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Symposium on Configuring the Networked Self: Cohen's Methodological Contributions
Julie Cohen's extraordinarily illuminating book Configuring the Networked Self makes fundamental contributions to the field of law and technology. In this post, I'd like to focus on methodology and theory (a central concern of Chapters 1 to 4). In another post, I hope to turn to the question of realizing Cohen's vision of human flourishing (a topic Chapters 9 and 10 address most directly).
Discussions of rights and utility dominate the intellectual property and privacy literatures.* Cohen argues that their appeal can be more rhetorical than substantive. As she has stated:
[T]he purported advantage of rights theories and economic theories is neither precisely that they are normative nor precisely that they are scientific, but that they do normative work in a scientific way. Their normative heft derives from a small number of formal principles and purports to concern questions that are a step or two removed from the particular question of policy to be decided. . . . These theories manifest a quasi-scientific neutrality as to copyright law that consists precisely in the high degree of abstraction with which they facilitate thinking about processes of cultural transmission.
Cohen notes "copyright scholars' aversion to the complexities of cultural theory, which persistently violates those principles." But she feels they should embrace it, given that it offers "account[s] of the nature and development of knowledge that [are] both far more robust and far more nuanced than anything that liberal political philosophy has to offer. . . . [particularly in understanding] how existing knowledge systems have evolved, and how they are encoded and enforced."
A term like "knowledge system" may itself seem very abstract and formal. But Cohen's work insists on a capacious view of network-enabled forms of knowing. Rather than naturalizing and accepting as given the limits of copyright and privacy law on the dissemination of knowledge, she can subsume them into a much broader framework of understanding where "knowing" is going. That framework includes cultural practices, norms, economics, and bureaucratic processes, as well as law.
We've seen that kind of ambition before, in Lawrence Lessig's Code. But Cohen is not willing to accept its pathbreaking "modalities" approach to the shaping and control of human action. As stated in Chapter 7:
The four-part Code framework [of Lessig's Code] cannot take us where we need to go. An account of regulation emerging from the Newtonian interaction of code, law, market, and norms [i.e., culture] is far too simple regarding both instrumentalities and effects. The architectures of control now coalescing around issues of copyright and security signal systemic realignments in the ordering of vast sectors of activity both inside and outside markets, in response to asserted needs that are both economic and societal.
What is happening beyond the Code framework? Aside from the theoretical rationales Cohen givens, two historical developments motivate a move beyond Lessig's pre-millennial framework:
1. Cybersecurity concerns make flows of digital information ever more critical to national defense. These concerns were surfacing the 1990s, but took on far more urgency and importance after 9/11. Intelligence agencies and the newly formed Department of Homeland Security focused operations on monitoring threats to domestic order. The government massively upgraded its surveillance capabilities in the search for terrorists, then turned them on "all threats, all hazards." DHS collaborated with local law enforcement officials and private critical infrastructure providers. Federal agencies gathered information in collaboration with state and local law enforcement officials in what Congress has deemed the "Information Sharing Environment" (ISE).
2. Network power has generated online entities whose "citizenries" are larger than all but the largest countries. Just as the ISE is developing for federal authorities, global finance is perfecting its own modes of monitoring companies and countries, and web giants are in a "data arms race" to perfect digital dossiers on users.
As Jaron Lanier has argued, both Silicon Valley and Wall Street have built enormously profitable business models as private spy agencies capable of leveraging information advantages. Danielle Citron has described three compelling examples of how the resulting technologies of surveillance mediate and limit individuals' opportunities.
Dual Use Technologies
The same technologies deployed by DHS, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street can also empower internet users. Life online runs the gamut from frivolity to high public purpose. As Ethan Zuckerman observes, these high and low aims can be mutually reinforcing. A video like Collateral Murder can be spliced into MIA's Vicki Leekz mixtape. A twitter community formed around cricket may turn to political activism, and vice versa. As images, music, and words get recopied, repurposed, and remixed, symbolic orders emerge undisciplined by the usual triple authority of church, state, and home.
As legal scholars, we're conditioned to jump to the normative questions immediately, asking "is this a good thing?" It's tempting to flee to free speech fundamentalism ("promiscuous publication and zero privacy, uber alles!") or control fetishism ("lock down and propertize!") in order to respond decisively to fast-paced events. Cohen insists that before we take any normative stance toward the blooming, buzzing confusion of internet life, we better understand it. Cultural theory is above all specific—to time, place, and people grappling with situated struggles.
While contemporary epigones of Kant and Mill battle it out over whether Verizon or Comcast's property and free speech rights should trump those of their customers, Cohen's approach demands we ask more questions. How invasive is the deep packet inspection that an ISP like Comcast wants to do? Why is it performing this surveillance? Who gets the data? What type of activity will be chilled by this intervention? Can users opt out, or is the fused public and private power here for all intents and purposes monopolistic? As she notes, "Some information policy problems cannot be solved simply by prescribing greater 'openness' or more 'neutrality:'"
[R]ights of access to information and information networks do not necessarily correlate with rights to privacy; indeed, they more typically function in the opposite way. As network users become habituated to trading information for information and other services, access to goods and services takes place in an environment characterized by increasing amounts of both transparency and exposure. . . . [H]uman flourishing in the networked information society requires additional structural safeguards.
The lives of situated subjects are increasingly shaped by decisions made and implemented using networked information technologies. Those decisions present some possibilities and foreclose others. Most people have very little understanding of the ways that such decisions are made or of the options that are not presented. In many cases, this facial inaccessibility is reinforced by regimes of secrecy that limit even technically trained outsiders to "black box" testing. We would not tolerate comparable restrictions on access to the basic laws of physics, chemistry, or biology, which govern the operation of the physical environment. The algorithms and protocols that sort and categorize situated subjects, shape information flows, and authorize or deny access to network resources are the basic operational laws of the emerging networked information society; to exercise meaningful control over their surroundings, people need access to a baseline level of information about what those algorithms and protocols do.
Trying to theorize rights and utility claims in the absence of such information may be an exercise in futility. We can't grasp the landscape without a map.
Some might question Cohen's scientific metaphor here. Rather than accept the network as a feature of the world we should try to understand, they would assimilate it to the social processes that Friedrich Hayek mystifies** and Alan Greenspan calls "irredeemably opaque." The boosters of "Big Data" predict an "End of Science," where we pragmatically seek correlations rather than try to deeply understand underlying mechanisms and causes. But Cohen rightly insists that we can and should document and explain the historical evolution of our cyberinfrastructure. Neither sloppy Hayekianism nor an ontologically-abstinent philosophy of science can undermine that crucial claim. As Cohen notes in Chapter 1,
One cannot make sense of developments in either surveillance or network architecture more generally without interrogating the ways that information protocols and networked devices are reshaping our spaces and practices, encoding new path-dependencies and new habits of behavior. The credo that "code is law" recognizes that Internet technologies encode an especially powerful and peculiarly invisible form of behavioral discipline, but it does not acknowledge that these technologies also form the material substrate within which complex social patterns take root. Throughout the book, I will draw on the various literatures in [Science and Technology Studies] to explore the emergence of networked information architectures and associated social and institutional practices. One of the foundational texts in STS is Langdon Winner's meditation on whether particular artifacts can be said to have a politics that has more definite consequences for the organization of society.
By deploying both STS and cultural studies modes of analysis, Cohen avoids the abstract legalism readily subverted by those who would keep the net opaque. By "abandon[ing] simplified theoretical constructs like 'freedom of expression' and 'freedom of choice,' and instead focus[ing] on the ordinary routines and rhythms of everyday practice," she advances the anti-formalist agenda of her pathbreaking article Lochner in Cyberspace. As she develops Nussbaum's capabilities theory for life online, she helps us understand which of these "ordinary routines and rhythms of everyday practice" deserve law's solicitude, and which might be safely subject to the discipline of state and corporate power. This book helps us reimagine how to configure a network that promotes real human flourishing, rather than the increasingly commercialized and surveilled net we are now subject to.
*Things were a bit more open in the IP field in the 1980s. By the 90s and 00s, "normal science" in information policy centered on rights and utility claims. But, as Cohen observes, "there is evidence of a recent turn toward explicit adoption of the capabilities approach. Leading works include Yochai Benkler's treatment of the linkages between information policy, information markets, and human freedom; Margaret Chon's work on intellectual property and development; and Madhavi Sunder's exploration of the intersections between intellectual property, the Internet protocol, and identity politics." I hope that surveillance studies and critical internet studies can similarly influence privacy law.
**I can expand on this point in comments. I rely on Geoffrey Hodgson, 'Hayek, Evolution, and Spontaneous Order', in P. Mirowski (ed.), Natural Images in Economic Thought: Markets Read in Tooth and Claw, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994, pp. 408-47.


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I have a Thor cake to do soon and coming up blank. The cake is going to be either 1/4 sheet or 8 " square. Cake will be buttercream with fondant accents. I'm centering a 7" edible image on the top but past that, coming up blank. I thought perhaps adding the bay boy's name on a banner on the front and using colored stripes around the sides but like the cityscape idea but not sure if that is on the Thor level like it is batman. I am thinking if using the 1/4 sheet, placing a small winged helmet and hammer on top. What other ideas do you have?
Flames or lightning bolts....thats what i see in almost all thor pics and easy to do
I was thinking flames but don't really see that when I search Thor on google. Do you see that somewhere?
The Thor hammer would be good to add, and I would go with lightning bolts.....he's the god of thunder- and he uses his club hammer (my sons love superheros). You could do a hammer out of cereal treats.... and 3 D lightnig bolts on the side-if u do several layers of different colors....
Oh and he's an ancient god- so city scene on outside wouldn't be the best way to go.....landscape maybe- trees and lightening??
Ooooh, black trees and lightning bolts on the side?! I'm liking that. I have 2 girls so I'm not up to speed on THOR, Keep the ideas coming ladies, they really help!
bumping this up...and an FYI - i do have a Cricut cake that i recently got, still haven't used but wondering if anyone has any ideas to go using that? anything else? Have about another week before i need to get started on this one... Thanks!!
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I love your idea of the black silouette trees on the side - what is the buttercream background color going to be? Unfortunately Thor is pretty boring (don't ever tell my 2 boys I said that) but he really just has that giant hammer and that wierd hat with the wings on it!
If you were to do a banner in front like you mentioned- it would look really cool if you used some type of old english font.
If it were me doing this cake...and I had access to a circut and edible images....I'd do the rectangle cake-with your edible image...and a dark red or burgandy background - with a rolling hill black landscape on the side and big bright lightening bolts, the banner in the front -looking kind of like a scroll...with old lettering. On top I'd have a fondant or cereal treat hammer, and maybe somewhere include either a fondant hat with wings, or put the wings in the front.
Now I'm clueless when it comes to girls - so maybe I'll seek you out when that time comes
Since I'm a GIANT geek and I love Thor it seems fitting my first post on this forum should be me suggesting something for a Thor cake.
If you don't put Mjolnir (the hammer) on there it's blasphemy! I'd suggest a dark red cake since his cape is red, with weathered/antiqued gold accents. I'd also suggest the hammer and the helm atop them, unless you wanted to make the whole thing the hammer stuck in the rock with Odin throws it down...which would also be awesome.
The hammer has a sort of Celtic knot pattern on it -- http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1BZRXDbYM5I/Tcdx9nxyc3I/AAAAAAAAA5U/Tq5B8ZcJKsk/s1600/IMG_6022.JPG
Also if you want to do symbols, rather than Olde English I would suggest using Nordic Runes since Thor is from Norse mythos. http://www.bardwood.com/graphics/uthark.GIF
Debbye and adalyn- I definitely love these ideas. Little worried about the red cake due to what I've heard about taste but I have some maroon that will get me to the right color faster. Will look into those fonts too. Anytime you need a girl cake ( or Harry Potter which I just posted one, check it out!), just let me know!
Bumping me back up...hate that the cake ideas thread disappeared...
well here it is. There is another angle of the tree silouette on the main page for the cake. I wasn't thrilled about the cake, but the mom absolutely loved it so that matters most. thanks for your help!!

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Turn old crayons into candles
Have fun with your kids turning something old into something new! Try this simple activity that transforms tired old crayons into fancy new candles.
What You Need:
- crayons
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Trim the top off of the cardboard milk carton.
Plait three pieces of string together to make a wick that burns easily.
Cut the paraffin wax into small chunks and melt it carefully over a low flame in a saucepan on the stove.
Choose different coloured crayons and add to the wax once it's totally melted.
Use a pair of scissors and dip the string into the paraffin mixture.
Hold the string so that it hangs down the middle of the carton and fill the carton with ice cubes.
Pour wax mixture into the carton (over the ice cubes) and leave it for a few hours to harden. The ice will melt as the candle sets.
Once the candle is hard, pour off the excess water from the ice cubes and peel off the carton.
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Clivio Piccione and Marco Bonanomi score RC Motorsport's first pole position and 1-2 in one go at Magny-Cours.
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Clivio Piccione has scored RC Motorsport's first ever World Series by Renault pole position at Magny-Cours, with Marco Bonanomi ensuring they would do it in style by snaring a spot on the front row alongside his team-mate.
A fraught battle in both qualifying groups, the early morning session meant the battle for pole position overall was more heated than usual as the circuit failed to improve so much as to benefit the second group of cars as it normally does.
In the first group, the leading contenders were expected to be championship leader Alvaro Parente, Bonanomi, Filip Albuquerque, Julien Jousse and Giedo van der Garde and the quintet duly led proceedings in the early stages of the session, Jousse, on home soil this weekend, going fastest initially before being usurped by Albuquerque.
However, the second half of the session began to see the lap times tumble, van der Garde going fastest, before Albuquerque and Parente lowered the marker further. Indeed, the Portuguese driver looked to have placed provisional pole position out of reach with his leading time of 1min 25.939secs only for Bonanomi to emerge from the lower half of the timesheet to snatch the top spot by a tenth.
The second fastest time drops Parente to the second row of the grid, with Davide Valsecchi a strong third after a late charge. van der Garde and Albuquerque held onto the fourth and fifth fastest time to guarantee themselves a spot inside the top ten.
All eyes were on championship contender Ben Hanley in the second group of qualifying, a group that was expected to take advantage of getting out on track after their rivals by going quicker and ensuring the 'odd' side of the grid.
However, the session started off slowly with practice pace setter Mikhail Aleshin taking the lead before Clivio Piccione became the first driver in the group to dip below 1min 27secs - albeit a second behind Bonanomi's marker.
What followed was a flurry of fastest times, the identities of the front runners changing as the minutes wore on. Firstly, Miguel Molina went top before, followed by Aleshin and then again by Molina. Hanley finally made his move to go fastest, only to see Piccione then sneak through and grab the fastest time - and crucially pole position by just two hundredths of a second.
The Monegasque driver's first pole position in the series, Piccione will be desperate for some good luck after a dismal season that has shown pace but as yet only yielded 13 points, leaving him 20th in the championship.
Bonanomi, who lies eighth in the standings, will line-up alongside his team-mate, while Hanley will start third, confident in the knowledge that Parente will be down in ninth place once his five-place grid penalty for a driving infringement at Donington Park is taken into account.
Together with Aleshin suffering the same fate, the grid will be skewed from the actual results. As such, Fairuz Fauzy, will start fourth, ahead of Valsecchi, van der Garde, Molina, Albuquerque, Parente and Milos Pavlovic.
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Has anyone been on this cruise from Los Angeles to Hawaii?? Just wondering what people think of Princess, I've only been on Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
Hello. I haven't done the LA to Hawaii, but I was on the Regal june 2005. We did a R/T San Fran to Alaska on her. The ship is one of there oldest in there fleet. We usually cruise RCCL, and have done Carnival once. We were very happy with the Regal. I liked the decor. I would cruise her again, but, I do prefer larger ships. I tend to get a little stir crazy. I need lots of activities and stuff to look at. Enjoy your cruise. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...icon_smile.gif Lil' Lori
We have sailed on Princess 18 times with 3 more booked and find her our favorite cruise line. Have not been on RCL or CCL so can't compare for you.
Hello rescue911chick,
I, like Lil' Lori haven't done L.A. to Hawaii (yet--but very soon!) but I have been on Regal Princess several times and I love it.
Lori is right; it dosen't have as many venues and activities as Princess' larger ships--but it is by no means a "small ship".
It is very nicely appointed but not as "elegant" as the newer ships; which is fine with me because it gives it a little more relaxed ambiance.
But what I really like about it is its space. The cabins are much roomier, with more closet and storage space than the newer ships--ideal for longer cruises. And it has nice wide decks and large pools. The swim-up bar is a kick. And the pizza restaurant is great; it's sit-down, but near the pools, enclosed, and very casual with good views and checkered tablecloths--not to mention great pizza, salads, and other items.
My only complaint would be about the Dome. One side is the casino and the other side is observation lounge/coctail lounge/
entertainment venue. Problem is, the casino side allows smoking; and while the othe side is non-smoking, the smoke wafts over. This was not a problem for me as I don't use the casino and there are plenty of other places for drinks and good views--I only mention it in the spirit of full-disclosure.
I have never been on any other line than Princess so I can't make any comparisons; but I have sailed with Princess for over 30 years and never had anything but great experiences.
Diamond Princess will start the L.A.--Hawaii run in September if you are interested in a larger and newer ship. It is great too, in it's own way.
I hope this helps. If I can be of further assistance, please ask.
Oh, I do remember the large inside room we had. It was the lowest/cheapest category. I was pleasantly surprised, at the nice size of the room we had. It was much larger, than the inside room we had for 3 people on the Freedom of the Seas last summer. Enjoy! http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif Lil' Lori
Just posted my issue's on another site with Regal. BEWARE of this ship and Princess in general. The ship is being decommissioned this summer. It's old and not up to par with the newer vessels. Princess have been cutting corners and it's very obvious on this ship. Final warning. If you do go on this cruise, book your on flights rather than let Princess book for you. We had to go from Vancouver to Acapulco, normally a one stop in LA, 6 hour flight. They booked us Vancouver, Vegas, Atlanta, Acapulco. 20 hours. Luggage was lost for 5 out of 10 days. 40 very unhappy customers and Princess just didn't care. Nor did they take any responsibility for booking us through airports with only 45 minute turn arounds to the next flight. Of course the luggage wouldn't make it. We questioned that before we left, and they assured us that they do this all the time. DON'T DO IT...
Hello dr.j and welcome to cruise-chat;
very sorry to hear of your negative experience with Princess.
I can't for the life of me figure out why they routed you to Acapulco via Las Vegas and Atlanta. I have used Princess Air to almost every part of the globe Princess sails and never had an experience like yours. And the luggage--no surprise they lost it with a convoluted itinerary like that. I think I would have seen disaster coming and had my travel agent book the air independently.
As for Regal Princess itself, I pointed out it is an older ship and really can't be compared to the newer Grand class ships; it was built before many of the amenities on the newer ships were thought of. And it is not as elegant; but I was on her a couple of years ago and it was in no way sub-par to the newer ships--just different, and in some ways, better.
And yes, she is leaving the Princess fleet in September, but it is going to P&O. I have visited several P&O ships and I would say, if anything, they are better maintained than the Princess ships; so I doubt if P&O would take posession of an inferior product.
So I'm sorry you had a bad experience, but I believe your's was the exception, not the rule.
dr.j I'm also sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. I have never sailed on the Regal Princess and have honestly avoided her after talking to others and reading their comments. There are some people that do like the Regal as f-Mattox says he does but many would not sail on her a second time.
We have used Princess air but always have paid the little extra to do an "air deviation" where we have chosen our own flights. I believe what you experienced can happen when booking cruise air with any cruise line. I have read complaints about cruise air with them all.
It is not just the cruise lines that book flights with short connection times. I booked air recently to Copenhagen and had to be extremely persistant to get the flights I wanted. The flights were booked online and then Delta canceled flights and rebooked unacceptable ones. When I called they kept insisting that there was plenty of time to make connections but I said I wanted a longer layover and finally got the flights I wanted.
In hind sight when you saw the flights you had been given your TA, or you if you booked directly with Princess, should have had them changed.
Cruise lines only have a certain air class that they can book for the price you are paying for the air portion of your cruise. If acceptable flights are not available in the booking class you will have to pay the difference to change to these flights. This is not unlike booking air directly with the airlines. If you go to any of their web sites and search flights by schedule rather than price you will frequently find that those with more connection, poor times, less direct routes and close connections are the cheaper flights.
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BEWARE of this ship and Princess in general. The ship is being decommissioned this summer. QUOTE]
Decommissioned by name only. In October this ship will move to Australia and permanently cruise for P&O out of Sydney. Will be renamed to Pacific Dawn.
Might be "old and not up to par", but it will be the newest ship for P&O Oz and the "pride of the fleet" http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif . On one of the other sites,there seems to be much fanfare & flagwaving for this "new" ship.
Sorry to hear of your experiences. http://images7.fotki.com/v144/photos...3/sniff-vi.gif
Found this Cute Video from some crew members of the REGAL PRINCESS
it's 6.45 min long but it's cute.
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Mob member texted father to say goodbye
A patched Mongrel Mob member texted his father to say goodbye before he died from stab wounds in Petone.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after the incident in the Lower Hutt suburb last night.
Sean Verma, 30, died despite rescuers trying to save him in the stairwell of his flat.
He leaves behind an 18-month-old son.
Acting Senior Sergeant Andrzej Kowalczyk said police were initially called to an altercation between a man and a woman at the Housing New Zealand-owned Altair flats in East St, Petone about 10.30pm.
When police got to the scene they found the victim in the stairwell of the flats, where a friend was giving him first aid.
Police and ambulance staff continued CPR and other techniques to save him for an hour before he died at the scene. His body was removed last night.
Sean Verma's father, Rajesh Verma, first knew something was wrong when he got a text message simply saying, "Bye" from his son about 8.30pm last night.
When he later saw police at the East St block of flats, neighbouring his own, he went across and was told a "very serious" crime had been committed. He was later told his son was dead and hugged the wrapped body as it was removed.
"He was my only son, even though he was Mongrel Mob but he was still my son. I am shattered."
He said his son was not violent. "He was alright, he was a good man."
Mr Verma, 57, is left looking after his son's 18-month-old boy.
Sean Verma's partner, 29, was arrested last night.
She was still to be interviewed by police this morning and had not been charged. Police were still at the scene this morning.
Police said local residents did not need to be concerned for their safety. They asked witnesses to contact police.
An autopsy would be conducted today.
Neighbour Rachel Cooper said when she left her house near the flats at about 11pm she heard raised voices. When she returned about 1am she found the entire street cordoned off, with eight to 10 police cars and police in forensic suits investigating the scene.
Mongrel Mob associate Peter Paul said he was shocked to hear of his friend's death. Members of the gang gathered at the scene about 2.30am after news of the attack spread on Facebook.
"He loved his kids and he loved his computer too."
Preparations are being made for Mr Verma's tangi, which will be held at Te Huinga O te Marae Hall.
Verma was serving 10 months' home detention when he died.
In November he was sentenced in High Court in Wellington after earlier pleading guilty to blackmail, assault and wilful damage.
The charges date back to July, when Verma's partner went to look at a property advertised for rent. The man who showed her around texted her later in the day saying it had been let to someone else. He also asked her for oral sex.
Verma texted back, posing as his partner, and arranged to meet the man. He smashed his car windows with a bat, demanded his keys, and told the man he was dealing with the Mongrel Mob.
The man, whose name is suppressed, managed to drive away, escaping with just superficial cuts to his face.
Verma sent more texts telling the man he was "dead", saying he knew what his business was, and with references to the man's parents and property he owned. The man apologised and asked how he could make things right.
He offered to pay $5000 the next day - but Verma demanded $10,000.
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the Texoma Healthcare System ("Texoma") located in Denison, Texas, including a 234-bed acute-care hospital, a 60-bed behavioral health hospital, a 21-bed freestanding rehabilitation hospital and TexomaCare, a 34-physician group practice structured as 501-a.
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DETROIT — Where does wife, mother, activist and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph get her energy?
"I think it comes from the generations of women that came before me, that let me know you're not just put here for nothing. You're put here to do something," she says emphatically by phone from Los Angeles, where she's working on a new movie, "The Cost of Heaven."
The busy star of stage, screen and television is coming to Detroit on Saturday to be the featured speaker at the 97th annual celebration to commemorate the founding of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Ralph, who was in Detroit last week wrapping up work on a gospel drama, shared thoughts on everything from her famous Broadway role in "Dreamgirls" to the current state of television.
Q: You originated the role of Deena Jones in "Dreamgirls." How many "Dreamgirls" fans do you run into on an average week?
A: So many, it's like every day. Now that I'm doing a film, there's always somebody that has their own personal "Dreamgirls" story.
Q: You're a longtime HIV/AIDS activist.
A: Absolutely. It all started for me because of "Dreamgirls," being so young and impressionable and seeing the devastation of this mysterious disease. And how it literally just changed people's lives overnight, how it affected the art for generations, the number of talented people we lost.
Q: What's the most important focus now in the fight for awareness?
A: I think for a lot of people it would be testing. Too many people have gotten the idea of testing twisted. People say, "Well, if I'm positive, then I don't want to know." And I say it's not just about if you're positive. It's about, what if you're negative? If you're negative, we want to make sure that you do all things possible to make sure you stay that way. But if you're positive, we want to make sure that you have the direction to get the kind of help and treatment and medication and support that you're going to need to fight this disease.
Q: You're married to a Pennsylvania state senator. What's the secret to a successful political marriage?
A: Diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy!
Q: You've appeared on TV shows like "Barbershop" and "Hannah Montana," to name a couple. As an expert on TV, what shows are you watching now?
A: I'm really in a quandary when it comes to TV, because I love TV so much, but TV, believe it or not, is turning into a veritable cesspool on many levels. The reality is so ugly that it's driving me a little bit crazy. I dislike the idea that we could look at ourselves and see such an unattractive picture, day in, day out, night after night, and think it's OK. ... Some of the TV is so unsuitable, what do you think your children are going to grow up and do? I'm a bit bothered by it. But to that end, I did turn on "Big Love" on Sunday. I cannot believe that I'm so into these Mormons. That Bill is just rocking my world (laughs).
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A Louisiana law that allows public school science teachers to use supplemental materials in their classrooms will remain on the books.
The Senate Education Committee voted 3-2 Wednesday against repeal of the Louisiana Science Education Act, in what has become an annual debate.
More than 70 Nobel Prize-winning scientists have urged the scrapping of the law passed in 2008, with repeal supporters say it's a back-door way to teach creationism.
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Levi Norwood and the Bears look to continue their march towards the BCS on Saturday night in Stillwater.
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No. 3 Baylor at No. 11 Oklahoma State
Saturday, 8:00 PM, ABC
Line: Baylor -10
Baylor's run through the gauntlet to the Big 12 Championship and a BCS bowl appearance continues thus week with a visit to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on a surging Oklahoma State team. The Cowboys have won six in a row and are in the midst of the Big 12 title race, a race they were favored to win when the season started. A slow start, particularly on offense helped hold Oklahoma State back at first. However, changes in the backfield and a commitment to the running game have made huge changes.
Baylor overcame a 14 point deficit at the start of the game last week against Texas Tech to blowout the Red Raiders 63-34. Shock Linwood, the third string running back for the Bears, got the start because of injuries and rushed for 187 yards against Tech.
The atmosphere will be electric. Can the Bear deliver a big game one more time? Or will the string of November upsets of top ranked Big 12 teams continue again this season?
For Baylor to win: Avoid a slow start. Baylor is a team that likes to play fast and score early and often. The last two weeks, that has not been the case. The Bears have struggled and stumbled out the gate against Oklahoma at home and Texas Tech on a neutral field. If you get off to slow starts there, as they have demonstrated, it can be easily rectified. However, Baylor will not want to get down early against Oklahoma State at home, especially if it is a cold night as the forecasts say it will be.
For Oklahoma State to win: Play ahead of the chains. Oklahoma State will want to take advantage of the situation, playing at home on a Saturday night on national television. A fast start and staying on schedule on offense will help the Cowboys not only control field position and momentum, but if they can take advantage of time of possession and limit the access that the Bears have to ball, the Cowboys have a chance to stay in the game and pull the upset.
Key Player, Baylor: Levi Norwood, wide receiver. The junior wide receiver has almost equaled his yardage output from last season, and most of that yardage has come over the last three weeks. In particular, last week against Texas Tech, Norwood went for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Most of the attention is paid to the running game, but with wide receiver Tevin Reese out with a dislocated wrist, Norwood has shown his value as another cog in the Baylor offensive machine.
Key Player, Oklahoma State: Caleb Lavey, linebacker. The senior linebacker and his compatriots will be busy against Baylor. Maintaining defensive discipline against the running game and being prepared to defend the intermediate routes will be crucial to maintaining a chance in the game. The Cowboys defense is first in the Big 12 and number 12 nationally in third down conversion rate, only allowing 32 percent of third downs to be converted against them. Lavey is the leading tackler for the Cowboys, so expect him to be heavily involved in most plays.
Key Stat: 46-5. Under Mike Gundy, the Cowboys are 46-5 when they win the turnover battle. Going back over the last six season, OSU was won 33 of the last 34 games when winning the turnover battle.


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Latino Advisory Board
The Latino Diabetes Initiative created the Latino Advisory Board in 2005 to develop future activities and strategies designed to increase the reach and effectiveness of the Latino Diabetes Initiative in the Boston area.
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Red Bull Energy Drink proudly presents three new remixes available for fans to stream and download from remix.redbull.com.
The three distinctively different remixes all stem from inspiration from the Red Bull Editions – the tastes of cranberry, lime and blueberry with the effect of Red Bull.
Drink a Red Bull, listen to some remixes. Sounds like a good day or night to us!
The Red Bull Red Edition remix of Wrestlers' (formerly Bagheera) song "Say Anything" featuring Twin Shadow and D'Angelo Lacy was masterfully and soulfully reinterpreted by world-renowned remixer, artist and producer RAC. Known for reinventing songs from artists as diverse as Kings of Leon, Lana Del Rey and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, RAC shifts Wrestlers' playful, dance-floor friendly track into a smooth, nuanced arrangement. Red Bull Sound Select artist Wrestlers began as the alias of Houston producer Aidan Kennedy, who later invited friend David Elkin to join him. Wrestlers, who have opened for the likes of M83, Ghostland Observatory, Passion Pit, and HAIM, can be seen at Hangout Music Festival, Free Press Summer Fest, and Lollapalooza among other festivals this summer.
The Red Bull Silver Edition remix of New Beat Fund's track "Get Up," a song brimming with the Southern California band's sunny mix of punk, funk, reggae and soul, was remixed by Tae Beast of Digi+Phonics, with a verse added by none other than acclaimed LA-bred Top Dawg Entertainment recording artist Jay Rock. Due to the unique sound of the remix, the blend of New Beat Fund's song with an incredible beat gives the track a feeling of a West Coast collaboration just in time for the summer. Since the release of their debut EP Coinz, New Beat Fund has been sharing their sound with fans across the country, playing everywhere from Warped Tour to shows with blink-182 and 3OH!3 to local frat parties. They are currently in the studio working on their debut album for Red Bull Records, due out this fall.
The Red Bull Blue Edition remix of Red Bull Records artist Five Knives' new song "Savages" was re-interpreted by GRAMMY-nominated electronic music mastermind Pretty Lights. The Colorado producer, artist and label owner (Pretty Lights Music) reworked the up-tempo, driving beats and sing-a-long chorus of "Savages" into a sultry, multi-layered track that perfectly complements the original. Hailing from Nashville, Five Knives meet at the intersection of dance and rock n' roll: front woman Anna Worstell, keyboardists/programmers Nathan Barlowe and Zach Hall, and drummer Shane Wise grind heavy synth riffs into an undeniably catchy sound that's rooted in both old-school punk and new school electronica.
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Les Miserables star Hugh Jackman walked his daughter Ava, 7, to school in New York City on Monday (December 10). Joined by their pet pooch, the father-daughter duo walked hand-in-hand to class.
In an emotional new interview with 60 Minutes, the Wolverine actor, 44, opened up again about being abandoned by his mother, Grace, when he was only 8-years-old.
"I can remember the morning she left, it's weird the things you pick up," he tearfully admitted. "I remember her being in a towel around her head and saying goodbye, must have been the way she said goodbye. As I went off to school, when I came back, there was no one there in the house. The next day there was a telegram from England, Mom was there. And then that was it. I don't think she thought for a second it would be forever. I think she thought it was, 'I just need to get away, and I'll come back.' Dad used to pray every night that Mom would come back."
Jackman – who has previously talked of his mother's undiagnosed postpartum depression – was the youngest of five. His father, Chris, became the "rock" of the family.
"My father is a rock. My father is my rock," he said. "It's where I learned everything about loyalty, dependability, being there day in, day out, no matter what."
Now a father to Ava and 10-year-old son Oscar with wife Deborra-Lee Furness, Jackman treasures family life. "We never have more than two weeks apart," Furness, 57, said. "We choose not to. We don't like it."
Does his own father ever dole out advice?
"It's always about the family," Jackman said while wiping tears off his face. "It's not about work."
"And I think that's him living with probably some of his regrets," Jackman added. "And feelings [that] maybe he, at the wrong time, put too much in his career. And he doesn't want me to make me that mistake. In his gentle way, he always reminds me this the most important thing."


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The Tek Recon Hammer Head is a new kind of battle system for kids. This basic blaster shoots reusable rings, which Tech 4 Kids calls NRG Rounds. Fill up the clip with the NRG Rounds and insert the clip into the handle. There are several options for firing. The blaster has a torque adjustment that allows you to vary the force with which the ammo is fired. Changing this setting will also change the amount of pressure needed to fire the rounds. At the higher end, the trigger is definitely much harder to pull, and you'll need both hands, especially for kids. There's also a rapid-fire pump-action option that is also controlled by the torque lever.
While the blaster is fairly innovative on its own, it also has an app for iOS and Android that can enhance the play. The blaster comes with a mount and spacers, but when you're setting it up, take extra care that your phone or iPod is firmly seated in the mount. You can leave the case on your phone, which is highly recommended. The app adds a viewfinder and different views in solo play. When you're in a group play, it allows you to create teams, keep score, and communicate via walkie talkie with your other team members. You can play games such as Capture the Flag or any others that you devise. You can also track your teammates on the simulated radar screen when you're all connected. There are several blasters in the Tek Recon line, and the app lets you select which one you have.
Overall, this is an innovative new blaster design. We wish the instructions were a little clearer, and you have to be willing to run around and pick up the rounds after you fire them, but that's true with any blaster. Re-loading is simple and quick. The app actually works because it doesn't try to do too much. It leverages what the phone is good for, communicating, and adds a dramatic interface that adds to the imaginative and/or competitive play.
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Adam Greenberg finally gets his chance at the plateOct 2, 2012 By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer
By the time you are reading this, chances are that Adam Greenberg will have completed his boyhood dream -- a dream tragically placed on hold seven years ago.
Like so many kids, Greenberg dreamed of being a big league baseball player. His story is one of the most popular in sports today.
Seven years ago, Greenberg became the only player in Major League history to have been hit by the very first pitch he saw in his first big league at bat and have his Major League career effectively ended by that first pitch.
Like other players with a Major League dream, Greenberg had worked his way through for three years in the minors, playing with the Lansing Lugnuts and the Daytona Cubs before he was called to pinch hit in the ninth inning of the Chicago Cubs game against the Marlins and was drilled. The video is hard to watch.
As he describes it, the greatest moment in his life was also the worst. Standing at home plate as a Chicago Cub against the Florida Marlins, the left handed hitter's life turned upside down when Marlins pitcher Valerio De Los Santos hit Greenberg in the head with his first pitch.
Diagnosed with a concussion, the effects of that one pitch lasted for years.
But Greenberg didn't give up.
"That's kind of the message to everyone. No matter what is going on in their own personal life, get back up. Keep going. And if you do that, good things do happen. Sometimes it takes seven years. But you know? Anything is possible and this just shows what's possible,'' Greenberg said in an interview with the Palm Beach Post.
Greenberg tried like crazy to get back to the majors, working again in baseball's minor league system. But dizziness and vision problems stood in the way.
Called a liar by a minor league coach after complaining of vision trouble -- the tragedy of brain injuries is that there are often no visible physical signs -- Greenberg kept trying.
In a bit of irony in 2011 while playing with the Bridgeport Bluefish, Greenberg stood in the box again against De Los Santos while playing in an Independent League game.
The first pitch that De Los Santos threw was right at Greenberg's hip before it broke across the plate.
"Game on," Greenberg thought, and he then drilled a base hit to right field.
"It was a big deal. As much as I might try to pretend it wasn't. It's been five and a half years, and to face him again in a game that meant something and get the result, to get a hit off him, it was a special moment. It brings things full circle.
You have the what-if stuff, 'what if he threw that first pitch for a strike five and a half years ago?' The fact is, it happened," he said after the game.
While playing sports at Guliford High School in Connecticut, Greenberg was not a one-sport wonder.
He excelled in baseball as a four-year letterman, but also lettered all four years in soccer and basketball.
Filmmaker Matt Liston, a big Cubs fan, sought to help Greenberg get back to the Majors when he started the One At-Bat campaign earlier this season.
Even though the effort garnered widespread national media attention and almost 25,000 signatures on an online petition, the Cubs, surprisingly, said no.
But the Miami Marlins and baseball commissioner Bud Selig said yes.
So tonight, Greenberg is scheduled to face R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets at Marlins Park in the second-to-last game of the season. The kid who paid his dues more so than most gets his day.
Good for him.
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A facile but rather misguided diagnosis for India's rising current account deficit (CAD) is to lay the blame on gold imports. It is, of course, an attractive proposition. In fiscal 2011, gold imports were responsible for roughly half the CAD of $21 billion, amounting to roughly 1.2% of gross domestic product (GDP). Barely two years later, finance minister P. Chidambaram repeated this assertion on Wednesday.
"Suppose gold imports had been one half of the actual level, that would have meant that our foreign exchange reserves would have increased by $10.5 billion. I would, therefore, appeal to the people to moderate the demand for gold which leads to large imports of gold. I may add that we may be left with no choice but to make it a little more expensive to import gold. The matter is under government's consideration."
This does not help. For one, CAD is a macroeconomic problem with deep roots at the individual and household level. The insatiable demand for gold is because it is a safe and low-risk investment option that consistently yields higher returns when compared with other assets such as stocks and bonds. Unless this is addressed, gold imports will continue unabated. As such, investment in gold is a rational investment decision by individuals in what is an otherwise bleak investment scenario.
The government can, of course, take policy steps to make gold import unattractive. But if the retail price of gold rises further, it will make it an attractive commodity for smuggling. The danger of further policy perversions in the wake of this is very real. In the 1970s, when gold smuggling was rampant, control measures such as the Gold Control Order, 1963, the Gold Control Act, 1968 and, finally, the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Cofeposa) Act, 1974, were unleashed. The only thing they enhanced was the profit from smuggling and official corruption.
It has been stated, including in this paper, that financing India's rising CAD exposes the country to the mercy of foreign investors. There is an obvious solution to this problem: petrol, oil and lubricant imports are a far more potent reason for the deteriorating CAD. Why not rationalize these imports by appropriate pricing policies? This is an obvious corrective measure the government can take. And it won't lead to economic perversities seen in an earlier age.
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Weird thing going on with the Radeon 6670 GPU
So i recently bought a radeon 6670 GPu and it worked fine for 3 or 4 days straight, then when i turned off the computer it stoped working.. Then later day i was trying to fix it but the monitor keeps sayin that it has no signal DVI port Nor HDMI port.. So next day i turned off the computer multiple times and it worked ( also when i boot i hear 7 beeps,i have a Pheonix motherboard something like that) So it worked Fine UNTIL i turned it off and turned it on IT STOPpED WORKING!!! im so mad,
I bought a new MONITOR today and it still has the problem NO DVI/HDMI SIGNAL
Well i plugged everything correctly i firmly pushed the GPU into the PCI e slot
i changed the bios to pci e , so i tried everything... iknow at some point i well restart my computer and the GPU well work AND IM NOT GOING TO TURN OFF THE COMPUTER THIS TIME!
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Could possibly be a power problem or a faulty video card,what are your full specs?How many watts is your power supply and what model is it and brand?
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I have a 430 watt powersupply corsair, gpu min psu is 400watts so its not the deal.. My gpu is asus radeon 6670
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Man i should of bought nvidia gpu... I wouldnt have problems, amd,ati,etc are not good as nvidia thats a fact
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Try running the pc without the video card plugged in and plug the monitor on to the on board graphics on the motherboard and see if the same problem persist.Think it might be the card failing but I want to make sure it's not something else so try running it without the video card plugged into the motherboard. Tell me your results and we will go on from there.
EDIT:No not totaly true,amd video cards are good,you might of just got a bad one that was faulty.
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Well the monitor works with vga slot pluged into the motherboard..
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So i think its the video card is faulty..which is a big problem...
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Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
Did some research on your issue it MAY not be the 6670
In fact it may be the MB PhoenixBIOS Beep Codes
here are the beep codes you were refering too
look at these and let us know 7 beep codes ?
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If you get beep codes when it's not displaying then post how many beeps and how long or short they are and how many times the mobo beeps.Try solarshines idea,I suggest try his method before thinking of returning if you still got warranty and/or replacing the video card.
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Asserting that the UPA Government has nothing to hide, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said all untraceable papers related to the allocation of coal blocks will be located and given to the CBI within time stipulated by the Supreme Court to ensure that the guilty are brought to book.
"If the records in question are indeed found missing, the government will carry out a thorough investigation and ensure that the guilty is booked," Dr. Singh told the Rajya Sabha, while making a statement on the issue of missing files relating to allocation of coal blocks.
"The matter of allocation of coal blocks is sub-judice. The apex court is looking into all aspects of these allocations. The government shall follow directions (of the Supreme Court) in letter and spirit and do its best to locate and hand over the requisite papers to the CBI," he added.
Dr. Singh urged the members of the Upper House not to draw hasty conclusions and let the Rajya Sabha continue its normal business
"Disregarding the factual position some members have gone ahead and drawn their own conclusions that there is something fishy. Let me assure this august House that the Government has nothing to hide," said Dr. Singh.
Dr. Singh said a vast majority of the papers sought by the CBI have already been handed over to them.
"More than 150000 pages of documentation have already been handed over to the CBI show our intention to facilitate investigation," he added, while silencing all critics.
The issue of missing files relating to Coalgate led to protests in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding that the Prime Minister must make a statement on missing coal files before he leaves for the G-20 Summit.
"The Prime Minister will not be available as he is going for the G-20 Summit (in St Petersburg). This is the last day we can get a response from the PM, we should set aside all other work for a discussion on the coal scam," Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj told the Lok Sabha.
"Found out today that the Prime Minister is going on a foreign trip. Have the files disappeared or is this a cover-up?" she asked.
The BJP had earlier on Monday also targeted the Prime Minister in Rajya Sabha on missing files pertaining to coal mines allocation, saying the scam is 'monumental' and demanded that he gives a clarification on it.
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar, who raised this issue during the Zero Hour, said two days back the Prime Minister said he was not the custodian of files whereas the Opposition believed 'he is not only the custodian of files but also the custodian of the nation but not performing both the tasks well'.
"It is a monumental scam and occurred when the Prime Minister was the Coal Minister...PM should give a statement on this," Javadekar said, demanding to know whether any FIR was lodged in the missing files issue despite the Supreme Court asking for it.
Amid attack over missing files pertaining to allocation of coal mines, Prime Minister had earlier said in Rajya Sabha, "I am not the custodian of files in the Coal Ministry."
Dissatisfied with the reply, Javadekar launched a scathing attack on the government saying it "is doing a massive cover up" and sought the Prime Minister's statement on it.
The BJP has held the Prime Minister responsible and demanded his resignation for what has been estimated as loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crores to the national exchequer by the CAG in coal blocks allocation.
The CAG report does not indict the Prime Minister or his office, but the BJP is emphasizing that the Prime Minister held direct charge of the Coal Ministry for the years under scrutiny. (ANI)


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|Trip Dates: Fri Sep-22-2017 to Fri Sep-29-2017
|Property Description
|Villa Margarita with Swimming Pool: The Villa is located few steps from the water in Guanabo Beach. Home offers 4 bedrooms with 4 bathrooms.
Select a Vacation Home instead of paying an arm and a leg for a single hotel room. Havana City is one of the hottest cities in the world. Enjoy its white sand beaches, its international vibe, and its thriving nightlife with locals. Immerse yourself in the fusion of Caribbean, Latin American, and African cultures by trying new cuisines or experiencing daily life as the locals do. When you stay in your own Havana City house Rentals, you can easily fall into the rhythm of day-to-day life in Havana City as it really happens.
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Note: When you Rent a Private House, Locals Are Welcome!
|How to BOOK this property?
Bookings must be made by emailing the Reservation Form (Shopping Cart but you dont need to pay in advance) with the dates and details of the guest. When we get this information HavanaCasaParticular.com is free to accept or deny this request following the Conditions attached hereto. We will e-mail or call you about the reservation within 24 Hour. The booking is not confirmed until we get in contact with you.
You do not need to send any deposit in advance. We will book the property, please if any change let us know about it and we can rent the property to other visitor.
Owner of the property do not accept any credit cards (Ex: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express), they accept cash only. First or Next Day of the arrival, you will pay to the owner the amount contracted and displayed in the e-mail o web site.
Payment for incidental charges after check-out is accepted by cash only.
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The scheduled start of your trip is defined as your property check-in date. Cancellation of a booking lets us know as soon as possible, we can rent to other visitor and the owner do not lose the opportunity to rent it. All cancellations must be in writing by e-mail.
After booking your property3 easy steps:
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3. Take all vouchers with you.
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|Nearby Points of Interests
|La Maison (Fashion House) 13 min
El Algibe (Best chiken Restaurant in Cuba) 13 min
Old Havana (Historic Place) 10 min
Club Habana (Best Beach Club in Havana) 17 min
White Sand Beach 0 min
Disco Macumba 15 min
Other discos 5 min
Topicana Cabaret 12 min
Hemingway Marina (Boat Rentals) 17 min
Pabexpo and Palenque Restaurant 6 min
El Malecon de la Habana 10 min
|Rates & Rooms
4 Rooms & Suites
|Property Facilities
Air Conditioning
Living Room
Dinner Room
Pet Accepted
Swimming Pool
24H Reception
CD-DVD Player
Bike Parking
Meeting Facilities
Breakfast svc (Extra Cost)
Dinner svc (Extra Cost)
Laundry svc (Extra Cost)
Car Parking
Luggage Storage
110/220 Voltage
Children Friendly
BBQ Area
Taxes Included in Price
|Other properties in the area
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Villa Carlos with Swimming Pool
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ATLANTA - A freelance writer requested crime-scene photos of the nude, decapitated body of University of Georgia graduate Meredith Emerson on behalf of Hustler magazine, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is refusing to comply while the House rushes through a law to block the release of similar photos.
House Speaker David Ralston told reporters this afternoon that the writer is exploiting a gray area in a law that prohibits the release of autopsy photos, enacted after NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in 2001. The law was passed then to stop distribution of his photos from possibly getting on the Internet.
Ralston has talked with both GBI Director Vernon Keenan and with Emerson's sister, who lives in Colorado.
"I think that request is sickening. It is vile and very, very hurtful for the family," he said.
Emerson was hiking near Blood Mountain in North Georgia when she was abducted by a man who held her captive for three days before beating her and killing her two years ago. Gary Michael Hilton had pleaded guilty and received a life sentence for the crime, and was transferred to Florida where he is awaiting trial for a similar crime.
Ralston said he will draft the legislation narrowly so that it has a limited impact on closing government papers to public inspection.
"I'm a real proponent of open government. This goes against the grain for me," he said.
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JEFFERSON - Community Leaders gathered with Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce Members recently for a reception at the Commerce Business Center to formally welcome executives from Ollie's Bargain Outlet to the community.
Ollie's Senior Vice-President for Supply Chain/Distribution, Andre Dickeman, thanked all who attended and provided an update on their progress in moving into the one million-square-foot building. Dickeman said he expects the first trucks to start running from the Distribution Center in mid-April with completion of the interior construction upgrades to the building by mid-July.
Harrisburg, PA-based Ollie's announced back in January that it would locate its new Southeast Distribution Center in the Commerce 85 Industrial Park creating more than 170.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet is a retailer of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. The chain currently operates 157 stores in 14 states.


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The deal, negotiated by Omnicom media agency Manning Gottlieb OMD, will include sponsorship bumpers for both shows as well as a headline presence on the 'Modern Family' and 'The Middle' microsites on Sky.com.
The idents, made by creative agency M&C Saatchi, aim to combine what Bathstore believes is a child's fascination for bathrooms and the fun to be had in them, with observations on how bathrooms fit into family life.
The bumpers follow the story of a seven-year-old called David who is persuaded to have a shower and brush his teeth, before he manages to soak his sister's dolls in the bath and then make his way to bed.
Vibha Hardaker, head of marketing for Bathstore, said: "This deal represents significant support behind the brand, using two great vehicles to communicate our personality to our customers.
"The creative showcases our expertise in bathrooms and makes it relevant to real-life family situations in a humorous and engaging way. "
Bathstore has more than165 stores across the UK and sells more than 1,500 bathroom products including showers, baths, basins, toilets, as well as bathroom furniture and accessories.
The sponsorship will run until May 2012.


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Prof. Thomas Kailath
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Prof. Thomas Kailath, Professor of Engineering at Stanford University...
Prof. Thomas Kailath obtained a B.E.(Telecom) degree from the College of Engineering in Pune, India, in !956 and M.S. (1959) and Sc.D. (1961) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
After a year at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, he joined Stanford University in 1963 as an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, was promoted to Professor in 1968, and named to the Hitachi America Chair in 1988. He assumed Emeritus status in June 2001. His research has spanned a large number of engineering and mathematical disciplines, and he has mentored over a hundred doctoral and postdoctoral students. Their joint efforts have led to over 300 journal papers, several of which have received outstanding paper prizes; they have also led to a dozen patents and to several books and monographs. He has also co-founded and served as a director of several private and public high-technology companies. and has been
He is a fellow of the IEEE and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World and the Royal Spanish Academy of Engineering. In 2006, he was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame.
Other major honors include several IEEE medals and prizes, including the 2007 Medal of Honor in 2007, Guggenheim and Churchill Fellowships, and honorary degrees from universities in Sweden, Scotland, Spain and France...
CURRENT INSTITUTION: Stanford University
DEPARTMENT: Electrical Engineering
DISCIPLINES: Physical Sciences: Engineering: Electrical Engineering
BIRTHDAY: June 7,1935
ADDRESS:350 Serra Mall, Packard Building 276, Stanford, California 94305-9510. United States.
Phone: (650) 725-0434


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The Silicon Valley critic picks three vertigious reads.
After his first book, The Cult of the Amateur, was published in 2007, Andrew Keen established himself as one of Silicon Valley's most outspoken critics, the contrarian in their midst. With his second book, Digital Vertigo: How Today's Online Social Revolution Is Dividing, Diminishing, and Disorienting Us, Keen confronts social media, warning us that we may lose what makes us human when we post status updates on Facebook. This week, he points us to "three vertiginous books" that inform his perception of online culture.
By W. G. Sebald
"Vertigo finds W. G. Sebald at his most elusively dizzying. Simultaneously fictional and autobiographical, Sebald combines intellectual history with travel writing to fuse a radically new genre. For Sebald, the journey — whether it's to a place or into the past — is the thing-in-itself. From Venice and Kafka to Stendhal and Vienna to Sebald's own murky German past, Vertigo takes us to an unexplored country that, for all its strangeness, appears inevitable. Sebald's Vertigo is the best antidote to the tweet. It's a book that can't be summarized in 140 pages, let alone 140 characters."
By John Stuart Mill
"How ironic that this most supposedly pedestrian of 19th century figures has left us with the most dazzling of 19th century autobiographies. From his traumatic break with Jeremy Bentham's utilitarianism to his ill-fated love affair with Harriet Taylor, Mill confesses like no Englishman before or since. This is autobiography as intellectual adventure, with its core being Mill's lifelong defense of the individual in the face of mass industrial society. In our culture of the digital mob, this is as relevant today as it was in the mid 19th century. This is essential reading for anyone who cares about protecting individual liberty from groupthink and the other collaborative orthodoxies of the social media age."
By Geoff Dyer
"Like Geoff Dyer, I grew up inside the cinema. But while I was watching Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, Dyer was fixated on Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. In Digital Vertigo, I used the excuse of social media to write about Hitchcock's San Francisco. In Zona, Dyer uses the excuse of Tarkovsky's dizzyingly elliptical movie to write about everything from his depressingly un-cinematic father to his desire for three-way sex. Rather than the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky, Zona is a memorable journey into the vertiginous mind of Geoff Dyer. This is playful confession by a masterly playful writer."


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GLENVILLE -- A Scotia woman is accused of scamming more than 10 families in Saratoga and Schenectady counties through her Glenville cheerleading company.
Michelle R. Crandall, 26, was charged Tuesday with first-degree scheme to defraud, a felony, after she collected more than $3,000 in fees for cheerleading instruction, competition costs and equipment and allegedly failed to furnish merchandise and to register for several competitions.
Crandall is the owner of Empire Explosion All- Stars Cheerleading, located at 584 Saratoga Road in Glenville.
After Crandall told clients a competition in Rhode Island was canceled, the parents took the investigation into their own hands and realized she never even registered for the event.
Detectives believe there may be other victims. Readers are asked to call 384-0135 with any information.
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I have written before about how many toys my children play with that formerly belonged to me and the husband. Both natural hoarders, we find it hard to get rid of anything and have always done so. This instinct is proving really useful at the moment as it seems that toys from the late 1970's early 1980's are the most sought after items, much like clothing from that era.
This soft toy dog attached to a slightly dangerous metal frame (which actually belongs to my sister) is so often fought over that for a while I had to hide it. However, I have got it back out and yet again its proving popular and is brilliant for imaginary adventures. We could probably buy a modern one with a soft wood frame and eco friendly padding, but it wouldn't be the same and I bet that they wouldn't show anywhere as much interest in it.


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Corrie MacLaggan
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May 10, 2011
The Texas Senate on Monday passed a measure that would make the Lone Star State the second after Utah to specifically allow guns on college campuses.
The proposal, which would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry guns into buildings at public colleges, now heads to the Texas House, where it has broad support.
The Senate author, Republican Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio, said that his proposal would make college campuses safer.
"My goal this whole time is to put doubt in the mind of the shooter that, 'Well, maybe I shouldn't go on that campus and try to take a bunch of kids out,'" Wentworth said after the measure passed.
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