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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Cape Town hotel in Oudekraal with 2 restaurants
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This family-friendly Cape Town hotel is located by the ocean, within 3 mi (5 km) of Theatre on the Bay and Camps Bay Beach. Bishopsford Bonsai Nursery and World of Birds are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features 2 restaurants, a full-service spa, and a restaurant. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free valet parking are also provided. Other amenities include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
All 70 rooms feature thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers, along with conveniences such as refrigerators and coffee makers. Guests will also find free WiFi, patios, and 24-hour room service.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
The Twelve Apostles HotelVictoria Road Camps Bay Camps Bay Cape Town Western Cape 8040
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, The Twelve Apostles Hotel features an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. This luxury hotel also offers a children's pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle and a train station pick-up service. Onsite valet parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Children's pool
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free breakfast
- Free valet parking
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Health club
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Picnic area
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Total number of rooms - 70
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Children's pool
- DVD player
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Microwave (on request)
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free newspaper
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Designer toiletries
- DVD player
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Minibar
- Patio
- Phone
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Slippers
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast.
Azure - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Parasailing nearby
Spa Services
The Spa at Twelve Apostle has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 12
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Hotel Name
- Apostles Hotel
- Hotel Twelve Apostles
- Twelve Apostles Cape Town
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We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The Twelve Apostles Hotel is listed in the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay.
- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
National Rating
Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.


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The Kids Are Online
It is estimated 80 percent of children age 0 to 5 in the United States are using the Internet; most of them are logging on at least once a week. Although the number of little ones connected sounds a bit alarming, the majority of children are merely watching videos online or Skyping with long-distance relatives. Technology is a significant part of our every-day lives and as it becomes more prevalent in daily functions it is important children learn to adopt technology into their lives as well. Although, unmonitored and unlimited computer access can be more detrimental than beneficial, regulated exposure to computers and the Internet is positive and necessary in order to adequately prepare offspring for the world. Toshiba's First Spark laptop for children, available for purchase at Best Buy, is a full-size laptop with a wipeable keyboard for those infamous sticky hands. The laptop comes pre-installed with NetNanny to monitor and enforce boundaries on the internet as well as KidZui, a kid-friendly browser. The computer comes loaded with educational games, too. This is a great tool for children to learn the basics of computer operating systems and get a feel for technology at an early age. If a child-geared laptop is too much of a technological integration in your toddler's life, there are always websites specifically created for children and learning. Fisher-Price and Nick, Jr. Preschool have great interactive sites full of games and learning devices to aid in the development of young children. Technology consumption, like any media consumption, should be in moderation with children and toddlers. Laptops and the Internet are great resources for stimulation and brain development but not a definitive answer to education and growth.

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As pharmaceutical markets go, china is a land of opportunity fraught with complex challenges. Potentially the world's largest market for prescription drugs, China is also the fastest growing market among large countries. At the same time, the sprawling system of 17,000 hospitals—the most important drug-distribution channel in China—is fragmented and encumbered by Byzantine regulations.
A complex supply chain drives up the retail price of medicine. After mark-ups by distributors and hospitals, what the consumer or provider pays can equal 20 times the price at the factory gate. Whenever government funding wanes, hospitals must find revenue elsewhere, which forces them to hike the cost of medicine further.Large hospitals in major urban areas dominate the healthcare system, where services are concentrated in densely populated, top-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Although the bulk of China's population still resides in rural areas, including villages and towns, urbanization is accelerating. The old system of universal, state-subsidized healthcare has broken down and left many citizens unable to afford even the most basic treatment.
In theory, this coverage gap should be filled by health insurance—both privately funded and government subsidized—but so far the industry lags behind the demand. Cost hurdles seem insurmountable, nearly as overwhelming as the opportunity is compelling.
As diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian flu originated in Asia and made headlines around the globe, the world health community will pressure China to address failings in the country's healthcare infrastructure.
1. PRIVATE INSURANCE Private insurance funded by member premiums should be developed with appropriate government support. Only three percent of the population is covered by private insurance funded by employers. Pharmaceutical companies can lead by example, providing private health insurance to employees. Moreover, they can help expand the private health insurance market by fostering relationships between local companies with key foreign and local health insurance providers.
2. AMICABLE SEPARATION Gradually, drug dispensing must be divorced from prescribing to eliminate the profit-motive, which often leads hospitals to write and dispense unnecessary prescriptions. Physicians and pharmacists must be involved in recasting the relationship between prescriber and dispenser. A pilot program should be designed to ensure an amicable separation from the outset. Economic incentives can fuel the growth of drug dispensers that operate independently of hospitals. Retail pharmacies, for instance, have begun selling drugs at a lower price than the cost charged at hospital pharmacies.


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Atlus posted a trailer for the upcoming remake of Persona 4 for the PlayStation Vita called Persona 4: Golden showing off the diversity of the upcoming title.
From the long list of characters to dungeon crawling and even socializing, the Persona games have always been packed with things to do and consequences for doing them. Surely, Golden will be no exception as it graces the PS Vita next month. Though it's not a new title, this remake has the potential to bring more and more role-playing games, and other titles as well, to Sony's handheld. Until the game releases on Nov. 20, all we can do is wait and watch trailers, which is conveniently placed below. Are you excited for Persona 4: Golden?


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Routine Custodial Services Provided
The Custodial Services unit is responsible for cleaning the interiors of campus buildings including classrooms, lecture halls, theaters, laboratories, clinical areas, libraries, offices, halls, stairs, elevators and other public areas as well as cleaning and resupplying building restrooms on a regularly scheduled basis. Most routine cleaning is scheduled once a day at times most convenient to the building occupants.
Routine services provided on a daily as needed basis include:
Trash removal
Floors: sweeping, spot mopping, spot vacuuming.
Chalkboards and whiteboards: cleaning and replenishing chalk or markers in classrooms and auditoriums.
Stairwells: sweeping and complete vacuuming.
Door glass, doors, walls, tabletops, and podiums: cleaning as needed.
Restrooms: sanitizing, repairing dispensers, and replenishing supplies.
Dusting: uncluttered cabinet tops, window sills, banisters, etc.
Building entry doors: locking and unlocking.
Recyclables collection: Custodians collect recyclables from green bagits and public-area containers on a daily basis. Up to 6 pieces of flattened cardboard will be collected from each workstation. UW Recycling will deliver additional bagits, collect up to 10 boxes of recyclables, including paper, journals, soft-bound books, and large quantities of flattened cardboard (15+ pieces).
- During business hours (8am-5pm) call 206 685-1500. Emergency Phone, after 5pm: 206 685-1411. Custodial Services provides clean-up and restoration in response to emergency situations resulting from fire, flood, or vandalism 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Additional services provided periodically:
Classroom furniture and audio-visual stands
Floors: buffing, stripping, and refinishing, as needed.
Carpets: removing spots and gum, bonnet buffing, and small-scale extraction, as needed. Carpets are extracted every 2 1/2 years. The deep-cleaning process used is water extraction; the crew works Monday - Friday, 4:30pm - 1:00am. If a spill occurs, place a dampened paper towel with cold water on it and then contact the Custodial Manager (see Staff Contacts by Building) or Custodial Administration Office at 206 685-1500.
Windows: Windows are cleaned every 4-5 years for most academic buildings on campus, and every 3 years for the Health Sciences Complex and Quadrangle Buildings. The window washing crew works Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. Building Coordinators are notified
5-10 days prior to the arrival of the window washers. Building Coordinators are responsible for notifying the building occupants. The window washers announce their presence at each office before beginning the window cleaning. Classrooms are cleaned between scheduled classes to minimize disruption.
FS-WORKS: The campus community uses FS‑WORKS to enter, review and track work orders for facilities maintenance, alterations, operations, custodial and engineering work. Enter a request at http://www.washington.edu/facilities/fsworks/
Custodial Services will make every effort to provide window washing and carpet cleaning services at times most beneficial and convenient to departments. Periodic services in classrooms and lecture halls are generally scheduled during class breaks.
To request custodial services outside or in addition to their regularly scheduled times or frequency for a charge please visit our Premium Services page.


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Aberrations in the exposure tool have been shown to produce line-edge and line-end perturbations on phase-shifting masks that can result in design defects. A pattern matching system has been developed to locate areas in a phase shift mask most sensitive to these lens aberrations. The original prototype of the pattern matcher was developed in the SKILL programming language of Cadence's Design Framework II. Speed and memory limitations prompted the creation of a new C++ binary, which incorporated the core data structures and matching algorithms. Specialized algorithms for partitioning, prefiltering, and compression resulted in a fast and memory efficient matching process. The local layout geometry is automatically output to SPLAT for detailed image analysis with and without aberrations. The pattern matching C++ software supports multi-level compression, layer Booleans, pattern proximity calculations, and many other features. The pattern matching idea has recently been expanded to search for sensitivity to defects, misalignment, reflective notching, laser-assisted thermal processing, and chemical-mechanical polishing. The current software system includes a combined graphical and a text-based interface and can be run on any operating system, independent of Cadence. The web-based version of the pattern matcher allows a user to either input custom layouts and match patterns or select from a list and then perform matching runs from a web browser.
Figure 1: Screenshot of pattern matcher web applet
Figure 2: Large coma and trifoil aberration patterns matched on a small phase-shift mask layout
Figure 3: Coma aberration pattern matched on a complex phase-shift mask
Residual aberrations in optical lithography systems used to produce integrated circuits can significantly affect the image quality produced at the wafer. Thus, the development of a simple and reliable technique for quantifying aberrations is of great importance. A theoretical foundation has been given for the ability of programmed probe based aberration targets to measure individual Zernike aberration terms. The optimum targets are inverse Fourier transforms of the Zernike polynomials and this allows the main features of the family of targets to be predicted in advance. Simulation of discretized versions shows an impressive 27 to 36% increase, per 0.01 waves of rms aberration, in the intensity at the center of the target relative to the clear field intensity. The cross contamination by other targets is about 1/6th as large and it is thus possible to measure spherical aberration independent of focus. The theoretical foundation of this work, as well as initial simulation results are presented in [1]. An invention disclosure was filed on this work and the university filed for a provisional patent application in September 2001.
Once the aberration fingerprint of a lens or a family of lenses is determined, this data can be input into the powerful PatternMatch software created by Frank Gennari. Device designers can use this software to discover where their layouts will be affected by the aberrations present and design accordingly. This offers a significant link between designers and lithographers, which will only become increasingly important as low k1 lithography solutions are implemented.
Figure 1: An example of the digitized spherical aberration target and the response of the central probe image intensity on the wafer to no aberration, 0.05 waves (peak) of defocus, and 0.05 waves of spherical aberration.
Rigorous electromagnetic simulations are used to test the lithographic printing of novel technologies such as polarization masks. Polarization masks use small bars inserted into features to polarize the incident radiation, allowing features to be printed with the chosen polarization. Proximity effects from electric field spillovers between adjacent features can be reduced by passing opposite polarizations, resulting in spatially orthogonal electric field vectors than give a reduction in intensity of _. Additionally, polarization bars can help mitigate the effects of large phase transitions on phase-shifting masks. Several special purpose monitors can be constructed with polarization bars to monitor polarization imbalances in the illumination, high numerical aperture effects on vector addition, as well as polarization dependent resist coupling effects. Small, dense contacts may also be produced by using a combination of polarization and phase shifting to generate four wave interference at the wafer. These polarization bars must have gap widths of about l/8 - l/3 with the bars themselves being about l/8.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), Applied Science and Technology
Image enhancement and lateral size analysis tools are used to quantitatively examine roughness via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The tools are then applied to study the effects of aerial image contrast and threshold set points (see Figure 1) upon LER and side edge roughness (SER) of several different DUV chemically amplified resists, using programmed double exposures with an ASML 248 nm wavelength stepper tool to create variable contrast levels. The threshold set point is defined as the minimum exposure dose necessary for resist development. Results show that in the case of Shipley's UV210, for instance, LER and SER do not increase significantly until aerial image contrast drops below around 38% (see Figure 2).
Advanced measurement and analysis techniques are used to yield a deeper understanding of and higher confidence in the data collected. AFM analysis of a sidewall yields two-dimensional information regarding that sidewall. Aside from merely mentioning SER values, the frequency and size of roughness are studied. In examining the data, roughness is typically seen as smooth, low rolling hills of about 20 nm peak:peak spacing and 1 nm height. The randomness of roughness can also be studied using this method, to help understand root causes or LER and SER.
SEM analysis itself falls prey to optical aberrations analogous to those seen in lithography. Astigmation, defocus, and other aberrations blur the micrograph, which is used to quantitatively assess LER. Even a system with no aberrations still has diffraction limited blurring. Deblurring the micrograph can improve image quality, therefore enhancing the accuracy of the LER data extracted from the SEM image. Deblurring is performed by iteratively solving for the point spread function (PSF) of the unknown blurring source and deconvolving the image with the PSF (see Figure 3). The LER does indeed change significantly. One example shows root mean square LER equal to 4.7 nm before image enhancement and 5.9 nm afterwards. Aside from improving the LER data, this technique also helps to determine the most significant aberrations seen in the SEM tool by analyzing the PSF used to deconvolve the image
Figure 1: Aerial image contrast variation at two different energy threshold set points
Figure 2: Effect of aerial image contrast upon SER at 0.3 intensity threshold set point
Figure 3: Deconvolving an SEM image with a calculated PSF in order to improve image quality and receive more accurate LER values
Immersion lithography offers the capability to further reduce the resolution of printed features. For example, placing deionized water (n=1.44) between the projection optics and the wafer, the current 193 nm stepper could achieve the same resolution as a 157 nm stepper while improving the depth of focus by 8%. Immersion liquids such as Fomblin pump-oil (n=1.36) and other liquids have been examined for suitability in 157 nm steppers [1]. The immersion layer also allows larger amounts of energy to be coupled into the resist due to a lower reflection coefficient and lower effective NA.
This research focuses on quantifying potential problems by performing analytical estimation and simulation. Intrinsic characteristics of the liquid likely to contribute to aerial image degradation include homogeneity and reactivity with optical and resist surfaces. Liquid dynamic effects such as local heating, relative motion of the liquid and projection lens, convection heating, and resist outgassing are being investigated.
The high resolution and superior coupling of light into photoresist are being investigated through generalizing the thin-film formulation developed by Michael Yeung for SPLAT [2]. This approach consists of modeling thin-film effects through viewing them as amplitude and phase effects in the lens pupil.


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(Hopefully this is a new question. I searched the forum for "removing color" and similar phrases but didn't have any luck.)
I have a map that I've copy/paste'd from a Paizo PDF (for CotCT, for anyone who's interested). The problem is that the original JPEG from the PDF has an overlay on top that I'd like to remove.
It appears that the original map had a layer with two straight lines that join at a 90-deg angle in a light color. When the JPEG was flattened, the semi-transparent layer with the lines obscures some of the ground underneath.
What I need is some kind of filter that will subtract out a given color value. I tried using GIMP's Color to Alpha... but that didn't work. It made the light color transparent but removed the color from underneath. (Hmm, maybe with the right ground pattern underneath the original image, the transparency effect might be enough?)
Here's a screenshot of the corner that shows what I'm trying to accomplish.
Maybe I could work out some way of mapping colors from the obscured area to an existing color somewhere else on the map? So an obscured pixel with a certain color value could be mapped to another pixel color, then all similar pixels would be changed at once. But this seems awfully tedious to define and subject to error since the image is a lossy JPEG.
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Reading Recovery Teacher Leader
Vacancy #12F092
Position #TBD
UNCW is a dynamic and growing campus of the 16-campus UNC system situated on 640 acres in the historic port of Wilmington, five miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The University is rated as one of the top five public universities in the south by US News and World Report. Current enrollment is 11,600 undergraduates and 1,300 graduate students.
The Watson School of Education's mission is to develop highly competent, reflective, and empowered professionals who live and work in an interdependent world. We prepare students and practicing professionals to educate learners from diverse backgrounds, create equitable learning environments, and engage in collaborative relationships with colleagues, families, schools, and community agencies. We are committed to providing academically rigorous programs informed by research that integrate quality, personalized, and innovative teaching with meaningful experiences in the field. Through these opportunities, we strive to develop leaders dedicated to improving schools and society.
Description: We are seeking a self-motivated, collaborative Reading Recovery Teacher Leader to assist the Director of Reading Recovery at UNCW in the supervision and training of Reading Recovery teachers through the i3 Scaling Up What Works Grant in five surrounding counties. This position requires daily travel within the region daily and occasionally to out-of-region locations. The selected candidate needs to have been trained at an approved Reading Recovery University Training Center and be currently or recently certified.
The selected candidate will: Teach two Reading Recovery students daily in a member host school, train classes of Reading Recovery teachers, implement Reading Recovery in existing and new schools/districts, visit teachers-in-training to observe and to demonstrate teaching techniques, collect data, assist in data analysis and in the preparation of the annual site report, participate in/provide a variety of professional development activities, and serve as a resource for best practices in reading for member administrators and teachers.
This position is for nine months and follows the university academic calendar (mid-August to mid-May) with an additional month of contract service to meet the calendars of assigned school districts. Compensation commensurate with experience. To apply, please access UNCW's online application at http://consensus.uncw.edu. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by July 6, 2012, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Qualifications: Requirements include a master's degree in education, with at least three years of classroom teaching experience. Must possess, or be eligible to secure, North Carolina teaching licensure, and be a certified Reading Recovery teacher leader. Must have a valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record. The selected candidate will meet and adhere to the RRCNA Standards and Guidelines during the employment period.
Please direct questions about the position to Dr. Barbara Honchell, Search Committee Chair, Department of Elementary, Middle Level, and Literacy Education, mailto: email@example.com
UNCW actively fosters a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified men and women from all racial, ethnic, or other minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.


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VIA Contributors
Behind every VIA article there's an intrepid reporter risking sunburn on an exotic Tahitian cruise, indigestion on San Francisco's best food tours, and over-exfoliation in the West Coast's most relaxing spas. These are the men and women who lived to tell the tale.
Jay Heinrichs
Author of a story on New Mexico's annual October Balloon Fiesta, Jay Heinrichs says that when he was the deputy editor for Outside magazine based in Santa Fe, he'd often see colorful hot air balloons floating through the sky whenever he made the drive to Albuquerque.
He also wrote These Magic Moments, a story about a Disney cruise. Jay's son, George Heinrichs, (shown with him in this photo) accompanied him on the Magic and wrote our sidebar, "George's Ship Facts."
Jay has also written a book: Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion.


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Brooklyn Nets Announced
Jay-Z announced today that the New Jersey Nets are officially the Brooklyn Nets (pronounced Brooklynettes). Congratulations Brooklyn. Long live the New York Knicks!
From NY Times:
The vagabond Nets – denizens of Newark, late of East Rutherford, N.J., and Long Island – will settle in downtown Brooklyn next year with a new identity but a familiar name.
"We named the New Jersey Nets the Brooklyn Nets," Jay-Z, the music mogul and part-owner of the franchise, announced Monday morning in a ceremony that was brief and anticlimactic.
The Brooklyn Nets moniker had been a poorly kept secret in recent months and was considered a given for some time before that, despite the public ruminations by the majority owner, Mikhail D. Prokhorov, about a rebranding. Team officials considered alternatives and drafted focus groups but ultimately chose continuity (Nets) and cachet (Brooklyn).
The modest change did not become official until Monday's event, held under a tent on Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue, just across from the rising mass of steel and glass that will become the Barclays Center, where the team will begin play next fall.
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Hexbugs are fun all on their own, but we really love this new system with see-thru tubes. The little robotic vibrating bugs now make their way up and down the chutes and then free fall into the black hole - only to re-emerge on the base of the set and begin the trek again. We combined the Black Hole set (with 58 pieces and two nanos) with the Infinity Loop and the Watch Tower. Putting these sets together will require some parental assistance. What we really love about this set is that involves some building and then the play begins. Everyone who plays with this toy starts talking about what may happen next and where the bugs may go. You can change the set around so it's not static - there are also gates that can be moved to change the direction of the bugs. Occasionally the bugs did get jammed in one of the chutes - usually a little shake will move them. Sometimes we had to open the chute to unclog - but that's part of the fun.
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DAVIDSON – Malia Ellington made Community School of Davidson a track power in its first varsity season.
Ellington, a sophomore, won state championships in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at the N.C. 1A championship in Greensboro. She was named co-Most Valuable Athlete at the state meet. Ellington is the Herald Weekly's Girls Track Athlete of the Year.
"It was just an amazing day," Ellington said. "When I think about it, it's hard to believe it happened. It is one of my greatest accomplishments. And it's a great accomplishment for our team to make it that far in our first season."
Ellington's first victory came in the 1,600 meters, which she ran in five minutes, 1.37 seconds. It was a state-record time, and she won by 23 seconds. She shattered the 20-year-old state record by more than four seconds.
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"She's a competitor, right from the start," Community School of Davidson coach Marc Sweet said. "She can improve by gaining more race experience and keep working hard, and continue to have fun."
Elllington, a nationally ranked triathlete, showed her competitive drive after the meet, too, Sweet said. She had a neck full of dangling gold medals, had just set the 1,600-meter state record and told Sweet "next year, they're all mine," he said.
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The slow start to the season is now a fading memory for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have won 12 of 15 games after completing a weekend series sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. But the Bucs are still 4 1/2 games out of first place in the National League Central and third in the wild card race, so another trip to the playoffs is far from a slam dunk.
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I'm in the same boat as you as far as how much frustration this is causing for my users. But honestly I'm not holding my breath for a hotfix. I can only remember a handful of them being issued since I've been using Zimbra. One was for a major security issues, and the rest were cases where you could add/modify a line or two of code, which I doubt is the case here. I'm just hoping that if we make enough noise the folks at Zimbra will get the point and push up the release of 6.0.7 or maybe do a 6.0.6a release. Seems a shame to have a perfectly good fix (hopefully) sitting around for a month or more.Any word from Zimbra about a hotfix for this? My users (especially the higher up ones) are really getting frustrated with this. I really hope that waiting until late May for 6.0.7 isn't our only alternative.
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The excavations would not have been possible without the supervision of Mark Brennand, Suzi Reeve and Katinka Stentoft. Mary Davis provided invaluable conservation assisitance. Helen Smith organised the environmental sampling, and processing was undertaken at Milton House by a team supervised by Rachel Ballantyne and Mark Ward. We are particularly grateful to Neil Mac Millan for allowing us to use his facilities. Craig Allaker provided invaluable help scanning the site and the spoilheaps with his metal detector. All the students worked very hard and with a considerable amount of skill and enthusiasm. The illustrations for this and previous interim reports were undertaken by Ian Dennis.
This years project was funded by Historic Scotland and Cardiff University and I would like to thank Sally Foster and Patrick Ashmore from Historic Scotland for their efficiency and John Evans for organising the labour force. The radiocarbon dates were arranged by Patrick Ashmore and I would like to thank Claire Owen and the Oxford lab for the speedy processing of the material.
Permission to work at Bornais was given by the township grazing committee and we would like to express our gratitude, particularly to E Steele and N MacAskill, for their continued interest in our work. We continue to be encouraged by the local interest in the site and the committee and membership of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Deas are to be thanked once again. Technical support was provided by Uist Builders, Laing Motors and JJ MacDonald Builders. Accomodation was provided by Mrs Morrison and Col H Massey and we are very pleased to be able to live in such pleasant surroundings.


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I was reading an article today in a magazine that shocked the crap out of me. It was talking about women no longer fearful of contracting HIV and are less likely to use protection. Most single women only used protection once in a while and most women had up to six partners.
Since when is it impossible to contract HIV, STD's, or anything else that can be passed through sexual intercourse? The last time that I checked, HIV is still a major problem in the United States and the rate of STD's has risen tremendously over the last five years.
You want statistics. One if four adults carries an STD and some or most don't even know it. Syphillis which was once almost eradicated has become one of the most popular STD's among women as well as gonnorhea and chlamydia.
Unwanted pregnancy is also on the total uprise more than it has ever been reported.
It really amazes me with such staggering numbers of HIV and STD's that people would even have unprotected sex until they both were tested. There is nothing wrong with asking your partner what his or her status is or knowing your own for that matter.
Do you know how many people are running around with vaginal herpes or are carriers of this disease? There is no cure for herpes.
Why are people thinking they are above contracting any sexually transmitted diseases. What does HIV look like. Who would know because even the sickest people with HIV these days looks healthy. Medications have made it possible for people to not show signs of HIV for a very long time.
You, my friends of the single world, are not invincible. Do you really think that having multiple partners is appealing. What happened to women being named those lovely names that have many partners. Does it make you feel proud to see how many people you can bed down before or if you settle down? Do you feel that you shouldn't have any self worth and just sleep around with as many people as you can?
Respect yourself enough to protect yourself people. There are enough people suffering in the world from things that they have no control over. These things you do have control over. No glove no love. If you can't love yourself how can you love others. You have to give yourself respect in order to get it.
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I believe we were reading the same article, and I too was surprised at the lack of security from a dreaded disease. The press has a great deal to do with alarm that sticks into a children, young adults head. They hear the warning not from home but from the news. This is one thing that the internet has that catches the eyes of the teens. They are always texting and looking through the feeds on facebook. More understanding of the disease is needed to be once again part of health eduacation, but as you know, many of these subjects are no longer part of their schedules due to education cuts. Its time we consider those who we gave birth too and drum into their thick skulls, the real consequences with hiv. As I have attention here, one other thing that needs attention at parents, those who were the first to have vaccines in the fifties and sixties and for them to know these do NOT last a lifetime, another consideration to talk to your doctor about, I was tested and there was no immunity to measles, and perhaps medication removed this vaccine, but what other vaccines etc., are no longer working? In the future an real epidemic can began if we don't listen to the news and catch a thing or too. Thanks for the article, sincerely, nancy


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Toronto, Montreal to co-host WJC in 2015, 2017by Arpon Basu / NHL.com
MONTREAL -- Two of the NHL's bitterest rivals will be teaming up to showcase the world's best junior-hockey players when Montreal and Toronto serve as the host cities for the 2015 and 2017 editions of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
The Canadiens and Maple Leafs will take part in the organization of the two events, along with Hockey Canada, Hockey Quebec and the Ontario Hockey Federation.
"It's two of the biggest hockey markets in the world, and the expectations will be high," Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said following a press conference in Montreal on Thursday announcing the news. "We're going to deliver on those expectations."
While Molson said the Canadiens and Maple Leafs are "good friends" off the ice, new Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment president and CEO Tim Leiweke said it's a good thing this partnership between the two clubs is coming so early in his tenure in Toronto.
"I get Montreal and Toronto as cities cooperating, but it's unique that the Canadiens and the Maple Leafs have come together for this," Leiweke said. "I probably don't have the blood in me as much as I will in the near future, so it's good we got this out of the way quickly before it's blue instead of red."
Hockey Canada made the official announcement at press conferences in Montreal and Toronto on Thursday, and CEO Bob Nicholson said he was very excited at the thought of holding this event in the two biggest cities in Canada.
"This is an exciting day for hockey fans in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario as well as throughout Canada," Nicholson said. "These two cities have a proud hockey tradition and have shown interest in this event for many years. We look forward to welcoming the hockey world in Montreal and Toronto."
The cities will split the preliminary rounds each year, with one group playing at Bell Centre in Montreal and the other at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The medal round will be played in Toronto in 2015 and in Montreal in 2017, while Canada will play its preliminary-round games in the city that is not hosting the medal round. Canada also will serve as host for the WJC in 2019 and 2021, but Nicholson said Hockey Canada likely will not begin considering who will host those events until 2015 at the earliest.
The last time the tournament was held in Canada was 2012, when Calgary and Edmonton co-hosted. Nicholson said that anywhere between 180,000 and 185,000 people were turned away for tickets that year, and he wants to find a way to make sure more people find a way into two of the largest hockey arenas in the country to see the world's best in action.
This will be the first time Toronto has hosted the tournament, and it will be the first time since 1978, when a 16-year-old Wayne Gretzky played for Canada, that Montreal will serve as host.
"I think it's going to be special," Nicholson said. "You saw what happened in Calgary and Edmonton -- we had 180,000 people on a waiting list to get tickets. We've got to make sure we get as many people as we can in to see these games, and that's going to be something we'll work on throughout the summer."
Nicholson said that in 2012, games involving non-Canadian teams had an average attendance of 14,500.
"We want to have that even higher," he said, "so that players from all the other countries, not just Canada, are playing in front of full buildings."
Nicholson estimated the combined economic windfall for the two events at $200 million, but he considered that a very conservative number.
"I throw out $200 million fairly easily, because when I look at Calgary/Edmonton it was $90 million," he said. "I think if we do this right, with all of the other platforms, $200 million might be a soft number. I certainly feel it can get higher than that.
"We left 180,000 or 185,000 people on the outside looking in in Calgary and Edmonton."
The financial windfall would benefit grassroots programs in Canada, primarily in Ontario and Quebec, while the International Ice Hockey Federation and its members also will benefit from the potential for additional revenue coming from the two events at world-class facilities.
But ultimately, this provides a window for Hockey Canada to capture the hearts and minds of young Canadians, who increasingly are choosing other sports instead of hockey. Nicholson wants to show those young people the game being played at its highest level, and he believes that will help convince them to take part in Canada's national game.
"The focus is on making sure that all kids want to play this game," Nicholson said. "We have different challenges today -- our demographics are changing, we have a lot of immigrants coming to our country. We want to make sure they want to be part of hockey and part of the hockey culture in Canada."


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Read "Cycle of Lies" and "Wheelman" and all your questions will be answered.
It was not a level playing field because Postal/Discovery had the process down to, no pun intended, a science with the best people in that business. It was, however level because in order to compete one had to take some exotic stuff to stay in the game. If you were not willing to do so, find another job.
Take note: virtually every rider who left Postal/Discovery and rode for another team later got busted. That's how good they were.
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Dancing With the Stars 2013 Snooki vs. Christina Milian: Red Hair Face-Off! (PHOTO)
Look out, Anna Trebunskaya, Wynonna Judd, and Melissa Gilbert. There are two new redheaded DWTS stars in town and they're ready to spice up the ballroom.
Dancing With the Stars Season 17 contestants Snooki and Christina Milian both rock similar hair colors these days, with Snooki's signature bright mermaid 'do and Christina's deep magenta/red style. Both girls have been hardcore prepping for the upcoming premiere — Snooki is paired with Sasha Farber and Christina is with Derek Hough — so it looks like we'll have a full-fledged redheaded face-off come Monday.
We know both of these ladies will bring the hotness in the hair department, but will the drapes match the carpet? Uh, we mean, how will these two cut a rug when it comes to crunch time.
While we wait to see who will deliver on Monday, take a look at Snooki and Christina's matching hairdos and let us know which you like better in the comments below!
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Cosmetic ear surgery, or otoplasty, can correct ears that are too prominent or out of proportion with other facial features. While otoplasty may be performed as a purely cosmetic procedure, ear surgery can also correct abnormal ear shape after serious injuries. Congenital defects that cause ear abnormality also can be fixed with otoplasty. Ear surgery can be performed on adult patients, or on children as young as five or six who have achieved their full ear growth.
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Otoplasty is one of the only cosmetic procedures that is performed on minors. Feeling self-conscious about ear appearance can lead to low self-confidence in children. It's common for kids to tease each other, and an obvious physical issue like ears that stick out is an easy target. For this reason, many parents will choose otoplasty for their child's prominent ears before they begin school full-time.
Although children may be especially affected by having large ears, either children or adults can benefit from cosmetic ear surgery. This procedure corrects the shape, size or placement of the ears regardless of the cause for concerns over ear appearance. Otoplasty can be performed at any age after ears have reached their full growth, which usually happens around age five or six.
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Sensi Dread & The Ganja Trees stopped by for a few Songs before his set on the Stage.
Seattle's Hempfest is in two weeks. I plan on working the info booth. Expect to see over 250,000 stoners gathering on the waterfront.
No fights, no drunks, no harsh mellows, just a quarter of a million people celebrating all things cannabis. Air quality is questionable but enjoyable. The police leave folks alone as long as you don't disrespect them (don't blow smoke into the nose of a mounted policeman's mount - bad thing)
Lots of booths selling the latest and greatest in THC application.
And boy, do they have some interesting things... you got to be kidding me
If you're in the crowd, come by and say "High!"
I hope to take pictures but I say that every year.
This event for 2012 was a huge disappointment. Not just for me as a vendor but for others as well. Everything was very unorganized and chaotic. The turn out was expected to be close to 20,000 but was more like 5,000. People were charged 25$ just to get in and Vendors were charged an arm and a leg for a booth spot and none of us made back the money we spent on our booth spot because the attendance was soooooooo low. Promoters and vendors were packing up and leaving early on Sunday and you know its bad when Promoters leave an event early. I will never ever do this event again. The only good thing about this event was that there were some decent bands that played some kick ass music.....which I'm sure they barely got paid for.


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NHL.com "Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Deryk Engelland has been suspended for five games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader during NHL Game No. 491 in Detroit on Saturday, Dec. 14, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced..." December 18
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Fudadin pleased with performance during A team series
By Zaheer Mohamed
National left hander Assad Fudadin told Kaieteur Sport that he is pleased with his performance during the recently concluded unofficial Test series between the West Indies and Sri Lanka A teams which ended in a draw.
Fudadin, who opened the batting and scored a century in the first game, said that he wanted to get a bigger score and was a bit disappointed when he got out since he was well set. "I am satisfied with my performance, I always try my best to score runs and put my name on the selectors list. I am looking forward to more opportunities be it with the A team or senior team and my aim is to help the region win more matches", added Fudadin.
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club left hander stated that the team performed excellently. "We played some really good cricket and the guys gave one hundred percent effort, everybody supported each other", he said.
Fudadin thinks the future of West Indies Cricket is bright. "We have some very good players and I hope that they can continue to excel and put our cricket back on top. The most important thing is that each player does what is required of them and if everyone can do that and know their roles then we will be a force to reckon with once again in world cricket."
The Berbician said that his fellow Guyanese Leon Johnson and Narsingh Deonarine batted well and left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul performed good with the ball. "I would like to congratulate Johnson for getting a century; I hope he will go on from strength to strength. Deonarine was the most experienced batsman in the team and he was brilliant with the bat in the second game. Permaul did a fine job with the ball although he didn't have the wickets to show," he stated.
He informed that he is disappointed at not being selected on any of the Franchise teams in the Caribbean Premier League. "I had few opportunities to showcase my skills in the Twenty\20 format, but nevertheless was hoping to participate in the CPL. I had some good knocks in this format locally and one of my goals is to be more successful in the shorter version of the game," he stated.
Fudadin said that he is currently engaged in some fitness training and net sessions so that he can be prepared for future tours.
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Rewriting Vichy after Fifty Years
Carrier, Peter, Contemporary Review
INTERPRETING the past is a task often reserved for professional historians. Major national anniversaries, however, allow the past to reappear in the present, unbalance accepted interpretations of the past, and put public opinion towards these interpretations on ice, often to the dismay of officialdom. Such is the case in 1992, as France attempts to come to terms with crimes committed under the Vichy government, and in particular with the wave of xenophobia, ensuing in round-ups and deportations of Jews fifty years ago in 1942.
The grounds for the present controversy were laid in April this year when the case of Paul Touvier, head of the Vichy militia in Lyon, was dismissed for apparent lack of evidence, much to the stupefaction of the French intellectual community. Other important Vichy officials, notably Rene Bousquet (Minister of Police) and Jean Leguay (co-organiser of the Vel' d'Hiv' round-up in 1942) have benefited from similar judicial laxity.
The latest event to trigger an explosion of opinions, regarding the present-day official moral stance to be taken towards the Vichy regime, occurred on 14th July, when President Mitterrand gave his ritual televised interview to the nation. Mitterrand denied as invalid the duty of the present French government to recognise officially the antisemitic persecutions carried out under Pitain, despite the fact that no Jews in France have yet been compensated for the events of 1942. |The Republic has always offered a helping hand to avoid segregations, especially racial segregations. Therefore, let us not ask the Republic for an explanation! In 1940, however, there was a French State, the regime of Vichy, which was not the Republic. So, naturally, I admit that we must ask for an explanation from the French State, and how could I not admit this?.. . This matter is still present in people's memories, but as far as the law is concerned, I can say that the Republic has done what it had to do'.
One cannot underestimate the importance of republican continuity for France's political stability, as the President's evocation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens of 1789 confirms, but the uncompromising dissociation of the |Republic' from the |French State' of Vichy, as if the latter were a mere interlude without relation to preceding and successive governments, is, according to French historians, an act of expedient rhetoric overlooking historical truth. Mitterrand's declaration not only repudiates the fact that the republican government autonomously elected the new Vichy government in 1940, but also that legislation concerning business administration and economic planning established under Petain continued unchecked after 1944 in the IVth Republic, and is still effective today. The Vichy government also |collaborated' zealously with racial and political exclusion laws well before receiving instructions from Germany. Arthur Koestler's autobiographical novel, Scum of the Earth (1941), for example, gives an eyewitness account of the first round-ups of political |indesirables' in France, as early as October 1940. Extensive documentation of autonomous action in France, prior to collaboration with the National Socialists, can be seen at an exhibition currently open at the Centre for Contemporary Jewish Documentation (CDJC) in Paris.
The desire to remove unpalatable periods of history, suggested in Mitterrand's speech, also serves to undervalue the memory of surviving victims and their families. It is for this reason that a number of these people and historians recently made an appeal to the French government for the official recognition of, and possible compensation for, Vichy crimes. As a consequence, the |Vel' d'Hiv' Committee '42' was set up to pursue this cause. They name themselves after the famous cycle velodrome, the Velodrome d'Hiver (destroyed in 1959) in Paris where, on 16th and 17th July 1942, 12,884 Jews, including 4,051 children, were rounded up and subsequently deported to internment camps at Drancy, Pithiviers, and Beaune-la-Rolande, then to Auschwitz. …


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post3541159980081310539..comments2016-05-24T21:51:21.897-07:00Comments on Down the Line!: SIGHTING: NaturAna supports Adam in SingaporeRich Rodriguezhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-66737967081820289542009-11-01T05:57:50.150-08:002009-11-01T05:57:50.150-08:00I loved watching Ana play. Let's hope she fin...I loved watching Ana play. Let's hope she finds the winning form again, though nothing against her meeting men or whatever. She's worked hard all her life.thttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-67734848718624109912009-10-31T02:26:44.653-07:002009-10-31T02:26:44.653-07:00She's had all of two boyfriends at the age of ...She's had all of two boyfriends at the age of 22 so that means she's "one of those people that HAS to have a boyfriend and be in a relationship, even following them around the world?" Whatevs, glad she's actually taking an off-season and not burning herself out. She just needs to squeeze in some retail therapy between rounds, because email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-37778012569015414212009-10-31T02:22:49.064-07:002009-10-31T02:22:49.064-07:00I don't think Ana has to have a boyfriend so m...I don't think Ana has to have a boyfriend so much as she seems to be the type of girl who makes her life revolve around whoever she's dating at the moment. That's not exactly an age thing since I've seen women much older than Ana do it as well.

I think she should take a look at the other WTA players who have boyfriends but still are dedicated to their careers: Elena D., her Serbian sister JJ, Venus, etc and see how they do it.JadeFoxxyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-86739095813697002002009-10-30T15:59:18.020-07:002009-10-30T15:59:18.020-07:00Johanne: Like I said on Twitter, she's perfect...Johanne: Like I said on Twitter, she's perfectly ready for a play date with the other housewives. Pack up the Volvo.RiCHhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-49632659793298171092009-10-30T15:46:55.662-07:002009-10-30T15:46:55.662-07:00I agree Rich. Before Nando, she wasn't dating ...I agree Rich. Before Nando, she wasn't dating anybody and was doing great. I have no problem with her dating or who she dates, but she needs to learn how to balance things out. But if she is happy, then good for email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-1005417253095578042009-10-30T15:20:03.783-07:002009-10-30T15:20:03.783-07:00WTF she looks like a confused cavewoman. Not a goo...WTF she looks like a confused cavewoman. Not a good look, Ana. :/johannehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-18749639284090449632009-10-30T15:07:02.920-07:002009-10-30T15:07:02.920-07:00LOL @ tin Curtis: Yes, NaturAna must remember not...LOL @ tin

Curtis: Yes, NaturAna must remember not to make Anadam into Anando. That had unfortunate consequences - more for her than him. She seems to be one of those people that HAS to have a boyfriend and be in a relationship, even following them around the world.RiCHhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-86498211742043997832009-10-30T14:34:30.742-07:002009-10-30T14:34:30.742-07:00I really, really, really hope that Ana isn't b...I really, really, really hope that Ana isn't becoming the next Nicole Vaidisova. She needs to get back to the practice courts and get realy serious about next season. She says that she is and will, but in the meantime she is out WAG'ing. Oh Ana, please don't have a repeat of last years off-season. We all know how that turned email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-16810925967450678862009-10-30T14:29:11.939-07:002009-10-30T14:29:11.939-07:00WHAT in the world is she wearing?!?! That looks l...WHAT in the world is she wearing?!?!

That looks like SJP circa Girls Just Want to Have Fun, but 4 sizes bigger.

Oh, Ana -- never in public sister! Actually, just never!

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Business Continuity Episode 1 - An Angry Penguin is Loose in the Data Center
Created: 25 Apr 2013 • Updated: 25 Apr 2013
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Time:Tue, 30 April, 2013 - 10:00 - 11:00 PDT
Business Continuity is more than protecting sprawling data, meeting Service Level Agreements, stopping security threats or preventing an angry penguin from rampaging your data center. Continuity must be maintained while embracing platforms such as Linux, virtualization, cloud and other new technologies. Disruption looms on all sides: security threats, configuration errors, power outages, natural disasters, and technology upgrades. Attend this web cast to learn best practices and technologies for:
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Implementing the right Business Continuity strategy in your Linux environment will provide you with the confidence you need to keep your business up and running, while avoiding angry penguins.
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Right Start Act of 2001(S.18/H.R.265)
Family and Medical LeaveClarification Act 2001 (S. 489)
TheRight Start Act of 2001 (S. 18/H.R. 265), introduced by Sen. Daschle (D-SD)and Rep. DeLauro (D-CT), contains several measures that would expand the Familyand Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The bill would expand the FMLA to cover employerswith 25 or more employees. (The current employee minimum is 50.) It would offerFMLA-eligible employees 24 hours of additional leave each year to participatein an academic activity of their children's school, such as a parent-teacherconference or a family literacy program.
The bill wouldprovide employees FMLA leave to address domestic violence and its effects orto care for a parent or child that is addressing domestic violence and its effects.It also would create an employer-provided child-care tax credit equal to 25percent of total qualified child-care expenses and 10 percent of resource andreferral expenditures.
Sen.Daschle introduced S. 18 along with 18 cosponsors and the bill was sent to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Rep. DeLauro (D-CT) introducedH.R. 265 in the House along with 14 cosponsors and the bill was sent to therelevant committees of jurisdiction.
Loweringthe coverage threshold of the FMLA will expand the law's reach to employerswith 25-49 employees. These small employers will likely face staffing, scheduling,and work production challenges, as their employees may be eligible for increasedtime away from work.
Offering additionaltime off to attend to children's educational needs and other care follows somesimilar state efforts to offer employees additional time off. This would expandemployers' existing FMLA administration obligations. At the same time, it couldmore positively impact the workforce by setting aside specific time to meetthese needs instead of forcing employees to use other time off or be creativewhen employer policies do not offer any applicable time off option.
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- SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Family and Medical LeaveClarification Act 2001
The Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act (FMLC)proposes to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to narrowthe definition of a serious health condition, change administration of intermittentleaves, amend request for leave provisions around timing and substitution ofpaid leave.
The FMLC would exclude short-term illnesses, injuries,impairments, or conditions for which treatment and recovery are very brief fromthe "serious health condition" definition. The legislation includesexamples of short-term conditions that would qualify as serious health conditions,provided the employee receives inpatient care or continuing treatment as providedby the FMLA.
The FMLC would allow employers to request certificationfrom a health care provider after each intermittent leave occurrence and requireemployees to take intermittent leave in ½ day increments. It also addresseshow employers would manage requests for intermittent leave from employees whoregularly travel for work.
The FMLC would allow employers to require employeesto request FMLA leave in a timely manner if the employers do not require employeesto substitute other paid leave for FMLA leave. Employers could deny leave toemployees who do not submit timely leave requests. Also, the bill addressesthe timeliness of requests for foreseeable and unforeseeable leaves.
Finally, the FMLC would amend the FMLA provisions onsubstitution of paid leave to allow employers who provide paid absence to requireemployees to choose between paid and unpaid leave available under FMLA.
The FMLC was introduced by Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)on March 8 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.A companion bill has not been introduced in the House.
With two FMLA expansion bills pending, this legislationrepresents the other side of the debate on how to better tailor the law to meetemployer and employee needs. The FMLC restrictions on use of FMLA offer employersgreater control over the workforce for staffing and operations purposes andmight reduce the amount of FMLA leave taken by employees.
Nonetheless, it seems that these proposed changes toFMLA will not ease leave tracking and administration burdens-the rules willchange, but employers will still have to play the game.
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- Viewthis bill. Enter the bill number, for example "S.489," under "Search by billnumber."
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A plein air, or outdoor, painting festival based in Wexford town open to all artists. With paint-outs, workshops, life-drawing, lectures, social events and an exhibition of work produced.
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The 64th Wexford Fringe will open with a giant fireworks display in Wexford town to announce 17 days of fantastic Fringe events, which includes the famous Wexford Festival Opera and Wexford Spiegeltent...
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Wexford Festival Opera, one of the top three opera festivals in the World, presents rarely performed and unjustly neglected operas to a world-class standard in the unique and intimate atmosphere of Wexford...
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Food and wine festival featuring a free open air food producers' market in the heart of Wexford town, with many fringe events and activities.
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Maritime festival with free family fun overlooking the picturesque Wexford Harbour. Meet the crews on Rescue Saturday and let loose on Funday Sunday!
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Bordeaux Coffee Shop is located in Colesberg's historic Church Street. Guests will delight in the light meals, including traditional Karoo cuisine on offer here. Enjoy the tranquil garden setting.
Jc's under the Grapevine is a family run Pizzeria. The relaxed atmosphere allows guests to enjoy meals on the patio or indoors at the fireplace. The restaurant also serves traditional Karoo meals.
Ketelfontein Tea Garden is ideall located in Church Street. The restaurant serves light meals in a lovely nursery setting.
The Plattelander is certally loacted in Church Street. It comes hight recommended for its delicious Karoo lamb dishes and traditional fare such as pumkin fritters.
Sea Cow River Restaurant at New Holme Guest farm. We have built our guest farm and our reputation on our 3 course Boere Kos dinners. Our public demand we are now offering meals to the public. We do romantic dinners for two on the "Star Deck", veldt braais in the koppies , sundowners at the hippo pool , big 3 course dinners , lights lunches, campaign breakfasts small functions and weddings.
Our underground, 400 bottle wine cellar are stocked with a good variety of South African wines. Tables are set under the big old popular trees in very lush gardens ore around the pool area. Garden birds give the background music wile eland, sheep and horses entertain the visitors.
We are Blue Crane custodians and they are present in numbers, you can hear and see them early in the morning. We use this elegant and graces bird as our emblem. We serve Karoo farm dishes. Karoo Lamb, springbuck, and beef are used in many different ways to create unique meals. Homemade dreads and homemade jam's vegetables out of our garden. Herbs grow in our rose garden all fresh and good.
Owners P.C. and Marisca Ferreira are your chef, waiter and entertainment. Guest often have coffee in our kitchen, and might help preparing springbuck, lamb or warthog.
The Horse and Mill an accommodation venue in central Colesberg houses an old country style English Pub restaurant. Adorned with Harley Davidson memorabilia, this laid back eatery offers classic Karoo dishes that focus on the best Karoo lamb of the vicinity.
Upstairs Restaurant is situated in Church street. It offers a selection of the best Karoo offerings including beef, lamb and chicken dishes. The restaurant also serves seafood.
*Distances are shown as the crow flies and are not necessarily the actual travelling
Warm hospitality, awesome food, spectacular views, great service! What more does one want?
Alchemy Waschbank River Restaurant is the most spectacular spot on the breathtaking banks of the Orange River. One is instantly captivated by the sweet angelic melody of the ever-flowing waters.
We pride ourselves on offering scrumptious, traditional and mouth-watering food without hurting one's wallet. Currently the restaurant can accommodate 35 guests inside and 35 guests outside on the deck, but we also do cater for larger groups or functions.
We invite you to come and unwind at the most enchanted spot the Orange River has to offer - our delightful little deck. Here sunsets become a serene and magical experience.
Mouth-watering Karoo cuisine driven by the acclaimed Chef Cris Greff - there is simply not a more compelling spot for dining!
Dine amidst the cosy and comfortable atmosphere on a 3-course Boere menu at this family restaurant located within the grounds of New Holme Guest Farm.
Situated on the banks of Seekoer River, Blue Crane Restaurant invites languid lunches under ancient Poplar Trees, romantic dinners on the star deck and rustic veld braai's.
Dine on Karoo farm dishes, succulent Karoo Lamb, Springbuck and beef cradled by lush gardens and the cries of abundant bird life.
Unique meals transpire from homegrown vegetables and herbs seduced by the lingering aroma of oven-baked bread and fruity jam.
Compliment the meal with a bottle of wine pampered underground in the 400-bottle cellar, boasting a variety of fine South African wines.
Blue Crane Restaurant intoxicates the senses with endless temptations and beautiful surrounds.
Serving delicious pub grub and pizzas that are sure to hit the spot, A Touch Of Karoo Madness exudes a cheerfully light ambience in an Old World setting. The restaurant is family friendly and at the prices, you can take a big one. A comfy setting, warm Karoo hospitality and food that is moreish and hearty all contribute to this eating experience that simply must be tried.
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October 2, 2013
Happy Birthday NASA, Take The Day Off!
Most of us would enjoy being able to take a day (or more) off to celebrate our birthdays. However, I don't think this is what NASA had in mind.
The federal agency that sent men to the moon, that revealed the deepest secrets of the Universe, and is paving the way for colonies on other worlds, turned 55 years old yesterday. A look at the below graphic shows a glimpse of what NASA has accomplished during its history, and what it seeks to do in the future.
But the vast majority of NASA employees, about 97 percent, were not at work. Obviously, the reason for this is not as a celebration of 55 years of achievement, but rather due to the stalemate in the legislature that has grinded the federal government to a halt.
Only those employees that are critical to the safety of human lives – like those aboard the International Space Station (ISS) – or to orbiting satellites are at their posts today.
There are currently six astronauts aboard the ISS, so a support staff that will continue to monitor and support their activities during the funding hiatus. NASA is also creating a contingency plan should the shutdown continue for an extended period, which would necessitate re-supplying those on the ISS.
Additionally, any satellite that is currently in its operational phase(actively taking data, or performing its designed function) will be supported by NASA employees on the ground to ensure safety of the satellites (they occasionally have to be maneuvered in order to avoid collisions) and that the hardware remains operational.
There may be other instances for which employees may be asked to stick around for "other activities involving protection of life and property," according to the NASA contingency plan.
However, those that are being asked to stay likely must do so without pay. Even though they will be performing their normal duties, the lapse in government funding will limit any and all government expenditures.
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