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Much attention at the awards ceremonies focuses on the gowns and jewelry worn by actresses on the red carpet, but hair and makeup also play a big role in an actress' image. As a beauty blogger, and a female, checking out whay they're wearing is a great way to gauge what styles are trending at the moment.
One of the most buzzed-about trends of the Golden Globes were the manicures. Nail art continues to gain steam that has been building in the last year. Zooey Deschanel tweeted a picture of her movie-inspired manicure and her filmstrip decals are sure to be replicated. Even the most subtle manicures were graced with a hint of nail art: Julianne Hough had an edgy maroon and gold French manicure and Sarah Hyland's quiet strip of gold on her noir manicure was the perfect embellishment. Let's not forget the beaded accent nail sported by Anne Hathaway. She added just a hint of black-tie glam by applying caviar accents (small beads) to her ring nail.


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Would you like to vote in our short story competition final?
Hi Steven....hope you are doing well!
Thanks for your comment,Steve! It's particularly meaningful as it comes from you.
Thank you very much for reading that thing and posting the nice comment.
Would you like to vote in our Short Story Competition Final?
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Hey Steven,
Thanks very much, you're too kind I'm glad you thought it was funny, not everyone will think so, I suspect I mean, did your son (27) laugh, or did he look at you as if part of you was missing? I had to go and tweak it as there were two tiny mistakes in it, but you probably won't notice any significant change. This is the first short I've written in months and I was feeling the urge. I just sat down this morning and started typing. This is what came out. I'm very flattered that you rate it so highly. Thanks very much for the note. Chin, chin - H
Would you like to vote in the Short Story Contest?
My old friend! Please be more specific about what you want me to read. I did not find what you mentioned on Facebook. good times always my California native friend!!
Thanks for your message Steven.
I think you're right about the amount of time he spent. I didn't think he'd be positive about any feedback, which is probably why people didn't respond as they usually do, but there's the slight possibility that he might get something from it. I thought I'd give it a go just in case.
I appreciate your message.
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Great to see some new stats from Nielsen about the use of mobile video – especially amongst teenagers.
Their latest numbers are showing major usage and growth in the 13-17 area. These figures are for the US and some unofficial stats I've seen for the UK indicate they may be even higher. Interesting and short full details here: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/americans-watching-more-tv-than-ever/


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I won't have internet for a period of time that I hope is short. I'm sorry about this. It's because my roommate that has the host computer for our DSL is moving out tomorrow, and we'll have to set up the whole thing again on mine or my other roomie's computer. I have NO IDEA how this is done. I hope it won't be too hard! I'll see if I can get my dialup modem working but I haven't been able to do it in the past. (something about our phone lines here? it works in WV on the same computer...) Anyway, I'm hoping my other roommate will set it up for us. I think he may know what he's doing.
Anyway, that's where I'll disappear to. I'll work on pages in the meantime. I worked my ass off on the RPG today! I've almost got it completely finished! ^____^


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Is Anyone Responsible? On the Toyota Recall Action
What was the real cause of Toyota's recent recall? The largest action of this kind in the history of the automobile, Toyota's unprecedented recall involved several millions cars worldwide.
Not all the relevant technological facts are clear. The first recall action was a result of reported cases of uncontrolled acceleration of Toyota cars, after which the company claimed that floor mats were trapping the accelerator pedal. Later, a more serious cause was discovered, a construction flaw in the pedal itself, prompting a second recall. However, even this does not seem to account for all reported cases of uncontrolled acceleration, as consumers have claimed that their cars accelerate out of control even after having been recalled. It now seems very probable that the problem is not mechanical at all, but due to defects in the wiring. Investigations are still ongoing but whatever the result, a question can be raised as to whether Toyota can guarantee the safety of all the highly complex and computerized functions built into their cars. If the possibility of a fundamental and life-threatening flaw remains, Toyota cars cannot legitimately and in good conscience be called "safe."
From a management perspective, doubts about Toyota also remain. Many customers feel that the company acted in a prompt and considerate way, and they feel their trust has been restored. Others, however, are more critical. An important question here is when exactly did Toyota first know of the existence of a serious flaw? Was the recall related to the floor mats which originally the company truly believed was the issue and recalled their cars to repair? Or did Toyota neglect to make a more serious and general investigation? Were safety issues taken seriously enough?
Questions of this kind are difficult to answer, mostly because it is near impossible to assign clear-cut responsibilities in the production of a high-tech product such as a modern car. "Is anyone responsible at all?" one might ask, with a skeptical sigh. The way in which technology is produced is highly complex. Who in the company could have had doubts about the safety of accelerators, and when? What counts as sufficient evidence to say that a mechanism is "unsafe"? At what point should a company take action? We also need to consider what regulatory procedures should be in place to trigger an appropriate response to the discovery of design defects. This is an issue of policy-making which will be responsive to ethical standards such as customer safety, transparency, and accountability.
Some commentators take the easy route. From an outside perspective, it is not difficult to assert that companies are only interested in making a profit, and therefore they minimize safety tests as much as possible. But not only are such statements too facile, they do not help us explain why the technical failures happen the way they do. Most likely it will never be possible to identify a single person who knowingly and voluntarily ordered safety standards to be lower than they should be. We rather have to assume that the company as a whole worked in a way that made it possible to overlook certain flaws. Maybe financial pressure slowly changed some of the critical processes in the organization? Maybe the company developed certain habits and perceptions in their personnel which did not allow for adequate consideration of safety concerns? This might have happened more or less unknowingly, over time. In this case the company is still liable for what happened, and must assume legal responsibility for the reparation of the damage. But no one seems to be able or willing to take personal responsibility for causing the flaw. In a certain sense, "it just happened."
Hence, the Toyota case raises a more general question: do large and complex organizations allow for responsible action at all? From an ethical point of view we cannot give up this idea, even if the evidence that "it just happened" seems to be strong. Habits and perceptions, even if they are built up unknowingly and over time, are based on human agency. They are a product of the inner variability of human behavior, which means they can be changed and corrected through the same activity from which they emerged. In the strict sense nothing in human agency ever "just happens." A case like Toyota's should draw our attention to structures that slowly emerge in organizations and become so natural that alternatives seem non-existent, although they are not. It should also draw our attention to the manifold of factors that threaten and limit real human responsibility. Of course we should not assign responsibility arbitrarily, but we also cannot renounce the idea that there is human agency, decision-making, and therefore responsibility, even in highly technological and collaborative environments.
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Teachers unions constantly demand more pay and more benefits. They say that it's "for the children". There is a valid connection between quality work and pay. Good teachers that can make better money elsewhere can do so without compromising the notion of "for the children", if that's even the slightest bit true. They are doing it for different children, that's all. There is nothing wrong with a good teacher reaching new heights in their career, whether that is at the same place or elsewhere.That being said, if teachers are soooo smart, then why don't they understand that bad teachers make them look bad also? Why do they fight against performance ratings, school vouchers, and good teacher bonuses? Why do they fight against the notion of firing bad teachers?The reason why this happens seems to be two-fold. On one hand, the bad teachers know that they can't survive performance ratings, so they fight vehemently against it, saving their own arses. This is akin to the people on welfare that don't want to work, only voting for someone that will keep giving them more free stuff. I won't even get into the "liberal victim syndrome" aspect.
The other reason… is blind ideology. They have their heads so far up their collective liberal hind quarters that they can't see the light of day.
Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach.
This maxim is too often true. However; I have teachers in my family, and though I've never been taught directly by them, I am pretty confident that they aren't in that crowd.
It is the basic nature of a doer to get things done and not to worry about what other people are doing or not doing. This is the reason that Conservatives are considered the "Silent Majority". Conservatives are, by nature and by ideology, the ones primarily concerned with things like trying to improve themselves, their families, and just living their lives and letting other people live their lives. They are silently doing what they do and not telling others what to do. They don't concern themselves with the petty things
Liberals are the opposite. Liberals aren't happy when someone disagrees, instead they attempt to coerce you into their mindset with name-calling and denigration. They are the whiny little kids that always have to get their way. They are the ones who think they know it all (teenager never becoming an adult) and turn to activism to get their way (whining in public). In addition, they flock to the media so they can get their "correct" viewpoint heard by all, they flock to teaching so they can tell little kids that don't know any better what to think, producing mini clones of themselves, and they flock to politics so they can force their childish ideas on the rest of us.
On second thought, maybe they aren't all that smart. Maybe they are just smarter than the kids they are teaching.
After all, intelligence and acquired knowledge do not always inhabit the same vessel.


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I'm a deep sleeper. Too many times, I've ignored the snooze button and turned off the alarm, making Jason wonder, "Where's
my slave Andi?!" This DIY alarm clock would be perfect for us sleep addicts.
This Do-It-Yourself Safety Alarm Clock will only shut off after you've unlocked it with a key. When you go to bed, simply set your alarm and lock it in by turning the key. In order for it to have the maximum effect, take the key out of the lock after you've turned out the lights and then toss it into the dark abyss that is your room. In the morning when your alarm sounds, you'll be forced to crawl out of bed and hunt for the key before you can unlock your clock and shut it up.
Knowing me, I'd probably end up making duplicates of the key and hide it under my pillow, but hopefully you won't be a remarkably industrious lazy arse and do the same. Head on over to Instructables to see how this Safety Alarm Clock is made. [Instructables via Make Blog Thanks Seung!]


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Have you ever downloaded a theme for your BlackBerry and its almost perfect? You like it a lot, yet it is missing that certain factor to make it perfect. Have you ever just wished you could make your own theme, or have someone make one for you?
Today ProBBDesigns has given us 1 custom theme to giveaway to one of our great readers. The winner of this custom theme will be able to work with a ProBBDesigns developer to custom create a theme for you. The theme will be designed the way you want it to be designed and you will also be able to name the theme. This theme will then be sold on the BlackBerryOS Store, for everyone to get a copy.
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TORONTO (AP) — The mystery of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's whereabouts deepened Tuesday, following reports that he did not enter the United States as expected but instead returned to Canada after landing at a Chicago airport.
Ford's lawyer said last week that the mayor had left Toronto for rehab after a video surfaced that appeared to show him smoking a crack pipe late last month — nearly a year after reports of an initial video that appeared show him smoking the drug. The lawyer, Dennis Morris, said Ford's plane was headed for Chicago.
But Roy Norton, the Consul General of Canada in Chicago, told The Globe and Mail that Ford voluntarily withdrew his application to enter the U.S. when he landed and was "not denied entry, per se." Norton didn't return messages left by The Associated Press, and Canada's foreign affairs department deferred comment to U.S. officials.
Kris Grogan, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said in an email that the federal Privacy Act prevents officials from commenting on "an individual's processing," but he noted that anyone hoping to enter the U.S. must "overcome ALL grounds of inadmissibility." He said there are more than 60 grounds for inadmissibility, including criminality, security reasons and documentation requirements.
Once a foreign visitor is formally denied entry, they have to receive special permission from the government to try to come back. If Ford decided on his own not to ask immigration authorities to let him in, future visits could be as simple as presenting his passport at the border.
Celebrity British chef Nigella Lawson, who acknowledged last year that she had occasionally used cocaine, was denied permission to board a flight to the United States earlier this year.
The last time Ford visited the United States was in early March, when he appeared on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" television show in Los Angeles.
Morris and Doug Ford, Rob's brother, declined to discuss the Globe's report, but insisted Tuesday that the mayor is in rehab.
"The most important thing, everyone who is concerned if he's in rehab, the answer is yes," Doug Ford told the AP. "As for his whereabouts that's personal and that should stay with Rob."
Doug Ford said he has spoken with his brother since he entered the program and that he is doing well.
"He's feeling great actually. He's feeling good. He's bought into the program and he's getting the support he needs," Doug Ford said.
Shelley Carroll, a Toronto city councilor, said Ford's location should be made public. "I'm not buying that it can't be divulged," Carroll said.
Councilor Giorgio Mammoliti said the mayor should provide a doctor's note.
Even as Ford began his treatment at an undisclosed location, another report of the mayor behaving inappropriately while intoxicated emerged last week. A report written by City Hall officials said Ford turned up intoxicated at the front security office at City Hall on St. Patrick's Day and threatened a guard who had reported the mayor for similar behavior two years ago.
The scandal over Ford's crack use broke last May when news reports emerged of the first video. After police said they had obtained that video, Ford admitted that he smoked crack while in a "drunken stupor."
Although Ford has not abandoned his bid to seek a second term in October's elections, the revelation of a second crack video raised even more doubts about his chances of prevailing. His decision to seek treatment comes months after he announced he was finished with alcohol — only to be followed by a steady flow of reports of intoxicated behavior.
Toronto's City Council stripped Ford of most of his powers last year, and Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly is running the city.
Associated Press writer Alicia Caldwell in Washington contributed to this report.


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Time to say goodbye
Dear Winterfriends hello.
Goodbye forever: Our drummer Kusi is leaving the band. His final show will be at November 21 in Bogen F Zürich.
Goodbye for some time: Betty and Thom are having a break and will start slowly to work on new material.
We insanely hope that you'll be with us on the 21st. Get tickets now!
Love the band
Toronto-New York-Paris
Soirée Longeur d'Ondes Paris
Akkustic-Gig Theater am Gleis, Winterthur
Listen: Tomorrow Saturday February 15, we will play as soft as we can. And the crowd will be seated. And we'll do two sets, so that you can drink a decent red wine in between. Over all you can say: This will be pretty jazzy event. We're very much looking forward to that.
Single- & Album-Release Europe
Boys. Girls. Citizens of Europe.
You must wait a little longer. The single THE WIND THAT MOVES THE CLOUDS will be released at the beginning and the album MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT at the end of January 14.
Austria pfieti & baba
Back from an intense journey to Austria: 4 shows within 36 hours. See you soon dear friends in the east: Midnight Midnight will be released in January 2014.
This was summertime: Watch these great pics from Zürich Openair and Rock'oz Arènes.
Here comes autumn-melancholia: As next we'll play in Rote Fabrik Zürich as support for the great CSS and at Waves Vienna for the indigenous inhabitants of Austria.
Summer-child: Don't to be sad!
October 4: Playing at WAVES VIENNA
Ok friends: We're spending some weeks far away from music-bizz. We're doing shallalalalah in Canada, France and Italy. See you at August 10 in Basel! Whoop Whoop Missy Winter
Dear friends, it's done, we have shot the video! Now editing and soon you gonna see that baby. Watch some photos from the videoshoot..And hurrah: Our video-financing-project is completed- thanks to you dear backers! 3 days left to get the last rewards. Click click.
Tests for the upcoming videoshoot
New Video coming soon. We need your support, friend!
We need your support, friend!
Dear friends hello!
MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT will be released this summer in Germany, France and Austria. Hurrah! To commemorate this, we're producing a new video for THE WIND THAT MOVES THE CLOUDS.
It will be set in a theatric ambience, with fog, animals and a strange voodoo operation.
We need your help to finance this! Support us here!
Love, Thom, Betty, Kusi
The Wind That Moves The Clouds
We recorded this song at Swiss-French-Television in summer 2012. It was hot as hell in the studio. Probably because sweet little Bastian Baker played before us. Afterwards we went to see Feist at For Noise Festival. Hu, how great. We gonna play at this most beloved festival: This summer. Wished it would be tomorrow.
This was a great year
Little Winters, we had a great night with OY and Aloan in Geneva yesterday, thank you for coming, thank you Simeon B. Thompson for being our musical friend this year. 2012 was fun and we're looking forward to 2013. May all your dirty dreams come true. xx MHBTCW
Brand-new video!
Now take this: Brand-new video for the song BATTLE SCAR! Directed, shot and edited by the great Simon Jaquemet. Thanks a lot to Muay Thai Shadow Boxing Gym. Hurrah!
Label Suisse and so on…
A show at Label Suisse has just been confirmed. We're playing at Les Docks in Lausanne, December 14. This show will be live transmitted by Radio Couleur 3. Very much looking forward to play in our beloved city of Lausanne! Now we do a short show-pause because Thom is directing a piece in Basel. We're back on Saturday 8 at Bars en Trans in Rennes (F). Enjoy the fog, the cold, the Glühwein, kiss Cecilia
Boya kaasha from the Swiss-Tour!
Winterfriends, we're having the time of our live while playing all around Switzerland. Thank you so much Mokka Thun, Kiff Aarau, Palace St. Gallen, Nouveau Monde Fribourg, Kuppel Basel, Schüür Luzern, Le Bourg Lausanne! You're amazing! And it goes on and on and on: See you this weekend in Selig Chur and Usine à Gaz Nyon. xx Cecilia
What an amazing night! Thank you all friends for celebrating MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT with us! Watch the pictures in the gallery. And now: Officially and very happy we introduce Simeon B. Thompson to you! He's playing keys on the swiss tour. Ok then, check the dates of the new show and bleed with us. Halleluja Betty, Thom, Kusi
New album MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT out now!
Buy CD, Vinyl (incl. CD), iTunes
DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL- new video!
Winterfriends, every second day we give you a new songtrailer, presented by 78's. If ever you want to do the cabriolet-experience that we did for filming that- just rent the crappy red one at mobility. See you tomorrow in le bourg Lausanne, for our first MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT- Show! Bises, Cecilia
MY HEART BELONGS TO CECILIA WINTER sind zurück!
Das neue Album heisst MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT, und als ersten Vorboten gibt's die lärmige Uptempo-Single DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL.
Die elf Songs des Zweitlings handeln von Fluchtautos, Zwielicht, seltenen Wolkenkonstellationen, schönen Narben, dem Jahr 1997, Sex und dem bevorstehenden Weltuntergang. Mehr verraten wir nicht.
MY HEART BELONGS TO CECILIA WINTER sont de retour!
Le nouveau album s'appelle MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT et le premier single c'est DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL. Avec les onze titres de leur petit deuxième, le groupe nous emmène dans un univers peuplé de voitures de fugitifs, dans la pénombre, vers des constellations rares de nuages, dessinent de belles cicatrices, parcourent l'année 1997 et évoquent le sexe et la fin du monde qui nous attend. On ne dit pas plus.


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Stevens Researcher Tackles Obstacle to Quantum Computing
Dr. Svetlana Malinovskaya of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics recently presented a Physics Colloquium at University of Nevada, Reno, where she assessed the latest developments in the quantum control of ultra-cold atoms and molecules and proposed potential solutions to the problem of decoherence. Quantum control is essential to the establishment and implementation of quantum computing, an extremely fast and powerful technology that would use the quantum state of atoms and molecules to store information rather than the electrical switches currently used in computers. A hindrance to its implementation is a phenomenon known as decoherence, which can be described as a loss of information to the environment.
One proposed way to limit decoherence is to take advantage of the special properties of ultra-cold atomic and molecular systems. Albert Einstein predicted that matter would behave in a different manner at temperatures that approach absolute zero (0 K or −273.15 °C). Under such conditions, atoms and molecules must be described with quantum properties rather than classical properties, and quantum effects are observed even at macroscopic scale. The state of matter in this condition is known as an Einstein condensate, and it is often considered to be the fifth state of matter. This state has considerable potential for quantum computing applications because of new features in matter systems free from thermal motion.
Thomas Collins
The centennial Nobel Prize for Physics in 2001 was awarded to the researchers who first produced this condensate with a system of atoms, but doing so with molecules has proven to be more difficult. Dr. Malinovskaya has proposed the implementation of optical frequency combs, or pulsed electromagnetic waves, for cooling of internal degrees of freedom in molecules (rotations and vibrations that stand in the way of achievement of molecular condensate). This provides a coherent accumulation of the population in the target state, accompanied by a negligible population of the excited state. This result is particularly sound in the context of prevention of decoherence.
Dr. Malinovskaya's research is being conducted in collaboration with researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Connecticut. Stevens students and Ph.D. candidates are also deeply involved in the research. Thomas Collins, a Ph.D. candidate, played an active role in this research, contributing to five research articles published in the top journals including Physical Review and Optics Letters. Spencer Horton, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics and master's degree in Nanotechnology in May 2012, completed his thesis on the studies of decoherence at ultracold temperatures, and under the supervision of Dr. Malinovskaya proposed the technique to mitigate the impact of decoherence by using modulated optical frequency combs. He will continue his graduate studies at Stony Brook University. The whole research group will participate with four presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society which will take place next week, June 4 – 8, in Anaheim, Cali.


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There are many flower fragrances in Best Perfumes For Her in South Africa used in perfumes but no fragrance can beat the smell of Rose which is known as the 'Queen of Flowers'. Roses are known for not only their beauty but also for their delicate scent and fragrant oil. Rose oil is one of the valuable ingredients in most perfumes for women. Rose Perfumes are feminine and classy and favorite with most women. Given below are some popular rose fragrances.
1) Paul Smith Rose: Paul Smith Rose Perfume is a fresh floral fragrance for women was launched in the year 2007. Best Ladies Perfume Sites it comes with a blend of different scents like Turkish rose oil, green tea along with light sparkling smell of magnolia and violet flowers. This is a great summer fragrance.
2) Yardley English Rose: When speaking of Rose fragrances how can I forget Yardley English Rose? This English rose perfume is one of the popular from the brand of Yardley. With its own unique blend of this timeless fragrance Yardley English Rose by Yardley of London for Women has been enchanting women around the world for generations. If you love the smooth and refreshed feeling Yardley English Rose can work the magic for you.
6) Woods Of Windsor True Rose: Woods of Windsor True Rose women that belongs to the floral fragrance group and was launched in 2002. This is a cool, Best Perfume Brands online fresh and calming pink rose fragrance with notes of crisp green leaves and chamomile encased by notes of exotic dusty violet and damask rose. The base of the fragrance comes in sensual aromatic woods, musks and regal iris.
Perfume Gift Tips And Ideas
Wearing Rose fragrances are considered to be classy and romantic. If you like to smell like Roses all the floral fragrances for women listed above can help. These are also popular choices during Summer and also as gifts for women.
Best Perfumes For Her in South Africa ?
There are several different perfumes available and
each one has a different fragrance. They are made up
of different ingredients. They can be made of natural
resources, chemicals or a combination.
Most perfumes use a blend of aromas that are usually
found in concentrated essential oils. There is a
formula that goes with each perfume in order to reach
that particular scent that you are trying to get.
Essential oils can be either natural or synthetic,
which will affect the result of your fragrance.
Natural ingredients cost a little more but it is worth
it when you get the natural scent to combine to make
the best fragrance.
To use synthetic essential oils will have an affect on
the results of your fragrance. The fragrance may not
last long, may not smell natural, or may cause an
allergic reaction.
There are other ingredients that go into making a
perfume, including Ethyl Alcohol. This type of alcohol
will mix well with the essential oils.
There are two fixatives that may be used to allow the
fragrance to last longer. Phtalates is a substance
that is used as a fixative. Phtalates may cause an
allergic reaction in some people as well as other
harmful effects.
Glycerin is another common fixative to use in
preserving the perfume.
Glycerin can also cause an allergic reaction. These
ingredients are important to maintain shelf life. If
you are making your own perfume you may leave a
fixative out to enjoy the natural scents without any
harmful ingredients.
Selecting A Perfume
You may have seen them advertised on television, in a
magazine or on a website. These fragrances usually
feature a famous person advertising them or creating
them. These signature fragrances are great for any
mood that you are in.
Fragrances sold in the signature series are usually
priced expensive. A signature perfume is one that you
wear continuously without changing fragrances.
There are several reasons why someone would choose to
wear the same fragrance without trying new ones.
Basically it is because they are comfortable in that
That specific perfume gives them the confidence they
need to get through their day. It makes them feel
strong, individual and can allow them to feel proud.
Signature fragrances are great as long as the perfume
is being produced. A lot of times, when you find
something that you really like, they quit making it.
Then you are left searching for another fragrance that
may be similar to the signature fragrance.
With signature fragrances, the chance that the scent
will go bad decreases the more you use it. So if you
have a signature fragrance you are probably going to
use it everyday, even if you don't go out of the
Putting on your make up and perfume can make you feel
great. To choose a signature fragrance, you will have
to do some testing. Go to a store that provides a wide
variety of perfumes to choose from. You will be able
to choose a fragrance that is right for you.


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YORK, PA – The York College Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by three as Jill Crouse-Wolf, Chris Showers, and Michael Jackson will be inducted into the prestigious fraternity on Saturday, May 1 at Charles Wolf Gymnasium.
The 1998 Men's Soccer team will also be honored by the College as they were the first team in program history to win a Capital Athletic Conference championship.
Jill Crouse-Wolf was a three-time All-Capital Athletic Conference first-team volleyball selection for the Spartans during her four-year career (1996-1999). She was a three-time captain for the Spartans while she also was a three-time team MVP for the Green and White. Crouse-Wolf still holds the school record for career kills at 2,003 and career digs with 3,021. Up until this fall, she held the CAC record for career digs. Crouse-Wolf also holds five other school records including total attempts, digs percentage, total service receptions, reception percentage, and total games played.
Crouse-Wolf earned the top NCAA Division III digs per game ranking in 1999 while she was also a starter on the 1997 CAC championship squad. She earned the York College Georgia Heathcote-Stallman award signifying the outstanding senior female student-athlete in May of 2000.
After her playing career, Crouse-Wolf served as a Spartan assistant volleyball coach for five years. She continues to be an active player in the York County area.
Chris Showers ended his career as the most decorated Spartan men's soccer player at the time of his graduation. He was a physical defender that helped the Spartan defense dominate opponents, setting a tone that has carried through the run of the highly successful and nationally ranked Spartan men's soccer program.
Showers was a first-team All-CAC pick and first-team All-Mid-Atlantic region as a junior. He was the only junior to appear on that Mid-Atlantic all-start squad. He followed that up by helping lead the Spartans to their first men's soccer CAC tournament title as a senior. He again earned first-team All-CAC accolades and second-team regional honors as the Spartans won 16 games and the conference crown. He was the Spartans' team MVP for the conference champions.
Showers was a two-year captain for York while his leadership helped the Green and White reach unprecedented heights capped by the conference championship. The Spartan defense held opponents to 1.61 goals against during his junior year and a 1.14 goals against average during the 1998 season.
Michael Jackson was a Spartan standout from 1991 to 1994 as the Spartan men's track and field program was one of the most successful not only in the CAC but also a regional powerhouse as the squad captured back-to-back CAC team championships in 1991 and 1992. Jackson was a 400-meter intermediate hurdle CAC champion in 1992 while he was a member of two conference champion 4x100 relay teams in 1991 and 1992.
In addition to being a conference champion, Jackson was a three-time second-team finisher in the 400 intermediate hurdles (1991, 1993, and 1994) and a runner-up in the 1994 110-meter hurdles. He was also on the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second at the 1992 championships.
Jackson, who serves as a Spartan assistant cross country coach, has continued his participation in track after graduation. He has earned various championships in the USATF Outdoor Master's National Championships, USATF Indoor Master's National Championships, the national level of the State Games of America and the Keystone State Games.
The 1998 men's soccer team finished the season with a mark of 16-4-1 as they earned the first of the program's four CAC championships. The Spartans never got the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Tournament as there was no automatic bid to the national tournament like there is now. In fact, the 1998 season was the last men's soccer season without the benefit of the automatic bid.
The Spartans rose to as high as fourth in the Mid-Atlantic region as they just missed out on participating in a much more limited post-season field. The season was also the last in the long and accomplished tenure of head coach Pat Massa who retired from coaching at the end of the year.
Five Spartans earned All-CAC recognition as Showers, Michael Biazzo, Joe Gossard, and Eric York earned first-team honors while Matt Shealer gained second-team accolades. Showers and Biazzo were honored as All-Mid-Atlantic regional honors.
The induction ceremony begins Saturday afternoon in Wolf Gymnasium with Assistant Dean for Athletics and Recreation Sean Sullivan delivering opening remarks at 2:00 pm.


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Gavin Newsom, lieutenant governor of California, has a startling proposition: What if government solved problems in the style of Yelp, Wikipedia, Google, and FarmVille?
In Citizenville, co-written with Lisa Dickey, Newsom outlines his learnings from being mayor of one of the most plugged-in cities in the world, San Francisco. "The biggest problem with government today," he writes, "is that we've set it up to manage problems, not solve them. Too often, people in government are more interested in maintaining the status quo, because that's how they maintain their jobs." Instead, he says, why not integrate tech-based fixes? Why not bring the takeaways from Silicon Valley's private sector into the public sector?
From the gamification of civic engagement to open data to hackathons to crowdsourced innovations, Newsom presents some of the tech entrepreneurship scene's greatest lessons and suggests how they might work for local government.
Take, for example, FarmVille. An addictive game, sure, but also a revolutionary concept that government could apply to the real world. In FarmVille, players earn points or pay to grow their virtual farms. Newsom posits that, in real life, we could gamify community service so that everyday citizens would be rewarded for helping out around town. Reporting a pothole, organizing a park cleanup – these would score points in the author's real world scenario. He calls the concept "Citizenville." Imagine if we spent as much time cultivating our actual communities as we did our virtual communities?
And that's just the beginning. Newsom presents a wealth of exciting possibilities. And while Citizenville the game seems feasible enough, the reader wonders which of his many ideas should be given a shot and which proposals shouldn't go beyond the whiteboard.
One success story with revolutionary implications involves Oakland's Crimespotting website. When one Web-savvy citizen took it upon himself to scrape Oakland's crime data from the site CrimeWatch and plot it on an easy-to-understand, online map that launched in 2007, it was groundbreaking. For no money and with few resources, Mike Migurski created a useful tool that kept everyday Oaklanders informed – simply because he cared about his city.
Newsom imagines that, if government had been tasked with such an undertaking, "the cost might reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars" for tech talent, "and the end product may or may not have been as good as what Mike and his colleagues produced." Therefore, just as Apple offers limitless possibilities for development thanks to its open application programming interface (API), the government should open its public data. The public sector should enable the Migurskis of the world to create government apps that can empower citizens. "Government doesn't have to create everything; it just has to let others create," the author writes.
Newsom also tells the story of how, in 2008 during his second term as mayor, he saw how technologically hampered city government agencies were: In particular, the call center for 311 (the city's catchall nonemergency number) yielded reports in PDF format – not much more helpful than a huge stack of printouts. So he brought in Brian Purchia as new media director whose team transformed 311's list of disparate queries and complaints into useful, online data sets.
San Francisco then launched DataSF.org, which made government data publicly available online. And they were the first city government to premiere a Twitter-based 311 service. Then in March 2010, Newsom's team expanded their tech efforts. San Francisco became the first city to launch Open 311, "the first national API in government history." By reinventing how to collect and share public information, San Francisco, New York, and other digitally savvy cities democratize data and welcome their citizens as collaborators.
To be sure, "Citizenville" presents optimistic solutions based on concepts that have succeeded and scaled in the mostly for-profit tech world. But the public sector and the private sector are different. While a tech company can easily pivot at will, the public sector must answer to taxpayers. And not all citizens will see value in, say, a Yelp-like rating system for the DMV or X Prize-style competitions to address municipal problems.
Nonetheless, "Citizenville" is an important book for anyone who's curious about tech and civic engagement. As we saw with the crucial role that social media played in New York City government during Hurricane Irene and in the nation as a whole during the recent Presidential debates, Web-based tools are indeed the future of managing the needs of and engaging with citywide, statewide, and national populations.
Newsom is at times overly idealistic about the potential of applying tech startup learnings to government. But "Citizenville" can start a dialogue about how the people have long felt alienated by government – and how technology has the power to change that.
Grace Bello is a contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.


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Kenyan police deployed forces Sunday in the capital and the lakeside city of Kisumu to contain the continuing threat of violence after five people were killed in riots Saturday, officials said, but the country remained mostly peaceful after a court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's election as president.
Rowdy youths in Nairobi's slums were still trying to protest the Supreme Court's ruling against Prime Minister Raila Odinga's challenge to the validity of Kenyatta's win, Nairobi police officials said Sunday.
At least three people rioting in Nairobi's Dandora slum were shot dead by police on Saturday, police said, bringing to five the number of people killed in postelection violence since the court's verdict was given on Saturday. Two people were killed and five seriously injured Saturday in riots in Kisumu, Odinga's hometown, said Ole Metito, police chief for Nyanza province.
The incidents on Saturday threatened to disrupt the peace across most of Kenya, which five years ago degenerated into deadly violence stemming from a disputed election. But police said the heavy presence of forces Sunday in trouble spots - especially slum areas where many of Odinga's supporters live -was likely to deter protesters still angry over Kenyatta's court victory.
An unexploded bomb was discovered inside a minibus at a Nairobi bus stop on Sunday, police said.
"There is tension obviously, but with the deployment of officers we have done we don't anticipate anything," said Moses Ombati, the deputy police chief for Nairobi.
Although Odinga accepted the court's decision, some of his supporters reacted angrily to his loss, taking to the streets and engaging the police in running battles.
"There was chaos in places where people were throwing stones. Now we have officers monitoring the general situation," Metito said.
Kenyatta, who is to be sworn in on April 9, said late Saturday that he would be a president for all Kenyans and urged them to move past the election and build a nation "at peace with itself." He repeated the same message during a Easter Sunday church service.
The March 4 election was described by many as the most complicated in Kenya's history. It pitted Kenyatta against Odinga, whose disputed loss in the 2007 election triggered postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Kenyatta faces criminal charges at the International Criminal Court for allegedly encouraging that violence, the reason many Western governments have said they may have limited contact with Kenya's new president. His win may complicate Kenya's relationship with the U.S., which had warned of "consequences" in the event of Kenyatta's victory. The White House on Saturday congratulated him and urged Kenyans "to peacefully accept the results of the election."
Kenyatta, who has promised to cooperate with the ICC, will become the second sitting African president to face charges at The Hague. William Ruto, his running mate, who is set to become Kenya's deputy president, faces similar charges. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
Unlike after the 2007 election, which degenerated into tribe-on-tribe violence, Kenya has been largely peaceful following these elections.
Odinga charged the presidential election was "tainted" by irregularities. Odinga's lawyers alleged in court that the electoral commission boosted Kenyatta's numbers at some polling stations, helping him to avoid a runoff election with Odinga. According to official figures, Kenyatta avoided a runoff by about 8,000 votes out of 12.3 million cast.
The Supreme Court decided that Kenyatta was validly elected and that the election was conducted in compliance with the constitution. The judges are expected to release a detailed judgment in two weeks.
Odinga said he accepted this verdict even though he regretted that some of the evidence produced by his lawyers had been disregarded.
"Casting doubt on the judgment of the court could lead to higher political and economic uncertainty, and make it more difficult for our country to move forward," he said Saturday after the verdict. "We must soldier on in our resolve to reform our politics and institutions. Respect for the supremacy of the constitution in resolving disputes between fellow citizens is the surest foundation of our democratic society. "
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The day I received the Erasmus Mundus scholarship is one I won't forget in a hurry. It was a pleasant, rather unexpected surprise.
The scholarship is offered by the European Commission, with the stated aim of promoting the European Union 'as a centre of excellence in learning around the world.' What interested me most about the scholarship was the opportunity to study at -- and obtain degrees from, if all goes well -- two renowned European universities in two different countries.
The Erasmus Mundus scholarship is built into several such programmes, all of which involve studying at two or more countries. Being a student of computer science, I was particularly interested in the programme in Informatics offered by a consortium of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, RWTH Aachen University, Germany and the University of Trento, Italy.
The scholarship programme is, unfortunately, not well publicised. It was merely by following a link I chanced upon at the University of Edinburgh's Web site that I stumbled upon the course.
The online application to the EuMI School -- as the consortium where I study is called -- was simplicity itself. The TOEFL is the only exam required, in addition to having obtained a first degree by July 31 of the year of entering the Masters' programme. However, I sent my GRE scores in as well, primarily because I had performed well at the exam.
There are 24 scholarships available at the EuMI for non-EU students. There is also a rather intriguing quota system that ensures a fair mix from around the world. Give the system a quick glance before applying.
Every student admitted to the EuMI school spends approximately a year at each university. He or she is awarded degrees from both universities, but it is at the main university that work on the thesis is done.
The most interesting thing about the EuMI school is the course structure. It is highly flexible and allows one to either focus in one given direction, or gain a taste of several disparate fields of computer science. What is also interesting is that the student is guided on a thesis by two advisors; one from each university. This allows for inter-university collaboration, and the student has the opportunity to assimilate ideas from two experts in the field.
As for the scholarship, it is very liberal. It awards a student 21,000 Euros a year. This includes 4,000 Euros to pay the fees (heavily subsidised -- do the math: it otherwise costs 11,850 GBP to study at the University of Edinburgh), 1,000 EUR for travel expenses and 1,600 EUR monthly. This is more than adequate for a comfortable life, free of financial pressures -- even in a ridiculously expensive country like Great Britain. The scholarship even allows you the opportunity to indulge yourself in moderation.
Since the rationale behind admission processes is seldom, if ever, revealed, it would be unfair for me to make sweeping statements on what makes a good application for the scholarship. But I think I could safely say that a good academic record, coupled with extensive extra-curricular activities and decent letters of references -- the latter being particularly important -- should stand one in good stead.
Another important aspect of the application process to the EuMI school is the Motivation Statement. It is rather similar to a Statement of Purpose asked for in American schools. This is where the applicant must try and bring to the fore the clarity of his or her vision. A well-constructed Motivation Statement can go a long way with the admissions committee. On the flip side, a bad Motivation Statement can be a detriment to an otherwise strong application.
Last, but definitely not least, application to the EuMI school (and thereby the Erasmus Mundus scholarship) is free! So why not give it a shot?
Siddhu Warrier is a student at the European Masters in Informatics School (Net-Centric Informatics), University of Edinburgh.
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The vacation ownership industry continued to expand through
2015 with reported revenue growth of 8.2 percent, a higher rate than both 2013
and 2014. In addition, Deloitte's
research for the ARDA International Foundation (AIF) indicates the U.S.
vacation ownership industry has grown at a relatively strong pace, as it
continues to withstand the turbulence observed in the broader economy.
The growth is a positive sign for the Timeshare
Industry, but there are more numbers to dive into using AIF's Financial Performance
2016: A Survey of Timeshare & Vacation Ownership Companies.
The results
of the Financial Performance survey are a measure of 2015 calendar year
performance as reported
by timeshare company respondents. The
results below are a summary of selected key metrics that AIF believes provide
an overview of the vacation timeshare industry in the United States.
For a more detailed look at this report be sure to
visit or read about it in this month's edition of Developments.
By Kathryn Mullan
They say that you're stronger
together, and there's power in numbers. This is a core principle
of ARDA—how we have built our advocacy groups and likewise
grown our entire membership base over the last 45 years. This is even truer at
the state level, with various Committees doing awesome work around the country
on behalf of the vacation ownership industry.
The state of Virginia is one of the
best examples of this principle in action. A local group of developers and
vendors came together in the early 1990s, as one of the earliest state group
prototypes—banding together on common interests to help build a healthy
environment for both development and owners. In 1994, they decided
to organize in a more official way and founded the
Virginia Resort Development Association, Inc. (VRDA), a Virginia non- stock
During the 22 years of VRDAs
existence, there have been many accomplishments and key points of work—namely,
the writing and frequent updating of the Virginia Real Estate Time-share Act
and its related regulations.
As with most things, there comes a
point in time where trends in the industry— namely, consolidation—drive change,
and the current VRDA is now considering a dissolution of the association and a
shift to an ARDA-Virginia State Committee. If the VRDA Board approves this
action at its upcoming December meeting, this change will take effect on
January 1, 2017. ARDA State Affairs Director Justin Vermuth will become the
lead contact for the Committee (as staff liaison)—working closely with local
lobbyists, developer/management/ exchange companies, and vendor/owner groups
with interests in this state.
Developments sat down with
both Philip Richardson and Justin Vermuth to discuss these pending changes, as
the VRDA turns the final page of its book and opens to new opportunities. Pick up this month's installment of Developments
to find out what they had to say
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Djokovic faces Murray in US Open final
Novak Djokovic pleaded for an immediate end to the US Open's "ridiculous" Super Saturday scheduling after belatedly confirming the latest instalment of his 14-year rivalry with great friend and foe Andy Murray.
Born seven days apart, the 25-year-olds set up their second grand slam title showdown with four-set semi-final triumphs either side of a bizarre evacuation of Flushing Meadows.
Murray enjoyed a precious extra 24 hours' rest pre-final after outclassing sixth seed Tomas Berdych 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 (9-7) before Saturday's tornado alert in New York swept fans out the exit gates.
With the second semi-final suspended amid brutal 100km/h winds, Djokovic was forced to return on Sunday to recover from a double service break down in the opening set and complete a 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer.
The defending champion said it was high time the USTA ditched the TV-driven Super Saturday and introduced the same one-day break between the semis and final as applied at the season's other three majors in Melbourne, Paris and London.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the fifth (straight) Monday final here at the US Open," Djokovic said.
"I'm not so sure about this Super Saturday, you know. I'm really not so sure about that anymore. I really hope that the tournament will consider changing things for next year.
"I think I'm not speaking in the name of myself only. I think most of the players will agree.
"Eventually playing back-to-back five sets with the top rivals, top guys, I think that's ridiculous from the players' perspective."
Despite his scheduling disadvantage, Djokovic - riding a 27-match winning streak at the hardcourt slams - was still favoured to inflict more major misery on Murray.
No man in history has lost his first five grand slam finals and that is the dire prospect the Scot is facing.
"Look, it's the finals of a grand slam. I don't think there is any clear favourite," Djokovic claimed.
"I'm sure he's going to be very motivated."
Murray was indeed drawing confidence from his last-up victory over Djokovic at the London Games and his five-set semi-final near-miss against the world No.2 in Melbourne in January.
"I handled a big match against him well in Australia this year," Murray said.
"It was a great match. I think both of us played very well. It came down to a couple of points.
"I know how much the Olympics meant to all of the players, and winning against him in the Olympic semi-final was a big win for me."
Djokovic, who trumped Britain's big hope in the 2011 Australian Open final, said he could never have imagined when he first encountered Murray in a junior tournament in France 14 years ago how they'd be battling it out a decade and a half later on the game's greatest stages.
"I lost that match," the Serb recalled.
"We were 11 and a half years old. He's a week older. Since then our careers went on a very similar path.
"We made a breakthrough to top 100 - maybe I did a couple of months earlier than he did - and it's great to see somebody that you grew up with, from the same generation who you are great friends with, that we're playing now in grand slam finals."
This year's Open marked the first time since Roland Garros in 2004 that neither Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal had made the semi-finals of a grand slam.
Djokovic welcomed a potential changing of the guard.
"Their rivalry is incredible. It's probably the best rivalry we have in sport," the titleholder said.
"But also it's good for tennis to see different faces in the finals of a grand slam."


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Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
- Free WiFi in lobby and free parking
- Collect nights
Breakfast very poor at the executive lounge. No service at all.
Great location! A little outdated but good hotel
Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpurfrom $61
- Deluxe King
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What's around Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
- In Kuala Lumpur City Centre
- Petronas Twin Towers - 7 min walk
- KLCC Park - 10 min walk
- Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre - 13 min walk
- Pavilion Kuala Lumpur - 21 min walk
- Kuala Lumpur Tower - 23 min walk
- Berjaya Times Square - 32 min walk
- Petaling Street - 39 min walk
Getting around
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL-Kuala Lumpur Intl.) - 44 min drive
- Subang (SZB-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah) - 32 min drive
- Kuala Lumpur Titiwangsa Station - 4 min drive
- Kuala Lumpur Masjid Jamek Station - 4 min drive
- Kuala Lumpur Sultan Ismail Station - 5 min drive
- KLCC Station - 2 min walk
- Ampang Park Station - 5 min walk
- Bukit Nanas Station - 16 min walk
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 388 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 12 floors
- 24-hour check-in
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Up to 5 children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms *
WiFi rated good
- Great for gaming
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
Payment types at the property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast (surcharge)
- 3 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Business center
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Year Built - 1984
- Elevator
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Accessible bathroom
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- Chinese
- English
- Malay
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room massage available
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Also popular with travelers from the USA
Special features
DiningDondang Sayang - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Ming Palace - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Komura - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
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For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax of MYR 10.00 per accommodation, per night is imposed by the country of Malaysia and collected at the property. Permanent residents and Malaysian nationals are exempt from the tax. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
WiFi is available in guestrooms for an extra charge
Wired Internet access is available in guestrooms for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Very Good 8.0 From 529 reviews
Hotel is within walking distance of the KLCC, LRT and several restaurants. Very spacious rooms.
The hotel should not market itself as a 4 star. It is not more than a 3 star. If you are used to a standard 4 star hotel like we are then this is not the place for you. If you are looking for somewhere cheap as an overnight stay then it's ok as the only real selling point is it's close proximity to KLCC. The rooms are smelly and not vaccines well. The towels are dirty and need replacing. The decor is from the 1980's. The breakfast is only really catered for the far eastern culture. Upon check in i asked Thamay to give us a double room as opposed to the twin room my husband had booked by mistake. Although they had a number of double rooms she refused to and said I would have to pay extra money. Customer service is not a priority. We requested the room to be made up while we toured KL and it was not and they had to move ya rooms anyway then. The omlette chef Lee is very moody and rude and was not bothered he made my omlette wrong. Ali the night manager was very good who moved us rooms and jefferey in the restaurant. We would not be staying here again!
Great location,rooms are big but furniture is a bit dated.
It's an aged hotel that has been taken good care of, but ai still feel it needs an overhaul. It's close to the modern center of KL and a stone's throw away from Petronas Towers. Good restaurants around and close to many shopping malls as well as bars.
I had to haggle with the staff to get a good room, even though i specifically requested floor on upper floors while booking. the hotel is backdated. I have stayed here 10 years ago, and staff and service was good then. After staying again now, i probably wont stay there again. the location is great though.
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When we spent the night at "Granny's" house, she always made these "biscuit donuts" in the morning. As she stood at the frying pan turning out dozens of donuts, we had a great time topping them with cinnamon and sugar, an icing glaze, or even just powdered sugar. They were always so delicious, and guess what? They still are.
Topping (two choices):
Cinnamon & Sugar
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of cinnamon
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Icing Glaze
4 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 tablespoon of milk
In a small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. With a fork or small whisk, stir in the powdered sugar and milk. Add more powdered sugar or milk to make it the right consistency, if necessary.
Homemade Donuts
2 cans of biscuits (the small, inexpensive biscuits, not the big flakey)
1 cup of vegetable oil
Start by making the topping, because once you fry the donuts, they'll be ready in seconds!
In a skillet, heat the oil on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Tear a hole in the middle of each biscuit, creating a hole the size of a nickel. Put the biscuit in the oil and fry for 10-20 seconds on each side. Remove from the oil and put on a paper towel to drain oil. Place the donut in cinnamon and sugar or icing glaze while they're still hot. Serve immediately!
The donuts are best served with an authentic Italian cappuccino... something we got addicted to on our honeymoon in Italy. We were convinced that we needed a major machine to make it at home, but while we were staying at a bed and breakfast in the Tuscany countryside they served us fabulous espresso in this simple espresso kettle. It completes a great breakfast.
Get the recipe and tricks for how to make an authentic cappuccino.


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Hantavirus is a serious lung infection.
Hantavirus is caused by a virus. It is transmitted when a person comes into contact with rodents that are infected with the virus, or infected rodents' urine or droppings. In the United States, the deer mouse is the rodent most likely to carry hantavirus infection. Hantavirus infection cannot be passed between humans.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of hantavirus infection include:
- Living near a forest
- Seeing rodents in your home
- Having rodents present in a work environment
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Tests may include blood tests and/or chest x-rays .
There is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection. Treatment will focus on treating your symptoms, providing breathing support, and making you comfortable.
The best way to prevent hantavirus infection is to control rodent infestation in and around your home. This involves sealing rodent entry holes or gaps with steel wool, lath metal, or caulk, trapping rodents using snap traps, and cleaning rodent food sources and nesting sites. In addition, take the following precautions when cleaning rodent-infested areas:
- Wear rubber, latex, vinyl, or nitrile gloves.
- Do not vacuum or sweep the area, since this may cause the virus to get into the air.
- Spaces to be cleaned should be ventilated with fresh air by opening doors and windows for at least 30 minutes. Leave the area during this airing-out period.
- Wet contaminated areas with a bleach solution (such as 1-½ cups bleach in 1 gallon water) or household disinfectant.
- When everything is wet, remove contaminated materials with a damp towel before mopping or sponging the area with the bleach solution or disinfectant.
- Disinfect gloves with disinfectant or soap and water before taking them off. Then, thoroughly wash hands with soap and water or a waterless alcohol-based rub (such as hand sanitizer) if soap is not available.
- Spray dead rodents with disinfectant and double-bag them with all cleaning materials.
- Properly dispose of dead rodents. Contact your health department for disposal methods.
- More extensive protection should be used by during clean-up of heavy rodent infestations including coveralls (disposable, if possible), rubber boots or disposable shoe covers, protective goggles, rubber, latex, or vinyl gloves, goggles, and an appropriate respiratory protection device.
It is helpful to be aware of activities that may put you in contact with infected mice, their droppings, and their urine. This may include returning tools to sheds, caring for animals in barns, and sweeping or cleaning building spaces. Farm workers may also be at risk from deer mouse bites. While common house mice have not proven to be major carriers of the virus, deer mice are often found in park areas, even within cities. Follow the precautions above when entering spaces that may be contaminated.
Revision Information
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So I know we all have tricks up our sleeves for motivating our students, right? Well, I have to pull out all the stops to get my students to pay attention to their sentences. They love to write but aren't too thrilled about the revising and editing parts of the process. But let me tell ya, they just love editing when I get into full-on fix it mode!
Pass no judgment..... (------------->)
Motivation Song
{to the tune of Bob the Builder}
Learning Detectives!
Can you fix it?
Learning Detectives!
YES! We can!!
After editing our sentences, paragraphs,
writing, etc...I have my kids chant:
Did we fix it?
Yes we did!
I said... Did we fix it?
Of course, I suggest adding in your own class name. :)
Oh, and one rule: Everyone has to really rev it up and use great enthusiasm when singing and chanting! Otherwise you might just feel completely ridiculous..... :)
Oh the things we do for good writing.......
On a completely separate note, did you hear the great news? Charity Preston has started a sequel to her wildly popular Classroom Freebies!
Introducing Classroom Freebies Too!
I am so excited to be a contributing author for this awesome site.
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The New York Film Festival has lined up David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" and Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In" for gala screenings as part of the upcoming 2011 edition of the fest.
"Method" and "Skin" join a lineup that opens with Roman Polanski's "Carnage." Simon Curtis' Michelle Williams starrer "My Week With Marilyn" has been tapped for the centerpiece screening.
"Method," soon to have its world preem at Venice before it screens in Toronto, will mark the first time a film by Cronenberg has had a spot in NYFF. Set to be released by Sony Pictures Classics on Nov. 23, the film stars Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen in a story about the relationship between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and a seductive patient played by Keira Knightley.
"Skin," which bowed this spring at Cannes, follows a plastic surgeon (Antonio Banderas) who imprisons a woman so he can use her as a guinea pig for bizarre treatments. Also distributed by SPC, pic will be released in the U.S. on Oct. 14.
NYFF's "Method" gala is set for Oct. 5, with "Skin" skedded for Oct. 12.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 49th annual NYFF will be the first since the opening of the newly constructed film center on the campus of Lincoln Center. The full 2011 slate of 25 to 28 films, and the fest's complete complement of sidebar series, remain to be announced prior to the start of the fest, running Sept. 30-Oct. 16.


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Wolf Point
Timber Wolf Point is a remote, secluded, wilderness resort. Located on the west end of the scenic Echo Trail on the south shore of beautiful Echo Lake in rural Buyck, Minnesota.
Over 50 years ago the Oberg family created the lifestyle they had always dreamed of. They purchased a point of land on Echo Lake, where early peoples, voyageurs, or trappers perhaps camped or had a base camp. They cleared the land and called it Timber Wolf Point, a place of seclusion, peace and tranquil quiet, far away from the fast pace of the world around them.
We invite you to be a part of this experience and lifestyle by feeling the spirit of this wilderness. Enjoy viewing how you too can be a part of this lifestyle. Please, take a few minutes to look at our Resort, Reflections, Rates, Cabins, and More Pictures.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Weather: Yesterday high was about -3º. This morning it was -36º. It is clear and cold today and the ground hog did see his shadow.
Update: Finally I am able to work on our web site. I know my link back to the home page is not working. Needs more work. We have our rates up now.
Visit us on facebook @ Timber Wolf Point Resort.
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Stephen C Messer
posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:34 pm
Folks: Please help me understand why I get a WARNING :"variable is uncorrelated with other variables within class" when conducting my LCA.
It's not that I don't know that I could set the covariances free... the question is SHOULD I?
In CFA for example, the tradition is to leave the observed variable variances set to uncorrelated.
So here is my naive question: Is there something I am missing in LCA where I SHOULD be allowing the vars within classes to be correlated? Regardless of theory? If I allow all the vars to be correlated within classes (but constrained to be equal across classes), of course the model will fit the data "better" but what are the implications?
Thanks for all the enlightenment you can provide
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:59 pm
It's just a warning in case you had variables that you didn't realize you were using in the analysis. For example, if you forgot to include a USEVARIABLES statement when you were not analyzing all variables in a data set.
Stephen C Messer
posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 7:50 am
Thanks Linda. Are there any scenarios where I might want to allow the variables to correlate within classes?
Boliang Guo
posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 8:12 am
if you correlated two residual in one class, this will violate the local independence assumption for LCA. I think.
Stephen C Messer
posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 9:14 am
thanks guo
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 9:56 am
Note, however, that the local independence assumption of conventional LCA is not a sacred assumption - other, more flexible models than LCA could be very useful in many applications. So, yes, I would think there are scenarios where you might want to correlate variables within classes. We have one such example in the UG ex 7.16 with a reference. And of course factor mixture modeling is built on within-class correlation modeling - see for example the Muthen-Asparouhov (2006) article on tobacco dependence on our web site under Papers, Factor Mixture Analysis.
Stephen C Messer
posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 1:36 pm
Outstanding. Thanks!
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American officials say C.I.A. is helping arm opposition to the Syrian government.
Bosque fire is much larger than previously estimated.
Levi Chavez has his bond doubled and is jailed after a witness in his case said Chavez confronted him.
Another naked man in Florida lashes out with his teeth.
Wait, what's that? Another naked man on drugs in Florida?
Just stop it, Florida, stop it.
Best-selling biography by notorious, conservative ex-journalist portrays President Obama as a socialist, Muslim political hack.
The death of "Life in Hell."
African-American student who was physically thrown out of a bar in North Carolina is exposing that bar for being, well, extremely racist.
Man with 100-pound scrotum has to wear a hoodie over his junk.
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Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.
I haven't been able to get the tune Sleepy Time Gal out of our mind today. I woke up singing it in my head. Later in the day I was humming it; after a while I was whistling it.
Given the amount of music that has run through my mind over the years, becoming preoccupied with a tune is nothing unusual.
But somehow, the refrain from Sleepy Time Gal was very insistent to the point that I even found myself doubling the time when I "heard" the melody for the second time.
Then it dawned on me that the version that constantly played its way through my mind from the time I got out of bed today was exactly the same as the one that trumpeter Harry James recorded in 1939.
I knew it by heart because it was one of the earliest Jazz records that I remember hearing as a child and because my father, who was a huge fan of Harry James, was always going around the house whistling every note of the original minute 78 rpm.
And then another thought occurred to me: today is Memorial Day and my Dad served with General George Patton's 3rd Army in North Africa and Sicily during the Second World War. Although he was wounded and survived the war, many of his friends and other members of our family did not.
Could it be that my preoccupation with Sleepy Time Gal was a kind of subconscious connection between the purpose of the holiday, my Dad and the tune?
These reflections all played their part in the development of the following video tribute to Harry James on whose sound track you can hear Sleepy Time Gal, replete with the doubled-time second chorus.
We've followed this with some comments about Harry James and his place in Jazz history from the noted Jazz author and musician, Bill Kirchner, who prepared these thoughts as the insert notes to the Verve Harry James: Jazz Master compilation [314 529 902-2].
© -Bill Kirchner, copyright protected; all rights reserved.
"If a poll were taken to pick the most famous trumpeters in the history of twentieth-century music, chances are that Louis Armstrong and Harry James would top most lists. Armstrong, of course, also has a most secure place in the jazz pantheon, but James does not, due to the "burden" of having achieved enormous commercial success early in his career. It's ironic that while few judge Armstrong's achievements on the basis of such hits as "Hello, Dolly", James is still viewed in many quarters mainly as an early-Forties purveyor of schmaltzy ballads such as "You Made Me Love You" and such virtuoso pop-classical fare as "Flight of the Bumble Bee".
To be sure, there was a strong element of commercialism in James's musical persona, but there was an intense jazz side as well. His playing gave witness to the varied influences of his favorite trumpeters: Armstrong, Muggsy Spanier, Bunny Berigan, Buck Clayton, and Clifford Brown. There have been few trumpeters in jazz history who could sound equally convincing on Armstrong's Comet Chop Suey and the challenging bebop harmonies of Ernie Wilkins's Jazz Connoisseur; James pulled it all off effortlessly, while leaving no doubt who was playing. ("His solo work", observed composer, conductor, and historian Gunther Schuller in The Swing Era, "poured out of his horn . . . with a sense of inevitability that no other trumpeter could equal with such consistency.") Combine these elements with an eloquent jazz ballad style — there are several examples in this collection — a passion for the blues, and breathtaking execution, and you have a unique, and great, jazz musician.
Born in 1916 in
, Harry Hagg James was the son of a circus bandleader, and he spent much of his childhood in this unusual musical environment. (His adult fondness for such showpieces as "Carnival of Venice" no doubt stemmed from early exposure to brass-band music.) He began playing drums at age seven and three years later commenced trumpet lessons with his father. The boy evidently learned quickly: While in his teens, he played in a succession of bands in Albany, Georgia , where his family had settled, and by the time he was nineteen had graduated to the national level with the Ben Pollack band. His popularity, however, was established with his 1937-38 stint in the most renowned of Benny Goodman's orchestras, enabling him to go on his own and become one of the most successful bandleaders of the Swing Era — before reaching the age of thirty. … Texas
With the unofficial demise of the Swing Era at the end of 1946, James disbanded his orchestra, as did a number of other bandleaders, but he formed a new band soon afterward and led it intermittently throughout the next decade. In the late Fifties he began what was arguably the most artistically fruitful period of his career: During this time, he acquired a base at the Flamingo Hotel in
, where his band played for several months of each year when not touring. James also commissioned a slew of charts from first-rate composer-arrangers: Ralph Burns, Bob Florence, Neal Hefti, Thad Jones and, most of all, Ernie Wilkins. The last three, not coincidentally, had written extensively for Count Basie, whose band James admired and, to some extent, imitated in approach. Las Vegas
But the James band was more than just a Basie copy — its leader was too strong a musical personality to settle for that. His own playing continued to grow in scope — including an assimilation of Clifford Brown's music — ….
"He was the greatest musician I ever played with," tenor saxophonist Jay Corre says. Both Corre and bassist Red Kelly mention that James had what must have been a photographic memory (and a phonographic ear). He not only had his own parts memorized but those of every band member as well. If a player was absent, James would play the missing part on trumpet. And Ray Sims played an occasional game with the leader: Sims would pull out any chart and display a random two measures of his second trombone — even from an arrangement that the band had not played in years — and James would invariably identify the piece correctly. …
Harry James continued to play magnificently and lead his orchestra until his death in 1983. The music contained in this collection, all recorded during what was arguably his most creative period, makes a strong case for a reevaluation of his place both in jazz history and in the jazz pantheon. In a musical tradition that celebrates individuality, he was truly one of a kind."
Bill Kirchner
November 1995