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Ron Paul Institute opens amid split
Ron Paul made an impassioned plea for shuttering Guantanamo Bay Wednesday at a launch event for his new Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.
Just hours earlier, his son Rand Paul said he does not favor closing the prison.
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The generational split highlights the conflicting goals between a politician on the make and an ideologue riding off into the sunset.
"I don't talk to him in detail for the precise reason that I'm not looking to sort that all out," Ron Paul said. "He has his opinions. You'll have to ask him where he disagrees. Not me."
A background sheet distributed at Wednesday's roll out said the older Paul, 77, has been "unshackled by the restrictions of government service" — as if that ever posed a problem for the iconoclastic libertarian during his decades in the House.
The younger Paul, 50, is open about his designs on the Republican nomination in 2016. Recent moves to present his foreign policy vision as in the mainstream have showcased a desire to expand from his father's base. He was notably absent from the program to honor his dad and will not be on the new group's advisory board.
Ron Paul recalled getting booed during a Republican debate last year when he called for a "Golden Rule" on foreign policy. He noted that many voters told him in 2012 they agree with his positions on everything but national security.
Rather than emphasize those views that might be broadly popular, Paul is creating the new group to educate a younger generation on the merits of avoiding conflict overseas and protecting civil liberties at home.
He stressed that his interest isn't in advancing the Republican Party.
"Instead of being obedient to the party, we have to be obedient to the truth," he told a crowd of about 70 at the Capitol Hill Club.
Executive director Daniel McAdams, who advised Paul in the House from 2001 through last year on foreign affairs and civil liberties, said the Ron Paul Institute will "score" votes on everything from sanctions to resolutions that try to tell another government what to do.
It will not be surprising if the younger Paul receives less than a 100 percent rating from his father's group.
The elder Paul, for instance, said Guantanamo is "outside the law" and symbolizes torture, secret prisons and an assassination list.
The Kentucky senator, 50, gave a carefully nuanced answer Wednesday when a reporter asked his position on Gitmo during a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. He said Americans should never be sent there, but he is less sympathetic about giving rights to hostile foreigners.
Asked about his son's divergence, the elder Paul noted that it is a politically difficult issue and acknowledged he is on the wrong side of public opinion. He cited Barack Obama's own call to close the base during his 2008 campaign and his failure to do so. Then he said that he could not in good faith support keeping the prison open.


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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Molasses softies
When we were growing up, my mom used to bake cookies for us. Mainly, it was these - molasses softies, chocolate crinkles (repost coming tomorrow) and peanut butter cookies (probably coming soon). Since she was diagnosed with Celiac (something like seven years ago? Ma?) she no longer bakes, unless it's from a mix. That I know of. My sister Dana and I are terribly sad about this, because our mom is a great baker. A while ago Dana sent me a copy of Mom's molasses softies recipe. I don't think I've attempted it since going gluten-free, being a little intimidated when I first started baking by cookie failures. Now, this recipe is a piece of cake. And it doesn't even need to sit in the fridge before you bake it! This recipe can probably be halved, and I bet you could make it vegan if you used only shortening, and replaced the egg with something else.
Moms Molasses Softies
1/2 c butter (or, 1 c butter and no shortening)
1/2 c shortening
1 1/3 c sugar
1 egg
1/3 c molasses
3 T corn syrup
2 T milk (I used soy)
4 c rice flour mix
2 t baing soda
2 t ground cinnamon
2 t ground ginger
1 1/2 t ground cloves
3/4 t xanthan gum
1/2 t baking powder
more sugar
Preheat oven to 375. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and egg until fluffy. Beat in molasses, corn syrup, and milk until blended. Add remaining ingredients except for more sugar. Mix until combined. Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls, then roll in sugar. Place 3" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes, then cool on pan for 1-2 minutes, then remove to racks and cool completely. Makes something like four dozen cookies.
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There are many people who have died because of what happen on this day in 2001. I will not forget, I just give my prayers up for all, who serve, on this day and those who have from that day forward and before! I pray for all who serve each and every day, be it as a soldier, fire fighter, EMT, Paramedic, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management people. Your family's, friends and Our Nation! May God Bless and keep you close in his loving arms.
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Pictured: Junior June Tiong owns a 4-3 mark at the No. 3
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Photo courtesy: Gil Talbot Photography
Harvard Wins 17th Ivy League Title, Barhite Award
Complete CSA Championships Bracket
CSA Video Stream of CSA Championships Semifinal and Final
The Particulars:
After a two-week break from action, the top-ranked Harvard women's squash team travels to New Haven, Conn., to play No. 8 Williams in the opening round of the College Squash Association national team championships. The Crimson concluded the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record, winning the 17th Ivy League title in program history with a 6-0 mark against Ancient Eight opponents.
Williams stands at 15-6 overall in the team's matches this season.
Follow From Home:
The College Squash Association will offer a free live stream of the semifinal and final of the CSA Team Championships this weekend.
Last Time Out:
The top-ranked Crimson wrapped up the regular season with a 9-0 record by defeating archrival Yale, 7-2, in New Haven, Conn., Feb. 13. Harvard clinched sole possession of the Ivy League crown, as well as the Barhite Award, presented annually to the team with the best dual match record in the nation.
About Harvard:
The Crimson, which owns a 5-0 record in matches away from home, has reached the final of the CSA Championships in two of the last three seasons. Harvard has faced three non-conference opponents this year, defeating Williams, 9-0, Trinity, 7-2, and Stanford, 8-1. The team is outscoring opponents 72-9 in matches this season.
Harvard has 10 players on its roster that boast undefeated records entering the CSA team championships, including Laura Gemmell, who is 8-0 at the No. 1 position. Fellow freshman Nathasha Kingshott stands at 8-0 at the No. 5 slot, while co-captain Johanna Snyder owns a 9-0 overall record.
About Williams:
The Ephs are coming off a 9-0 win against George Washington Feb. 14. Williams has played all six Ivy League teams this year, going 2-4, having beaten Dartmouth and Brown by 5-4 scores. The Ephs have emerged with wins in four of their last five matches, taking down Wesleyan, Amherst, Franklin & Marshall and George Washington by identical 9-0 margins.
This Year's Meeting:
Harvard players did not lose a single game when the Crimson faced the Ephs on Nov. 22 in Williamstown, Mass. The Crimson won all 27 games played as the team improved to 2-0 at the time.
Leader of the Pack:
Harvard enters the CSA Championships as the top seed in the tournament. The Crimson will play No. 8 Williams in the quarterfinals, while other first-round matchups include No. 2 Trinity against No. 7 Stanford, No. 3 seed Penn taking on No. 6 Cornell and No. 4 Princeton facing fifth-seeded Yale.
Dependable Dozen:
Through Harvard's first nine matches of the season, it has not dropped a match at the No. 1, 5, 7, 8, 9 or 10 positions. The Crimson is a combined 52-0 at those six slots. Harvard has had 12 different players see action at those positions this season.
17 and Growing:
After defeating Yale Feb. 13, the Harvard women's squash program has captured 17 Ivy League titles. Previously, Harvard had last won the title in 2005-06. The Crimson claimed the crown every year from 1991-92 to 1996-97.
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The Crimson prepare for the CSA Individual Championships, which will be hosted by Trinity in Hartford, Conn., March 5-7.
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"When I got to the field, that first inning, I just looked around, saw the field, and enjoyed myself," Galvis said. "I've been working for that. I enjoyed it. It's lot different, baseball here."
Galvis assisted on five plays and made two putouts at second, one on a nifty 6-4-3 double play ball in the first inning that bailed out Roy Halladay from his only trouble.
There were nerves, the 22-year-old Venezuelan said. But after the double play ball, he could relax some.
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The last Phillies to make their debuts as starters on opening day were Larry Bowa and Denny Doyle in 1970.
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By Simon Sinclair
Sunderland sack Martin O'Neill. This was not the headline one expected to read just hours after a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United.That said, the Black Cats hadn't tasted victory since January 19 - a 3-2 win away at Wigan - and it's hard to argue that news of the Ulsterman's departure came as a huge surprise.
In one way or another - and ultimately football is a results business - things just haven't been going right for O'Neill and his side for some time now; a stark contrast to when he first took the reins at the Stadium of Light in December 2011.
By mid-February of 2012, Sunderland were all but safe of the threat of relegation that loomed under the tenure of Steve Bruce and, as a bonus, they also had an FA Cup quarter-final against Everton to look forward to.
Momentum was certainly surging at the Stadium of Light. O'Neill had found life in dormant playmaker Stephane Sessegnon, a possible gem in left winger James McClean and even Nicklas Bendtner was chipping in with a few goals.
Wins over Liverpool and then QPR had pushed the Black Cats into eighth place in the Premier League and the stage was set for O'Neill to march his troops to Wembley for the first since 1998 after forcing a replay with Everton following a commendable 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
However, unlike any of the previous games under the 61-year-old, his team came out flat and nervous. The Toffees seized on Sunderland's misgivings and the FA Cup dream was over in a flash. What now?
Would this ruin the rest of Sunderland's season? Not initially. The Wearside club became the first team to take points off Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the 2011-12 season and then held Tottenham a week later, but that was as far is it went.
The triumph over QPR in March, just three days before FA Cup heartache in the replay against Everton, was to be their last of the season as their campaign ended with a whimper, and a 13th-placed finish.
Despite the end of season collapse, supporters on Wearside were quietly optimistic that the team could recover and build under O'Neill with a few quality additions in the summer, ready to attack the 2012-13 campaign.
This was, don't forget, the manager who took Aston Villa to the brink of the Champions League.
The summer arrived, Carlos Cuellar joined on a free, as did Louis Saha. Sunderland waited and waited for Steven Fletcher to sign on the dotted line but, when he finally did seal the switch from Wolves, eyebrows were raised at the £12 million fee.
England international Adam Johnson soon followed for £10m and while a few more questions were asked, the 25-year-old was joining his hometown club with seemingly plenty to prove after an ill-fated spell at Manchester City. It was surely win-win for all concerned, right?
Wrong! The signing of Johnson was arguably the key decision that would cost O'Neill his job. While Fletcher banged in goals left, right and centre early in the season, the former Middlesbrough man was struggling to find his feet.
The Black Cats, stuttering and stumbling, were in the relegation zone by December.
Fletcher's goals had papered over the cracks but they soon dried up, Sessegnon had found his hiding place from the Bruce days once again, hot-shot McClean looked like a flash in the pan and Johnson was largely anonymous.
Respite came in the form of wins over Reading, Southampton and Manchester City; a collective sigh of relief on Wearside ensued. January was coming and reinforcements were clearly needed but cash was low after a £22m splurge in the summer.
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But the worst was yet to come.
Defeats to Reading, QPR and West Brom dropped the Black Cats back into the mix. O'Neill had let himself be hamstrung by his buys but his own squad had done him no favours either.
Senior players such as John O'Shea and Sessegnon refused to stand up and be counted at the club's time of need, while captain Lee Cattemole was either suspended or injured.
So then it all seemingly came down to one, decidedly tricky, fixture against the champions-elect for O'Neill to cling on and save his job.
Titus Bramble was introduced back into the starting line-up but the gamble failed to pay off, as the centre-back's unfortunate own goal resulted in defeat and the axe for the manager.
As the news begins to sink in, few Mackems will be seen protesting outside the Stadium of Light on Easter Sunday. They have more pressing issues to worry about. As relegation from the Premier League becomes a very real possiblity, the question now is... can anyone save Sunderland?


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Children took over the Richmond Public Library for a Leap Into Reading storytime on Wednesday, July 11. Richmond's library doesn't have a meeting room, so programming presents challenges at any time. One solution has been to schedule storytime during closed hours. Children can then spread out and do craft and other activities without being in the way of other patrons.
Retired Early Childhood Family Education teacher and volunteer storyteller Max Backes (at right, in white blouse) led the storytime, leaving Branch Assistant Jennifer Hennen free to take care of other tasks prior to opening.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms with guard Sun Yue, who is playing for China and will face Kobe Bryant and the U.S. men's team today in the Beijing Olympics.
Lakers spokesman John Black declined Saturday to discuss details of the terms and said it could be some time before a contract is signed.
"It could be weeks, it could be days," he said.
The 6-foot-9, 212-pound Sun was the Lakers' second-round draft pick last year. He played with the Aoshen club in Beijing and with the Chinese national team before the Olympics.
Sun has played mostly point guard in China but Black wouldn't specify his role with the Lakers, saying it was a coaching decision. Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar were the top two point guards when the Lakers lost to Boston in the NBA finals.
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Final Fantasy XIV's road to the PS3 has been rough. But now that the game is finally coming to the PlayStation 3, Square Enix's Yoichi Wada was asked whether or not the game is headed to the PS4.
"Basically," said Wada, "I want to offer it through any means possible, but only after we've nailed the PS3 version we promised everyone."
Naoki Yoshida, Final Fantasy XIV's game director, added that after the PS3 version is optimised and successfully launched later this year as FFXIV: A Realm Reborn, if they have the chance, he'd like to discuss it then.
So, yeah. The PS4 was just announced. The PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV isn't out yet. Everyone chill.
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The idea of the NEJL was first introduced in 1988 by Justice Earl Johnson, Jr., a judge on the California Court of Appeals, at a meeting of the Board of the National Legal Aid Defender Association (NLADA) of which he was a member.
The importance of such a repository was driven home when it was discovered that the papers of Clara Shortridge Foltz, credited with founding the public defender system in the United States and the first woman lawyer in the western states, were destroyed by her family who did not realize the papers' historic significance.
Four major organizations — the American Bar Association (ABA), the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA), the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), joined together to form a Joint Exploratory Committee to develop the project. This led to the formation of a non-profit corporation, the Consortium for the National Equal Justice Library, Inc. (CNEJL), which met for the first time on October 21, 1989. In 1991, the Consortium chose the library at the Washington College of Law at American University to house the new collection and held its grand opening in September 1997.
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Those that will return to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn after previously playing the game are granted the chance to see a special intro cutscene that new players won't see at all, and a special mark on their back.
Too cool. I really thought it was clever to work in the destruction of the initital launch.
Back to some FFXIV ARR beta. I'm level 18 right now. I'm going to be so sad when it's time to reset. :(
these are all pc screenshots, and they look awesome!!
But I want to see some ps3 shots, my brother wants me to play on ps3 with him, but the stuff I saw a while back looked realy, really bad.
hope they have vastly improved the ps3 visuals!
They sent a lot of beta codes out through psn messaging, I had 5 friends online last all playing. I'm on there too, can't believe downloading that video/trailer off ps store really worked ^_^
Jumping back on, I'm really going to hate to restart but its definitely a fun game.


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Structural Insight into Allosteric Inhibition of NMDA Receptors
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Nerve cells in the brain send rapid signals to one another at specialized structures known as synapses. At many synapses in which a nerve cell excites the next (postsynaptic) cell, the first cell releases the neurotransmitter glutamate (a small chemical messenger). Glutamate rapidly binds to receptors on the postsynaptic cell, causing opening of ion channels that are part of the receptor and subsequent excitation of the postsynaptic cell.
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12/10/09 9:35 am PT – Initial post
SageCircle received a credible tip and subsequently confirmed that AMR Research VP Lora Cecere, who managed a team of analysts on how to drive greater value from the supply chain, is leaving AMR. At this point we do not know the circumstances, e.g., whether Lora left voluntarily or was part of a downsizing due to Gartner's acquisition. SageCircle had received reports that Lora was one of AMR's top producers. Lora had been at Gartner from 2000-02.
This comes in wake of the Gartner SVP of Research Peter Sondergaard's announcement that all analysts had been given offer letters to stay with the new AMR. This could be the case of an analyst deciding not to join the new firm or AMR doing some downsizing prior to the official takeover by Gartner to spare the new owners the task of laying off analysts they said they would retain.
If you have tips about analysts who are leaving AMR Research or related research areas at Gartner, please send them to "info [at] sagecircle [dot] com" and we will confirm them before posting them.
Replay of the webinar "SageCircle Analysis of Gartner's acquisition of AMR Research" is now available. To receive a link and password to watch a streaming version of the webinar please email "info [at] sagecircle [dot] com". Please include your job title and company name. Agenda:
- Basics of the deal
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- Highlights from Gartner AR Community Call
- Commentary on Points from Gartner AR Community Call
- Recommendations for Research Clients
- Enterprise
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In the business district
The Westin Palace Milan is located in Milan's commercial district, within few km from the fashion district, Il Duomo, few steps away the Central railway station and well connected with Fieramilano.
The Westin Palace has 13 meeting rooms, a Wellness Centre, the Casanova restaurant and The Lounge Bar. During the summer season, the 8th floor roof terrace opens, plus a solarium with views of the entire city.
In each of the 231 guestrooms and suites, everything is designed to ensure maximum comfort as our Heavenly Bed® and Heavenly Shower® ensure you to get a memorable night's rest and a perfect start to the day.
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The Westin Palace, Milan
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Westin Palace Milan is a historical luxury hotel conveniently located in an up-andcoming and well-connected area of the city. Traditionally known as one of the preferred hotels by high society for social events and private celebrations, the hotel represents an elegant and sophisticated meeting point for local and travellers. In all of the guest rooms and suites, great attention has been paid to every detail for maximum comfort and well-being. Guests will find unique venues where they can relax and enjoy delightful food and drinks, such as the new restaurant, PanEVO, a modern and stylish location where guests can enjoy the delicious offer by the Chef Augusto Tombolato who prepares his courses following the natural seasonal rhythm, for something simple, fresh and Italian. The roof terrace 8th floor is an expanse of 700 sqm surrounded by a breath taking view over the rooftops to the cathedral spire. A large solarium area is the ideal place to relax in the sun and enjoy the shade of spring evenings.
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Conference space
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Year Built 1950
- Electric car charging station
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Smoke-free property
- Conference space size (meters) - 1200
- Number of meeting rooms - 14
- Terrace
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Total number of rooms - 231
- Number of floors - 12
- Wedding services
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Multilingual staff
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- Arabic
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Towels provided
- Linens provided
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Soundproofed rooms
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Turndown service
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- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
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- In-room safe
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- Desk
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- In-room massage available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Down comforter
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Where to Eat
Casanova Restaurant - A favourite with the city's gourmets, the Casanova Restaurant serves masterful reinterpretations of great Mediterranean dishes created by our Chef Augusto Tombolato: the perfect setting for a top level business lunch or dinner. The Casanova also offers a selection of SuperfoodsRx® healthy and nourishing food to restore balance and energize yourself. Lounge Bar – The Lounge Bar has always been an ideal place for drinks, coffee or afternoon tea in an atmosphere that invites to the meeting and conversation. The bar has an elegant and discreet Smoking Lounge, an exclusive space to relax and enjoy the best selection of spirits and fine cigars. Open daily from 10 AM to 1 AM the Lounge is the perfect place for a relaxing break. Besides a wide choice of drinks for all tastes, it offers many delights signed by the chef Augusto Tombolato for a drink or a quick lunch. From delicate canapés to substantial and tasty burgers, from light salads to pizzas.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Spa Services
WestinWORKOUT® is devoted to peace of mind and body: a fully equipped Technogym® wellness centre, plus Turkish baths and wellness treatments to turn a quick break into a moment of exquisite wellness. And in order to relax and keep in shape in the privacy of their room, guests can choose the in room SPA service or the WestinWORKOUT® room with Technogym® equipment.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 80 per night.
- Pets stay free
- 1 per room (up to 15 kg)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. The amount varies based on factors such as length of stay, property classification, and room price. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 5.00 per person, per night, up to 14 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 40 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 115 per vehicle (one-way)
- Valet parking fee: EUR 46.50 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 80 per night
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- Milan Westin Palace
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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AAPT in cooperation with the APS and AIP and with support from the National Science Foundation invites teams from physics departments to attend regional workshops. The Goal of the SPIN-UP Regional Workshops is to enable physics departments in a wide variety of institutions to build the departmental infrastructure that will produce long-term improvements in undergraduate physics programs and to enhance both the number of students studying physics and the quality of student learning.
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The SPIN-UP study conducted by the National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics identified several key features of thriving undergraduate physics programs:
SPIN-UP Report— National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics report on project SPIN-UP (Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics).
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The Texans' come-from-behind victory over the Chargers on Monday night was aided by a bad call.
NFL V.P. of Officiating Dean Blandino admitted on NFL Network that Chargers defensive tackle Cam Thomas, who was called for an illegal hit on Texans long snapper Jon Weeks, should not have been penalized. The wrongly thrown flag took a Texans field goal off the board and set the Texans up for a touchdown on the next play, meaning it essentially gave the Texans an extra four points in a game they won 31-28.
"This was not a correct call," Blandino said. "This is not the intent of the rule as it was written. The rule is to protect the snapper on a field goal or an extra point from a direct forcible blow to the head or neck area, or with the crown, forehead, hairline parts of the helmet to the body. It was not designed to prohibit any contact with the snapper, which is what happened on this play."
Blandino said that when the umpire looked at the play in real time he thought Thomas had roughed Weeks, but when the league office looked at multiple replay angles, they thought the contact was incidental.
"It's a judgment call by the umpire, he's looking at that, and in his judgment, he felt that it was enough for a foul," Blandino said. "And in our review today, we felt that it was not."
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- Super Bowl XLVII Preview
Sibling rivalry steps up a notchAlex Dimond February 1, 2013
Super Bowl XLVII
Superdome, New Orleans
February 3
Start time: 11.30pm (UK time)
The 47th Super Bowl will be a landmark occasion - as two brothers face off as head coaches of the opposing teams for the first time in the showpiece game's remarkable history.
For the Harbaughs, Jim and John, as for the wider footballing public, it is the major storyline of the Baltimore Ravens' upcoming meeting with the San Francisco 49ers. History will remember the game for its unlikely sibling rivalry - the Har Bowl, the Super Baugh, or whichever witty moniker by which it is ultimately known - but, as with many such unlikely storylines, for those in the present - in the actual build-up to the match - it simply leads to repetitive and derivative stories covering the same tired ground about the Harbaughs, at the expense of the game itself.
Which is a shame, because there are many other intriguing threads to focus on ahead of the big game in New Orleans. There is the impending retirement of Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis (not to mention the uncertain future of his long-time partner in crime, Ed Reed), and the perhaps debatable place he will subsequently hold within the game's wider history.
Then there is the 49ers, and their mid-season decision to switch quarter-backs - ostensibly in order to reach, and win, this very game. Will Jim Harbaugh's decision be rewarded to the fullest, or will Colin Kaepernick - the player with perhaps more pressure than any other heading into the contest - fall short at the final hurdle?
Sunday's match will give us the answers to those myriad plotlines, and many others too. History may focus on which Harbaugh won - but there is much more to this game than family bragging rights.
So, ahead of the kick-off, we evaluate various aspects of both teams and attempt to predict a winner.
The Quarterbacks
Baltimore Ravens - Joe Flacco
Back in 2008, the Ravens were coming off an uncharacteristically poor campaign that left them with with both a problem and an obvious solution - they needed a new quarterback, and they had the eighth pick in the draft to grab one. In the end, after evaluating players, they settled on Flacco as the man for them - but there was a hitch, they only actually graded him out as a late first-round talent. The solution was clever, the team trading down to 26th (and then up to 18th) to take the University of Delaware graduate.
It is tempting to say the Ravens got what they paid for. Flacco enjoyed an impressive debut season but has not really progressed since - continuing to deliver the team to the playoffs without joining any conversations about being 'the league's best' or, most importantly, looking like delivering a Super Bowl trip.
Of course, that has changed this season - Flacco making the right decisions, and getting the right slices of luck, at the right times to finally deliver his team to the promised land. He is not a real running threat and, as a result, his ceiling is not as high as his opposite number's on Sunday - but his team do not really need him to be all things to all people in order to win. All he needs to do is spread enough balls to the likes of Torrey Smith and Anquan Boldin to keep the 49ers' defense pegged back and allow Ray Rice room to run, and the Ravens have a chance to win.
But if he lets mistakes slip into his decision-making process - or, even worse, drops in a few dreaded turnovers - then his side could find themselves in real trouble.
San Francisco 49ers - Colin Kaepernick
In a year that has seen an unprecedented number of rookie quarter-backs - Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson - put together incredible campaigns, it is interesting that it is Kaepernick - not a true rookie, but not a starter until halfway through this season - that is the one who has made it to the Super Bowl.
Kaepernick's explosion onto the scene was a gamble taken by coach Jim Harbaugh with the Super Bowl in mind. At the start of the season, with former No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith under centre, the 49ers had a perfectly serviceable quarter-back who was proving himself increasingly able of managing a contending team to victory after victory. But Kaepernick - 6'5" and with a monster stride - offered a different threat and so, when Smith suffered a mid-season concussion, the youngster was controversially named the team's new starter.
Contending teams simply do not make such changes mid-season, but Harbaugh dances to his own beat - and the move has reaped rewards. Kaepernick has allowed his team to implement the en vogue pistol offense as the season has worn on and, as the playoff win over the Green Bay Packers highlighted, his ability to run the football has decimated some teams.
But he can play the conventional quarter-back role too - in the Conference Finals Atlanta took away his ability to run, so he simply used his arm and beat the Falcons in the air instead. Kaepernick will decide how exciting the Super Bowl is - the only question is whether he rises to the occasion or, after barely half-a-season as his side's main man, his accelerated path to stardom proves slightly too much, too soon on the biggest stage of all.
The coaches
Baltimore Ravens - John Harbaugh
Unlike his brother, the only moderately-gifted player (he featured at a low-level college, but never made it in the pros) has earned his spurs after doing the hard yards in a series of minor coaching roles - before stepping up into the big seat at Baltimore and proving himself more than up for the challenge.
Aided by an astute general manager - Ozzie Newsome - Harbaugh has guided the Ravens to success on a consistent basis during his time. Not considered the innovator - or motivator - that is brother is, John perhaps brings a calm and consideration to his role that is perhaps exactly what this Ravens team requires.
San Francisco 49ers - Jim Harbaugh
The younger Harbaugh brother and, by all accounts, the more competitive. Jim was a quarter-back as a player - beating out his brother for their high school starting spot (something that John reportedly took with much better grace than most would muster) before going on to amass a 14-year NFL career of moderate-to-good standing.
As a coach, however, the erratic, impulsive leader has been a revelation - producing winning teams in the college game (most notably at Stanford) before moving on to the 49ers two years ago and immediately turning around the franchise.
An enthusiastic leader but, more pertinently, an extremely innovative footballing mind, Jim has quickly established himself as one of the most well-respected coaches in the game.
The Offenses
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens offense can probably be best described as 'balanced' - Flacco would probably be considered a 7/10 quarter-back and, with some variation either way, most of the other components around him grade out in similar fashion.
That is probably unfair on Ray Rice - the pocket rocket of a running back who has kept his side going in many a game since entering the league - but the half-back is perhaps not used quite as heavily as he would be at other, less talent-rich, organisations around the league. That is something that might change in the Super Bowl, however, especially if Flacco gets off to an uncertain start.
Flacco has some great weapons to throw too - perhaps the main reason Rice does not get the primacy his talent may deserve. Torrey Smith is developing as a Randy Moss-esque physical presence down the sidelines (more on Moss later), while Anquan Boldin has proven himself one of the most reliable receivers in the game - leaving the Cardinals after their Super Bowl failure to become a key part of the Ravens offense.
The 49ers will know all about both players, however, so watch out for tight-end Dennis Pitta - who could be targeted more often as Flacco bids to evade the San Fran rush.
A quick note about the line - Michael Oher (the subject of the book and film 'The Blind Side') will have the chance to live up to the billing he received in Michael Lewis's famous opus, key as the tackle will be to keeping Flacco protected. Bryant McKinnie - while having had no book written about him - will be just as significant.
San Francisco 49ers
To a far greater extent than the Ravens, the San Francisco offense is all about Colin Kaepernick - although, like their opponents on Sunday, they can turn over the keys to running back Frank Gore should they need to.
Gore is a quality, durable running back who can produce big runs at will - but Jim Harbaugh will ideally look to use him as a goal-line threat for much of the game, distracting from Kaepernick when the unit is further upfield.
Which receiver will play the biggest role on Sunday depends greatly on how the coach breaks down the opposition defense. In the last game, against Atlanta, it was tight end Vernon Davis who was the main beneficiary, having hardly caught a ball in the games prior to that. But it is more likely that one of the two wideouts - Michael Crabtree and Randy Moss - will take the big plays in this one.
Crabtree is a solid, no-frills receiver - but Moss is the wildcard, a veteran (future of Hall of Famer) enjoying one last hurrah. After Super Bowl disappointment with the Patriots, a Plaxico Burress-esque impact on this match is very possible.
Baltimore Ravens
Much of the pre-match focus has been on the Ravens D, a beast of almost mythical tenacity that - to be brutally honest - is not quiet the threat it once was.
Ray Lewis and Ed Reed are two future Hall of Famers but, if this is indeed the last game for both of them in a Ravens uniform (Reed is not certain to retire, but could leave in free agency) then the time has probably come. Lewis, 37, is a master of self-promotion, but he is not the disruptive defensive force he once was.
In truth, that role on the Ravens now lies with defensive end Haloti Ngata - a physical freak capable of beating his man to pressure the quarter-back with regularity. The defensive line might end up being key to how the Ravens fare on Sunday, not what Lewis and (to a lesser extent) Reed offers up.
San Francisco 49ers
Recognised as perhaps the best defense in the game last season, the 49ers are still good - just perhaps not quite as good.
The linebackers corp - NaVorro Bowman, Aldon Smith and Patrick Willis - is intimidating in the extreme, and it would be a surprise if Flacco did not get sacked at least a couple of times on Sunday. And, as many teams will tell you, sacks can prove especially crucial in the Super Bowl.
Somewhat emboldened by last year's surprisingly accurate prediction, we can see this being a more one-sided showpiece than in years past.
The Ravens have done well to reach this stage, but in truth they were few peoples' favourites to progress from the AFC - a division that, perhaps the Patriots apart, was devoid of a contender that you truly thought could go all the way.
The 49ers, meanwhile, have beaten two very strong teams - the Packers and the Falcons - to get to this stage, cementing their status as almost certainly the best side in football over the last two years. The best side in any given season does not always win the Super Bowl (the Patriots can tell you a thing or two about that) but on this occasion they should have enough to get the job done.
Kaepernick is ultimately a more threatening quarter-back than the level-headed but rarely-inspired Flacco, while the 49ers - despite all the bluster about the Ravens legends on the other side of the ball - is ultimately a more aggressive and effective defense too.
Facing his brother, Jim Harbaugh might find his characteristic inventiveness pre-emptied and nullified more than usual, but the 49ers should still get the victory - and may do so by more than one score.


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One of Friday night's game officials was Stark County native JB DeRosa, who was a standout runner for GlenOak and East Canton high schools.
One of Friday night's game officials was Stark County native JB DeRosa, who was a standout runner for GlenOak and East Canton high schools. The 22-year-old DeRosa is the son of current NCAA Division I men's basketball referee Joe DeRosa, a former NBA referee. The younger DeRosa also works as a college basketball official.
The Charge reacquired center Arinze Onuaku this week. He spent last season in Canton, gaining a D-League All-Star nod. He averaged 12.6 points and 9.5 rebounds in 38 games last season, while shooting 56.4 percent from the field for then-head coach Alex Jensen.
Onuaku made the New Orleans Pelicans roster out of training camp but was waived earlier this month.
Asked if he felt like there was one thing he needed to improve on to get back to the NBA level, Onuaku said, "It's just about the right opportunity."
Charge head coach Steve Hetzel is keeping it simple for Onuaku since the Syracuse product has had limited practice time with the Charge.
"I told him coming in we weren't going to cloud his mind with all of our terminology and everything we've been doing since Day 1," Hetzel said. "His job is to show on pick-and-rolls, be a help defender and rebound. That's what I want from him. He's definitely a huge asset, not only with his size, but with his quickness at that size."
Onuaku's arrival coincided with the Springfield Armor coming to town with their big frontcourt of 7-foot Jeff Foote, 6-10 Willie Reed and 6-9 Dennis Horner. And it sounds like that frontcourt is getting bigger. Hetzel mentioned during Friday's pregame media availability that the Armor acquired 6-11, 285-pound Dexter Pittman, who spent the past three seasons bouncing between the Miami Heat and the D-League. The Armor did not release any information Friday on Pittman. They play again in Canton on Saturday night.
To make room for Onuaku on the roster, the Charge cut wing player Zane Johnson. The 24-year-old shooter played well in two games for the Charge, but he simply got caught in a numbers game. Canton only can carry 10 players on its active roster and two on the inactive list.
"With all these guys, you hope to build a good enough relationship that they understand that it's not personal. It's business," Hetzel said. "If there's an opportunity, we'd like to have them back."
Hetzel said he's had no conflicts this season when having to make cuts.
"Part of it is we just have great guys to begin with," he said. "We try to treat everybody fairly. If they did have a problem I could respect that, too, because we're all competitors."


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Di Montezemolo 'ready to give it 120%'
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Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has called on his team to make a concerted effort over the final three rounds of the season in a bid to overhaul championship leader Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel, who now leads by 13 points from Fernando Alonso after three consecutive wins, is the bookies' favourite to land his third straight title but di Montezemolo insists the contest is still very much open, especially given Vettel retired with a first-lap puncture in Abu Dhabi last year.
"Drivers and team have never been more united to give 120%," he said. "We're more united than ever, and the team is working on further improvements with the last three races in sight.
"We're ready to give it 120%, just like Alonso. We'll fight for the championship to the last kilometre. I'm very confident.
"Alonso was exceptional in India. Felipe [Massa] brought home some very important points for the constructors' championship, and the team was perfect in the strategy and reliability. I don't wish bad luck to anyone, but I think with two collisions at starts in the second part of the season, we've paid a very high price."


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U.S. Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard University law professor and critic of Wall Street, is poised to join the Senate Banking Committee after she's sworn into office in January.
Two Democratic aides briefed on the matter said Senate leaders intend to assign Warren to the Banking Committee, although a final decision on committee assignments will not be made until the new session of Congress convenes.
The aides spoke on condition of anonymity because assignments are not yet official.
Warren, 63, had been floated as a likely candidate for the committee seat, which would give her a role in writing banking legislation including revisions to the Dodd-Frank Act. The financial services industry and Warren have had a combative relationship since her calls for the creation of a consumer protection bureau.
Warren defeated incumbent Republican Scott Brown by a margin of 54 percent to 46 percent in November to become the first woman senator from Massachusetts and heir to the seat held for 47 years by Democratic icon Edward Kennedy.
Warren ran for Senate after President Barack Obama decided not to nominate her as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Dodd-Frank centerpiece designed to help protect ordinary Americans from shoddy financial products. Warren championed the idea as a lawyer and helped build the bureau as an Obama administration adviser.
Republican Opposition
The banking and financial services industry opposed establishment of the bureau and Senate Republicans banded together to block her nomination as director.
Republicans continue to attack the agency, calling for it to be changed into a five-member commission and subject it to congressional appropriations.
"We certainly plan to reach out to Senator-Elect Warren," said James Ballentine, executive vice president of congressional relations and political affairs at the American Bankers Association. "That outreach will stretch beyond Dodd-Frank reforms, which is the corner many will try to paint her into."
Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, is also expected to receive a seat on the Banking Committee, according to one of the Democratic aides. Manchin acknowledged he was pushing to get a seat on the committee.
"I would love to serve anywhere I can if I think I can help," he said in an interview.
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An overseas delegation led by the foreign minister gathers at a country club, policemen Zhang Gui Xiang (Elvin Ng) and Han Xiao Yang (Tracy Lee) are patrolling the golf course when a garbage can explodes. At another part of the island, a group of workers gathered outside a commercial building demanding higher wages. Inspectors Tang Yao Jia (Qi Yu Wu) and Liao Xin Yi (Joanne Peh) rush onsite to pacify and disperse the crowd. Chaos breaks out when someone shouted anti-government slogans. On an island outside of Singapore, patrol boat commander Zhang Cen Lin (Chris Tong) and her team are investigating strange blasting noises and discover bomb remnants. She suspects that bomb testing is being carried out on the island. Singapore is hosting the World Security Summit, Senior Station Inspector Zhong Yi Da (Tay Ping Hui) worries that the series of events may be connected in some ways to jeopardise the Summit. Who is the group masterminding the plot and what is their real motive?
The Golden Path
The story begins in the early 80s...Xiao Gu, a young widow with three children set up a street stall named "Happy Restaurant" to earn a living. She meets a new love, Ah Jin, but he is exposed as a robber on their wedding day and is shot by the police. On his deathbed, he pleads with Xiao Gu to take care of his two children, Jinlong and Jinfeng.
With her optimism towards life, Xiao Gu readily takes on the challenge of raising five young children. Over the years, her good business acumen makes her restaurant a success, and she even ventures into other businesses. While her business thrives, Xiao Gu's family is slowly consumed by misunderstanding and animosity. While her own children Kaida, Kaijie and Kaiqi are hardworking and look set for a bright future, Jinlong turns out to be a loafer and Jinfeng daydreams about becoming an actress. As Xiao Gu's children each took a different path in life, their hostility deepens and the family breaks apart.. Will Xiao Gu's optimism hold or will she finally succumb to the adversity of her life?
Xiao Man (Rui En) is an inspector in the police force who is about to crackdown on a human trafficking ring, only to be thwarted by Yu Ze (Tay Ping Hui). Unknown to her, Yu Ze and his informant, Zheng Yi (Chen Li Ping) have been setting the stage to bring down the ring leader. When the time finally comes, Yu Ze goes missing. The plot thickens when a supposedly abducted woman becomes a prime suspect in a kidnapping case. As Xiao Man investigates further into these 2 related cases, she uncovers another 15 year-old case that was once investigated by Yu Ze and his ex-teammates. While one of them died in the course of duty, the rest of team either went missing or was murdered. Back in her apartment, Xiao Man discovers that someone has planted pinhole cameras and bugging devices, monitoring her every move. Who has been secretly spying on Xiao Man? Is the 15 year-old cold case involving Yu Ze the missing link?
Looks good gotta check it out.
Fun things are fun.
I will watch anything has something to do with Singapore. :-P
I'm not interested, but that's great for the people that are.
My backlog...
the poster for CLIF looks neat. might be worth a look
Nakama mada irukara. Sorede iie
SWEET!! I can't wait to watch!!!
Sounds good burnt out on Korean stuff.
If can't poke fun at yourself do not poke fun at other good chance you'll loose
great i try watch this soon
Is that really singapore ?
How comes that drama is full of chinese singaporeans wheres all the true malay singaporeans lol ? Ive never been to singapore and dont know much about them but arent most singaporeans malay ? (brown skinned ,big eyes asians)
My singaporean friend told me theres chinese,malay and indian singaporeans
Singapore media is a little racist actually, they don't usually invite malay actor as the protagonist in chinese show or chinese in malay show. You'll still find some in the show though, either as cleaner or other roles.
Hard to resist all access membership if Crunchy insists on expanding beyond K-Drama.
Time to collapse
Am I not a real American because I am not a Native American Indian?
Time to collapse


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A shock to the ecosystem as gold mining explodes across Cambodia
PPWS and SWAP harbor tiger, while PPWS is the core territory of what is probably the largest Asian elephant herd in the Lower Mekong Dry Forest Ecoregion – both animals are Lower Mekong Dry Forest flagship species.
Up to now, activities have been somewhat chaotic, with independent miners coordinated by local strongmen digging up new sites across the dry forest landscape. Such activities destroy fish spawning habitat, smother aquatic vegetation and fauna, and destroy ecotourism potential along pristine streams. The damage extends to ecosystems that help keep the water clean for downstream communities, including major cities along the Mekong River.
Processing of the ore produces effluent containing mercury, cyanide, strong acids, and other toxic pollutants. If processing is not regulated, the effluent can poison thousands of people in downstream communities who depend on fish for their protein.
The intention of the Cambodian government to regulate mining activity is welcome news, but the speed at which concessions are being granted is daunting. In September this year, WWF confirmed that at least four new mining concessions had recently been granted either in, or adjacent to PPWS, and one in the SWAP. If the available maps are accurate, mining concessions cover a staggering 33% of the total area of the wildlife sanctuary.
The new concessions are for exploration, which does not legally require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), but the impacts can still be severe, with extensive digging and washing of soil causing massive erosion and sedimentation of local streams, particularly in the remote headwaters of scenic waterways like O Te.
To resolve mining issues in the long term requires strong technical input and, as mining is important for national economies, careful advocacy at the national and international levels.
WWF Greater Mekong is developing a broad multi-stakeholder project to address the policy problem at the regional scale, but results cannot come immediately.
WWF Cambodia's Dry Forest Species Project is desperately short of funds to combat the most serious impacts of mining. Funds are urgently required to maintain rangers on site to monitor the expanding mining activities, and where possible, crack down on unregulated activities.
Without action on the ground to ensure that exploration activities are safe, sustainable and regulated, globally significant biodiversity will be destroyed forever and along with it, the local resource base for indigenous Phnong people and the nation as a whole.
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Obesity and Weight Management
I think I`m overweight.
I am 13. I am 5 foot 4.5 inches and I weigh 195 pounds. Is this normal for a girl my age? Or am I overweight? I feel fat but I`m told I`m fine. I think my thighs are also fat. Am I really fine?
is it okay if i take Alli even through im 13?
The best way to assess whether you are overweight is by looking at both your height and weight. The body mass index (BMI) calculation accounts for both height and weight. Using the BMI formula, I calculated your BMI at 33.5 (look at http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ for a free online BMI calculator).
An ideal BMI is between 18.5-24.9. Therefore, your BMI of 33.5 is overweight when adjusted for your height. A weight of 145 pounds would bring your BMI to 24.9 thus this is a recommended weight for your height.
At the age of 13 years, when your body is going through puberty and a lot of changes, it is common to question what is normal for your body. It is important to discuss your feelings with your parents and to ask your doctor about any medical questions that you have, too, even though you might feel embarrassed. They will be able to help you to understand all of the new shapes and changes that your body is going through.
With regards to taking Alli, I would certainly suggest that you ask your doctor whether taking Alli is appropriate for you. Alli works by blocking the absorption of fats but does not result in weight loss without dieting or exercising. The BEST way to become fit and lean is to eat a healthy balanced diet (plenty of fruits, vegetables, fish, chicken) and to exercise daily at a moderate level (30 minutes per day of constant cardio). Your doctor will be able to give you recommendations as to the best total calorie intake and exercises for you based on your medical history.
In summary, speak to your doctor and your parents about your concerns with your body. They will certainly be able to help you understand the changes that your body is going through. Your doctor will also be able to help give you advice on how to be fit and healthy through recommendations as to healthy eating and daily exercise.
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Single-payer national health insurance is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health financing, but delivery of care remains largely private.
Currently, the U.S. health care system is outrageously expensive, yet inadequate. Despite spending more than twice as much as the rest of the industrialized nations ($8,160 per capita), the United States performs poorly in comparison on major health indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality and immunization rates. Moreover, the other advanced nations provide comprehensive coverage to their entire populations, while the U.S. leaves 51 million completely uninsured and millions more inadequately covered.
The reason we spend more and get less than the rest of the world is because we have a patchwork system of for-profit payers. Private insurers necessarily waste health dollars on things that have nothing to do with care: overhead, underwriting, billing, sales and marketing departments as well as huge profits and exorbitant executive pay. Doctors and hospitals must maintain costly administrative staffs to deal with the bureaucracy. As a result, administration consumes one-third (31 percent) of Americans' health dollars, most of which is waste.
Single-payer financing is the only way to recapture this wasted money. The potential savings on paperwork, more than $400 billion per year, are enough to provide comprehensive coverage to everyone without paying any more than we already do.
Under a single-payer system, all Americans would be covered for all medically necessary services, including: doctor, hospital, preventive, long-term care, mental health, reproductive health care, dental, vision, prescription drug and medical supply costs. Patients would no longer face financial barriers to care such as co-pays and deductibles, and would regain free choice of doctor and hospital. Doctors would regain autonomy over patient care.
Physicians would be paid fee-for-service according to a negotiated formulary or receive salary from a hospital or nonprofit HMO / group practice. Hospitals would receive a global budget for operating expenses. Health facilities and expensive equipment purchases would be managed by regional health planning boards.
A single-payer system would be financed by eliminating private insurers and recapturing their administrative waste. Modest new taxes, based on ability to pay, would replace premiums and out-of-pocket payments currently paid by individuals and business. Costs would be controlled through negotiated fees, global budgeting and bulk purchasing.
The links below will lead you to more specific information on the details of single-payer:
Beyond the Affordable Care Act: A Physicians' Proposal for Single-Payer Health Care Reform
First published in the American Journal of Public Health, June 2016, Vol 106, No. 6
Key Features of Single-Payer
A useful handout detailing the main features of single-payer.
Statement of Dr. Marcia Angell introducing the U.S. National Health Insurance Act
A great overview of the need for and logic of a single-payer system. Perfect as an introductory handout.
Liberal Benefits, Conservative Spending
Another great introductory handout.
The case for eliminating the private health insurance industry
By Don McCanne, MD and Leonard Rodberg, PhD
Single Payer—Fifty Players? Alternative Payers for Universal Health Insurance
By Thomas Bodenheimer, MD
Public Citizen's Response to the Citizens' Health Care Working Groups Interim Recommendations (En Español)
A great overview on the benefits of a single-payer system by Public Citizen.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich Tackles Health Care
Rep. Kucinich talks with Truthdig about the health care crisis in America.
Financing single-payer national health insurance: Myths and facts
The case for an improved Medicare for All
Single Payer FAQ
An extensive, frequently-updated catalog of the most-asked questions about single-payer. Alternatively, you can view our two-page FAQ handout.
Myths as Barriers to Health Care Reform
A paper refuting many of the myths associated with single-payer.
"Mythbusters" by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
A series of brief papers debunking the common misconceptions about the Canadian health system.
"Moral Hazard:" The Myth of the Need for Rationing
Rasell, E "Cost Sharing in Health Insurance – A Reexamination," New Eng J Med., 332(7) 1995
Roos, et al "Does Comprehensive Insurance Encourage Unnecessary Use?" Can. Med. Assoc. J 170(2) Jan. 20, 2004
Gladwell, M. "The Moral Hazard Myth," New Yorker Aug. 29, 2005
Myths and Memes About Single-Payer Health Insurance in the United State: A Rebuttal to Conservative Claims
Geyman, John; International Journal of Health Services, Volume 35, Number 1, Pages 63–90, 2005
Two-thirds of Americans support Medicare for all
By Kip Sullivan, J.D.
Introduction: How Much Would a Single-Payer System Cost?
A review of government and independent studies of the cost of single-payer system.
Administrative Waste Consumes 31 Percent of Health Spending
Woolhandler, et al "Costs of Health Administration in the U.S. and Canada," NEJM 349(8) Sept. 21, 2003
Administrative Costs in U.S. Hospitals are More Than Double Canada's
Woolhandler, et al "Administrative Costs in U.S. Hosptials," NEJM 329, Aug. 5, 1993
60 Percent of Health Spending is Already Publicly Financed, Enough to Cover Everyone
Woolhandler, et al. "Paying for National Health Insurance – And Not Getting It," Health Affairs 21(4); July / Aug. 2002
A Proposal for Financing National Health Insurance
Rasell, Edith "An Equitable Way to Pay for Universal Coverage," International Journal of Health Services. 29(1); 1999
"Liberal Benefits, Conservative Spending"
Grumbach, et al. JAMA, May 15, 1991, Vol. 265 No. 19
"Markets and Medical Care: The United States, 1993-2005"
Joseph White, Case Western Reserve University, The Milbank Quarterly, Volume 85, Number 3, 2007
"Single Payer—Fifty Players: Alternative Payers for Universal Health Insurance"
Thomas Bodenheimer, Health/PAC Bulletin, Fall 1992
Paying More, Getting Less: How much is the sick U.S. health care system costing you?
Joel A. Harrison, Dollars and Sense magazine, May/June 2008 issue
Canadian Health Insurance: Lessons for the United States
June 1991; General Accounting Office (ref no: T-HRD-91-35)
Overview: The High Costs of For-Profit Care
Editorial by David Himmelstein, MD and Steffie Woolhandler, MD in the Canadian Medical Association Journal
For-Profit Hospitals Cost More and Have Higher Death Rates
Devereaux, PJ "Payments at For-Profit and Non-Profit Hospitals," Can. Med. Assoc. J., Jun 2004; 170
Devereaux, PJ "Mortality Rates of For-Profit and Non-Profit Hospitals," Can. Med. Assoc. J, May 2002; 166
For-Profit Hospitals Cost More and Have Higher Administration Expenses
Himmelstein, et al "Costs of Care and Admin. At For-Profit and Other Hospitals in the U.S." NEJM 336, 1997
For-Profit HMOs Provide Worse Quality Care
Himmelstein, et al "Quality of Care at Investor-Owned vs. Not-for-Profit HMOs" JAMA 282(2); July 14, 1999
For-Profit Medicare Plans Cost 11 Percent More Than Traditional Medicare
MedPac Report, Jun 9, 2006
Introduction: Medical Malpractice, Health Care Quality and Health Care Reform (pdf)
A Forum Report by Gordon Schiff, MD
How Single-Payer Improves Health Care Quality (pdf)
A brief by PNHP (makes a great handout!)
A Better Quality Alternative: Single-Payer National Health Insurance
Schiff, et al "A Better Quality Alternative" JAMA, 272(10); Sept. 12 1994
Comprehensive Quality Improvement Requires Comprehensive Reform (pdf)
Schiff, et al "You Can't Leap a Chasm in Two Jumps," Public Health Reports 116, Sept / Oct 2001
Quality of Care Under Single Payer National Health Insurance (pdf)
G. Schiff, 4/2007
Individual Mandates (The Massachusetts Plan)
Consumer Directed Health Care and Health Savings Accounts
Tax Credits for Private Insurance
Why HSAs Won't Cure What Ails U.S. Health Care
Critique of Sen. Wyden's (OR) "Healthy Americans Act"
Comparison between Schwarzenegger Health Plan and Single Payer for California
Issues for State Single-Payer Legislation
By Dr. Steffie Woolhandler
Key Features of Single-Payer
A useful handout to help recongnize state single-payer legislation
Health Spending By State Of Residence, 1991—2004
Health Affairs 26, no. 6 (2007): w651— w663
Side-by-side comparison of state single-payer bills
A comparison of the California, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin state single-payer bills.
California - Prop 186 (1994)
Maryland (2011)
International Health Systems for Single Payer Advocates
By PNHP Executive Director Dr. Ida Hellander
International Resources on National Health Insurance
Compiled by Joel A. Harrison, Ph.D., MPH
Health Care Systems - Four Basic Models
An excerpt from T.R. Reid's book on international health care, "We're Number 37!"
The National Health Program Reader
Evidence based talking points on single payer
A bibliography of single-payer studies and papers


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Law School Admissions / Interview of Boston U« on: March 13, 2013, 11:53:06 PM »
Hi guys, BU asked me to do an interview next week. I thought only very few schools like NW will interview applicants...so any tips? Do you think it will be a general interview and just go over the resume or I may encounter some technical questions? Thank you!


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Fla. man in jail after drunk-dialing 911
Man tells dispatcher his drug dealer is mad at him
Fla. man in jail after drunk-dialing 911
Man tells dispatcher his drug dealer is mad at him
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —
A 51-year-old Florida man got a trip to jail for drunk-dialing 911.
Pinellas County deputies didn't find an emergency when they arrived at Gary Alan Pockrandt's home near St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning. Pockrandt had called 911 twice, telling dispatchers his cell phone wasn't working.
Authorities weren't amused when Pockrandt called 911 again three hours later and told the dispatcher that his drug dealer was mad at him.
The Tampa Bay Times reports Pockrandt was cooperative the first time deputies came to his house. But he was combative when they arrived after the third 911 call. An arrest report noted he was intoxicated.
Pockrandt is being held in jail on $150 bail. He's charged with misuse of the 911 system.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Aug 2012 21:38 UTC
"Here's the official guidance, my sources say: Anything currently/formerly known as a 'Metro-Style application' (with or without a hyphen) will now be known officially as a 'Windows 8 application'. References to the 'Metro user interface' will now be replaced by "Windows 8 user interface." And instead of saying 'Metro design', the Softies and those adhering to their official guidelines will be using the words 'Windows 8 design'." Microsoft not being allowed to use the Metro name here is just as ridiculous as Apple trolling Samsung. All ridiculous exponents of the western world's IP fetish.
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Why the common sense didn't play a role here? Is it really such a difficult task to find out alternative name to replace "Metro" with for example "Subway", "Underground", "Tube", etc...
oh shit, I already violated three IPs by just listing alternatives... I guess it really is that hard. I mean somebody probably owns the word "News" and could sue OSNews for their name too.
This madness has got to come to an end sooner or later...


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A Boat Cruise on beautiful Lake Taupo is one of the best ways to experience New Zealand's largest lake.
Many boat cruises visit Lake Taupo's fascinating Maori Bay rock carvings - accessible only by water - providing full commentary on the culural significance of the carvings and the lake itself. If you're a keen angler, choose a boat cruise that also offers trout fishing - Lake Taupo is known for its trophy-sized trout. The Otunui Paddleboat is a unique cruising experience where you'll explore both the lake and the Mangakino Stream. If you're hopping on a boat cruise in summer, you'll be able to take a dip in Lake Taupo's fresh, pristine waters.


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Trinity wins in shootoutBy IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 29. 2013 10:40PM
MANCHESTER — It took a shootout to decide it, but Trinity finally emerged with a 5-4 win over Bedford to claim its second consecutive Bauer Christmas Hockey Classic championship Sunday night at JFK Coliseum.
The game featured four ties and a hat trick from Pioneers sophomore Drew Merrick, who was named tournament MVP. Trinity finished the tournament 3-1, as did Bedford. Hanover defeated Manchester Central 4-2 in the consolation game to claim third place.
In the shootout, Merrick scored on Bedford senior goalie Steve Tempesta with a deke and forehand to slide the puck home. Cam Brown won it for the Pioneers with a wrist shot to beat Tempesta clean to the glove-side.
On the other end, Trinity freshman goalie Curtis Wirbal stopped Chris Viola with a glove save and Asa Palker with a left pad stuff at the right post. Those two saves set the stage for Brown to win it with Trinity's second shot.
The Pioneers thought they had won the game in the four-on-four overtime session, but a would-be Trinity goal with 2:14 remaining was waved off when the officials ruled that the whistle had blown before the puck went in, so the game continued.
Trailing 3-2 to open the third period, Bedford came out on fire and scored twice in the first 61 seconds to take a 4-3 lead.
Nate Boyd got the equalizer, firing the puck on net from a tough angle on the left side and squeaking one past Wirbal 44 seconds into the period. Viola made it 4-3 Bulldogs at 1:01, banging home a loose puck on a scramble in front of Wirbal.
Trinity tied the game at 4-4 at the 5:05 mark. Brown's shot from the left wing was gloved by Tempesta, but he couldn't hang onto it and the puck dropped right to Merrick streaking across the slot for a one-timer through the five-hole to complete the hat trick and force the eventual overtime.
After a scoreless first period, the offenses warmed up to the tune of five goals in the second stanza. Bedford got it started 4:12 into the period when Ben Desrosiers scored from the left side from close range.
Trinity scored the next two to take a 2-1 lead, getting goals from Mitch Dructor at 7:18 and Merrick at 9:23. Dructor stepped around a Bulldog defender in the right circle snapped a wrist shot short side to beat Tempesta. Merrick scored his when Tempesta was down and out after defending a rush from Pioneer Mitch Myers, who did not get off a shot but passed to Merrick for the score.
Bedford tied the game at 2-2 at 10:42. The Bulldogs were buzzing in the Trinity end, getting chances but coming up short until Palker's shot from a bad angle hit a skate in front and bounced in past Wirbal.
Trinity got in the last word in the second period, taking a 3-2 lead at 13:35 when Merrick stole a cross-ice pass from Brett Silva in the slot and then roofed a shot past Tempesta.
Bedford's Mike Dee put the puck in at the close of the period, but it came after the buzzer had sounded and did not count, leaving the score 3-2 heading into the third.Hanover 4, Central 2: Ben Acker scored a power-play goal 1:37 into the third period to give Hanover a 3-2 lead. Matthew Goff's shot from the left side went wide of the net and drew goalie Brendan O'Neil to the ice as he tried to make the save. The puck hit the glass and came right to Acker on the right for the put-back into the open cage.
The Little Green skated a power play in the final two minutes of the game and had two solid chances, but they were turned aside by the blocker of Hanover freshman goalie Luke Ratfliff.
Central pulled O'Neil to make it a six-on-four advantage, but Andrew Huizenga scored a shorthanded empty net goal with nine seconds remaining to put the game away for the Marauders. The Marauders finished the tournament 3-1 while Central was 2-2.
Hanover led 1-0 on a goal from Gus Lyons 2:08 into the game. Central tied the game at 1-1 at the 10:15 mark of the first period when Patrick Barry knocked a loose puck home during a goal-mouth scramble.
The Little Green claimed their first lead of the game just 16 seconds into the second period on a power-play goal from Jon Mathieu. Hanover would knot the game once again at 14:16 when captain Shawn Cavallaro backhanded a shot over O'Neil's shoulder glove-side to make it 2-2.


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The Moleskine notebook. The Spotify music streaming service. Two simple, portable tools that let you discover, develop, save and share even when you're on the move are brought together. The notebook becomes a jukebox of ideas, a transmitter for self-expression in the video above.
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Tempeh oh~ tempeh, my first homemade tempeh. I had never thought of making my own tempeh when I was in Malaysia or Singapore, or even buy the raw tempeh to cook at home. Took things for granted last time as everything is readily available, varieties of tempeh dishes are available at hawker centres or food courts with reasonable price.
I got tempeh starter (sample) from Belgium that enough to make 1kg tempeh, with 300gm dried soy beans. I did not check the weather forecast before making this tempeh, got too excited when I received the starter in the mail. Soon after I finished the first step I realised that the weather was 24C which was not good for making tempeh. I had no choice but to continue with the process. Then, I was carrying the soy bean around the house finding a warm spot. Tried putting it under the light, next to oven, table lamp and at last warmed it up with the small heater that I nearly forgot.
First day had passed, nothing happening and it was cold when touched. Tak and I thought that we should not left the heater on 24hrs for 2-3 days especially at night, so it was cold until the next day. It was sunny day with 36C the next day, I placed soy bean under the sun and tried not to check it out too often. In the evening, I could feel the warmth from fermented beans! I let the fungi grow for another day. Finally, we had the first taste of homemade tempeh last night. I made some thin slices of tempeh and then deep fried until crispy. Tak loved it with mayo and wasabi.
Tempeh is originated from Indonesia but it is very popular in Malaysia as well. I find it funny that it is hard to get the tempeh starter from Asia, do they use tempeh starter at all?


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The new Jurassic Park movie is to shoot in an abandoned New Orleans, Louisiana theme park.
The production will take over the former Six Flags site just outside the city next week (beg09Jun14).
The park has been closed since just before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005. It was most recently used for scenes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, while it also featured in Killer Joe and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.


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You can convert the models of your physical system to C code and deploy the code to other environments for tasks such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing. These models support all phases of Model-Based Design.