great and it's just a matter of going out there playing and doing everything well that you can control.
"I know I'm a decent enough player that, if I can do those things well, I should be able to win some matches."
Australia's contingent lacks two of its most promising players in teenagers Ashleigh Barty and Nick Kyrgios.
Barty, 17, lost in the first round of qualifying while 18-year-old Kyrgios failed to earn a wildcard despite his breakthrough first-round win over Radek Stepanek at the French Open last month.
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Like they said earlier this year, the 84th ceremony would take place in the usual February slot with nomination announced in fourth week of January.
The Academy President Tom Sherak announced on Tuesday, April 26 the key dates to the 84th Annual Academy Awards. The ceremony will be held Sunday, February 26 and again take place at the Kodak Theater at Hollywood and Highland Center, Hollywood.
ABC will be the official network, broadcasting the ceremony and the 90-minute red carpet live. Meanwhile, nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24 at 5:30 A.M. PT at Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The Academy's president is usually accompanied by two or three actors who have a relevant work and may be a nominee.
It was previously reported that the Oscars could be moved to January in a bid to boost TV ratings and reclaim some of its luster. However, the Academy ultimately decided not to significantly change the timing of the ceremony in 2012 but said it will continue to evaluate the pros and cons of the idea for the future.
Key Dates for 2012 awards:
Thursday, December 1, 2011: Official Screen Credits forms due
Tuesday, December 27, 2011: Nominations ballots mailed
Friday, January 13, 2012: Nominations polls close 5 P.M. PT
Tuesday, January 24, 2012: Nominations announced 5:30 A.M. PT, Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Wednesday, February 1, 2012: Final ballots mailed
Monday, February 6, 2012: Nominees Luncheon
Saturday, February 11, 2012: Scientific and Technical Awards presentation
Tuesday, February 21, 2012: Final polls close 5 P.M. PT
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Michael Lohan & Kate Major Finally Made The Baby They Can Milk For Press They've Always Wanted
Michael Lohan and Kate Major have an on/off relationship that's so volatile, the latest restraining order barring them from being near each other literally just expired the other week. So of course she's pregnant now just like all those times she pretended to be to piss him off because he'd constantly ejaculate inside her just to piss her off. There's a whole lot of love here, is what I'm trying to say. TMZ reports:
According to our sources, Kate is in her first trimester. But get this … the restraining order she had against MiLo was lifted only a few weeks ago … so the act of conception was illegal.
Our sources say Michael has not told Lindsay or any of his other children the happy news yet. So Lindsay, we're pleased to inform you you're gonna have a brother or sister to whom you can teach the ropes.
I like how everyone is concerned with how Lindsay is going to react when there's a very simple question that tells you everything you need to know: Is the baby a person other than Lindsay Lohan? She doesn't give a shit.
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|Ring of Fire III
|Eric Flint
|1632 series
|Alternate History
|Publication date
|July 2011
|502 p.
|Preceded by
|1636: The Saxon Uprising
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|1636: The Kremlin Games
Ring of Fire III is an anthology created by editor-author-historian Eric Flint, first published in hardcover by Baen Books in July 2011. It is the third anthology in the 1632 series, following after Ring of Fire II (2008).
The book includes twenty short stories, together with a preface by the editor.
- "Preface" (Eric Flint)
- "Dye Another Day" (Mercedes Lackey)
- "Birds of a Feather" (Charles S. Gannon)
- "Falser Messiah" (Tim Roesch)
- "Royal Dutch Airlines" (Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett)
- "Milton's Choice" (Mark Huston)
- "To End the Evening" (Brad Sinor)
- "Cap and Gown" (Jack Carroll)
- "A Relation of the Late Siege" (Panteleimon Roberts)
- "Frying Pan" (Anette Pederson)
- "All God's Children in the Burning East" (Garrett W. Vance)
- "Do It Once and Do It Again" (Terry Howard)
- "Les Ailes du Papillon" (Walter Hunt)
- "And the Devil Will Drag You Under" (Walt Boyes)
- "Salonica" (Kim Mackey)
- "The Sound of Sweet Strings: A Serenade in One Movement" (David Carrico)
- "Stone Harvest" (Karen Bergstralh)
- "An Eye Opener" (Kerryn Offord and Linda Davidson)
- "Make Mine Macramé" (Virginia DeMarce)
- "Upward Mobility" (Charles S. Gannon)
- "Four Days on the Danube" (Eric Flint)
Ring of Fire III publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


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Lust: Rick's Cabaret International
Is there anything more lust-inducing than a lap dance?
If you're thinking lap dances (well, and ones provided by a publicly traded company), you've gotta think Rick's Cabaret International (RICK). The gentlemen's club operator has locations across the U.S. and South America, including a New York location that brands itself as "the No. 1 strip club in the city, featuring the most beautiful women in the world daily."
Yup. For lust, this one's a gimme.
InvestorPlace contributor Larry Meyers discussed RICK late last year, touting it as a long-term bargain proposition. The first sentence in his bull case? "Forgive me, readers, for I have sinned."
Of course, looking backward, Rick's hardly seems like a stock you could go steady with (unsurprisingly). It has been a roller coaster over the past year, with its return ending slightly in the red thanks to the market's recent downturn.
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As TVs grow more disposable, so do TV repairmen
In a disposable society, what happens to the guys who make a living fixing stuff?
That's the question that prompted me to spend time hanging out with guys whose job title sounds like an oxymoron these days: TV repairman.
For years, I had driven by these shops, wondering: Who gets TVs repaired anymore?
A few weeks ago, I actually stopped into a store I had passed by for years -- Gulfport TV in the Gulfport Square shopping center -- to find out. What I discovered: thanks to cheaper TV designs, the rise of the extended warranty and consumers' desire for the latest technology every few years, not many people bother with the repairman anymore.
Forget recessions and rollbacks -- nothing can make an American skimp on their TV sets. And to make sets cheaper, say some experts, manufacturers are using technology that is difficult to repair without replacing big parts. The repair guys suspect, however, that manufacturers are making parts less available and more costly so customers just buy new TVs when the old ones malfunction.
Spend some time with guys like Gulfport TV owner Charlie Wickson or A&M TV's Ellis Meiggs, and you can tell these guys are a different breed. Some of them can recount experience working on radar systems or missile technology, but fate led them to TV repair when times were good -- say, 10 or 15 years ago.
Now, like so many industries connected to media, changing technology and consumer tastes have pushed these guys to the sidelines.
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Half The Sky
Over the summer, I read Half the Sky. The entire book was incredible, but I was moved by the chapter on the sex trafficking industry. I wrote this story as a way to try to imagine what that experience must be like. After all, though I am American, with just a slight twist of fate I so easily could have been one of these girls.
There is a fly buzzing by my head. I can see three more scuttling on the wall. In my peripheral vision there are posters hanging pathetically. I try to ignore the pornographic images. I already know the images too well. Far better then any girl my age should. My own experiences are burned into my memory. Painted behind my eyelids.
I try to keep my eyes open as long as I can. The stinging of sweat dripping from my forehead and the dryness of keeping them open, leaves my eyes feeling as though they are steaming. Anything to avoid the snapshots that practically scream at me if I blink too long. My head whirls from the drugs that I've been forced to take and I'm coming down off a trip. My eyes focus and refocus and the room slowly starts to settle into place.
It's harder to ignore my surroundings when I'm aware. I am starting to remember where I am, and what I've been doing here. I am slumped on the mattress that is pushed in the corner of the room. To call it a bed would mean that there is some sort of comfort associated with it. I hate the mattress, I hate what it signifies. I hate that I can't seem to get my legs to work. The thing I hate most of all is even if I could convince my feet to move forward I would have no where to go. If I were to walk through the brothel, that would basically invite memories that have eluded me in my drugged state. Hitting me like a brick wall. One after another.
I never realized that hell would look like this. A white room with barely any furniture. Four plaster walls, a lumpy old mattress thrown carelessly in. Disgusting posters on the walls. Worst of all the sound of young girls just like me, being forced to have sex with men so much older then us. The sound of slavery and hopelessness. The smell of fear and sweat in the air. Of course the unbearable heat. I imagine this is very similar to hell. Our own personal hell.
I am fully aware now, but my whole body is shaking. Cold sweat starts to drip down my neck. How can it be so cold and so hot? Now that I am conscious of my body I feel my heart beating in my head. Pounding. It's so hard to breathe. It feels as though my lungs have filled with thick liquid. Breathing in takes so much work that I feel like I might die. Even through all of this my mind stays painfully sharp. I can feel everything with complete clarity.
Now I can hear foot steps coming down the hallway. Please not me. Please walk past. Please. I'm screaming and begging in my head. I already knew that it wouldn't help. The door swings open and hits the wall with a loud bang that echoes in my head. The two men exchangd words and a handful of paper money. As the stranger man turns and comes closer to me, I surprise myself by moving away from him quickly. I must know somewhere inside my throbbing head that this is the wrong move. Whether it's instinct to move away from danger, or subconsciously fighting back, it does not make my customer happy.
I hear the other man mumble something that sounded like an apology and came at me with a syringe. Huddled in the corner, there is really no where left for me to go. Still, I know that the pain radiating through my body will stop if I let him come closer. A few seconds of sharp pain, and I'm floating again. I have no control over my body. My mind is free to go where it wants. I almost don't notice the strange man coming closer, and closer.
Then, everything is dark.
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Infinity Ward situation is "unfortunate", says Treyarch
Treyarch community manager Josh Olin has said that the situation that's currently ongoing at Infinity Ward is "unfortunate".
Speaking with MCV, Olin says that whatever is going on at the Modern Warfare developer isn't affecting the Black Ops team.
"The situation at Infinity Ward is unfortunate," he said. "We're still focused on our primary charge – to make the best possible game we can – so we're keeping our heads down and staying focused."
Nearly three months ago next week, IW was thrown into chaos when bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West were fired by Activision for "insubordination: something Activision boss Bobby Kotick said the company had "no choice" but to do so.
Since then, the pair have set up Respawn Entertainment, with EA Partners selected to distribute and publish its first title: Respawn will keep full rights to the IP, with 15 of the 35 people who have left Infinity Ward now at the upstart at the last count.
EAP GM David DeMartini told VG247 this week in an interview, however, not to expect anything from them too soon, including E3.
"I don't think we're going to see anything from them at E3, but everything's going great at Respawn. I think they just had a big furniture delivery at the weekend," he said.
Meanwhile, Treyarch are developing the next Call of Duty title due this year, Black Ops, which got its first proper trailer last week. That's due out on November 9 for PS3, 360, Wii and PC.