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World Cup special issue: Nike Football's global creative director Martin Lotti talks to Patrick Burgoyne about the brand's big ideas for Brazil 2014
In the lead up to the 1966 World Cup, Umbro founder Harold Humphreys visited every participating country's football association and offered to supply kit to them. According to Rick Banks' Football Type book (CR Oct 13) all but the USSR accepted his offer. However, the deal may well have passed supporters by: photos from the time reveal that although Umbro might have made the kit, players' shirts remained free of any branding.
In fact it wasn't until the 1974 tournament, in the then West Germany, that overt branding appeared on national team shirts (and balls, see p30) in the finals. The Dutch team's vibrant orange shirts sported the three stripes of Adidas (two in the case of Johann Cruyff so as not to conflict with his Puma boot deal), though their opponents in the final, West Germany, remained logo-free despite being Adidas's home country.
England's FA first allowed a logo to trespass upon the pristine white of the national team jersey in a controversial deal with Admiral signed in 1974, the upshot of which was the first commercially available official replica England kit. Suffice to say, things have moved on apace since. Nike's plans for the 2014 World Cup, for example, are a far cry from Harold Humphreys' road trip. As soon as the world's last great multinational sporting event finished – the 2012 Olympics – Nike's Martin Lotti was switched over to lead the company's design activities for Brazil 2014.
Lotti had been Nike's global creative director for the London Olympics. There he was responsible for a classic piece of ambush marketing. All 3,000 Nike athletes were kitted out in the company's neon green Volt range of shoes. And they were impossible to miss.
It was, he says now, "A very deliberate act. Since we were not Olympic sponsors, we had a limited amount of tools in terms of what we could do so the product itself had to do the talking." And talk it did with news outlets rapidly picking up on the plan. According to Lotti, the shoes were deliberately designed using "the most visible colour to the eye" taking into account the backgrounds against which the shoes would be seen. There was also an emotional argument for choosing the colour: "We had [US athlete] Allyson Felix wearing a speed suit, and saying that not only did it make her physically faster but that she felt faster too – [that was] due to the colour-blocking of the suit. The fastest moving parts of the body are your lower legs and your forearms which move twice as fast as the rest of the body, so we colour block those areas which creates a psychological effect."
"I would say that a good Nike product has performance, style, soul and sustainability," Lotti states. This combination is the goal for all the products his team has been creating for the World Cup. Lotti is vice president and global creative director of Nike Football which, to many, would sound like a dream job. For Swiss-born Lotti it's the culmination of 17 years at Nike, following a degree in industrial design. He began as a shoe designer at the company before heading up Nike's women's training division and then the London Olympics activities. Now he works with a footwear design team based in Portland and an apparel team in Amsterdam, both of which are composed of a variety of nationalities. "I don't see it as a job at all, I love what I do and hopefully that comes out in the products," Lotti says.
One of the more outrageous ideas Lotti and team have come up with for Brazil is the Magista, the new boot that Nike-sponsored players will be wearing. Its somewhat bizarre design is based on insight from Nike's players. "We will not start a project without the input of the athlete," Lotti says. "There won't be a meeting with [founder of Nike] Phil Knight where he won't remind you to listen to the voice of the athlete. It makes the job of designing much easier. A lot of people believe we are just using athletes as advertising billboards – yes of course we are, but the more important part is to get insights from them and know what to do better."
When his team asked players what their ideal boot would be, Lotti says, they asked for socks with studs: that's pretty much what the Magista is.
"It was truly a fun project – to create not just a shoe but an extension of the body," he says. Players pull on the boot just like a sock. Like the Volt range, the Magista is made using Nike's Flyknit technology which creates the upper as a single piece. "Flyknit is a designer's dream because you can design it down to the millimetre," Lotti says. "A normal shoe is almost like a puzzle piece where you cut it out and everything that's left becomes waste. Then you have to stitch it together, or glue it together." Flyknit makes the whole shoe in one. "Where you need stretch you can design stretch, where you need support, you can bring in support, all manufactured as one piece," Lotti explains. "It goes literally from thread to the shoe, there is no translation. There's a true athlete benefit to that [because of the fit] but there's a sustainability benefit too [due to the lack of waste]." The boots are made from recycled plastic water bottles – Nike claims to have used 2 billion such bottles since the introduction of this technology, bottles which would otherwise have ended up in landfill, it says.
The kits that Nike-sponsored national teams will be wearing in Brazil are also made using material derived from recycled plastic bottles. Like the Magista, Lotti says their design was influenced by the players, who wanted an emphasis on the crest of their country. "They were holding the crest saying 'this is what I'm fighting for', so the goal was to keep everything else really simple, while the crest is ornate," he states.
This and the other features which Nike hopes will help its players perform at their best in Brazil were somewhat overshadowed at the time of our conversation by the price of the new England kit. Earlier that day, '£90 England shirt' had been one of the top trending terms on Twitter and politicians and press soon got involved in the ensuing row. Lotti points out that the company has been offering two grades of replica shirt for some years – a 'match' version that is exactly what the players wear and a cheaper 'stadium' version cut to accommodate the average fan. The 'match' version is produced in very small numbers with most shops only stocking the £60 'stadium' shirt. Nonetheless, it feels like a considerable own goal for Nike as the next day's papers were to prove. Personally, I'd never realised that the £60 shirt wasn't the one worn by the players; if it doesn't have that authenticity, what's the point of buying it above a regular T-shirt many parents might wonder? Lotti draws a parallel with the boot range where there are premium models as worn by the players and cheaper ones for the rest of us, but I'm not sure that's quite the same thing.
One other area where Nike products (and those of its competitors) have been drawn into controversy in previous tournaments is in the way in which boots have become ever-lighter, offering scant protection to players whose opponents are now far heavier, faster and more muscular than in years gone by. England fans will remember the drama over (Nike-wearing) Wayne Rooney's metatarsal injury in 2006 when his whole tournament was put in doubt. Surely it's a risk making boots so light?
"It's not 'lightweight', it's 'rightweight' that we go after," Lotti claims, admitting that there is a balance to be struck between the demands of the players for greater feel and ensuring those valuable bones are protected. "Just to make something light is extremely simple – you just remove things – but you still need to deliver fit, touch and traction. In the Magista, we were not chasing weight." Instead, he says, the focus was on those three key attributes. "The fit was from using Flyknit, for touch we applied an ACC [All Conditions Control] skin over the Flyknit which means you always have the same ball to foot contact no matter what the conditions and which prevents the foot getting wet, and for traction we have a new stud pattern."
Nevertheless, you suspect that each time a Nike-sponsored player goes into a crunching tackle or takes a shot in Brazil, Lotti and his team will be holding their breath. Surprisingly, Lotti says that their players can choose whichever boot they want to wear at the tournament, so even though there will be a big marketing push around the Magista, he still doesn't know how many players will choose to wear it. For his sake, I hope it's not the one whose standing foot gives way just as he's taking a penalty to win the tournament.


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Happy Autumn Leaf Time,
I was shopping in one of my favorite shops
and they had a very nice glitter leaf garland
draped across the front of a large piece of furniture.
Ooooh, that would look good on my fireplace!
Then the little voice in my head said,
"You can make that, silly!"
You know what, I can!
Well, I have to tell you
I was just a bit proud that I'd saved myself $30.
Yay me!
The next day I decided to try my
hand at making a glitter leaf garland.
Join me in my arts and crafts room ......
I had some leaves from a past project,
so I got those out....
These will work well.
I'm also going to need glue, a foam brush....
.....and glitter!
Each leaf will get some glitter on it....
I'll begin by choosing glitter that looks good
on each leaf.
These green choices are not exactly right....
.....this gold-y color might work....
......or maybe one of these!
Martha's gold will look nice on these two
smaller, multi-color leaves.
Once I've made the glitter color choices,
I'm ready to start putting glue on the leaves
and sprinkling on glitter!
I love glittering things...
This red leaf got glitter all over it!
And I got glitter all over me.
Some got glitter on the veins....
....and then a couple more were hit with
a complete coating of sparkles!
The leaves on the garland that I saw in the store
were all the same shape and size.....
I think I like having a bit of variety with
the leaves.
When the glitter was dry, I decided to add
a small, twine bow to each leaf.
The two small leaves that I wanted to use at each end of the garland
were given a half bow.
When my glitter leaves were ready to hang,
I recruited my newest decorator assistant.
Up go the glitter leaves.....
along with a couple of burlap ones.
I think this glitter leaf garland looks nice
hanging on the fireplace.
What do you think, Glitterinas?
Would you like some lovely glitter leaves
in your house?
Is there a spot that you'd like to brighten up?
Maybe some leaves that sparkle and last for a long time
would work!
Leave me a comment and let me know what you think
about my leaf garland.
Thanks for stopping by.
Until next time,

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Well the lights are still playing up something rotten - more than likely they need a service so I'm going to see if I can find anyone locally who can do them as I'd sooner not have to send them away. If all else fails then I guess I will......
Anyway, I was going to use the cool-light and then remembered that I'd put them up in the loft (nice clean carpeted loft) so I was damned if I was going to go up there at this time of night.
Instead I just switched the modelling light on and tolerated the constant flashing and used the X10 to take a pic of this anemone that I braved the rain to snip.
In future I must try to take some pics during the day just in case........
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text: S3 Training & Ops 8 Report post Posted March 22 (edited) The Road For Recruits The purpose of this thread is to give the recruits a better understanding of what to do next in their 15th MEU careers. Below are step by step instructions, from putting in an application into the unit, all the way to completing SOI (School of Infantry) and being placed into one of the units you have signed up for.Note: Not all questions you may have will be answered here. If you do have any questions that you can not find an answer for, please message a recruit instructor.List of Recruit InstructorsSgt R. Bruce - Chief Recruit InstructorHM3 (FMF) S. Davis - Recruit InstructorSSgt A. B. Johnson - Recruit InstructorPutting in an Application Your first step is to put in an application. Below are some things to consider before putting in an application: Minimum age requirement: 17 Years old. No exceptions. Need to have Arma 3 installed. Your application will not be processed without a valid Player ID. TeamSpeak 3 VoIP Client and working microphone/speakers/headset. You need to hear us, we need to hear you. You will not be allowed to begin initial training without these. Ability to attend at least two of our unit wide events on the Sundays each week at around 19:00 (7:00pm) - 21:30 (9:30pm) Central Standard Time. If you meet all the requirements you may start the next step, which is picking your desired MOS (what you would like to do in the unit): Current Open Billets.Note: Some billets may not be available to you on completion of Recruit Training/School of Infantry. Please have a primary and secondary MOS picked. You cannot apply for a pilot position until completion of School of Infantry. Once completed with SOI, pending openings, you can submit a transfer request to your desired billet. Here is the step by step process for applying to the 15th MEU: Submit your application. Application gets accepted. A private message will be sent your inbox telling you what to do next. Read it in detail and follow the directions exactly. Recruit Training Now that your application into the unit has been accepted and you have received your Private Message with details on how to set up your mods, your next step is to attend Recruit Training. Below are the steps for signing up for Recruit Training: Navigate to the Recruit Training Forum Sign up for the class that best suits your schedule. Attend the class you signed up for. Complete recruit training. Wait for forum access to continue on to SOI (this may take 24-72 hours). Some notes on recruit training: Recruit training typically takes 2 hours. It is a one day event that consists of various classroom subjects, radio usage and a weapons familiarization course. The recruit instructors will put a message out on TeamSpeak 30 minutes before the start of the class. When you attend the class, please have a learning mindset. Upon completion of Recruit Training you will be promoted to Private. School of Infantry School of Infantry, or SOI, is where you will learn all about operating as an infantryman in the 15thMEU. Once you have access to Phase Two: School of Infantry, sign up for the appropriate class based on your chosen MOS. SOI encompasses 3 different trainings: Infantry Training Battalion (ITB): This is where all new members will attend. ITB is a 4 day course, split into 2 weeks; 2 days per week. Each class will take 2-3 hours. In ITB, you will learn all the details of being an infantryman in the 15th MEU. Fleet Medical Training Battalion (FMTB): This is where all those who picked the HM-8404 MOS will go. FMTB is a one day course that will run you through the responsibilities of being a corpsman. After School of Infantry Once you complete SOI, you will be given the 15th MEU(SOC) tag on TeamSpeak. This tag signifies you are part of the 15th MEU Realism Unit and you can start going to official unit operations. Here are the next steps following completion of SOI: Once your forum profile is updated (24-48 hours after graduation), you should see a new forum area called Ground Combat Element or respective element board. You will receive MOS specific training if you are a non-0311 MOS once you report in to your respective section. If you are going the GCE path go to the BLT 2/4 Announcements > New and Returning 03's for 2nd Battalion - Report in Here. If you are going the LED path go to the Law Enforcement Detachment > LED/EOD New and Returning - Report in Here. If you are going Tanks go to Tank Detachment > 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion - Report in Here. If you are going AAVs go to Assault Amphibian Detachment > New 1833s for Bravo Co, AAV Detachment - Report in Here. If you are going Corpsman go to Battlion Aid Station > New and Returning HM-8404's - Report in Here. Rifle Range Following the USMC philosophy that "Every Marine is a Rifleman" you must qualify on the Rifle Range in order to be eligible for promotion. The Rifle Range can be completed at any time following the completion of Recruit Training. The Rifle Range schedule is located in this forum section. Edited June 27 by HM3 (FMF) S. Davis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Utter Pradesh Jal Nigam recruitment 2016-17 notification : (UPJN) Utter Pradesh Jal Nigam invites application for the post of 398 Routine Clerk & Stenographer.
Job Location:- Utter Pradesh
Last Date:- 21th July 2016
Name of Post:- Routine Clerk
- Total no. of Posts:-335 Posts
- Age Limit:- 18 to 40 years as on 1st August 2016
- Pay Scale:- Rs. 5200 – 20200/- Per Month
- Grade Pay:- Rs. 1900/- Per Month
- Qualification:-Candidates must have pass 10+2(Intermediate) exam any recognized with typing speed in Hindi 25 wpm and 30 wpm in English on Computer and Diploma/Certificate in Computer Application.
Name of Post:- Stenographer
- Total no. of Posts:-63 Posts
- Age Limit:- 18 to 40 years as on 1st August 2016
- Pay Scale:- Rs. 5200 – 20200/- Per Month
- Grade Pay:- Rs. 2800/- Per Month
- Qualification:-Candidates must have pass 10+2 (Intermediate) exam any recognized Board with 80 wpm in stono speed in Hindi and Diploma/Certificate in Computer Application.
- Age Relaxation:- 5 years for SC/ST/OBC Candidates (Only U.P. Domicile)
Selection Procedure:- Selection will be through Written Test & Interview.
Application Fee:-
- 600/- for Unreserved (General) & OBC Category
- 300/- for SC/ST Category
- 25/- for PWD Category
How to apply:- Interested and Eligible Candidates may apply Online through the website www.upjn.org form 21th June 2016 to 21th July 2016.
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Will Medical Marijuana Cards Become a Thing of the Past?
May 6, 2013 By
Medical marijuana cards are available in most states in which marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes, but they are not necessary to have in all of those states. There are certain benefits to having a medical marijuana card, but one has to wonder if those benefits will be as important when states start following the example of Colorado and Washington and legalizing marijuana for recreational use. The main purpose of medical marijuana cards is to identify medical marijuana patients as such, which allows them to go into a dispensary and obtain medical marijuana. But since some states don't require them, many patients are already able to get their medicine even without one. And when those states legalize recreational marijuana use there seems that there will be even less reason to go get a medical marijuana card. If you are a patient in Colorado, Washington, or another state that may legalize recreational use of marijuana soon, though, there are a couple of things that you may want to consider before deciding to forego obtaining a medical marijuana card. 1. The Uncertain Future of Health Insurance Coverage – Even though patients will be able to walk into recreational dispensaries and get marijuana just like anybody else, there is always the fact that medical marijuana may eventually be covered by insurance to consider. And patients will likely have to go into a medical dispensary for their medicine to be covered by their insurance. Patients will certainly have to be identified as patients, and medical marijuana cards serve this purpose. 2. The Difference in Marijuana Strains – Another important thing to consider in regards to whether you want to or want not to be a marijuana card holder is the difference in the marijuana strains at the two different types of dispensaries. With access to medical marijuana dispensaries patients will have access to medical grade marijuana. In recreational dispensaries, not so much. Since the marijuana is used to treat certain conditions, it's better for the patient to have access to better medicine. Although medical marijuana cards will not be as important when recreational marijuana is legalized, they will still serve certain purposes. For this reason they will likely not be obsolete any time soon.


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Donald Trump has been causing controversy ever since he announced he would be running for president back in June 2015. Strong words on immigration and welfare have provoked many and prove Trump to be hypocritical and false.
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best….. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems…. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
The above provocative statement, made by Trump in June 2015, clearly demonstrates his views on illegal immigrants but during the late 1970's it is claimed that Mr. Trump employed 200 undocumented workers to demolish the Bonwit Teller building to make way for Trump Tower in New York City.
Desperate to meet deadlines Trump was charged with overlooking the employment of undocumented Polish immigrants, who allegedly worked 12-hour shifts seven days a week with no overtime and even slept at the site. By using the workers, Trump avoided paying their pensions and their full salaries.
When the workers made attempts to collect what was fully owed to them, they were threatened with deportation.
Trump testified in 1990 that he rarely visited the site and was unaware of the illegal workers, who were known as the "Polish Brigade". A long-running labour lawsuit was settled in 1999, with its record sealed.
"He is tall, lean and blond, with dazzling white teeth, and he looks ever so much like Robert Redford."
Judy Klemesrud (1976)
During the Republican debate on 25-Feb, Rival Republican candidate Marco Rubio mentioned claims of the undocumented workers saying;
"You're the only person on this stage that has ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. You hired some workers from Poland," adding that Trump was forced to pay "a million dollars or so" in a judgment.
Further such painful reminders are likely to be voiced as the nominations progress.
Trump's position on the minimum wage, food stamps and welfare may reflect a long tradition that Trump has maintained throughout his working life.
In his 2011 book "Time to Get Tough", Trump declares that America is in serious trouble and its days as a superpower are numbered. He claims America needs to get serious about its future and suggests how it should do so.
"Benefits should have strings attached to them. After all, if it's our money recipients are getting, we the people should have a say in how it's spent… but when half of food stamp recipients have been on the dole for nearly a decade, something is clearly wrong"
In November 2015 Trump commented on recent protesters who want the minimum wage to rise to $15 an hour;
"We are a country that is being beaten on every front…taxes too high, wages too high, we're not going to be able to compete against the world … People have to go out, they have to work really hard, and they have to get into that upper stratum."
Events of 1973 suggest that Trump might have always held these views on the poor and underprivileged.
In 1973, the Department of Justice charged Trump and his father with violating the Fair Housing Act of 1968. The government contended that Trump Management had refused to rent or negotiate rentals because of race and colour. It also charged that the company had required different rental terms and conditions because of race and that it had misrepresented to blacks that apartments were not available.
27 year old Donald Trump was president of Trump Management at the time, having graduated from the University of Pennsylvania five years' earlier with a bachelor's degree in economics. The company owned more than 14,000 apartments across New York City and claimed that the charges were irresponsible and baseless.
Two years later an agreement was reached. Trump Management was required to provide the New York Urban League, a civil rights organization that advocated on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination, with a list of all apartment vacancies, every week, for two years. Furthermore, the company had to allow the League to present qualified applicants for every fifth vacancy in Trump buildings where fewer than 10 percent of the tenants were black.
Trump Management claimed that the agreement did not constitute an admission of guilt and did not compel the Trump organization to accept persons on welfare as tenants.
In 2014, an estimated 16 million children, or about one in five, received food stamp assistance compared with the roughly 9 million children that received food stamps prior to the recession. Less than half of black (43%) or Hispanic (46%) households own their homes.
A President Trump might not be a champion of the poorest and most in need.
His bold speeches concerning Mexicans and Muslims have shown Trump to be insensitive and intolerant. Many businesses have distanced themselves from Mr. Trump, damaging his brand and livelihood.
The Turkish franchise of Trump Towers in Istanbul has, since December last year, been attempting to dissociate itself from Trump after his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.
Univision, the word's' largest TV network aimed at Hispanics and Mexico's broadcaster Televista will no longer work with Trump after his words "offended the entire Mexican population."
NBCUniversal, a major American media company, and one of America's biggest retail giants Macy's have also terminated their relationships with Trump. Macy's 789 department stores will no longer be selling Trump's menswear collection.
Trump responded by saying it was actually his decision to end the relationship with Macy's: "Clearly, NBC and Macy's support illegal immigration, which is totally detrimental to the fabric of our once great country. Both Macy's and NBC totally caved at the first sight of potential difficulty with special interest groups who are nothing more than professional agitators, who are not looking out for the people they purport to represent, but only for themselves. It is people like this that are actually running our country because our leaders are weak and ineffective."
Trump's attempt at the White House has already damaged his businesses and reputation. His hypocritical, demagoguery rhetoric threatens to deceive a sufficient number of people and grant him his ultimate "win"; the presidency.


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Colbert's joy machine26/7/16 00:22
The subject line is not a direct reference to a gig that draws in Mirren and Field and Janney, but this passage I came across while looking up the Mirren clip, which follows a description of a frenetic day chez Colbert at work, which included micro-involvement in "every aspect of preparations" and the writer (Joel Lovell) marveling at Colbert's combination of focus and elation:
It's a little after seven, and the sun's starting to set over the Hudson River. There are several bottles of expensive bourbon in his office, and he pours a glass for each of us and then sits down and exhales.
"That was fun," he says. "What you just saw me do--the number of things you saw me talk to people about, the number of different things--you saw like four different tags on a single idea.. . . That's it. That's what liking process gets you to, the ability to process a great deal of information. And everybody in this building can do it. Everybody was jumping in. Everybody had ideas. Everybody was saying, 'What is an unasked added value that I can give the show?' And that is true joy. That's the joy machine."
He used to have a note taped to his computer that read, "Joy is the most infallible sign of the existence of God."


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Cyber experts: no one's safe
Feb 24, 2013 (Boston Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Security experts warn that the recent cyberattacks on Apple and the New York Times are only the highest-profile examples of an escalating problem that threatens American businesses and undermines national security.
"A new frontier for people who are not our friends is attacking our infrastructure and disrupting our day-to-day lives and our economy," said Jay Kesan, a University of Illinois professor of law and computer engineering. "It's not traditional warfare, but it should be a matter of very high priority." Last week, the Obama administration announced a new effort to fight the growing theft of American trade secrets after Apple's and Facebook's revelations that they had been hacked, and new evidence linking years of cyberattacks against more than 140 U.S. companies to the Chinese military. The administration's plan includes a new diplomatic push and better coordination at home to help companies protect themselves. The next meeting of NATO defense ministers will include a major focus on cybersecurity.
While the theft of online banking information and payroll credentials is among the most common types of attacks, some of the greatest threats, Kesan said, are to industrial control systems such as those of airlines, railways and utilities.
"Once you get ahold of them, you can cause a lot of havoc," he said. "The threat is real. The only way to address this is to have the public and private sectors work together." The most costly cybercrimes are those caused by denial of service, malicious insiders and Web-based attacks, according to the Ponemon Institute, a Michigan cybersecurity think tank.
A 2012 study of 56 companies by the institute found that the average annualized cost of cybercrime was $8.9 million, a 6 percent increase from the previous year, and the companies experienced a total of 102 successful attacks per week, up 42 percent from 2011.
Some attacks involve the way companies have implemented their systems. Ian Abreu, a consultant at Core Security in Boston, gave the example of an online retailer that puts its sales database on the same server as its business analytics database.
"This created a big problem when we found a certain type of attack aimed at the e-commerce platform allowed us to access company financial records and information as well," Abreu said.
Other attacks involve "spear phishing," carefully targeted strikes on specific employees to gain access to sensitive internal communications and trade secrets, said Richard Wang, manager of SophosLabs U.S. in Burlington.
To guard against such attacks, many companies now require employees to log into their computers using not only a password, which must be changed periodically, but also some other form of identification, such as a fingerprint, said Srini Devadas, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT.
"It's all about armor and ammunition," he said. "You have to double-lock everything." Devadas also recommends that companies update their operating systems and software frequently, and train employees in basic self-defense, such as knowing not to click on links without knowing where they lead.
Still, there is no fool-proof way for businesses and their employees to protect themselves, said Sven Dietrich, assistant professor of computer science at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
"There are lots of things you can do, but in the end, software is written by humans and will always have vulnerabilities," Dietrich said. "You just have to be careful. It's dangerous out there. It's not a cozy neighborhood." ___ (c)2013 Boston Herald Visit the Boston Herald at www.bostonherald.com Distributed by MCT Information Services
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Despite marriage to a millionaire's daughter and success as a vice president of Donaldson's, Inc. - manufacturers of the world-famous Donaldson's Dog-Joy - Freddie Threepwood, Lord Emsworth's younger son, still goes in fear of his aunts when at Blandings Castle. Full Moon tells the story of how he faces them down, while promoting the love of Bill Lister and Prudence Garland. A charming Blandings comedy with a full Wodehouse complement of aunts, pigs, millionaires, colonels, imposters, and dotty earls.
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- i have tried to run ts3w.exe in admin mode and it gave me this error 'unable to start game,
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|Friday, March 24, 2006
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Tags: counterthink, corporate ethics, domestic currency
But as usual, Americans are hardly ever told this truth. All through the mainstream media, China's currency policy is being characterized as unfair. What could be unfair about pegging their currency to the U.S. dollar? China doesn't even need to manipulate its own currency; the U.S. does it for them.
It's the classic American complaint: Our trade deficit is YOUR fault, China! It has nothing to do with the fact that Americans are the world's largest consumers, while Chinese are the world's biggest savers, we're led to believe. It must not have anything to do with the fact that the U.S. manufacturing base has practically disappeared, while China's manufacturing base continues to grow by around 15% per year.
There's a saying in China, and I'll translate it into English for you: "Americans watch TV. Chinese make the TVs." And that, my friends, sums it all up.
What do U.S. lawmakers really expect? The U.S. is a culture of limitless greed, built on the imaginary bullishness of an economy that most people believe is unstoppable (and hope is unaccountable). From Big Pharma to WorldCom and Enron, the corporations that exploit the most people have always been richly rewarded with dollars, recognition by the business press, and plenty of political clout. Why do U.S. lawmakers suddenly expect our corporations to act with -- gulp! -- ETHICS?
Since when were ethics part of the equation of success in this country? We don't teach ethics in schools, we don't report on it in the news, and unless the Dalai Lama is speaking somewhere (usually with protests from attending scientists, by the way), the word "ethics" hardly ever enters the minds of most Americans.
Ethics? Are you kidding me? Carl Rove would be flabbergasted. That our lawmakers are even surprised at a corporation's sacrificing of principles for profits is astonishing. And if they're really so concerned, where's the outcry against Big Tobacco? Where's the grilling of pharmaceutical companies who drug millions of American children with speed while calling it a "treatment" for a fictitious disease (ADHD)?
If you're searching for the evil lurking in the dark crevices of U.S. corporations, you don't have to go very far (certainly not all the way to China). There's plenty of evil right here at home, from junk food companies who knowingly use ingredients that harm children, to megalomaniacal companies like Monsanto, which apparently wants to own and control the entire world food supply (and all the patents on all the seeds and animals, too).
You wanna grill some evil corporations? Start with the big sugar producers, who still receive millions of dollars in government subsidies thanks to wartime emergency measures enacted during World War II. Talk to soft drink companies, which continue to use a downright toxic chemical (aspartame) in products that are heavily marketed to children. Grill DuPont over the hidden story on Teflon, and why it took so long for the truth to come out on its dangers to humans.
Gee, if you're looking for evil corporations to grill, you don't have to look very hard. From diabetes treatment centers that don't teach nutrition to medical journals that sell out their science to Big Pharma advertisers, there's evil, manipulation and censorship all around us. And we're not even talking about all the weapons manufacturers yet. America is a big country. There's lots of easy pickin' from the evil tree.
Sure, Google is an easy target. They have reams of cash, they're smarter than just about everybody, and they're just a little too smug. "Don't be evil," is a great slogan, but on the evil-meter scale, censoring search results in China pales in comparison to the day-to-day exploitation of Americans (their health, their money, and their minds) by home-grown corporations right here on U.S. soil.
Don't be evil? If that philosophy were actually adopted in American business, the Fortune 500 list would be slashed to the Fortune 50.
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The Last Coincidence, by Robert Goldsborough
The Last Coincidence
By Robert Goldsborough
As of this writing, I've worked my way through about seventy-five percent of the Nero Wolfe canon. That is, the Nero Wolfe books that were written by his creator - Rex Stout. Until recently I had steered clear of the Nero Wolfe books that were written by Robert Goldsborough, after Stout's death, in the years between 1986 and 1994.
The Last Coincidence is the fourth of these seven books and for me it got off to a slow start, lacking for the most part the snappy writing - and particularly dialog - that Rex Stout was so good at. But about a third of the way through the book something seemed to kick in and I found myself drawn in. As for the plot, well, it's a Nero Wolfe book, so you could make the argument, as with any of them, that plot mechanics are subordinate to the interaction of the characters, particularly Wolfe, Archie Goodwin and the long-suffering Inspector Cramer.
Suffice to say that Lily Rowan's niece has been assaulted by a certain fast-living young fellow, who later turns up dead. While someone steps forward to confess to the crime it's up to Wolfe and company to determine whether they really committed it. Do you think they do? Come on...
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Out of the World Bank's 11 indices evaluating Vietnam's business environment, construction industry licensing procedures were one of only two to show improvement.
(VOV) – Vietnam's construction industry licencing procedures ranked 28th out of 185 countries examined by the World Bank in 2013, a leap of 39 places above the previous year.
The Ministry of Construction noted the number of unlicensed constructions fell by 9 percent in 2013.
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Singapore (VNA) - Singapore has overtaken US's Silicon Valley to top the talent metric of a global startup ecosystem ranking, which was based on a survey of 10,000 startup founders across more than 100 cities. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report and Ranking 2017 by Startup Genome showed that Singapore obtained the position for its strong performance in access to quality talent and cost. In terms of experience levels, 80 percent of Singaporean talents were experienced software engineers and 74 percent were growth employees having at least two years of prior startup experience, compared to the respective global averages of 72…... [read more]
Vietnam Slips in WB Business Ranking
According to the WB's Doing Business 2009 report published September 10, the country posted the fifth in Southeast Asia, behind Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Brunei. The report said Vietnam sees only improvement in getting credit among the ten assessment criteria of the report; meanwhile, ranking of other criteria such as investment protection, starting business, tax payment, business liquidation remains low. The nation is said to start a business, which take abut 50 days to fulfill. The payments of taxes still take businesses over 1,000 hours to complete, the same figure as last year. A total of 32 times payments generally…... [read more]
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Vietnam supports global governance reform
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What He Really WantedAll those things he said made me believe he wanted me. He wanted to be in a relationship with me, to love me, to be "the one", or so I thought. Turns out he only wanted what most men I've met want: Sex.
Even after I had been hurt in the past, nearly raped by one ex and raped by another, I still make the same mistakes. My vision is clouded by my desire to be loved and so even though the signs might be labelled "hell", I'll blindly go on, convinced it's paradise. He knew about my past, my trust and abandonment issues, my heartbreaks, my depression, sexual assault, everything. He knew, and he still used me.
I could have seen it coming for miles, the being seduced and used and thrown to the side, it was predictable as anything, so after the fact it didn't hurt so much. What really hurt was thinking that he wanted me and finding out I was wrong.
So now he's screwing my ex-best friend, that's fine. It would kill me to know he left me for her because he was in love with her. And she may think that's why he left me. But I know better. He doesn't love her and he never loved me. He doesn't love anyone except himself and he only wants sex. I didn't see it then, but I see it now.
I thought he wanted me, and I thought I wanted him.
He never wanted me, and I don't want him.
Now, she thinks he really wants her, but she'll find out.
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What are the ages of these guys, if they your age then there the problem, older guy could be the answer, I remember a woman told me "young men please themselves, older men pleases her", her husband is 20 year older, she very happy with him, she was in her early 30s. Hope this help.


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As presaged by its title, contradiction is the theme of Peter Stamm's novel, All Days Are Night. Gillian, a well-known television personality, remains unknowable to herself. And Hubert, a frustrated artist and Gillian's lover, creates art through the process of destruction. Gillian's and Hubert's struggles to understand the emotional basis of these incongruities provide dramatic tension in this taut and provocative novel.
Although Gillian survives an auto accident that kills her husband, the crash damages and permanently alters her face. As she convalesces, she recalls the weeks leading up to the accident, in particular her televised interview with Hubert, a local artist, and her post-interview request that he paint her portrait. Gillian shares with Hubert the hope that his painting of her will reveal truths to which she has been blind. All that she understands about herself is derivative of others' impressions and reactions, and she longs for Hubert to interpret and reveal to her, her true self. Instead, Hubert soon becomes frustrated with his subject. "I don't see anything in you. I'll be pleased if I manage the exterior half decently," he tetchily tells Gillian during a sitting. He accuses her of intentionally concealing her inner self, of "acting," and of an unwillingness to reveal any vulnerability, an accusation that is not new to her.
With her post-accident convalescence complete, Gillian moves out of the city and relocates to a secluded mountain resort. No longer Gillian, she is simply known now as "Jill." She seeks to refashion her life, far from the television cameras, cocktail parties, and celebrity status that constituted her existence. Yet in this new world Jill's authentic self remains elusive. When Hubert re-enters her life, this time as an artist-in-residence at the resort, Gillian again looks to him and his art to "find" her. But now Hubert is undergoing his own crisis. He has lost creative inspiration and self-confidence as an artist, and after succumbing to an emotional collapse finds that he is now able to create art only through the slow work of destruction:
As a boy he had often whiled away the hours like this, had pulled one thread after another from a piece of rough cloth, or picked away at a rope until there were just thin fibers left, broken up a blossom or a fir twig into its constituent parts, hatched and crosshatched a piece of paper with pencil till it made a shiny even surface.
Hubert even negates his many, previous sketches of Gillian through intricate, penciled cross-hatchings that cover his earlier markings, making the underlying picture unrecognizable. And when Jill finds the drawings of her that Hubert has destroyed, she begins to do the same to the ones that Hubert left untouched:
She started covering one of the sketches with her own hatchings, the one of her kneeling on the bed with her hands behind her back, as though chained. The pencil was too hard, so she took another one. She deleted the picture, as though burying her unprotected body under a layer of graphite, making a fossil that no one would ever discover.
This purposeful destruction of the sketches symbolizes Gillian's and Hubert's separate, existential battles, and for each it marks a turning point to finally acknowledge the unvarnished, imperfect reality of who they are.
Michael Hoffman's masterful translation retains the integrity of Stamm's crystalline prose—precise, clean, and spare. While the writing is strong enough to keep the reader engaged, the novel's plot, really a pair of character explorations, is not entirely satisfying. It is difficult to empathize with two people so very self-conscious and yet not at all self-aware. And the aimless drift of Gillian's and Hubert's lives resounds (perhaps intentionally) in the indecisive meter of the novel as though Stamm himself is unsure how to find a narrative resolution for his two muses—lost souls searching for the means to balance the created and the authentic.
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FNX NOW: 10th Annual Dream the Impossible Youth Conference in San Diego, California
Tribes from across Southern California organize an event for Tribal youth, hosted by different Universities and Tribes each year. The Conference is geared towards helping Native youth understand the fact that anything is possible with hard work and dedication. Dream the Impossible takes pride in its focus for each event being "for the youth, by the youth"; where students are included and involved through each step of the planning process. Middle school students and high school students experience the opportunity to be introduced to dozens of colleges, career paths and guest speakers whose shared life experiences prove that education is the key to success; helping to provide the knowledge and expertise needed to run their own tribal governments and reservations for future generations to come.
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Telegraph Hill Festival will take place between 10 and 25 March 2018.
Events are organised by local volunteers with everyone involved giving their time and talents for free. We are self-funding and rely on events and ideas generated by the local community. Telegraph Hill Festival is by local people, and for local people. Find out more about us here.
See the 2017 programme
Youth Art Competition Winners
Telegraph Hill Centre Supports the Festival by foregoing rental income and donating the main part of the Centre months before, and during, the Festival.
Hill Station supports the Festival as a venue, by giving space for Festival events held there.
St Catherine's Church Our local Church is a great supporter of the Festival, enabling it to start 22 years ago and also used as a venue during it.
Besson Street Garden is a relative newcomer to the Festival and this year will be hosting some great events.


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"What's really sad is that so many young women between the ages of 16 and 25 are ignorant and they already believe that women get the same pay as men. They don't even really understand that equality hasn't happened with the pay force."
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."Bell Hooks on Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."Bell Hooks on Albert Einstein
"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood."Bell Hooks on Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Kevin M. Fitzpatrick of New Bedford, formerly of Everett, an Air Force veteran, died Wednesday at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was 58.
Born in Boston, Mr. Fitzpatrick lived in Everett before moving to New Bedford in 2012.
Mr. Fitzgerald was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is survived by three sons, Kory of Auburn, Kyle of Wakefield and Kevin of Miramar, Calif.; two brothers, John of Florida and Michael of Everett; a sister, Debbie O'Neill of Everett; a grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
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This luxurious 1b/1b "Antigua" condo is located right on Gulf Blvd on Treasure Island. T.I. is one of the barrier islands of St. Petersburg, FL. The Gulf of Mexico is directly across the street and the intra-coastal bay is directly behind the condo.
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Snuggled between the Gulf of Mexico and Boca Ciega Bay in beautiful Treasure Island, Florida this Bayfront resort offers affordable luxurious condominiums with coastal beach elegance.
Our elegant, 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom (approx. 486 sq. ft.) has a partial view of the bay from the bedroom. Westwinds is 150 steps directly across Gulf Blvd. from Treasure Island Beach. The Bedroom includes a Queen Bed, plush linens, and a 42" Flat Screen TV, with plenty of room for storage in sturdy dressers, and a large walk in closet. The living room features a flat panel TV, a sleeper sofa, nice plush chairs, and beautiful décor.
A Fully Equipped Kitchen offers you name brand Stainless Steel Appliances including a dishwasher, microwave, full size refrigerator with ice maker and stove with oven, and Granite Counters with solid wood cabinets.
Nestled between the Beach and the Intracoastal Waterway…surrounded by restaurants, shopping and golf... this is your Home Away From Home!
We are located just 35 minutes west of Tampa on the Gulf of Mexico between St Pete Beach and Madeira Beach, Treasure Island Florida is one of St. Petersburg's Beautiful Barrier Islands.
Westwinds is 15 minutes from the Dali Museum and Tropicana Field, and approximately 90 minutes from Disney, Universal, Sea World and other world famous attractions. It is a short walk to the many restaurants that offer fresh seafood, outdoor dining, and shopping, with some of the best beach sunsets in Florida, and 1 mile south of famous Johns Pass Village.
You will also find an abundance of waterfront nightlife in Treasure Island FL. Many of the bars on the beach have a variety of island-style entertainment. If you choose, you can also shop at the local grocery store one block away so that you have the basic necessities on hand!
Not only will you find some of the best beach restaurants, beach nightlife, and fine dining but you will find there are many things to do in Treasure Island Florida. Enjoy a walk along the Treasure Island Beach Trail, take a boating or fishing charter out to sea, or watch one of the most beautiful sunsets in Florida from the beach. You can even fish off the dock on the back of the property, just bring your fishing pole!
This vacation paradise offers unparalleled sophistication and style that is hard to find elsewhere. Make plans now for your vacation your way at Westwinds - 'Where the Beach meets the Bay.
Guest access
The Beach is right across Gulf Blvd. with the Public access 20 yards from the property. It takes approx. 3 minutes to get your feet in the sand. Plus three fishing docks on the intra-coastal along our patio area, next to the heated year round pool.
Interaction with guests
We are available from 9:00AM - 5:00PM Mon - Sat, and 9:00AM - 4:00pm Sun.
Other things to note
Please note that Pinellas County requires us to charge a 13% sales tax on the total which will be added and due at check in.
CHECK-IN TIME: After 3:00 pm EST
CHECK-OUT TIME: By 11:00 am EST
Additional charges may apply for early check-in or late checkout, if available
These Resort condominiums are NON SMOKING only. _____ (initial here) A charge of $250 will apply to any stay where a guest has smoked or permitted someone else to smoke in the condominium. Smoking is permitted in designated outdoor areas only. No smoking on front patios, pool, lounge areas, grill areas, dining tables. Smokers please be considerate of other guests. Dispose of cigarettes in smoking pails provided on property. Cigarette filters cause fungus in our tropical paradise, so please do not toss them into our landscape.
PETS - Are NOT permitted at any time on the property, or within the condo unit, even by a visiting guest.
DAMAGE – All units will be inspected within 24 hours of check-out. You will be responsible for damages and missing items. Damage insurance is available. If insurance is not purchased, or does not cover the damage/missing items, then damages will be charged to your credit card.
RESERVATION DEPOSITS – At the time of reservation a non-refundable deposit in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 25% of the total rental amount for your stay or (ii) $250, is required. The total balance of the rental amount for your stay is due no later than 30 days prior to your arrival.
CANCELLATIONS – The full deposit will be refunded and NO cancellation fee will be charged for cancellations made within 24 hours of making reservation. Any cancellations made after 24 hours will be charged a cancellation fee in an amount equal to the deposit. No Exceptions. No refunds will be given for shortened stays due to late arrival or early departure, or for cancellation or interruption of stays as a result of inclement weather or other events beyond the Resort's control.
MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY – Rates are based on up to two (2) adults for a one (1) bedroom condominium and up to four (4) adults for a two (2) bedroom condominium. Maximum occupancy for a one (1) bedroom condominium unit is four (4) persons (including children); for a two (2) bedroom condominium unit is six (6) persons (including children). An additional charge of $50.00 per night, per additional person 16 and over will be assessed.
MINIMUM STAY – For the most part, this property requires a three (3) night minimum stay. However, if we have an appropriate availability, we may accommodate shorter stays.
NO DAILY HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE – While linens and bath towels are included in the unit, daily maid or housekeeping service is not included. We do not permit bath towels or linens to be taken from the units; however, for your convenience we will provide beach towels for check-out from the Resort Office. Guests are responsible for care and return of each towel. Linens and towels may be exchanged once per week. Additional fees will be assessed if linens or towels are damaged, lost or if excessive cleaning is required.
FALSIFIED RESERVATIONS – Any reservation obtained under false pretense will be subject to forfeiture of all deposits and the party will not be permitted to check in.
PARKING – Complimentary parking is limited to one (1) vehicle per unit. Park only in the space assigned to you by the Resort. Additional parking is on a space available basis. Parking on the road is not permitted. Any illegally parked cars are subject to towing; applicable fines/towing fees are the sole responsibility of the vehicle owner. Guests are welcome to visit but must obtain a parking pass from the Resort office. Unregistered cars are not permitted and may be towed.
WATER AND SEWAGE – DO NOT FLUSH ANYTHING OTHER THAN TOILET PAPER. No feminine products are to be flushed at anytime. If it is found that feminine products have been flushed and clog the plumbing system, you will be charged damages of at least two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM POLICY – A prorated credit toward a future rental will be given for the days the state or local authorities order mandatory evacuations of Treasure Island for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm. This credit may be used at any time within one year of your stay.
TRAVEL INSURANCE – Package plans offer the most benefits, including trip cancellation. These plans provide the best protection for the investment you have made in your trip. In addition to trip cancellation, most package plans offer coverage such as trip interruption, baggage, medical, dental, emergency evacuation, 24-hour traveler assistance, and accidental death benefits. We recommend all guests to purchase travel insurance.
LICENSING/SAFETY – All Units in the Resort are residential condominiums that are City, County and State licensed as short term resort dwellings. Smoke detectors and certified fire extinguishers are provided. We assume no liability for accidents on the property.
MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS – We strive to maintain our accommodations on the same level we maintain our own homes. Please advise us of any concerns in accommodations or pool areas. Repairs will be scheduled between 9:00am-5:00pm, except for emergencies. Please do not make any repairs yourself.
NEIGHBORS – Please respect our neighbors and observe the local noise ordinance prohibiting disturbances between the hours of 11:00pm-7:00am.
SWIMMING POOL/DOCKS – While guests may enjoy use of our swimming pool and docks, a Release of Liability Form must be signed by the responsible guest upon check-in. Diving, jumping and running are not permitted in pool/dock areas for safety purposes. Children under 14 years old must be accompanied by parent or guardian in or around the pool/dock areas. GLASS is strictly prohibited in and around pool/dock areas. Broken glass or tampering with pool equipment will result in charges your credit card.
UNIT ASSIGNMENT AND ACCESS BY THE RESORT – While we will endeavor to accommodate requests for a particular unit, we cannot guaranty that a specific unit will be available. However, we will provide the desired unit in the same category as originally selected (i.e. Antigua, Martinique, etc.). From time to time the unit(s) you rent in the Resort may be for sale and/or require maintenance. Accordingly, you understand and agree that access inside the unit may be required during your stay for viewing by prospective purchasers or maintenance personnel. The Resort will provide notice of any such entry into the unit.
UNIT INVENTORY – Each unit is fully furnished with furniture, linens, kitchen ware, etc. for your use. The Resort takes special care to provide a unit package that is aesthetically appealing and practical. You are responsible for the care of all unit inventory. Items shall not be removed from the unit. In order to manage the inventory each unit contains a room inventory list. You are required to inspect the unit and report any missing items from the inventory list within one (1) hour of check in (special concessions will be allowed for late night check-in). Upon check-out the unit will be checked and you will be responsible for all damaged or missing items and will be charged for all repairs or replacements.
UMBRELLAS – Shade umbrellas are provided on the patio for the convenience of our guests. The umbrellas are to be opened by Resort personnel only. The umbrellas are not to be used on windy days, as this may be a potential hazard to you and our other guests.
Check-in - Upon arrival your signature will be required before keys are distributed to your party.
*Check-out - is not later than 11:00 am. All units are inspected before and after each occupancy. Any damage or missing items will result in a charge to your credit card. There will be a $75.00 fee per key lost.
Violation of any of these rules will result in a minimum $250.00 Charge to your Credit Card within 48 hours after checkout.
From Dec 22, 2017 - Jan 02, 2018 the minimum stay is 3 nights.
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How to Walk Away from Tobacco
Quitting tobacco is hard. In fact, it's common for people to relapse several times before kicking the habit completely. Whether your preference is lighting a cigarette or using a smokeless variety, tobacco can be difficult to part with.
As bad habits go, smoking is pretty common: More than 15 percent of Americans use cigarettes.
Quitting can have huge benefits for your health. Those who stop smoking experience lower blood pressure, reduce coughing and phlegm, and decrease their risk of cancer and heart disease.


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Maharashtra CM allocates key portfolios
Newly sworn in Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan today allocated the crucial home portfolio to NCP senior leader Jayant Patil, who was finance minister in the previous Govt.india Updated: Dec 09, 2008 15:32 IST
Newly sworn in Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday allocated the crucial home portfolio to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) senior leader Jayant Patil, who was finance minister in the previous government.
Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was widely expected to take over the home portfolio, has retained his original assignment - Public Works Department (PWD).
The finance ministry has been given to Dilip Walse-Patil, who was power minister in the previous regime.
Balasaheb Thorat, senior Congress leader, will take over as new revenue minister, the ministry held by suspended party leader Narayan Rane.
NCP's Vimal Mundada, will handle the PWD (public enterprise) ministry. Her place in the health department has been taken over by Rajendra Shingne, who will be the new health minister.
Ramesh Bang has been assigned Food and Civil Supplies, while Rajesh Tope will be the minister of Higher and Technical Education.
Nawab Malik will be the new labour minister, the same department he was handling before he was forced to resign following strictures by a commission of inquiry.
Chavan took office on Monday evening as the chief minister, with Bhujbal as his deputy and 38 other ministers, including two women and six newcomers.
In his first public appearance, Chavan, accompanied by senior officials, on Tuesday morning visited the victims of the recent Mumbai terror attack at the JJ Hospital. He spent some time inquiring after the victims' condition.
Chavan was elected the new leader of the Democratic Front Saturday to succeed Vilasrao Deshmukh, who quit following the Mumbai terror attacks.
Bhujbal was appointed in place of deputy chief minister and home minister RR Patil, who too quit last week.
Under the coalition arrangement between the Congress and the NCP, the Congress has 15 ministers, including seven of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state apart from the chief minister.
The NCP has 23 representatives, including 16 of cabinet rank and seven ministers of state and the deputy chief minister.