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April 19, 2009
Indian Wells, Calif. - The No. 4 seed UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team did it again, clinching its fourth straight Big West tournament title after dropping No. 2 seed UC Irvine 4-2 Sunday morning at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
"I'm so proud of this team from where we started to how far we've come," team co-captain Josh Finkelstein said. "We lost to Irvine earlier this year but we've been playing great tennis and we just peaked at the right time."
The Gauchos got out of the gate quickly, notching a victory at the No. 2 doubles. UCSB clinched the point moments later when the No. 1 duo of Josh Finkelstein and Scott Hohenstein snatched an 8-6 win over Sam Gould and Khunpol Issara.
After winning the doubles point, the UCSB men have won their last four matches. Today, they were hoping to make it five straight.
In singles, the Anteaters bounced back, prevailing at the No. 2 slot to knot the match at 1 apiece. On center court, Alex Konigsfeldt overpowered Steven Henderson, 6-2, 6-4. Mathieu Forget followed suit, with his own win at the No. 6 slot to push the Gauicho lead to 3-1. Josh Finkelstein dropped his match at the No. 2 position to keep the Anteaters alive, but Max Taylor solidified the Gaucho win with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Stephen Stege.
"After Max Taylor won his match, we all rushed the court," Finkelstein said. "It was a big win for him as a senior and a great day for us as a team."
After clinching the match for the Gauchos, the lone senior has been perfect in the lime light of the conference tournament, going 6-0 in his career.
"This is probably the most unlikely team I have ever coached to win the Big West title," coach Davis said. "We are a fit team, but we are very young and inexperienced. But it just goes to show you how motivated our guys are out there when they take the court."
The Gauchos only played with four starters from last year's title team, including UCSB's No. 1, Alex Konigsfeldt.
"Konigsfeldt was a big spark for us a great leader out on the court today," coach Davis explained. "He won both his singles and doubles matches for us and he played tough at the No. 1 slot."
With the win, the Gauchos (11-12 overall) earn a NCAA title bid.
1. Finkelstein/Konigsfeldt (UCSB) def. Gould/Issara (UCI) - 8-6
2. Hohenstein/Evan Jurgensen (UCSB) def. Jon Kazaraian/Tsai (UCI) - 8-3
3. Henderson/Gautam Vaidyanathan (UCI) vs. Nick Caledonia/Chavez Goggin (UCSB) - DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
1. Alex Konigsfeldt (UCSB) def. Steven Henderson (UCI) - 6-2, 6-4
2. Fabian Matthews (UCI) def. Josh Finkelstein (UCSB) - 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Khunpol Issara (UCI) def. Scott Hohenstein (UCSB) - 6-3, 6-3
4. Max Taylor (UCSB) def. Stephen Stege (UCI) - 6-4, 6-3
5. Sam Gould (UCI) vs. Taylor Chavez Goggin (UCSB) - DNF
6. Mathieu Forget (UCSB) def. Zac Tsai (UCI) - 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 2, 4


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Insider Trading Laws Do Not Apply to Members of Congress. No, Seriously.
And not only are Senators and Congressmen immune, their aides are, too.
Editor's Note: Congratulations to senior writer Justin Rohrlich, winner of a 2012 Excellence in Financial Journalism Award from the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA). Justin first brought attention to insider trading among members of Congress in February 2011. This is the award-winning article.
On March 8, Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam will stand trial on insider trading charges involving 35 stocks, among them Google (GOOG), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), IBM (IBM), and Goldman Sachs (GS).
However, if Rajaratnam had been a US Senator rather than a $7 billion hedge fund manager when he made the trades in question, there would be no criminal proceedings at all. Believe it or not, the Securities and Exchange Act does not apply to members of Congress, according to Craig Holman, legislative representative at government watchdog group Public Citizen.
"Any inside, non-public knowledge they gain can be acted upon," Holman tells Minyanville. "Some of the stories are just… breathtaking."
Surprised? You may be even more surprised to learn that congressional staffers and lobbyists are also exempt from insider trading regulations.
Even Henry Manne, the economist who famously made a case for legalizing insider trading in his book "Insider Trading and the Stock Market" draws the line here. In an email to ProCon.org, he wrote:
In my 1966 book I said unequivocally that insider trading by any government officials on information received in the course of their work should be outlawed. The economic consequences of this trading on stock prices will be the same as any other informed trading, but there are many other aspects to the economic argument for legalizing insider trading generally that just will not pass the 'smell test' for government officials. The compensation argument for corporate insider trading cuts in exactly the opposite direction for government officials. We do not want them to receive extra compensation or outside compensation for doing their jobs. And, of course, all too frequently their access to this information is merely another form of a bribe, and that sure as hell is not legal.
Congressional insider trading is not a new phenomenon; a handful of media reports have surfaced over the past several years, but, as Holman says, the story "never really stuck."
In a 2009 article on The Hill's "Congress Blog," Holman explained the loophole.
"The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not have the authority to hold employees of Congress or the Executive Branch liable for using non-public information gained from official proceedings for insider trading. Under current law, 'insider trading' is defined as the buying or selling of securities or commodities based on non-public information in violation of confidentiality -- either to the issuing company or the source of information. Most federal officials and employees do not owe a duty of confidentiality to the federal government and thus are not liable for insider trading."
Of course, members of Congress do owe a duty of confidentiality to the citizenry by whom they were elected. That's why congressional ethics rules specifically state that members must not use privileged information gleaned during the course of their duties for personal gain." But the rule is just a rule; it is not legally binding, and the SEC has never brought an enforcement action against any member of the Senate or the House.
A couple of years ago, a radio segment on American Public Media looked at two cases of suspicious financial activity that took place on both sides of the aisle during the initial days of the financial crisis back in September, 2008.
"A year ago this week Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke dashed to Capitol Hill. They hastily met with a small group of congressional leaders to tell them that the country was teetering on the edge of financial catastrophe," correspondent Steve Henn said. "Paulson and Bernanke asked Congress to spend hundreds of billions to save the banks."
The next day, according to personal financial disclosures, Henn said that John Boehner, who was GOP House Minority Leader at the time --and was present at the meeting --"cashed out of a fund designed to profit from inflation" and "[s]ince he sold, it's lost more than half its value." Henn also pointed out that Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, "sold more than $40,000 in mutual funds and reinvested it all with Warren Buffett." Durbin was also at the meeting.
But insider trading is a notoriously difficult charge to prove. Durbin said that, "like millions of others he was worried about his retirement." Boehner said his "stockbroker acted alone without even talking to him," and both men say they did not benefit from information picked up from Paulson or Bernanke.
As for staffers, one example reported by the Wall Street Journal this past October involved an aide to Republican Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho, a member of the Senate Banking Committee.
Filings show that the aide, Karen Brown, traded Bank of America (BAC) stock seven times in 2009, buying on three occasions in April and selling in September, for a minimum profit of 43%.
The Journal notes that the purchases were made while BofA was discussing the results of the government's stress tests. When the findings were made public on May 7, a few short weeks after Brown established her position, the bank's stock rose as investor confidence returned.
Senator Crapo's office says Brown's husband was the one actually doing the trading, "independent of any direction from Mrs. Brown," and that she later filed an amended financial disclosure form reflecting this. A spokeswoman added, "There is no relation between Senator Crapo's service on the Banking Committee and any decisions made by Mr. Brown regarding the trades in question."
A 2004 study in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis titled "Abnormal Returns from the Common Stock Investments of the US Senate," examined Senators' mandatory financial disclosure reports between 1993 and 1998.
"Our goal in this research is to determine if the Senators' investments tend to outperform the overall market," Georgia State business professor Alan Ziobrowski wrote. "Such a finding would support the notion that Senators use their informational advantage for personal gain. We test whether the common stocks purchased and sold by US Senators exhibit abnormal returns.
Assuming returns are truly 'incidental,' we hypothesize that US Senators should not earn statistically significant positive abnormal returns on their common stock acquisitions (the null). Rejection of the null, i.e. a finding of statistically significant positive abnormal returns, would suggest that Senators are trading stock based on information that is unavailable to the public, thereby using their unique position to increase their personal wealth."
What Ziobrowski and his co-authors found was that during the period studied, US Senators' stock portfolios annually outperformed the market by 12%. Over the same period, US households annually underperformed the market by 1.4%.
"These results," they concluded, "suggest that Senators knew appropriate times to both buy and sell their common stocks."
Ziobrowski later told an interviewer, "I mean, they do better down market, up market. They just outperform the average. We have every reason to believe they are trading on information that the rest of us don't have."
The real danger, he said, "is that you are going to have in some cases congressman that will literally vote or act against the interests of their constituents in favor of their portfolio."
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The most powerful thing about you is your story. But don't talk about yourself all the time; you'll be a bore.
Well, that all depends on whether it is all about you bring the "center of attention" or the "center or exposure". "Exposure" mesans being vulnerable and also being willing to be changed by the story. That is what this article is really all about. And it is also the essence of the talk I am on my way to give at the Pacificaa Graduate Iinstitute's conference on transformational leaderships this weekend.
The questions posed here will help you keep on track and avoid situations where you end ups telling your story from your ego instead of the place of service. It is a great checklist to keep in your back pocket.
Happy story telling!
Thank you Richard Andrews for recommending this article :)
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Saturday, June 5 – Historic Alexandria Museum Gala
Preserve Alexandria's heritage as you celebrate it at the Historic Alexandria Museum Gala, at the Holiday Inn Old Town, 625 First St. Join the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission for an evening of cocktails, dinner, live music and dancing, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., to benefit Alexandria's museums and historic sites. Tickets start at $150 and advance reservations are required. Please visit www.historicalexandria.org or call 703.746.4554 for more information.
Saturday, June 5 - Ruby Tucker Day Celebration
The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority celebrates the legacy of the late community activist Ruby Tucker. The celebration will honor the Tucker's 40 years of advocacy for safe and affordable housing, equal educational opportunity, and crime-free neighborhoods. This free event, which begins at 10 a.m. at the Ruby Tucker Family Center, 322 Tancil Court, will feature performances from First Agape Church, Stephanie Tucker, and youth from the Ruby Tucker Family Center. For more information, contact Jason Ellis at 703.535.3175.
Monday, June 7 and Monday, June 14 – Genealogy/Family History Classes
The Special Collections/Local History Branch of the Alexandria Library is pleased to offer genealogy/family history classes taught by Sharon Hodges, a professional genealogist with 20 years of experience. This two-part series will guide students to repositories and records in Maryland, including the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis. The classes are scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room at Beatley Library, 5005 Duke St. The cost is $35, or $25 for Members of Friends of Local History Collections. To register, call Special Collections at 703.746.1706.
Tuesday, June 8 – From Books to Film Discussion Group
Readers and film buffs are invited to Beatley Central Library to discuss films and the written works that inspired them. The next meeting will start at 7 p.m. and participants will discuss "The Big Sleep" (unrated, 1946). The meetings are facilitated by Mark Schwartz, who has taught Film Studies on the college level and has written about books and film for ABC-Clio. For more information, call 703.746.1770.
Wednesday, June 9 – Lunch Bunch Concert at John Carlyle Park
The next Lunch Bunch concert features the acoustic blues music of Curtis Blues. The concert begins at noon at John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St. Concerts are cancelled in the event of inclement weather and subject to change without notice. For up-to-date information, call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.
Thursday, June 10 – Music at Twilight Concert at Fort Ward Park
This Music at Twilight Concert event features the Alexandria Citizen's Band at 7:30 p.m. at Fort Ward Park, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. Concerts are cancelled in the event of inclement weather and subject to change without notice. For up-to-date information, call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.
Thursday, June 10 – SOHO Art Exhibit and Reception
View the accomplishments of young artists at the Old Town Space of Her Own program reception, scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at The Art League Annex, 1 Duke Street (Corner of Duke and South Union Streets). A program will be presented by fifth grade participants and features a before-and-after bedroom renovation video. Light refreshments will be served, and admission is free. To learn more about the SOHO program, visit www.spaceofherown.org.
Thursday, June 10 through Saturday, June 12 – Burke Branch Library Book Sale
Come out and purchase your favorite book titles at a discount at the Alexandria Burke Branch Library's book sale! The sale will take place at Burke Branch Library (4701 Seminary Rd.) on Thursday, June 10, from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Friday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 703.746.1704.
Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 13 – Alexandria Archaeology Institute
Join Alexandria archaeologists for a unique opportunity to excavate the Shuter's Hill site on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Dr.) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gain hands-on experience in site-excavation methods and record keeping. Learn how to use a transit, process and catalog artifacts in the laboratory, and interpret new discoveries. Advance registration is required. For more information, visit www.alexandriaarchaeology.org or call 703.746.4399.
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Saturday, June 12 – "New Muslim Cool" Film Screening
The Alexandria Black History Museum (902 Wythe St.) hosts a free screening of a film at 4:30 p.m. for the Movies with a Mission series. "New Muslim Cool" follows Puerto Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez. Hamza ended his life as a drug dealer and started down a new path as a young Muslim, taking his message of faith to other young people through his uncompromising music as part of the hip-hop duo M-Team. When the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of the post-9/11 world, and challenge himself. For more information, visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.746.4356.
Saturday, June 12 – 18th Century Bread and Butter Ball
Held in the historic Ballroom of Gadsby's Tavern Museum (134 N. Royal Street), this springtime ball set in the 1790s is inspired by a ball George Washington attended. From 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., enjoy live music, dancing, refreshments, gaming, and a cash bar. Attendees are encouraged to wear period costume. Advance tickets are $45 per person or $50 at the door. For more information, visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.746.4242.
Saturday, June 12 – 18th Annual Alexandria Armenian Festival
The City of Alexandria will host the 18th Annual Alexandria Armenian Festival at Market Square, 301 King St. from noon to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Knights of Varton, the festival features live entertainment, food, cultural exhibits and more. Contributions benefit charities for children in Armenia. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.ArmenianFestivals.com.
Sunday, June 13 – 10th Annual Arlandria Chirilagua Festival
The City of Alexandria will host the 10th Annual Arlandria Chirilagua Festival from noon to 7 p.m. at 3700 Commonwealth Ave. Sponsored by Tenants and Workers United, the festival features live entertainment, food, cultural exhibits and more. For more information, call Monica Cevallos at 703.684.5697 ext. 318 or e-mail email@example.com.
Wednesday, June 23 – Seventh Annual Fostering the Future Cruise
Sail away on the "Love Boat" at Alexandria's seventh annual Fostering the Future Cruise! Purchase your $75 ticket to come aboard the Cherry Blossom riverboat in Old Town Alexandria for a wonderful evening of TropRock music, dance, food and drinks. A silent auction and raffle will also offer fabulous items! All proceeds from the event go to The Fund for Alexandria's Child at the Department of Human Services, which benefits Alexandria's most vulnerable children—those in foster care or who are at risk of abuse and neglect. For more information, contact Suzanne Kratzok at 703.746.5663 or e-mail email@example.com.
H1N1 Flu Response Survey
How well do you think the City responded to the H1N1 flu? Let us know! The Alexandria Health Department has designed a brief survey to collect feedback on Alexandria's response to H1N1 flu. Answering these questions will help the City better respond to future public health emergencies and improve the health of Alexandrians. Fill it out online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V2K6PTS.
West End Farmers' Market
The West End Farmers' Market is open to the public on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 21 at Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Drive. This outdoor market is one of a kind in the City's west end, featuring colorful displays of fresh, locally grown, in-season vegetables and fruits, gourmet coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice, and fresh baked pastries. For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/farmersmarket.
Upper King Street Fresh Farmers' Market
The Upper King Street Fresh Farmers' Market, located at King Street Gardens Park, 1806 King St., is just a few steps from the King Street Metro Station. Offering area residents and commuters the opportunity to shop for fresh, locally grown produce, meat, dairy and bakery items, the market is open Wednesdays through October 27 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For additional information, visit http://www.upperkingstreet.org
Through Sunday, June 27 – "Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts" Exhibition
This exhibition has been extended at The Lyceum (201 S. Washington St.)! It blends historical photographs, artifacts and reflections to tell the story of Girl Scouting in the Washington metropolitan area. The exhibition features a collection of Girl Scout uniforms from the 1910s, 1930s and 1960s, Brownie items from as early as 1937, a display of cookie fundraising materials, and extensive camping and hiking exhibits highlighted by a tent and official Girl Scout gear. Suggested admission is $2. The Lyceum is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.alexandriahistory.org or call 703.746.4994.


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Get an overview of this hotelModern luxury in the heart of Paris, short walk from the Louvre
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Rue Saint-Honoré
Renowned for its superb service, the Mandarin Oriental, Paris offers a prestigious location on rue Saint-Honoré, steps from exclusive fashion houses. The Louvre and Musee d'Orsay are within a 12-minute stroll.
Michelin stars, serene spa
Built around a garden courtyard, the Mandarin Oriental Paris features an Asian-inspired spa, an indoor pool with a refreshing waterfall, the Michelin-starred Sur Mesure restaurant, and the seductive Bar 8 sparkling with Lalique crystals.
Luxury linens, bathroom TVs
Spacious guestrooms face the courtyard and camellia garden, Paris rooftops, rue Saint-Honoré, or famous landmarks. All feature luxury linens and Bang & Olufsen LCD TVs with premium channels. Private bathrooms feature mirror TVs.
Languages Spoken
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Palace Amenities
The Mandarin Oriental, Paris offers an exclusive address on rue Saint-Honoré, just around the corner from Place Vendôme. The Louvre is about a 12-minute walk through the Tuileries Garden.
Multilingual staff members stand ready to assist guests with every need, including arranging car services. Free WiFi is also available.
The courtyard is an elegant oasis with trees, flowers, and wrought-iron tables, while a patio area offers seasonal outdoor seating.
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental features couples' suites with mosaic vitality pools, single suites with steam showers, a 15-meter (49-foot) indoor pool, and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
- Express check-in
- Bar/lounge
- Number of spa tubs - 3
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Conference space
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of bathrooms - 1
- Meeting rooms 4
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Designated smoking areas
- Total number of rooms - 138
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Number of floors - 7
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Danish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Towels provided
- Linens provided
- Room service (24 hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Premium bedding
- Soundproofed rooms
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Premium TV channels
- Video-game console
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Access via exterior corridors
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- Iron/ironing board
- Electric kettle
- First-run movies
- iPod docking station
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Pillow menu
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Heating
- Wheelchair accessible
Where to Eat
Thierry Marx, one of France's most innovative chefs, is Culinary Director for Mandarin Oriental, Paris.
Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx - Awarded two Michelin stars, Sur Mesure serves modern gourmet cuisine in an ethereal, white-on-white setting. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday - Saturday (closed Sunday and Monday). Reservations required.
Camélia - This modern, light-filled restaurant opens to a terrace facing the camellia gardens. Menu highlights include Foie Gras Terrine, Crab Ravioli, and Brill Fish Marinated in Coffee. Open daily for breakfast (including Japanese specialties), lunch, and dinner. Reservations required.
Bar 8 - A chic new gathering place, Bar 8 serves creative and classic cocktails, as well as wines, apéritifs, and light fare. The marble bar was quarried in Spain and sculpted in Italy. Low tables have glass tops dotted with tiny lights. The walls are inlaid with Lalique crystals, creating a raindrop effect. Tables spill out onto the terrace for summer evening cocktails. Open daily, late morning till late night.
Cake Shop - This Parisian patisserie showcases sweet and savory treats. The specialty is Le Saint-Honoré, an airy puff pastry filled with cream.
Room service is available 24 hours a day.
Nearby Things to Do
Located in the lower level of the hotel, the 15-meter indoor pool is continually refreshed by a waterfall. The high ceiling is inset with a collage of butterflies. An herbal steam room is located by the pool. The fitness center, open 24 hours a day, is outfitted with state-of-the-art cardio and weight equipment.
- Free bicycles nearby
Spa Services
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental offers seven treatment rooms, including three couples' rooms with vitality pools. Treatments begin with a Chinese bathing ritual and a steam shower. Treatment highlights include:
The spa boutique offers an exclusive selection of beauty and wellness products. Please note: Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Steam room in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 7
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Ayurvedic treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Palace Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 100.0 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets stay free
- Dogs only
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 4.4 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between EUR 47 and EUR 58 for adults, EUR 23 and EUR 23 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 280 per vehicle
- Valet parking fee: EUR 45 per day (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 100.0 per stay
Palace Name
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Paris
- Mandarin Oriental Paris
- Paris Mandarin Oriental
- Mandarin Oriental, Paris Hotel Paris
- Mandarin Oriental Paris Hotel
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the palace prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. 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.
Awards & Affiliations
- Mandarin Oriental, Paris is listed in the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Hot List.


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|Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861
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|Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. and Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2016. Catalog of Fishes: genera, species, references. Updated 2 August 2016. Available at: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. (Accessed: 2 August 2016).
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|This species is close to H. forskalii, but has black markings (at tip of adipose dorsal fin and fork of caudal fin) that are lacking in that species. Furthermore, the rayed dorsal fin is not positioned as far forwards as in H. forskalii. The synonymy of H. vittatus with H. forskalii proposed by Brewster (1986) does not appear well founded (Paugy and Guégan 1989).
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|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Date Assessed:
|Azeroual, A., Bills, R., Cambray, J., Getahun, A., Hanssens, M., Marshall, B., Moelants, T. & Tweddle, D.
|Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
This species has a wide distribution. Although it is locally depleted by heavy fishing pressure, it is generally common and abundant, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for central, eastern, north eastern, southern and western Africa.
|Range Description:
|Hydrocynus vittatus is known from most of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, and south to South Africa.
Central Africa: Hydrocynus vittatus is found throughout the Congo River basin. In Lower Guinea, it is found in the Cross and Sanaga basins.
Eastern Africa: This species is known from Lake Tanganyika and major affluent rivers, including Malagarasi river, as well as Lake Albert and Murchison Nile, Lake Turkana (Seegers et al. 2003) and Lake Rukwa. It is also present in the Lower Shire river, Rufigi and Ruaha Rivers. According to Hopson and Hopson (1982) in the Turkana Basin this species is principally riverine and ecological changes in the lake level have tended to inhibit incursions of H. vittatus into the lake. However, an erroneous identification by Worthington and Ricardo (1936) for H. forskahlii is also possible. In the latter case H. vittatus most likely does not occur in Kenya (Seegers et al. 2004).
Northeast Africa: It is present in the Ghazal and Jebel systems, White and Blue Niles, and Nile to Lake Nasser (also known as Lake Nubia).
Southern Africa: It occurs in the Zambezi and Okavango (but not the Kafue or Lake Malawi), south to the Save, Limpopo and Phongolo systems (Skelton 2001). It has also been found in Lake Kariba (Losse 1998).
Western Africa: In West Africa, this species occurs in the basins of the Chad, Niger/Benue, Ouémé, and Senegal.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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|This species is generally common and widespread. In Lake Kariba on the Middle Zambezi River, its population fluctuated considerably, mostly in relation to the abundance of the introduced clupeid Limnothrissa miodon which now forms a major part of its diet (Kenmuir 1973, Marshall 1985). It is commercially exploited in Lake Rukwa, forming about 3.9% of the yield. In Mtera dam, species composition in the catches show a decline from 26.1% in 1987 to 14.3% in 1991, and 7% in 1996.
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Hydrocynus vittatus is a demersal, potamodromous species. It prefers warm, well-oxygenated water, mainly larger rivers and lakes. All but the largest form roving schools of like-sized fish; aptly described as fierce and voracious. Hydrocynus vittatus feeds on whatever prey is most abundant but Brycinus, Micralestes, Barbus, and Limnothrissa are favoured (Skelton 1993). It is a useful food fish in some areas (Eccles 1992). Breeding takes pace on a very few days each year, when the first good rains have swollen rivers and streams, usually in December and January at which time it undertakes a spawning migration up rivers and into small streams (Jackson 1961). The females spawn a great number of eggs in very shallow water, among the stems of grasses and other submerged and partly submerged vegetation and here the young live until the falling of the flood water forces them out of this refuge (Jackson 1961).
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|This species is marketable when caught.
|Major Threat(s):
|Tigerfish have declined in some rivers in southern Africa due to pollution, water abstraction and obstructions such as dams and weirs that prevent passage. Unregulated gillnet fisheries locally threaten the species. East African populations are threatened by heavy fishing pressure, silt loading due to agricultural activities/ deforestation, and pollution due to pesticides for agricultural use. Threats from other regions are not known.
|Conservation Actions:
|This species is protected in some reserves in southern Africa. It has been successfully artificially bred in captivity (Skelton 2001). Management of local gillnet fisheries is needed in many riverine fisheries, as is construction of fishways around weirs and dams.
|Azeroual, A., Bills, R., Cambray, J., Getahun, A., Hanssens, M., Marshall, B., Moelants, T. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Hydrocynus vittatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T181744A7720731. . Downloaded on 27 May 2018.
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Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has been on the radar of a number of large clubs for some time now.
Scoring 23 goals in 30 league games this season, plus ten in the Champions League - including his four goals in the memorable demolition of Real Madrid - have only served to speed up the rumour mill.
The 24-year-old has refused to sign a new contract and, with his current deal expiring at the end of next season, the risk for Dortmund is that if they don't cash in on him now they may get nothing for him a year down the line.
It was reported recently that Bayern Munich already had a deal in place for the Poland international striker to follow his team-mate Mario Gotze from their main rivals at the end of the domestic season. However, after much discussion between the two teams Bayern were issued with an ultimatum to table a formal bid by May 15 or miss out.
That deadline has now passed and no offer was made, which means he is now on the market for the other suitors to pursue.
The player himself told Polish news channel TVN: "A possible transfer is not a subject up for discussion at the moment.
"There are two games left this season and I want to concentrate on those. I think everything will be clear after that."
This statement suggests that all will be revealed after the Champions League final at Wembley on May 25, when Dortmund will battle it out with Bayern on the pitch.
Meanwhile, Lewandowski's manager Jurgen Klopp has been quoted as saying: "As of today I assume that Robert also plays with us next year"
So, where will he be playing next season? The bookies' favourite destination looks like being Manchester United. With new manager David Moyes coming in, the club's American owners will probably want to back their new number one by giving him some money to splash out in the summer - and Lewandowski could be the marquee signing they need to get the fans on their side.
Lewandowski is also on the radar of Real Madrid and Chelsea, who both have big money to spend, so United may not have it all their own way.
Real Madrid may have to find a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo if he parts company with the club he joined for £80m from Manchester United, with his former employers reportedly being his preferred destination.
If he does leave, Lewandowski may be just what Real are looking for with Gonzalo Higuan also looking like he's on his way out of the Spanish capital.
It looks like we'll have to wait after the Champions League final on May 25 before we get an announcement, but it does look increasingly unlikely that he'll be playing his football in Germany next season.
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Bardeen, John, 1975
Brundage, Kenneth P., 1960
Davis, Joseph S., 1960
Dicorcia, E. T., 1967
Fisher, Paul, 1960
Gomperts, Henry G., 1950
Gude, Gilbert, 1970
Hewitt, William B., 1971
Hollomon, J. Herbert, 1965
Koch, H. William, 1975
Kuznets, Simon, 1971
La Rocca, Joseph J., 1971
Morabe, Emiliano, 1951
Neumeyer, Fredrik, 1965
Nixon, Richard, 1973
Peterson, John M., 1960
Pope, Alexander H., 1960
Porath, Rabbi Tzvi H., 1975
Prescott College, 1970
Proxmire, William, 1969
Rabinow, Jacob, 1975
Reder, Melvin W., 1960
Roxas, Antonio V., 1952
Schubert, Richard F., 1970
Stedman, John C., 1970
Tiep, Brian L., 1970
Van Valkenburg, Alvin, 1971
Who's Who, 1971
Wyckoff, Florence R., 1960
Anagnostopoulos, Costas E., "Management of Risk in Innovation," speech at Commercial Chemical Development Association, New York, March 16, 1965
Biebel, Lawrence, "The National Inventors Council and Creativity," December 1969
Bollay, William
"Case Studies - As a Stimulant to Technical Innovation," n.d.
"How Can We Increase the Inventor's Contribution to Society?", n.d.
"Increasing the Contribution of Inventors," October 1968
"System Engineering for the Future," n.d.
Bollay Committee on Engineering Education, 1971
Bright, James R., "Technological Forecasting for Industry and Government; Methods and Applications"
Brochure topic and conference, January 1971
Centers of Technological Innovation, proposal for, 1970
Coler, Myron, "The Nature of the Inventor," September 1968
"A Commerce Department Program to Support the Education of Prospective Inventors, Innovators and Entrepreneurs," November 1969
Commerce Technical Advisory Board
Committee No. 3
The employed inventor
Committee No. 5, Creativity in engineering education
Anagnostopoulos, Costas E., 1965-1971
Arnow, Philip, 1968
Bollay, William, 1966-1971
De Simone, Daniel V., 1966-1871
Draper, C. Stark, 1969-1973
Hodges, Luther H., 1964
Ide, John M., 1969
Oliver, Philip M., 1969
Rabinow, Jacob, 1974
Reynolds, James, 1963
Rines, Robert H., 1975
Rosow, Jerome M., 1969-1970
Rossman, Joseph, 1968
Schon, Donald A., 1963
Stedman, John C., 1970-1971
Walker, Brooks, 1970
Wirtz, W. Willard, 1965-1967
Davis, Watson, "Proposal for a Grant to Promote Technologic Inventiveness Among Teen-Age Youth," 1965
De Simone, Daniel V., "The Patent System in a Changed and Changing Environment," address at Annual Convention of the Federal Bar Association, Washington, D.C., September 1964
Draper, Charles Stark
"Mathematical Approximations for the Technology of Navigation, Control and Guidance of Space Vehicles," 1970
"Military Technology and the Future of Mankind," September 1970
Paper at the National Conference on Creative Engineering Education, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, September, 1965
"A Position Paper on the Special Laboratories," February 1970
"Systems Engineering and Modern Technology," reprint, Engineering Education, Vol. 60, No. 8, April 1970
"Technology, Creativity and the Changing Social Environment," October 1970
"Technology, Engineering, Science and Modern Education," June 1967
Engineering education
Engineering projects
European Institute of Science and Technology, Study Committee on the Creation of a, May 1968
Ezra, Arthur, "Proposed Center for Innovation and Technology as a Stimulus to Design Engineering," December 1969
Government observers, July 1970
Hardland, Leonard S., "Experimental Invention Program," a proposal, n.d.
International Labor Organization
"The Inventor and His Government," July 1967
"The Inventor and Society," November 20, 1968
Jaramillo, Edward J., "Public Sector Problems Suitable for Systems Engineering Research," 1968
Kantor, Harry S.
"The Inventor, Technological Creativity, and Society," April 1968. Typescript (photocopy)
"Notes Relating to the New Committee of NIC," April 1965. Typescript (photocopy)
Proposal for a conference "The Inventor and Social Problems," 1967. Typescript
Long Range Planning Committee
Long Range Planning Sub-Panel, 1977
May 9, 1964
September 17-19, 1964
February 1, 1965
May 19-21, 1965
January 21, 1966
March 25, 1966
January 18, 1967
March 2-3, 1967
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March 14, 1968
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Woods Hole, 1968
May 22-23, 1969
November 17, 1969
January 12, 1970
June 17, 1970
December 11-12, 1970
October 12, 1971
December 14, 1971
November 9, 1973
June 18, 1974
Minutes of meetings, 1963-1964
National Academy of Enginering. Commission on Education. "A Proposed Policy for Mineral Resource Development in Engineering Schools for the Department of the Interior," report of a panel, March 25/26, 1971
National Conference on Creative Engineering Council, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, September 1-4, 1965
Navy/Marine Corps Research and Development Problems, 1967
Neumeyer, Fredrik
"The Employed Inventor - The European Situation - The American Situation," n.d.
Ownership and amount of compensation for inventions and proposals for technical improvement made by employed persons
Papers distributed
Patent Advisory Committee
Perry, R. J., "Survey of Engineering Creativity," 1969
Planning Committee
Preliminary Report of the NIC on Senate Bill S. 1042 and Corresponding H.R. 5924, April 1967
President's Commission on the Patent System, report to, May 1966
Recommendations, March 1965
Resolutions, October 13, 1970
Ruben, Samuel, "How Society Helps or Hinders the Activities of the Inventor," August 1968
Science Talent Search
Senate Bill S. 1042 and corresponding H.R. 5924
Stedman, John
Report of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property re Proposed Brochure and Conference, November 23, 1970
"Rights and Responsibilities of the Employed Inventor," February 23, 1968
"Role of the Inventor in Society," brochure and conference, October 1970
"The Value of the Inventor to Society," September 1968
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, report, May 1970
"The Technological Inventor and Society," symposium planned, September 1968
URBA IV - An Experimental Urban Transport Vehicle, April 1968
U.S. Department of Commerce. Office of State Technical Services. 1969-1970
U.S. Department of Labor. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
Correspondence and memoranda, 1971
Memoranda, 1970
Abernathy, Rev. R. D., and the Poor Peoples Campaign, June 1968
Activity Analysis of Production of Knowledge by the Department of Labor - Manpower (excluding automation), August 30, 1963
Agency Program Planning Officers group luncheon, November 6, 1962
Agricultural workers
Minimum wage, 1959-1962
Voluntary Farm Employment Service Act, June 12, 1963
Agriculture census, 1964
Alterman, Jack, "The Sources of Economic Growth in the United States - A Critique," July 17, 1964
"America's Job-Creating Capacity Versus Its Increase in People Needing Jobs," n.d.
American foreign labor policy, 1961
Anti-Poverty Bill, 1964
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Bernal, John Desmond, "World Without War," n.d.
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Bureau of the Budget, 1965 Review
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Clark, John M., "The Wage-Price Problem," summary and comments on, June 1, 1961
Commission on the Patent System, 1959-1964
Consumer interests, 1962-1963
Continuing education
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Moynihan, Daniel P., 1963-1965
Shockley, William B., 1965
Wirtz, W. Willard, 1965
"A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Enforcement Activities Under the Fair Labor Standards Act," November 1967
Cox, Archibald, "Student Attitudes and Concerns," Columbia Forum, 1968
Davis Bacon Act
Delahanty, George E. and Evans, Robert, Jr., "Low Wage Employment: An Inventory and an Assessment," n.d.
Department Management Committee, 1967-1968
Department of Labor Management System, 1966-1968
Departmental automation and Manpower research, January 15, 1965
Departmental Histories Project, 1968
"A Design for Rural America," n.d.
Developing countries in which the Department of Labor advises and assists labor unions
Disability insurance, temporary
Douty, H. M.
"Survey Methods and Wage Comparisons," reprint, Labor Law Journal, April 1964
"Wage Differentials: Forces and Counterforces," reprint, Monthly Labor Review, March 1968
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Economic Growth and Employment Opportunities Project, 1962
EDA meeting, June 20, 1967
Effect of import quotas on consumer interests, August 1969
Employed inventor
Employed Incentive Act, 1967
Employment Service placement goals, February 1964
Employment tests
Executive Office of the President. Bureau of the Budget. Report on Urban Research, May 1963
Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Fall Civil Rights Conference Task Force, May-August 1965
Family budgets: rationale
Federal Advisory Council, Subcommittee on Unemployment Insurance
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"Federalism in Labor Legislation," n.d.
"Five Year Plan: Policy Problems: Gaps in the 1963 Projections, and Subjects Needing Further Development," October 31, 1963
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Five year projections
Foreign assistance
Goal statements, October 1965
Goldberg, Arthur J.
"Occupational Training and Retraining under the Redevelopment Act," August 1961
"Working Hours in Excess of 40 Per Week," May 1962
Goodman, Elliot, "The Soviet Design for a World State," 1960
Graduate student deferments, proposal to extend, June 5, 1969
Growth Studies Program
Harvard Student Research Inquiry, December 1961
Higher education
Highway costs, 1960
International labor
Fostering reasonable expectations in developing countries compatible with U.S. security and ideals, March 25, 1964
Shaping aid programs in terms of the setting in the host country
Job Developing Program
Kantor, Harry S., writings
"BES Proposal for Legislation on VI." 1963. Holograph
"Bonding As a Barrier to Placement at Youth Projects," memorandum for D. P. Moynihan, June 16, 1964. Typescript
"General Purpose Economic and Labor Statistics," January 25, 1965. Typescript
"ILO Convention and Recommendation No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy," August 12, 1965. Typescript (photocopy)
Notes, general
Notes for 1965 Review
"Notes for Meeting with Women's Bureau," memorandum to Philip Arnow, January 9, 1964. Typescript (carbon copy)
"Planning and Analysis for FY 1969-1973 Program," 1966. Typescript (photocopy)
"Planning Assumptions," 1964. Typescript (photocopy)
PPBS, purpose of, August 22, 1968. Handwritten draft
Kantor, Harry S., writings
"Questions for Consideration in Preparation for the 1964 Review of Five Year Projections," September 1963. Typescript (photocopy)
Report to the Secretary of Labor, "The Railroad Unemployment Insurance System: Proposals and Policy Issues," July 20, 1962
"Special Studies," memorandum to King Carr, January 25, 1966. Typescript (carbon copy)
"Task Force Paper on Agriculture and Rural Life," September 22, 1965. Typescript (photocopy)
"Two Decades of the Fair Labor Standards Act," October 1958. Reprint, Monthly Labor Review
Untitled drafts
"Wage and Labor Standards" (Catagory IV)
"Federal Grants to State Labor Departments," July 1966. Typescript
"Investigation Program," July 1966. Typescript
"Occupational Safety: Federal Grants to States," July 1966. Typescript
"WHPC: Central Questions," March 10, 1966. Typescript (Photocopy)
"WHPC Planning Goal, 1967-1971," memorandum, March 12, 1965. Typescript
Koenigsberg, E., "Models of Manpower Utilization and Manpower Needs," June 1966
Labor force and defense buildup, July-August 1965
Labor-management relations
Labor-management services, 1963
Labor-Management Services Administration planning goals for fiscal years, 1967-1971
Labor standards
Latin America, problems of tax administration in, 1965
Legislative Program, 1963
Low income aged, proposal for aiding, May 7, 1965
"Macesich and Stewart on Minimum Wage Effect Studies: A Comment," June 16, 1960
"Manpower Accounting for Youth: A National Inventory of Young People in Trouble,": July 1964
Manpower Administration
"Manpower and Economic Policy," 1969
Manpower development and training goals
Manpower Development Assistance, FY 1969-1973
Mentally retarded, employment of
Mexican Program
Migrant farm labor
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Minimum wage
"The Motivation of Ghetto Residents toward Manpower Development Programs," 1968
Mundstuk, Jay, "Airlie House Retreat Agenda," April 23, 1968
National Inventors Council, symposium planned on "The Technological Inventor and Society," September 9, 1968
"The Negro Family - The Case for National Action," March 1965
"Note on Alternative Methods of Excluding Effect of Shifts on Output Per Man-Hour," May 19, 1960
Older worker and youth, 1965
On the job training and work-study arrangements
Penalty rate for
Planning, 1967-1971
Notes on policy papers, 1964
"Planning and Analysis for FY 1969-1973 Program Memoranda," November 28, 1966
Planning cycle, FY 1969-1973
Planning goals, 1965-1971
Planning Staff paper - "Problem and Solutions in the Coordination of Manpower Programs," n.d.
Policy gaps, 1963
Porter, Richard C., "A Growth Model Forecast of Faculty Size and Salaries in United States Higher Education," reprint, Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 47, May 1965
Post Vietnam
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Poverty Bill - Department of Labor proposal's prepared at request of Secretary Wirtz, February 22, 1964
President Nixon's message to Congress, October 11, 1969
President's Commission on the Patent System, 1964
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Productivity: goals and objectives, March 26, 1964
Program Budget Advisory Committee, 1965 Review, 1967-1971
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The Railroad Unemployment Insurance System: Proposals and Policy Issues, July 10, 1962
Summary of a Study on Problems Involved in Applying a Minimum Wage to Agricultural Workers, March 7, 1960
Research program on problems of poverty
Ryan, William, "The Negro Family (The Moynihan Report)," October 8, 1965
Safety programs
Schwenger, Robert B., "Fair Labor Standards in International Trade," October 1966
Scientific and technical manpower and education
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Secretary's staff meeting, November 4, 1964
Shorter work week
Small business, November 1961
Snow, C. P., "Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution," 1959
"Social Designs for American Enterprise," October 1965
"A Social Profile of the Spanish Speaking Migratory Farm Laborer," n.d.
Social Security
Special studies
Staff organization and responsibilities
State-Federal Technical Services, 1964
State Labor Agency Assistance Act
State labor standards, 1966
Statement by the Secretary of Labor in introduction to the Manpower Report, February 1968
Stewart, Charles, "Price Stabilization - Some Questions for Labor Programs," memorandum, March 28, 1968
Systems Development Advisory Committee
Task Force on the Fall Civil Rights Conference, August 1965
"Task Force on Manpower Conservation: Work Program and Work Schedule," October 1963
Technological innovation, 1968-1973
"Toward a Society without Fear," May 1968
Training in industry
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U.S. Department of Commerce. Patent Office. Report by the Patent System Panel of the Commerce Technical Advisory Board, February 11, 1964
U.S. Department of Labor
Department-Wide Data Systems Study, Summary of Information Systems Status and Requirements, September 1966
Bureau of Employment Security. "Economic Assumptions for Fiscal Year 1969," January 1968
Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Hours of Work and Output," 1948
"Long-Range Projections of Labor Force," Denis F. Johnston, September 1967
"Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Labor Force," Robert L. Stein, Monthly Labor Review, July 1967
Manpower Administration
Bureau of Employment Security. "Economic Assumptions for Fiscal Year 1970."
Divisions of Planning
"Defining and Identifying the Disadvantaged," November 1967
"The Level and Mix of the FY 1969 Manpower Development Program," September 1967
Office of Manpower Policy, Evaluation, and Research. "Illustrative Cost/Constraint Analysis in the United States Unemployment Insurance Area," December 1967
Office of Manpower, Automation, and Training. Division of Special Programs. "Experimental and Demonstration Programs under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962: A Two Year Summary (1963-65)."
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Wage and Hour and Public Contracts
Wage and labor standards
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Wages and unemployment, 1965
Walsh-Healey Act
Weaver, John D., "The Department of Labor," reprint, Holiday Magazine, 1963
Wirtz, W. Willard
"Experience of Other Countries in Dealing with Technological Unemployment," August 1963
"A Human Resources Development Program," address before the Mayor's Conference on Employment, Chicago, November 3, 1965
"Youth - It's Freedom and Responsibility, " address before the Greater Hartford Forum, Hartford Connecticut, November 10, 1965
Womens Bureau
Planning goals for 1967-1971
Womens Bureau and Childrens Bureau Joint Conference on Day Care Centers, n.d.
Work programs for adults, 1965
Youth, employment of
Youth with police or prison records
Youth with police or prison records
Allied Civil Group, Silver Spring, Maryland
Baumol, William J., Welfare Economics and the Theory of the State. Harvard University Press, 1965
Berelson, Bernard and Steiner, Gary A., Human Behavior, n.d., experts
Biographical data
Earnings and leave record
Executive listing
Promotions, transfers, work assignments
Bollay, William, "Some Techniques for Stimulating Creative Engineering and New Product Development," AIAA Student Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 1968
Booher, Edward E., "The Decades Ahead from a Publisher's View," June 22, 1967
Bowman, Mary Jean, "Schultz, Denison and the Contribution of 'Eds' to National Income Growth," Journal of Political Economy, October 1964
Bowman, Raymond T., Statement before the Subcommittee on Statistics of the Joint Economic Committee, June 7, 1967
Brandt, Karl, "Guidelines for a Constructive Revision of Agricultural Policy in the Coming Decade," August 25, 1960
Brimmer, Andrew F., "Economic Progress in Black and White," remarks at the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce, January 21, 1966
Bruner, Jerome S., "Culture, Politics and Pedagogy," n.d.
Buchanan, James M., and Tullock, Gordon, "The Calculus of Consent-Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy," 1962
Bugliarello, George, "Large Socio-Technological Systems: Human Conflict and Human Design," June 1969
Burck, Gilbert, "The Still-Bright Promise of the Historic Transition to the Service Society Raises Questions about Future Economic Growth," Fortune, October 1968
California. Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. San Francisquito Creek. Report of Survey for Flood Control and Allied Purposes, n.d.
California State Legislature. Senate Fact Finding Committee on Labor and Welfare. Excerpts from the Hearing on agricultural labor, January 23-27, 1960
Campano, Arnaldo R., "The Minimum Wage Act in Argentina," International Labor Review, Vol. 94, No. 3, September 1966
Carey, William D., "Budgeting Problems in Research and Development," October 28, 1965
Clague, Ewan, "The Coordination and Integration of Government Statistical Programs," June 8, 1967
Columbia University
Curti, Merle, "Intellectuals and Other People," The American Historical Review, Vol. LX, No. 2, January 1955
Douty, H. M., "A Note on the British National Incomes Commission," Monthly Labor Review, September 1963
Dubos, Rene, "Biological Individuality," Columbia Forum Spring 1969
Earnings and salary
Eckstein, Otto, "Goal and Strategies in the War on Poverty," paper delivered at the West Virginia University Conference on Poverty Amidst Affluence, May 7, 1965
Education and students
Education and students
Employed inventor
Employment for criminals
Evans, W. Duane, "Productivity and Wages," 1953
Family planning
Faunce, William A., "Job Satisfaction and the Meaning of Work," n.d.
Fazer, Willard, "Applying Operations Research and the Management Sciences to Planning, Programming, and Budgeting in Non-Defense Agencies," April 25, 1966
Federal Council for Science and Technology Committee on Government Patent Policy, Government Patent Policy Study, Final Report, Volume I, May 1968
Federal spending
Flanagan, Robert J., "Disguised Unemployment and the Structural Hypothesis," Industrial Relations, Vol. 5, No. 1, October 1965
Forest Glen Incinerator, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Forest Glen Incinerator, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Franklin, N. N., "The Concept and Measurement of 'Minimum Living Standards,' reprint, International Labour Review, Vol. 95, No. 4, April 1967
Friedman, Milton, "Intentions vs. Results in Economic Policy," substance of remarks at Columbia University Club, New York, November 18, 1964
Glancy, David M., "Utilization of Economic Analysis by State Highway Departments," January 1964
Goodman, Elliot R., "The Soviet Design for a World State," 1960
Gordon, Kermit, "Research Opportunities in Applying Rational Calculation to Federal Expenditures," October 2, 1965
Gross, Bertram M., "National Planning: Findings and Fallacies," Public Administration Review, December 1965
Gude, Congressman Gilbert
Handler, Philip, "The Young Scientist - Hour of Decision," address at the Science Talent Search for the Westinghouse Science Scholarships and Awards, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1969
Harvard University
Graduate School of Business. Formal Planning Systems - 1968. Boston, 1968
The University and the City, 1969
Hathaway, Dale, "Migration from Agriculture: The Historical Record and Its Meaning, " 1959
Health care
Herzberg, Frederick, "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees," article, Harvard Business Review, January/February 1968
Hospitalization benefits and costs
Hughes, H. Stuart, "Is the Intellectual Obsolete?" n.d.
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If mom's past menopause she has no use for it anyway, and that's gotta help with the possibility of not needing to take anti-rejection meds too. Does make one wonder just how well a uterus possibly in its 50's will hold up to pregnancy though? Just because you transplant it into a younger person doesn't make the organ suddenly young again.
with the possibility of not needing to take anti-rejection meds
The body eventually rejects anything that is foreign. That's the whole purpose of the immune system, and it has unique protein keys for each person. All a donation from mom means is that the reaction will be slower, and there will be less of a need to suppress the immune system.
The studies show surprisingly little impact to the embryo from immunosuppressant drugs. And there's already a large body of data on it; a successful pregnancy is generally considered one of the best signs that a person has adapted to a (non-uterine) transplant.
It's not that cut and dry. Placental integrity may be affected by the age of the uterus, which could lead to problems during gestation. Then again, hormones in the daughter's body may change the condition of the tissue the uterus is composed of.
The uterus will be removed after (or even during) birth so that the mother can get off immunosuppressants.
Hey now, don't be such a downer. Too many people don't know how to share.
"It's uter-us, Marge, not uter-u!"
Or at the very least, if she wanted a biological child, surrogacy
Seriously, that sounds like the most reasonable thing to do.
Why go through the mess of transplantation of that magnitude?
Random question: Would a mother who used a surrogate be referred to as the biological mother or is genetic mother a better term? Isn't the surrogate biologically the mother (though not genetically)?
"Why go through the mess of transplantation of that magnitude?"
Do it for science.
If this is a world-first, regardless of the outcome, these doctors will learn from this experiment, and the body of human knowledge will grow. I think it's entirely worth it to do crazy medical stuff like this when people volunteer.
If we don't try, we won't ever know what' possible to achieve.
It isn't the same, and wouldn't be enough to satisfy many women. And I say that as a woman who can't get pregnant due to a lack of a functioning uterus. Part of me desperately wants to have children (in spite of being a lesbian, and despite my partner bringing 4 kids from her previous marriage), and I can say quite plainly that adoption or using a surrogate isn't the same. If there was a surgical procedure that could give me the ability to bear children myself, I would leap on it. And if the opportunity to
It is pathetic how many resources are wasted on fertility medicine. There are plenty of children in need of adoption (not the foreign adopt a stolen kid kind); many children languish in foster care, only to graduate to the penal system when they turn 18. These kids could have radically different life paths if, folks instead invested the money, that would have gone to a fertility clinic, in an adopted child's education and upbringing..
No, you have to remember. Squirting out one of your own makes you a wise sage and quite nearly a saint for looking after your own responsibility for the next eighteen years. It's everyone else who doesn't squirt one out and demand to replicate their genetic structure like wild dogs that are selfish and self-centered. Media outlets act like the people in this family are a cross between victims and heroes, when the real admirable thing to do would be to put all that money and energy spent trying to reproduce those faulty genes into helping some poor child out there who would be delighted to have a family of their own.
when the real admirable thing to do would be to put all that money and energy spent trying to reproduce those faulty genes into helping some poor child out there who would be delighted to have a family of their own.
Someone is very hasty to judge on the internet. It's entirely possible that she'd adopt too, having your own children and adopting is not mutually exclusive. She obviously has her own reasons she wanted to have a child herself, don't know why you'd boil it down to "If you want baby, adopt." And all that I've heard about adopting is that it is not an easy process. I can't imagine the process is any easier in Sweden, where the population is not booming. It is plausible that transplanting her mother's ute
How many resources are wasted on curing people of blindness? How many resources are wasted on curing deafness? On fixing broken limbs? On cleft palate? On spinal deformities? On countless things that are about quality of life, not survival?
Quality of life is quality of life, whether you agree with why it is quality of life to a person or not. There are many, many women on this planet who would disagree with you.
How many resources are wasted on curing deafness?
Most of them, I'd wager. The "deaf community" is very hostile to cochlear implants -- they actually think being deaf is a good thing.
There's a neat documentary (it's watch instant on netflix) called "Sound and Fury". If you didn't hate "deaf culture", you will after watching this eye-opening documentary.
Never mind the rampant illiteracy and extraordinarily low unemployment, these idiots think that being deaf is perfectly normal and that they're not limited in way. Thus, they refuse their children the one technology that will make their lives easier.
Hell, one deaf school fired it's superintendent for not being deaf from birth. These people are evil.
Those that fight to have their own child, stay in the gene pool. Those that don't and raise someone else's, exit the gene pool. You don't get much stronger evolutionary pressure than that. Also from what I've heard it's not that hard to find people to adopt babies or very young children. Those you find in foster care are often older, taken out of their home because they've suffered neglect, abuse or molestation and alcoholics or junkies as parents. As a result many of them have developed huge problems of their own, which many people are reluctant to adopt. And if you end up with someone that's already in the rebellious phase who likes to point out you're not his real parents, well the amount of bonding you get will be limited. Even if people got other the part about having their own child, don't expect the institutions to be empty.
Pregnancies while on immunosuppressants are not rare. There's a huge body of data on their effects on fetuses. There's no body of data on humans born from transplanted uteruses, of course, but the immunosuppressant side is already well covered, and at least in theory, that is the area of concern.
The risk to the patient is *very* real. Transplants are dangerous in the best of circumstances. The patient only needs to carry the transplant for 1 1/2 to 2 years (there's a period after the transplant where they monitor the organ for signs of failure, then there's at least one attempt at implantation, then the organ is removed at the time of birth) -- but there's still significnt chance of risk -- almost certainly a double-digit chance of death. But here's how I personally look at it. The rate of death during pregnancy before modern medicine was about 1.5%, and the average woman had many children (let's say 7 or so) to account for the high rate of infant and child mortality. That's a 10% chance of death per woman. Yet if women hadn't taken that risk -- sometimes accidentally, but more often, knowingly -- we, as a species, would not exist.
I'd say she should adopt a child. I think that this world is already overpopulated with humans as it is.
I'd say she should adopt a child. I think that this world is already overpopulated with humans as it is.
Agreed. I've never understood the need to waste resources on reproduction when there are so many unwanted children in the world looking for a home.
I think that this world is already overpopulated with humans as it is.
No it isn't. There aren't a lot of people dying of starvation due to scarcity of food, which is the usual way of indicating overpopulation. Seems to me that people starving these days are mostly due to neglect or problems with distribution, both of which would happen with half the population we have now.
Environmental damage is not a sign of overpopulation either, that's poor resource management and again, could and would be happening with half our population levels.
We're certainly not running out of
No it isn't.
No, you misunderstand. It's overpopulated to me, specifically. I wouldn't mind there being less humans, even if it is sustainable. That's why I said "I think."
One more kid in the world doesn't change the situation much.
If the world were truly overpopulated, then yes it would. That is but one mentality that helps cause it.
Fucking adopt. Seriously. Instead of being a bunch of selfish fuckwads demanding to xerox as exact a copy of yourself as possible, how about you save all the money involved in this process and just adopt a kid or two? For the price most people spend in various attempts to squirt one of their own out (aside from this particular incident, of course), they could adopt someone and have their entire college fund taken care of from day one.
I know I'm supposed to feel sorry for people like this. Boo hoo, you can't
I fully agree. Their actions are socially irresponsible, to say the least.
To make matters worse, they are using medicine to spread defective DNA. Helping people that can't reproduce normally is going against evolution, and a direct attack on our genetic pool, and the future of our species.
It's not even known whether Rokitansky syndrome is genetic, but I notice how you just assume it is. If you want to talk about "attacks against the gene pool", why aren't you arguing that the numerous childhood diseases with *known* genetic components stop getting treatment?
To make matters worse, they are using medicine to spread defective DNA. Helping people that can't reproduce normally is going against evolution, and a direct attack on our genetic pool, and the future of our species.
What you're describing is only consistent with the idea of gradualism in evolution, which was discarded by most evolutionary biologists in favor of punctuated equilibrium.
Natural selection isn't really a constant force in any species throughout the history of life. It doesn't need to constantly act on a species to keep that species in shape. Evolution acts to create and destroy whole species, it doesn't act to improve species.
Talking about evolution and human genetics gets even more ridiculous in
Helping people that can't reproduce normally is going against evolution, and a direct attack on our genetic pool, and the future of our species.
Those evil opticians, allowing people to spread their short-sighted genes!
To blind people. Fucking get a cane. Seriously. Instead of being a bunch of selfish fuckwads demanding to see like everyone else, how about you save all the money involved in this process and just get a cane or two?
Sorry, but many surgeries are about quality of life. And it's easy to play down another person's needs, but when it's your own, suddenly it's different.
FYI: Müllerian agenesis (aka, Rokitansky Syndrome) doesn't just affect the uterus. The upper part of the vagina is also part of the M
To blind people. Fucking get a cane.
Except that blind people are currently alive and them gaining the ability to see will not increase the human population (which I believe is already too much). What's wrong with adoption, anyway? I mean, sure, she can have the opinion that having a real children is better (and she wouldn't necessarily be wrong), but what is the actual reason?
Except that blind people are currently alive and them gaining the ability to see will not increase the human population
So it is your view that it's okay to override what is most important to someone -- something so important to them that they'd seriously risk their life -- for population control?
Why not just cut out a couple steps and dump birth control into the public water supply?
So it is your view that it's okay to override what is most important to someone
I don't see where my post said or implied that at all. I said that there is a difference. For instance, someone could be of the opinion that living people should be able to live but not be able to overpopulate the planet.
Why not just cut out a couple steps and dump birth control into the public water supply?
I'm not sure that's safe. However, if something out of our control happened that rendered most people unable to reproduce, I don't think I'd care too much (although I wouldn't want to force it upon them).
I don't see where my post said or implied that at all. I said that there is a difference. For instance, someone could be of the opinion that living people should be able to live but not be able to overpopulate the planet.
Do you or do you not support banning such procedures because you think the planet is overpopulated? You supported a non-lifesaving procedure for the purpose of improving quality of life, but oppose a different quality of life procedure because it will "increase the human population".
Do you or do you not support banning such procedures because you think the planet is overpopulated? You supported a non-lifesaving procedure for the purpose of improving quality of life
If you read it, I never actually said anything about myself. But if you want to know, then yes, if it would improve the quality if life of society as a whole (or in the future), then yes. I wouldn't want to force infertility upon someone, but not allowing them to have kids is something that I would support if I believed that the situation called for it.
Since when is having children a need?
I'd say ever since the beginning of life.
It's even right there in the definition of "life".
Which definition is that? And I still don't see why it's a "need". I am talking more philosophically, BTW.
Dunno about there, but adopting babies almost impossible in US. There simply is not enough to fulfill the need.
I have some relatives that tried to "save the world" as they put it, and adopt kids (not babies). These are very intelligent parents, one has masters in nursing, the second a masters in mathematics and education. The kids were not emotionally stable when they got them at ages from about 8-10 years old. 30 years later one killed himself after losing total visitation rights to his kids, a second
I believe there is a very strong desire among most adults to replicate.
A person can learn a lot from their kids. Raising children is a learning experience unlike any other. Some people don't want to go there, and that's fine for them.
The ending bit of the video attached to the article - "if this fails, she plans to adopt". Can you blame her for trying before giving up?
You say "can't replicate like a feral cat", but that is not what is really happening. Those parents who abandon their children usually breed like feral cats (hence there is a great supply of such children), whereas in her case it is not mentioned anywhere that she wants a "houseful" of babies.
You also say that people should better spend their money in different ways. But if they earned it, don't they have the right to choose what to do with it? [as long as it is not something illegal - like buying guns and killing other people]
I may have acted differently, had I been in their shoes, but I can't say I have reasons to say they are stupid or irresponsible.
Plus the woman will be able to do a chinatown... "She is my daughter.... and my sister..."
(ok, actually not, as she does not have a genetic contribution its not her biological daughter...)
Nothing wrong with preferring to have biological children, of course. But it's still a serious question to some of us. Why should a baby that is a result of your DNA more special than someone else's child? I always thought the joys of parenting were to do with human relationships rather than the passing on of one's DNA. Isn't this "something special" really just sentimentality or instinct?
As for the second part, do I really need to dignify that with a response?
I get what you're saying. But if biological children have a greater bond, then doesn't that imply that parents who adopt don't love their children as much? Or do you think there are some important distinctions between "bond" and "love" in this context? In retrospect, one can see the differences, but if one has only raised an adopted child, then do you really think their relationship is somehow quantitatively less special or advantageous? If you can have biological children, then that's great, and you can em
First you come out of it, then they put it into you, so someone else can come out of it.
This is great for writing medical papers, but in truth it is simply irresponsible medicine. If she can't have a child, well, life's a bitch. If this works, she is going to be on massive medication, like any transplant patient. To conceive and carry a child under those circumstances is simply nuts. Even organizations that totally support transplant patients point out the massive risks [transplantliving.org] involved.
If this woman is this desperate for a child, she needs psychological counseling more than she needs a new uterus.
From the spacetime topological perspective, would this make her the first human Klein bottle?
I think now would be a good time to begin archiving our important scientific and mathematic discoveries for the future sentient beings that may eventually take our place. Primates, I'm looking at you...
I am developing a language that any intelligent creature grasping basic mathematics should be able to decipher. Previous attempts seem sophomoric to me, and assume too much (low res. raster of a man, child and woman? Don't make me laugh).
In the stone and crystalline tablets we should denounce the perception of the knowledge as coming from a race of Gods, and to this end include the story of our great achievements in gene pool pollution.
Do you have a genetic defect? Welcome to the gene pool! We'll be happy to go through any lengths to ensure you can spread your corrupted genetic sequence on to other lifeforms -- Even if it means growing your offspring in another being, or transplanting wombs!
Natural Selection be damned; We'll do whatever it takes to not discriminate against your deformities in the bedroom.
Of course I would tone down the irony and describe the principals in simple genetic and mathematical terms for our successors. However, I assume my fellow Slashdoters -- being of the same culture and language -- can easily grasp the principals I have sarcastically alluded to above.
"I prefer the blunted cudgels of the followers of the Serpent God." -- Sean Doran the Younger


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The Giants beat their hated rivals with a little bit of Chavez Latrine dink-ball and a 1-2-3 see-you-later Brian Wilson 9th, and also got a visit from The King Himself, who not only energized the fans in the park but had some fun in the KNBR booth as well.
Bonds talked about hitting, of course, and reiterated a point he's made many times before. Barry said that if a hitter "did his job" he should not worry about the results. The job, naturally, is to "hit the ball on the screws." If a fielder "just happened to be standing there" that's the nature of the game. Go back to the dugout and be happy with the execution--hitting the ball hard. Don't let the "negative result mess with all the positive you just created." You have to figure The Greatest Hitter of All Time knows what he's talking about. So much of sport is random chance--the best athletes, especially those in team sports, know that they can only control a small zone of the entire event. Focus on that zone of influence, maximize your chance to do well, and let the chips fall where they may.
I was happy to see a relaxed Bonds, loved the fact that we won the game with him in the stands, and found myself glued to radio when he was bantering with Jon Miller. At one point, Barry talked over the action, then hastily described the play. Miller joked about it, and offered to let Bonds continue the play-calling, to which Barry responded, trying his best to drop an octave, "well you know I don't have as low a voice as you, Jon." The King said all the right things when the mic was in front of him, praising the fans, the club ("these kids have a good thing going"), the organization, talking up the rivalry with LA, deftly side-stepping any contentious points about his forced retirement, and joked about missing the game but "not the pain."
What could be bad?
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
What could be bad?
Starting pitcher: M.C. O'Connor
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- JC Parsons said...
Tuesday's game was probably the best win this year. Come from behind defeat of the first place doggers. You are right, what could be better?
Sorry I missed hearing Barry. I must admit that I'm still dealing with having my personal favorite player ripped from his throne in disgrace and then scorned like a plague-riddled vermin. It may be a few more years before I'll be able to form intelligent opinions about Mr. Bonds.
- Wed Apr 29, 03:30:00 PM PDT
- JC Parsons said...
Obviously I meant MONDAY"S game. Tuesday was a farce, 9 WALKS, 2 meaningful errors, 3 wild pitches, numerous failures with RISP, etc. How in earth was the score so close?
- Wed Apr 29, 03:33:00 PM PDT
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Georgia Southwestern's Chris Rawls scored a game-high 23 points in 39 minutes of action against UNCP on Sunday afternoon as the Hurricanes defeated the Braves, 68-62, at the English E. Jones Center in Peach Belt Conference men's basketball action.
With the win GSW is now 5-10 on the year overall, while picking up its first conference victory of the season to move to 1-4 in PBC play. The Braves drop their fifth consecutive game to fall to 5-11 on the season with a 1-6 mark in conference.
Senior forward Brandon Thomas scored a team-high 15 points off the bench for UNCP, with guards Shahmel Brackett and Chris Hargrove posting 14 and 11 points, respectively. Sophomore Mike Robinson recorded a career-high five blocks in the contest while Hargrove pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.
GSW's Marcus Scott scored 17 points for the Hurricanes, including a pair of free throws to help ice the victory in the closing moments of the game. Evan Mobley led all players with five assists directing the GSW offense.
With the score tied at 22 with 4:25 left to go in the first half the Hurricanes went on an 11-4 run over the final four minutes to take a 33-26 advantage into the break as Mobley hit a 3-pointer in the closing moments of the half to give GSW the seven-point advantage.
UNCP was able to hold the Hurricanes to just six points over the first five minutes of the second half, tying the game at 39 on a K.J. Cooper jumper with 14:16 to go. The two teams traded the lead back-and-forth over the next 10 minutes, battling to a 58-58 tie with 3:41 left in the game.
The score was still tied with 1:35 to go when Derek Smith hit a layup to give GSW a 62-60 lead with just over a minute to play. Thomas tied the game up for UNCP with 48 seconds left marking the 10th time in the contest that score was tied.
Rawls hit a layup of his own to give the Hurricanes a 64-62 lead with 34 seconds to go. Pembroke could not convert on its next offensive possession and was forced to foul to conserve time on the clock. Scott converted two free throws and then Smith converted another two to seal the victory for the Hurricanes.
GSW completes a four-game PBC road trip on Wednesday evening at North Georgia.
PICTURED: Chris Rawls
PHOTO BY: Chris Fenn
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Apparently he can't bring a woman around his kids unless he marries her first. For all the money he has I wonder if he couldn't find a lawyer that could've done better.
edit: Elin has to keep quiet about everything for the rest of her life or she loses everything. At least that's one thing Tiger and his lawyers can be happy about.


text: I couldn't get Rick to sit down for a quick interview, he's one of those sexy guys always joking around... till the camera rolls. But let me tell you, Rick Leandro was rock-hard the minute he walked in, no embarrassment down there. Thick black hair (spiked up), bedroom eyes, a compact, muscular body and a huge tattoo on his right shoulder, 21 year old Rick is a charmer. Now, if you don't care about personality or bodybuilding, I bet that HUGE cock will keep you happy.