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Birdman showcases Hayder at her spine-tingling best as beloved series character Jack Caffery tracks down a terrifying serial killer. In his first case as lead investigator with London's crack murder squad, Detective Jack Caffery is called on to investigate the murder of a young woman whose body has been discovered near the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, southeast London. Brutalized, and mutilated beyond recognition, the victim is soon joined by four others discovered in the same area - all female and all ritualistically murdered. And when the postmortem examination reveals a gruesome signature connecting the victims, Caffery realizes exactly what he's dealing with - a dangerous serial killer.
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"Graphic, that seemed a little gratuitous."
The story was great... that said I felt it was too bogged down by the detailed barbarities. I don't expect an author to sugar coat things. I fully understand the need to convey concepts that are unimaginable, even disturbing. However, scenes of violence and inhumanity, much like scenes of sex can easily cross over from being descriptive to unnecessarily explicit, vulgar.
I did enjoy the story, it was not predictable or implausable. Although another reviewer remarked on the cliche of prostitutes and drug addicts, this is an unfortunate statistical fact. It was a good listen overall, but buyer beware.
"A darn good read!"
This is the first audio book that I have enjoyed completely. A huge reason in my positive appraisal of this book, is due to the narrator. Super job! Do note that this story is Not for the squeemish! The actions of the killer are detailed and graphic.
"Okay, so Damien Goodwin's sometime's hard to understand"
Black is a color, darkness is color's absence. Hayder comes very close to black. Certainly she goes places where the the fog makes you really uncomfortable even in mid day. Unfortunately Damien Goodwin isn't alway's the best guide through the murk since his various voices are often too British authentic for my American ears. Sometimes I wished that this Audio Book had subtitles.
Regardless, the book's bumps of dark patches and Goodwin's garbles don't overcome the way Hayder writes. If your ears can navigate Goodwin's regionalisms... and a trip through some very dark scenes... Well, enjoy.
"Creepy, but good"
This is a very gross story, but it is very well done and you definitely get caught up in Jack Caffrey, the main police character. For whatever reason, I tend to like this stuff, but I definitely would not recommend it for the faint of heart.
Just the right pace to keep you reading. Every character seems alive. Makes your stomach churn at the right moments. Really tight, short chapters. The crimes are pretty grisly, but Jack Caffery is pretty intriguing and the mystery is good. I'm definitely into this series for the long haul.
"Good but grisly"
Well done, maybe not memorable but entertaining in a you-can't-look-away-car-accident way. kind of reminds me of Val McDermid. Held my attention throughout. Features one of the more disgustingly creepy villains I've read about lately.
"So scary, I kept this book secret...."
You will squirm with disgust at the vile acts in this book- but if escapism, police procedure, and psychopaths- plus a talented narration- are your thing, then I urge you to give this book a try.
I don't particularly care for murder mysteries, some are good sure – but overall it's not my genre. Knowing me, I must have downloaded this book because it takes place in London and I love that city. I expressly don't care for abhorrent depravity and this novel was filled to the brim with it! Ugh! What was I thinking? It was so revolting and hard to stomach.
So why did I read on? Simple: I wanted to know how it ended.
I just feel traumatized now, it was not worth it! I need to read something nice and fluffy now to "clean" my brain after that sickening repulsive experience.
"Great book little gruesome"
Some pretty gruesome parts great book and reading of the book. But I am not in love with the ending
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1112 Tasting Notes
Farewell, my lovely Black Dragon Pearls! You will be missed. I am astonished how quickly I drank up your roasty chocolatey wonderment — I only added you to my cupboard in mid-July!
Now that Starbucks have bought Teavana — my head spins. I'm not holding my breath on being able to buy Black Dragon Pearls on every corner, but… can you imagine?!?!
A friend sent me two of these teabags in a card to try. I was telling her about how I drank an entire pot of Harney's Vanilla Black in the evening, and was up all night, and I think she was worried for me :)
For itty bitty tea bags, this was robust and flavorful. It reminded me of a coffee drink and not tea. The sarsaparilla was an interesting addition to a nutty vanilla blend. I think it helped make it taste rich, but it did register as a little odd or out of place of a flavor.
In short, I'd gladly drink this again if it was offered to me, but it's not on my to-purchase list. Vanilla Comoro is more to my taste as decaf vanilla teas go. :)
Yum. This was another of my tagalong tin purchases from my recent order. Sweet and jammy, plus gooooood tea flavor. I thoroughly enjoyed two nice steeps. It makes me wonder if I should add honey instead of sugar to Paris…and also makes me wonder if I should order this instead of Paris when I run out, as it's absolute perfection in its natural state.
P.S. – Tasting note number 1000 here!
Wow, Jacqueline! We must have joined at about the same time! You are sooo much better at tasting notes, though! Congrats on 1,000!
I went all the way back to my first but it just says three years ago. I think it was around September or October, though.
ashmanra, When I'm on my dashboard, right next to my photo, it says: JacquelineM
Joined Dec 01, 2009 — see if your exact date is over there :)
gmathis, That sounds about right because I remember you being here as a regular when I arrived.
Today is a wonderful, wonderful day! I have a green tea that I not only find palatable, but actually love!
I threw in the selection of Historic Royal Palaces tagalong tins into my latest Harney order, because my husband travels quite a bit, and was expressing how nice it would be to have a "sleepy" tea along with him. He gets the chamomile, and I thought I could also give him the Earl Grey Imperial, and keep the others for myself. I had recently been wondering if I would like an Earl Grey Green, and thought the Canton Green, included in the tagalong selection, would be a sort of Lady Grey Green.
(oooh! Lady Grey Green. I am conjuring a Alphonse Mucha-like picture in my head of a grey and green Art Nouveau illustrated lady. I digress!)
The tea itself is light, not the least bit bitter, yet I can taste green tea for sure. The orange flavor is natural and delightfully present. Harney says this one is a great introduction to green tea, and I agree with that wholeheartedly. My baby step :)
A tin is soooo going in my next Harney order. I can drink this alllllllll day.
Bonnie – this is the first green I think I've ever said the L word to :) I was very enamored of this one violet French green, but she was very hard to get ;)
gmathis – I was going to make you a cross stitch turkey card, but I think I have a better idea now :)
Ahhhhhh. So nice to have this in my cupboard again! I'm having it sans additions here at work and I do believe it needs a touch of sugar to bring out its full berry vanilla citrus splendor, but it's still pretty gosh darn wonderful. On my second pot, which should tell you something!
The only thing is that it makes me feel very decadent and languorous, which is not precisely how one should feel at the office!
Chapters/Indigo has this in a tea sampler from H&S which i'm considering if only to get around crazy insane shipping prices.. hmmm
Hehe, I agree…After I drink this I always feel like I should be dressed up and wearing heels.
Which is even sillier when my "office" is a field;)
I am not proud to admit this, but I grunted when I tasted this tea. Not a mmmmm or an ahhhh but an absolute grunt like a pig. It touched the primal vanilla loving animal in me (who I have just discovered is porcine). I guess it could have been worse — at least I didn't oink!
A subtle and delicious vanilla bean flavor. Slightly rubbery/tarry/dark (that's a compliment) and the tea base is WONDERFUL. Smooth and flavorful and not the least bit bitter. Extremely elegant. Perfect. I'm drinking it with some sugar and milk, and it's just lovely. Harney and Sons describes it as baking sugar cookies with your grandmother, but I completely disagree. It's more like being served shortbread with your grandmother…the Dowager Countess!
…which makes my grunt even more inappropriate! I hope I can learn to control myself around this tea!
In short, I love it.
Is this your first time having Vanilla Black? This is one I had to buy by the pound because my youngest went through it so fast!
Lovely note, Jackie. 'It's more like being served shortbread with your grandmother…the Dowager Countess!' I miss elegant teas, I haven't had any in a while and I see what you mean.
ashmanra – I knew I was going to love it because your daughter loved it so much, but I didn't know I was going to grunt! I was waiting until I was finished my other vanilla tea before I bought this one. I think I found a new cupboard staple, to put it mildly!
Oh, my..I don't know which I'd enjoy more: tea with Maggie Smith or tea with E.B. White (with Charlotte in the corner busily spinning SOME TEA.)
I am glad you found a new, grunt-worthy tea love! It is delicious! Daughter was in such a panic about running out when she was about twelve that a friend gave us four ounces to tide her over until my order could arrive. Said friend also ordered it by the pound, LOL! And I did pay her back! :)
…and this lovely, finished!
Made a giant, hearty milk and sugared mug for homework doings. Stout but a little mellowed by time. Just tasting a hint of raisiny stone fruit flavors. I think this tea is at least two years old – it's held up remarkably well! I enjoyed every pot — this was the first Irish Breakfast I tasted with complexities, and I would be pleased to find it in my cupboard at a future date.
Happy homework to you! I'm just sitting down to get started (easing back into a writing project after 2-week hiatus). I'm not good at starting to think in the afternoon.
We had to tear up part of the kitchen and I had to move my tea. I am astonished at how much tea there is, yet at the same time that I am vowing to drink up this tea, I am staking a couple of websites planning my next order. Time for an intervention!
Yep. I just finished picking out a small shoebox full of half-packets to share with my teaching partner at church and making another list of gotta-gets. Ay-yi-yi.
I'm down to 47 teas, guys! I am so proud of my restraint! I am going to place a Harney order soon, but it's mostly going in with my coworkers for a few things and maybe I'll finish a few others before it comes. I still can't decide what is a reasonable amount. 30 seems too little, 40 too much? I usually drink 2 types of tea a day and have half of my teas at work, so maybe…36 to make it even? 18 at work and 18 at home? LOL.
38 Harney, 21 Teavivre, 9 Tin Roof Teas, 4 Dammann Freres, 6 Red Leaf, and about 25 assorted. Oh my goodness. Not counting samples and swaps. Oh dear.
The last bag! I really enjoyed this tisane — as long as you used the specified bag per 6 oz of water, you got a chocolatey, minty, creamy delight that is very nice in the evening. That being said, I don't think I'm going to repurchase. My local tea store has a rooibos concoction which contains mint, chocolate, and vanilla which I'm curious to try.
Another very loved tea…all finished! This one is perfectly spiced and enjoyable no matter if you cook it stovetop with milk, or brew it like regular tea — which is how we had it this evening. The tea base is strong enough to stand up to all that spice (and honey, and milk!) but never bitter. I took a thermos of it to visit my mom, along with a home made cheesecake. Very nice pairing — the creamy cake and the spice are lovely together.
Many thanks to dear Doulton for this one — I enjoyed every sip and I'm sad to see it go.
I chose this tea today specifically because we are out of spring water at work, and I had to use tap water to make my tea. I hoped that the strong flavoring would mask the bleeeeeaaaachhhh Philadelphia water taste. Alas — I can still taste it (feeling very princess and the pea here!). Moral of the story: when the experts tell you water matters when preparing tea, they are not exaggerating one little bitty bit!

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Every commuter has experience different pros and cons of the trek to and from class.
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From Google and Microsoft, to companies based out of dorm rooms that you have not even heard of yet, start-ups continue to revolutionize the world.
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These top brands' back to school sales allow you to set up your semester with style while saving.
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No matter what your post-high school plans may be, here are some tips help you successful plan for any given scenario.
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Second Semester Start-up
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It's a fact of college-student life: you're going to have at least one professor that you dislike.
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Check out these fun ways to customize and decorate your locker!
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Here are some tips to help you stay on task and succeed in an online course.
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With the rising cost of tuition, many students are finding themselves in tight financial situations, causing them to turn to "sugar" arrangements.
Student Volunteer Opportunities You'll Love
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Babies, Dogs, and other Cuddly Visitors
Why not stay in luxury with your entire family? We love babies, dogs, and well behaved children.
Babies and Dogs
The Trail suite is perfect for canine companions. Let us know if your canine companion is a couch potato and we will cover the sofa so that you can curl up and watch Ceasar together. Dogs never need feel insecure about dropping a hair at the Bostrom's as the Trail suite has a heated concrete floor that is so easy to clean up.
Should Fido get excited about his sleep over at the Bostrom's or should he bark at the wind in the night, not a soul would hear him as the room is separated from the house and from the B&B. There is no one beside or under your room. Dog sitting services are available if you need to leave your dog buddy to take in a fishing trip or kayak excursion.
A crib awaits you when you arrive at Bostrom's with your precious bundle. Picture above by Erika Scott.
The Trail suite is perfect if you are travelling as a single family. Not a soul would hear the baby should it cry for food in the middle of the night and there is plenty of room to play on the rug or wander about.
If you are travelling with grandparents take the two adjoining rooms, the Wild and Pacific rooms. They are the only rooms on this level and are beside a large common room where you can cuddle with the baby at night if it is having a hard time sleeping. Soundproofing, like a drummer's practice room (2 pound lead, sound insulation and hardy board) prevents the baby from waking up the grandparents and yet they can run next door to grandma's room for a morning cuddle.
Children and Families
Well behaved children are always welcome at Bostrom's B&B. Should they need to shout with glee for sleeping over at Bostrom's the Trail suite will give them a chance to be their robust selves without you having to worry about them disturbing others.
Should you be travelling with Grandparents take the two adjoining rooms (Wild and Pacific). The sound proofing ensures grandpa a good sleep and the closeness provides morning cuddles for all.
If you stay in the Trail suite, you are welcome to bring the children down to join other guests over breakfast in the common room. You can also request a family style breakfast be served in your room or outdoors on your teak dining suite in the garden area overlooking the ocean.
We serve gourmet breakfasts but are happy to provide kid friendly alternatives for fussy eaters.
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Basically once Labor Day has passed, we spend our time gearing up for Halloween, which means apple cider, carving pumpkins, and loads and loads of terrible scary movies. The only problem is that there are bad scary movies and then there are *bad* scary movies, and the only way to tell the difference between the two usually involves sacrificing 40 minutes or so of your life.
Halloween is coming, and we thought we'd get into the spirit of things by revisiting one of our favorite sets of spooky photos ever. These candid pics were taken of people passing through the Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls and they show the funny/scared/shocked faces we all really make when in a haunted house. Unlike the haunted houses we've been to, this one must actually be scary -- faces like this don't lie.
Tired of a boss who puts quantity over quality, this woman decided to finally express herself...by quitting via dance video.
Let this classroom prank be a lesson to all professors about the merits of punctuality.
Sure, you ate Urkel-O's and can do a fairly spot-on "Did I do thaaaat??" But how well do you really know 'Family Matters'? We've culled together some not-so-common knowledge on the show to see if you're a genuine nerd, or just a Stefan in disguise...
One time two years ago, some skeezebag stole our phone right out of our purse. For three months we were phone-less. So, we feel fairly well qualified to testify that this video, about what it's like to be surrounded by friends with smartphones when you don't have one, is pretty much spot on.
With enough money, you can pay two famous stuntwomen to reenact the epic chicken fight scene from 'Family Guy.' That's what happened here.
The folks behind Choose Your Own Adventure books are back, and this time they want to revolutionize cartoons -- and they need your help.
This Vine made Yoeslan Alfaro will make you happy pretty much every six seconds, and he didn't even plan it.
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Barring some surprise signing this summer, what you see is what you get when it comes to the Flames organization's goaltending.
There are still a few household names on the open market. Former starters Marty Turco, Jose Theodore, Vesa Toskala and Ray Emery all are looking for new homes.
The Flames, though, announced they re-signed one of their own Thursday morning. Matt Keetley is back for another season after signing a one-year, two-way deal worth $500,000 at the NHL level and $62,500 if he continues his career in the minors.
Expect the latter to play out.
Henrik Karlsson, the big Swede Darryl Sutter acquired in a draft-day trade and quickly signed to a one-way contract, will have to play horrific hockey to find his half-million-dollar salary buried in the American Hockey League with the Abbotsford Heat.
While both Karlsson and Keetley inked single-season deals this summer, the Flames have their eyes on the future.
That future, for now, appears to remain in the hands of Leland Irving.
Drafted in the first round of the 2006 draft, the 22-year-old is entering the most important year yet in his pro career.
That's who the 24-year-old Keetley will battle for the right to start with the Heat this fall now that surprise darkhorse David Shantz has committed to the Manitoba Moose after taking over the top role in Abbotsford last season.
And you have to believe the organization is crossing its collective fingers hoping Irving will step up and snatch that responsibility in the final year of his entry-level contract.
He's younger, was drafted higher and, at times, displays the kind of technique and athleticism necessary for any netminder capable of carving out a career on NHL ice.
His inconsistency since turning pro two years ago has concerned some.
Others insist goalies take more time to mature in the minors and that Irving's potential won't be determined for another few years.
Keetley, though, has been a pleasant surprise who is constantly pushing the envelope.
He's not flashy or brilliant technically. But he is full of heart.
Not bad for a kid tormented as a teenager by the moniker Fat Matt.
Keetley appeared in 23 games for the Heat last year -- his third in the pro ranks -- earning a 10-7-1 record and posting a 2.59 goals against average and .912 save percentage.
Irving played in 34 AHL games a year ago and went 14-17-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .905 save percentage.
If Shantz was top dog, Keetley was probably second ... and Irving was trailing way behind.
Interestingly enough, all three goaltenders behind Miikka Kiprusoff will see their deals expire next summer.
If nothing else, that ought to motivate them all. Kiprusoff has four more years on his long-term deal. By then, if none of the pipe-guarding prospects emerge as the real deal, the Flames may be forced to make a big deal to land a proven commodity to take over for their fabulous Finn.
Irving was drafted 26th overall -- the highest spot the team has taken a goaltender since Brent Krahn went ninth overall in 2000 -- which doesn't automatically make him the best option.
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The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) hosted GBTA Brasil's second annual conference from the 8th through the 10th of June in Sao Paulo, the largest city of America Latina, with more than 225 attendees. The event held at the newly branded Pullman Hotel, Vila Olympia, located within one of the city's newest financial centers gathered business travel professionals from Brasil and suppliers of travel services from around the world.
"Latin America continues to be one of the fastest growing world markets for business travel," said Wellington Costa, Regional Director, GBTA Brazil. "To help this market continue to grow and provide networking, education and other resources to the region, one of the initiatives GBTA is implementing is a series of Latin American Conferences within the region like this one. The makeup of Brasil's conference attendees was dominated by buyers from the Brasilian marketplace with many opportunities given for buyers to interact with suppliers throughout the program."
This year's conference, on the eve of the 2014 World Cup Brasil, featured welcoming remarks from GBTA Past President and Chair, Kevin Maguire, who also moderated a popular panel discussing travel management of football (soccer) teams. The session included representatives from Argentina, Brasil and México.
Other conference highlights included:
- Well attended General Sessions featuring panels on The Future of Corporate Travel from the Perspective of Travel Management Companies, moderated by Alexander Savic Jr. of United Airlines, Chicago, with panelists from Brasilian TMCs; Tour House; Carlson Wagonlit and Canada's Uniglobe.
- A panel, moderated by Chris Cintrao, called Productivity, the Domino Effect presented by Ana Menezes, REVMAXX, Raquel Ferrari, McKinsey and Marcelo Calado, and SENAC.
- Regional Business Travel Perspectives moderated by ABRACORP's Executive Director, Gervasio Tanabe with GBTA's Regional Directors, Wellington Costa, Brasil; Rodolfo Macedo, México and Fernando Montes, volunteer President GBTA Argentina
- GBTA Foundation Vice President, Joseph Bates presented the latest in a continuing series of Business Travel Indices focused on Brasil and its growing business travel sector.
- Carlos Aldan, CEO of Group Kronberg, gave a feature presentation on Inspiring Leadership.
- Educational sessions included: A Revolution in the Technological Management of Business Travel; How to Modify Corporate Behavior Towards the Reduction of Travel Costs; Innovative Strategies in Compliance Management; What Travel Managers Need to Know about Global Travel Policies; and Out of Policy Travel Exceptions and their Limits among other offerings at the conference.
About the Global Business Travel Association
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premier business travel and meetings trade organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with operations on six continents. GBTA's 7,000-plus members manage more than $345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA and the GBTA Foundation deliver world-class education, events, research, advocacy and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. To learn how business travel drives business growth, visit www.gbta.org.
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Required: MA or PhD A MUST (prefer TEFL/TESL, English or Applied Linguistics) from a USA, UK or Canadian College and at least five full time years of teaching experience. TESOL certificate and overseas experience is a plus. Math Teachers need a MA or PhD in Math and five full-time years of teaching experience. You must be a USA, UK or Canadian citizen. Please include a scanned copy of your passport. English must be your Mother Tongue.
You must pass a physical & Background Investigation. Excellent salary, vacations and benefits.
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Technology has the potential to change the way health care is delivered across the world, but only if those who are in charge start thinking differently about the problems they are trying to solve.
That was the general consensus of four technologists who discussed the future of medical technology Thursday at The Atlantic Meets The Pacific conference under way this week at UC San Diego.
Speakers noted that there is no shortage of amazing technology on tap these days from sensors that can glean health data simply by touching a patient's skin to 3-D printers that can build complex devices layer by layer out of melted plastic powder.
Though the tools are available, it often takes a willingness to work outside one's core specialty, panel participants said, to make technology transformative.
Take Project Daniel, for example.
Mick Ebeling, co-founder of the Not Impossible Foundation, a nonprofit created to "help bring impossible ideas to life," said he and a group of hackers with no medical skills are headed to North Africa in about six weeks to print a set of prosthetic hands for a teenage boy whose hands were blown off by a bomb dropped near his family's home.
Ebeling said the plan is to haul laptop computers and 3-D printers into the region to create high-tech prosthetic hands for the boy. While motivation comes from a single person's story, Ebeling noted that the goal is to help many more than just one person. The group plans to leave the computers and printers in the area and to train locals to use the technology to create a mini prosthetic limb factory where none existed before.
"We hope to have a group of maybe five or six people who can create these prosthetic limbs," Ebeling said, drawing applause from the crowd.
In the end, this group of tech-savvy volunteers hopes to solve what has traditionally been seen as a medical problem by using available technology in a new way. That approach, Ebeling said, is what's needed across the industry.
"It's a shift. It's a massive shift, but you get to the destination quicker," he said.


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During the Beta I found it quite frustrating that for all missions it was a maximum of 3 players for a fireteam. If anyone else has more than 2 other friends who wants to play Destiny in a fireteam with you surely you would like to play with all of them rather than either splitting up or leaving them out. I do understand that some missions are built for up to 3 people and any more would make it too easy but I was hoping that maybe they could optimise these for extra players. For example, the more players there are in a fireteam then the more enemies there are and their difficulty level is increased. This way everyone is able to face a fun, fair and decent challenge. However, if it's not possible to do for a majority of missions then at least for Strike missions as these are already quite a challenge and would be a lot of fun to play with all of your friends. I have added a poll to see how much people agree.
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Vineer Bhansali is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He currently oversees PIMCO's quantitative investment portfolios. From 2000, he also headed PIMCO's firmwide analytics department. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2000, he was a proprietary trader in the fixed-income trading group at Credit Suisse First Boston and in the fixed income arbitrage group at Salomon Brothers in New York. Previously, he was head of the exotic and hybrid options trading desk at Citibank in New York.
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PM Playbook: Michelle's speech
Good Monday evening. In a tribute film co-produced by Ken Burns, a ruddy Sen. Kennedy teaching his grandchildren how to take his place at the helm of his yacht. Later, we see him endorsing Sen. Obama, listening pensively behind him. Then the lights came up in the Pepsi Center and a sea of sea-blue signs emblazoned with simple "KENNEDY" letters greeted as he walked strongly onstage, giving a jolly thumbs-up and a huge wave: "My fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans, it is so wonderful to be here. And nothing — nothing is going to keep me away from this special gathering tonight."
Speaking of legends, AP Special Correspondent Walter R. Mears always knows the lead: "His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is 'a season of hope' for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer. And he added: 'I pledge to you that I will be there next January on the floor of the United States Senate.'
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Politico's Ben Smith: "Teddy Kennedy, echoing his most famous convention speech, sets Obama in his own family's tradition: 'There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass through, we will reach our destination,' he says, concluding, The hope shall rise again, and the dream lives on.' In 1980, he famously concluded: 'For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.'"
***BREAKING — AP's Nedra Pickler: "Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama agreed Monday to limit a divisive roll call for president, giving delegates a brief but historic choice between a black man and white woman. The deal would allow some states to cast votes for both Obama and Clinton before ending the roll call in acclamation for the Illinois senator. Clinton herself may cut off the vote and recommend unanimous nomination of Obama, according to Democratic officials involved in the negotiations. They discussed the deal on condition of anonymity while details were being finalized. Some Clinton delegates said they were not interested in a compromise, raising the prospect of floor demonstrations that would underscore the split between Obama and Clinton Democrats."
FROM MICHELLE OBAMA'S TEXT: "Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values and pass them on to the next generation, because we want our children and all children in this nation to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them. And as our friendship grew and I learned more about Barack, he introduced me to the work he'd done when he first moved to Chicago after college. Instead of heading to Wall Street, Barack had gone to work in neighborhoods devastated when steel plants shut down and jobs dried up. And he'd been invited back to speak to people from those neighborhoods about how to rebuild their community."
She finished speaking at 10:53 p.m. ET.
DENVER POST — "Cops pepper spray protesters."
AP, "Pelosi admits Democrats not yet united," By Scott D. Lindlaw: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged Monday that Democrats still are reconciling following a bitter primary fight, but said 'wallowing' in it would not advance their goal of recapturing the White House. 'The nomination is decided, we have a vice president, we're going to work together and go forward,' she said, adding that all 12 national conventions she has attended have been marked by contentiousness. 'But to stay wallowing in all of this is not productive,' Pelosi said at a news conference."
WHAT'S THE LEAD? Reuters, Steve Holland: "Democrats opening their national convention tried to heal a rift with Hillary Clinton's resentful supporters Monday and portrayed Barack Obama as a down-to-earth American patriot bidding to make history. Chairman Howard Dean pounded a gavel to start the four-day convention where Democrats say their presidential candidate must unite the party, get tough on Republican rival John McCain and back up soaring oratory with specific policies."
Bloomberg News, Kristin Jensen and Julianna Goldman: "Democrats opened their four-day national convention in Denver with calls for unity and prime-time spotlights on Michelle Obama and an ailing elder of the party, Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. Presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama and his aides worked to tamp down continuing questions about whether the wounds from his months-long fight with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have healed."
HOWARD WOLFSON is always worth the click.
POLITICO's MARTIN "MARTY" KADY II listened to Sen. McCain's Jay Leno taping: "Now it's John McCain's turn to make age jokes about himself. Walking onto the set of 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' Monday afternoon, McCain had the funnies cued up: 'You forgot to mention that I warned the people about the British coming,' McCain said after Leno introduced the senator as a hero. McCain added that he's so old that 'my Social Security number is eight.'"
DMZ: Tucker Bounds of the McCain campaign and Bill Burton of the Obama campaign were interviewed together for the first time by Greta Van Susteren, for half an hour on foxnews.com's "The Strategy Room," set in Braun's Bar & Grill, a hulking brick structure inside the security fence.
THE NIGHTLY DAMIEN — DNC Releases New Web Ad, "Totally in Agreement." (Guess who?)
STANDING OVATION: For Sen. Clinton at a breakfast meeting of the New York delegation, where she responded to a new McCain ad that attacks Obama by using clips of her: "My name is Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message."
MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS NO ROLE IN VP CHOICE: In an interview with Gayle King XM's satellite radio's "Oprah & Friends" channel: "People ask, did I play a role? Absolutely not. ... I always tell him, 'This is your choice. You will be the president of the United States, and you've got to have somebody that you can trust, that you think will have your back, that believes in you.' I give the general advice: Is the person a good man?"
One "Michelle Obama" blasted this touching note to the Obama e-mail list: "My mom, the girls, and I left home in Chicago and got to Denver yesterday. What a beautiful city! The convention started this morning, and everyone here is getting ready for the big week. All the work you've done is at the heart of what's happening here, and our team filmed a short video to give you a look behind the scenes at the convention center."
INVESCO UPDATE: "Mile High" stadium is really coming along quickly. The crews moved in at midnight Friday after the Broncos game and have been working double shifts, 24 hours a day.
OBAMA ON THE ROAD — The N.Y. Times' Jeff Zeleny, from Davenport, Iowa: "Mr. Obama declined to say whether he believed it was a good idea for Mrs. Clinton's name to be placed in a formal roll call at the Democratic convention this week. He said the details were being negotiated between his campaign manager, David Plouffe, and a top adviser to Mrs. Clinton. 'I am confident that everything will be just fine on Wednesday night,' Mr. Obama said, turning to another reporter for a new question to change the subject."
D'OH: The Hampton Inn where some Time, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal and CBS journalists are staying has no bar.
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Gov. Romney arrives Tuesday morning for Dem-bashing interviews from the GOP bunker near the convention media village. Rudy Giuliani will do the honors all day Wednesday.
SUBTLE: Rolling Stone's new issue, dropped off en masse in the press pens at the Pepsi Center, has a grinning President Bush wearing a 10-gallon hat and brandishing a six-shooter as he rides the back of a dead elephant. The title: "How Bush Destroyed The Republican Party."
ABC release — "Pelosi Tells Disappointed Clinton Supporters to Avoid 'Victim' Politics: 'We Have to Look Forward' Says Chair of the Democratic National Convention": "Pelosi cautioned against victimizing Clinton, who fought a tough battle, indicating that the message women can glean from Clinton's loss is the importance of moving forward, and refusing to wallow in defeat. 'I think that women, we have to get away from the politics of victim. This is about you go out there and you fight,' she said."
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's remarks at convention, via AP:
Text of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's remarks Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
KENNEDY: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Caroline.
My fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans, it is so wonderful to be here.
And nothing — nothing — is going to keep me away from this special gathering tonight.
I have come here tonight to stand with you to change America, to restore its future, to rise to our best ideals, and to elect Barack Obama president of the United States.
As I look ahead, I am strengthened by family and friendship. So many of you have been with me in the happiest days and the hardest days. Together we have known success and seen setbacks, victory and defeat.
But we have never lost our belief that we are all called to a better country and a newer world. And I pledge to you — I pledge to you that I will be there next January on the floor of the United States Senate when we begin the great test.
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.
For me this is a season of hope — new hope for a justice and fair prosperity for the many, and not just for the few — new hope.
And this is the cause of my life — new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every American — north, south, east, west, young, old — will have decent, quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege.
We can meet these challenges with Barack Obama. Yes, we can, and finally, yes, we will.
Barack Obama will close the book on the old politics of race and gender and group against group and straight against gay.
And Barack Obama will be a commander in chief who understands that young Americans in uniform must never be committed to a mistake, but always for a mission worthy of their bravery.
We are told that Barack Obama believes too much in an America of high principle and bold endeavor, but when John Kennedy called of going to the moon, he didn't say it's too far to get there. We shouldn't even try.
Our people answered his call and rose to the challenge, and today an American flag still marks the surface of the moon.
Yes, we are all Americans. This is what we do. We reach the moon. We scale the heights. I know it. I've seen it. I've lived it. And we can do it again.
There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass true, we will reach our destination — not merely victory for our party, but renewal for our nation.
And this November the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans, so with Barack Obama and for you and for me, our country will be committed to his cause. The work begins anew. The hope rises again. And the dream lives on.
Caroline Kennedy remarks at Democratic convention, via AP
Text of Caroline Kennedy's remarks Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
KENNEDY: I'm here tonight to pay tribute to two men who have changed my life, and the life of this country: Barack Obama and Edward M. Kennedy.
Their stories are very different, but they share a commitment to the timeless American ideals of justice and fairness, service and sacrifice, faith and family. Leaders like them come around rarely, but, once or twice in a lifetime, they come along just when we need them the most. This is one of those moments.
As our nation faces a fundamental choice between moving forward or falling farther behind, Sen. Obama offers the change we need. Everywhere I go in this country, people tell me that Barack Obama is making them feel hopeful, the way they did when my father was president.
It's partly the words he uses, words that remind us that we are all in this together, and that we each have something to contribute to this country that has given us so much. But it's the life he's led that is the true source of this inspiration, a life spent fighting for ordinary people in neighborhoods and courts, in the state senate and in the United States Senate. I'd never had someone inspire me the way people tell me my father inspired them, but I do now: Barack Obama.
And I know someone else who's been inspired all over again, by Sen. Obama. In our family, he's known as Uncle Teddy.
More than any senator of his generation, or perhaps any generation, Teddy has made life better for people in this country and around the world. For 46 years, he's been so much more than just a senator for the people of Massachusetts. He's been a senator for all who believe in a dream that's never died.
If you're no longer being denied a job because of your race, gender or disability, or you've seen a rise in the minimum wage you are being paid, Teddy is your senator, too.
If your children are receiving health care thanks to the Children's Health Insurance Program, if you see a nurse at a community health center or if you're benefiting from the Medicare program that he fought to create, and just last month he returned to the Senate to save, Teddy is your senator, too.
If you're a child who's getting an early boost in life through Head Start or attending a better school, or can go to college because a Pell grant has made it more affordable, Teddy is your senator, too.
And if you're an 18-year-old who's going to vote for the first time — and I bet it will be for Barack Obama — Teddy is your senator, too.
Not only has Teddy helped put the American dream within reach for so many families, he's been a powerful force around the world for human rights and human dignity, for refugees and the dispossessed. He helped end apartheid in South Africa and bring peace in Northern Ireland.
He's been a leader on arms control and he took a strong, early and courageous stand against the war in Iraq.
He's a man who always insists that America live up to her highest ideals, who always fights for what he knows is right and who is always there for others. I've seen it in my own life. No matter how busy he is, he never fails to find time for those in pain, those in grief, or those who just need a hug. In our family, he's never missed a first communion, a graduation or a chance to walk one of his nieces down the aisle. He has a special relationship with each of us, and his 60 great nieces and nephews all know that the best cookies and the best laughs are always found at Uncle Teddy's.
Whether he's teaching us about sailing, about the Senate or about life, he has shown us how to chart our course, take the helm and sail against the wind. And, this summer, as he faced yet another challenge, he and Vicki have taught us all about dignity, courage and the power of love.
In this campaign, Barack Obama has no greater champion, and, when he's president, he will have no stronger partner in the United States Senate.
Now, it is my honor to introduce a tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
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Altair Engineering recently released version 12.0 of HyperWorks, its suite of modeling, analysis, visualization, and data management solutions for linear, nonlinear, structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-body dynamics engineering. As you might expect with a platform as comprehensive as HyperWorks, the new features and enhancements in this release range far and wide across all disciplines, making a short write-up such as this weak tea at best. Nonetheless, let's run through a few items of note and link to more information.
The general scheme of the 12.0 release centers on furthering simulation-driven design and enhancements to finite element modeling, multiphysics analysis, and composites tools and systems. There's also a lot of stuff, it appears, for automotive industry users. And one thing I should say right now is that the application suite remains available on HyperWorks On-Demand, Altair's cloud service, so you're covered if this on-demand service is your preferred work platform. BTW, HyperWorks On-Demand uses the company's HPC (high-performance computing) PBS Works suite for workload management, job submission, monitoring, and workload analytics.
For simulation-driven design, the solidThinking Inspire digital product development system now allows designers to produce and study structurally efficient concepts in the early stages of a design. For design exploration, study, and optimization, the HyperStudy multidisciplinary tool has been completely redesigned.
On the user interaction front, there's BasicFEA, a new user profile for quick model setup. The HyperMesh finite element pre-processor now includes various meshing functionalities for shell and solid meshing. This includes things like a mid-plane mesh generator with automatic thickness mapping from complex solid CAD geometry. Speaking of CAD, file import and export interoperability has been enhanced. GPU (graphics processing unit) support with a new costing schema has been added to the RADIOSS, OptiStruct, and AcuSolve implicit solvers. RADIOSS also sees numerous new material laws and failure models while AcuSolve's new Ffowcs-Williams-Hawkings acoustic solver helps you predict noise levels at distant microphone locations.
Automotive users have new powertrain durability and large-scale NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) analysis and optimization features. A couple of things you now have here are a one-step transfer path analysis and a multi-level sub-structuring solver in OptiStruct. Expansions to the MotionSolve multi-body systems modeling environment allow co-simulation with third-party components. There's also a new multi-core licensing model that should make using HyperWorks and Altair Partner Alliance solvers for high-end multiphysics problems more cost-effective.
And that's just a hint of the extensions, new features, and upgrades HyperWorks 12.0 offers. So here's what to do: Hit the "overview" link at the end of the write-up. This will take you to a new features microsite that Altair set up. Scroll down a bit and you'll find all sorts of videos organized by HyperWorks module, enabling you to pinpoint what you need to know for your unique circumstances. Each video also has a link to additional details. It's all quite good.
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Last night, there came a neat dramatisation of the arrayed shortcomings, inconsistencies and borderline absurdities of the way the UK authorities view drugs: police in Ipswich selling (selling!) prodigious numbers of rape alarms and handing out advice on self-defence, while, down the road, drug-addicted prostitutes continued to risk death to fund their habits. The same response was doubtless heard in thousands of British homes: if only for a time - ie until they catch the killer - why not use some of the same manpower to prescribe and distribute the stuff whose illicit use is what puts the women on the street?
The same logic has been recently heard in the usual calls to somehow "legalise" all the Class As, as with yesterday's Cif piece by Nick Davies. We all know the drill: the drugs' illegality underpins a giant global industry staffed by some of the world's most unpleasant people, whose gangsterism spreads unrelenting misery; and the chain of dysfunction and death inevitably extends into the western markets where the suppliers make most of their money, as addicts depend for their stuff on people who, 1. Pay no mind to the health of their customers, and 2. Make a point of pushing them from one drug on to another more addictive and therefore lucrative one (as in recent stories that kids in Swansea are now developing heroin habits because cannabis is mysteriously "impossible to buy").
Meanwhile, desperate addicts staff the sex industry, commit all manner of property crime, and fill our prisons. So, to quote Nick Davies, it seems almost self-evident that anyone who affects to support prohibition should "look at the crime boom around them and consider the misery for the drug users themselves and for the communities around them; and ... get on and support the legalisation of all black-market drugs".
Or, there again, perhaps not. As evidenced by scores of posts yesterday, there are those who affect to breathlessly present all this as a question of absolute simplicity; a matter, to quote one contributor, of "common sense and humanity". Even with the necessary caveats and qualifications, you increasingly hear not-dissimilar arguments in very high places - witness the deputy chief constable of Nottinghamshire's contention that Britain should learn the lessons of a recent slew of regional pilot schemes and revert to the old practice of prescribing heroin addicts their drugs, so as "to take them out of the illegal market." Right at the heart of all this, however, there's a question I alluded to recently in a different context: what do you do about crack?
There is some foundation to the idea that with a clean and regular supply of smack one can just about go about one's business (though it's not nearly as straightforward as some people would like to believe - as a result of even the most closely supervised habit, family life gets disrupted, to say the least). As was frequently point out yesterday, however, a crack habit - which all too often goes hand-in-hand with smack use - is often about as unmanageable as it gets: a matter of smoking a rock, feeling the supposed benefits, and then urgently wanting some more. Anyone who has seen a crackhead upturn their immediate environment in search of even the faintest residual speck will be familiar with this innate aspect of crack addiction - and also with the instability, paranoia and increased chances of violence that come with it.
Here, the various struts of the legalisation argument come crashing down. The libertarian claim that drug use is essentially a matter for the individual founders on the risks crack users pose to wider society. The idea that the drug could somehow be dispensed in the manner of medicine is a non-starter. "Common sense" - whatever that is - might provide some means of navigating through the various issues, but no guarantee of any hard-and-fast conclusions.
We should certainly stop sending most crack addicts to prison, though whether that entails decriminalisation is a moot point: crack is such a destructive drug that the law should make treatment compulsory, which implies continued prohibition, albeit with a massively expanded programme of help. The government should unquestionably encourage the research that is apparently close to developing agents that will block the drug's effects, just as the highly rated Naltrexone implant does with heroin. Recent efforts to alert people to the trail of misery surrounding crack and cocaine should be multiplied, and the dangers of crack use should be as loudly publicised as the dangers of heroin were in the 1980s.
But let's not kid ourselves. Much as the spectacle of crack addicts risking their own murder demands some kind of definitive, cure-all response, there actually isn't one. It doesn't make for rapier-like comment pieces, but it's the truth.


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When the team with the worst record in the NHL takes on the team with the worst record in the NHL since Nov. 1, you know it's going to make headlines.
And this one did.
It was also fitting, given the current state of the Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets, that the biggest news of the night was bad, and took place before the game even started.
With Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle already out with injuries, Taylor Hall completed the Franchise Player Hard Luck Hat-Trick when he suffered a nasty, 30-stitch gash over his eyebrow in the pre-game warm-up and never made it back to the ice.
Preparing to play the Blue Jackets for the first time since a season-ending leg injury against them last year, Hall stepped on a puck, took out Ladislav Smid and they both slid into Corey Potter, who caught Hall's forehead with his skate blade while trying to jump out of the way.
"Definitely terrible, you never want to see your teammates go off the ice like that," said Potter, who had no time to react. "I turned in the corner, had two guys sliding at me and just tried to get out of the way.
"I don't think I've ever seen a cut that bad … it was pretty deep and long. It was pretty gross.
"I was going through the warmup kind of freaked out a little bit, worried about Hallsy. Fortunately he's doing well."
Smid didn't really know what happened until he got up from the pile to see his teammate's face soaked in blood.
"Pottsy's skate blade caught him in the face. It was actually pretty disgusting," he said. "I hate to see that. He's one of our best players."
Shawn Horcoff couldn't believe his eyes.
"He was bleeding immediately, it didn't look good," he said of a cut that runs from eyebrow to scalp. "I yelled to get as many (medical) people out there. They gave me some towels. It was significant."
And another in a long line of injuries, freak or otherwise, to Edmonton's top players. They were minus their entire top line and their top three defencemen Tuesday night.
It's also the second pregame warmup injury of the season for Team Heartbreak. Andy Sutton (groin) came up lame moments before the national anthem earlier this year.
"Come on," Horcoff said of the black cloud that seems to follow this team. "Are you serious? Uncle."
Hall's situation isn't serious. In fact, he actually wanted to come back to the game, but they shut him down after an on-site plastic surgeon took care of the repairs.
"I was talking to him when the doctors were with him," said GM Steve Tambellini. "Typical Taylor. He said 'I'm ready to go, I'll be playing tonight.' But I think it's best that we sat him."
"The good news is that is a clean cut," said Horcoff. "The plastic surgeon did a good job. A little Botox up there and he'll be fine. We can joke about it now that he's OK."
The result was somewhat predictable, with the 30th-place Blue Jackets coming back from 2-0 down to beat what was left of the 28th-place Oilers 4-2.
"A little bit of a manpower problem, for starters," said head coach Tom Renney. "And we came a little un-glued in the second period … and a tough start in the third. We just couldn't muster up enough to push through."
Despite playing without all three of their young sensations, Edmonton jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals from Anton Lander and Ben Eager for their most productive period in five games.
Go figure.
"I thought we had a great start," said Smid. "If anything, (the injury) got us going."
But the Win One For The Kids rally didn't last long. The last-place Jackets scored twice in the second and early in the third to take the lead. The fitting end came with Edmonton taking a too-many-men penalty while trying to pull their goalie for the extra attacker. D'Oh!
"It just sucks to lose the way we lost," said Smid. "Losing sucks. We should be beating teams like this."


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I am a single female and have traveled to Turkey on my own twice, once right before the Iraq war and again last year. I traveled all over the country by bus and had no issues. I never felt unsafe but I live in NYC and am pretty street smart. I think if you are a savvy traveler you will have no problems. I went to Morocco two years ago and I felt a little uneasy at times. The Turks are incredibly friendly and you don't get the extreme poverty you see in other countries. Nor are they extremely observant Muslims, it is very common to drink wine and beer with meals although there is a shift towards a more Islamic culture and some tension as not all support this shift (an understatement). I made some lasting friendships and had a wonderful time. It is my favorite country and I have traveled a lot. I could live in Istanbul, it's an incredibly vibrant and beautiful city.
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Absolutely; we were in Turkey from 9/22 until 10/4 and never felt in any way threatened. We were in Istanbul, Cappadocia, Izmir/Ephesus, Kusadaci and back in Istanbul and felt completely safe the entire time. It is a wonderful country; the people are friendly and the food is good! Now I can't vouch for the area around the Syrian border, but that was not in our plans.
For the record, I am in my early 70s and my wife is somewhat younger, and I would also describe us as well-traveled and independent.
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And just to add, I would avoid the South near Syria and the Eastern parts of the country, as well as the capital but these are not places you are likely to go. Like any big city (such as NY where I live) there is a very small risk of terrorist attacks unfortunately it is the world we live in. Although if you are in Turkey rather than the US you are less likely to be a victim of a mass shooting so it has that upside.
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She wasn't asking for anyone's opinion about gun control laws in the U.S. What an asinine thing to say.
And btw, Brklyn, I'll bet the young woman from NYC who was murdered in Istanbul last year probably thought she was pretty street smart herself since she was from the big city, as well.
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My husband and I were in Antalya and Istanbul from August 31st to Sept. 9. Absolutely no problems. The only signs of any disturbances we saw were the spray-painted French Embassy in Istanbul, and probably more hovering military vehicles/personnel than usual up near Taksim Square. In Gezi Park itself, it was so quiet we were joking about trying to guess which of the loiterers were undercover security personnel.
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Kwood - I'm in Istanbul now on vacation and feel totally safe in this vibrant city. Like any large city, one must be street smart. Last evening I walked around the Taksim area and through Gezi Park with a friend after an afternoon of shopping at the Grand Bazaar. Quiet, charming park with families, couples, friends meeting after the workday. No extra security or military presence. I plan on exploring Prince's Island and the asian side a little over the weekend before heading to eastern Turkey (Van, Kars, etc) next week with a group. You mention visiting western locations that are very popular for first time visitors to this country ... and it will charm you into many repeat visits as it has me! Stay current with the news, register with State Dept STEP, then come and enjoy all that you will see and experience here! Janet
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Our 12-year old daughter and I were in Istanbul for four days in June (during high media coverage of the protests) and felt perfectly safe. One afternoon we walked over to Taksim Square and Gezi Park and saw more people taking photos than we did protestors. Walking along Istiklal Cadesi, the pedestrian shopping street leading to the square, we spotted just one still-broken storefront window; aside from that the street was busy with shoppers and tourists.
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If you are contemplating visiting Turkey soon, I assume you mean before next spring. Don't forget that Anatolia gets very cold in winter. I've just got back from Cappadocia where temperatures are already starting to drop and there will almost certainly be the first snow by November. I felt perfectly safe - people were friendly, open and helpful.
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My family (including 2 middle school aged children) spent several days in Istanbul in mid-August. We stayed in Sutanhamet and only ventured over to the Asian side for one day of site-seeing.
We felt incredibly safe everywhere we went. Walking near Taskim and the street with many embassies, we noted water canons parked inconspicuously as well as a multitude of armed guards in front of some embassies.
Despite that, we had no hesitation visiting Istanbul with our children. If there had been active rioting, we had planned to stay closer to the old city and enjoy the tourist areas.
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We just got back from a 2-weeks trip (TR to follow soon), and felt very safe everywhere. We were in Istanbul, Ephesus, Cappadocia and drove a week from Dalaman to Antalya. People are friendly and helpful, and Turkey is absolutely beautiful, with lots of history and interesting places. Don't worry, just go.
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We have been in Turkey for close to a month now. Felt absolutely safe the entire time.
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Huh? Shut up. They arent scrubs regardless. He said it because his team got their ass kicked. I point out tonight the same scrubs are balling hard again. How much more proof does one need to see this team is among the deepest in the NBA and his comment was retarded. No one is using this massacre as proof, just more proof given the prior 2 preseason games.
What you call the depth?
Gadzuric, Brown for your centers. Gadzuric had his years as a starter, but was limited player, and was out somewhere for quite some time now. Hawes and Lavoy Allen - they're decent as far as being worst on the starting five goes. Allen seems promising but he's still young. And yes, that's about it. You have J-Rich who has done nothing, Nick Young who missed the backboard, and then couple of guys who has been in the league for a several years and still a second string players. The rookies are not going to be consistent. So yeah, where's all that depth?
Sixers have a good coach but you really not calling them incredibly deep, are you?
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