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Comment: VIsual and Auditory effects (Score 0) 68
Based on the demo, this appears to be a digital way to experience taking hallucinogenic mushrooms. Timelapse trails behind movement? Sharp sound focus? Are we creating an electronic ability to simulate pharmacological effects?
Comment: Re:Machine learning game strategies (Score 1) 112
Thinking of branching out to simple arcade games, like Bubble Bubble or Pacman? I'd love to see a video of a computer mastering those...
Interesting you mention arcade games. As changes are made to the framework and some of the subsystems, we have a variety of benchmarks that are run that help evaluate breadth and depth of the learning process and quality of the strategies.
One of the benchmarks is a version of Asteroids. Depending on the strategy goals, it measures length of life without firing a shot (movement only while learning about spatial relationships of the asteroids), length of life based on cost of fuel (the ship is a floating platform for directing fire while using as little movement as possible), and stealth opposition, where its goal is to kill the enemy UFO while interacting with as few asteroids as possible, which is multi-objective, involving firing upon as few asteroids as possible and using spatial information to avoid asteroids until the UFO arrives, which involves it's own evolvable tactic for destroying it, while also must fit into it's overriding goal to not shoot asteroids and run into one.
Comment: Re:"We don't define what winning is...", but you d (Score 1) 112
I'm not sure you misunderstood as much as my poor explanation. Although rules of many games specify what winning is, in some cases strategy solutions don't necessarily have a clear definition of winning. Sometimes winning isn't defined as well as treating it as an optimization problem. There are rules of the game, and goals of the game.
As a simple example, take tic-tac-toe. There are rules (you can only put your marker, a X or O in a blank space) which specify what you can do. There are goals that evaluate your play, such as you win with three in a row in various directions, a draw where no one has three in a row, and a loss if your opponent gets three in a row.
There is no other real knowledge of how to play. An expert player will never lose, they will either win or draw based on known strategies that are unbeatable. The basic rules don't define how to do that.
What the learning system does is create strategies. A basic strategy might be, randomly put your X or O in an empty square. You could occassionally win against novice opponents that way. But it would not be an optimal strategy and would regularly lose. Evolve that strategy a bit and you find the system putting its X or O in a proximity which increases its ability to put three in a row. Evolve it a bit more and it can recognize that its opponent is trying to put three in a row and will block it. Evolve it a bit more, and it will block its opponent putting three in a row at the same time putting that block in an advantageous placement to benefit itself to win.
Nothing in the rules specifies this, but is the result of experience or math or research or intuition. The rule is just "The placement rules say you can do 'this'. The measurement of winning is defined as 'that'." The system "learns" from it's mistakes and successes.
Optimization problems are a little different, certainly multiple objective problems. In a more complex "game", you might be trying to optimize solutions for (really we're just talking about a problem domain and a solution space) the stock market, military strategy, chess, TTT, whatever.
The rules of military strategy for an objective can be unique. The rules of the game may be, minimize civilian casualties, you can only use certain type of weapons systems based on political situations, total cost must be under such-and-such, distances must be capable of being reached by units involved, certain enemy units must be captured rather than killed, etc.
Nothing in that tells you HOW to win, it just says, "Here are the rules you must follow, find the best way to do so that comes with the best chance of winning, costs the least, limited friendly-fire situations, etc."
So I guess that's what I mean when I say we don't tell it how to win. We measure winning as what our definition is and how close the strategy solution came to that goal. If it was poker, we would say, "here's the rules of texas hold 'em". The only measurement of winning would be amout of money won. We wouldn't tell it what the hand values were, what were considered good hole cards, or anything else. It would evolve the concept of when to win, bet, bluff, fold, how much to bet at a time, recognizing if it was being bluffed, when do do so based on how many players are in the hand, even what the values of the hands are, etc. At the end a few hundred games, we'd tell it, "Hey you were the best poker playing strategy or you were the worst strategy". That's it. The system evolves 'good' play on its own.
That's what I mean by not telling it how to win. We tell it how it measured against other strategies. It doesn't know what's going on.
Comment: Re:Machine learning game strategies (Score 4, Interesting) 112
Portions of it were influenced on a couple of works done.
Chellapilla and Fogel's 2001 work on Anaconda which built a completely evolved checkers program, which did similar techniques at the broad level. The checkers playing strategies in their case were building neural networks which regulated play. Our similarities are in the way that the strategies evolved and that no game specific knowledge was needed, other than movement rules and an aggregation of strategy fitness across competition rather than individual competition values,
Other techniques are in Kewley and Embrechts 2002 work on military strategy which was interesting in that the evolved strategies were good military strategy (with emergent doctrinal tactics) which beat military experts strategies in a simulation, in additional to beating it's own strategy when military experts modified it. This also used evolutionary concepts to evolve its solutions.
Unfortunately I can't divulge our own specific information above and beyond what I've discussed, but we certainly have been influenced by previous work on the subject, and made a few new additions to it in our own work.
Comment: Re: Machine learning game strategies (Score 5, Interesting) 112
We use several forms of evolutionary programming in several sections of the learning systems' areas.
There are hybridized genetic algorithms in the portions involving the strategy blending evolution system, which does a few different forms of strategy selection pressure and evolution controls, which is critical due to training time to not cause premature convergence or genetic instability.
Additionally, we introduce additonal factors such a genetic drift and migration so that out competing strategies can evolve independently as the explore the strategy plane.
There are macro level evolution techniques to handle the complexity growth of the strategy species, so that the complexity can be altered depending on how "advanced" the system needs to be. In a simple sense of a turn based game, it would equate to the number of plies or analysis depth you would go. For more complex multiobjective systems, like military tactics involving minimizing casualties, civilian losses, maximizing kill or capture of enemy units, minimizing structural damage to infrastructure, etc., then it modifies the strategy complexity. For example, you could send eveyone with guns to kill everyone, or you could parallel it on intelligence gathering with drone units to direct fire, long range snipers or diversionary tactics, or factoring logistical support costs.
A lot of the core work is maximizing the efficiency of the evolutionary strategies, as they are the biggest fator in learning time. It's really easy to write inefficient logic that ends up taking much longer to arrive at good solutions without getting lost due to too much noise or oscillation in the system.
Another method that is used is a version of PSO, which is used to optimize subsections of the strategy (depending on what we are trying to find a solution to) that further get to optimal solutions.
So a lot of bachelors level CS is used. Although a lot of customization has been done, the benefit is it uses a lot of basic concepts, and utilized processing power rather than trying to algorithmically come up with solutions. Also, it can be continuously adaptable so it adjusts to situational changes. The strategy isn't locked, it can be reacts based on changes to frontier so to speak. If your opponent changes what they're doing, or doing something new, it can adjust itself to that.
Comment: Re:Machine learning game strategies (Score 4, Interesting) 112
Let me clarify that, as that statement was misleading.
We don't program what winning is as any function of the strategy. The system comes up with several strategies, which all play against each other. At the end of a series of competitions, a strategy is told "Hey, you played against a bunch of different people, you won more than the rest. We don't define what winning is, how it won, or even what winning is, we just tell the system that strategy 1532 was the best. The system knows what strategies work better than others, so it can learn what methods are more successful. The system doesn't know why it won, just that when it made certain decisions it won more often. We don't even tell it on each game, we tell it after an aggregation of multiple competitions how it did. By comparing all the strategies it tried, then it develops better and more complex ways to win (which we didn't tell it how to do).
Even more interesting is when it comes up with what is considered doctrinal tactics that humans have arrived at to win as well (or statistically increase the chances of such) although no such logic was included in the programming.
The benefit to this is that although it takes a LONG time to develop "good" strategies, it comes up with completely unique and novel approaches to winning, even though it doesn't know how exactly it won, only that its strategy wins more than everyone else.
The benefit to us is we just tell it the game rules, we don't have to come up with any specific playing algorithm, the learning system figures that out. We just tell it the rules, whether they are concrete like in chess (bishops move diagonally, pawns move one, or start with two, etc) or variable rules based on other complexity factors. Whether its poker or chess or military tactics, the systems job is to come up with the strategy. How good or complex that strategy is allowed to be, is a function of how much processing time we want to give the system to learn the best way to win.
Comment: Machine learning game strategies (Score 4, Interesting) 112
On a tangentally related idea, we're working on a project of machine learning to take games and the rules of play, then derive strategy based on the rules.
Nothing particularly new, except we don't define what winning is, just the rules of the game. No hint is given to what constitutes good play, or even what "playing" is. Although it is a very slow process depending on game complexity (learning can take weeks and sometimes months of processing time), it requires no real programming effort, beause we don't have to know what "good" play is or some series of algorithms; it produces better and better tactics and strategies of play during the learning process, by experimenting with the rules, how to play, and such.
What's cool about this, is that you can watch it teaching itself different strategies and tactics. Some of the "tactics" it creates are many times counter intuitive or plain bizarre, but based on the overall strategies it develops, allows for some really different playing experiences as it doesn't follow human game logic based on experience with "similar" games or "intuition".
Comment: Re:Personal page or not, it was published (Score 1) 2
I have concerns about laws like this, much like hate-speech laws, free speech laws, zero-tolerance laws, and anyting of that type.
If someone steps up to you, and tells you they're going to kill you, then that's a issue that requires some form of legal action because it represents enough of a significant clear and present danger, then you should be able to act on that without legal penalty, and someone should be prevented from doing that with legal penalty. Because it crosses enough of a line from a thought to a probable danger to life.
To me, sitting in my house across town, and yelling, "If Tom ever does 'X' again I'm going to kill him!" to a friend of mine, and a neighbor hears me, and tells someone else, and then they tell Tom I said it, that doesn't constitute a clear and present danger. Not enough to be against the law. Now it can certainly be used as evidence in some way if the asshole gets killed mysteriously as circumstantial evidence that *I* may have wanted to kill him, but there's not necessarily an immediate threat, as you aren't in proximity for me to act on that thought in a reasonable amout of time.
If I get a paper target of a president, and use it for target practice, I don't see why that should be considered illegal. To me I'm exercising free speech, because the threat is too far away to be clear and present danger. If I'm within 50 yards of the president, and I point a gun at him and claim I'm just "practicing" with my loaded gun, that sounds like a clear and present danger.
By saying that I, on my facebook page, say that, "I want to kill that damn asshole who keeps raising my taxes", that doesn't mean I'm guaranteed to go kill the local city councilperson. Perhaps I'm blowing steam. Perhaps I really mean it. It isn't clear.
My issue is by basically saying "Well since anything you put in any digital communication, that anyone else can see, then by the six-degrees-of-separation Kevin Bacon rule, you've told this other person you threatened to kill them even if they actually never received it and it was never meant to be directed toward them." Even the orginal post was "U better watch how the fuck you talk to people. " Already that, to me, is saying, 'don't do it again', so is it clear and present? Is the person just blowing off steam and has put in a "next time I'm gonna count to three" so they can sound like a badass while being no threat because they're a pussy? Was their misspelling because they were drunk and didn't know what they were expressing? I have no idea. But apparently it's important to put them in jail to be sure.
To me, I feel that creates a chilling effect of any type of language deemed 'illegal', to be defined now or later. There is no room for mistakes, blowing off steam, conveying hyperbolic thought, expressing emotion, anything, above an amount allowed by government. The internet is world wide, so me threatening someone, or a group, or a race, or a political group, can be considered sent directly to them, and therefore 'illegal' and I must be imprisoned.
So that's why I have a problem with this. It punishes thought and expression. Just like 'hate speech' or 'hate crimes' punish thought and weighs one victim to another based on government's opinion of what you're doing and what protected class you're doing it do.
More and more laws are based on a perceived expression. It's dangerous to be able to puish someone across space and time to being a "threat" to society based on the government assertion.
+ - Threats Posted On Your Own Facebook Page Are Crimes, Florida Court Rules 2
The 1st District Court of Appeal decided in a criminal case that a Facebook post could be considered a "sending" for the purposes of the "sending written threats to kill or do bodily harm" law, a second-degree felony. In the ruling "When a person composes a statement of thought, and then displays the composition in such a way that someone else can see it, that person has completed the first step in the Wise court's definition of 'sending'."
The pertinent quote in question:
"FUCK my [relative] for choosin to be a lesbian and fuck [the partner] cuz you're an ugly ass bitch . . . if you ever talk to me like you got a set of nuts between your legs again . . . I'm gonna fuck you up and bury your bitch ass. U wanna act like a man. I'll tear the concrete up with your face and drag you back to your doorstep. U better watch how the fuck you talk to people. You were born a woman and you better stay one."
Even though the Appellant didn't directly send anything to the person directly, because it was posted on his own page, then therefore the thought appears to be sent. As if THIS won't be a stepping stone to more fun rulings."
Comment: Re:Nothing New (Score 1) 628
I was browsing the library the other day and looking at, of all things, congressional record minutes which is utterly boring as hell. I was only in that section because, for some reason, in the opposite aisle was the book I wanted, about Samuel T. Cohen. I've never understood why university libraries are always set up in bizarre ways.
So I browsed one of these old congressional record books, and saw a section, ironially, about neutron bombs being discussed, with a fascinating discussion of the neutron bomb in committee. The best part was by a young Al Gore FOR neutron bombs (rather than against as I would have thought), and quite stridently so.
I thought it was maybe because of the environmentally friendly nature of such weapons, originally designed to irritate soviet tank blitzes, but I highly doubt he was even into environmental concerns that much in the past.
Comment: Re:So France should fix it (Score 3, Interesting) 335
Exactly. This is an issue for France vs. Internet. Not France vs. Twitter.
If France decides it really doesn't want to hear tweets about Blue vs. Red states in the U.S., then they can bloody well create Le Carnivore on their own dime and filter those evil horrid thoughts that makes Jews or activists or whiners who never learned to deal with the world go Boo Hoo..
This is like your little sister crying to mom because you said 'girls have cooties' instead of her cowgirling up and learning to deal with it. Don't want to hear about cooties? Solve your own problems. Don't like people being anti-semitic because it twists your nads? Handle your own homeland. Don't complain because someone, somewhere, is saying something you find "offensive". And stop bowing down to every sociopathic "activist" who thinks words kill rather than actual violence.
Clearly France needs to hire Adria Richards to manage their twitter relations.


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But tough economic times have spawned creativity for Hollander, who owns two local businesses: Contemporary Cabinetry and Closet Concepts. Unable to sell a 20,000-square-foot warehouse on Lime Avenue, Hollander put his marketing background to use and came up with a solution. Seven weeks ago, he opened Lime Marketplace.
The first day was a disaster. When only six out of 25 vendors showed up to tend booths, Hollander was worried, especially after spending $1,400 on advertising prior to opening day. The second week was an improvement with 28 vendors. Now, locals are even trekking from Longboat Key every weekend to embrace the market.
Lime Marketplace caters to the Sarasota area with gourmet foods and jewelry, arts, crafts and even back-to-school bargains. The market also provides quality produce and consignments, a neighborhood environment and savings.
"We're more of a neighborhood market," Hollander said. "With free parking, it's a family-oriented, salt-of-the-earth place for locals."
With 42 vendors and growing 15% to 20% each week, Hollander's goal is to house 150 vendors by season. Vendor rates are $25 per day for an indoor or outdoor booth, which he says is a fraction of what other markets charge.
"The big appeal is that on a commercial street in Sarasota, where there is one for-sale- and for-lease sign after the next, now there's something of real benefit to the neighbors, residents and community at large," Hollander said.
Hollander has already brought in crêpe chefs from Crazy Crepes and hopes to add booths for additional art, spices and exotic foods from around the world, making it more of an international bazaar.
"I wouldn't give up all my Saturdays and Sundays if it wasn't fun," Hollander said.
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Restaurant name: Libby's Café and Bar
Owner: Steve, Joe and Patrick Seidensticker
Address: 1917 South Osprey Avenue
Phone: 487-7300
Hours: Open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays; and 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sundays
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Libby's Nuevo Classico Korubuta Pork "Chateaubriand" with Amarene Cherry Bordelaise
Serves 2-3 people
Center-cut Berkshire or Korubuta pork tenderloin
4 slices prosciutto di parma
6 slices applewood smoked bacon
2 tablespoons roast garlic puree
2 tablespoons fresh sage, finely chopped
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 ½ tablespoons black pepper
1 cup port wine
1 cup prepared demi glace
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1 cup amarene cherries in syrup
2 tablespoons whole unsalted butter
1. Combine garlic puree, sage and salt and pepper. Rub mix to coat entire pork tenderloin.
2. Lay prosciutto slices side-by-side on worktable. Lay tenderloin at the bottom of the slices and roll up sushi-style to wrap completely. Repeat this process with the bacon. Wrap the prepared tenderloin tightly in plastic wrap, twisting the ends of the plastic to create a uniform cylinder shape. Refrigerate for two hours to set the shape.
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Welcome to the University of North Florida's ASL/English Interpreting Undergraduate Program. We hope you will find the information you are seeking here, but if not, please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have. UNF's program began in Fall 2007 after several years of planning and consulting with other successful programs. The program is designed to allow graduates of two-year associate degree programs to complete the last two years of a Bachelor of Science degree in a program filled with advanced interpreting coursework. Its development is directly related to the requirement in 2012 by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. that interpreters who seek national certification must hold a baccalaureate degree before being permitted to take the examination. Although this requirement does not specify that the baccalaureate degree must be in ASL/English Interpreting, our goal at UNF is to prepare students to become nationally certified interpreters and to promote further skill development in students who already hold national certification. The program abides by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education Standards.
The "2 + 2" design is a national model for successful articulation between two and four-year interpreting programs. This model allows UNF to build on the curricula and methodologies of programs that are already in existence and to provide students with an option for the B.S. degree. We strive to offer a curriculum that is advanced and does not duplicate coursework taken at the associate-degree level. UNF's 2 + 2 BS program requires transferring students to have completed an associate's degree in ASL/English Interpreting prior to admission (A.S., A.A.S., or A.A.). If the degree is not an Associate of Arts degree, it is strongly recommended that students also complete the AA, along with their A.S. or A.A.S degrees to avoid having to take additional general education core courses at UNF. Transferring to UNF with an A.A. degree guarantees that no additional general education core courses will be needed. Students who do not transfer with an AA degree are subject to UNF's core requirements, which may exceed the state minimum. These courses will need to be taken during summer sessions or in extra semesters after interpreting coursework is complete.
There are five, two-year interpreting programs in Florida, and UNF officially partners with Florida State College at Jacksonville (South Campus) to facilitate the transfer process for incoming students. We welcome graduates from the other interpreting programs at Valencia College, Miami Dade College, Hillsborough Community College, and St. Petersburg College. Students transferring from institutions outside of Florida are evaluated on a case by case basis to assure that the proper interpreting foundation has been achieved prior to starting in the UNF program.
The program delivery changed to a distance-friendly model in Fall 2013. This model allows students who do not reside in Jacksonville (along with those who choose to live in Jacksonville) to access the curriculum through four on-campus weekends during spring and fall semesters, one onsite week during one summer, and online technologies, including virtual classrooms with frequent peer and instructor interaction. Although it is not required, students are highly encouraged to reside in Jacksonville, where they can regularly access faculty-student mentorship opportunities, participate in local Deaf community activities, engage in campus life and student organizations, and join study groups.
The ASL/English Interpreting program faculty members have undergone certification training for teaching online and bring a vast array of expertise in facilitating interpreting skill acquisition with a combination of online and face-to-face methodologies. Each course's content is carefully evaluated to determine the most effective way of delivering it to students. UNF's program is highly interactive, professors are continuously engaged in student learning, and the curriculum remains in alignment with national interpreter education standards. The B.S. degree awarded by our program is in compliance with the university's SACS accreditation, and students who receive this degree are fully qualified to pursue advanced master-level and doctoral degrees.
Students who are admitted to this program should have daily access to high-speed internet and a desktop or laptop computer that is equipped with Microsoft Office and a web camera. Courses will use a variety of the latest technology to maximize skill and knowledge acquisition. These technologies include Blackboard Learn, Collaborate, FuzeBox and ooVoo, allowing students to interact synchronously (participation in group meetings as they occur) or asynchronously (accessing recordings of class sessions later at personal convenience).
The Interpreting program recommends that students start with an interpreting credential (such as QA or EIPA); however, one is not required. Prior to placement in the capstone Internship course, students must pass the National Interpreter Certification Written Examination.
The mission of the ASL/English Interpreting Program is to prepare exceptional practitioners who are capable of managing the complex cognitive tasks for conveying dynamically equivalent messages between American Sign Language and English. The curriculum is designed to develop outstanding communication skills in both English (written and spoken) and ASL. The program of study revolves around ethical reasoning and decision-making, critical thinking, and a sense of responsibility to the Deaf community. In addition, our mission is to graduate students who consistently demonstrate interpersonal skills that reflect unconditional positive regard for all participants in the interpreting process, and professional dispositions that embrace diversity, equity, and equality of opportunity among the diverse language and cultural groups of the community.
Our goal is to provide a comprehensive curriculum within an innovative program design to produce highly qualified interpreters who are ready to span the readiness to work gap and achieve national certification. Our philosophy is that students will flourish when provided with:
1. An experiential, service-learning environment that encourages alliance with Deaf community partners;
2. An evidence-based curriculum that is in accordance with current spoken and signed language research;
3. Faculty members who are actively engaged in applied interpreting research and who encourage students to become consumers of research to inform their skill development;
4. One-on-one mentorship and strong peer support networks;
5. A spiraling curriculum that builds upon previously developed interpreting skills to achieve mastery;
6. An emphasis on Academic Language, including Academic ASL and written and spoken English competency;
7. High expectations for continued progress toward national certification;
8. A wide range of courses that cover advanced ASL skill development, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skill acquisition, and linguistic-cultural competency
Prospective students are admitted each Fall and must meet admission requirements of the university. To be considered for admission, applicants must fulfill these additional requirements:
1. GPA of 2.5 or higher (preferred 3.0+)
2.Completion of a two-year interpreting degree (AA/AAS/AS) OR a two-year degree in another field if applicant currently holds one of these national certificates: CSC, CI and CT, NIC, NAD V. State and institutional general education core requirements may not have been met in the applicant's two-year program. It is not required that the applicant complete the general education core courses prior to attending UNF, however it is recommended. UNF's 2 + 2 BS program requires transferring students to have completed an associate's degree in ASL/English Interpreting prior to admission (A.S., A.A.S., or A.A.). If the degree is not an Associate of Arts degree, it is strongly recommended that students also complete the AA, along with their A.S. or A.A.S degrees to avoid having to take additional general education core courses at UNF. Transferring to UNF with an AA degree guarantees that no additional general education core courses will be needed. Students who do not transfer with an AA degree are subject to UNF's core requirements, which may exceed the state minimum. These courses will need to be taken during summer sessions or in extra semesters after interpreting coursework is complete.
Unless UNF has negotiated an official articulation agreement with the applicant's prior institution, transcripts will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine course equivalencies and program placement. Questions about general education core requirements should be directed to Dr. Todd Parrish (firstname.lastname@example.com) for Academic Advising.
3. Interpreting Credentials
Interpreting credentials are not required for admission unless the prior degree is in another field. Students entering the program with interpreting credentials, such as a QA or EIPA level, are more likely to progress steadily through the coursework. Nationally certified interpreters are welcome and will be exempt from the capstone Internship course.
Dr. Sherry Shaw, ASL/English Interpreting Program1 UNF Drive
Building 57, Room 3519
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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, recently proclaimed the world's most influential person about leadership is in Calgary Tuesday May 8th, 2012 for a symposium at the Telus Convention Centre.
New York times best selling author Marshall Goldsmith will speak about the insights that underpin his renowned book on leadership, "What Got You Here Won't Get You There".
Marshall Goldsmith, PhD, is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even betterby achieving positive, lasting change in behavior for themselves, their people and their teams. Key takeaways:
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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith was recently recognized as the World's Most Influential Leadership Thinker in the bi-annual, global Thinkers 50 study sponsored by the Harvard Business Review. Along with being named as the #1 leadership thinker, Marshall was listed as the #7 greatest business thinker in the world. He is generally regarded as America's top executive coach. Dr. Goldsmith is the million-selling author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There a Wall Street Journal #1 business book and winner of the Harold Longman award for Business Book of the Year. He is one of select few executive advisors who have been asked to work with over 120 major CEOs and their management teams. Marshall is recognized as one of the 15 most influential business thinkers in the world by The London Times and Forbes. The American Management Association named him one of the 50 great thinkers and leaders who influenced the field of management over the last 80 years.
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A copy of the indictment was delivered to the county administrator this morning. He wasted no time in acting.
"I suspended her without pay because she was indicted by a jury of her peers," said Richard Crowdis, Dougherty County administrator. "It was an administrative decision."
The multiple felony charges resulted in the 52-year-old Pope's arrest July 12. Without spending a night in jail she has been free on $5,000 bond since then.
The crimes are alleged to have taken place while Pope was bookkeeper for the New Macedonia Baptist Church.
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I've been using GTD off and on for about a year now. I have a simple text file that I use for everything. It has a Daily Checklist, a Next Actions List, and a Goals List.
I work from home and don't go anywhere so my only two contexts are @laptop, @outside. On top of my regular "business" I'm also a writer, so I do a lot of work on the computer (writing, research, etc).
Here's my problem: I have WAY too many Daily Tasks that need to be done. Only thing is, I never finish them all in a single day (even though I need them done every single day) and this has caused me to think I'm doing something wrong.
Here is my Daily Tasks (or a checklist):
Check Email
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Math Problems
Novel: Writing
Novel: Editing
Novel: Grammar
Novel: Summary
Novel: Research
Novel: Blog
LTB Translation
LTB Commentary
Millionaire MBA Book
Personality Book
Tipping Point Book
New Your by Friday Book
Bible Study Book
Spanish CD
Book Yourself Solid Book
As you can see I do a lot of reading. I usually have four or five books or audio lectures in progress at any given time. I'm also working on at least 3 book projects that I'm writing at any given time: One that I'm currently writing, another than I'm working up the summary script for, a third that I'm doing edits on a finished manuscript, and a fourth that I'm doing background research on to write in the future. I also do an "assignment" of math problems each day (or would like to).
One trouble I have is, I will start the day fine, will get three or four tasks done quickly, but will then get bogged down with a task like writing or researching. Don't get me wrong, I get bogged down because I love it. I get immersed in the process and hours fly by. But then nothing else on my daily checklist gets done.
I also find myself picking and choosing from the list and only end up doing the things I "feel" like doing or the things I "enjoy" doing. But I keep telling myself that everything "needs" to get done. I haven't worked on Spanish in forever!
I could make each book I write into a separate project and then break it up into individual Next Actions, but when in the writing process it is a fluid thing that I'm doing each and every day for a few months or more, so I would have in my Next Actions list 60 or more NA that are all the same.
I've tried assigning my Daily Tasks a specific time, so after working from 8am - 9am on Writing I have to move on to Editing. The problem comes in that I'm working my "other" job every day, too, so I can be interrupted at any give moment with a client (which can take from 5-30 minutes each time), so each time I'm interrupted I get thrown off my time. I've even tried a computer stop watch program and that still doesn't work. Optimum is to work on a specific task for as long as I'm "in the mood" but also to not neglect the other tasks that really need to get done that day.
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If fire breaks out, it must be quickly and properly suppressed. To do this, you must know the three classes of fires and how to combat them:
Class A - Fires that involve normally combustible material such as paper, wood, fabrics, rubber, and many plastics can be quenched with water or insulated with tri-class chemical or foam extinguishers.Class B - Fires that involve gasoline, oil, grease, tars, paints, lacquers, or flammable gases. The oxygen that supports this type of fire must be cut off by tri-class, regular dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide (C02) extinguishers. Water is dangerous, as it spreads the fire.
Class C - Fires that are electrical fires involving heated wire, and arcing. Treated with dry chemicals or CO2 - never water, which is a conductor.
Fires in any one class may involve materials of other classes, so more than one type of extinguisher should be available. Because of the danger of lethal fumes, carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4) extinguishers must not be used.
Extinguishers should normally be mounted near a doorway and at approximately shoulder level.
References: Fire Safety merit badge pamphlet and Sea Scout Manual.
The use and handling of fireworks can be dangerous and is classified by most safety and fire prevention experts as a hazardous activity.
The policy of the Boy Scouts of America is to prohibit the securing, use, and display of fireworks in conjunction with programs and activities, except where the fireworks display is conducted under the auspices of a certified or licensed fireworks control expert.
Local councils may not authorize any group or chartered unit activity for or on behalf of its members, units, or district to sell fireworks as a fundraising or money-earning activity.
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No tent material is completely fireproof, and it can burn when exposed to continued intense heat or fire. In 1973, the Boy Scouts of America requested that the Canvas Production Association respond to the need to develop better flame-retardant tents. Since 1975, all tents available through the Boy Scouts of America Supply Division are made to CPAI-84 flame-retardant specifications. Regardless of any material's flammability, the most important safeguard is to keep flames away from canvas materials. For this reason, the following safety precautions are emphasized:
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- Always extinguish cooking campfires promptly.
- Obey all fire laws, ordinances, and regulations.
The above statement is reproduced and printed in the following Scouting publications: Fieldbook, Troop Committee Guidebook, Scoutmaster Handbook, and the following merit badge pamphlets - Camping, Fire Safety, Hiking, and Safety.
Primary reference: Camp Health and Safety, No. 19-308. Additional reference: Camp Program and Property Management (Managing the Council Outdoor Program, Section I).
Chemical Fuels
Knowledgeable adult supervision must be provided when Scouts are involved in the storage of chemical fuels, the handling of chemical fuels in the filling of stoves or lanterns, replacement of canisters or tanks, or the lighting of chemical fuels following the safety instructions of the device provided by the manufacturer.
Use of liquid fuels for starting any type of fire is prohibited. The solid types of starters are recommended for this purpose. Use of space heaters and similar devices in buildings must be with adequate ventilation, under adult supervision following the manufacturer's safety precautions. Devices of this type must never be used in tents.
Primary reference: Camp Health and Safety, No. 19-308. Additional references: Backpacking merit badge pamphlet, Fieldbook, Camp Program and Property Management (Managing the Council Outdoor Program, Section 1), Scoutmaster Handbook, Tours and Expeditions, and Unit Fireguard Chart.
Transporting Stoves and Fuel
Be aware that airline policies differ regarding the transportation of camping stoves and fuel (i.e. kerosene, gasoline, butane or propane). You should always double check airline policy and restrictions before committing to an airline for the shipment of stoves and fuel. As a minimum, the stoves will be required to be completely purged prior to shipment. Fines for not meeting a single regulation can be as high as $25,000. This penalty also will apply if a person packs fuel in luggage and it is discovered by airline personnel. To be on the safe side, purchase fuel at your destination. If you intend to ship stoves or fuel, check then recheck with the airline to insure you have met all applicable regulations. "Keep in mind that the inspection station attendant servicing each airline has final authority over what goes on the plane, and this may vary from the airline's official policy."
H. First Aid
First aid-the first help or immediate care given someone who has suddenly taken sick or has been hurt in an accident. First-aid training continues through the program of the Boy Scouts of America as concrete evidence that we are prepared to help others in need.
We strongly recommend that adult leaders in Scouting avail themselves of first-aid training by the American Red Cross to be aware of the latest techniques and procedures. We do remind you, however, that some of the first-aid techniques found in our literature are not the same as those professed by the American Red Cross. Frequently modifications depend upon the Scout's age - this could be a factor in his judgment and his physical dexterity.
Most of us are concerned about the rapid spread of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and try to avoid exposing ourselves to this hazard. Health professionals and amateur first-aiders like those of us in Scouting may find ourselves faced with special problems in this regard. Therefore, we must know how to act and how to instruct the youth we lead.
Until recently, BSA first aid manuals and handbooks advocated direct hand pressure to stop bleeding in injuries. This action could involve getting the victim's blood on the rescuer's skin. If the rescuer has open wounds on or near his or her hands, there is the risk of mingling the blood of victim and rescuer. If the victim is infected with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) or some other communicable disease, the rescuer could become infected with the virus.
In rescue breathing there is the risk of passing airborne infectious diseases like influenza from victim to rescuer. But BSA leaders, parents, and youth members should :mow that as of this time, there is no evidence that a rescuer can be infected by the hepatitis B virus or HIV either through contact with human saliva or by giving rescue breathing. Studies show that both hepatitis B and HIV are bloodborne ailments.
The BSA has checked with experts in the federal government's Center for Communicable Diseases and with the American Red Cross. These authorities suggest that we should
- Try to maintain the BSA's tradition of rendering first aid to those in need.
- Recognize that very often the victims we treat with first aid are friends and family members whose health we are familiar with. Therefore, in such cases, except when we know they have infectious diseases, we should not hesitate to treat them.
- Try to stop bleeding or dress wounds after protecting ourselves by wearing latex or vinyl gloves, or covering our hands with several sterile dressings or a piece of plastic wrap. Unit first-aid kits should contain these items. And first-aiders should always wash their hands immediately after treating any kind of injury, especially one involving blood or any other body fluid.
- Render rescue breathing using a mouth-barrier device. This allows the rescuer to breathe into the victim, but prevents the victim's breath passing through that same device. This device also keeps the victim's saliva from entering the rescuer's system. First-aid suppliers and many pharmacies sell this equipment. One should be in every unit first-aid kit.
- Consider equipping first-aiders with plastic goggles to prevent a victim's blood getting into the rescuer's eyes in the case of serious arterial bleeding.
BSA literature to be issued from now on will reflect these changes in first aid. All BSA leaders are asked to correct literature that describes the old methods and to direct youth members to do the same.
References: Boy Scout Handbook, Camp Health and Safety, No. 19-308, Cub Scout Leader Book, Fieldbook, and First Aid merit badge pamphlet.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
This specialized skill to endeavor to revive those persons with cardiac arrest (no breathing-no pulse) may be taught to Boy Scouts and Venturers by an instructor currently trained by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association or National Safety Council. We do not recommend teaching this skill to Cub Scouts.
Preliminary skills related to CPR are found in the Boy Scout Handbook and the First Aid merit badge pamphlet (rescue breathing, choking, and steps to take for CPR).
Resident camps are required to have one staff member for every 40 campers who has been coached in first-aid practices for conditions most likely to occur in camp and who has been trained in CPR by any recognized community agency. The resident camp ranger and aquatics director must hold current certificates in CPR.
Every year nearly 8,000 people die in this country from drowning. "Drowning" is death in the water due to submersion with asphyxiation. "Near-drowning" is submersion with asphyxiation and some survival afterwards. "Dry-drowning" applies to a victim who has inhaled water with the development of laryngospasm, which leads to suffocation without water flooding the lungs. This occurs in about 10 percent of all near-drownings. These victims have fewer complications following resuscitation than typical near-drownings in which fluid is aspirated into the lungs. Twenty-five percent of all drownings are associated with aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs as well.
Breath-hold swimming underwater after hyperventilation can lead to "shallow water blackout" and drowning in swim-related athletes.
Respiratory Complications After Resuscitation of a Near-Drowning Victim Near-drowning accidents are usually witnessed, and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is delivered at the scene. Victims usually want to leave the scene quickly after a successful resuscitation. They can develop pulmonary edema (flooding of the lungs with fluid) hours later and die from an inability to get oxygen to the blood. Cough with or without bloody phlegm warns of this later complication. All near-drowning victims must be admitted to a hospital with respiratory intensive-care unit monitoring for a 24-hour observation period to watch for complications. Lung rupture can occur during the submersion or consequent to the resuscitation efforts. Pneumonia is a later complication in the fluid aspiration-injured lung. The hypothermic near-drowning victim requires special attention.
References: Nemiroff, M.J. "Near-drowning." In Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine. San Antonio: Medical Seminars, Inc., 1981; Edmonds, Lowry, et Pennefather. "The Drowning Syndromes." In Diving and Subaquativ Medicine. Seaforth, Australia: Diving Medical Centre, 1981.
First-Aid Kits
Nearly everyone has personal thoughts concerning the ingredients of a first-aid kit. Due to increased exposure from communicable diseases and as a protective device against possible exposure, first-aid kits and health centers should have latex/vinyl gloves, goggles or other eye protection, and antiseptic in their inventories to be used when giving first aid to bleeding victims. Mouthpieces or mouth barrier devices should be available for CPR. Suggestions may be found in the First Aid merit badge pamphlet, Fieldbook, Handbook for Skippers, Scoutmaster Handbook, Sea Scout Manual, and Tours and Expeditions.
First-Aid Log
This is a permanent record of first-aid care provided at any major Scout activity, such as resident summer camp, Cub Scout day camp, camporee, Scout show, Venturing olympics, or similar activities. This record should be retained in the council service center following the event for a period of at least 10 years. The BSA carries a stock item, No. 33678, that is acceptable in most states.
I. Guns and Firearms
The Boy Scouts of America adheres to its longstanding policy of teaching its youth and adult members the safe, responsible, intelligent handling, care, and use of firearms, airguns, and BB guns, in planned, professionally managed, and supervised programs. In carrying out the mandate of the National Council to provide this vital training, the BSA will continue to welcome and encourage the participation, support, and direction of national associations and organizations that promote the safe and responsible use of firearms and airguns.
Except for law enforcement officers required to carry firearms within their jurisdiction, firearms shall not be brought on camping, hiking, backpacking, or other Scouting activities except those specifically planned for target shooting under the supervision of a certified BSA or National Rifle Association firearms instructor.
Cub Scout Standards
Gun-shooting sports are not an approved part of the Cub Scout program except at a council-approved Cub Scout day camp, Cub Scout resident camp, or Cub Scout family camp. At camp, Cub Scouts may have an opportunity to take part in a BB-gun (rifle) safety and marksmanship program under the direction of a certified BB-gun range officer.
Cub Scouts are not permitted to use any other type of handgun or firearm.
Primary reference: Camp Program and Property Management (Shooting Sports, Section V). Additional references: Cub Scout Day Camp; Resident Camping for Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and Parents; Cub Scout Leader Book; and Guide to Safe Scouting.
Boy Scout Standards
Boy Scouts are permitted to fire .22 caliber bolt-action, single-shot rifles, air rifles, shotguns, and muzzle loading long guns under the direction of a certified instructor, 21 years of age or older, within the standards outlined in current Scouting literature and bulletins. BSA policy does not permit the use of handguns in the Boy Scouting program.
References: Camp Health and Safety, No. 19-308, and Camp Program and Property Management (Shooting Sports, Section V).
The following guidelines relate to the use of handguns within the program of the Boy Scouts of America:
- Handgun use is limited to the Venturing program only.
- All training and shooting activities must be under the supervision of an NRA- certified pistol instructor or the firearms instructor of a local, state, or federal agency.
- All participants must complete a basic pistol marksmanship course prior to range firing. The NRA basic pistol marksmanship course (or equivalent training course) conducted by a law enforcement agency, a civilian gun club, or a U.S. military department is acceptable.
- The Venturing handgun shooting "Range Operation Outline" must be used in conjunction with the basic pistol marksmanship training. This outline is available from the Venturing Division (at the national office).
- With the approval of the local council, handgun shooting may be conducted on BSA camp ranges provided the shooting is done under the auspices of an NRA-certified pistol instructor or firearms instructor of a local, state, or federal agency.
- Care must be taken to comply with federal, state, and local laws.
The following standards are established for rifles to be used in Boy Scouting:
- Breech-loading rifles will be single-shot, bolt-action of the .22 caliber rim-fire type only. They may be chambered for the .22 short or .22 long rifle, but not for the .22 WRF (which is a more powerful cartridge). Air rifles are also permitted.
- Semi-automatic rifles will not be permitted.
- Repeating rifles having a tubular magazine will not be permitted.
- Repeating rifles having a removable clip-type magazine will be permitted but must be used as single-loaders.
- All rifles used in BSA shooting sports shall have a "trigger pull" in excess of 3 pounds, and shall be tested with a 3 pound weight or scale at least once a week while in use. If the trigger mechanism is activated by the 3 pound pull, the rifle should be immediately removed from service.
- Shooting safety glasses and ear protectors must be worn on the range.
- All training and shooting activities must be supervised by a currently NRA-certified rifle instructor or coach who is 21 years of age or older.
Primary reference: Camp Program and Property Management (Shooting Sports, Section V). Additional reference: Rifle Shooting merit badge pamphlet.
The following standards are established for shotguns to be used by Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, or Venturers:
- It is recommended that either 20-, 16-, or 12-gauge semi-automatic shotguns be used. Gas operated shotguns are recommended.
- Ammunition containing No. 8 shot or smaller is recommended on ranges with a protected down range of 600 feet. Additional down range distance of 150 feet (total 750) is required for No. 6 shot size. Shot larger than No. 6 is not to be used.
- Shooting safety glasses and ear protectors must be worn on shotgun ranges.
- All training and shooting activities must be supervised by a currently NRA-certified shotgun instructor or coach who is 21 years of age or older.
Primary reference: Camp Program and Property Management (Shooting Sports, Section V).
Muzzle Loaders
The following standards for muzzle-loading long guns are to be used by members of the BSA:
- Muzzle-loading rifles must be recently manufactured, percussion only. BSA recommends .45 or .50 caliber. Rifles made from kits must be checked by an expert gunsmith.
- Recommended loads of .FFFg blackpowder are not to exceed 1 grain per caliber. One-half of this amount is frequently sufficient for target shooting.
- Shooting safety glasses and ear protectors must be worn.
- All training and shooting activities must be supervised by a currently certified NRA/NMLRA muzzle-loading rifle instructor over 21 years of age.
- Each pupil must have one instructor or adult coach under instructor supervision when loading and firing.
Primary reference: Camp Program and Property Management (Shooting Sports, Section V).
Qualified Leadership
The chief instructor must be at least 21 years of age and must hold current instructor certification in the specific firearm in which he/she is giving supervision or training (rifle, shotgun, pistol, muzzle-loading rifle, muzzle-loading shotgun, muzzle-loading pistol) issued by the National Rifle Association of its equivalent as defined in the Camp Program and Property Management (Shooting Sports, Section V). The chief instructor or an assistant instructor 21 years of age or older and holding instructor certification will be in charge of the firing line and will not leave while anyone is on the firing line or the range flag is flying.
It is recommended that no more than eight Scouts be permitted to fire breech-loader rifles at any one time under any one instructor or assistant instructor.
Assistant instructors may be as young as 18 years of age and must hold at least an assistant instructor's certificate issued by the National Rifle Association.
NRA/BSA Camp Postal Matches
A camp postal rifle match program is available with instant recognition for participants in long-term summer camps. Immediate recognition is provided weekly to winners in each participating council camp. National recognition is provided to top scorers in each division (Junior - first year camper; Senior - seasoned camper) in each participating camp and overall top scorers. For additional information, contact the director, Boy Scout Camping/Conservation Service.
Source: BSA Health and Safety Guide #33415B - 2000 Printing


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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Kathy Carmody, Velvet Hills Chorus director, stopped by FOX21 Morning News on Thursday, Jan. 22, and talked about the group's upcoming concert.
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Unless he had the smoking gun on election fraud or Benghazi, let me just say...so?
This is one time you hope it was just a kidnapping - personal security in Venezuela is such that a "mogul" would be well advised to stay far away. The security services, police, armed forces are all aboard with the bad guys in that godforsaken country.
One of the linebacker´s designers.
It doesn´t sound good. It´s a brief flight and they never were seen again after take off.
One of my favorite designers. Hope all turns out well.
Remain classy, #1.
Fashion may seem small and trivial to us, but those Italian fashion moguls are billionaires and fashion is a large part of Italy´s GDP. It might be their top export, if not, definitely top five. An accident like this would be comparable to Steve Jobs´ plane going down and it will probably send shock waves through Italy´s markets Monday if they are a publicly traded company - and most of them are.I liked Missoni´s beautiful fashion and hope the family can come up with a comparable substitute to lead the company, this must be very hard for them.Meanwhile, a Venezuelan friend tells me on Facebook that the locals think it was probably Chavista capital controls that doomed the plane - airline owners cannot buy spare parts and do needed maintenance due to Chavez´s grip on dollars, it´s turned the whole economy to shambles and this would be a prime example.
Thank you, #7. This is very sad.Missoni knits are classy and timeless, always in good taste. Do a search to see the images of Missoni´s classic designs.I lived in Rome for four years, so I have a strong emotional attachment to Italy. I used to buy "Grazia" magazine every week when I went to the market. I can tell you that over 30 years later, the fashions featured in Grazia then would still be in style today. The Italians may not be good at government, but they lead the world of fashion.
Not familiar at all with this guy, and sad that anyone (almost anyone) suffers a tragedy. But what in the world is any thinking human being flying into Venezuela?
Wow #1, a little callous?
Some have their priorities right, #10. We were all born naked.


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Publicly Funded Mental Health Services - Overview
Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Services (FAQs)
For a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Suicide Prevention 1-800-273-8255 TTY Users 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2013: Double your donation to Gabrieli on December 5th, 6th & 7th.
Gabrieli is participating in The Big Give again this year, raising money for a new Handel recording: our first Handel disc in a decade! Please help us to make this happen by donating via The Big Give's Christmas Challenge on December 5th, 6th or 7th.
Gabrieli will be recording Handel's
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
next June with soloists Laurence Kilsby, Gillian Webster, Jeremy Ovenden, Ashley Riches and Peter Harvey.
Our target is to raise £20,000 in just 3 days, which is over half the cost of the recording. We have pledges from supporters which means that we know we are well over halfway to our target: please join us and be part of our success!
The Big Give Christmas Challenge starts at 10am on December 5th. As always, this is an excellent opportunity to double your donation and make your support of Gabrieli even more valuable.
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Gabrieli began 2013 assembled at Watford Colosseum for another of our epic large-scale recordings, drawing together musicians from Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Young Singers' Scheme and Gabrieli Consort & Players, as well as many of the UK's finest freelance musicians.
Surrounded by memories it was only 15 months since we recorded Elijah in that very building we embarked on another mammoth undertaking with over 350 musicians, including soloists Susan Gritton, John Mark Ainsley and Christopher Maltman, chorus masters Agnieszka Frankow-Zelazny and Greg Beardsell, leader Jacqueline Shave, and a stellar ensemble of players forming the chamber orchestra, including the Carducci Quartet and oboist Nicholas Daniel.
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Gabrieli is an ambitious and audacious ensemble that strives to offer inspirational and thought-provoking performances and recordings, to stand out from the crowd. We are not defined by one area of repertoire, nor do we not confine ourselves to being one type of ensemble. Our work is determined by our passion and commitment to great music, not a dedication to one century or one nationality. From Morales to Mozart, Bach to Britten, our performances are defined by the desire to employ historical performance ideals and knowledge to create music anew, to deliver exhilarating and dramatic performances of great choral and instrumental repertoire from across the centuries.
"...When Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort & Players take on a project, they go the whole hog..."
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anniversary, Gabrieli performed as an a cappella consort of 12 voices and as a choir and orchestra of over 300 musicians. Our eclectic repertoire was performed throughout the UK and Europe and ranged from well-known Gabrieli programmes such as the Morales Requiem,
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La Seu, formally known as the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, is Barcelona's cathedral and is located just off Placa de Sant Jaume in the Gothic Quarter. Construction began on the Gothic structure in 1298 and was completed in 1448, with its facade finished in a Gothic style in the late 19th century.
The cathedral is a huge draw, attracting both worshippers and throngs of tourists daily. When visiting, make sure to take in the 14th-century cloister and the neighborhood views from the roof (and yes, there is an elevator). Visit the cathedral's Web site for more information.
Cheap hotels near La Seu: The cathedral is located in the heart of the Barri Gotic, a neighborhood with many recommended budget hotels. You may also consider hotels along the nearby Ramblas.
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The three-star Acta Splendid is located in a nice residential area of Barcelona, on the edge of the gay barrio, and close to the university.
Address Urgell, 63 (Eixample)
Located in the quiet yet happening neighborhood of Left Eixample, the Barcelona Rooms offers 30 tidy, frill-free rooms and very low rates.
Address Comte Borrell 41 (Eixample)
Set in pretty and convenient Eixample, the one-star Bcn Market Inn Rooms is a super-cheap no-frills pick for unfussy independent travelers and large groups.
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The Hotel Catalunya is situated on the picturesque Calle Santa Ana, a convenient launching point for a day of sightseeing.
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For the unfussy traveler looking for a clean spot in the center of Barcelona, the simple one-star Hotel Condestable should do the trick.
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