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This model was most probably made in connection with an idea for a giant River Nile for Francesco de' Medici's villa at Pratolino.
The extraordinary and unique colossus, constructed primarily of brick, stone and lava, was completed in 1580 and houses a series of small rooms beneath and inside it, including a grotto with a fountain where Francesco entertained guests. This composition is a dramatic re-working of a classical River God, usually shown lying down and supported on one elbow. The sculptor, Giambologna, would have been familiar with the numerous surviving examples from his intensive study of sculpture in Rome between 1550 and 1553, and again in 1572, when he was sent there by Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici, along with Vasari, and his fellow sculptor Ammanati.


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From 9 October 2009 to 3 January 2010 the
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'There are so many people, especially among our pals, who imagine that words are nothing. On the contrary, don't you think, it's as interesting and as difficult to say a thing well as to paint a thing'.
Vincent van Gogh to Emile Bernard, 19 April 1888
Van Gogh's letters: The artist speaks
The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to compare the sketches in the letters to the paintings and drawings on which they are based. Van Gogh's own writing and his intimate sketches allow the visitor to look over the artist's shoulder, as it were. Never before have we been able to come so close to Van Gogh as an artist and as a person. The visitor is witness to his dreams and disappointments, friendships and fights, the battle against his illness and his all-consuming passion to create art able to withstand the test of time. Quotations from his letters guide the visitor through his paintings and those of his contemporaries, offering insights into Van Goghs views on art and the role of the artist. By far the most of the letters are addressed to his younger brother Theo, who supported him morally and financially during the ten years of his artistic career. As such the close bond between the brothers is one of the exhibitions important themes. Vincent viewed his artistic vocation as a joint venture and apprised Theo of all his plans and all the developments in his art. The fifteen years of research into the letters by the Van Gogh Museum and the Huygens Institute KNAW has yielded a more rounded, comprehensive and nuanced image of Vincent van Gogh. Rather than a deranged genius, the artist is revealed as a determined and forceful personality, able to express with compelling force the subjects occupying his mind.
Vincent van Gogh - The Letters. The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) not only bequeathed to the world a large number of fine paintings and drawings, but he also left behind one of the most fascinating bodies of artistic correspondence that we know. Over 800 of the 902 letters known to have been written by and to Van Gogh are kept in the Van Gogh Museum. Over the last fifteen years all the letters have been subjected to rigorous examination by specialists of the Van Gogh Museum and the Huygens Institute - KNAW. The result is a scholarly edition, which will be published both in book form and digitally.
Book edition
Vincent van Gogh - The Letters. The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition contains all the letters - complete with explanatory notes and for the first time reproductions of the more than 2,000 works of art mentioned in the correspondence as well as reproduction of the letters which contain sketches. The letters have been included in their original form without embellishment, rephrasing, adaptation or excision of passages, newly transcribed and translated.
Edited by Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten and Nienke Bakker. Design: Wim Crouwel. Published by the Van Gogh Museum, the Huygens Institute - KNAW and the Mercator Fund. International co-editions with Thames & Hudson, Actes Sud and Amsterdam University Press. Six volumes in a box, hardcover, 2,180 pages, circa 4,300 illustrations, in English, Dutch and French.
Web edition
Coinciding with the book edition is the launch of the website
. The website comprises all 902 letters by and to Van Gogh in the languages in which they were originally written (Dutch and French) and furnished with the English translation. The letters are accompanied by images of the manuscripts together with the annotations and the illustrations of the works of art referred to in the correspondence. The web edition furthermore offers extensive search facilities and is freely accessible from 8 October 2009.
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I Have To Keep On Running.
1 Reviews::Gerard Way oneshot:: Gerard's done something bad, very bad.
I Have To Keep On Running.
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This heartfelt piece of fiction was beautifully sad, and well written. I loved the format, and it was a good concept. Nice job, bro :3
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Well thank you bro, i was depressed and stuff so i was all like 'fuck it, writing!'
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Adam Internet and iiNet recorded traffic spikes overnight which they have attributed to the interest in Windows 7.
"We have noticed a significant increase in traffic of up to 50 percent more than usual, wanting to take a look [at Windows 7]," said Adam's managing director Scott Hicks.
iiNet chief technology officer Greg Bader also produced graphs for Perth that appeared to show a sharp rise in traffic.
"We did see an increase in our Akamai traffic from about midday yesterday," Bader said.
"We presume that [Windows 7] was [the cause]."
In a post to Whirlpool, Internode managing director Simon Hackett attributed congestion being experienced by Tasmanian customers to the availability of Windows 7.
He did not rule out increasing Telstra Wholesale capacity to cope with the increased demand for bandwidth.
"In the last day or two something tipped the link into hitting evening congestion," Hackett said in the post today.
"Our network engineers believe it's most likely to be the release of the Windows 7 RC.
"We're going to crank up yet another upgrade to our Telstra capacity if the congestion doesn't stop occurring again the next day or so. This upgrade should be pretty fast to deploy if we need to do it."
Internode told iTnews that data levels in general were up "about 11 to 12 per cent above typical demand for Tuesday night and that elevated level of demand has continued into today."
"Although it is not possible to specifically track where that extra data originated, Internode notes that much of it came from Akamai server farms, which we believe are delivering the Windows 7 RC software downloads," an Internode spokesperson said.
Telstra's BigPond is the only ISP so far to not identify a surge in Akamai traffic due to Windows 7, according to a brief statement provided to iTnews.
Microsoft downloads - such as the Windows 7 RC - are mirrored using the global Akamai network.
When users click on the link to download RC from the Microsoft.com, it redirects them automatically to download from the closest Akamai server.
Microsoft has warned users to go easy on its servers, reminding them the download is available until the end of July.
The Akamai network has previously been used by the likes of NASA to stream shuttle missions live on the internet.
The company also claims billions of songs from "the top online music platforms" have been delivered across the network.
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Because I am a woman, I'm supposed to be genecticlly programmed to be all about valentine's day. But to be honest I could careless about the hallmark holiday. It's just another day for a hand full of companies to sell me more usless shit. People tell me that it's supposed to be all about romance and shit, but to be perfectly honest I don't need to special day to get laid as I don't have a hard time getting a lil action the other 364 days out of the year. I think if we're going to do valentine's day, we should do it like the Romans did it and kill some shit. Hell Al Capone may have been the last person to celebrate the holiday the way the peagan gods intended, with an offering of blood.
After a lifetime of thinking that valentine's day is shite, Pilgrim has finally given me a day to get excited for February 14th. The release of Pilgrim's "Misery Wizard" means that my valentine's day will be filled with scorching doom, images of plauge, pestilence and all other things that cut to the heart of the true meaning of valentine's day. You can hear the third single from "Misery Wizard", "Quest" over at http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/01/an_interview_wi_57.html.
My beloved GWAR is going to be on the road with Goul, Legacy of Disorder and Municipal Waste this April. Sadly they won't head to my hood but I think this makses as good of a reason as any to head up to San Francisco for a night of gore and fun.
3/16: Richmond, VA @ The National
3/17: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
3/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/20: Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater
3/21: So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
3/22: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
3/23: Toledo, OH @ The Omni
3/24: Lexington, KY @ Buster's Billiards and Backroom
3/25: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
3/26: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
3/27: Des Moines, IA @ People's Court
3/28: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
3/30: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
3/31: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
4/1: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club
4/2: Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
4/3: San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
4/4: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater
4/5: Chico, CA @ Senator Theater
4/6: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
4/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
4/9: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café
4/10: Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
4/11: Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
It's been a rumor for a bit now but it's been confirmed that Decibel Magazine's first tour is really going to happen. This tour doesn't have a fancy name, but Watain, Behemoth, The Devil's Blood, and Solitude are all lined up to bring the some serious fucking pain this April. Decibel Magazine's Tour 2012 starts in my old stopping ground of Columbus, OH on April 11th before making way across the country and making their way to Canada.
You can get tickets over at http://decibelmagazinetickets.com/ you can still pick up on of their sweet VIP packs. for $40 you get a ticket to the evening festivities, a tour shirt, a poster, and one of those little bracelet things that gets you to the front of the line. There are about 15 VIP packs up for grabs and everyone that gets one is entered to win a ESP guitar. If you don't have the dosh for the VIP tickets regualr tickets will run from $25-$30. Not a massive discount, but it will leave enough cash in yout pocket for a cocktail.
4/11/2012 The Bluestone - Columbus, OH
4/12/2012 Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA
4/13/2012 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
4/14/2012 Station Four - St. Paul, MN
4/16/2012 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
4/17/2012 Summit Theatre - Denver, CO
4/18/2012 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
4/20/2012 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
4/21/2012 Rickshaw - Vancouver, BC
4/22/2012 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
4/23/2012 Slim's - San Francisco, CA
4/25/2012 House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
4/26/2012 Nile Theater - Phoenix, AZ
4/27/2012 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
4/29/2012 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
5/01/2012 Orpheum - Tampa, FL
5/02/2012 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
5/04/2012 Amos Southend - Charlotte, NC
5/05/2012 Ram's Head - Baltimore, MD
5/06/2012 Trocadero Theatre - Philadelphia, PA
5/08/2012 Opera House - Toronto, ON
5/09/2012 Club Soda - Montreal, QC
5/10/2012 Imperial - Quebec City, QC
5/11/2012 Palladium - Worcester, MA
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A dear person whom you trust lies to you and gets caught. What do you feel?
Recently when someone lied to me, I felt happy and more love, for they were not a good liar. Had they been a good liar, they would not have been caught. I thought they were so innocent that they could not even lie properly. They lie and get caught. If they had not been caught, how would you know they were a liar? So . . . you can never know a good liar. The person you call a liar is not a good liar and they are innocent. Aren't they?
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March 10, 1985, SundayMargaret Atwood: Poems and Poet; Poems
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'For 54 years the fate of a young Bedouin girl who disappeared in the Negev desert was relegated to rumour and a single entry in the diary of David Ben-Gurion, the prime minister of the fledgling Israeli state. "It was decided and carried out: they washed her, cut her hair, raped her and killed her," he wrote. After that the case became one of the state's earliest secrets, and no more than hearsay passed between soldiers. Now the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has used previously classified army documents to reveal the full story of what Mr Ben-Gurion called a "horrific atrocity".'
Crux of the deed: 'In August 1949, an army unit stationed at Nirim in the Negev shot an Arab man and captured a Bedouin girl with him. Her name and age remain unknown, but she was probably in her mid-teens. In the following hours she was taken from the hut and forced to shower naked in full view of the soldiers. Three of the men then raped her. After the Sabbath meal the platoon commander, identified by Ha'aretz as a man called Moshe who had served in the British army during the second world war, proposed a vote on what should be done with her. One option was to put her to work in the outpost's kitchen. Most of the 20 or so soldiers present voted for the alternative by chanting: "We want to fuck". The commander organised a rota for groups of his men to gang rape the girl over the next three days. Moshe and one of his sergeants went first, leaving the girl unconscious. Next morning, she complicated matters by protesting about her treatment. Moshe told one of his sergeants to kill her. She was forced into a patrol vehicle with several soldiers, two carrying shovels, and they drove off into the dunes. When the girl realised what was about to happen she tried to run, but only made it a few paces before she was shot by a Sergeant Michael.'
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Visitors can indulge in a European winter experience with alpine culinary delights and European-style market stalls curated by the creative folks from The Finders Keepers. The market is open from July 8 to 31 on Thursday & Friday, 6pm – 10pm and Saturday, 11am – 10pm.
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Questions and Answers about Army STARRS
Q: Is this study confidential?
Q: Why do you ask for my name and Social Security Number?
Q: How will my identify be protected?
- Researchers replace your name with a study number.
- Researchers only use data with study numbers.
- Researchers do not allow data access to anyone outside the Army STARRS research team – this includes Army personnel.
- Researchers adhere to very strict data security procedures.
- Results will be reported for groups only.
Q: How will you protect the information you collect?
- Informed consent – Participating in Army STARRS is voluntary. Researchers will give servicemembers information about the study and about confidentiality protections. A Soldier will be able to make an informed decision about whether or not to participate.
- Information that could identify individual Soldiers will be removed from survey responses and other study information. Data from participants will be combined with data from other study participants. Researchers will analyze and report on the combined data, which will preserve Soldiers' anonymity.
- Certificates of Confidentiality—Certificates of Confidentiality are used in Army STARRS to protect identifiable research information from forced or compelled disclosure. They allow the researchers to refuse to release information that would identify servicemembers in civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings. Certificates of Confidentiality are often used in studies collecting information that could have adverse consequences for participants. Certificates of Confidentiality protect researchers from having to disclose information that would identify research subjects. The Certificates of Confidentiality help reduce risks to subjects by adding more protection for keeping private information confidential.
You should understand that a Certificate of Confidentiality does not prevent you or a member of your family from voluntarily releasing information about yourself or your involvement in this research. If an insurer, employer, or other person obtains your written consent to receive research information, then the researchers may not use the Certificate to withhold that information. - Institutional Review Boards (IRB)—IRBs are special review groups. IRBs protect the interests of people who participate in biomedical or behavioral research. The IRB at the University of Michigan handles study reviews on behalf of the research team. The IRB at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences handles reviews on behalf of the Army.
Q: Who will see my answers?
Q: Why should I participate in the study?
Q: Do I have to participate?
Your participation is very important because the greater the number of Soldiers who participate in the study, the more successful researchers will be in identifying the factors that affect Soldiers' well-being.
Q: If I don't participate when my unit is identified, can I decide to participate at a later date?
Q: Are there any risks in participating?
Q: I participate in a lot of surveys but never hear about the results. How is this any different?
Q: Is the survey on a computer or paper-and-pencil?
Q: Can I do the questionnaire at home?
Q: Why are only mobilized Army Reserve and Army National Guard Soldiers being surveyed?
Q: Are you surveying families?
Q: Are you surveying leadership?
Q: Are you surveying Soldiers in theater and OCONUS?
Q: What is Army STARRS?
Army STARRS researchers want to learn how Soldiers build and keep up strong physical and emotional health. They ask about current and past health status, experiences, and attitudes. Researchers hope to help the Army improve programs that help Soldiers stay healthy after experiences that some people find stressful.
Q: Why is the study taking 5 years?
First, suicide is a tragic yet rare event. In the civilian population (the part that matches the characteristics of the Army), approximately 19 suicides per year occur in every 100,000 people. The rate in the Army has traditionally been below the civilian rate, but even with the recent rise in suicides, the Army reports there are approximately 22 suicides for every 100,000 Soldiers. It takes time to gather the amount of data needed to study a complex issue that is also a rare phenomenon.
Second, Army STARRS is similar to the Framingham Heart Study in which researchers followed the citizens of Framingham, Massachusetts for more than 50 years gathering data about heart disease. Before Framingham, no one knew that smoking or cholesterol influenced heart health. Conventional wisdom held that high blood pressure was a necessary part of aging. Today, everyone knows that these three factors have a strong influence on a person's risk of heart attack. Army STARRS' goal is to find similar risk and protective factors for suicide but to accomplish that goal within five years. To achieve that goal, the research team designed and deployed multiple studies to run in parallel rather than rolling them out one by one. Still, it took several years of careful work to accomplish this. The many components of Army STARRS as well as the number of Soldiers enrolled (approximately 100,000 by the end of the study) will help researchers gather a vast amount of information in a short time. So, viewed from this perspective, Army STARRS is a study with an extremely short (not long) timeline!
Army STARRS is a very complex study that looks at historical data from 1.6 million Soldiers as well as current data gathered from Soldier surveys, blood, and neurocognitive tests. These data are collected from new Soldiers just beginning their Army careers as well as established Soldiers stationed all over the world—including Soldiers traveling into and out of Afghanistan. The five-year Army STARRS clock began with researchers designing the study and working with many, Army Commands, agencies, experts and leaders on logistics and implementation. The clock continues as the research team collects confidential information from 100,000 Soldiers and as the team analyzes this wealth of data. In July 2012, Army STARRS entered its fourth year.
It has taken time for the researchers to carefully put together all these different but important aspects of the study but Army leaders will not have to wait 5 years to hear the results. The research team has held, and will continue to hold, quarterly progress reports so Army leaders hear about preliminary results as soon as they are available. Finalized/verified findings will be available to all via publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals over the next few years.
Q: What will Army STARRS do?
Researchers also seek information from new Soldiers entering the Army. Some Soldiers may be followed over the study period. The information gathered will help researchers find characteristics, events, experiences, and exposures that may predict who will experience mental-health challenges.
Q: Why is such a large study needed?
Q: How long is the study?
Q: Why are you doing this study?
Army STARRS is a direct response to the Army's request to NIMH to enlist the most promising scientific approaches for addressing Soldiers' overall health, well-being, and the prevention of self-harm.
Q: Who is doing the study?
NIMH has assembled a group of renowned experts to carry out this research including teams from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), University of California, San Diego; University of Michigan; Harvard Medical School; and NIMH. Additional Army and NIMH program staff contribute to the oversight and implementation of the study.
Q: Who is on the study team?
The interdisciplinary team is led by:
- Robert J. Ursano, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and
- Murray Stein, MD, MPH, University of California, San Diego.
The study's other investigators are:
- Steven G. Heeringa, PhD, University of Michigan
- Ronald C. Kessler, PhD, Harvard Medical School
NIMH Scientists include:
- Lisa J. Colpe, PhD, MPH, NIMH
- Michael Schoenbaum, PhD, NIMH
NIMH and Army oversight and implementation leadership include:
- Kevin Quinn, PhD, NIMH Study Director, Army STARRS
- Scott Ludtke, GS-15, Acting Army Executive Director, Army STARRS
- James Churchill, PhD, NIMH Program Official, Army STARRS
- COL Steven Cersovsky, MD, MPH, Preventive Medicine Consultant, Army STARRS
- Kenneth Cox, MD, MPH, Medical Informatics Consultant, Army STARRS
Q: What will the study evaluate?
- Stress of all kinds, past and present (e.g., interpersonal relationships, legal and economic difficulties, family illness)
- Deployments, exposure to combat and trauma, unit cohesion and morale, injuries and bereavement
- Exposure to trauma outside of deployment
- Strategies for coping with stress and adversity
- Family and personal history (e.g., personal achievements, family stability, childhood experiences, mental illness, substance use patterns)
- Personality traits and temperament (e.g., interpersonal skills, degree of openness; self-discipline, cooperativeness)
- Demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, ethnicity, educational level)
- Social connections and social support
- Current and past health status.
Q: What is the overall research approach?
Army STARRS works with Soldiers from all phases of Army service. It has both retrospective components-involving more than a billion de-identified health and administrative records and prospective components, in which soldiers are followed over time.
Q: Is there more than one part to Army STARRS?
- Historical Administrative Data Study (HADS)
The Historical Administrative Data Study analyzes existing Army data to identify risk and protective factors related to psychological resilience, mental health, risky behaviors and suicide. The Army removes all personal identifiers (such as name and Social Security Number) before sharing existing data with the Army STARRS research team. - New Soldier Study (NSS)
The New Soldier Study collects information to assess the health, personal characteristics, and prior experiences of new Soldiers as they begin their Army service. The NSS completed data collection in November 2012. - All Army Study (AAS)
In the All Army Study, researchers assess Soldiers' psychological and physical health; events encountered during training, combat, and non-combat operations; and life and work experiences across all phases of Army service. This information will be used to determine how these factors affect Soldiers' psychological resilience, mental health, and risk for self-harm. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers will be part of the AAS. The All Army Study completed data collection in March 2013. - Soldier Health Outcomes Study (SHOS)
The Soldier Health Outcomes Study is comprised of two case-control studies of participants who have exhibited suicidal behavior compared with those who have not. This component will attempt to identify characteristics, events, experiences, and exposures that predict negative (or positive) health and behavior outcomes. - Special Studies
- Pre /Post Deployment Study (PPDS)
The Pre/Post Deployment Study examines the effects of deployment to a theater of combat operations and examines the relationship between observed physical and neurological changes and the risk/resilience of suicidality and related mental health disorders. - Clinical Calibration Study (CCS)
The Clinical Calibration Study will help determine the accuracy of classifying mental disorders assessed in AAS and NSS self-report questionnaires. The CCS completed data collection in November 2012.
Q: What factors will the study examine?
- Stress of all kinds, past and present (e.g., interpersonal relationships, legal and economic difficulties, family illness)
- Deployments, exposure to combat and trauma, unit cohesion and morale, injuries and bereavement
- Exposure to trauma outside of deployment
- Strategies for coping with stress and adversity
- Family and personal history (e.g., personal achievements, family stability, childhood experiences, mental illness, substance use patterns)
- Personality traits and temperament (e.g., interpersonal skills, degree of openness, self-discipline, cooperativeness)
- Demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, ethnicity, educational level)
- Social connections and social support
The study will also investigate brain systems that underlie mental health and that may provide markers of suicide risk and psychological resilience. Executive function, for example, refers to the brain-based capacity for carrying out tasks that require focused attention, such as problem solving, decision-making and planning. The brain also coordinates the body's stress response system. Previous studies have found the function of this system to be altered in people with mental disorders, and those who have experienced trauma or severe stress. Accordingly, various strategies will be used to assess the health of this system.
Genes shape brain activities involved with mood, reward and psychological traits and disorders. Previous studies have identified associations between specific genes and behavioral traits as well as vulnerability to disorders of mental health. Army STARRS will use state-of-the-art techniques to investigate candidate genes for links to suicide risk and psychological resilience.
Q: What is the timeframe for results?
Q: How will study findings be used?
Q: What if I know someone who needs help right now?
Veterans can call the Lifeline number:
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), and press "1" for
the Veterans' Suicide Prevention Hotline.
En Español: 1-888-628-9454
Text the Military Crisis Line at 838255
For additional information visit the Resources page.


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Strategic decision making involves balancing strategic risks. The Ministry defines strategic risk as:The current and prospective risk to fisheries outcomes, the Ministry's reputation, and the Ministry's operating capability, which arise from strategic choices, improper implementation of strategic choices, or changes to the environment.A dedicated risk management resource has been established within the Evaluation and Risk Team. The Evaluation and Risk team is updating the Ministry strategic risk policy to incorporate the new international risk management standard, ISO31000. The strategic risk policy will be part of the performance management framework, which will integrate strategic risk management with Ministry performance and planning.The effectiveness of the strategic risk policy is overseen by the Risk Assurance Advisory Group (RAAG), an internal governance committee. The RAAG monitors and provides advice to the Chief Executive on the Ministry's risk management framework, policies, and procedures.
A number of global factors – climate change, trade barriers, and the lack of an integrated approach to managing ocean resources – have an impact on New Zealand. In addition there is the clear pressure on the economy as we seek to manage through what has been the most severe world-wide recession in the past fifty years.Delivering Government services efficiently and effectively, and ensuring they represent value for money, is critical to the achievement of Government priorities to grow the New Zealand economy and deliver greater prosperity, security and opportunity for all New Zealanders.Minimising Government costs will mean a reduced impact on the commercial fishing sector, creating the potential for the sector to improve its earnings, employment prospects, and its value to New Zealand. A Ministry delivering effective and efficient services, and with decisions being made on the best information available, will also promote value for the amateur sector.Fisheries are a significant export earner for New Zealand and it is important that the resources continue to be managed in a sustainable manner. Sustainability remains a key issue, with markets and environmental groups increasingly demanding proof that fisheries are being managed sustainably and that catches are not having a negative effect on future viability.Increases in population in the developing world and changes in eating habits in the developed world mean that fish is becoming a more valuable food source. The desire to harvest increasing quantities needs to be balanced against the need to set and enforce limits to ensure sustainability. New Zealand's fisheries are well managed and we need to ensure that this highly valued commodity is not overfished or subject to illegal fishing activity. This may require innovative approaches from the sector.Climate change has the potential to pose challenges for fisheries management and fishing activity. Changes in coastal waters may also have an effect on marine aquaculture. There is increasing pressure for transparency in fisheries management decision making, but also increasing complexity around the legal framework in which fisheries management is required to operate.The Ministry already interacts with its stakeholder groups and also with a number of Government agencies who have an involvement in fisheries-related issues. These interactions are a key source of information and feedback on fisheries issues and become key inputs into the planning process.


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Features & Amenities
Dining options at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Westlake Village include 3 restaurants. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. The property's full-service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 5-star property has a 24-hour business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and technology support staff. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas (surcharges apply). This Westlake Village property has 3967 square meters of event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and exhibit space. Wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and translation services are available. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and currency exchange. This is a smoke-free property.
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Ballroom(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 3967
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Concierge desk
- Event catering
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Beauty services
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Valet parking
- Secretarial services
- Total number of rooms - 269
- Wedding services
- Porter/bellhop
- Smoke-free property
- Suitable for children
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 12
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Number of floors - 5
- Security guard
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Translation services
- Computer rental
- Year Built2006
- Fireplace in lobby
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Audiovisual equipment
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Parking (surcharge)
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Steam room
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Billiards
- Sauna
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 42700
- Poolside bar
- Exhibit space
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Health club
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Babysitting or childcare
- Spa services on site
- Self parking
- Technology support staff
- Garden
- Full-service health spa
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Currency exchange
- Number of spa tubs - 2
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Hair salon
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
Room Amenities
269 air-conditioned guestrooms at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Westlake Village feature iPod docking stations and minibars. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses, down comforters, and premium bedding. These individually furnished and decorated rooms include desks. Bathrooms feature televisions, makeup/shaving mirrors, designer toiletries, and bathrobes. Wired high-speed and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to complimentary newspapers and laptop-compatible safes, guestrooms offer cordless phones with voice mail. 42-inch LCD televisions have satellite channels, DVD players, and pay movies. Rooms also include coffee/tea makers and windows that open. Guests may request refrigerators, microwaves, and hypo-allergenic bedding. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily.
- Air conditioning
- Bathroom TV
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- Window opens
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Individually furnished
- Voice mail
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Microwave (on request)
- Iron/ironing board
- Down comforter
- Bathroom phone
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Turndown service
- Speakerphone
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Pillowtop mattress
- Climate control
- Bathroom scale
- Remote lighting/drapery/curtain control
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- Daily housekeeping
- Cordless phone
- iPod docking station
- Multi-line phone
- Premium bedding
- Individually decorated
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- Satellite TV service
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Designer toiletries
- Soundproofed rooms
Notifications and Fees
- Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Pet fee: USD 50.00 per room, per stay
- Pet deposit: USD 50 per stay
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 10 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 10 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Hotel Policies
- Diners Club
- Maximum number of pets per room 1
- Check-out time is noon
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- JCB International
- Pets allowed
- Pet policy - dogs and cats only
- Visa
- Pet maximum weight in lb is 15
- Early departure fee charged
- Parking height restrictions apply
- MasterCard
- Minimum check-in age is 18
- Discover
- American Express
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