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64 Studio Ltd. produces bespoke GNU/Linux distributions which are compatible with official Debian and Ubuntu releases. Specialising in multimedia and digital content creation platforms which we develop for our OEM partners, we also offer support, documentation services and consultancy. Our software is already included in several shipping products in the professional audio market, with more to follow. In addition, we offer a free download product which has won critical acclaim for its stability and high performance.
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Xjadeo is a cross-platform Free Software video player that displays a video clip synchronized to an external time source (MTC, LTC, or JACK transport). Xjadeo version 0.8.0 just came out and brings a lot of significant changes, most notably:
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With openGL, video scaling is now performed in hardware, with playback synchronized to the screen's vertical refresh. Video files are now scanned and indexed on load which provides for reliable seeking to video frames for a wide variety of codecs. This also detects broken video files early on. User interaction has been overhauled, most notably by adding a menu that facilitates discovering key bindings.
The complete changelog is available at:
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The xwax 1.5 release adds quick startup times by scanning the music library in the background, and allowing crates to be re-scanned during a session. There are also some performance improvements.
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The latest maintenance release of Airtime, version 2.5.1, is recommended for all Airtime users. This release offers improved reliability of program scheduling with linked shows, and fixes to the station and user timezone handling.
Released at the same time, the Broadcaster theme for the Newscoop CMS integrates Airtime widgets for now playing metadata, weekly show schedules and HTML5 audio playback. This theme is available under GNU GPLv3 from https://github.com/newscoop/theme-Broadcaster
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Robin Gareus has released an update to his LV2 meter plugin collection which includes retro needle-meters in VU, DIN, EBU, BBC styles and more. There are also meters for EBU R128 loudness, stereo phase correlation and scope meters. GTK+ and OpenGL versions are installed in parallel.
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I was invited to speak at Campus Party Europe this year, and gave a presentation on London's role in sound system culture, as well as open source, digital vinyl and innovation. I also looked at why digital DJ'ing often doesn't sound as good as it should, and the possibilities for stem mixing in high quality formats.
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The latest Airtime release includes support for Ogg Opus low-latency streaming. You'll need to be running Icecast 2.4 beta for this to work, which you can get in packaged form for your GNU/Linux distro of choice from: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=icecast&project=home%3Ad...
Another neat feature in this version of Airtime is a visual crossfade editor which uses the Web Audio API to display the waveforms. This requires Chrome or a forthcoming Firefox release to work, but it's very promising.
Submitted by Daniel on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:03
xfade.lv2 is a Free Software audio plugin for stereo cross-fading 2 x 2 input channels to two output channels, written by Robin Gareus:
You can read more about the motivation behind this plugin in a blog post by DJ Barney:
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Airtime 2.3.1 is out, with a bunch of improvements for production users:
The Airtime 2.3.x series introduces full interface localization, streaming stats, and automatic silence trimming (non-destructive) for uploaded audio. It's been great to see the interface translations contributed by the community, and goes to show that non-programmers can make major contributions to the reach of Free Software.
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I believe that watching a DJ perform live has got a lot less interesting since the move to mixing on laptops. Why is it that the DJ keeps asking us to put our hands in the air? Why is there more and more emphasis on big visuals instead of the music? Is it because both the DJ and crowd understand that it's really the computer doing the work, with automated beat and level matching? Watching someone on stage bent over a laptop, they could be checking their Facebook page, for all we know.
Submitted by Daniel on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 13:17
Sometimes I get asked if Sourcefabric's Airtime broadcast automation system includes a compressor or a limiter in the output stage. In support of Dynamic Range Day, I am glad to report that it does not. It might seem like a purely technical matter, but this issue really has a major impact on the way that people experience music on the radio. Airtime does not need to compress or limit music, because contemporary digital music is already suffering from greatly reduced dynamic range.
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64 Studio has announced a new GNU/Linux distribution designed to make web kiosks more accessible to people with disabilities.
Public Internet terminals, or web kiosks, present an accessibility challenge for the organisations which deploy them, such as libraries, Internet cafés and transport hubs. A member of the general public may have one or more of a wide range of impairments which it is impractical to determine in advance, including impaired vision, hearing or mobility.
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In the January 2012 issue of Wired, there's an article about frequent YouTube contributors which contains an interesting statistic about the stickiness of web media. Although individual YouTube video channels can reach audiences in the millions, exceeding the instantaneous audience of many TV channels, the average usage of YouTube is only fifteen minutes per day per person. This compares with five hours usage per day for the average US TV viewer. Obviously, that statistic has implications for both audience engagement and advertising revenue, especially since YouTube ads are easily skipped.


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This collection of classic children's poetry, adapted to music by Natalie Merchant, opens the door to a wondrous world filled with witches and fearless girls, blind men and elephants, giants and sailors and dancing bears. Leave Your Sleep features a daring and delightful selection, ranging from the beloved (e.e. cummings, Edward Lear, and Jack Prelutsky) to the undiscovered (the young Nathalia Crane). Natalie Merchant's brilliant musical renderings, selected from her highly praised album, share the stage with Barbara McClintock's richly imagined art to create a memorable reading, looking, and listening experience.
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Barbara McLintock has worked for The Province newspaper as a reporter, columnist and bureau chief. She has won several awards for her work including the Canadian Association of Journalists National Award for Best Investigative Newspaper Reporting. Her articles have also appeared in such publications as Chatelaine and People. She lives in Victoria, BC.
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Here's a shock: Teleport City is a strong supporter of the burlesque arts and any other form of performance during which women and/or men find themselves increasingly deprived of their vetements. New York, of course, has a long and storied history of burlesque performance beginning as early as 1840 but really catching fire with the first visit to America of Victorian era burlesque troupe British Blondes, led by dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer Lydia Thompson. The shows were a combination of acts, including comedians, singers, acrobats, dancers, wrestlers, strongmen — whatever you could come up with, really. Although burlesque fell out of favor in England near the turn of the century, Americans — especially in New York — picked up the ball and ran with it, with early pioneers like the Minksy Brothers pushing the shows as far as moral crusaders would allow them — and then a little further, including the introduction of "coochy" dances that would evolve into the striptease that came to dominate the burlesque performance (and frequently get them shut down).
Les Fleurs de Shanghai at Duane Park
She was the Paris of the East. And the Whore of Asia. Shanghai in the 1930s was a dizzying mix of glamour, seediness, decadence, intrigue, and political turmoil. A city divided up by conquering countries, where her own people were relegated to third class citizens. A city would-be adventurers and femme fatales came to make their mark or destroy themselves in those opulent dens of vice. Spies, warlords, gangsters, gamblers. And drifting through it all was the sound of Shanghai music driven by the voices of its divas. Vamps. Coquettes. The voices of a city whose name was synonymous with vice. The city, the country, the entire world was about to go to war. But in her smoky nightclubs and dancehalls, the sirens of Shanghai enchanted everyone.
Laura La Plante
Laura La Plante was one of the luminaries of silent era cinema, making a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a promotional stunt arranged by the United States Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers to promote up and coming new actresses. During the 1920s, she appeared in more than sixty films, including one of our personal favorites, 1928's The Cat and the Canary. Like many, her career did not survive the transition to talkies, and though she was the lead candidate to replace Myrna Loy in the Thin Man series when that star was mulling over the notion of leaving the films, Loy ultimately decided to stay and that was about it for La Planta, who moved to London, worked occasionally, but more or less went into retirement, emerging in the 1950s to do a turn on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life and, later in life, at a Night of a 100 Stars event during the 1980s.
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For the past six years, Indiya has been studying with an after-school tutor at Horton's Kids. The non-profit organization offers tutoring and enrichment programs for children living in two subsidized apartments in Ward 8.
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Indiya's tutoring sessions consist of geometry, math, reading and writing.
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As the oldest of three children, Indiya says she is passing her good study habits onto her two younger sisters.
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Horton's Kids currently works with over 500 children in Ward 8.
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"Weaving together the stories of three very different women loosely tied to each other, debut novelist Blake takes readers back and forth between small town America and war-torn Europe in 1940. Single, 40-year-old postmistress Iris James and young newlywed Emma Trask are both new arrivals to Franklin, Mass., on Cape Cod. While Iris and Emma go about their daily lives, they follow American reporter Frankie Bard on the radio as she delivers powerful and personal accounts from the London Blitz and elsewhere in Europe. While Trask waits for the return of her husband—a volunteer doctor stationed in England—James comes across a letter with valuable information that she chooses to hide. Blake captures two different worlds—a naive nation in denial and, across the ocean, a continent wracked with terror—with a deft sense of character and plot, and a perfect willingness to take on big, complex questions, such as the merits of truth and truth-telling in wartime."
I received this book as a Valentine's Day gift from my husband and I was really looking forward to reading it. Then, I made the mistake of reading a few reviews on Amazon that did not paint it in a favorable light--which caused me to put off reading it. But I was already hooked by the intrigue of the premise and I picked it up.
I enjoyed it.
I did not agree at all with the negative reviews I had read--(let that be a lesson to me!)--and I am so glad I did read it. It was a little bit more character driven than plot driven which was not what I had expected, but that alright with me.
I have read many war memoirs and stories set during WWII, but almost always they have been written through the eyes of Europe. It was very interesting to read about the Blitz from a reporter's eyes, trying to convey the worldwide impact to his listeners an ocean away, an audience who for the most part does not want to hear about something so far away. Something so horrific. In fact, I have read very little which has given much detail to the actual events of the Blitz.
In this book we also get a glimpse of the anti-war sentiment which abounded in America pre-Pearl Harbor which is something else I have not read much of.
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"The deeper my research took me, the more I thought about the position of those who can see what is going on, or see parts of what is going on, and are powerless to do anything but try to turn people's heads in that direction. Frankie Bard's epiphany at the center of the novel-when she realizes that she has seen someone die and knows the ending of a story his parents will never hear--carries the great sorrow implicit in the responsibility of knowledge. And I realized that what happened to Frankie in Europe was the that the responsibility of carrying the voices of all the people she meets, whose endings she cannot know, grows unbearable."
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Loss of specific tumor suppressor genes has been demonstrated in both familial and sporadic breast cancers; however, the underlying genetic and cellular basis of susceptibility in breast tissue is poorly understood. Critical phases of breast development have been identified during which susceptibility to breast cancer is increased. In contrast, the differentiation of the breast epithelium that takes place during a single full-term pregnancy diminishes life-time risk of breast cancer by half. It is the goal of my laboratory to define the molecular events that regulate susceptibility of the breast epithelium and develop strategies to intervene in these pathways.
We have observed changes in the expression and function of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in breast tissues at different stages of development. Therefore, a major focus of the laboratory is to discover the normal cellular mechanisms that regulate p53 expression and function. A variety of mammary epithelial cell lines and mice bearing knockout alleles or transgenes are used in studies to identify factors that regulate p53 activities in apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and suppression of tumors. More recently, we have begun to look at epigenetic changes in tumor cells that can be reversed by nuclear transplantation. Through the combined use of transgenic animals and contemporary techniques in molecular and cellular biology, we are defining the developmental biology of the breast epithelium itself, while providing both a genetic and cellular basis for susceptibility to breast cancer.
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Nguyen DH, Oketch HA, Illa-Bochaca I, Geyer FC, Reis-Filho JS, Mao JH, Ravani SA, Zavadil J, Borowsky AD, Jerry DJ, et al. Radiation acts on the microenvironment to affect breast carcinogenesis by distinct mechanisms that decrease breast cancer latency and affect tumor type. Cancer Cell. In press.
Blackburn AC, Jerry DJ. Map making in the 21st century: charting breast cancer susceptibility pathways in rodent models. J. Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. In press. doi:10.1007.
Tao L, Roberts AL, Dunphy KA, Bigelow C, Yan H, Jerry DJ. Repression of mammary stem/progenitor cells by p53 is mediated by notch and separable from apoptotic activity. Stem Cells. 2011;29:119-127.
Cellurale C, Weston CR, Reilly J, Garlick DE, Jerry DJ, et al. Role of JNK in a Trp53-dependent mouse model of breast cancer. PLoS One. 2010;305(8):e12469.
Jerry DJ, Griner NB, Tao L. Tumor suppressor pathways and cellular origins of breast cancer: new complexities and new hopes. NanoLife. 2010;1:1-16.
Bajaj A, Oscar M, Phillips R, Kim IB, Jerry DJ, et al. Array based sensing of normal, cancerous and metastatic cells using conjugated fluorescent polymers. J Am Chem Soc. 2010;32(3):1018-1022.
Yan H, Blackburn AC, McLary SC, Tao L, Dickinson ES, Roberts AL, Naber SP, Otis CN, Cao QJ, Lawlor RG, Osborne BA, Kittrell FS, Medina D, Jerry DJ. Multiple pathways contribute to development of spontaneous mammary tumors in BALB/c-Trp53+/- mice. Am J Pathol. 2010;176(3):1421-1432.
Jerry DJ, Dunphy KA, Hagen MJ. Estrogens, regulation of p53 and breast cancer risk: a balancing act. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2010;67(7):1017-1023.
Troester MA, Lee MH, Carter M, Fan C, Pirone JR, Perou CM, Jerry DJ, et al. Activation of host wound responses in breast cancer microenvironment. Clin Cancer Res. 2009;15(22):7020-7028.
Tchatchou S, Lyer S, Schmutzhard J, Freidekind O, Gronert S, Mietag C, D'Amato M, Hemminki K, Sutter C, Wappenschmidt B, Blackburn AC, Hill LZ, Jerry DJ, et al. Identification of DMBT1 alleles associated with increased breast cancer risk and altered function. Hum Mol Genet. 2009;31(1):60-66.
Bajaj A, Miranda O, Kim I-K, Philips R, Jerry DJ, et al. Detection and differentiation of normal, cancerous, and metastatic cells using nanoparticle-polymer sensor arrays. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2009;106(27):10912-10916.
Bajaj A, Samanta B, Yan H, Jerry DJ, et al. Stability, toxicity and differential cellular uptake of protein passivated-Fe3O4 nanoparticles. J Mater Chem. 2009;(19):6328-6331.
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We have gathered here to praise God and to witness to our faith as we celebrate the life of ……… We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort, in sorrow hope, in death resurrection.
O God, who gave us birth, you are ever more ready to hear than we are to pray. You know our needs before we ask, and our ignorance in asking. Give to us now your grace, that as we shrink before the mystery of death, we may see the light of eternity. Help us to live as those who are prepared to die. And when our days here are accomplished, enable us to die as those who go forth to live, so that living or dying, our life may be in you. AMEN
The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
For his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk
Through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou prepares a table before me
In the presence of mine enemies;
thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Commendation (place the urn in the ground)
O God, all that you have given us is yours. At first you gave ……. to us, so now we give him back to you.
Into your hands, O merciful God, we commend your servant ……….
Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold,
A lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive ………into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints of light. Amen
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, may the rains fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
God be in your head, and in your understanding.
God be in your eyes, and in your looking.
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Bjorn Rebney responds to Meisha Tate over Zoila Gurgel snub
Friday night Bellator's 115-pound women's champion Zoila Gurgel will fight for the first time in 19 months, vs. Casey Noland in a non-title bout at 125-pounds.
However, the fight is way down the card, and will not be televised.
"The Warrior Princess" maintained a positive mental attitude about the snub, tweeting "[I] don't need main event status to shine on Friday."
However, former Strikeforce women's champion Miesha Tate was outraged.
"I cannot believe [Bellator] would allow [its] champion to be placed on the UN televised undercard in her hometown," tweeted Tate. "A champion is a champion regardless if she is fighting up a weight, u use her image to promote the posters & then put her on the undercard?! Blows my mind. This is the 2nd time too you have done this I tell you what I would rather never fight MMA again then fight for u under @BellatorMMA banner.... The amount of disrespect you have given @ZoilaGurgel is disgusting."
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney offered an explanation.
"Zoila's been plagued by injury after injury over the last 19 months, having not fought since March, 2011," Rebney wrote to MMA fighting. "We felt that the best road back for her did not include rushing her into a major fight against one of the top-ranked women in the world. This is not a world title fight as it's made significantly north of the 115 weight limit where she holds our title. Depending on how Zoila feels and performs on Friday, we can then determine the next appropriate step back."
Bellator sometimes uses their champions in non title bouts. Ordinarily these are main event or co-main event. This is believed to be the first time that a Bellator champion fought and did not make the televised portion of the card.
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10/23/12 7:54 PM by Megatherium
That is correct. Also, the non title women's flyweight match in no way deserves to be on the broadcast portion of the show.
10/23/12 7:40 PM by CindyO
If she can't make weight for the title she holds then she shouldn't have it. Non-title tune up fights for a champion is retarded, regardless of the promotion staging the fight. Cindy
10/23/12 4:40 PM by RyannVonDooDoo
10/23/12 3:54 PM by Onnie804yamsaki
Isnt this the same girl whos husband asked the ug for money then turned on the ug when someone posted there yearly earnings and asked for.an explanation. Iirc ppl were upset when there are legitppl in need with cancer about tobe homeless or trying to get there kid an operation to save the childs life.i thought she was sick and never could support herself again and bad things woukd.happen if we did not donate. If true despicable and she deserves the undercard. I thought they were in a horrible spot. Shit i thought you would be dieing to have to be desperate enough to ask the ug for donations as a pro mma couple and a bjj superstar who runs schools and does seminars. And here she is fighting for bellator shortly after.please dont hesitate to correct me if any part of my memory is wrong andi sincerely apologize ifi am thinking ofsomeone else.
10/23/12 2:51 PM by Neil McCauley
cyborg is a hormonally male fighter fighting females, so i consider her entire career tainted and i never want to see her fight again.
10/23/12 2:35 PM by Chris27
Its cool as long as Zuffa doesnt do it, then it would be a problem.If SF didnt air prelims on ShoX and Cyborg came back from suspension and they put her on the prelims that werent televised I wonder if people would have the same reaction like its not big deal.
10/23/12 2:26 PM by Neil McCauley
this is it exactly. zuffa shills gonna irrationally hate.
10/23/12 2:23 PM by Fernando Alonso
The judges getting it wrong isn't Bellators problem.
10/23/12 1:56 PM by Nexuscrawlers
yeah, i feel bad for her but at the same time i totally understand. Caposa also makes a good point. i almost wish they would jsut strip her of the title and re-do the whole womens tournament (or jsut scrap it as an official bellator division and just keep wmma as one-offs in bellator) it also doesnt help her cause much that she was badmouthing the company quite a bit a few months ago.
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FOURTEEN million jobs are expected to be created with the anticipated formation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, said the International Labor Organization (ILO).
In a statement, the ILO said the improved free-flow of skilled labor, services, investment and goods among the 10 Asean member states is expected to bode well for workers in the region, in general.
"It could generate 14 million additional jobs and improve the livelihoods of 600 million women and men living in the region," said the ILO citing a study it conducted with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
"The AEC could accelerate economic growth and structural change and double productivity in some Asean economies, while generating 14 million additional jobs and creating new opportunities for prosperity for hundreds of millions of people," it further said.
The study said that, by 2015, high-skilled jobs are projected to grow by 41 percent, or 14 million, while medium-skilled jobs will grow by 22 percent or 38 million, and low-skilled by 24 percent or 12 million.
Nevertheless, the ILO warned that mismanaging the AEC could also result to increasing inequality and worsen existing labor market deficits, such as vulnerable and informal employment, and working poverty.
"The report predicts that skills shortages and skills mismatches are likely to worsen, due to inadequate availability and quality of education and training," said the ILO.
The organization, then, called on Asean member-states to develop policies and institutions that support inclusive and fair development.
It said that if countries are to reap the benefits of labor mobility, they will need to prioritize three critical areas: ratifying, implementing and enforcing international Conventions; extending the coverage and portability of social security; and implementing the Asean Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.
"There is an urgent need to improve the quality, coverage and sustainability of social protection, starting with the establishment of a social protection floor for all," said the ILO.
Other priority areas for action identified by the ILO report include: more decisive management of structural changes; improved alignment of different sectoral and national policies; strengthening of regional cooperation and implementation of existing commitments; stronger labor market institutions (including wage-setting) to support inclusive prosperity and growth; enhanced social protection; support for small enterprises; more effective skills' recognition systems; and closer links between education and the labor market.
"Ultimately, Asean's plan for greater regional integration will be judged on how much it benefits ordinary working men and women in the region. Policy makers must not miss this opportunity to ensure the benefits of the region's impressive development are enjoyed by all," said the ILO. (HDT/Sunnex)
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The EDSTAC was a federal advisory committee formed in 1996 to make recommendations to EPA on how to develop the screening and testing program called for by Congress. EDSTAC was composed of representatives from industry, government, environmental and public health groups, worker safety groups, and academia. These committee members were charged with developing consensus-based recommendations for a scientifically defensible screening program that would provide EPA the necessary information to make regulatory decisions about the endocrine effects of chemicals.
EPA charged EDSTAC to advise the Agency regarding:
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- Processes and criteria for deciding when additional tests beyond screening would be needed and how to validate such tests, and
- Processes for communicating to the public about EDSTAC's agreements, recommendations, and information developed during priority setting, screening, and testing.
EDSTAC addressed the health effects on humans and wildlife by focusing attention on estrogenic, androgenic, and thyroid hormone systems. The committee recommended that EPA consider pesticides, industrial chemicals, and environmental contaminants.
Over the course of two years, EDSTAC members thoroughly reviewed and discussed scientific information and sought the opinion of other experts and members of the public on the following topics: conceptual framework of the program; priority setting for screening and testing; screening and testing; and communications and outreach. EDSTAC's Final Report was presented to EPA in September 1998.
Based on these recommendations, EPA developed a tiered approach for the EDSP. The core elements of the proposed approach are: Priority setting, Tier 1 screening, and Tier 2 testing. EPA outlined the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), which incorporated many of EDSTAC's recommendations, in two Federal Register Notices published in 1998: August 1998 (FRL-6021-3) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program [PDF, 4pp., 34KB, About PDF] and December 1998 (FRL-6052-9) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: Statement of Policy [PDF, 28pp., 228KB, About PDF].
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APS Technology's Expansion Will Add More Than 100 Jobs to Connecticut
Governor Malloy Announces $5 Million DECD Loan; Stresses Importance of Precision Manufacturing to Connecticut's Economy
Hartford, CT, USA – January 30, 2013 – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State Bond Commission voted to approve a $5 million loan to APS Technology, Inc. a global provider of high technology and services to the oil and gas drilling industry.
"When it comes to precision manufacturing, businesses know they have a wealth of talent in our state, people who can fill positions and help companies thrive," said Governor Malloy. "With our assistance, APS Technology – one of the fastest growing tech companies in the state – will be able to meet increased demand in a rapidly growing sector of our economy."
APS Technology, headquartered in Wallingford, is a leader in Measurement-While-Drilling, rotary steerable and vibration management products for the oil and gas drilling industry. The company plans to increase its state workforce from 155 in 2012 to at least 278 people by 2015.
The Department of Economic and Community Development is supporting the expansion with a 10-year, 4 percent $5 million loan. Funds will be used for the acquisition of machinery and equipment, and to fund product engineering.
"We appreciate the support that APS has received from Governor Malloy and the DECD," said William E. Turner, President and Founder of APS Technology. "With this loan, APS can accelerate the development and distribution of our next generation products, and create more quality jobs right here in Connecticut."
Governor Malloy met with several of APS' China customers during his trade mission to China in September 2012. Since then, APS has completed a $2.8 million contract and placed its equipment with one of China's national oil companies. The company has repair, maintenance, and sales facilities in Houston, Dubai, and China, and is growing in Connecticut and internationally.
"APS's successful pursuit of international markets has contributed to their notable growth in sales and employment here in Connecticut," said Anne S. Evans, U.S. Department of Commerce District Director. "They have demonstrated outstanding innovation and commitment to the development of their products for the global marketplace."
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
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COVINGTON -- Qualifying for the July 31 Primary ended at noon Friday.
In Newton County, the hot race is the Board of Commissioners District 5 seat, being vacated by incumbent Tim Fleming. That race boasts six candidates, four Republican and two Democrat.
A few seasoned politicians are getting back into the game. Former county commissioner Ronnie Dimsdale qualified for the District 5 seat and former school board member and state legislator John Douglas is running for District 1. Also, former Board of Education member Ricky Corley is looking to regain his seat on the board. Here is a complete list of qualifying candidates for Newton:
Newton County
-- BOC Chairman
Republican: Keith Ellis
Democrat: Kathy Morgan (incumbent); Marcus Jordan
-- District 1
Republican: John Douglas; John Strauss
-- District 3
Republican: Kevin Wade
Democrat: Nancy Schulz (incumbent); Tony Flanagan
-- District 5
Republican: Levie Maddox; Ronnie Dimsdale; Wesley Dowdy; Jared Rutberg
Democrat: Philip Johnson; Marcello Banes
-- Sheriff
Republican: Philip Bradford; Bill Watterson
Democrat: Ezell Brown (incumbent)
-- Board of Education
District 2
Republican: Ricky Corley
Democrat: Eddie Johnson (incumbent)
-- District 4
Democrat: Almond Turner (incumbent); Franklin Perry
-- Coroner
Republican: Tommy Davis (incumbent)
Democrat: Robert Bradley
-- Clerk of Superior Court
Republican: Linda Hays
-- Probate Court JudgeDemocrat: Henry Baker
-- Tax Commissioner
Republican: Barbara Dingler
In the non-partisan races, judges Samuel Ozburn, Ken Wynne, Eugene Benton and Horace Johnson and District Attorney Layla Zon are unopposed. Chief Superior Court Judge John Ott is facing opposition from attorney Stephanie Lindsey.
Rockdale County
Thirteen candidates qualified this week for local nonpartisan seats on the Rockdale County Board of Education.
The following candidates qualified:
-- Post 1
Mandy North
Charcella Green
-- Post 2
Brad Smith (incumbent)
Patrick Coppock
Kimberly Baker
Timothy Williams
-- Post 3
Wales Barksdale (incumbent)
-- Post 4
Darrell Stephens
Sharon Pharr
-- Post 5
William "Tony" Dowdy
Cornell Brown
Willie Washington
Rodney J. Fanner
In Rockdale County, all incumbents are facing opposition. A list of qualifying candidates in partisan races is as follows:
-- BOC Chair
Republican: Jason A. Hill
Democrat: Richard Oden (incumbent); Brian Jenkins
-- Post 1
Republican: Samuel Smiley; Tom Harrison
Democrat: Oz Nesbitt (incumbent); Jerry Shepperd-- Magistrate Judge
Republican: Clarence R. Horne Jr.
Democrat: Phinia Aten
-- Clerk of Superior Court
Republican: Holly W. Bowie
Democrat: Ruth Wilson (incumbent)
-- Probate Court Judge
Republican: Lillis J. Brown (incumbent)
Democrat: Caycie Dix; Charles Mays Sr.
-- Coroner
Republican: Jo Carter Coggins
Democrat: George Levett Jr.
-- Sheriff
Republican: Jeff Wigington (incumbent)
Democrat: Donald Ferguson; Eric Levett
-- Tax Commissioner
Republican: Dan Ray (incumbent)
Democrat: R.J. Hadley
The judgeship being vacated by Superior Court Judge Sidney Nation is being sought by three candidates: Robert Mumford; Gary W. Washington; and Earnelle Winfrey.
State Offices
Newton and Rockdale both fall into 17th and newly formed 43rd state Senate districts. Candidates for the 17th District are incumbent Republican Rick Jeffares and Democrat Nelva Lee. In the 43rd District, incumbent Ron Ramsey Sr. has no opposition.
Newton and Rockdale also both fall into the 113th and 109th state House Districts. Qualifiers are:
-- District 109
Republican: Steve Davis (incumbent); Dale Rutledge
-- District 113
Democrat: Toney Collins; Pam Dickerson (incumbent); Sharon Sawyer
Additional Newton State House Districts:
-- District 112
Republican: Doug Holt (incumbent)
-- District 110
Republican: Andy Welch (incumbent)
Additional Rockdale County State House Districts:-- District 90
Democrat: Scott Hughes; Pam Stephenson (incumbent)
-- District 91
Democrat: Dee Dawkins-Haigler (incumbent)
-- District 92
Democrat: Tonya P. Anderson; Doreen Carter; Kathy L. Harvey; Sherri Len Washington; Doreen Williams
-- District 114
Republican: Tom Kirby (incumbent); Rod Upton
Congressional Districts
Rockdale and Newton both fall into Congressional Disrict 4, whose candidates are:
Republican: Greg Pallen; J. Chris Vaughn
Democrat: Courtney L. Dillard Sr.; Hank Johnson,Jr. (incumbent); Lincoln Nunnally
Newton also falls in District 10, where incumbent Paul C. Broun, M.D. faces opposition from fellow Republican Stephen K. Simpson.
Satan69 3 years, 4 months ago
NO NO NO Lindsey cannot be JUDGE she attacks FREE SPEECH Ott has nothing to worry about
Freshvoice2012 3 years, 4 months ago
VOTE NO FOR THIS FREE SPEECH HATER: Seat 3 Stephanie R. Lindsey No Address Available Age: 40 Occupation: Attorney Date Qualified: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Freshvoice2012 3 years, 4 months ago
Turner & Johnson need to go - we need fresh voices on the school board - they have not done their jobs and won't answer emails (Johnson) and grammar is bad bad example for kids
Satan69 3 years, 4 months ago
Does anyone smell playdoh?
Satan69 3 years, 4 months ago
Please NO ghetto thug FREE SPEECH hater judges in Newton County. Don't let one like this any near the bench. VOTE DOWN FREE SPEECH HATERS. If LaQuanda Brown Carpenter wants to be married to Dennis L. Carpenter and run Alcovy High into the ground as a team while the board and super sit back and pass gas then let it be but DO NOT VOTE this woman to a bench and vote JOHNSON and TURNER out ASAP. Then clear out the other 3 after we find out how they stand on nepotism
OnToday 3 years, 4 months ago
These are some hugely important races, voters of Newton County! Say no to vindictive "potential" judges and ineffective BOE members who stand by and watch good teachers be bullied by out of control administrators. Spread the word. Take back our schools and tell people the majority of us still respect the laws set forth by our Founding Fathers.
Kornbred 3 years, 4 months ago
what happened to dat Foxworth fella, he still in da hen house??
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The Best of America Underground (ROIR Cassettes) 1983. I picked this up at The Great Streetside Records Purge of 1994 and I have never been the same since. This tape, more than anything else, reintroduced me to the New Wave underground of 1980s America. Sure I was familiar with The B-52s and the Talking Heads but by 1994 my mind had been so abused by Hardcore, Noise, Grunge, Pigfuck and just general guitar based squall that I remember thinking the song World War III by The Suburbs sounded positively revolutionary, what with its rollicking melody and catchy guitar riff. All of a sudden, those Live Skull records I had bought on Homestead seemed kinda boring and I began falling in love with New Wave all over again. There are just so many classic songs on this compilation; from the sugar-sweet powerpop of The Shoes to the avant-Eno stylings of The Styrene Jass Band. How about the classic New Wave ska sounds of the Erector Set and the fractured grooves of Pylon as they "eat dub for breakfast"? And that is just part of the A-Side of this classic tape, released by ROIR, a cassette-only tape company that used to advertise in the back of Trouser Press and was responsible for more cool releases than you can shake a stick at. Other standouts include Algebra Suicide with their poetic True Romance at the World's Fair and the Tweeds with the powerpop of Underwater Girl. How about the art-punk of the Bizarros and the New Wave fun of the Dub Rifles? And then of course, they end the tape of with Armand Schaubroeck doing a shortened version of the Independent Hitter, a completely indescribable piece of performance art. I have swapped out the shortened version of the song with the full length version of it from his classic album Ratfucker because I am, at heart, a giver.
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Video: 77 migrants rescued by merchant ship
A group of 77 migrants was rescued from a drifting dinghy by the merchant vessel Stadt Goslar yesterday some 53 miles south of Malta. The migrants were then transferred to two AFM patrol boats closer to Malta. A total of 108 migrants arrived in Malta on Sunday including a group which arrived in Delimara.
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Recipe for disaster imo. Can't remember the last time ITV did justice to a sporting event.
Great news, T20 is a perfect fit for free-to-air TV. More fool the ECB for not getting some English domestic T20 out there.
Makes sense what with it being free on YouTube.
I still expect it'll shift over to the likes of Sky after a few seasons, once the audience and whatnot is built up. But it's certainly a damn sight better than friggin daytime TV in the meantime.
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Great news, at last some cricket on free to view tv.
You nick it, i'll catch it then i will send you the scorecard for the next year.
Damn you brits, you get to have your own commentators.
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Can cheap and sickly confectionery be turned into plastic? If so ITV will manage it.
Knowing ITV we'll have Clive "that night in Barcelona" Tyldesley as a commentator.
Was actually thinking they'll probably bring in the likes of Irani and Gough from Talk Sh*te for the studio segments.
I obviously couldn't care less about the IPL as with all Twenty20, but I don't think having something which has some resemblence to cricket on FTA UK TV can really do any harm. Whether it does any good remains to be seen.
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Forbes, David, 1828-1876
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Forbes, David, 1828-1876
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- found: On the Aymara Indians of Bolivia and Peru, 1870: t.p. (David Forbes)
- found: On the relations of the Silurian and metamorphic rocks of the south of Norway, 1856: t.p. (David Forbes)
- found: DNB, 1917 (geologist, philologist, traveler; b. Sept. 6, 1828 at Douglas, Isle of Man; d. Dec. 5, 1876 in London)
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YIELD: Makes 8
- 1 1/2 cups purchased caramel sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 8 5x3 1/2-inch slices white sandwich bread (such as buttermilk or potato bread), very lightly toasted
- 3 medium bananas, peeled, thinly sliced on diagonal into 1 1/2-inch ovals
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Preheat broiler. Butter eight 3/4-cup ramekins. Mix caramel sauce and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt in small bowl. Spoon 1 generous tablespoon caramel into each ramekin. Place bread on rimmed baking sheet. Spread 1 generous tablespoon caramel over each bread slice. Broil until caramel is bubbling and slightly darker, watching to avoid burning, 1 to 2 minutes. Cool.
Cut each bread slice into 6 squares, for 48 pieces total. Set 1 banana slice on each bread square. Arrange 6 banana-topped bread squares standing on edge, side by side in each prepared ramekin, fitting snugly. Whisk eggs, half and half, milk, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon sea salt in medium bowl. Pour enough custard into each ramekin to reach top. Let stand until bread absorbs some of custard, about 30 minutes. Reserve any remaining custard.
Meanwhile, position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Pour remaining custard into ramekins. Brush exposed bread pieces with melted butter. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Set ramekins in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Bake puddings until set and knife inserted into custard comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from pan; cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Serve bread puddings warm or at room temperature.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories415
- Carbohydrates71 g (24%)
- Fat12 g (18%)
- Protein9 g (19%)
- Saturated Fat6 g (32%)
- Sodium530 mg (22%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber3 g (11%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol119 mg (40%)


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Microsoft deploys first major server application on Ubuntu Linux
Microsoft's love affair with Linux continues as the company releases HDInsight, Microsoft's big data Hadoop-on-Azure service for Ubuntu Linux on its Azure cloud.
Microsoft's love affair with Linux continues as the company releases HDInsight, Microsoft's big data Hadoop-on-Azure service for Ubuntu Linux on its Azure cloud.
The Paris-based company behind the Mandriva Linux distro has gone into liquidation.
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical and Ubuntu Linux, revealed that he's considering taking the company public.
The leading Linux company has partnered with the top container company to create a new software stack.
But 88 percent of hiring managers report that it's "very difficult" or "somewhat difficult" to find qualified candidates.
Can a Linux company and a networking power join forces to make an open-source cloud and software defined network that's good enough for telecommunications data-centers? Canonical and Juniper think so.
Microsoft loves Linux, is adopting Docker for its servers, and just bought Revolution Analytics, the biggest open-source R statistical language company. This is not your dad's Microsoft.
CoreOS, a new enterprise Linux company and a Docker partner, is now proposing its own alternative to Docker's container technology.
SUSE, the enterprise Linux company, is working on its own storage solution using open-source Ceph: SUSE Storage.
Canonical, best known as the company behind Ubuntu Linux, is entering the private cloud hosting business with an OpenStack-based option for your data center or hosting provider.
You know Red Hat best as the leading business Linux company. You may not know that Red Hat also wants to become the top OpenStack cloud business.
TurnKey Linux, the ready-to-run Linux cloud server app company, is now offering 64-bit server apps on Amazon Web Services.
Linux leader Red Hat has shipped another minor update to its 6 enterprise line to better equip its distribution for massive scale out, big data environments. Along the same lines, the company also announced this week it will contribute its Red Hat Storage Hadoop plug-in to the Apache Hadoop project
Great news for Linux pros and bad news for hiring managers. A survey says companies are desperate for Linux pros in the next six months. Plus, the salaries for Linux staffers are on the rise.
Red Hat recently acquired ManageIQ, an enterprise cloud management company, and now the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company is integrating its administrative services with its Linux-based cloud systems.
The ubiquity of Microsoft's desktop office suite is one reason the company has remained a leader in the PC segment -- and that same Office ubiquity is the main reason Linux still struggles.
It's becoming increasingly apparent that video game development and online distribution company Valve is serious about Linux. But desktop Linux has a 1 percent usage share. Surely there's more to this development effort than meets the eye?
The company claims that Oracle Secure Global Desktop supports the broadest range of applications, including Web-based applications and standard Windows, Linux, UNIX, System i and System z applications. Is it worth considering? Yes, if you use Oracle products.
SCO, the company that started the Linux lawsuit madness, is now in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, but the Linux intellectual property FUD lives on.
For the first time, Microsoft has publicly gotten a company using Linux servers to say that they've signed a Linux patent licensing deal, but it's far from the first time that Microsoft has convinced Linux-using businesses into paying for Linux.
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Fast cars and beautiful women at Nirvana: W. Gould Brokaw, the real Jay Gatsby
W. Gould Brokaw at the wheel of his Renault racing car, Ormond Beach, 1904.
Dan wrote up a very thoughtful piece last week on the idea that troubled used car dealer and bootlegger Max Gerlach was F. Scott Fitzgerald's inspiration for the Great Gatsby. It's a theory that Fitzgerald scholars have floated before, but Dan examined it from the car angle, with access to materials from recently digitized sources that previous investigators didn't have. His conclusion was that, more likely, Gerlach was associated with the Wilson character, rather than Gatsby.
What Dan didn't know, though, was that for a couple of years I've been tossing around the notion that it was now-forgotten Long Island socialite, playboy and gentleman racer (sound familiar?) William Gould Brokaw who was the inspiration for Gatsby. Read the rest of this entry »


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Bologna hotels
What travelers to Bologna are saying
Balmy Bologna
You can't turn a corner in Bologna without finding yourself squished like pizza dough between medieval history and modern flair. With regal churches and Renaissance towers looming above and Maseratis and Lamborghinis zooming around below, this northern Italian city is an attractive alternative to Rome or Venice.
It's also a delicious alternative. As Italy's culinary capital, Bologna is everything that the generic American sausage named after it isn't. The Piazza Maggiore has a stack of pizza and pasta places scattered around its historical hot spots and shopping streets, while motorbike fans will find the Ducati Museum equally drool-inducing. Don't forget to catch an opera at the Teatro Comunale – and if you're lucky you may even see a Bologna-style protest. The university is still a source of political unrest in this highly charged town, although students haven't faced down tanks since 1977.
Bologna's Top 10
10. Music Museum of Bologna Nine rooms filled with historical remnants from over six centuries of European music.
5. Neptune Fountain This iconic monument features a very regal-looking bronze statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea.
9. Basicilia of San Domenico An exquisite shrine housing the remains of one of the city's most popular saints, Saint Dom.
4. Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca Sitting atop a green hill, this very special and very beautiful church is filled with art.
8. Asinelli Tower This 100m-tall (328ft) medieval tower has a phenomenal view to reward those who can manage the steps.
3. Two Towers These twin 12th century leaning towers (take that, Pisa!) dominate the historical heart of the city.
7. Parco della Montagnola This lush park is the perfect backdrop for the bustling Friday and Saturday flea market.
2. Museum of Modern Art One of the biggest and best collections of modern art in Italy.
6. Archaeological Museum of Bologna The most treasured and special historical gems are found here.
1. Basilica of San Petronio This majestic church is filled with amazing frescos, one of which is a tad controversial.
Bologna History
- Teatro Anatomico - This is where they publicly dissected bodies under the watchful eye of an Inquisition priest.
- Chiesa di San Francesco - A gothic church that contains the tomb of Pope Alexander V.
- Museo Civico Medievale - Dedicated to such artefacts as suits of armour and artwork.
- Oratorio di Santa Cecilia - Features displays honouring the life of Saint Cecilia.
- Museo Civico Archelogico - Featuring artefacts from Rome, Egypt and an extensive Etruscan collection.
Bologna Art & Culture
- Pinacoteca Nazionale - Features stunning works of art by medieval and baroque Bolognese artists.
- Museo Morandi - A gallery dedicated to the works of Bolognese artist Giorgio Morandi.
- MAMbo - An art museum that showcases the work of new and rising artists.
- Collezioni Comunali d'Art - Houses 14th-century works of art, including furniture, tapestries and household goods.
- Basilica di San Petronio - The most important church in Bologna, dedicated to its patron, Saint Peter.
Bologna Shopping
- Qadrilatero - This section of Bologna is the destination of foodies.
- Librarie Coop - Three levels of books with a cafe and a wine shop. Buy a book, a bottle of wine and relax.
- I Campetti - A specialty food store that offers olive oils and wines from Tuscany.
- Le Sfogline - A store full of handmade pasta. Pair it with the olive oil and wine from I Campetti.
- Fabrica Features & Coffee For You - This is a unique concept shop in the city.
Gay & Lesbian Bologna
- ArciGay card - This is a required card for admittance in many gay clubs. Can be obtained at the clubs themselves.
- Bar't - A men-only bar that has a labyrinth in the cellar.
- The Block - A weekly party that boasts internationally known DJs.
- Red Club - The club for disco and cruising, where in the summer you can enjoy outdoor seating.
- Igor Libreria - A bookstore with both English and Italian selections aimed at the gay reader.
Bologna Outdoor
- Emilian Land Tour - Go from place to place to sample the food and the wine.
- Santo Stefano - Explore one church after another, as there are four in one place.
- Piazza del Nettuno - Gaze at the magnificent statue of Neptune that dominate the piazza.
- Certosa di Bologna - Stroll through the courtyards and the former monastery.
- Misa - Roam the ancient ruins of this archaeological park.
Bologna Sport
- Football is a Bolognese obsession, and the locals watch it at the Renato dell'Ara City Stadium.
- Bologna has several tennis courts throughout the city.
- There are approximately 15 swimming pools in Bologna.
- Rent a bicycle to navigate the city. Also, the city hosts several biking events throughout the year.
- The Golf Club Bologna is the most well-known golf course in Bologna.
The unusually long (March to September) Bologna Festival is jam-packed with traditional Italian dance, music and food. Lots and lots of food.
Fiends of the sweet stuff will find themselves slipping into a sugar-induced coma at the Sweet Sugar World Meeting in April. Sugary treats from around the world are brought to Bologna's Grand Hotel.
Slip on your coolest kicks for the bevy of dance comps, workshops and other dancey stuff at Danza Urbana, held every September.
'The Red City' goes green in September for SANA. Nibble organic nuts, peruse hemp-made clothing and catch a discussion about how to lead a healthier life. Peace, man.
Slap on a pork pie hat for the Bologna Jazz Festival in November and enjoy the mellow sounds of jazz while you sip on a scotch. Expect a lot of hipsters.
When To Go
If you're after a winter wonderland, head to Bologna from December to February.
This city sees a lot of rain. You can't completely avoid it, but the worst offenders are October and November.
Expect warm summer days in Bologna, with the average temperature a pleasant 25ºC (77ºF).
Getting Around
Bologna is serviced by a stack of ATC buses and trolleybuses, which are known for being impeccably organised and always on time.
Getting around on foot is the best way to uncover the many gems hiding down alleys and side streets.
Bikes and scooters are the most popular mode of transport for locals. And when in Bologna.
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Via dell'Orso, 6 Map
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Via Oberdan, 12 Map
Corona D'oro Hotel Bologna fuses modern and historic design set in an ideal location in Bologna city centre. If you are planning for a holiday destination at Hotel Bologna, the former residence of... More
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Orologio Hotel Bologna, with warm atmospheres and welcoming environments, is the ideal residence to relax in privacy and begin to live in Bologna. This modern hotel offers panoramic views of... More
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Assuring comfortable accommodation blended with quality service, this NH Jolly De La Gare Hotel Bologna makes you to enjoy all the privileges for an unforgettable stay. GeneralThe congress centre... More
6 Internazionale Hotel Bologna
Via Indipendenza, 60 Map
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7 BEST WESTERN Hotel San Donato
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Via Bertiera, 2 Map
Stay 3 Nights & Save!
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When Raptors coach Dwane Casey issued a challenge to his second unit during half time, the message wasn't lost on John Lucas.
The backup point guard scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as Toronto defeated the New Orleans Hornets 102-89 Sunday.
Casey wasn't pleased to see an 11-point Toronto lead in the second quarter quickly erased as the Hornets went on a 10-0 run with the Raptors second unit on the floor.
"We struggled a little bit in the first half where the second unit gave up a lead," Casey said. "I challenged them about coming in and being ready to play, perform, you can't play your starters 48 minutes and they came in and performed in the second half."
Alan Anderson added 11 off the bench as Toronto (19-32) won its second straight and improved to .500 at the Air Canada Centre this season (13-13).
"He just called us out point blank, called us out and that's what we needed, a wake-up call," said Lucas. "We all talked in the locker room and said look, when we go back out there, we're starting with as much energy as we can — just leave everything we have on the court, cause our first unit gave it everything they had so it's time for us to step up too."
Lucas, who had just six points at half time, added three in the third quarter before breaking out for 10 in the fourth to match a season-high
"I thought John did a heck of a job of getting into the basketball with their guards, didn't get burned with [Greivis] Vasquez and also offensively made some big shots," said Casey. "He did a great job on that end, so I thought the second unit came in, gave us that spark that we needed.
"We got to get that in the first part of the game and not give up a lead that the first unit did a great job of building."
Gay, Lowry lead the charge
Rudy Gay had a game-high 20 points and Kyle Lowry added 14 points and 10 assists, his fourth double-double of the season.
Gay, who came in averaging 24.3 points since his trade from Memphis, became the first Raptor to have five straight games with 20-plus points since Andrea Bargnani (Dec. 28, 2011 - Jan. 4, 2012) last season.
"Our bench really picked us up," said Gay. "The first half they kind of relaxed and we gave away that lead, but the second half they really picked us up and played well and got us that win."
Amir Johnson chipped in 14 points with seven rebounds.
The Hornets had 27 of their 47 first half points from the bench led by Brian Roberts, who finished the game with 15.
Robin Lopez's 19 points led the Hornets (17-34), who lost for the first time in three games. New Orleans guard Vasquez had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
"As a team we had a lot of breakdowns, especially on the defensive end," said Lopez. "We had a game plan and we didn't execute it."
Jonas Valanciunas, who was making his first start since missing 18 games with a broken finger, had 11 points 10 rebounds for Toronto.
Toronto used a late 9-0 run in the second to take a 50-47 lead into halftime.
The Raptors scored 10 of its first 24 points of the game off dunks highlighted by a monster, uncontested, one-handed jam by Gay.
Sunday marked the final meeting between the Raptors and the Hornets franchise, who will be called the Pelicans beginning next season. Toronto also won their final game against the New Jersey Nets and Seattle Sonics before they changed their names.


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Will No One Defend Romance?
We live in curious times. Last week in The D, Campbell Haynes '14 responded to Susan Patton's advice to Princeton undergraduates that they seek life-long love as students while they are surrounded by compatible peers:
Patton's letter reveals more about the generation to which she belongs than the one to which she gave advice. Her letter implicitly privileges monogamy over hookups, dating over dance floor make-outs and finding a spouse over screwing around…
Women cannily use hookups as a delaying tactic, gaining a taste for real-world relationships while still prioritizing schoolwork and their friendships.
Patton misses the big picture: Princeton women do not suffer from a lack of options. They suffer from a lack of time. Increasingly, and thankfully, they are choosing to avoid romantic entanglement and instead maximize personal success.
Campbell's view is hardly a new one. There have always been mercenary guys who "screw around" on their way to the big money. "Use 'em and lose 'em" is a pungent phrase from the past. As is "Find 'em, f**k 'em and forget 'em." Or the more recent "Bros before hoes." A trophy wife is usually part of the plan.
However his opinion — Campbell is a he — is original in one respect. He imputes it to present-day women as well as to men. And I guess, from my own investigations, he is accurate in this opinion about some people. There probably are many Dartmouth women (and men) who will receive their diploma having had sex with 50 or more people over four years. A hookup every weekend or two adds up fast. Perhaps such behavior relaxed them, helped them get on with their studies, and allowed them to be accepted to a fine grad school.
And perhaps one day, too, they'll shift gears and find the right person, to love and cherish 'til death parts them. But out here in the real world, there are counter examples aplenty among men and women both: the accomplished, lonely people who stay alone, or finally settle for whomever comes along; the jaded and cynical folks who don't give love half a chance before trying yet another relationship; the veterans of multiple divorces.
However today we need not think along those lines; let's accentuate the positive. While literature does not yet celebrate the exaltations of drunken hookups, it has a thing or two to say about love. From E. M. Forster's A Room With a View:
You see, there are more noble dreams in life than intoxicated grappling in a dirty basement and a job at an investment bank.
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