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Macromedia Contribute vs. the Developer.November 12, 2002
Sending ripples of joy/shock/fear through the web development community, Macromedia announced Contribute this weekend, a $99US content editing system.
The Golden Age?
The smarter web shops have realized that the best approach to site updating comes through enabling the client to literally do it themselves. Comfortable with competition like Vignette, Interwoven and Microsoft's Content Management Server pricing into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, many have elected to create their own Content Management Systems, allowing control over page layout, text formatting, image libraries and more.
Revenue comes from licensing this proprietary technology, and comfortable margins are generated by licensing the software. Content Management has become the new e–Commerce to the developer, a revival of an industry that was starting to doubt its own feasibility.
And so the Bottom Drops
But along with these high margins comes a hidden price. After having spent long months and even years developing these products, the news of a cheap replacement comes along to destroy that sense of security. While the investments are beginning to pay themselves off, there is still an awful lot of time and money tied up in many companies' systems.
The release of a single product doesn't precipitate the death knell for the independent CMS developer, since free systems have long been available. However, it's certainly no comfort to those who have invested in their systems without already recouping the cost. It can now be done cheaper, quicker, and since Contribute (based on the Dreamweaver engine) generates W3C standards-friendly code, it can possibly even be done better.
What Macromedia offers with this program is a sense of stability and legitimacy. Buying into an Open Source CMS is cheap initially, but the hidden costs manifest in high–margin external or on–staff support. Middle–of–the–road developers are able to offer support, but resources are more usefully tied up in development. Macromedia thus provides a trusted name brand, as well as a tie–in to existing, well–supported products like Dreamweaver.
All is not Lost.
While this is a rather large shock to those who assumed they had their market locked up, hope still glimmers. The program hasn't been released yet, and even when it ships, it will be Windows–only for a while yet. The $99 license will most likely be a single–processor license, requiring multiple purchases for companies wishing to allow access control to more than a single individual. And of course, as always, the site doesn't create itself.
What Once Was, Becomes Again
And that really is the core of the matter: development is what it once was all about, and now, again, it becomes the raison d'être. Developers don't like maintenance, and clients don't like paying for any more than they have to. The promise of the Content Mangement System is now more poignant than ever, and it becomes vitally important for the small developer to focus less on the creation of the tools, and more on their deployment and use.
Let's leave the distraction behind and focus on the goal. Let's stop worrying about the process and start concentrating on the end result.
Let's build the house, and forget about constantly improving the hammer.
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Agreed! Nicely said. Web designing and development is not "cut and paste". Let's let the client have control of that.
I've resisted Content Management Systems up to now because my clients have resisted paying the $1,500 to $2,000 price tag for any CMS that I could find to recommend. Yes, that will be a hole for the developer of these types of systems but they can use their coding and programming skills to fill another niche.
This is a very thoughtful piece. You have eloquently described our thinking about this issue: help with the content management problem and thus free up designers and developers to advance their skills and create new highly valuable applications. I'll stop there, your post says it better than I could.
Erik Larson
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Macromedia Contribute
PeggyTake a look at Zope - not all effective CMSs have big ticket licensing costs - this one has a license cost of $0.Although in my day job, I use Vignette, Interwoven, the MS CMS etc because of their fit into enterprise systems, I would wholeheartedly recommend Zope to any independent developer and SME clients. Hell, I use it for my personal site.
A good piece, definitely. I am surprised at the reactions I'm seeing regarding Contribute… perhaps everyone has a new product rush of blood :) It's not a perfect solution, it's not a "CMS killer". It seems to me that it's just an attempt at getting rid of "move that comma" update hell. At work we're currently investigating whether it will actually help - we use a staging/production server pair. So we suspect the extra files will turn into cruft on the production server… but we will wait and see.


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Waiting to read Weaz's reaction to this one...http://baconlube.com/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/trends/trends-features/is-this-the-worst-use-of-bacon-ever/article2237166/
So, um... it tastes terrible. Like burnt rubber cooked in bacon grease. Just so you guys know.
I sent Mrs Weaze a link to the website. We'll see how it goes over. (i'm guessing about as well as a turn in a punch bowl)

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SBA Extends Loan Outreach Center Operation to Feb. 27
Feb 22, 2013, 05:30 ET
ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U. S. Small Business Administration announced today that due to the level of activity the Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Lexington, TN will remain open until Wednesday, Feb 27. The Center provides one-on-one assistance to homeowners, renters and business of all sizes seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by severe storms and tornadoes on Jan. 29.
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GREENCASTLE — Subtle changes can occasionally make a big difference.
Coming off a mediocre week at the plate, head coach Eric Shaner decided to shuffle Greencastle-Antrim's batting order heading into Monday's varsity baseball game against Camp Hill, looking for a combination that would reveal his team's potential.
Following the Blue Devils' 17-1 thrashing of the visiting Lions, Shaner's gamble had clearly paid off.
"I mixed some things up with the lineup in hope of giving us a spark," Shaner explained. "I thought we were a little stagnant last week, so we moved some guys around. Fortunately, they responded even better than anticipated."
In all, G-A combined for 14 hits while scoring six runs in the second and seven more in the third before implementing the 15-run rule with one out in the fourth.
It was a convincing offensive performance from start to finish, something that Shaner is hopeful will continue.
"This was a great way for us to start a busy week, but now we need to build off this and find some consistency," Shaner said. "This is how we are capable of playing, so we need to show that moving forward."
Hunter Szaflarski headlined G-A's well-rounded attack, finishing 3-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. Adam Moore, Justin Hovey and Cam Chilcote each went 2-for-2 on the day while Ashtin Byers ended 2-for-3, including a two-run double in the second.
Moved to the leadoff spot, Danny Stepler grasped the opportunity, connecting on a bases-clearing triple in the second before adding a sacrifice fly in the third, resulting in a game-high four RBI.
While the offense was hitting on all cylinders, the Blue Devils were equally as impressive on the defensive side, with the pitching duo of Myles Gayman and Jake Crist holding Camp Hill to just three hits with the Lions' lone run being unearned.
Gayman struck out four in his three innings of work, improving to 3-0 as a freshman starter.
After Moore's RBI single put the Blue Devils on the board in the first, G-A blew things open in the second, with a leadoff triple by Szaflarski setting the tone. Singles from Hovey and Chilcote ensued with a walk to Holden Baker loading the bases for Stepler, who cashed in with a shot to right-center, resulting in a three-run triple and a 5-0 lead.
Byers capped the frame with his two RBI double, extending the margin to seven.
Camp Hill temporarily cut into the deficit by capitalizing on a G-A error in the top of the third only to have the momentum immediately shift back to the hosts moments later.
Two walks and a Chilcote single abruptly loaded the bases to start the home half, with Stepler's sac fly accounting for the first of seven eventual runs.
Base knocks by Kurt Hansen, Moore and Byers kept the scoring parade rolling before Szaflarski launched a shot off the fence in left, resulting in his second triple of the game and a 13-1 advantage.
Hovey then singled home Szaflarski two pitches later, sending the Blue Devils into the fourth up 14-1.
After making short work of the Lions in relief of Gayman, Crist added the exclamation point in the bottom of the fourth, ultimately bringing the 15-run rule into play.
With two men on, Crist sent a liner to right that was misplayed by the fielder, allowing both runners to score before Crist managed to round third and beat the ball to the plate, producing the 17-1 final.
"Everyone contributed and we got some guys in to gain some valuable in-game experience," Shaner said. "We can't get too high on this one, but it was definitely a confidence boost for us."
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So, those who know me, will know me as an avid Apple fanboy through and through… But you know what? Okay, yeah they're absolutely right. I love my Apple gear for its robustness, and its reliability. But recently, i've been becoming more and more frustrated with iOS. Specifically from a developer point of view, there are things I want to do, Apps i want to create that I just can't because of Apples strict enforcement of the App store rules.
Now i'm aware that these rules supposedly lead to a lovely clean App store full of apps which all 'just work' etc, but in reality there are a ton of Apps out there that are utterly useless but have been 'approved' by Apple for sale. I'll give you an example of an App I want on iOS, but can't have (without jailbreaking of course!). An app that scans the air for all the WiFi signals in the area, tells me which channel / frequency is the best one to use for my wireless router for minimum interference. I also want to be able to monitor signal levels (in dB) around my house and make sure i get a strong signal everywhere. Basically that's because i'm a
massive geek really cool guy, but also just a little bit because Apple won't let me!
Android on the other hand… Well there's no problem with android. I could make an app which did that, stick it up on the Google play store and have it ready for download in a couple of days if i really wanted to! My problem with Android, it's not with Google and it's nothing to do with the Core OS, rather it's the crap that manufacturers and mobile carriers love to smother over the top of a perfectly nice clean operating system. HTC's Sense UI is a perfect example, in my eyes it's ugly, it's dressing up android as a consumer level OS, when in reality it's screaming out to be the OS of choice for geeks around the world. In some ways, efforts like HTC's Sense is to Android, what OS X is to Unix (but not in a good way). It delays updates, performance improvements, and more… All for a (so called) pretty UI which consumers are supposed to like.
But here's the thing, Google have had their line of Nexus devices for a fair while now, and what they provide is the very core of Android, the 'vanilla' kernel if you like. With no funky magical animated unicorn home screen backgrounds (although I'm sure you can enable that if you really must!) and finally with Jellybean, a system which is comparable (in my eyes) to iOS. Google have FINALLY sorted out the 'Android Lag' between touching the screen and stuff actually happening, and what's more they have introduced a 7″ tablet, for under £200 that actually has some really nice specs. It really looks like a dream device for an App developer, which probably explains why i'm so very tempted to get my hands on one, and give Android development a go.
Couple this with the strange goings on at Apple of late, I'm talking about things like the sudden withdrawal of all machines from EPEAT only to have the decision reversed days later, in addition to the plain ugly leaks of what is rumoured to be the next iPhone. Apple appears to be faltering. I hate to say it, but i really think Apple is going to get some serious competition in the next year or two, from the likes of Google especially, but also Microsoft who appears to be trying to drag itself back into this century with PC+ and it's Surface offering (supposedly a tablet, with no price or release date… We'll see Microsoft, we'll see!). Either way, it's going to be an interesting couple of years, and it's about time Apple got some serious competition… Now without further ado, i'm off to buy a Nexus 7, but don't you think for one second that means i'm going to get rid of my iPad…
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Adrienne Rich, a pioneering feminist poet and essayist who challenged what she considered to be the myths of the American dream and subsequently received high literary honors, died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz. She was 82.
The cause was complications from the rheumatoid arthritis that had plagued her for much of her life, said a son, Pablo Conrad.
"Adrienne Rich made a very important contribution to poetry," Helen Vendler, a Harvard University professor and literary critic told The Times in 2005. "She was able to articulate a modern American conscience. She had the command of language and the imagery to express it."
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OK. So there's got to be a moment when that mindshare is beneficial to Microsoft. Which is when? Microsoft is a company and their goal is to sell something now or somehow prepare the field for future sales.
In that environment (which I've grown in by the way), it would even be detrimental: pirated copies are so common that the law abiding guy appears as a renegade (it goes beyond software: people sound they horn to ask you why on earth you stopped your car at the red light and dared slow them down! True story, I've experienced that last April). And making fun of others is a true sport in west Africa, at least in my home country. People will even call you stupid for spending money for things (almost) no one pays for. They'll call Microsoft stupid and boast of "making rich Americans work for them, poor Africans". You want to be the "legal" guy in the crowd? Then say hello to loneliness.


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HAVELOCK � Havelock starting pitcher Josh Little had a simple plan.
HAVELOCK � Havelock starting pitcher Josh Little had a simple plan.
�Throwing strikes and keeping the ball low,� Little said. �I was trying to no-hit them and give up no walks.�
Little came close. The right-hander gave up just two hits and struck out six as the Rams beat Swansboro 5-1 Friday at Havelock High.
�I�m real, real proud of our pitching,� Havelock coach Charlie Smith said. �We�ve had five games, and we�ve pitched well in all of them. Josh limiting them to one run, that was an awesome job. He had a couple of little lapses, but he pitched out of them.�
Havelock�s defense made one error, and eliminated Jordan Behan�s single in the sixth when shortstop Justice Provencher and second baseman Ryan Lewis turned a double play.
In the seventh, Little made quick work of the Pirates (3-1), setting down three batters in order, including one on a strikeout.
�I was ready to get home and get the win today,� he said.
Swansboro made three errors in the first two innings. Havelock (2-3) took advantage in the second when Will Blythe reached on an error and scored on another, giving the Rams a 1-0 lead.
�I was disappointed in our defense. We gave them six outs in the second inning,� Swansboro coach Rusty Ross said. �We did turn three double plays, but some of those routine errors put us in a hole.
�This guy (Little) pitched against us last time and only gave up one run, and when a guy�s that good on the mound, you can�t give them extra outs and put yourself in a hole.�
Leading 1-0, Havelock took control with a four-run fourth. Blythe tripled to right to lead off the inning, and after Swansboro starter Sean Burke got the next two batters and walked Provencher, Chris Toler dribbled an infield hit up the third-base line, scoring Blythe. Pharoh Cooper then pounded a ball into the wind into the right-center field gap for a two-run triple. Cam Carpenter singled to center to score Cooper, giving the Rams a 5-0 lead.
�He hit that ball,� Smith said of Cooper�s triple. �That ball was crushed into the wind. I couldn�t believe it kept going. I thought it was going to hang up.�
Swansboro tried to mount a comeback in the top of the fifth. Jon Iris, who had Swansboro�s only other hit with a single in the second, was hit by a pitch, and Tyler Bodnarik reached on an error. Both advanced on a wild pitch, and Iris crossed the plate on Nate Weickowski�s RBI groundout. However, the Pirates would get no closer.
�I think maybe this brings us back down,� Ross said of the loss. �We were 3-0 and you know you�re going to have some games where you boot the ball around. I think one of the main things is that we have to make the routine plays to win ballgames, because we don�t have the type of offense right now to come back and score three or four runs in an inning.�
Swansboro next hosts Pender on Saturday.
Havelock is next scheduled to open Coastal 3A Conference play by hosting D.H. Conley on Tuesday.


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This December 1, 2011 file photo shows the 2011 National Christmas Tree after being lit by US President Barack Obama and the First Family during a ceremony on The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC.
The Colorado blue spruce passed away "due to complications resulting from transplant shock" just 14 months after it was planted in the Ellipse field outside the White House, the National Park Service said May 4, 2012. Born on a tree farm in New Jersey, it replaced a similar tree knocked down in a wind storm after 33 years.
A successor tree -- also a Colorado blue spruce, from an undisclosed state adjacent to the US capital -- has been identified, and it will be planted in late October, the federal agency said. The ceremonial lighting of the National Christmas Tree is a Washington tradition that dates back to 1923 when then-president Calvin Coolidge flicked the switch on a fir tree festooned with 2,500 electric bulbs. Last Christmas, in a nod to 21st century energy efficiency, the tree featured 65 sets of programmable color-changing LED lights as well as 160 starburst ornaments in an heirloom topper design.
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Football season is in full swing, and along with getting the best seats — even at a bar — game-day food is an absolute priority. When chips and guacamole get old (or shall we say, stale), look to one of these tailgating suggestions from Chicago's top chefs. And these aren't tips on making the perfect crudité platter either — especially considering these masters of meat are leading the kitchens of DMK Burger Bar, Markethouse, Chicago Pour House, Mercat a la Planxa, and a newcomer backed by an ex-NFL player you'll have to read on to discover.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 3rd Nov 2012 02:14 UTC
"The Nexus 4 is absolutely wonderful, but it's also vexing. Frustrating. Annoying. It's easily the best Android phone on the market right now, and has some of the most powerful software that's ever been put on a mobile phone. It's an upgrade from last year's Galaxy Nexus in every way. It's terrific - save for one small thing. " Lack of LTE, obviously. Bigger issue for me as a European: glass back. Apparently it cracks. Who'da thunk?
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by Neolander on Sat 3rd Nov 2012 07:06 UTC in reply to "is this a phone?"
The review says reception/call quality rates a 6. Is this a phone or an MP3 player?
Once again Google proves it hasn't a clue.
Once again Google proves it hasn't a clue.
If you read the article carefully, this rating is simply due to the lack of LTE, and "regular" HSPA communications will work just fine.
Misleading rating in my opinion. But then again, the same reviewer will also consider getting more than 16 hours of battery life out of a cellphone as some sort of wonderful achievement...
Battery life was also top notch. I'm used to getting just about a day of use on my Galaxy Nexus (that's taking it off of the charger around 8AM or 9AM, and putting it back on around 2AM). Some days it doesn't quite make it that long, depending on my workload. The Nexus 4 fared much better. At the time of this writing, I've had it off of its charger for 10 hours and 30 minutes and it's still got 45 percent battery life. Yesterday before I plugged it in, I'd had it off the charger for 16 hours, with 18 percent of its juice left. To say it's holding up for full work days would be an understatement; even with heavy use, this battery more than pulls its weight.


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Even Shirtless Olympic Swimmers Can't Avoid 'Funny Diver Face' – Hunks of the Day
It's important to realize that all guys, especially those who have the bodies of Greek Gods, are still human. They all have their ugly days. Trust us. So, when you're pining after one of those hot, shirtless divers from the 2012 Olympics and thinking to yourself, "I'm not pretty enough to land a man like that," just remember what they all look like in midair.
No matter how hot they are and no matter how chiseled their rock-hard abs are, none of them are immune to what we call "Funny-Looking Diver's Face." Still don't believe us? See for yourself.


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From bright, statement bouquets to breathtaking city views, and a wedding filled with two beautiful ceremonies, this day is chock full of the good stuff. Scratch that.... beautiful stuff. Held at the Aracely Cafe overlooking the San Francisco bay, the Bride and Groom wanted to honor their love of community and culture with a celebration that showcased all of the above. See how beautifully they pulled it off through the images by Jenny Soi.
From the Photographer... This refreshing and unique colorful wedding was inspired by the couple's love for their community and culture. Dionne and Ruel celebrated at a beautiful gem of a venue Aracely Cafe, located right on the marina overlooking the bay area, their home town. I love the bride's minimalist gown and statement bouquet, and the groom's unexpected emerald colored suit. Above all, I loved how much joy they shared on their first look and while exchanging vows.


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If being taxed is one of life's only certainties, receiving free tax preparation assistance from Niagara University isn't far behind.
For a 33rd year, students from NU's College of Business Administration will help members of the Niagara Falls community file their state and federal income taxes this spring.
In 2013, student volunteers helped local residents file 453 tax returns, totaling more than $630,000 in federal and state refunds.
Accounting professor Ian Burt will take over coordination of the program, which saw 54 students contribute more than 630 volunteer hours a year ago.
"As a Vincentian institution, the VITA program embodies what we're attempting to do in terms of service learning," said Burt, a certified public accountant who is nearing completion of his doctorate in accounting. "To be able to offer this service to the underserved members of this community is a way for the university to give back. At the same time, our students are learning skills that will be necessary for them to pursue employment after graduation."
Sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, the program, called Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, is entering its 33rd year at Niagara. Under the program, NU students prepare and electronically file federal and state tax returns free of charge for elderly and low-income taxpayers in the community. The program is coordinated by members of Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor society for accounting, and the college's Accounting Society.
Beginning Feb. 11, assistance will be provided from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. at Niagara University (St. Vincent's Hall, Room 205) on the following dates:
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No appointments are needed to participate in this free service.
Niagara University's VITA program has garnered national accolades from Beta Alpha Psi, an organization with more than 300,000 members in 300 chapters on college and university campuses around the world.
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Power plant reliability
The ASME committee for reliability, availability, and maintainability helps power plant owners and operators achieve their goals.
Power plant owners and operators have always struggled to control reliability, availability, and maintainability. Here are some common questions whose answers are not so common:
How do I identify my exposures to risk?
How do I mitigate them?
How should I prioritize them?
How can I effectively implement these changes to get the desired results?
How do I best utilize my maintenance/repair resources?
How do I obtain and sustain an effective preventive maintenance program?
How can I justify the budget I need to keep the plant operating properly?
In response to these types of questions, ASME International created a Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) Committee to develop a standard to address these issues. The new RAM standard, issued for power plants toward the end of 2013, offers a very structured process to help owners, engineers, contractors, and operators coordinate and work effectively on RAM projects.
The concept of RAM is nothing new; it has been around for about 40 years. However, over the decades it has had multiple uses and interpretations. Many different organizations even created their own definitions. ASME decided to take on consolidating this plethora of information in response to the industry's demand for a standard that gets results.
First, let's define RAM:
Reliability: The probability that something will operate for its designed interval under a specific conditions (the ability to maximize uptime).
Availability: The probability that something can operate at any given moment (the ability of your plant to operate when you need it).
Maintainability: The probability that something can be restored to operating condition in a specified amount of time (the ability to minimize downtime).
Equation No. 1: Defines availability as a function of reliability and maintainability.
How to get results
Availability is maximized when uptime is large and downtime is small. In other words, to achieve your availability goals, you want high reliability and high maintainability. So the ultimate goal of a power plant is to truly control availability, which is done by controlling reliability and maintainability. The question is, "How can I control reliability and maintainability?"
"If you can measure it, you can control it." This adage is the fundamental concept of a control loop. It is based upon deviation from a measured input parameter (setpoint) to initiate a change. This is also true when it comes to reliability, availability, and maintainability. The new RAM standard discusses the importance of identifying measurable parameters (based on your equipment and maintenance structure), regularly monitoring them and making the appropriate adjustments.
This new standard offers a very structured process to help owners, engineers, contractors, and operators coordinate to achieve the common goal.
The RAM process:
This is the phase where the owner gets the opportunity to discuss and define its requirements and goals for the power plant. Many factors are taken into account and must be addressed to ensure a comprehensive understanding of what needs to be accomplished. The owner establishes who is on the RAM team and their roles are assigned.
Program development
In this phase, the design engineer incorporates the owner's RAM requirements and goals into the development of the contract documents (drawings, specifications, etc.). This is to ensure RAM is built into the design of the power plant. The contractor is involved in the construction and commissioning requirements also to ensure that the aspects of RAM are constructed as designed, validated, and verified.
Program implementation
Until now, everything has basically been theoretical. In this phase, theory becomes reality as the RAM program gets implemented. The RAM standard lists requirements that must be addressed to provide direction and techniques for implementation.
Program revision
Establishing a clear process for revision makes sure that the RAM program can be changed as needed. A RAM program is a living document that is to be regularly updated as changes occur in equipment, operating procedures, personnel, or purpose. This permits the program to transcend plant modifications and personnel turnover, effectively resisting obsolescence.
The standard provides the guidance so that RAM can be incorporated into all aspects of the power plant's lifecycle. All that is developed in each of these phases culminates in the RAM program manual. This is the physical product that identifies the customized program in its entirety for a specific power plant. This document helps to guide the RAM manager in sustaining the program throughout its lifecycle with measured and controlled results.
One of the most powerful statements in the standard is that it requires a budget to be developed for the implementation of the program. This gives the owner a clear understanding of the necessary maintenance costs required to mitigate risk and achieve goals.
Performance-based versus prescriptive
The standard is purposely brief and written at a high level. This is to offer the most diversity and freedom of design. The standard's strength comes from the fact that it is "performance-based" instead of "prescriptive." Prescriptive standards state their requirements in exact terms, usually in very precise detail. History has shown that prescriptive standards can be resistant to changes in technology, restrictive to innovation, and limiting in applicability. Performance-based standards tend to take the view of "the ends justify the means." They state what you need to get done and leave the means and methods to the engineers, owners, and operators. A performance-based standard maximizes the opportunity for compliance for power plants of various sizes, fuels, technologies, and functions. For these reasons, ASME is now encouraging performance-based standards over prescriptive ones.
The new ASME RAM standard is not a magical cure to all of your power plant's problems. Rather, it offers a structured, practical approach that can be customized to your specific needs to maximize your ability to achieve your reliability, availability, and maintainability goals.
Brian Wodka is a mechanical engineer at RMF Engineering and the vice chair of the ASME RAM Standards Committee. He leads the power plant assessment and reliability team at RMF Engineering and has performed power plant assessments and boiler inspections for the past 12 years. Wodka also sits on the Board of Boiler Rules along with the Board of Stationary Engineers for the state of Maryland.
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Since the mid 1980s, a growing body of theoretical and empirical literature has examined the existence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities. Collectively, this research has suggested that IPV in rainbow communities occurs at rates comparable to those documented among heterosexual populations and results in similar detrimental psychological, social, and physical consequences for victims. Importantly, however, this work has also highlighted myriad ways in which the social and structural marginalization of gender and sexual minority populations create unique vulnerabilities for IPV that are not shared by cissexual and heterosexual individuals. This entry provides an overview of this scholarship to inform strength-based social work practice with and for LGBT survivors of domestic violence at the macro, mezzo, and micro levels.
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Financial well-being is an individual responsibility in twenty-first century America, even though research reveals a serious inability for many Americans to attain it. Social workers have the education and training to help people modify behavior and a history of working with low-income and minority families, as well as the skills to engage and empower clients, making them the best professionals to help Americans take control of their money and their lives. This article explains how incorporating financial-literacy skills and models of financial behavioral change into the social work curriculum would benefit both social workers and their clients. It describes the financial social work model and an understanding of its relevance to the social work profession.
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In this entry we address the primary purpose of family in supporting the growth and development of individual members throughout the life course. Life cycle and attachment theories inform our understanding of how families function. Changing family patterns are addressed in terms of the variety of family forms, the multiplicity of needs as economies shift and life expectancy lengthens, family coping and adaptation to normative transitions and unexpected crises, and the influence of cultural and racial diversity. We conclude with brief comments on the issues for contemporary families and needs for the social work profession.
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According to U.S. census data, an estimated 270,313 American children were living in households headed by same-sex couples in 2005, and nearly twice that number had a single lesbian or gay parent. Since the 1990s, a quiet revolution has been blooming in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. More and more lesbians and gay men from all walks of life are becoming parents. LGBT people become parents for some of the same reasons that heterosexual people do. Some pursue parenting as single people and others seek to create a family as a couple; still other LGBT people became parents in a heterosexual relationship. Although there are many common themes between LGBT parenting and heterosexual parenting, there are also some unique features. Unlike their heterosexual counterparts, who couple, get pregnant, and give birth, most LGBT individuals and couples who wish to parent must consider many other variables in deciding whether to become parents because the birth option is not the only option.
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Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence
Larry W. Bennett and Oliver J. Williams
Perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) use coercive actions toward intimate or formerly intimate partners, including emotional abuse, stalking, threats, physical violence, or rape. The lifetime prevalence of IPV is 35% for women and 28% for men, with at an estimated economic cost of over ten billion dollars. IPV occurs in all demographic sectors of society, but higher frequencies of IPV perpetration are found among people who are younger and who have lower income and less education. Similar proportions of men and women use IPV, but when the effects of partner abuse are considered, women bear the greatest physical and behavioral health burden. Single-explanation causes for IPV such as substance abuse, patriarchy, and personality disorders are sometimes preferred by practitioners, advocates, and policymakers, but an understanding of IPV perpetration is enhanced when we look through the multiple lenses of culture and society, relationship, and psychological characteristics of the perpetrators.
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Sexual assault or rape affects millions of women and men in the United States; however, it is only in the last 30 years that it is being considered a social problem. During this period, many policies at the state and federal levels have attempted to address sexual assault and provide legal remedies for victims. However, sexual assaults are still the most underreported crime in the United States and are accompanied by bias and misinformation that plague our response. Social workers play a crucial role in offering services to survivors and advocating for more education and awareness in our communities and universities.
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Violence is a serious social issue that affects millions of individuals, families, and communities every year. It transcends across racial, age, gender, and socioeconomic groups, and is considered a significant public health burden in the United States. The purpose of this entry is to provide an overview of violence as a broad yet complicated concept. Definitional issues are discussed. Additional prevalence rates of select types of violence are presented in addition to risk and protective factors associated with violent behavior. The entry concludes with a summary of approaches to address violence in the context of prevention and intervention strategies.


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Four years after the initial round of press abuses, after the false narrative around Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon had been firmly set, the media unleashed another round ...On December 22, 2016 / By Rebecca Asquith ~ Layout by Jonathan Baldwin
This site was launched in May 2014 to address over 2 years of cyber-bullying and trolling by a small gang who had relentlessly pursued their targets anonymously: presenting lies, malicious innuendos and disgusting false allegations. They fixed their attention on Serge Benhayon, Universal Medicine and anyone they considered associated with the organisation.
This misguided pursuit has been planned and executed with hate and indecency as its vigour; approaching employers, service companies anywhere where they could attempt to discredit, to ruin businesses and careers. They kept their public identity anonymous but are now exposed. As there were no signs of these cyber-bullies ceasing their harassment we decided to uncover their conduct. The Facts about Universal Medicine exposes the trolls and cyber-bullies – it provides nothing but a truthful account linking the cyber-bullies real identities to what they have said and done anonymously.
After two years of relentless harassment by Esther Rockett, Lance Martin and Robert Macindoe they were exposed on this site, it is perplexing but not surprising to hear that the cyber-bullies are now claiming to be the victims of bullying and harassment. It is not bullying and harassment to call those people to account who have engaged in such harmful conduct, nor is it bullying and harassment to pose questions as to what might be motivating their conduct.
All that is said is based upon what they have written for the public record. You, the reader can make up your own minds when you see what they have done and the lengths to which they have gone.
Interesting to note, there was no media interest in Universal Medicine, and not one complaint ever lodged with any Government departments until the end of Lance Martin's marriage to Anna Douglass.
We apologise the content of this section is no longer available. Anna Douglass who has presented her true account about Lance Martin's vendetta against Universal Medicine and the demise of her marriage was compelled to ask for her comment to be removed because of ongoing threats by Lance Martin of family court proceedings if she did not have the material taken down.
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Connecticut Lyric Opera marks its 10th anniversary with Verdi Requiem
New London — It was an unfortunate promotional decision to announce a funeral mass as a birthday celebration, but all's well that ends well.
On Sunday afternoon, the Connecticut Lyric Opera marked its 10th anniversary with a wonderfully sung performance at the First Congregational Church of the Verdi Requiem that was drawn from the company's statewide musical network.
Sunday's concert encapsulated the CLO's musical sprawl across the state and was born more of these tendrils than from the main operatic shoot here. The opera company's music director is Adrian Sylveen, who also is music director for the New Haven-based Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and it is that orchestra which performs for the CLO. Since the orchestra was performing the requiem in New Britain Saturday evening with a large chorus drawn from the New Britain Chorale, Polonia-Paderewski Choir and Capella Cantorum, it seemed a shame to let the talent go to waste, so the encore arrived here.
In some ways, the performance at the church took the company back to its roots, the place where the company staged its first "Carmen" 10 years ago on a shoestring budget. The CLO now performs four opera productions a season in four cities – Middletown, Waterbury, New Britain and New London – and in many ways has become the dominant opera company in the state in a decade of remarkable growth and achievement.
Enhanced by a large brass and horn section to serve Verdi's lavish score, the orchestra Sunday had grown to 52 pieces, and the brass and horns were arranged in the balconies on either side of the altar-turned-stage in an antiphonal style that harkens back to Arcangelo Corelli. The sound in the high vaulted sanctuary was splendid.
Sylveen drew the full operatic drama and theatricality from this unusual requiem, mostly with well-balanced dynamics. For an opera audience, the effect of this requiem by the greatest of opera composers can be more of the theater than the cathedral. Again and again, there were moments that carried you back to the operas, such as in the Offertorio, so redolent of the sorrowful and death-haunted final act of "Il Trovatore" that you expected to hear Leonora intoning grimly "fuggi, fuggi …"
The featured soloists, all with ties to CLO productions, had wonderful moments. Tenor Christopher Lucier, often given key dramatic moments, was vocally commanding, and soprano Jurate Svedaite-Waller, the CLO's resident prima donna, was in fine voice, often soaring above the massed chorus and orchestral tuttis.
But the score is very much centered on the mezzo-soprano part, and Heather Petrie was the vocal star of the performance. This is not some failed soprano hanging on as a mezzo, but a true contralto, with a big, deep, resonant projection that can fill a hall. Her performance was impassioned Romantic Italianate fervor, especially in the Lux aeterna, where the tessitura took her up a notch, and her burnished tone turned golden and soared sweetly.
Bass Ryan Foley, at times very warm at the bottom of his range, was increasingly unfortunately unfocused and wobbly as the long mass progressed.
But the chorus grew in strength as the work progressed, as its best in the contrapuntal storm of the final section and when called upon to roar above the orchestral crescendos in the requiem's well-known Dies irae.
It was pure operatic Verdi, the "Rex tremendae" steeped in dread, the "Recordare, Jesu pie" a heartfelt plea, the performance as a whole, a triumph.
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Lunar-Themed, Four-Diamond Hotel in Saint Louis's Vibrant Delmar Loop
Eight stories above Delmar Boulevard in Saint Louis's Loop neighborhood, there's a 10-foot-wide, 3,000-pound model of the moon—the largest model of its kind in the world. It rotates slowly, and as it does, the eggshell color of its lighter half gives way to the sooty hue of its dark side, just like the real moon. You can get a close-up view of this at the Moonrise Hotel's Rooftop Terrace Bar, which opens in April. Down in the lobby of the AAA four-diamond hotel, you'll find sleek, sometimes The Jetsons-esque furniture sitting side by side with the towering fronds of a strelitzia nicolai plant. It's this fashionable space theme that inspired readers of AAA's Midwest Traveler to vote Moonrise Hotel the Best Small Hotel in the Midwest in 2012.
Walk toward the elevators and you can marvel at the space-race-era curios, which showcase signed memorabilia and a certified moon rock from the personal collection of Moonrise Hotel owner Joe Edwards. Furnishings and decor in superior rooms feature a lunar motif, too, including polka-dot drapery that evokes images of the lunar cycles. Each of the spacious Walk of Fame suites focuses on a famous Saint Louis figure, from Sanford and Son star Redd Foxx to playwright Tennessee Williams.
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The six-block Delmar Loop district has a Main Street feel. It's a highly walkable, funky neighborhood with more than 140 shops, eateries, and entertainment forums. These run the gamut from the casual espresso bars and hookah bars to venues such as The Pageant, a concert venue a few doors east of Moonrise Hotel. As you walk through the neighborhood, you're simultaneously visiting the St. Louis Walk of Fame—the sidewalks on Delmar are embedded with brass stars and bronze plaques etched with the biographies of famous Saint Louisans such as T.S. Eliot, John Goodman, and Chuck Berry.
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Other key pieces are the bookshelves that my husband made out of wood pallets, the large buffalo print (she loved looking at the black/white contrast when we used the dresser for her changing table), the birch tree wall decal, and the vintage national park postcards over the closet. I also have displayed a decor element used at her baby shower - the forest scene terrarium. Finally, the lovely bird mobile was made by my mother-in-law.
We love the room and we hope she can grow into it for quite some time as well!
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New York State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, a member of the Senate finance committee, asked his colleagues in the Senate Tuesday to fully restore approximately $120 million in proposed cuts in funding that supports and services people with developmental disabilities.
Grisanti said he and Senate finance chairman John DeFrancisco believe full restoration of the funding will support New York's most vulnerable residents.
"As part of the ongoing budget process, I am urging the Senate to advocate for the use of the resources identified in the negotiations we have had with the Assembly and Gov. Cuomo," Grisanti said. "This includes $200 million in revenues identified by the Consensus Economic and Revenue Forecast Report, as well as any consensus spending re-estimates, rejections of new proposed spending initiatives and other available resources."
Grisanti has recently met with constituents who are concerned with the proposed budget cuts that will impact the operation of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
"I have heard from the parents, families and individuals with these disabilities who are currently being provided with support and services as well as a number of the over 12,500 employees of the agencies who assist people with developmental disabilities here in Western New York and the Finger Lakes region," he said. "Their message to me is that a 6 percent cut across the board is simply not manageable."
Grisanti said previous budget reductions have already impacted New York state residents who either have developmental disabilities or work in that field.
"As a result of reductions in funding that have been imposed every year since 2009, services have already been sharply cut and the proposed cut this year will force agencies to lay off direct support staff and close or sharply reduce critical programs that people with developmental disabilities and their families rely upon," he said. "These cuts can adversely impact the health, safety and quality of life of some of the most vulnerable among us. I have been asked to do everything in my power to restore this funding as part of the budget process and therefore will bring the concerns of Western New York residents to my legislative colleagues in Albany."
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Children's Nutrition Has a Growing Role in Formulation
The old Victorian aphorism, Children should be seen and not heard, once was the guiding principle of food formulation. No longer.
A generation ago, formulating a food or beverage item for the elementary-school set meant sticking sugar in it, a cartoon character on it, then blitzing the TV cartoon hour with a flood of 120-decibel kid-beguiling ads. No more.
While some manufacturers still try to play that game, the recognition of children's discerning palates and special nutritional needs is steering most processors toward more proactive thinking when it comes to feeding our young.
"Many foods are made with the nutrition needs of adults in mind," says Tara DelloIacono-Thies, nutritionist and "kid food coach" for Clif Bar & Co. (www.clifbar.com), Berkeley, Calif. "This 'cookie-cutter' approach of adults to kids doesn't always translate when it comes to making healthy foods that meet the needs of our children. Kids have different needs and requirements than adults."
Clif Bar & Co. designs its line of Clif Kids organic products for "kids in motion," using whole grains and sweeteners such as fig paste, brown rice syrup and tapioca syrup.
When formulating the nutritional profile for Clif Kid products, DelloIacono-Thies looks at what nutrients kids ages 6-12 usually are lacking, such as iron and zinc, and focuses on helping meet the RDA needs.
Childhood represents a time of marked physical change and development, according to Ram Chaudhari, senior executive vice president and chief scientific officer for Fortitech Inc. (www.fortitech.com), Schenectady, N.Y. The company provides a variety of nutrient premixes targeting the health needs of children in formulated foods and beverages. "Because of differing food patterns and high requirement for certain nutrients in children compared to adults, children are at greater risk of developing micronutrient deficiencies of key nutrients," he says.
As Chaudhari explains, the focus of nutrition during childhood is to provide adequate nutrients to meet requirements for growth and activity. "A well nourished child is not only healthier, but he or she is happier and performs better scholastically. It is now known that achieving optimal nutrient intakes during childhood also helps to reduce the risk of chronic diseases during adulthood, such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease."
Sarah Staley, vice president of business development for Netherlands-based Friesland Foods Domo USA Inc. (www.domo.nl), concurs. "Companies face a dilemma in making foods that are acceptable, tastewise, for young children and nutritionally acceptable to the parents. In the teen years you see much more awareness of the link between food, nutrition and health -- that age group can understand that food is about more than what tastes good. [But] younger children will not eat a product they do not like just because it is good for them."
When formulating for elementary school children, processors need to be aware of the nutritional needs vital for growing bodies, what the common deficiencies are, the balance between healthy growth vs. unhealthy weight gain, what will give additional benefits to support developing brains and bodies. How do you make your product meet the parent's need for nutrition and the child's taste preference?
Balancing the needs of the children, the interests of the parents and overall taste preferences presents the biggest challenges to processors. "There are nutrient gaps [that] reveal a pattern of weakness in children's diets," says Chaudhari. "The answer to this problem is not just to eat more food; there is a strong need to change the overall pattern of micronutrient intake in children. This may be achieved to some extent by encouraging the consumption of various nutrient-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables. However, as many parents know from first-hand experience, this approach often meets with limited success.
"The haphazard eating patterns of children often limit intake of certain key nutrients, causing worry for parents and possible less-than-optimal development for the child," Chaudhari adds. "Increased availability of kid-targeted fortified food products could address this." Chaudhari points out that, besides the obvious and oft-focused upon bones, other organs also are developing and changing rapidly across childhood.
To maximize bone development in children, many nutrients are needed, including calcium, phosphorus and magnesium — the key bone mineral components — and vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin K for bone metabolism.
Dietary iron should be sufficient to combat anemia, a surprisingly common ailment in young children. Whereas symptoms of childhood anemia — fatigue, lethargy, irritability, pale color, weakness, headaches and cold intolerance — can apply to many of today's overworked kids, children exhibiting such symptoms for more than a day or kids who get infections on a frequent basis should be tested for anemia.
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Belfast hotel in Belfast City Centre, walk to St. Anne's Cathedral
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Located in Belfast City Centre, this luxury hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Victoria Square Shopping Centre, Belfast Customs House and St. Anne's Cathedral. Belfast City Hall and Waterfront Hall are also within 10 minutes. Belfast Central Station is 14 minutes by foot.
Hotel features
3 restaurants, a full-service spa and a health club are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a spa tub and a sauna are on-site.
Room amenities
All 62 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and memory foam beds. Comforts include Egyptian cotton sheets and pillow menus, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches such as bathrobes and slippers.
Languages Spoken
The Merchant Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, The Merchant Hotel features a health club and a spa tub. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on-site, and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to a business centre, a limo/town car service and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 1130 square feet (105 square metres) include conference rooms. This Victorian hotel also offers a sauna, a rooftop terrace and spa services. Limited on-site parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
The Merchant Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Express check-in
- Bar/lounge
- Babysitting or childcare
- Lift
- Rooftop terrace
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- 24-hour front desk
- Business centre
- Conference space
- Billiards or pool table
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 6
- Built in 1860
- Express check-out
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Health club
- Free wired Internet
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Smoke-free property
- Computer station
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 105
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Concierge services
- Conference space size (feet) - 1130
- Shopping on site
- Laundry facilities
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 62
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Languages Spoken
- Italian
- Spanish
Valet parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Premium TV channels
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Digital TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Number of bathrooms -
- In-room massage available
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Down comforter
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Memory foam mattress
- Pillow menu
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
The Great Room – This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Berts Jazz Bar – This bistro specialises in French cuisine and serves brunch, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Cloth Ear Bar – This restaurant specialises in local cuisine and serves brunch, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club, a spa tub and a sauna.
Guests aged under 18 years old are not allowed in the health club, fitness facility or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Rafting nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Waterskiing nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Spa Services
The Spa at the Merchant has 5 treatment rooms. Services include hot stone massages, Swedish massages, facials and body wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub and a steam room.
The spa is open daily. Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Number of treatment rooms 5
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Hot stone massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Valet parking fee: GBP 20.00 per stay
- Early check-in fee: GBP 50.00 (subject to availability)
- Late check-out fee: GBP 50.00 (subject to availability)
Hotel Name
- Merchant Hotel Belfast
- Merchant Hotel
- Merchant Belfast
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from Tourism NI.


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If you were Netherlands Olympic speedskater Sven Kramer and you'd just won the gold medal in the men's 5000m, what would be your response to an NBC reporting saying to you, "I need you to say your name, your country and what you just won here." Would it be, "Are you stupid? Hell no, I'm not gonna do that." That was Kramer's response. -- Andrea Reiher, Zap2it Related: Sven Kramer asks NBC reporter, "Are you stupid?"
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Clint Dempsey didn't miss the penalty kick on purpose.
At least, that's what he said after the US national team's 2-0 win over Mexico at Crew Stadium on Tuesday, a result that could have ended 3-0 when the Yanks captain was chopped down in the penalty box by Mexican midfielder Jesús Zavala in injury time.
But Dempsey, seemingly the most cold-blooded assassin in the USMNT player pool, rifled his spot kick a foot or so wide of goalkeeper Jesús Corona's left-hand post just before the final whistle to extend his team's eerily consistent history – four straight World Cup qualifiers over 12 years – of two-goal wins in central Ohio over their fiercest rivals.
"Nah, I always try to score," he told MLSsoccer.com in the postgame mixed media zone. "I was a little bit tired, but I've converted on three [USMNT PKs] and that's the first one I've missed. Obviously that's frustrating, that would've been nice, an icing on the cake for me tonight. But the most important thing is we won, and I'm happy with that."
That's not to say that the thousands of fans – and maybe even a few players, on both sides – who have come to view the Columbus "dos a cero" legend in supernatural terms will take his word for it.
It's a testament to how good the USA's night was that Dempsey's miss seemed to bring more joy to the overflow, overwhelmingly pro-US crowd than a successful conversion to pad the scoreline.
"It's this mystical thing, right? It's like this ghost," said midfielder Alejandro Bedoya. "Clint missed that penalty and it's like something that's haunting, that happened on purpose."
Kyle Beckerman laughed out loud at the idea that his Texan teammate might've meant to aim his PK wide in order to prolong the legend.
"I mean, I really would've liked – we all would've wanted – to win 3-0, I think. But it just seemed right that it was 2-0," the Real Salt Lake star said with a smile.
The historic scoreline certainly has its effect on El Tri. Mexican heads dropped immediately when Eddie Johnson thumped a header past Corona in the 49th minute, and as constant chants of "Dos a cero!" rang out across the stadium, there was only token doubt about the final result.
And when Landon Donovan stabbed home the game-clinching goal half an hour later, many members of the Mexican media immediately began packing up and exiting the press box with a resigned air.
"When we scored that first goal, you could see it on Mexico's face," said US defender Omar Gonzalez. "They were really defeated and the fans started chanting 'dos a cero,' and from that point on we really took control of the game.
"Playing here in Columbus is really special."
Dempsey cracked a brief grin when told about Bedoya's ghost theory.
"Yeah, maybe, you never know, bro!" he said. "It's cool. Hopefully it continues in the future. As long as we win it doesn't matter. I'll miss all the time."