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A SUNSHINE Coast Catholic priest has voiced his support for the State Government's surrogacy bill, openly defying statements made by Archbishop John Bathersby and Pope Benedict XVI.
The bill, passed in parliament on Thursday, enables same-sex couples to become parents through altruistic surrogacy.
It had faced strong opposition from religious groups, including the Catholic church.
However, Father Stan Griffiths, of Maleny, told the Daily yesterday he supported the bill and the right of gay couples to be parents.
"The most important thing is that a child is loved and treasured and I can see no reason that this would not be the case if both parents were the same sex," Fr Griffiths said.
"Our families are different now.
"They're not just straight mums and dads.
"Allowing same-sex couples to have children is an example of how the definition of 'family' is diversifying."
He said he had been shocked by statements made by Coast MPs, who unanimously voted against the bill, stating they "smacked of discrimination".
Related: Coast MPs comments spark huge gay blog debate
Fr Griffiths said some of the comments had portrayed the region's people as "rednecks" and "appealed to people's fear".
In a letter tabled in parliament, Queensland Catholic leader Archbishop John Bathersby expressed his concerns about the bill.
He said it could damage the "institution of our family which is the foundation of our society".
In the letter, Archbishop Bathersby cited the Pope who, in a recent statement, said children would have the best chance of developing properly if brought up in a family with a mother and a father.
However, Fr Griffiths was not the only local religious identity in favour of the bill.
Archdeacon Richard Gowty, the director of St Mark's Anglican Church at Buderim, said he knew some "marvellous" parents in a same-sex relationship.
He said he fully supported the rights of gay couples to have children.
"There are many same-sex couples in very stable relationships and they have the same desires for children as 'traditional' parents," Archdeacon Gowty said.
"We want to promote circumstances where children have the best chance in life.
"The issue is about the love a child's parents provide, not the sexuality of the parents."
Opposed to the bill was Pastor Chas Gullo, the leader of the Suncoast Christian Church. Pastor Gullo said "nature tells us man and woman are meant to have children – that's God's law".
"I can understand the need of every human to have children, but it comes down to what is best for the child," he said.
"History and God's nature have shown what's best – a father and a mother."
The Daily's website received a huge response on the issue with more than 100 blogs on the topic yesterday.


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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Luxor hotel in Nile River Luxor with 5 restaurants
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly hotel is located in the city center, within 2 mi (3 km) of Luxor Temple and Luxor Museum. Karnak is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) away.
Hotel Features
This hotel features 5 restaurants, an outdoor pool, and 2 bars/lounges. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a health club, a poolside bar, and a coffee shop/café are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 322 rooms offer WiFi, balconies, and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find 24-hour room service, refrigerators, and minibars.
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- Good location
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Hotel Amenities
Sonesta St George Hotel Luxor features an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 5 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 6028 square feet (560 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers spa services, a library, and a terrace.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Coffee shop or café
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- Gift shops or newsstand
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- Total number of rooms - 322
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- Limo or Town Car service available
- Number of floors - 9
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- Number of restaurants - 5
- Conference space size (meters) - 560
- Conference space size (feet) - 6028
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- Meeting rooms 4
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Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
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- WiFi (surcharge)
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Serapis - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Miyako Japanese Restauran - This restaurant serves dinner only.
Beban Italian Restaurant - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Aladdin - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Jebs - This restaurant 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 and a health club.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
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- Kids stay free! Children 11 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
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- No pets or service animals allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 130.00
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U.S. equity gauges rose to records Tuesday, the last trading day of 2013, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index posting its biggest annual advance since 1997, as gains in consumer confidence and housing prices bolstered confidence in the world's largest economy.
Phillips 66 paced gains in energy shares after saying Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will swap about $1.4 billion in shares for full ownership of the company's pipeline-services business. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. climbed 10% to a record after saying it adopted a one-year shareholder-rights plan. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. rose 4.5% after KKR Fund Holdings disclosed a 6.8% stake in the chipmaker.
The S&P 500 added 0.4% to 1,848.36. The equities benchmark jumped 30% in 2013, ending the year at an all-time high for the first time since 1999. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 72.37 points, or 0.4%, to 16,576.66, also a record. About 4.5 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 24% below the three-month average. U.S. equity markets are closed today.
"It's been a terrific year and people should be very satisfied about how the market has reacted," Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners, which manages $4.5 billion, said. "You can question it all you want if there was enough reasoning behind the 30% gain. Lots of things went on this year (2013), but you're starting to tack this one on and put it in the book and be thankful."
The S&P 500 gained 2.4% in December, its fourth straight monthly advance. The gauge climbed 3.7% from Dec. 13 through Dec. 27, its biggest two-week rally since July, as the Federal Reserve announced plans to reduce the pace of bond buying amid faster-than-estimated economic growth. Three rounds of Fed stimulus have sent the S&P 500 up 173% from a 12-year low in 2009.
Data Tuesday showed the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence in the U.S. rose to 78.1 in December from 72 in the prior month, the New York-based private research group said. The median projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a reading of 76. A separate report showed home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in October from a year ago by the most in more than seven years, signaling the real-estate rebound will keep bolstering household wealth in 2014.
The Dow rallied 27% last year, its best performance since 1995. International Business Machines Corp. is the only member of the 30-stock gauge that declined, even as the world's largest provider of computing services boosted its dividend and added about $20 billion to its buyback plan.
Asset purchases by the Bank of Japan and the Fed have supported the global economy and helped to increase the market value of world stocks by $9.5 trillion last year. Speculation over a reduction in bond buying whipsawed financial markets after May 22, when Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke first indicated cuts to the central bank's stimulus program could start last year. The S&P 500 advanced 12% since then.
2013's rally in stocks sent the S&P 500's valuation up more than 20% to 17.4 times reported earnings, the highest since 2010.
All 10 main industries in the S&P 500 advanced last year, led by a 41% gain in consumer-discretionary companies. About 460 stocks in the index were up for the year, the broadest rally in data going back to 1990. Phone companies had the weakest performance, with a 6.5% increase. The increase is the best showing for the worst-performing group since 1995, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Netflix Inc. soared 298% in 2013 for the biggest gain in the S&P 500, as the world's largest video-subscription company reported earnings that surged more than analysts forecast. Micron Technology Inc. rallied 243%, making it the second-best performer. The chipmaker is projected to return to a profit in the fiscal year ending in August. Best Buy Co. climbed 237%, rebounding after a 49% drop in 2012.
Newmont Mining Corp. plunged 50% for the biggest annual loss in the S&P 500. The price of gold fell 28% in 2013, its biggest decline in three decades. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., the second-worst performer in the index, lost 32%.
Equity returns will slow next year, Wall Street strategists forecast. The S&P 500 will end 2014 at 1,950, according to the average of 20 estimates compiled by Bloomberg. That represents a 5.5% gain over the next 12 months.
"I don't think the market is overvalued, but will it continue this nice smooth ascent with almost no volatility?" Tobias M Levkovich, chief U.S. equity strategist at Citigroup Inc., said in an interview with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television. "We will see a more volatile year that might scare off some investors, which might be good. Sentiment is getting way too positive. It's beyond complacency."
The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, the gauge of S&P 500 options known as the VIX, rose 1.2% to 13.72 Tuesday for a third straight day of increases. The gauge finished the year with a 24% drop, the largest decline since 2009.
Seven out of 10 main S&P 500 groups increased Tuesday, with energy shares adding 0.9% to pace gains.
Phillips 66 climbed 3.2% to $77.13. Warren Buffett's company will exchange about 19 million shares, Phillips 66 said in a regulatory filing. The specific number of shares Berkshire will pay for Phillips Specialty Products Inc. will be determined when the deal is completed, the energy company said.
Valero Energy Corp. advanced 3.6% to $50.40 and Marathon Petroleum Corp. added 3.7% to $91.73 for the largest gains in the S&P 500. Tesoro Corp. rallied 3.5% to $58.50 for the index's third-biggest increase.
American Express Co. rose the most in the Dow, adding 1.3% to $90.73 for a ninth day of gains that extended an all-time high.
Hertz climbed 10% to $28.62. The largest publicly traded U.S. rental-car company adopted the plan after observing "unusual and substantial activity" in its stock. The board voted unanimously for the plan, which Hertz said wasn't adopted in response to any specific takeover bid or proposal to acquire the company, according to a statement.
Marvell Technology jumped 4.5% to $14.38. KKR Fund Holdings' disclosure comes after two people familiar with knowledge of the matter said on Nov. 5 that KKR & Co. had acquired almost 5% of the computer chipmaker.
KKR sees the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company as undervalued and has discussed its holding with the company's co-founders, Chief Executive Officer Sehat Sutardja and his brother Pantas, said one person, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.
Urban Outfitters fell 0.6% to $37.10. The clothing retailer was the only annual loss among consumer-discretionary shares in the index, dropping 5.7% last year.
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This should be of no surprise to anyone, but the depth of detail in the documents and the stunning revelations of torture, rendition and government oppression make for painful reading.
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"In the period December 2002 to March 2003 I raised several times the issue of intelligence material from the Uzbek security services which was obtained under torture and passed to us via the CIA. I queried the legality, efficacy and morality of the practice.
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This is information that needs the broadest possible distribution. I know that most Americans don't have a clue where Uzbekistan is located, but I think that most understand hypocricy when they see it. The Bush and Blair war administrations have raised hypocricy to the level of an art form.


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Star Fox Adventures
Review by The Dark Dragon
"StarFox Adventures...A Pure Gem"
Story: 10
The story is set 8 years after the events in StarFox 64. Fox and his team have been waiting for a job to help pay the bills, and oh boy did they get one. Fox is still the great hero he used to be, but his team has changed a bit. Falco has dissapeared from the lack of work. Slippy has changed his line of work to being the mechanical person on board, upgrading Rob and working on new weapons and devices. Peppy has retired from piloting and is now just a helping hand and a mentor to the rest of the team. Krystal also joins the cast in the game. She is the only survivor of her home planet Cerinia, and wanders the galaxy searching for answers. She gets intangled into the mess responding to a distress call from the Dinosaur Planet. The rest of the game plays on as Fox trying to save the Dinosaur Planet from General Scales, the leader of the attack on Dinosaur Planet.
Graphics: 10
These graphics are the best I've seen in a long time. The textures in this game are incredibly detailed and fluid. During the game I found myself just stopping and just watching it. It's that good.
Sound: 10
The sound is great. From fighting to casting spells to talking everything is perfect. You will never get bored from the music and every affect is great.
Control: 10
Using the staff couldn't be easier. Every task can be done in seconds. Selecting items in the C menu is extremely easy. Fighting is very easy to learn and once you do is so fluid you'd think you were the one fighting instead of Fox. Your staff gains upgrades such as Fire Blast. This shoots out a small ball of fire. These abilities can be set to the Y button for easy access. Overall, the control is dead-on.
Gameplay: 10
Adventure has never been more fun. From exploring areas for that secret staff upgrade to fighting scales, its all great. Fighting couldn't be more fun. You get to wail on many different enemies using a magical staff. You can combo chains of attacks onto enemies and even use magic through the staff to attack. I have never had so much fun fighting since Zelda OoT. You are given set objectives you are sent to complete. If your worried its all on the ground, don't be. You do get to fly the Arwing on occasions just like Starfox 64.
Overall: 10
Everything in this game is dead on. The story is superb, the graphics are simply amazing, the sound is beautiful, the control is dead on and the gameplay couldn't be more fun. Definitly a must have for every Adventure Gamer.
Buy or Rent?
Buy, without a doubt. This is easily one of Rares best and easily one of the best Adventure titles out there.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
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A third of adults in the United States who have hypertension (high blood pressure) are unaware that they have the condition. Emergency department (ED) clinicians may be able to diagnose hypertension among these unsuspecting patients, suggests a new study.
Blood pressure readings taken during ED visits are thought to be over-representative of the patient's true blood pressure because of anxiety or pain experienced during the visit. However, a study by Paula Tanabe, Ph.D., M.P.H., and colleagues at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, found that only 6 percent of patients who had hypertension during their ED visit had normal blood pressure during the week after they returned home. Patients seen at an urban ED who had no history of hypertension but had two blood pressure measurements of at least 140/90 mm Hg (stage I hypertension) during their ED visit, were interviewed about their levels of anxiety and pain during the ED visit. Patients who were eligible to be discharged to home were asked to take their blood pressure twice a day with home blood pressure monitors and return the monitors to the researchers after 1 week.
Of the 156 patients who returned the monitors and completed the study protocol, 51 percent had elevated home blood pressure. Of patients with stage I hypertension in the ED, 52 percent had prehypertension (120-139/80-89 mm Hg), 36 percent had stage I hypertension, and 6 percent had home blood pressures meeting stage II hypertension (greater than 160 mm Hg systolic or greater than 100 mm Hg diastolic). The difference between ED and home systolic blood pressures was not associated with anxiety in the ED and was only slightly associated with pain (in the opposite direction than expected) during the ED visit.
The researchers suggest that brief patient education in the ED about hypertension and referral for a fuller assessment for possible hypertension is warranted in patients found to have two increased blood pressure readings during the ED visit. They recommend future research to develop systematic procedures to screen ED patients for hypertension and brief interventions recommending and providing referrals for blood pressure follow-up. The study was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS15619).
See "Increased blood pressure in the emergency department: Pain, anxiety, or undiagnosed hypertension?" by Dr. Tanabe, Stephen D. Persell, M.D., M.P.H., James G. Adams, M.D., and others in the March 2008 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine 51(3), pp. 221-229.
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Discussion in 'Texans Talk' started by Vinny, Jul 30, 2005.
Once again interior pash rushing will be key for us and that means guys like Seth Payne, Gary Walker, and Robaire Smith will have to be big for us. If loosing weight gives us an extra edge to beat teams like the Colts then I'm all for it.
I've been waiting for three years to see the aggressive, pressure defense that Capers was known for in Carolina, Jacksonville, and Pittsburgh. It is really sounding like we're going to start seeing it this year.
By the way, it will be a treat for fans to get to watch such an exciting style defense play... We could be stuck watching a bunch of Cover-2 zones and other passive defenses. This is going to be a very entertaining year!!
I hope we do see more blitzes cuz i love an aggressive d. Last year I would watch the steelers and they would blitz like every time and they were aggressive. Thats how i want our d to be aggressive and just going blitz, blitz, blitz.
one thing I can see coming out of this is that a better defense will make a better offense. What I mean is that with a faster, more dominant defensive line, the OL will have better quality to practice against and will be better able to judge their improvement. Wand will have be going up against Peek, which will either make or break Wand. I'm excited.
On 610 the other day Seth Payne said the starters go against each other in training camp, but after that phase of the season is over and the schedule gets into the regular season they go against the scout team in practice each week in preparation for the Sunday game.
I knew they were intending to blitz more (I even made a poll about it). But I knew they weren't just bringing in all that speed just to sit up in a man 2 man or zone defense the whole game without bringing any pressure
lets dont forget D-Robs pass rushing ability, just ask Manning about it i'm surte he'd be glad to fill you in
When Payne was 100% in that first season, we were a tough little defense to face. Now we are going to be better.
Not to mention, we'll be scoring points on defense this year with the new agressiveness. Just think back to the year when the Oilers won those 11 in a row to finish 12-4. I was not disappointed to see our defense come out cuz it could of easily been a score waiting to happen.
Can you beleive that was 11 years ago...WOW Love him or hate him, Buddy Ryan got his defense fired up!
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Magilton ready to get down to business
New coach Jim Magilton says it's not about reinventing the wheel at Melbourne Victory, just removing the wobbles to get their A-League season back on track.
Magilton's first week at the helm of the Victory enters the business end on Friday night at AAMI Park, with his debut game in charge against fierce rivals Adelaide United.
The chirpy Northern Irishman has employed a far different training set-up to that employed under sacked Mehmet Durakovic and previous Victory coach Ernie Merrick.
And his infectious and enthusiastic style appears to have rubbed off on his players, who were upbeat and sharp at their Thursday session.
But ex-Southampton and Ipswich star Magilton, who has not been a head coach for more than two years until his left-field appointment at the Victory, knows he will be judged by his on-field results rather than a charm offensive which has won over all involved.
"I was going to do this press conference in my Speedos," joked Magilton, as he stood pitchside while Melbourne turned on a bizarrely cold January day, complete with British-style drizzle and temperatures in the mid-teens.
"The players have been lively. Training's been sharp, it's had a great tempo to it and they've been responsive."
The Victory got back into the winners' list with a 2-1 win over Newcastle Jets last weekend under caretaker coach Kevin Muscat, who now reverts to his assistant's role.
Now a fascinating clash against Adelaide United, who have also changed coaches recently to Victory's most infamous sparring partner John Kosmina, is set to have huge implications for both sides targeting finals after indifferent starts to the season.
Magilton admits instilling a passing brand of football into his side may take a few weeks.
Short-term he is prepared to build on what he has, believing the Victory showed against the Jets the quality they possess.
But he hinted some personnel changes were on the cards for the Adelaide match, and looks certain to enter the market to strengthen his squad when the A-League transfer window opens on January 17.
"You can't recreate the wheel ... there were a lot of good things last week that I saw, and one or two things that we've implemented this week," he said.
"There's always going to be tinkering and there's going to be players who come in who probably thought they weren't going to get a game this year."
Captain Adrian Leijer remains in doubt after missing the past three matches with a groin injury, though he trained with the squad on Thursday.
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What's happening in Egypt is not a second revolution or a "correction" to the first. It is a coup d'etat that puts the military as firmly in command as it was during the autocratic reign of Hosni Mubarak. So much for the Arab Spring in the region's most populous country.
And, the prevailing sentiment in Washington and other capitals, seems to be that some people just can't be allowed to govern themselves.
One does not have to be an admirer of ousted President Mohamed Morsi or the Muslim Brotherhood to see what the Egyptian military has done. When vast throngs of self-proclaimed "moderates" began protesting the way Morsi was governing, the generals could have supported Egypt's new democratic order. Instead, they protected their own interests.
Morsi had tried to assert civilian control over the military. How silly of him to think the generals would surrender so easily.
To be sure, Morsi staged a power grab of his own last November, but swelling protests forced him to back down — an illustration, I would argue, of democracy in action.
Morsi then forged ahead by putting a new constitution, drafted mostly by the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists, before the electorate. Voters approved it by 64 percent in December. Turnout was low, and opponents cited "irregularities" at polling places. But I have seen no credible claim that this vote was stolen, rather than won.
It is clear that Morsi wanted to make Egypt a more religious, less pluralistic society than it was during the Mubarak years. The rights of Coptic Christians and other minorities were under assault. To Egyptians who are young, secular and middle class — those who poured back into Tahrir Square, cellphones in hand, tweeting their rage to the world — Morsi's government must have been a nightmare.
The notion that a military coup will make everything better, however, is a fantasy.
Like it or not, the Muslim Brotherhood is the best-organized political force in the country. Under Mubarak, the group was banned. Egypt's new military-backed rulers claim to want to include Islamist parties in the government, but as a practical matter they're going to have to repress the Brotherhood in some way to keep the group from winning again at the polls.
The Brotherhood might fight with bullets rather than ballots. Or it might just bide its time. Either way, a chunk of the Egyptian population will be unreconciled to the new government .
Meanwhile, I'm betting that the military will now resume the lucrative role it played in the Egyptian economy under Mubarak, with top generals reaping the lavish financial rewards they consider their due.
But a real question is whether the military's assumption of power will make the region safer. I doubt it. Morsi's governement had honored terms of a peace treaty with Israel. Now, alas, we have an example of what happens when an elected Islamist-led government gets too big for its britches. Those who cheer the coup apparently believe the military shares their values and vision. But plenty of historical evidence suggests otherwise. The multitudes of Tahrir Square should try ousting the generals next time. Then we'll see who's right.
Eugene Robinson is a syndicated columnist.


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A unique experience! The hotel Borchers lies in the heart of the beautiful Ems country on the Dutch border. Thanks to our great location you can easily get to all the tourist attractions, business meetings and much more as we are close to the Dutch border. Our hotel offers 3-Star comfort and we have been praised for our personnal approach.
All our rooms are equipped with shower and WC, telephone, cable TV, mini bar, desk, Internet access, some rooms have hair dryers and satellite TV. The Superior rooms were rennovated in 2003 and are now themed in the style of different European countries e. g. Ireland, Lisbon, Venice, London, Helsinki, Vienna, Bavaria etc. The restaurant offers regional and traditional meals. In addition,it serves modern German and international food. You can enjoy a full breakfast buffet. The hotel has a terrace,a special bedroom for those with allergies, an elevator and garage. Relax in our fitness centre with Sauna and Whirlpool. We offer a free shuttle bus from Doerpen train station. A cheap shuttlebus to/from Bremen airport is also available.
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One manager, one employee or idea can make a difference in customers' lives. Some psychologists say that every day, more of us feel less effectivethan we used to feel. Even relatively minor things, such as trying to get througha voice mail system so you can talk to a real live person when you have a
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April 6-8, 2006 The Intercontinental Hotel Atlanta, GA On the menu… Track 1: The Building Blocks of Foodservice Case studies of retailers that are taking Coffee, Fountain/FCB, Roller Grill and other foodservice "jumping off points" to new levels and new directions. Track 2: The Foodservice Supply Chain Learning how to make the supply chain safer
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Great Expectations The Power of a 94′ Milkshake Keynote Speaker: Thom Crosby, President & CEO, Pal's Sudden Service Thom Crosby calls today's young workers "part of the best trained, most highly educated and prepared workforce that America has ever seen." Pal's philosophy of empowerment has cultivated a crew of store-level strategic thinkers that has propelled
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Despite its size, 7-Eleven Inc. employs the grace, speed to market and creative thinking often seen in aggressive start-ups. CSD honors the industry's mightiest retailer for its all-consuming drive to serve the customer. Like many of his peers, California franchisee Jas Dhillon believes thepower of the 7-Eleven brand lies in its ability to stay relevant,
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Jim Keyes, who recently stepped down as president and CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., is as passionate about growing people as he is about growing merchandise sales. While leading a franchise-based company for two decades comes with its share of challenges, it also comes with many rewards, especially relating to people development. A tireless advocate of
interview with the slurpee
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Casey's and CJ's don't skimp when it comes to offering fresh pizza. Dedicated labor and attention to detail keep these programs profitable. Easy doesn't necessarily mean better. That's the view of Casey's General Stores(Ankeny, IA) when it comes to foodservice. With more than 1,300 corporate-ownedstores and 19 franchised stores covering nine Midwest states, the company
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When employees perform below expectations, chances are it's not a training issue. Often, employees fail because of the systems that are supposed to support them. Researchers tell us that when employees who know how to perform the dutiesof their jobs aren't performing them, lack of training is rarely the cause. Job-related training salespeople say otherwise,
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Labeled "cannibalistic" by some, drive-thru coffee kiosks on c-store lots can perk up in-store java sales. Over the past 11 years, more than 70 of Montanabased Mountain Mudd'ssignature green 8′ by 8′ drive-thru kiosks have popped up in parking lots spanning21 states, and founder Brenda Burkhartsmeier has plans to take over the nationalNo. 2 niche
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Meticulous vendor selection and an intense focus on proper rotation comprise some of the measures retailers take to build fortresses around their food programs. With great power comes great responsibility. So said "Uncle Ben" Parkerto his web-slinging nephew Peter in the 2002 summer smash Spider-Man. Asimilar maxim applies to convenience retailers in the food business:
First-class service sets Waterway Gas & Wash apart from the crowd. Some people would consider Henry Dubinsky a visionary, a man ahead ofhis time. As far back as 1970, he realized that carwash and gasoline were naturalbedfellows. Dubinsky, chairman and chief executive officer of Waterway Gas &Wash Co., knew even then that the two profit
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After finally winning permission in May from the Canadian government to publish Canadian books, rather than just marketing titles from the U.S. and U.K., Simon & Schuster Canada is gearing up to release its first domestic list under the direction of Kevin Hanson. An industry veteran who has headed the company for the last eight years as president, Hanson was appointed publisher as well earlier this month. Along with Alison Clarke, who was promoted to associate publisher, and Phyllis Bruce, who has been named editor of Phyllis Bruce Editions, Hanson will work to acquire books for S&S's new Canadian publishing program.
Its first list for this fall is small—just three books—but Hanson pointed out that the government only lifted the restriction against S&S Canada publishing Canadian books a couple of months ago. (S&S had been forbidden to publish Canadian books under foreign-investment rules intended to protect Canadian cultural industries from being overwhelmed by foreign-owned companies; Random House, Penguin, and HarperCollins were all established in Canada early enough to be grandfathered out of the restriction.) "I'm really proud of the three [titles]we're going to market with," said Hanson, adding that the list will grow organically over time. He hopes that Canadian authors such as Robert Rotenberg and Kevin Sylvester, whom he has directed to Simon & Schuster in the U.S. in recent years, will migrate back across the border for subsequent contracts.
In fact, S&S Canada worked with the house's U.S. division to acquire North American rights to two of the titles in the list before the restriction against a Canadian publishing program was lifted. One, slated for November, was written by the current Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper. The name of the book has yet to be announced, but Hanson said it is about the history of hockey, the rise of professional hockey, and the beginnings of the Toronto Maple Leafs. "That will be one of the first books that we have on our Simon & Schuster Canada list, which is an auspicious beginning I think," said Hanson.
The second book, titled A House in the Sky, is a memoir by Amanda Lindhout, a young Canadian journalist who was kidnapped in Somalia in 2008 and held in captivity there for 15 months. It will be published throughout North America in September. "I'm really convinced that A House in the Sky is a book that people in reading groups in Canada and around the world are going to be reading for a long, long time," said Hanson, adding that there has already been a lot of media interest in the U.S. and in Canada.
The third book in the list is an ambitious debut novel from Toronto writer Ian Thornton. The Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms is a historical novel about the chauffeur of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, set on the day when the archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo. "That starts us off on this adventure with Johan, who, after this assassination, feels that he's caused the beginning of World War I," noted Hanson. The publisher said he fell in love with the book as soon as he received it from Westwood Creative Artists agency.
Even though S&S Canada had been prevented from publishing Canadian books, the company has been expanding its sales and marketing capacity in Canada. Hanson said that when he joined S&S Canada in 2005, it was doing about 12 author tours a year; now there are about 80. "To find an audience, authors need that kind of support these days. In our program, there's going to be a lot of author care, a lot of author publicity and support on that front," he said. "I think we've proven that we can build bestsellers in Canada," he added, mentioning author Kate Morton as an example. Her books have sold between 400,000 and 500,000 copies in Canada.
S&S entered the Canadian market when it bought Distican in 2002. Hanson said the company respected the limitations that the Canadian Department of Heritage placed on the sale, but in 2010 the government opened up a review of its foreign-investment policy for publishing. "We made it very clear at that time that not only did we want to invest in Canada and Canadian authors and in our own team here at Simon & Schuster Canada," said Hanson, "but that it was good for the marketplace itself to give authors choice as to who they could be published by." The merger of Penguin and Random House may also have helped S&S Canada get into publishing. "I think that the timing was right," said Hanson. "The number of choices for authors in Canada has been mitigated over the last number of years by the demise of some of the medium-sized publishing companies here, and consolidation has exacerbated that, so I think our emergence is a very good thing and a healthy thing for the Canadian sector."
Even though Hanson's background is in sales and marketing, he is excited about acquiring and helping to build the Canadian publishing program.
"Publishing is about finding stories and believing in writers, and that happens on the editorial side, but it also happens in the publicity area, in the marketing area, in the sales area, in the production area, in the design area," he said. "I've been a champion of authors from around the world in Canada. Now I'm happy to be able to, in part, become that champion for Canadian writers, which is something I've always wanted to do here at Simon & Schuster."


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This page is becoming too unwieldy to edit as one (especially from a blackberry), so I'm going to divide it up a bit. jillaine 15:18, 31 December 2008 (EST)
A wiki is an ideal environment for collaboration. One area of collaboration could be around "brick walls". People could mark certain people (or other types of articles) as "Brick walls" and then interested parties-- either interested in that surname, location or just helpful folks with too much time on their hands -- could review current Brick Walls and see if they can help.
A brick wall "label" or "tag" on a given page is also a strong visual clue that this page could benefit from some additional research while at the same time contributing to the person/people most interested in the brick-wall-person.
Proposed Solution
A {{brickwall}} code or category that can be used to tag certain pages (people or otherwise), that then generates a Special:Brickwalls page listing all brick wall pages (sorted in a helpful way) that is available for all people to peruse. Once the brick wall is solved, the {{brickwall}} code can then be removed from said page. jillaine 07:56, 30 December 2008 (EST)
Drawing Board [1 January 2009]
We would want a brick wall template to do a bit more I would think. So let's list what we would like to have happen.
::I've changed my mind on this last one. Forget the fill-out form. jillaine 02:42, 31 December 2008 (EST)
--Ronni 02:06, 31 December 2008 (EST)
I started a template. Play with it, redesign it, change colors, etc. We'll add a category name to it once the design and wording of the template is done. The template should work so that when someone adds it to their page, all it will do is:
Anything else?
--Ronni 01:59, 1 January 2009 (EST)
Outstanding Questions
Brick wall form
After thinking about it some more, I think I tend to agree with you Jillaine. I don't believe a "form" to fill out will be necessary. The template "tag" could remind researchers to use the talk page for leaving as much information as they know about their ancestor or to leave specific goals or information they are seeking. --Ronni 21:22, 31 December 2008 (EST)
Promoting the brick wall template [1 January 2009]
I left you hanging yesterday on an idea I have on promoting the brick wall template (templates in general actually). One major problem with doing a project like this is letting folks know what tools or projects are available on WeRelate. If we create a brick wall template, how do we let users, especially new users know that such a template exists? My idea, and one I imagine Dallan would have to get on board with or implement for us, is to have a list of "person/family templates" that are listed at the bottom of the page (with the "watch this page" and "add to tree" etc) where a researcher could click on the template they wanted to add to the page they are currently editing. User templates would be something similar to the "merge" and "brick wall" template. Over time I imagine more of these types of templates will be created, but even so I don't think the list will be unwieldy that they couldn't be included at the bottom of a person/family page while editing. Dallan or an admin would have to probably "approve" such a list just to keep things orderly, etc. --Ronni 21:22, 31 December 2008 (EST)
As to the "News" box on the main page, I think only admins can edit that. The "News" available from the pull-down menu leads to Dallan's blog where I assume only he can edit it. Spreading "what's new or happening" *within* WeRelate is something I've discussed before with the other admins. Anyone can create a "blog type" page within WeRelate to discuss various topics. Finding it, where to put it, etc is the problem. A link to such a "news blog" could be placed at the head of the Watercooler perhaps until something better comes along? Just do it, then we'll find a place to put it or link to it. :) --Ronni 10:46, 1 January 2009 (EST)
Acknowledgements [31 December 2008]
I had an idea like this not too long ago. Not quite this thought out, though. Got no response, except from Beth who I think felt sorry for me that I got no response. <g> And you're right. Even if this idea goes no where, I think talking about these kinds of projects leads to other ideas and ways of using WeRelate. I love learning about this kind of stuff. --Ronni 21:22, 31 December 2008 (EST)
Examples of Good Brick-Wall-type Pages [1 January 2009]
I just happened across this. I like it as an example of a type of page that implies brick wall. In this case, it's NOT a brick wall, but a brick wall page *could* be organized like this one:
Later thoughts on using brick wall templates [26 December 2011]
I was not aware of this template and a few months ago created a Category:Jackson Brick Walls. I think I'll give my Jackson Brick Walls a parent category of Category:Brick walls. I used the small wall-bash template on my page like this:
I like the little wall-bash template but it doesn't automatically add the category to the bottom of the page. Was it ever determined that the larger brick wall template actually automatically added the category? --Janiejac 00:13, 26 December 2011 (EST)
Sorting (in the category) [16 December 2012]
I've been looking through mediawiki help pages, and I can't find a way to sort the pages that are added to a template. All of the pages with the Brickwall template added to them are being sorted on that category page by their namespace. Is there anyway to get them ordered by (eg) surname? Would this need to be an edit to the template itself?--Obstinatesnooper 12:47, 16 December 2012 (EST)


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The latest EP offering from Poland's corpse-painted death metal superstars is an interesting mix of material. You've got a few live tracks spanning their career. "From the Pagan Vastlands", "Decade Ov Therion" and "Chant for Ezkaton 2000 e.v.".
There is the studio version of "Chant for Ezkaton 2000 e.v." which is rather dull, and the far superior "Qadosh".
But most important here is the excellent choice of covers. They do a pretty hardcore cover of "I'm Not Jesus" by the Ramones! This is a classy cover here, from one of the punk gods' best and most underrated albums. And Behemoth make it their own with aplomb. Brutal! The other cover is "Jama Pekel" from the great Czech black Master's Hammer, one of my favorite bands from that country... and it sounds quite awesome in the hands of the Polish pretty boy brutes Nergal and company.
The covers alone make this EP worthwhile, and if you're a diehard for the past few albums you are also really going to enjoy "Qadosh". I could do without the live tracks and the "Chant for Ezkaton" wasn't so interesting, so in all I'm going to grade this in the middle.
Behemoth fans and their wallets are certainly being kept occupied in the downtime between "The Apostasy" and the next album to be released by the outspoken Poles, as with the recent release of "At The Arena Ov Aion - Live Apostasy" we are now greeted by "Ezkaton". A mish-mash of an EP, "Ezkaton" contains 1 new song, 2 covers, two live modern Behemoth songs and most strangely an old (but ultimately brilliant) one in "Chant For Ezkaton 2000 e.v." in both re-recorded and live versions. One must ask the question why an EP is being released to glorify a song released 5 LPs and nigh on 10 years ago when Behemoth have had countless great songs since, not least on "The Apostasy", a question to which I speculate only the record label know the answer.
Though hardly being a purchase for anyone but the Behemoth-obsessive, "Ezkaton" contains some oddities that may be worth a listen to the casual listener. "Jama Pekel", a Master's Hammer cover, is the best song on the EP, sounding like a visceral Napalm Death with the brutality pushed to the limit. The best compliment a cover can be awarded is if it motivates one to check out the original band; this one does. The Ramones cover of "I'm Not Jesus", while not bad per se suffers primarily through being exactly what it is - a sped-up extreme metal cover of a punk song adversely affected by the extra technicality and tightness of a Behemoth once-over; some things are just better in their simple form. Re-recorded from the original "Satanica" version, "Chant For Ezkaton 2000 E.V." is cleaned up and Inferno's drumming brought to the fore to initiate one of the best intro riffs to any extreme metal song; it's great live and on record but best in it's original "Satanica" guise I maintain.
Behemoth have earnt the right for a slightly pointless EP such as this off the back of a career of consistently advancing, and brilliant, albums which has seen rise to a titanic status in their field. A worthy purchase for a completist but really it's Behemoth album no. 9 everyone really wants.
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I don't usually care much for EPs and usually buy them only if I'm really into the band in question releasing them. In this case this is very much so and I am not disappointed in it at all. Behemoth, as usual, bring the goods in their own inimitable style on this EP, and it makes a good stop gap effort until the release of "Evangelion" this summer. OK, I know, this came out last year, but still.
We start off with a re-recorded version of my absolute favorite Behemoth tune, the majestic "Chant for Eschaton 2000 EV", and it benefits from better production, a better vocal performance, and improved musicianship. Inferno is up to his usual godly standard on this and thoughout the EP as well, with his far more aggressive performance elevating this even higher in my esteem. Played on seven-string guitars it sounds even more evil to my ears. Followed by the one really new track on here, "Quadosh", this really shows Inferno at his best on here, whizzing through numerous tempo changes effortlessly ranging from slow and deliberate to his usual light speed blasting, and the intro even reminds me of Slayer's "South of Heaven", a very good thing to me. You can even hear Orion's bass near the end as it rears its head in the slow riffing. While it does seem a bit thrown together in spots, it still slays all in its path with eager bloodlust.
The cover tunes are actually rather cool, in my opinion. They chose atypical bands to cover--the little known Czech export, Master's Hammer, and the Ramones. Yeah, I know, the Ramones, but since when have you ever heard a death metal band cover them? Behemoth tears a new one in "I'm Not Jesus" and it sounds totally unlike the original to say the least. I've never had the pleasure of hearing the original version of "Jama Pekel", but I imagine they do it justice, and coaxing Root vocalist Big Boss into delivering the song (it is in his native language, after all) in an evil black metal rasp instead of his usual operatic style really works. His evil laughter adds an extra level of intensity, and this is powerful stuff. Gotta find the original now...
The live tracks are delivered well, but still cannot match the flat out blitzkrieg that is the Behemoth death machine in the live context. Having seen the boys live many a time now, I could imagine their trademark furious windmilling and Nergal's intense expressions as he delivered his vocals, but still...it's not the same. I'd really rather go see them live again, which will hopefully happen sooner than later.
Overall, this is worth getting for the studio tracks above all. I really don't go for live albums/tracks, hence the little time devoted to them in this review, and hence the less than 100% rating. Otherwise, it is still a worthy purchase, so give it a shot. Behemoth deserve your and my hard-earned cash for putting as much work into their craft as they do, so let's keep 'em rolling, shall we?
There's a lot of people who simply don't like EPs, mainly due to the fact that they don't feel like they're getting a lot for their money. With seven songs at 27 minutes, there's certainly a lot of bang for ones buck, especially for those people who simply can't wait for a new Behemoth release.
For those of you who aren't that familiar with Behemoth, they're a Polish export specializing in an evolution from raw black metal into the black/death band they are today. The evolutionary steps can be tough on certain bands, as when a band is known for making a different album every time, they're expected to continue evolving, which I think Behemoth stopped doing on their latest album, "The Apostasy". The first four songs, "Chant for Ezkaton 2000 EV" (a re-recording of an older Behemoth song), "Qadosh" (a brand new song), "Jama Pekel" (a cover originally by Master's Hammer) and "I'm not Jesus" (a cover by The Ramones) all seem like they're newly recorded for the EP, with the final three songs on this EP being live.
Perhaps they were going for an older black metal sound, but the guitars are on the treble side, and difficult to hear under the insanely fast drums, although for some strange reasons, the toms sound as though they're leather. At this point Behemoth is doing things in their typical style, with Infernos style of drumming (change-ups in blasting) and Nergal doing the signature harmonized high and low screams. The game it feels old hat though, and the cover songs aren't adding anything, nor are they recorded great. The actual stand outs are the live songs, which can easily be heard, and allow the power to come off in a live environment (although capturing the audience reaction was difficult, as it's usually said to be).
From a quantity standpoint, you're getting a lot of bang for your buck, but on the other hand, you're only getting one new song and two covers, and the rest may have already heard.
Originally posted at www.waytooloud.com
Behemoth's Apostasy, while still enjoyable, was a step down for the band. However, Ezkaton demonstrates that the band can still put out some quality material, even if it is in the form of an EP obviously cobbled together from assorted unreleased and re-recorded tracks. The version of "Chant for Ezkaton" on this EP, for example, has quickly become one of my favorite Behemoth songs; simple it may be, but it is nevertheless catchy and well-executed. Originally recorded for Satanica, the song sounds better on this EP with cleaner production and a better vocal performance from Nergal. While that song is clearly the best track on the EP, the rest of the tracks are good enough that this EP is about as worthwhile as an EP can get.
The first two songs are studio recordings of Behemoth tracks, the second of which, "Qadosh," is exclusive to this EP. The production is every bit as good as Apostasy and they feature the same simple, catchy riffs, aggressive drumming, and unique vocals that metalheads have come to expect from Behemoth's death metal. Both "Chant" and "Qadosh" are certainly good enough to be on a Behemoth album, even if "Qadosh" feels a bit too long. In fact, I wish that "Chant" had been included as a bonus track on Apostasy as it would probably have made the album a bit more varied. In short, the EP kicks off with two catchy, well-produced songs.
Next, Behemoth has included a couple of covers. The production is a bit less polished than on the originals, but they're still well-mixed. While their Master's Hammer cover probably doesn't do the original justice, it's still pretty good. However, it's not very essential. The way Behemoth plays it, the track just sounds like some generic, albeit catchy, old-school death metal. Their cover of "I'm Not Jesus" by the Ramones is a real treat, though. It's thoroughly amusing to hear the classic punk refrain chanted by Nergal in his trademarked hoarse yells. Behemoth does a good job of making both songs their own, but the covers are most memorable for the hilarity of hearing "I'm Not Jesus" played in the style of death metal.
Finally, the EP is finished off with some of Behemoth's classics played live with surprisingly good production. You can tell it's live, but only just. Including a live version of "Chant" seems redundant, but hearing recordings of "Beyond the Pagan Vastlands" and "Decade Ov Therion" played live is cool, even if the crowd sounds a little less enthusiastic than they should. Both tracks feature some of Behemoth's most memorable riffs.
Overall, the EP isn't really for those who aren't familiar with Behemoth, but Behemoth fans will enjoy having it. The selection of tracks is certainly above-average for an EP, even if it's not essential. (It's certainly not substantive enough to merit buying the 4-disc deluxe box-set.) You'll enjoy having it if you get it, but you won't necessarily miss it if you don't have it.


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The British gilts sector, having been the best performing asset class last year, has found 2012 less than kind to it thus far, and the knives are seemingly out for its prospects.
In the past few weeks, several bond managers have slashed their allocations, with some predicting the "gilt bubble" is about to burst. This would come as a blow to those retail investors who ploughed some £588m into the asset class in 2011, making it the ninth most popular sector over the year, up from 15th in 2010 when some £482m was invested.
With most of 2011's sales coming in the second half of the year, the statistic that the average gilt fund has delivered a -1.5% return over the year to date could prove confirmation of the old adage of retail investors buying high and selling low.
However, this week's cover story by Cherry Reynard questions whether gilts really have reached the end of their run. She highlights numerous supportive factors for the asset class, which was boosted by last week's fresh round of quantitative easing (QE) by the Bank of England to the tune of £50 billion.
The counter argument is that there appears to be little room, despite more QE, for gilt yields to fall much lower, and many see the asset class as overvalued. Yet for the time being there are few signs of the "bubble" bursting. (Comment continues below)
Meanwhile, since it was announced advisers will have to consider investment trusts as part of a wider suite of investment products after the retail distribution review (RDR) comes into force on January 1, 2013, many have predicted a resurgence in demand for closed-ended funds.
Despite their long track records, some of which stretch back to the 19th century, investment trusts have struggled to appeal to the retail investor community (remember the ill-fated ITs campaign of 2000-01?). The most frequently cited reason for this was that they do not pay IFAs any commission, so the hope is that RDR's clampdown on commission will put investment trusts firmly on advisers' radar.
However, at its recent investment companies' conference, Winterflood Investment Trusts asked delegates (a mix of wealth managers, private client stockbrokers and investment trust board directors) what RDR's likely impact on demand for investment trusts would be, and the result was hardly encouraging. Just 11% thought the impact would be considerable, while 36% predicted marginal or no difference.
Where there was consensus was that it is likely to be the major brands and the big trusts that benefit most. This should come as no surprise as it is these trusts that have spent the last decade improving their retail presence. Those that made no effort will continue to stay in the shadows.


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The No. 8 Baylor softball team looks to keep its Big 12 Conference title hopes alive as the Lady Bears return to action this week as they host No. 17 Texas (33-16, 8-9) for a nationally televised (CSTV) contest on Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m.
The Lady Bears (43-12, 12-3) enter the contest two wins away from clinching at least a share of the regular season Big 12 Conference title; however, a loss to the Longhorns; or, to Texas A&M on Saturday, will eliminate Baylor from the regular-season title race.
Baylor enters the contest after splitting a pair of games against Big 12 co-leader
Freshman Kirsten Shortridge will likely get the start in the circle for the Lady Bears as the freshman enters the contest with a 15-3 record and 1.86 ERA on the year.
Only a limited number of general admission tickets remain for the contests with the Longhorns. For tickets, contact the Baylor Ticket Office at 1-800-BAYLOR-U or 254-710-1000 or purchase tickets online at www.baylorbears.com.
No. 17 Texas enters the week in sixth-place in the Big 12 Conference standings after sweeping a pair of games from
On offense,
Baylor is No. 10 in the latest USA Today/NFCA Top 25 and No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25.
Baylor's appearance in both polls marks the 54th consecutive week the Lady Bears have appeared in the NFCA Top 25 and the 53rd consecutive week the team has appeared in the USA Softball Top 25.
Baylor is 179-11 over the past six seasons when scoring at least four runs.
Baylor is 149-19 over the past five seasons when collecting at least eight hits.
Baylor is 213-20 over the past five seasons when out-hitting its opponent.
Baylor is 97-20 over the past four seasons at Getterman Stadium, including a 26-2 mark at home this season.
For the first time in school history, Baylor swept the national player of the week honors after taking two-of-three from No. 2 Arizona. Alex Colyer was named USA Softball National Player of the Week while Lisa Ferguson was named Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week. Both earned Big 12 Conference player of the week honors as well.
Ashley Monceaux was selected as one of the top 25 finalists for USA Softball National Player of the Year. Baylor's
For the first time in history, live, streaming audio will be available for every Baylor softball game. Sign-up for audio is free and fans can listen to every Baylor softball game by visiting www.baylorbears.com.
With a win against
With the victory against the Bobcats,
The senior has been a force in the circle this year, posting a 20-7 record and 2.00 ERA on the year. In all but four innings this season, the right-hander has been in complete control. In games (32-of-36 appearances) in which she did not allow an inning of four or more runs, she has posted a 20-4 record and 1.20 ERA.
Over the last few seasons, Baylor has always been known for its speed. This year is no different as the Lady Bears head into the contest with the Tigers leading the Big 12 Conference with 128 stolen bases in 148 attempts.
This season, Baylor speed and conditioning coach Brandon Marcello and the Lady Bears coaching staff have created a club called "The Baylor Jets" to honor the speedsters in the Baylor line-up.
Starting this year; while recognizing speedsters from the past, "The Baylor Jets' is an elite club for the fastest players to come through the Baylor softball program. Starting in 2007, each time a player "earns their wings," the player will get a sticker of a jet to go on the back of their batting helmet.
In order to "earn their wings," a player must meet the following criteria: post a time of 2.78 second from home-to-first, record a combination of at least 25 stolen bases and infield singles throughout the year and have a shuttle time average of 62 seconds or less with one time less than 60 seconds.
With the above criteria in mind,
Baylor enters the game with the Longhorns as winners of 17-of-20 contests dating back to the team's trip to the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational. During the hot streak, which included a 13-game winning streak, the Baylor offense has hit at an impressive .316 clip while the pitching staff has been dominant in the circle, posting a 17-3 record and 1.90 ERA while holding opponents to a .209 average.
In the circle, Lisa Ferguson and Shortridge have combined for a 15-3 record as the duo has combined to strike out 86 batters while holding opponents to a .205 batting average.
With a home run at the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational,
The career milestone is just one of a number of Baylor marks
Ashley Monceaux AND BAYLOR CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
Over the past few years, the Baylor offense has had tremendous success at the plate and this year has been no different. So far this season, Baylor has posted a .322 batting average on the year and currently ranks second in the league and ninth in the country in the category. In addition, the Lady Bears have hit 51 home runs on the season and have posted an impressive .481 slugging percentage.
Leading the way for Baylor has been senior Ashley Monceaux. Monceaux leads the Lady Bears with a .401 batting average, 15 home runs and 55 RBI. The senior first baseman has posted an almost unbelievable .777 slugging percentage and 122 total bases as she ranks among the top ten in the conference in eight different categories.
As a team, Baylor currently features six players batting over .300 on the season, including freshman Kirsten Shortridge (.364),
Since the stadium opened, Getterman Stadium has been kind to the Lady Bears as Baylor owns a 164-53 mark all-time at the stadium since it opened in 1999. So far this season, Baylor is an impressive 26-2 at home as last year Baylor went 21-8 in the friendly confines of Getterman Stadium. Since the stadium opened, no Lady Bears team has lost more than 10 games at home in a single season.
Baylor's best mark at home came during the 2004 campaign when the Lady Bears enjoyed a 26-4 record at home, including a 24-2 mark during the regular season.
In the stadium's six years of existence, attendance has steadily risen as Baylor set a pair of attendance records last season. Last season, Baylor set a single-game attendance record when 1,455 fans attended the BU-Texas game to close out the home portion of the schedule.
The Baylor softball team is currently ranked No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. In addition, Baylor earned a No. 10 ranking in the latest USA Today/NFCA Top 25.
Baylor is one of five Big 12 Conference school ranked in both polls as Texas A&M (No. 6, No. 6),
Baylor's appearance in both polls marks the 54th consecutive week the Lady Bears have appeared in the NFCA Top 25 and the 53rd consecutive week the team has appeared in the USA Softball Top 25. The last time Baylor failed to appear in either poll was March 16, 2004. Within the Big 12 Conference, only Texas A&M and
Several Lady Bears are aiming to continue making their way up the career charts in 2007. Below is a list of Lady Bears who currently rank in the top ten in one of the career categories:
APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (t-2nd, 164); Ashley Monceaux (10th, 29)
GAMES STARTED: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 113); Kirsten Shortridge (8th, 19)
RELIEF APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 52)
WINS: Lisa Ferguson (1st, 76); Kirsten Shortridge (t-8th, 15)
LOSSES: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 35); Brittany Turner (t-8th, 5)
DECISIONS: Lisa Ferguson (t-2nd, 112)
COMPLETE GAMES: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 59)
SHUTOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 27)
SAVES: Lisa Ferguson (1st, 19)
INNINGS PITCHED: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 751.0); Kirsten Shortridge (8th, 127.1); Ashley Monceaux (10th, 103.1)
STRIKEOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (3rd, 571); Ashley Monceaux (10th, 76); Kirsten Shortridge (9th, 105)
Baylor concludes the regular season as the Lady Bears host No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday, May 5, at 4:00 p.m.


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Relationships are the connective tissue that binds communities of practice together. Social ties connect a new teacher with a mentor, a special education counselor with her counterpart at another school, and a group of school media specialists collaboratively developing lesson plans for their district. Though we instinctively realize the importance of relationships, they have historically been hard to see. Individuals know their own connections but often have a myopic view of the larger social space they inhabit. Even community administrators are often unaware of the many discussions and relationships among their community members.
As individuals and communities of practice increasingly adopt social media, data about who knows who can be captured, visualized, and analyzed to give us a better understanding of the larger social topology. Exploring this social graph can provide actionable insights to community administrators, marketers, and even community members. Until recently, the exploration of social network data was an important yet esoteric enterprise, limited primarily to Ph.D.s and those with extensive technical know-how. We have been working for several years with a group of colleagues across the nation (see SocialMediaResearchFoundation) to help make social network analysis more accessible to everyday users. Our efforts have been encapsulated in NodeXL (see image below), a free and open-source Excel plug-in that can be used by anyone who can work with a spreadsheet.
NodeXL helps novices acquire network datasets from social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, analyze them using powerful social network metrics, and visualize them using state-of-the-art techniques that help identify important individuals, cliques, and trends. Though some effort is required to internalize "network thinking" and get familiar with NodeXL, our experience teaching students and professionals of all experience levels has convinced us that even nontechnical novices can quickly gain actionable insights about their own networks and those that underlie the communities they help cultivate. (See this paper on the topic.)
Enough talk. Let's see what a social network looks like and what insights can be gained from it.
Example 1: @openednews Followers
The image above is a snapshot of the network of Twitter accounts that followed the Twitter account @openednews. (See this article for a complete discussion.) It provides @openednews with a glimpse of the hidden connections between their followers, helping them to
- Identify subgroups of people in the network who are well connected. This particular graph shows three main subgroups (i.e., clusters) identified by colors and grouped into separate boxes (blue, red, and green). These subgroups are automatically identified by the fact that they are more highly interconnected with each other than with the rest of the network. They represent cliques of people or organizations that know one another. In this case, the green subgroup includes prominent education news outlets, the blue subgroup includes research-oriented organizations and individuals, and the red subgroup includes many individual educators, researchers, and education-focused nonprofits.
- Identify important individuals such as those labeled. In this graph, the size of the node is based on the number of Twitter followers, one measure of importance. Notice that some Twitter accounts (e.g., jolinarodriguez, creativecommons) have many Twitter followers but are not well connected to others following @openednews. In contrast, others like usatodaycollege and futurelabedu are popular among @openednews followers, as well as on Twitter globally. Other users have few Twitter followers globally (i.e., they're small) but are very well connected to other @openednews followers (e.g., bon_education, oercommons, 4cinitiative, edinnovation). Network analysis provides many measures of importance (called "centrality"), for example, popularity (i.e., number of followers), betweenness centrality (people who span across subgroups such as eifdotorg and edinnovation), and eigenvector centrality (people who are well connected to "popular" people). @openednews could use this information to identify people whom they might personally contact or cultivate a relationship with.
Example 2: Classroom 2.0 Assistive Technology Forum Discussion
The image above shows users (circles) who have communicated with each other (lines) via the Classroom 2.0's forum on Technology in Special Education. (See this book chapter for a complete description.) Users who post a lot are larger and users not official members of the group are light blue. Thick lines indicate repeated interactions. Similar reply graphs can be created for forums, e-mail lists, wall post comments, blog comments, and other types of conversations. These graphs helps us to
- Evaluate group cohesion. This forum shows a very tight-knit group of core contributors who often interact with each other. As is typical in these settings, a small group of people are most active, and most people are only peripherally involved. This shows a healthy community structure.
- Identify social roles. People use the forum in different ways, as the user labels indicate. Some users predominantly answer questions, others start conversations that others reply to, and still others actively contribute in both ways. In this example, the core members are a nice mix of these different types, which is not always the case. In this example, we have highlighted two users who are already answering many questions yet are still not members (see potential users 1 and 2). A group administrator may want to invite these users to join the community.
As these examples show, network analysis can be applied to a variety of contexts and questions. Network ties may represent Twitter Follow relationships, Facebook Friend relationships, conversational acts (discussion forum and e-mail replies), and a host of others. Analysis may focus on identifying important individuals, subgroups, social roles, and group cohesion. The real power comes not from looking at one of these graphs, but from seeing how they unfold over time. Did our community event inspire more group cohesion? Did our formation of subgroups reduce across-group discussion? Has our mentorship program shown an increase in friendships and communication between new members and core members? The key to all these questions is that they focus on the connections between people, something we have only now been able to measure and systematically assess.
We hope these examples inspire you to downloadNodeXL, play around with it, and share your own stories and examples with us via Twitter (@NodeXL), Facebook, and in the comments of this blog. If you want to read up a bit more you may want to check out our book, Analyzing Social Media Networks With NodeXL: Insights From a Connected World, the ConnectedAction blog, the NodeXL graph gallery, or the other sources referenced in the blog.
Derek L. Hansen is an assistant professor at Brigham Young University.
Marc Smith is chief social scientist at Connected Action Consulting Group.


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Examiner.com article: Taking the church to the homeless
I've published another article for Examiner.com as the Raleigh Practical Christianity Examiner. The article is called "Taking the church to the homeless."
While many Christians are comfortable in their buildings waiting for the world to come to them (on their terms), other are seeking opportunities to impact their world by going to those who are in need. One group who seeks out the homeless in the Raleigh area is called "Church in the Woods."
Here is the beginning of my article:
In Luke chapter 15, Jesus tells the story of a shepherd who leaves his ninety-nine sheep safely in their pen in order to search the wilderness for one sheep that had wandered away. This story is the motivation for a group of believers in Raleigh who explore wooded areas, streets, and under bridges in order to find people who are in need.
Please use the link above to jump over to Examiner.com and read this short article.


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Milwaukee vs Arizona Recap - Diamondbacks Over Brewers 4-0
Arizona's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Milwaukee scoreless in a 4-0 victory on Thursday at Chase Field.
Arizona was favored by -107 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Arizona got 7 innings from Ian Kennedy, who gave up 0 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 5. He earned the victory, while the Diamondbacks got 2 RBIs from Kelly Johnson in the win.
Milwaukee's starting pitcher Zack Greinke worked 7 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 7 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Yuniesky Betancourt in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Arizona as they had 7 hits, while Milwaukee only had 6.
Arizona heads into a battle against Colorado. Milwaukee, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Francisco.


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The Use of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Identification of Non-adherence in Difficult Asthma
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22.214.171.124 Written Statement Requirement In all cases, the institutional agency making the financial aid award shall give the recipient a written statement of the amount, duration, conditions and terms of the award. The chair of the regular committee or other agency for the awarding of financial aid to students generally, or the chair's official designee, shall sign or electronically authorize (e.g. electronic signature) the written statement. The signature of the athletics director, attesting to the committee's award, does not satisfy this requirement.
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22.214.171.124 Hearing Opportunity The institution's regular financial aid authority shall notify the student-athlete in writing, within 14 consecutive calendar days from the date the student-athlete has been notified of the decision to reduce or cancel aid during the period of the award or the reduction or nonrenewal of aid for the following academic year, of the opportunity for a hearing when institutional financial aid based in any degree on athletics ability is reduced or canceled during the period of the award, or not renewed. The notification of the hearing opportunity shall include a copy of the institution's established policies and procedures for conducting the required hearing, including the deadline by which a student-athlete must request the hearing. The institution shall conduct the hearing within 30 consecutive calendar days of receiving a student-athlete's request for the hearing and shall not delegate the responsibility for conducting the hearing to the university's athletics department or its faculty athletics committee. (Adopted: 1/12/04, Revised: 1/8/07 effective 8/1/07, 1/14/08 effective 8/1/08.


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The daily multivitamin, America's most popular dietary supplement, has shown that it modestly prevents cancer in some older men, according to a US clinical study that was published Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
The long-running study, the first to look at multivitamins, found they reduced the chance of developing cancer by eight percent among men aged 50 and over.
"Our main message is that the main reason to take a multivitamin is to prevent deficiencies, but there appears that there may be a modest effect in terms of preventing cancer in men over the age of 50," said Dr. J. Michael Gaziano, a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the study's lead author.
"It's a very mild effect and personally I'm not sure it's significant enough to recommend to anyone," Dr. Ernest Hawk, vice president of cancer prevention at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, told the Associated Press.
He added, "At least this doesn't suggest a harm."
The results of the new study are in contrast to previous tests of some individual vitamins, such as vitamins A and E, which were found to not prevent chronic illnesses and, in higher doses, may even cause problems.
About half of all Americans take vitamin supplements, and at least one-third take a multivitamin.
Multivitamin intake is still less effective than a good diet, exercise and not smoking, each of which can lower cancer risk by 20 to 30 percent, according to cancer experts who spoke with the AP.
Still, this latest study somewhat contradicts the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans that said "there is no evidence to support a recommendation for the use of multivitamin/mineral supplements in the primary prevention of chronic disease."
In the clinical trial, conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital, nearly 15,000 male doctors who were 50 and older and cancer-free were given monthly packets of Centrum Silver multivitamins or fake multivitamins without knowing which type they received.
After nearly 11 years, there were 2,669 new cancers, and some of the men had cancer more than once. For every 1,000 men per year in the study, there were 17 cancers among multivitamin users and 18 among those taking the placebos.
That came to an eight percent lower risk of cancer in the group taking multivitamins.
The study also found that multivitamins cut site-specific cancers, except for prostate cancer, by 12 percent.


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The 7 min is not silly. I wanted something I could do at work. The guys I work with are in WY 40 hrs a week, and there is not that much for me to do...I have done so much that I can't even make work anymore.
MSN.com has 5 min workouts...I set an alarm on my computer and every hour I get moving for 5 min. I also take my dog to work now 3 x week (like I said, I'm the only one there) so I have to go out at lunch and walk her for 30 min. We've got nice walking/bike trail. I found a bike in our shop area and got permission to ride it. I'm such a rebel that I'm not going to wear a helmet! Anyway, I have a 'routine' worked out for MWF and TTH...I do the lunges on the days when Jess is not with me as she wants to lick me on the calf as she follows me up and down the hallway,which makes the lunges stutter
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The devastating wildfires in Southern California have caused at least $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone, officials said Wednesday, as easing wind gave firefighters hope that they could begin to gain ground against the flames.
The fires, in their fourth day, had destroyed 1,500 homes and caused at least a half-million people to flee - the largest evacuation in state history. At least 1,200 of the damaged homes were in San Diego County, and officials believe that number will rise.
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SAE AeroTech Conference & Exhibition to Take Off in October
Warrendale, PA (April 11, 2005) - The Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center will be the site of the 2005 SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 3-6.
Created for aerospace executives, and production and engineering professionals, this event will provide a forum to address the common goal of advancing the aerospace industry on all levels, including air-vehicle design, manufacturing and safety.
Three main themes will highlight the AeroTech Congress - Defense, Commercial and Engineering and Quality Processes. The important issues that will be discussed through four individual conferences to be co-located with the event:
- World Aerospace Conference
- International Powered Lift Conference
- Advances in Aviation Safety Conference
- Aerospace Manufacturing & Automated Fastening Conference
The AeroTech Congress will also feature an exhibition and several networking events, including receptions, luncheons and an evening banquet.
The Congress is supported by Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Vought Aircraft, Sikorsky Aircraft, NASA, Honeywell, Goodrich Aerostructures, Rolls-Royce, U.S. Air Force and the Performance Review Institute (PRI).
For more information please visit SAE 2005 SAE AeroTech Conference & Exhibition.


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