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Alem do atendimento tanto na recepçao,os concierges,as meninas que limpam os quartos a localizaçao do hotel e magnifica.As condiçoes do hotel sao excelentes tambem.Os quartos sao novos o banheiro novo e super limpo.Adorei esse hotel nada para melhorar e apenas manter
localização tudo bem, mas a acusar ja o passar dos anos e a precisar de recauchutagem, mas contudo sem nada de significativo a alterar .
Alem do atendimento tanto na recepçao,os concierges,as meninas que limpam os quartos a localizaçao do hotel e magnifica.As condiçoes do hotel sao excelentes tambem.Os quartos sao novos o banheiro novo e super limpo.Adorei esse hotel nada para melhorar e apenas manter
O Hotel em si. e ser tão central. Não se consegue dormir - desde o barulho dos carros (janelas duplas, uam treta!) até (sobretudo) todos os ruídos do quarto de cima. Como o chão é de madeira, cada vez que o vizinho andava tudo rangia. Foram três noites em branco. e ter de se pagar parking - com este preço, francamente!
localização tudo bem, mas a acusar ja o passar dos anos e a precisar de recauchutagem, mas contudo sem nada de significativo a alterar .
Very comfortable and friendly staff. Would definitely stay again.
The quirky nature of the former prison - cleverly converted The lighting in the rooms was too dim to read
Responsive staff- about the best I have encountered. Taxi booked by hotel was 25 minutes late despite several calls by staff to chase
Very comfortable and friendly staff. Would definitely stay again.
The hotel is very stylish and has a unique atmosphere. It's very close to the city center and the train station which is very convenient. The restaurant has superb food and is reasonably priced. The shower was quite challenging. No matter how hard I tried, the water I got was lukewarm at best.
Nice hotel, interesting features and full of character. Unfriendly staff. Shower broken, both of us had to have cold shower in the morning, not so nice! Duvet cover ripped all across. When this was pointed out to the male receptionist on check out we were told that this is not generally the case in the c block!! No mention of sorry!! Made to feel like a liar!
Well situated.Intriguing building with a good ambiance.Has the potential to be excellent. Seemed under staffed at reception and so no warm feeling of care ,especially noticeable as this was the only customer engagement point.
the hotel building is beautifully restored and kept, the room and service were of high standard the hotel is dark everything is painted black there are very few lights and most places such as the brasserie and the main lobby are dim , everybody dresses in black at the reception desk and at the restaurant, black bed cover and black bed cushions black desk closet night tables, grey bathroom, black wall to wall carpet with tiny strips of red that reminded me of blood
The quirky nature of the former prison - cleverly converted The lighting in the rooms was too dim to read
Location Uncomfortable beds, hairdryers not working and extremely limited sundry items, tea bags etc..
Central location, unique design, extremely handy for the Oxford Colleges which was why we booked it. Particularly liked the fact that you are immediately into the centre of the city as you leave the hotel Finding the hotel is difficult - the SatNav takes you to the back of the hotel( which is hopeless) and Oxford is very difficult for car drivers. Either do park and ride or leave yourself plenty of time and print a map.
Excellent location, great design hotel There was an issue with my bill at checkout. Reception quite rude
Althiugh it was a busy weekend, the staff, were pateient courteoud and helpful.
Location and the ammenities Dirty windowsDid not like the contract conditions - which were not stated at booking. If you dont report something you damages, you might get charged £50 pounds. Seems arbitrary to their favour.
Convenient location for walking to most of downtown Oxford. Bus and train station nearby for easy access from London and airports. Room was nicely furnished. Water pressure for sink and shower fluctuated wildly, from a trickle to splash-all-over-you strong. Minimal amenities - the hotel seems to consist of only a reception desk and a series of rooms. Street noise from college revelers every night (during term)
Bedding is fine. Room wasn't available On time. Female receptionist was completely impolite.
I enjoyed everything about my stay at The Buttery. I wish I was there now. Next year I hope to stay ther again. I had to get back to the Unites States after only one week.
Near the pedestrian walkway and close to many shops and pubs. The plumbing is apparently below the sewer line because there was a pump on the sink, toilet, and shower. Problem is it was unpleasantly loud. And I think they missed a plumbing trap, because the bathroom always smelled like sewer gas. But, other than that the room was lovely and quaint. Breakfast was simple but super good. Croissants, butter, jelly fruit, sandwich meats, coffee was good too.
O hotel está muito bem localizado, para visitar a cidade. No entanto, como se encontra junto a um terminal rodoviário é muito barulhento. Julgo que em termos de qualidade/preço deixa muito a desejar.
Localizacao e o quarto eh bom. Escada dificil para malas medias, e limpeza.
Simpatia dos funcionários Não tem WC privativo em cada quarto, instalações antigas
nada colocá-lo na categoria 1 estrela
De nada. O tratamento é grosseiro. O hotel não tem cheiro de limpeza e o aspecto é horrível. Tem muitas escadas sem nenhuma preocupação com acessibilidade. O café da manhã é muito ruim.
O Quarto é bem espaçoso ,os aquecedores funcionaram nuito bem ,o Eurobar é bem localizado no centro e a menos de dez minutos da estaçao de trem. A Internet wi-fi nao funcionou com o codigo que achei no quarto ,mas tambem nao me dei ao trabalho de ir perguntar pois tinha um modem da 3 ,e o hotel nao possui elevador ,porem apenas um andar de escadas ,nada muito ruim.
Very conveniently located for the Gloucester Green bus station. Friendly staff. The location is exceedingly noisy. There was no face washer or bath mat, just a single towel. The shower drained only on the lowest water spray. The toilet was not thoroughly cleaned. The price was high for the quality of the accommodation.


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(CNSNews.com) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Congress does not pick "winners and losers" when it passes legislation like the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
Instead, he argued, if major corporations like Boeing benefit from government subsidies, it is because they deserve them.
At a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, CNSNews.com asked Reid, "Last year, Boeing received about 44 percent of all assistance from the bank -- it's the second-largest defense contractor, it's one of America's largest exporters. Is it right that such a large share of the bank's assistance go to a company that not only receives a lot of federal dollars but is already so large?"
Reid said, "When we pass these bills, we don't pick and choose winners and losers. Boeing has been a very stable company in this country for a long, long time. So I'm glad Boeing's using it, and I hope other companies do the same."
Boeing received nearly 40 percent ($12.4 billion) of all Export-Import Bank assistance in 2011. The Export-Import Bank makes subsidized loans, loan guarantees, and sales insurance to American exporters to help them sell their products overseas.
Boeing was also the second-largest defense contractor, according to the federal General Services Administration, which reported that it received $20.2 billion in defense contracts in 2011.
Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) said the subsidies were necessary because Boeing's competitors, notably European airline manufacturer Airbus, received subsidies from their governments. If the United States did not subsidize Boeing, it would be at a competitive disadvantage, he said.
"Look what they're up against," he said. "Look at Boeing's competitors around the world. Airbus, does Airbus have any help from government? Of course. What is the next competitor coming up? China. Does China have help from their government when it comes to establishing their air competition? Of course."
"For us to say, 'When it comes to Boeing, we're not going to provide government loans to help them sell [airplanes],' that's tying not only a hand behind their back but it's just ignoring reality," said the senator.
Durbin also said that Export-Import subsidies do not just help Boeing, but aid its large network of suppliers as well, saying that the bank's lending supports jobs all along the supply chain.
"And keep in mind it isn't just Boeing, it's Boeing and all its suppliers and all its contractors, which are massive all across the United States, major employer[s] in many states across the union," he said.
Durbin echoed Reid's claim that if Boeing qualified for the loans, it should get them, even though Boeing is already a large, successful company.
"So, if they qualify – and they do – Ex-Im Bank assistance helps our homegrown aircraft industry to have a chance to fight in global competition," said Durbin.The House of Representatives passed a bill extending the bank's charter until 2014 by a 330-93 vote. (The 93 nay votes were all Republican votes.) The Senate must now either take up the House-passed bill or pass one of its own. However, because the bank's current charter expires May 31, it is unlikely the Senate will pass a new, stand-alone measure.

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It is difficult to make new friends when you are missing your old friends. But, that is a part of life in the military. We just got stationed at Offutt AFB. Anyone else?
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The Crap We Missed – Wednesday 4.9.14
Welcome to Wednesday's The Crap We Missed which features an Arquette Family Photo, the first ever to appear in TCWM, and a perfect excuse for me to advocate my long held belief that five children is too many. As the middle child of five, who ended working a job almost entirely dependent on unintentional celebrity nudity for a living, I can tell you that there's just no way they're all going to end up alright. Seriously, to anyone out there contemplating a fourth or just leaving it to chance, I can tell you from experience that police, dead pets, and paying for unused community college credits are all in your very near future.
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Not enough is being done to help keep roads and pavements free of snow and ice, neighbours say.
In previous winters, people have been able to use boxes of grit filled by the authorities to make their streets safe in cold weather.
But people living in Beaconfield Road in Epping say their salt bin has not been filled so far this year and they have only been able to claim a tiny amount of grit.
Belinda Job, who lives near the brow of the hill in the road, said: "I was shocked when I saw the size of the bag – it wouldn't fill a Tesco bag.
"As far as I'm aware, I'm the only one in Beaconsfield Road with one of these bags.
"It's absurd. I can't even do the brow of the hill with this much salt."
She said she had been told by Essex County Council that they would not be refilling the box near her home, which helped neighbours cope with last year's snowy weather.
The 48-year-old added: "We're very community-minded. It's a bit like the Blitz mentality.
"But the facility to put the salt down has been taken away from us and it's unbelievable.
"We've paid our council tax for this."
Her neighbour Nina Aim, 50, said: "A couple of years ago, a car ploughed down that road and hit another car.
"I had to go and buy some salt so I could do our road. I shouldn't have to go out and buy it."
Epping Town Council handed out the small bags, which were provided by Essex County Council, in November.
Clerk Ash Tadjrishi said: "The county council contacted us to see if we would like a small allocation of salt that could be used for the community, for example in front of a doctor's surgery or a communal area.
"The county council is responsible for gritting and this was really for access use."
He added that the town council had been inundated by the number of people asking for salt bags.


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I have had the honor to make a dream come true~ this is a memoir of Lois Buffalow's childhood describing her journey growing up on five acres in southern Missouri during the Great Depression. With humor and honesty, she shares her memories that illustrate the challenges she faced and her positive tenacity it took to survive.
Mrs. Buffalow's dream was to see her manuscript in a published form with enough copies printed to share with her family and friends. Lois has provided a colorful tapestry of recollections in a permanent publication that now has become her tangible legacy.
Lois Buffalow's dream came true on March 26, 2009 as she was presented with her published book. Lois joined her husband and mother shortly after on
March 27, 2009.
Because of Dream Foundation, the first national wish granting organization for adults, ages 18+, this dream has been fulfilled. The mission of the Dream Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families facing life-limiting illness. Our goal is to insure that no adult, whose life will end prematurely due to a terminal illness, must ever pass from this earth without realizing one final wish from the heart.
As the volunteer Dream Captain, publishing this book has changed me forever…
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Yep, BABs, it's that time. It's when we begin to see red and green and mistletoe infiltrate our every being. Our ears start tingling with that all-too familiar chorus of carols and everyone pretends to be jolly while they're secretly uber stressed about what to get for whom and where does one get such a thing, anyway? Welp, as per usual, I'm here to help.
We're going to kick of our holiday gift guide series with one of two guides featuring Quirky (stay tuned for the second one in the coming weeks!), purveyor of super fun and awesome things. Quirky recently sent me their Mocubo cutting board (which I've posted about before because it's the neatest, and is featured below) and then I got lost in the awesome that is their website. Keep in mind, brides, that these can also be added to your wedding registry!
So, here we go, with some amazing gifts for the Kitchenistas — er, cooks and hosts — in your life, all under $40!
Clockwise from Top Left: Nibble, $12.99 – This nonstick cake pan has a mini cake pan built in so you can, you know, make sure your deliciousness is coming out right (read: indulge without screwing up your cake). | Mocubo, $39.99 – Oh. Freaking. Man. I'm not really sure who loves this more — myself or my guy, who gets saddled with the dishes after one of my cooking frenzies. It minimizes counter clutter, organizes my prep shiz and is one solid cutting board. I love it so. | Vine, $2.99 – Vine would make a rad stocking stuffer, but aside from that LOOKIT HOW BRILLIANT. Sure, you may not keep wine chilling en masse in your fridge all of the time, but certainly it's a possibility during the holidays, and that happens to be the time when fridge organization is of the utmost importance. Vine helps keep those bottles (and their very precious contents) from rolling all over the place. | Grill Wrangler, $29.99 – It's a spatula! It's a fork! It's tongs! It's significantly less utensils to wash after a great grill sesh! All-in-one tools are the best.


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HOUSE Named 'Most Talked About Show' on Facebook
According to Digitalspy.com, the Fox network's HOUSE topped the list of the most talked-about television shows on Facebook this year. The show's star Hugh Laurie plays Dr. House on the show. His character was named the most-discussed fictional character of the year. All data was composed by Facebook based on status updates of the social networking site's users.
Coming in second on the list was CBS's 'Two and a Half Men', a popular Facebook topic due to the recent departure of Charlie Sheen and the arrival of castmember Ashton Kutcher. Sheen, who was recently fired from the comedy, placed fourth for the 'Biggest Topic Discussed' for 2011.
Rounding out the list of TV shows was The Simpsons, in third place, followed by Family Guy and South Park. Included in the Top 10 were Grey's Anatomy, Sponge Bob, CSI: Miami, iCarly and The Big Bang Theory.
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Using Ribbon Accents to Dress Up the Home
Etsy Finds: Rolls of Ribbons
Etsy Finds: Rolls of Ribbons
I can't step into a ribbon shop without buying at least one yard of the stuff. A sucker for the flowing finds, I've been known to adorn t-shirts with them, wrap up wreaths, and decorate place settings galore with fab trimmings. This week I was inspired to sniff out all of the grosgrain, satin, and rickrack home items for this week's edition of Etsy Finds!
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The exoneration of Jack Viney last week was a factor in Carlton's Marc Murphy being spared for his high contact to St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt on Monday night.
Match review panel member Joel Bowden has confirmed the decision to spare the Blues captain for the blow which left Riewoldt dazed was influenced by the appeals board's ruling Viney did not deserve the two-match suspension for rough conduct imposed on him by the tribunal.
The panel adjudged Murphy was not to blame for the high contact because Riewoldt had been pushed into his path by his opponent, Carlton's Sam Rowe.
Having a week earlier referred Viney's collision directly to the tribunal for adjudication - the panel found it too hard to judge solely on video footage - Bowden confirmed the ultimate verdict that the Melbourne player had not chosen to bump Adelaide's Tom Lynch would shape which players it prosecutes in the future, and that it had started with Murphy on Riewoldt.
"Yeah, we do. And we did send it [Viney collision] to the tribunal to try and get some of that clarity and understanding, and a thorough examination of the facts. When it was upheld at the tribunal and the overturned at the appeal, we have to take that into consideration," Bowden told the AFL website.
Bowden said last week said its rationale for referring Viney to the tribunal, without making a judgement of its own, was that it sought a "result that is transparent, that the public can understand . . . then, there'll be more clarity around bumps, head contact and the like".
The panel member said he had his fellow panellists had, unlike the previous week, been able to "quite comfortably" settle on punishments for the players cited for high bumps across the preceding weekend: Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead, Fremantle's Paul Duffield, Western Bulldogs' Liam Jones and West Coast's Mark LeCras.
Among those four the only one deemed to have been reckless was LeCras, who jumped into his bump on GWS' Will Hoskin-Elliott. The rest were given the most lenient grading of negligent. In the case of Roughead, Bowden said that was "because bumping is part of our game".
"You're allowed to bump - but you're not allowed to bump in the head," he said.


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Enhancement - Finish port for Linksys E3200
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Rumor has it that the needed USB drivers to support the broadcom 5ghz usb radio in the E3200, E2500, etc. (BCM43236) is available.
Please consider finishing the port of the E3200 to enable functionality of the 5ghz radio in this device.
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Was wondering what the chances are that this will be fixed, or if this issue should be closed as won't fix? I saw that Eko made a change (18962) and thought I was doing something wrong, but then noticed this issue.
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Please work on this as this would be awesome and any status updates for this?
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The 5GHz usb radio will never be supported in dd-wrt according to Brainslayer.
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i will consider, but i cannot support it without having drivers. broadcom doesnt want to provide them to me.


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by Herman Bernstein Contributing Editor
The Rev. Dr. Martin Niemoeller, in his Berlin church, branded Reichsbishop Mueller and Dr. August Jaeger, his Nazi civil administrator, as "tools of Satan." In a fiery sermon he denounced the Nazi brand of Christianity as follows:
"It is ghastly and shocking how persons calling themselves Protestants and Christians are persecuting a Christian community. We have come to another Gethsemane. Now as then Christians are being persecuted. Now as then mobs and violence are being employed against them."
In Munich Bishop Hans Meisser of Bavaria and his Church Council issued a manifesto which was read from the pulpits of Protestant Churches in Germany last Sunday. After a description of the brutal manner in which the Nazi church officials had treated the members of the Church Council, and of the protests lodged with the government by representatives of the humiliated and assaulted Christian clergy, the manifesto declares, in part, as follows:
"The majority officials were coerced into submission by the strongest pressure and an unheard-of violation of the freedom of conscience…. A regime of might, against which we have complained to the Reich government in frequent petitions, has been illegally erected in Bavaria as well. The offensive of the civil administrator against the State Church Council can be compared only with war-like action. All protests against the arbitrary rule and the unspiritual regime of the Reich church government have now found their devastating confirmation. This has no longer anything to do with the church of Christ, but other dark powers are here doing their worst….
"The connection between Franconia and Swabia and old Bavaria cultivated in the State church with blessed results for more than a century, has been destroyed and the hitherto united State church torn apart. Much worse is the destruction of peace in our communities and in our clergy. The flaming torch of war has been thrown into the house.
"Therefore we know ourselves to be separated from many who, in spite of their clerical office, have lent their hands to devastate the House of God. They share before God the responsibility for the confusion in our community, the discord within our people and the shame of the German Evangelical Church before world Christendom."
Thus an overwhelming majority of the pastors of the Bavarian Protestant Church defied the "spiritual" and civil authorities of the Nazi regime. It is thus for the most revolutionary act against the Hitler leadership ###nsed by the indignities heaped upon Bishop Meisser by the Nazi church authorities, the Protestant clergy denounced Reichsbishop Mueller and Dr. Jaeger, to the accompaniment of loud and repeated pfuis, and also jeered Adolf Hitler, who was in Munich at the time. A demonstration was staged in front of the Bishop's house, a service was held in the courtyard, and Bishop Meisser appeared at a window and thanked his followers for their loyalty, exhorting them to trust in God.
Pastor Deisenhofer, preaching in St. Matthew's Church, declared that "lions and wild beasts have come into the vineyards" and that the German Christians headed by Dr. Mueller "have completed the profanation of the church."
The courageous stand taken by the Protestant clergy under the leadership of Bishop Meisser, and of the Catholics, under the leadership of Cardinal Faulhaber, has revealed to the world the hypocrisy of the Nazi brand of Christianity—"the tools of Satan" devastating the German people and attempting to exterminate every vestige of culture and civilization.
To divert the attention of the people from the rising tide of indignation within Germany, Hitler and his comrade, Julius Streicher, the madman of Nuremberg, the arch-anti-Semite of Naziland, are trying to hoodwink the German people by blaming the Jews for all the economic ills that have befallen Germany, and by concocting stories of Jewish attempts on the life of the Nazi leader.
The disseminator of the blood libel against the Jews now declares:
"We have proofs that at the last party conclave here, in Nuremberg, a man had been hired for 50,000 marks to perpetrate a deed which would make you shudder."
Streicher intimated that the Jews had plotted to destroy National Socialist Germany.
The truth is that Germany is being destroyed by the National Socialists, by Hitler, by Goebbels, by Goering, by Rosenberg, by Hesse and by Reichsbishop Mueller. The awakening of the true Christians in Germany is the most hopeful and encouraging sign of the approaching end of Hitlerism. The doom of Nazism is nearer than most people believe.


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A community event about the effects of lead and mercury contamination and what can be done to prevent it is 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka.
Chemist Helen Sievers will lead the presentation. Sievers worked at Mayo Clinic and IBM where she became acquainted with the role of trace metals in human health and also the toxicity metals such as lead, mercury, arsenic and others. She developed and adapted methods for the analysis of these elements in biological tissues and fluids.
Attendees can discuss alternatives, whether we can clean up existing contaminants and learn about existing programs to help mitigate these problems.
The public is welcome to this free event, which is sponsored by the West Metro Chapter of Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteers.
Info: mnwestmetrochapter.org.


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The Apocalypse (aka the worst day in the world) is what will happen if Dr. Colbert dies. Then he would be removed off of the planet, where all of the liberals would take over without the protect of Stephen Colbert. Luckily for us, that will almost probably never happen, as the only way for a mortal of his caliber to die is by a silver bullet to the appendix.
If the Apocalypse were ever to happen, it would be Marx's fault.


text: Editor's Note: This article was originally published at 3:53 p.m. EDT on Real Money on June 18. To see Jim Cramer's latest commentary as it's published, sign up for a free trial of Real Money.NEW YORK ( Real Money) -- Somehow, as Action Alerts PLUS people know, I have become Mr. Linn Energy ( LINE). I don't want to be. I happen to like the stock. I have liked it from pretty much the time when Michael Linn started the company 10 years ago and came to New York to explain to me how the company worked and what it does. As someone who used to be a huge trader of options, I felt comfortable from the get-go with the company's strategy and accounting for its put and call strategy. I always wanted to know why other companies weren't similarly hedged. They should be. It makes so much sense. Why take the commodity risk if you can hedge it out? I knew from time to time that people would not like this kind of accounting, which is why I have repeatedly shown the financials to my best forensic accounting guy who has repeatedly blessed it. I have sat down numerous times with Michael and with Mark Ellis, the current CEO. But we never pulled the trigger on the stock for the charitable trust until Linn made the offer for Berry Petroleum ( BRY), because I believe Berry might have some of the largest undiscovered reserves in the country. It's an incredibly valuable property, much more than I think most people realize, that I have been enamored of from the moment when Core Laboratories ( CLB) told me that there are some huge fields still to be discovered in this country, and I put two and two together and came up with Berry and Occidental Petroleum ( OXY), another stock the trust owns. There was only one problem, though. This company turned out to be the target of a group of short sellers who got together in unison and working with a contract research firm have performed one of the most well-orchestrated raids I have ever seen. I have to congratulate them, even though I would have thought such a thing in violation of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. I get that because when I studied law I learned that FDR appointed Joseph Kennedy to the SEC because he knew that Kennedy orchestrated Linn-like raids and FDR wanted them stopped. Perhaps what's happened is that you are now allowed to do what FDR didn't want and get away with it. I don't think it is right, but I don't make the rules.


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A multi-agency effort aimed at high level narcotics enforcement and other violent criminal activities appears to be making a difference locally since it formed a year ago.
Chisago, Isanti and Pine counties joined efforts in narcotics enforcement and created the East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force. Throughout 2012, task force agents were involved in over 250 investigations and executed 37 search warrants, which led to the arrest of 116 individuals.
During these investigations, agents recovered around 2 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $90,000. Agents also seized over 225 pounds of processed marijuana, a street value of $675,000, and over 1,200 locally grown marijuana plants. Other seizures included 24 pounds of Khat, 2 and a half ounces of cocaine and more than 560 illegally possessed prescription pills.
In addition, the task force seized for forfeiture: 24 guns, five vehicles, two properties and over $81,800. The effort also was used in multiple undercover operations including a murder-for-hire.
Sheriff Rick Duncan of Chisago County, Sheriff Russ Monson of Isanti County and Sheriff Robin Cole of Pine County sit as board members on the East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force and oversee the efforts of the assigned agents.
— This report was supplied by Sheriff Rick Duncan.


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Spring Break is almost here, and if you're lucky, you get to go on vacation.
This year my daughter's 16th birthday falls during her Spring Break. Since she still wants to hang out with her Mom, I figured I'd grab the opportunity to take her to one of my favorite cities: San Francisco.
We live about 300 miles from SF, so while flying into the city was my preference, driving was definitely the more economical choice. Because we have limited time (can't take the whole week to play, darn it…) and money, I had to make a plan to maximize our fun on a budget.
Budget Booking
I have a few basic need and some assorted wants when it comes to picking out a hotel when we travel.
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I also use TripAdvisor to check out reviews and see traveler's photos when I've narrowed down the area I hope to stay. In the case of this trip, I first took a look at the hotels in SF with free parking, knowing there would only be a few. Then I checked out the offerings. After checking it out and not feeling confident in the choices, I broadened my search to areas that had ferry boat terminals around the bay, with service to SF. In doing so, I cast a wider net and found the perfect place for us in Tiburon, a quiet community near Sausalito.
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TIP: Consider outlying areas versus being 'in' the city you want to visit. Your lodging costs will be lower and you'll add a new twist to your adventure.
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We also plan on taking in some relaxing free entertainment by checking out the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and getting some great photos!
TIP: Make a general itinerary for your trip including those things that you want to do each day. Don't over book your day to assure enjoyment of those things you will be doing.
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Related: San Gabriel time capsule shows snapshot of history
Two score and 10 years ago, San Gabriel city officials buried a time capsule on the grounds of the Mission.
That 50 years is a long time goes without saying.
That 50 years goes by in the blink of an eye, well I guess you don't know that until you've lived at least half a century - and then some.
In mid-20th century America, San Gabriel held a special place in the homes of families with children - it was the home of Wham-O.
More specifically, the place where Hula Hoops, Frisbees, Slip 'N Slides, and Super Balls were made before they were shipped to toy stores around the country.
Gosh. What happened to all those lost Super Balls and Frisbees anyway?
Did every neighborhood have ball-eating juniper bushes and Frisbee-munching roofs? Probably. Right?
It's important to note that 1963 wasn't all fun and games: It was the height of the Cold War, the beginning of Vietnam, the last days of the Kennedy Administration, and the struggle for civil rights was far from over.
Take this story, which appeared on the front page of most papers in the U.S. on April 24, 1963.
"KENNER, Ala (UPI) - A vacationing Baltimore postman hiking to Mississippi to deliver a personal letter to Gov. Ross Barnett urging racial moderation was found shot to death Tuesday night in a highway ditch near this small northeast Alabama community.
"Authorities said William L. Moore, 35, a white, had been shot in the head with a .22 caliber bullet. ...
"Only hours before his death Moore told a radio newsman he did not fear violence on his trek protesting segregation because, 'I don't believe the people in the South are that way.' "
His killer was never brought to justice.
Elsewhere in the news, a 23-year-old Los Angeles woman, with an 8-year-old son, confessed to committing as many as 6,000 burglaries to support a $100-a-day "narcotic habit."
A news story, which identified her as the "Cat Woman," noted that Darlis Joan Erwig had been arrested 45 times but "convicted only rarely. "
Folks without a drug habit found that a dollar went a long way in 1963. Sears sold an electric guitar and amplifier for $59.88.
At Sav-on Drugs, a canned ham went for 99 cents only.
Need some rotgut to go with?
A fifth of 10-year-old 86 proof "Kentucky Straight Whiskey" from the J.W. Dant Distillery sold for $3.99 at Thrifty.
The ad read like something from Trader Joe's:
"We bought the entire inventory in California of this nationally famous Kentucky whiskey and we are passing the saving on to you! "
Sadly, when San Gabriel officials opened their time capsule Wednesday, there was no Super Ball.
For that matter, there was no Hula Hoop nor Slip 'N' Slide either.
Just some old newspapers and stuff that didn't age well was all they found.
I think it's kind of sad in a way that there wasn't enough foresight 50 years ago to go to Thrifty for a canned ham and a fifth of ol' J.W.
I guarantee both would have survived.
Frank C. Girardot is the editor of the Pasadena Star-news and author of "Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery." Follow him at twitter.com/frankgirardot


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Sunday, August 20, 2017
Breast Cancer
Radiation from mammograms
Hello - I`m a 33 yr old woman, with no breast cancer history in my family, but i do have lumpy, painful, fibrous breasts. As a result - i have had 2 mammograms in my past (one film and one digital - at age 31 and 32) in addition to numerous ultrasounds. Do i need to be worry about this radiation exposure?? I was certainly younger than 40...but it isn`t like i`m getting them every year. Is the radiation concern "cumulative" for those under 40...meaning that if you start earlier...you will have more over your lifetime increasing your radiation exposure? The new guidelines also instilled additional fear as well :) Thank you!
There is very little risk from mammograms, and when indicated by findings your exam you should continue to have them done at your current age, then annually after 40. I would request digital mammograms, because they are a more sensitive test at your age.
Paula Silverman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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First Handgun - XDM and Glock
I'm new to hand guns so this may be a bad question but..
Is the XDM and Glock similar guns. They both seem to be around the same price and have the same features.. or am I wrong.
I shot the Glock 17 at a range and didn't like it too much and I'm looking for my first handgun.
I was looking at either Sig p226, S&W M&P, XDM
I would also consider a 1911 but for the price range (~$600) it seems from everything I've read that they aren't the best guns unless you customize them properly.
I know the end result will be going to the stores and ranges and picking guns up before making the final decision but I would like to have some knowledge first.
Any insight would be great.
lame typo on the subject line.. sorry for sounding stupid
I was in the same boat as you recently; looking to purchase my first handgun, either the Glock 19 or the XDM9. In my opinion, yes they are very similar guns as far as size, shape, functionality, etc. Until I shot the XDM9, I was without a doubt going to get the Glock 19. Once I shot the XDM9 I fell in complete love. The recoil was almost unnoticeable, the feel of the gun in my hand, the unbelievable accuracy, and the safety features are just some of the reasons why I love the XDM. I would strongly suggest that you find a local gun range that will allow you to rent the Glock and the XDM and then decide for yourself which one you like best.
Find a range that rents as many of the pistols you like then make your choice. Me I like the S&W M&P, good fit to hand, good shooter out of the box and comes from one of the best pistol companies in the world. I've had my M&P 45 for more than two years and with out question my carry pistol as it fits me well and I know it will do exactly what I expect with out concern.
I agree with both WDB and katdadee. :D BTDT.
I am currently in the same boat. I don't have the luck of having a range that rents guns to shoot, but I have handled the M&P, XDm, and Glock. I didn't like the feel of the Glock. The only safety it has is the trigger safety, which if you are new to guns may not be a good idea. The XDm has a trigger safety and a grip safety. The M&P has a trigger safety and I believe and optional thumb safety?
The best thing about the XDm and M&P are that they have interchangeable backstraps to contour to your hand, the Glock does not. This is where I was sold on the XDm. The grip is fantastic. The M&P is also good, my friend is buying the M&P 45. I preferred the XDm.
The best thing for you to do is get your hands on all of them and feel them up, that is how I settled on the XDm, which I'm getting next week! All 3, meaning the M&P, XDm, and Glock are polymer pistols. They all have the same mechanics. They are easy to take apart and clean and reassemble. As far as the XDm and Glock, they are put through torture tests. Springfield did an article on the XD, but I assume it's done with the m series as well. I do not know of the M&P, but you can depend on both the XDm and Glock. I was set on a Glock, but once I felt it, I didn't like it. It seems you don't want a Glock, but I'll put in my 2 cents on them anyway. Here's the link to the XD torture test.
Hope this helps.
1911 style pistols do not have to be customized to work properly. That is a myth. Rock Island and Armscor 1911's can be had for around $400. A Springfield Armory G.I. model is available around $500 or so, certainly under $600. You may even find a Springfield Mil Spec for around $600. A Kimber will likely run you around $750. All will shoot just fine right out of the box.
1911's have such a history and such a following that there are many manufacturers and many styles and options. Additionally, because they are so popular, many tend to get customized and/or upgraded. So the sky can be the limit as far as pricing, but for a dependable pistol, you don't need to spend a fortune.
As far as the others, I used to have a Glock 19 and it was so dependable and accurate that it was almost boring to shoot. Although I haven't owned the M&P or an XD/XDM, I used to sell them.
In my opinion, the M&P and the XD/XDM are what the Glock should have evolved to. I think you won't go wrong with either pistol.
Fair and friendly warning for you friend, pistols are addictive. You will likely catch the bug. ;)
I was more than sure that 1911's work properly out of the box.
It does seem stupid that they would sell a crappy gun for $600-$700 and it would still be as popular as it is.
However, for the price of bullets I am almost 100% sure I'm getting the XDm .40. I seem to like the green with stainless.
I did go to the gun shop and pulled a few triggers.
The 1911 was very nice.. easy pull.. or squeeze.
I also liked the trigger on the XDm how ever the grip was pretty rough.. with all the aerodynamics and wind scoops cut into it. I bet the gun can run really fast
hey someone fixed the subject typo.. thanks
I have an XDM. Although I do enjoy shooting it, it is a little large for a carry gun. The Glock 17 is somewhat lighter (and 19 would be much lighter). I shot both recently on the same day. IMHO the two are very similar. I like the the added grip safety, but many don't care for it. Multiple backstraps are nice, but I settled on the one that came installed on the XDM anyway.
The ease of taking the Springfield apart for cleaning was a selling factor for me. With the Glock you do have to pull the trigger to remove the slide; not an issue for most people. Other than that I think field strip is same. The extra rounds in the mag are a nice plus for the XDM, but again it is a weight factor for CCW. If you need more than 15 rounds for typical SD, well .......
I think both guns are great. If you really don't like a Glock, I don't think you will really like the XDM, and vice-versa.
P.S. 650 rounds fired thru the XDM with three different brands of ammo; zero failures either to fire, eject or feed.
I was in a similar boat recently, looking for a concealed carry gun. I looked at the Glock 27, M&P 40c, XD40 subcompact, and Kahr 40. I chose the M&P, I didn't care for the feel of the Glock, and the M&P just seemed to have a better fit and finish than the XD. The Kahr was just too much money for me, at about $200 more than the M&P. I've put a few hundred rounds through the M&P now with zero issues, even on Blazer ammo, it shoots flawlessly.
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A man and woman have been arrested on a variety of charges after the shooting of a man found naked this morning on Central Avenue.
According to a statement released this afternoon by Richmond County Sheriff's Investigator Sgt. Blaise Dresser, Robert Dunn, 48, of the 2000 block of Fernwood Circle, and Dusty Hudson, 31, of the 1700 block of Central Avenue, are in custody. They are each charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during commission of a crime and false imprisonment.
Dresser said police are not releasing the name of the gunshot victim, identified as only a naked black man, found about 6 a.m. today in the 1700 block of Central Avenue near Merry Street. Police said this morning he was in critical condition.
Earlier today, authorities said the shooting followed an earlier incident at an apartment complex at 1712 Central Ave.
Sheriff's Lt. Calvin Chew said the incident is related to a call police received about a rape victim at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital.


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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Yep, Phil Mickelson Is Still Crazy
You have to love Phil Mickelson for how his mind works at times. This is a guy that once tried to play a U.S. Open without a driver, and has put two drivers in at times to move the ball left or right (Somewhere, Bobby Jones is rolling in his grave). He gives his caddie one veto a year on a golf shot, and that's it. Even back in his amateur days, Phil would give match play opponents long par putts when Phil had a birdie putt just to screw with the guy.
What did he do on Friday at the Memorial that caused a stir? He decided to go for the par-4 14th, not a crazy move for a guy that bombs it as long as anyone on tour. Why did he? Because he missed the 13th fairway. Yep.
Here goes.
"I have never gone an entire round hitting every fairway," Mickelson said, "and I hit every fairway through 11, 12 holes.
"When I missed it on 13, I thought I'd hit driver on 14 because it didn't matter. If I had hit that fairway on 13, I would have hit iron on 14.
"I know it sounds crazy, but that's the way I was thinking."
You've heard the term over-thinking, right? Well, this is it at its absolute best. The guy is mentally keeping track of how many fairways he had hit on the day, and if he had somehow found the 13th, he would have laid up on the 14th just to keep his fairway streak alive.
How can you not love someone this insane?
Scott Halleran, Getty Images
17 comments:
- John said...
"How can you not love someone this insane?"
Uh, it's surprisingly easy.
- June 6, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- courtgolf said...
How about Nicklaus' comment when Phil hit driver at 18 ? Saturday, he hit 2-iron (in the fairway even) 8-iron to the green. Sunday, he pulled out the big dog and lashed it over the trees and bunkers on the right - into the fairway. Everybody in the booth asked why he was hitting driver - Nicklaus simply said, "That's Phil." Classic.
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Xbox 360 Getting Cable-Like Subscription Service
Daily Tech: Xbox 360 May Get Cable-Like Subscriptions
- Will the Xbox 360 soon be the new all-in-one media hub? — Gizmodo
- This online contest helped a couple marry 85 times around the globe — Urlesque
- OMG don't fall for this new Facebook scam — Switched
- Amazing: change two settings to make Photoshop faster — Lifehacker
- Will the new MacBook Pros come with SSDs and sans DVD drives? — Dvice


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In Memory Of My Therapist
On Saturday night, I learned that someone very important to me died last week. Deb Powell Simons was my therapist throughout my teen years and early 20s. I had known she had been sick many years ago; learning of her death came as a complete shock. She leaves behind a husband and four young children. She was only 44.
Deb was, simply put, an incredible human being. She had the biggest heart, the kind of heart made for nurturing troubled teenagers. When I first met her, I was 14 and right at the beginning of the shittiest years of my life. My brother was a drug addict. One of my parents was sick. Home life was chaotic and terrible and I cried all of the time. I started seeing a therapist after I locked myself in my bedroom and refused to go to school. A guidance counselor put me in touch with Deb.
Lots of angry teenagers don't want to talk to a therapist. But I looked forward to seeing Deb every week. I trusted her implicitly. She used to take me out of her office and sit in her car and play music that she thought I would connect with. Once she played the Tori Amos song, "Winter," from Little Earthquakes. Another time she played the Alanis Morrisette song "Thank U." I remember her commenting on the lyric "how 'bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out," saying to me, "Think about how rare it is that you actually get to do that."
Deb encouraged me to write. No, she championed my writing. I brought my poems to sessions and read them to her. One day when I was 14, after I wrote a memoir about the previous crazy year in the life of my family, Deb drove me to Barnes & Noble and purchased me a book with her own money on how to get a book published. I actually sent letters out to book publishers; all of them declined. But it was an early and great lesson in self-promotion, in believing that I had a voice that should be heard.
One of the things that I remember most about Deb was her compassion. I struggled, and still struggle, to accept people who do bad things. But Deb was able to really see the humanity in everyone. When I was in high school, one of my brother's friends killed someone. The friend was also Deb's client. For the next several years, Deb would occasionally mention she had visited him in prison. Looking back now with an adult perspective on the situation, I see and appreciate how Deb didn't desert this kid. She was his therapist; she wasn't going to abandon him just because he had done a horrible thing.
I had sessions with Deb once a week throughout high school. I saw her a bunch of times during summer breaks between college and when I moved back home after college, I started seeing her again. By that point, I was paying my own therapy bills. Or trying to, anyway. Deb let me pay whenever I could. I realized this weekend when I learned of the death that I still owe her hundreds of dollars. She never asked me for it, not even once.
As I sit here writing this, tears pricking my eyes, I'm listening to songs by Alanis, Ani and Tori that I used to listen to with Deb. For the first time now, I'm wondering if there was a message in these lyrics to "Winter" — lyrics that now make me think of her:
Sleeping Beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice
you must learn to stand up
for yourself 'cause I can't always be around
In a way, you could say Deb helped raise me. I am not being hyperbolic when I say the woman I am today and the confidence I have in myself and in my writing can be traced back to her. I stand up for myself, I fight for myself, and I love myself in part because in our little world of two, Deb created a space where I could learn how. She believed that I was someone valuable and I had something valuable to say. These past few days, I have been feeling enormously sad that I hadn't seen her in years. I didn't get to show her how I turned out: I'm a writer now professionally. I wish I could thank her for the years she helped hold me upright.
My thoughts are with her children, and her husband, of course, but also for every kid who had Deb as a counselor or therapist. She was special. There is no sense in death, but this one feels particularly cruel and senseless. Not just our own little corner of Connecticut, but the world, is truly at a loss without her.
[Abriola Parkview Funeral Home]
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New Regulations pave the way for April's employment tribunal changes
Last year the Government announced a number of measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer.
In November, amidst other announcements (see Education HR e-briefing 473), the Government gave April 2012 as its target date for extending the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from one to two years and for amending the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure as follows:
- permitting unfair dismissal claims to be heard by judges sitting alone, without lay members;
- increasing the maximum levels of deposit orders (from £500 to £1000) and costs awards (from £10,000 to £20,000);
- requiring witness statements to be taken as read (and not read aloud) unless a tribunal directs otherwise; and
- withdrawing state-funded witness expenses.
Over the last couple of weeks, the Government has published three draft Regulations which pave the way for an increased unfair dismissal qualifying period, for judges to sit alone in unfair dismissal cases from 6 April 2012 and to provide a power to increase the maximum amount for a deposit order. We await further draft Regulations to address witness statements and witness expenses.
Also in April, we expect Mr Justice Underhill to present the Government with the outcome of his fundamental review of employment tribunal procedure, meaning that we are embarking on the beginning of considerable change for employment tribunals.
The timescales for moving ahead with other announced tribunal changes, such as giving tribunals the discretion to impose financial penalties on employers found to have breached employment law and extending the early conciliation role of Acas, remain unclear given the need, in part, for primary legislation which typically takes a longer time to achieve.
Unfair dismissal service change – impact on existing employees
The draft Regulations address how raising the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from one to two years will impact on existing and new employees. The new two-year qualifying period will only apply to employees whose employment begins on or after 6 April 2012. Those who are already in employment before that date will retain the current one-year qualifying period.
Click the links below to take you to the Regulations:
The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012
The Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012
The Employment Tribunals (Increase of Maximum Deposit) Order 2012


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POLICE are keen to speak to the man and woman who approached a little girl in Blacon but do not believe the approach was an attempted abduction.
Cheshire Police had launched an investigation into reports the couple approached an eight-year-old girl in Stratford Road at about 6.45pm on Thursday.
Concerned parents used social network website Facebook to spread warnings following the apparent attempted abduction, with residents reporting that police were carrying out door to door enquiries in Stratford Road and Fisher Road.
Police spoke to the girl to establish the full circumstances around the approach and now believe it was an innocent encounter.
Detectives said they had established there was no criminal conduct, no physical contact involving the girl and nothing untoward appears to have taken place.
Detective inspector Gwyn Dodd said: "We are aware that rumours are circulating on the internet regarding this incident and we would like to reassure people that officers have carried out numerous enquiries throughout the day and no offences are apparent.
"However, as part of those enquiries we would like to speak to the man and woman in question so we can close our investigation and we would urge them to make contact with us by calling 101 and quoting incident number 783 of October 18."
See full story in the Chester Leader


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The map below provides information on the Park & Ride Lots throughout the Commonwealth that are available for people wishing to carpool or vanpool to work. Commuter bus service is also available from many of the park-and-ride lots. Please click on the lot locations for additional information.
You can also find out more information through MassRIDES, the Massachusetts statewide travel options program, which can help you move smarter with information about carpooling, bicycling, walking, public transportation, teleworking, and vanpooling. Information on parking for the MBTA system can be found on their Website.
Parking overnight at MassDOT park-and-ride lots on state property is not prohibited, but it is at your own risk. If you have any safety concerns, it is recommended that you contact the local police department. Parking at facilities leased by MassDOT (e.g., the Canton, Falmouth, Greenfield, Northampton and Peabody lots) are subject to a legal agreement with the land owner; please contact us for more information.
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Edit: After half day, my wife's Mac started having the same problem. I have then applied the solution that I found in the Apple
Apple CEO Apologises For iOS 6 Maps & Offers Alternatives
Ever since Apple released iOS 6 to the public there has been a lot of fuss caused because of some problems with in Apple's new mapping system. Today Apple CEO Tim Cook published an open letter to all customers saying sorry for the issues caused and also saying that Apple had fell short in this case. Tim Cook must believe that for some people maps is extremely bad as in his letter which you can read below he points out alternative web apps you can use for navigation on your iOS device.
To our customers,
At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.
There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.
While we're improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.
Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard.
Tim Cook
Apple's CEO
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Apple is apparently getting ready for a massive iPhone 6 launch, at least according to Chinese publication Commercial Times. According to the report, the newspaper has learned that Foxconn is expected to land orders for 90 million iPhone 6 units this year alone. An analyst at Citigroup Global Markets quoted by the Chinese paper said that the iPhone 6 will help Apple further grow in the smartphone business, with shipments expected to rise 23% this year, compared to 13% growth posted a year earlier.
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Procurement: Vendor FAQ .
- How do I find out about opportunities to do business with the Turnpike Authority?
In general, the Authority publicly advertises procurement opportunities for goods and services over $36,000, the public bid threshold. Solicitations are advertised in at least two New Jersey newspapers and placed on the websites of the Turnpike Authority and the State of New Jersey. Vendors must meet the requirements stated in the Request for Bids (RFB) or Request for Proposals (RFP) to be considered. In addition, all vendors can register for placement on the Authority's bid list by completing the form on the Vendor Supplier Portal. By registering on the Vendor Supplier Portal, vendors will automatically receive e-mail alerts announcing Authority procurement opportunities.
For goods and services below the public bid threshold, the Authority solicits contracts by requesting written informal quotations from all vendors listed on the Bid List for that particular commodity or service.
The Authority awards contracts to vendors without competitive solicitation when there is only one vendor capable of providing an essential good or service (sole source procurement) or for emergencies or exigencies where suspending competitive solicitation is in the best interests of the Authority and motoring public.
- How do I become a preferred or authorized vendor?
- There is no such thing as a preferred or authorized vendor. Vendors who have participated in the competitive procurement process and are successful will be awarded contracts with the Authority.
- What are an RFB, RFP and an RFI?
An RFB is a Request for Bids. This type of competitive procurement is publicly advertised when the Authority is looking for specific goods and services where the estimate for such contract is over $36,000. There are specific requirements that must be met by responding bidders. The award is granted to the bidder who meets all the requirements and has the lowest pricing (i.e., the lowest responsible bidder). There are no negotiations in this type of procurement.
An RFP is a Request for Proposals. This type of procurement is issued when the Authority is seeking a consultant or advisor to perform professional services. There are specific criteria and requirements that must be met by the proposers. The proposals are reviewed and scored by a committee based on the weighted evaluation criteria in the RFP. Price is usually one of the criteria, and the Authority regularly negotiates the contract price. The firm with the highest score is recommended to the Authority's Board of Commissioners for award of the contract.
An RFI is a Request for Information. This type of solicitation is issued when the Authority wants to learn about current products and services, primarily new technologies. The RFI is an information-gathering tool and no contract is awarded as a result. In the event that the Authority is interested in a particular product or service, the Authority will issue either an RFB or RFP based on generic specifications or scope of services.
- What do "SBE," "MBE" and "WBE" stand for?
- SBE stands for Small Business Enterprise, MBE stands for Minority Business Enterprise and WBE stands for Woman Business Enterprise. Under New Jersey law, the Authority can set aside contracts for SBEs. The Authority does set-aside some contracts for SBEs and encourages its prime contractors and consultants to utilize SBE subcontractors and sub-consultants. The New Jersey Division of Minority and Women Business Development registers SBEs and certifies MBEs and WBEs.
- What are the differences between an Addendum, a Supplement and an Amendment?
An Addendum is added after the RFB or RFP has been advertised on the Authority website to reflect changes or clarifications in the requirements or to answer questions posed by bidders or proposers. Addenda are sent to bidders and should be signed and returned with the bid/proposal; however, in the event that they are not returned, the bidder/proposer will still be held to the obligation of whatever change/modification is set forth in the Addendum.
A Supplement is issued to reflect changes or updates to a term or condition of the contract award such as contact information, extension of the contract term or expiration date that does not require a signed Amendment by the parties.
An Amendment is issued and signed by the contractual parties to reflect mutually agreed upon changes or modifications in the contract. Amendments are rare.
- How important is attendance at a Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting/Conference?
- When a RFB or RFP states that a pre-bid/proposal meeting or site inspection is "MANDATORY," a bidder or proposer must attend. Bidders or proposers who do not attend a mandatory meeting will not have their bid or proposal considered. While it is highly recommended, bidders or proposers do not have to attend if the meeting is optional.
- Can you fax or e-mail the Bid documents to me?
- No, but you can access solicitation documents (RFBs and RFPs) at the Authority's Supplier Portal or on the Procurement page of the Authority's website.
- May I fax or e-mail my Bid response?
- Telephone, facsimile or e-mail bid responses will not be accepted under any circumstances in response to a sealed RFB or RFP. All bid responses must be submitted in sealed envelopes, clearly marked with the bid number and the opening time and date, or on-line via the Supplier Portal if such electronic option is available for the particular solicitation.
- Will the Authority accept Bid responses/proposals that do not have original signatures?
- In accordance with the Authority's Instructions to Bidders (which outlines the Terms and Conditions), bids received via paper format must be signed manually in ink and returned in sealed envelopes. In specific cases where bids are permitted to be submitted online, the electronic submission constitutes an acceptable signature.
- What happens if my Bid response is only one minute late?
- Both RFBs and RFPs have strict due dates and times. Any bid response or proposal received after the specified due date and time cannot be accepted and will be returned unopened unless, under specific, rare circumstances, the Authority's legal counsel determines that acceptance is legally permitted.
- After I have responded to a RFB or RFP, how do I know if I was the successful bidder or proposer?
The Authority's Board of Commissioners must authorize all contracts above $35,000. When a RFB is issued, the Authority will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, i.e. the bidder that meets all the requirements and has the lowest pricing.
When a RFP is issued, the Authority will award the contract to the firm that received the highest scores based on weighted criteria (including price). The criteria are stated in the RFP. The proposals are reviewed and scored by an evaluation committee, and the Committee's recommendation for award is presented to the Board for consideration.
All participants in the competitive procurement will be notified in writing following the Board meeting (via copy of the board's agenda). In addition, the results are posted on the Authority's website.
- May I attend a bid opening even if I am not submitting a response?
- Yes. Bid openings are open to the public. Bid openings are usually held at the Authority's administrative offices at 1 Turnpike Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ. You must go to the Reception Desk first. You will be escorted to the Bid Room.
- May I send a gift or sample with a Bid response?
- In accordance with the State's ethics rules, gifts may not be sent with a bid response under any circumstance. Gifts that are included in a bidder's response will be returned at the bidder's expense. Samples should only be included with a bid if specifically requested as a part of the RFB or RFP.
- What are the common bidder mistakes that most often lead to the rejection of Bid responses?
- Failing to submit bids by the deadline
- Failing to initial any corrections or changes made to the bid pricing
- Adding your own terms and conditions
- Neglecting to submit mandatory bid information or documents, such as the bid/proposal bond or the stockholders' disclosure form
- Submitting an incomplete bid
- Submitting more than one bid
- How can my company get placed on an existing Authority contract?
- Once a competitive procurement has been issued, reviewed and awarded, there is no mechanism for bidders who did not compete in that process to be considered for an award and no mechanism for adding vendors to the award once it has been established. The majority of contracts are for a term of one year with the option to extend for two additional one-year terms. The option to extend is at the Authority's discretion with vendor concurrence.
- Once my company is awarded an Authority contract, how do we increase or change the pricing?
- The terms and conditions that govern the bidding and award process state that contract pricing is fixed for the term of the contract (can never be higher than originally offered.) In a few instances, the contract includes an escalation clause which can be implemented if the contract term is extended, and the maximum escalation rate is included. A vendor has to justify the request to utilize the escalation provision. Such requests are reviewed by the Authority and permitted in its sole discretion. Vendors can always ask to lower pricing, and a Supplement to the contract would be issued to reflect the lower pricing.
- What should I do if I have questions that are not answered in this document?
- Feel free to contact the Procurement and Materials Management Department at 732-750-5300, extension 8640


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Ronny Elliott is a singer, song writer, recording artist and general gadfly. Known for his intellectual, high-falutin' lyrics, he probably can even explain what a gadfly is. In his own words: "Ronny Elliott is a good eater. He is grumpy but harmless. He plays guitar sorta and writes songs that he sometimes sings if he can remember the words. He sings songs even when he doesn't remember the words. He thinks his hair is still brown."
You can learn more about Ronny Elliott at his Myspace page.
"Jalopypaint" is Ronny Elliott's ninth solo album in as many years. In his review of the CD, Creative Loafing's Wade Tatangelo said "Jalopypaint shows that Elliott's gift for engaging the listener with smartly crafted stories, lectures and romantic pleas has not diminished. Whether recalling his favorite pinup or bashing McCarthyism, he manages to entertain in a most gratifying way."
"Tampa's Ronny Elliott triumphantly marches ahead with another enthralling collection of bizarre anecdotes and raw confessionals. The [62-year-old]'s deep voice sounds superbly convincing as he talks and sings his way through songs that clobber the listener with a refreshing dose of lived-in authenticity. As on past recordings, Elliott judiciously accompanies himself on mostly guitar and mandolin, with support from a cast of Tampa Bay's finest offering spot-on rhythm work, fiddle, harmonica, sax and clarinet."
Editor David Warner of Creative Loafing said some kind and encouraging words on page 26 of the August 26, 2009, issue. Partial quote, "At a moment when ignorance is being aggressively defended, Deep Carnivale still respects our intelligence. Imagine that."
Esther Martinez, in a story at The Florida Book Review" says she knows "Deep Carnivale will be 'A Celebration of Words' and not a Bourbon Street bacchanal."
"But logophile that I am, I reason I'll get drunk on language. With over 70 writers and artists scheduled [for the 2008 Carnivale] to perform or read from their works, my beaded necklaces will be strung with verse. I imagine haiku shooters..."
"It is just before 10am when I arrive at the corner of Palm Avenue and 14th Street—Deep Carnivale ground zero. About a dozen vendor tables are lined up around the Hillsborough Community College courtyard where a band of teenagers [Next Exit] are setting up their instruments."The vendor tables sell books by local writers, HCC publications and baked goods. I grab a Cuban favorite, papa rellena, a potato stuffed with savory ground beef. Belly satisfied, I cross the street and enter the historic Circulo Cubano. A nearly 100 year old neo-classical building of ionic columns and marble staircases, it served as the Cuban Social Club and remains the oldest building of its kind in the country."
"When I look back over 2008, my visit to the second edition of Deep Carnivale was a
highlight. You and your staff did a great job and I loved being part of it, again.
I am sure there will be bigger festivals to come. But maybe not better!!!"
– Darrell House, children's book author and 2008 Deep Carnivale presenter.


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Afghan rebels attack consulate
KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents detonated a pair of vehicle bombs at a gate of the U.S. consulate in the western city of Herat early Friday, then opened fire with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades before being killed, Afghan and U.S. officials said.
At least two Afghan security guards died outside the consulate building.
More than 20 Afghans were wounded in the attack, including security guards, police and more than a dozen residents of the area, said Gen. Rahmatullah Safi, the Herat province police chief.
No Americans were killed, and all consulate personnel were reported safe and accounted for, according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
The assault began before 6 a.m. when seven attackers approached the consulate in two vehicles. Five of the gunmen apparently got out of the vehicles and opened up on Afghan security forces with small-arms fire. One of the vehicle bombs was then detonated near the gate, Safi said. The second rammed into the gate and then exploded, he said.
It was unclear if any of the attackers made it into the consulate compound.
In a statement, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf did not directly address the point, saying only that if any attackers made it past the gate, U.S. security contractors guarding the compound would have handled them.
All the attackers eventually were killed, according to Gen. Muhammad Ayoub Salangi, a deputy minister of interior. The two drivers died in the explosions of their vehicles; the five others were gunned down by Afghan and U.S. forces.
The involvement of U.S. forces in repulsing the attackers made the Herat assault somewhat unusual. Terrorist attacks in Afghan cities in recent months have been handled primarily by Afghan police and soldiers. Even an attack on the NATO base on one side of Kabul's international airport in June was dealt with entirely by Afghan security forces. The only forces in sight from the U.S.-led coalition were a handful of observers who watched how the Afghans performed.
This time, though, U.S. troops joined the fray. Local journalists reported several coalition helicopters over the scene as the fighting raged. Salangi said that U.S. special operations troops had responded to the assault.


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Regional Cancer Center
The Regional Cancer Center at Holy Name Medical Center has a multi-disciplinary team of board-certified physicians who provide personalized care for every patient's unique type of cancer. Each oncologist specializes in a specific type of cancer and works with other members of the team to perform leading-edge diagnoses, staging and treatment services, allowing patients to remain close to home while receiving medical and supportive care. The Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, the American College of Radiology and the American Society of Radiation Oncology.
Cancer treatment today has evolved into a more individualized approach for patients, with treatment plans that include genetic testing of tumors and those that target specific type of cancers. Holy Name is at the forefront of these advances, with teams of specialists who coordinate care from screening through treatment and follow-up attention. These physicians meet regularly to review each patient's diagnosis and devise a coordinated treatment plan that may include imaging, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, genetic counseling and support services such as nutrition education.
Among the specialized services offered at the Center:
- Robotic removal and reconstruction of a new bladder for eligible patients with bladder cancer.
- Leading-edge oncology treatments, such as intraperitoneal therapy – chemotherapy through the abdomen for ovarian cancer.
- Special technology that combines an MRI and ultrasound to help locate cancer cells in the prostate, yielding a higher accuracy and less pain during diagnoses.
- Gynecologic oncologists who perform surgery and prescribe chemotherapy, offering a consistent stream of care.
- Free support programs and events through Cancer Support Community, a national organization and formerly Gilda's Club.
- A dedicated surgical oncology service with experts in:
- Breast surgery
- GYN malignancies
- Urologic cancers


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Raleigh, N.C. — Gov. Pat McCrory has signed a bill designed to make comparing the prices for certain medical procedures easier.
House Bill 834 requires hospitals and surgical centers to provide public pricing information for 100 common in-patient services, 20 common surgical procedures and 20 common imaging procedures to the state Department of Health and Human Services. DHHS will publish that information on its website.
"This new law gives patients and their doctors pricing information so they can make an informed financial decision with regard to their health care," McCrory said in a statement.
Another section of the legislation limits the ability of hospitals to force repayment of hospital bills through liens on a patient's home or garnishing wages.


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Er is weer een stabiele release van Combined Community Codec Pack verschenen. Hoewel de naam anders doet vermoeden, is het Combined Community Codec Pack eigenlijk een directshow-filterpakket. Het is ooit ontstaan vanuit de anime-community en sindsdien uitgegroeid tot een verzameling die elk denkbaar audio- of videoformaat moet kunnen afspelen. Naast de nodige filters wordt ook de mediaspeler Media Player Classic Home Cinema meegeleverd en alle componenten zijn naar keuze te installeren. Hieronder is het changelog van deze release te vinden.
Updated components:
General changelog:
- FFDShow-tryouts 1.1.3996
- Haali 1.11.288.0 (2011-09-09)
- LAV Filters 0.39.6bfdb44
- VSFilter 2.40.3819.3
- LAV Filters included. LAV Splitter is used for certain formats where Haali was lacking and where Gabest's FLV Splitter was used. LAV Video and Audio are off by default for the time being, but can be enabled if the user so wishes. Since H.264 decoding with LAV can be very much useful, it has its own checkbox in the CCCP settings application.
- FLV Splitter, CoreWavpack removed. FLV will be split by LAV Splitter, and wavpack will be decoded by -tryouts, as libavcodec's wavpack decoder now supports all of the funnier parts of wavpack thanks to Daemon404 herping a derp at the libavcodec developers. Raw wavpack splitting not possible with default CCCP any more, and we recommend users to either use a proper audio player for that sort of thing, or mux the stream into a container.
- After poking the libavcodec developers with the two types of samples that failed with the ffaac AAC decoder, those are now fixed. This includes things like gg's Moshidora and overall AAC channel count changes in transport streams. The first kind of files are actually broken, but they worked with faad2, so the decoder was adapted to not scream and stop with them.
- DXVA settings removed from the settings app. It touched -tryouts DXVA which never really worked as well as MPC-HC's. If you absolutely, positively want to use DXVA -- we recommend enabling it in MPC-HC. Not that it is any more recommended than earlier.
- Overall installer/settings application updates.
- Start menu entry reordered, now FFDShow and LAV have their own folders, and "Filters" was renamed to "Other Filters".
- MPC-HC's mpciconlib.dll removed. The default icons as well as our original icons both had their problems, and the mpciconlib library isn't exactly small. Now there will be one MPC-HC icon used for all media files, and most sizes should be there. We are open for suggestions on icons and related things.


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The Australian Paralympic Committee has bought the broadcast rights to the next Winter and Summer Paralympics and will seek to on-sell them to local broadcasters.
The APC acquired rights to the Sochi Winter Games next March and the 2014 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, the 2013 and 2015 world championships for athletics and swimming, for a combined price believed to be less than $400,000.
APC chief executive
Last year's London Paralympics rated strongly on the ABC, and Hellwig hopes the public broadcaster picks up the rights for Sochi and Rio de Janeiro as well. He also wants to extend the APC's digital and IPTV coverage of some of its events, something that could be facilitated by the pending extension to its sponsorship deal with
Boost for bottom line
He says the APC is close to renewing several key sponsorship deals with Telstra,
The deals will provide a boost to the Paralympic sports' bottom line. Last week the Australian Sports Commission boosted Paralympic sports funding for the 2014 financial year by about $1.1 million to $9.1 million, with funding to the APC itself remaining steady at $4.28 million.
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PROPOSALS have been set out to build a £5m care home on the site of a former discount store in Bicester.
Montpelier Estates will host a public exhibition next Wednesday to show off its plans for the former Winners' site off Victoria and Linden roads. It will be the second set of care home proposals the company has put forward.
The first is a 76-bed care home for people suffering from dementia or brain injuries at a former allotment site off Skimmingdish Lane.
This latest proposal would include 60 beds for elderly people and those with dementia, and would create more than 80 full and part-time jobs.
James McGarry, of Montpelier, based in Chilton, Aylesbury, said the Skimmingdish Lane project was on-going but was making slow progress.
The former allotment land in Skimmingdish Lane, owned by the Oxford Diocese, already has outline planning permission for office accommodation.
The care home would be built on half of the diocesan site. If it gets the go-ahead, the care home there would create about 70 jobs.
The exhibition for the former Winners site takes place at the site, from 3pm to 7.30pm.