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Nestled on the beach, this Sooke hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from District of Sooke Municipal Hall and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Sooke Region Museum. Barnes Creek and Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery are also within 12 mi (20 km).
Hotel Features
Guests of this beach hotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a sauna and spa services.
Room Amenities
All 28 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and pillowtop beds. In addition to upscale touches like fireplaces and deep soaking tubs, guests will find flat-screen TVs with DVD players and balconies or patios.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Sooke Harbour House
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 4440 square feet (412 square meters) include conference space. This beach hotel also offers a sauna, spa services, and a library. Concierge services and wedding services can be provided. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Sooke Harbour House is a smoke-free property.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 28
- Number of floors - 4
- Babysitting or childcare
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Terrace
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 412
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 4440
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Wedding services
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Fireplace
- DVD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Balcony or patio
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Electric kettle
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Dining Room - Overlooking the ocean and garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in regional cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required. Open daily.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Mountain biking on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 9 PM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 19
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 40 per pet, per night (maximum CAD 2 per stay)
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between CAD 7 and CAD 22 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: CAD 40 per pet, per night (maximum CAD 2 per stay)
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- Sooke Harbour House Vancouver Island
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Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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Physicists Eric A. Cornell of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Carl E. Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder have won the Lorentz Medal from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The medal, which honors H.A. Lorentz, a lifelong member of the academy and 1902 Nobel Prize winner, was awarded for Cornell and Wieman's creation in 1995 of the first Bose-Einstein condensate, a new form of matter predicted by Albert Einstein and Satyendra Bose more than 70 years ago. To achieve the condensate, Cornell and Wieman cooled rubidium atoms to about 170 billionths of a degree above absolute zero in a two-step process using laser and magnetic traps.
They will be presented with the gold medal at a special session of the Science Division of the academy on Jan. 25, 1999. The first recipient of the medal in 1927 was Professor Max Planck of Germany. The prize is awarded every four years.
Wieman, a distinguished professor of physics at CU-Boulder, and Cornell, a staff physicist at NIST, are both fellows of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Boulder and NIST. Cornell also is an adjoint professor of physics at CU-Boulder. The physics department is part of CU-Boulder's College of Arts and Sciences.
Both Wieman and Cornell teach graduate and undergraduate classes.

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Deputy fired after probe of son's accidental fatal shooting
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) A Clark County, Wash., sheriff's deputy found to have violated policies in the 2010 accidental shooting death of his 3-year-old son has been fired.
Chief Criminal Deputy Mike Evans said he notified Detective Ed Owens of his termination Tuesday. The meeting included Sheriff Garry Lucas and Owens' lawyer.
The seven-year veteran had been on paid administrative leave since December 2010. Evans told The Columbian that the termination is effective immediately.
Owens' son Ryan shot himself Sept. 14, 2010, while playing with his father's gun at their Battle Ground home.
A sheriff's internal affairs investigation report and a prosecutor's report indicated Owens blamed his 11-year-old stepdaughter and coerced her into making a false confession. He was also faulted for firearms storage.
Owens' lawyer Steve Myers says the internal affairs report isn't accurate and omitted evidence that supported Owens and his wife.
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Every age has its dreams. We dream of what was and what may come to pass.
Just over 50 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke before hundreds of thousands of people at the legendary "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." It was there that his "I have a dream" speech entered our collective memory.
And so, in the decades since, we often mark Dr. King's memory by asking if his dream has come to pass.
But what about the dreams of our age?
We can see the great events of King's bygone era in black-and-white film clips. We can watch him speak at the Lincoln Memorial, and see news clips of the marches from Selma to Montgomery, where the face of Southern racism was laid bare for the world to see.
There were many sympathizers -- black and white -- who risked their lives by organizing poor, illiterate Southern blacks, getting them registered to vote, setting up "Freedom Schools" in the far-off Mississippi Delta, attempting to enlighten those who society had conspired for ages to keep ignorant.
In the end, the ones who took risks, who fought for dreams -- they changed the world.
So, in this age, let us look to our dreams. We have progressed since the days of Dr. King, but there are still battles to fight, still wrongs to right.
When we ask ourselves if King's dream has been realized, let us dare to dream for our own age. For that was King's legacy -- he answered the question of his time: What is it we hope for; what is the dream we share?


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Bats connect early but not often against Rays
Padres homer twice but go on to strike out 18 times in defeat
ST. PETERSBURG -- It was not one specific inning that did in the Padres on Friday, although an argument can be made for the ugly seventh that transpired at Tropicana Field.
Clinging to a one-run lead, the Padres ran through three pitchers who combined to allow four runs, five hits, one critical throwing error, a wild pitch and a walk to round out the misery.
"We didn't play well that inning," Padres manager Bud Black said flatly.
When the dust settled, the Rays had a 6-3 victory over the Padres in the first of three Interleague games, though the Padres certainly felt this one could have easily gone the other way before a crowd of 12,424.
While the seventh inning ultimately proved to be the Padres' undoing, Rays pitcher Alex Cobb made it a rough night for San Diego's hitters long before the Rays erupted for a four-run seventh inning.
Cobb did not factor in the decision because he was too busy making history, as the right-hander, using a dazzling array of pitches, including a split-finger fastball and changeup, ran up a high pitch count while striking out 13 over 4 2/3 innings.
Cobb became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out 13 or more batters in fewer than five innings. The Padres struck out 18 times, the most in a game since April 13, 2012, against the Dodgers.
"Obviously that's not my goal," Cobb said. "You're never going into a game trying to strike everybody out. I was trying to put balls over the plate and have them make weak contact, and they were swinging and missing."
And to think the night sounded so promising, as Cobb allowed home runs to Will Venable and Carlos Quentin in the first inning before settling into a dominant groove.
"He was striking out everyone, mostly on the split-finger," said Padres second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who struck out twice facing Cobb. He added of the pitch: "It's firm, and it doesn't have the normal split-finger spin. And he was keeping it down. When you're doing that, it's going to be tough."
Cobb had four strikeouts in the third inning and actually allowed a run, as Venable struck out but reached on a wild pitch.
"He was on us all night," Venable said.
Venable stole two bases and scored on a Cobb balk, which, at the time, loomed big as the game got into the late innings and the Padres -- who were 13-0 when leading after six innings -- lost the lead and then the game.
Lost in Cobb's dominant start and the late Rays' comeback was another good start by Padres starter Edinson Volquez, who was in line for his fourth consecutive victory after allowing two earned runs on three hits in six innings with four walks and three strikeouts.
"Volky hung in there ... it was a little maddening in that he was behind in the count a lot," Black said. "They didn't get many hits off him. They didn't hit many balls hard off him."
Volquez allowed two baserunners in the first inning. He then worked a 1-2-3 second before he ran into trouble in the third, walking two and allowing an RBI bloop single to center to Evan Longoria, as the ball fell in front of a hard-charging Venable.
"A blooper ... he hit it 130 feet," Black said.
Volquez then uncorked a wild pitch that allowed another run to score, making it a 3-2 game.
But Volquez, who entered the game having won his last three starts, regrouped. He struck out Longoria with a 94-mph fastball to finish the fifth with a runner on second base. Volquez then worked a 1-2-3 sixth inning before handing the ball and lead to the bullpen.
Dale Thayer (0-2) began the seventh for the Padres and allowed a single to Jose Lobaton to start the inning. Yunel Escobar then dropped down a sacrifice bunt that Thayer fielded and spiked into the ground in front of Yonder Alonso at first base for an error. A single by Matt Joyce loaded the bases.
"Bases loaded, that's tough," Black said. "We couldn't make that pitch then stem the tide."
Thayer quickly got ahead of Ryan Roberts but left a 1-2 fastball up that Roberts spanked into left field to score two runs. Reliever Anthony Bass came in from the bullpen and promptly allowed a two-run single of his own, this one to Ben Zobrist. All told, 10 Rays batters came to the plate in the inning.
"I got ahead of everyone, but I just didn't make a pitch," Thayer said. "It's just as frustrating as not making an out [on a throw]."
All in all, it made for one miserable inning and a fitful finish, something the Padres have not seen much of during a blissful stretch where they had won 11 of their previous 14 games before Friday.
"All I can remember is the bunt; they found some holes and did a good job taking advantage," San Diego third baseman Chase Headley said. "We didn't necessarily throw it away. It just wasn't as clean as we have been playing."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HOUSTON - A group of masked men attacked a couple in the driveway of their northwest Houston home, officials said.
"Our driveway is very well lit," said Sandra Libby, who was robbed along with her husband. "You would of thought the light would of discouraged them, but didn't seem to bother them one bit."
The couple had just returned home in the 7700 block of Maple Tree about 11 p.m. on Tuesday after watching a play when they were approached by the unwelcome visitors.
"They were all wearing bandanas over their faces," said Libby. "Some had hoodies on, one had a wool, skull cap."
Libby said that as they got out of the car, three or four men, one of them with a gun, ran up to the car and demanded her purse.
Libby said she screamed as they pushed her down, tearing her pants and scuffing her knee. Her husband said he used his umbrella to knock the gun out of the man's hand and hit him repeatedly.
They said the men then ran off with the purse. They said they called police, who arrived and found a BB gun clip in the driveway.
Although Libby said she lost almost everything, she's glad they didn't lose their lives.
"I guess now we have to start watching our driveway when you come in and out of the house," said Libby.
Neighbors said there have been a rash of burglaries in the area lately. Police said they're trying to figure out if they've been committed by the same suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Sick cria management: the Tennessee method (Proceedings)
Dealing with a sick cria and an anxious client can be quite daunting at times. This task becomes less daunting when one understands the main problems and how to manage them. Neonatal crias are typically admitted to the UT College of veterinary medicine due to prematurity/weakness/inability to stand, suspected or real failure of passive transfer (FPT), and septicemia. The condition of these crias, upon admittance, various from bright and alert to comatose.
The normal cria/overly concerned owner
Crias that are bright and alert should be evaluated for congenital defects (e.g. cleft palate, heart murmurs, choanal atresia, etc) and signs of systemic disease. Crias will normally be standing by 1 hour of birth and will nurse by 2-4 hours. Each suckling episode may last no longer than 30 seconds and may occur up to 4 times per hour. Suckling times much longer than 30 seconds and constant attempts to suckle suggest that the dam may have insufficient milk. Blood should be obtained for a total protein (TP), sodium sulfite precipitation test (SSPT) and pack cell volume (PCV). The TP and SSPT are not as specific as IgG levels but are quick and practical means of assessing FPT. If the TP is > 5.0 (some use 6 mg/dl; I personally like 5.5) or the SPT is positive (precipitation) and the PCV is not > 40, the cria is probably in good shape. However to be absolutely sure about the success or failure of passive transfer, we may also submit a serum sample for IgG levels by radial immunodiffusion (RID), which takes 24 hour for test results. The dam should be evaluated for milk production and if milk is available the cria is probably good to go. Alpaca and llama dams do not tend to have large udders and sometimes the first parturition females are slow to come into their milk. Domperidone has been recommended but there are no known scientific studies documenting the efficacy of this product. There are anecdotal reports of this product being effective but the effect may just be coincidental with naturally occurring postpartum milk production. We do use domperidone at 4 times the equine dose and anecdotally some believe it works well. If there is still question as to whether the cria is nursing successfully, it and its dam may be kept overnight for observation. It is important to accurately weigh the cria on the day of admittance and then reweigh the cria the following day to ensure weight gain. Healthy neonatal crias tend to gain around 0.5-1 lb per/day. Crias may lose weight the first day (up to 0.5 lb)....weight loss greater than this would be concerning especially in the hospital setting but maybe not the farm setting. Fowler notes that the neonate is not likely to gain weight during the first 3 days of life and may lose up to 1 lb (Fowler, 1998).


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Hey there everyone hope the weekend is treating you all well... so now on to the show. With the recent arrest of jack swagger (#1 contender WHC) there are now many things up in the air as to how the E will go about fixing the situation. Also this is not the first time an incident like this has occurred will the E lean from there mistakes or air on the side of business?
OK so MR. Swagger
Hi there! Now I know that this is a place for wrestling fans who really enjoy wrestling and I bet all of us are a part of WWE universe.Like it or not but it's true.And this has made me think what does that really mean.
Money.Yes,it all comes down to money but this is just a part of it because in order to get money WWE has to offer something.Since the first day promotion has grown rapidly
Wrestlemania 29 is almost set and stone and it looks like we are going to get a rematch to the disappointing Rock vs Cena WM 28 match. This got me thinking of wrestlemania rematches that surpassed its predecessors and those that disappointed... So todays top 5 list will focus on Wrestlemania Rematches.
The match has to be a rematch. The original match could of been legendary
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Booking Wrestlemania 29 – The Card That Never Was
Hey Guys & Dolls ,
With Wrestlemania soon upon us, I felt this inner urge to book MY event and show upon the world the realistic wonders that could have been.
Please remember this is my combinations about what I'd like to see, what was realistically possible, and what would draw money!
I encourage you to leave comments
Why a face Miz is good for business.
Hello, fellow ewn bloggers and viewers. I have been writing blogs for the past couple of weeks on topics that I thought many other members of the IWC were misguided on their current viewpoints. I actually had a hard time choosing another blog topic for that reason, because I agree with other members of the IWC often. For some reason though, many members
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Let's just pretend that TNA folded and had to close its doors. Maybe a fire burnt down the Impact Zone, maybe everyone stopped buying their PPVs & merchandise or maybe Dixie completely mismanaged all of TNA's funds. Regardless, this would leave about 50 wrestlers unemployed. Some would flock to WWE, others to ROH, a few to Japan and the rest would be back to the independent circuit. Vince
Hey been a wrestling fan my whole life. Only time I didn't watch it was while I was in Iraq with USMC between the years of 03 to 07. I have noticed some things that just irritate me about the WWE as of latly. Things that could go well for the show or prevent them from losing it if they fix it.
Team Hell No- Well Hell is one way too put it. That is where I feel like I am while watching
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Hey everyone. I am back with another opinion and this time, I will let you know what I think about the New WWE Championship belt that The Rock introduced this past Monday on RAW.
[B]My opinion:[/B] IT...IS...A PIECE OF MONKEY CRAP! as the Rock would say. It is BAD.
The title is small. It looks like an oversized replica of a Hall of Fame ring. And what's with the Brahma Bull
Hey there guys and gals! Sorry, it's been a whole while since I've posted here. I'm currently in the middle of hardcore studies in England, training to be a primary school teacher, so the workload has picked up tremendously since I visited the States.
I've been avidly following (albeit offline) the events of the passing months and, whilst The Shield have made an explosive impact, Cena's
DISCLAIMER: I am British, and will be disucussing American politics in this blog, it is accurate to the best of my knowledge but please forgive me if get certain facts wrong.
So Jack Swagger (quite surpisngly) won the elimination chamber on sunday night, and with the odds of Ziggler cashing in before Wrestlemania looking very low, we have a very interesting feud on our hands.
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MIAMI - On this date, yesterday, the story of San Francisco's greatest snowstorm was recounted. Well, today in 1975, New England suffered through its greatest snowstorm on record as parts of the Northeast received 27 inches of snow. The storm stalled traffic for 5 days and caused motorists to take shelter with private citizens and in churches.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................88 Edinburg, Texas
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................88 Edinburg, Texas
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..........................-16 Ely, Minn.
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................-68 Nuiqsut, Alaska
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................77 Mt. Washington, N.H.
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................2.73 Rockport, Texas
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WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation said it supports legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of the health care reform law scheduled to take effect next year.
"Eliminating the employer mandate would greatly aid the retail community, which is heavily dependent on labor," NRF SVP David French said. "One of every four jobs in the American economy is supported by retail, which would be jeopardized by the mandate effective in 2014. The employer mandate is already deterring job growth today at the expense of tomorrow's economy."
NRF is currently focused on helping retailers prepare to comply with the Affordable Care Act, but continues to have "myriad concerns and objections to" the law, French said.
French's comments came in letters to Representative Charles W. Boustany Jr., R-La., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah. The lawmakers are the lead sponsors of the American Job Protection Act, which would strike provisions in the ACA requiring employers with 50 or more full-time workers to provide health insurance at government-mandated levels or pay large penalties if they fail to do so.
NRF has argued that increased employment costs brought on by the employer mandate will force some companies to reduce the size of their payrolls and discourage small companies in particular from growing to the 50-employee threshold. NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay emphasized the job implications in a joint op-ed published last week.


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Dragonflying Is the New Birding
'Dragonfly Days,' May 15-18, Showcases New Pursuit
WESLACO, Texas — The birding industry has established universal appeal, but birds and butterflies are not the only winged migrants to attract a crowd. Dragonflies and damselflies are gaining popularity among wildlife enthusiasts, and southern Texas is home to 93 species, making it one of the most biologically diverse regions in the United States.
The ninth annual Dragonfly Days weekend is a chance to see why dragonflying is becoming as popular as birding in some places. The event takes place in Weslaco May 15-18 and is sponsored by the Estero Llano Grande State Park World Birding Center site near Weslaco and the Valley Nature Center.
For those who want to learn how to tell a skimmer from a glider, and understand how these colorful insects play a vital role in maintaining a healthy environment, Dragonfly Days will offer seminars, field trips, social events and a banquet with a silent auction.
"This is an opportunity for people to discover a new passion and rediscover the Lower Rio Grande Valley, where one third of the total Texas population of dragonflies can be found," said Jennifer Owen-White, Estero Llano Grande State Park natural resource specialist. White said most of the seminars will be held at the event's host hotel, the Holiday Inn Express.
One keynote speaker, Tim Manolis, plans to discuss ways amateur dragonfly enthusiasts can begin to explore secrets waiting to be revealed about dragonflies worldwide. Other experts will be guiding field trips to area wetlands with the greatest dragonfly diversity.
Organizers say visitors should make sure to bring binoculars, sturdy shoes and protection from the sun.
For local families and children, the Valley Nature Center is also hosting the Dragonfly Family Nature Day Sat., May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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ACCORD, N.Y. -- A tractor-trailer hauling liquid propane went off the road but did not overturn on U.S. Route 209 Friday morning, state police said.
Joseph Cafaldo, 53, of 13 Center Road, Mount Marion was southbound on Route 209 at about 9 a.m. when traffic in front of him began to stop for a northbound school bus, state police at Highland said. Police said Cafaldo drove his truck off the west side of the roadway to avoid rear-ending the traffic in front of him. The truck went into a ditch but did not overturn, police said.
Police said Cafaldo was not injured and was not ticketed. A tow truck was able to remove the tractor trailer from the ditch, police added.
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Gonzo fuels Dodgers' attack in sweep of Bucs
First baseman racks up four RBIs; Ryu notches first MLB win
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' offense finally busted loose on Sunday afternoon, helping rookie left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu earn his first Major League win.
Adrian Gonzalez drove in four runs on three hits, Carl Crawford provided a spark at the top of the lineup and Justin Sellers homered for his first hit of the season as the Dodgers beat the Pirates, 6-2, at Dodger Stadium to complete a three-game sweep.
Ryu looked shaky in the first inning, but he settled in and had another solid outing in only his second big league start. The Korean native allowed three hits and struck out six against two walks in 6 1/3 innings. He made 101 pitches and retired the final seven batters he faced.
"I'm just happy that the team won," Ryu said through interpreter Martin Kim. "I had made a few promises to some people back in Korea that I would get my first win today, and I'm just happy I kept the promise."
The Dodgers received strong outings from each starting pitcher in the series. Zack Greinke tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings on Friday. Clayton Kershaw blanked the Pirates over seven innings Saturday night. Ryu only made one mistake, a two-run shot to Andrew McCutchen in the first inning, the first home run for Pittsburgh this season.
The Dodgers retooled their rotation over the winter and have received positive results early in the season.
"I expect these guys to keep us in a ton of games," manager Don Mattingly said. "I do expect us to pitch well. Every time out with our starters, I feel like we're going to get a game that the guys are going to keep you in. They're not just going to go out and throw duds very often."
Ryu hasn't been a dud early into his first season in the big leagues. He didn't get rattled by McCutchen's early blast, and retired 17 of the next 20 batters.
"He started to mix it up, and that big curve came into play," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. "And he got ahead of people. He got into a good place."
The Dodgers helped their starter with a quick response as Gonzalez ripped a two-run single to right in the first. Nick Punto had singled and Matt Kemp followed with a double to set the table for Gonzalez, who entered the game with one RBI.
"That was a big hit in the first, because it gets us right back on the board," Mattingly said. "It was kind of like a do-over. Hyun-Jin gets to be back square, he's not behind, and he just settles in and does his thing. That's a big hit by Adrian."
The Dodgers entered the series finale with only 11 runs in their first five games. But Mattingly said his club had better at-bats on Sunday.
Kemp broke the tie in the third with a sacrifice fly that scored Crawford, who led off the frame with a double. It was Kemp's second RBI on the year.
Gonzalez added to the Dodgers' lead with an RBI single in the fifth as Crawford scored his second run of the game. The first baseman smoked another RBI single to right in the seventh. It was Gonzalez's first four-RBI performance with the Dodgers and the 22nd of his career.
With runners in scoring position, Gonzalez said he simplifies his approach at the plate.
"I just take what the pitcher gives me, I'm not trying to drive the ball," Gonzalez said. "When there's nobody on base, I'm looking for a double or homer. When there's people on base, I'm just looking for singles."
Gonzalez had plenty of support offensively, too.
Crawford and Punto each had two hits. For Crawford, it was his fourth multi-hit effort in five starts.
Sellers provided insurance with a solo shot to left off reliever Chris Leroux to begin the seventh. The shortstop broke out of a 0-for-15 slump.
"It felt great, I felt like I was pressing early on," Sellers said. "If I get that pitch to hit, I know I can do something with it. I've been having better at-bats lately and worked hard on my swing with the coaches."
The Dodgers bullpen shut the door once again as three relievers combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings. The 'pen has not allowed a run in its past 13 innings.
"It's unbelievable, our pitching staff is incredible all the way up and down," Gonzalez said. "Our pitchers execute."
And on Sunday, so did the offense.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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No More MusicTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Group A contains the initials of performers. Group B contains the initials of song titles.
Group A: DM, BH, RV, JPR (BB)
Group B: PS, LB, AP, CL
Identify the artists and match them to their songs.
HintOne of the songs was inspired by the other 3 artists.
AnswerAmerican Pie by Don McLean was inspired by the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson on February 3, 1959, "the day the music died".
The other songs are:
Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly
La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
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In the years leading up to the housing boom, the median size of the American home had been steadily increasing. Then came the crash in 2009, and the median square footage of newly built homes reverted to near-2003 levels, according to a Census Bureau report. Many industry experts predicted that smaller homes would remain a solid trend. Instead, the popular McMansion appears to be making a comeback.
In 2009, median home size dropped to 2,135 square feet, close to the 2003 median of 2,137 square feet. In 2010, according to the report, size began increasing again, and in 2012, square footage of the median home reached a record high of 2,306 square feet.
Rick Sharga, executive vice president of Carrington Mortgage Holdings in Santa Ana, Calif., says he sees a couple of reasons for the increasingly larger American home. When the housing market went from boom to bust, builders were stuck with tracts of undeveloped land, and the only way to compete in the depressed market was to build smaller homes and price them competitively, he says. Now that the market is recovering, builders are reverting to constructing larger homes again. "Once you own the land, it doesn't cost much more to build a bigger home, and you can charge more, so bigger will always be better for builders," he says.
Another reason, Sharga says, is that when homeowners want to move up to a nicer home, they almost always buy a larger one. He says that there are more of this kind of homebuyer in the market now than first-time homebuyers, who traditionally start out with smaller properties, he says.
So how big is big enough? Although there will always be homeowners who view size as a symbol of success, Sharga is not convinced that everyone views the American dream with a "bigger is better" mindset. "I think we might be on the cusp of a countercyclical trend," he says, "as baby boomers start retiring and downsizing."
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Canada is confident the United States will approve TransCanada Corp's controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf Coast, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama, who was reelected on Tuesday, said in January he would postpone until 2013 a decision on whether to approve the $7.6 billion line, which was initially set to cross ecologically sensitive areas in Nebraska.
In February he welcomed a new TransCanada initiative to build the southern part of the pipeline, at a cost of $2.3 billion. The northern portion, which will cost $5.6 billion, needs State Department approval because it crosses the border.
"We believe that the Keystone XL will be approved by the Americans because it is clearly in the U.S. national interest in terms of national security, jobs (and) economic growth," Oliver told reporters in Ottawa.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not mention Keystone XL or oil in a congratulatory message to Obama. Canada is the largest exporter of energy to the United States.
Ottawa says the pipeline, designed to take 830,000 barrels a day to Gulf Coast refineries, would help cut U.S. imports of oil from less stable parts of the world.
"We'll continue of course to advocate for approval of the pipeline ... right now we're not in the middle of an election campaign and it will be decided by the administration on its merits," said Oliver.
TransCanada, which submitted a new route for the northern part of the pipeline in September, said it continued to believe the United States would approve the pipeline early next year.
"The facts that support the approval ... remain the same, and the need for this pipeline grows even stronger the longer its approval is delayed," said spokesman Shawn Howard.
By 11:05 a.m TransCanada shares on the Toronto stock exchange had dropped 70 Canadian cents, or 1.5 percent, to C$44.80. The overall market was down 1.1 percent.
Harper said in January he was profoundly disappointed by Obama's decision to delay approval of the pipeline and declared Canada would try to diversify its energy exports, especially by selling oil into Asian markets such as China.
That requires more pipeline capacity from Alberta to the Pacific Coast. One project, Enbridge Inc's proposed Northern Gateway, faces so much opposition from aboriginal groups and environmentalists that it may never be built.
Enbridge CEO Al Monaco said he did not think Obama's win would result in much change.
"If you look at the fundamentals in the U.S. and Canadian market for crude oil, we are seeing a huge expansion in the volume that is coming forth and new production," he said.
"So I think it's in everybody's interest to get new infrastructure built and I think that has been the Obama's administration's view to this point and I think we will see that going forward."


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On the two-year anniversary of President Obama's signing of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food and Drug Administration proposed two new food safety rules Jan. 4.
The rules are the produce safety for growers rule and food facility rules designed to prevent outbreaks.
The proposed rules implement the FSMA and are available for public comment for the next 120 days, according to the FDA.
The produce safety rule proposes enforceable safety standards on farms. This rule proposes science- and risk-based standards for the safe production and harvesting of fruits and vegetables, according to the release.
The rule for food facilities requires companies to develop food safety plans, whether the product is from a foreign country or domestic. The rule would also require them to have plans for correcting any problems that arise, according to the release.
The FDA is proposing these plans be in place a year after the final rules are published in the Federal Register; "small" and "very small" processors/manufacturers would be given additional time.
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and Michael Taylor, FDA deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, discussed the proposed rules at a Jan. 4 news conference.
Hamburg said additional rules to follow include new responsibilities for importers and accreditation standards for third-party food safety audits overseas.
Industry leaders said they would immediately begin review of the proposals.
"United Fresh is pleased that FDA has published the draft rules and look forward to working with all stakeholders to conduct a thorough review," said David Gombas, senior vice president of food safety and technology for United Fresh Produce Association. "We will work closely with members across the produce industry, leading food safety scientists, other stakeholders and the FDA to ensure the proposed rules are practical and effective for enhancing produce food safety."
"We are eager to review and assess these rules so that we can provide thoughtful, real-world comments to the FDA that will advance produce safety in ways that are practical for your businesses," said Bryan Silbermann, president of the Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del., in a news release.


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INTERNATIONAL by name and international by nature - the winners of York Racecourse's flagship race will now be guaranteed an entry to one of the world's richest contests.
Chiefs at Knavesmire have extended their partnership with the American Breeders' Cup series and the victors of the £800,000 Juddmonte International Stakes will be reserved a stall for the Breeders' Cup Turf at California's Santa Anita track.
The Darley Yorkshire Oaks and Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes champions already benefit from being automatically entered into their equivalent races at the Breeders' Cup - the self-styled world championships of racing, staged this year on October 31 and November 1.
The Juddmonte International will also offer a 'win and you're in' route. The Breeders' Cup attracts some of the best horses from around the world and consists of 14 races and more than $25 million in prize money.
James Brennan, head of marketing at York Racecourse, said: "Flat racing is a global sport and York is right there as part of that global mix in terms of its reputation and the horses that run for our premier prizes and they look to campaign internationally now.
"Now all three of our Group 1 races are part of what is now known as the Breeders' Cup Challenge series.
"The winners of each of those are effectively guaranteed a berth in their equivalent contest in that first week in November.
"That's a further incentive for the top-quality horses and top-quality connections who race at York and we have seen horses go to the Breeders' Cup and perform well - from juvenile contests and from our leading Group 1s.
"It's not just heading west. They head east if their targets are in Japan or Singapore or as far as Melbourne. We've seen connections take that trip from Knavesmire to all of those destinations in recent years."
Meanwhile, Tattersalls, Europe's leading bloodstock auctioneers, have extended their support for York Racecourse.
Already sponsoring the Musidora Stakes in May, they have put their name to the Group 3 Acomb Stakes on the opening day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival on Wednesday, August 20.
Lord Grimthorpe, chairman of York Racecourse, said: "Tattersalls have been wonderful supporters of York for more than a quarter of a century so I am particularly delighted they have chosen to support the Acomb Stakes. Having won the race with Dundonell in 2012, wearing my other hat as racing manager to Prince Khalid Abdullah, I know what it means to connections."


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As part of a national team sponsored by Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grants from 2000 to 2004, Leneway helped develop the pre-service teacher ThinkQuest model to promote creation of a web-based educational library. In Michigan, this involved training more than 1,500 students to collaborate using various Adobe web design products. He has also developed and conducted digital design and digital storytelling workshops for teachers, administrators, and students using Adobe software, including Adobe® Contribute®, Flash® Professional, Acrobat®, Adobe Connect™, Dreamweaver®, Fireworks®, Adobe Premiere® Elements, and Photoshop® Elements.
In 2005, Leneway was named Educator of the Year by the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Technology, and was nominated for the ISTE-sponsored National Educator of the Year award. The Michigan Rehabilitation Association and the SkillSoft Educational Learning Foundation have honored him for his work with students with disabilities. And in 2004, his unit received the Presidential award from the Michigan Consortium on Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Technology for its work with pre-service teachers.


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Hi everybody,
I am a newbie here and I am bit interested in graphic design and photography. I have one question: do you think that Flickr is a good way to promote your work? (nothing professional, just a way to have fun). Should I invest my time to do so?
Thanks for answering!
Flickr is one way to do so, but it would not hurt to also use Pinterest and Instagram.
There are a lot of website where you can promote your work, yes Flickr is useful, Flickr is also good for image sharing.
Yep, Flickr drives in you a better exposure as its been a reputed image sharing site for long time. Besides, you could also make your presence in Pinterest, a brand new step in for image and information sharing. These two would be a great go to your work piece.
If I'm not mistaken, one can only upload pictures on Instagram using mobiles phones. Anyway, if your photos are beautiful and interesting, people would likely pin in on Pinterest. Yes, investing time in Flickr is always worth it, specially if you want to become a serious photographer in the long run, you can showcase your photos there.
If it is just for fun - Flickr, Pinterest and Facebook fan-page. If your photos are with a theme - u can make a decent FB fan-page to work for you
as Flicker is supported by Yahoo its a best way to share what you click or your art work... other Photosharing websites are also available... Like Pinterest and Instargram also....
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Yes..but I think, Instagram is better than flickr & pinterest.. it comes as app, you can directly click and upload your images..its good for personal as well as professional use..all the best !!
Why not use deviantart for your graphic designs.
Thank you for your opinions, I guess Instagram is only for mobiles right? I am thinking about deviantart too, and we will see what will work the best once again, thanks!
Deviant art is good and has been around for ages, but I think (although I don't have the stats) that Flicker is maybe more popular. I find it is easier to navigate and that may be the reason why.
Yes. I've seen that some of the picture that I placed on flickr reached first results in google. So yes ... give it a shot.
I dont think Flickr will help you promote your designs, its best promoting on Facebook, Instagram, Deviant art.
t think Flickr will help you promote your designs, it
Definitely! Flickr is free a well. It's a really user-friendly site. It's easy to do postings, add descriptions, and stuffs. There are also famous sites like instagram, pinterest (which is really famous these days), and photobucket. There's also twitter and facebook.
instagram only for mobile and the size is limited. you can check out devianART
For photography, Flickr is great. It is the industry standard and you can show off your photos so easily.For graphics design though, I think Deviantart is a better place to show off your creations.
Try photobucket instead
Why? what are the advantages of photobucket over Flicker or Deviant Art. If you are going to recommend something, please state your reasons for your recommendation.
You're absolutely right - my bad here.I like photobucket over Flickr for number of reasons:- You have much more space for uploading. When I was making a photogallery 2 years ago, photobucket was giving 10GB of space, while Flickr was giving couple hundred MB- I like layouts of photobucket much more, even though they may take a bit more time to load- Maybe that's just me, but editing pictures and description is easier for me in photobucket
The only thing that drives me nuts (in a bad sense) with photobucket is it's account sharing options - I can't find the options for adding another editor to the album =(
Also, this comparison goes only regarding Free Accounts. And I've never used Deviant Art =(
I had a personal photo website/blog before... but I reduced him to a small gallery last year, because I don't want to spend updating the blog anymore, while I'm updating my Flickr Photostream too.
I was okay with the amount visitors I got, but not with the amount of comments/feedback.When I post exactly the same photos on my Flickr account, I get a lot less visitors, but a lot more comments/feedback.
For me, the most important is a few comments instead of the quantity of silent visitors.I even doubt to quit my personal website and only post further on Flickr, that is a community. Why have both?
Maybe I'll stop my small website too... and only keep my domain name transferring to my Flickr Photostream instead...No more spending time in updating more than 1 thing...


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Calendar of Events
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Oct 03-04, 2017
Cosmetorium Spain
Barcelona, Spain
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Organizer: Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Venue: Palau de Congressos de Barcelona Hall 5, Fira de Barcelona
Description: An event to be held in Spain by the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists. For many years, Spain has been a center of excellence in the design, manufacture and supply of cosmetics. The outlook remains excellent and Spain is dedicated to maintaining its position as a major in the world of creativity, design, development and marketing areas. In recognition of the importance in Spain, to meet the needs of everyone involved in the design, development and production as well as appropriate information on all aspects of cosmetic products, it has devised SEQC COSMETORIUM (Congress and Cosmetics Perfumery).
Tel: +44(0)1892 518877
Oct 11-12, 2017
in-cosmetics North America
New York, New York, USA
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Organizer: Reed Exhibitions
Venue: Javits Center, New York
Description: Taking place at a new and bigger venue, 'The Javits Center' accommodates for the growth and expansion of the show following a successful first year. Throughout the two days, many of the industry's personal care ingredient suppliers come together to network, meet and do business with over 2000 cosmetic manufacturers, R&D and regulatory professionals. This interactive event offers visitors a unique opportunity to touch and test brand new products, create formulations in a purpose built lab, and attend an extensive range of free educational sessions on the latest market trends and innovations.
Tel: +44 (0)20 8271 2122
Oct 19-21, 2017
V International Symposium in Cosmetic Chemistry
Lima, Peru
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Organizer: APQC Lima-Perú
Venue: Hotel Estelar Miraflores, Lima-Perú
Description: "Cosmetics 3.0: Beauty, Innovation and Sustainability"
Contact Person: Mrs. Zoila Fernández
Tel: (51-1) 440 2017
Oct 23-25, 2017
2017 IFSCC Conference
Seoul, Korea
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Organizer: International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists
Venue: Grand InterContinental Hotel Seoul, Korea
Description: The cosmetic science industry in Asia has been growing tremendously with constant advancements in cosmetic research and technology. Therefore, we have chosen conference theme as "Cosmetic Science: Beauty, Convergence and Creativity" to show the harmony of oriental tradition and cosmetology and the convergence of science and nature to 800 cosmetic chemists and researchers from all over the world at IFSCC 2017 Conference.
Tel: +822-3476-7700
Oct 25-26, 2017
CASCC Suppliers' Day
Conference, Tradeshow
Long Beach, California, USA
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Organizer: California SCC
Venue: Long Beach Convention Center 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
Description: The California Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists will be hosting Suppliers Day in October 2017 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Registration opens February 13th, 2017. Cost per 10' x 10' booth: $2,500.00
Oct 26-27, 2017
Targeting Microbiota World Congress 2017
Berlin, Germany
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Organizer: International Society of Microbiota
Venue: Steigenberger Hotel Berlin
Description: The scientific committee informs about the strategies for ISM annual meeting: 5th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, which will be held in Berlin, Germany on October 26-27, 2017.
Oct 31 - Nov 02, 2017
in-cosmetics Asia
Conference, Tradeshow
Bangkok, Thailand
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Organizer: Reed Exhibitions
Venue: Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre
Description: Heading into its 10th anniversary in 2017, in-cosmetics Asia is the leading event in Asia Pacific for personal care ingredients. The exhibition brings together personal care ingredients suppliers (exhibitors) with finished product manufacturers (visitors) looking to network, learn about future trends and discover new products.
Tel: tel:+44 (0)20 8271 2122
Nov 14-15, 2017
SCS Formulate 2017
Conference, Tradeshow
Coventry, England, UK
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Organizer: Society of Cosmetic Scientists
Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, UK
Description: SCS Formulate is the UK's largest event of its kind, focusing on raw materials, ingredients and formulation services for personal care and cosmetic products. In the exhibition you will be able to find every conceivable ingredient, raw material and other vital tool of your trade. Over the 2 days you will find the new, the innovative, the proven, the everyday and the obscure – everything you need to create, make and market cosmetics for today and tomorrow
Tel: +44(0) 1582 726661
Nov 14-17, 2017
Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong
Conference, Tradeshow
Hong Kong, China
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Organizer: Cosmoprof Asia Ltd
Venue: Asia World Expo (11/14-11/16) Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center (11/15-11/17)
Description: Cosmoprof Asis includes: - 2,700+ exhibitors on 98,000 sqm of exhibition area - 21 national and group pavilions - Over 60,000 visitors from all over the world - "International Buyers Program" invites buyer delegations from emerging countries to attend one-to-one business matching - High-end educational opportunities presented by industry experts
Contact Person: Ms. Amanda Cheng and Ms. Bonnie Ng
Tel: +852-2827 6211
Nov 16-17, 2017
The Scanos Annual Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Organizer: Scandinavian Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Venue: Radisson Blu Royal Viking
Description: The Scandinavian Society of Cosmetic Chemists organizes every year a scientific conference which gathers together the most important R&D formulators, marketing people and other important decision makers from the cosmetic industry of the Nordic countries. The 2017 conference will be held in Copenhagen and the conference venue is Scandic Copenhagen, conveniently located in the heart of the city. Sustainability will be the main topic of the 2017 conference, looked at from various perspectives: from sourcing and manufacturing of raw materials to the finished products.
Dec 05-06, 2017
Jean-Paul Marty Days: Skin and Barrier Function
Paris, France
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Organizer: Société Française de Cosmétologie
Venue: International House at City University of Paris
Description: "Skin & Barrier Function include sessions: - with Dr. Michael Simon - Biophysico Chemical & Skin Barrier with Professor Richard Guy (University of Bath) - Skin & Energy Barrier with Professor Roof Lood (University of Lund) - Skin & Immunological Barrier - Skin & Sensory Barrier Loïc Briand - INRA Dijon Dr R Voegli - DSM - Applied award IFSCC 2016, Pierre Fabre, L'Oreal ... ID Bio ... StratiCELL
Dec 11-12, 2017
SCC Annual Meeting
Conference, Tradeshow
New York, New York, USA
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Organizer: Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Venue: The Westin New York at Times Square
Description: As you may have heard, the 2017 Annual Meeting has changed venues. The Westin New York at Times Square will be the home for next year's event scheduled for Monday, December 11 – Tuesday, December 12, 2017. So save the date and join us in New York City.
Tel: (212) 668-1500
Jan 09-10, 2018
Conference, Tradeshow
Paris, France
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Organizer: The French Society of Cosmetology
Venue: Espace Champerret
Description: The 10th edition of the Cosmetagora Salon. During 2 days, the professionals, in all serenity, make known their innovations and put forward their know-how.
Jan 31 - Feb 01, 2018
HPCI Exhibition & Conference- The Indian Care Chemicals Convention
Bombay, India
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Organizer: HPCI
Venue: Bombay Convention & Exhibition Center
Feb 16-20, 2018
2018 AAD Annual Meeting
San Diego, California
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Organizer: American Academy of Dermatology
Venue: San Diego Convention Center
Description: The AAD's Annual Meeting exhibition hall offers an innovative, lively environment filled with key decisions makers from across the world. This is also the prime venue for any exhibitor to showcase new products, meet new customers, and touch base with existing ones.
Tel: (888) 462-DERM (3376)
Feb 25-28, 2018
Personal Care Products Council 2018 Annual Meeting
Palm Beach, Florida
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Organizer: The Personal Care Products Council
Venue: The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida
Tel: (202) 331-1770
Mar 19-21, 2018
Shanghai, China
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Organizer: Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions
Venue: Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center
Description: As an innovation-led event, PCHi provides cosmetics, home and personal care manufacturers, ingredients suppliers, cosmetics packaging, machinery and product testing providers from all over the world with a quality platform for ingredients sourcing, gaining insight into global trends, conference, activities and networking with world-class experts.
Apr 17-18, 2018
in-cosmetics Global Amsterdam 2018
Conference, Tradeshow
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Organizer: Reed Exhibitions
Venue: RAI Amsterdam
Description: The exhibition brings together up to 800 international exhibitors of ingredients, fragrances, lab equipment, testing and regulatory solutions with over 9,000 cosmetic manufacturers worldwide. in-cosmetics Global is the global launch place for innovations in ingredients and technologies, providing high-level scientific education and consumer insights for formulators, R&D and regulatory professionals. Showcasing industry trends throughout the world, in-cosmetics Global offers the most cost-effective business and networking opportunities for the world's personal care ingredients community.
May 15-16, 2018
Suppliers' Day 2018
Conference, Tradeshow
New York, New York
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Organizer: NYSCC
Venue: Javits Center, New York, New York
Jun 05-06, 2018
Anti-aging Skin Care Conference
London, UK
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Organizer: Summit Events
Venue: One Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA
Description: Session titles will include 1) Skin aging processes and causes of premature skin aging 2) New technologies and treatments for premature skin aging 3) Advertising and claim support for anti-ageing skin care products 4) Assessment and delivery of anti-ageing skin care benefits
Sep 18-21, 2018
The 30th IFSCC Congress in Munich 2018
Munich, Germany
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Organizer: IFSCC and DGK
Venue: Infinity Hotel & Conference Resort Munich
Description: "Cosmetics: Science for Beauty and Lifestyle," where we will explore what modern society wants in terms of beauty and lifestyle.


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Board of Supervisors Announces New Initiative to Address Home Foreclosures in Fairfax County
June 30, 2008
News Highlights
- Board of Supervisors approves a three-pronged initiative to address the foreclosure crisis in Fairfax County.
- The initiative includes assistance to homeowners in distress, the Silver Lining Initiative and neighborhood preservation efforts.
The county will provide counseling to homeowners at risk of
foreclosure, buy foreclosed homes and provide low-cost loans to
homeowners to maintain their property.
More Information
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has authorized a new initiative to address the foreclosures within the county. It is anticipated that the total number of foreclosures in the county in 2008 will far exceed the number of foreclosures in the county in 2007.
The total number of foreclosures in 2007 was 4,527. In the first quarter of 2008, the number of foreclosures was 3,518. The initiative is a three-pronged approach designed to address the current foreclosure problem and help stabilize impacted neighborhoods while increasing the opportunities for additional workforce housing. These approaches include: Assistance to Homeowners in Distress, the Silver Lining Initiative and Neighborhood Preservation Efforts.
"This new initiative, funded through existing resources, will help restore stability for residents and neighborhoods affected by the foreclosure crisis," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly. "We will offer assistance to those at risk of losing their houses, assist first-time buyers purchase already vacant houses, and in some cases the county or its nonprofit partners will purchase a small number of houses to help stabilize distressed neighborhoods."
Assistance to Homeowners in Distress
Foreclosure specialists from the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and other county agencies and nonprofits will coordinate efforts with the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) to counsel households at risk of foreclosure in Fairfax County. In addition, VHDA is training volunteers as certified foreclosure counselors to assist with the counseling of at-risk households. The focus of the counseling is to connect homeowners with their lenders or other resources, with the ultimate goal of a loan work out. HCD also will perform community outreach to include attorneys who could provide pro bono services to at-risk households.
Silver Lining Initiative
Through a federally funded Home Equity Loan Program (HELP) shared equity loan, HCD will assist first-time homebuyers to purchase a foreclosed home. The purchase price of the foreclosed home can not exceed $385,000, and homes are limited to townhouses and single-family homes. Low-cost first mortgages through the VHDA's SPARC program will be used for qualifying households. It is anticipated that up to 100 homes will be purchased through this initiative by first-time homebuyers. If a foreclosed home requires repairs or improvements the Home Improvement Loan Program (HILP), offered by the Fairfax County's Department of Housing and Community Development, can be used to make needed repairs. Upon the sale or transfer of the property, the county will be repaid and share in the appreciation.
Neighborhood Preservation Efforts
To assist in maintaining home values in communities with foreclosed properties, the county will use a variety of tools:
Direct Strategic Purchase: The Fairfax County Redevelopment and
Housing Authority (FCRHA) will purchase up to 10 foreclosed homes
identified as abandoned, deteriorated or a destabilizing force on the
neighborhood. The home will be rehabilitated and resold to first-time
homebuyers or a nonprofit organization. Funding of up to $2.95 million
for the purchase and rehabilitation of these 10 units will come from
the FCRHA's taxable line of credit and will be repaid once the property
has been sold to a first-time homebuyer.
- Neighborhood Appearance and Safety: By using the existing HILP program for low-cost loans to current homeowners, the county will assist homeowners in maintaining and preserving the appearance and safety of their neighborhoods.
- Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) Set-Aside: Approximately $400,000 in federal funds will be earmarkedinFiscal Year 2009 as CHDO HOME set-aside funds for nonprofit organizations that are certified CHDOs to buy foreclosed homes and rehabilitate them when necessary. These homes will then either be sold to qualified first-time homebuyers or the nonprofits will use the homes for rental purposes for qualified tenants.
Funding for the initiative will total $6.5 million, including $1.8 million from the One Penny Housing Fund for Fiscal Year 2009; a proposed $4.5 million from the One Penny Housing Fund for Fiscal Year 2010, which will be considered in the budget approval cycle for that fiscal year; $2.075 million in existing federal HOME funds; and $2.95 million in existing FCRHA line of credit funds. In addition, the program is designed to leverage potential federal funding should that become available.
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotel3-star Portland hotel in Downtown Portland, walk to Portland Museum of Art
Popular property highlights
Located in Downtown Portland, this hotel is steps from Charles Q. Clapp House, Portland Museum of Art, and Children's Museum of Maine. Victoria Mansion and Wadsworth-Longfellow House are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a sauna, and a conference center are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 239 rooms provide free WiFi and free wired Internet, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, and conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves. Other amenities available to guests include room service, coffee makers, and pillow menus.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Holiday Inn Portland-By the Bay
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Holiday Inn Portland-By the Bay provides a sauna and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 30000 square feet (2787 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours and an area shuttle are complimentary for guests. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Free airport transportation
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 11
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 239
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free area shuttle
- Conference space size (feet) - 30000
- Conference center
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 2787
- Sauna
- Indoor pool
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Free toiletries
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Video-game console
- Room service (limited hours)
- Pillow menu
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Port of Call Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 6.0 per day.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 6 and USD 16 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 10 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 10 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 6.0 per day
Hotel Name
- Holiday Inn Hotel Portland-By Bay
- Holiday Inn Portland-By Bay
- Holiday Inn Portland-By Bay Hotel
We should mention
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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monktastic wrote:Saraha wrote:To realize this, rest in unstructured ease without meditating on anything. When all that needs to be done is to rest in yourself, it is amazing that you are deluded by seeking elsewhere!
I sometimes like to ask myself: are these seeming conceptual knots real things that can really be "too tight" to untie? Or is it only that repeated designation that gives them their seeming power? Truthfully, when I look, I cannot find anything that is an obstacle "from its own side."
As I understand it, it is these conceptual knots that prevent us from resting in unstructured ease in the first place. By "conceptual knots" I refer to ingrained concepts (self, permanence, existence, etc.) that hold us back from accepting the true nature of mind.


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What do I need for a great golf wardrobe?
You'll need several pairs of neutral-colored pants in fabrics that are breathable and have some stretch to increase your level of comfort, as well as shirts and polos in a variety of colors. Also, a wool vest is a versatile layering piece that adds warmth and a lot of style. On cool mornings, you'll also want to take along a comfortable sweater or pullover with a generous fit for easier follow-through. In damp weather, our bi-swing jackets add warmth, dryness and comfort to any golf outfit, with sophisticated style. Keep in mind that your needs will vary based on the time of year and whether or not your club has clothing restrictions.


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Digger wrote:Is "loving kindness" a good translation of the meaning and intent of the Pali - or is "compassion" a better term? The reason for my question is that "loving" is usually thought to have an attachment component whereas generally compassion does not. One can feel sorry for and try to help another without attachment. But once you throw the word "loving" in, is attachment assumed by the way most people interprete the word?
metta [mettaa]:
Loving-kindness; goodwill. One of the ten perfections (paramis) and one of the four "sublime abodes"
karuna [karu.naa]:
Compassion; sympathy; the aspiration to find a way to be truly helpful to oneself and others. One of the four "sublime abodes"
Digger wrote:Thanks for your response. I thought there would be a lot more discussion here because I feel that this is an important topic and common misunderstanding of the original intent.
Anyway, if metta can mean either goodwill or loving-kindness, these are two quite different meanings. Again I go back to my original post above, is "loving-kindness" a good term to use since loving is usually thought of as being linked to attachment – the exact thing we are trying to avoid. But you can have good will towards someone or something without attachment.
Please friends – I would really like to hear your opinions on this.
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Assistant Professor Paul Romatschke of the University of Colorado Boulder physics department will receive a five-year, $750,000 grant as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Early Career Research Program created to bolster the nation's scientific workforce with top young researchers.
Romatschke was among 68 winners selected nationwide from a pool of 850 applicants from universities and national laboratories
Romatschke is the eighth CU-Boulder faculty member to be selected for the 3-year-old program. Other schools with winners included Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley.
"For CU-Boulder faculty to receive eight Early Career Research Program awards in three years is a remarkable achievement and a sign of the terrific young faculty available to our students," said CU-Boulder Vice Chancellor for Research Stein Sture. "We congratulate Professor Romatschke on this high honor."
Romatschke's proposal involves using a recent development in string theory to create a dynamic model for interactions that occur just after the collision of two heavy ion particles during experiments at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider and the Large Hadron Collider. The results will help to eliminate many unknowns in current hydrodynamic models of experimental data from the RHIC and the LHC.
Romatschke also won a 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship for $50,000 in February to pursue research in relativistic fluid dynamics and its application to high-energy nuclear physics. He was one of two CU-Boulder faculty to receive a Sloan Fellowship this year, along with Assistant Professor Robin Dowell of the molecular, cellular and developmental biology department and the BioFrontiers Institute.
"Assistant Professor Romatschke joins 17 other CU-Boulder physics faculty members who have won early career, young investigator and other junior faculty awards since 2000," said physics department Chair Paul Beale. "These outstanding young faculty members are quickly becoming international leaders in their research fields."
The seven previous DOE Early Career Research Program awardees at CU-Boulder were Alireza Doostan of the aerospace engineering sciences department; Alexis Templeton of the geological sciences department; Arthi Jayaraman of the department of chemical and biological engineering; and Minhyea Lee, Michael Hermele, Alysia Marino and Tobin Munsat of the department of physics.
For a complete list of this year's DOE awardees go to http://science.energy.gov/early-career.
Peter Caughey, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-492-4007


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DEVIZES' stay at the top of the Southern Counties South table was brought to an end as Sam Edwards' second-half try gave Trowbridge victory on Saturday.
The visitors lifted the inaugural Dave Sullivan Memorial Trophy – presented for the first time as a large crowd and clubs paid tribute to the man who had coached them both – secured four valuable points and progress in the Bath Combination Cup with the match being a double header.
The Saddlebacks were seeking their sixth league triumph on the trot but both sides had to battle through atrocious conditions which made handling difficult.
A forwards-dominated encounter ensued, home fly-half Andy Thompson and opposite number Lloyd Davis attempting to gain territorial advantage with the boot.
Neither side could break the deadlock in the opening 40 minutes, although Trowbridge's Adam Sullivan was sin-binned for a spear tackle on Devizes' Mark Warburton and Thompson missed a couple of penalties.
The second half exploded into life, Thompson nudging Devizes ahead with a penalty.
But Trowbridge got the decisive score on the 55-minute mark, as a series of pick and drives allowed Edwards to burrow his way over, Davis converting.
Devizes nearly responded as Steve Rowbotham was penalised for a double movement on the line before cutting the deficit with another Thompson penalty.
With time ticking away, the Saddlebacks battered the Trowbridge line, man of the match James Gaiger making a number of significant carries but they were unable to produce the scoring moment.
Then, when Trowbridge were penalised 40 metres out, Thompson's shot at goal which fell agonisingly short.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Feb. 28) In the wake of foodbornce illness outbreaks over the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration is increasing inspection of cantaloupe farms and testing more of the fruit for pathogens.
Foodborne illness outbreaks linked to Colorado, North Carolina and Indiana cantaloupe in 2011 and 2012 sickened 400 and killed 36. The FDA released a letter Feb. 25 to cantaloupe grower-shippers, packers and processors, on the new food safety checks, said Michael Landa, director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Citing continuing concerns with Listeria monocytogenes and salmonella, Landa said the FDA intends to start inspections with a sampling component at what the agency called a "subset" of cantaloupe packinghouses in the U.S.
"Our investigations in these outbreaks and in follow-up to (a Listeria monocytogenes) cantaloupe sample result revealed, in part, multiple findings of insanitary production, handling conditions and practices in packinghouses," according to the letter.
After reading the FDA letter, Steve Patricio, co-founder of Westside Produce, Firebaugh, Calif., said the increased FDA inspections make sense. The rise of many new local melon deals throughout the country, including the East and Southeast, have complicated oversight food safety responsibilities for the FDA, said Patricio, chairman of the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board. Some of those newer operators are doing things in ways they shouldn't, he said.
"It doesn't surprise me in the least," he said. "I think FDA knows what they are doing and they are going to be addressing it."
Cantaloupe field packing is the norm in California and Arizona, with just one cantaloupe packing shed in California and one in Arizona, he said.
The FDA noted that it issued a letter to the cantaloupe industry in 2011 about the listeria-linked outbreak and acknowledged that many cantaloupe industry organizations have taken actions to address food safety issues.
"The aim of these inspections is in part to assess the current practices by this segment of the produce industry and to identify insanitary conditions that may affect the safety of cantaloupe destined for distribution to consumers," Landa said in the letter.
The agency said regulators will take "action as needed" to protect the public health. Landa said the FDA will continue to target imported cantaloupes at the border for sampling and perhaps undertake other inspection activities.
In the Feb. 25 letter, the agency urged the cantaloupe growers and processors to follow current food safety guidelines. Those documents are available at the FDA website.
The cantaloupe industry has made big gains in addressing food safety priorities and the increased FDA inspections will show that, Tom Stenzel, president of United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., said in a news release.
New food safety resources are available to the cantaloupe industry, including the National Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Cantaloupes and Netted Melons, he said. That can be found and downloaded online at www.cantaloupe-guidance.org.


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Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the Blind Café in Portland, which is a dining experience in the dark, to bring awareness to the blind community. I first heard about it at work since Bob's Red Mill is a sponsor of this fantastic event. This was the most amazing dining experience I have ever had and I can't wait for the next one! I would recommend this to everyone.
It was great to have the opportunity to spend an evening in complete darkness learning to eat, listen and live without the use of sight. Food had more flavor, music came alive and there was no worry about people staring at you when you drop food in your lap (like I did) since no one witnessed it. Others in my party have called it spiritual, encouraged others to learn about it and can't stop talking about it. There is something special about rediscovering your senses while eating absolutely delicious food, focusing on compelling poetry and feeling truly beautiful music.
Blind Café in Portland was started by Rosh who came up with the idea after experiencing a blind café while visiting Iceland. He brought the experience to Boulder, CO and then to Portland. Gerry Leary, owner of the Unseen Bean coffee roasting, has been blind from birth and came together with Rosh to organize this event. Gerry also escorted my group to our table and was super friendly and funny. He even took Q & A from the audience about being blind. Chef Ivy Entrekin created food with unique and appealing flavors using wholesome ingredients which left you utterly content.
The goal of The Blind Café is to be a community event and bring people closer together while raising awareness. This was accomplished with dining and entertainment and I got to leave happy and mindful, so I would call this a remarkable success!


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I don't like this (except the Saturday games those I'm cool with)
CBS announces new NFL Thursday Night Football
NEW YORK CBS announced Wednesday that it is partnering with the National Football League to offer fans Thursday Night Football.
CBS said it will air eight early season games that also will be simulcast on NFL Network. NFL Network will also televise eight late-season games in the run-up to the playoffs.
The mix of games will include 14 on Thursday nights and two late-season games on Saturday.
Read more: http://www.kcci.com/news/sports/cbs-...#ixzz2sTL4dJeA