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Dara Samui Resort At a Glance
Located in Thailand's Koh Samui Region
Boutique style resort
Spacious rooms
Situated in the centre of Chaweng Beach
Family Friendly
Full Service Resort
Dara Samui Resort
Dara Samui is a delightful boutique style resort centrally located on the island's main beach, Chaweng. The resort is positioned on a narrow block running from the main road through to the beautiful white sand of Chaweng Beach. Rooms are very spacious and feature elegant designs and decor taken from the Lanna Kingdom period which adds to the ambience and Thai feel of your holiday.
Relaxing, sport activities, shopping or whatever is your pleasure all are within easy reach at Dara Samui. You never run out of things to do, unless you wish to.
This little gem is situated in the centre of Chaweng Beach, nightlife, shopping as well as
entertainment is within walking distance. Our property is not ideally suited for physically
challenged guests. Swimming in the sea may be restricted due to an outlying reef.Back to Top
Koh Samui Island, the "pearl of Thailand", is located in the southern part of the country, in the Gulf of Thailand. The island is within easy reach of Bangkok being only a short 45 minute flight and then a short 15 minute drive to the main tourist area of Chaweng. Koh Samui has something for everyone, world class shopping, golf, entertainment, pristine beaches and a dazzling nightlife or if you prefer total relaxation. Dara Samui is beautifully positioned on Chaweng Beach to take advantage of it all!Back to Top
The resort offers guests two dining outlets, Dara Serene beachfront dining experience, and The Lanna Seafood facing lively Chaweng Road, the pool bar serves drinks and light luncheon all day. Enjoy wonderful sunsets with one of our signature cocktails until midnight. Guests are provided with free wi-fi access in the lobby and poolside and for those wanting to escape the hustle of everyday living, spoil yourself with a treatment package at the Dara Phirom Spa. The spa provides guests a 300sqm sanctuary of calm and bliss. Indulge yourself and balance your body and soul. One of the fantastic treatment packages will surely intrigue you and before you know it total relaxation will set it.Back to Top
Dara Serene beachfront dining is setting new standards in luxury. The extensive a la carte breakfast is served in this stunning setting from 07.00am to 12.00pm. Dinner is a spectacular affair set in a romantic atmosphere in of the four lovely pavilions. Ambience is created with peaceful surroundings, great views and a superior selection of fine foods, as well as an extensive drink list and carefully selected wines. Indulge yourself and enjoy the culinary delights.
07:00 - 12:00 Breakfast
12:00 - 18:00 Daytime restaurant
18:00 - 23:00 Dinner (last order 22:30)
Lanna restaurant, facing lively Chaweng Road, serves light breakfast and French crepes as well as some sandwiches all day long. Lanna comes alive at night with our dazzling selection of fresh seafood and a delectable selection of Western and Thai specials.Back to Top
Our Pool Bar is ready to serve you with more than just towels and chaise lounge with a million dollar view, but also refreshing cocktails and other refreshments. Open daily from 10:00 to 23:00Back to Top
Room Facilities
With only 67 rooms in total it delivers warm Thai hospitality and delightful rooms designed in very traditional Lanna Thai architecture and decor. It offers 3 styles of accommodation.
Each of the 57 Superior Rooms are a spacious 42sqm with a balcony and are designed for comfort and easy functionality. They are located in 3 storey blocks in the middle of the property and are delightfully Thai in design and decor which adds to the real holiday feel. Bathrooms have a large window with privacy blinds through to the bedroom and have a separate shower and bathtub.
With only 4 Dara Villas they are in great demand. Located along the side of the swimming pool and close to the beachfront they exude wonderful Thai charm in the design and a a true feeling of relaxation and intimacy. Each Villa is 60sqm and features a garden setting rain shower, large bathtub, beautiful 4 post bed with direct access to a semi-enclosed private sitting area around its own lotus pond. The rooms also feature a dressing area and TV with a DVD player. A wonderful experience is assured.
Each of the 6 Deluxe Suites are located in the main 3 storey blocks closer to the beach and resort pool. These are truly opulent with a huge living room and separate bedroom, a very spacious 96 sqm with a lay-out and design that provides you with even greater luxury for your stay. Bathrooms feature a large sunken bathtub, separate shower and also has a charming fountain as part of the decor. These also have a very large balcony. Ideal for a family looking to be in the heart of Chaweng, on the in beach in a small well run resort.
Every room types feature air conditioning, extensive mini bar selection, coffee/tea making facilities, cable TV with DVD player, hair dryer and in-room safe deposit box
The Dara Samui is a great option for couples wanting good value in the main part of Chaweng.Back to Top
Family Offers
The Deluxe Suites are a good option for families as they are able to accommodate 2 adults and 2 kids. Having direct access onto the beach it is sure to be a winner with the little ones.Back to Top
Honeymoon Benefits
Stay a minimum of 4 consecutive nights and receive special decoration. Must be stated as Honeymoon at time of booking and proof of marriage may be required.
Get married on the beach surrounded by tropical and floral decorations, sip a refreshing cocktail whilst sharing your moments with your beloved, followed by a romantic and unforgettable gala dinner on the beach or in our designed venue. We will strive to accommodate your special requests wherever possibleBack to Top


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On May 10, 1994, San Carlos, Calif., went live with one of the first city Web sites in the world. It contained the city seal and a short message from the mayor welcoming citizens to the Internet -- not much by todays standards. But by 1996 the site won first place in the Best of the Web award sponsored by Public Technology Inc. (PTI), the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), State Technologies Inc., the University of California at Davis and Government Technology. The site was easy to use, and it even had an online form for reporting potholes, broken streetlights, etc. In what many considered a courageous move, the city made it easy to find and called it a "complaint form."
Today, most local governments have Web sites. But a recent survey of local governments by PTI and ICMA found that two-thirds of respondents sites are less than three years old. In addition, many smaller local governments will be going online for the first time this year. As they do, theyll find the San Carlos site continues to stand as an example of continuing best practices. Recently, the sites "Visioning San Carlos" won an award from PTI for its three-dimensional modeling of proposed land developments. Assistant City Manager Brian Moura, the chief architect of the site, said the city wanted to make interactions between citizens and developers more cordial. "The developer typically has a huge investment in the property; they are paying interest and want to get going," said Moura. "The citizens question why the developer is in such a hurry, they want more information, and it can get confrontational."
Visioning San Carlos was designed to smooth these interactions, provide timely information and open the process to everyone.
Users who log on to the site click on a map of the city to pull up any of a number of proposed developments. The development appears in three dimensions, with the viewer in the center of an intersection. Moving the cursor allows the viewer to move through an "immersive panorama," from Designvis. Existing structures are in color, and the proposed development is shaded.
Changing Faces
This May, the San Carlos site underwent a facelift and structural upgrades. The single page of 1994 has grown to 600 pages. In response, the city instituted a new content management system using templates, automating such things as expiration dates for job announcements using StoryServer from Vignette. Moura said the templates separate the design from the information. Departments pull up templates and fill in the blanks. Moura said the site rebuilds once a day and time-limited items disappear automatically on the date of expiration.
Another innovation is a system of presenting important meetings on the Web and making it easy to find a specific portion of a presentation. For example, the State of the City 2001 presentation by Mayor Sally Mitchell is presented in full, with the mayors speech on video or audio depending on the users choice and connection speed. Thumbnails of the mayors slides can be enlarged with a click of the mouse. Double click and the video or audio presentation moves to that portion of the speech corresponding to the slide. So the slides act as a sort of index
and retrieval mechanism for the video presentation -- a much better alternative to fast-
forwarding and reversing. The software, from Presenter Inc., makes archived presentations available on demand.
San Carlos participated in a smart-permitting project that made permitting uniform among 10 jurisdictions in the region. In May 1999, the first phase of the Internet Permit System went live, allowing citizens to comment on development applications and to check permit status. Online parcel information was available in October 1999, along with the first phase of eMobile, a system that allows wireless access to the permit database. The program will provide the ability to apply and pay for permits.
In 2001, even the complaints department has evolved. Now, each service request is sent directly to the responsible city department for follow-up. The citizen receives a response within 48 hours, and the city gets a well-deserved reputation for responsiveness and service.
For more information, contact Brian Moura.

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Servant Leadership Bake Sale to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
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Servant Leadership Bake Sale to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
Finlandia University students in the Fall semester section of the course Servant Leadership will host a Bake Sale Monday, October 4, 2010, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., outside the exit of Mannerheim Café.
Bake Sale proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity.
The Servant Leadership students also encourage the Finlandia community to support Habitat for Humanity by posting your photo on the 2010 World Habitat Day Photo Wall at www.habitat.org.
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Special Representative for North Korea Policy
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Hello everybody. I hope that everybody's all set and thank you all very much for coming. And I hope that in the wind my hair looks good.
But, it's very great, very good to be here in Beijing and to have a chance to spend a few minutes with you, and to say a couple things, answer some questions about what it is that we're doing here in Beijing, and what is upcoming in the future stops. I arrived here a couple days ago, and I have had many hours of discussions with my good friend and counterpart Ambassador Wu Dawei. Our talks were constructive and intense and we made some good progress. I also had an opportunity, just a few minutes ago, to sit down for about 45 minutes with the Chinese Foreign Minister to talk about North Korea as well. I go on from here to Seoul, South Korea, to hold discussions with my counterpart, Ambassador Cho Tae-yong, and then right after that to Tokyo for discussions with Director General Ihara. And with that I'm very happy to take your questions.
QUESTION: Can you tell us a little about the progress you have made?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Sure. Well, what I don't really want to do is to get into too much detail about where things stand. I think, suffice it to say, that these discussions today and yesterday with Ambassador Wu fit in the context of talks that we've been having with the Chinese now for many months. Pursuant to the mandate from our leaders coming out at the Sunnylands summit earlier this year and reaffirmed at the Petersburg summit, for the United States and China to work together, to collaborate more closely to address the serious issues that we face on North Korea.
And so what we were doing today was talking about all aspects of the North Korea nuclear issue and also other issues that relate to North Korea, to see whether it is possible to find a way back to diplomacy on North Korea. The problem we face, though, is that North Korea is not making it at all easy to do that.
Many of you, I think, have seen in recent weeks and months the kinds of statements that North Korea has been making and the kind of actions that they have been taking. One thing in particular I would cite, is their continued reaffirmation of what they call their byungjin policy. This is the simultaneous pursuit of economic development and the strengthening of their nuclear weapons program.
As far as we're concerned, byungjin is a dead-end for North Korea. They cannot hope to develop the prosperity that they seek for their people while at the same time investing tremendous resources in their nuclear program.
QUESTION: Ambassador Davies:, can you confirm that an American citizen has been detained in North Korea and …(inaudible)?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Well we've seen those reports. I have to say at the outset, what I can't do is comment in any specificity about them, because we do not have a Privacy Act waiver that permits us to do that. So by law we're constrained. But I can say a couple things. First of all there is no greater, more important responsibility for the United States of America than to do everything we can to protect and seek the welfare of American citizens abroad. So we are working very hard, in particular through our Swedish protective power in Pyongyang, to try to move this issue along. And we of course are calling on North Korea, as in the case of Mr. Kenneth Bae, who has now been there for over a year, to resolve the issue and to allow our citizens to go free.
QUESTION: How do you think this detainment will impact your ability to restart nuclear talks?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: I don't know that I would draw a solid line, but I think it is an indication that North Korea seems not to be seeking a better relationship with the United States, that they are not taking actions to address our concerns on American citizens being held in North Korea. In the case of Kenneth Bae, we have repeatedly made specific proposals to the North Koreans to dispatch my colleague and friend, Ambassador Robert King, to Pyongyang to hold talks with the North Koreans on humanitarian issues, with a view to securing the release of Kenneth Bae. You all know that not so many months ago, the North Koreans, in fact, allowed, Ambassador King, invited him, to come to North Korea, and then at the eleventh hour decided to pull the plug on that mission. And that was, I think, a mistake on their part. So we continue to reach out to them to find a way for Ambassador King to go back in to North Korea, as he did in a previous case, to bring Kenneth Bae and our other American out.
QUESTION: Do you plan to do the same for Mr. Newman?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Let me go here first.
QUESTION: Are these individual cases a stumbling block to progress between the U.S. and …?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Look, again these are separate matters, but we certainly think that North Korea should think long and hard about these cases and understand that, for the United States, these are matters of core concern to us, the fate of Americans who are in North Korea being held by North Koreans. But I don't want to make any solid line link between these cases and broader issues.
QUESTION: Do you plan to do the same for Mr. Miller?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: We don't treat these cases differently and in terms of the case you cite, again, I'm not in a position to provide a lot of the detail because we don't have a Privacy Act waiver on him.
QUESTION: What's your prospect of restarting the Six-Party Talks after your meetings in Beijing?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: This is really a question I think you ought to put to Pyongyang. Because you know this question of getting back to Six-Party Talks -- talks are a means to an end. The end is to fulfill the mandate of the Six-Party Talks -- the Six-Party process and the September 2005 Joint Statement. And remember that the core issue in the September '05 statement is the question of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, which means, in effect, the denuclearization of North Korea. So what we're looking for from North Korea are signs of sincerity that they are prepared to take meaningful steps to address the concerns of the international community that relate to their unrelenting pursuit of nuclear weapons. Instead what they are doing as news reports have indicated is they're beginning now to restart some of their nuclear facilities. They are talking about the byungjin policy repeatedly, that this is for them a core strategic pursuit of the North Korean nation's nuclear weapons.
And this to us is completely inconsistent with the notion of successful Six-Party Talks, so we're calling on North Korea to take seriously its obligations and its commitments and to come back in the direction of the international community. And I think until and unless they do that it's difficult to imagine how we can get back any time soon to Six-Party Talks.
QUESTION: Do you have a message for the Newman family…?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Sorry…
QUESTION: Did North Korea change its attitude toward the resumption of Six-Party Talks…?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: What North Korea has said, and I think this is very interesting, is they've said that they would like to get back to Six-Party Talks, they've said that all issues, "quote-unquote," will be on the table. But you have to understand what that means. When they say the all issues are "on the table," it means they want to talk about every other issue except their own nuclear establishment, their own nuclear devices, and this concerns us, because, of course, if there are to be Six-Party Talks, what they should do is rapidly lead to the elimination, as North Korea has promised they will, of their nuclear establishment of uranium and plutonium.
So, we do not take much comfort from North Korea when it talks about its interest in returning to Six-Party Talks and its commitment to place all issues on the table. A key issue that has to be not simply "on the table," but addressed in a meaningful fashion, is their nuclear establishment, and we see no signs of the seriousness of purpose on the part of the North Koreans to address that core concern of not just the five parties, but the international community.
QUESTION: Ambassador, the National Security Advisor Susan Rice made some comments on North Korea yesterday, and she said the U.S. government will continue to join with China to increase pressure on North Korea…
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: That's right…
QUESTION:...and she also said the U.S. government will expand sanctions against North Korea if necessary…
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Right…
QUESTION:...have you shared policy with the Chinese government?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Well, I had hours and hours of discussions with Ambassador Wu Dawei and his colleagues so, yes, we've been quite transparent and up-front with the Chinese government about plans, about the need for continued pressure on North Korea in order to sharpen its choices because it's clear that North Korea has no interest in meaningfully addressing its nuclear program. They have made clear in statement after statement over many months that they don't wish to give up their nuclear weapons, they don't wish to address this issues, you know, they've changed their constitution to declare themselves more formally a nuclear weapons state. They've also, in recent months, declared the Six-Party process dead, said that they do not wish to negotiate on the basis any longer of the September 2005 Joint Statement. Now, they've gone quiet on a couple of those points in recent months, but that, to our way of thinking, does not amount to any true change of heart or real indication that they mean to meaningfully address what the international community has called on them to address, which is this issue of their nuclear establishment.
QUESTION: Any chance Dennis Rodman can play a role in facilitating communication?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: On the nuclear issue?
QUESTION: Well, no, on the Americans…
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Well, I don't know, I think that's probably a question for Dennis Rodman, a question for the North Koreans, I'm not sure what that's based on, whether he's said anything of late…
QUESTION: Did the issue of (inaudible) come up in your talks with the Chinese today, and is there anything that you're…?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: When I say that we've talked to the Chinese about all issues, I mean all issues that relate to North Korea. We've talked about everything from the nuclear issue to these consular issues. We've also talked about humanitarian issues, we've talked about refugees and the need for China to take seriously their obligations under the Refugee Convention, so yes, we've talked about all these issues with China.
QUESTION: Do you have a message for the Newman family in California.
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: There are officials in Washington who have been in regular contact with the families of those detained in North Korea.
QUESTION: Ambassador, how far do you think is the present situation to the resumption of the talks?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: How far is the present situation…? I understand why this is of great interest to you, to plan your lives on whether or not the Six-Party is going to happen next week, or six months from now and all the rest of it. I have to say that's not something I'm concentrating on, what I'm concentrating on is trying to establish an appropriate threshold for Six-Party so that Six-Party can make meaningful progress if and when we're able to get back to the negotiating table.
And again, this really is up to North Korea. It's North Korea that seems not to be seriously interested in making meaningful progress on the nuclear issue, and until we see a manifestation of North Korean seriousness, it's very difficult for me to know what the prospects are for getting back to Six-Party, and I'll say one other quick thing which is that is National Security Advisor Rice in her speech made the point very explicitly that for us to go back to multilateral negotiations, Six-Party Talks, at a time when North Korea continues to produce nuclear materials – to enrich uranium, to produce plutonium – this makes no sense. And this been often been the problem in years past because North Korea uses negotiations as really diplomatic cover to continue its nuclear program, certainly its covert nuclear program. And we're not interested in going back to a diplomatic process that provides that cover for North Korea. So if we are to get back to talks, North Korea is going to have to cease its nuclear activities. Otherwise, I think talks would ultimately be meaningless.
Let me take one or two quick questions and then I've got to run do something else. Any other questions? Ma'am?
QUESTION: China has played a very critical role trying to (inaudible) push for a resumption of talks here. What has Mr. Wu's response to your stance?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Sure. Well, here's what I'm going to do, because I'm in Beijing, and he's the host, I don't want to speak for -- I'm not a Chinese diplomat --I'm going to direct you to him. You should talk to the Chinese government about their position. All I can say is the quality of our conversations is excellent. And this is what for me is really quite interesting and notable about the evolution of our diplomacy on this question with our partners in the Six-Party process, our four partners among the five, is that we are more than ever of one mind, we're more than ever agreed, that denuclearization must be addressed. And all of us agree, for instance, I mentioned this byungjin policy. All of us agree that it's untenable, going forward, that it can't work, and as Ambassador Rice put it in her speech, North Korea faces a choice here: either they can continue to go down the road of further isolation and development of their nuclear and missile program, or they can come back in the direction of the international community, fulfill their obligations and their commitments, abide by the terms of, now, multiple UN Security Council Resolutions that address this, and the future for North Korea can be very, very different. And we've made this point to the North Koreans directly, and I certainly did it in this very city in February of last year, so it's not as if they don't understand this, that this choice that they face is real.
And we've demonstrated in other cases, most recently Burma, how quickly the United States can move, how quickly relationships can change and develop in a positive direction if a strategic choice is made to come back in the direction of the international community and their obligations. So that's really, I think, the message that I'd like to leave with you – that's what American diplomacy today is all about, is trying to find a way forward to credible and authentic talks, try to find a way to address North Korea's nuclear and missile threat. And we face a choice, too, which is that if we're unable to get this process started on a credible basis, we will have to take steps, obviously, to protect ourselves and our allies as well, and others will have to take decisions about how they develop their strategic response to this. So, that wouldn't be good for the Korean Peninsula, that wouldn't be good for North Asia, that wouldn't be good for the world. That's why diplomacy is so important, and there really is no other solution to this, ultimately, than a diplomatic solution and that's why our efforts will continue, and we'll see if we can't continue to make progress. Maybe someday I'll be able to answer this very big question about when and if there will be Six-Party Talks, but I can't do that today.
Anyway, one more question and then I've got to go.
QUESTION: Ambassador, you said the U.S. is not linking this issue (inaudible…)?
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Well, because we're talking about apples and oranges here. The first responsibility of the United States is to protect American citizens abroad, that's why all Foreign Service Officers, including me 33 years ago when I joined, spent my first couple of years in the Foreign Service doing consular work to train us to understand that that is Job #1 for all of us. And I think it's very important that, as a matter of principle, we always keep consular problems and issues set aside from political issues, that's very, very important. But it is true that North Korea could send a very different signal about its interest in having a different sort of relationship with the United States were it to take that step of releasing our citizens and it's a matter of some wonderment to me that they've haven't yet moved on that. Kenneth Bae has now been in North Korean custody for longer than any American in a generation, and it's a matter of ever-increasing concern to us, and it's something we raise with the North Koreans frequently through the New York channel, and I really regret that they chose not to go forward with their invitation to Ambassador King to come to Pyongyang. I hope they renew that invitation, because Bob King, who is intrepid, is ready to go out in moment's notice to try to resolve it.
In any event, thank-you very much. I'm sorry I went on at such great length, really apologize for being late, but the traffic wasn't great coming from the Foreign Ministry. Hope to see you all again. I'll say something in Seoul, I'm not sure when that is, I guess that's tomorrow, and then again in Tokyo I'll have a chance to talk to the press, so I look forward to talking to you if you're there or your colleagues. Thank-you very much.
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Wikipedia inadvertently causing its own decline in participation
University of Minnesota research finds that changes made by the Wikipedia community to manage quality have crippled the growth they were designed to manage
January 23, 2013
University of Minnesota computer science researchers studying Wikipedia have found that several changes the community made to manage the quality and consistency of submissions to the popular online encyclopedia are causing its decline in contributors.
The study "The Rise and Decline of an Open Collaboration System: How Wikipedia's Reaction to Popularity Is Causing Its Decline" was recently published online in the journal American Behavioral Scientist and will be printed in a future special issue of the journal.
When Wikipedia's popularity exploded in 2005, the community of volunteer editors reacted to the massive growth in contributions by creating software to automate the removal of common types of vandalism and added structure to the community's rules.
"Open collaboration systems, such as Wikipedia, need to maintain a pool of volunteer contributors to remain relevant," said Aaron Halfaker, the study's lead author and a computer science Ph.D. student in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. "Wikipedia was created through a tremendous number of contributions by millions of contributors. However, recent research has shown that the number of active contributors in Wikipedia has been declining steadily for years and suggests that a sharp decline in the retention of newcomers is the cause."
The group's research cites the restrictiveness of the encyclopedia's primary quality control mechanism against contributions made by newcomers and the algorithmic tools commonly used to reject contributions as key causes of the decrease in newcomer retention. The community's formal mechanisms to create uniform entries are also shown to have fortified its entries against changes—especially when those changes are proposed by newer editors. As a result, Wikipedia is having greater difficulty in retaining new volunteer editors.
"Wikipedia has changed from the encyclopedia that anyone can edit to the encyclopedia that anyone who understands the norms, socializes himself or herself, dodges the impersonal wall of semi-automated rejection, and still wants to voluntarily contribute his or her time and energy can edit," Halfaker said.
In addition to Halfaker, other authors of the study include University of Minnesota Professor John Riedl; University of California, Berkeley Professor R.Stuart Geiger; and University of Washington Ph.D. student Jonathan T. Morgan.
To read the full study, visit the American Behavioral Scientist website.


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Perturbed over cancellation of a large number of flights in north India and resultant problems faced by passengers, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday decided to set up a cell comprising its own officials and those of all Indian airlines to address the issue.
The decision was taken during a meeting between the new DGCA chief Prabhat Kumar and representatives of airlines, Airports Authority of India, Delhis IGI Airport, the Met department and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
A total of 247 flights have been cancelled due to fog since December 17 last year, including 119 flights on a single day late last week.
The cell will monitor the fog situation daily and take quick decisions to help airlines clear the backlog of stranded passengers, official sources said.
The meeting also reviewed the deployment of pilots trained to operate the Instrument Landing System under Category III when the runway visibility range (RVR) falls to around 75 metres. Under CAT-II and CAT-I conditions, the RVR is around 150-200 metres and 550 metres respectively.
The airlines have already been instructed to deploy adequate number of CAT-III trained pilots to operate flights to and from Delhi during fog.
They have also been asked to reschedule flights of non-CAT III compliant aircraft such as turboprop ATRs, Q-400 and Canadian Regional Jets in this period.
The meeting took stock of the facilities airlines were providing to passengers to minimise inconvenience, including advance information about delays or cancellations and provision of food and beverages at such times.
On improvement of fog situation, the Air Traffic Control was also instructed to give priority to diverted flights.
ATC should sequence the aircraft and give clearance for take-off based on the start-up request to avoid congestion.
Meteorological information for passengers should be shown on Flight Information Display systems at the airport and it should be updated regularly, the sources said.
A day after an Air India aircraft landed in Jaipur and had a tyre burst, disrupting several flights, it was also decided to augment ground infrastructure at identified alternative airports during fog, sources said.


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Study: Landfill sale would carry risk
Cash-strapped Riverside County could generate tens of millions of dollars by selling regional landfills, but a sale would carry significant risks and ongoing costs, according to a study that will be presented to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
At the same time, the study says Riverside could earn $1.1 million to $3.4 million per year by accepting and burying another county's solid waste. And the staff is recommending supervisors make a bid to take some of Los Angeles County's waste.
The big neighbor to the west is preparing to close its Puente Hills landfill in October and has invited potential handlers of that waste to submit bids by Feb. 12.
"That's one way to maximize the asset that we have," said Hans Kernkamp, general manager and chief engineer for Riverside County Waste Management Department, in a telephone interview Friday.
The staff is leaving the sensitive question of what to do with the county's landfill system -- whether to sell it, lease it, contract out its operation or something else -- entirely up to the Board of Supervisors. The executive office is suggesting a Feb. 26 workshop on the topic.
The study of the landfill system's value by Hilton, Farnkopf and Hobson Consultants and a companion analysis of its operational efficiency by Blue Ridge Services Inc. were released late Thursday.
The county has six active and 32 closed landfills and owns a half dozen transfer stations. The largest landfills are Badlands near Moreno Valley and Lamb Canyon between Hemet and Beaumont.
Supervisor Kevin Jeffries of Lakeland Village said Friday his "preliminary first blush" reaction was that he would consider contracting out operation of the waste disposal system to a private firm if that would save money.
But Jeffries said he does not favor a sale.
"I have strong reservations about actually selling it," Jeffries said. "There are some significant long-term liabilities associated with each of our currently open landfills and our closed landfills that we have to maintain funds for, to close those up and make sure they stay sealed."
Jeffries said he doesn't want Riverside County to repeat the experience of San Diego County. According to a staff report, San Diego raised $59 million for its general fund through a $160 million landfill sale in 1997, but has since had to take $13 million out of its main bank account to cover long-term environmental obligations that officials previously thought were fully funded.
And Jeffries said the deal led to a reduction in waste collection services for rural San Diego County residents.
"My concern is the unintended consequences that we can't even envision, that may happen," he said.
Supervisor Marion Ashley also is reluctant to put the landfills up for sale.
"No way do I think we could sell our assets," Ashley said.
But Ashley said he thinks the county might be able to raise a significant amount of cash for such crucial projects as jail expansion by leasing landfills.
The twin studies are the result of a November 2010 board directive to examine whether the county could raise cash to ride out hard economic times by selling or leasing, and to determine if the waste processing system is being handled as efficiently as it ought to be.
"The board is doing exactly what their constituents would want them to do," Kernkamp said. "That is, to methodically analyze this asset to determine the best way to maximize its value in the best interests of Riverside County."
The Badlands and Lamb Canyon landfills are by far the system's most valuable assets. Taken by themselves, the value study concludes, the landfills could fetch anywhere from $82 million to $330 million.


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It appears that after eight months the bulls may finally be able to push the energy complex higher and out of the recent moribund range. Dollar weakness as well as a blazing September for equities have put bears to the fire. From a strictly fundamental viewpoint, the world remains awash in crude oil and products but new influences have begun to assert themselves. The French port strike looks to continue indefinitely, while dozens of vessels remain trapped off the coast. At the same time, the expectation of further quantitative easing in the United States as well as an easing of the money supply in Japan has the bulls out in force.
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As known by many United States Soccer Fans,Soccer is not the most popular sport in the USA.
Football for them means NFL, which is not the football that the rest of the world plays.
Basketball and baseball are the most popular sports in the country.
Michael Jordan and LeBron James are their Maradona and Messi. Or so the experts say.These are the popular notions about the US soccer scene in general.
While these are true to an extent, the United States soccer fans during World Cup 2014 have kicked these myths out of the park with an emphatic goal-line clearance.
WOW!!!Nobody cheers louder than the United States Fans!!!!!!!
The win over Ghana, which was seen as revenge for the defeats in the previous two world cups, in their opening world cup game was received with the loudest cheer heard on the tournament.
While the win in itself was not entirely surprising, the cheer certainly was.
The crowd euphoria reached a crescendo when Lendon Donovan scored the team's second goal against Portugal.
However, Portugal managed a late-minute equalizer and the collective groan among the United States Soccer Fans would have heard in New York.
The USA has the largest crowd support among the countries outside South America.
The Americans surprised one and all by flying into the Brazil in hordes to cheer their team and enjoy the beaches in the country.
Home partying!
The USA fans are cheering not just in Brazil.
Those who could not reach Brazil are lighting up the streets in the USA.
The win over Ghana has woken up the inner soccer fan in the ordinary US citizen.
If, or when, the team reaches the second round, the fans are likely to produce the biggest street party in recent times.
What about a win over Germany in the next match?
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Standard techniques (Yule-Walker) are available for learning Auto-Regressive process models of dynamical processes. When sensor noise means that dynamics are observed only approximately, learning has still been achieved via Expectation-Maximisation (EM) together with Kalman Filtering. This cannot handle more complex dynamics, involving multiple classes of motion. For that case, we show here how EM can be combined with the sc Condensation algorithm, which is based on propagation of random sample-sets. Experiments have been performed with visually observed juggling, and plausible dynamical models are found to emerge from the learning process.
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The paint that binds
Novice artists gather at studio to make memories
If your last artistic endeavor was a childhood paint-by-number or a high school art class, a new Henrico business provides the opportunity to uncork your inner artist and fuel your creative spirit – with 30 or 40 friends if you so desire.
Open since November, Spirited Art is located in West Broad Village, adjacent to The Wine Loft. That's where the "spirit" comes in.
Individuals and groups who attend painting sessions or classes during Wine Loft hours can order from a menu of flatbreads, sliders, cheese boards and beverages to enjoy while they create.
And the creations? Depending on the night, participants paint may anything from flowers and trees to animals to (the most popular) the Richmond skyline.
No artistic experience is needed; as promotional literature emphasizes, all that painters need to know are their shapes, letters and colors. And it helps to bring a friend and a sense of humor.
On a recent evening, Spirited Art hosted a record crowd of about 65 primarily-amateur artists gathered to paint blue crabs while they raised funds for the non-profit organization Boaz & Ruth, which has transformed the Highland Park community of Richmond by creating jobs, renovating buildings and starting businesses.
Before buckling down to their masterpieces, the painters heard from a Boaz & Ruth spokesperson, who described the organization's job training sessions, conflict resolution classes and coaching and counseling programs and their empowering effects for participants who had struggled with homelessness, prison and addiction.
"We rebuild [not just] stores and houses," said the spokesperson, who like most graduates of Boaz and Ruth programs was once incarcerated. "We rebuild lives."
Family time
After a brief explanation of the process from a Spirited Art guide, and turns with the crab template to outline paintings, 65 heads bent over their canvases and the color-mixing began in earnest. Among the varied groups tackling the task were several residents of Wellesley, members of Christ Church Episcopal (a supporter of Boaz & Ruth), and employees of Free Agents Marketing. Many were encouraged to come by Marilyn Wayland of Free Agents, who organized the fundraising event.
But others who attended independently included the team of Stephanie Evans and her 12-year-old daughter Sarah, who decided to share one canvas and paint their crustacean as a collaborative effort. Their cousin and friend, Tracey Papas, was on her fourth trip to Spirited Art and had invited the Evans to join her for some family bonding.
"It's a good summer outing," said Stephanie Evans, as she and Sarah fine-tuned the shade of pink that would form the crab's background.
"And nice mother-daughter time."
On another recent afternoon, a group of 30 employees from Capital One gathered in the Spirited Art studio to paint one of the most popular subjects – the Richmond skyline – while doing some corporate team-building.
The atmosphere at the studio lends itself easily to team-building activities, say the owners, because it gets colleagues outside the comfort zone of their offices, breaks down workplace barriers and puts everyone on a more-or-less equal footing -- not to mention building camaraderie and injecting fun and humor into the mix.
In addition, participants finish the session with a memento to take home or back to the office – typically the skyline painting, but sometimes a corporate symbol or abstract piece of art. A group of 40 employees from University of Richmond, for example, all contributed to the same masterpiece: a multiple-paneled portrayal of the UR gazebo.
And after a visit by the Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing, faculty member Trina Gardner told the Spirited Art staff, "We had no idea what to expect of this adventure, but we ended up with some excellent paintings – and insight into our true personalities!"
Among other Henrico groups and corporations that have visited Spirited Art for team-building events, said co-owner Dami Snyder, are Snagajob, Henrico County Schools, AmeriFinancial and CapTech. And although the Capital One group decided to focus on the social aspects for their experience, groups can also choose to add a challenging exercise or two. In one such exercise, explained Snyder, colleagues reach the halfway point of the session and take their communal break – only to hear the announcement that after the break, everyone will
move three seats over and resume painting on someone else's canvas.
"It's a good lesson," said Snyder, pointing out that the exercise highlights surprises and setbacks that can occur in the typical workplace. "You don't always get the project you want," she noted as one example. "You may get a project better than you thought you'd get. And you may walk into a hot mess!"
'I missed art in my life'
Although Spirited Art is new to the Richmond area, the concept is based on similar successful programs in Huntsville, Little Rock and Knoxville. Lauren McCormick, who is Snyder's sister and one of four co-owners of the Richmond site, said that once she visited the Alabama location, she could hardly wait to open a similar spot back home in Richmond. When she had become a mother, said McCormick, her artistic pursuits had fallen by the wayside. "I missed art in my
life," she said.
Despite the obstacles posed by restrictive Virginia ABC laws, which forbade the BYOB format of other Spirited Art sites, the owners persevered. Learning that the space next door to The Wine Loft was available, she approached Jeff Ottaviano of The Wine Loft about a partnership. By Thanksgiving 2011, Spirited Art Richmond was off and running, with little more than word-of-mouth advertising.
As the Boaz and Ruth event wound to a close July 24 – at $1,120 in proceeds, Spirited Art's biggest fundraiser to date – it was clear that the session had not only made a substantial sum for charity, but had also made a substantial number of memories.
Tracey Papas, in fact, made a point of flipping her canvas over and telling the Evanses that she had recorded their names for posterity. "I always write on the back of it," Papas told them, "about who I was with."
Across the room, 90-year-old Irma Rich beamed for the camera held by her daughter-in-law Adrienne Rich of Free Agents, while noisy groups of co-workers and neighbors posed proudly with their paintings for photos for the Spirited Art Facebook page. And next to the Evanses, a professional artist from Chesterfield wrapped up her fourth crab painting and speculated on which charity might be the recipient of her latest effort.
A frequent studio visitor, Sally Valentine has already painted a half dozen projects for the purpose of donating them to silent auctions at charity events. The last time she painted a crab, it raised $85 for a fundraiser for the Cape Charles Museum; another Spirited Art painting made $185 at a separate silent auction.
But generating money for charity, said Valentine, is not the only thing she enjoys about her visits to Spirited Art. The evening sessions allow her a chance to get out and meet interesting people, while also freeing her from distractions and enforcing a built-in time limit.
"It's great," said Valentine, "that you can come here and and sit down and paint – and it forces you to finish it!"
For details about Spirited Art, call 360-5909 or visit http://www.myspiritedart.com/locations/richmond-va
The Pemberton at University Park to host 'Wall of Honor' ceremony June 9
The Pemberton at University Park senior community will host a dedication ceremony for its Veterans Wall of Honor June 9 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will honor residents who have served in the military.
Deep Run High School Cadets will provide a color guard for the event.
Community members have taken photos of residents in uniform, as well as residents with pictures of their military units from their days of service that will be on display the day of the event. > Read more.
19th Annual Asian American Celebration planned May 21
Citizen Staff Reports 05/16/2016
The Asian American Society of Central Virginia will hold its 19th Annual Asian American Celebration on Saturday, May 21 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. 3rd St. in Richmond, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The theme for this year's celebration will be "Our Heritage," in recognition of May as the Asian Pacific American Heritage month, designated by the U.S. Congress in 1992. > Read more.
The theme for this year's celebration will be "Our Heritage," in recognition of May as the Asian Pacific American Heritage month, designated by the U.S. Congress in 1992. > Read more.
Cultural Arts Center announces 2016-17 schedules
Returning favorites, new acts and new dining options highlight the 2016-17 Center Season and 2nd Stage schedules at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen.
CACGA's Center Season performance series will return Sept. 10 with Capitol Steps (pictured), an audience favorite that brings a unique blend of music and political comedy to the Sara Belle November Stage. The Acrobats of Cirque-tacular will perform Oct. 22, showcasing their troupe of aerialists, acrobats and contortionists. > Read more.
Local physicians to collect used sports equipment throughout June
DRPT to host public meeting in Henrico about future of transit
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17 Henrico schools earn Virginia Index of Performance awards
Henrico-based Virginia Bankers Association announces scholarship recipients
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wow awesome piece!
Excellent artwork!!
Thanks guys!
I really love this - the background, the incredible color on the crab.
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great concept
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Very cool different look to this
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I don't know if this is a reference to Tintin.....but it's awesome, either way. beautifully rendered.
Your talent and dedication appears to have no limitations... awesome work, Terry!
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May 31, 2016
Alabama's new chief justice, Roy Moore, says the judicial system is being cut out of existence.
Moore says the state General Fund appropriation for the court system is less now that when he began his first term in 2001. He said legislation passed last year to increase court fees isn't producing the revenue that state officials forecast for the courts. He predicts that Gov. Robert Bentley's proposed budget for the courts in the new fiscal year will leave a $19 million shortfall and cause more layoffs.
Moore expressed his concerns in a letter to the governor. A spokesman for the governor said he had no comment.
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Gojira -- Baltimore, MD -- September 22nd, 2009
Planned on getting to Ottobar after the "Special Guest" and right before Zoraoster. Stopped by Ritz Cabaret for some pre-gaming and was pretty impressed. It's become a lapdance place but you can still pull chicks out of there if you run game... and never get a lapdance.
Got there at 8:45 and Zoroaster were doing their last song. I dug the song until the end when they played a wall of distortion for the last 5 minutes. They could have squeezed in another song but chose to annoy the shit out of people instead. Mensa called and said get a clue. Not recommended because of that idocracy at the end.
Next up were Burst. Holy fukkin ball sacks! One of the most entertaining bands I've seen all year. Thanks Nat for the heads up on them. The dude sitting down didn't bother me at all. The fact he plays bare-footed bothered me a little but once they started playing I was in awe. The talent level of this band is off the charts and their cohesiveness in unmatched by 99% of the bands out there. I'm not kidding, they're incredible! You hear so many influences in their music from jazz to Steve Howe to Meshuggah. I hung with the singer Linus during Gojira beer runs and he was cool as hell. He seemed so happy to meet people and talk music. He did stress several times that he wasn't happy with them only getting 40 minutes on their 1st and last US tour and I couldn't blame him. I would have killed to see them play 20 more minutes. I think I have the setlist right but am still learning their music. I wasn't sure about the song that stops and starts several times but it was one of the highlights of the set along with Cripple God. Here's my best guess:
I hold Vertigo
Where the Wave Broke
Cripple God
Silver Rain or We Are Dust (best guess)
I Exterminate The I
Next up was Gojira. By this time the place was kinda packed. The crowd went total apeshit during 4 songs and they were Oroborous, Backbone, Ocean Planet & Vacuity. Lizard Skin was heavy as hell and I thought Toxic sounded incredible live also. One of the best shows of the year and when you factor in $12 a ticket the best value show of the year by far. Ocean Planet was thunderous and made my night. Between the 2 drummers it was a clinic on the kits. Here's the setlist:
The Heaviest Matter of the Universe
Lizard Skin
Ocean Planet
The Art of Dying
Drum Solo
Flying Whales
Where Dragons Dwell
Toxic Garbage Island
Stopped by Millstream Inn on the way home. By far the best strip club in MD if you're actually looking to meet girls. It's a mingling place and not a lapdance place for the most part. Every dollar is well spent there and the food is phenominal. If a show ends early I highly recommend popping by there for a nightcap. Great ending to a great night!
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Sounds amazing! And $12?? That's a steal!
Although I've never seen a band where somebody played sitting down, except for the drummer of course. Was there a specific reason why he couldn't stand, or is it just his choice?
Gojira set looks amazing! Except they need to play From the Sky hahaha
The guitarist has like 12 pedals set up in a "U" shape. Each pedal has at least 2 switches on it. It's crazy. I took a picture of it before they came out but my flash was being a bitch and it didn't turn out. He also sings a lot of vocal parts but it is weird to have a guy never stand up even during jamming sections. Talent-wise the guy is incredible. To be able to sing and play like that at the same time is sick but it's still weird at times.
After seeing them I can't really think of a better opening act for Gojira. The bands have similarities but are really different. Yeah $12 equates out to $4 to see Burst and $8 to see Gojira. In this day and age you can't beat that with a stick. I'll see if any of the pics turned out and post a few.
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3/5 - Slayer & Testament
Glad you liked Burst - they are a seriously overlooked and underrated band in my not-so-humble opinion. I wish they had longer set times, too - but they are an opening act and not the headliner so I don't see how Linus could get upset about it. That looks like a pretty solid set list by both Burst and Gojira - which makes me jealous because my only hope of seeing Burst is 10/8 in Detroit, which doesn't have Gojira on the bill.
9/2 Chelsea Wolfe
10/16 Kylesa / Inter Arma / Indian Handcrafts / Irata
11/13 Windhand / Monolord
12/30 Clutch
The pics kinda suck but it was a great night. Linus had some great banter with the crowd. His impression of drunk american guy yelling was fukkin hilarious! I was impressed that so many people knew they were breaking up and Linus kept just kept saying "hiatus" which is better than breaking up obviously.
Chryspy from Myza Tiva with Linus
Gojira Setlist
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3/5 - Slayer & Testament
has anyone picked up any merch from the show??!?! i would like a price on shirts and hoodies?!?!? Pics would be a plus if ya dont have those thats fine but a price would be great
Everything was reasonable. I can't really remember prices because I was so enamored with Marco's paintings. I thought they just had the paintings intermingled to draw you over to the merch but apparently his paintings were for sale also.
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Incremental Cost Analysis Justification: Nebraska
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This analysis indicates that incremental costs to build new homes to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in Nebraska will be approximately $400 for a new home—although this figure could increase or decrease depending on local practices.
A two-page handout that serves as a visualization of this analysis is available here.
This report was prepared by BCAP and the Nebraska Energy Office with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Contract No. 136185 funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of DOE.
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As baby boomers age, more and more women report they've lost their sex drive. But experts say it may just be matter of knowing where to look.
By Colette Bouchez
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
Has the "free love" generation lost its mojo?
If you talk to baby boomer gals, it seems the answer is yes. Indeed, as millions of women enter perimenopause and then transgress to menopause and beyond, many say they check their sex drive at the door - and most are not happy about it.
"I don't think a day goes by when at least one patient - and usually more - complain that their sex drive is dropping off and want to know what they can do about it," says Laura Corio, MD, a gynecologist and clinical instructor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
Clinically known as HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire disorder) Corio says she doesn't think more women are affected now than in the past, but she does believe more are coming forward -- prompted, at least in part, by the success male potency drugs like Viagra.
"The man gets a prescription for Viagra and he's ready to rock and roll while she's thinking 'Hey, where's my pill?' If she's not ready to jump in the old van and join him for a ride, there can be real problems," says Corio.


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Less than 24 hours after one of Sounders FC's most embarrassing defeats, the team sustained more losses Sunday.
Two Seattle players — Eddie Johnson and Brad Evans — were included in the latest U.S. men's national team roster for upcoming World Cup qualifiers. They'll miss MLS games Wednesday at home against Vancouver and Oct. 13 at Portland, though it could have been worse.
Sounders designated player Clint Dempsey, the USMNT captain, was left off the squad due to a hamstring strain that has kept him out the past three weeks.
The U.S. has already clinched a berth in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but coach Jurgen Klinsmann is aiming to finish first in the qualifying group. The team's remaining qualifiers are Friday versus Jamaica in Kansas City, Kan., and Oct. 15 at Panama.
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The Sounders stand to have lost 19 player-games this season due to international duty after those two games, led by Johnson's nine (if he plays in both qualifiers). Evans, Dempsey and Mario Martinez, who is no longer on the team, also missed multiple games serving with national teams.
Johnson said it's an honor and privilege to wear the U.S. jersey but noted "it's tough to leave" amid a tight battle leaguewide for the Supporters' Shield, a trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Missing a pair of rivalry games is also tough.
"Those are games we look forward to every year," said Johnson, the Sounders' scoring leader with nine goals.
"It's one thing to get called into the national team, but if you're going and you're going to take it for granted, you're not going to get anything out of it. You might as well not even go. I'm very fortunate and blessed to have this opportunity again, and I want to make the most of it."
Dempsey had started all eight games in the final round of World Cup qualifying in CONCACAF.
"For Clint, it is really important to pick up the rhythm, to get back into shape and play games," Klinsmann told USSoccer.com. "He needs to train very intensely and get as many sessions as possible. He had injury problems, the transfer (to Seattle) was done late and he didn't have a proper preseason, and he's running behind. So he has to do some catching up and he will eventually get it done."
Evans missed the last round of qualifying due to a calf injury, but he has started the past five games he has been available, including three qualifiers. Johnson has played a federation-high 14 games for the U.S. this year with five goals, including one in a 2-0 win over Mexico last month that clinched the World Cup berth.
The call-ups are just the latest obstacle in the Sounders' seasonlong quest to get to full strength (injuries have been a big factor, too).
Seattle, winless in its past three, might not have all its weapons available until the penultimate game of the year, Oct. 19 at FC Dallas, or perhaps the season finale, Oct. 27 against the Galaxy.
• Rookie Dylan Remick made his MLS debut for the Sounders as a second-half substitute Saturday. The defender/midfielder was a second-round pick, No. 35 overall, in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
• Defender Marc Burch earned his fourth assist of the season against Colorado, setting a personal best.
• Seattle hasn't been shut out in 13 games, extending a team record.
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home buyers. Easier financing options will help to bring down home prices and ensure timely completion of the projects. This will be hugely beneficial to consumers and help to address the housing shortage of 18.78 million households existing in the country, says Brotin Banerjee, MD & CEO, Tata Housing Development Company.
Problem of definition
But how is this status to be brought about? According to a report by the Secretariat for Infrastructure, Planning Commission, there exist multiple definitions of infrastructure.
The report quotes a 2001 report of the National Statistical Commission headed by Dr C Rangarajan that defined six characteristics of the infrastructure sector: natural monopoly, high sunk costs, non-tradability of output, non-rivalness (up to congestion limits) in consumption, possibility of price exclusion (whereby enjoyment of benefits is contingent on payment of charges), and bestowing externalities on society.
Based on these features, the Rangarajan Commission has classified certain activities as infrastructure: railway tracks, signalling system, stations, roads, bridges, airports, power generation, transmission and distribution, telecom networks, pipelines and canals etc.
The Income Tax Act has its own definition of what constitutes infrastructure for the benefit of tax breaks under Section 80-IA: electricity, water supply, sewerage, telecom, roads & bridges, ports, airports, railways, irrigation, storage at ports and industrial parks/special economic zones.
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With a multitude of official definitions in existence, what do developers imply when they ask for grant of infrastructure status?
Basically developers are asking for tax breaks and cheaper and easier funding when they are asking for infrastructure status. Frankly, these ends can be met by other means also without actually classifying housing as infrastructure, says Pankaj Bajaj, president, CREDAI-NCR and MD, Eldeco Properties.
The tax benefits imply those available under Section 80-IA, where income from infrastructure projects is exempt from income tax subject to conditions.
The other benefit that was available to developers was under Section 80-IB, which gave a tax holiday for housing construction subject to conditions, that would end this fiscal.
The conditions were that the area of the plot be at least 1 acre and the housing unit having a maximum built-up area of 1,000 square feet within the city limits of Delhi and Mumbai and 1,500 square feet elsewhere.
The tax holiday under the Act is available only for construction of affordable housing or residential houses of small sizes. Most citizens still do not own houses and demand exceeds supply resulting in perpetual increase of real estate prices.


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Ke$ha considers Bieber date
Published 27/11/2012
Ke$ha would consider sleeping with Justin Bieber.
Rumours surfaced earlier this year that the 18-year-old heartthrob had cheated on Selena Gomez with the quirky singer.
Ke$ha, 25, denied the allegations but now says she wouldn't be completely opposed to romancing the singer.
"[Would I consider sleeping with him now?] Sure. Wait, is he even legal? Could I go to jail for this?" she joked to Rolling Stone magazine. "[He's 18?] OK, then I would. We could go out and buy lottery tickets, vote, play putt-putt golf. All the things that are legal at the age of 18."
Ke$ha is known for her rock and roll mentality and her eccentric sense of personal style.
Despite having dabbled with illegal substances in the past, the singer doesn't like the effect they have on her.
"I do smoke [marijuana]," she admitted.
"But I get super weird, so it's not something I do all the time. Sometimes I go into the basement and body-paint, and sometimes I get weirdo-paranoid and hide under the covers. It's just a bad scene."
It's possible Ke$ha could have a shot at love with Justin, as it has been reported that his romance with Selena has hit a rocky patch.
The pair are rumoured to have split following Justin's flirtations with models at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, but have since been seen together.
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The last one I needed a permit for I left from Onion Valley (one trailhead north of Whitney portal I think). It was and I imagine still is the second most popular on hte East side of the range, second only to Whitney portal. Being solo helped me get in. But just one up from Onion Valley the trailhead was 4000 feet lower and no problem to get a pemit for. Also it seemed no bear problems, while leaving Onion Vaslley meant you had to make it over the pass and down the the bear boxes on the other side.
Just a thought, if you really want to do Whitney and if the rules are the same jsut take more time and start from farther away.
they established 'the mt. whitney zone' a few years back so regardless where you come from, if you enter the zone, you must apply for the lottery. doesn't matter if you hike west to east all the way from mineral king, do the jmt/pct from yosemite or just the whitney portal trail or go cross country from arc pass or mt. russell. personally, i prefer the sky blue lake area to the south, the kaweahs to the west, the kings-kern divide to the northwest and some of the forester pass/center basin area to the north but the entire area is stellar. definitely difficult to find solitude in the whitney area but you gotta do it at least once.
permits are still by trailhead for all the rest of the other trails. that mt. whitney area is like the longs peak area in rocky mountain natl park in colorado. it suxx but it's a necessary evil. the area is literally loved to death. yeah the onion valley/kearsarge pass trailhead has the 2nd or 3rd largest permit allocation (bishop pass is right up there too) but offers greater access to other areas so the traffic gets a little more diffused.
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The BWCA is by lottery as well. They allow x number of people per day, where x varies my entry point. When I submitted mine, I got my first choice of entry point and day. But I was very punctual sending it in. I also picked an entry point that started with a half mile portage - I thought that might reduce the competition.
For Whitney, the lottery applies to entry dates between May 1 and November 1. After November 1, you can get a self-issue permit.
It's unbelievable how many people visit these trails. Last year I was unable to get a permit, however, the year before I did; spent five days on the mountain. I'm hoping my luck will be good this year.
When I first reached the summit of Whitney, about 20 years ago, it was much easier to get a permit - no lottery.
it was a p.i.t.a. back in the day but still...easier than it is now.


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County historical society receives $4K grant
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission on Thursday announced the Luzerne County Historical Society will receive $4,000 in grant funding.
The grant was awarded as part of a $1.9 million grant package benefitting 130 eligible museums and official county historical societies in Pennsylvania.
The program lends support to the general operations of eligible museums and official county historical societies that are not supported by other state agency funding programs.
Earlier this week, Luzerne County Council unanimously approved designating the society the official historical society for the county, a requirement for obtaining the grant.
The call for the designation previously hit a bump when questions arose about the impact such a designation could have on other historical societies in the county. After reviewing the matter, county solicitor David Pedri determined the others would not be affected because they focus on individual municipalities, not the entire county.
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Toronto's DealFind expands to Oakville
Toronto-based DealFind's newest city on its roster is Oakville.
"Dealfind facilitates a mutually beneficial relationship between merchants and customers by giving the former a chance to get more traffic through their doors and the latter a chance to get a significant discount on high-quality, local products and services," said Dealfind President Gary Lipovetsky.
Dealfind has already saved consumers across Canada more than $279,505,057 and sold more than 1,236,058 vouchers for its varied merchants.
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Other new markets in Canada include Saskatoon, Regina, Sudbury, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Quebec City and St. John's. Dealfind is the largest Canadian-owned group buying website in North America.


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The third stop of the Dew Action Sports Tour is coming up this weekend from Portland, Oregon. Now that Twitch broke his second place streak last week in X Games Best Trick and knows the taste of gold, look for him to come out and stomp everyone in Freestyle on his way to the overall Dew championship. Also making an appearance will be Todd Potter, fresh off a full summer of demos, practicing and drinking, he could make a strong showing this weekend. Twitch and Potter have some new tricks that are insane!
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My roommate told me about this deal at Terrace Hills Golf Course in Altoona:
Crappy Beer & Golf Night only at Terrace Hills Golf Course! Ending Tuesday August 30th, every Tuesday from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Make a tee time between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM Unlimited Golf and Cart & (1) 6 pack of crappy beer for $20.00!
We're trying it out tonight, should be a good time. I figured some of you guys might be interested as well.
Usually I drink really good beer but golf really crappy.
But this way sounds interesting......
Terrace is my home course and absolutely love it out there. They always have great specials and it is a solid course.
Crappy golf does not sound like a good time.
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Skechers Shape Ups for Kids Disturb Parents and Professionals
Skechers Shape Ups shoes for kids has caused quite the controversy since their release, including a petition at change.org to have the line discontinued. Parents and professionals are disturbed that toning shoes are being made for and marketed to elementary school students.
The commercial aimed at young girls seems to be especially concerning to parents. The commercial in question does not specifically say anything about toning, but it does say that these shoes offer "everything a girl could want, looking good, having fun," with "extra height and bounce," which, of course, is too good to be true. Parents are concerned that the thin cartoon characters and emphasis on appearance is encouraging unhealthy attitude towards body image in young girls. Parents are also concerned that the commercial contains a shot of boys dressed as junk food following the singer; it certainly is a confusing image. I would be interested to hear what you think this is communicating to young girls?


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Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid fans will love his partnership with Gareth Bale. (The Sun)
Fulham want to make Rene Meulensteen their assistant manager. (The Sun)
Dougie Freedman is facing the axe at Bolton with the club considering a move for Paul Ince. (The Sun)
Jose Mourinho has admitted he has been left with egg on his face after Basel's shock Champions League win over Chelsea. (The Sun)
Wayne Rooney has admitted he had to swallow his pride and deliver for Manchester United after being denied a move to Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)
Brendan Rodgers is ready to pitch Luis Suarez in at Old Trafford when his suspension ends next week. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool are stepping up the chase for Derby midfielder Will Hughes. (Daily Mirror)
Norwich defender Daniel Ayala and striker Luciano Becchio are wanted on loan by Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)
Wayne Rooney has given the first indication that he may want to stay at Manchester United. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle scouts watched PSV Eindhoven keeper Jeroen Zoet at the weekend. (Daily Mail)
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May 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Atlanta Braves right-hander Brandon Beachy will miss his next start due to elbow soreness sustained Tuesday night in a game at the New York Mets.
The Braves made the announcement Thursday before their game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Beachy (2-1, 4.50) allowed three earned runs and five hits in six innings of the 5-3 loss to the Mets. He was making his fifth start since returning from Tommy John surgery.
"He said he didn't like the way the last few innings went," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
Beachy, who underwent surgery on June 21, 2012, will be examined by Dr. James Andrews on Monday.
Mike Minor (12-5, 3.06) will start on Sunday in the finale of the four-game series at St. Louis.
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What is a Callable CD?
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As I was reviewing the CD rates [3] of PNC Bank, after learning of PNC's $100 checking account promotion [4], I saw that they offered a 36 and 60 month callable CD on their promotional rates page.
A callable CD is a CD where the bank has the option of closing it after the fixed period. The CD is usually "sold" as a fixed month CD with call protection, so a 60 month CD with 12 months of call protection. In that case you have a 60 month CD that the bank cannot call, or close, within the first twelve months. After the twelve months of call protection expires, the bank can close the CD if it chooses to. You, however, cannot. This shifts interest rate risk onto you, the depositor. If rates go up, you don't benefit because you're locked in. If rates go down, the bank can simply call the CD and you have no choice but to close it.
The payoff is in the rate. A callable CD will usually have a higher interest rate than a regular CD because the depositor is bearing the risk. In the case of PNC, the 36 month callable CD had a 2.00% APY yield while the 36 regular CD had a 1.15% APY yield. The difference for the 60 month CDs were even greater, with the callable yielding 3.00% APY and the regular yielding a mere 1.55% APY. By the way, according to our best CD rates [5], a 5 year CD currently yields at least 3.00% APY so don't bother with PNC's callable CD if that rate appeals to you.
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