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Stokes seeking Gers slip-up
Anthony Stokes is hoping Rangers' form wobbles following their surprise Scottish Communities League Cup exit to Falkirk.
Last Updated: 22/09/11 6:46pm
Celtic striker Anthony Stokes is hoping Rangers' form wobbles following their surprise Scottish Communities League Cup exit to Falkirk.
Gers topped The Bhoys 4-2 in the first Old Firm meeting between the teams last Sunday at Ibrox.
The victory moved Rangers four points clear of their Parkhead rivals, a gap Stokes is keen to close as soon as possible.
Celtic entertain Inverness on home soil this weekend and the Irishman is hoping to get the win that piles the pressure back on the league leaders.
"They are still in a good position in the league but obviously that breaks their momentum a little bit so, for us, we are just looking to get on a good run of form now," said Stokes.
"If we go out at the weekend and get a result and Rangers slip up then the pressure will be right back on them.
"It's a week to week thing but we just have to be patient about it.
"There is plenty of time left in the season and if we go on a good run of form and keep winning games we will be fine.
"The gaffer was disappointed after the weekend to say the least but we have to forget about it.
"They are always the biggest games of the year and you understand the fans being disappointed and we are the same."

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San Diego police on Wednesday released a composite sketch of a man suspected in a sexual assault Monday in City Heights.
The assailant entered a residence on 48th Street, near University Avenue, about 5:35 p.m. through an unlocked front door, police Lt. Chuck Kaye said.
He forced the victim into a bedroom and fled after sexually assaulting her.
The assailant is described as light-skinned, possibly Latino, 25 to 35 years old, and about 5 feet 8 inches tall. His salt-and-pepper hair was combed back. He had a mustache that was missing the middle part, and a goatee that did not hang below his chin, Kaye said.
He was wearing a dirty white T-shirt, described as nearly see-through, with a stain on the front, and denim jeans and brown work boots.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police department's Sex-Crimes Unit at (619) 531-2210, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (888) 580-8477.


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New Year … new approach … a new player surprisingly impactful in the rotation.
And finally for the Charlotte Bobcats, a new streak.
The 18-game losing streak is history, and this victory was no fluke. They thumped a Chicago Bulls team that had beaten them in their last five meetings, holding the home team to 35 percent shooting in a 91-81 victory at the United Center Monday.
This was a stunner to a sellout crowd of 21,986, and the sarcasm echoed throughout the stands. The same guy who screamed "Bobcats are a joke!" with seven minutes left ended the game by yelling at the Bulls, "How about try next time!"
It's true the Bulls (16-13) looked listless through much of this game, but that wasn't the only explanation. The Bobcats (8-23) played dramatically better defense, generally holding Chicago to one guarded shot and outrebounding the Bulls 52-49.
With his team losing those 18 games by a 13.3-point average, coach Mike Dunlap gave up on the offense he'd been running.
"I put the playbook in the freezer," said Dunlap, who switched to a motion offense that is less predictable, more free-flowing.
Dunlap said his offense went static, and that sure wasn't the case Monday: The Bobcats shot 47 percent from the field, 58 percent in the fourth quarter after the Bulls had come back to tie the game at 65-65. The only flaw offensively Monday was the foul shooting, a dreadful 21-of-38 (55 percent).
Happy as captain Gerald Henderson was with the offense, he said that wasn't particularly the problem during the streak. They were giving up far too many easy baskets, and that resonated in the streak: Charlotte opponents averaged 107.8 points on 47.5 percent shooting.
"Our defense has been hurting us and it's hard to run when you don't play any defense," said Henderson (16 points on 6-of-11 shooting).
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/12/31/3756647/charlotte-bobcats-finish-strong.html#storylink=cpy
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"It is mind boggling to remain that consistent for that long of a period. Everyone is due for a let down, or injuries or bad breaks, anything could happen. To go that long is unbelievable."
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Issue No. 04 - Dec. (1975 vol. 1)
pp: 397-403
Carma L. Mcclure , Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Ill. 60616
The process of designing and evolving a programming system cannot be characterizedas either top-down or bottom-up or any other well-structured process. The result, however, is a well-structured program. Since both approaches have the same goal (i.e.; to produce. a highly structured program composed of well-integrated pieces) and follow the same basic philosphy (i.e., that program composition proceeds in well throught-out systematic steps), either approach or a combination of the two (which is usually what happens) is compatible with a structured programming philosophy.
Programming, Data structures, Computer languages, Manganese, Programming environments, Syntactics, Switches, top-down development, Bottom-up development, inside-out approach, levels of abstration, structured programming
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – Does the St. Louis area have it's own "Bishop of Bling?"
This week the Pope suspended a German bishop for his lavish expenses. David Clohessy, with the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) says a Belleville Bishop should be disciplined as well.
He says Bishop Edward Braxton has spent a small fortune renovating his home and taking trips to Africa.
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China in slowdown as retail and investment fall to multi-year lows
CHINA'S economy slowed markedly in the first two months of the year, with growth in investment, retail sales and factory output all falling to multi-year lows – a surprisingly weak performance that raises the spectre of a sharper cooldown.
The weaker-than-expected data is bound to amplify global investors' worries about slackening growth in the world's second-largest economy, and will almost certainly feed speculation that Beijing may loosen policies soon to bolster growth.
China's industrial output rose 8.6pc in the first two months of 2014 from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday, missing market expectations for a 9.5pc rise. That marked the worst performance for China's factory output growth since April 2009.
"Policy easing should be imminent," said Hao Zhou, an economist at ANZ Bank in Shanghai, adding that yesterday's data implied that China's economy may grow 7pc in the first quarter.
Sources told Reuters earlier this week that China's central bank is prepared to take its strongest action since 2012 to loosen monetary policy if economic growth slows further, by cutting the amount of cash that banks must keep as reserves.
A cut would be triggered if growth slips below 7.5pc and towards 7pc, and would be expected only in the second quarter, according to the sources who are involved in internal policy discussions.
Other sectors of the economy also appeared to have lost steam.
The statistics bureau released combined data for January and February in a bid to reduce distortions seen in single-month data caused by the timing of the Lunar New Year holidays, when factories, offices and shops often close for long periods.
Trade data last week showed January-February exports fell 1.6pc from the same period a year earlier, and tumbled 18.1pc in February alone, alarming financial markets.
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Satoko Fujii's Orchestra Chicago
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Critics and fans alike hail pianist and composer SATOKO FUJII as one of the most original voices in jazz today. A truly global artist, she splits her time between New York and Japan and tours internationally leading several ensembles. Just as her career spans international borders, her music spans many genres, blending jazz, contemporary classical music, rock, and traditional Japanese music into an innovative synthesis instantly recognizable as hers alone. Her wide-ranging compositions can incorporate the simple melodies of folk song, the harmonic sophistication of jazz, the rhythmic power of rock, and the extended forms of symphonic composers. Although Fujii's compositions are full of sudden shifts in direction and mood, the extremes are always part of a greater conceptual whole. As an improviser, Fujii is equally wide-ranging and virtuosic. In her solos, explosive free jazz energy mingles with delicate melodicism and a broad palette of timbre and textures. She has showcased her astonishing range and ability on over 50 CDs as leader or co-leader since 1996. With each new recording or new band, she explores new aspects of her art.
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Let's get real stars. Like Tommy Wiseau.
Let's get real stars. Like Tommy Wiseau.
Well apparently she is on.( but playing coy) Maks wants her as a partner and Val thinks she is hotIf she is indeed on this show I will not be watching DWTS either.
The show has gone to the dogs
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person
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The average dog is a nicer person than the average person
-Andy Rooney-
What I don't understand is why would Maks want to be partnered with her. Only thing I can think of is the rest of the roster is not too good.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person
-Andy Rooney-
They should change the name from "Dancing with the Stars" to "Dancing with Wannabes"
Either Maks wants and early exit, underestimates how unpopular she is, is trying to be polite, or thinks she'll be a ticket to the finals because ABC wouldn't criticize one of their own. And, considering the Bachelor franchise as a whole doesn't seem to be doing well in the ratings, maybe they figure we're all stupid and if they make Emily out to be better than she is, it'll give a bump the whatever upcoming series airs in the summer.
Either way, Maks/Val or not, I'll be hoping for an early exit, and that she winds up back into oblivion. She wants a talk show, I want to know how many reality stars actually legitimately make it to something like that.
Biting my tongue with snarky off topic comments re Miss Emily.
Please, everyone remember that we are not to post about her Bachelorette season or the aftermath in the DWTS forum.
She will get a fresh start in our posts about her. If anyone wants to talk off topic, PM me.
I'm really surprised that Maks, who seemed to say that he wanted "real" stars to boost ratings, would turn around and express interest in partnering Emily.
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ATLANTA - Metro Gainesville led the state in November in the number of first-time claims for unemployment insurance (UI).
According to state Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, such applications in Gainesville increased by 23.2 percent. Statewide, they were down 28.7 percent compared to November a year ago.
Athens, on the other hand, saw a reduction in UI claims. They were down 46.8 percent. The number in metro Atlanta declined by 25.6 percent.
Butler also reports that Gainesville added 800 more new jobs in November compared to a year ago, a 1.1 percent increase. Athens added 1,200 - a 1.3 percent increase and Atlanta led the state with a 2.5 percent increase. Statewide, the number of new jobs increased 2.3 percent last month over November 2012.


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Welcome to the Alliance of Drak'Tharon's Progression Page! All progression is tracked here to include onto the main server wiki page to keep that page clean. Progression information is available in our Progression Thread on the World of Warcraft Realm Forums.
Guilds are encouraged to update their own progression here and update it in this thread. If you are making changes on here without reporting it to the progression sticky, please use the Talk Page to link screenshots of kills, links to achievements, etc.
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There are some really great printable coupons to use at Joann Fabric & Craft store! Some can also be used online and each has it's own code. To print, click 'file', then 'print' at the top of your menu bar. Good now through July 22.
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Frag of a lion-shaped badge with a rivet used to fix it to some surface. Photograph Tobias Bondesson.
Another day of fruitful fieldwork, with friendly landowners and pretty good weather. We started out with 20 man-hours in the fields around a fortified hilltop settlement in Tingstad parish. The hillfort was trial-trenched in 1903, yielding the richest finds known to date from a 3rd and 4th century settlement in Ãstergötland. I was hoping that we might run into something interesting of 5th century date. No such luck: our oldest datable find all day was a piece of a 9th century copper-alloy equal-armed brooch of the Ljønes type.
Frag of an equal-armed brooch of the Ljønes type. 9th century. Photograph Tobias Bondesson.
But as so often, the Tingstad site offered some interesting stuff that we aren't actually looking for: the leg of a Renaissance tripod brass pot and a little cast relief badge depicting a heraldic lion.
I only managed to pick up a fresh roebuck antler. Actually, I'm not a very good metal detectorist. I make much fewer finds than the guys I work with, and this means that they find most of the interesting things (since you have a certain very small chance of being lucky every time you get something out of the ground). I've unsuccessfully been trying to pin down the reason that I'm not doing better. Some of the guys have different, more expensive gear than me, but one has the same kind of machine and still finds far more. I've checked that I've configured everything correctly and that I'm doing all the right things. I think it may be a question of wordless expertise acquired through practice.
On to Östra Husby for lunch and 16 man-hours of metal-detecting on the site where we found a cool piece of 4th century jewellery a year ago. We weren't at all as lucky this time: our oldest find this year is a finial from a 16th century table knife. One or two 17th century coins (good old Queen Christina, nothing makes a detector shrill like her quarter öre coins) and an 18th century shoe buckle bear mentioning. When we arrived, a posh-looking cat was hunting a squirrel. Later it walked all over my black car, decorating it liberally with muddy paw prints.
One fine thing about metal detector expeditions is the evenings when we sit around a table, cleaning and classifying finds. I'm learning learn a lot about Early Modern small finds, and I sometimes have a chance to pass on some knowledge about 1st Millennium stuff. Good people, good times!
[More blog entries about archaeology, metaldetecting, Sweden, vikings, vikingperiod; arkeologi, metallsökare, Ãstergötland, vikingar, vikingatiden.]


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OCEANSIDE ---- Authorities responded Wednesday to a report of power lines falling on a school bus in Oceanside, trapping the driver and child inside, emergency dispatchers said. An Oceanside schools spokesman later said the line was determined to belong to Cox Communications.
Firefighters and police responded at 2:40 p.m. to the incident near the intersection of Holly and Kraft streets, the dispatcher said.
The spokesman said the line did not pose an electrical hazard and no one was injured, but commended the bus driver for taking extra precautions.


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This modules adds Japanese phone number validation command to
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Who knew? Apparently, British dudes have used special "Kleenex for Men" for years! Sociological Images dug up a 1964 ad for the tissues, and a reviewer on dooyoo (jokingly) recommends them for absorbing "snot, sweat, and sperm." Sociological Images, dooyoo]


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Linda,,you are still#1 out of 82. Wow! I'm glad you enjoyed the colors! Yes, we are having a wonderful,time. Thank you!
I don't very often spend much time in the top 10 but I am thrilled to be here for the moment. Thanks for another beautiful puzzle. I absolutely love the colors. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Pilley, you are at 2 now, but that is 2 out of 47. That's impressive.Almost 2 minutes difference between 9 and 10 which is quite a jump! You are more than welcome!... :-)
Thanks, Shirley! This is my very favorite green to go with purple.... I'm glad it added itself, which it did, lol! It is now almost 2:00AM and we have arrived at Jekyll. Jim has gone to bed... all the drivin' and jivin' has worn him out. I'm up until the air conditioner cools down the house. That thermostat is the first thing I touch when I get here! I'm glad you loved this one, dear friend!... :-)
Hmmm, L, what excuse could I dream up? I know.... our trip was delayed so we left for Jekyll at 5:30 PM. I created and then solved this puzzle en route (a passenger, not a driver). Nope. Even though it is a true story, it would not have made a whit of difference in my time. Ah! I bet it was the fact that Jim had Boz Skaggs blasting on the radio as he whistled and snapped his fingers to "Dirty Low Down" Love him immensely anyway. I'm glad you thought itmwas excellent, dear one!
What a shocker to be first with all this competation, thanks for the post.
Yes, Ms Sally, you are bright eyed and bushy tailed this afternoon, ( or is it still morning for you) you came in 16 seconds under my time too, good onya! Fabulous, Purple fractal,I love it, Thanks Jill.
Wow all this Fractalicious Julia symmetry and purple too... How good is this... :) Notice please.... Drum roll.... I got you... By almost 3 minutes... You must have taken a cat nap or Jim needed an extra hug.... Excellent creation good buddy.... :) :)


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Joyce Carol Oates, a journeywoman of American letters who has probably been discussed more carefully than she's been read, has written about rapists, child-killers, and animal mutilators through a poet's eye. Throughout her career, she's been accused of having an obsession with violence, which is correct as far as it goes. Her depiction of brutality is Brontëan, described in a Gothic swirl of expressionistic daubs that's closer to Picasso's Guernica than Goya's cruelly dispassionate portraits of cannibalism. We are always at least one artist's scrim removed from the passionate hatred that drives Oates' anti-heroes and -heroines to action, always disturbed but never quite horrified.
She is prolific in a way that few American writers, male or female, have been in the last 50 years, and restless with the forms she undertakes. Oates has produced novels (at last count, 28 of them), short stories (too numerous to count), criticism, poetry, and plays. That impressive list was composed in descending order of critical and audience acceptance. She has been declared hot stuff for her novels, but relatively little noted for the dozen or so dramas she's produced. In theory, a mastery of the dramatic form should be enough to allow you to create something that will at least grip audiences--if not necessarily offer something to the ages--in virtually all of the diverse avenues through which she's paraded, holding high aloft her silky, sinuous turns of phrase and bull's-eye observations.
Yet when Oates withholds violence in her racial chamber drama Black, given a proficient Texas premiere by Theatre Quorum, there is the feeling not that she's being subtle or taut, but that she's cramming many complex, perhaps unresolvable loose ends into a somewhat contrived evening of theater. In the end, even if her three booze-fueled characters don't resort to violence, their author must at least point its flagrant possibility in their faces--and, of course, the audience's--in the form of that hoariest of Russian dramatic devices: the loaded gun pulled in an otherwise civilized setting.
This is only the second production by Theatre Quorum at the Mesquite Arts Center, and Quorum co-founders Carl Savering and Angela Wilson have wisely chosen veteran Dallas director Cynthia Hestand to preside over this quickly escalating cautionary tale of a couple--a younger white woman and an older black man--who confront the woman's wildly idealistic, tempestuous ex-husband, a white man who still believes he loves her. Hestand also directed the last Open Stage production I saw: Nicky Silver's outrageous and grotesque family comedy Fat Men in Skirts at the old Magnolia Lounge, and she brought a restrained and discerning hand to the excessive material that benefited all involved.
Hestand has directed her actors, for the most part, to walk on the mild side with Black, and it's a smart decision. Debra (Lyn Montgomery) and her boyfriend, Lew (Guinn Powell), are the gracious hosts of a dinner party for Debra's ex-spouse Jonathan (Mark Hankla), a prizewinning journalist whom she hasn't seen in the last five years because he has been on assignment, incessantly globe-hopping for the likes of Life and Newsweek. The trio meet in Debra's apartment, where boxes of Jonathan's things remain to be carted off. Very quickly into the evening of pasta, wine, beer, and killer mixed drinks, we learn two things: Jonathan is an arrogant hothead who can't help but bait his rival Lew--a former Rutgers University professor turned head of social services for the state of New Jersey--peppering him with insulting little suggestions that he's achieved his status strictly because of the color of his skin. And Debra, impressionable and out for a better life with Lew, can't help but escalate the rivalry with insulting little suggestions that her new, distinguished black lover has more class, taste, and maturity than her old white one. And indeed, as far as we can tell, she's right.
Black is really about the intricacies of feeling when class brings Anglo and African-American eye to eye. Yet it's staged as a pissing match between torn and frayed exes, with a hapless black man caught in the middle. In fact, this turns out to be the most powerful truth it reveals--how, when all things actually become equal, race is the primitive arena, the savage contest where civilized men are guaranteed to become bloodthirsty. But as performed here, they seem unequal partners: the white guy is basically a knee-jerk jerk, while the too-patient black man becomes the repository for the delicious ironies that the jerk reveals with his smug racial insinuations. Jonathan dangles with deliberate condescension that loaded phrase "affirmative action" while speculating about Lew's academic and professional career, yet he also manages to nail the black man's path from a North Philadelphia childhood into Yale and a prestigious state appointment with alarming accuracy. Lew, meanwhile, angrily dismisses Jonathan's "Third World victim photos" taken in poorest Africa, yet he has probably seen less abject suffering in his own life and in his work with "family services" (he despises the word "welfare") than Jonathan has captured with his photography.
Those of us who attend live drama for such deliciously revealing ironies will probably find that in Black, as the title suggests, they begin and end with the African-American guy, who is basically a trampoline here, a thinly stretched surface on which to bounce various observations. Would that he were more reactive (he gets only two explosive moments toward the end of the play; the most honest expression of his own long-checked rage is an abruptly racist assertion that Jonathan is "one asshole cracker"). Would that the Anglo man and woman were a bit more reflective and complex. She's a slightly bimbo-ish passive-aggressive, and he's a sum-total aggressive who wants her back. The black man gets tangled up in the racial factors that stand (irreconcilably) between them.
Theatre Quorum's production of Black benefits enormously from Mark Hankla, who does the most he can with a role that's split down the middle between agitator and spurned lover; occasionally, he even manages to blur the line between the two. We know far less about Lew than about the other characters, but Guinn Powell manages a crisp portrait of what might be termed, in current political parlance, a "black conservative," and therefore helps set up the stakes for a superficially ideological fight between himself and Hankla. Lyn Montgomery is the most problematic as Debra; her soft, twangy delivery doesn't come across nearly as seriously as it should during the most heated moments, though she does register the right idolatrous note when basking in the shadow of Powell.
Oh, yeah, and did I mention someone pulls a gun in Black? There are trickier and more satisfying ways that conflict could be elevated to crisis in this dinner party of suddenly revealed resentments, but Joyce Carol Oates doesn't spend the time to pursue them. Indeed, you can't help but feel that the creator--so infamous and usually skillful as she is at chipping her way through the thin frozen ravine between life and death--exits this firearm standoff far happier than any of her creations.
Black runs through September 12. Call (972) 216-8131.
It's true that Dallas stage and screen favorite Connie Nelson has already been in New York for most of the last year, doing TV work (a supporting role in "Law and Order") and getting roles in regional theater (Cincinnati and Pittsburgh). The last metroplex stage role she had was in an early 1997 Casa Manana musical, Grossinger's, bound for Broadway but hobbled and dead way before it arrived. Still, as Nelson packs boxes in her house near the M streets to relocate for real to New York, Banter can't help but take up a few minutes of her time for a farewell.
"I first moved to New York in 1980," Nelson says with a laugh, "and I was so green. I had something like two shows under my belt and an Equity card when I got off the plane. I didn't get a lot of work, but I did go to brunch a lot. I simply wasn't ready for the environment."
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She returned to Dallas in 1986, and from then till last year, has solidified her regional reputation with diverse, sincere, smooth-as-buttermilk performances at Theatre Three ("my home"), Dallas Theater Center, Casa Manana, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, and smaller venues. Nelson had been considering another go at New York, and when she flew there for last year's premiere of Gretchen and Julia Dyer's acclaimed indie gem Late Bloomers, in which she co-starred with Dee Hennigan, her determination began to gather.
"Late Bloomers opened doors for me, but agents I talked to said they would've considered me without it because of my regional work," she says. "Right now, I'm being submitted for work on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in films, commercials, and TV work. I'll still do regional, but at this point, it's got to be a lead, or at least a really good role, to make it worth my while to travel. I'm making a commitment to New York."
It's a daring leap into a competitive industry at a time when most people in their lives start thinking about security. Or is it that time? Nelson raises the issue of age before I do, and admits her liberal tendencies have been compromised by what she confesses is "an agist, sexist industry." She at first refuses to disclose her age, then quips, "I'm on the dim, mysterious other side of my '30s." Then she admits she's quoting Clifford Odets.
"I'm a feminist, and if I wasn't in the industry I'd be shouting my age from the rooftops," Nelson admits. "But you really have to be careful. And I hate that. But sometimes, of course, it gets ridiculous. I know actresses who're close to 50 who claim they're 35. You look at them and say, 'Yeah, right.'


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I'm waiting for a letter and the tracking info on the USPS website doesn't even say if the letter was actually sent.
Does it happen often that USPS doesn't update their tracking info? Any idea?
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I have had that happen multiple times where the tracking info of the package through USPS doesn't show up until after I have received the item! Just remember, the USPS is no where near as efficient as FedEX or UPS!
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This is unliley to help but the Royal Fail posted me a recorded delivery letter i.e it has to be signed for, without me having to sign for it, the postman must have signed it and popped it through the mail box.
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I hate USPS with every fiber of my being. I've had better tracking info with FedEx. They're very specific.
12:54 pm walking to door with package
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12:56 pm picks booger from nose, eats it
12:57 pm sees person waving at me, probably the person waiting for the package
12:58 pm yes... it is the person waiting for the package
12:59 pm package signed
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Universal Bilirubin Screening in Term/Near-Term Well Newborns
Overview: Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit health system of 22 hospitals, surgery centers, doctors, and clinics serving Utah and southeastern Idaho. The system's hospitals include 18 birthing facilities and a pediatric subspecialty hospital that does not deliver babies but has a 50-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). More than 32,000 births per year take place at the system's hospitals, constituting about 55 percent of births in Utah; approximately 12 to 14 percent of these babies are admitted to the NICU.
Clinical jaundice is one of the most common problems encountered in pediatrics: 50 to 60 percent of all newborns have jaundice, which most often is benign. However, neurotoxic levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream during the first week of life can progress to hyperbilirubinemia, and, in rare cases, bilirubin encephalopathy (brain disease) and ultimately, kernicterus (brain damage). Newborn bilirubin levels typically do not peak until sometime between the third and fifth day of life. But over the past decade, the hospital stay for most newborn babies and their mothers has diminished to between 24 and 48 hours of childbirth. In early 2002, Intermountain clinicians realized that several cases of hyperbilirubinemia in term/late-preterm newborns had occurred. They concluded that they needed to have a baseline bilirubin and for high-risk cases, a follow-up (the latter usually occurs after discharge) to optimally assess and identify newborns at risk for jaundice. With 75 percent of well newborns having at least one risk for hyperbilirubinemia, it made sense to screen all babies prior to discharge and as appropriate per guidelines set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics. By summer 2002, Intermountain implemented its Universal Bilirubin Screening in Term/Near-Term Well Newborns program in several urban sites, and in all sites by February 2003. The goal was to reduce hyperbilirubinemia cases in healthy-term infants by 50 percent through a universal newborn bilirubin screening guideline by December 2003.
Impact: Intermountain has drastically reduced the number of babies that develop a bilirubin level greater than 20 or 25. These levels were targeted based on input from the system's neonatologists and pediatricians. While bilirubin levels greater than 20 dropped initially and then rose somewhat again over time, bilirubin levels greater than 25 decreased markedly and the decrease has been sustained. No inborn babies have reached a bilirubin level of 30 or had documented kernicterus. This represents a significant reduction in risk/morbidity, so the program has been well worth the effort. Intermountain started this program prior to the Joint Commission listing bilirubin levels of 30 or greater as a sentinel event.
Challenges/success factors: It was incredibly difficult to get patients to bring babies back for the follow-up screening after discharge, and difficult to convince pediatric providers that this made a difference. Many physicians thought they could tell by looking at babies if they were jaundiced, and this doesn't work-especially with non-Caucasian babies. The fact that some babies develop jaundice and have no risk factors makes it even more difficult. The outpatient follow-up piece continues to be the most challenging, specifically, getting follow-up bilirubin levels done and plotted, and communicating results to the correct pediatric provider.
Future direction/sustainability: The system has a bilirubin Web tool for tracking, and most pediatric providers in Intermountain's system have access to the tool. They are expanding IS support so all providers will be able to access the tool. Ultimately, they need an electronic medical record so that any emergency department provider or pediatric provider can access the neonatal history and baseline bilirubin levels performed in the hospital, no matter where a baby is taken for the follow-up bilirubin screening. They also would like to have an alert to remind physicians about the second bilirubin check. Currently, they are developing one multipurpose form that would include the bilirubin result from the first test and would be used as a referral for the second lab without needing a physician's referral.
Advice to others: Clearly define how follow-up is to be done and with whom it is to be communicated. Many families name a pediatric provider in the hospital and then see a different provider post-discharge, making it difficult to ensure that at-risk babies get adequate follow-up care. Intermountain addresses this challenge by making the pediatric provider in the hospital responsible for post-discharge follow-up. In addition, assess how lab volumes will be affected and coordinate carefully. Intermountain's volume of outpatient labs increased, so they expanded their outpatient lab hours. Finally, the AAP's recommended follow-up schedule for babies discharged from hospital at 72 hours of age or less has been hard for many physicians to implement in their offices. The standard clearly defines that those babies should be evaluated within 48 to 72 hours of discharge. Making that culture change has been hard and requires buy-in from the physicians.
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But that's not the only sunscreen ingredient that has caused concerns of late.
In the U.S., there are two classes of sunblock to choose from: chemical and mineral. Environmental Working Group regards mineral sunscreens (zinc and titanium) as safer because they do not appear to fully penetrate the skin and they remain stable in sunlight. Still, many contain poorly-studied nanoparticles that some scientists believe can cause damage by crossing the blood-brain barrier. On the other hand, many chemical-based sunscreens are known hormone disruptors (oxybenzone is a big one), and have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
WHAT IT MEANS: It's not an all or nothing approach. In fact, the best approach may be to incorporate different types of skin protection. Sometimes, sunblock will be your best option. But many times, you'll find that sun protection clothing may be a better fit. And you may be surprised to learn that the International Agency for Research on Cancer recommends clothing, hats, and shade as a first-line of defense against UV rays. They agency even notes that "sunscreens should not be the first choice for skin cancer prevention and should not be used as the sole agent for protection against the sun." And many dermatologists and public health officials, although they likely won't tell you to shun sunscreen, agree that using a multi-faceted approach to avoid UV sun damage and skin cancer is key. The general rule of thumb is to avoid sun exposure when the rays are harshest—between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm. "Stay in the shade during peak sun hours, and remember that ultraviolet radiation cannot be felt or seen," explains David J. Leffell, MD, professor of dermatology and surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. "It is not equivalent to heat, so even on a hazy day, UV reaches the Earth."
Since it's not always possible to seek shade during that time, clothing and other accessories, like sunglasses, hats, and even parasols (they seem to be making a comeback!) can help effectively protect against harsh rays. And while most regular summer clothing doesn't offer ample skin protection from the sweltering sun's rays (a white cotton T-shirt, for instance, provides a measly SPF 8-level of protection), sun protection clothing featuring a super-tight weave can provide at least SPF-30 protection.
This type of clothing can be a bit pricey, but when you consider the actual cost of sunscreen (adults should actually apply 2 ounces to their skin every two hours) and the potential health affects of some of the ingredients, it may be worth your while to invest in a few pieces of SPF accessories and clothing that will last through hundreds of washings, according to the makers. It's important to note, however, that some sun protection clothing, hats, and tents are treated with chemicals or nanoparticles. Some are even impregnanted with harmful bug repellant chemicals. We recommend staying away from these items and instead investing in the type that uses only a tight fabric weave for full protection. And our panel of high-profile dermatologists recommends products like these to their patients often.
Below, some of our favorite pieces of sun protection clothing.
Start at the top…
Go for a hat-trick for part of your chemical-free sun protection routine. Dr. Robin Ashinoff, MD, clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York University's Langone Medical Center in New York City, says a hat with a wide brim, shadowing your entire face, and covering your ears and neck, is your best bet. The brim should be at least 2 inches all the way around. This will help protect the nose, tops of ears, scalp, and back of the neck—some of your most sunburn-prone areas.
We like these:
• Solumbra Sun Hat (4-inch brim), $52.95, SunPrecautions.com.
• Women's Ultimate Crusher (5-inch brim), $54.95, SunPrecautions.com.
If you're heading for the water…
Sunscreen chemicals, and even mineral sunscreen ingredients, have been shown to damage aquatic life, including coral reefs. So opting for protective swimwear will also benefit the environment when you're headed to the beach.
We like these:
• Solumbra Pareo, $67.95, SunPrecautions.com.
• Solumbra Pullover Surf Shirt, $98.95, SunPrecautions.com.
If you're getting physical…
Sick of sunblock sliding into your eyes when you get sweaty during a run or hike, but don't want to be bogged down with dark, heavy, clothing to protect you from the sun? Manufacturers have perfected light-weight clothing with at least SPF-30 protection.
We like these:
• Chlorine Resistant Ultra Sport Hat, $38, Coolibar.com.
• Men's Rock Guide Shorts, $75, Patagonia.com.
• Men's Runshade T-Shirt, $39, Patagonia.com.
• Women's Ultra Athlete Pullover Shirt, $94.95, SunPrecautions.com.
• Unisex Active Pants, $64.95, SunPrecautions.com.
If you want an everyday look…
OK, so maybe the wrap-around-the-face sun protection hat isn't suitable for social affairs, because you're afraid someone will mistake you for a ninja or burglar. Don't worry! Cut sun protection clothing is on the market, too!
We like these:
• Women's Sun Shelter Shirt, $69, Patagonia.com.
• Women's Big Shirt, $79.95. SunPrecautions.com.
• Men's Safari Shirt, $79.95, SunPrecautions.com
For your commute…
Saint Louis Uni versity School of Medicines researchers recent found that your commute may increase your risk of left-sided skin cancers on your face, neck, and arms. You can probably rig something up with something in your closet, but there are protective products on the market that kept commuters in mind, too.
We like these:
• Shade Sleeve, $31.95, SunPrecautions.com.
• Hand Guards, $29.95, SunPrecautions.com.
For the little ones…
"Remember to aggressively protect children from the harmful effects of the sun since the damage accumulates over time," says Dr. Leffell.
We like these:
• Kid's Super Active Shirt, $50.95, SunPrecautions.com.
• Kid's Wide Brim Hat, SunPrecautions.com, $35.95.


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Energy sector putting strain on Norwegian economy
April 21 (UPI) -- Most industrial managers expressed optimism about the pace of the economy, though oil and gas suppliers were less convinced, Norway's government said.
Norway is a leading oil and gas supplier to the European economy, designating nearly all of its offshore production toward exports. Tepid growth in Europe, coupled with lower energy prices by relative standards, could be creating issues on the margins of the Norwegian economy.
Statistics Norway, the country's record-keeping agency, reported that industrial managers were developing a sense of optimism as trends moderate toward recovery.
"The business tendency survey for the first quarter of 2017 shows that the downturn in total production has leveled off compared with the fourth quarter of 2016," it reported. "For manufacturers of capital goods, there was a further decline in production due to the low activity among suppliers to the oil and gas sector."
The agency reported that the marginal downturn was having a particular impact on industries that service the construction of oil platforms. That trend has evolved even as Norwegian energy company Statoil steers offshore contracts to domestic companies.
The company has awarded contracts worth more than $5.7 billion for its giant Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea so far, with more than 70 percent of them going to Norwegian companies.
For employment, the government said declines were apparent in the capital goods sector, "which are particularly affected by the reduced investment activity in the oil and gas sector."
Overall, the government reported industrial confidence had moved into positive territory for the first time since the third quarter of 2014, but remains below a historical average.
In March, the country's central bank left its key rate unchanged at 0.5 percent. In a statement of justification, the bank said inflation would be lower than it expected, which implies the Norwegian economy is becoming isolated.
Norges Bank found lingering economic strains from energy market factors, though bank Gov. Øystein Olsen said a worst-case scenario never materialized for Norway.


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Author: Christy Raedeke
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Flux
ARC, 299 pages
Date Published: July 8, 2011
Description (Taken from Goodreads): After discovering that Uncle Li betrayed her and the Fraternitas Regni Occulti burned down her family's house, Caity Mac Fireland retreats to a boarding school that allows her to travel around the globe. With the murderous Fraternitas hot on her heels, Caity continues to mobilize the planet's young people as she attempts to fulfill the Mayan prophecy. Helping—and sometimes hindering— Caity in her quest are her best friend Justine, boyfriend Alex, and new classmate Jules D'Aubigne, an intriguing French boy.
Can Caity end the devastating global reign of the Fraternitas and save the world?
With information about the Mayan calendar, ancient cultures, philosophy, religion, and even astronomy, The Serpent's Coil is vast in its subject matter, but entirely plausible. I'm truly astonished with the amount research Christy Raedeke must have put into this series; not only that, but Raedeke breaks it down for the reader to understand and really get.
In the short span between books, Caity has grown so much. Learning about the Mayan calendar and the prophecy that comes with her heritage has made Caity a much more mature character, but she still has that zeal of innocence to her that makes her quite endearing. Mr. Papers is back too, which will forever be a great thing because cute, super smart monkeys that communicate with origami are always made of win.
Getting to know Caity's friend Justine is like walking in on the epitome of best friendom. And, of course the possibility of a romance with Scottish lad Alex still lingers in the air, but the best thing about it, is that it never controls the story. Caity's tale isn't about her relationship with a boy or even her relationship with her best friend; it's about so much more and I hope many more people give this series a shot.
Christy Raedeke has another winner with The Serpent's Coil. The mythology/history that she described in The Daykeeper's Grimoire is expanded upon and she delves much deeper into her characters. I have a feeling that readers will be pleasantly surprised by how stimulating the Prophecy of Days series can be. It's a little bit mystery, a little bit conspiracy, and a lot of story. Readers who love a well-told, complex story, will adore this series.
Opening line: Here's what I've got: a monkey who communicates with origami, a prophetic poem with my name in it, and a mission. ~ pg. 1
Favorite lines/passages: We are wondrous beings in a wondrous land. ~ pg. 215
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NORTH PORT, Fla. - The city of North Port is looking to highlight something they say is an underused resource: miles of canals.
Parks and Recreation officials say they have a plan to put in amenities at some city parks to start building a 'blueway' for kayakers and canoers. It would create more amenities for residents and perhaps bring in some much needed tourism.
The city has more than 80 miles of canals, with several parks located on them. That's a huge plus for those who want access to the water.
"It's nice that you can get out in weather like this and see a lot of the wildlife." Roger Newton says he just moved to North Port, but is not sure where he's allowed to get in the water. "A lot of people like to kayak, but they don't know where to go. Maybe if we came up with a map or guidance of where to go and places that are set up, making it easier to do it."
That's exactly what Dorothy St. Pierre and the city's Parks and Recreation staff are trying to come up. So far they've pin pointed four city parks; a six mile trek. "The city of North Port is very excited about opening up the waterway and getting some feedback from the residents as well as local users."
Just as with rowing in Sarasota or the Legacy Trail in Venice, North Port could use the blueway system for themselves and for bringing in others. "It would definitely bring in a lot of ecotourism to not just North Port, but the whole county. It brings some attention to the resources we have here in the area," says St. Pierre.
The numbers indicate that upwards of 80% of those who visit Florida want to experience the outdoors.
The city is trying to finalize their first phase of the plan, investing $400,000 for improvements and amenities.
For instance, Roger says the ramp at Dallas White Park could use some help. "There are a lot of older people in this area that come down in the winter to do activities. This could be kind of dangerous for them."
Some areas are overgrown and there will need to be some way to allow paddlers to get around the flood gates found throughout the city. "There are definitely some challenges, and that is what the city is working on, to provide access," says St.Pierre.
City leaders say after the initial phase they could look at expanding the program. "I think a lot more people would get into it. See how nice it is and enjoy the outdoors," says Roger.
North Port says they want public input. There is a meeting Thursday night, and they're hoping residents come out with their ideas. The presentation of the plan and community input will take place at the Morgan Family Community Center (6207 West Price Boulevard) from 6pm-8pm.


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The most adventurous thing I ever did in my life didn't happen on
the reefs of Indonesia or on the rivet-ruined roads of Baja or
deep in the Fijian jungles hiking toward a rumored surfing Mecca.
No, unfortunately for me, my most adventurous moment happened
at Topanga Canyon State Beach in Malibu, California in 1992, during
the summer between sixth and seventh grade with a guy named
Peter Finn.
If surfing has taught me anything, it's that you deal with what you've got in front of you…
If surfing has taught me anything, it's that you deal with what
you've got in front of you, but I'm still inclined to exercise creative
license here in making up a better start to my surfing career—something
a little bit more glamorous, perhaps.
Sadly, the memory of where that surfing career started is so vivid
that I couldn't fake it if I wanted to. I remember every sensory detail
of that experience: from the misty gray fog bank sitting over the
water (I've since come to expect nothing less of California summers),
to the dew-moist sand underneath my feet, to the chest-high rightbreaking
waves peeling softly along the otherwise glassy ocean, to
the oversized neon green and black hand-me-down spring suit that
my rail-thin arms and legs couldn't quite fill out yet, even if my dad
said that it "looked pretty good" to him (patting me on the back in
such a way that I expected him to say, "hey, hey").
For sheer adrenaline, I've probably had adventures that top this
one, but in terms of paradigm-shifting experience, no contest.
I was dragging the yellowing tail of a humorously oversized,
1983 vintage 6'4″ squaretail thruster with boxy rails and fixed fins
that my brother Brian had bought secondhand—Play It Again
Sports, maybe—letting the leash trail 6 feet behind me. To my left
was Peter Finn, whose mother had driven us here in her navy blue
Jeep Wagoneer with the wood-paneled siding, and if I was unpoised
and comically outfitted, Peter had all of the gear. His wetsuit fit just
right, and his board was white and perfectly waxed. (I didn't know
what surf wax did at that point.) He knew how to let the leash loop
just over the front of his board as he carried it under his arm and he
looked every bit the part of a fully formed 12-year-old surfer.
For my part, I was starting to regret having told Peter a week
before that I was a surfer, and that I knew exactly what I was doing.
The lie worked on the dry land of the San Fernando Valley playground,
but it was going to become incredibly transparent in the
next two minutes. No, I would have done better to tell Peter that my
brother Brian had taken up surfing—though I'd never actually seen
him do it—and that I figured it couldn't possibly be that hard if Brian
could do it.
When we were standing there on the sand, if I was really keen, I
might have taken a hard look at the faces of the surfers in the water,
stepped back, and thought about the absolute resolve they all
seemed to undertake the sport with, but I was 12.
Peter attached his leash to his ankle expertly, made a quick dash
to the water, dove in, and paddled off to the lineup, leaving me
standing alone on the sand dune, trying to figure out how to make
sense of any of the apparatuses I'd been given. My wetsuit was so
oversized that I had stepped through the neckhole to put it on, and
as I looked at the leash, I had no idea which leg it was supposed to
go on, so I opted for the left, though when I attached the Velcro
around my ankle as tight as possible, the whole loop still slipped off
of my foot, and I knew that I was not going to make as deft an
entrance as Peter.
As it turned out, I jumped on my board in the shallows, its nose
pointing west and my body pointing vaguely southwest. The cold,
salty water flooding my wetsuit so that it hung sloppily over my wire
coat hangers of shoulders. The surfboard suddenly seemed like an
extremely complicated piece of equipment, my arms transformed
into rather ineffectual and awkward appendages. Peter was sitting in
the lineup with the grownups and high school kids, and though I did
my tenacious best for the next half-hour to join him, it was no use.
I grew up over the hill from Topanga Canyon State Beach, in The
Valley, and though I had seen enough TV to know that this made me
a "Val" and that this was somehow bad, I also knew that it didn't
matter, because surfing was something I was not cut out for. I tried
to convince myself that surfing was stupid, and started yearning at
that exact moment for a football and consequently a pastime that
made sense, because all of this surfing stuff just seemed so frivolous
and silly when you compared it to, say, Marcus Allen and the Los
Angeles Raiders.
Maybe my life would be easier if I could have convinced myself
of this. Maybe if that had happened I would today be able to sit still
for more than two hours at a time without having to consult a surf
report, or I wouldn't have the impulse to drive the same two-mile
loop to the beach five times a day, or I might not feel the need to
make a ridiculous phone call to somebody I don't really want to
speak to so that they can assuage my fears and tell me that the surf
is utterly terrible.
But I didn't succeed at any of it.
And, OCD tendencies aside, there were more profound
moments to come in my surfing career—times more triumphant and
poetic and meaningful—but I guess it wouldn't be right to track it
back to anything but Peter Finn, a god-awful surfboard, and 30
absolutely ridiculous minutes of pure desire at Topanga Canyon. My
life literally hasn't been the same ever since. If I would have slept in,
or ignored it, I might be somewhere else in the world, but I'm not.
And thank God for that.


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GOP's $4.6T 'fiscal cliff' counterproposal rebuffed
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In 'cliff' talks, Obama on brink of disaster
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Boehner, House GOP leaders offer 'fiscal cliff' counterproposal
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On the Fiscal Cliff, Republicans Got Nothin'
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Do Democrats actually want to go over the fiscal cliff?
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GOP Leaders May Be Pondering Surrender On Taxes
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The Purge of House Conservatives Continues
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Boehner Counter Offer To Obama Includes Higher Medicare Age, Social Security Benefit Cut
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney.com:
Corporate profits hit record as wages get squeezed
Corporate profits hit record as wages get squeezed
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Fraser Suites Dubai in the city's prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road
Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd today turned the spotlight on the opening of its second property in the Middle East, Fraser
Suites Dubai.
Earlier in March 2010, Frasers Hospitality made its debut in the Middle East
with the opening of the 91-unit Fraser Suites Seef, Bahrain in the kingdom of
Bahrain. The opening of Fraser Suites Dubai will be followed in quick succession
with the launch of Fraser Suites Doha with another three properties to come
online throughout this region over the next two years.
The grand opening was attended by Dubai's business elite, the Chairman of Ali &
Sons, His Excellency Ali Bin Khalfan Al Mutawa Al Dhahry and was officiated by
Singapore's Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. Lee Yi Shyan.
Occupying the top 23 levels of the 45-storey Sidra Tower located in the city's
prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road, the property's 158 suites and penthouses command
sweeping views across the city, including iconic landmarks such at the Burj
Khalifa, the world's tallest building, the amazing Palm Jumeirah and kilometers
of golden sand beaches lining the Arabian Sea.
"The Middle East remains a key area for business and tourism and, strategically
for Frasers Hospitality as we expand our presence in the Middle East," said Mr
Choe Peng Sum, Chief Executive Officer, Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd.
"Our Gold - Standard reputation was responsible for securing the management of
Fraser Suites Dubai which at Sidra Tower represents the perfect location and
while our ambition is not to be the biggest operator in the Middle East we hope
to bring a new level of hospitality to this region," he added.
Fraser Suites Doha, which opens early next year, will be the third Middle East
location for Frasers Hospitality and advanced negotiations are already underway
for properties in Riyadh, Al Khobar and Jeddah.
Fraser Suites Dubai features light filled open plan living spaces and provides
full kitchen and laundry facilities, large balconies, work desks, luxurious
bedding, marble bathrooms with exclusive Peter Thomas Roth amenities and daily
housekeeping services.
A round-the-clock reception and concierge attends to every guest need and the in-
house Aqua Cafe offers a full international buffet breakfast and a wide variety
of dishes with an emphasis on freshness and flavor throughout the day and 24-
hour in suite dining.
Business facilities include a business centre, boardroom and meeting facilities,
perfect for small events for six to 30 people.
Family oriented services and facilities include a 25-meter outdoor swimming
pool, children's wading pool and sundeck, tennis court, squash court, 24-hour
gymnasium, aerobics room and Fraser Kid's Club.
Fraser Suites Dubai is home to the exclusive Awazen Spa which offers an
extensive range of therapeutic and holistic treatments with an emphasis on
health, vitality and wellbeing.
Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd currently manages 35 properties around the world
under both the Fraser and Modena marques - a total of 5,000 individual
residences in 21 cities worldwide. And with another 6,000 residences on the
drawing board, the company is on course to manage more than 10,600 individual
residences by 2012.


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By Kevin Rouse
A-Class VXD3 Wheelset – $749
Stock and bond markets be damned—gold is where it's at. The designers over at A-Class obviously think so at least. Well, as far as aesthetics go anyway. For their VXD3 wheelset, they chose aluminum instead to help keep weight and (at roughly $1700 an ounce for gold these days) price to a minimum. We're happy with this decision as the wheelset comes in at a svelte 1,570 grams (manufacturer claimed; our set came in at 1,599 grams).
Sporting a one-cross lacing pattern and 24 spokes front and rear, the wheels also feature Center Lock hubs (the front offering convertibility for either a 9mm QR or 15-milimeter through-axle) with sealed cartridge bearings that rolled quite smoothly for us.
As for overall ride impressions, we have to be honest. We initially chose to rock these wheels on looks alone. However, we were pleasantly surprised with the ride quality they offered. Decently stiff, they track well under load and have held up to abuse, putting up with poor line choices through rock gardens on more than one (or two, or three…) occasions. Aside from the bearings developing some slight play (solved by a new set of bearings from the friendly folks at A-class) we found little reason to find fault with the wheels. The rims, at 17.5-milimeters-wide (internally) aren't massively broad by any means, but supported 2.35-inch treads without much issue. Anything larger however, and a noticeable amount of tire squirm could be felt.
Overall, the wheels proved themselves to be a solid option for those seeking a lightweight trail wheelset that can stand up to a bit of abuse—and, if gold is any measure, these wheels should continue to prove their worth over time.


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F1 launch: Sauber C32
Published on 02 Feb 2013 12:23
The main visual differences from the C31 to the C32 are the sidepods, the colour, and the nose. The sidepods are now much smaller and the team has changed the car from mostly white, to grey. The team has also taken advantage of the vanity panel, like Ferrari, Force India and McLaren have.
Drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutiérrez unveiled the car, and both of them are hoping for more success than in 2012.
Monisha Kaltenborn said: We have very high expectations of them and they know that.
The car will be put in action on Tuesday at the pre-season test session in Jerez.
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Observations from Cal ScrimmageAugust 15, 2008
Run offense
The offense looked good running the ball. Until the end of the scrimmage, when the offensive line was made up of second- and third-stringers, they were able to get significant push off the ball all day. Running inside was an easy four to five yards a pop, while going outside almost routinely created space for the tailbacks to break off big plays.
I was particularly impressed with the run blocking of Chris Guarnero, the sophomore center who looks to have made the shift to guard as he started with the first team on the left side and Mitchell Schwartz, the mammoth right tackle.
To my eye, all of the TEs were effective in run blocking, including Cameron Morrah, who had previously been described as an indifferent blocker. Jahvid Best did not participate as he was nursing a minor leg injury of some sort.
Shane Vereen got the start and looked solid, although I have to believe he is still not 100 percent. While far from pedestrian in his cuts and acceleration, Shane was noticeably less explosive.
Tracy Slocum was very effective as well. Slocum runs with great body lean and a low center of gravity, making him tough to tackle.


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Gotta Flee Em All
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Love, Run, Sleep
dork.major dork.
Reaching 1,243 in 2008 -- one day, one week, one mile at a time.
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Former runner
Thought I'd tack on a few pics to this thread. I sampled my first homemade cheese today. My friend and I made a 2 lb batch of Caerphilly 4 weeks ago and it turned out great.This all started when I figured out how to make yogurt a couple years ago. I bought a cheese kit at the local homebrew store last year to make some fresh mozzarella. It came with the basics, cheese cloth, rennet and salt. I've made a few batches since then that turned out fine. A couple months ago a friend and I built a dutch press based on plans we found online. We decided on making the caerphilly for the first cheese since it only took 3 weeks to age. We ended up waiting 4 weeks to cut it open and it turned out pretty tasty. My friend converted the freezer of his beer fridge into an aging cave for the cheeses which works pretty good. The second cheese is a 4 lb Colby. Instead of using the traditional wax to age it we decided to vacuum seal this wheel. Today we made our first cheddar. It took a bit longer since the cheddaring process takes a full 2 hours. It's currently in the press for another 10 hours at 75 lbs.
The Caerphilly - 2 lb
The dutch press
The Colby - 4 lb
Caerphilly cut
Vacuum sealed Colby
That is damn impressive! Nice job Cameraready!
How long are you going to age the cheddar?
We're planning on aging the cheddar for 3-6 months. I think I might have cut the curds too large for the cheddar so I'll have to see if it comes out of the mold as a good wheel. For these first few batches we used regular store bought milk. Once we get our methods perfected we'll probably start using some fresh local milk.
I think I forgot to mention the other cheese we get out of each batch. Once you're done collecting the curds you can heat the whey to 200 F and add some vinegar to make fresh ricotta. This last batch used 4 gal of milk which resulted in 3 gal of whey. The final result was 13 oz of ricotta. I enjoyed some of that with my dinner tonight.
very impressive!
Tell us about the cheddaring process, I have never found many details about it.
We used the instructions from the Making Artisan Cheese book. After you collect the curds you cut them into 1/2" strips. Then you place them in a pot or pan stacking them in a criss-cross pattern. The pan gets placed in the sink with hot water to keep the temp around 100 F. Every 15 minutes you pull the strips out of the pan, drain the whey and re-stack the strips back in the pan. This gets repeated every 15 minutes for 2 hours. I guess the point is that the curds expel the whey during this stage and shrink slightly. It did seem to make a difference after it was done. Although the whole time I was doing it I was wondering how a commercial cheese maker would do this process since it was very labor intensive.
Here's a pic of what they looked like in the pot.


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