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Situated in Columbia, this hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame, and Saluda Shoals Park. Harbison State Forest and Earlewood Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has coffee/tea in a common area and a seasonal outdoor pool. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, meeting rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
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All 102 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and LED TVs with cable channels. Premium bedding, coffee makers, and free newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Quality Inn & Suites is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 102
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Free WiFi
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- Meeting rooms
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Coffee/tea in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Premium bedding
- Free newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Access via exterior corridors
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
- Golfing nearby
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 starts at 3:00 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Cash deposit: USD 50.00
Optional extras
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Travelodge Columbia West
- Travelodge Motel Columbia West
- Columbia Travel Lodge
- Columbia Travelodge
- Travel Lodge Columbia
- Travelodge Columbia
- Quality Inn Columbia
- Quality Columbia
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Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. 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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Washington Wire brings this to my attention about this morning's challenge to FCC indecency rules, broadcast live on C-SPAN cable and radio. C-SPAN's Potty-Mouth Broadcast. Many profanities were used during the hearing. At issue is the fact that the FCC fines radio stations for such profanities that are regularly used on cable TV with impunity. Even the Judge brought up the issue of whether the FCC would fine radio stations for broadcasting the hearing.
How often does noted Supreme Court specialist Carter Phillips get to drop the f-bomb (and worse) in open court? C-SPAN talked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York into allowing cameras in the court so the hearing could be broadcast live.
Sure enough, the s-words and f-words were flying this morning during the hearing, which C-SPAN broadcast in full, without bleeps. During the hearing, to make a point, Phillips used the words and phrases "motherf—–," "eat s—" and "f— the USA."
Here's the link to the RealPlayer video: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Oral Argument: Fox Television v. FCC (12/20/2006) from C-Span raising questions about what is entertainment and what is news and what is news about news and what is....paging Jon Stewart. This is one of those moments when you look into almost parallel mirrors and see images of yourself repeating to infinity or watching yourself watching yourself on TV generating a wormhole to hyperreality.
So, we've discussed cleaning up the language
here at Blue, while radio stations want to drop the bomb as often as they like. Hmmmmmm. I was raised on a steady diet of foul language, so I'm no prude. I'm not fond of the idea of cursing openly on the airwaves, but I'm not a radio listener and neither are either of my kids. I guess like any other programming, a loss of listeners and hence advertising dollars will let the stations know when they've crossed the line.
The idea of the FCC fining the stations for broadcasting the hearing is funny, though.
Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.
Vote Democratic! The ass you save may be your own.
Rush to judgement?
So I guess it mainly affects conservative talk radio so people like Rush can call their listeners s**theads instead of dittoheads.
I don't know
I imagine there are stations with shows that attract listeners who enjoy conversing using foul language. I don't know. This isn't an area where I have a lot of knowledge or experience. I imagine that there are people like me who will turn the radio off if there's a threat they will be showered with obsceneties while they surf the airwaves. It seems this would offer some incentive to self-police. Then again....I don't know.
Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.
Vote Democratic! The ass you save may be your own.
I don't know either how you balance
C-SPAN will also repeat the arguments at 9:15 Wednesday night, and again on Saturday at 7 p.m
Good coverage in this AP story just out
A prior story in the NY Sun explored legal implications.
A professor of entertainment law at the University of California, Los Angeles, Jerry Kang, said broadcasts have traditionally received less First Amendment protections than other forms of speech, partly because they are so easily accessible to children.
Mr. Kang described the case as a "legitimate First amendment question." But he cautioned that "substantial First Amendment doctrine would have to change before the FCC lost this case."
Still, Mr. Kang said the court could rule against the FCC by finding that the new enforcement policy is too vague, a claim that the networks have raised.
Another legal observer said the case presents an important question. The courts have not made clear whether networks should be held liable for offensive material that "slips into" certain types of programming without networks' consent, a law professor at Harvard University, Charles Fried, said.
Don't get it.
It's been a little while since I've been in the states, but frankly, the FCC baffles me at times. I'd prefer that the gov't agency focus on violence on TV and on the radio more than bad language or sexuality. That's the case in Canada with the CRTC. Granted it's far from perfect too.
It's easy not to get
since it's so totally screwed up. I think the US has a lot to learn from other countries about how to deal with sexuality and violence in particular. My wife is an academic rock star in the world of adolescents and sex, so I have a really good understanding of how dysfunctional our systems are right now.
Swiss cheese v Canadian bacon?
As I said over at Daily Kos (thx A), the restrictions on radio and network relative to cable are not too remote form the debate over FCC and/or state utility commission control over providers and/or content. All broadcasting laws will be swiss cheese soon.
There's a huge amount of communications law that has yet to be defined to match today's technology and delivery mechanisms and electronic devices.
Good point
Hi gregflynn,
It's true - the swiss cheese metaphor might fit. But the law in the is area always seems a bit more piecemeal. It will be rather interesting to see how the law will catch up if at all to the huge advances in communications.
However, Canadian bacon is another story. Admittedly, what goes on "up north" may not interest too many, but I couldn't resist. I'll try not to compare and contrast too much.
Who moved the cheese
Well the FCC cheese was shredded in the US Court of Appeals. Just watched it on C-SPAN. Very tasty.
O/T Speaker update
Chris Fitzsimon has a Wednesday update on the race for Speaker at NC Policy Watch
Hackney, Blue, Crawford, Saunders leading the pack. Saunders has the wind of lobbyists behind him. Crawford may have some Republican votes. Michaux, Faison, Holliman and now Tolson also mentioned. Holliman may support Hackney.
Hackney Blue
I could live with that. Might be good to spread the load ... and the power.
No more of this co-leader stuff. We need one speaker with both feet firmly in the Democratic Party mainstream. Anyone who threatens to form a coalition with Republicans should be OUT of the running.
North Carolina is a Democratic state, it's time to start acting like it.
I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for. ~ Thornton Wilder
Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
Jeez Robert
They're two of the leading progressive voices in the House. Who said anything about Republicans?
I was referring to the above message.
which said....someone....might have some Republican votes. In my book, that guy is, no. If it takes hackney/blue teaming up to win the speakership from some DINO, then fine. I don't like it, but better two progressives (yes I know they are progressives) than a DINO.
Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
You know
I knew you knew I knew you knew.
Just giving you a hard time, which you deserve because you knew I knew you knew. Or something like that.
News or entertainment
I just watched the whole thing on C-SPAN. It was fascinating, history in the making. The FCC argument is so full of holes you could drive every expletive in the dictionary through it. You can't show Cher on the Golden Globes saying fuck but you can show it on the news or show a judge talking about it. It is so subjective and not subject to any prior understanding. The FCC, having allowed 8 years to pass without action since the Pacifica case, decided arbitrarily at the time of the Golden Globes to become the Ayatollahs of the broadcast airwaves chosing when and how "context" changes indecency.

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March 16, 2017 — Press Item
While glaringly short on detail, today's release by the Trump Administration of its discretionary budget proposals makes clear what we suspected to be true: a Trump budget would embark on the most radical disinvestment in America we've ever seen.
Hoyer: Democrats and Republicans in Congress Must Work Together To Pass A Clean Debt Limit Extension
March 15, 2017 — Press Item
With the debt limit reinstated at midnight, it is critical that Democrats and Republicans in Congress work together to pass a clean debt limit extension before the Treasury Department's extraordinary measures are exhausted.
Hoyer Discusses President Trump's Allegations of Wiretapping and the GOP Bill to Make Americans Pay More For Less with CNN's Erin Burnett
If they had proof, it seems to me they would have disclosed it to the Congress, but more importantly to the American people and President Trump would have been happy to do that.
Non-Partisan Congressional Budget Office Confirms the American People Will Be Forced to Pay More For Less
President Trump promised the American people that under the Republican health care plan, there would be "insurance for everybody" that is "much less expensive and much better."
Hoyer Sends Letter Urging Speaker Ryan to Respect the Congressional Budget Office's Role as Independent Arbiter
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent a letter today to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) urging Republican leadership to respect the role of the Congressional Budget Office as an independent and nonpartisan arbiter, and urge their members to do the same.
No matter how Republicans try to spin it, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score released today makes clear that the American people will have to pay more for less under their plan.
This week, Republicans introduced their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would kick millions of Americans off their health insurance and make millions of others pay more for less coverage.
To rationalize a procedure which has a bill introduced Monday night and is subjected to 26 hours straight of markup on the following Wednesday, less than 48 hours later, no matter how you dress it up, that is not, Mr. Speaker, regular order.
Never before have I seen a presidency so out of touch with American values and the responsibility our government has to serve the American people.
Today, House Republicans sidestepped the regular order they promised the American people and passed their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act out of both the Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees.
Less than seventy-two hours after Republicans released the text of their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act – which would force Americans to pay more for less – Republicans are rushing the bill through the legislative process in order to hide what they're doing from the American people
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just came from the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Whip Hoyer Launches ResistRepeal.org, a New Website Dedicated to Ensuring the Public's Voice is Heard as Congress Debates the Republican ACA Repeal Bill
The People's House must hear the People's voice.
Top 10 Reasons Every American Should Be Concerned By the House GOP's Bill to Repeal the Affordable Care Act
President Trump promised that Republicans would put forward a plan that would "have insurance for everybody," which would be "far less expensive and far better" for the American people.
The bill that the Republicans have offered will literally have Americans paying more and getting less.
On Monday night, Republicans released their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would kick millions of Americans off of their health coverage and force the American people to pay more for less coverage.
Under the regular order that Speaker Ryan promised would govern the House on his watch, the proper procedure is for a committee markup on major legislation to take place after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has had an opportunity to analyze it and release an estimate of its cost and economic impact.
Well, thank you very much [Rep.] Cheri [Bustos] and thanks for the work that you're doing on communications and making sure that the message gets out to the American people so they can take their views made to the Congress in an informed way.
This evening, I was proud to join my colleagues in supporting bipartisan legislation to name the Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago after our friend and former Delegate Eni Faleomavaega, who sadly passed away on February 22.
House Republicans' ACA Repeal Bill: Kicking Americans Off Their Health Coverage, Forcing People to Pay More for Less
For seven years, Republicans have said they have a better alternative to the Affordable Care Act, and over the course of the campaign, the President promised to provide "insurance for everybody" that is "much less expensive" and "much better."
March 6, 2017 — Press Item
Tonight, after seven years of claiming to have a workable replacement for the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans showed their hand, and it is empty.
Can I see the bill today?
Today, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) asked Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy where House Republicans are hiding their draft legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which is reportedly being marked up in committee next week.
Last night, President Trump delivered his first address before the United States Congress and gave a speech long on empty rhetoric and short on any real policy agenda.
I don't know what's going to happen because the Republicans have been talking about that for six years, about how they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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I am travelling Europe for two and a half weeks, starting August 14th. I have a round trip ticket to Amsterdam, and I have only booked my hostels there so far. I plan on travelling to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria as well but have not booked any hotels, hostels, or rooms yet because for all I know, by entire itinerary could change the first day in Amsterdam. However, I do not want to end up without a place to stay during my visits to Zurich, Innsbruck & Tyrol, Munich, and Vienna. I am on a tight budget which is why making cheap ahead-of-time reservations make sense. If I don't reserve, making last minute reservations are going to probably wipe out my bank account because of the short notice fee everyone charges.
Does anyone have any suggestions about reserving ahead of time, or should I just wing it? I found a really cool site where you can rent people's rooms and even entire apartments & houses, but they too have reservation calendars which don't look promising as far as last minute reservations go. If I reserve I might feel rushed to get somewhere, if I don't, I might end up broke and sleeping on the streets until my return flight.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ohio, July 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to national statistics published on donorcare.org, more than one million skin grafts are performed each year, aiding burn patients and those requiring reconstructive surgery due to trauma and disease. Unfortunately, another 500,000 patients would benefit each year from skin grafts if enough skin were available. Even as the demand for donor skin transplantation has continued to increase, tissue donation has remained deficient. In addition, there has been limited innovation in skin graft recovery techniques over the course of a century until now. In an effort to increase the yields of quality skin grafts available to patients, Exsurco Medical, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bettcher Industries, is launching a breakthrough device for skin excision, the Amalgatome® MD Skin Recovery Device, to the tissue bank industry.
"We recognized an unmet need to improve yields of transplantable skin from available donors. Our solution approached the challenge differently. By working closely with tissue banks to develop and innovate products that are better suited to their needs, Amalgatome MD among other products benefits our customers in ways they never thought possible with conventional methods," said Paul Pirozzola, Vice President of Marketing for Exsurco Medical.
Designed for cadaveric tissue bank use only, the Amalgatome MD offers the only technology of its kind in the tissue excision industry. Current skin recovery technology consists of using a flat-blade device, often called a dermatome, that requires moderate force by the technician, which at times can produce inconsistent skin grafts, and be fatiguing for the operator during a recovery.
One of many aspects of rotary technology is the improvement in the skin recovery technique, having a more maneuverable device that can access challenging, hard-to-reach areas. This increases the potential in overall yield i.e., more transplantable skin grafts that are used to treat severely burned patients and individuals requiring reconstructive surgery due to trauma or disease.
The increased maneuverability and smooth operation of the Amalgatome MD have proven to produce higher yields of split-thickness skin grafts, as reported by participating tissue bank sites that have tested the new technology. In fact, participating sites reported an average 45.8% decrease in discarded tissue when using the Amalgatome MD during donor recoveries compared to conventional dermatomes.* In addition, tissue banks using the Amalgatome MD reported an average donor recovery of 4.275 square feet, compared to an average of 3.875 square feet that is typical of donor recovery utilizing standard dermatomes.*
"While there have been positive strides made in tissue donation, thanks to effective awareness campaigns encouraging individuals to become organ and tissue donors, the need of all the patients who could benefit from tissue donations is still not being met. Knowing that tissue donation poses a supply/demand issue, innovative technology to increase the amount of transplantable skin grafts from available donors has become pivotal. Our new Amalgatome MD Skin Recovery Device offers a true solution to maximizing the amount of quality yields per donors, and producing more precise, consistent skin grafts," said Leslie Kozar, Product Marketing Manager for Exsurco Medical.
Exsurco is leveraging proven technology from Bettcher's trimming and defatting tools and equipment used in meat and food processing, to help tissue bank facilities maximize efficiencies with an innovative device that requires minimal maintenance and a single-use blade that can be used during an entire skin recovery. Exsurco's goal was to develop and offer tissue banks a longer lasting blade that would enable them to improve their efficiencies and reduce costs.
Features of Exsurco Medical, Inc.'s new Amalgatome MD include:
For more information about the new Amalgatome MD and Exsurco Medical, Inc., visit www.exsurco.com. To keep up with the latest news about Exsurco Medical, Inc., follow @exsurcomedical on Twitter.
About Exsurco Medical, Inc.Exsurco Medical, Inc. is a leading-edge equipment manufacturer for medical applications, committed to improving excision science, by providing instruments for tissue processing that make life easier for technicians and clinicians. Based in Birmingham, Ohio, Exsurco Medical, Inc. provides the innovation needed to help improve and simplify procedures for tissue recovery for the medical community in ways that increase operator safety and comfort, and minimize fatigue, providing higher yields while reducing operating costs. Exsurco Medical, Inc. has developed the breakthrough skin debridement device, the Amalgatome® SK; the Amalgatome® MS for precision bone debridement; and Dermatome Replacement Blades. Backed by decades of inventive expertise and compassionate commitment, Exsurco Medical, Inc.'s excision and debridement innovations help restore dignity, confidence and optimism to the lives of both tissue bank personnel and to the patients that ultimately benefit from skin recovery. For more information about Exsurco Medical, Inc. and its products, visit www.exsurco.com.
*Editor's Note: The Amalgatome MD Skin Recovery Device has been subjected to a rigorous beta testing process to verify performance and quality. Beta testing was conducted in four different tissue banks, during which time 80 donor recoveries were conducted over the course of nine months. During the beta testing, 28 different technicians of varying levels of experience operated the Amalgatome MD Skin Recovery Device during a donor tissue recovery. Each test involved quantitative and qualitative assessments of both skin recovery and processing, including recording the volume and quality of recovered skin. Beta test results were analyzed against each tissue bank's previous year's data generated using conventional dermatomes to provide an accurate comparison. Further test result documentation available from Exsurco Medical, Inc.
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Salt Lake City police were looking for a man who apparently tried to settle a beef with an automobile repair shop with gunfire.
Police say the suspect, described only as a Latino adult male, got into an argument with an employee at Chavez Bros Auto Repair, 1407 W. Indiana Ave., just before 3 p.m. Thursday.
An employee of the shop, who asked not to be identified, said the suspect was upset over a repair to his gray, 2002 GMC extended cab pickup truck. As the disagreement escalated, his pulled out a 9mm handgun and cocked it, pointing it at the employee.


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A date has been set for the popular Waltham Abbey Pancake Race.
The race, which sets children and adults the task of flipping the Shrove Tuesday staple during a race down Sun Street, is due to take place on February 12.
The first race, open to under-fives, will take place at 11am, followed by a sprint for parents and carers and one for businesses.
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Meka Srikanth is a Tollywood film actor. He is most known as Srikanth.
Srikanth was born in Gangavathi Dist. Koppal, Karnataka. He did B.Com in Karnataka University , Dharwar ,Karnataka, India and got a diploma from the film institute. Srikanth is married to Ooha and has a son, Roshan and a daughter, Medha. He played minor roles in many films before playing a hero. His first hit film as a hero was Pelli Sandadi which was directed by famous director K.Raghavendra Rao. Along with S.V Krishna Reddy he gave good hit movies like Vinodam and Egire Pavurama.His hit movies are Khadgam ,Shankar Dada M.B.B.S, Pellam Orelithe, Kshemanga Velli Labhanga Randi, Oo Chinadana. He currently lives in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
He recently acted in the movie operation duryodhana which was a decent hit and reached the expectation of audience. His wife Ooha was also a film actress prior to marriage. Srikanth has a good fan following among families.
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text: Jim Meyer, who has served commercial banking customers here for more than 30 years, today joins Wells Fargo as a senior vice president to lead Commercial Banking in southeast Wisconsin. Since 2008, Meyer had been managing director and division head of The PrivateBank in Milwaukee. He began his commercial banking career as a middle market relationship manager for Bank One (now JPMorgan Chase) in Milwaukee. Meyer moved to Cincinnati for an opportunity with StarBank and then returned to Milwaukee for Firstar (now US Bank), where he worked in capital markets, corporate banking, and middle market lending. He then joined LaSalle Bank in 1998 and served in a leadership role for nearly a decade, including division head. "Jim Meyer brings more than three decades of experience – including multibank financing, buyout financing, recapitalizations, and other strategic capital structuring – to our local customers," said Gina Alberts Peter, the Milwaukee-based regional manager for Wells Fargo Commercial Banking in Wisconsin and upper Michigan. "Combined with our local decision-making and national resources, Jim's addition to our team gives Milwaukee customers a distinct competitive advantage." Meyer earned his bachelor's degree in business administration (finance) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MBA (finance) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is active in the Association for Corporate Growth and the Milwaukee M&A Forum. Meyer is a past board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter and past president and board member of North Shore Country Club. About Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Wells Fargo's Commercial Bank serves middle market businesses with annual sales above $20 million. Nationwide, Wells Fargo is the No. 1 commercial bank in the markets it serves. In addition to providing a world-class customer experience for our clients, Wells Fargo Commercial Bankers are also committed to being good citizens, from charitable giving to volunteering to public service.


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Ever the poster boy for hollow average, Jeff Keppinger (Yahoo! 8%, ESPN 15%, CBS 20%) continues to provide batting average help with little else. Owners in roto leagues who are locked into their position in batting average are free to look for counting stat help elsewhere.
He got a day off on Sunday, but prior to that Wilin Rosario (Yahoo! 40%, ESPN 33%, CBS 67%) had tallied multiple hits in four straight contests. He has also crossed home plate in six consecutive games. He's dialed in right now. Over the Rockies' final 17 games, they play seven at home (he has 16 home runs and an .883 OPS at Coors) and three more at Chase Field, which could accentuate Rosario's most tantalizing fantasy tool: his power.
The power was non-existent playing at PETCO all week, but Yasmani Grandal (Yahoo! 8%, ESPN 2%, CBS 35%) was able to rack up five singles in 14 at-bats. He'll get a break from his home digs this week, heading to Arizona's Chase Field for a three game series followed by three games at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The sample is miniscule, but his OPS is over 300 points higher on the road than at home, and five of his seven home runs have come away from San Diego. Grandal's on-base skills are outstanding (.348 OBP and near 15 percent walk rate) and will help him maximize his run scoring potential.
Everth Cabrera (Yahoo! 6%, ESPN 7%, CBS 19%) was billed as a one-trick pony last week, and he delivered on that trick by swiping four bags. He is now up to 33 stolen bases in 35 chances for the Padres this year, and he'll look to add to that total against the Diamondbacks and Giants this week. The matchup is unlikely to result in an Unfiltered piece, but Cabrera versus Miguel Montero is intriguing. Amongst qualifying catchers, Montero trails only Yadier Molina in stolen bases allowed this season. Montero has thrown out 31 of 72 would be base stealers; in other words, he has thrown out 43 percent of the baserunners foolish enough to run on him (Molina has thrown out 45 percent of his attempted base-stealers). This isn't ideal for Cabrera's prospects of running wild on the bases, but his owners can take solace in knowing that he faces the league's most favorable catcher at the end of the week. For all of Buster Posey's accolades that make him an MVP candidate (if not the favorite), controlling the running game isn't at the top of the list. Baserunners have stolen 80 bases in 113 chances this year, good for a 71 percent success rate. If Cabrera can get on base against the Giants late next week, look for him to get the green light.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: shortstop stinks. For that reason, Jed Lowrie (Yahoo! 19%, ESPN 19%, CBS 50%) is a viable option in large mixed leagues that start a middle infielder and all NL-only leagues. He's not playing every day (he started three of the Astros' last five games and appeared as a pinch hitter in another), so he's a better play in daily formats than weekly ones. At his best, Lowrie offers above-average home-run pop from the shortstop position. He's probably not "at his best," coming back from a lengthy disabled list stint, but the potential for him clearing the fences a few times is worth gambling on.
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Should the following R2009a substitution result in NaN?
>> syms x
>> y = (x^2 - 42*x)/(x - 42)
y =
-(42*x - x^2)/(x - 42)
>> subs (y, x, 42)
??? Undefined function or method 'charcmd' for input arguments of type 'double'.
Error in ==> sym.subs>oneSubs at 251
x = charcmd(x);
Error in ==> sym.subs>mupadsubs at 162
G = oneSubs(G,X{k},Y{k},yscalar(k));
Error in ==> sym.subs at 124
G = mupadsubs(F,X,Y);
Error in ==> sym.subs at 128
G = subs(F,Y,X,0);
"Joerg Buchholz" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote in message
> Should the following R2009a substitution result in NaN?
>>> syms x
>>> y = (x^2 - 42*x)/(x - 42)
> y =
> -(42*x - x^2)/(x - 42)
>>> subs (y, x, 42)
> ??? Undefined function or method 'charcmd' for input arguments of type
> 'double'.
> Error in ==> sym.subs>oneSubs at 251
> x = charcmd(x);
> Error in ==> sym.subs>mupadsubs at 162
> G = oneSubs(G,X{k},Y{k},yscalar(k));
> Error in ==> sym.subs at 124
> G = mupadsubs(F,X,Y);
> Error in ==> sym.subs at 128
> G = subs(F,Y,X,0);
Fyi; It DOES result in NaN on my 2008a Matlab. (I did not know there is now
new Matlab 2009a)
Here is the output I get
EDU>> syms x
EDU>> y = (x^2 - 42*x)/(x - 42)
y =
-(42*x - x^2)/(x - 42)
EDU>> subs (y, x, 42)
ans =
EDU>> ver
MATLAB Version 220.127.116.111 (R2008b)
"Nasser Abbasi" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote in message
> Fyi; It DOES result in NaN on my 2008a Matlab. (I did not know there is now new Matlab 2009a)
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Visiting a refugee camp of Syrian people in Turkey border with Syria, Sayda said new UN-Arab League envoy to Syria crisis is a capable and experienced diplomat and cares a lot about humanitarian situation in the country but "The reality is that finding a solution for the crisis will not be found by Akhzar Ebrahimi."
"As Bashar al-Assad's main opposition, we are looking for ways to the crisis out of UN. I believe a no- fly zone has to be created soon," the Kurdish leader said. "Also efforts have to be put into finding a secure area to speed up developments."
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Grand Americas - All Around S. America and Antarctica: Crystal Symphony Cruise Review by caliber35
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Grand Americas - All Around S. America and Antarctica
Destination: Antarctica
Embarkation: Miami
During my World Cruise in 2008, Crystal announced a new Grand Americas Voyage doing a complete circumnavigation of South America and Antarctica, sailing from Miami roundtrip. As I enjoy longer sailings and hate to fly, this was an ideal itinerary and I signed up immediately. My two previous Symphony cruises had taken me up both coasts of South America, but I had yet to visit Antarctica, the Amazon or round the Horn. This trip was a 62 day journey visiting 25 ports of call, including such favorites of mine as Rio, Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Lima. One could book the entire journey, or a segment or two, much like a mini World Cruise. The Miami to Manaus segment was popular due to promotional pricing. From Manaus to BA was lightly booked, with only 300 guests. The BA to Valparaiso sailing, a Holiday Cruise, was popular with families, despite the premium pricing. The final leg from Valparaiso to Miami was oversold, again due to aggressive pricing and the presence of two groups; Roberta's Bridge Group and Jazzdagin. Neither group caused any disruption of the usual Crystal pleasures, and, in fact, the Jazz music was well liked by most all of the passengers. Throughout the voyage, service never varied due to passenger load. As always, everything onboard was top notch.
Living in Fort Lauderdale gives me easy access to the two largest passenger ports on earth. As of this year, FTL has taken over as number one with the arrival of Oasis, but even prior to that, Crystal was squeezed out to Miami by the large number of megaships home porting here. On November 22nd, my Partner drove me to the Port of Miami for embarkation. This was a breeze, taking less than twenty minutes, after which he came on as my guest for lunch and then assisted me in unpacking and settling into my cabin. Sailing solo, I had booked an E Category cabin, #7035, on the Promenade Deck. At 200 square feet, there was plenty of room for me and all my belongings for this two month journey. My Stewardess, Marija, came by promptly to introduce herself and learn about my dining arrangements and special requests. By 2PM all was attended to in the cabin and we took a tour about the ship. While the layout was familiar, every aspect of Symphony looked fresh and new, other than the Main Dining Room and Theater. This is my favorite size of ship, being large enough to have all of the big-ship amenities, but small enough to be intimate and easy to get around. The dEcor is, at once, classic with lots of wood and polished brass, as well as modern and up to date due to loving care and the recent renovations.
Dining on either Crystal ship is always something that I look forward to. I am an early riser and head up to the Lido for freshly squeezed juice and coffee around 6AM before heading to the Computer Lab to check E-mails and write my popular reports that I send back home. If you are interested in more details of my trip, you can find them posted on the Boards under 9227C Grand Americas: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1087761 . There, I posted over ten pages covering food, dining, service, hospitality and ports of call during our journey. Suffice to say, the Crystal Experience onboard the Symphony was excellent, as always. Breakfast and lunch in the Lido have achieved new heights with more freshly cooked choices and unmatched service from the Lidoboys. Dinners in the MDR are always special with a wide variety of offerings and menus that seldom repeated, even over a sixty two day cruise. Prego, Silk Road and the Sushi Bar are as outstanding as always, giving a pleasant break from the traditional continental fare served elsewhere. What really sets Crystal apart from any other cruise line is consistency. Meal after meal, crewmember after crewmember, and the desire to fulfill your every wish with outstanding service make Crystal the World's Best. We were particularly fortunate to have Captain Ralf Zander in command as we navigated Antarctica. To summarize briefly, this was an amazing journey on a wonderful ship with the finest crew and officers one could possibly hope for. The ship absolutely sparkles and the service is beyond compare. The itinerary was ideal, other than our stop in Manaus, and we were blessed with perfect weather. Our trip up the Amazon was marred by low river levels; the rainy season had not yet started and the air was foul with acrid smoke from the ongoing slashing and burning of the rainforest. Manaus itself is worth a visit, but not for the three days and two nights we spent there. Our time in Rio was a teasingly short day visit. Buenos Aires remains one of the World's great cities, but has become more commercial and homogenous than my previous visit there. Antarctica was everything and more than I had hoped. If you have never been, put it high on your list! We were amazed by the scenery, the thousands of icebergs and, of course, the Penguins. Rounding the Horn and transiting the Drake Passage were surprisingly calm, more resembling a lake than the treacherous place it is known as. The Chilean Fjords were not as spectacular as I expected, but the rest of our ports were impressive and much improved since my last visits to South America. All said, this was another trip of a lifetime for me and a journey well worth taking. Antarctica was the definitive highlight, surpassing any experience of my World Cruise. Less
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Cabin review: E7035
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Today Dressmann launches a new campaign showcasing seven men just the way they are to broaden the picture of what a perfect body can look like.
A study conducted by TNS Sifo in cooperation with Dressmann shows that a third of all men in Sweden and Norway had negative feelings regarding the way their bodies look during the last six months. In fact, a lot of men worry more about their body's appearance than their economy or their social relations.
The majority of people think that our unhealthy obsession with the body is a result of what's presented in advertising. That's why we will do what we can to change this. We want to take responsibility.
We can't change the world in a day. But we have to start somewhere. As a first step we're launching our new campaign for Man Underwear showing that every man is perfect just the way he is.
"Our hope is to be part of changing the one-sided image of bodies and body ideal mediated by the fashion industry. We want to overcome limiting beliefs that some bodies are better, more beautiful or more normal than others. Simply we want to show that there is no perfect man, there are only perfect men." says Knut Vidar Nilsen, Marketing Director at Dressmann.
The campaign is developed together with the ad agency Forsman & Bodenfors, production company Indio and photographer Peter Gehrke. It consists of TV commercials, outdoor, print ads and digital marketing and it will go live today in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Austria. The music is a newer version of Billy Joel's classic "Just the way you are" by Maja Francis.


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WALTON swimming pool was closed for cleaning after a child fell ill in the water.
The youngster became ill in the pool while on a school visit on Tuesday.
The swimming pool was closed for the rest of the day while the water was cleaned and treated, before reopening the following day.
Frinton Primary School headteacher Joan Dear said: "The student was not ill beforehand.
"We have a 48-hour ruling that prevents pupils coming back to school until they are better following an illness. It was just an unfortunate incident."


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, March 29) Edward Basha Jr., chairman of Phoenix-based Bashas' Family of Stores, died March 26 at age 75.
The Bashas' chain was founded in 1932 by Eddie Basha Sr. and his brother Ike Basha, and now includes more than 130 stores under the Bashas' Bashas Dine, AJ's Fine Foods and Food City banners.
Basha Jr. was active in Arizona politics, and once ran for governor of the state. He also was known for his philanthropy.
"We want to share with you just how much Eddie loved Bashas', its members and its customers," Edward Basha III said in a prepared statement. "From our earliest childhood, he always reinforced to us the importance of our members and giving back to our community. Some of his fondest times were being with Bashas' members and customers, whether at the office, the distribution center or in the stores.
"To us, and to many of you, Eddie was always larger than life, and he gave his heart and soul to Bashas' Family of Stores," Basha III said in the statement. "Ironically, Eddie never saw himself that way. He considered himself to be a Bashas' member, no different than any other, and he considered all Bashas' members to be a part of his family."
Basha III thanked employees and customers.
"It is our collective strength that has seen us through difficult days," according to his statement. "This strength will continue to move us forward, even though we have suffered such a tragic loss."
A memorial service is planned for April 6 at the Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University in Tempe. For information about a live webcast, visit www.asu.edu after April 3.
In lieu of memorials, the family suggests contributions in Basha Jr.'s memory to charitable organizations.


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Steelers face Chargers team limping to season's end
Wanted: General manager, coach and starting offensive line for once-prominent NFL franchise. Linemen must be available to play Sunday in Pittsburgh. Others start shortly after season ends. All must be skilled in rebuilding, capable of working with oft-erratic quarterback Philip Rivers and equipped to beat Oakland Raiders twice a season.
The San Diego Chargers didn't resort to taking out want ads before traveling to play the Steelers at Heinz Field, but it was close.
A perennial contender not long ago, they were forced to pick up three offensive linemen virtually off the street to supplement an injury-destroyed starting unit. One of them, Reggie Wells, a former South Park High player, was doing laundry in his parents' house near the Pittsburgh airport when the Chargers called.
That came before word leaked that coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith were out when the season ends.
Not exactly the best way to prepare to fly cross country to play an internal clock-disrupting early afternoon game in a city where they are 0-14 during the regular season, right?
"You're playing a football team, not the time zone or the weather," Rivers said.
Still, the Steelers (7-5) hope they're catching the Chargers (4-8) — losers of seven of eight — at the right time, or just when everything is going wrong for San Diego.
They're getting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back from a three-game layoff with rib and shoulder-related injuries. Their receiving corps is close to being fully healthy now that Antonio Brown is back. The defense shut down the Ravens late in the game last Sunday, enabling Shaun Suisham to kick a last-play field goal that decided their biggest win this season.
They don't want to let those positive factors slip away, not when they need a strong stretch drive to secure the playoff spot they currently hold, if only tentatively. And certainly not against a Chargers team that hasn't beaten anybody except the Chiefs since Sept. 16.
"Every week is going to be a key to the journey," Brown said. "Every game from here on out is going to be exciting and interesting and will give us opportunity to make the playoffs."
Roethlisberger, who watched the Steelers go 1-2 without him, can't afford to be rusty against a No. 9-ranked Chargers defense that is playing better than its won-lost record indicates.
San Diego's problem is an offense that has been limited to 13 or fewer points three times in the past six games. Rivers is the AFC's most-sacked quarterback, and it won't help that three-fifths of the line that started a 20-13 loss to Cincinnati last week is injured and out.
"I'm sure their coaches will do a good job of putting together a simplistic plan to make it easy on those guys so they can just go out and play as much as they can without thinking," Steelers tight end Heath Miller said. "The quarterback is one of the best."
As a team, the Chargers are one of the NFL's worst. And the Steelers understand they must take advantage of it.
"The sense of urgency is changing," receiver Mike Wallace said. "This whole time it's been a pack race. Now that we're at the end, we've got to separate ourselves as one of better teams, one of the best teams in league."
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Rx for Reform
President Barack Obama plans to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday to outline his goals for health insurance reform and reshape a debate that has mostly been in the hands of legislators. Continue reading
In the latest in a series of conversations with key players in the health care debate, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Robert Laszewski, president of the consulting firm Health Policy and Strategy Associates and opponent of a public insurance option. Continue reading
In the latest in a series of conversations with key players in the health care debate, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jacob Hacker of Yale University, one of the key proponents of a public insurance option. Continue reading
The more heated the fight over health care reform becomes, the more many Americans grow skeptical of how the media is covering the fiercely partisan debate. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue reading
As part of the NewsHour's series of conversations about health care reform, Betty Ann Bowser talks to Washington Post correspondent T.R. Reid, author of a new book about health care systems around the world and what the U.S. can learn from them. Continue reading
With five different versions of a health care bill in Congress, Ray Suarez examines the effort to separate fact from fiction in the national debate over a reform plan. Continue reading
A Blue Dog Democrat congressman speaks with his Idaho constituents about the ongoing health care reform debate. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue reading
A key Republican Senate negotiator called Wednesday to scale back the scope of health care reform efforts. Continue reading
Until last year, Wendell Potter worked for both Cigna and Humana health care for two decades. He's now a senior fellow on health care with the Center for Media and Democracy, a liberal research group. He speaks to Gwen Ifill as part of an ongoing series of conversations on health care reform. Continue reading
Looking to attract GOP votes, Democrats are waging a fierce debate over whether a public option must be part of health care reform. Scholar Norman Ornstein and The Hotline's Amy Walter predict a health reform bill will clear Congress despite Democrats' infighting. Continue reading


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Wild Orchid 2 (1992)
The haunts of the jazz lifestyle are no place for a little girl to grow up, and the shady characters who populate these smoky dives are not the most nurturing role models. A budding woman is especially at risk if her body and face mature into a physical embodiment of sensual grace, such as is the fate of a hipster musician's daughter in Wild Orchid 2: Blue Movie Blue (1992). When be-bopping daddy sickens and dies, he leaves behind no life insurance or IRA, and his baby, Blue, is left to rely...Join Mr. Skin for the full review >>


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The Jolie-Pitts' adventures Down Under continued on Monday when they headed to an ice-skating rink in Queensland — and we've got the adorable photos! Brad and Angelina strapped on their skates for a spin around the rink and stopped for a sweet show of PDA, smiling at each other as they held hands. The kids joined in on the fun, too, playing games on the ice with the help of staff members. It's been an exciting month for the family of eight, as they explore Australia during Angelina's breaks from directing Unbroken and Brad's time off from working on Fury in the UK. The group went yachting off Sydney Harbour, went to the movies, and visited baby kangaroos at the zoo.
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Epic Eastern-Western Caribbean: Norwegian Epic Cruise Review by redjellybean
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Epic Eastern-Western Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
Rooms - ready and clean (this time)
Refrigerator locked - had to call to have it unlocked and items removed so we could keep my DH insulin cold.
This is the 2nd time NCL bagged the contents and stored in our room. I would not drink anything from the mini bar if I were you.
We're not very needy people so the room steward was pretty good. Although we did have to sign our life away for 2 pool towels one day, fortunately we returned them.
The balcony - The room actually seems quite large. the one with the tub actually looks larger than the one with the shower due to bed position. The tub and showers are huge by comparison.
The balconies are deeper than the dawn's, but bring your own lounge chair. The dawn has a reclining chair on a small balcony, but the Epic only has chairs.
If you like to look down into the ocean get the aft, there are now boats in the way.
There are too many people on this More ship!
They no longer provide drink service at the buffet. and finding cups can sometimes be a problem.
No more cold soups.
Desserts not very good, BUT they have crepes every night and all the ice cream you could want so that makes up for the other crap.
If you don't like smoke stay off this ship!!!
I hear Princess is non-smoking and unless their quality also changed it is now a better cruise line.
We prefer the buffet and Specialty Dining. We purchased the ultimate dining package. this does NOT mean that you can have 2 entrees. It only means that you can eat there as many times as you want.
You cannot have the moderno salad bar and cagneys steak. You cannot have surf and turf at cagney's!
You can do whatever you want at teppanyaki. Each restaurant is different, some require all the cards to check out some only require the room numbers. No one really knows what is going on with this yet as it is new and changed everyday.
Cirque is a must and worth the money.
back to back with the drill - if you do not leave port you do not have to go to the 2nd drill as your name will not be on the list, yet EVERYONE says you have to.
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big for 2 large showerlarge balconyno reclining deck chairslife boat are in the way
Port and Shore Excursions
Scuba - Certified
Interesting place as it is not a city. Port designed for ships and has pool.
I liked it a lot.
Getting to the dive shop was interesting. no roads really. small boats with tanks laying down in the middle, but it worked great and was a great dive. only 4 per boat. I would do it again!!!
Scuba - Certified
woo hoo Coz Scuba AWESOME!
Wow --too many ships too many people
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not great
chanakaab in Coz was way better.
Jamaica is a beautiful island
all ports are the same as far as the ships dock and shopping.
all the same crap.
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3-6 foot swells. We were warned and could cancel with money back. No one cancelled but half of them got sick. pretty good dive. large boat - but only 4 people per DM
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text: Rendering of the plaza in the center of Ward Village - a gathering place for all (Photo: Business Wire)The redevelopment by The Howard Hughes Corporation, the largest private land owner in Kaka'ako, is a key component of the area's planned revitalization, and represents one of the last opportunities to shape the face of urban Honolulu. The vision for Ward Village is consistent with the master plan approved by the Hawai'i Community Development Authority (HCDA). In January, 2011, The Howard Hughes Corporation entered into a development agreement with the HCDA, which allowed for up to 9.3 million total square feet of mixed-use development, including more than 4,000 residential units and over one million square feet of retail and other commercial space. The Howard Hughes Corporation assumed ownership of Ward Centers from General Growth Properties in November 2010. "Ward Village is one of the most significant assets in our portfolio, offering an unparalleled opportunity to be a part of the renaissance of Kaka'ako," said David R. Weinreb, Chief Executive Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation. "We are pleased to continue working with local leaders and other partners on the next chapter of this unique district, creating a thriving community in the heart of Honolulu." The Howard Hughes Corporation's "forWARD" vision for Ward Village incorporates principles of sustainability and cultural respect that honor the rich genealogy of the land. Over time, land uses in Kaka'ako have evolved from fishponds, salt pans and taro lo'i of centuries past to industrial warehouses and working class neighborhoods of the mid-twentieth century, and more recently, to a retail shopping district serving the residents of O'ahu. Overlaying these time periods is the legacy of Victoria Ward and her descendants, who owned the land from the 1870s until 2002. "The Howard Hughes Corporation is honored to take a leading role in the evolution of Kaka'ako," said Nick Vanderboom, Vice President, Development of The Howard Hughes Corporation. "We are inspired by the opportunity to create a new village - a gathering place for local residents - but conscious that this opportunity comes with a great responsibility to the people of Hawai'i to be stewards of this ' āina." Inspired by its rich history, the redevelopment will create a distinctly different character for the neighborhood. The village will include high-rise residential towers with a mauka-makai (mountain-ocean) orientation which will preserve view corridors and showcase the breathtaking views. Small tower footprints will have fewer units per floor for a more intimate setting. Ward Village will implement "Complete Street" principles, creating an energetic environment to encourage people to walk or bike. New buildings along Ala Moana Boulevard will be pulled back from the street, establishing a new face for the neighborhood and providing space for landscape and water features to bring the park and ocean across the street and into the community. Ward Village will also engage innovative design teams and employ sustainable design strategies to reduce energy and water use.


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Anything in the log file ? See https://answers.launchpad.net/taskcoach/+faq/1824
Recently I've had tracked time disappearing from tasks. I had 3 hours allocated for a task and had previously used about 2 and a half hours. After working on my task again, I noticed on entering the Effort window to enter notes that the most recent effort recorded was the only one there. The previous 2 and a half hours had disappeared.
I know this has happened on at least one other occasion and I don't recall having done anything different to normal.
Usually this isn't an issue because I quote set prices and only use the program to monitor my time to gauge how accurate my quotes are - but I do have some retainer clients billed on an hourly rate where I need to know exactly how much time I've spent on their projects so I can accurately bill them.
Any ideas as to why this data is disappearing?
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What should I be looking for? It's all gobbledy-gook to me (file attached). From where the file was found, it would also seem I don't have write-permission if that's of any help.
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Driver leads officers on high-speed Chase
A high-speed car chase was called off after officers lost sight of the vehicle in Southern Humboldt.
Officials say just before 6 pm Friday, Eureka Police were attempting to pull the BMW over but the vehicle failed to stop. The chase continued on Southbound Highway 101. There was a male driver and two passengers in the car with speeds reaching over 100 mph. The license plate number is 6UPK595.
The BMW was last seen near the Myers Flat area. If you see the vehicle, dial 911.


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Inspiration for line focuses on Laslo's favorite paintings and sculptures.
For their fourth collection, Robert Allen and Larry Laslo have continued their successful collaboration with the Artisan Collection, a new line inspired by Laslo's lifelong passion for all things handmade. Drawing from the works he loves most, Laslo has joined his luxe aesthetic with his dynamic eye for painting, sculpture, and the arts. The end result is a rich and modern collection of elegant hues and subtle embellishments.
The Robert Allen Group's senior vice president of design and marketing Jennie Wilde notes, "Larry's artistic point of view brought a unique story to the table. His personal passion for the history and process of art lends an exceptional taste level to the collection, which, combined with Robert Allen's focus on color, has created a chic and inspired new line."
For the Artisan Collection, Laslo's creative process focused not only on his favorite paintings and sculptures, but also on the lines and motifs he loves most within art as a whole. "I want this collection to lend a dramatic, lush look to interiors with its intense colors and lavish textures," says Laslo. "Just as a great piece of art can make a room, so can the right choice of fabric, and the Artisan Collection is full of these statement makers."
The colors of the Artisan Collection were derived from certain works of art and chosen to best complement the luxe look of the collection. Though predominantly earth tones, the patterns pop with vibrant and fashion-forward hues in shades of orange, fuchsia, teal, and more, creating a beautifully coordinated, but not overly matched, world of color. Two color books for the Artisan Collection showcase this balance of vivid and subtle: Gemstone, a book dominated by jewel tones with intense, but livable hues, and Quartz Stone, clean and crisp shades that mimic the natural coloring of minerals and pottery.
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Swift says she doesn't want to end up like 'the typical Hollywood sad cliche of the poor lonely starlet' as her love life becomes a subject of another mockery by Handler.
Taylor Swift reveals her biggest fear. The country music singer, who recently slammed Tina Fey and Amy Poehler over their "stay away from Michael J. Fox's son" joke, says in another magazine interview that she is worried that one day, she ends up being "awful," "intolerable" and "alone."
"What I worry about is that I never want to end up kind of a self-centered, vain human being. My fears circle around me making the wrong choices and messing this up for myself. I don't wanna end up being awful and intolerable. Alone," the country music singer/songwriter opens up to InStyleUK for her cover story.
"Lying in a marble bathtub by myself, like sad, with a glass of wine, just complaining that my life ended up alone because I pushed everyone away because I thought I was too good to hang out with anybody. The typical Hollywood sad cliche of the poor lonely starlet with no one because she put up all these walls and didn't trust anyone," she adds.
"That's my fear," she continues. "And that's why I live my life the way I live my life because I'd so much rather feel everything than end up like that."
Swift additionally comments on the mixed responses she got for her songwriting regime, saying her exes can write songs about her if they want to. "If I'm gonna write songs about my exes they can write about me. That's how it works," she reasons.
Elsewhere, Chelsea Handler mocks the 22-year-old Grammy winner. "My theory about Taylor Swift is that she's a virgin," Handler says when asked to comment about the singer by Andy Cohen. "Every guy thinks they're going to devirginize her, and they're not."
"Everyone breaks up with her because they date her for two weeks and she's like, 'I'm not gonna do it.' And they're like, 'Oh, well, forget it. Then I don't want to date you,' " the TV host adds. "She's never going to get devirginized, ever, ever, ever, ever."
Handler, a friend of Katie Couric whom Swift professed her love for, also weighs in on the singer's "Hell" comment about Fey and Poehler, "I think that was a bold statement, but I'm not on anyone's side because I just don't care enough."
"I like that she's being that vociferous about something that she thinks they were out to get her. They were clearly making a joke just about her demeanor, which is embarrassing. I mean, she's just dated so many men," she continues.
Previously, Swift voiced her thoughts about mean girls to Vanity Fair, "You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved . . . that said, 'There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.' "
Both Fey and Poehler have since commented on her serious reaction. Fey was surprised. Recalling her jokes at the Golden Globe Awards, the "30 Rock" star thought if anyone was going to be angry, it would have been "Avatar" director James Cameron.
Back then, Fey joked she didn't really know about "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)" controversy "but when it comes to torture, I trust the woman who spent three years married to James Cameron," referring "the woman" to "Dark Thirty" helmer Kathryn Bigelow who was previously married to Cameron.
Poehler, meanwhile, kind of accepted her fate over Swift's "hell" comment. "Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist, and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff," the "Parks and Recreation" actress told The Hollywood Reporter.


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Tickets on sale now for karaoke with Nick and Kelly! Nicholas Brendon and his twin brother Kelly are hosting Once Again, With Feeling concurrent with their appearance at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con.
Tickets for the June 18th event are $100 for the event, $150 for the event plus an autographed photo.
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Like I posted yesterday, we celebrated Norways constitution day, and in Norway that partly means dressing up and waving the Norwegian flag pretty much all day long. Beeing the only Norwegian family where we live, we didn't go around waving the flag, but we did get dressed and went out to eat in the evening. Lotte even got dressed in her new Norwegian "bunad", which is the traditional Norwegian costume and she looked SO CUTE! And boy did she get attention. And boy did she love it... You can see how cute she looked on the pictures further down, but first I wanted to show that I am doing something creative still. Yesterday I made these cookiebags for Mats' teachers day, as they are celebrating a joint birthday today. It's all Sausandesigns products; the papers are from the singspring collection, blue blossom and spring song, acrylic stamps from the flower set and the fake stiches set. Even the frame around the pictures are from sausandesigns (digital collections).
And then I got my son, Mats, to make and write the cards himself using the sausandesigns' stamps, Karl und Karla. I think they ended up really cute, the boy represents himself wishing happy birthday...
..and he used the tv stamp on the envelope.
...and here is more cuteness.......she made all the neighbours come out and go "ooooooh!" and "aaaaaaah!".
Monday, May 18
Sausandesigns cookiebags and a cute little girl in "bunad"
3 comments:
- sausan said...
YAY! those cards are too sweet! DS is really talented!! And I lovethe cookie bags, too! Great little projects! And look at this cutie pie! Adorable!!!
- 4:08 PM, May 18, 2009
- pattyo said...
I agree--ooooooh! aaaaaah!
- 12:52 AM, May 19, 2009
- polinka said...
these cards are very cute!! and the cookie bags also :)
- 8:33 PM, May 19, 2009
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Bemidji State football team begins season healthy with playoff expectations
The Bemidji State football team scrambled last season when key players went down week after week with injuries.
After an offseason to heal, those players have returned healthy for tonight's season opener at Minot State at 7 p.m. and BSU head coach Jeff Tesch is expecting a return to an offensive attack of equal parts passing and running.
"I think we'll probably look for a little bit more of a balance right away this year and try to keep them off balance and not emphasize one side of the ball like we have in the past," Tesch said. "They're fired up, ready to go, we're in shape, pretty darn healthy and we're just rearing and ready to get after it."
Coming back from injuries are running back Brandon Miles, wide receiver Justin Lee and 313-pound offensive lineman Jordan Anderson.
Miles, who led the team in rushing in 2008, missed all of the 2009 season after suffering an ACL injury in preseason drills. Lee and Anderson each missed half the season with leg injuries.
Those injuries forced creative play calling from the coaching staff and put underclassmen at key positions. To keep veteran quarterback Derek Edholm healthy for the entire season, freshman backup Lance Rongstad was brought in to spell Edholm during games. Freshman Dustin Kroeplin took over as the primary running back and sophomore tight end Brian Leonhardt emerged as reliable red-zone target.
The dual-quarterback system and the new faces worked out better than anticipated.
Kroeplin and Rongstad combined to run for over 1,500 yards, Leonhardt led the team in receiving touchdowns and Edholm went on to become an All-NSIC quarterback after throwing for 25 touchdowns.
The result was an 8-3 overall record (7-3 NSIC) and a third-place tie in the conference standings. It marked BSU's best finish since the NSIC championship season of 2006.
At the first day of practice earlier this month, Edholm said the team intends to build on last season's success and the ultimate goal is national playoffs - something BSU has never reached in school history.
It will be a tough road there with national contender Minnesota-Duluth, St. Cloud State and Augustana looming on the schedule this season.
"We expect a lot of potential," junior wide receiver Jody Henningson said. "We feel like we can be conference champions but we'll take that a game at a time and see what happens."
The experienced offensive line welcomes back Anderson this year. Cory Immerman is back to play center along with Davis Mickelson and Alonzo Melton at the tackles. Sophomore Brett DeLange steps into the guard position to give BSU a whopping 1,485 pounds on the offensive line - an average of 297 pounds per player.
To contend for the conference championship the Beavers will need a strong defense again this season.
Though the defense lost All-American Jake Anderson, All-NSIC tackle Bryan Wick and All-NSIC cornerback Tiger Ellison, BSU is returning a skilled core that established itself one of the best rushing defenses in the nation last season.
On the defensive line, All-NSIC defensive end Jordan Lardinois and defensive end Rob Wills will team up on the edges with sophomore Jake Zimmerman likely playing the nose role in BSU's 3-4 defensive scheme. The experience of George Percak-Dennett, Andrew Eagan, Cory Crosby, Blake Sczepanski and Alex Mock give BSU a formidable set of linebackers.
"The strengths of the defense are going to be the front seven: it's going to be the D-lineman and the linebacker core playing fast and physical," Wills said. "We need to do that and set the tone early in every single game that we're here to play and we're here to win."
The defensive backfield has strength in returning juniors Dusty Sluzewciz and Brody Scheff, who started a majority of games at safety in 2009. Charles Hrdlicka and Anthony Ragsdale will play at the corners.
Bemidji State and Minot State are meeting in the 'Beaver Bash' for the 12th consecutive season. Bemidji State is 10-1 all-time against Minot State and won last year's meeting 47-20 at Chet Anderson Stadium.
Bemidji State enters the game ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Preseason poll and Minot is No. 14 in the NAIA poll after finishing 8-3 last season.
Bemidji State does not play a game next weekend and will return to the field Sept. 11 for the home and NSIC opener against Augustana.


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Melbourne Victory are revelling in their ongoing role as underdogs and are primed to spoil the Brisbane Roar's premiership party on Saturday night.
The Roar will be handed the A-League's premier's plate in front of their home fans with a win over a energy-sapped Victory outfit at Suncorp Stadium.
With a nine-point lead and four rounds remaining, Victory coach Kevin Muscat feels "they've almost been given the trophy" already.
But Muscat says a fifth game in 16 days won't deter his rejuvenated second-placed side as they look for a fourth straight win.
Tuesday night's 1-0 Asian Champions League upset over Japanese club Yokohama displayed their dogged fighting spirit which has Roar coach Mike Mulvey on guard for a "blockbuster" clash.
"It's going to be difficult but it's a challenge we're relishing," Muscat said.
"Each game that has gone on this period, you get written off a little bit more.
"We'll go into the game tomorrow night as positive as we have in the last four with no one giving us a chance, with a lot of sore bodies, but with a real determination within the football club to do well and prove everyone wrong."
Brisbane have their own concerns.
The Roar must rely on a patched-up defensive line to provide their platform for the three points, while also missing suspended star striker Besart Berisha.
The continued absence of Socceroos defender Ivan Franjic (ankle) and veteran centre-back Jade North (groin), as well as the loss of youngsters James Donachie and Corey Brown (appendicitis) has forced Mulvey to improvise.
Shane Stefanutto has been moved to central defence with skipper Matt smith while former Victory midfielder Diogo Ferreira will also play out of position at left fullback.
But the last time Ferreira lined up in defence, the Roar produced a stellar display at AAMI Park to blow Melbourne away 3-0.
"That was a thoroughbred performance," Mulvey said.
"We were really on song that day. It was a very good football game for 35 minutes and we just managed to get on top in the second half."
Matt McKay starred and finished one of Brisbane's superb team goals that night and will again be one of the danger men when he lines up for his 150th A-League match on Saturday night.
With captain Mark Milligan and fellow Socceroo Tom Rogic given a chance to freshen up on the bench against Yokohama, Muscat promised his side would take the game to the Roar.
"We'll be real aggressive in the way we want to attack that game," he said.


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Former Alaskan Governor and GOP Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has reportedly finished her much anticipated memoir and you can buy it in time for Christmas! Sarah's book is called "Going Rogue: An American Life" and will be released on November 17th which is months earlier then anticipated. You can read more below, see Sarah Palin photos, and a fun video.
After Governor Sarah Palin resigned from office on July 26th, she, her husband Todd and their children left Alaska for San Diego to work with her book's co-writer, Lynn Vincent, for several weeks. I suppose they really got down to business because the draft of Sarah Palin's book, called "Going Rogue: An American Life", was finished in advance and is now in the editing/fact check stage. Her publisher, HarperCollins, has decided to release Sarah Palin's 400-page memoir on November 17th just in time for the holiday buying season, instead of spring when it was originally scheduled.
I love that Sarah Palin has named her book "Going Rogue"! She is playfully giving a nod to that now famous Slate article suggesting that by the end of the November 2008 Presidential campaign, she and McCain's campaign staff were at serious odds and whispers suggested that Sarah was "going rogue" on McCain.
I suspect Sarah will talk about her upbringing; Todd and her children; her public service career; all those frivolous lawsuits in Alaska whose sole purpose was to embarrass and harass her. I also suspect she will dish a bit: the 2008 Presidential election and all those "unnamed McCain staffers" who ripped her to shreds afterwards, and the incredible abuse her family has withstood from un-funny has-been comedians and other elitists. Maybe she'll even hint a bit at future plans.
The publisher is clearly anticipating a huge demand for Sarah Palin's memoir. The first printing is of 1.5 million copies which coincidentally is the same as the first run for Teddy Kennedy's memoir, True Compass. Sarah Palin's book is on the stands November 17th and I am quite certain it will be huge. She's already a hot commodity on the Speaker's circuit. And frankly, can you even imagine how delicious all the book interviews on TV will be? Personally, I can't wait. I've missed seeing her on the political stage, though she has certainly made an impact in the healthcare debate.
Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin is really fascinating and really quite fearless. The key question is: Who will buy more copies of Sarah Palin's Book 'Going Rogue: An American Life', the Palin-lovers or the Palin-haters? You can check out the photos of Sarah Palin and a fun video called 'A Sarah Palin Tribute – The World's Greatest' below.


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OAKLAND — Jays ace Ricky Romero won his fifth-straight game Thursday night, and that should spark more serious conversation around baseball about his place among the elite pitchers in the game this season.
Romero, even though he didn't have his best stuff, managed himself and his pitches extremely well in a 7-0 Jays win over Oakland before 12,220 at the Coliseum.
This wasn't Brandon Morrow's smoke show in Seattle the night before. Romero is capable of piling up strikeouts, but it was apparent Thursday night that he would need a display of pitching smarts and game management.
He did just that — staying away from walks, using his defence, and managing the trouble spots he got into by limiting the damage of the A's best hitters. He also pitched to more manageable hitters to work out those trouble spots.
In all, it was mastery in workman's clothing. Romero got mostly flies and grounders, all of them early in the count. That meant he had the A's thinking about swinging early in the count to avoid seeing his devastating changeup — and Romero used that to great affect.
He cruised to a complete-game shutout, scattering three hits, bagging that fifth win, and improving to 12-9. In those five wins, he has tossed 40.1 innings, allowing only 14 hits.
"I feel in control now," said Romero, who retired the final 14 A's in order.
"I'm trying to slow the game down, and when I pitch ahead, that's when I'm at my best."
While Romero was being a consummate pro, his mates threw up 10 hits and continued to show the quality offence that has characterized this west coast swing so far.
Colby Rasmus, who is squaring up balls almost routinely, and is on top of his smooth swing the past few days, knocked a long two-run homer in a three-run fourth, which was his third homer as a Jay.
Brett Lawrie had an RBI single and a double, while Edwin Encarnacion knocked in another run to continue his torrid hitting pace since the turn of July.
Lawrie entered the game batting .357, with three homers and nine RBIs. There is a chance, if he finishes the season as strongly as he has started it, for rookie of the year mentions. Lawrie needs a minimum of 130 at-bats to enter that race, and will easily surpass that total (barring any setbacks).
Jose Bautista walked for the 99th time this season, and is one free pass away from setting a new Jays record. Carlos Delgado walked 100 times in 130 games in 2000. Bautista has 99 in 112.
"Just a great night up and down the lineup for us tonight. We had six runners at second and cashed in every one of them," Jays manager John Farrell said.
Romero, meanwhile, posted his 19th quality start in 25 outings, an inspiring run which should take him at least into conversations as one of the top six or seven pitchers in the American League.
Romero's record falls short of Cy Young front runners Jared Weaver and Justin Verlander, but that result has largely been out of his control. Toronto is 13-12 in his starts, and has scored only 24 runs in the 12 losses.
The run of five straight wins — and the fact the season is in the second half — also underline a new facet of Romero's pitching. The lefty appears to be overcoming a trend in his first two seasons where his performance tailed off in the second half of the season.
"You try to take care of your body and you learn things as time goes by," Romero said. "You also try and step back in games and not do too much. That's slowing the game down and what I'm trying to do."
Romero wasn't as sharp or dominating as he has been, but he certainly turned in a professional pitching performance to go along with his club's continued hot hitting.
The third inning for Oakland appeared a serious hurdle to Romero's night. The home side loaded the bases, thanks to a Yunel Escobar error on a routine grounder to open the frame (he went to his backhand and had the ball glance off his glove).
Cliff Pennington doubled and Josh Willingham walked to complete the threat for the A's. Romero was dealing with the heart of the order there, and while he faced three runners aboard, he managed the situation with the right foresight.
Brandon Allen came up with the A's first hope for a run, looking to crack Romero with the bases loaded. Allen has been something of a new-found star in Oakland, filling in for an injured Conor Jackson last weekend and sticking in the lineup with a hot bat.
Romero, though, should win a battle against a raw rookie, and he did. Working inside to Allen, he got the first baseman to pop up in foul territory along the first base side for the final out of the inning.
The rest of the way, Romero gave up singles, but nothing more. He didn't walk anyone after the third, which meant he didn't make things harder on himself.
His defence — especially Lawrie, with some nice plays at third — made plays, and the result was a nicely crafted shutout.
NOTES: Toronto optioned Brad Mills to Las Vegas Thursday after the lefty gave up 12 runs in his last two outings. Lefty Luis Perez will take Mills start Sunday in Oakland. Toronto also called up Las Vegas starter Joel Carreno and will have him pitch out of the bullpen.