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Continued Strong Results for Couche-Tard
Despite motor fuel volatility, c-store operator has another record-setting quarter.
LAVAL, Quebec -- It was another record-setting quarter for Canadian c-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., as the company reported its results for the 12-week period ended July 17, 2005.
"We are very pleased with the achievement of this strong performance. We are particularly pleased with the increases of 9.6 percent in our merchandise and service revenues, of 10.5 percent in related gross profit and of 13.5 percent in the motor fuel volume in our U.S. markets," said Alain Bouchard, president and CEO. "These results reflect our efforts in improvements to our in-store marketing and merchandising and the selective competitive pricing in our motor fuel business. We generated cash of US$42.1 million after investing US$33.1 million in fixed assets and ended the quarter with US$294.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. We have started fiscal year 2006 in a strong position and we expect to continue these efforts throughout the year."
During the quarter, Couche-Tard experienced further increases in the retail price of motor fuel in its U.S. markets, primarily attributable to the volatility in the world prices for crude oil. The average retail price of motor fuel in its U.S. markets amounted to $2.18 per gallon for the 12-week period ended July 17, compared with $1.92 per gallon for the same 12-week period a year ago.
Although the motor fuel gross margins can be volatile quarter to quarter, they generally average out to more normal levels on an annual basis. For each of the four quarters commencing in the second quarter of fiscal 2005, motor fuel gross margins for the company-operated stores in the U.S. markets stood at 12.44 cents, 16.30 cents, 11.26 cents and 14.86 cents per gallon respectively -- with an average of 13.90 cents per gallon for the year ended July 17, 2005, compared with 14.30 cents per gallon for the previous twelve month period ended July 18, 2004 (including Circle K's historical
Motor fuel gross margin in the company's U.S. markets was 14.86 cents per gallon for the first quarter this year compared with 16.24 cents per gallon for the same period last year. If the motor fuel gross margin for the first quarter this year was the same as for the same period last year, motor fuel gross profit would have been approximately $6.2 million higher.
For the 12-week period, Couche-Tard achieved revenues of $2.18 billion, compared with $1.83 billion for the same period in fiscal 2005, an increase of 19.1 percent or $347.7 million. The company recorded 76.2 percent of
its revenues in the United States, essentially the same as 76.3 percent in the first quarter last year.
In the United States, revenues totaled $1.66 billion, an increase of 18.8 percent, or $263.1 million. Growth of same-store merchandise revenues was 5.6 percent over the same period last year. The growth of same-store merchandise revenues reflects the efforts to increase revenues and gross margins through price optimization, changing product mix, the results from investment in Store 2000 Concept and the increase in tobacco tax with the resultant increase in the selling price of tobacco products. This growth is slightly below last year, reflecting the different stages of execution of the various programs, including price optimization strategy, in Couche-Tard's U.S. divisions. The growth of same-store motor fuel volume of 10.3% reflects the positive impact of certain pricing strategies adopted, particularly in the southwest markets.
"With the integration of Circle K operations successfully completed last year," Bouchard said, "we are focused on our priorities as set out in our last annual report -- namely to invest in our existing store base, adding approximately 400 stores with our Store 2000 Concept, approximately 60 QSRs and approximately 100 new store locations through new store development and small acquisitions.
"Additionally, we will also focus on executing our plans for improvement to sales and margins through a variety of actions, including price optimization. With the successful integration of Circle K behind us and considering our strong financial position, we will seek out a larger-scale acquisition opportunity and, as stated previously, we will continue to assess the possibility of participating in the development of the Circle K network of international licensees," he said.
In other news, the company signed a master franchise agreement for the Circle K Brand with a subsidiary of Grupo Kaltex, S.A. de C.V. (Kaltex), a Mexico-based company. The agreement provides for the opening of 250 Circle K stores in the next five years throughout Mexico.


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Myers' great coaching II
Myers' great coaching II
I echo Coach Kenny Rhodes' reflection on basketball coaching great Tom Myers, who has been ill ("Myers' great coaching," Jan. 23).
I spent my time with "Coach" when I coached his eighth- and ninth-grade basketball teams at Highlands. I learned more about the game from him than from anyone else with whom I coached.
Besides coaching the junior high teams, Tom put me in charge of scouting.
Tom loved the game 24/7. There was no resting with that man.
He spent endless hours attending coaching clinics and watching basketball games at all levels. I'm sure he got the most out of his players.
I will always cherish those times I had with Coach Myers.
Dennis Wray

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I haven't written in awhile. It isn't writer's block. It is quality control. Read on:
I just haven't published. I have one in the fuselage about my bike commute to work. Oh it is a doozy. I talk about bike politics and how I have to cuss out the odd driver in a car. I explain why I bike wearing my steeltoes. I also mention the fact that I rolled my cruiser to work for about a month and how swollen I got doing that. I have it bookended with the fact that I have hit 205 lbs and I am maintaining it. And that the 205 lbs is 5 lbs over my new year's resolution. But the post is missing some zing...so I haven't put it out there.
I have another one about my smartphone. Yes, I have a Blackberry, and I am in touch with people and email in a better way than every before. I am snapping pics and loading them onto my Facebook. I am posting in forums while I wait in line at the supermarket. I have a copy of Scarface ripped to it. I filmed the Nick Fury scene at the end of Iron Man on it. I even have old-school Scramble on it. I chat incessantly with people who I have never seen IRL on it. But alas...that post lacks a certain...chutzpah.
There is yet another post about the demise of TV. It is about how I loved the Wire and it has a pretty in-depth review on the Wire and talks about how television will never hit that pinnacle again. I also talk about 6 Feet Under and how I tried to get into that show, but the death of my father is still a little too raw and I can't make the perverse leap that show wants me to make. But that post is just straight up clinical.
I have another post entitled "2 Hats I have to Eat." It is about how I talked mad trash about Iron Man and Speed Racer and how they both humbled me. How I expected these movies to be totally lame and how I was completely wrong about them. I talk about Robert Downey Junior and what he brings to the screen. I gush about John Favreau too. And for Speed Racer, I refer to those Wachowski brothers as transgendered geniuses. Then I go on to say that I realize that only one of them is transgendered and haha. It is cute, but kinda lame. I also talk about how I finally think Christina Ricci is sexy after all of these years of whinging about her landing strip forehead. It is forensic. It doesn't leap out of the monitor at you. I ended that piece with an aside about the fact that I think Indianna Jones is gonna suck. Whatever. Like I am ever gonna publish that piece of trash.
I had a cute observation post on the price of gasohol. But we all have cute observations on that, so nevermind.
I wrote a little something on the development of various applications for Facebook and zeroed in on my current addiction, PIMPFIGHT. After about 3,000 words of explanations, strategies and general hogwash, I scrapped it. Who wants to hear about PIMPFIGHT? I am pretty sure you don't.
I have a blog entry where I disembowel my idol Al Pacino. I go into excruciating detail about how 88 MINUTES is the worst film I have seen in my adult life, and how Deborah Kara Unger is in every bad film I have seen since the mid-nineties. I talk about Pacino's fall from glory and I express hope for his new movie with DeNiro called RIGHTEOUS KILL. Overall, there was too much venom in that piece, and it will stay safely unpublished.
Similarly, I wrote a little ditty on George Romero's bullshit epic DIARY OF THE DEAD. George Romero has a thing about hillbillies and zombies. I chased that corpse around for about 8 paragraphs and then decided to shoot it in the head. Oh, it was full of all sorts of strange adjectives that I had cooked up, but overall, it had no teeth. A zombie movie piece has to have teeth.
I also wrote a wonderful piece on how photogenic Santa Cruz is. I have a bunch of pictures loaded and I have cute little statements about the sunsets, beaches, traffic and people. All of it is boring and will never see the light of day.
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And then I have a post that I haven't done, but that I want to do about Jada toys and how I am going to start writing a monthly column for their website. How I am hyped to be working with these guys and how I am going to link this blog to it and how it is going to change the way we all look at die-cast cars. I was going ot mention the team of guys that I have been working with for the past 6 months by name in securing this position and how I insinuated myself into this position in the first place.
But nahhh.
I'll do that later.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Histiocytosis, malignant: A term sometimes used to refer to a group of tumors including monocyte-related leukemias (for example, acute monocytic leukemia, acute myelomonocytic leukemia), extramedullary monocytic tumor, and histiocytic sarcoma. Treatment is by radiation and chemotherapy, and in some cases bone-marrow transplantation.
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Western Australia captain Adam Voges is confident his team can win a Sheffield Shield match no matter how far behind the eight-ball it is.
But he's not quite sure how the Warriors will fare if they're actually in the box seat.
The Warriors have launched three remarkable fightbacks over the past six weeks to bring themselves well within striking distance of qualifying for this season's Shield final.
This week's clash with the fifth-placed Queensland Bulls at the WACA, starting Thursday, will decide the Warriors' fate, with all six teams in the competition still in the hunt to reach the decider.
In its recent outright wins against South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland, WA looked gone for all money before conjuring heroic comebacks to snatch full points.
Emerging stars Ashton Agar, Sam Whiteman, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitch Marsh and John Rogers have played vital roles at different times in WA's recovery under new coach Justin Langer.
And with veterans Mike Hussey, Voges and Michael Hogan also in impressive touch, WA shapes as a formidable force if it can make the final.
Both Langer and Voges have been proud of WA's fighting spirit in their recent wins, but said the team needs to learn how to take the early ascendancy instead of relying on amazing comebacks.
"It's been a remarkable six weeks. How we got over the line last week was pretty amazing," Voges said in reference to the 68-run last-wicket stand that secured them victory against South Australia.
"These young guys come in and they have no fear really.
"We genuinely feel we can win from most positions at the moment.
"We joked about it the other day that we're not sure what we're going to do with ourselves if we get first-innings points in this game against the Bulls.
"We've found a way to come back from being behind in our last three games and it's really pleasing. That breeds a lot of confidence."
The Bulls welcome back spinner Nathan Hauritz from a calf complaint, but paceman Alister McDermott will miss the match due to a back injury.
WA haven't claimed a Shield title for 14 years, and Voges said it would mean everything to him if they could break that drought.


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Cisco historically has been a good bass lake known for giving up some big largemouth bass, including a 13.2-pounder in 2007. Unfortunately, it is also known for its many small, skinny bass. Lake Cisco is a relatively unproductive lake to begin with, and when you add in four years of dropping water levels with virtually no input of nutrients from rain events, you get a recipe for unhealthy fish populations.
The Inland Fisheries crew of TPWD's Abilene district office recently completed an electrofishing survey at Lake Cisco with the help of one of our trusted volunteers, Chris Love. This survey, like all our electrofishing surveys, was done to determine the current status of largemouth bass and sunfish populations in the lake.
One of the first things we look at during drought years is how many young bass from the spring spawn are left in the fall. We collected only 14 young bass in one hour of electrofishing at Cisco, but the average for the lake and for area lakes is 50 young bass per hour of electrofishing. In other words, survival of young bass was very poor, because there wasn't enough to eat and there were fewer places to hide from other predators.
Another thing we look at is how many adult bass (bass 8 inches and longer) are present. First, the good news. There were over 100 bass in one hour of electrofishing, which is the most we have seen at Cisco since 1999 and well above the average for the lake (78/hour) and the area (66/hour). The bad news is 86 percent of the adult bass were less than 12 inches long; they were three and four years old; and they were very skinny. Instead of a rounded belly and thick back, they had a sunken belly and were rail-thin across the back.
All this adds up to a stunted largemouth bass population where fewer individuals grow to a larger size. From a management viewpoint, we could put a regulation in place that allows anglers to harvest smaller bass. However, Cisco doesn't have enough fishing effort and harvest potential for a slot regulation to work. The real answer lies with Mother Nature. A significant rain event would flush in nutrients and flood habitat, resulting in more microscopic plants and animals, then more forage fish (shad, silversides, and bluegill), then faster growth of largemouth bass.
Lake Cisco recently caught about a foot of water. While that was nice, it's not nearly enough. The lake is still nearly 20 feet low. In the meantime, fishing can be excellent. Just expect to catch lots of skinny, small bass and an occasional big fish. However, Cisco also has some nice-sized redear and redbreast sunfish for those of you who like panfishing.
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There were weeks, months, even, where it seemed that Winnipeg would never escape its bitter winter, when the idea of grass and baseball bats was very far away.
Well, those days are officially over. Goldeyes training camp is now open, and the boys of summer are getting ready to play.
The Fish are kicking off their 2014 pre-season today, the first of 12 evaluation days before the American Association season starts in earnest. The action starts at 11 a.m. with a fan open house at Shaw Park, complete with free hot dogs, prize giveaways and tours of the park. Meanwhile, on the field, Fish manager Rick Forney will put his team through their first formal workout of the year.
"Let's just say I'm anxiously excited to see a few people," said Forney, calling from his home in Maryland earlier this week. "I always like the beginning of the season. It's a lot of fun. Nobody knows what's going to happen. We've all worked so hard putting our teams together, and anxiously await the result."
On that note, baseball is a numbers game. So here are some numbers for fans to keep an eye on, as this Goldeyes team takes shape.
The Fish are bringing 26 players into camp, 14 of them pitchers. The American Association allows teams to start the season with 23 on the active roster, after which they have to whittle down to a final 22. Cuts aren't the only option to get under the bar -- there's also the inactive list -- but still, it's a good bet not all the players here today will be here when the season starts.
Compared to last season, this is a familiar group. Forney rebuilt the 2013 team almost from scratch -- only five players from the 2012 championship team came back -- but this year, half of the names on the roster are back in Fish caps. That doesn't mean they're a lock, Forney cautioned. They've still gotta perform. "Guys age fast in this league," he said. "Spring training is so short, and you're never sure how much time someone's put in preparing for this season."
Still, the familiarity lends some confidence in the clubhouse. Infielder Amos Ramon sees shades of 2012, when the Fish were stocked with returning core players, and raring to win. This year Forney has brought a bunch of the key performers back: Guys like pitcher Jason Jarvis, who was rock-solid when he joined Winnipeg late last season, ace hurler Chris Salamida and star catcher Luis Alen.
Yeah, there's a sense they have some unfinished business, after last year's August comeback fell just short of a playoff spot. "I think Rick's done a good job of bringing back a lot of the core guys," Ramon said. "I think we were pretty good. If we would have had another week or two, we would have been in the playoffs, probably won the whole thing. We were playing that well."
There are six starting pitchers in camp this season, with returnees Chris Salamida, Jason Jarvis and Matt Jackson joined by new acquisitions Ethan Hollingsworth, Kyle Anderson and Nick Hernandez. That reflects a lesson Forney took from last year, when he brought five starters into camp, but was left scrambling to find another reliable arm, when Edgar Osuna got hurt. "We're making sure we're protected," Forney said. "They're all very good."
One of the most intriguing new faces in the rotation is Hollingsworth, freshly released from the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He's climbed as high as AAA ball, where he made two starts last season, and went 6-5 with a 3.55 ERA at the AA level. When he came on the market, independent ball managers swarmed. Perhaps the fact he was once teammates with star Goldeyes reliever Brendan Lafferty helped lure him north.
"There was a lot of people trying to acquire that young man," Forney said, with a laugh. "He has the ability, when he stays healthy, that I wouldn't be shocked to see him win 10 or 12 games."
Three's a crowd, when it comes to catchers, but that's how many the Fish have in camp. It's a no-brainer that longtime backstop and fan favourite Luis Alen will be No. 1. The backup job, though, is up for grabs. Fighting for it will be Jordan Guida, an athletic rookie who was with the Fish all of last year, and Matt Albaugh, fresh out of Kutztown University.
"I wanted to create a little camp competition for the backup job," Forney said.
For Albaugh, who snagged the training camp spot after a tryout at Forney's off-season baseball academy, the first taste of a pro camp is something of an adventure. "It's definitely a different experience," said Albaugh, a finance grad who batted .344 in the NCAA last year. "I went through college pretty much as a starter, so I'm just going to try and stay in myself and show I can play baseball."
Among a powerful bunch of batters in camp, two have seen some time in the bigs. Outfielder Reggie Abercrombie has seen action with the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros and returning outfielder Ray Sadler (Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates) was explosive in 59 games after being acquired last year: 22 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and a sparkly .949 on-base-plus-slugging number.
Outside those two, Forney has assembled a remarkably experienced group of hitters. There's 2010 Northern League standout Jake Blackwood, just released from affiliated ball, and infielder Tyler Kuhn, who played in 199 games at the AAA level. Outfielder Donnie Webb is coming off of a huge season in Rockland of the Can-Am League, where he stole 30 bases and walloped 10 home runs in 97 games.
All in all, it's a pretty experienced group, full of guys with a proven records. And the players are pumped.
"It's easy for pitchers, when they have some runs behind them," Ramon said. "I can't wait to see what we can do on the field."
This could be a big campaign for Ramon, who trained hard through the off-season. Last season he showed flashes of the dynamo he can be, but he also worked through some slumps at the plate, and in the field. Now, at 30, he's raring to go.
"I think I finally had an off-season where I didn't have to worry about injuries," Ramon said. "I feel great, I'm ready to start the season. I gotta get back to where I used to be, where I was over .300, and a lot of RBIs. I just want to get back to my old form."


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Smartwatches in Cars
When the Smartwatch Meets a Luxury "Smart" Car
A day or two of strapping on a Pebble watch only to use it for three shortcut buttons on my wrist left me wondering why Mercedes bothered. So I continued to toss the CLA around city streets and the winding roads of the Berkeley hills near where I live.
And then the Pebble buzzed and flashed a screen reading, "Slow Down." Turns out the DriveStyle's Garmin integration, combined with GPS, had loaded up my location and local speed limits. When I exceeded the speed limit by about 10 percent, the watch vibrated and issued its warning.
It's standard Pebble functionality to push notifications when you get a text message, a phone call, or an email. Based on the type of vibration, you know what's up without taking the phone out of your pocket. Mercedes took the idea of push notifications and repurposed it for driving safety. Different warnings for, say, a reported accident or road construction, each have their signature type of vibration, so you don't have to take your eyes off the road to know what lies ahead.
I didn't encounter an accident or road hazard during my week, so "Slow Down" was the only vibration I experienced. It was effective, and the only interaction with the watch that didn't duplicate what the car would have provided without the wearable. Something about feeling the buzz — sort of a literal slap on the wrist — grabbed my attention. I slowed down.
Another button on the Pebble would have let me push road condition notifications in the other direction — for instance, had I seen an accident that I wanted to report. Like the other functions started by the watch, completing the process would have required using the rotary dial, causing more distraction, and increasing chances that I would become the next accident.
Yet Mercedes told me that on some models, if the driver pulls off the road, lifts the hood, and puts on the emergency flashers, the car will automatically report the problem to other Mercedes app users. The company is looking to integrate this functionality with Waze and similar services not limited to Mercedes cars.
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Project: Bulfinch Triangle Music Entertainment Museum
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Boston Redevelopment Authority
To create a premier music and entertainment venue that serves as a museum and a stage. The Rose Kennedy Greenway, a new park in central Boston, currently sits dormant in Bulfinch Triangle, an existing city district. The insertion of the museum-stage building would create a permanent home for band performances that would peserve the park and draw continuous visitors to the site.
The plan also proposes a retrofit of the back of aging industrial warehouses by inserting volumes of restaurants, clubs, and shops into the structure; they become a "grandstand" to the museum performances.
The museum building consists of eight floors dedicated to integrating a visitor into the experience of live band performance. From observation of stage prep and equipment set up, to watching stage performaces from the overhead observation deck, the visitor is consistently exposed to a "behind the scenes" glimpse of the music world. The galleries bring a permanent collection of blues, rock, and pop memorabilia to Boston, including interactive exhibits. The observation deck becomes a night club after dark, allowing for iconic views of the greenway and the downtown Boston area, as well as the Robert Zakim bridge.
The structure is a steel frame in tension cantilevered from two egress cores and an elevator core; this removes structure from the stage to ensure all potential views are unobstructed. The envelope consists of a layer of glazing, an exposed air space, and a perforated steel sunscreen.
Status: School Project
Location: Boston, MA


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Snapped at the airport on the way to his sister-in-law's wedding (a quiet affair in Florence-via-Paris this weekend, that saw Kim Kardashian wedded to Kanye West), Scott "Lord" Disick offered his usual masterclass in understated style.
When travelling, be it by plane, train or humble car, comfort is obviously your primary concern. But that doesn't mean you can't look cool, as we've discussed before in our guide to airport style.
What you want to do is invest in soft, natural fabrics. Think lots of cotton and avoid denim, because tight jeans are not your friends on a long journey. Disick's scoop-necked T-shirt is the perfect choice with its relaxed fit and almost stain-proof colour.
On your legs, you could do worse than invest in a pair of tailored joggers, which will ensure you look and feel the business (N.B. Don't wear your joggers to actual business meetings). Try a cuffed pair in black or grey and finish with decent pair of sneaks. Oh, and bring a hoodie in case the films are rubbish and you want a kip.


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Where to Buy Discount Gift Certificates & Gift Cards
Do you ever get stuck wondering what to buy for your family during different occasions like birthdays, Christmas and such? Discount gift cards or Discount gift certificates are a wonderful option for those who would like to shop or dine especially when a family that is on a low budget or to save money.
Discount gift card is necessary for a family that never likes cooking or one that has a lot of commitments. Families that have just moved also fit here as they collect things together. This is really a great warming house gift. It will not be a good idea for a family that has just shifted to spend a lot of time in the kitchen trying to locate where they kept what! Rather, a restaurant certificate will be a great favor to them.
There are different sources from which you can get a lot of discount cards and certificates from the internet and these include;
- Quite a number of discount gift cards and certificates are always available on eBay. The result is that, these people at one point in time had received gift cards because of store credit, gifts from somebody, or they bought them before but no longer needed.
- Plastic Jungle is one of the best place to sell, buy, exchange or donate your gift cards on the web. They offer the most innovative, convenient and safest way to get the most out of gift cards with free shipping for sellers and buyers. PJ also offers feature like helping you to replace your gift cards in case they are lost.
- Raise is also another one of the best place to buy discounted gift cards. Their discount gift cards are available for over 300+ stores nationwide. Buying and selling gift cards on Raise is also a breeze and convenient.
- CardPool.com makes it easy for anybody to buy, sell, or trade gift cards, in a safe and secure marketplace. Customers can buy gift cards for up to 30% off or sell gift cards for up to 92% of their face value. All orders include free shipping and come with no expiration date.
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- Costco
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- Entertainment books
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Epic cruise from hell!: Norwegian Epic Cruise Review by Love2Cruise48
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Epic cruise from hell!
Destination: Transatlantic
Embarkation: Barcelona
There were only 2 main-stage productions + a birthday-party-level magician and a third-rate hypnotist for the entire 13 nights. When I complained about the lack of entertainment to guest services, I was told: "You need to get a hobby so you don't have to depend on others to entertain you."
Additionally, the sound equipment was such poor quality that it kept on breaking down. They couldn't even keep the karaoke machine going, which broke down after a few nights and was never repaired.
I complained to the cruise director, who said that he has no control over the entertainment, as it is up to corporate.
Service: Some of the servers were well-meaning, friendly, but poorly trained, More while some were simply rude and incompetent. Example: I ordered a green salad and was brought a garden salad (lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, etc.). When I told the server that I had ordered a green salad he told me that "Maybe not in America, but in Europe, that is a green salad." I complained to the restaurant manager, whose answer was "Americans wouldn't complain about that, you must be European."
The beef and steamed vegetables were great, but unless you are prepared to eat that twice a day, the fare was a great disappointment. The lobster was overcooked and dried out. The duck was undercooked and bloody The lamb was good one day and dry and overcooked the next. They even managed to overcook and dry out the salmon. I complained to the restaurant managers, who said it was the kitchen's fault and had nothing to do with them.
Public spaces:
In general, the Epic is very cramped. The public spaces are few, poorly designed, and therefore uncomfortably crowded. Some examples:
The so-called jogging track is a thin strip on one side of the ship, wedged between the lifeboats and the kitchen exhaust fans, with a single track each way and no view, no room for passing, and greasy kitchen vapors blasting out over your head.
There was a $198 fee for use of the steam room and/or sauna during the cruise.
Empty bottles of beer and assorted trash could be found throughout the ship. When, after numerous complaints and a particularly nasty bit of trash left on the shuffleboard court overnight, I tried to leave a message for the hotel manager, I was told by guest services: "The ship looks clean enough to me."
Embarkation/Debarkation: There was complete disorganization at embarkation, but nothing compared to the chaotic debarkation. We were supposed to have 8:45 am priority debarkation, with a room set aside for waiting, special tags, etc. but when we went down, we were told that no one was going by that, so to just get in line. After 1 hour, a man walked up and down the line shouting a general announcement that it was not Norwegian's fault, it was Custom's fault, so stop complaining to them.
To round out the cruise from hell, I was told by a guest services person that I would not be allowed to cruise with Norwegian again if I continued to complain. Less
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Cabin was smaller than on other cruise ships, but very efficiently designed, with more than enough storage space.
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Ocean City High School's Kevin Scott finished eighth in the boys Emerging Elite two-mile race and set a school record at the New Balance Indoor Nationals at the New York Armory on Friday.
His time of 9 minutes, 33.60 seconds broke his old school mark of 9:40.67, set earlier this season. En route to the finish, Scott also set school marks in the 3,000 meters (8:51.27) and the 3,200 meters (9:27.27).
The O.C. girls distance medley team of MaryKate Brelsford, Cierra Granger, Rachel Stremme and Bridget Flynn placed 21st in the Elite Division in 12:35.18.


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Violence Erupts in Sudan as National Split Nears
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, new violence in the African nation of Sudan, just as South Sudan heads for independence.
Margaret Warner has that story.
MARGARET WARNER: In less than two weeks, South Sudan is due to become the world's newest nation, formally seceding from Sudan, Africa's largest country.
The rival regions signed a peace agreement in 2005, ending a long civil war that killed two million people. Then, last January, predominantly Christian and animist South Sudan voted to break away from the mainly Arab Muslim North.
But since then, violence has erupted north of the new border. In May, Sudan's Khartoum government sent forces into Abyei, an area claimed by both sides. And this month, in the state of Southern Kordofan, thousands of northern troops moved into the Nuba Mountains to attack tribesmen.
More than 70,000 civilians have fled the region to escape the fighting. The U.N.'s deputy high commissioner for human rights spoke Monday in Khartoum, after traveling through Sudan.
KYUNG-WHA KANG, United Nations deputy high commissioner for human rights: The utter devastation I saw in Abyei was a chilling warning of what might become of the border area. Some tukuls, the simple thatch-roof houses, were still smoldering during my brief visit there, and looters still roamed among the ruins in the presence of the Sudanese armed forces. All the civilians are gone.
MARGARET WARNER: When they will be able to return will be a tough call, given allegations of wanton killings there committed by the troops of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. He is already under international indictment for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Yesterday, the U.N. Security Council voted to send 4,200 Ethiopian peacekeepers to Abyei after both sides agreed to remove their troops. Sudan's U.N. envoy insisted the peacekeeping resolution can only set the stage for a longer-lasting agreement.
DAFFA-ALLA ELHAG ALI OSMAN, permanent representative of Sudan to the United Nations: The Ethiopian troops' presence there is interim. It's temporary. It's not final or permanent. And this resolution is not a substitute to the final settlement, which we hope people will work very soon.
MARGARET WARNER: Any settlement also has to divide the oil revenues in Africa's third largest oil producer. Most of that resource lies in newly minted South Sudan, while the North has most of the country's pipelines and refining capacity.


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A Clinical Trial to Study the Effects of GRC 17536 in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (Painful Extremities Due to Peripheral Nerve Damage in Diabetic Patients)
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) represents a diffuse symmetric and length-dependent injury to peripheral nerves that has major implications on quality of life (QOL), morbidity, and costs from a public health perspective. Painful diabetic neuropathy affects 16% of patients with diabetes. Pharmacological agents used in the management of painful DPN mainly include tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, opioids, and anti epileptic drugs. However, only two drugs (duloxetine and pregabalin) have been formally approved by the EMEA and the US FDA for the treatment of painful DPN. Generally, the available treatment options do not give total relief, are not effective in all patients, and only about one-third of patients may achieve more than 50% pain relief. Hence newer therapies are required for the treatment of DPN.
This is randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study. The study will include patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus with history of pain attributed to DPN for least 6 months and no greater than 5 years.
Patients will be recruited after providing written informed consent.
|Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
|Drug: GRC 17536 (Medium Dose) Drug: GRC 17536 (Low Dose) Drug: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II, 4 Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of GRC 17536 in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
- Mean 24-hour average pain intensity (API) score [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Mean night-time API Score [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Patient Global Impression of Change [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Clinician Global Impression of Change [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Adverse events (AE) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Pharmacokinetics: Cmax, Tmax, AUC 0-tau, AUC0-24 [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Treatment Arm 1
Drug: GRC 17536 (Medium Dose)
1 BD for 28 days
|Active Comparator: Traetment Arm 2
Drug: GRC 17536 (Low Dose)
1 BD for 28 Days
|Placebo Comparator: Treatment Arm 3
Drug: Placebo
Matching Placebo for 28 Days
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients willing to provide voluntary written informed consent
- Male and female (women of non child-bearing potential) patients ≥18 yrs and ≤ 75 yrs
- Patients with diabetes mellitus with painful peripheral neuropathy for at least 6 months
- A baseline 24-hour average daily pain intensity score ≥5
- Women must be of non child-bearing potential, defined as post menopausal or surgically sterile.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other chronic pain conditions not associated with DPN, that may confound the assessment of neuropathic pain
- Other causes of neuropathy or lower extremity pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome or trigeminal neuralgia
- Lower extremity amputations other than toes
- Participation in another study with an investigational compound within the previous 90 days prior to study medication administration, or concurrent participation in another clinical study
- Major depression.
- Presence or history of cancer within the past 5 years with the exception of adequately treated localized basal cell skin cancer or in situ uterine cervical cancer.
- Patients with clinically significant or uncontrolled hepatic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological (other than neuropathy), psychiatric, hematological, renal, or dermatological disease, or any other medical condition that according to Investigator's medical judgment: Could interfere with the accurate assessment of safety or efficacy, or, Could potentially affect a patient's safety or study outcome
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01556152
|Site 2
|Mainz, Germany
|United Kingdom
|Site 1
|Manchester, United Kingdom
|Study Director:
|Dr. Kavita Muchandi, MD
|Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
|Responsible Party:
|Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. India
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01556152 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2011-005879-16 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|March 15, 2012
|Last Updated:
|November 9, 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Neuropathies
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
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" Spectacular rock formation in the state of Wyoming, USA. "
Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming
We decided to visit this monument as we had a spare day while we were staying in Spearfish . We drove into Wyoming and straight to Devil's Tower but on the way back we stopped in to Sundance and visited their museum and then went on to Vore Buffalo Jump which I have reviewed as well.
This lump of rock is actually the core of a volcano which has been worn to this shape by years of erosion from the weather and the Belle Fourche river.
On September 24th 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower as a national monument. The actual butte and a surrounding 1,152.91 acres was set aside as this amount of land he believed to "be sufficiently large to provide for the proper care and management of the monument".
During early settlement of the area the Area of the Black Hills was 'given' to the Lakota tribes but once gold was found there settles persisted in entering the area to mine. The tribes and these illegal settles fought, the US government tried to get the Lakota to give up their sacred Black Hills but they were naturally reluctant to once again be moved off their land so they refused. By early 1876 there was a full-scale Indian war and following the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June, the Army pursued the 'hostile' tribes relentlessly. In the fall of that year the Indians were compelled to cede the Black Hills and most of their lands in Wyoming to the whites.
By the early 1800s the area was safe for white settlers and towns such as Deadwood, Belle Fourche and Custer grew up almost overnight. With the settlers came the expansion of the railway into the area and as the Tower can be seen from the railroad it is thought that this helped it become a National Monument rather than falling into the hands of private individuals.
For years before the white settlers arrived this place was important to the local tribes of the Arapaho, Crow, Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Shoshone. At the Tower there are signs asking you not to interfere with the sacred offerings around the area. These are items hanging from trees they are small tied bundles of cloths.
The Tribes are not really happy with the name Devil's Tower and in fact all the Tribal names include something to do with a bear and their legends around the tower also involve bears. The Arapaho call Devil's Tower "Bear's Tipi" while the Cheyenne call it "Bear's Lodge," "Bear's House," "Bear's Tipi," and "Bear Peak." The Crow however refer to the rock as "Bear's House" and "Bear's Lair." The Kiowa are a bit different and they call the Tower "Aloft on a Rock" and "Tree Rock." Finally the Lakota refer to it as "Bear Lodge," "Bear Lodge Butte," "Grizzly Bear's Lodge," "Penis Mountain," "Mythic-owl Mountain," "Grey Horn Butte," and "Ghost Mountain."
All these different tribes feel that this area is of great spiritual importance to them. The area of the Black Hills is important for the Lakota as this is their place of creation. One legend speaks of a Lakota band camped in the forest at the foot of Bear Lodge who were attacked by a band of Crow. A huge bear came to their aid and with its help the Lakota were able to defeat the Crow.
The Indian tribes believe that the columns around this hug lump of rock are made by the claws of the giant bear of their legends.
Two boys were playing around picking berries and playing a bit more when suddenly they spotted Mato, the bear. This was giant grizzly so huge that the boys would make only a small mouthful for him. He had got a sniff of the boys and he kept coming closer, and the earth trembled as he gathered speed.
The boys ran and ran and the giant bear got closer and closer. The terrified boys called upon Wakan Tanka, the Creator: "Tunkashila, Grandfather, have pity, save us."
The earth shook and began to rise up under the boys. Out of the earth came a cone of rock at least a thousand feet high and the two boys were safely on top of it.
The furious bear clawed at the sides of the rock frantically all around until eventually he gave up and walked off. "You will notice on its sheer sides many, many streaks and gashes running straight up and down, like scratches made by giant claws."
Our 'America The Beautiful' National Park card got us in here but if you don't have one then the price is $10 per car. The park is free on specific National holidays but you have to pay extra to camp within the park.
The Monument is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week and no specific dates are mentioned. From 05 September thru 30 September Visitor Center Hours will be 8 AM-5 PM. On Saturday October 1st the Visitor Center will switch to winter hours, 9 AM-4 PM.
Throughout the park you are supposed to keep your speed down to 25mph. This is to protect the wildlife.
You are of course not to remove any wildlife, plants or the like from the park. Do not feed the wildlife and pets must be on a lead and only walked in the parking area NOT on the paths or trails.
After entering through the gate we drove through the park towards the rock. On the way we passed an area of flat ground which was home to thousands of prairie dogs. They were just everywhere and so very sweet with their little front legs up begging and looking around a bit like the meerkats. We must have spent about half an hour watching these busy little creatures before driving on to see the rock itself.
These are black tailed prairie dogs and they are a type of burrowing rodent. They are very sociable beasts and lucky for us they are only active during daylight hours. They burrow huge long tunnels which can stretch up to 10 feet down and then 15 long. This Prairie dog town covers about 40 acres.
The Devil's Tower Park is quite some size and along the way you pass a picnic ground and a camp ground. The forests and scenery make a very pleasant drive. Once you arrive at the rock there are quite a few places to park the car. If you are driving one of those huge Winnebagos then you have to park along the road leaving the car park.
There is a large visitor's Centre which has a shop, toilets, some displays and information about the Tower and they also arrange climbs and walks around the area.
There are several marked walks and you can walk right up to the base of the Tower and of course you can climb it if you apply for a permit I believe. We walked around the area and took photos from several different places before heading back through the park to see if we could find the new sculpture.
This quite recent statue or piece of art work was placed in the park in 2008 and is the work of sculptor Junkyu Muto who is actually Japanese. This sculptor has made three sculptures in an international peace project. One piece is in the Vatican and has been there since 2005. The second is in Bodhi Gaya in India near the Bodhi tree and this third piece was donated to the National Park Service by Mr Muto and the Kazenowa Corporation of Japan.
This piece is said to represent the first puff of smoke from the peace pipe of the Indian tribes. This Circle of Some was carefully placed on a base stone from the Crazy Horse Monument and it is positioned in such a way that you can frame the Devil's Tower within the circle if you sit or stand in the right place.
Around 400,000 people visit the park every year and many of those come to climb the rock.
The first official climb was July 4th 1893 and two local cowboys build themselves a ladder of stakes up one side. Their names were Will Rogers and Willard Ripley.
In 1941 a man called George Hopkins parachuted onto the rock. He couldn't get down so food was dropped from above so he could survive until a rescue party could get him down six days later!
One of the fastest climbs of Devils Tower was done in 18 minutes by Todd Skinner in the 1980s. It usually takes 4-6 hours to climb the Tower.
The top of Devils Tower is about the size of a football field and is slightly dome shaped and rocky, with native grasses, cacti, and sagebrush.
Prairie falcons sometimes nest in the cracks of Devils Tower and then the climbing routes near the nest are closed until the young falcons have flown.
Occasionally chipmunks, mice, pack rats, and snakes are found on the top so they must be good climbers too.
The Towers is 856 feet high and rocks and boulders that have broken off from the Tower have been found up to a mile and a quarter away from the Tower.
Yes indeed if you are near the area then make the effort. You can camp in the park if you have the right equipment or you can go for a day trip like we did. If you want to go for longer hikes then plan you day carefully and take plenty to drink. Read all the warnings and instructions about walking along the trails before you set off. The legends were wonderful I have retold the Lakota one but each tribe has a slightly different legend to explain this lump of rock with interesting column formations up its sides. The prairie dogs alone are worth coming to see as they are so very entertaining in their antics.
Thanks for reading and I hope this has been of some interest. This review may be posted on other sites under my same user name.


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BYESVILLE Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans trailed only once (2-0) to the Toronto Red Knights in the Division IV District Tournament semifinal at Meadowbrook High School Tuesday.
After that, the Bishops started to score at will.
During the rest of the game, the Zanesville squad dominated the overmatched Red Knights and emerged victorious, 87-57, for a berth in the D-IV District final on Saturday afternoon.
Bishop Rosecrans (17-6) answered the opening bucket by Torontos Zac Thomas with a 7-0 run on a three-point bomb by Adam Agin, a lay-up by Jeremy Ridgeley and two free throws from Scott Moyer.
A three-point bucket by Torontos Chad Daugherty stopped the run, but Rosecrans again had an answer and the Bishops scored eight of the next 10 points for a 17-7 lead.
The ZR run included three-point field goals by Kolby Knox and Joe Dalton, who added another trey before the end of the quarter as the Bishops built a 22-10 advantage.
But when the dust had settled following the end of the opening quarter, Toronto had pulled within seven, 22-15, thanks to a 5-0 run to close the quarter. The Toronto run included a three-point play by Thomas, who finished with a game-high 29 points.
Unfortunately for the Red Knights (12-11), that was as close as they got.
Rosecrans opened the second quarter with a 14-2 run to built a 36-17 lead, and the Bishops never looked back.
By the end of the quarter, Rosecrans had converted 11-of-18 field goal attempts in the eight-minute frame to outscore Toronto, 27-14, for a 49-29 lead at the half.
Ridgeley led the Bishops in the first half with 14 points en route to a 27-point night, and Knox added 11 points in the first two quarters on his way to 17 points for the night.
For Toronto in the second quarter, Daughtery and Thomas combined for 12 of the Red Knights 14 points, as the two seniors tallied eight and four points, respectively.
In the second half, Rosecrans continued to build on its advantage, outscoring Toronto 19-15 in the third quarter and 19-13 in the final frame.
An indicator of the team play and excellent passing by the Bishops was 21 assists on 34 field goals, while Toronto only tallied eight assists on 20 field goals.
As a team, Bishop Rosecrans converted 34-of-59 field goal attempts for 58 percent and 13-of-16 free throw attempts for 81 percent.
Following the lead of Ridgeley and Knox, Dalton tallied nine points and Agin added seven.
At the opposite end of the floor, Toronto only converted 20-of-50 field goal attempts (40 percent) and 12-of-26 free throw attempts (46 percent).
Rosecrans won the battle of the boards, 37-34, as Agin, Ridgeley and Knox each finished with seven rebounds to lead the Bishops. For Toronto, Thomas tallied 14 boards and D.L. Lawrence added six rebounds.
NEXTRosecrans returns to Meadowbrook Saturday at 1 p.m. to face the winner of tonights Caldwell-Hiland contest in the district championship game. The winner of Saturdays contest advances to the D-IV Regional Tournament in Canton next week.


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What do Chael Sonnen & Pizza have in common ? Well the Middleweight number one contender has recently took out partnership on a pizza shop and will be named 'Mean Street' the business was formerly known as 'Pizza Schmizza' and closed down in January. The business located Sonnen's home town of West Linn, Oregon and here are comments from Lee Gamble co-owner & Chael Sonnen himself.
"I came up here the day after it was closed and I saw the "For Lease" sign. I made contact with the leasing agent and he and I had a great conversation over the phone," Lee Gamble, co-owner of 'Mean Street Pizza', told the local newspaper.
"He liked the motivation and direction I was going in, so all that was left to do was for me to get my ducks in a row… Chael and I are equal partners. I basically brought the idea to him and he funded it. We have been good friends for a couple years now."
"I was in Chicago for a fight and I got a call. I've always liked the place and didn't want to see it close. It will be the same concept with an addition of a few menu items and video games," said Sonnen, who was also responsible for the name – Gamble was going to call it the decidedly un-gangster 'Slices'.Tags: featured, MMA NEWS, Strikeforce, strikeforce news, ufc news, UFC on FOX, UFC on FOX 2, ufc on fox 3, UFC on Fuel, UFC on FX


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Nov 6, 2007
Does air conditioning make my psoriasis worse?
We travel quite a lot. And living on a small island as we do, that usually involves flying. I'm not sure why but every time we fly my elbows in particular get very sore and extra dry. Now I know this to be the case, and...


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Nia Hollister doesn't scare easily. She's returned to Ash, Kentucky, with a vengeance—and with a mission: find the killer who brutally ended her cousin's life. What she didn't count on was trembling with desire every time she sees Law Reilly. If any man can help her escape the nightmares for a while, it's him. But can she allow herself to take comfort in those strong arms when her sister's killer still roams free?
She may think she's a bad ass, but she should not have come back to his town. He is watching her—as she slips into Law Reilly's house, as she storms into the sheriff's office. These men won't be able to protect her when her time comes. Timing is everything, though he can't wait forever. She's nosing around the woods, looking for his hiding place. Yes, he is watching her . . . through the window . . . in her bed . . .
If she's not scared, she should be . . . because he is very good at what he does.


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This is a pic I took yesterday that i love. Strong woman, climbing a rope –its legit! No doubt.
I'm off to take my first Fundamentals of Krav Maga today to learn how to fight. Figured it would be a fun, new experience and I am all about that!
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MANAGER Carl Heeley believes recording 20 clean sheets is not beyond his Worcester City team this season.
Tuesday's stalemate against Stockport County at Aggborough was the 17th time an opposing team have failed to score against Worcester this season, 11 of which have come in Skrill North.
City have conceded 45 goals in the league this term, the best of any team outside the top 10.
But, by contrast, only basement boys Workington have scored fewer than 15th-placed Worcester's 34 goals.
Heeley admits his side have not been prolific enough in front of goal but praised his players for their defensive efforts.
He said: "It was another clean sheet and that statistic keeps getting better and better. It's something that we're proud of and every player in that squad who's played a part should be proud of keeping clean sheets.
"As a former defender you take pride in them and if we could get up to 20 clean sheets in all competitions that would be an unbelievable statistic."
Worcester had chances against Stockport to record a second victory in 48 hours following Sunday's 2-0 success against Vauxhall Motors but couldn't convert them.
Heeley said: "It was probably the right result overall, they dominated possession in the first-half, hit the bar and had one other chance.
"That said, all the best chances in the game fell to us. Daniel Nti had a great chance in the first-half and Martin Devaney was very unlucky with an audacious 40-strike which would have been a contender for goal of the season had it gone in."
He added: "They'd had an extra day's rest and are full-time. For us to play Sunday-Tuesday is hard on the legs and I thought that showed in the first-half but in the second-half I thought we were the stronger side and if anybody looked like winning, it was us.
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The location of Rob Ford remains unknown.
His brother, Councillor Doug Ford, had promised to issue a statement on Friday that would prove the mayor is in rehab, but instead, late in the evening, the CBC reported that, according to a doctor, Rob Ford is being treated at an undisclosed facility.
The CBC quoted Councillor Ford as saying he struck a deal with the public broadcaster in the hopes of ending speculation about whether his brother is in treatment. As part of the agreement, CBC is not identifying the doctor or the treatment facility. The doctor said Mayor Ford arrived at the facility last Thursday night and has been enrolled in an in-patient program ever since. Mr. Ford left the facility last Saturday after a medical exam and was taken to hospital and admitted for four days before returning on May 7, escorted, to the treatment facility, the doctor said.
The report follows the revelation of a new short video, obtained by the The Toronto Sun, in which the mayor talks about hitting someone and says his marriage is in trouble.
The video was shot at a west-end bar on Weston Road on April 27, the paper said. It was during that same period that two other recordings of the mayor were made: a video seen by The Globe of Mr. Ford smoking what has been described as crack cocaine on April 26, and an audio file obtained by The Sun of Mr. Ford uttering lewd, racist remarks in a bar on April 28.
The two recordings, which were made public on April 30, forced Mr. Ford to announce he would take a leave of absence to seek treatment for his drinking.
In the latest video, which lasts 47 seconds, Mr. Ford, in necktie and white shirt, walks around a bar. Waving his arms, he talks in an agitated fashion without looking at anyone in particular.
"I'm going to kick him in the [expletive] head … I'll knock him out, pah-pow!" he says as he punches the air.
"That's a cute one," a man with a baseball cap says as he puts his arm on Mr. Ford's shoulders.
"Jack, Jack, Jack, sweetheart, Jack," Mr. Ford says, rubbing his stomach.
"It's last call," a woman's voice is heard saying.
"Okay, I'm out of here, I'm in [expletive] divorce and going to the [expletive] doghouse," Mr. Ford says. "I'm going to a hotel. I'm at [expletive] loose ends."
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San José In&basic Hostel Lounge
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200 m South and 75 m west of Spoon, Los Yoses.
check in: 2:00 pm (Upon request at any time)
check out: 11:00
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cancellation policy: 48 hours
People just between 9 and 45 years admitted.
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check in: 2:00 pm (Upon request at any time)
check out: 11:00
credit cards ACCEPTED via Paypal Payment
Price offers only in CASH
cancellation policy: 48 hours
People just between 9 and 45 years admitted.
In&Basic is our Cheap, Luxury and Beautiful custom made hostel, Paula & Isabel (The ladies owners) have created a home far away from your home: We want to invite all the travelers to experience a one of a kind Family&Friends Hostel, we want you to see for yourselves a little bit of two small worlds that combine nature and a glampop 50´s stylish House.
In&Basic motto: We want you to be part of our family!!!!
The In&Basic has to offer 8 rooms to choose from, Dorms and Private , cable TV, 4 Bathrooms with hot Shower, a fully equipped Kitchen for all guests, our Lounge areas where you can relax, have a drink, listen to music, read books and magazines, play games or just chat with the other guests, use the free Wi-Fi Internet, free maps, free parking, free luggage storage, tourist info and guides, laundry service.
The breakfast is included!
Our reception is open 24 hours a day (UPON REQUEST! please send Us your plan or arrangements)
Our location, comfort and atmosphere will guarantee you great memories of a good time spent in San Jose!
WE DO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS VIA PAYPAL// Our special prices and discounts are available if you pay directly your bookings using PAYPAL PAYMENT
check in: anytime UPON REQUEST! (please send Us your arrival time!)
check out: 11:00
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cancellation policy: 48 hours
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A really clean hostel only few minutes busdrive from the city centre. The staff was very helpful and caring. I booked 5 nights but stayed only for one and therefore payed only for one, which is according to me not possible in most of the places. Thanks for the arrangements!
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This place has all what you need to feel more than welcome.The owners can help you for local tours or planning your journey.I really had a good time here as the showers are hot ones and there is a local shopping center only 5mins walk.
This hostel is really clean. As a guest you can also enjoy the little balcony that gives on a private garden or if it is rainy, enjoy one of their numerous movies available for free, play x-box or simply chill on their giant sofa in front of the flat screen.
Only one word (two actually) comes to me to describe this hostel "Pura Vida"
The best youth hostel ever !
To sum up the hostel, it is very nice and clean. We stayed 3 nights, the first one was a shared bathroom and last were private room. Both rooms were spacious and mattresses comfortable which is not the case everywhere even in hotel. They have real hot showers (really, sometimes it's just bearly lukewarm...)
They have a quiet time policy starting from 11pm which we really enjoy. Most of the time, youth hostel tend to be really noisy and not the right place to get some good sleep.
The breakfast is based on fruits and pancakes which are nice and pretty filling!
There are two computers you can use for free and the wifi reception is good wherever you are in the hostel, does not need to go in the main room to get a connection...
If you do not feel like going out and would rather stay to relax, there are a lot of things you can do around here, pool table, read a book in the backyard while sun-tanning, play some video games, watch tv, etc...
The pictures on the website are up-to-date and it is as nice as you can see maybe even more.
But the main plus of this hostel is the owners. They are lovely and so helpful.
They would be more than happy to help you with the planning of your trip if you ever come with no plans. They have a good knowledge of the country and will be able to direct you whatever budget you travel on. They did a wonderful job getting us a great deal for a car rental.
We are a couple and usually try to stay away from hostel as much as possible. But this hostel feels like a hotel with the advantage of a hostel !
If we ever come back to Costa Rica and have to stay in San Jose, we will not trouble ourselves looking for another place because we have found the greatest place of all
It is a 5 star hotel priced backpacker ... amazing right? ... but it's true and this is the place. So I went, I saw and now know that is true. That's why I recommend it 100%! Roxy and Willy
A very unic hostel,look like a boutiq hostel,very clean,the stuff are very helpfull,i loved the hot shower,also i like the green zone with BBQ, we had a very nibe breakfast. also i want to recomand the location, near the supermatket,near to the best bars and resturante in the city....i realy recomended to all to pass to In&basic hostel.
The best Hostel i ever been, the best hot shower i had in all Latin America. good staff, best location, very clean and a wonderfull breakfast . Irealy engoy and had fun, pool table and Air Hockey Table ,also XBox games and t BBQ Area with A big Nice garden. I recomand all to have a good accomodation and feel like a king::::
A fantastic little place with a very helpful and accommodating landlady. I would definitely recommend anyone stay here.
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