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The best thing is lokation. The glass transparent door in bath/toilet. The room with 2 splitted beds is very small.
Quality of the fitout of the room. Very clean. Air conditioning unit out side the window was noisy. We stayed in room 602.
Fantastic hotel, very clean and great staff :o)
Quiet location; helpful staff; proximity to good restaurant; internet access; place to meet academic colleague
The most comfortable bed in 5 weeks of travel in N.Spain & SW France! Excellent location for sightseeing. No.
location no tea or coffee facilities
Location very good. In walking distance to most attractions and close to metro and RER. Superior room was large after French standards. Nice hotel and only limited traffic noice.
Rooms were very comfortable and clean, quite newly decorated and refitted. The staff were excellent and most spoke very good English. The location is excellent, a quiet street in a central location with easy travel links and lovely part of the city.
Excellent location for metro and airport trains. Good restaurants in the area and within 10min walk to Notre Dame. Small room and bathroom, but adequate if intending to get out and about. Did find other peoples clothes under the bed which begs the question how well they clean the rooms.
The staff were all extremely helpful and we loved the fact that the hotel was so close to everything we wanted to see and yet so quiet.
The location was perfect. The room was a nice size with good "storage" for putting away things. The staff was great and helpful. There is a nice "living room" area but the small bar closes at 10:00. When I returned from an evening activity, I would like liked to be able to have a drink. The lack of WiFi services was a major problem for me. In today's world, WiFi service must be standard.
Staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and the lounge areas comfortable and tasteful. Also perfectly located.
Great location, nice room (although not very big), helpful staff who speak a number of languages and a lovely sitting room for chatting, reading or drinks. The decor is elegantly French. The bed was not as comfortable as it could have been and the breakfast was too expensive (although there are lots of nearby cafes).
excellent location, very helpfull and friendly staff
Kind staff. Excellent location. Tiny room. Bathroom floods when you shower. Beds not comfortable. Noisy. Needs urgent refurbishment. Carpets were very tired. We had to kill a spider on the carpet in our room! Bar closes at 10 PM. Air conditioning not working properly. Absolutely overpriced. In fact, a 2 star hotel.
Helpful, courteous staff. Great location. Pleasant common areas at street level. Room appeared worn - wallpaper, rug. Noisy in room next door, as well as sounds from above.
Location and exterior of the hotel. The hotel does not qualify as a 4 star boutique hotel in my view. Carpets are worn and it is a bit shabby. It does not have the facilities you would expect of a 4 star hotel (reception area, bar,etc). Outrageous charge for internet usage (36 euros/day). Staff seemed inexperienced and not very competent (could not find our reservation). Overall, not up to 4 star boutique standard.
The service was exceptional anmd the staff could not have been more helpful. N/A.
Wake up call 15 min. to late, and the receptionist was not that helfull in the last morning, and we could not get just a coffe 10 to 7 a.m.
The Hotel is very close to Is de Ville and Is de Louis and Notre Dame. There are some lovely quiet restaurants very close. The Hotel is beautiful. The standard room was small so we upgraded to a lovely sized room.
We stayed for 4 nights in June, had room #9 facing the Seine and a great view from our window of Notre Dame. Staff was warm and helpful. Recommend this Hotel to all.The Kings, Canada
I enjoyed our pleasant greeting by the gentleman at the desk and i enjoyed,of course , the view and the great room and breakfast. A noisy location but very fun!
Friendly staff, parking place, nice clean room , situation of the hotel in the centre of Paris, very friendly staff NO
The receptionists of the hotel were extremely nice and helpful. The location is perfect, just opposite the cite and Notre Dame. Awful condition of the toilet and sanitary, the toilet brush was so dirty that it was dangerous to touch it, lavatory has a distinct heavy smell. The towels did not smell fresh and definitely were used for long time while they were true grey color instead of white.
Very good place, romantic room, all was very nice. I will recommend.
We travelled all over Europe this summer using TripAdvisor reviews to choose our hotels. All the other hotels were wonderful. This hotel was horrible. The only thing nice about it was the staff – they tried, but alas, they gave us constant mis-information. Positives: they arranged a nice tour to Giverny; they went to pick up my lost bag a nearby St. Severin restaurant where we breakfasted daily. The owner must pay someone to write good reviews, because they certainly don't spend any money on upkeep or cleaning. Our room was just plain dirty, despite our requests to have it cleaned. Our computer didn't work in the room or in the lobby – and they kept telling us it should (it worked at every other hotel in Europe). Awful! Incredibly bad! Mystified why the other reviewers gave it glowing reviews! No one lifted a finger to help us with our luggage. The staff gave us constant mis-information: E.G. sent us on a wild goose chase to find a Seine cruise; gave us wrong museum opening times. The final coup was when they arranged for a (very dirty) car to take us to the airport for our flight home - and he dumped us and our luggage on the street in front of the wrong terminal and raced off!
Small and quiet hotel with a very good location. As expected, the room was small but still comfortable.
Staff and location
a nice and very central hotel. reccommended
I liked staff a lot, very friendly. Vanessa and Greg were very helpful. I liked cleanness in the room and the location. It was perfect. I'd choose the same hotel another time. I didn't like the alarm at 5 a.m. the first morning. We were really tired and wanted to sleep. After that alarm couldn't get to sleep anymore.
location the bathroom & toilet are open each to the other. the public area is tiny.
The hotel is located only a block or so from the Notre Dame cathedral and the river, which was nice. The rooms were quite small, but well kept. Its a pretty good choice as a home base for site seeing. There is a single elevator for reaching the higher floors. It is pretty slow. Some of the rooms are small and well laid out, but some of them are small and not well laid out (I stayed in two different rooms).
Great location in latin qtr, very nice room for the price, free wifi and reasonable minibar prices We arrived early and they did nothing to accommodate us, in fact our room was ready late - the elevator is miniscule and doesn't go all the way up. Breakfat is super expensive I never tried it
The hotel was in a great location but there are numerous hotels in this area so look around. The room had a balcony which was great. The air conditioning did not work and this was one of the main reasons that I picked this hotel. The rooms are tiny and the lift is the smallest I have ever been in, it literally fits 2 regular size people comfortably and maybe 3 if everyone knows each other, otherwise 3 is way too many! However the location is good & the Staff were friendly and helpful.
The hotel was in a great location, clean, and friendly. We accidentally left our iPad in the room the day we left for the airport. Via email at the airport, they found our iPad and shipped it soon after. We are very thankful and would highly recommend anyone staying there.
Very friendly and helpful front desk staff and convenient breakfast. Very small rooms, but not unexpected for inner-city Paris.
View from the small balcony (room 61) Shower pressure and temperature were erratic
Good location, price of the room The temperature in the room was very low, warm conditions weren't acceptable.
Unbelievably great location within walking to distance to Notre Dame and Blvd St. Michel. Great restaurants/cafes within steps; Paris's best rated croissants and boulangeries within 1/4 mile. Great front desk staff. Quality of towels and bathroom soaps, etc., were not great. Rooms are small compared to many but comfortable and very clean.
We loved the hotel's location in the Latin Quarter. Lots of places and shops to walk around. Easy access to metro station. Easy walk to Notre Dame. Our room was a bit warm. Tough to control room temperature.
The staff were very helpful and accomodating. The hotel is located in one of the most beautiful areas of Paris and very close to many sites: Louvre, Notredame, Ile St. Louis, Musee d'orsay, Marais area. A major metro station is also very close by. The room was a bit small.
Hotel staff is very warm
1. The Bathroom was excellent, something I consider very important when I'm staying at a Hotel. 2.They have free internet connexion for all room guests. 3. The tenmprerature of the room was constant always and we never had problems of beeing cold al night. That 3 things I liked best. 1. The last day, my free internet did not work and they could not give me any solution. 2. Above my room for one night there where people partying!! nobody cared except for us that were below them and we could hear everthing stamping, yelling, laughs..
nice breakfast elevator too small and slow; old furniture in room; style not cosy, not fresh
Very clean hotel ideally situated. Just park the car and walk all over Paris. Rooms were rather small and very warm. Parking was not very close to hotel.
Great stay, good location close to Notre-Dame. Good front room and excellent and helpful staff.
Nice location, small but clean and simple rooms Fire alarm went off 4 times during 3 nigts
Homy place in a nice neiberhood nothing
Excellent Location. Staff Friendly and helpful. Connections to Airport by RER just about 5 minutes walk. Excellent resturants nearby. Berdroom quiet small but typical for Paris
Close to Notre Dame, easy walking distance to everything. Could see Eiffel Tower from our room window. Staff were incredible, hotel clean and well decorated. Loved it! This hotel was great.
close to tour buses, very scenic, location was great , clean nice quaint, coffee and croissants were fantastic! Bed was just okay. There was no top sheet.
Comfort of the hotel (very clean, cozy and tasteful), the friendliness and helpfulness of the people working there, the location in the Latin Quarter and the view out our window.
Location Quality for the price
Location just steps from restaurants, Notre Dame, Saint Michele, etc. Staff friendly, hotel has elevator & air conditioning.
Convenience of the Latin Quarter, almost all of the staff very helpful and friendly, big bathroom, room was clean, reception area nicely decorated. The A/C was working poorly the entire time during our stay and they could not seem to get it to work on a consistent basis; the woman at the front desk on our arrival did not look happy to see us becuase of the early hour, and I found that unacceptable in customer service
Loved the view from our room and the wonderful staff, especially the fellow who was so good to us the morning we were leaving.
The reception person that tried very hard to get us an airport shuttle to no avail. The room was too small for any North American.
Front staff was friendly and kind. The room we stayed was small.
The location, the friendly staff, and the views. Nothing was wrong.
Beautiful room and facilities. Nice balcony on the Annex overlooking a great restaurant. Nice private courtyard accesses rooms in Annex (which is cheaper than main hotel). Very near the walled ancient city center. Rooms are right along a narrow street with traffic noise most of the night.
The location, the staff and the room - all were amazing! Very close to the metro, great food and sights. Would definitely consider staying here again during our next visit! No possibility of early check in. But we could store our luggage with them since we arrived early.
Close to train station and walking distance from Notre Dame.
Great Location !!!!! Exelente ubicacion !!!
We liked the location of the hotel and the boutique like atomsphere but rooms were small but very clean. Yes, as we are over 60 we found we had no porter available to help us with our luggage as there is 15 steep steps to the reception area. We felt bad having to ask receptionist to help us,which she did, but she had to leave desk unattended as she had no one to fill her place.
Great location and very helpful staff
good central location
Everything. I love this hotel. The location is superb!!!! The female desk clerk was very special and was a delight to speak with each morning.This hotel has personality,very french and quaint,but very modern and comfortable too,the perfect mix. You feel like you are in the heart of Paris. The views of Paris,especially Notre Dame are wonderful. Absolutely nothing.
The location, near all the sites to visit. The price. Expnsive.
Location Clautrofobic hallways, unfriendly staff, bathroom stylish but very unpractical
Location, veiw, price Absence of mirrow in the room
Location. Superb views (for most rooms) of Notre Dame, the Isle de Cite and the Seine. Right by the Metro.
Location is good. Extremely poor value for money. E240 per room. Room was tiny even by Paris standards. No space on floor to even open our suitcase. This is not a hotel as is does not have any hotel facilities. No bar/restaurant, no room sevice, no tea/coffee making facilities in room, no hairdryer in room etc etc. It's e240 to basically sleep in a bed.
The location was fantastic. Located in the Latin quarter with easy access to the metro, RER and Notre Dame. Near by shops included a grocery, bakery and several resturants. We had no problems using the RER from the airport (CDG) to the hotel. Seeing Notre Dame within seconds of leaving the hotel is still amazing. The rooms are small. The elevator gave me the impression that it was ready to break down (it did not). My wife felt the bed was uncomfortable but I did not.
A very friendly staff, clean and quiet room, the location is great and the appearance of the entrance hall is inviting. The sound isolation between the WC and the bed room is virtually absent.
location and the simplicity of the very modern decor. very pleasant staff which was very helpful and knowledgeable of the city. the room on the street side of the hotel was fairly noisy in the late evening
Location is quite good, but not perfect. Lots of restaurants and bars near. The room was tiny, a bath-tub was inside the room!! A toilet doesn't have a lock at all. The hotel absolutely wasn't worth the money I had paid (480 euro/2 nights)
Very good location had to be moved as the room we had had no hot water and too noisy as builders banging all day on floor above.
I liked the shower in the hotel. Limited facility like limited break fast in the morning.
A/C and in room safe didn't work
The hotel was close to notre dame and within walking distance to the louvre. Lots of food choices available as well. the room was very very small, bed was lumpy and very uncomfortable. left after day 2 and we were booked in for a week - went to another hotel instead which was so much better and only cost a little bit more. Def not a 3 star hotel - it should be 1 star.
Excellent location for sightseeing and shopping. recently renovated clean Poor breakfeast
convenient to Notre Dame and the latin quarter in Paris rooms were rather small
The staff was great and very helpful the included breakfast is a plus yhr are just finishing a complete renovation so our room was all new and had a great shower.
Intimate size, friendly staff, great location Having to leave! Wish i could say negative things...want to keep this gem to ourselves. But had to share.
Convenience of being in the centre of Paris, linked to good service. Also obliging and friendly staff. A lot of street noise, but inevitable given the central city location.
The staff and location were perfect. Could have not asked for more. A/C was weak.
The staff were very helpful and the location is great,
The convenience to small shops, great restaurants, fresh bread, Berthillion ice cream and cheese shops. Every night we walked to Notre Dame's square which was a few minutes away to see the street performers such as the fire dancers. I loved hearing Notre Dame's bells at all hours of the day. The location is fabulous for walking/touring many parts of Paris. The downside to it's great location is it was difficult to get a solid nights sleep because of the street noise, not so much traffic but the nightly garbage collection, the street sweeper, drunks singing...
The staff was very friendly and helpful. The location made walking around easy and the metro was very near. We felt like we were in a special part of the city.
Excellent location, friendly staff, charming rooms. Always a pleasure to stay at the Hotel Saint-Louis en L'Isle.
The location, the refurbished but traditional style Double bed was actually two single mattresses on a double frame, which meant the middle of the bed sagged and was less comfortable than the centre of the two single mattresses (which were very comfortable) and led to disrupted sleep for one person
Location & old world charm Language & communication barriers
Very friendly and helpful staff, pleasant room, not bad value considering the fantastic location. The staircase was very shabby, especially the carpet. The room would have benefitted from some simple and inexpensive improvements, e.g. the lampshade was torn, the paintwork was tired.
The location. No complaints
great location, small room but cozy and well decorated, very clean. all in all, perfect place to stay at.
Location, cleanliness, modern bathroom. At this price, breakfast should be included, not charged extra.
Excellent location
Location - lobby - room small, but well laid out with lots of storage space, shelves and mirrors. Bathroom very good. Beds uncomfortably hard,. Like being laid on a slab. Caused us both a lot of hip pain and prevented sleep.
The helpful staff. Excellent, if expensive breakfast. Warm rooms and the location. Nothing, it was lovely. But we had a double room not a twin which was fine.
The hotel is ideally located on Ile St Louis, close to shops, bars, restaurants and Nore Dame. The hotel was clean, comfortable and had free wifi access. Renovations at a building opposite meant that it was very noisy during the day. The lift and corridors were very claustrophobic.
A quiet hotel conveniently and centrally located in a quiet part of old Paris.
Location is excellent with views across the Seine and Notre Dame. Felt very safe, was away from the busy streets of Paris and in easy walking distance to lots of sights and attractions. Room was somewhat small, and air conditioning not perfect, but this did not ultimately affect our stay.
This is a charming hotel in an idyllic location with helpful staff and wonderful amenities nearby. Nothing
The location of the hotel is perfect and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfasts were good and ideal in this situation.
Don't ask me to answer four questions yet there are 20+ questions here.
Location. Quiet. Helpful staff. Room size good for an European hotel. No.
The location was excellent - right in the middle of Paris. Overall, the location was quiet and there were a number of nice restaurants and cafes, markets and shops located very close to the hotel. Prime location! The walls are 'thin'. I could hear my neighbors and vice versa.
Nice room, very clean, loved that the windows opened, perfect location, quiet.
I liked only location/ It's too loudly and small bads
The location is perfect for sight-seeing all the attractions at the heart of Paris. The setting was ideal for a romantic break, quiet evenings with a wide variety of Restaurants to choose from locally. The staff were all very helpful, and a special thank you to the friendly housekeeping staff for such high levels of cleanliness. We'd happily recommend Hotel Des Deux-Iles and will be back soon.
Location & general atmosphere
the location was amazing and the room was comfortable and clean. nope!


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Original Story: GameLoud is small, recently established studio who's focus is on distributing mobile games inspired by music artists. Here's a look at my interview with Clay Graham, the company's creative director. A full feature will soon be up on Review Fix.
NERD: Who founded the company?
Clay Graham: John D'Esposito, creator of popular music festivals Skate and Surf and Bamboozle, as well as others.
NERD: Where are you guys located?
CG: Howell, New Jersey.
NERD: What made you come up with the idea of creating games for music artists?
CG: In the last few years [D'Esposito] had become aware of both the ever-growing mobile space as we as the music industry's inability to advance with the fast-paced world of digital media as a standard. So, after over 15 years of producing music festivals, his connections with numerous bands that had faith in his ability to take a leap into a world barely tread upon by music helped make the amalgamation successful.
NERD: Do you plan on or have you ever published a title on something other than a mobile device?
CG: Currently our platform and all of its unique aspects are built for a mobile world. Built for the fan on the go.
NERD: Do you only create titles for musicians?
CG: At the time, we have only created games based on music artists, approximately 25 as of yet.
NERD: Give a little more insight on how your studio operates; how exactly do you work with these artists to create these games?
CG: That would be where I come in. The band has complete creative control and gives me a detailed idea of what they are looking for. I then take that to one of our various developers and from then on act as the liaison between the artist and developer, ensuring the artists get what they want creative-wise and the developer gets a concept/model that can be built realistically in the mobile world.
NERD: What games are you currently working on?
CG: We've got about another 20 games that we are currently putting the final touches on to be released in the first half of 2014. Artists include New Found Glory, We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Bayside, Palisades and many more.

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March 14, 2014
Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery | Highlights
Site: Indianapolis, Ind. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Event: Big Ten Tournament (Quarterfinals)
Score: #8 Michigan 64, Illinois 63
Records: U-M (24-7), ILL (19-14)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 15 -- vs. Ohio State (Indianapolis, Ind.), 1:40 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's basketball team (No. 8 AP, No. 9 ESPN/USA Today) survived a second-half charge, and Jordan Morgan (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) made the game-winning shot with 7.9 seconds left to defeat Illinois, 64-63, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon (March 14) inside Banker's Life Fieldhouse.
Sophomore Nik Stauskas (Mississauga, Ontario/St. Mark's School [Mass.]) led all scorers with 19 points, and he hit nine of his 10 free throw attempts and assisted on Morgan's game-winner. Glenn Robinson III (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) posted 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Caris LeVert (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
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Michigan took an early lead after Zak Irvin (Mississauga, Ontario/St. Mark's School [Mass.]) checked into the game and hit his first three-point attempt to put U-M up 12-7 at 14:08. Illinois responded to tie the game at 12 with 12:02 left in the half.
With the score tied at 21, LeVert hit a corner three to start a 9-2 Wolverine run that lasted 1:40. Robinson scored four points during that stretch, and his coast-to-coast layup at 4:46 made the score 30-23, forcing Illinois to call timeout.
The Illini then scored seven straight to even the score at 30. Stauskas followed with a three at 2:25 to break the tie, and LeVert knocked down a three from the left wing at 1:41 and threw down a hard dunk on a fast break with 46 seconds left to give Michigan a 38-33 lead going into halftime.
Stauskas led with 12 first-half points, while Robinson was right behind him with 11. As a team, the Wolverines shot 13-of-25 (52 percent) in the first half and made six of their 13 attempts from three (46 percent). Illinois was 14-of-29 (48 percent) on field goals and 3-of-9 (33 percent) from long distance.
Michigan outscored Illinois, 11-3, to open the second half. LeVert hit a three on the first shot following the intermission, and Stauskas nailed a jumper to gain U-M a 47-36 lead and force Illinois to call timeout at 16:40. Out of the stoppage, LeVert stole the ball and threw down another fast-break dunk to put U-M up 49-36.
Two Stauskas free throws gave Michigan a 55-44 lead at 11:26, but the Illini scored seven straight to cut the deficit to 55-51 and force U-M to use a timeout at 9:38. After the break in play, Illinois extended its run to 10-0.
Robinson hit a corner three at 7:32 to stop the run and bring Michigan's lead back to four points at 58-54. However, Illinois eventually went ahead, 59-58, for its first lead since the 17:14 mark of the first half and then by three, before Walton hit a triple from the top of key with 3:11 remaining to tie the game at 61. Another Illinois basket made it 63-61 with 2:33 left to play.
Stauskas drew a foul with 55 ticks left and made one of two free throws as U-M came within one point of the lead, and the Wolverines forced an Illinois shot-clock violation to gain possession of the ball with 19.1 seconds remaining. Out of an Illini timeout, Morgan made a shot in the post off a feed from Stauskas, putting the Wolverines ahead, 64-63.
Both teams used timeouts with 3.9 ticks on the clock. Illinois' Tracy Abrams had a clean look on the final shot, but his floater hit the front of the rim, giving Michigan the one-point victory.
The Maize and Blue shot 21-of-47 (45 percent) for the game, including 10-of-30 (33 percent) from beyond the arc. Illinois had a similar shooting line of 24-of-53 (45 percent) and went 5-of-17 (29 percent) on three-pointers. Rayvonte Rice led the Illini with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Abrams also scored 11 and had five assists. Illinois outrebounded Michigan, 33-26, and scored 32 points in the paint to the Wolverines' 14.
Michigan will take on No. 24 Ohio State on Saturday (March 15) in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament inside Banker's Life Fieldhouse. Tipoff is set for 1:40 p.m., and the game will be televised on CBS.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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With a blue elephant gun.
How do you kill a pink elephant?
Hold its trunk until it goes blue and the shoot it with a blue elephant gun.
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This application should be useful for people learning Finnish. I've uploaded it because it's been really useful for me...
It uses Google Translate to load 5 common news urls in Finnish. The page displays in Finnish, you can then get a translation of that paragraph by highlighting it.
FinnGo allows you to view web pages without using your browser (allows you to have more windows open). It also allows you to navigate quickly over to some of the other pages (Google Translate is great, but sometimes the translation from Finnish is not that great - as all Finnish learners will know, it's a very tough language to learn! So this feature allows you to pass over to another page if the first page is too hard to understand.)
When the page loads, scroll down in the web window (and the Google Translate bit will scroll off the screen).
Future versions will allow configurable URLs and languages (I've included a to-do list on the help page so you can see what else I plan to do).
For advanced Finnish readers, check out Suomen Sanomalehdet on Android Market. I'm not associated with it at all but it has a wider selection of Finnish media.
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Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series)
by Mahatma Gandhi
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Gandhi is awe inspiring. It's mind boggling that a man of his resolve and purity existed. (Side note, if you've never seen the 1982 movie, you should.) He was truly Christ-like, but genuine, existing in the 20th century, and without the mythology of walking on water. He was a deeply holy man – every day for nearly 50 years, he read from the Sermon on the Mount, the Koran, and the Bhagavad Gita, with a focus on the second chapter, which called for a renunciation of selfishness. He used his strength of will in nonviolent ways to achieve great change, getting the British out of India among other things.
In this selection of essays and letters, Gandhi wrote words so beautiful and kind it makes me weep to think that he once walked the earth, and showed us a model, an ideal, that if only we could or would follow, the world would be a better place.
It's also of great interest that he lived at a time when "ultimate evil" rose to power; he was 69 when Hitler invaded Poland to start WWII, and it's fascinating to me to read his letter to Hitler, appealing to him to prevent war. Ponder that. The farthest extreme of good – Gandhi – reaching out to the farthest extreme of evil – Hitler. It's the stuff of legends, and a time that was the true test of nonviolence.
Unfortunately, I think this is where the philosophy breaks down, much as I adore him. For there is a time for standing up to and fighting evil. Gandhi comes across as naïve when he writes "Jews need not feel helpless [against Nazi Germany] if they take to the nonviolent way.", and then later "…if the Jews can summon to their aid the soul power that comes only from nonviolence, Hitler will bow before the courage which he has never yet experienced in any large measure in his dealings with people…". Wow.
I'm also not keen on the need to embrace religion to achieve enlightenment - as he put it, "no one can live without religion" - or the need to embrace chastity, as he did at the age of 37, writing, "If one is married, one will not have sexual intercourse even with one's spouse, but will regard the spouse as a friend and establish a relationship of perfect purity."
With that said, Gandhi holds up a moral beacon for us, an idealism to aspire to, in the effort to transcend our base impulses, and to break the cycle of violence which has plagued mankind for time immemorial. 5 stars for the man, for his life, and for his message. I knock it down in part because of the items above, and in part because of the repetition in the collection.
On America (this in 1938, in an interview with American teachers):
"America is today exploiting the so-called weaker nations of the world along with other powers. It has become the richest country in the world, not a thing to be proud of when we come to think of the means by which she has become rich. Again, to protect these riches you need the assistance of violence. You must be prepared to give up these riches."
On the Bible; I had a similar reaction:
"…I could not possibly read through the Old Testament. I read the book of Genesis, and the chapters that followed invariably sent me to sleep. But just for the sake of being able to say that I had read it, I plodded through the other books with much difficulty and without the least interest or understanding. I disliked reading the book of Numbers.
But the New Testament produced a different impression, especially the Sermon on the Mount, which went straight to my heart."
On Christianity, couldn't agree more:
"I consider Western Christianity in its practical working a negation of Christ's Christianity. I cannot conceive Jesus, if he was living in the flesh in our midst, approving of modern Christian organizations, public worship, or modern ministry. If Christians will simply cling to the Sermon on the Mount, which was delivered not merely to the disciples but a groaning world, they would not go wrong, and they would find that no religion is false…"
On forgiveness:
"People and their deeds are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed disapprobation, the doer of the deed, whether good or wicked, always deserves respect or pity, as the case may be. 'Hate the sin and not the sinner' is a precept which, though easy to understand, is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world."
And this one, also on oneness:
"God is present in all of us. For my part, every moment I experience the truth that though many, we are all one. … From this it follows that the sin of one is the sin of all. And hence it is not up to us to destroy the evildoer. We should, on the contrary, suffer for him."
On Hinduism:
"Untouchability, which has deep roots in Hinduism, is altogether irreligious. The so-called untouchables have an equal place in the ashram. The ashram does not believe in caste, which it considers has injured Hinduism, because its implications of superior and inferior status, and of pollution by contact, are contrary to the law of love."
On Israel, which I also find to be words of truth, though highly contentious, this in 1938:
"The cry for the national home for the Jews does not make much appeal to me. The sanction for it is sought in the Bible and the tenacity with which the Jews have hankered after return to Palestine. Why should they not, like peoples of the earth, make that country their home where they are born and where they earn their livelihood?
Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs."
On love:
"Never, never give up truth and love. Treat all enemies and friends with love."
On manufacturing overseas, this one ahead of its time:
"The person who has taken the vow of Swadeshi will never use articles, such as foreign clothing, which conceivably involve violation of truth in their manufacture or on the part of their manufacturers. It follows, for instance, that a votary of truth will not use articles manufactured in the mills of England, Germany, or India, for we cannot be sure that they involve no such violation of truth."
On non-violence, this in 1940. Consider it in light of Hitler and fascism, and the war to come:
"You know that even a society based on violence functions only with the help of experts. We want to bring about a new social order based on truth and nonviolence. We need experts to develop this into a science. … A country like Germany which regards violence as God is engaged only in developing violence and glorifying it. … Btu the way of violence is old and established. It is not so difficult to do research in it. The way of nonviolence is new."
"I would say to any who would assault me that they may destroy my home and hearth, why, even my person, but they would not be able to destroy my soul."
And, testing the limits, and raising interesting moral questions:
"If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war."
On religion:
"I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God-given, and I believe that they were necessary for the people to whom these religions were revealed. And I believe that, if only we could all of us read the scriptures of different faiths from the standpoint of the followers of those faiths, we should find that they were at bottom alone and were all helpful to one another."
"Religion without compassion is a fraud."
"The ashram believes that the principal faiths of the world constitute a revelation of Truth, but as they have all been outlined by imperfect people, they have been affected by imperfections and alloyed with untruth. One must therefore entertain the same respect for the religious faith of others as for one's own. Where such tolerance becomes a law of life, conflict between different faiths becomes impossible, and so does all effort to covert others to one's own faith."
On war, this in 1945, at the end of WWII, which indeed came to pass:
"Peace must be just. In order to be that, it must neither be punitive not vindictive. Germany and Japan should not be humiliated. The strong are never vindictive. Therefore, fruits of peace must be equally shared. The effort then will be to turn them into friends. The Allies can prove their democracy by no other means."
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The DirectDraw Surface container file format (uses the filename extension DDS), is a Microsoft format for storing data compressed with the proprietary S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) algorithm,[1] which can be decompressed in hardware by GPUs. This makes the format useful for storing graphical textures and cubic environment maps as a data file, both compressed and uncompressed.[2] The Microsoft Windows file extension for this data format is '.dds'.[3]
This format was introduced with DirectX 7.0. In DirectX 8.0, support for volume textures was added. With Direct3D 10, the file format was extended to allow an array of textures to be included, as well as support for new Direct3D 10.x and 11 texture formats.[4]
See also[edit]
- ^ Dominé, Sébastien (March 11, 2003). "Using Texture Compression in OpenGL" (PDF). NVIDIA Corporation. Retrieved 2010-01-29. Archived April 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Brooker, Darren (2006). Essential CG lighting techniques with 3ds max. Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation Series (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 22. ISBN 0-240-52022-X.
- ^ Ahearn, Luke (2009). 3D Game Textures: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop (2nd ed.). Focal Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-240-81148-8.
- ^ "Programming Guide for DDS". Microsoft. 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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I'm not a Fed, not an agent, not an LEO, don't carry a gun, nor have a top secret clearance, etc....just a local worker bee who has the honor of working with all the advanced teams USSS USAF WHC CAT Transp etc., I do what I can to help them get their job done efficiently and effectively.
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Geordan Murphy was today named in Ireland's World Cup squad just 48 hours after being resigned to missing out.
Murphy's selection for the second string against Connacht last Thursday appeared to terminate his hopes of travelling to New Zealand, signalling the end of his Test career in the process.
But the foot injury sustained by Felix Jones during Saturday's defeat by France cleared the path for a dramatic return to favour.
With coach Declan Kidney refusing to trust utility players Keith Earls and Luke Fitzgerald to supply cover for first-choice full-back Rob Kearney, he has turned to the 33-year-old Leicester captain.
Four years ago Murphy made one appearance at the World Cup in France, while in 2003 he missed out altogether after breaking his leg on the eve of the squad announcement.
But along with scrum-half Conor Murray, who is a surprise inclusion after profiting from Tomas O'Leary's collapse in form, he has benefited from a rival's misfortune.
"Geordan - isn't that a real case of the highs and lows of sport?" said Kidney.
"I was involved eight years ago when Geordan broke his leg in Edinburgh. Now he gets his opportunity here too.
"He's an experienced man and brings a lot off the pitch as well as on it.
"We went through a situation in the Six Nations when Geordan, Rob and Felix were all injured. Two of the three are fit now.
"It's a specialist position and you need to know what you're doing, especially at this level."
On Saturday, Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill indicated he was expecting Murphy back at Welford Road, but today's development has left him without his club captain for two months.
Few will begrudge Murphy, capped 66 times, his ticket to New Zealand even if it is at the expense of Jones.
More dramatic was Murray's presence among the 30 names on the list read out this afternoon.
Even Kidney admits there is something of the "unknown" about the 22-year-old, who only broke into Munster's team this year when he capitalised on an eye problem incurred by O'Leary.
Having replaced O'Leary for Munster he has now done the same with Ireland, ousting a rival who had been playing on reputation alone until Kidney finally lost patience with him following a dismal display on Saturday.
"What Conor can do is little bit of an unknown. He has had a good pre-season but a limited amount of opportunity on the pitch," said Kidney.
"He's taken his chance with both hands and that's how we ended up with the decision."
Alongside O'Leary, Fitzgerald was another big-name casualty to suffer amid a collapse of form.
Fitzgerald played well as a second-half substitute against France at the Aviva Stadium, but it was not enough to convince Kidney he should travel.
Instead, Fergus McFadden's ability to cover wing and centre appears to have secured his place among the 30.
"Fergus had a good tournament at the Churchill Cup two years ago," said Kidney.
"He got an opportunity at the start of the Six Nations this year and took that, so he was unlucky to lose out. Since then he's kept fighting."
Most of the squad, which is led by Brian O'Driscoll, picked itself with a 16-14 split between forwards and backs.
Only four props will travel with Tony Buckley securing the last available place, beating off competition from John Hayes and Marcus Horan.
Donnacha Ryan travels as the fourth lock but also offers back-row cover while Stephen Ferris features after making his first appearance since January on Saturday.
Andrew Trimble's fine form during the summer is rewarded and his rival wing Tommy Bowe is present despite not having played this month because of a foot injury.
"There's no right way of giving out bad news and there's no doubt that some of the lads who haven't been selected will do a Tommy Bowe," said Kidney.
"They'll come back and burn off everyone over the next 12-24 months. And I'll be delighted when I see them do that.
"When you tell players bad news there's no point trying to fill them with smoke.
"They take it and they move on and get themselves ready for the next game.
"They're pros and it's a fairly cut-throat business in that way."
Ireland squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup:
R Best (Ulster), I Boss (Leinster), T Bowe (Ospreys), T Buckley (Sale), T Court (Ulster), S Cronin (Leinster), L Cullen (Leinster), G D'Arcy (Leinster), K Earls (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), J Flannery (Munster), C Healy (Leinster), J Heaslip (Leinster), R Kearney (Leinster), D Leamy (Munster), F McFadden (Leinster), G Murphy (Leicester), C Murray (Munster), S O'Brien (Leinster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster), B O'Driscoll (Leinster, capt), R O'Gara (Munster), E Reddan (Leinster), M Ross (Leinster), D Ryan (Munster), J Sexton (Leinster), A Trimble (Ulster), P Wallace (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster).
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With Withdrawal Looming, U.S. Troops Shift Their Aim
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The NATO campaign is now in a new phase. After years of fighting the Taliban and bolstering anemic local governance, NATO troops are handing those responsibilities over to the Afghans. NPR's Sean Carberry recently embedded with U.S. troops in the southern province of Kandahar as they worked on this new mission.
The fertile Arghandab Valley in Kandahar province is considered one of Afghanistan's breadbaskets. For years it was also a valley of death for NATO troops.
Security in the region has improved dramatically since the U.S. troop surge in 2010, though Taliban hot spots remain tucked amid the small mountains overlooking the valley.
On a misty February morning, 1st Lt. Phillip Baki led a platoon of U.S. cavalry troops on a patrol up a steep peak. They were visiting the Afghan police checkpoint overlooking the Dahla Dam.
"Every time we come out here, we try to get the general atmosphere of what's going on at the checkpoint and talk to the commander to see what he's got planned," Baki says.
This particular checkpoint has a reputation for being short on resources and staffed by Afghan officers who don't always show up. On this day, Abdul Karim, the second in command, is at the post and awake when the troops show up.
Karim says things are fine and they have everything they need, which is hard to believe given the ramshackle appearance of the small outpost. It doesn't exactly project a commanding security presence in an area where the Taliban continue to operate.
Baki says insurgents plant so many improvised explosive devices in the area that Afghan and NATO troops can't patrol safely. But he says the western side of the Arghandab River is safe.
Baki explains that the district police chief lives on the western side of the river, and so it is actively patrolled.
It's a typical phenomenon in Afghanistan — security can vary wildly from one side of a hill, or a river, to the other. Baki says the Taliban on dirt bikes are able to move quickly into these villages on the eastern side of the river.
He says the Taliban move into the villages and tell the people, "We're staying here tonight, and if you don't like it we'll kill you."
Baki says that's the crux of the issue: the insurgents rush in where the Afghan government is weak. Troops like his are now doing a lot less shooting and a lot more mentoring to boost the capacity of the Afghan government.
"It really is about re-establishing the [Afghan government and security forces] presence on that side of the river in order to give them that choice again — the choice to trust that the government is looking out for their best interests," he says.
Karim, the Afghan deputy commander, agrees but says 30 years of fighting hasn't brought peace and stability.
"The best way to bring security is if we help and serve the people," Karim says. "We should have more training on how to interact with the public so we can get more support from them."
Tough Love
The persistent lack of governance in many areas has created a gap Taliban militants happily exploit. As the international community is drawing down both troops and financial aid, more Afghan officials are realizing they have to fill the gap.
That realization was front and center at a large gathering at the district center in Shah Wali Kot. U.S. Special Forces were on hand as officials from five different districts in Kandahar gathered to discuss security and governance.
A handful of U.S. troops sat along the back wall of the room and listened to one Afghan after another talk about the need to deliver services to win over the people. The question on the minds of the troops is whether the Afghans can translate the talk into action.
One of those troops was Capt. Mike Cauldwell, the team leader for the civil affairs unit stationed at the small base next to the district center. His job is not to patrol or train Afghan troops but to help build the capacity of the district government. This role is much different from his first tour in Afghanistan about five years ago.
"It was pre-surge, and we were … more focused on building stuff," Cauldwell said, "whereas now we're trying to let their government do a lot of those development projects."
That's not an easy task, however, because there are few competent government officials in these remote parts of the country. Many district officials still haven't figured out how to get resources from Kabul.
"It can be difficult, especially since we have been here for 11 years and we have been … leading the way on a lot of things," Cauldwell said. He said the Afghans have been used to that, and now things are changing.
"We've provided for so long, now they've got to go get it," said Lt. Col. Paul Weyrauch, commander of the 2-3 Field Artillery Battalion. It was deployed in this district a couple of months ago to focus on the transition to Afghan-led security and governance.
Weyrauch said it's difficult to tell the Afghans that after all these years of relying on U.S. troops for money and projects, they now have to do it themselves.
"It's tough on them and it's tough on us," he said, "because it's hard to know you've got a resource you can't provide because of the rules, not because you physically don't have it. In the long run it's definitely going to serve them well, but it certainly isn't easy."
It's essentially a case of tough love with Afghan troops and government officials, something that not everyone has bought into quite yet.
Sluggish Results
Obidullah Populzai, the district governor of Shah Wali Kot, is one official who has adopted the new approach. He says he now reaches out to Kabul for support rather than to U.S. troops.
"Unfortunately, ministers and officials from Kabul have been down here multiple times and they promised they would bring several projects, but so far we have not seen results," Populzai says.
Populzai is currently paying a group of schoolteachers out of his own pocket because the Ministry of Education in Kabul isn't providing the money he needs. He's frustrated because he wants to do more for the people and show them that the government can deliver.
Weyrauch says long-term security will depend on the Afghan government seizing this opportunity. He's confident that the Afghan forces can do their part, so his main concern is making sure the government of Shah Wali Kot does its part.
It's just one small piece of the puzzle, however, and if the other districts in Kandahar don't get it right, he says, it's all for nothing.
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The Observer's green-fingered guru on all things horticultural
Five years ago Dan Pearson took a farm in Somerset and has been bringing it to vibrant life. In the last of his regular columns, he describes the pleasure of slowly transforming a landscape
With warmth still in the air, September is the time to take stock of the summer and prepare for the next growing season
Armfuls of plums, damsons, strawberries and blueberries are just reward for careful planning
Long-lived, gloriously colourful, richly scented dianthus are a joy. The only problem is they are almost too pretty
The potentially tricky transitional month of August will reward a little careful planning with gloriously rich displays
It's a busy month with harvesting, storing your bounty and preparing for late summer. Here's what to do now. By Dan Pearson
A visit to two of the most famous gardens in England is sure to be an inspiration for gardeners. And for Dan there's a special resonance
If you choose the right plant for the right place, you'll have flowers all through a hot dry summer
The exotic-looking Turk's cap lily is one of the garden's most startlingly beautiful blooms. Dan is smitten…
This month sees the freshness of early summer replaced with more colour and plenty of fruit and veg for the picking. By
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Sowing in succession brings a constant supply of perfect salad leaves all summer. The secret is to pace yourself, writes
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Beloved by artists throughout the ages, the bearded iris is a plant with an impeccable pedigree, writes Dan Pearson
As the garden races towards the longest day, take the following easy steps to stop it from peaking too early, writes Dan Pearson
It doesn't last long but the lilac season is stunning. Chose your varieties carefully – and enjoy their moment in the sun, writes Dan Pearson
The early-flowering perennials are happy to bask in the dappled sun under trees. Dan Pearson picks out some of the best
Keep an eye on the weather in this changeable month and you'll be ready for the onset of the growing season, says Dan Pearson
Primulas thrive in damp, shady and marginal areas – and they are welcome in a forgotten corner of Dan's field
Cherry trees bursting into bloom are reported in the news each spring in Japan. It's a thrilling time to be outside here, too
From a clump of dog's tooth violet to a swathe of mourning widow, seeing plants where they naturally grow is an inspiration
The hedgerows are in blossom and the magnolias are putting on a show. It's time to get the garden ready for spring, says Dan Pearson
Pruning is a tricky process. But with the right tools and know-how it can be one of gardening's most rewarding jobs, writes Dan Pearson
The first flurry of daffodils is a welcome sight after the grey of winter. Dan picks out some treasures to watch for…
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The daffodils are up, and on warm days the bees are already busy. It's the start of the growing season, so get in gear
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text: 'Green corridors' led early humans out of Africa Last updated on 9/17/2013 Print this page Media Enquiries For media enquiries, please contact Nina Beadle on 01482 465268 or 07703 888622. Reference Coulthard T.J., Ramirez J. A., Barton N., Rogerson M., Brucher T. (2013) Were rivers flowing across the Sahara during the last interglacial? Implications for human migration through Africa. PLOS ONE Sept 11 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074834 [Web] 11 September 2013 Early humans migrated through Africa along fertile river systems which once flowed across the Sahara; new research from the University of Hull suggests. Above: Rivers in Africa, courtesy PLOS ONE. Although it is widely accepted that modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved in Africa around 200,000 years ago, the route taken as they travelled northwards towards Europe and South Asia remains a controversial subject. For the first time, a team of researchers from the University of Hull have been able to use a state-of-the-art computer modelling system to reconstruct ancient rivers and past flood events that would have strongly influenced the migratory routes of early humans. The results show that around 125,000 years ago, three rivers that have now dried up and are buried by dune-systems would have linked mountains in central Africa to the Mediterranean. Tom Coulthard, Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Hull and lead author of the research paper, explained why these rivers were likely to be crucial to the movement of early humans: "The rivers would have provided fertile corridors, a 1000km long and up to 100km wide, which ran north across the Sahara, towards the Mediterranean. "In particular, our simulations have identified one river that appears to be the most likely route for human migration. The Irharhar river linked mountain areas experiencing monsoonal climates to temperate Mediterranean environments where food and resources would have been abundant. "Moreover, the high number of Middle Stone Age archaeological sites that are concentrated around this region provide further evidence that this river was especially important." The period of interest to the researchers happened before the last ice age, when there was a dramatic increase in humidity in what is now the Sahara Desert. For some time, this change in climate is thought to have played a significant role in allowing early humans to migrate out of Africa. However, this is the first strong, quantitative evidence for the of presence three major river systems that would have provided suitable routes for the dispersal of early humans. The full research paper is published today in the journal PLOS ONE. Although there is considerable evidence to show that humans migrated across Africa as long as 125,000 years ago, the fate of those early migrants is less well understood. Recent research suggests that the ancestors of all humans living today left Africa between 62,000 and 95,000 years ago.


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Fairfax Media director of corporate affairs Bruce Wolpe is leaving the company to return to the United States to work for a congressman in Washington in the wake of the 2008 elections.
"Following the US election in November, I had discussions with people in Washington, and I have accepted a senior position on the staff of Representative Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, who chairs the committee responsible for enacting significant parts of president (elect) Obama's legislative program,'' Mr Wolpe said in an internal statement today.
"Barack Obama's election is, for me, the political calling of our time, and I want to be a part of it.''
Mr Wolpe, 57, will provide strategic communications for Mr Waxman, who will become chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the incoming Congress.
Mr Waxman will oversee energy, climate change, universal access to health care, and broadband issues and is expected work closely with president-elect Obama.
Mr Wolpe will also provide a line of communication for lobbyists and other stakeholders in legislation before the committee.
His departure follows the replacement of chief executive David Kirk last month with Brian McCarthy, as the diversified media company battles an evolving news market, slumping ad sales forecasts and a weak stock price. Fairfax is publisher of this website.
"While this news comes as a surprise, this is undoubtedly a wonderful opportunity for Bruce to pursue some important business on behalf of a cause he feels deeply about,'' Mr McCarthy said in a statement. "He leaves with our friendship, support and best wishes for his future endeavours.''
Mr Wolpe, a former governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, has deep ties to government and business both in the US and Australia, where he moved in 1991.
In addition to his job as director of corporate affairs at Fairfax, Mr Wolpe, wrote opinion pieces for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review and appeared regularly on Australian television as an expert on US politics.
Mr Wolpe came to Fairfax in 1998 as manager of corporate affairs, following a career that has included a directorship of the IT and telecommunications practice at political consultancy Hill and Knowlton Australia, as well as roles as a congressional aide and adviser on a number of campaigns in the US.
"The country has afforded us every opportunity,'' Mr Wolpe said of Australia. "Australia is home. And we'll return after the stint in Washington.''


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One of the first studies published from the University of Missouri Brain Imaging Center (BIC) gives researchers insight into the brain and memory and may provide researchers clues to treating a variety of debilitating disorders.
Nelson Cowan, director of the BIC and Curator's Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, used the BIC's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce graphics that depict the structure and function of the brain during various mental tasks in an effort to understand abstract working memory. People use their abstract working memories to assign meaning when trying to recall facts — for example, when someone dials a set of phone numbers, their abstract memory brings forth an image of the person they are calling.
Previous studies identified an area of the brain responsible for holding abstract working memory, although it was assumed by some researchers to hold only visual information. At the BIC, Cowan found that this same part of the brain can hold auditory information as well. For example, when people hear "Jingle Bells" they relate it to the Christmas season and retain the meaning of the song temporarily.
"This research has given us better understanding of an area of the brain that may be affected in people with various learning disabilities, autism and schizophrenia," said Cowan. "For example, recent research has shown that people with schizophrenia simply hold fewer items in their working memories, rather having an inability to disregard unimportant items, as previously thought. Thus, discovering more about working memory will enable scientists to better target schizophrenia, among other disorders."
The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by University of Missouri-Columbia.
Journal Reference: Nelson Cowan, Dawei Li, Amanda Moffitt, Theresa M. Becker, Elizabeth A. Martin, J. Scott Saults, Shawn E. Christ. A Neural Region of Abstract Working Memory. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2011; : 1 DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2011.21625


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Mumbai: You may not know this, but when super star SRK made the decision to back Anubhav Sinha by agreeing to do 'Ra.One', many people from the tinsel town film industry were surprised to say the least. After all, the celebrity had just delivered Cash, and in spite of the fact that the two were talking about it for quite a while, it was pretty much expected from Shahrukh Khan to al least gives it another though.
Still, King Khan made the decision of doing this production right away and did not want to let go of the idea of backing up a super hero movie production such as 'Ra.One'. The rumors in the film industry of Bollywood are that the film in question was rather costly, with a presumed budget of 150 crores.
Even the director Anubhav has said in recent interview that SRK's decision came as a shock to him too. In fact it seems that the film maker himself asked Shahrukh Khan several times if we were sure about this collaboration and if he wanted some more time to think about it. But SRK had already made up his mind, and the production for the film started. 'After CASH, people had written me off and here was Shahrukh giving me the biggest film ever to be made in the country. It was pleasantly shocking nonetheless when he continued to stick to his decision,' said Anubhav.
And now the promo of the film is out and every one can definitely agree that the expectation we all had for the movie production were surpassed. The film is scheduled to hit the floors all over the world on the 26th of October, and with a cast that includes Arjun Rampal and NKareena Kapoor, the flick 'Ra.One' is set to be a smashing box office hit.


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Using Internatinal 230v Devices in US
I have a printer rated 230v AC 50-60 hz, meant for use overseas in countries that have such power, for example the middle east.
My question is can I plug this printer into an 230v outlet in the US. It seems to only difference would be that in the Middle East the 230v is coming from one hot line and grounding to a neutral, and in the US it would come from two hot lines.
Does anyone know if this will work?
As stated above, it'll work just fine. I've done this many times with industrial electronic devices. They don't know or even care if one conductor is grounded or both are ungrounded.
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I feel like summer is slipping away from us lately (can you feel the chill in the air in the mornings?), so naturally, I've been thinking of cozy foods. Have you ever had a chestnut? They're sort of old fashioned (think: chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jack frost nipping at your nose), but they're apparently very, very good for you...
Next time you're at the grocery store, consider tossing a bag of chestnuts in your cart. Here's why, explains registered dietician Ilyse Schapiro, MS, RD, CDN. "They are a great source of B vitamins as well as vitamin C, potassium and manganese." These are particularly good ingredients to load up on in the winter months to ward off colds, seasonal depression and other ailments.
What to do with chestnuts? Their slightly sweet, nutty flavor is a great addition to trail mix, salads and as a topping for yogurt, says Schapiro.
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Best IP Cameras
One of the biggest benefits of a smart home is being able to know what's going on when you're not actually there. Whether you're checking in on your kids, pets, or an exotic jewel collection, a home security camera is a great tool for keeping an eye on things from afar.
Although capabilities vary from device to device, security cameras allow you to monitor what's going on in your home through live or recorded video. But not all cameras are created equally. Some have alarms or can send you notifications when they detect activity, some offer two-way audio, some are meant to monitor your baby, and some even double as full-on home automation hubs.
We've tested lots of home surveillance cameras over the last few years, so we know what's important to look for. For instance, you want a camera that's simple to set up and use. Additionally, one of the very first qualities we notice is an attractive—though discreet—design. It's important that the camera looks like something you actually want in your home, but depending on your needs, you may not want it to stand out too much.
Device support is critical as well. Our favorite cameras allow you to check in from anywhere, whether it's an app on your phone or a web browser. Additional features vary from camera to camera, and each of our top picks offer just enough variety to set them apart from the rest of the competition.
Here are some other important factors to consider when buying a home security cam:
The View
Even though 1080p is generally the standard resolution for cameras we've tested, and you won't find any that stream or record in 4K any time soon, there are benefits to cameras with higher resolution sensors. Few home security cameras have optical zoom lenses, but almost all have digital zoom, which crop and enlarge whatever the camera is recording. The more megapixels a camera sensor has, the more you can digitally zoom in and still be able to see things clearly.
Besides resolution, consider the field of view as well. All security cameras have wide-angle lenses, but not all angles are created equal. Depending on the lens' field of view, it can see between 100 and 180 degrees. That's a big range in terms of the camera's vision cone. If you want to watch a large area, you should consider a camera with a very wide field of view.
If you want to keep an eye on the rooms of your home, there are plenty of options. If you want to keep an eye on your driveway, backyard, or front porch, you need to be more choosy. Not all home security cameras are rugged enough to be mounted outdoors. You need a camera that's waterproof and can stand up to rain, snow, and sun, and survive the extreme temperatures of summer and winter. The Netatmo Presence and Netgear Arlo Pro are two models built specifically for use outdoors, while the Logi Circle and the Nest Cam Indoor might not survive the next rainstorm if you mount them over your garage door.
Most security cameras use Wi-Fi, but not all rely on it exclusively. Some add Bluetooth for local control and easier setup through your smartphone, while others incorporate separate home automation networking standards to interact with other devices, like ZigBee or Z-Wave. For most cameras, all you need to do is follow instructions on an app to connect them to your home network.
Once your camera is connected, you'll almost certainly be able to access it through your smartphone or tablet. The vast majority of home security cameras today have mobile apps, and many focus entirely around those apps for doing everything. Some have web portals as well, which add flexibility for accessing your videos and alerts from anywhere.
Cloud Storage
The videos your camera records probably won't be saved on the camera itself. Most home security cameras use cloud services to store and offer remote access to footage. Some models have microSD card slots so you can physically pull the video from them when you want to review footage, but this is a rare feature.
Keep in mind that not all cloud services are alike, even for the same camera. Depending on the manufacturer, your home security camera will store different amounts of footage for different lengths of time. This service is often a paid subscription on top of the price of the camera itself, though some cameras offer free cloud storage to varying degrees. Cloud storage service is usually offered in tiers, letting you choose between keeping footage for a week, a month, or more.
As you can see from our picks, most of the top-rated home security cameras on the market are roughly in the $200 range, but some of them also require an additional fee to store recorded video in the cloud. We break down any extra fees in our reviews, so it's worth taking a look at each to find out which one fits your budget. Then again, you can't really put a price on peace of mind.
If you need better peace of mind than a single connected camera can offer, check out our picks for The Best Smart Home Security Systems.
Featured Home Security Camera Reviews:
Netgear Arlo Pro Review
The Netgear Arlo Pro is a completely wireless surveillance camera system designed for outdoor use. It's a snap to install, delivers excellent video, works with other smart home devices, and offers free cloud storage. Read the full review
Icontrol Networks Piper nv Review
The Icontrol Networks Piper nv is a unique security camera that doubles as a home automation hub. This time around it offers night vision, a more robust camera sensor, and a faster processor. Read the full review
LG Smart Security Wireless Camera LHC5200WI (With ADT Canopy) Review
LG's Smart Security Wireless Camera LHC5200WI doubles as a home automation hub and offers contract-free professional ADT monitoring at a reasonable price. Read the full review
Nest Cam Outdoor Review
The Nest Cam Outdoor security camera offers sharp 1080p video, crisp night vision, and motion detection alerts in a stylish weatherproof enclosure. Read the full review
Canary All-In-One Home Security Device Review
The Canary All-In-One Home Security Device keeps tabs on your dwelling with 1080p video capture and sensors for air quality, humidity, and temperature. Read the full review
CleverLoop Smart Home Security System Review
The CleverLoop security system allows you to use up to four cameras to monitor the inside and outside of your home. It's easy to install, delivers sharp HD video, and offers multiple video storage options, but it doesn't work with other smart home devices. Read the full review
Logi Circle Review
The Logi Circle is an attractive and easy-to-use home security camera that lacks a few of the more powerful scheduling and programming features of its competition. Read the full review
Nest Cam Indoor Review
The Nest Cam Indoor is a dual-band Wi-Fi surveillance camera that offers crisp 1080p video, motion and sound detection, and integration with other Nest devices. It's a snap to install, but you have to pay to view recorded video. Read the full review
Netatmo Presence Review
The Netatmo Presence is an outdoor security camera and floodlight that offers excellent motion detection, 1080p video, event-triggered recording, and local video storage, but it's expensive and installation may be tricky for some users. Read the full review
Zmodo Pivot Review
Want to keep tabs on what's happening at home when you're not there? The Zmodo Pivot camera gives you a 360-degree view, delivers crisp 1080p video, and goes one step further by including multiple security and environmental sensors. Read the full review


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Afraid of Momentum? Don't Be
The S&P 500 is trading 4.3 percent above its 50-day moving average (about 1 standard deviation), and technician Chris Verrone of www.strategasrp.com believes the trend will continue. His Monday morning note to clients includes data demonstrating the S&P 500 trends to rise EVEN AFTER running above trend. In 901 observations since 1983, stocks have rallied by an average 0.8 percent over the subsequent 20 days, and 10.9 percent over 250 days.
So momentum begets momentum.
As to the question, "HOW LONG can stocks rally?" Strategist Paul Hickey of www.bespokeinvest.com effectively tells us "A lot longer." He notes the current rally has lasted 519 days without correcting more than 10 percent. This may sound like a long time, but in fact it's significantly less than rallies in the 90s and mid-2000s. They lasted 2-3 times longer.
We like rising markets, we like out performance even more. Blog readers will recall we highlighted health care as the sector with the highest returns this year on October 17, and retail as the #1 group for earnings growth from a year earlier on September 27. Today, Chris makes the case for embracing cyclicals and small caps, two groups further out on the risk spectrum which have been outperforming since May. He tells clients today these are the groups which will likely rally the most. We include charts of each relative to the S&P 500 Index in order to prove his point.
Finally, we note this morning's stronger-than-expected industrial production (0.6 percent vs. 0.4 percent estimated) and capacity utilization (78.3 percent vs 78.0 percent estimated). They provide two more sign posts of Goldilocks growth: "Just enough" without scaring the Fed. This trend is your friend.


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text: Five out of the 8 brakes that should have been working in a dump truck that crashed into a train Thursday in Hampden, were not working properly. That's what inspectors have determined. Police say the driver of the truck, an East Millinocket man, is incredibly lucky. The truck was heading east when its driver tried to avoid a car waiting at the railroad crossing. It ended up hitting the train.Emergency officials arrived on scene to find the driver, Fredrick Lindsay of East Millinocket, pinned in the dump truck.It took more than an hour, two jaws of life, as well as several saws and hand tools to get the 63-year old out.He was taken to the hospital with numerous injuries.The road re-opened at 11:30 Thursday night.


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Arlington Event Details
Cinco de Mayo Block Party
May 05, 2013
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mad Rose Tavern, Mister Day's, Sobe
3100 Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Cinco De Mayo – Block Party!!!! Arriba!
Join us on Sunday May 5th for Cinco de Mayo Block Party!
Buy your advance ticket's today before prices go up!
– Access to organized Block Party on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 from 12pm to 8pm.
– Party Blockers must register at Mad Rose Tavern between 12pm – 3pm.
– Receive your collectable wristband, block party map, and gift bag.
– Your chance to WIN BIG prizes on our raffle giveaway for entering early. (Nats Tix, Caps Playoff Tix, $25 Gift Cert. from participating bars, and many other raffle gifts to be announced)
– Exclusive food and drink specials for Party Blockers.
– 3100th BLOCK of Clarendon VA! 4 of your favorite bars
– BRONX PIZZA special! $2 slices of CHEESE PIZZA ONLY!
– 8 deejays! (Deejay music at bars that have the permit to do so)
– Jugglers!
– Mariachi Marching Band!
– Pinata's! More giveaway goodies inside everyone @ every BAR!!!
– Admission to a bar is based on capacity.
– Arrive early and help reduce wait time.
– 21+ and over event ONLY!
– Party Block Venues – Clarendon Grill, Mad Rose Tavern (Registration Bar), Mister Days, and Sobe.
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Apricot Blondies
Daniel Orr loved the blondies his mother, Mary Lu Orr, baked when he was growing up in Columbus, Indiana. "She was always taking fun recipes and trying to make them healthy," he recalls. Here, inspired by her, Orr folds in nutritious nuts and dried fruit along with sweet white-chocolate chips.
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup dried apricot halves, chopped
- 1/2 cup white-chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup salted roasted almonds, chopped
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 325°. Butter an 8-inch square metal baking pan. In a small bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper.
In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter with the brown sugar and vanilla at medium speed until creamy. Beat in the egg until smooth. At low speed, beat in the apricots, chocolate chips and almonds, then beat in the dry ingredients.
Using a spatula, scrape the dough into the prepared pan, pressing it into an even layer. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 45 minutes, until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Let cool completely. Cut into 2-inch squares.


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With an increasing number of buyers requesting sustainability reports from suppliers, how can you accurately calculate the water portion?
If you farm in Florida, Georgia, Alabama or Texas, the University of Florida has launched a Web-based tool that can do just that.
WaterFootprint is part of the AgroClimate system, developed by Clyde Fraisse, a UF associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, according to a news release.
The Web-based AgroClimate, is aimed primarily at agricultural producers and includes interactive tools, such as freeze risk probabilities and a citrus copper application scheduler.
Users enter their zip code, the crop, planting and harvest dates, yield, soil type, tillage and water management. The Web-based tool then produces a water footprint, which can be viewed at farm level or globally.
The tool also retrieves historical water data and uses it to estimate the blue and green water footprints of crop production.
Green represents rainfall, whereas blue is from a freshwater resource.
If a product is exported, the water used to grow it goes with it. That's a problem if crops are grown in regions where water is scarce, according to the release.
But understanding the types of water resources being consumed—rainfall versus irrigation—can provide better insight into assessing water resource sustainability.
"We think this farm-specific, time-specific water footprinting tool is a unique resource that could be used by resource managers and educators to consider water resource sustainability in the context of agricultural production," Daniel Dourte, a research associate who was the tool's primary developer, said in the release.
"We usually think of water management locally and regionally. But when you're accounting for the water footprint of agricultural products, it allows you to see the global nature of that water."


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Sarah and Tracey, Creative Expressive Therapies 2010
Sarah Paine and Tracey Cullen
Graduates Sarah Paine and Tracey Cullen have set up a community art project and are now fighting for funding.
Sarah and Tracey set up community arts organisation 'Inspirative Arts' to support adults with learning disabilities through creative and expressive therapy at 'Fun Friday' weekly workshop.
'Fun Friday' is held from 10am - 12noon and 1pm - 3pm at the Revive Healthy Living Centre, in Chaddesden, Derby. It uses art, drama, movement, and music to help clients express themselves and learn new social skills.
Sarah and Tracey graduated from the BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies course in 2010. They are now seeking funding opportunities and are fundraising themselves to keep the popular 'Fun Friday' project going.
How did Inspirative Arts develop?
Inspirative Arts developed after Sarah worked with adults with severe learning disabilities during the last year of her university course, while on a placement with independent charity Derbyshire Advocacy Service. The charity also supported them at the beginning of their project.
They graduated with funding from the University's Enterprise Inc scheme, which helps students and graduates who have a good business idea to get started.
Initial funding for Inspirative Arts came from the Learning Disability Development Fund (LDDF), which aids local authorities in supporting people with learning disabilities.
But Inspirative Arts' funding for Fun Friday is set to run out at the end of October 2010. Sarah and Tracey need £3,000 in sponsorship for the weekly project to run all day Friday, each week, from October to December; or £1,500 to run for a full day on alternate Fridays.
They are also applying for Arts Council funding to ensure the long term future of the project after December (2010).
What our graduates say
Tracey Cullen
"It's giving them an alternative to learning, they learn through the acts, the whole meaning is to learn and explore about themselves, improving social skills and helping their well being by giving them the space to enjoy themselves".
Sarah Paine
"The Revive Centre is a community building so it is important to keep a community spirit going, and it is essential for people with learning disabilities not to be excluded from that."
What their supporters say
Chris Beech, Advocacy Support Worker for the Derbyshire Advocacy Service
"Inspirative Arts is very person-centred in its approach. The 'Fun Friday' sessions in particular offer much more choice and freedom for their clients with what to do during the day. It's a project that provides something different."
Brian, 51, of Borrowash, Derby, has learning disabilities and has been attending Fun Friday sessions since November 2009 and is now fundraising for them by growing his hair for a sponsored haircut.
"I want to raise money for 'Fun Fridays' because I don't want them to stop. It is so important to me because every time I go there is always something different happening. It offers me activities that I wouldn't normally get the chance to do.
It would take the fun out of my life if it stopped."
If you want to help them please get in touch
If you would like to help Inspirative Arts with its fundraising contact Sarah Paine or Tracey Cullen by telephone or email.
Email or phone Sarah at:
07810 034534
Email or phone Tracey:
07871 005490