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Nice [9] (pronounced like the English word "niece") is a large city in France on the French Riviera. It's a popular destination for vacationers both young and old, with something to offer nearly everyone. It is well known for the beautiful view on the Promenade des Anglais, its famous waterfront, and is an ethnically diverse port city.
Its origins can be found among the Gallo-Roman ruins of Cimiez, in the hills up the boulevard de Cimiez from downtown. Cimiez also contains a monastery and some museums, but nowadays, most of the city's inhabitants live closer to sea level. Nice was part of the Italian Duchy of Savoia and then the Kingdom of Sardinia until it was ceded to France in 1860. The ancient local language is Nissart, but of course, everyone speaks French. Don't assume everyone you encounter will speak English — an effort at French will always be appreciated.
Get in
By plane
Nice Airport [10] (IATA: NCE) is one of the busiest in France and has frequent daily flights to Paris, and direct to most major cities in Europe, including Moscow, as well as New York and Canada (seasonal), and a number of destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. The airport is located at the western end of Nice on a landfill. Arrival and departure in good weather often provides beautiful views of the French Riviera.
Most airlines use Terminal 1 (the older terminal) while Terminal 2 is used primarily by Air France (and partners) and Easyjet. There is a free shuttle bus between the terminals.
Airport to Nice — The best and most reliable way to get from the Airport to central Nice or the Nice Ville train station is the airport express buses. Take the 98 to the Nice bus station (Gare Routiere) or take the 99 to the Nice main railway station (Gare Nice Ville SNCF). Routes 98 and 99 cost just €4 and are accessible from both T1 and T2. They run every 30 minutes during the following hours: the 98 from 6AM to midnight, and the 99 from 8AM to 9PM. Pay the driver on boarding and the ticket acts as a "Pass de Jour" for unlimited travel on local buses and the tram that day. The airport website [11] has information and timetables for ground transportation. The cheapest connection with Nice is the local bus service 23 (Terminal 1 only), costing €1, and running between 5:30AM and 8:05PM. The journey takes about 30 minutes from T 1 to the major train station (Gare Nice Thiers).
Convenient for some destinations, there is also a small train station close to the airport (Nice St Augustin) where you can pick up a TER train eastward to Nice, Monaco and all stations to the Italian border at Ventimiglia, or west back to Antibes and Cannes. The station can be reached by foot (approx. half a kilometre) via underpasses and road-crossings, on the other side of the Arenas office complex. Be sure to take out some Euro (€) coins from the airport if you are reaching Nice St Augustin before 9AM. The ticket vending machine does not accept notes. There are note-to-coin changer machines in the airport. €10 change per person should be sufficient for any journey.
Some hotels offer shuttle buses from the airport, inquire with your hotel before or upon arrival.
If there is no transportation running, it's reassuring to know that it is quite possible to walk the six km to town or vice versa to airport, in a little over an hour. This may be a useful in the current social discontent in France, where "manifestations" (demonstrations) and "grèves" (strikes) frequently affect public transportation. Recently (June-08) for example, lorry (truck) drivers created a blockade to airport to protest about rising fuel prices. It is prudent to check the local newspaper ("Nice Matin") where you will usually receive advance warning of potential problems.
By train
Nice is connected to the rest of France via the SNCF train network. A direct TGV train from Paris to Nice takes about 6 hours, fare for an adult is about €100, and on TGVs a reservation is obligatory. The train arrives in Nice at the central station, called simply "Gare Nice Ville" (not to be confused with the stations at the city limits, Nice Riquier and Nice St Augustin). A new service called "IdTGV" [12] is now available: it offers low-cost TGV tickets (starting at just €19 for a single trip between Paris and Nice). These tickets have to be bought online, and are not refundable.
Trenitalia trains connect Nice to Italian cities like Milan, Genoa, Rome and Venice.
A weekly long-distance night train from Moscow, making stop-overs in Minsk, Warsaw and Vienna amongst others, have now starting running. The train leavs the Moscow Belorussky station at 5:21 PM each Thursday and and arrives in Nice almost at the same time two nights later.
By car
The A8 autoroute is the easiest way to access Nice either from the west (Cannes, Aix-en-Provence) or from Italy. From the West take exit 50 and follow the signs for the Promenade des Anglais which takes you into Nice and is a lovely drive along the coast. Coming from the east take exit 55 and follow the signs for 'Nice centre'.
Approaching the city from the East, the three 'Corniches' ('Basse', 'Moyenne' and 'Grande') offer a wonderful panoramic route from Menton to Nice. The 'Grande Corniche' is the highest one; it goes up to more than 500 metres on the sea level in La Turbie.
By bus
Long distance buses connect Nice with other major European cities. Eurolines, and the French LER "Lignes Express Regionaux" connect Nice with Marseille, Toulon and Aix-en-Provence at a reasonable price and acceptable three hour journey time via the motorways.
By boat
Nice is right along the coast, so you should be able to find your way easily no matter if you run on gas or let the wind help you. However, remember to contact the local port before arrival to reserve a place for your boat. Otherwise there will most likely not be room for you.
Nice has direct ferry routes to: Ajaccio (Corsica), Bastia (Corsica), Calvi and Ile Rousse. Advance booking is advised in all cases.
Get around
By public transport
Each main town on the French Riviera has its own local bus network, for Nice it is Lignes d'Azur[13] (Antibes has Envibus, Cannes has Bus Azur, and so on), and the 100 or more Lignes d'Azur routes are the main form of urban transport for locals going to work or school. Of more interest to tourists, an inter-urban network, the TAM (Transport Alpes-Maritimes)connects all the Eastern Riviera towns between Cannes and Menton and all the main villages like Èze and Vence. Its routes radiate from various bus stops near Vieille Ville (until the new bus station is completed in 2016). Bus fares are only €1, with a change to a non-return connecting service also permitted within 74 min, so it is worth mastering the bus system to get around.
The Lignes d'Azur and TAM routes overlap in and around Nice, so the ticket and tariff system is integrated to a common ticket zone, in which the local Lignes d'Azur tickets and passes are accepted on the longer distance TAM buses (only between Cagnes-sur-Mer to the west and Cap d'Ail short of Monaco to the east). The fare is identical on both networks - €1 for any distance - but with TAM, you must always tell the driver your intended destination, so he can judge whether you should purchase a TAM ticket or a Ligne d'Azur. Outside the common zone, Ligne d'Azur passes are not valid and you need to pay the €1 fare in cash.
The one exception to the €1 fare is the Airport Express bus, which has a €4 flat fare. This buys you a Lignes d'Azur all day pass into the bargain - handy if you're arriving, maybe not as beneficial if you're leaving.
The long awaited tram line opened in November 2007 and forms a U-shaped route from Las Planas to the northeast to Pont St Michel to the northwest. It links the main train station, bus station, downtown and the university, but it is basically a mass transit system designed to get workers and shoppers to the centre of Nice from the suburbs and is not of any particular value to tourists. It uses the same tickets as the buses, but you buy these from the machines at tram stops (unlike buses, where it is usual to pay the driver or show your pass on entering the bus). Another innovation is the hourly "commuter express" bus service direct to Monaco via the Autoroute, the 100Express, though visitors may still prefer the slower and more scenic 100 route along the coast.
The SNCF rail service also links all the main coastal towns, so which is the best way to get around - bus or train? The journey from Nice to say Cannes by the 200 bus at €1 is considerably cheaper than the train, which is currently over €5. The buses are liable to dreadful overcrowding and have the prospect of standing for nearly 2 h as it is slow with frequent stops and many traffic lights along the route. If you're short on cash and don't mind discomfort, take the bus. If you're short on time and prefer to sit, take the train.
When taking the bus, you must be aware of the somewhat odd way the bus schedules are laid out. They list the departure time at the first bus station, not the one you are currently at. At the right hand side of the bus schedule, you have a list of stations, and, next to some, you will find the time listed it will take the bus to get there (+20', for example). This means that you will have to do a lot of guessing. It is best to ask a native and leave some extra padding time if you plan to take a bus to any scheduled event that you really do not want to miss (airport, train, concerts, etc.).
You can find local bus and tram route maps and timetables online [14]. Route maps are listed under 'Maps' and timetables as 'Timetables' in PDF format. Also, a new service ('Stop timetables') purports to display the times at your stop. From previous experience with the bus company, those should stand somewhere between educated guesses and outright fiction, due to unpredictable road traffic conditions (like one hour traffic jams around Villeneuve Loubet).
Apart from the airport express routes 98 and 99, buses rarely run after 8:00PM. The tram however operates from around 4:30AM to after midnight. Five nightly bus routes (called Noctambus) serve the main parts of city, from 9:10PM to 1:10AM, and TAM has also now introduced infrequent buses throughout the night on the 100 line. The night buses leave from the Station J.C. Bermond, near the bus station, and the day fares apply on these night routes. If you are planning a visit involving a late evening return, consider train services, which provide the most reliable form of late travel.
By train
Nice has no metro and little need for one. The main train service is the national French railway SNCF, which boasts the high speed TGV (slow to Marseilles and then extremely fast on to Paris and the local TER stopping trains, which serve the main Riviera towns between Cannes and Ventimiglia across the border in Italy, including the daily commute to Monaco. Less well-known is the little narrow-guage railway Chemin de Fer de Provence, which runs from Nice through the Var valley and along the Route Naploeon, three hours to Digne in Upper Provence. In the summer months, the latter part of the journey switches to a real steam train, the Train des Pignes.
By car
The best access is by car from the A8 autoroute. The airport is well-signed from the A8 and the A8 is well signed from the airport. Just make sure that you know which way you need to go when getting on the A8 and which terminal when leaving. Especially in the morning and evening rush hour, allow extra time to deal with accidents and traffic jams. The A8 has a ferocious bend right near the airport and accidents are frequent.
Even if it is going better, driving a car on the Riviera is for the brave: the region has one of the worst accident records in France and every local has a favourite story about a mad driver. However, all major car rental firms, as well as some less well known ones, are present. Most are located by terminal 2. If you have a choice, try to pick a car that is already well dinged so that no one notices the new dings and scratches that you will add. Never forget to lock the doors of the car at all times, so as not to tempt carjackers.
By taxi
If you can, avoid the notoriously expensive taxis, though sometimes you do not have a choice. It is not always easy to find a taxi when you need one. Most will not respond to being hailed, and only ply from a taxi rank, from where cabs take passengers in turn. Taxi-drivers have great solidarity with their fellow taxi-drivers and will not accept offers to jump a line of waiting passengers. Taxi ranks will be found outside the train station and deluxe hotels (for example outside Le Meridien at 1 Promenade des Anglais).
Taxis are registered and licenced but like anywhere, it's not unknown for one to take advantage of tourists. If possible, agree on the rate BEFORE entering the cab. If running on the meter, insist on the meter being on the whole time. Try to sit where you can see it so that you can immediately query the driver when/if it goes off "accidentally." Taxi fares within Nice should be less than €20, to Antibes €50, Monaco or Cannes approximately €70 and St Tropez €250. The airport run to Nice is a fixed tariff around €35, depending on time of day, but you may be hit for surcharges on luggage or the presence of a 4th passenger (designed to discourage cab-sharing).
Under no circumstances, anywhere or anytime, get into an unlicensed "cab". That applies doubly so at times like the Film Festival, especially if you are female and have been drinking and partying late. Not unless you want your friends to read about you in the next day's newspapers, as happened (again!) this year.
By foot
Nice is a large, sprawling city of 300,000 population (5th largest in France) with large public housing projects spreading its surrounding suburbs, but most of the tourist and historical attractions outside of Cimiez are within the centre - a radius of a twenty minute walk at the most. You will most likely be concentrating your visit within the old town and the central shopping districts, so you will not need buses, taxis, or other forms of motorised travel. Car hire is a complete liability as parking is scarce and expensive. The only downside of "by foot" is the notorious volume of "dejections canine" (that's doggie-poo to you and me) and the lack of attention to the needs of those with reduced mobility - wheelchairs - as the dropping of kerbstones is entirely haphazard.
By scooter/motorbike
Unless you are very experienced, travelling by scooter is not recommended. By the time the first 9 months of this year was up, according to Nice Matin, there were 16 permanently fewer scooter and motorcycle riders in the city.
By inline skating / rollerblading
There is a place you can rent skates from called Fun 'N Roll on 13, rue Cassini 06300, (slightly northwest of the port/harbor/quay), [15].
By bike
Since July 2009 Nice has installed a public bicycle rental system called Velo Bleu. Subscriptions rank from one euro per day to 25/year. The first 30 minutes of usage is free and you will not need any more time to get around in the city. Velo bleu stations can be found all over the city. Their website at http://www.velobleu.org/ provides a map of stations.
The Colline du Chateau overlooking the Baie des Anges and harbour offers a spectacular vantage point overlooking the city. Not much is left of its ruined castle besides crumbling walls. Still, climbing up the stairs to reach the platforms 90 metres above Nice is well worth the view. There is also an ascenseur (lift) which will take you three quarters of the way up. Be aware that the castle "park" closes at around sunset. Expect to be escorted outside if you stay longer.
Nice is also known for several museums, entry to most of which (as of July 2008) is free. Some of the most famous are in Cimiez, the older, upper part of the city which in a previous century was a favourite of Queen Victoria, including:
The old town (Vieux Nice) beneath the hill is a maze of streets and alleys, with many picturesque houses, boutiques and home to the daily flower and fruit market of the Cours Saleya.
Near the central bus terminal, there is also the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC) with four connected towers featuring modern and contemporary artists and their sculptures, paintings, and conceptual installations. Its open-air roof terraces offer one of the best panoramas of the city.
To the west, there is the Musee des Beaux-Arts housing an excellent collection of pastels and other works by Jules Cheret, among other artists.
Cliff Walk — If you go past the old port (probably 15 minute walk) heading east toward Monaco, there is a little pathway that leads from Coco Beach along the side of the cliff, the "Sentier Littoral" which you can follow around Cap de Nice half way to Villefranche, but be prepared for several hundred steps up to rejoin the road. It's a very beautiful walk and you will find mostly local people using it.
If you go to Nice for bathing or general lounging on the beach, you may wish to think again. The beaches of Nice consist entirely of large flat stones ("gallets"). A few private beaches have added a layer of sand, but the free public beaches are a stony experience. Besides towels or mats, you should definitely bring sandals as walking on the stones can be painful, and a cushion, if you want to sit. Showers are provided (for free) on all public beaches and there is a beach volleyball area that is netted off with white sand.
Although the beaches are mainly pebbles it is important to note that many visitors enjoy the beautiful light blue sea for a swim. If you can bear to walk for few steps on the pebbles it is definitely an opportunity for swimming rather than playing in the water as the beach drops quickly and the tidal pull can be very strong, and not for beginners. Lying on the beach for a sun tan or relaxation is also manageable as long as you rearrange the rocks/pebbles to a comfy surface for sitting and lying. Private beaches offer various services from restaurants/bars to the rental of lounge chairs and towels.
Much nicer beaches exist in other towns close by, such as Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes and Cannes, which are far more sandy. Villefranche is a particularly preferred beach choice, especially if travelling with children, only twenty minutes away by the TAM 100 bus.
Beautiful Landscapes
For views of Nice the best vantage point is the heights of Mont Boron. From the derelict old Fort and the nearby villa of Sir Elton John there are fine views over the city to the mountains and east over Villefranche and Cap Ferat.
Go to Eze. It is a small village on the way to Monaco. The village is situated on a small mountain and there is a beautiful cactus garden with a spectacular view (a must see, 5 € entrance fee). There is also Fragonard perfume factory which you can visit for free. To reach Eze by bus, take the 112 to Eze Village (not the 100 which stops at Eze Gare, a 90 minute steep walk away from Eze Village). If you missed an infrequent (up to 3 hours) 115 bus in Eze Village, there is a path that goes down the mountain from Eze Village to Eze Sur Mer (also Eze Gare). This is the Path of Nietzsche (named after the famous German philosopher Friedrich W. Nietzsche), with some fantastic views and a waterfall (if you know where to look). Walking downhill through this path takes about 40 minutes. Buses run from Menton-Monaco through Eze Gare back to Nice every 15 minutes or so and vice versa, making treking back up the hill unnecessary.
Also close by is the magnificent Villa ile de France, of the Baroness Ephrussi de Rothschild, straddling the magnificent peninsula of St Jean Cap Ferrat in the so-called Golden Triangle of Villefranche, Beaulieu and Cap Ferrat.
Hiking trails emanate from La Turbie high above Monaco and the Grande Corniche, which are double the height above sea level of Eze and offer the hardened walker truly spectacular vantage points over the Riviera.
There are many schools offering courses in French. Perhaps the most reputable are Alliance Française [16] and EF.
Generally the Riviera is a place people come to spend money rather than earn it. Unemployment levels are high, casual work hard to come by, and as everywhere, service industry jobs tend to go to those with low wage expectations.
Sophia Antipolis is a huge office/science/tech park 20 minutes outside of Nice, which is the base for many French and multinational companies.
For those with the right qualifications and experience the luxury superyachts of Antibes International Yacht Club have spawned a major industry in crew and boat services which attracts many young English speakers. Connections are equally important as the boats often post signs to deter casual enquiries - "no day-workers required"
Financial service companies abound in Monaco which is readily commutable from Nice.
If you are seeking a career aboard one of the many superyachts in Nice a good place to register and start looking is Crew Central [17]
Most stores and restaurants in Nice will accept the major credit cards, as well as debit cards from major banks (anything carrying the EC or MAESTRO labels). If this fails you can always get money from any of the numerous ATM machines.
As of late 2010, all shops are finally allowed to open every Sunday. As of November 2010, at least the following had started to open every Sunday: H&M, Zara, Fnac, Bershka, Celio, Virgin Megastore, and Spar. Some locations of Galleries Lafayette are now open several Sundays each month but not all of them, same goes for Nice Etoile Shopping center.
Postcards (as many other things) vary greatly in price. Do some comparison shopping as the price range is between 20 cents and €1 normal postcard. Typically they will set you back 25 cents each (correct at June-2009).
Nice's main shopping street av Jean Medecin is home to two giant music/entertainment stores, Virgin Megastore and the French FNAC. FNAC definitely has the edge as their many listening stations allow you to 'try before you buy' almost every CD in the house, whilst Virgin push only a few promotional selections. Both run near identical pricing policy on new albums. FNAC is closer to HMV, offering most forms of entertainment including books, games, CDs, DVDs and much more - the 4 floor store on Av. Jean Medecin is well worth an explore!
Designer label garments are as everywhere notoriously expensive but general fashion goods are really cheap compared to most other European countries, and Galleries Lafayette offers a lot under one roof. If that's not enough for you, they also have a huge superstore at Cap 3000 just next to St Laurent de Var past the airport (Lignes d Azur 52 and TAM bus 200, 400 and 500, stop La Passerelle). This is also home to Galleries Lafayette Gourmand, a food superstore to rival Londons Harrods and Selfridges. The wine selection is brilliant, especially aisles full of Rose de Provence, and there are a half dozen in-store lunch-time places.
Cheap bargain fashions are best sought at Ventimiglia's huge open street market each Friday, accessible by train from Nice Gare Ville to Ventimiglia a few kilometres over the Italian border. Just avoid the tempting fake luxury brands sold by the many street sellers. The war against counterfeiting is taken very seriously by the French border police and big fines are targeted at "innocent" tourists.
The central Nice Etoiles is available for anyone pining for a visit to a shopping mall, including three floors of an old British brand not seen for twenty years that is still big in France - C&A. More nostalgia can also be found in av Jean Medecins' "Damart" - yes, the people that gave you "thermoclactic underwear" to keep you warm in Winter are also big here. About as sensible as the local "Bronzage" tanning parlours.
A cautionary note: The "duty free" shops at Nice airport terminals are the absolute worst value you will ever find and should be avoided at all costs: prices are way over those of even the high street. Food, drink and cigarettes dreadfully overpriced, and there are no bargains "before you fly". If you haven't yet kicked the habit, cigarettes in particular are best bought in Italy over the border, where taxes on smoking have not reached health promoting punitive levels.
A food called "Socca", a chickpea flat bread, is a local specialty (though not universally enjoyed), as is a tuna fish sandwich called "Pan Bagnat." Other specialties include Soupe de Poisson (Fish Soup, made with chili aioli, croutons, and grated cheese), Salade Nicoise (made with tuna), Tourtes aux Blettes (sweet tartes made with Savoy cabbage, raisins, nuts, and powdered sugar) and pissaladiere (a type of pizza topped with sauteed onion, olives, garlic and anchovies). As may be expected, seafood features prominently in Nicoise cuisine, and several restaurants specialise in sea-urchin and oysters.
Check out the daily market in the Vieux Nice for fresh, local produce. You can save a lot of money if you are willing to cook at least some of your meals yourself and if you also eat leftovers, cooking can actually save you time as well since eating at a restaurant will easily cost you one to two hours per meal. There are several decent size 'supermarches' around the city as well as numerous boucheries, boulangeries and fruit and veg shops which are often competetive on price and superior on quality.
No visit to Nice would be complete without a trip to Fennochio's in the Place Rosetti to sample their (rightly) world famous ice-cream.
Cheap & cheerful food in Nice is hard to come by if you don't take your time to look for it, though a baguette with different fillings range from €4-6, which is very reasonable by Nice standards.
The best deals in the center can be found in the port area.
Old Nice and all along the sea front the prices cannot be described as budget.
However, lunch-time set menus are certainly good value, if not 'cheap' per se. €10-12 should get you two courses, often with coffee and wine, and like much of continental Europe lunches can drift happily into the afternoon.
With the hot Niçois summers, carrying a bottle of water is almost a must. Bear in mind the largest single complaint to the municipal authority tourist department is the offering in restaurants of branded water bottles whose seal has been broken - ie refilled with tap water - and charged as Perrier or Evian.
You can save a lot of money by buying alcoholic drinks and such in a normal supermarket instead of the vendors geared towards tourists. Carrefour has a huge selection and unlike the other supermarkets has a policy of buying in wine show "prize winners" distinguished by their gold, silver or bronze medal stickers.
Some popular places to go out for a drink include:
Wine in restaurants is often ferociously expensive, do as the locals and order it by the "pichet" - usually a 50 centilitre jug. If however you fancy quality appellation French wine to drink back at base, Les Caves Caprioglio at 16 Rue de la Prefecture in Vieux Nice has a fabulous cellar of the wines you usually only read about in the fine wines books but rarely see. To see French wine making, the Chateau's Bellet and Cremat in the Var are nearest to Nice and will do tours by arrangement. (Reachable via the tiny narrow-guage train from the Chemin de Fer de Provence).
There are a number of hotels within walking distance of terminal 1 of the Airport and a special hotel shuttle bus serves other hotels within Nice itself. Be aware that the hotels near the airport are a long way away from Nice center (7km) and it will take a bus journey or taxi to reach the centre. A wide range of modern and traditional French hotels is available in the town, though few in the old quarter itself, which is mainly apartments.
It would seem that the simplest solution is to stay at a youth hostel. There are quite a number in Nice :
Guest House
Being a heavily touristed city, it's easy to find a number of small hotels which are perfectly acceptable, and usually at a decent rate.
Holiday palaces are numerous in Nice, there are 14 four-star hotels. The following is just a sample of the four-star offerings in Nice:
Stay safe
Nice is no more dangerous than other cities in western countries - indeed in many cases it's a lot safer - however, you can stay more safe still following a few pieces of advice:
Religious services
Holy mass in Catholic churches in vicinity to the Convention center Acropolis (Palais des Congrès et des Expositions) [35]:
Some other Catholic churches in downtown Nice:
Protestant churches
Orthodox churches
Orthodox Synagogues
Get out
Some nice places just to the west of Nice include Haute de Cagnes, Antibes, Cannes and Saint-Tropez. East of Nice the trains stops at Villefranche, Monaco and Menton, and Ventimiglia plus San Remo in Italy is also just a little over one hour away. To the North of Nice in the interior of Provence, Vence and Saint-Paul de Vence are worth a visit for their hilltop old towns and boules pitches. To the west, in the foothills you'll find Grasse, with an extensive history of producing essences of French perfumes; it can be reached by bus or car.
Villefranche is two stops east of the main station in Nice and is a rather nice village with a small beach (and it is much less rocky than in Nice). The village is quieter and more relaxed than Nice. A train ticket from the main station in Nice is just €1.60 each way.


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Er is een bètarelease van versie 4.2 van Disk Station Manager verschenen. Synology DSM is de beheersoftware die op diverse nas-producten van het bedrijf draait. De Disk, Cube en Rack Stations bieden meer dan alleen extra opslagruimte. Zo kunnen ook backups van alle clients op het netwerk worden gemaakt en kunnen bestanden via http, ftp, bittorrent, usenet en emule worden gedownload, zodat bijvoorbeeld energiegulzige pc's 's nachts uit kunnen, terwijl de download gewoon binnenkomt. Verder kunnen via de ingebouwde iTunes-server audio- en videobestanden over het netwerk worden gestreamd, kan met behulp van php en MySQL een dynamische website worden gehost en kan het apparaat als printserver fungeren.
Versie 4.2 kan alleen over versie 4.0 worden geïnstalleerd en is uitsluitend geschikt voor de nas-modellen die eindigen op 09- of hoger. Ook is dit de laatste versie die gaat werken op modellen die eindigen op 09. Kijk voor de overige voorwaarden en de verschillende downloads op deze pagina. Versie 4.2 bevat een enorme lijst veranderingen, te veel om hier op te noemen. Uitgebreide informatie en afbeeldingen kunnen hier worden gevonden, dit is het changelog:
What's New in DSM 4.2 BetaLUN Snapshot & Clone
Storage Manager
- LUN Snapshots -- This feature allows you to back up and restore multiple versions of LUNs on your DiskStation with minimal impact on performance.
- LUN clone -- Virtual copies of data can now be replicated, allowing you to create identical deployments in different environments or clone an existing LUN snapshot into a new LUN.
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File Services for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
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- S.M.A.R.T. Test Scheduler -- You can now perform S.M.A.R.T. tests according to your individual schedule. For example, S.M.A.R.T.tests can be scheduled to run monthly or automatically test all of the disks in your DiskStation.
- Volume Creation and Expansion Enhancements: The speed of volume creation and resizing have been improved up to 14 and 85 times. The chart below is the comparison between DSM 4.1 and DSM 4.2. Only for RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS2413+, DS713+, DS3612xs, RS3412RPxs , RS3412xs, RS2212+, RS2212RP+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812RP+, RS812+, DS712+, DS412+, DS3611xs, RS3411RPxs, RS3411xs, RS2211RP+, RS2211+, DS2411+, DS1511+, DS411+II, DS411+, DS1010+, RS810RP+, RS810+, DS710+.
File Station
- SMB2 protocol support for Windows File Service -- SMB 2 protocol has general improvements to allow for better network utilization. This feature is not available on DS109j and DS209j.
- Large MTU Support for SMB2. The Large MTU (maximum transmission unit) option allows users to utilize the network capabilities better and achieve faster transferring speed. You can enable this option through a registry key on Windows computers. This feature is not available on DS109j and DS209j.
- AFP (Apple File Protocol) performance enhancements -- The speed of file transfers to the DiskStation has improved up to 52%. The following is a comparison between DSM 4.1 and DSM 4.2.
- Network Backup, rsync, and Shared Folder sync -- The performance of these feature has been generally improved when transferring large numbers of folders and files. The following is a comparison between DSM 4.1 and DSM 4.2.
- Single Page of Files -- You can now browse up to 1000 files on one single page.
- Thumbnail View -- Files and pictures can be displayed as large icons or thumbnails of pictures, if available.
- Hotkeys -- The following keyboard shortcuts have been added in order to simplify file management: Select All (Ctrl + A), Cut (Ctrl + X) , Copy (Ctrl + C), Paste (Ctrl + V), Delete (Delete), Rename (F2).
Package Center
- TFTP & PXE -- You can now set up your DiskStation as a TFTP server, allowing clients to retrieve system boot images via TFTP and implement Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE). PXE settings are not available on DS109j and DS209j.
2-step Verification & Account Activity
- New Design for App Discovery -- You can now browse packages by categories or search for specific packages. Screenshots are included to give you a preview of the app before installing them.
- Transaction platform -- Paid and trial versions of packages are available in the new Package Center. Please note, you will need a MyDS Center account in order to purchase paid apps.
Firewall & Security
- 2-step Verification -- This feature adds an extra layer of security to your DSM account. Once 2-step verification is enabled, anyone trying to access your account will need a one-time 6-digit code displayed on your smartphone, in addition to your DSM password.
- Account Activity -- This feature lets you view your current login session and login history.
LDAP/AD Accounts
- Denial of Service (DoS) Protection -- This option allows you to filter out malicious traffic without interrupting safe traffic. Not available on DS109j and DS209j.
- Customized Block & Allow IP List for Auto Block -- You can now manually add IP addresses to your Block and Allow lists to protect your network.
Task Scheduler
- More Apps for Enterprise Users -- Enterprise users can now enjoy more features of DSM with LDAP or AD accounts. Supported packages includes Cloud Station, Audio Station, Video Station, Mail Server, and Mail Station. Not available on DS109j and DS209j.
Disk Usage Report
- Automate Tasks -- Task Scheduler allows you to schedule and run tasks at pre-defined times. Tasks include running user-defined scripts, cleaning the Recycle Bin on a regular basis, and starting and stopping services, among others.
Bluetooth Support
- Easily Monitor Storage Usage -- The disk usage report feature displays the following information: the outstanding storage usage of users, the status of volume usage, trends based on past usage, the percentage of disk space that each file type occupies, the size of shared folders, and the largest, most, least frequently modified files.
- Schedule Report -- You can schedule periodic reports or perform analyses immediately.
- Stream music with Bluetooth -- You can to connect multiple USB Bluetooth adapters to your DiskStation and connect to A2DP Bluetooth devices, such as speakers or headphones in order to easily stream music stored on your DiskStation. Not available on DS109j and DS209j.
- Support for Multiple DDNS Hosts -- More than one DDNS provider can now be set up and saved at the same time.
Power, Devices and Printers
- More Mobile Support -- QuickConnect now supports more mobile apps, including DS photo+, DS audio, and DS cloud.
Wi-Fi Hotspot Enhancements
- Network UPS Support -- DiskStation now supports connecting to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) UPS devices or network management cards, allowing your DiskStation to enter safe mode based on the status of your network UPS.
- Network Printer Support -- DSM now supports LPR, IPP, Socket, and BJNP network printers and can share them over the network via AirPrint, Cloud Print, LPR, CIFS, IPP protocols. Windows users can set up network printers shared by DiskStation with the beta version of Synology Assistant.
The desktop version of DSM on touch-enabled devices has been enhanced to support more touch events for Safari on iPhone, iPad and Chrome on Android devices.??
- WPA2 Enterprise -- Users can be authenticated by an external RADIUS server when connecting to the wireless hotspot of your DS213air.
- Wi-Fi Scheduled On/Off -- Save energy by setting a schedule to automatically turn the wireless hotspot on and off.
- Guest Network -- You can prohibit guests from accessing the local network, seeing other devices, or visiting websites with ports other than default ones, so that the security of your network is never compromised.
- These features are available on DS213air only
- Application windows can be auto-maximized and auto-centered.
- Users can use 3-finger gestures to switch between applications.
- Users can long-press on items to right-click.
- Supports double tapping items.
- Apache has been upgraded to 2.2.23.
- PHP has been upgraded to 5.3.18.
- Perl is now a standalone package.
What's New for PackagesCloud Station
DNS Server
- Unlimited shared folders can now be synchronized to different Cloud Station users on Windows PC or Mac clients.
- Unlimited number of user accounts can be enabled.
- The maximum file size for synchronization has been increased to 10 GB.
- LDAP and domain accounts can now be used.
- Resuming file transfers is supported.
- The Cloud Station PC/Mac client will be updated to the latest version automatically in the background.
- Maximum number of files which can be transferred at one time is as follows:
- 1024: RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS3612xs, DS3611xs, RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, RS3412(RP)xs, RS3411(RP)xs
- 128: DS508, DS411slim, DS409, DS409slim, DS408, DS213, DS213air, DS212, DS211, DS209, DS112, DS111, DS109, RS812, RS411, RS409, RS408(RP), RS212
- 64: DS413j, DS411j, DS410j, DS212j, DS211j, DS210j, DS112j, DS110j
RADIUS Server
- DNS Server allows your DiskStation to become a domain name server, host multiple zones, as well as provide name and IP address resolution services.
- Split-horizon feature allow you to provide services for different groups by creating multiple views.
- Not available on DS109j and DS209j.
Glacier Backup
- Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting for wireless network access.
- Both Active Directory and LDAP server can be the source for Synology RADIUS Server.
- If your wireless router supports using a RADIUS server for authentication, you can install RADIUS Server and use DiskStation local system accounts to access your wireless network.
Antivirus by McAfee
- Glacier Backup package allows you to back up/archive DiskStation data onto Amazon Glacier data storage service at extremely low costs and provides a contingency plan to avoid data loss.
- Not available on DS209j and DS109j.
Photo Station
- Antivirus by McAfee is a complete antivirus application which safeguards your DiskStation. It checks for updates automatically and lets you schedule virus scans when your DiskStation is not being used in order to consume less system resources.
- It is available on the following models: RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS2413+, DS713+, DS3612xs, RS3412RPxs , RS3412xs, RS2212+, RS2212RP+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812RP+, RS812+, DS712+, DS412+, DS3611xs, RS3411RPxs, RS3411xs, RS2211RP+, RS2211+, DS2411+, DS1511+, DS411+II, DS411+, DS1010+, RS810RP+, RS810+, DS710+. Requires DSM 4.2.
Audio Station
- Added the ability to drag-and-drop photos and videos into the browser when uploading files from the local computer.
- Improved search feature to search for files by tags.
- Added the feature to create smart albums to filter files by specific search criteria.
- Supports people tags from the Windows Live Photo Gallery.
- Enhanced social network integration with Qzone and Sina Weibo.
Video Station
- Enhanced design to provide a cleaner, bigger, and more beautiful user interface.
- Enhanced the mini player function to provide three display modes including minimum, playlist, and lyrics.
- Supports streaming music from Audio Station over Bluetooth to A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) devices, such as speakers or headphones. (DSM 4.2 required and not available on DS109j and DS209j)
- Supports lyric plugins to search for lyrics on the Internet.
Media Server
- Enhanced DTV functionality to support multiple DTV tuners, such as HD HomeRun, so that multiple channels can be watched and recorded simultaneously.
- Added language preference selection when searching for video information on the Internet.
- You can now create custom collections, watchlists, and favorites.
- Added the feature to resume watching movies from the point you left off and list recently watched movies.
- Video transcoding is now supported so you can adjust the playback quality of files based on your network environment and stream video more smoothly. Windows and Mac users can now play more video formats with Flash plugin (with specific hardware requirements).
- Supports streaming videos to Apple TV (Requires DSM 4.2).
- Supports displaying embedded subtitles in MKV files when streaming videos to your local computer.
- Added a folder view to display folder structure as it is and browse more easily.
- Supports Microsoft Smooth Streaming for DS video on Windows phone.
Download Station
- Integrated the video information retrieved by Video Station into DMA menus.
- Supports video transcoding so that more video formats can be played on XBOX 360 and other DMAs (only for RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS2413+, DS713+, DS3612xs, RS3412RPxs , RS3412xs, RS2212+, RS2212RP+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812RP+, RS812+, DS712+, DS412+, DS3611xs, RS3411RPxs, RS3411xs, RS2211RP+, RS2211+, DS2411+, DS1511+, DS411+II, DS411+, DS1010+, RS810RP+, RS810+, DS710+).
Java Manager & Tomcat
- Supports downloading videos from YouTube playlists.
- Enhanced auto-extract functionality to detect all archived files in a folder and extract all files with supported extensions.
- Enhanced functionality to support downloading Thunder, Flashget, and QQDL tasks.
High Availability
- Java Manager helps you to install JDK and JRE on your DiskStation to run business applications.
- Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. It is a web server not limited to serving up static web pages, but can also generate dynamic results in response to user requests by executing Java servlets and rendering web pages.
- Java Manager and Tomcat are available on the models: RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS2413+, DS713+, DS3612xs, RS3412RPxs , RS3412xs, RS2212+, RS2212RP+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812RP+, RS812+, DS712+, DS412+, DS3611xs, RS3411RPxs, RS3411xs, RS2211RP+, RS2211+, DS2411+, DS1511+, DS411+II, DS411+, DS1010+, RS810RP+, RS810+, DS710+.
DHCP Server
- High Availability is a solution which uses two servers to form a high-availability cluster in order to reduce interruptions of services caused by server malfunctions (DSM 4.2 required).
- Now supported on DS3612xs, RS3412(RP)xs, DS2413+, RS2212(RP)+, RS812(RP)+, DS1812+, DS1512+ ,DS713+ and DS412+.
Mail Station & Mail Server
- Upgraded to support the PXE feature in DSM 4.2.
Time Backup
- Upgraded to support DSM 4.2 and LDAP/domain accounts.
- Added the backup cache volume feature to execute data copying processes to a specific volume and enhanced the performance for network backup tasks.
- Added encryption and compression options to customize data transmission methods.
What's New for Desktop UtilitiesCloud Station
Synology Assistant
- Cloud Station for Windows and Mac clients has been upgraded to be compatible with the newest version of DSM Cloud Station.
- Added auto update to seamlessly upgrade the program in the background.
Photo Station Uploader
- Users can now set up network printers connected to DiskStation on a Windows PC.
- Photo Station Uploader is a Windows app for bulk uploading photos and videos to Photo Station. It creates thumbnails and converts videos to playable and high quality formats using the processing power of your computer instead of consuming the system resources of your DiskStation.
- Integrated with the context menu in Windows File Explorer so that you can upload photos by right-clicking.
What's New in Mobile AppsDS video for Android and Windows Phone
DS cloud for iOS and Android
- DS video allows you to stream your Video Station library on your DiskStation to your mobile device. It also sorts your video contents by movies, TV shows, Home videos as well as recorded programs to make browsing your library all the more convenient.
DS photo+ for iOS
- DS cloud is counterpart to Cloud Station and allows you to choose the folders on your DiskStation which you want to sync to your mobile device and make available offline. DS cloud also gives you more control over the sync criteria, allowing you to set the maximum file size and file formats that you wish to sync.
DS download for Android phone and tablets
- Photos and videos on your iPhone/iPad can be automatically uploaded to your Photo Station using instant upload.
- Offline viewing now allows you to download albums to the iPhone/iPad to view them even when no network connection is available.
- DS download allows you to access Download Station remotely from your iPhone and Android devices: you can view your download task list and the information about an individual task, as well as pause, resume or delete tasks.
Known IssuesCloud Station
- If any syncing event is triggered by a client when the maximum current connection is fully occupied, the Cloud Station client will be disconnected. The connection will be re-connected automatically when there is one or more available connections.

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The plates we eat off of are smooth, shiny, and hairless. 1000+ ghits:
...Do you wear that hat/bandana/whatever to hide your bald plate? RF: Yes. Thank you for making me feel self conscious.
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This page is about the remarkable feat of regain in 1991 of some hair on a barren, hereditary bald plate, where nothing worked for hairloss or dandruff …
McGee revealed that on their first date she had tried to ruffle Paul's hair only for his obvious toupee to come off revealing his bald plate …
I to am unsure of rogain or minoxidil , I have noticed that hair is growing in the middle of my head and some light hair on my Bald Plate…
Part of this was Terry's receding hairline and Dad's bald plate. He often was mistaken for Terry while Terry was in school and he took great delight in it.
A bowl would make even more sense (it's a gourd in Nahuatl), but plate works. Agreed, nice find.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
While we've got Ken and Joe together in a post about a good eggcorn, I'd like to remind them of a couple of earlier statements they made. In 2005 Ken wrote
I'd like to join Pat in congratulating Chris et.al. on reaching the milestone of eggcorn #500. The next 500 may be more difficult, since we've already gathered the low-hanging fruit ....
In Feb of 2007 Joe wrote
Lately it's been difficult to come up with anything entirely original for the database since all the low-hanging fruit seems to have been taken.
Like the two of you, there have been times when I thought that winter had arrived and eggcorn production would be tailing off. Then, all of a sudden, we get another crop of good eggcorns, ones that seem to be in the category of "low-hanging fruit." Is it possible that the English tree is dropping eggcorns faster than we can collect them?
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Kem, thanks for reminding me about that extremely foolish prediction. It puts me in league with the mid-twentieth century industrialist who firmly asserted that the world would never need more than seven or eight digital computers!
I've been in the eggcorn trenches for most of four years now, and I remain pretty optimistic. Yes, it's harder than it used to be. But the Web is also getting bigger every second—just moments ago, someone somewhere typed the first example of a reshaping that will be spreading on discussion forums in the next year, and our job is to find it.
My eggcorn "to do" list has about twenty items on it right now. Some of them will probably never be posted, some of them burred will beat me to, and at least two of them will probably show up on the forum this week. They may not end up on any best-of lists, but they'll add to that massive pile we're building every day. And by this weekend I will have thought of one or two others that will slot into the "to do" list—I never seem to be able to get it below about 20. No inn in sight, as far as I'm concerned.
There's a very good reason why there may be fewer truly outstanding eggcorns this year than last. In Fall of 2008, spammers got pretty darn good at exploiting the auto-registration software on sites like this one. As a result, Chris now (reasonably) allows registration only "by hand," and the necessity of emailing her to register has very obviously cut down on the number of new members. And that means, unfortunately, that we lose the benefit of all those spontaneous "one-offs" by people who register, post one excellent eggcorn, and then are never heard from again. A number of my favorite eggcorns (like Kohath's "dayview") are by people with only one or two posts.
Dunno, Joe. With "bald plate," "vagabound" and "slay one's thirst" appearing in the last two days, it's hard to complain. One day the well may run dry, but right now the flow looks strong.
Pat: The one-off contributors raise the quality a bit, but they don't add much to quantity of the corpus. In the list of eggcorn candidates that I drew up at the end of 2008 (http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=3466), only 13% were proposed by contributors with fewer than 10 posts. Perhaps 80% of the eggcorns came from the Eggcornistas. You alone provided almost 20% of the yearly total.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Perhaps when we do our "best of" lists at year end we should recognize the lowest hanging fruit picked that year. We could call it the Under Our Noses Award, or SNOT (Seen but Not Observed Term).
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Sports fans can be very forgiving. Just look at the Chicago Cubs, who fill Wrigley Field every year despite last winning the World Series 106 years ago.
When athletes bet on sporting events, however, all of that changes. Otherwise compassionate fans who would be willing to look the other way in most cases have been known to permanently turn their backs on athletes who bet, or who get in on gambling schemes that can affect the outcome of a game.
Why is this? Michael Vick operated an illegal dogfighting ring, but that didn't stop him from signing a one-year contract with the New York Jets for $5 million in March. And in January 2013, Allen Barra wrote a feature for Salon called "Bonds, Clemens must be forgiven," in which he advocated a "forgive-and-forget" policy toward athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs. But for athletes who bet, clemency seems to be a rare commodity.
Robert Carter, a sports gambling consultant known as Incarcerated Bob despite not actually being incarcerated, gave his opinion of why sports fans are less forgiving of athletes who bet on games than those who commit other infractions.
"Fans don't want to watch a game thinking an athlete has money on it," the popular Twitter personality said. "Especially with basketball and football, because of how a point spread can be manipulated. If an athlete is betting, you feel like 'I'm watching this game that could be fixed.' ... Fans are outraged by that."
CNBC.com takes a look at some notorious moments in sports betting. Some of those involved bounced back to success, others were never forgiven.
—By CNBC's Daniel Bukszpan
Posted 2 April 2014
"Money Talks" takes viewers inside the world of Steve Stevens, a sports handicapper who runs VIP Sports out of Las Vegas. Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNBC.


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Wednesday May 13, 2009
Charlotte Church's family have denied reports the singer and TV presenter's relationship with Gavin Henson is in trouble.
Her mum, Maria Church, branded stories claiming the pair have been rowing and Gavin's been spending nights sleeping at his mother's house as "ridiculous".
The Welsh rugby star's aunt Anne agrees, telling the Sun newspaper: "It's not true… Gavin and Charlotte are very happy."
Twenty-three-year-old Charlotte and Gavin, 27, have been together for four years and have two children – 20-month-old daughter Ruby and son Dexter, who arrived in January.
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Head-on bus crash kills 33 near Egypt resort
CAIRO (AP) — Two buses collided early Friday near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, killing at least 33 people, a local health official said, in the country's worst road accident in nearly two years.
The buses were coming from opposite directions when they collided on a main road about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Sharm el-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, a resort town popular with beachgoers and scuba divers.
Another 41 people were injured, some with fractured skulls, said Khaled Abu Hashem, a local emergency services official. Two Saudis were among the dead, and four foreigners — a 20-year-old Ukranian woman, a Yemeni man and a Saudi woman and child — were slightly injured.
The death toll will likely rise as families identify the remains, Abu Hashem said.
Emergency workers spent the early hours Friday rushing survivors to ambulances and pulling bodies from the blood-stained wreckage.
Of the injured, 22 are still receiving treatment in Sharm el-Sheikh hospital, including four people in the intensive care unit, another emergency health official, Mohammed Sultan, said.
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazoue said the vehicles were not tourist buses and belonged to transportation companies, state news agency MENA reported. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
Traffic accidents are common in Egypt due to poorly maintained roads and disregard of traffic laws, with about 13,000 people killed on the road last year. Friday's accident is the deadliest since November 2012, when a train crashed into a bus carrying children to kindergarten, killing more than 50 people.


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Jerry Sands hit his first Triple-A home run on Saturday night. I watched a lot of the Isotopes' game, but I missed the home run, of course.
Here's a video from YouTube user hipredcar. It's the only video I've been able to find thus far.
It sounds great off the crack of the bat and might have been helped by the friendly hitting conditions of the Pacific Coast League. Still, it's a nice opposite-field shot.
If Sands plays the entire season at Triple-A -- and at this rate, he won't -- he could easily flirt with 40 home runs. James Loney's spot as Dodgers' starting first baseman could be threatened in the coming months if Sands continues to hit.
Update (4/10, 2:39 p.m.): Sands hit his second home run in as many days. It was another opposite-field shot. Evan of New Mexico Fan said it was just over the 404-foot mark in right-center field.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Online Course Empowers Students to Complete HRIR Degree
The HRIR course allows students who encountered difficulty completing the program an opportunity to join the ranks of alumni
Due to a variety of unplanned circumstances, some HRIR students encounter challenges in their professional and personal lives that prevent them from completing the program. Unfortunately, some are only one capstone course or paper away from graduation.
The MA-HRIR program is encouraging those students to finish what they started and join the illustrious ranks of alumni, by offering an online capstone course that former students can take to help fulfill their graduation requirements.
"The MA-HRIR program has changed the capstone paper requirement to a capstone course instead," says Stacy Doepner-Hove, '09 MA-HRIR, director of the MA-HRIR program. "We've put together an online version of this class that can be used by people who may have been out of the program for a while, and only have this class left to complete their degree."
Once the course is complete, it is possible for students, many of whom have waited years, to complete the degree they started.
Ned Van Dellen completed his final capstone course in May of 2013, receiving his MA-HRIR degree 30 years after he began the program.
"After more than 25 years of putting 'degree in progress' on my resume, I can finally list it as completed," says Van Dellen. "It was an albatross around my neck, and it feels great to have the diploma hanging in my office."
Van Dellen was enrolled in the Full-Time MA-IR program, but began working at First Bank Systems during his final quarter. Between carrying a heavy load of work projects and later relocating, he did not finish the last part of the program.
When Van Dellen began the capstone course in 2013, he was concerned he would be "the old guy," and be bored with the course content due to his extensive experience in the human resources field. He was surprised to find that he learned new tools that he could apply to his current job.
"In all the classes I've taken, the professors kept me engaged, and added to my knowledge base," Van Dellen says.
Now that Van Dellen has finished the program, he advises others to focus on studying before finding a job.
"The best advice I never took was to 'complete your degree work before you start your new job,'" he says.
Chara Blanch was worried about balancing work, life and school when she finished her final course in the spring of 2013. She was pleased that her supervisor and coworkers understood her need for extra time to finish the program. Her advice to other students who simply need to finish the course to obtain the MA-HRIR degree is, "take the course. It feels great to be done!"
The capstone course, titled "HRIR in Practice: Strategy, Execution and Ethics," is offered online throughout the year and is taught by Professor Sid Benraouane. For more information about the course, including costs, registration and a course description, please contact Stacy Doepner-Hove at email@example.com.
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Anyone who's gone to too many rock concerts or worked with loud machinery for too long (or listened to too many kazillion-decibel advertisements at a movie theater) may eventually pay the price: hearing loss caused by damage to tiny, sound-transmitting cells in the inner ear.
Researchers now report they can regenerate some of these crucial "hair cells" in the inner ears of mice and restore noise-induced damage to some extent. It's something that hearing scientists have been hoping for ages (though we will avoid using the term "holy grail"). The experiments, by Albert Edge of Harvard Medical School and his colleagues, were published in the Jan. 10 issue of the journal Neuron.
Our ability to hear goes this way: Sound waves enter the gristly outer ear, travel down the ear canal and then buffet up against the eardrum, causing the drum to vibrate and jostle three bones in the so-called middle ear: the hammer, anvil and stirrup. The stirrup, in turn, presses against a membrane that divides the middle ear from the fluid-filled inner ear.
The fluid in the inner ear then moves, causing arrays of tiny sensory cells called hair cells to wave about and send signals to the sound-processing parts of the brain. Based on the frequency of a given sound, hair cells at different points along the inner ear will activate. Our brains interpret the signals from those different points in the inner ear as different frequencies of sound.


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If you have Medicare and have HIV/AIDS, you need to know
Medicare prescription drug coverage becomes available to everyone with Medicare starting January 1, 2006. Medicare drug plans provide insurance coverage for prescription drugs. These plans will be offered by insurance companies and other private companies. Plans will cover both generic and brand-name prescription drugs. You can choose and join the plan that meets your needs. There are two types of Medicare drug plans. There will be Medicare Prescription Drug Plans that add coverage to the Original Medicare Plan.
There will also be prescription drug coverage that is part of Medicare Advantage Plans (like HMOs and PPOs) and other Medicare Health Plans. You would get all of your Medicare health care through these plans.
People with Medicare with HIV/AIDS can benefit substantially from Medicare's new drug coverage. Medicare will cover about 50% of the drug bill for the average person and even more, 96%, for those with limited incomes and resources. For most people, joining now means you will pay a lower monthly premium in the future since you may have to pay a penalty if you choose to join later.
If you have both Medicaid and Medicare, then starting January 1, 2006, Medicare will help pay for your drugs. Medicaid drug coverage ends for people with Medicare on December 31, 2005. To make sure that you don't lose a day of coverage, Medicare will automatically enroll you in a Medicare drug plan if you don't join one on your own. You will get a notice in the mail in October which tells you more about the drug plan you will be enrolled in and how you can choose a different plan if you wish. You can join a Medicare drug plan starting November 15, 2005.
If you have Medicare and Medicaid, you automatically qualify for extra help paying your Medicare drug plan costs. You will have no or low copayments when you join a Medicare drug plan:
You may qualify for extra help if you have limited income and resources. If you get Medicaid, belong to a Medicare Savings Program (such as QMB, SLMB, or QI), or get Supplement Security Income (SSI) benefits, you automatically qualify for extra help and don't need to apply. Others with limited incomes and resources need to apply:
If your annual income is below $14,355 (or $19,245 if you are married and living with your spouse), you may qualify. These amounts may be higher if
There are also income exclusions for the working blind and disabled.
To get the extra help with Medicare drug plan costs, your countable resources generally must be valued below $11,500 (or $23,000 for married couples living together). The resource limits include $1,500 per person for burial expenses. Resources include the value of things you own. Some examples of countable resources are
Some things are not counted as resources, such as
Starting the end of May and through August 16, 2005, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is sending people with certain incomes an application for extra help paying for Medicare prescription drug coverage. If you think you may qualify, fill out the application and return it in the postage paid envelope. If you don't get an application in the mail, but think you may qualify, you can request one by calling SSA at 1-800-772-1213. Beginning July 1, 2005, you can go to www.socialsecurity.gov on the web to apply online. After you apply, you will get a notice in the mail that tells you if you qualify for extra help. If you live in the territories, each territory will design its own program for providing extra help to their residents with limited income and resources.
Your future opportunities to enroll may be limited to November 15 - December 31 of each year. The penalty is that your premium cost will go up at least 1% per month for every month that you wait to enroll. You will have to pay this penalty for as long as you have Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Question: Can I get the prescription drugs I need?
Answer: Yes, all Medicare drug plans will be required to cover all anti-retroviral drugs. This includes single chemical entities as well as combination products.
Question: What happens if a drug I need is not on my plan's list of covered drugs (formulary)? What happens if my drug is "nonpreferred" and has a higher co-pay?
Answer: Medicare drug plans may restrict their list of covered drugs and use other tools to manage drug utilization to keep the cost of drug coverage affordable. If any of these tools interfere with your ability to get the drugs that you need, then you should first talk with your doctor about which drugs are best for you and then contact your drug plan and, if need be, request an exception. If your doctor determines that the preferred drug(s) on the plan's drug list for treatment of your condition wouldn't be as effective as the non-preferred drug or would have an adverse effect on you, or both, the plan will have a process for granting an exception.
Bottom line: you can get the drugs you need to take care of your medical conditions, including drugs you need for HIV/AIDS.
Question: How long does the plan have to grant my exception?
Answer: Medicare drug plans are required to make decisions as rapidly as your medical condition requires. Upon request, there is an expedited process for urgent situations.
Question: What if I get help from ADAP? How does my ADAP coverage work with Medicare? Should I sign up for a Medicare drug plan?
Answer: Yes, you should sign up for a Medicare drug plan. ADAP's are the payer-of-last-resort for HIV drugs. Therefore, ADAPs will require you to sign up for a Medicare drug plan to get ADAP benefits. ADAP programs vary by state, so you should contact your ADAP to learn how it will coordinate with Medicare's prescription drug coverage. ADAPs only cover HIV/AIDs related medications -- not all the drugs you may need -- so it is not as good as Medicare coverage. If you don't have drug coverage at least as good as Medicare prescription drug coverage and delay joining a Medicare drug plan, you will have to pay a higher premium later.
Question: Since the new Medicare prescription drug coverage is voluntary, can I not join a Medicare drug plan and remain on ADAP?
Answer: No. ADAP is the payer of last resort for HIV medications. So, even though participation in Medicare's prescription drug plan is voluntary, ADAPs must require Medicare beneficiaries to join a Medicare drug plan in order to receive ADAP benefits. However, ADAPs can cover Medicare drug plan premiums, deductibles, coinsurance and copays to help you with your prescription drug costs. ADAPs have flexibility in this, so check with your ADAP to see how they will coordinate with Medicare prescription drug coverage. Most people with Medicare with HIV/AIDS will qualify for extra help in paying for the Medicare drug plan, and choosing to enroll will cover medications you need that are not covered by ADAP. If you do not join a Medicare drug plan by May 15, 2006 and decide to join later, you will have to pay a higher premium if you did not have other comparable drug coverage.
Question: If I am getting Medicare's extra help, will I have to pay one or three copayments for a 90-day supply of covered drugs I get at a mail-order or retail pharmacy? Will my drug plan decide what I pay?
Answer: No, this is not an option for plans to decide. Medicare requires drug plans to apply one copayment to each pharmacy transaction if you get extra help regardless of whether the supply of drugs is for 30, 60, or 90 days.
* Income levels are for 2005 and can increase each year. If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, or pay more than half of the living expenses of dependent family members, income limits are higher. Your cost per prescription decreases to $0 once the amount you pay and Medicare pays as extra help reach $3,600 per year.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker Cobras and Clarion Golden Eagles met in a non-conference game on Monday afternoon with the Cobras taking home the 12-4 win. The victory gives Coker a 9-2 record when playing at Tom J. New Field. On the year Coker is 12-10, while the loss drops Clarion to 1-2 in their young season.
Clarion was the first to get on the board, scoring three runs in the first two innings. Coker evened the score with three runs in the third, thanks to a single and a run scored by Brinley Griffin (Port St. John, Fla.), an RBI triple from Matthew Kearnes (Bay Shore, N.Y.) and an RBI single from Drew Hardee (Rock Hill, S.C.). The Cobras added a run in the fourth with a solo home run by Jessie Crockett (North East, Md.) to give Coker a one run lead, but that lead did not last long as Clarion added a run of their own in the top of the fifth with a solo homer from Ken Morgan.
The Cobras regained their one run advantage in the bottom of the fifth with a sacrifice fly from Nick Fuoco (Palm Bay, Fla.). Coker then added to that lead with four runs in sixth and another three in the seventh to take the 12-4 advantage.
Michael Rogers (Florence, S.C) (2-1) earned the win going seven strong innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts. Clarion's Greg Bandzuh took the loss, allowing five runs on 11 hits with four strikeouts.
Kearnes was the offensive leader going 4-for-5 with a triple, three RBIs and three runs scored, while Daniel Hiatt (Elwood, Ind.) was 3-for-5. Trey Lynch (Florence, S.C.) had two RBIs on an inside the park home run, while scoring two runs, and Crockett finished the day with two hits including a home run with two runs scored. Brian Luchsinger (Farmingville, N.Y.), Griffin and Hardee each had two hits on the day and Jordan Buenting (Ankeny, Iowa) drove in two runs.
For Clarion, Morgan was 1-for-4 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored, as was Sean Zimmerman, who also had a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Tom Briley and Jason Krimsky were the only two Golden Eagles with multiple hits, both players finished the day 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Coker returns to the diamond on Wednesday, when they host Alderson Broaddus in a non-conference game starting at 2:00 p.m.


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The 2013 Blue Devils kick off their season this Saturday at 4PM in Wallace Wade Stadium against NC Central in the Bull City Gridiron Classic. Led by reigning ACC Coach of the Year David Cutcliffe, this year's squad seeks to make Duke Football history, as they hope to earn the program's first ever back-to-back bowl bids. Here's our quick numeric guide to the 2013 gridiron Blue Devils.
#7 QB Anthony Boone takes over for the departed Sean Renfree, and will run Offensive Coordinator Kurt Roper's new-look read-option offense. Can the redshirt-junior reproduce last year's effort against UVA, where he threw for over 200 yards and 4 touchdowns? In order for the Blue Devil scoring offense to remain in the top 5 in the ACC, Boone must improve his accuracy and establish himself as a dual-threat quarterback.
Duke returns 4 of 5 starters along the offensive line from 2012, and the unit totals 113 career starts, which ranks #3 in the country this season. That experience combined with the read-option system and a stable of talented backs should allow the Blue Devils to improve upon the #98 ranked rushing offense from a year ago. With new starters in QB Boone and #62 C Matt Skura, Duke will have to be sure to avoid costly false start penalties. Expected to be a strength for this year's offense, depth along the offensive line could become a concern as the season progresses, after Duke lost 2 projected back-ups to injury (OT Tanner Stone and OT Casey Blaser) this August.
A consistently effective running game will be crucial in the new read-option offense. Over the past 10 years, the Blue Devils' best team yards per carry for a season was 3.8; this year's unit should eclipse that number behind #25 RB Jela Duncan (5.1 ypc in 2012) and #9 Josh Snead (5.0 ypc in 2012). Senior #23 RB Juwan Thompson will slide into the hybrid role played by Brandon Connette a year ago.
#3 WR Jamison Crowder is expected to be Boone's favorite target, and the Blue Devils will need the All-ACC junior to provide the veteran consistency lost with the graduation of Conner Vernon and Desmond Scott. #17 WR Issac Blakeney, a fellow Monroe native, should have a breakout year, not unlike Crowder in 2012; his combination of size, speed, and chemistry with Boone, should all make him a difficult match-up for opposing defenders. Similarly, young newcomers #83 WR Anthony Nash, #4 WR Johnell Barnes, and #10 WR Ryan Smith all have game-changing ability and around 4.40 speed in the passing game.
If you're looking for numbers to improve upon for the 2013 Blue Devils, the defense is a good place to start. Even in their bowl-eligible 2012 season, Duke ranked #12 in the ACC in scoring defense, and #101 in the country in rush defense. It all starts up front, and Duke returns their entire defensive line from a year ago. Health will be paramount to this year's success, as the veteran trio of #84 DE Kenny Anunike, #92 DE Justin Foxx, and #95 NG Jamal Wallace missed a combined 16 starts in 2012. A healthy Anunike could become a real threat for opposing quarterbacks as he looks to build upon his 9.0 career sacks in his final campaign.
Linebacker is another position to expect improvement, bolstered by the return of #59 LB Kelby Brown, who will see his first game action in 644 days. Even after that extended absence, Brown returns as the team's active #1 in tackles for loss, QB pressures, and fumble recoveries. The linebacking corps formed by Kelby, brother #56 LB Kyler Brown, veterans #54 LB C.J. France, #47 LB David Helton, #48 LB Deion Williams, and recently moved #90 Mario Sanders, will be one of the deepest and most experienced position groups.
Speaking of experience, the Blue Devils will have to replace a lot of it in the secondary in 2013. Fortunately, they do return #6 CB Ross Cockrell, last year's #1 in the ACC in interceptions, but will still have to replace Walt Canty, Jordon Byas, and Lee Butler, who totaled 223 tackles in 2012. After finishing +2 in turnover margin a year ago, Duke hopes to improve upon that mark with a number of new playmakers in the secondary. The 2013 2-deep features 6 freshmen in the secondary, but it all starts with redshirt-sophomore #16 S Jeremy Cash, who will see his first snaps as a Blue Devil after sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules. Others who will see their first game action include #27 CB DeVon Edwards, #31 CB Breon Borders, #33 CB Deondre Singleton and #32 S Chris Holmes. That's a lot of new faces, which may result in a lot of inconsistency.
Special teams
Overall, special teams was a strength for the 2012 Blue Devils, and will be again in 2013. #41 P Will Monday finished #1 in the ACC in punting with an average of 44.64 yards, including a season-long 79 yard punt in the Belk Bowl. Not to be outdone, fellow first-year #35 K Ross Martin set a Duke all-time record with 106 points, and connected on an impressive 87% of his field goals. The duo of Martin and Monday will build upon their Freshman All-American campaigns and establish the Duke kicking game as one of the best in the country.
The return game is a key question mark for the 2013 squad. Led by the departed Lee Butler, Duke finished #6 in the country in punt returns, but struggled on kickoffs, where they were just #114. Duke has a number of veteran potential returners, including offensive stars Crowder and Duncan, but Coach Cutcliffe should not be afraid to run out speedy newcomers like DeVon Edwards and Ryan Smith, who have game-changing ability in the return game.
With the improvements in depth and team speed across the roster, kick coverage should develop into one of the 2013 Blue Devils' biggest strengths. Leaving the opponent with a long field may prove crucial for this year's defense.
The bottom line
Duke's 2013 schedule ranks #84 in the country in terms of opponent winning percentage, which represents the 2nd biggest change from a year ago, when the Blue Devils' schedule ranked #34. With a number of potential home wins on the schedule, the Blue Devils would get a boost from a full house of 33,941 Wade Wackos for their 7 home contests. In 2012, Duke finished 3-0 against in-state opponents; this year, they face 4 in-state rivals. Those match-ups, particularly the November games against NC State, Wake Forest, and North Carolina, will serve as the benchmark for the 2013 season. Prior to 2013, the Blue Devils have just 1 November win under Coach Cutcliffe. Consistency in all 3 phases of the game throughout all 3 months of the season will be critical if Duke expects to take advantage of their improved schedule and surpass last season's 6 win season to earn the program's 2nd consecutive postseason invitation.


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Reading these words is a sad experience for me. Eisenhower really had people and the world of people in mind when he developed and delivered this speech. And he had the perspective of having been a General in war needing and using equipment and a President during a peaceful time, keeping that peace while encouraging and growing the civilian economy.
We have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted.
Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades.
In this revolution, research has become central; it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.
Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity.
The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded.
Bringing this message home to the robotics industry involves a discussion on research in America versus the rest of the world, and the politics of representation to get funding for the industry. The former has been incorporated into most of my blog entries, particularly the article on financing the strawberry project.
Getting government funding for defense and civilian research and development is what I want to talk about here. There are two Congressional Caucuses today representing the robotics industry. One is educational; the other little more than a platform for lobbying to expedite funding. One addresses industrial and service robotics (which includes UAVs of all types) with a goal of providing a roadmap (including a funding roadmap) to help tackle America's fledgling robotics industry (or watch it be lost to off-shore companies); the other is focused on unmanned aerial devices for the DoD and Homeland Security with little, if any, attention to civilian uses.
Which one do you think will have the biggest impact on America and our long-term strategic goals for continued American life as we know it? The Robotics Caucus. Which one is getting all the attention and money? The UAV Caucus, of course. And that is because of their focus to provide access to Congress for lobbyists from the defense sector.
CBS Sunday Morning did a piece entitled: "Our Future Is Already in the Hands of Robots" and included the following quote:
Enthusiasm for robots on the battlefield, it seems, is only outpaced by the speed with which the military is acquiring them, says the author of "Wired for War," P.W. SingerUGVs and UAVs are a big business right now as are all companies providing products and services to support our war effort. But war spending isn't good for the public, particularly when most of the spending is being spent off-shore. The public may be listening to the Tea Baggers but they know and are experiencing the loss to the economic well-being of our country - and their households - by the trillion dollars we've spent on the Iraq and Afghan wars. We are bankrupting ourselves while the military-industrial complex is thriving. Voters know this. That's why James Carville's maxim "It's the economy, stupid" is as applicable today as it was then. Except that I would add President Eisenhower's warning to the maxim:
"We went into Iraq with a handful of drones; we now have 7,000 in the inventory," Singer said. "We went into Iraq with zero unmanned ground vehicles that are robotic; we now have 12,000.
"... [and] guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."Nevertheless there is some non-defense funding. Mikell Taylor at IEEE Spectrum reported that in 2009 there were at least six venture capital investment firms funding robotic start-up companies.


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James E. Bodkin, retired Buffalo firefighter
Oct. 14, 1946 – Jan. 2, 2013
A funeral for James E. Bodkin, a retired Buffalo firefighter who died in Florida after a long illness, will be held Monday in South Buffalo.
Mr. Bodkin died in January at his home in Lakeland, Fla., after a long illness. He was 66.
Mr. Bodkin was born in Buffalo's Old First Ward and graduated from Bishop Timon High School in South Buffalo.
Shortly after high school he was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam War, including one year in Vietnam.
After returning from the war he joined the Buffalo Fire Department and worked his way up to lieutenant. He received many commendations in that post, his family said, and later became an instructor at the department's fire training tower.
Mr. Bodkin retired in 2000 with his wife, Maureen, to Lakeland, Fla. He was an avid golfer in Florida, playing five days each week.
Besides his wife of 46 years, survivors include a daughter, Denise Reynolds; two sons, Steven and Gregory; a sister, Mary Greber; and two brothers, Jack and Tom.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 450 Abbott Road.


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A Little Mover's Paradise
Name: Shannon's Son (3)
Location: Toronto, Canada
When I was expecting our second child, we turned the guest room into our son's bedroom. We bought the second-hand bed and ikea expedit shelves specifically for this room, everything else was scavenged from other rooms in the house.
The tulip chair, lamps, and drapes were leftovers from the guest room (the garland was part of his first birthday party decorations), the rug used to be in the master bedroom, the IKEA MALM dressers were formerly in the office. The two stools I bought on Craigslist for $15 before I knew what I would do with them. Likewise the duvet cover, it was picked up in its original packaging from Goodwill. One of my favorite things in the room is the plaid blanket on the tulip chair - it's an airplane blanket from my flight to Spain for a student exchange program when I was sixteen.
We filled the walls with home-made art! A giant felt board (previously featured on Apartment Therapy), my son's artwork, and eighty truck photos. One day I would like to fill the entire wall next to the bed with truck photos, and my son is game! He is constantly pointing to trucks on the road that he wants for his wall. Also, I should note that our entire house was painted the same colour - Para Paint Silver Fox P2238-4
Thank you for having us! This is the most colourful room in the house, and it was fun to pull together!
Thanks, Shannon! Readers, you can visit Shannon at her blog 8FootSix.
(Images: Shannon - 8FootSix)