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NC State head coach Dave Doeren has said all along that he expects at least one, and maybe even two, of the true freshmen running backs to play this fall. The Wolfpack will definitely need a rookie rusher to step up with 2012 leading rusher Shadrach Thornton suspended for the first game and just one scholarship runner returning from last year in Tony Creecy.
Matt Dayes, a freshman from Weston, Fla. who was ranked as the nation's No. 27 running back, is preparing as if he'll be the guy that will step up in Thornton's absence, but he knows he hasn't earned any carries yet.
"I'm trying to play as a true freshman," he said. "I'm working really hard and trying to get after it at practice.
"It's just like if anyone gets hurt - somebody has to step up. Whichever one of the freshmen that works the hardest is probably going to be the one that plays."
"Whether [Thornton] was in or out [for the first game], we're going to play three or four backs based on what we do," Doeren said after the team's first scrimmage on Saturday, where he noted Dayes had a long touchdown run. "Matt has got a chance to play early and he showed today that he can protect the football and break some tackles, that's good.
"I wouldn't consider him a speed guy, but he's not slow by any means, either. He's got really good vision, he puts his foot in the ground and I think his biggest attribute is how fast he accelerates. ...The first 20 yards are pretty excellent for him."
The 5-foot-9, 213-pounder earned all-state laurels as a senior and he was also named the Broward County Player of the Year after he rushed for 1,864 yards and 31 touchdowns. He tallied at least 150 yards on the ground in every contest and helped lead his team to the Florida 8A championship game, where he rushed for five scores but could not lead his team to victory.
The highly recruited Dayes originally pledged to NC State in June, but de-committed after former head coach Tom O'Brien was dismissed following the season. It was a roller coaster recruitment that new head coach Dave Doeren eventually won with a big assist from running backs coach Des Kitchings. Some outlets even reported that Dayes had committed to Vanderbilt, but eventually the back posted to his twitter account that he would run with the Pack once again.
"I liked [Doeren's] energy," Dayes remembered. "I liked what he had to offer me and the knowledge that I can learn from him. He's a great all-around coach."
In addition to his new coaches, the youngster has welcomed the opportunity for the older running backs, Creecy, Thornton and walk-on Milton Hall, to mentor him.
"They have all been teaching me and helping me adjust to the new offense and everything," he said. "Practice has been going good, I've been tired because of the up-tempo offense. I'm not used to it, but I'm trying to get adjusted and get in better shape right now.
"There's a lot to get adjusted to, but I'm getting it down so far."
Dayes estimated that he has added about 10 pounds to his frame, compared to what he played at as a prep senior, and he can notice a difference already.
"I'm bigger, I'm stronger and I'm faster," he noted. "That helps me out a lot in college with bigger guys."
Dayes admitted that he tried to get a head start by getting his hands on a playbook before he made it to campus, but the learning curve was steep with no instruction from coaches. It's gone a lot better since he made it to Raleigh and can now quiz his teammates or coaches on the subject.
"I'm adjusting to it well," he said. "I like it a lot so far."
The toughest adjustment for the youngster has been just being away from his Florida home and support system there. However, he noted there are several other Sunshine State natives on the roster, including classmate Jerod Fernandez, a linebacker who he met on his official visit, and that has helped the transition.
"That helps because they understand where I'm coming from," he said. "We can just talk about a whole bunch of other stuff that people from around here wouldn't know about."


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Name of Corresponding Unit Plan: War of 1812
Grade Level: 4-8
Common Core Standards
RS.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context.
Content Areas: Reading, Social Studies
Recommended Length/Duration: Two class periods for development, and then on-going.
Learning Goals: Students will identify routine class processes that can be communicated non-verbally.
Students will develop a code to identify specific class processes.
Students will read and respond appropriately to predetermined visual signals.
- Create a set of signal flags based on the International Code of Signals (included in the worksheet for the lesson plan Introduction to Reading Signal Flags).
- Discuss how ships at sea often need to communicate with each other without being able to talk. A code of signals can be developed to communicate routine messages. The code can only address routine actions that can be anticipated in advance. Everyone must be able to read and understand the coded message.
- On the board make a list of actions the teacher and students do in class every day (e.g. sit in seats, check homework, give attention to the teacher, stop talking). Try to be as comprehensive as possible.
- Once the list is complete, go back and rank each action according to frequency.
1 = many times a day; 2 = daily; 3 = less than once a day.
- Explain that the signals that are used most frequently are generally the shortest and easiest to read. Less frequent actions can have more complicated signals if necessary.
- Assign the most frequent actions one letter codes. Try to make them easy to remember by using codes that connect in some way to the meaning. Q might mean quiet, S sit, L lunch.
- Less frequent actions might need two letter or number codes. Continue identifying code symbols until all routine actions are accounted for.
- Make a list of code signs and their meaning. Make copies so students can keep one at their desk or make poster that can be hung on the wall. Also make copies or a poster of the international code flags.
- Explain that you will not be giving oral instructions for the routine actions that you have identified in your code of signals. Instead you will be raising the flag hoist that communicates what you need to say. So if Q means quiet, whenever you raise the quiet flag students must stop talking. If 2 3 means take out your homework, raise the two flags to communicate this.
- After a few days' practice discuss what some of the advantages and disadvantages of the visual signal system are. Also, add new signals that were left out of the original list if needed.
Assessments: The teacher can informally assess the understanding of the signals by the degree to which students respond to their use. To familiarize students with the signals, the teacher may want to give a short quiz much like a spelling test or create a game to reinforce rote recall of each signal.
Materials/Resources: A set of paper signal flags ((included in the worksheet for the lesson plan Introduction to Reading Signal Flags), Chart paper
Special Considerations: Most students will respond well to the novelty of this activity. However, teachers with special behavior management issues will want to make modifications that will ensure a safe and efficient instructional environment.
Students may want to use actual international signals for actions that are listed in the International Code of Signals:
C = yes
K = I wish to communicate with you
U = you are running into danger
X = stop carrying out your intensions and watch for my signals
CB = I require immediate assistance
NO = negative

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Kristi Richards announces retirement
Two-time Olympic mogul skier Kristi Richards announced her retirement from the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team today.
After 11 years on the National Team, the 2007 World Champion in single moguls holds an impressive record of 82 FIS World Cup starts, with 12 podium appearances. She competed in four World Championships events, including in Madonna Italy where she won.
The highlight of her athletic career were her two Olympic Games; 2006 in Torino, Italy where she finished seventh and 2010 in Vancouver where after qualifying fourth, a fall in her final run cost her a chance at the podium and put her in 20th spot.
"My standout memories are definitely both from my Olympic experiences," said Richards. "In 2006 I was in awe of the Olympic Games and really felt like I was representing my country for the first time. The Vancouver Games was a whole other level, the support we had leading up to 2010 was amazing, especially from programs like Own the Podium which gave athletics in Canada a real boost.
"In 2010 standing in the [start] gate, knowing I was ready, that I had poured everything I had into this moment, that I had the capability to win gold, that was the pinnacle of my career."
The Summerland, B.C. native who took the 2012 season off, said that while she still loves skiing more than ever and although she is still at the top of her game, her passion for the lifestyle of competitive sport has left her.
"It's been many factors all at once," said Richards, adding that she was pulled by outside factors and has huge plans for the future. Last year she and a friend opened an artisan store in Pemberton, B.C. called One Earth Collection. She'll keep managing the store, but also plans to open a yoga studio and to attend full-time school to become a registered holistic nutritionist in the fall. She also plans to give back to the sport by doing a little coaching and hopes to inspire some young athletes to follow their dreams.
"I guess you could say I'm going at life with the same intensity I had in skiing," said Richards, "It's just a little more diverse. Skiing took every ounce of my being since I was 12 years old, making the decision to retire will allow for a lot of different things in my life."
She added that she will be forever grateful for what her ski career brought to her life. "Skiing has been an opportunity and a vehicle for learning and growing. It taught me how to take on a challenge, how to plan and stay dedicated and gave me strength; those things are priceless. This is the hardest decision that I have ever made in my life, but I know it is also one of the most profound things that sport will teach me. It is the lesson of listening to my heart and intuition … it's time to move on and be passionate about other things."
CFSA CEO Peter Judge said that Richards' departure will be a loss to the team. "She's been a big part of our program for a long time and has done so many great things in her career, not the least of which was winning the World Championships. Myself and the rest of the team are disappointed to see someone of her caliber leave, but at the same time we respect that she knows what's best for her and I'm certain she'll be just as successful in her life outside sport as she has been in her athletic career.
Richards extends her appreciation to the sponsors who helped her reach her goals, including RBC, Canada Post, Bell, Columbia, the Government of Canada, Apex Mountain Resort, Turner Volkswagen Audi, K2, Lululemon, Vega, Smith Eyewear, Full Tilt Boots, Comor Sports, Nintendo Canada, Colliers International, DonJoy, Ideaca, The Smile Enhancement Studio, Rona, Penticton Toyota, and especially the community of Summerland, B.C. which she said has "treated me like family."


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(7 February 2008 - 25 January 2009)
Famous Rats: Cameron Diaz, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Eminem, Gwyneth Paltrow, William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Bono, Tchaikovsky, Doris Day, Burt Reynolds, Gerard Depardieu, Louis Armstrong, Richard Nixon, George Washington, Ivan Lendl, Shaquille O'Neal, Marlon Brando, Al Gore, Yves St. Laurent, Antonio Banderas, David Duchovny, Sean Penn, Leo Tolstoy, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Prince Charles, John F. Kennedy Jr, Julianne Moore.
On February 7, 2008 the Year of the Earth Rat begins as the year of the Fire Pig comes to an end. The Pig is the last sign in the Chinese Zodiac and the Rat is the first sign. Therefore we are now at the end of one 12 year Chinese Zodiac cycle and the beginning of another one. If you are looking for closure, now is the time in the last few days of the year of the Fire Pig. If you are looking for a new beginning, a fresh start approaches with the year of the Earth Rat.
After two Fire years in a row, life may seem calmer during this Earth year. That could be deceptive, however, as the Rat never stops moving, especially when it comes to mental activity.
According to the popular legend, the Rat was the first to arrive to a dinner hosted by Buddha (but only after hitching a ride on Ox's back and then jumping over the finish line) so this is why the Rat is the first sign of the Chinese zodiac. It signifies new beginnings. 2008 is therefore an appropriate time to commence new ventures, including new ideas, directions, and ways of doing things. There will be ample time to see your projects through and opportunities for you to achieve success. However, keep in mind that your actions may have long terms effects, so be wise with your decisions.
The Rat's fixed element is Water. Although Earth has a negative relationship with the Water. This is not entirely a bad thing, but it does mean that you should not be relying as much on luck this year.
The combination of Earth and Rat is extremely positive in terms of achieving results. The Rat is a risk taker, while Earth is associated with practicality and stability. Therefore there is a good balance which in turn can lead to good profits, increased productivity and accomplishments in many areas of life. And, under Earth's stable influence there could be fewer scandals than in other, Rat years.
The year of the Earth Rat is also a good year for intellectual activities as well as art related activities such as design and graphics.
Those people who are involved closely with working with the land will have a positive year. Combined with the Rat, those with careers in business, construction and engineering could see success.
Romance? For singles - it is a time for new relationships. Those already in a relationship should progress to the next level of your relationship - this could include marriage. If married already, why not renew your vows?
Overall, 2008 will not be a particular stunning year, but it will be a year of opportunities and new beginnings. It's a year for progress.
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2007 was Year of the Fire Pig
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Hamas may have committed war crimes, rights group says
Israel had faced same accusation
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A prominent human rights group said there is "strong evidence'' that Gaza's Hamas rulers committed war crimes by allowing militants to fire rockets from the territory that killed civilians in Israel, according to a report released yesterday.
The 31-page report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch focuses on Hamas's actions in connection with Israel's three-week offensive in Gaza that ended in late January. Human Rights Watch, as well as other groups, have previously accused Israel of committing war crimes during the offensive, which was aimed at stopping Palestinian rocket fire.
"Hamas rocket attacks targeting Israeli civilians are unlawful and unjustifiable, and amount to war crimes,'' said Iain Levine of Human Rights Watch. But the report stopped short of accusing Hamas militants of war crimes, with officials saying only a court could make that determination.
Hamas rejected the group's findings, calling the organization biased.
More than 1,100 Palestinians were killed during the offensive. Palestinians said most were civilians, but Israel disputed that.
Three Israeli civilians were killed by rocket fire and 10 soldiers were also killed during the conflict as Israeli warplanes, tanks, and artillery smashed Palestinian government buildings, and destroyed and damaged thousands of apartments, schools, and factories.
Hamas militants fired hundreds of rockets at southern Israeli towns, forcing thousands of civilians to hide in shelters or to flee. Many of those rockets were filmed by Israeli army drones and seen by foreign observers being launched from crowded Palestinian neighborhoods.
Israel was accused by rights groups of using excessive force and endangering civilians in Gaza.
A small group of Israeli soldiers who fought in the offensive made anonymous statements in a report issued last month saying Israel's military used Palestinians as human shields, improperly fired incendiary white phosphorous shells over civilian areas, and used overwhelming firepower that caused needless deaths and destruction. The report was released by an organization of Israeli army reservists critical of their country's treatment of Palestinians.
The army said that if they would come forward and give evidence, the allegations would be investigated. International rights groups have said the degree of force and heavy civilian death toll constituted war crimes, and the UN has begun investigating the actions of Israel and Hamas.
Bill Van Esveld of Human Rights Watch said it was not the numbers of people killed but the intent of armed groups to harm civilians that determined whether they committed war crimes.
Van Esveld said the Islamic militant group, which is committed to Israel's destruction, violated international war rules by allowing fighters to launch rockets that either "deliberately or indiscriminately'' targeted civilian areas. Hamas also violated rules of war, he said, by allowing militants to fire from populated Gaza areas, endangering the lives of civilians by making them vulnerable to return Israeli fire.
Van Esveld said that in the specific cases where three Israeli civilians were killed by rocket fire, there was "strong evidence'' Hamas militants committed war crimes.
One Israeli civilian, Beber Vaknin, 58, was killed while in his backyard, about 6 miles from Gaza. Hani al-Mahdi, an Israel construction worker, was killed at a building site. Irit Sheetrit, a mother of four, was killed as she drove home.
"It's clear evidence of intent to commit war crimes,'' Van Esveld said. He said other cases needed more investigation.
Hamas took responsibility for each of the attacks on its website but Hamas spokesman Ismail Ridwan nevertheless denied the charges. "Hamas did not use human shields and did not fire rockets from residential areas. Hamas does not target civilians,'' Ridwan said.
In the lexicon of Hamas, no Israeli is considered a civilian as all have either performed compulsory military service, will serve in the future, or are currently in the reserves.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev referred queries for comment on the report to a 160-page Israeli document on the Gaza offensive released last week. It contains 20 pages of documentation of Hamas practices, including rocket attacks, and Israel's response.
The Israeli NGO Monitor, which critiques groups such as Human Rights Watch, criticized it for waiting for six months before issuing its report critical of Hamas though it contained "no new information.'' Gerald Steinberg, director of NGO Monitor, pointed out that the group already released two reports critical of Israel. "The fact that it [Hamas] is only now on their agenda exposes their biased priorities,'' he said.
Since fighting subsided in January, Hamas militants have held back from firing rockets, respecting an unwritten truce with Israel.
Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by most of the international community.


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Colonial: Silver Max stays perfect on turf by taking Virginia Derby
Even faced with a surprise challenge, Silver Max kept his cool. An out-of-control longshot had overtaken Silver Max down the backstretch Saturday night in the 1 1/4-mile Virginia Derby, a development that often spells doom for a front-running type.
But Silver Max, ridden by Robby Albarado, maintained an even pace, regained the lead entering the far turn, and then had enough left to defeat Lucky Chappy by a length in the 15th running of the Grade 2, $600,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va.
"That was an adventure," said trainer Dale Romans, who was on hand from Saratoga. "This is a special horse. He proved he can handle the mile and a quarter. It's going to take a real good horse to beat him."
Silver Max now has won six straight races, all on turf, and will head to the Aug. 18 Secretariat Stakes as a major contender for Romans and owners Mark Bacon and Dana Wells. He returned $3.80 as the favorite in a field of eight 3-year-olds after finishing in 2:04.05 over a yielding turf.
On a damp night, Silver Max assumed his customary position on an open lead, remaining well out from the rail into the first turn. Suddenly, Two Months Rent sprinted wildly to challenge him, albeit unintentionally, as Julian Pimentel had no control of his mount because his saddle had slipped. Two Months Rent actually went ahead by about a length down the backstretch.
"I was a little worried when that other horse came up," said Albarado. "But Silver Max was content to be where he was."
Two Months Rent was eased, with Pimentel losing his irons. Meanwhile, Silver Max ran along unfazed, first turning back his Romans-trained stablemate, Finnegans Wake, inside the eighth pole, then finishing clear of a belated run from Lucky Chappy. Finnegans Wake was third, another half-length back, while Optimizer was along late to be fourth.
Silver Max "knows how to come home," said Albarado. A Kentucky-bred colt by Badge of Silver, he earned his biggest payday, $352,800, to lift his bankroll to $855,967. He is unbeaten in seven starts on turf and is winless in six tries on other surfaces.
It was the third win in the Virginia Derby for Romans, who won in 2004 with Kitten's Joy and two years ago with Paddy O'Prado.
Albarado also won the co-feature of the Saturday card aboard Volcat in the Grade 2, $150,000 Virginia Oaks.
Summer Front, second choice on the morning line, was an early scratch from the Virginia Derby and was scheduled to run instead Sunday in the second race at Saratoga.
Ramon Dominguez was named to ride Summer Front but picked up the mount on Easy Crossing, who faded to seventh. He and fellow jockey Alan Garcia, who rode Lucky Chappy, rode at Saratoga in the early afternoon, then hopped a charter to Delaware Park, and then were late to Colonial when encountering automobile traffic on their way from the airport. Both missed their mounts in the preceding race, the Virginia Oaks, before getting to ride the Virginia Derby.


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The national soccer governing body (FUFA) has shortlisted 44 referees to undergo fitness and medical tests next week at Mandela National stadium, ahead of both the Super League and the Big league kick off.
The FUFA Competitions Directorate on Thursday set August, 28 as the tentative date for the kick-off of the Big league that has attracted 25 clubs and will be divided into two pools.
The exercise will start next week August 14-16, 2014 -with medical tests and then fitness tests. The tests will be carried by newly appointed national referees physical fitness instructors Ali Kalyango and Mohammed Ssegonga.
The Fitness test for both FIFA and National referees is meant to check the referees consistence before the season's competitions kick off.
Rajab Kabagambe, Ali Bakisula, Denis Batte, Henry Byaruhanga, Robert Donney, Frank Jingo, Ali Kaddu,Ronnie Kalema,Khalifani Kanakulya,Alex Muhabi,Brian Nsubuga, David Nsubuga, David Odoi,William Oloya ,Oula David ,Ali Sabiira and Mashood Ssali.
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James Ayebare,Musa Balikoowa,Hussein Bugembe, Jackson Busingye, Sam Kakembo, Emmy Kakooza, Ronald Katenya,Samuel Kayondo, Solomon Lusambya ,Male Geofrey,Issa Masembe, Richard Mugerwa, Ronald Mwesigwa,Joseph Ochom, Dick Okello, Lee Okello,Mark Ssonko and Sadiq Wasswa
Referees women
Anna Akoye, Irene Namubiru, Zubeda Sinamakosa, Aisha Ssemambo.
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Diana Mukasa, Mutonyi Jane, Catherine Nagaddya, Nantabo Lydia,and Marex Nakitto.
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We realized an efficient diode-pumped continuous-wave (CW) laser operating at . Laser experiments with Nd-doped crystals of various lengths and cutting directions were also investigated. The maximum output power of was obtained with a slope efficiency of 27.2% and an optical conversion efficiency of 20.8% at the absorbed pump power of . The laser experiment shows that crystal can be used for an efficient diode-pumped laser system.
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Northern Trust Turns It Around
Northern Trust (NTRS) is holding up remarkably well today. After a gap-lower open, the stock remained in the red for the first hour but has been well-bid since then. Shares are up about 1% and headed for their heaviest upside day since January. This buoyant action has kept the stock within the confines of a bullish pennant that has been in place for over a month. The formation indicates a healthy layer of support is in place near the $56.50 area.Northern Trust (NTRS) Source: TradeStation View Chart » View in New Window »
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Aunsby lies just north and west off the point where the A15 crosses the A52. Its church, dedicated to St Thomas Of Canterbury, is a mixture of Norman and Perpendicular styles of architecture. It was repaired and rebuilt in 1861.
In 1931 Aunsby merged with the neighbouring village of Dembleby and the hamlet of Scott Willoughby to form the civil parish of Aunsby and Dembleby. Since 1974 the parish has been in the North Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 125.
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Lincolnshire is very low-lying and land had to be drained for agriculture to be successful. The larger drainage channels, many of which are parallel to each other, became boundaries between parishes. Many parishes are long and thin for this reason.
There is much fenland in Lincolnshire, particularly in the Boston and Horncastle areas. Fenlands tended to be extraparochial before the mid 1850s, and although many sections were identified with names and given the title "civil parish", little information has been found about them. Many appear to be abolished in 1906, but the parish which adopts them is not given in A Vision of Britain through Time. Note the WR category Lincolnshire Fenland Settlements which is an attempt to organize them into one list.
From 1889 until 1974 Lincolnshire was divided into three administrative counties: Parts of Holland, Parts of Kesteven and Parts of Lindsey. These formal names do not fit with modern grammatical usage, but that is what they were, nonetheless. In 1974 the northern section of Lindsey, along with the East Riding of Yorkshire, became the short-lived county of Humberside. In 1996 Humberside was abolished and the area previously in Lincolnshire was made into the two "unitary authorities" of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The remainder of Lincolnshire was divided into "non-metropolitan districts" or "district municipalities" in 1974. Towns, villages and parishes are all listed under Lincolnshire, but the present-day districts are also given so that places in this large county can more easily be located and linked to their wider neighbourhoods. See the WR placepage Lincolnshire, England and the smaller divisions for further explanation.


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Yvan Muller, Touring Car World Champion with SEAT * Yvan Muller clinches his first world title at the wheel of the SEAT Leon TDI WTCC * SEAT closes the season in Macau with two world titles, 12 victories and 19 podium finishes. * Gabriele ...
Yvan Muller, Touring Car World Champion with SEAT
* Yvan Muller clinches his first world title at the wheel of the SEAT Leon
* SEAT closes the season in Macau with two world titles, 12 victories and 19 podium finishes.
* Gabriele Tarquini, runner-up of the world championship with at SEAT Leon TDI WTCC
Yvan Muller, at the wheel of a SEAT Leon TDI WTCC, was crowned Touring Car Champion in Macau today. The French driver took three victories and a further five podium finishes along the season, which he finished with the first FIA World title achieved by a Frenchman in circuit racing since 1993.
SEAT closed the season in the best possible way, with the second world title in 2008 through Yvan Muller, and the runner-up position of Gabriele Tarquini. The urban racetrack of Macau was the venue of the last meeting of the year. Muller was third in the first race with Jordi Gene and Gabriele Tarquini finishing sixth and seventh. The second race was quite eventful, as a cause of which Jordi Gene was forced to quit, and later Gabriele Tarquini, while he was having victory at reach. Yvan Muller closed the season with a second position, with Rickard Rydell fourth after managing to move up from the back of the grid.
Yvan Muller: "One year later, I've been finally been able to clinch the title in Macau. Defeats are remembered for a long time and victories are quickly forgotten. However, I think that I'll remember this day for a long time. To win the championship you must be a consistent driver, but you must also have a team that will offer you the chance to fight for it. I want to say thank you to all my team-mates and the whole SEAT team, because we have always worked close together, collaborating to the maximum and always progressing. This is why we have been able to win".
Gabriele Tarquini: "My title chances were small because I arrived here far behind Yvan Muller in the overall standings. However, I fought until the end against a great rival and an excellent team-mate who has made a great season."
Frank Bekemeier, SEAT Vice president for R&D: "I'm very proud for the job done by SEAT Sport. With their success, SEAT not only achieved brilliant sports results. The triumph of the TDI engine, which is also the most environment-friendly car, has been a demonstration of the constant innovation of our make, which has allowed us to make history in competition taking the first world title for a diesel engine."
Jaime Puig, SEAT Sport Director: "I want to thank the whole team for the excellent job done throughout the year. Their persistence and dedication has allowed us to achieve all our aims. I also want to thank the SEAT Executive Committee for their permanent support, because this victory is the victory of the whole SEAT family, workers and commercial network. I also want to highlight the support we have always received from the Volkswagen Group."
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"Back at the turn of the last century there were folks who traveled around this country documenting Native people's demise. They took photos, painted pictures and recorded our songs. This evening is about Us singing our songs/reading our poems at the beginning of this new millennium to be recorded by Us for future generations. We continue to live. We continue to create." The "Anishinaabe Song/Poems for the New Millennium" Lowertown Reading Jam will be presented on Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar, 308 Prince Street in Saint Paul. This presentation of the popular and eclectic series is hosted by Marcie Rendon.
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-- Ryan Michael Buchholz, two-month old son of Brian D. and Lynn M. (Rywalski) Buchholz, 3061 Tamarack Lane, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, at the residence.
A service of Christian Burial will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster, with Father John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691; to the Muscular Dystrophy, 3300 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Ariz. 85718; or to Families of S.M.A., P.O. Box 196, Libertyville, Ill. 60048-0196.
He was born July 27, 1999, in Wooster and is survived in addition to his parents are a brother, Zachary of the home; by paternal grandparents, Roger and Barbara Buchholz of Wooster; maternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Rywalsk of Akron; paternal great-grandparents, Bernice Buchholz of Wooster and William and Eadie Snyder of Lake Placid, Fla.; and maternal great-grandparents, Charles and Virginia Kraus of Erie, Pa.
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Laws, Rules for Rule of Law?
Human rights. The rule of law. Democracy. These noble concepts may make the heart of law undergraduates beat a little faster, but all too often in Brussels they're just filler in the speeches of European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council Herman Van Rompuy. For four European Union foreign ministers* that's not good enough, and they've written to Mr. Barroso and the the commission to do more to uphold the EU's standards on, y'know, voting and stuff.
"We … believe that a new and more effective mechanism to safeguard fundamental values in Member States is needed," write the foreign ministers of Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland in the letter, seen by Real Time Brussels. "We propose that the Commission as the guardian of the Treaties should have a stronger role here."
Because Europe is no exception to the rule about sticks and carrots, countries that don't respect the independence of the legal system, media freedom or similar rights and liberties should be hit where it hurts — in the wallet, the ministers propose.
The commission "should be allowed to address deficits [in respect for EU values] in a given country at an early stage and — if sufficiently supported by Member States — require the country in question to remedy the situation," the ministers suggest. "As a last resort, the suspension of EU funding should be possible."
Whom could they possibly be talking about? Well, German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle applauded the commission last summer when it chastised Romania for failing to comply with the rule of law.
And Hungary has been in all kinds of trouble with the EU — from laws passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government which the EU says affect the independence of key government institutions, to decisions about the central-bank governor. The country's Parliament is now preparing to amend the constitution in ways that European civil-rights groups say would undermine the judiciary. This in turn sparked an unusual request earlier this week from the Continent's human-rights watchdog, the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe**, to delay a vote on the amendments until it has had a chance to review them.
Then there's media freedom, a thorny issue for several EU countries, with an independent report in January calling for independent media councils, and an issue that the EU's Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has been very vocal on.
It's only four countries and all the ministers are requesting is a discussion at the next General Affairs Council. But some EU member states do seem to play fast and loose with what, for many, are very basic principles of being a "European" democracy.
And as for the carrot? Well, if member states play fair and accept more enforcement, that could open the door to adding more members to the EU club:
"We wish to stress that the objective of this mechanism would be to strengthen fundamental values while fully respecting national constitutional traditions. It would be non-discriminatory and applicable to all Member States in the same way. We believe that once in place it could help secure public support for further enlargement."
UPDATE:Hungary's foreign minister reacted to the letter with an epistle of his own to his counterparts in all 26 EU countries Friday afternoon. "Much of the controversy [surrounding the planned constitutional amendments] is being fuelled by misunderstanding and inadequate information," János Martonyi wrote.
In fact, Mr. Martonyi argued, the planned changes to the Hungarian Fundamental Law, don't undermine the judiciary, but would "explicitly enable the [Constitutional] Court to check the constitutionality of the Fundamental Law and also of any future amendments to it from a procedural point of view."
He also stressed that the Hungarian government has "given ample evidence of its spirit of cooperation whenever the competent European institutions and fora," having changed several laws that didn't sit well with Brussels or Strasbourg in the past.
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Extended Interview: Bhutto Promises to Continue Democracy Efforts in Pakistan
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MARGARET WARNER: Benazir Bhutto, thanks for being with us or at least thanks for having us here
BENAZIR BHUTTO: It's very nice to welcome you here.
MARGARET WARNER: So President Musharraf has allowed the detention order to be lifted against you early, and some of the private TV stations are now on the air. Do you sense a change of heart at all?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Well it's true that some steps have been taken but not enough. There are still thousands of protestors behind bars — 7,500 were arrested from the Punjab alone. So it's not enough to release the well-known names. It's important to release every single political worker arrested and to permit our party a level playing field where we can campaign, where we can go door to door, where we can meet the people.
No chance for talks
MARGARET WARNER: Now Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is coming here, is about to arrive, he's going to have from what we understand a very tough message for Musharraf about what he has to do. But the message from American officials to you is also they are encouraging you to maintain the option of a political accommodation with him. In the last few days, you've been pretty unequivocal that that's off the table. Is it still off the table?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Yes, it's off the table. I haven't had word of a meeting with Mr. Negroponte, but I've just been released from house arrest this morning, a few hours back. But I would say the important message that Mr. Negroponte brings is the message to General Musharraf. General Musharraf appears to me presently to be the obstacle to the democratization of Pakistan. I'm unsure whether a message will be given to me to get back on track with General Musharraf, but I would like to say that I spent 18 months talking to General Musharraf and at the last minute he dumped the road map to democracy and went back to military dictatorship. And I ask myself does he simply want to engage me in talks which will again lead nowhere?
MARGARET WARNER: So you're saying absolutely not under any circumstances?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: That's what I'm saying. Because I believe that General Musharraf's promises have always been too vague, too generalized, too little, too late, raising hopes, dashing them, raising hopes, dashing them. And now the situation in Pakistan is critical. It is imploding from within. And we cannot afford as a nation to take the risks we took before while negotiating with him for a transfer. I think the important thing for Mr. Negroponte to do is to discuss an exit strategy with General Musharraf.
MARGARET WARNER: You mean an exit from being President as well as Army Chief of Staff?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: That's right. An exit strategy for an orderly transfer of power. The Pakistan People's Party and I are the largest political party in the country. I have spent my time under house arrest contacting other political leaders, seeking from them a view as to whether they could work with Musharraf, and they all say no. None of them are prepared to sit down with General Musharraf and work out an exit strategy with them, with him.
MARGARET WARNER: So are there absolutely no back-channel talks going on between your camp and General Musharraf's?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: None at all. MARGARET WARNER: And just to be clear here, could you still envision under some circumstances a future government in which you and he would both play a role?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: No I can not envisage that. General Musharraf has arrested my workers. He has refused to allow us to campaign. He has shown a huge tilt in favor of the ruling party. He's taken none of the steps that were necessary in the democratization of Pakistan. The constitution of his present government is a continuation of the former ruling party, the Q. It's not a neutral caretaker government as required by our constitution. The Election Commission has not been reconstituted. The funds and the guns are with the mayors, so they're bound to rig the elections at the grassroots level. So I feel engaging with General Musharraf is just to set myself up for failure again
How will Musharraf leave office?
MARGARET WARNER: So what is your scenario. By what scenario would he actually leave office?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: I believe there should be an Interim Government of National Consensus established, and I am trying to put together a coalition of interests that would come together for that Interim Government of National Consensus. The interim government could hold fair, free and impartial elections which are scheduled for January 9th, and hand power over to the elected representatives of the people.
MARGARET WARNER: But I don't understand as a practical matter if President Musharraf doesn't want to give up power, by what scenario are you going to bring about him giving up power?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Through the use of public power, through the use of public power impacting on the military and on the international community, and we are thankful to the international community for supporting democracy, for calling for the release of political prisoners, for demanding the lifting of the curbs on the media. But the international community has a stake in Pakistan, just like that, we Pakistanis have a more important stake, and we appreciate that a country cannot be run where there is censorship, where people are arrested, and where one man can change the law at will.
MARGARET WARNER: So when you say public power will force him from office, are you planning to call your supporters into the street?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: We have been peacefully marching in the streets, and I may tell you that we have two types of people's power. The first is when the state does not interfere, and it is judged by the size of the crowd that is present. And the second is when the state does interfere, does arrest, barricade, blockade, use the police force, and then we judge the size of the crowd by the size of the police force used to block that crowd from getting out of their homes, from getting out of their cities to rally at a particular point. So for us, in both scenarios, we have shown that people do not want General Musharraf.
MARGARET WARNER: You also mentioned that the military is part of your strategy for him giving up power. What do you think the military should do now?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Well it's not for me to tell the military what they ought to do. But if I was in the military and I saw the writing on the wall, I saw thousands of people arrested including judges and the leaders of all political parties and I saw the people come out and could not be stopped without the severe repressive measures, I would go up to General Musharraf and say this country, the interests of this country cannot be sacrificed at the alter of one man's desires to stay in the Presidency.
Continuing the democracy campaign
MARGARET WARNER: Now if General Musharraf were not to take your advice, and the military were not to step in, but he frees a few more activists, he takes off his uniform as he's promised to do by the end of the month, but he keeps emergency rule on and goes toward these elections on January 9th, which is what he's saying now he is going to do, will the PPP participate in those elections?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: That looks unlikely. We're looking for a transparent election, and the elections cannot be transparent under the present Election Commission, under the present caretaker government, with the present mayors controlling the guns and the funds, with the improvised polling voters' stations, that means they keep shifting them so they are really ghost stations. And a host of other difficulties, the difficulty in even getting a voter's list, getting an accurate voter's list. So in these circumstances the elections would be rigged, its result would be pre-ordained, and our country would be left with the same set of people who have been governing it since October 1999.
MARGARET WARNER: In even more immediate terms, if you cannot hold big public rallies, big public demonstrations, can you actually campaign?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Well I have been taking the risks and I have been going out in the public. I have been making some sudden, unannounced visits and I have been using the television to reach out and give my message to the people of Pakistan, that the People's Party wants to empower our people, provide employment and education and reform the political system, reform the educational system so that we can teach our young people the skills that they need to know and give them the knowledge that will help them build a pluralistic society. So yes, I can still campaign. Not as freely as in the past, but I don't intend to be intimidated by those who threaten to kill me. And I see that in every event where there is a threat to one's core interests, national interests, people send their young men and women to give their lives. America sends their young men and women to Afghanistan where they risk death. No one says don't send our boys because somebody may kill you. So where there is a cause that is larger than oneself, one has to take the risks.
MARGARET WARNER: But you're saying you're not going to campaign in these elections if the state of emergency exists?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: What I'm saying is that I'm going to campaign and reach the people, campaigning for an election and campaigning for a one-point agenda to end the Musharraf dictatorship, to establish an Interim Government of National Consensus, and to-- which will preside over fair elections, is what I'm aiming to do. While we haven't ruled out taking part in the elections, right now the opposition believes that those elections will not be transparent and there is little purpose in participating in them.
MARGARET WARNER: Let me ask you about a couple of things that President Musharraf has said. One is that putting you under house arrest and in detention a couple of times was absolutely necessary for your own security, that there have been threats against you, that you have chosen risky spots and events for rallies and marches. What do you say to that?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: I say that if he's worried about threats against me, instead of putting me behind bars he should get in Scotland Yard or FBI to investigate the militant terrorist attack that took place on my convoy. If he gets independent investigators then I'm sure the very militants and their backers will be frightened because they will know that they can be discovered. I suspect that elements within the administration are sympathetic to the militants and they want to eliminate my leadership to prevent democracy from returning to Pakistan and to prevent any political party having a leader with a mass support or nationally that can enable us to build a popular base to confront the terrorists.
MARGARET WARNER: So are you accusing people in his government of complicity in the attacks, essentially in the assassination attempt in which 140 people died last month.
BENAZIR BHUTTO: One hundred and fifty eight people the number is now, 158. Yes I suspect elements within the Musharraf administration to have conspired to eliminate me through terrorist attack, and I suspect elements within the administration continue to try to eliminate me.
MARGARET WARNER: You've spent the better part of this year, you and people around you, negotiating with President Musharraf, seeking a political accommodation that could move this country to civilian rule. In retrospect do you regret it?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Not at all. I don't regret it. I don't regret it at all because I know in my conscience that I did my best to seek a peaceful, political transition to avoid the very mess that we are in now. I feared that unless there was a peaceful political transition, Pakistan could be shaken up, we could have instability and I feared that the extremists would take advantage of this instability. So I do not regret having put in that effort for a transition to democracy, but I am deeply disappointed that General Musharraf failed to keep his commitments to the road map to democracy that we had charted.
The road ahead
MARGARET WARNER: In retrospect, I mean you even met privately with him, in retrospect do you think that he was ever sincerely pursuing the course that you thought he was pursuing?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: I was never sure. I was never sure. When I met him the first time round, he never asked me for my party's vote to elect him as President in a post-election Parliament, and I wondered why he didn't do that because I knew, as everyone in this nation did, that in a fair election the PPP and I would win. But I said that maybe I'm wrong, or maybe he doesn't have enough rapport or trust with me, maybe as time will pass things will change and I said one should not go on doubts, one should go on hope. I always go on hope, and so I went on the hope that when he got to know me he would be encouraged to move away from the ruling party, to be neutral, to be an honest referee between the different political forces. But it didn't happen.
MARGARET WARNER: How much do you think your own image and standing has been damaged and your own credibility been damaged by pursuing this with him for so long?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Well I don't believe that my credibility has been damaged among the people of Pakistan. I know my critics say this, but at the end of the day it's the court of the people that shows the result, and the crowd that turned out to receive me, three million strong, proved that the people of Pakistan have faith in my leadership, in the decisions that I take, the thousands who were ready to be arrested and are presently in jailed proved that they had the trust and confidence in me. When people believe in a leader they leave the minutiae of the strategy to that leader. They know that the goal is. They want to get to that goal. They don't want a compromise in core principles. And my goal was always a democratic Pakistan, a Pakistan with a political leader who was not chief of military staff, and in my very first meeting General Musharraf promised to me that he would retire as Chief of the Army Staff before the Presidential elections.
MARGARET WARNER: So you said that you did this, and you pursued it for so long, because you wanted a peaceful transition and otherwise there would be upheaval. Now this track is over, is that what Pakistan faces?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: That's the danger. I fear that if General Musharraf clings on to power there could be chaos, there could be anarchy and a peaceful orderly transition is what Pakistan needs.
I've been reaching out to other political parties so I want to share with you, it's on one side is the distrust I have of any promise made by General Musharraf at the moment, and the second is the distrust that all the other political parties, the leading civil groups, the women's groups, young students have. So for Pakistan it's better to go with the consensus. Even if Mr. Musharraf was able to convince me today and say come here Ms. Bhutto, you can choose an Election Commission of your choice or of the opposition's choice, and I'll get rid of the mayors and we'll have a caretaker government, I'm just asking myself could I convince the other political players to put their trust in General Musharraf's word. And sadly the answer is no.
I'm asking myself could I convince the people in my party who were killed, the people in my party who were imprisoned, who were prepared in the past to back my dialogue, that I'm going back to the person who arrested them, and the person who fired on them -- didn't personally, but whose men fired yesterday. So Pakistan needs healing and General Musharraf has to decide.
He's not a bad man, he's not an unreasonable man. I've met him. I've talked to him. But the people around him were never very good, the core of the people - some of them are very good, I don't say all - but the core around the hardcore was a leftover from the military dictatorship of the '80s that fought the Afghan jihad and created the mujihadeen who went on to become al-Qaida and Taliban. And in the end he remained loyal to them. So he must think of Pakistan now, and if it's in Pakistan's best interest he must quit. But there needs to be a post-Musharraf order worked out.
MARGARET WARNER: And if he doesn't?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Well if he doesn't, then I'm afraid that the instability will continue and my party and I will have the choice that either we take part in the protests and carry the risks of instability or we withdraw. And if we withdraw, do we create a vacuum that the extremists and their supporters then capture? So we are caught really between the fire, between the frying pan and the fire and we've got to take a risk, and the risk we are taking is to mount public pressure to end martial law and to return Pakistan to its rightful masters who are the people of this great nation.
MARGARET WARNER: And finally do you think the United States has it in its power right now to persuade General Musharraf of this?
BENAZIR BHUTTO: It's a judgment call for the United States to make, there's a balance sheet to be drawn up, but I believe yes if the United States of America weighed in, General Musharraf would certainly give careful consideration to their advice .
MARGARET WARNER: Benazir Bhutto, thank you so much.
BENAZIR BHUTTO: Thank you Margaret.


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I live in a Prius neighborhood. In the short two-block walk to the local elementary school this morning, I counted six. In general, I think that's a good thing.
I also live in a "playborhood", that's a new word for a retro idea: a neighborhood in which kids play unorganized pickup games outside, sometimes (OK, a lot of times) in the street. In general, I also think this is a good thing.
But combine these two trends, and, in the eyes of a worried mom, you've got an accident waiting to happen. The kids are pretty good about listening for a car turning onto our street and scoot to the sidewalks. But a Prius operating in electric mode is virtually silent.
Besides being a threat to kids playing in the street, the silent car is a nightmare for blind pedestrians. Concern about silent car dangers led to the introduction of the so-called "Bell the Hybrid" Act, a.k.a. the Pedestrian Safety Act of 2008, HR 5734, introduced in April which, if it passes, would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a motor vehicle standard that would alert pedestrians to a car's approach.
That wouldn't be hard; there are a number of ways one could do this; heck, kids have
been clipping playing cards to make their bicycles buzz for generations. One suggestion is a radio transmitter that sends a signal to some sort of buzzer carried by the blind. That's unlikely to fix the kid-in-the-street hazard, however.
Another approach is already in prototype and going on the road this summer to conferences aimed variously at the auto industry or the vision impaired. Called the PANDA system, or "Pedestrian Awareness Noiseâ''Ã'ìemitting Device and Application," it comes from Enhanced Vehicle Acoustics, a corporate name for two Stanford University graduate students, Bryan Bai, an electrical engineering graduate student, and Everett Meyer, medical student. The PANDA system uses small speakers installed in the front wheel wells and under the back fender; a little box (the prototype sits in front of the gear shift) sends the sound to the speakers. The system designers say the noise isn't audible from inside the car; from the outside, it's just a little quieter than a normal combustion engine. You can hear it for yourself here or below.
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|YDS: 5.6 French: 4c Ewbanks: 14 UIAA: V ZA: 12 British: S 4b [details]
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By Alex H20
Jan 29, 2012
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|As of Dec. 2011... Maybe some holds have broken, or I had done to many climbs that day, but from the start to the 3rd bolt or so this seemed way harder then 5.6 and I think this would be a challenging lead for a beginner or 5.6 climber.
By Matt N
From: Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 20, 2012
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Climbs harder than 5.6 through the first two bolts.
By Michael Bartosek
From: Los Angeles
Mar 12, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|I agree - the first couple of bolts are probably 5.7 to 5.8 terrain, the rest is cruiser fun.
By Russ Walling
From: www.FishProducts.com
May 21, 2014
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|Didn't seem that hard, but harder than the routes on either side of it. Maybe 5.6C
By JC w KC redux
Jun 29, 2014
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|I agree with Matt that it is surprisingly hard for the first two bolts. It's pretty spacious on bolts for a beginner too. I think Panzarotti is the best of the 3 lower grade routes.


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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury hotel with rooftop pool and restaurants
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In historic Dubai
Melia Dubai places guests to the west of Dubai Creek, 12 km (7.5 miles) from Dubai International Airport. It's a 10-minute drive to the Dubai Museum, the city's oldest building. The Gold Souk, a traditional jewelry market, and the famous Spice Souk, are both 5 km (3.1 miles) from the hotel.
Restaurants, rooftop pool
Guests can beat the heat with a dip in the rooftop pool, and indulge in a Turkish bath and body treatment at the spa. The hotel's restaurants and bars/lounges cater to most tastes, and include a sushi bar, a cigar lounge, an Indian restaurant, and an international kitchen and buffet.
Free WiFi and an LCD TV
Guestrooms are decorated in contemporary, muted colors and feature premium bedding, comfortable chairs and writing desks. Guests can upload vacation photos using free WiFi and watch a movie on the LCD TV. Minibars are standard in every room.
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Melia Dubai
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Melia Dubai features an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 3 bars/lounges. A computer station is located on site and WiFi is complimentary.
Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center, car service, and 2 meeting rooms. This Art Deco hotel also offers a sauna and rooftop terrace. A beach shuttle and a shopping center shuttle are complimentary for guests. Self parking is free and available on site, and a 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle can be arranged for an extra fee.
Melia Dubai has designated areas for smoking.
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free self parking, Free valet parking
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Azalya Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch.
Signature Sanjeev Kapoor - This restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Alfonxo - This sushi bar specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna.
Spa Services
Yhi Spa has 7 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a spa tub. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Massages
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Steam room in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 7
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 11 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for AED 150 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: AED 499.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: AED 249.50 (from 4 to 12 years old)
- Tourism fee: AED 20 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: AED 100 for adults and AED 50 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: AED 150 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: AED 150 per night
Hotel Name
- Dubai Melia
- Melia Dubai
- Melia Hotel Dubai
We should mention
Local laws may restrict unmarried guests from sharing rooms. Guests are responsible for providing proof of marriage, if requested by the property. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. 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. One child 11 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Black Friday retailers offer deep discounts
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:09:16 GMT — Despite stores nationwide trying to lure back skittish shoppers with early dawn discounts, analysts are predicting this will be the worst shopping season in two decades.
But that didn't stop brave shoppers from camping out at Best Buy in Jefferson City. Some camped out for several days, hoping to find deep discounts.
"I got here about 4:30 Wednesday evening, said one Jefferson City resident, eager to cash in on sales. I've been here since."
By 4 a.m. Friday, more than 150 people had lined up. For Leann Helling and her 10-year-old daughter it was a new computer they were after - but only for a "cheap price."
We TMre trying to get a good deal in this economy, Helling said.
Others, bundled in blankets, said they were focused on staying warm.
Doors opened at 5 a.m. as holiday shoppers rushed to get a jump start on the shopping season. The big ticket item this year is computers. And some of the more popular laptops sold out in less than five minutes.
They had a really good deal on a laptop and printer combo, said another Jefferson City resident, waiting in line for a deal. And it's $599 so I decided to come early and get it."
Also popular this year are flat screen TVs, GPSs computers, and GPS devices. But shoppers didn't just come out on Friday to save, they came to spend.
In Jefferson City a number of people spent over a thousand dollars on multiple big ticket electronics, which is good news for local retailers worried about the economy, and slumping sales.
We've been seeing the same amount of traffic so everything looks to be good, said one Best Buy manager Friday morning.
How much consumers actually spend is something Wall Street and analysts will be paying close attention to.
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Burger King has thrown down the gauntlet in the fast-food wars, announcing a competitor to the McRib sandwich beloved by McDonald's customers.
The 59-year-old Burger King chain's 2013 summer menu, unveiled today, includes a new, limited-time BBQ Rib sandwich, featuring a boneless rib patty, just like the McRib.
READ MORE: Burger King Launches New Look, New Menu
The BBQ Rib sandwich will also be topped with a "sweet and tangy BBQ Sauce, crispy bread and butter pickles, all on a warm toasted artisan style bun," according to information provided to ABCNews.com by the company, which declined to comment further.
The McRib is a 500-calorie rib sandwich with barbecue sauce, pickles and onions.
Also like the McRib, whose return to the McDonald's menu is a headline-making affair with its own Twitter handle, the BBQ Rib will be available only temporarily, in this case beginning May 21 and lasting through the summer.
READ MORE: Burger King Tests Out Delivery
"McDonald's continues to focus on our business and on our customers," a McDonald's spokeswoman told ABCNews.com. "At this time I do not have any information on the McRib."
Burger King's new BBQ Rib sandwich, priced at $3.49, is the latest attempt by the Miami-based fast food chain to revamp its menu to compete with longtime competitors, such as McDonald's and Wendy's, and new faces on the market, such as Panera, and even Starbucks.
In March, Burger King added a limited-time turkey burger to its lineup, along with a veggie burger, bacon-stuffed cheddar beef burger, chipotle chicken sandwich and wrap, and a chipotle whopper.
SLIDESHOW: Burger King Launches New Look
"Our guests have grown to look for a variety of options," Eric Hirschhorn, Burger King's vice president of global innovation, told USA Today in announcing the BBQ Rib Sandwich. "It's not just about beef anymore but other proteins like chicken and turkey and pork."
Burger King's new summer menu includes not just the BBQ Rib sandwich but 12 other menu items, including a Memphis Pulled Pork sandwich, Carolina BBQ Whopper, sweet potato fries, a new BBQ Chicken Salad and new desserts inspired by Oreo cookies.


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Fort Wayne battles spike in counterfeit bills
Fort Wayne police are battling an increase in the number of counterfeit bills being passed as technology makes it easier to print fake currency.
The Journal Gazette reports police have taken more than 100 reports involving fake money so far this year. That's up from 74 in 2011.
Detective David Ladig says fake currency is easier to make and is often of a better quality than in the past because of advances in technology.
The U.S. Secret Service reports that 60 percent of the counterfeit currency passed nationally last year was produced using digital printing.
The government has added features such as watermarks and vertical security threads to bills to help combat counterfeiting. Each denomination also has microprinting in different areas.
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TAMPA — Hillsborough County commissioners got no closer to approving ballot language for a proposed transit tax initiative after another workshop on the topic Wednesday.
Commissioners said they have too many unresolved concerns to start talking about how to ask voters if they support raising the sales tax by a penny to pay for a commuter rail system, expanded bus service and road work.
Among their concerns: Who will oversee the expenditure of as much as $200 million a year raised from the sales tax? How will the money be distributed to the county and its three cities? What roads will get widened? How will the proposed rail system connect with commuter lines contemplated in surrounding counties?
Those are all questions to be resolved as the calendar creeps closer to a planned November referendum on the issue.
"It is not defined enough for me," said Rose Ferlita, a supporter of holding the referendum, who warned Wednesday that her support is conditional. "We are not even close."
Off the table now is a March 3 public hearing on possible ballot language. Instead, commissioners set another workshop for later this month in hopes of making decisions that could lead to ballot language by late March.
In the meantime, they urged the county staff to meet with other government officials with a stake in the discussion in preparation for giving them some recommendations. There were no firm recommendations from the county administration after months of debate leading to Wednesday's meeting.
"I believe everyone really does have the bigger picture in mind," said Lucia Garsys, the county's administrator for planning and infrastructure services who is helping lead staff work on the initiative.
A task force worked for more than two years to craft recommendations on how to improve the county's transportation network. It ultimately recommended raising the sales tax by a penny to pay for a light-rail system, a doubling of the county's public bus fleet and new spending on road widening.
The task force had recommended that 75 percent of the money raised from the tax go toward transit and the rest for road and other nontransit work. Some commissioners indicated that even that split may still be up for debate.
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, a leading backer of the initiative, expressed mild frustration that the county administration hasn't come forward with some concrete recommendations for resolving outstanding issues, or at least providing choices for commissioners to consider. Nevertheless, she said the hardest decisions have already been made — such as whether to pursue rail.
Rail backers are eager for commissioners to firm up the language and details of what will go to voters, so they can begin raising money for a public education campaign.
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100 songs barely seems enough to begin to capture the musical essence of 2012—one of the best years in pop that we can remember—but if we tried to list every song we loved in 2012, we'd be listing until the cows came home (and that would be awkward because the cows HATE being excluded from the list-making process.) In any event, 100 songs is still enough for a good six hours of solid music listening, an undertaking you can now embark upon with our Spotify and YouTube playlists of our Year-End List, perfect for New Year's Parties and general year-that-was retrospectives.
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I had had it once in 2005 and the inflammation disappeared until my last few days at university where they re swelled. I had surgery again in February but the inflammation came back in a few days.
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This book invites us to question our infatuation with freedom as autonomy and enlightenment and introduces a new concept: dialogic freedom. It presents riveting moments of decision in literature from Homer's Iliad to Morrison's Beloved, urging us to read for and with dialogic freedom, and inspiring us to feel freer by abandoning our polarized enclaves in order to see better from the perspectives of others.
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During my time in Washington, I have been a strong supporter of Social Security and Medicare because they represent a promise made by our country to ensure basic security and dignity for our seniors. It says something important about our country when we commit to protecting those who have spent a lifetime working and making our country great.
We all know the essential dynamics of this mid-term election: continued high unemployment; a loud movement on the right that calls itself "the tea party;" and a president vilified by conservatives, and whose agenda is not even understood by some of his supporters.
Tuesday is decision day. America goes to the polls and 5th District voters will decide whether Tom Perriello goes to Washington for another two years, or whether Robert Hurt replaces him.
If you like ObamaCare, then by all means vote for Perriello. He voted for this healthcare reform bill in the House this past spring.
Four years ago, when Democrats retook control of Congress, the mid-term election turnout hit about 50 percent in Bedford, while the Presidential election of 2008 brought out a 75 percent turnout. That's when Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello was elected, usurping the once-thought-to-be-unbeatable Virgil Goode.
You've got to cheer for some team in the World Series. It's the American way.
This year, I face a quandary in trying to pick a team: I like 'em both.
Some guys act tough.
Some guys ARE tough.
It was the best of times.
It was the worst of times.
Getting a lay-off notice can be the nudge a person needs to make a positive change.
Carol Patterson, a Bedford County native, had worked as an administrative assistant and executive assistant for 30 years. She had been wanting to do something more fulfilling and had thought about massage therapy for a year. Leaving the security of an existing job, however, kept her from doing anything beyond thinking. Then, her job was eliminated and, with job security gone, she " took a leap of faith."
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The recommended partitioning guideline is if your table exceeds 2G Partitioning benefits: 1. Purging old data very quickly (this is one of the biggest benefits...especially if you have to purge very often...dont even think of using DELETE) 2. Performance for certain types of queries where full table scans benefit from a smaller table size (and hence the smaller partitio will perform better) Disadvantages: You have to maintain scripts to drop/create partitions. Partitions are not first-class objects in Postgres yet (hopefully in a future version) If you are not sure about how large your tables will get...bite the bullet and partition your data. You will be glad you did so. On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Radhika S <rs88820(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote: > Hi, > We currently have a large table (9 million rows) of which only the last > couple of days worth of data is queried on a regular basis. > To improve performance we are thinking of partitioning the table. > > One idea is: > Current_data = last days worth > archive_data < today (goes back to 2005) > > The idea being proposed at work is: > current_data = today's data > prior years data - be broken down into one table per day > archive_data - data older than a year. > > My question is: > a) Does postgres suffer a performance hit say if there are 200 child tables. > b) What about aggregation between dates in the last year. eg total sales for > firm a for the last year. It will need to look up n number of tables. > > Any ideas, tips, gotchas in implementing partitioning would be welcome. It > is a somewhat mission critical (not trading, so not as mission critical) > system. > > How expensive is maintaining so many partitions both in terms of my writing > / maintaining scripts and performance. > > Thanks in advance. > Radhika >
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Tips and Tricks
Accessibility: Speaking Softly
I used to have a relative who typed everything in all caps. She said she just accidentally left the caps lock on and continued typing.
The problem with that form of writing is that it looks like shouting. Some people see it as rude while others see it as annoying, but that's just what visual users see.
From a blind user's perspective, you are not only speaking softly, you are speaking in acronyms:
"I love you" sounds like "I. L.O.V.E. Y.O.U."
It's like having an adult conversation around children and suddenly turning to spelling as though your children can't understand what bad words you're saying. Trust me, they are smart. They'll figure it out, in time. Your blind users don't have time to practice their spelling, so this once again comes off as rude or annoying.
Web Services has some tricks inside Cascade Server for handling all caps words when they are needed.
- Keep moderation in mind. The more you "shout," the more annoying you "sound." If you must use all caps for something, type it all out in upper- and lower-case letters first (i.e., I love you), then highlight the text, and change the Style to "AllUpperCase." It will change to "I Love You" without any further assistance. The style creates the appearance of all caps without annoying acronyms. If the style is removed, the text looks normal and easy to read – no shouting.
- Allow the styles already defined in the web page layout to do the work for you. For example, Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 currently have styles of (1) background color, (2) foreground color, (3) bolding, and (4) all uppercase transformation. That means you don't need to do the work of typing it in all caps – or even bolding, for that matter. Make sure to type it all out in upper- and lower-case letters, and press Submit when you are done.
Note: In the Edit mode on the WYSIWYG editor, I've set all the formats to show upper- and lower-case spelling, so you can see where you have accidentally used all caps. Don't forget to check your Heading Text as well. A lot of those have been accidentally typed in all caps, too.
Technical / Legal Stuff
- Section 508 Subpart B §1194.22 (d) - Style Sheets: Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 makes this a little easier to understand:
- WCAG Guideline 1.3 - Adaptable: Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure.


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Vince Wilfork shows off his basketball skills on Hard Knocks
Vince Wilfork has two Super Bowl rings and five Pro Bowl appearances as a defensive lineman, but it turns out the big man also has some impressive moves on the basketball court.
A newly released clip from this season of HBO's Hard Knocks shows Wilfork taking over in a game of pick-up basketball.
• Eagles fans ask Pope Francis to bless Sam Bradford's knees
Vince @wilfork75?— NFL (@NFL) August 11, 2015
More like Vinny Buckets!
You have never seen a big-man hoop like THIS! #HardKnocks http://t.co/0OqpmznqJL
While making a few jumpers and threading the needle on a couple assists is impressive, Wilfork may not quite have earned his self-given title of "modern day Michael Jordan" yet.


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For those who are still playing MW3, I own a clan. I named it R.E.A.F. Enlist today!
P.S. This is on Xbox 360.
For those who are still playing MW3, I own a clan. I named it R.E.A.F. Enlist today!
P.S. This is on Xbox 360.
Hello, my name is haloface16, but you can call me sir. I've been a member of IGN for about 1 year now but for some reason I have not yet written one blog post. I think it's been a combination of not having enough time and getting sidetracked with other random bullcrap that has prevented me from doing this. One of my favorite things to do with my friends (my gamer friends) is talk about the games we love to play like CoD, Halo, the Batman Arkham games, Far Cry 3 and Battlefield and I have noticed that a good blog can make for some pretty awesome conversations. Anyway, I hope that anyone who actually does have the patience required to read my blogs to the end will enjoy every moment of it.
Just to give you an idea of what to expect here is my top 5 favorite FPS of all time.
#5: Team Fortress 2
My favorite online multiplayer of all time. I won't spend much time talking about this game as I am planing on reviewing this game in the coming weeks so be sure to look for my review in a little while. If you have a computer download this gem immediately. After all it's free.
#4: Goldeneye
The game that made the console FPS what it is today. Although it is extremely outdated by today's standards this is the first great console FPS in my opinion and I spent a huge amount of time playing when it was new.
#3: Duke Nukem 3D
My second favorite PC FPS next to Number 1. This is the first FPS in my opinion that made you feel like you were in a real world, a world where people lived in. This game has some of the coolest weapons in an FPS ever. However, this game may have started the whole "real world" thing but #2 perfected it. What could it be? Hmm.
#2: Half-life
My third favorite game of all time. Goldeneye may have made the console FPS what it is today, however this game made the FPS in general what it is today. It perfected the formula set up by Duke Nukem 3d (in the sense that you are in a living world) and perfected it. However I only put it at #2. So what do I think is the best FPS ever.
#1: Doom
My favorite game of all time (#3: Half-life, #2: Ocarina of Time, #1: Doom) This extremely controversial game was one of the first games ever to incorporate extreme blood and gore into it's gameplay. The enemies in this game don't just disappear in this game and turn into an item or something. They lay on the ground, in a bloody mess. It is extremely satisfying to blow away demons with the Super Shotgun and BFG. And overall this is one of the best aging games of all time.
Honorable Mentions: Wallenstein 3d, Halo: Combat Evolved, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Bioshock.
Thanks for reading. If you have any ideas of what to write about next leave it in the comments. I will read any comments I get. If you see any grammatical errors please let me know too. Must look professional.
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W.H. McKinney Grocery – Elmwood
These photos and story by D. Mitchell Pettross
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W.H. "Henry" and Martha "Etta" Grisham McKinney opened a general mercantile business in the late 1920s to serve the Elmwood community. The original store was located near Snow Creek across from a site that later became the Fay Lewis Store (later occupied by Taft Massey Grocery). The original building is no longer standing. Etta ran the store while Henry concentrated on his other business interests of blacksmith work and general contracting of houses. For a time their sons, Jess and Bonnell, ran a peddler wagon with merchandise from the store.
In the early 1930s the store relocated into the heart of Elmwood. This site was later occupied by Armistead's Store (later converted to a house in the mid 1970s and torn down to build a new log cabin in the 1990s). Upon graduating from high school, the McKinney's youngest daughter, Ina B., became the storekeeper while Henry operated his blacksmith shop beside the store (no longer standing).
Henry built a new general merchandise store directly across U.S. Highway 70 in the early 1940s on the site of the former Elmwood Institute. Being a general contractor, Henry built the store, plus a blacksmith shop and a nearby house for his family. Over the years this store was expanded with several additions, including public restrooms and a side storage room. (The blacksmith shop was located on today's Clarence Lane, but is no longer standing).
For many decades McKinney Grocery served as a "one stop shop" in the Elmwood community and a favorite place to visit with neighbors over a soft drink. Before the construction of the interstate system in the later 1960s, U.S. Highway 70 was the primary route heading east to Knoxville. A Trailways bus stopped daily at the store and transported riders eastward.
After Henry McKinney's death in 1959 ownership of the business transferred to Ina B. and her sister, Odelle McKinney Ramsey, and the name changed to W. H. McKinney Company. Odelle began working part-time to help Ina B. in the store. In July 1975 a fire damaged the interior of the business, but the store reopened a month later with renovations. When Odelle died in 1991 her partnership in the business transferred to her daughter, Billie Ramsey Pettross, who operated the business with her aunt until the business closed in 1996.
W.H. McKinney Grocery - early 1990's
McKinney Grocery and it operator, Ina B., were spotlighted in an August 3, 1989 issue of the Carthage Courier. The feature story was written by Karenna Gore, oldest daughter of former Vice President Albert and Tipper Gore. In 1967 W. H. McKinney Company was recognized by the Texaco Company for 30 years of continuous selling of Texaco products.
After over a half century of operating in the Elmwood community, W. H. McKinney Company closed on June 8, 1996 when the contents of the store were sold at auction. The store building and McKinney home still stand today. Fond memories are still recalled by family and friends who have passed through the doors of McKinney Grocery in Elmwood.
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