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JR wrote:To quote Ken Climo keep your head turned as close to the target as you can and the eyes at the right corner so that you see the target as early as possible. That's for long drives. For approach drives don't break eye contact with the target at all.
yeah I this is probably the thing I struggle with the most. I focus a lot on my form and get pretty mental. I tend to forget to turn watch my target. I can feel a big difference when I remember to keep the eye on target or at least when I get my head turned back for the split second before I try to hit it. The second the disc is coming out I know its on target.


text: You can't say anything on this site without ridicule from all the cool aid drinkers here. It was a rediculous off season, we wasted our cap space. Our off season was a prototype for a mediocre franchise. WeT did nothing with our cap money but overpay average players and sign projects. We hire Walsh whose time has come and gone. He will sit on this mess until nobody is in the stands or he will make a bad trade just to try to pacify the fan base. They have tried to lure fans with a giant scoreboard and totally over estimated this mentally weak bunch of players. Everyone thinks Paul and Roy can be stars. A star has a certain mindset and these guys have nothing even resembling that. Back where we started Pacer fans, I told you so

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Don't question policy, Chidambaram tells CBI
Describing the CBI as a 'caged bird or the Congress Bureau of Investigation' is incorrect, finance minister P Chidambaram said today, rejecting allegations of govt's interference in the agency's working.india Updated: Nov 12, 2013 20:26 IST
Describing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a "caged bird or the Congress Bureau of Investigation" is incorrect, finance minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday, rejecting allegations of the central government's interference in the investigative agency's working.
"There are several myths about the CBI, ranging from the celebrated epithet 'caged bird' to the abusive nomenclature 'Congress Bureau of Investigation'. None of the descriptions is correct or even well meaning," said Chidambaram.
He, however, cautioned the CBI to respect the line that divides policy making and policing.
"It is not the business of the investigative agency to lay down a rule of conduct; nor is it the business of the investigating agency to presume a rule of conduct," the former home minister said.
Speaking at the CBI's international conference on 'Evolving Common Strategies to Combat Corruption and Crime', the finance minister said: "Some myths are carefully fostered and propagated in order to serve an immediate or narrow self-interest."
"In lighter vain, I may say that sometimes the CBI itself pretends to be a helpless victim when it pleads for powers and greater autonomy," he said.
Lauding the work of CBI, however, Chidambaram said: "In my view, the CBI is as good an investigation organisation as any other in the world. We are proud of the achievements of the CBI."In May this year, the Supreme Court had termed the CBI a 'caged parrot' that 'speaks in its master's voice' in a case related to the irregularities in the coal block allocation. Read More :Govt to move SC against HC calling CBI illegal
CBI director Ranjit Sinha's affidavit had stated that then law minister Ashwani Kumar and senior officials of the Prime Minister's Office and the coal ministry had vetted a CBI report on the coal block allocation before it was submitted to the apex court.
Read More: Manmohan cautions CBI against error of judgementRead More: Manish Tewari had warned about CBI's weak legal foundations in 2009Read More: CBI altered 'heart' of coal report, is caged parrot: SC


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For the past week, Brad Keselowski has been in the media spotlight as he continues to celebrate his first Sprint Cup championship.
Now, Keselowski is preparing to bask in the glory of his accomplishment as he will officially be honored as the 2012 champion.
For the fourth consecutive year, NASCAR heads to Las Vegas this week to celebrate its Sprint Cup season and hand out season-ending awards to its top drivers.
Keselowski is the headlining act for the week and will be on center stage Friday night during the awards ceremony at the Wynn Las Vegas. Keselowski and his Penske Racing team will be the guests of honor and Keselowski will be presented with the championship trophy and the bonus awards for winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
"It means the world, it really does," Keselowski said after winning the title Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "I've got the best team in racing and I'm just so thrilled to be a part of it."
NASCAR's celebration in Las Vegas and the fan events surrounding champions week begin Tuesday, with Keselowski answering fan questions during a taping of Motor Racing Network's "NASCAR Live" with Eli Gold at the Wynn's sports book at 4 p.m. PT.
Wednesday, all 12 Chase drivers will walk down a red carpet during a fan event on Fremont Street near Las Vegas Boulevard. The 12 drivers will then participate in a "game show" with comedian Carrot Top as the host. The event is free and open to the public and will begin at 2 p.m. PT.
Thursday, NASCAR will hold its annual Myers Brothers awards luncheon, where winning crew chief Paul Wolfe will be honored and NASCAR will present the National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver award and the annual Myers Brothers award.
After meeting with the media Thursday afternoon, the drivers will parade down The Strip at 3:30 p.m. PT in their show cars for the annual "victory lap." From 5-6:30 p.m. PT, they will participate in the "NASCAR After the Lap" at PH Live in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Tickets are $20, with proceeds benefiting the NASCAR Foundation, and can be purchased at nascarafterthelap.com
Following that event, Tony Stewart will present his annual "Stewie Awards" on SiriusXM.
The week culminates with the season-ending awards ceremony at 5 p.m. PT Friday. Comedian Howie Mandel will be the host and the night's musical acts will include Train, Lifehouse, Natasha Bedingfield and Phillip Phillips.
Each of the top 10 drivers will be honored and will deliver remarks about their season.


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Metabolic and Psychological Changes Associated With Menopause Among Women With HIV
This study has been completed.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sara E. Dolan Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, Massachusetts General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 10, 2010
Last updated: August 6, 2013
Last verified: August 2013
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Detailed Description:
This study will investigate the prevalence and extent of both metabolic and psychosocial changes associated with the menopause transition over 1 year among women with HIV compared to women without HIV of similar age, weight, menstrual status, and ethnic background. It is hypothesized that HIV positive women will demonstrate increased abdominal fat, abnormal cholesterol and blood sugar levels, reduced bone density, and greater psychosocial challenges than HIV negative women during the menopause transition.
|HIV Infections Menopause
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Metabolic and Psychological Changes Associated With Menopause Among Women With HIV
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS MenopauseU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Sara E. Dolan Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, Massachusetts General Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Bone Mineral Density [ Time Frame: baseline to 12 months ]Measurement of bone density at the toal body, lumbar spine and total hip
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Body Composition [ Time Frame: baseline to 12 months ]Total body fat and abdominal fat measurement, and total lean mass measurement
- Lipid Levels [ Time Frame: baseline to 12 months ]Lipid levels include total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein, and triglyceride levels
- Glucose Metabolism [ Time Frame: baseline to 12 months ]Includes fasting glucose and insulin levels
- Depression [ Time Frame: baseline to 12 months ]Depressive symptoms assessed by the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
- Quality of Life [ Time Frame: baseline to 12 months ]Assessed by the Utian Quality of Life Scale
- Vasomotor Symptoms [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months ]Assessed by the Menopause Rating Scale, includes hot flashes, mood, sleep, genitourinary symptoms, and sexual function
- Systemic Inflammation (as it relates to cardiovascular risk/body composition changes) [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months ]Assessment of inflammatory biomarkers and cytokines including CRP,IL-6, TNF-α, and PAI-1, as well as adiponectin.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Whole blood, serum
|Study Start Date:
|June 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
HIV Postive Women
Women living with HIV who meet study eligibility criteria
Healthy Control Subjects
Women without HIV who meet study eligibility criteria
Detailed Description:
Treatment with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in substantial improvement in survival among women living with HIV in the United States, many of whom have entered or will soon enter the menopause transition. Significant changes are seen across the menopause transition among women without HIV including increased abdominal fat and waist circumference, reduced muscle mass, and changes in lipids, glucose metabolism and bone density. HIV and potentially ART use have been associated with similar manifestations such as reduced bone density, changes in lipid and glucose metabolism, and body composition, though little is known regarding how the virus may influence or exacerbate such changes across the menopause transition. In addition to metabolic factors, menopause has been associated with changes in mood state, decreased quality of life, and presence of vasomotor symptoms among women without HIV. Psychosocial indices, such as depression and decreased quality of life are common among women with HIV, and may manifest or worsen during the menopause transition. However, research investigating the presence and acuity of these symptoms among women with HIV during menopause is limited.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|45 Years to 52 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Female subjects in the perimenopausal transition will be recruited via referral by infectious disease providers, newspaper advertisement, posted flyers, community based programs at local AIDS Service Organizations and Partners subject recruitment broadcast at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The HIV negative control subjects will be recruited through advertisements, flyers, and email announcements. Both HIV positive and negative subjects will be recruited from the same neighborhoods to ensure similar demographic characteristics.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Females age 45 -52.
- Females in the perimenopausal transition characterized by the presence of abnormal menstrual function, defined as less than 3 periods in the past 3 months, 1 cycle >60 days in length in the prior 6 months, or irregular menses in 2 or more cycles within the past 6 months. Women who have been amenorrheic for >12 months will not be eligible. 3. Women with HIV must have previously documented HIV and be receiving a stable treatment regimen for > 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of estrogen, combination hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptive pills/patches, Depo Provera, glucocorticoids, testosterone, growth hormone or other anabolic steroids within the past 6 months.
- Diabetes and current use of insulin, or medications known to affect glucose or insulin levels.
- Positive pregnancy test or recently pregnant within the past year or lactating.
- Presence of active cancers.
- Current use of bisphosphonates, or a diagnosis of Paget's disease or other illnesses known to affect bone (Use of calcium and Vitamin D will be permitted).
Opportunistic infection within 3 months of study participation (HIV positive subjects).
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: NCT01142817
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01142817
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Sara E Looby, PhD, ANP
|Massachusetts General Hospital
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Sara E. Dolan Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, Massachusetts General Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Sara E. Dolan Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, Principal Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01142817 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 10, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 6, 2013
Keywords provided by Sara E. Dolan Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, Massachusetts General Hospital:
Bone Mineral Density
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Gibbons ejected for arguing strike call in ninth
BALTIMORE -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected during the ninth inning of Wednesday afternoon's 6-5 victory over the Orioles for arguing balls and strikes with home-plate umpire Mike DiMuro.
Gibbons was visibly upset with DiMuro's strike zone earlier in the game and was seen chirping at the umpire from the dugout. He appeared to receive a warning from DiMuro when Baltimore's Nate McLouth took a borderline pitch during the fifth inning that went against the Blue Jays.
The final straw for Gibbons came in the top of the ninth when third baseman Brett Lawrie was called out on strikes with the scored tied at 5 to end the inning. Lawrie immediately turned to argue the call and was quickly defended by Gibbons, who was tossed within seconds.
"I thought there was some borderline calls throughout the game," Gibbons said. "It's tough recognizing in and out when you're on the side like that, but I thought there might have been a couple of close calls.
"Basically, I went out there to keep [Lawrie] from getting thrown out. I asked the guy, 'Where was that pitch?' Then he chucked me. You can't argue balls and strikes, but I'm not so sure I was doing that."
Another incident occurred in the 10th inning when Emilio Bonifacio was called out on strikes on a pitch that appeared to be inside. Bonifacio also immediately turned to argue and was waved away several times by DiMuro before he finally walked back to the dugout.
This marked the first time this season Gibbons was ejected from a game.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has promoted two marketing executives to vice president positions.
Marty Pullin was promoted from Director Channel Programs-Retail to Vice President Channel Management-Retail. was promoted from Director Channel Programs-Foodservice and Events to Vice President Channel Management-Foodservice and Education.
Pullin joined WMMB in 2009 as Regional Marketing Manager-Midwest Retail and later was advanced to Key Account Manager-Retail. He has worked with large retail accounts, including Kroger, Hy-Vee, SUPERVALU and Meijer. Before joining WMMB, Pullin was a territory sales manager for the Wisconsin Cheese Group, Inc., in Monroe, Wis. Previously, he worked for Mexican Cheese Producers, Inc., in Monroe as national account executive. He will be responsible for developing and executing programming in the retail channel in his new position, as well as staff supervision.
Hendricks joined WMMB in 2011and previously was sales manager for CDS, a specialty food broker based in Elmhurst, Ill. He also has served as sales manager for Schreiber Foods, Inc., based in Green Bay, Wis., as well as heading up his own specialty services company, AMH Resources, where his clients included WMMB. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. In his new position, Hendricks will continue to work with key accounts in foodservice, supervising regional marketing managers who focus on foodservice and will play a key role in development of WMMB's foodservice and education strategies.
Both report to WMMB's Chief Executive Officer James H. Robson.


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Get an overview of this hotelDesign hotel in Central Hong Kong with a Hollywood theme
Popular property highlights
Close to trendy Soho
Guests are placed in Central, steps from the famous antiques stores on Hollywood Road and a short walk from Soho, an entertainment and nightlife hub. The rest of the city can be reached from Sheung Wan Metro Station and Macau Ferry Terminal, both a 10-minute walk from the hotel.
iMacs® in the lobby
Cool perks include a pair of iMacs® in the lobby, free to use and available around the clock, free WiFi and onsite laundry facilities. Onsite currency exchange and an airport shuttle service helps guests make their connections. On duty 24 hours a day, the hotel's friendly staff can offer travel tips and arrange sightseeing tours.
Hong Kong meets Hollywood
Contemporary guestrooms impress with crisp designs and Hollywood-themed artworks. Guests can unwind on a branded mattress while surfing the Web using WiFi, free throughout the hotel. Movies look great on the 40-inch LED TVs. A free smartphone offering unlimited local calls and 3G data is available as well.
Guest Highlights
- Central location
- Overall value of stay
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Comfy beds
- Guestrooms were a little noisy
Travelodge Central, Hollywood Road
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Be the Star leading the glamour of SoHo lifestyle, charm the city's prominent art scene. Within 10 minutes of the Airport Express Hong Kong Station and just a 8-minute walk from Sheung Wan MTR subway station, this hotel is near Cat Street, which features exclusive antiques and arts. Guests can also be inspired at the revitalized creative and design hub named PMQ, visit Ma Mo Temple for the city's historic past, and savor extraordinary delights from dai pai dong (authentic local treats) to Michelin restaurants. This hotel is also near the once former Portuguese colony from the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal.
This property features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services. A computer station is located on site and WiFi is complimentary. This is a smoke-free hotel.
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Total number of rooms - 148
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Number of floors - 21
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Smoke-free property
- Tours/ticket assistance
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Free bottled water
- Phone
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Shower only
- In-room safe
- Desk
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Private bathroom
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 11 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- No onsite parking is available.
- Deposit: HKD 200 per night
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: HKD 150 per person (one way)
Hotel Name
- Butterfly Hollywood
- Butterfly Hollywood Hong Kong
- Butterfly Hollywood Hotel
- Butterfly Hollywood Hotel Hong Kong
- Hollywood Butterfly
- Butterfly On Hollywood Hong Kong
- Travelodge Central Hollywood Road
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- Travelodge Hollywood Road Hotel
- Travelodge Hollywood Road
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 11 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


text: Show Hide image Politics 7 February 2013 Reviewed: Tory Modernisation 2.0 ed. Ryan Shorthouse & Guy Stagg Homesick Blues. Sign up for our weekly email * Tory Modernisation 2.0: the Future of the Conservative Party Edited by Ryan Shorthouse and Guy StaggBright Blue campaign ebook, free download at: brightblue.org.uk Today, Michael Gove and Iain Duncan Smith sit together in cabinet. Rewind a decade, however, and it was all very different. Back in 2003, Gove wasn't yet an MP but a crusading columnist, arguing, with other Tory modernisers, that the party had to drag itself into the 21st century on social issues and get over its fixation with Thatcherism. IDS, on the other hand, was the Tories' embattled leader, who had flirted with compassionate conservatism before reverting to type and trumpeting, in what would turn out to be his last conference speech as leader, the so-called "Tebbit trinity" of Europe, immigration and taxes. By then, the sharks – including Gove – were beginning to circle. Calling on Duncan Smith to step down, he borrowed a few lines from Rudyard Kipling: "The Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,/And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wobbling back to the Fire." Within weeks, IDS was gone, replaced by Michael Howard, who promptly surprised everyone by briefly appearing to have undergone a conversion to a modernising agenda that, by that time, was best articulated by Policy Exchange – the ginger group-cumthink tank fronted by Gove and two other current ministers, Nicholas Boles and Francis Maude. Howard's heart, however, wasn't really in it and, by the 2005 election, his pitch, honed by the Australian strategist Lynton Crosby and a young MP called David Cameron, was as Thatcherite and as populist as ever. Only after the ensuing defeat did Cameron put his considerable talents at the service of the modernisers. And only after he won the leadership in December 2005 did the party commit itself to "change to win". Except that it didn't – not quite, anyway. For the most part, Cameron worked around rather than faced down internal opposition. Worse still, in May 2010, he failed to persuade voters to grant him an outright majority. That failure still forms a fault line through today's Conservative Party. According to many activists and MPs, Cameron missed an open goal by not offering the country a clear enough (that is, Thatcherite) alternative. Instead, he had diluted their message with his support for "progressive" social causes that had little or no resonance outside Notting Hill. At the same time, by offering guarantees to ring-fence spending on big-ticket items such as the NHS and retirement benefits, he had, in effect, denied his government the freedom both to make much-needed savings and to complete the free-market revolution. Others – including most of the contributors to this slim but thought-provoking volume – see things very differently. As Matthew d'Ancona argues, it was too little rather than too much modernisation that did for the Tories in 2010. According to this analysis, Cameron, spooked by the financial crisis, hit the brakes too early and, by defaulting to orthodoxy before the electorate was sufficiently reassured as to his good intentions, ensured that the Conservatives weren't yet trusted enough to assume office without a deal with the Liberal Democrats. As a result, argues d'Ancona (who is currently writing an eagerly awaited book on the coalition), the Tories are in far more trouble than they – particularly those on the Thatch - erite and populist right – realise. If, instead of moving quickly to jump-start the stalled modernisation process, they fall back into the tribal and doctrinal thinking and rhetoric of the 1980s, then the reforms that they (and, for the most part, he) regards as necessary – reducing the deficit, freeing up education, making work rather than welfare pay, rebooting the NHS – will be too easily misrepresented by their opponents. It will also, as the acting director of Policy Exchange, David Skelton, notes in picking up on extensive opinion research, strand them further than ever from the ethnic-minority, urban, working- class and northern voters they need to convince if they are to win healthy majorities in the future. D'Ancona and most of his fellow contributors assume or at least hope that what is popularly understood as One-Nation Conservatism – an "open-minded and bighearted" creed "rooted in pragmatism, not in idealism", to quote the book's editors – remains a strong and viable strain in the 21stcentury Tory party. To read David Willetts's essay, which stresses the centre right's recognition of both "wings" (freedom and aspiration) and "roots" (tradition and community), this is not so hard to believe. Yet, back in the real world, one suspects that Willetts, while in good company here, may be in a smaller minority among his parliamentary colleagues than he would have us believe. This is not to suggest that he or the rest of the contributors are living in cloud cuckoo land. Indeed, many of them make admirable efforts to ensure that their political and social analyses and the policy prescriptions that they come up with are rooted in empirical research. And while they are happy to engage in some (bright) blue-sky thinking, by no means all of it strikes one as utterly incapable of solving some of the tangible and persistent problems that impinge on the lives of the many ordinary people who remain unconvinced that the Tories have much to offer them. Doing the latter, all the authors seem to agree, is central to "Modernisation 2.0". Where version one was often (although never exclusively) about persuading educated and often liberal middle-class voters that the Tories were no longer "the nasty party", version two, they insist, has to focus on the more fundamental concerns of what James O'Shaughnessy, director of policy at No 10 between 2010 and 2011, calls "the people we need to vote for us" – those living somewhere "between the suburbs and the council blocks", "younger families who 'work hard and do the right thing' but often wonder why they bother" and who desperately need to be given "positive reasons to vote Conservative". For O'Shaughnessy, these would include a huge expansion in house-building, achieved by the kind of deregulation that scares some Tories rigid, as well as a switch from providing services in kind to cash lump sums and even a James Purnell-style job-guarantee scheme for the long-term unemployed. Other iconoclastic ideas include capping energy bills and commuting costs (Skelton), more integrated budgeting and payment-byresults (Jonty Olliff-Cooper), loans-based early-years provision, for-profit state schools and more creative financing of postgraduate education (Ryan Shorthouse), truly taking younger people's lack of political participation seriously (Guy Stagg), likewise loneliness (Graeme Archer), genuinely opening up (and divorcing) trade and aid (Fiona Melville) and getting real about renewables (Ben Caldecott). Even if some of those ideas are a little less centrist or at least a little more ideological than some of their proponents seem to realise, this is a worthwhile exercise. Governments, after all, can become so preoccupied with day-to-day firefighting and with delivering the manifesto on which they fought the last election that they can easily run out of ideas for the next one. This book aims to help by providing what Willetts calls "midflight refuelling". Whether the Tories are able to take much of it on board is another matter. At the moment they seem far too focused on Europe, on hitting their fabled immigration target, on setting "strivers" against "skivers" and on what some of its members regard as a running battle with the teaching profession. If this isn't wobbling back to the fire, then I don't know what is. Tim Bale is professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of "The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron" (Polity Press, £14.99) Tim Bale is professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London. The second edition of his book, The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron, was published in September 2016 by Polity Press. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 04 February 2013 issue of the New Statesman, The Intervention Trap More


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Operators of food facilities can begin registering (and re-registering) with the Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 22 — three weeks after the deadline imposed by the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The registration period was supposed to begin Oct. 1 and run through Dec. 31, but FDA officials were not ready. On Oct. 1, officials said they were still working on guidance documents related to the registration and re-registration process.
The agency posted one of those revised guidance documents, "Necessity of the Use of Food Categories in Food Facility Registrations and Updates to Food Categories," Oct. 19. The revised categories include all fresh, fresh-cut and raw fruits and vegetables, as well as "other" unspecified fruit and vegetable products.
The FSMA requires new facilities to register now and in every even-numbered year. Facilities that have registrations on file are required to re-register this year and again in every even-numbered year going forward. Operators can register by mail or fax, but FDA encourages online registration at: http://tinyurl.com/register-facilities-here.
FDA trade press liaison Sebastian Cianci said on Oct. 2 that FDA officials had not yet decided whether the Dec. 31 registration deadline will be extended because the registration system wasn't operational on time.
The agency did not address the Dec. 31 deadline in an Oct. 19 new release announcing the registration system would be up and running Oct. 22.
"The Food Safety Modernization Act improves the registration process by ensuring, among other things, that the FDA has accurate contact information for each facility," states the Oct. 19 release. "The new registration form also includes new categories of foods. These new categories will help FDA rapidly communicate with the right facilities in the event of an emergency."
Agency officials said in the release that food facilities have long been required to register with the agency. There is no registration fee.
Who must register?
The FDA's frequently asked questions Web page about the registration process states: "At this time, the same types of food facilities that were required to register with FDA under section 415 of the FD&C Act before FSMA are required to register with FDA and renew such registrations."
However, the FDA information includes a reminder that the Food Safety Modernization Act requires the agency to conduct a rulemaking to "clarify the activities that are included as part of the definition of the term 'facility'…"
That clarification has some in the fresh produce industry wondering who will be required to register.
Dave Gombas, senior vice president for food safety for the Washington D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association, said recently more detail is needed from FDA.
"My sense is that there is still confusion as to who has to register, particularly in the produce world," Gombas said. While everyone knows that a fresh-cut processor must register, he said there are gray areas about on-farm and commercial packinghouses. "There is still some confusion about who is exempt and who is not exempt," he said.
The FDA's online information states the clarification rule will be proposed as part of the rulemaking for the preventive controls regulation, as provided by the Food Safety Modernization Act.


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View from the Corner: S.A. in running for top-flight boxing card
Updated 12:59 am, Sunday, August 12, 2012
San Antonio could play host to a major Top Rank boxing card in November, likely featuring Timothy Bradley or Juan Manuel Marquez.
Fort Worth regional promoter Lester Bedford said it all depends on which of the two fighters Top Rank's Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) chooses as his next opponent for a planned Nov. 10 return to the ring.
"There's a chance whoever doesn't fight Pacquiao would headline a show in San Antonio," Bedford said. The card likely would take place Nov. 17 at the Alamodome.
Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs) upset Pacquiao in a highly controversial bout June 9. Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs) has already faced Pacquiao three times. Pacquiao won twice with a third ending in a draw. All three were disputed decisions.
A third fighter Pacquiao reportedly is considering is Miguel Cotto.
Near miss: San Antonio also was poised to host a Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce fight this fall, but the bout fell through when Arce reportedly priced himself out of the match.
Sports Channel
Donaire (29-1, 18 KOs) now is scheduled to take on Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs) of Japan on Oct. 13 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Amateur boxing: Randazzo Brothers Boxing Club is hosting an amateur show Saturday at the Aztec Indoor facility, 9870 Marbach Road. Sixteen pre-matched bouts are scheduled. First bell is 7 p.m. Weigh-in is 3-4 p.m.
Contact Sam Randazzo at 210-833-1825 for more information.
MMA results: Jared Perez of Corpus Christi defeated Lester Clark of Austin for the Premier Combat Group welterweight title in the main event of the amateur MMA card Aug. 4 at Cowboys Dancehall.
The nine-bout card drew an estimated crowd of 2,000.
San Antonio winners were Tyler Ball, Thomas Lasater, Michael Brasher and Alexander Hernandez.
PCG's next amateur card at Cowboys is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 6, pending state approval.


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|6GB Kingston HyperX 2000MHz DDR3 Memory Kit
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|Friday, 02 April 2010
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Triple-Channel DDR3 Final Thoughts
Don't make the mistake of thinking DDR2 has anything in common with DDR3. Unlike DDR2 memory kits, which generally have a dependency on speed over latency, DDR3 reserves itself to performing better with lower latency kits than those of higher speed. The architecture between the two standards is quite different, as we've detailed in our DDR3 RAM: System Memory Technology article. On top of these differences, DDR2 memory kits never made it out of dual-channel configurations and are not compatible with Intel's triple-channel motherboards.
The new tri-channel configuration for the Intel Core i7 CPU & X58-Express Platform certainly has its benefits, but some of the old traditions are lost in the new standard. Because of the high penalty for round trip cycles, latency offers a bigger performance incentive than clock speed. Sure, it's nice to reach 2400MHz or faster with a DDR3 kit, but if it takes one or two extra strobe cycles to generate that speed the benefits are lost. This essentially divides triple-channel memory kits into the following preference order:
Memory module profile can often make or break a system build. Computers with large CPU-coolers may not combine well with RAM kits utilizing large/tall heatsinks. Additionally, low-profile and HTPC computer systems may not offer the clearance if there are other components located overhead (such as an optical drive).
As the Far Cry 2 benchmark tests have shown, in a popular game with realistic settings and hardware the performance difference between a low-speed triple-channel DDR3 and high-speed kits is barely 3 FPS. If you're a gamer looking for faster graphics, my advice is to invest the money into a better video card. If you're running an audio or video editing system, look for low-latency memory with a fast storage drive (such as SSDs). While there is some small degree of performance to be gained by faster memory modules, the real argument for high-speed RAM is the added overclocking headroom.
If there's a decision between 3GB triple-channel DDR3 kits, and those of 6- or 12GB density, the answer is simpler. If you use a 32-bit Operating System such as Windows XP or Vista, you're limited to 4GB total. You might think that there's a 1GB gap between the 3GB supplied and the 4GB limit, but if you're using a video card with a large frame buffer, this amount gets added into the limit and fills the gap. If you're using a 64-bit Operating System, such as 64-bit Windows-7 or Vista, my advice is to use as much RAM as allowed by the motherboard but not more than you'll realistically use.
It's all about tailoring your needs, because if you install 12GB of DDR3 and your workload never utilizes more than 4-5GB, then the unused memory becomes a penalty for data strobes through the system. Use the Windows Task Manager to monitor your memory usage, and if you're within 80% of capacity when workloads are at their heaviest, then it's time to install more RAM.
Be careful!
Page 2-11 of the P6X58D Premium User Manual says "Due to Intel CPU spec, X.M.P. and DDR3-1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only." I assume this limitation also applies to higher speed memory. Since "Intel CPU spec" is cited, it may apply to other X58 boards as well.


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Philomath Ranger among four killed preventing suicide bomber
PORTLAND, Ore. An Oregon soldier was among four who died Sunday while stopping a suicide bombing when their unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
The victim was identified Tuesday as 24-year-old Pfc. Cody J. Patterson of Philomath.
"He was on a night combat mission and the goal was to interdict a high-profile suicide-bomber attack that was going to take place in Kandahar City," said Lt. Col. Brian DeSantis, the regiment's spokesman. "The mission was successful."
Patterson was born in Corvallis and graduated from Philomath High School in 2007.
Assistant Principal Jon Barlow said he can still see Patterson's smiling face walking down the hall in his football uniform.
"The kids wear their uniforms before the games," Barlow said. "I can just see him, I can just see him, and he's not here, so that's the hard part, he's not here."
He joined the Army as an infantryman on Jan. 3, 2012, and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga. in November 2012.
DeSantis said there were about 40 people involved in the mission. Also killed were 1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, who was assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord; Sgt. Patrick C. Hawkins, who was assigned to Fort Benning; and Sgt. Joseph M. Peters, who worked for the 5th Military Police Battalion based in Vicenza Italy.
The attack happened in the Zhari district of Afghanistan. Patterson was about 30 days into his second deployment.
"Pfc. Cody Patterson was the poster child for the Ranger regiment," said Lt. Col. Patrick J. Ellis. "He was courageous and dedicated and lost his life while fighting tenaciously against our nation's enemies alongside his fellow Rangers. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Patterson family."
The attack happened in the Zhari district of Afghanistan. It was Patterson's second deployment in Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Purple Heart and NATO Medal.
Moreno, 25, of San Diego, was based at the hospital at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and volunteered as a member of a cultural support team with a special operations task force that deployed in June.
Serving with a special operations cultural support team is one of the few ways for female soldiers to go outside the wire on combat missions with all male Army Ranger or Green Beret teams, The News Tribune reported. It's a dangerous assignment that calls on American women to interact with Afghan females to gain information that might not be available to male soldiers because of cultural differences in a Muslim country.
"We've lost a superb officer and a caring nurse who served with marked distinction and honor throughout her career." said Madigan Command Col. Ramona Fiorey. "We are all deeply saddened by the tragic loss of this great American solider."
According to a count kept by the Oregon governor's office, Patterson would be the 141st member of the military from Oregon or with strong ties to Oregon to die in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.


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D-backs ride Miley's scoreless start to win over Giants
Backed by Hill's home run, red-hot lefty allows four hits in seven frames
SAN FRANCISCO -- Wade Miley has not felt at his best his last few times out.
The left-hander sure could have fooled anyone who's watched those games, though.
Miley turned in his third impressive start in a row Saturday afternoon as he helped the D-backs beat the Giants, 2-0, in front of a sellout crowd at AT&T Park.
Miley (5-6) tossed seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out four. Over his last three starts, the left-hander has allowed just three runs in 21 2/3 innings.
"I really didn't feel too great," Miley said. "I give a lot of credit to [catcher Miguel Montero] right there, he stuck with me, we battled. I was able to move the fastball in and out, kind of found it later in the game. They hit some balls hard, but fortunately they hit them at people. I'll take those."
When D-backs ace Patrick Corbin went down with a torn ulnar collateral ligament the day before the team left for Australia, Miley was thrust into the role of Opening Day starter. Trying to do too much and make up for the loss of Corbin might have contributed to Miley's slow start to the year.
"I think everybody put it on their shoulders and said, 'Hey, somebody's got to pick this team up, somebody's got to be the guy,' and I think that's kind of held us back a little bit," Miley said. "We've just got to go out and play. You just have to take natural instincts and play the game and good things are going to happen. I think that's kind of what we're falling into right now -- everybody is kind of just playing."
The D-backs scored the first run of the game in the fourth when Aaron Hill hit a one-out homer to left off Ryan Vogelsong. It was Hill's first home run since June 11.
"There's always going to be times throughout the year where you struggle," Hill said. "But when you can contribute and the guys are doing well and Wade did what he did, especially in a game like this against a team like that, it feels really good."
Hill was in the middle of another Arizona rally in the seventh when he led off with a double down the line in left.
One out later, Gerardo Parra singled to right to score Hill and give the D-backs a 2-0 lead.
That spelled the end of the afternoon for Vogelsong (5-7).
"He was throwing strikes and mixing speeds," Montero said of Vogelsong. "He tried to keep you off-balance. He's a good pitcher. You have to give him credit. He knows how to pitch."
Miley was in control throughout his outing until the Giants threatened in the seventh.
Brandon Belt drew a one-out walk and moved to second on Joaquin Arias' single to left. Gregor Blanco followed with a grounder to first, where Paul Goldschmidt fielded it and threw to Miley, who appeared to hit the bag with his foot just after Blanco.
First-base umpire Gabe Morales ruled Blanco safe, and Miley immediately motioned to manager Kirk Gibson in the dugout to come out and challenge the play.
After a brief review, it was ruled that Miley had in fact tagged Blanco before they both touched the base, so the call was overturned and Blanco was out.
"I just saw he was right there and I knew I could tag him, so I just tagged him," Miley said. "I knew it was going to be close if I just went to the bag and I was pretty sure I got him, and I was kind of shocked when they called him safe."
Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez then hit a line drive that Goldschmidt made a diving catch on, robbing Sanchez of what could have very easily been a game-tying two-run double down the line.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Buenos Aires - World number four David Ferrer retained his Buenos Aires Open title with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win over Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday.
The Spaniard took his tally of career titles to 20 after winning his third final in four years on the clay centre court at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
"It's very hard to obtain two titles from one year to the next, tennis is smiling on me and I'm happy for that," the 30-year-old said in a courtside interviewer.
"I've always preferred even numbers to odd ones, but I never thought I'd reach a figure like this on the ATP (tour).
"It's been a great week for me and I must recognise that David is a great champion," Swiss Wawrinka, ranked 17th, said after receiving the runners-up trophy.
It was a fifth consecutive Spanish win in Buenos Aires after victories for Tommy Robredo in 2009, Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2010 and Nicolas Almagro in 2011. David Nalbandian was Argentina's last winner in 2008. - Reuters


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At the moment I'm reading: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah Vol 1 - Daily Life Practice. I'm really enjoying this book because Ajahn Chah presents the teachings in a very clear way which really seems to touch me.
The master emphasises moment to moment meditation. This approach makes the perfect sense to me as I don't see much benefit in formal medidation if you can't apply it to your daily life. So I try to do moment to moment meditation as much as I can, but I find it extremely hard most of the time. I just seem to be caried away by things very easily. My job is pretty stressful and requires constant attention. While working I get anxious and loose my patience quite often. When this happens it's even harder to keep up with meditation.
My question is about the technique itself. As far as I understand Ajahn Chah (like many other teachers) emphasizes mindfulness as a daily meditation technique. So basically being aware of what's going on at present moment and knowing it without getting lost in it. I find that very hard to do, all the things that are going on just overwhelms me and I get lost. Of course at some point I notice that and I try to reestablish my mindfulness but in a split second the wave of thoughts and feelings caries me away again. So I end up frustrated and pretty exhausted because of all that effort and just give up. Next morning I try again just to give up in the afternoon or so. I noticed that I find it a bit easier if I just try to follow my breath rather than being aware of everything that happens around me. Of course I don't concentrate on it 100%, but just as much as I can in any given situation. That way I seem to have some sort of a balance point. However that sort of practice doesn't feel like a proper mindfulness because by concentrating on my breath I'm excluding things rather than being aware of them. So is this breath following practice a good thing to do or am I just running away from reality?


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Richard Kinney, executive vice president of Lakeland-based Florida Citrus Packers Inc., plans to retire June 1 from the post he's had since 1983.
Kinney publicized his retirement plans during the organization's May 3 annual meeting in Vero Beach, Fla. Kinney said he plans to remain involved in citrus industry issues and projects.
Peter Chaires, the group's director of strategic management and business development, plans to succeed Kinney.
A 24-year Florida citrus industry veteran, Chaires has worked for the Florida Citrus Packers since 2005 and plans to retain his role as executive director of the industry's New Varieties Development & Management Corp.
Kinney said the organization should remain vital with Chaires, who previously worked in the gift fruit shippers association and was executive director of the American Fresh Juice Council, Orlando, Fla.
"These guys I work (packers) for are where the rubber meets the road," Kinney said. "They're entrepreneur capitalists who create jobs and value from raw land. That's what this economy needs."
Kinney cited his work to open fresh markets to Florida citrus after the discovery of citrus canker disease.
Dan Richey, chief executive officer of Riverfront Groves LLC, Vero Beach, said Kinney's work in that area was critical.
"He navigated through Washington and Tallahassee to gain market access after we got hit with citrus canker," Richey said. "He bulldogged that and we owe a great deal of gratitude to him. It wasn't just a job to him. You have a guy here who has a passion for his work that exceeds the expectations of a trade association."
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kinney was an agriculture liaison and did district work for former Rep. Andrew Ireland, R-Fla., and former Sen. Lawton Chiles, D-Fla.
Note on correction: This story originally incorrectly stated the political party of Sen. Chiles in the last paragraph.


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As a fiscal wonk, I spend a lot of time digging through the federal budget looking at the spending trends in the biggest programs such as Medicare. But I'm often struck by the large amounts spent on the tiniest and most obscure activities. Eliminating any one of these tiny activities wouldn't save much, but they are illustrative of a spending culture in Washington oblivious to the ongoing trillion-dollar deficits.
Tad DeHaven
The Liberty Bus Tour
A new organization called Liberty in America has launched a nationwide "Liberty Bus" tour. The goal is to educate Americans across the country on the need to reduce the federal government's role in our lives. Downsizing the Federal Government materials will be among the educational resources the Liberty Bus will be making available to concerned citizens.
California's High-Speed Rail Boondoggle
Earmarks vs. Bureaucrats: Both Wasteful
One of the justifications members of Congress offer for earmarking is that the Constitution gives the legislative branch the "power of the purse." Congressional earmarkers often denigrate the executive branch's inability to effectively allocate funds. But just because the federal bureaucracy does an abysmal job of spending taxpayer money, it doesn't mean lawmakers would do any better.
The USPS's "Automation Refugees"
Obama Plans Rural "Renaissance"
Cheap Talk from a Fiscal Commissioner
The president's fiscal reform commission started off with some breathtaking chutzpah from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND):
Downsizing on Glenn Beck
Fox News' Glenn Beck Show recently spent a week featuring Chris Edwards and the Downsizing Government website.
Amtrak Delays


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Apple ( AAPL) shares continued to slide, falling 2.34% to $544.97 following news the iPhone 4S was surpassed by a competitor. Samsung's Galaxy S III surpassed the top selling Apple phone in August, selling 18 million units to a reported 16.2 million units for the iPhone 4S, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple launched the iPhone 5 in late September and reportedly sold 6 million units prior to the end of the third quarter. Apple said it sold 26.9 million iPhones overall during the quarter, a 58% year-over-year hike.
Though Apple has been in the doldrums lately, one of its suppliers is doing exceptionally well, as Qualcomm ( QCOM) reported better-than-expected earnings. The San Diego-based company reported earnings of 89 cents a share on $4.87 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, up 18% year-over-year and 5% sequentially. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the chip maker to earn 82 cents per share on $4.66 billion in revenue. Qualcomm also said it expects a strong first quarter, as smartphone demand, particularly at the high-end, continues to be strong. The company anticipates revenue of between $5.6 billion and $6.1 billion, with non-GAAP earnings ranging from $1.08 to $1.16 per share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are currently looking for revenue of $5.295 billion and earnings of $1 a share. Shares were rising 4.97% to $61.01 in mid-day trading.
Concur Technologies ( CNQR) fell sharply, losing 4.96% to $61.74, after the company reported mixed quarterly results. The hosting software company earned 40 cents per share on $118 million in sales during its fiscal fourth quarter. Wall Street analysts were looking for 25 cents per share on revenue of $119 million. Concur gave mixed first-quarter guidance. It sees earnings per share of 30 cents on revenue of about $121.7 million. Wall Street analysts are looking for 25 cents per share on $125.6 million. Shares have rebounded from earlier in the session though when they traded as low as $57.70. Interested in more on Concur Technologies? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock. -- Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email. Follow @Commodity_Bull
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- Departing from
Domaine du Bois des Rêves
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Departure at the welcoming pavilion. Walk along the lake at the north side towards the Fortin bridge. Go along the Ry-Angon via the chemin du Lac. At the crossing of the chemin des Massettes, take the chemin du Lac again and go up to the Martin bridge. Continue the chemin du Lac and go left at the crossing, in the chemin des Pouilots and continue via the path of the Molignies and the Hollow of the Roitelets. At the crossing, take the chemin des Sarts, go right on the path of the broken tree (slopes for +/- 30 m). Descent the hollow of la Sablière (slopes for +/- 60 m) towards the Biches bridge. Don't take the sentier de la Baronne because it ends in a staircase! Take a right towards the Fortin bridge and walk along the lake at the south side to the welcoming pavilion and the cafeteria.
Access via the N4 exit towards the N 233 (direction Bruyères) or via the N 35 (exit Bois des Rêves). The departure point is on the car park of the Provincial Estate of the Bois des Rêves. At the entrance of the site, at 130 m from here, there is a cafeteria/reception with toilets.
The trail is about 3.8 km long. Duration +/- 1 h (open all year round). Accompaniment is required for some slopes.
Remark on accessibility: This walk has been done in an electrical wheelchair, with dry weather and good tyres.
There a dozens of other walks accessible across Wallonia.
Tourist Office of the Ardennes brabançonnes
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Azidonis wrote:
A lot of the "secrecy" has to do with 2 things:
1. dilution
2. control
Some, "pure lineages" are more concerned with dilution. The "unpure" ones are concerned with control.
These are big claims. Do you have any evidence in support of them? I mean material evidence, specific instances where this happens. You've spoken only in hypotheticals and generalities so far.
The dharma is free. You can learn from the Buddha without any sort of formal sangha, and then you have no vows to remain quiet about anything.
It is true that it is possible to learn Dharma without any sort of formal sangha, and without a teacher. It is exceptionally difficult to do so. Can you name some persons known to history who have accomplished the path on their own?
For most of us mere mortals, all the supports and guidance we can find are necessary. Hence, relying on the guidance and methods of a capable teacher is advised.


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South Shore Rotary clubs teaching young ambassadors
October 30, 2012
Meredith Grasso needed a year off after graduating from Whittell High School in 2011 to think about her future career path, so she applied to the Tahoe Douglas Rotary Youth Exchange program. She wanted to go to Italy to learn more about her family's culture, and after the interview process, she was selected to represent the basin in Milan."Italy was my first choice because I'm Italian and I wanted to learn the language so I could talk to my grandmother. When I was on the plane I was terrified. I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. But then I got there and settled in, and things went really well," Grasso said. She spent a year in the county, taking classes at a language academy and living with two different host families. Grasso would practice her Italian skills with her second host father, a man who did not speak any English. Leaving that family was harder than saying goodbye to her real family in Tahoe, Grasso said, and she plans to visit her Italian hosts over Christmas this year. Guy Lease, the vice chairman of the Rotary Youth Exchange program in District 5190, which includes most of Nevada and the mountains of Northeastern California, hosted his first exchange student more than 30 years ago, but he still keeps in touch with one of the participants from the 1979 program. The student is now the mother of three children and practices dentistry in Denmark, and Lease has followed her path in life from 5,000 miles away. "It goes back a long way. You make lifetime friendships. We've visited students abroad multiple times," Lease said. Lease restarted the Lake Tahoe high school student exchange program 18 years ago. He'd witnessed the success of Rotary International's Youth Exchange in 1979, but the South Lake Tahoe Rotary Club hadn't sent students abroad for 20 years. "It's a wonderful opportunity, but our club wasn't participating. We weren't providing the option to study abroad to our high school kids. You feel guilty not giving students that opportunity," Lease said.Since 1994, the South Lake Tahoe Rotary Club has sent, on average, one to two students abroad each year to multiple countries around the world and accepted about an equal number of international teens in their place, Lease said. It's not easy booking so many complex travel arrangements — visas for students coming in the U.S. have become increasingly difficult to come by since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — and the club uses a small army of volunteers to make the program possible, Lease said. The rotary club across Stateline also offers a student exchange program. Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club New Generations Chairman Roy Stafford said the Nevada and the California clubs support each other when it comes to the youth exchange trips. On both sides of the border, students who are accepted into the program spend a year abroad where they attend high school in their host county and usually stay with several host families over the course of a year. The host family is an important part of the exchange that enables the teens to really immerse themselves in another culture, Stafford said. A Taiwanese student stayed with him earlier this year, and Stafford said it was a learning experience for both parties. "It's a terrific experience and since it's for several months you really get to know the student's culture. For the student, he wanted to experience life outside Taiwan. And Tahoe being a much more rural environment was a big change for him," Stafford said. A South Shore host family gives inbound students a taste of U.S. and Tahoe culture, Stafford said. 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Having spent several of my "wonder years " growing up in West Utica I was well aware of its Polish influences. I played Little League baseball in the PLAV (Polish Legion of American Veterans), lived two doors down from the Pulaski Meat Market , grocery shopped at Tolpa's Dairy and had a paper route rife with customers of Polish extraction. Polish food and culture were apparent everywhere. With Culture Fest-A Festival of Nations-right around the corner let's take a look at the area's Polish influences.
Still today Polish culture is a significant part of Utica and the surrounding area's ethnic fabric. Here are some examples.
–Utica's North-South Arterial is officially "The Casimir Pulaski Highway".
—Hapanowitz Brothers Meat Market in New York Mills and the aforementioned Pulaski Meat Market in West Utica still feature such Polish favorites as kielbasa, pierogi and golobki
–Polka bands, such as Tony's Polka Band are a regular feature at summer concert venues in village parks
—"Polanaise" with Julian Noga, America's longest running Polish language and music program is heard every Sunday morning on WIBX.
–The Polish Community Club in Utica is still active with numerous events and observations.
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Rising sea levels and extreme weather events attributed to global climate change will increase the flood risk to airports and other transportation infrastructure in coastal regions of the U.S., according to the draft report of a government advisory committee. The trend over time will reduce the reliability and capacity of the transportation system, the study warns.
The draft report of the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC), released this month, identifies 13 large airports with at least one runway at an elevation within 12 feet of current sea level. Climate experts expect global sea levels to rise by another one to four feet this century. Best- and worst-case scenarios range from eight inches to 6.6 feet of sea level rise by 2100, according to the report.
Citing data published by AirNav, an aeronautical information provider, the transportation chapter of the report identifies the following airports with vulnerable runways: Oakland and San Francisco International airports in California; Honolulu International in Hawaii; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana; Tampa, Miami and Fort Lauderdale international airports in Florida; Isla Grande Airport, Puerto Rico; Washington Reagan National Airport in Virginia; Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania; Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey; and La Guardia and JFK International airports in New York.
The study cites the recent example of Hurricane Sandy, which disrupted operations at major airports in the Northeast U.S., as an indicator of what future storms and higher sea levels could bring. The website FlightStats.com reported that airlines canceled 20,254 flights originating and arriving in North America between October 27 and November 1 because of the hurricane and its aftermath; nearly half of the cancellations occurred at JFK, La Guardia and Newark Liberty airports. La Guardia shut down for three days due to flooding. Although scientists cannot tie Sandy directly to climate change, "there is a strong circumstantial case to be made that increased frequency of extreme events (as defined by climate scientists) will produce increased traffic and aviation delays," the NCADAC study authors wrote.
The draft study notes that even routine weather delays "are compounded by inadequacies" in the current ATC system, and adds that the FAA's ambitious NextGen ATC modernization effort should help reduce weather-related delays. After review by the public and the National Academies of Science, the NCADAC will submit its study to the government for incorporation in the Third National Climate Assessment.
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Quick, everybody move 500 miles inland before you drown! Or better yet, just let the Government handle it, after all, they are smarter than we are!
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January 22, 2013 - 11:20am
I find it funny how liberals blame things like airplanes, corporate jets, cars, SUVs, etc... And now they put out this article acting like they're all concerned about the U.S. infrastructure... If they wanted to be honest with themselves, they would love nothing more to see every airport under water so it would eliminate ""Climate Change/Global Warning" (terms change by the day), caused by those obscene Corporate jets! Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy (again terms change by the day) was a Hurricane that happened during Hurricane season... How is this "Climate Change/Global Warming"?
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January 23, 2013 - 1:26pm
Seem like the longer the acronym a federal bureau has (NCADAC) the more effective they are at espousing "fuzzy science" as fact, and pissing away yet more of our great grand children's borrowed, interest-bearing, money.


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Last weekend I returned home and the boxes had arrived. A ginormous stack of cardboard was piled several feet high.
I don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing, but the symbol of change had arrived on the dusty driveway where I park my car.
My co-worker heard I have begun the search for a house to buy. Her son recently moved and she asked if I wanted his boxes.
Sure, I'll need them someday, I hope.
Funny how that heap of tan, sturdy, paper containers felt like the deciding moment.
I have paid off my debts, saved a little money, found an agent, received pre-approval and driven by dozens of lovely homes I can't afford. Yet, the stack of boxes in my driveway made it all seem real.
I'm going to do this.
I want to do this.
I might just be able to do this.
I've lived in my little cottage for a third of my life. The landlord has kept the rent cheap. I have all that I need, primarily a little space to myself, tucked away behind a giant maple tree and privet. Here I grow flowers and vegetables.
I call it Heather's hovel and it's strange to imagine waking up somewhere new.
But it's time to find a new place to grow.
I hope it will be so.
It's hard to daydream too much, because I know whatever I buy will be less than cosmetically pristine. But that's part of the fantasy as well, to invest in all those add-ons that make a house an extension of your inner sanctum.
Will it have a porch where I can wave to the neighbors as they push strollers? Will potted plants be safe from theft or pranksters? Would I buy a metal rooster and park it on the roof?
Oh, the things I would grow.
I have a Japanese maple tree in a one-gallon pot that is in survival mode.
The Meyer lemon tree (also contained) is probably dead. I bought it years ago thinking I would have surely moved by now.
Hydrangeas await a permanent home, as do the bulbs also planted in pots these past several years.
Maybe there will soon be a shed to protect my tools; the lawn mower would no longer need to be under a tarp and chained to the walnut tree. Perhaps I'll get a dog who will stick his nose through the fence when he hears my car in the driveway.
And then there are the favorite plants that will come along for the ride.
My "nephew" is now 16. Umpteen years ago I held his mom's hand when he was born. As a thank-you, my best friend gave me a yellow rose bush, which is about to bloom.
The yellow rose bush needs to always be in a yard where I live.
Other plants I'd need to entrust to the future resident of my current cottage.
The purple rose bush is planted above my kitty Hollywood, who was so old he couldn't move away from a car zipping down the alley.
He'll be left with the cottage, and all other bad memories.
Most other plants are too entrenched to take along. I'd need a second trip in the rental truck to move them all.
I'll also build a new raised bed at a fresh location. This time I'll line it with metal mesh that really will keep out the gophers.
And, of course, I'll miss the towering maple tree that has been witness to so many of my joys and sorrows.
I guess that's how the person who will be selling me my "new" house must feel.
That homeowner is making plans for a new phase of their life, and probably wondering what parts of their life to bring along in cardboard boxes.
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We took a look at a list of goals for the entire Thunder team a couple weeks ago. But let's get detailed. Let's get specific. I'm going to dig in and hit on some individual goals for a few players that would define a successful season. So what meters for success should we set for Russell Westbrook?
The previously mentioned 3:1 assist to turnover. That may be a little ambitious, but that's a big time goal for him. I don't think Westbrook will be a 10 assist a game kind of guy, but he's got to limit turnovers. So if he can hover around six or seven a game and keep his turnovers under three, that's what we're looking for.
At least receive some votes for NBA All-Defense. Remember when Sam Presti drafted Westbrook? Remember the supposed reasons he was taken? He was an elite defender in college and that's what he was expected to be in the NBA. And he was solid last year. At times he'd have lapses, but for the most part he played with great energy, made some plays and has good instincts. But he needs to take it to the next level. He needs to start catching people's attention. A defensive backcourt of Thabo and Westbrook could be scary good. But Russ has got to pull his weight and get there.
Shoot at least 42 percent from the field. Last year, his field goal percentage was, let's say, not awesome. He finished right under 40 percent which is kind of like hitting .200 in baseball. In fairness to Russ, a lot of that stemmed from him taking shots at the end of the 24, missing multiple times on putbacks and also, well, not being a great jumpshooter. If he can start finishing around the rim, he could easily be a 42-45 percent guy. I've written about his shooting abilities and compared it to that of Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul and Deron Williams. An ideal game for Westbrook would be 5-11 from the floor with at least six or seven free throw attempts.
Shoot 35 percent from three. He shot just 27 percent last year from three. That's not a great number but don't freak out. A lot of point guards don't shoot the three well and some don't shoot it at all. Westbrook needs to be that selective three-ball kind of guy because he's not a great shooter. But he's got to be able to knock one down when it's presented to him and he's got to have other guards respect it. With his driving ability and quickness, you don't want defenders sagging off you, neutralizing your speed. You want them up on you, giving you a better, more effective first step.
Average 13 or fewer shots a game. He's a point guard. While he's a scoring point guard, he's still the distributor. Last year, he put up 13.4 shots a game. Not a crazy high number (Chris Paul – 16.1, Deron Williams – 14.5, Rajon Rondo – 9.5, Steve Nash – 11.5), but that's a solid chunk of the team's shots. And with the addition of James Harden, the scoring burden should be lifted a little from Westbrook. While that doesn't mean he should average fewer points – because I think he'll average more – it means he needs to score more efficiently. Score 16 points on 11 shots, not 14.
Get to the line at least six times a game. Last year, Westbrook averaged 5.2 foul shots a game and even had a high of eight a game in February. He's best when he's attacking the rim and with his deadly quickness, he can draw fouls with the best of them. Now with another year and a little more respect, I'd imagine Westbrook getting a few calls. He's a good free throw shooter and getting to the line is free points. And when you're not a high percentage shooter, free throws are about as high percentage as you get.
Have at least three triple doubles. Too big a number? Too small? I don't really know. But three seems realistic and fair to me. Westbrook had one last year with his 17-10-10 performance against Dallas with no KD. He can be an animal on the glass so as long as he pulls down some boards, triple doubles will be in his future. He had nine games last year with double-digit assists and four with double-digit rebounds. The key is staying consistent and I think with a year under his chops, he can do it.
Ideal stats: 16.5 ppg, 6.5 apg, 4.5 rpg, 2.0 spg, 2.7 turnovers per game, 43 percent from the field, 35 percent from three. If Westbrook can replicate stats somewhere near that, the Thunder's in for a nice season. He averaged 3.4 turns a night last year, so cutting into that number would be big, but getting his assists and scoring up while also bringing up his efficiency is equally important.
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Jill: Gap (GPS) is probably one of my least favorite stocks (not just for fundamental and technical reasons) but this retailer has not had a decent trend since maybe skinny jeans in the mid 2000s. It has a strong presence in North America and Europe, as well as dozens of stores in Asia and exploratory stores in Chile, Mexico, Egypt, and South Africa.
In 2012, GPS returned a staggering 67% return. While the share price soared, the company's international operations delivered a disappointing 3% decrease in sales in 2012, adding to 2011's disappointing 7% decrease (maybe "not as bad" is rewarding?) With the company's big plans for 2013 focused on international expansion, I expect that international sales will continue to underperform and in the process, undermine GPS 2013 performance.
In 2013, GPS plans to go global, particularly in the large consumer markets of Brazil, Mexico, India, South Africa, and China. Yes, I love the emerging market theme, but for those companies that ALREADY have exposure to the regions. Diversifying a business through sales to international markets clearly makes sense. In practice, however, every new country means a new set of business licenses, laws, and other regulations, as well as arrangements with domestic partner companies and new market research, all with no guarantee of ever making a sale. In addition to the horrible product mix, GPS commands high prices for its brands in developing markets. So while that 67% return was impressive for 2012, I think the stock is going to come back down to reality because GPS has to actually execute on all those plans. I spoke more on the market overall, GPS and some other retail ideas on Clear Channel's Trade Network this Monday.
Skip: GPS is almost fully coiled. The last time it coiled was almost a year ago (late January 2012) when it was around the $19 level. Since then GPS has basically gone straight up, topping out last fall near $38. Since that top was put trading (dare I mention that word?) it has been slow but steady distribution for GPS shareholders. This type of distribution I label as the "boiled frog type" where the longs just don't seem to get the fact that the stock has dropped 15%+ from that months ago top. In other words the water in the pot was tepid to start but now tepid has slowly morphed to hot, ouch, and uh oh. The RSI for GPS is declining into bearish territory as I read that indicator. In addition the slow stochastic also reads bearish.
GPS will announce its last quarter's earnings performance on February 28, as well as closing the books on fiscal year 2013 which ended last month (January 2013). Both the last quarter and the year end results should show very good improvement over that of fiscal year 2012! In fact these results could grab headlines and deservedly so. However, stocks have a nice habit of eventually anticipating six months ahead when it comes to earnings performance, the past getting a tip of the cap but the what have you done for me lately crowd is soon heard after all the cheering ends.
While I am not a big bear on GPS, I do think it can continue to slowly test the hands (stomach) of the longs. That can possibly be the situation well into summer. Given this potential scenario, the trade tactic I prefer for GPS now is the in-the-money call calendar spread. It is designed to use decay as an ally while the underlying stock attempts to find its next basing/value level. Thus, the art of the trade for this tactic is found in the timing of when the current bearish decline might end, and the next bullish cycle might begin. Time both of those factors correctly and for a very low risk trade you can be nicely rewarded.
You should consider that this trade will be in play for possibly months from now, if not the entire year! Thus, that is another somewhat unusual factor to consider before executing the trade. One more additional risk factor is an early exercise for the short side of the spread if the stock was to move much higher in price before the shorted side expires.
Trades: Sell to open 3 GPS September 30 calls at $3.60 and buy to open 3 GPS January 30 calls for $4.30.
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Only topics meant to discuss actual Windows Secrets Columns articles are allowed there and only Lounge admins can start topics.
You should start the post in the section of the Lounge relevant to the nature of your issue. In your case, the Windows 8 forum is the best place, even if the issue has been discussed in a Windows Secrets Column.
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