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Amalfi Coast
Hotel Miramalfi is located on a cliff on the Amalfi Coast overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, less than a 10-minute walk from Amalfi's town center and less than 1 km (0.5 mi) from the Amalfi Cathedral.
Outdoor pool, free WiFi
Offering panoramic Amalfi Coast views, Hotel Miramalfi features a seasonal outdoor pool with a snack bar, as well as a private seaside bathing platform and bar, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi is also available throughout.
Free WiFi
Guest accommodations offer Vietri tiled floors, TVs with premium satellite channels, and direct-dial phones. Free WiFi is available.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Breakfast and onsite restaurant
- Pool
- Helpful staff
Hotel Miramalfi
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- Swimming pool
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Miramalfi features dramatic views of the Tyrrhenian Sea and Amalfi Coast. The hotel offers a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and the poolside L'Angolino snack bar, which offers full lunches. A private seaside bathing dock and beach bar are accessed via an elevator (lift) or via a bougainvillea-draped staircase.
Il Ristorante serves traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine with views from the terrace or the dining room's glass walls. Room service is available during limited hours. The Miramalfi Bar serves drinks and snacks all day and also has a seasonal terrace.
Free WiFi is also available throughout. Onsite parking, airport transfer, and a shuttle to and from Amalfi are available for a surcharge.
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Poolside bar
- Concierge services
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Television in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Outdoor pool
- Total number of rooms - 49
- Number of floors - 4
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Direct access to private beach
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Private beach nearby
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Year Built 1956
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
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- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Premium TV channels
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Cribs/infant beds available
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
- Free toiletries
Where to Eat
Il Ristorante - Serving traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The air-conditioned restaurant features a terrace, glass-walled dining room, and a panoramic view of Amalfi and the sea. Long trousers are required at dinner.
L'Angolino - Seasonal snack bar near the pool. Lunch includes pizzas, seafood, and grilled meats.
Miramalfi Bar - Serving drinks and snacks all day. Seasonal terrace.
Room service - Offered during limited hours.
Nearby Things to Do
Hotel Miramalfi features a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and a private seaside bathing dock with a beach bar accessible via an elevator (lift) or down a bougainvillea-draped staircase.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10:30 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: EUR 18 per night
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- Miramalfi Hotel Amalfi
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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HIV Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (QUAD)
This study has been completed.
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
Gilead Sciences
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 2, 2013
Last updated: January 25, 2017
Last verified: January 2017
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The purpose of this study is to see if an anti-HIV medication known as Stribild (elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF) is safe, tolerable and acceptable when taken for 28 days, once a day after a possible, sexual, exposure to the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV).
|Human Immunodeficiency Virus
|Drug: Coformulated Elivitegravir (150mg), Combicistat (150mg), Emtricitabine (200mg), Tenofovir DF (300mg)
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Phase IV Open-label Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability and Acceptability of Elvitegravir / Cobicistat / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Single-tablet Regimen for Non-occupational Prophylaxis Following Potential Exposure to HIV-1
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Emtricitabine Tenofovir Tenofovir Disoproxil FumarateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety and Tolerability - as measured by number of participants with adverse events, the severity of adverse events and frequency of adverse events [ Time Frame: Day 0, 14, 30 and 90 ]Safety and tolerability will be measured by laboratory testing and clinical review of systems. Blood will be collected, via phlebotomy, at day 0, 30 and 90. Laboratory testing will include: CBC with differential, ALT, AST, total bilirubin, creatinine, BUN and hepatitis B at day 0. HIV testing will be done, by finger stick, at day 0, 30 and 90 - with confirmation testing if rapid testing indicates a reactive result or if acute seroconversion is suspected. HIV antigen testing will be conducted, via venipuncture, at day 90. Clinic staff will query participants on health status at day 0 and changes to their health on day 14, 30 and 90. If indicated, targeted physical exams will be offered. Adverse events, which are deemed related to the study intervention, will be followed until considered resolved or sequelae are considered permanent. Negative social impacts, due to study participation, will also be monitored from day 0 to day 90.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Awareness and attitudes around non-occupational post-prophylaxis [ Time Frame: Day 14 and Day 90 ]To describe awareness and attitudes around nPEP among persons presenting for nPEP after a high-risk sexual contact, at day 14 and day 90. Perceptions will be collected by a computer based survey.
- Awareness and attitudes around HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis [ Time Frame: Day 14 and Day 90 ]To describe awareness and attitudes around PrEP among persons presenting for NPEP after a high-risk sexual contact, at Day 14 and Day 90. Perceptions will be collected by a computer based survey.
- Adherence compared to other nPEP regimens studied at Fenway Health or from literature review. [ Time Frame: Day 14 and 30 ]To compare adherence rates, based on self-reported missed doses and pill count with the investigational regimen, with historical adherence rates for NPEP regimens. Adherence will be measured by participant self report and pill count done at the clinic.
Other Outcome Measures:
- Description of nPEP failure (HIV infection during study participation) [ Time Frame: Day 0 through 90 ]Instances of NPEP failure (i.e., incident HIV infections during the study period) will be identified by HIV testing and stored plasma samples analysis collected at Day 0, 30 and 90. Additionally, HIV testing will be done if the participant presents or reports signs and/or symptoms of HIV seroconversion (i.e. fever, body aches, chills, rash). If available a description of the clinical status and disease state of the source individual will be developed. Additionally, characterization will be made of the infecting virus genotypically from both the infected subject and, if possible, from the source individual.
- Safety, measured by number of participants that report adverse events and the associated severity, compared to other nPEP regimens studied at Fenway Health or from literature review. [ Time Frame: Day 0, 14, 30, 90 ]To compare the safety profile, developed from adverse events and severity, of Elivitegravir / Combicistat / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate with other NPEP regimens and other Truvada containing regimens used in historical control.
|Study Start Date:
|May 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Coformulated Elivitegravir (150mg), Combicistat (150mg), Emtricitabine (200mg), Tenofovir DF (300mg) taken for 28 days, within 72 hours of a possible sexual exposure to HIV
Drug: Coformulated Elivitegravir (150mg), Combicistat (150mg), Emtricitabine (200mg), Tenofovir DF (300mg)
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
Stribild is a combination of 1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor, 1 pharmacokinetic enhancer, and 2 nucleos(t)ide analog HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and was approved in August 2012, as a complete treatment regimen for HIV-1 infection in adults who are antiretroviral treatment-naïve. We are proposing to evaluate the safety, tolerability and acceptability of Stribild given to participants over age 18 after a possible sexual exposure to HIV-1. Enrolled participants will have experienced a moderate to high risk exposure, as outlined in the study protocol, within the last 72 hours - per 2005 Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Participants will take one Stribild tablet, by mouth, once a day for 28 days. Study staff will assess for changes in blood chemistries and clinical signs and symptoms from baseline health. Study participation is 90 days and will include HIV testing, STI screening, HIV/STI risk reduction counseling, clinical assessments, blood draws and surveys designed to gather knowledge and perception of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Conditional referrals to continued HIV/STI risk reduction counseling and testing will be made if risk remains high at study termination. In addition, participants will be connected to a medical provider if risk demonstrates a potential need for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- > Age of 18 at time of first visit.
- HIV uninfected on the basis of a negative HIV Rapid Test
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
- Willing and able to provide adequate locator information.
- Willing and able to return to all study visits.
- Willing to participate in all study procedures.
- Biologic women of childbearing potential: Willing to use contraception for as long as they are on study medication plus 7 days after.
- Possible sexual exposure to HIV-1, recent enough to permit receiving the first dose of study medication within 72 hours from the end of the exposure.
possible exposure could include:
- Unprotected anal, vaginal, oral, or mucosal (e.g. conjunctival) exposure to ejaculate from a partner who is HIV-1 infected or high risk for HIV infection and of unknown HIV-1 serostatus (may include protected sexual exposure with condom failure, breakage or slippage); or
- Unprotected penile exposure to cervicovaginal secretions or anorectal secretions from a partner who is HIV-1 infected or high risk for HIV infection and of unknown HIV-1 serostatus (may include protected sexual exposure with condom failure, breakage or slippage)
Exclusion Criteria:
- An active psychiatric illness or active drug or alcohol abuse that, in the opinion of the investigator, could prevent compliance with study procedures.
- Pregnancy and/or Breastfeeding.
- Biologic women who are actively trying to become pregnant.
- Acute or Chronic Hepatitis B infection, by history
- Acute or Chronic Renal Disease, by history
- Creatinine Clearance at or below 70mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault equation, Actual Weight)
- Known intolerance or allergy to tenofovir DF, emtricitabine, elvitegravir or cobicistat
Currently taking or plans to take prohibited medication while enrolled in the study.
Prohibited Medications*
- Propulsid (Cisapride)
- UroXatral (Alfuzosin)
- Dihydroergotamine
- Ergotamine
- Methylergonovine
- St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Altocor, Altoprev, Mevacor (Lovastatin)
- Zocor (Simvastatin)
- Orap (Pimozide)
- Rifadin, Rimactane (Rifampin)
- Viagra (Sildenafil when dosed as REVATIO)
- Halcion (Triazolam)
- Versed (Midazolam) (when administered orally)
- Antiretroviral medications used to treat or prevent HIV infection.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01855867
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01855867
|United States, Massachusetts
|Fenway Community Health
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
Gilead Sciences
|Principal Investigator:
|Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
|The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
2005 CDC Guidelines on Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection-Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV in the United States
|Responsible Party:
|Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Medical Director, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01855867 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
IND: 116,967 ( Other Identifier: FDA )
|Study First Received:
|May 2, 2013
|Last Updated:
|January 25, 2017
Keywords provided by Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health:
Post Exposure Prophylaxis
exposure to HIV
HIV prevention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Elvitegravir, Cobicistat, Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
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Derksen, Julius J. (1884-1961)
At age 16 he embraced the Christian faith. In 1901 he with his family moved to the Terek Mennonite Settlement in the Caucasus, settling in village no. 3. In 1902, Julius was baptized and joined the Talma, Terek Mennonite Brethren (MB) Church, where his church activities included singing in the choir and teaching Sunday school. From 1907 to 1910, Julius directed a choir and band of servicemen while stationed with the Forest Service in the Sagradovka Mennonite Settlement. While singing in the nearby MB Church choir, he met and married Katharina. Later on, Julius directed Mennonite Brethren church choirs in Tiege (No. 8), Sagradovka (1910-1914), and the Blumenort MB Church, Saskatchewan (ca. 1927-1936).
World War I and the ensuing chaos interrupted the lives of Julius Derksen's family in Russia. Julius worked in the forestry service of the Russian military during the war, leaving Katharina and their two young children in the care of her parents, Jacob and Sara (Kröker) Martens. In 1926, Julius, Katharina and their four children immigrated to Canada. They lived with the Johann Derksen family in Gnadenthal, Manitoba for one winter, before they moved to Blumenhof, Saskatchewan.
Julius and Katharina Derksen's family operated a 300-acre wheat farm just south of Blumenhof, next to the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks, and attended the Blumenort MB Church. In 1936, the deteriorating circumstances for Prairie farmers motivated Julius to move his family to British Columbia.
Julius and Katharina Derksen purchased and operated a farm adjacent to the Vedder River on Ford Road, three miles east of Yarrow. In 1946 when their children were grown and married, Julius and Katharina retired to a small farm next to the Yarrow MB Church.
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Wiens, Elmer. "Derksen, Julius J." Biographies and Obituaries, Yarrow, British Columbia. http://www.yarrowbc.ca/biographies/derksenjulius.html (accessed 19 October 2009).
Wiens, Elmer. "Derksen, Katharina (Martens)." Biographies and Obituaries, Yarrow, British Columbia. http://www.yarrowbc.ca/biographies/derksenkatharina.html (accessed 19 October 2009).
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Infant Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for Therapeutic Decision-making
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Escalating resistance to antibiotics among disease-causing community bacteria increasingly threatens our ability to treat patients' infections. At the level of the physician-patient encounter, incentives at the patient level often take priority to society; this is often the case with antibiotic prescribing. Each patient level antibiotic treatment decision is based on how we value potential outcomes, including short-term benefits and risks and longer-term risks, including those related to future bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Unfortunately, antibiotics are often prescribed for illnesses unlikely to have a bacterial etiology; even a very small likelihood of benefit seems to outweigh an increased risk of future antibiotic resistance. While short-term effects of antibiotics on colonization with resistant bacteria have been demonstrated, the overall implications of each treatment for future individual, family and societal-level resistance remain difficult to quantify, and are often steeply discounted or ignored during decision-making. Knowledge regarding the longer-term effects of personal and household antibiotic use could better quantify these future resistance-related risks, and help guide antibiotic decision-making for physicians and patients.
Infants are born with sterile nasopharyngeal and gastrointestinal tracts and yet, during the 1st year of life, become important reservoirs of resistant organisms; this creates an opportunity to study colonization and resistance starting from a microbiological tabula rasa. In this proposal, we will use an observational cohort to following newborns' antibiotic exposure and longitudinal colonization with specific bacterial pathogens and related antibiotic resistance in the 1st year of life. Our hypothesis is that during the 1st year of life, infants with personal and household antibiotic exposure will have greater colonization with resistan organisms than infants without antibiotic exposure. This project will help us understand the development of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics within the community, and help to inform judicious decision-making regarding antibiotic prescribing.
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Infant Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for Therapeutic Decision-making
- Colonization with resistant organism of interest [ Time Frame: First 12 months of life ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Actual Study Start Date:
|February 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 18 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Infant in regular nursery at University Hospitals CWRU
- Mother has legal custody
- Mother is >=18 years old
- Mother's and baby's physicians have granted permission for possible enrollment
- Mother speaks, reads and understands the English language
Exclusion Criteria:
- Does not fit inclusion criteria
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01781182
|United States, Ohio
|University Hospitals Case Medical Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|Responsible Party:
|Sharon Meropol, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics9, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01781182 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1K23AI097284-01A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 29, 2013
|Last Updated:
|May 2, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bacterial Infections
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu has elected Rite Aid chairman, president and CEO John Standley and Cerberus COO and general counsel Mark A. Neporent to its board of directors.
"I am very pleased that John and Mark have accepted positions on our board," said Bob Miller, Supervalu's nonexecutive chairman. "It is important that we have a strong board of directors with a mix of industry, financial and professional experience to draw upon. John and Mark provide tremendous knowledge and a strong understanding of the guidance and direction this board should offer Supervalu during its rebuilding process."
Standley has spent the past 20 years in executive leadership roles in the grocery and pharmacy retail business. He became Rite Aid Corporation's president and COO in September 2008, was appointed to the Rite Aid board of directors in 2009 and was named CEO in June 2010. He was elected chairman of Rite Aid's board of directors in June 2012. Standley had previously served as Rite Aid's CFO, CAO and senior EVP from 1999 to 2005. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with more than 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia and fiscal 2013 annual revenues of $25 billion. In addition to his tenure at Rite Aid, Standley served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of Pathmark Stores, a northeast regional supermarket chain from 2005-2007. He also worked with the Yucaipa Companies from 1994 to 1999 in a variety of senior leadership positions at several grocery companies that were consolidated into Fred Meyer Inc. Standley is currently vice chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and is a graduate of Pepperdine University.
Neporent is a designee of Symphony Investors, a Cerberus affiliate. He has served as COO and general counsel of Cerberus since 1998. Cerberus, one of the world's leading private investment firms, has more than $20 billion under management invested in four primary strategies: distressed securities and assets; control and non-control private equity; commercial mid-market lending and real estate-related investments. Neporent is responsible for the day-to-day management of Cerberus and serves on many of the firm's committees, including the investment committee, valuation committee and risk/compliance committee, among others. Prior to joining Cerberus, Neporent was a partner in the Business Reorganization and Finance Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he practiced from 1986 until he joined Cerberus. He also practiced from 1982 to 1986 at the firm of Otterbourg Steindler Houston & Rosen, P.C. Neporent is a graduate of Lehigh University and Syracuse University College of Law, where he was the lead articles editor for the Syracuse Law Review.
Supervalu's board now has nine members, five of whom are independent directors under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The board will continue to search for one additional independent director. Upon the selection and appointment of this director, Sam Duncan, Supervalu's president and CEO will be added, increasing the board's membership to a total of 11 directors.
The additions to Supervalu's board follow the company's fourth quarter 2012 results, which saw a dip in sales amid its transition process. "This past quarter was largely about transitioning the company for the future, and I am proud of the many things we accomplished in my first 60 days," Duncan said. "I brought in Ritchie Casteel as Save-A-Lot's new president and CEO, and he has already right-sized that organization's overhead and, along with me, met with a number of licensees to understand what we can do to help drive sales and improve the overall operating model."


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HUNDREDS of Scouts from across Hampshire rallied to commemorate World War One at Winchester Cathedral.
The event last week included displays by the Scouts of 1910-14, Scout and Guide bands playing period music and a performance from Basingstoke Gang Show.
It was attended by Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire Dame Mary Fagan – her last public event as president of Hampshire Scouting before retirement.
During the war scouts performed services including coast watching, messengers, helping at local hospitals, and fundraising.
They will achieve a commemorate badge to wear on their uniform by taking part in activities related to the Great War, which sees its centenary this year.


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Winter X Games: Park City tells ESPN it is interested
December 4, 2012
Park City has told ESPN it is interested in hosting the Winter X Games, submitting a letter to inform the sports network it wants to be a candidate for the event.
The deadline to submit the letter was Nov. 30. Bob Kollar, who is the director of special events for the Park City Chamber/Bureau, said Park City submitted the letter by the deadline.
Kollar declined to discuss the letter in any depth, but it is unlikely it is a detailed discussion of a potential Winter X Games in Park City. He said the letter expressed an interest in the Winter X Games in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
ESPN is considering options for both the Winter X Games and the Summer X Games. Park City is only interested in the winter event.
The network on Monday declined to provide information about the cities that submitted letters by the Nov. 30 deadline, including the number of them. It said ESPN plans to announce which cities or other entities qualified to move forward in the process soon.
A posting on an ESPN website dedicated to the X Games bidding says the network plans to name the cities or entities that qualified on Friday.
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ESPN next week plans speak on the telephone individually with the qualifying cities or entities to discuss the process. A document about the event requirements will be given to the qualifying cities or entities next week as well.
The network in the spring will name the finalist cities and will visit them sometime afterward. ESPN prior to February 2014 will name which city will host the Winter X Games.
The Winter X Games have traditionally been held in Aspen, Colo. The events include sports like slopestyle and superpipe. Skiers and snowboarders compete in the Winter X Games. Other events that are part of a Winter X Games program include snowmobiling disciplines.


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Pacers general manager David Morway said they're not looking to add anybody to roster despite only having 11 healthy players.
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Pacers general manager David Morway said they're not looking to add anybody to roster despite only having 11 healthy players.
They're really holding onto that cap space and open roster spots to hit a home run around the trade deadline. It's the only explanation.
I'd still like to see them add another big body for depth.
Thought they were interested in a player or two still in China. I know you can't get them until their contracts are up but maybe that's why they're holding off getting more players now.
I would love to add Chandler and/or Martin. I don't know that I am interested in Smith. Smith is a SG and scorer, which is what we were looking for recently.
I am glad that we are standing pat. I think we are in a great position to make a much bigger move through a trade with our current situation.
"Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."
I wouldn't mind adding another big man on a 10 day contract. But I don't think they can do that this early in the season.
Until March.
I'm glad they're sitting tight for now, but I really do wonder what is up the FO's sleeves... This team is a lot of fun to watch right now, and the fanbase has really grown to like a lot of these guys. If there's a plan to make a deal, it had better be a big time, big ticket, superstar kind of player. Obviously, we all want to win, but breaking up what this team is building for someone less than DHoward or DWill level players is really going to be hard to swallow.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
TORONTO -- The Indiana Pacers believe their depth will carry them this season. At the moment, though, the Pacers don't have it.
Health issues with Jeff Foster (back) and Jeff Pendergraph (knee) have left the Pacers with only 11 players.
Despite the shortage of bodies, the Pacers are not looking to add to the roster.
"It's only concerning if the two Jeffs don't get healthy soon," Pacers general manager David Morway said. "We're confident they're going to be fine and we'll be fully healthy soon. Certainly we have the flexibility to add another player if that's something we want to do."
Foster did not make the trip to Toronto for Wednesday's game against the Raptors. Instead, he visited Dan Dyrek, the team's physical therapist consultant. Foster hopes to return next week.
Pendergraph has been out since early in training camp with a sprain in his right knee. His goal is to start practicing next week.
"That's why we got Lou (Amundson)," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "He gives us depth now."
Vogel plans to continue to use a three-man rotation of David West, Roy Hibbert and Tyler Hansbrough at power forward and center, with West sliding to center when Hibbert goes to the bench.
Amundson will play more when one of the others has foul trouble or is fatigued. He had two rebounds in nine minutes in his first action as a Pacer.
"I'm just taking advantage of this situation where I feel like our three bigs are fully rested," Vogel said.
Teams can carry as many as 15 players. The Pacers chose to go with the league minimum of 13.
"We weren't necessarily looking at going with just 13 players to start the season," Morway said. "That was the group we felt most comfortable with. There's a thought with this season and the number of games we're playing in a short period of time that we might need to add a 14th guy at some point down the road."
I would like to see Scrappy Lou get some more minutes so that RH, DW, & TH don't get winded. This season is going to be hectic, so I just hope Vogel keeps a very close eye on the fatigue level of those three. When Foster and Pendergraph get healthy, I would expect Jeff to be ahead of Lou, but I also want to keep him healthy for the playoffs.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Hopefully we can be a third team and land a guy that we really need. Another big or a shooter.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I could see spending 1m for a big, maybe a 6'10"+ PF/C to ensure depth. It would be nice if he could rebound and block shots.
Oh wait.
I mean we were all worried about using Foster for depth due to the reality of his age/back. And signing another 2 bigs coming off of injury doesn't improve that risk.
If we have to face front courts like the Bulls without Jeff or Pendy healthy, it's going to be an issue. If Roy catches 4 fouls in the first half of any game the team is in big trouble.
How about we trade DJones for Jerome Jordan? Too bad the Knicks wouldn't do it. OTOH we will have a crap low first round pick this year (finally) that you might be able to use to tease a player away from someone. I'd be thrilled if you could get NYC to swap your #20-22 pick (or lower) for Jordan.
I would love to find a way to trade Dahntay for a big. Then have Lance play some minutes to see if he's a long term fit for the team.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
It's not easy to get quality rotation bigs, and I doubt very much D Jones will net us one. Even middling bigs get overvalued unreasonably. It's one reason I don't object to the Rush-Amundson trade.
If we're looking for bigs on the cheap, we're pretty much restricted to projects like Pendergraph or Magnum Rolle or yes Jerome Jordan (sorry Seth, I don't think I'd give up even a crappy first for him). Or maybe retreads like Solo Jones. Yes, he's still unsigned - big surprise.
Best chance IMO is if someone shakes free in the trade market. We certainly have the cap space to facilitate trades, which is a welcome change.


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ByMatthew Lynley
Path, a more intimate social-networking app that's like a personal journal, is now growing by 1 million registered users a week after its most recent launch.
The newest version of Path includes a way to message your friends — for which Path limits to 150 — and send them stylized stickers like other top messaging apps. Around half of Path's registered users (now at 9 million) are regularly using the app on a monthly basis, CEO Dave Morin said.
Most of the growth is now occurring in English-speaking parts of the population after seeing significant growth in Central and South America — particularly among Spanish-speaking populations — he said. He said the growth started with Venezuela, where Path added around 500,000 users in a weekend, and then spread up through Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean before reaching Spanish speakers in the U.S.
Now, Path is among the top apps on the App Store, and has shown some significant staying power, according to AppData. Here's a chart showing its progress:
Another point worth noting is that Path is starting to creep up on the top-grossing charts. Path sells packages of stickers and filters, and while Morin wouldn't comment on how much the company is making, he said it's "doing quite well, better than we expected."
We caught up with Morin to find out more about Path's coming changes. Here's an edited transcript of the conversation:
WSJ: Where are these new users coming from, and why is it growing this quickly all of the sudden?
Dave Morin: For the first couple of years, we've had great growth in Asian markets — Japan, Korea, China even, Indonesia. We learned a lot about how things work over there. We've been steadily growing in other markets, and had reasonably steady growth in the U.S. in more savvy markets, like cities. In March, when we released Path 3.0, which included messaging, we saw quite a bit more growth. By January or February we were seeing 50% more traffic with existing users due to the search feature (which was released in December).
Once we released Path 3.0, which had some improvements around helping people invite their friends, we've really started to grow in new and different markets. It started with Venezuela, growing to something like 500,000 users over a weekend. Then it started to move across Spanish-speaking populations like Central America and Columbia. We also rolled out search in Spanish, and it went up the peninsula into Mexico, and jumped into the Caribbean Then we saw an even bigger spike in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, and then it moved into the Spanish-speaking population of the U.S. We're seeing a lot of pockets that were highly-connected to Puerto Rico.
WSJ: And now Path breaking into the U.S.?
DM: We hadn't climbed the App Store charts by then, but we're starting to break into English-speaking populations. Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles, it's moving across the west with a pretty good growth-spike in New York. When the Los Angeles growth started, we've always been a top 50 social app, or top 300 overall, but we moved up and made it to No. 7 last week during the Los Angeles spike. We'll usually see intense growth and then it moves on to another country, but the really interesting thing is we moved up from our former rank to top 20 and stayed there.
We're adding around 1 million registered users a week now. During a recent spike, the app was being installed three times per second. It's completely organic — we weren't featured in the App Store or anything, and it's the U.S. We're going to hit 9 million this week, but we'll be around 10 million next week.
WSJ: What's growing faster, Android or iPhone?
DM: What happens is, and we heard this anecdotally, Android tends to lag iOS and then they sort of Yin and Yang each other. We were behind on Android up until last week and then we moved into the top 20 on Android. Generally Android has increased as a percentage of our total base quite substantially this quarter. We're pretty much at 50-50 for new users, with iOS having a 60-40 edge in total activity. In those markets, in Latin America and Asia, a lot of that growth is Android. The U.S. growth is skewed iOS, but Android is still very strong.
WSJ: What's prompting the growth? Messaging?
DM: People open the app many times a day. Our monthlies are half of our total, and we have a 50% engagement rate which is pretty good. We're in the same ballpark as Facebook. The thing we actually started to learn working in Asian markets was that a good Path user has about eight friends in their first seven days. If you can do that, you have a great experience. That was the old Path 2.0 experience. With the addition of messaging, the number goes even lower. The combination of those two things causes people to be excited. Messaging itself is really fast, and we have really fun stickers.
WSJ: How's the stickers business going?
DM: It's increasing every day, but we're new to it. We didn't really understand it and designed it with a lot of assumptions, but it's doing quite well. We're rolling out new stickers every week. Last weekend we rolled out a new pack from the designer of the original Macintosh logo. We curate our artists ourselves. We're also working with some really wonderful brands and characters, some of the most-loved characters in the world. People tend to really gravitate toward stickers that have some kind of character in them. We tested thousands of stickers and tried to really debug how you create a piece of art which can communicate a complex emotion or set of communications.
WSJ: Why do you think we're seeing a kind of "renaissance" in messaging?
DM: If you think back to how personal computers evolved, it started with a command line and DOS and then it moved into a more graphical, understandable interface. I still think we're in the era of social DOS right now. If you look at text messaging, it's like a command line. Human communication is very complex, and messaging really hasn't gone there. Because these things have touch screens and voice, you can do a lot more in terms of giving ways to communicate. People are actually pushing how we communicate through technology.
WSJ: Are people getting tired of Facebook and then coming to Path?
DM: When I left Facebook, one of the things that inspired me to start Path was a realization that I didn't use Facebook to interact with my fiancé, or my mom or sister. I was connected to them, but I didn't regularly use it. I would put photos on Facebook, or I would put things there, and yes it communicated slightly more information to them, but it wasn't helping me have a deeper relationship.
I wanted to build a network which was entirely designed to take the relationships deeper with my mom, my sister, my closest friends and family, and do that all the time. There was a space for that to exist. Facebook does a really good job augmenting your brain and have more connection, but it doesn't necessarily help you go deeper with those few people you really care about the most. That's the reason we created the product. There's definitely a need for it.
Facebook describes itself as a newspaper, and just like every town has a newspaper, they also have homes. Since we started the company, we've always described Path as your family home.
WSJ: Any plans for animated gifs?
DM: Sure. We have no bias against gifs. I don't have any plans, but it'll probably be coming pretty soon. One of the differences between your professional and personal life is people goof around a lot in their personal lives. You have a lot of fun with your friends. We wanted to make messaging really fun. There's no reason we wouldn't do that.


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PORT CLINTON -- Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Ed FitzGerald said Friday he was careless in letting his driver's license lapse for more than 10 years and that he waited too long to correct it.
FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County executive, returned to the campaign trial after a week that has seen him face questions about his driver's record and an incident when police found him in his car with a woman other than his wife early one morning in October 2012.
His driving record has drawn scrutiny because of the incident, which was first reported a week ago. He later said nothing inappropriate happened in the car, and that he and the woman, who was part of a visiting Irish delegation, had stopped because they were trying to connect with others in their group traveling separately.
His license expired in 2002, and he didn't get a new, permanent one until November 2012, his campaign has said. Ohio records show that FitzGerald had temporary permits starting in 2008, but he lacked one for more than a year until he got a license.
"I was careless. I made a mistake," he said.
FitzGerald was campaigning across northern Ohio on Friday. At his first stop in in Port Clinton along Lake Erie, he talked about water quality issues in the wake of toxins being found in the drinking water supplied to 400,000 people around Toledo.
He said he wants to get back to talking about issues that matter to Ohioans and doesn't think questions about his driving record will continue to follow his campaign.
FitzGerald accused his opponent, Republican incumbent Gov. John Kasich, of failing to protect Lake Erie. The governor, he said, has gone against proposals that could have helped reduce the blue-green algae polluting the lake and linked to the water warnings in Toledo.
"The state has been dragging its feet for a long time, and I think the state was dragging its feet before Gov. Kasich," he said.
Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said Ohio's spending on Lake Erie water quality efforts has increased during his first term by 23 percent to almost $500 million.
"Tough new rules have been put in place on water diversions, dredging and nutrient management," Nichols said in a statement. "Everyone from environmental groups to the charter boat captains to the ag community recognizes how this administration has helped bring people together to chart a better way forward. Criticism from the other side is just hollow given that when they had their hands on the lever, not much got done."
FitzGerald said Friday he would be open to mandatory regulations on the state's agriculture industry in order to reduce the phosphorus that runs off fields and feeds the algae in Lake Erie.
"You can't balance this problem anymore when you literally have this crisis," FitzGerald said.
Farm groups have opposed suggestions for regulations and instead are asking farmers to take voluntary steps to reduce runoff.
"Weighing down family farmers under a pile of regulations will make it harder for farmers and drive up the price of food," said Chris Henney, president of the Ohio AgriBusiness Association.


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"In this manner the world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world. You do not know the path by which they came or departed. Not seeing either end you lament in vain. If any benefit is gained by lamenting, the wise would do it. Only a fool would harm himself. Yet through weeping and sorrowing the mind does not become calm, but still more suffering is produced, the body is harmed and one becomes lean and pale, one merely hurts oneself. One cannot protect a departed one (peta) by that means. To grieve is in vain.
Ngawang Drolma wrote:In Theravada, if a loved one dies (a person or an animal), is there anything you can do on their behalf? Like sending metta?
Peter wrote:The practice I am familiar with is to dedicate merit. Do something meritorious and then say "If my loved one is in a position to rejoice in these merits may they do so, may they be reborn into favorable circumstances, and may they attain Nibbana." The theory is if a loved one was born into the ghost realm, they might be hanging around their loved ones. Rejoicing in another's meritorious act is itself meritorious and might help them take birth in a better realm than ghost. So you are essentially calling the ghost's attention to the act, giving them a chance to rejoice in it and make merit of their own.
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According to the USDA's "Grain: World Markets and Trade" report, recent quarterly shipment data show U.S. corn exports dropping to the lowest level in at least two decades. South American shipments, Brazilian in particular, have tripled even in the face of new-crop U.S. supplies.
Drought-reduced production drove up U.S. prices at the same time that key competitors had record or near-record supplies. Simultaneously, early Brazilian soybean shipments and a smaller crop provided port availability to boost corn exports.
Black Sea (mostly Ukrainian) corn has been competitively priced, making its way to traditional U.S. markets such as South Korea and Japan. The tailing-off of wheat exports from the Black Sea should provide traders with ample port capacity in the months ahead to execute sales.
Consequently, U.S. corn exports for the year are poised to drop to the lowest level in over 40 years, falling below wheat exports. Competitor trade has contributed to U.S. exports crashing by nearly 60 percent in just 5 years, despite world demand trending higher.
Since late November, U.S. prices have shed about $1.00 per bushel (nearly $40 per ton) and are now competitive against South American and Ukrainian prices. U.S. export sales (and shipments) are expected to surge in coming months given strong global demand and constraints on South American infrastructure.


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LAKEPORT -- City police arrested a Lakeport man Wednesday on charges of allegedly assaulting a teenager last month.
Joshua Ray McLeod, 34, was taken into custody just before 8 a.m. on a felony warrant charging assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury, willful harm to a child and battery causing serious bodily injury, Lakeport Police Lt. Jason Ferguson stated.
The arrest stemmed from a reported attack on a teenage boy along the 600 block of Armstrong Street the night of Dec. 27, Ferguson stated.
Officers learned the teen was assaulted by a white man while walking down the street with two friends, the lieutenant added. There was reportedly no provocation for the attack.
The teen was initially taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital but then referred to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital where medical personnel determined he suffered serious injuries during the assault, Ferguson stated.
"Through follow-up investigations, officers were able to identify McLeod as the suspect in the assault and obtained a warrant for his arrest," the lieutenant added.
Lakeport Police, with the assistance of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, took McLeod into custody without incident on the 3000 block of Hendricks Road Wednesday. He was taken to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility with bail set at $90,000.


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1874 Northwich 1 Leek CSOB 0
IT wasn't pretty, ugly even, but by the final whistle 1874 Northwich didn't much care.
They needed a win and got one, if only just.
A goal from Michael Brandon goal proved to be decisive, not for the first time this season, to keep the North West Counties League debutants in a race for promotion.
It was the perfect fillip ahead of facing Formby this weekend.
A cliché it may be, but Ian Street's men make the trip there knowing destiny is back in their hands.
Win their remaining three matches, and they will finish in the table's top two.
Brandon improved his tally for the term to 33 goals on 71 minutes, smuggling the ball over the line after Daley Woods had driven a low cross in his direction.
When Northwich teeter, the striker seems always to steady them.
While untroubled in defence, the hosts too often lacked composure when attempting to subdue spirited opponents playing their fourth game in the past five days.
Knowing what was at stake it is understandable that decisions were made in a hurry, particularly in the final third.
That is not to say the hosts were without chances.
They were resisted by a goalkeeper in form too, Bradley Moorhead making the first in a series of saves when he reacted instinctively to divert Woods' free kick after it had squirmed through a crowd.
Lee Jones' drive flashed wide of an upright a minute later.
1874 went closest when Matty Ward wriggled away from a defender before slamming a shot against the inside of a post on 39 minutes.
But these were episodes, not proof of concerted pressure.
Moorhead dived low to thwart David Short to make sure his side reached half time unscathed.
The hosts emerged early for the second period, but a surge from the start was not forthcoming.
Ward did tee up Brandon but the forward's drive, while powerful, was straight at Leek's custodian.
The duo repeated the trick on 67 minutes, prompting an identical outcome.
Not to be denied, Brandon nudged Woods' assist over the line shortly afterwards after the winger scampered into space down the right.
It was a rare moment of quality.
Leek, tired or not, did not wilt.
1874 were less restless, though they might have been more comfortable had Woods not blazed high when a partially-cleared corner presented a shooting chance.
Ward fired too close to Moorhead after a slalom into space, while substitute Sakeel Abdullah was denied by a defender's perfectly-timed tackle after taking an age to shoot at the end of a trademark dribble.
Northwich will have to perform better, much better, against Formby on Saturday.
That they enter the final seven days of their first season still in with a chance of promotion, favourites or otherwise, is sure to act as a spur.
1874 (4-4-2) Conkie (GK), Mitchell, Farnworth, Danny Thomas, Stewart, Woods, Jones, Ward, Wellstead, Short (Abdullah 79), Brandon Subs not used Tagoe, Woolley, Lunn Goal Brandon 71
Leek CSOB (4-4-2) Moorhead (GK), McLaren, Lewis, Phil Thomas, Bowyer, Bowery, Mellor, Greene (Biddulph 46), Lowe, Goldstraw (Fox 74), Smith Subs not used Morgan, Snape Booked Lowe (foul)
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Barcelona, Spain, a playground of culture, sets the stage for the test of an Italian boatbuilding masterpiece.
If you ask ten boaters to write a list of what makes up a great boat, chances are you will get ten lists with few common factors. Moreover, those shared elements will likely differ in importance. For instance, I enjoy bare-bones sportfishermen, but my friend Tom D'Angelo craves home-like accommodations aboard his boat. However, every once in a while, a vessel that blends an artful design with a well-planned layout will top almost every boating enthusiast's must-see list. My recent trip to Barcelona, Spain, turned up just such a vessel: the Azimut 75.
A lack of sleep on the hop across the pond had my mind in a surreal state as I arrived on the last day of the Barcelona International Boat Show. Dropping my bags at the Cristal Hotel, I scurried (as best as you can after being awake for 24 hours) over to the show to get some background on the 75 before the next day's test. Gazing down the long line of white-hull vessels moored stern-to at Port Vell, I caught a glimpse of the "beach." I'm not talking about that sandy place where beer coolers and beach-ball-colored umbrellas reign, but a 4'x15' teak swim platform on the 75 that electronically extends, lifts, and locks flush into a second, fixed 4'x15' teak swim platform. (There's a control panel in the port-side rail leading to the cockpit that makes this magic happen.) And while there's no sand on this beach, the two standard teak chaise lounges that rest on the platform offered my sleep-deprived brain an inviting mirage of a day floating on the Med. Aside from being a great place to kick back, this area will appeal to divers looking for a staging area. There's also access to the crew's quarters and engine room through the centerline transom door here.
It's a steep four steps down from the platform to the crew's quarters, which has two crossover berths to port and a wet head to starboard. The engine room just forward offers 5'9" headroom, and there's access around three-fourths of the standard 1,300-hp MAN diesels. However, saddle tanks obscure the aft outboard areas of both engines (sometimes art and function bump heads). I measured 34 inches of space between the powerplants, which provided me with enough room to turn between them, making oil-level and fuel-filter checks a standup operation. Just forward of both engines are two soundshield-protected 17.5-kW Kohler gensets. And with cool gadgetry like that retractable swim platform and a passarelle, 100,000 Btus of Cruisair air conditioning, a full Raymarine electronics suite at both the upper and lower helms, and no fewer than five TVs aboard, these gensets will get a workout during your passages.
Maybe it's because I was near a Picasso museum, a Dali exhibit, and several Antonio Gaudi-designed buildings, but as I left the mechanical areas of this yacht in my wake and explored the 75 further, I found this artisan city a perfect complement to the Carlo Galeazzi interior. The marriage of satin-finished, grain-matched, softly curved cherrywood and earth tones of sculpted leather and raw flax furnishings set against the clean stainless steel accents of the sliding cockpit door and galley give a contemporary feel to the saloon and dining space. It's reminiscent of some upscale Manhattan digs I've visited.
The arrangement of the furnishings is as well thought out as the materials used are high-end. The saloon's port-side lounge is a great place for a couple to chat privately, while a second lounge and two chairs across from it enable a larger gathering of guests to entertain each other or take in a DVD on the 42-inch Panasonic retractable plasma TV behind the port-side lounge. (Just remind the lovebirds to move forward to the port-side dining area, or you'll be watching their heads onscreen.)
Next page > Part 2: While skipping the 75 over the swells, I found she had runabout-like reflexes and agile handling. > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
This article originally appeared in the January 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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I do not believe in accidents. I really don't. Some people are just meant to be winners and this is one of those stories.
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Join CTC affiliate club, BucksMTB, for a great introduction to mountain bike riding in the Chilterns this year on one of their regular weekend group rides.
BucksMTB members have been riding and promoting mountain biking in the Chilterns for many years and have built up a wealth of experience and knowledge of routes in the area. In 2013 with the help of Cycle Chilterns funding, five more group members were trained on the CTC's Mountain Bike Leader Course to become ride leaders.
The extra ride leaders now means the group can increase the number of 'open group rides' they offer and will be organising one a month from March to September aimed at novice riders, families groups and beginners. The rides are open to CTC members and non-members. Registration is required to take part in a ride.
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Who are the rides for: Novices/intermediates. All children 16 or under need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 17 and 18 year olds will need a ride disclaimer form signed by a parent or guardian.
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THE accident and emergency department at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, was slightly busier than usual early yesterday, as doctors across the NHS took industrial action for the first time in 40 years.
And some patients with non-urgent problems appeared to be putting off going to their GP surgery on the day of action.
Aneurin Bevan Health Board reported that activity at the Royal Gwent's A&E unit, one of Wales' busiest, settled down as the morning progressed, after a brisk start.
A&E at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, and the minor injuries unit within the local emergency centre at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Ystrad Mynach, reported normal activity.
"Indications are that all services are managing well and doctors involved in the industrial action are fully contributing to providing any urgent care that is required,"
said a health board spokesman.
"We will be recovering any loss of activity over the next 12 weeks."
Patients booked on routine appointments in Gwent hospitals yesterday were notified in advance if these had been cancelled.
On the primary care front, Dr David Bailey, chairman of the British Medical Association Wales General Practitioners' Committee, and a former chairman of the Gwent Local Medical Committee, believes around half the 91 practices in Gwent had taken some form of action.
He said his own surgery – Ty Bryn, in Trethomas, which has a branch in Machen – had a "relatively quiet day,"
dealing with some 100 patients in the morning, around half the usual number.
Dr Bailey said the effect of the day of action, held in response to the government's refusal to negotiate over its plan to reform the NHS pension scheme set up in 2008, would have to be reviewed before the BMA considers its next step.


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Visiting: Morocco
Trip Duration 5 Days
Mount Toubkal Trek
On this short trip we focus on climbing to the summit of North Africa's highest peak, Jebel Toubkal (4165m). We travel from the ancient walled city of Marrakech to the High Atlas Mountains, enjoying traditional Berber hospitality as we make our ascent. From the summit we have panoramic views across the entire Atlas chain.
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The spring rollout of Berry Almond Chicken Salad and the summer launch of a Wild Berry Frosty Parfait by Atlanta-based The Wendy's Co. show the progress the berry category is making in the foodservice industry, grower-shippers say.
The salad features a cup of blueberries and strawberries, and the frosty is "layered with real berry puree" and topped with whole blueberries and fresh, hand-sliced strawberries, the company said.
Strawberries are sourced from California, and blueberries come from several growing areas, depending on availability. The strawberries are sliced fresh in each of the company's 6,300 restaurants.
The deal is so significant that even companies that don't do business with Wendy's should be pleased, said Dan Crowley, sales manager for Well-Pict Inc., Watsonville, Calif.
"That's got to be very good news for the industry," he said, since Wendy's is a major foodservice player.
Foodservice business remains strong for Colorful Harvest LLC, Salinas, Calif., said Doug Ranno, chief operating officer and managing partner.
"We have had consistent growth with foodservice customers and lots of good feedback on our red-all-the-way-through strawberry varieties," he said.
Foodservice growth slowed for a couple of years but is coming back in a big way, said Robert Verloop, executive vice president of marketing for Naturipe Farms LLC, Naples, Fla.
"The expansion was slower than we would have liked, but it has come back with a vengeance," he said.
Sales are up significantly over last year, he said, largely because consumers are asking for more fresh fruits and vegetables on their plates.
When it comes to strawberries, foodservice operators have their preferences, said Michelle Deleissegues, marketing director for Oxnard, Calif.-based Red Blossom Farms.
"The one consistent request we receive from foodservice accounts is the preference of the albion variety due to its sweet flavor," she said.
Berry preferences go beyond strawberries, though.
"I think there's more interest in blueberries from foodservice today than yesterday," said Mike Klackle, vice president of berry sales for Curry & Co. LLC, Brooks, Ore.
"It's just not strawberries anymore."
Chefs are getting more innovative with all kinds of berries, he said. They use them in salads, sauces and meal parts other than desserts.
Brian Ostlund, executive director of the Oregon Blueberry Commission, Salem, said demand for blueberries has picked up because of the healthy eating/anti-obesity trend, the increase in the number of baby boomers who crave them and the versatility of the berries.
Fortunately, growers have been able to keep with that demand, he said, adding that the category growth won't be slowing anytime soon.
"Berries are trendy right now," said Doug Perkins, managing director for HBF International LLC, Sheridan, Ore.
The company even has been selling a lot of currants and gooseberries to foodservice accounts.
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A fourth bill (AB 2821, Richter) provides that 95 percent of any funds appropriated for class size reduction should be distributed to school sites. This bill does not specify any class size goal. A fifth bill (AB 2700, Sher) provides an appropriation for facilities if legislation reducing class size is passed and signed by the Governor. This latter bill is not included in the side-by-side, because it does not propose a reduction in class size.
The Governor's proposal, along with SB 1414 and AB 2449, was motivated in part by the findings reported by the Tennessee Project STAR research team. Project STAR is a demonstration project that tested the effects of reducing class size on student performance. It was conducted for four years beginning in 1985. Subsequent to evaluation of the demonstration project, Tennessee has legislated a reduction in class size to no more than 18 students for kindergarten through grade two.
Other factors that will influence California's class size proposals include: fiscal considerations resulting from increased revenues from the improving economy; requirements of Proposition 98; and a general belief that smaller classes are better than large classes.1
Experimental Design.
The experiment required that children be randomly assigned to either a small size class (13 to 17 students), to a regular size class (22 to 25 students), or to a regular size class with a full-time aide 4. During the first year, children were randomly assigned to the various class types when they entered kindergarten. Each subsequent year, new students were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. Teachers also were randomly assigned to one of the three class types.
Schools volunteered to participate in the project and agreed to abide by the rules of the demonstration. Seventy-nine schools were randomly selected from among the volunteers. These schools were divided into four geographic groups: inner-city, suburban, urban (small cities over 2,500), and rural. Two tests -- the nationally normed Stanford Achievement Test and the curriculum-based Tennessee Basic Skills First Test -- along with an "inventory" survey designed to identify student self-concept and academic motivation, were given at the end of each year to students who participated in the demonstration. In addition, several surveys and questionnaires were administered to participating teachers and school site administrators. These exams and surveys provided achievement and other data for various types of analyses. Three analyses were performed:
The Project STAR research team reported several significant findings6, including:
Analysts have raised several fiscal and implementation issues, including questions about whether the benefits of reduced class sizes are sufficient to offset the costs incurred to create them. These studies suggest that other strategies can be implemented to improve student performance at a lower cost. In addition, there are concerns about whether classes with as few as 15 children are small enough to achieve marked improvements in performance, and whether those improvements persist in subsequent years. Finally, there are concerns about whether other reforms, such as curriculum and teaching style changes and quality improvement mechanisms, should accompany smaller classes in order to assure consistent achievement gains.
Following is a discussion of the literature that drove the Project STAR demonstration project, as well as other literature that addresses other comprehensive reforms that can complement smaller classes10.
Researchers Had Different Thoughts About the Appropriate Size of
Classes. The small class size of 15 students was chosen for Project STAR
based on the work of a group of researchers headed by Gene Glass and Mary Lee
Smith. These researchers used a statistical technique known as meta-analysis
to determine an estimate of the relationship between class size and student
achievement. The primary finding of the Glass-Smith analysis was that class
size reduction improved student achievement, but that those improvements were
relatively small for class sizes of 20 or more students. Student achievement
was more significantly improved for classes that had fewer than 15 students11.
Another research entity, the Educational Research Service12 (ERS), challenged the Glass-Smith analysis on several grounds, including the reliability of the meta-analysis technique to predict appropriate class size, and the studies used by Glass-Smith to support its research13. By the early 1980's, however, the basic Glass-Smith results were widely cited in the literature. While these results are the basis for many policy initiatives, the debate has not been settled, and many researchers remain unconvinced about the Glass-Smith results.
A 1986 ERS report, using a different analytical technique, suggested that achievement gains are found in classes that enroll fewer than 22 students. Further, the report suggests that these results are most pronounced in early elementary classes (kindergarten through grade 3) and in classes containing mainly disadvantaged children. The ERS results have been challenged for many of the same reasons as those attributed to Glass-Smith.
Field Projects Complemented the Research Literature. In the early
1980s, as Project STAR was under development, researchers were reporting
encouraging early results from a class-size demonstration project at one
Nashville elementary school. In addition, another class-size experiment,
Indiana's Project Prime Time14, was showing
promising results. University researchers that were evaluating the Nashville
demonstration project also were advocating Project Prime Time as one possible
model for reducing class sizes in Tennessee. Follow-up studies of the
Nashville experiment, along with later studies of Project Prime Time, reported
that achievement gains made by children in smaller classes in the first year
were not sustained in subsequent years of instruction. These studies, however,
were published after Project STAR began.
A recent analysis of the Glass-Smith data by Robert Slavin15 challenges whether reducing classes to 15 students or less would actually improve performance16. As it turns out, when removing one study from the group used by Glass-Smith, the average effect for classes of about 15 students declined significantly17. Further, most of the large gains in achievement in the Glass-Smith analysis can be attributed to tutoring situations that had only 1 to 5 children.
Studies Also Identify Other Outcomes from Smaller Classes. In addition
to achievement gains, researchers have reported other benefits that are
attributed to smaller class size. For example, some of the Project STAR team
reported that children in small classes were less likely to be retained than
children in regular classes. They also found that fourth grade teachers
reported more active participation from students who had previously been
enrolled in smaller classes.
A different small class size evaluation conducted in Nevada18 suggests that children in small classes are less likely to be referred to special education. Researchers also have reported higher morale and less teacher stress for teachers who instruct classes with a smaller number of students. Another byproduct of smaller class size is that teachers report that they can move through their curriculum at a faster pace. In most of these instances the changes are small and are not always statistically significant. Nevertheless, such factors can be considered as benefits to class size reduction. In addition, to the extent that these nonachievement outcomes of smaller classes reduce costs over time, they could be considered in policy discussions.
Does Money Matter? Many policy analysts have used the research noted
above to debate whether the benefits derived from reducing class size are
greater than their cost. Much of the literature on this topic, however, does
not provide enough information to determine whether money does or does not
matter, or under what conditions money does matter. Studies typically focus on
broad averages, across many types of school sites, and often lead to very
different conclusions. For example, a recent article in the Harvard Education
Letter19 used a demonstration project in
Austin, Texas to show how different analytical techniques could yield
contradictory conclusions. In the Austin demonstration, 15 poorly performing
elementary schools were given $500,000 each per year for five years, and were
directed to improve student performance. Each school used some of its funds to
reduce class size; yet, only two schools showed improvements. One analysis
(counting successes and failures) would suggest that money didn't matter, in
that 13 schools did not improve student performance. Conversely, another
analysis, one that focuses on average gain in student achievement across sites,
might show that the two exemplary schools compensated for those schools that
did not succeed; thus, money did matter.
The real significance of the Austin demonstration to policy makers is that it suggests the need to compare improved schools to those that did not improve. What the authors found is that the improved schools markedly changed the way teachers taught in the smaller class settings. This example emphasizes the need to examine what is occurring at each test site rather than merely relying on averages to drive policy formation.
The class size debate is both more subtle and more complex than just reducing class size. Recently, one researcher from Harvard, Richard Murnane, stated that asking whether money matters is the wrong question. Instead, he suggests that policy makers should identify student performance goals, along with a set of strategies for achieving those goals. He suggests that policy makers should then determine how funds can be used to support the achievement of their goals20.
The researchers who conducted the evaluation of Project STAR did not adequately discuss potential problems with their evaluation design, or how those problems might affect the study's results21. Other researchers who have used the data from the Project also have identified technical issues. Some of these technical problems could reduce the significance of the results for California. Nevertheless, some reviewers seem to think that the main results of the Tennessee project are valid. However, since other recent demonstrations around the country have not shown results as dramatic as those found in Tennessee, any evaluation regarding the effects of class size reduction on student performance should be viewed with caution.
Implementing smaller classes in California is likely to be more complicated than was true for the Tennessee demonstration. Following are several considerations that should be addressed when considering the Tennessee model:
There are three fiscal issues that should be addressed regarding the implementation of smaller classes in California.
The Project STAR longitudinal study strongly suggests that virtually all achievement gains made by students in the small classes occur in either kindergarten or first grade. When considering the current California proposals, it is important that special consideration be given to enrolling children in small classes, preferably beginning with kindergarten.
One of the more dramatic findings in the Project STAR reports is the relatively large achievement gain for children in small inner-city classes, when compared to children in small classes elsewhere. Research has shown that schools with disproportionately large numbers of minority and low socio-economic status children also are more likely to be low performing schools. Thus, the legislature may want to target low-performing schools for class size reductions.
The legislature may wish to establish a formal evaluation program that would examine issues related to reducing class size24. In order for such a program to be effective and to provide useful information, it should be distinct from State Department of Education school district reporting programs. It should be focused on evaluating student achievement, performance, and other outcomes.
This evaluation program should be on going and include several components. Among these are: (1) oversight by an advisory group drawn from state agencies such as the Legislative Analyst, State Department of Education, California Research Bureau, Department of Finance, and an outside group of prominent academic researchers with evaluation experience; (2) comprehensive implementation evaluations (sometimes called process studies) so useful information can be gathered about how schools implement small classes; (3) establishment of an on going statewide representative sample of children so researchers can conduct longitudinal studies of progress through school and into adult life; and (4) detailed analyses of the internal workings of "good" implementations so that best practices information can be shared with other schools. The products of these studies could provide valuable information about future education needs, and could result in more informed policy development.
The legislature may wish to give schools flexibility to use their class size reduction funds to test other strategies. In many cases, schools have some authority to do this; but for a variety of reasons schools are unable or reluctant to implement new strategies.
Another example of a comprehensive program is Success for All. This reform effort shows promising results for inner-city schools26. Like the Accelerated School program, Success for All focuses on strengths rather than deficiencies. It also stresses prevention rather than remediation. The program uses reading tutors, a special reading curriculum, and frequent reading assessments. Success for All schools also have preschools and kindergartens where a specialized learning curriculum is used. Many Success for All schools also have family support teams that work with children and families in conjunction with school staff. This program stresses quality reviews and staff development. Evaluations of Success for All show significant gains for participating schools.
1414, Greene
As amended May 29, 1996
2449, Alpert
As amended May 30, 1996
2821, Richter
As introduced May 16, 1996
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Gillespie disqualified from Vic Open
The Victorian Open has been turned upside down with first-round leader Nick Gillespie sensationally disqualified for failing to sign his scorecard.
The New Zealander was elated after finishing his opening round in 65 at 13th Beach on the Bellarine Peninsula to equal the course record at seven under par on Thursday.
But his joy turned to despair when approached soon after by tournament officials, who informed the 24-year-old from Wellington that he'd breached a key rule that lies at the heart of golf's honour system.
Gillespie, a former winner of both the Fiji and Vanuatu opens and in his third year as a professional, was totally unaware he'd made such a rookie but costly mistake.
A visibly upset Gillespie made a hasty exit from the impromptu meeting and refused to talk about the incident. However he later calmed down and made light of such a gut-wrenching situation.
"I have been practising my signature this afternoon in preparation for next week," said Gillespie, who will get the chance to redeem himself next week at the NZ PGA Championship.
Andrew Langford-Jones, the director of tournaments for the PGA Tour of Australasia, had no option under the rules of golf but take the course of action he did.
"It's an unfortunate situation that no-one likes to see but at the end of the day all the players know it is their responsibility to sign the card," Langford-Jones said.
"And it's a lesson he'll learn and never repeat, I hope."
Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington was the last notable golfer disqualified for failing to sign his scorecard in 2011.
With Gillespie out of the way, Victorian power-house Steve Jones and the well-performed Andre Stolz assumed the tournament lead on five under par 67.
Another Kiwi visitor Josh Geary and Ben Ford shot opening rounds of 68 to be equal third.
Richard Green, a former Australian Masters champion, is also well in contention for the title after carding a three under par 69 around the Beach Course where several holes parallel the rugged Bass Strait coastline.
In the women's section of the tournament, Sarah Jane Smith shot a brilliant nine under par 64 on the less demanding and more inland Creek Course to be one in front of Kristie Smith (WA).
A further shot back on 66 is the veteran Englishwoman Laura Davies, while South African Lee Anne Pace is alone in fourth spot on 67.
Smith, a stylish Queenslander who enjoyed a high finish in last week's Australian Open at Royal Canberra, put on a commanding performance, registering seven birdies and an eagle in benign early conditions.
"Felt very nice out there," she said. "Absolutely perfect conditions for golf."
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