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Andrew Jakk has been blindfolded all day hoping to find another hot blindfolded stud to play with, but hes come up empty handed. Earlier in the day, he tired of this game of blindfold and lifted his to see the tall, dark and handsome lumberjack Paul Wagner walking toward him with an ax but he went off to tend to the house. Now, Andrew has just sat down on the deck defeated. His luck changes when Paul walks over to Andrew and sets down his ax. Andrews not sure what to do, but as soon as Paul makes it clear he wants to play with other tools, Andrew immediately goes for the huge tool in Pauls pants. He gobbles it up, letting the big stud ram it in his mouth. Andrew stands and their dicks rub against each other while they make out, and then Andrew offers his ass for the eating, which Paul takes to like a moth to flame. He tongues Andrews pucker with lust and passion his fuzzy face working the hot hole and delicious round ass thats before him. Now that the hole is ready to be taken, Pauls huge meat is in and his hips are hammering Andrews sweet, hot hole. Pauls ass flexes with each thrust and Andrew wants it deeper as he lays back on the deck and puts his legs in the air so Paul can pound in further. Paul pushes Andrew back on to his shoulder blades and slams his cock deeper until Andrew jerks out a spray of cum, which leads Paul to spew several healthy loads out onto Andrews chest.
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Day 11 Ngorongoro Crater (B,L,D)
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Day 12 Ngorongoro Crater/Arusha (B,L)
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Day 13 Depart Arusha (B)
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Thyroid Tumors
Both benign and malignant thyroid tumors are treated in the Center for Endocrine Tumors, one of the largest programs of its kind in the country.
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The Center for Endocrine Tumors at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is a comprehensive program specializing in the treatment of thyroid enlargement (goiter) and all types of thyroid tumors, including:
- Enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter)
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- Thyroid cancers including papillary, follicular, poorly differentiated, medullary, anaplastic, and metastatic thyroid cancer
Although many thyroid nodules are benign (non-cancerous), our program combines the resources of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and the Mass General Thyroid Unit to provide advanced treatment for all patients with thyroid tumors. Read frequently asked questions about thyroid nodules, including causes, diagnosis and treatment options.
Innovative Approaches Our program is one of the largest and most specialized in the country. Thyroid specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital have greatly advanced the care and treatment of thyroid conditions and provide:
- Highly specialized expertise in goiters and thyroid tumors.including advanced ultrasound techniques and ultrasound guided fine needle and core biopsies
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- Radioactive active iodine therapy for benign overactive thyroid nodules and for well-differentiated thyroid cancer
- Advanced clinical trials to find better therapies for thyroid cancers
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- Thyroidologists (endocrinologists specializing in thyroid disease) with expertise in diagnosing and treating goiters and thyroid tumors
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- Radiation oncologists who specialize in delivering the optimal therapeutic dose while protecting healthy tissue
- Nuclear medicine physicians with expertise in radioactive iodine whole body scanning and dosimetry
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Expertise in Diagnosing and Staging CancersAn accurate diagnosis is the key to planning the right treatment. Our expert pathologists are highly sub-specialized in diagnosing thyroid conditions. Our program also has the most state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies available, including:
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The major types of thyroid cancer are:
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- Follicular
- Poorly differentiated
- Medullary
- Anaplastic
The standard of care for most types of thyroid or other endocrine cancer is surgery, which in some cases of well-differentiated thyroid cancer is followed by radioactive iodine therapy. This therapy, first developed at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1936, has been shown to be highly effective in improving outcomes for patients.
More aggressive types of cancer, as well as metastatic cancers, may be treated with chemotherapy in conjunction with radiation therapy and surgery. Our program is one of only a few in the country that specialize in treating these cancers. Our team has helped increase treatment options for thyroid cancer patients by demonstrating that there are a variety of effective chemotherapies. In addition, our physicians are engaged in ongoing clinical trials of targeted therapies to find new, targeted treatments.
Excellence in Surgical CareOur endocrine surgery program is one of the oldest and most innovative in the country, and is recognized for having among the most specialized surgeons in treating thyroid and endocrine disorders. This high level of expertise has resulted in a high volume practice and research has shown that centers that perform a higher volume of surgical procedures have better outcomes.
Our surgeons use the most up-to-date technologies, including recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring, and have pioneered and continue to advance minimally invasive techniques. Our goal is to be as conservative as possible with surgery without compromising care. Extreme attention is paid to the cosmetic appearance of the incision and to make the approach as minimally invasive as possible.
Among the surgical procedures that may be indicated for the treatment of thyroid conditions are:
- Thyroid lobectomy, which involves removal of one half of the thyroid
- Total thyroidectomy, which removes all of the thyroid
- Lymph node removal, for cancer that has spread outside the thyroid to the surrounding lymph nodes
Learn more about Endocrine Surgical Care
Pioneering Radiation Therapies
External radiation is not a common treatment for thyroid tumors, but it may be used to treat poorly differentiated, medullary, anaplastic and some cases of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The most commonly used technique is external beam radiation therapy. Some patients with metastatic cancer may receive proton beam therapy, a technique pioneered at Mass General, which is able to target a very precise region while helping to spare surrounding tissues.
Treating Cancer through Clinical TrialsUp until five or six years ago, medicine had little to offer advanced or aggressive forms of thyroid cancer. Today, that has changed thanks to much of the work being done in our program. Our physicians are leading or enrolled in numerous clinical trials aimed at discovering targeted therapies for these cancers.
Developing Better Therapies through ResearchIn addition to leading clinical trials, our researchers are working to produce animal models that mimic human forms of these diseases. All these levels of research will work to advance therapies for thyroid and endocrine conditions and improve the lives of our patients.
Hyperthyroidism means overactivity of the thyroid gland, resulting in too much thyroid hormone in the bloodstream.
Hypothyroidism is the condition in which the thyroid is underactive (i.e., it is producing an insufficient amount of thyroid hormones).
Thyroid Tumors
Thyroid tumors are either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) growths.
The Katherine A. Gallagher Integrative Therapies Program
The Katherine A. Gallagher Integrative Therapies Program focuses on improving the quality of life and well-being of Cancer Center patients, their families and friends through free wellness services such as acupuncture and yoga. These services help you take care of your whole self — mind, body and spirit.
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The Maxwell V. Blum Cancer Resource Room at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center provides cancer patients and their families with information and resources for living with cancer.
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A home infusion pump may be part of your treatment plan. In some cases, you may have the option for disconnecting the chemotherapy from home. If this option applies to you, and you would prefer to disconnect from home, this instructional video will reinforce the teaching provided to you by your nurse in the Mass General cancer Center
The following related clinical trials and research studies are currently seeking participants at Massachusetts General Hospital. Search for clinical trials and studies in another area of interest.
Daniels named first James Howard Means Chair
Staff, family and friends gathered Oct. 15 to celebrate the new James Howard Means Chair and its first incumbent, Gilbert H. Daniels, MD, co-director of the MGH Thyroid Clinic, at the Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation.
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The Katherine A. Gallagher Integrative Therapies Program focuses on improving the quality of life and well-being of Cancer Center patients, their families and friends through free wellness services such as acupuncture and yoga. These services help you take care of your whole self — mind, body and spirit.
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The Maxwell V. Blum Cancer Resource Room at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center provides cancer patients and their families with information and resources for living with cancer.
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yes, good luck! and if you need any help please let me know.(it is my pleasure if I can help you).
Arabic is the richest language, it contains letter that has no equivalent in English like "hah" is not "H" but "7" as in "Muhammad" or "Mu7ammad". (common with Hebrew)
and "ein" or "3ein" as "in Rabb-il-3alameen" or "3alayhi el salatou wassalam"
and "Kh" (common with deutsh, as in guten nakht).. as in Arabic khayr=good.
and "Gh" as in "ghar 7iraa (=cave of Hiraa)" or in "ghayr-il maghdoubi 3alayhim"
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Howard is the most overrated center in the league. Yeah, he'll get his numbers. But so did Ricky Davis when he was in the NBA. I'll leave it at that.
Report: Center Omer Asik formally asked Houston Rockets to trade him
Omer Asik, the Houston Rockets' starting center last season, has formally asked the team to trade him in the wake of the Dwight Howard signing, ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst is reporting.
The Rockets have "no plans" to trade Asik, however, and have turned down all offers so far, according to the report.
The 27-year-old, who started all 82 games last season after serving as Joakim Noah's backup in Chicago for two years, contacted the team to ask for a trade "shortly after" Howard announced his decision on Friday night.
THOMSEN: Rockets better with Howard, but still have a long way to go
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JENKINS: Through all the turmoil, Dwight Howard is now seeing clearly
Asik averaged 10.1 points and 11.7 rebounds in 30.0 minutes per game last season, but would surely see his minutes cut if he stayed with the Rockets. In an interview at the Orlando Summer League, head coach Kevin McHale expressed confidence that Asik could play alongside Howard and be a key piece for Houston next season.
"With Omer, he had a great year for us last year and really became one of the top centers in the league," McHale said. "It's just when you have an opportunity to get Dwight, it's hard not to. I'm sure Omer right now is a little down in the dumps, but we'll pick him up."
McHale said he can see lineups when Asik and Howard would play together in addition to Asik, who along with Howard would create perhaps the best defensive and rebounding rotation in the league, backing Howard up. McHale called to mind the 1980s when the Rockets used lineups with Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson.
"You do play two bigs," McHale said. "You have to get spacing and you have to make sure your small guys have got to make sure they keep the court spaced."
Clearly, Kevin McHale hasn't been paying attention. This is not the same NBA that could have two bigs like Sampson and Olajuwon on the floor at the same time. Too many teams go small ball - with speed and quickness - and the Rockets would get killed having Asik and Howard on the floor at the same time. Asik signed with Houston to be a starter - and in signing Howard, they owe it to Asik to trade him somewhere he can start. As a previous post said, Asik gives you 70 percent of what DH brings to the table, for half the price. Time will tell, but I don't see Asik and Howard working together. And if DH starts slow, and the fans want Asik, that won't be good for the player with the thinnest skin the entire NBA. So yeah, keep Asik around McHale. I want to see D12 cry. Again.
So that's where Judge Reinhold has been all this time.
Well... if Asik knew how to play defense... he guarded people with his hands in his pockets!! I despise Howard, but... DAMN they are now a better defensive team...
This will be a disaster on multiple levels. Never mind that Asik gives you a good 70-75 percent of what Howard gives you at half the price. Asik's role is perfect for Houston's long-range offense. He's got a good basketball IQ around the rim, which reflects in his offensive rebounding rate, and oh by the way, he hasn't now gotten himself run out of town in two potential title situations. Enjoy the mid-first-round draft hell and Knicks-like cap problems, Rockets fans. At least you'll make the playoffs.
Houston needs to keep Asik. Basically Houston's defense was terrible whenever Asik was on the bench. Swapping Howard for Asik leaves Houston with the same problem when Howard is on the bench. They need both guy as they need a great defensive center on the court at all times to cover up for the defensive shortcomings of the rest of the team.
McHale has the right approach. Don't trade him and kiss his butt to make him feel better.
Playing them together seems like a disaster on offense. But if the other team's scoring is made just as bad it might be a possible lineup. People are talking only about rebounding, which is important. But Asik is also an elite defender. And obviously Howard is elite as well. The paint would be completely shut down if both those guys were on the court. Post ups against either of those players is not productive. There would be no double teams creating kick out for the threes. Drives into the paint would be futile. So what would opposing teams do besides pull up jumpers from distance? And no chance at the offensive board on those plays.
Sounds like Omer has been paying attention and doesn't want any part of the Howard circus. The whole team should request a trade and Mchale had better start packing and updating the resume.
I don't blame Asik, in fact I respect his attitude. He wants to be the man - unlike that punk Howard whose main concern is that the Rockets bring in a third superstar to help hide his shortcomings. I am sure McHale wants to keep Asik because he knows he cannot leave Howard on the floor in a close game in the last three minutes.
Why does this article about Asik feature a picture of Judge Reinhold?
As I said before, Howard will become a cancer to this team. He's not going to want to share the floor and be a part of plays where he's not the main man. Don't need anyone to take my word for it - you'll see it soon enough. I don't blame Asik. I think he's right to request a trade. He played great for them and was an integral part of their revival. Bringing in a cancer like Howard sends him a message that he needs to look elsewhere for his future.
On the one hand, I feel bad for Asik because it seems like he's been discarded after a break out season and playing a major role in their revival.
On the other hand, this is a chance for Morey to send a preemptive message to Howard right now that he's not going to cave in to any "trade me" demands down the road.
Splitter for Asik! Come on, Coach Pop!!!
The Rockets have "no plans" to trade Asik, however, and have turned down all offers so far, according to the report.
They cant dump his poison pill contract, and all "offers" so far must have been for less than nothing.
Sounds like McHale has a much better grasp on how to use "bigs" than D'antoni
Omer Asik might be a little shortsighted here. With him and Howard, rebounds will belong to Houston. Also, Harden is a good rebounder and defender. This is a great situation for Omer Asik here. Howard gets all the pressure (and I mean ALL) and Howard will have to defend the other teams' best big man every game. Asik gets automatic backside help as well. Offensively, the pick and roll game will be a huge improvement from this past season. Where would he be in a better situation than he currently has at Houston?
he has trade value
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@JonCBK Asik guarding people with his hands by his hips is hardly good defense... suck it! Howard is now a Rocket... He is a much better player than Asik ever dreamed to be... and I hate Howard...
@Chris10 There's absolutely zero evidence in all of Howard's time in Houston that indicates that keeping Asik (or moving him) will have any negative effects at all.
@John4 Omer Asik is the next Pau Gasol. This will not work for Omer. Dwight wants to be the featured guy posting up on the low block. Only one problem, he's got ZERO post moves! Gonna miss his D, but not his offense! McHale wont be able to teach him anymore than all the others that came before him.
@John4 This will be a train wreck. Spacing will be horrible and you will insure that Dwight is easily doubled. Lanes will be clogged for Harden. Get a stretch four for him or assets you can turn into a stretch four.
@Mike26 @Chris10 in all of Howard's time in Houston?!? He can't even officially sign till the 10th so technically he's not even a Rocket yet. The only negative effect stands 7 foot something and takes no responsibility for anything that goes wrong at all. The only thing Howard has proven through the years so far is he has ridiculous talent (that largely goes to waste) and is willing to throw anyone under the bus so he can be liked
@jbk1234 jbk - certainly your comment is an intelligent one. Another possibility would have the Rockets playing Howard 30 minutes per game at center and Asik 18. They are both very good defensive rebounders, and this use of Asik could keep Howard less fatigued during the course of an 82 game season.
@John4 @jbk1234 I would say that as an elite professional athlete... he is a fierce competitor and wants to be playing the best while at his best... I think this speaks well for Asik that he doesn't want to take an easy payday.... but I do see the value for Houston to keep him and spell DH during games with a starting-caliber center
@jbk1234 jbk - yes, we're on the same page here. But why wouldn't Asik want this scenario? He gets to come off the bench and go after their tired starting center, or go vs. the backup center of the other team. How many teams have backup centers better than Asik? Not many. Asik should realize that he's in a great situation. And his contract pays him a lot of money.
@AndrewJones @jbk1234 @John4 Yes but it's only a $8 million cap hit. They average it over the life of the contract.


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Port of Los Angeles pumps up the volume, reports busiest April in history
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Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles.
The Port of Los Angeles has sailed into history with a record-breaking container volume count. Try to contain your excitement.
The combined import/export container volume for last month saw a 15-percent increase over the numbers from April 2011.
The busiest April in port history, overall container volume (factoring in empties) jumped to 551,393 over last year's 479,808 count for the same month.
The occasionally toxic port, and long-time home of The Love Boat, broke export records in 2011, besting 2010 by 14.5 percent.
Additional data to digest: Arriving 20-foot equivalent containers increased 16.7 percent, from 312,359 containers in April 2011 to 364,555 last month. Exports increased 11.5 percent, from 167,448 containers in April 2011 to 186,838 last month.
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"Sophie, the girl, is given a spell and transformed into an old woman. It would be a lie to say that turning young again would mean living happily ever after. I didn't want to say that. I didn't want to make it seem like turning old was such a bad thing — the idea was that maybe she'll have learned something by being old for a while, and, when she is actually old, make a better grandma. Anyway, as Sophie gets older, she gets more pep. And she says what's on her mind. She is transformed from a shy, mousy little girl to a blunt, honest woman. It's not a motif you see often, and, especially with an old woman taking up the whole screen, it's a big theatrical risk. But it's a delusion that being young means you're happy."
Hayao Miyazaki, on what attracted him to Howl's Moving Castle
The Auteur of Anime by Margaret Talbot: "The New Yorker" (January 17th, 2005)
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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WASHINGTON — You can drive, but you can't hide.
Officer Dennis Vafier of the Alexandria Police Department uses a laptop in his squad car to scan vehicle license plates during his patrols Tuesday in Alexandria, Va.
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WASHINGTON - Lawmakers of both parties expressed deep skepticism Wednesday about the government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and threatened not to renew the legislative authority that has been used to sanction a program described as "off the tracks legally."
A congressional backlash appeared to be coalescing around the idea that the administration's interpretation of its powers far exceeds what lawmakers intended. At a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, lawmakers forcefully pressed officials from the National Security Agency, the Justice Department, the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to justify the government's collection and storage of the communications records of vast numbers of Americans.
"This is unsustainable, it's outrageous and must be stopped immediately," said Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., the highest-ranking Democrat on the panel.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who sponsored the Patriot Act that ostensibly authorized the collection, warned that the House might not renew Section 215 of the act, a key provision that gives the government its authority.
The sharp and sometimes angry questioning stood in sharp contrast to the tone of hearings on the surveillance programs by congressional intelligence committees in recent weeks. It also came as the government faces a growing number of legal challenges to its collection of "metadata" -- information about the numbers called by Americans, the date and time of the calls, and how long those calls lasted.
Intelligence officials insist that the program operates under tight guidelines, is overseen by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and has proven crucial to disrupting terrorist plots.
Although many questions remain, administration officials offered new details about the methodology used to analyze the data. For the first time, they suggested that when the government queries its database of phone records -- as it did 300 times last year -- it was likely looking at the phone records of huge numbers of individuals.
"The court has approved us to go out two or three 'hops,"' said NSA deputy director John Inglis. "And it's often at the second hop that information is gained that leads the FBI to investigate the person's contacts further."
A "hop" refers to the way in which analysts broaden their analysis. When analysts believe they have cause to suspect an individual, they will look at everyone that person has contacted, called the first "hop" away from the target. Then they look at everyone all those secondary people communicated with. And from that pool, they go on to look at everyone all those tertiary people contacted. These are called second and third "hops."
The ACLU's deputy legal director, Jameel Jaffer, said the NSA has been trying to make it seem like it peeks at the communications of a tiny subset of people, but with such hops, it has reviewed the communication patterns of millions of individuals.
"The first hop takes you to 100 people the person called," Jaffer said. "The second one takes you to 10,000. The third one takes you to a million."
"I think very clearly this program has gone off the tracks legally and needs to be reined in," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
-- The Washington Post
A rapidly growing network of police cameras is capturing, storing and sharing data on license plates, making it possible to stitch together people's movements whether they are stuck in a commute, making tracks to the beach or up to no good.
For the first time, the number of license tag captures has reached the millions, according to a study published Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union based on information from hundreds of law enforcement agencies. Departments keep the records for weeks or years, sometimes indefinitely, saying they can be crucial in tracking suspicious cars, aiding drug busts, finding abducted children and more.
Attached to police cars, bridges or buildings — and sometimes merely as an app on a police officer's smartphone — scanners capture images of passing or parked vehicles and pinpoint their locations, uploading that information into police databases.
Over time, it's unlikely many vehicles in a covered area escape notice. And with some of the information going into regional databases encompassing multiple jurisdictions, it's becoming easier to build a record of where someone has been and when, over a large area.
While the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that a judge's approval is needed to use GPS to track a car, networks of plate scanners allow police effectively to track a driver's location, sometimes several times every day, with few legal restrictions. The ACLU says the scanners are assembling a "single, high-resolution image of our lives."
"There's just a fundamental question of whether we're going to live in a society where these dragnet surveillance systems become routine," said Catherine Crump, a staff attorney with the organization. The group is proposing that police departments immediately delete any records of cars not linked to any crime.
Although less thorough than GPS tracking, plate readers can produce some of the same information, the group says, revealing whether someone is frequenting a bar, joining a protest, getting medical or mental help, being unfaithful to a spouse and much more.
In Minneapolis, for example, eight mobile and two fixed cameras captured data on 4.9 million license plates from January to August 2012, the Star Tribune reported. Among those whose movements were recorded: Mayor R.T. Rybak, whose city-owned cars were tracked at 41 locations in a year.
A Star Tribune reporter's vehicle was tracked seven times in a year, placing him at a friend's house three times late at night, other times going to and from work — forming a picture of the dates, times and coordinates of his daily routine. Until the city temporarily classified such data late last year, anyone could ask police for a list of when and where a car had been spotted.
As the technology becomes cheaper and more widespread, even small police agencies are able to deploy more sophisticated surveillance systems. The federal government has been a willing partner, offering grants to help equip departments, in part as a tool against terrorism.
Law enforcement officials say the scanners are strikingly efficient. The state of Maryland told the ACLU that troopers could "maintain a normal patrol stance" while capturing up to 7,000 license plate images in a single eight-hour shift.
"At a time of fiscal and budget constraints, we need better assistance for law enforcement," said Harvey Eisenberg, assistant U.S. attorney in Maryland.
Law enforcement officials say the technology automates a practice that's been around for years. The ACLU found that only five states have laws governing license plate readers. New Hampshire, for example, bans the technology except in narrow circumstances, while Maine and Arkansas limit how long plate information can be stored.
"There's no expectation of privacy" for a vehicle driving on a public road or parked in a public place, said Lt. Bill Hedgpeth, a spokesman for the Mesquite Police Department in Texas. The department has records stretching back to 2008, although the city plans next month to begin deleting files older than two years.
In Yonkers, N.Y., just north of New York City's Bronx, police said retaining the information indefinitely helps detectives solve future crimes. In a statement, the department said it uses license plate readers as a "reactive investigative tool" that is only accessed if detectives are looking for a particular vehicle in connection with a crime.
"These plate readers are not intended nor used to follow the movements of members of the public," the department said.
Even so, the records add up quickly. In Jersey City, N.J., for example, the population is 250,000, but the city collected more than 2 million plate images in a year. Because the city keeps records for five years, the ACLU estimates that it has some 10 million on file, making it possible for police to plot the movements of most residents, depending upon the number and location of the scanners.
The ACLU study, based on 26,000 pages of responses from 293 police departments and state agencies across the country, found that license plate scanners produced a small fraction of "hits," or alerts to police that a suspicious vehicle had been found.
In Maryland, for example, the state reported reading about 29 million plates between January and May of last year. Of that number, about 60,000 — or roughly 1 in every 500 license plates — were suspicious. The main offenses: a suspended or revoked registration, or a violation of the state's emissions inspection program, altogether accounting for 97 percent of alerts.
Even so, Eisenberg, the assistant U.S. attorney, said the program has helped authorities track 132 wanted suspects and can make a critical difference in keeping an area safe.
Also, he said, Maryland has rules in place restricting access. Most records are retained for one year, and the state's privacy policies are reviewed by an independent board, Eisenberg noted.
At least in Maryland, "there are checks, and there are balances," he said.


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LINCOLN — Short conversations with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor and NU's athletic director yielded no clear direction on the fate of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini.
Within 30 minutes after the Huskers' 38-17 loss to Iowa on Friday, neither UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman nor Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst had any new announcements on Pelini's future.
Eichorst stuck to what he has said in the past: He will not make any comments on the job status of any coach during the season.
When asked if he considered the end of the season to be after the Iowa game or after the Huskers' bowl game, Eichorst would not say.
"I'm going to stick by the comments that I've already issued," Eichorst said. "I won't be making any comments until the season is over."
Eichorst deflected a second phrasing of that question during a walk through the North Stadium concourse.
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Eichorst got some unsolicited input from fans on a ride down a service elevator that picked him up from his skybox suite.
Four fans who didn't know that Eichorst was on the elevator asked a reporter what he thought should be done, then offered their own opinions. One said Pelini should stay. Another indicated he thought the setback to the Hawkeyes was the final straw.
When it was pointed out that Eichorst was in the elevator, one fan became guarded in his comments as his three friends encouraged him to not talk so much.
Eichorst laughed when asked about that conversation in his presence and said it didn't bother him.
Perlman watched some of Pelini's press conference from his skybox. When he came out a few minutes later, he said no meetings were planned with Eichorst or Pelini to discuss Pelini's job status.
"That's Shawn's call," Perlman said. "You'll know when we know."
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FusionCharts Free is a flash charting component that can be used to render data-driven and animated charts for your Web applications and presentations. It is a cross-browser and cross-platform solution that can be used with ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, JSP, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails, simple HTML pages, or even PowerPoint presentations to deliver interactive and powerful flash charts. You do not need to know anything about Flash to use FusionCharts. All you need to know is the language in which you're programming.
Sdictionary is a dictionary that uses its own dictionary format. Unlike ptkdic or gtkdic, MySQL isn't needed; you can work with dictionary files directly. It uses Unicode, meaning that words and articles all are in UTF-8. There are two index levels, compression, and tools to convert from text files to .dct and vice versa. A Perl/Tk version, libsdict, a C library framework, and a Symbian version are available.
db4o is an object database for Java and all .NET environments. Its features include ACID transactions, automatic class schema recognition, query-by-example, a S.O.D.A. object querying API, native queries, LINQ support on .NET, callback methods, memory files, cascade-on-delete, multi-threaded access, and Java Webstart and servlet support.
Speex is a patent-free compression format designed especially for speech. It is specialized for voice communications at low bit-rates in the 2-45 kbps range. Possible applications include Voice over IP (VoIP), Internet audio streaming, audio books, and archiving of speech data (e.g. voice mail).
Sofia-SIP is a SIP user agent library, compliant with the IETF RFC3261 specification. It can be used as a building block for SIP client software for uses such as VoIP, IM, and many other real-time and person-to-person communication services. The primary target platform is GNU/Linux. Sofia-SIP is based on a SIP stack developed at the Nokia Research Center.
Gigalomania is a 2D real time strategy game that is a clone of Mega-Lo-Mania. The gameplay consists of researching and developing new technology with which to conquer your enemies, from rocks and sticks to nuclear weapons and spaceships. You can advance through ten different ages, from the stone age to the future. There are 28 different maps to play through. The game is still under development, but is entirely playable in its current state.
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Working with an Architect
AIA Minnesota has developed very helpful brochures for consumers to learn about how to hire and work with an architect and what to expect in the building process. The brochures are available in paper format for free by contacting the AIA Minnesota office.
"Architecturally Designed Homes and You"
Are you a homeowner with a building project and looking to work with an architect? This brochure proposes a series of questions to ask yourself to begin thinking about your project-whether a new residence, addition or remodel-and questions to ask when interviewing a potential architect.
Read the questions.
Download the brochure (PDF) Architecturally Designed Homes and You
"The Design and Construction Process-What to Expect"
The building process involves several steps. Learn about the different phases of the design and construction process... The "What to Expect" information can be found in pdf format on the last page of the 'Architecturally Designed Homes and You" brochure above.
"Understanding Project Delivery"
This brochure helps explain different relationships between people involved in the building process such as architect,
contractor, vendor, construction manager, building owner. It also has a glossary of terms, definitions of different types of
project delivery such as design-build and design-bid-build, as well as a list of 20 questions to ask in the delivery of public projects.
Download "Understanding Project Delivery" in pdf format.
"How to Hire the Right Architect"
If you represent a public or private institution, individual or company planning a construction project, this brochure will advise you in hiring an architect to help you make the critical decisions that get your project off to the right start. This brochure outlines the steps and decisions involved in hiring an architect: the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposals (RFP) process, setting the requirements and vision for your project, determining budget and schedule, dealing with zoning and health, safety and welfare issues and working with public authorities reviewing your project.
View "How to Hire the Right Architect" as pdf.
"Environmental Design Checklist for Building Owners"
This brochure gives you questions to think about and to ask your architect relating to site planning, energy, building
materials, and more--all with a sustainable design approach. It was created by the AIA Minnesota Committee on the Environment.
"Environmental Design Checklist for Building Owners" (pdf)
"You and Your Architect"
You and Your Architect is a very useful brochure created by AIA National and is full of valuable information. This brochure:
- suggests how to get started with a building project, by asking yourself questions about your needs and expectations
- provides advice on how to interview and select an architect
- explains the variety of services architects can provide
- guides you through negotiating an agreement between the owner and architect, including project schedule and compensation.
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Pestana Palace 5*, National Monument, elected best 5* hotel and recommended on TripAdvisor
By World Travel Awards 2013
and get 2 free welcome drinks on arrival and daily newspaper in the room
The Magic Spa is nominee for the category of Best Luxury SPA 2014
If you find a lower rate elsewhere, we will match it and offer you a discount of 5%. The rate displayed corresponds to the best rate of the next 30 days. Terms and conditions apply.
Pestana Palace, one of the best hotels in Lisbon, is a 5 star hotel in a 19th century palace located in a residential area of the city of Lisbon, and its gardens, with a variety of plants and subtropical trees, are classified as "National Monument".
This hotel in Lisbon is located near some of the most important monuments of the city, such as Centro Cultural de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Centro de Congressos (Congress Centre).
It has 193 rooms, 4 of these being royal suites. In the present day, in the Palace building we can find the chapel and the hotel's service areas (porter and reception, salons, bar and the Valle Flôr restaurant), small meeting rooms and the 4 royal suites.
All salons are profusely decorated, with French-inspired details. The private quarters of the Marquises have been turned into beautiful and spacious suites. Here, likewise, works of art decorate the walls, complemented by elegant furniture from antique shops and by luxury sofas.
The view to the Tagus river or to the vast gardens of the Palace can be enjoyed from all royal suites.
Pestana Palace hotel is a member of "The Leading Hotels of the World", a symbol that ranks Pestana amongst the most luxurious and refined hotels in the world. Is also member at Five Star Alliance, with all the best and luxury hotels of the world
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Shopping, Water sports, Golf, Spa, Nightlife
Free Internet Premium access in public areas, Business Center (Internet access), Fitness Center / Gym, Free Internet access in the rooms, Parking, Pestana Kids Club, Pool, Meeting and conference rooms, Transfer service (paid), Spa
Certificate of Excellence 2011 | 2013
Pestana Palace voted best Five Star Hotel in Portugal Travel Awards 2012 from Publituris. Service and beauty of the Palace Valle Flôr won readers and jury of the awards that distinguish the excellence of Tourism in Portugal.
Considered the world "Oscars of Tourism" the Pestana Palace was nominee in the category:
- Portugal's Leading Hotel 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011
- Portugal's Leading Conference Hotel 2007
Winner of "Três Garfos", the maximum award of the gastronomic contest "Lisboa à Prova" 2012
Insiders Select 2010 | 2011
The Pestana Palace was distinguished among the 26 hotels and restaurants in Portugal that were selected with the Golden Key of Good Bed Good Table of "Expresso" newspaper in 2009 | 2013.
One of the winners of the category "Best Luxury hotel" Worldwide in 2006 and 2008.
Pestana Group was named in the official European Hotel Management Magazine as the only Portuguese hotel group in the "European Top 50" Survey ranking organised by the HMI.
Book at Pestana.com and earn points on your Pestana Priority Guest card. Discover the advantages: Earn free nights and much more!
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Book Special Rate on Pestana.com and get one welcome drink at the bar (Mocktail) per person and a daily newspaper in the room during your stay.