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— Two astronomers-turned-astronauts and a space shuttle commander will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame this May, joining 63 of their Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and space shuttle peers.
Michael Coats, Steven Hawley and Jeffrey Hoffman were chosen by a committee of past enshrinees, former NASA leaders, historians and journalists to be the 2007 class of Hall of Fame inductees. The three will be honored with an evening gala and public ceremony to be hosted on May 4 and 5 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Coats, Hawley and Hoffman became astronauts in 1978 among the first recruited class of shuttle crew members, unofficially called the TFNG — "Thirty-Five New Guys." Coats and Hawley flew in space together and Hawley and Hoffman serviced the Hubble Space Telescope, though on different missions. While all three are retired from the NASA astronaut corps, they continue to serve the United States' space program today.
Commander and Director
Almost 30 years before he took the helm of Johnson Space Center as its director, Coats came to the Houston facility to train for an eventual three shuttle missions. A Naval Aviator and test pilot, he flew his first space flight as pilot of the maiden launch of orbiter Discovery. After overcoming the first pad abort of the program, Coats and his STS-41D crewmates deployed a prototype solar array and released three satellites in 1984.
Coats second flight was also his first command, again on Discovery for mission STS-29. Only the third launch after the loss of Challenger in 1986, Coats' crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and performed a space station "heat pipe" radiator experiment. After five days in orbit and 3,000 photographs taken of Earth, Coats landed the orbiter in California on March 18, 1989.
Commander Coats flew his third and final Discovery flight on an unclassified 1991 Department of Defense mission. The STS-39 crew deployed, operated and retrieved the free-flyer SPAS-II spacecraft and conducted research of both natural and induced Earth atmospheric phenomena.
Coats left NASA soon after his last flight for the private aerospace sector, holding management positions at Loral Space Information Systems and with Lockheed Martin's Space Systems Company, where he was most recently vice president of advanced space transportation. In Nov. 2005, Coats returned to NASA as the 10th director of the Johnson Space Center.
Have telescopes, will space travel
Steven Hawley's first space flight was with fellow 2007 inductee Mike Coats aboard STS-41D. He, Coats and his four fellow crewmates were dubbed the "Icebusters" after they successfully knocked free ice from Discovery's side using its robotic arm.
Hawley next flew as a mission specialist on STS-61C, a six-day mission that returned to earth just 10 days before the Challenger accident in January 1986. His crew, which included Congressman (later to be Senator) Bill Nelson, deployed a communications satellite. During the mission, Hawley conducted the first quantitative observations of the shuttle "glow" phenomenon, wherein the orbiter's side facing the atmospheric wind would exhibit a bright orange glow. He also operated a small telescope to view galactic gas clouds in ultraviolet.
The Hubble Space Telescope took the center stage for Hawley's third and fourth space flights. In April 1990 on STS-31, Hawley and his crewmates deployed the orbiting observatory from Discovery's payload bay. Hawley and Discovery returned to the telescope seven years later to upgrade Hubble and install new equipment. Hawley used the shuttle's 50-foot robotic arm to retrieve and re-deploy the 44 foot-long scope during the STS-82 mission.
Hawley's final flight focused on a different telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was deployed in July 1999 during his STS-93 mission. He also led the use of a small payload bay-mounted telescope to observe solar system objects, many for the first time in the ultraviolet.
A former deputy chief of the astronaut office and director of flight crew operations, today Hawley is the director of astromaterials research and exploration science for JSC.
Tethered spacewalker, tethered satellite
Like Hawley, an astronomer, Jeff Hoffman is a veteran of five shuttle missions and was the first to log 1,000 hours aboard the space shuttle, recording a career total of over 1,200 hours in space.
Hoffman, with STS-51D crewmate David Griggs, made the shuttle's first unscheduled spacewalk in April 1985, attaching a makeshift "flyswatter" to Discovery's robotic arm. The unplanned EVA was performed as part of an effort by the crew to engage a malfunctioning satellite that they had deployed earlier in the mission. During the flight Hoffman and his crew also recorded how various popular children's toys operated in space, resulting in a very popular educational outreach program for students.
Hoffman's second mission was the first shuttle flight dedicated to astronomical research, flying the ASTRO-1 ultraviolet astronomy laboratory, a project on which he had been dedicated to since before his first launch. The mission featured round-the-clock observations of the celestial sphere in ultraviolet and X-ray spectrums using a payload of four telescopes.
Hoffman was next named STS-46 payload commander, launching on Atlantis in 1992. He and the crew released the EURECA free-flyer and conducted the first test flight of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS), a joint project between NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) that strove to demonstrate that electricity could be generated by dragging a tether-attached probe through the Earth's magnetic field. Hoffman flew again with the TSS in 1996 aboard STS-75.
Hoffman was also a member of the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, STS-61, in 1993. During that flight, he performed three spacewalks to replace and install instruments inside the observatory, which in part corrected for an optical flaw that had limited the Hubble's on-orbit use since being deployed.
After leaving the astronaut corps, Hoffman represented NASA in Europe, where he worked as a liaison between the U.S. space agency and its European partners. In 2001, he was seconded by NASA to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Celebrating and selecting the 64th, 65th and 66th
To have been eligible for induction, an astronaut must have made his or her first flight at least 20 years before the induction year and must have retired from NASA's astronaut corps for at least five years. A candidate must be a U.S. citizen, NASA-trained and must have orbited the Earth at least once.
In balloting, committee members evaluated not only an individual's flight accomplishments but also how he or she contributed to the success and future success of the United States' space program in post-flight assignments.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) will host a gala honoring the 2007 inductees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Apollo-Saturn V Center on May 4. The following day on May 5, a public induction ceremony will be held at the space center's visitor complex in Florida.


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5 Jan 2015 09:01:22 AM
And Now They're Fired: Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Guto Inocente, and a Whole Heap of Others
2015 is off to a rough start for a handful of UFC fighters, Potato Nation. According to a pair of tweets sent out by @FightersInfo (which have been confirmed by several of the names mentioned), the UFC has released seven more fighters from its roster and lost another to retirement. Fight Night: Dickshooter will surely suffer from this.
Let's get to the casualties, shall we?
Isaac Vallie-Flagg: After transitioning to the UFC following the Strikeforce merger in 2012, Vallie-Flagg quickly established a reputation as one of the lightweight division's most consistently entertaining brawlers. Unfortunately, his inconsistent at best 1-3 record inside the octagon just wasn't doing it. Following his third straight loss to Matt Wiman at Fight Night 57 in November, Flagg announced his release from the UFC via Twitter last week, stating that "sometimes putting on a fun show isn't enough" before seeing if his old buddy Scott Coker was in need of someone who "comes to scrap."
Guto Inocente: Another Strikeforce veteran and one who was riding a ton of hype into the UFC until Alistair Overeem'd him in training, Inocente made his long-awaited (and long-delayed) UFC debut at the TUF 19 Finale against Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis. It did not end well. Inocente made the cut to light heavyweight for his next bout and came in as a huge favorite against (my boy) Anthony Perosh at Fight Night 55, but the 42-year-old "Hippo" was simply too grizzled and choked him out inside four minutes.Read More DIGG THIS

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Maybe their KMart scams were actually lucrative enough to make this attack on you worthwhile....
I had the dread feeling the reason our friend was removing and reposting ads with such frequency at the height of the thread was not because of any complaints Gumtree may have received, but rather an indication of just how many they were selling. But this person is a unique character, so who knows. Had they stayed away from here or didn't persist with it as long as they did, (let alone embarking on this latest escapade), it would likely have been back to business as usual for them by now.
There's a touch of poetic justice to the thought this person's lurid misrepresentations that were so fruitful might also prove to be their undoing.
TMjpn wrote: Someone really has alot of time on their hands.
Maybe because they don't have a Gumtree business to run anymore?


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A staff sergeant from San Diego was one of three Marines who were fatally shot Friday night in the Garmser district of southern Afghanistan.
Scott Dickinson, 29, who attended Horizon Christian Academy in the Clairemont neighborhood, was killed by an Afghan working on an installation shared by international coalition and Afghan forces.
Also slain were Cpl. Richard Rivera Jr. of Ventura and Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley of Oceanside, N.Y. All three Marines served with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
The shooting was the second of the day involving Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Earlier Friday, three Marine special forces operatives were killed in the Sangin district by a man wearing the uniform of an Afghan policeman. They were with Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion.
Dickinson's mother, Pauline, said Tuesday that her son decided to join the Marine Corps immediately after he graduated from high school in 2001.
"We were shocked that he wanted to go into such a difficult military branch," she said. "The brotherhood that's there attracted him."
Although Dickinson's unit was based in Hawaii, he was previously stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he met his wife, Alicia. The couple married in 2009.
Pauline Dickinson said her son hoped to be assigned to an embassy after his current deployment so he could spend more time with his wife.
"It was something they could do together," she said.
Dickinson had been deployed to Afghanistan for about seven months in 2010, Pauline Dickinson said. He had spent four months in Afghanistan when he was killed.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the shooter was a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police. On Tuesday, military officials would only say the incident was under investigation.
So-called "green-on-blue" attacks by members or impersonators of Afghan security forces against their international counterparts have raised questions about U.S. efforts to train Afghan soldiers and police. This year, 37 international service members have been killed by Afghan security forces.
Although Dickinson was pursuing a long-term career in the Marine Corps, he also spoke about entering college after leaving the service.
"He thought he would like real estate or some sort of business career," his mother said.
She remembered that he was involved in baseball and football at Horizon Christian Academy.
Kerry Keehl, baseball coach at the academy during Dickinson's time there, remembered him as a dedicated team manager and a respectful but happy-go-lucky student.
"Anything that you wanted, Scott would do for you," Keehl said, adding that the whole team enjoyed spending time with Dickinson on and off the field.
"He's the type of guy, you would want him to be your brother," Keehl said.
Jesse Fournier, who also graduated from Horizon Christian Academy, said Dickinson embraced him as a friend when he was still new to the school.
"I definitely remember him as the nicest guy," Fournier said. "(He was) always happy and really had no worries in a sense. Things didn't really get to him."
At home, Dickinson was remembered as a respectful and friendly member of the community.
Keehl said his entire family knew Dickinson. His son remembered one particular evening when he and Dickinson made Gatorade together for Horizon Christian Academy's baseball team.
Dickinson's mother recounted his great generosity, one of the last examples coming in the form of Dickinson's death gratuity, a portion of which he arranged to go to each of his six younger nieces and nephews.
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Police: Man dies on Winchendon pond
WINCHENDON, Mass. (AP) — Police say a Winchendon man has died after falling out of an inflatable raft on Whitney Pond.
Authorities responded to the pond at about 6 p.m. Saturday for a report of people in the water needing assistance.
The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/16FCiej ) reports that when police arrived, they found 52-year-old Daniel Pellon out of the water and being treated by witnesses.
Witnesses told police that Pellon, his son and his son's girlfriend had been floating on inflatable rafts. At some point, Pellon fell out of his raft and was in distress in the water.
He was taken to Henry Heywood Hospital in Gardner after being treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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Jan. 6, 2013
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 19-ranked Florida State women's basketball team cut a 16-point halftime deficit to just three points, but ultimately fell to No. 8-ranked Maryland, 71-64, on Sunday afternoon at the Comcast Center.
After Florida State junior forward Natasha Howard made a layup to cut the Terrapins' lead to 66-63 with 1:35 remaining, Maryland guard Katie Rutan hit a dagger three to put Maryland up by 6 with 1:11 left.
The Seminoles were led by senior forward Chelsea Davis, who scored 18 points off the bench, and senior guard Alexa Deluzio, who scored 15 points.
Reigning ACC Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas did it all for Maryland, scoring 20 points, grabbing 15 rebounds and dishing six assists. Terps forward Tianna Hawkins added 17 points and nine boards.
Florida State trailed 40-24 at halftime.
"It was great ACC road battle for us, and we learned a lot," Florida State head coach Sue Semrau said. "The competition in the ACC is tremendous. All of our games (in the ACC) are going to be tough. We're a team that wants to get better. I love our chemistry, and I'm excited for this team moving forward.
"Alyssa Thomas didn't disappoint today. Tianna Hawkins takes a lot of pressure off Thomas, too. I thought (Maryland's) guards played well – stepped up and hit shots. It was a great fight."
Florida State made just two of its first 14 field goal attempts and shot just 33 percent in the first half, but came out of the locker room a different team after the break.
The Seminoles, who shot 48 percent in the second half, slowly cut into the Maryland lead and then got back in the game with an 8-0 run with eight minutes left in the game.
With Maryland leading 56-44, Deluzio buried a free throw and senior Chasity Clayton rattled in a 25-foot three pointer to ignite the run. Junior guard Cheetah Delgado made a steal and fed Toles for a layup moments before senior guard Leonor Rodriguez made a steal of her own and dished a no-look pass to Howard, whose layup closed the score to 56-52 with 7:53 left.
For the rest of the game, the Seminoles threatened, but couldn't cut the deficit to lower than three points.
After Davis converted a three-point play with 4:36 left in the game, the Noles had an opportunity to make it a one-point game. However, Thomas was there for the Terrapins to grab a rebound and sprint coast-to-coast for a layup to extend the Maryland advantage to 5 with 3:27 left.
The Seminoles return home to host Wake Forest at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Miami on Sunday at 3 p.m.
For more information on Florida State women's basketball, follow the Seminoles on Twitter @FSU_WBasketball and like their official Facebook page.


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Ddrum DD1 Electronic Drum Kit - First Look!
The DD1 Electronic Drum Kit from Ddrum
Check this out!
Brand new and hot off the press, here's the first look at the Ddrum DD1 electronic Drum Kit.
And as first looks go........ This looks amazing!
Ddrum will feature heavily in 2010, here at Dolphin Music. As soon as we can get our grubby little hands on one - we'll post a review.
Best guess is that these kits will land in the UK around March. Watch this space for more on the Ddrum DD1 electronic drum Kit.
Enjoy the eye candy!
Features of the Ddrum DD1 Electronic Drum Kit
- Ddrum module
- One crash cymbal pad
- One ride cymbal pad
- One hi-hat cymbal pad
- Hi-hat controller pedal
- Four single zone drum pads
- One kick drum stand and pad
- Rock solid rack system
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Spread out long and lean on your gym or home exercise floor, the Life Fitness 95Xe offers a challenging, full-body workout, with an emphasis on comfort. Complimenting the moving arm handles, the 95Xe's pedals, set at a narrow 2.8" spacing, are designed to allow minimal hip shifting, which reduces stress on the lower back. Also, you will remain in your target heart rate zone with "Zone Training Workouts", which automatically adjust the resistance level as you pedal and pull, giving you one less thing to think about. Cross-Train Reverse and Cross-Train Aerobic Workouts mix things up so you'll stay motivated. In fact, you have up to 30 programs to choose from including a FitTest Protocol. The 95Xe is self-powered; that means, it can go anywhere in your gym or home. The ergonomically correct moving arm handles ensure the total body workout you seek, and the integrated LED Touch Screen entertainment system is unmatched. Powered by an Intel® microprocessor, the system gives you a bright, clear picture, and all the data feedback you need. In addition, you can choose from up to 13 different languages to work in and up to 180 different radio channels to listen to. In reverse mode, the 95Xe even allows you to target your calves, further emphasizing its total body nature.
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Heart Rate: Lifepulse™ Digital Contact HR| Polar® Compatible
Pedals: Independent Suspended Pedal Mechanism
Programs: 30 Workouts
Additional Features: 75-ohm antenna, RJ45 Network Connection
Display Readouts: Distance, Mode (Aerobics or Reverse), Calories, Calories per Hour, Watts, METS, Elapsed Time, Time in Zone, Level, Speed, Target Heart Rate, TV controls
Dimensions: 85" X 26.5" X 64"
Elliptical Trainer Weight: 286lbs
Drive System: Rear Drive, Belt/Alternator System
Stride Length: 20"
User Capacity: 350 lbs
Resistance Levels: 26
Pedal Speed Range: 1.5 mph - 14.3 mph
Heart Rate: Lifepulse™ Digital Contact HR| Polar® Compatible
Pedals: Independent Suspended Pedal Mechanism
Programs: 30 Workouts
TV: Integrated 12" LED Touch Screen TV (NTSC/PAL)


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A table party involves the use of a glass table, and a minimum of two people. One person lays under the glass table, while the other person takes a shit on the glass. Table parties are one of the few shit party games, as several people can participate at once.
I ran out of glass cleaner while cleaning up after last night's table party.
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Similar to Cheese It. Usually Involves sitting in the Car and peeling out.
by Hazard October 23, 2003
When you have a free period in school and you go down to the farthest drink machine from you to waste time/ get a Hawaaian punch
Dude, I don't have any homework, let's punch it.
by freakingname December 22, 2006
i'm going to go punch it. or dude last night i punched it like 4 times. i'm just sitting around punchin it.
by max locstar May 29, 2005
buy the domain for your pet blog
Having people round your house for the weekend and Partying. Celebrating the fact they are there with punch. Preferably alcoholic in nature.
Man 1: "I have the boys round this weekend, you coming bro"
Man 2: "Bro, you should Punch It dude"
Man 1: "Dude, Punch it!!!"
Man 2: "Dude"
Man 2: "Bro, you should Punch It dude"
Man 1: "Dude, Punch it!!!"
Man 2: "Dude"
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Webdesign hoteltrabajos
We need only one html design. We have the mockup in a pdf file. Look at pdf file before you bid. Bid over 15 dollars is waste of time for both parties.
REQUIREMENT OF TRAVEL/HOTEL BOOKING PORTAL : Build me a website similar to oyo rooms & booking.com. Initially the website should be for one city and later on it may increase to more than [iniciar sesión para ver URL] Hotel booking portal should must be designed with advantageous features for setting up a well proficient hotel reservation system, featuring multip...
I need a new hotel website. I need you to design a website for my hotel business using an already existing hotel management platform that has the following features; -Sms alert -inventory and accounting management system for food and beverages. -different roles can be assigned to different users. -can be synced to any access control system. -request
Make a wordpress design to our site. Look at the pdf file. Make the design as we wish - look at the pdf file One milestone, released after test and it's approved at our server.
Similar to the Secretescape, we want to create a site featuring hotel flash-sales. Hotels and B&B owners will sign up and provide some of their unsold rooms, offering them at a special low price for a limited period of dates only. Build a Website (using React) -Provide design. ( take inspiration from [iniciar sesión para ver URL]) -Provide functionality: 1
I need an existing website rebuilt. I need you to design and build a website for my small business.
I want a sample of complete hotel housekeeping service outsourcing contract. No need to customize. looking for a template that I can fill my details in it.
Hello! I have this project on wordpress to create a hotel management system for 5 dummy hotels. Budget for this is strictly $90-100USD and deadline till 28 September, so if your proposal is other please don't bid. I ATTACH full description in wordpress_site.docx. I also ATTACH in [iniciar sesión para ver URL], indicative screenshots from paint, of how i aprox
Need a 3 fold brochure for a luxury heritage hotel in goa the property has 5 rooms we have done a professional photo shoot brochure should highlight property architecture and room interiors logos photos some write will be provided
We are a Content Creation agency and we are looking to work & create partnerships with videographers who can create awesome footage for 5 Star Hotels around the world. If you are hired you can work for hotels in your 5 star hotels in your neighbourhood or you can also travel the world. REQUIRED: Please provide links to your VIDEO WORK for 5 Star hotels.
Need someone who can research relevant 1000 hotels information in Sri Lanka I just need Hotel name and the contact number (Only 1 to 3 star hotels) You can collect information from [iniciar sesión para ver URL] or google map
Need someone who can research relevant 1000 hotels information in Sri Lanka I just need Hotel name and the contact number (Only 1 to 3 star hotels) You can collect information from [iniciar sesión para ver URL] or google map
i need a promo video for my resort
I am looking for Hotel Property Management System along with Channel Manager and Booking Engine. Please share your previous work sample.
Hello Freelancers! I have this project on wordpress to create a hotel management system for 5 dummy hotels. Budget for this is strictly $80-90USD and deadline till 26 September, so if your proposal is other please don't bid. I ATTACH full description in wordpress_site.docx. I also ATTACH in [iniciar sesión para ver URL], indicative screenshots from paint,
You will have to take 10 pictures 8 pics of 2 room 1 pic of the pool and 1 pic of the property Than edit the pictures to make them ready to post on website the pictures have to be very high quality
10 pictures 8 pictures from different angles for 2 rooms 1 picture of the pool 1 picture of the motel The pictures must be edited for marketing purposes
I need a new website. I need you to design and build a website for my small hotel business.
Travel software, flights, hotel, car rental booking engine
...posted. Your job is to copy/past and post these blog-post. While doing so you are creating the design of the blog from scratch, so you need to be aestetic and have talent for webdesign as well. There a 25 documents with blog-post in total, each being a top-5 list. E.g. Top 5 budget hotels in Copenhagen, or, Top 5 pastry shops in Copenhagen. You need to
...infants on main search or other search what have in this website , found suit one room of hotels. (for example, if selected 2 rooms 4 adults and 2 infant, 1 child then open that hotel ). I will add the number of adults, infants, children and rooms inside of room types of hotels. What I added should be seen on available room too. I mean the number of adults
I need an Android app. I would like it designed and built.
I designed the webdesign of the opening page without layers and I want to convert it to .psd in the layers. Layers must be clear, well-described and ready for html encoding.
A US-based hotel needs a Chinese (Mandarin/Traditional Chinese) name; looking for a native Chinese brand or naming pro to come up with multiple name options, explain the meaning of the characters used and do a preliminary Baidu search to ensure the names proposed are not already in use.
Fill in the Sample Template first. I will award the project to those who gives me the completed Excel first.
Por favor, regístrate o inicia sesión para ver los detalles.
In existing hotel building, already have been made and completed in Google Sketchup using OpenStudio plug-in, there is need for two things to be done. a) Putting energy systems for heating, cooling, domestic hot water and electricity in OpenStudio environment b) The exporting of the building as idf file in Energy Plus and the calculation of basic
For this project you have to know Hadoop. I do not need webdesign or anything else – just an Hadoop expert. The task: fill attached picture with life and apply it to the banking sector (e.g. what happens at the mapping stage, what at the reducer stage). Very specific. One example related to banking only. No theory - practical. Including the code. All
A site similar to skyscanner developed and API set up.
Hi i would like a logo designed with for Ilford Hotel Goodmayes please submit as many designs as possible i have uploaded a design i like of a hotel logo, maybe you can use that as an example, but feel free to express your own designs.
... the website is wordpress [iniciar sesión para ver URL] its for people to rent apartments. so i have already upload a pplugin which works but its not connected with the hotel prices . i want there be an option just like [iniciar sesión para ver URL] they have the currency on the header and for example when you click on euro this gives u all the prices in euro with
...are a South African based company and in the process of setting up a B2B Hotel Booking Website. This project is just a small part of the complete site. For this phase we need to setup an area in the ADMIN section where we can specify the Default Commission to be added to all hotel room prices and also the Exchange Rates and Currencies. We will need
A multi vendor hotel booking market place needs to be buil;t on wordpress with
...have a project for creating and/or configuring a Hotel / Hostel Property Management systems for multiple hotels. The project is also to include full training documentation, including logic, design, code presentation, implementation, testing. Looking to purchase an open-source PMS template / Hotel Management System template like Qlo Jomres or other
Preciso de WebDesign pra site de E-Sport! -Site em Bootstrap. -Necessário fazer logotipo também. -Necessário paginas (Dashboard, Perfil do Player, Perfil do Time, Twitch) -Baseado em um outro site que será passado em privado. -Valor será um diferencial.
Hello I explain my problem when I translate the site in French because I need there is a bug on the plugin selection of booking dates thank you
...the hotels so that users can search for the date time and location we also need another page after this to allow users to see prices from all the hotel providers that we have onboard some of these hotel providers already integrated for example LateRooms and Travelodge however we do have sites such as Radisson and Premier Inn who are not integrated
1. Back offices: - Add / Edit Employees with full details (jop , login / logout time) - Add multiple hotels - Add the address, location of the hotel, hotel data, etc. - Add multiple rooms to each hotel - Adding rooms types - Addition beds per room - Additional services for guests - Add prices for each room - Added price for a group of rooms - Addition
I need a sign created for a hotel coming soon. This will be a new development start this month and we are need a sign so people can see that it is coming soon. The sign can be 100 sq ft. total. So please make it that size. The sign needs to say the following The name of the hotel is The Waterfront Hotel Opening Summer 2019 It also has a terrace
...the page: 1. DEVELOPMENT OF PAGE IN OCTOBERCMS 1.1 Please, take a look and go through our old web page which is available on [iniciar sesión para ver URL] 1.2 Structure of new webpage will contain 7 pages (home, offering, portfolio, about us, clients, contacts, contact form). Pages and content will be added by our self
Hello All, I want someone to write or edit a github repository to mine hotel price data daily. Needs to be done for top 5 cities in all 50 states in the us and get data for first 50 hotels in each city. I will provide you a list of all the 250 cities. Needs to be done asap. Have many similar projects.
Hello Freelancers! I have this project on wordpress to create a hotel management system for 5 dummy hotels. I ATTACH full description. We will need a basic wordpress installation with a free template and a hotel management system with whichever plugin you prefer as long as it covers the description (we might even need to make this custom but first
Fixed bid SOAP API integration project for a new hotel booking website. Must have demonstrable experience launching a website or app with Amadeus or Sabre Web Services SOAP XML API. Site UX / UI is built. You will be responsible for building a plugin that syncs with the existing UI code and functionality; and sends / receives data and secure transactions
Urgently required html5 developer having strong skill on webdesign and psd to coding. Add your best portfolio with your proposal. Freshers are also welcome
We need someone to shoot video for us from about 12.30 to 14:30 (local time) in Hong Kong, at the Renaissance Hotel Harbor View. This would be a one-person job but two cameras. No need for super high-end cameras. Standard prosumer like the Sony X70 is fine. One camera (operated) would take a medium shot of the podium, where presenters will be speaking
...work with MySql also, will need a DBA attached to the website. We will open a new query for DBA anyways, but we will be glad to work with someone that might deal both with webdesign and MySQL. The Website is for a Construction Company, and the DBA will be used: for forum, data collection of visitors, an intuitive back-end and front-end built with prices
I need some help with selling something.
1. Back offices: - Add / Edit Employees with full details (jop , login / logout time) - Add multiple hotels - Add the address, location of the hotel, hotel data, etc. - Add multiple rooms to each hotel - Adding rooms types - Addition beds per room - Additional services for guests - Add prices for each room - Added price for a group of rooms - Addition
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When I'm planning for something new (a course, a big paper, etc.) I tend to spend a lot of time doing what looks like unproductive work. I beat myself up about it and it fills me with anxiety and dread, particularly when I have a looming deadline. I stare at the computer screen or blank piece of paper and berate myself saying, "Come ON! Just DO something! MAKE something! Stop wasting time!" I click through links on Twitter, check Facebook, end up with 15 different tabs open on my browser, spend time that later seems completely unnecessary writing things on post it notes and scattering them all over the desk top, wall, cat….
But eventually the inspiration hits. The flow starts. I create stuff.
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2010 Nissan CubeChange year or vehicle
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of the 2010 Nissan Cube. Base trim shown.
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In short, the Krom turns the affordable Cube into a more distinctive and definitively less affordable Cube, whose higher price I suspect will turn off many, many buyers. It also has a dorky name. Chrome with a K? It's no better than the Kia Forte Koup (coupe). Why do automakers do this?
At $20,440, the Krom adds a whopping $6,450 over the suggested retail price of the base Cube 1.8. Perhaps more relevant, it's $2,990 more expensive than the closest trim level, the 1.8 SL. Here's what it gets you: The bumpers are more prominent, adding almost an inch to the car's length, and the grilles are chrome. Sill extensions give the Krom a lowered look, and the 16-inch alloy wheels are specific to the trim level, being — you guessed it — chromed. (The SL also has 16-inch alloys, but they aren't chromed.) The Krom also has a spoiler atop its rear swing gate.
The interior has exclusive black and gray seat fabric, aluminum pedals and titanium-tone trim around the vents and gear selector. The Krom is also the only version to get steering-wheel stereo controls. Standard features that are optional on the 1.8 SL include a backup camera, which employs a small display in the dashboard, an...
In short, the Krom turns the affordable Cube into a more distinctive and definitively less affordable Cube, whose higher price I suspect will turn off many, many buyers. It also has a dorky name. Chrome with a K? It's no better than the Kia Forte Koup (coupe). Why do automakers do this?
At $20,440, the Krom adds a whopping $6,450 over the suggested retail price of the base Cube 1.8. Perhaps more relevant, it's $2,990 more expensive than the closest trim level, the 1.8 SL. Here's what it gets you: The bumpers are more prominent, adding almost an inch to the car's length, and the grilles are chrome. Sill extensions give the Krom a lowered look, and the 16-inch alloy wheels are specific to the trim level, being — you guessed it — chromed. (The SL also has 16-inch alloys, but they aren't chromed.) The Krom also has a spoiler atop its rear swing gate.
The interior has exclusive black and gray seat fabric, aluminum pedals and titanium-tone trim around the vents and gear selector. The Krom is also the only version to get steering-wheel stereo controls. Standard features that are optional on the 1.8 SL include a backup camera, which employs a small display in the dashboard, and keyless access.
The Krom is as much an enigma as the regular Cube, if not more so. I don't know if it's their styling that makes the Cube's boxy-car competitors more universally appealing, or the fact that the Scion xB has been around longer and has become old hat. See how the Cube, xB and Kia Soul fared in our Cars.comparison of 2009 models.
Comfort Levels
I remember finding our 2009 Cube 1.8 S' driver's seat rather uncomfortable. The 2010's seemed better, though it doesn't appear to be different, aside from the fabric. Another editor, who took the Krom on a longer trip, was unimpressed: What was soft on a short drive translated to unsupportive over the long haul. As before, front passengers wanted an inboard armrest; only the driver's seat has one.
The Cube has an edge over the xB and Soul in one comfort aspect: ride quality. It soaks up bumps well, which gives it another advantage on pockmarked city streets. Likewise, even though the Krom is almost an inch longer than other Cubes, it's 4 inches shorter than the Soul and roughly 10 inches shorter than the xB, which makes it good for small urban parking spaces. The turning diameter is 33.4 feet, tighter than the Soul and xB, both of which are more than 34 feet.
Boxy Dynamics
I have no reason to believe the Cube is unstable, and it has a standard electronic stability system, but it does feel more top-heavy than the other boxes — and definitely more so than conventional cars. It's also more susceptible to crosswinds, as I learned on a gusty day of highway driving.
The Cube is modestly powered, and our car's continuously variable automatic transmission cost us a little off-the-line acceleration compared with last year's six-speed manual. It also seemed slower than it actually was. Though Nissan's CVTs are among the best-executed on the market, they characteristically let the engine rev up to high rpm, often at unexpected times, which gives the impression of straining. In truth, it's just finding the most powerful and/or efficient combination of engine speed and gear ratio.
It pays off. The CVT is rated 27/31 mpg city/highway, and the manual gets an estimated 25/30 mpg. This beats the xB (22/28) and the Soul's smaller engine (26/31). Of the three, the Soul gives the most options, challenging the Cube with its smaller engine and the xB with its more powerful one (24/30).
A Cube With a View
The Cube is a few inches narrower than its boxy competitors, but it has plenty of headroom. Proving again that dimensions don't tell the whole story, the Cube's front seat could use a little more legroom for tall drivers, despite a slight advantage by the numbers alone. On the flipside, the backseat specs show a 2- to 3-inch legroom deficit, but sliding the seat back on its track gave me enough legroom, and the 60/40-split backrests have a generous amount of recline.
No matter where you sit, the tall windows and narrow pillars make for an open feeling and good visibility. The Krom's standard backup camera is a big plus.
In terms of cargo-carrying, the Cube has pros and cons. The pros include a maximum cargo volume of 58.1 cubic feet — which is larger than the Soul's (53.4 cubic feet) but smaller than the xB's (69.9 cubic feet). One of the cons is that its cargo volume behind the backseat is roughly half that of the other two models, at 11.4 cubic feet. A backseat that slides fore and aft definitely lends versatility, though. The final shortfall is a rear swing gate in lieu of a conventional liftgate. It requires more clearance behind the vehicle, so backing too close to a wall or a parked car can pose a problem.
For what it's worth, things could be worse. Historically, Japanese imports with swing gates have typically opened toward the curb, forcing you to load cargo from the street. The Cube's opens toward the street.
From Quirky to Bizarre
A Cube review wouldn't be complete without mention of its quirky and optionally bizarre features. The water-droplet ceiling and overall design are generally well-received, though the materials quality seldom impresses. (In fact, all three of the boxy cars mentioned seem a step behind the more traditional economy cars introduced recently.)
The strangest car feature of the millennium, though, must be the Cube's "shag dash topper," which is basically a 1-foot-diameter shag rug on top of your dash. "Topper" is another name for "toupee," and it fits. This tuft of '70s-era carpet might seem a good place to throw your cellular phone or sunglasses, were it not for the warning label underneath the piece that warns you not to do such a thing, as distraction or injury might occur. Because I live in the fast lane (ask anyone), I tried it anyway, and my stuff slid all over the place. The toupee doesn't even do well what you think it should.
That means the toupee is there solely for the look. It must seem quirky and fun in Japan, whereas in this country it serves solely to entertain car reviewers and inspire mockery. Not since Honda's "The Fit is Go!" ad campaign has a Japanese automaker presented such a generous gift. The topper is to car reviewers what former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is to comedians: Fish in a barrel. The side of a barn. A deer in the headlights.
Another conundrum is the shelf built into the dashboard in front of the passenger, which seems another good place to, uh, shelve items. Once again, the very bossy owner's manual warns against it. For what it's worth, owner's manuals are always full of warnings about loose items on dashboards and inaptly named "parcel shelves." Then again, it's one thing to warn people not to loiter in a rockslide area and quite another to do so after building a bench there.
Fortunately the topper feature is an option, and, as toupees often are, it's a bad one. In 2010, it's perfectly acceptable to shave your dashboard and go au naturel. People will respect you for it. If Nissan introduces an optional dashboard comb-over, we might have to revoke their import license.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has designated the 2010 Nissan Cube a Top Safety Pick thanks to its top ratings of Good in all tests: frontal, side and rear impacts, and roof strength. Standard safety features include front, side and curtain airbags, plus antilock brakes with discs in front and drums in the rear. A stability system with traction control is also included.
Cube Krom in the Market
The Krom seems like a very expensive version of the Cube, and I wonder if it does enough to justify its higher price. Standard features that are optional on the next trim level down go for $1,600 there; that leaves $1,390 to cover what are mostly cosmetic changes. Nissan offers a slew of options in the form of dealer-installed accessories, including some things the Krom incorporates, such as a rear spoiler. My guess is that most aspiring Cubists would be happier getting a less-expensive trim level and decking it out to suit their taste. If they're desperate for a conversation piece, I suggest they forgo the $230 Interior Designer Package, which includes the shag dash topper, and throw a few bucks at a thrift-store wig instead. Save money on both the car and the hairpiece. I'm here to help.
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Brussels, 5th February 2008
New cosmetic regulation to strengthen product safety and to cut red tape
The European Commission has proposed to simplify the European law on cosmetics and: 27 transposing national pieces of legislation representing over 3500 pages of legal text will be replaced by one single regulation. The EU Cosmetics Directive from 1976 has become a "patchwork" of 55 amendments without coherent terminology. Today's proposal aims at strengthening product safety while reducing costs for businesses. For example, requirements for product safety assessments are clarified and simplified notification rules for new cosmetics cut administrative costs for enterprises by 50%. The existing provisions on the ban and phasing-out of animal-tests for cosmetic products by 2009/2013 remain untouched.
Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise and industry policies, said: "The law on cosmetics is an example how a piece of EU legislation can be "ripe" for simplification. Working with 27 different transposing legislations is more costly and burdensome for the cosmetics industry than necessary. With today's proposal we increase product safety while reducing administrative costs and scratching unnecessary legislation."
The Cosmetics Directive sets the legal framework to ensure the safety of cosmetics. The differences in the 27 national transposing laws create additional costs for industry without contributing to product safety. Many provisions appear in the wrong context and the detailed regulation of individual substances used for cosmetics has proven very complex, resource-intensive and difficult to administer. With the proposal of a new Regulation the Commission pursues essentially two aims: ensuring a high level of safety of cosmetic products in the future by strengthening manufacturer responsibility and in-market control aspects while cutting unnecessary administrative burden. To this end, the Commission proposal leads to inter alia:
Cosmetics include products which are vital for the health and well-being of consumers such as sunscreen products, tooth paste and cleansing products. EU companies are world leader in this sector with over 3000 cosmetic manufacturers. The European market for cosmetic product is worth approx. 65 billion EUR and creates directly and indirectly over 350.000 jobs.
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In the summer of 2008, Steven A. Cohen was warned by an employee at Citadel LLC that a portfolio manager he was about to hire, Richard S. Lee, had a reputation for insider trading.
Cohen ignored the red flag as well as objections from his own legal department and hired him the following year, according to an indictment yesterday that accused Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors LP of securities fraud and wire fraud. The government said SAC created an environment in which employees were encouraged to use illicit information and the compliance office identified only one example of suspected insider trading in its history.
Lee, 34, was charged with securities fraud for trading in stocks including Yahoo! Inc. and 3Com Corp. and has pleaded guilty. He is at least the 11th person to be linked to insider trading while working at the SAC, and his actions as late as 2010 represent some of the most recent examples of alleged wrongdoing at firm, occurring after the government's probe was publicized.
"The particular story of Richard Lee's time at SAC is emblematic of the broader culture problem at the fund," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said yesterday at a news conference.
Government's Evidence
Lee's hiring was among the evidence cited by the government to allege that SAC, based in Stamford, Connecticut, enabled and promoted insider trading from as early as 1999 through at least 2010. Lee, who co-managed a $1.25 billion portfolio at SAC, including borrowed money, joined Cohen's firm in April 2009 and left in June 2011 before returning for a second stint last year.
Jonathan Gasthalter, a spokesman for SAC at Sard Verbinnen & Co., declined to comment on the allegations against Lee.
The hedge-fund company denied that it encouraged or tolerated insider trading and said it will continue to operate as it works through the matter.
"The handful of men who admit they broke the law does not reflect the honesty, integrity and character of the thousands of men and women who have worked at SAC over the past 21 years," the firm said in an e-mailed statement.
Studious, Bookish
Lee, who wears glasses and has a slender build, was described by a former SAC employee who knew him as studious and bookish. He wasn't the aggressive, hyper-competitive type usually found at hedge funds, said this person, who asked not to be identified. Lee graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in economics, according to school records.
The person who spoke to Cohen about Lee referred to him as part of an "insider trading group" at Citadel, the government said. The firm, run by Ken Griffin, hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing.
"Citadel does not have, and never has had, an 'insider trading group,'" Katie Spring, a spokeswoman for Citadel, said in an e-mailed statement. "Citadel has strict rules against, and oversight designed to prevent, insider trading. Any suggestion to the contrary is baseless and without merit."
Lee joined the Chicago-based firm in 2006 and two years later was terminated for cause unrelated to market transactions, according to Spring. He worked within a special situations group that seeks to profit by predicting triggers for stocks and bonds such as corporate restructurings and acquisitions.
Expert Network
Lee initially interviewed with SAC in 2006 and at that time told a senior executive that his investment process included consulting with an expert network. The SAC executive responded that most portfolio managers relied on their own personal networks of industry contacts, according to the government.
Lee did develop his own network, prosecutors said. A contact at an unnamed private-equity firm got him early access to a Yahoo earnings report and to information related to a contemplated partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft Corp. in 2009, according to the complaint.
Lee spoke with an analyst that month from a research firm doing business with SAC about the partnership. In a recorded call, the analyst told Lee that his friend, a "senior guy" at Microsoft who had been "very, very accurate in the past," had told him that a team from Yahoo had arrived at Microsoft to restart deal talks with the two highest-ranking people in Microsoft's Internet business, the government said.
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Other SAC portfolio managers also allegedly spoke to this analyst, according to the complaint.
In November 2009, Lee also received an e-mail with material, nonpublic information about 3Com after which he bought 700,000 shares of the company for his portfolio, the government said.
Lee had worked from 2003 to 2005 at Farallon Capital Management LLC's Noonday Asset Management unit as a research analyst. He worked at McKinsey & Co. Inc. before Farallon. After his first stint at SAC, Lee was trying to raise his own hedge fund and had hired some people for the venture, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Lee returned to Cohen's firm in September 2012, working in its Chicago office, and was among those who departed earlier this year when SAC closed that office.
"Richard Lee has accepted responsibility for his prior conduct and is cooperating with the government and looks forward to moving past this episode in his life," Lee's lawyer, Richard Owens, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, said in a telephone interview.
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Adapted from the moderately successful 1935 Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart Broadway show, the last, in fact, to play the Hippodrome before it was torn down in 1939, Jumbo is a pretty decent film, but it unambitiously falls back on clichés present in nearly all circus movies, adding nothing new, and the big musical climax is anticlimactic and even a bit dull. The title character, a beloved pachyderm, barely figures into the plot, but the movie is generally pleasant and several of the musical numbers are quite good.
The picture was a big commercial flop, reportedly losing a whopping $4 million at the box-office, a huge loss a half-century ago. Much of this seems due to the way it was produced. Virtually all circus films before and since were made with the cooperation of real circuses, utilizing all of their facilities and performers, oftentimes filmed when they were on winter holiday. But Jumbo was expensively shot almost entirely on MGM's backlot. Ironically, this only served to make the film look less authentic and smaller in scale (especially compared to the later Circus World), and probably this more than any single factor contributed to its commercial failure.
An early Warner Archive Blu-ray, Billy Rose's Jumbo gets a strong transfer with good extras, including the debut of a 1953 Tom & Jerry cartoon short in high-def.
The overly simple plot concerns the Wonder Circus and its financial troubles, and the overused conflict to drive such stories, a rival circus anxious to buy out its competitor. Professional clown Pop Warner (Jimmy Durante) owns the circus, but he's a chronic gambler whose addiction is depicted as something almost endearing instead of the illness it would be today. Forever gambling away the box office receipts, he runs afoul of local businessmen demanding to be paid. This causes his jack-of-all-trades performer daughter, Kitty (Doris Day), no end of grief.
As various performers leave the show for reliable pay elsewhere, stranger Sam Rawlins (Stephen Boyd, late of Ben-Hur), an experienced performer and tent hand, turns up, mysteriously getting Pop Warner out of one jam after another. As rival circus owner John Noble (Dean Jagger) closes in, hoping to take over the circus and gain ownership of star performer Jumbo (Sydney*) especially, fortune teller Lulu (Martha Raye) likewise closes in on widower boyfriend Pop Warner, hoping to finally tie the knot.
The Broadway show, which had featured Durante in a different but similar role, was unimaginatively adapted by Sidney Sheldon, best remembered today as the creator of I Dream of Jeannie and later as a bestselling novelist (The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels, etc.). His screenplay is highly predictable and obvious, relying on the charm of its four leads, the various real-life circus acts, and the musical numbers to carry the film, which to a point they do.
The script appears to deviate sharply from the Broadway show: the song probably best familiar to contemporary audiences, "This Can't Be Love," was actually written for another Rodgers-Hart musical, The Boys from Syracuse. One of Sheldon's very few interesting and original touches has Pop Warner's rival, John Noble, explaining that his determination to gain control of the circus is because he feels Jumbo would complete his dream of staging the perfect evening's entertainment. In other words, he's ultimately a showman himself with the bottom line a secondary concern. It's unfortunate Sheldon's script doesn't develop this idea further.
Nevertheless, several of the numbers are genuinely enchanting. I was particularly mesmerized by (the presumably Berkeley-directed) "Over and Over Again." Kitty admonishes a girl studying the trapeze for not trying hard enough, urging her to keep trying over and over again as various human and animal performers come into frame, bouncing on trampolines and dangling from the high wire until several dozen are in view, perfectly synchronized to the music. "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," Rodgers & Hart standards, are also pleasant, the former particularly suited to Day's singing style. However, the grand finale, "Sawdust and Spangles and Dreams" is like a half-hearted attempt to revive the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink finales of many a '50s MGM musical, finishing the otherwise mild film on a disappointing note.
Jimmy Durante was pushing 70 but you'd never know it as his trademark boundless energy is front-and-center, and his timing is as sharp as ever. The movie revives Durante's show-stopping line from the 1935 show, with Pop Warner unsuccessfully trying to hide Jumbo from various creditors and police officers. "Where are going with that elephant?" one demands. Pop Warner, seemingly oblivious to the 10,000-pound beast behind him, asks "What elephant!?"
Both Durante and Day are doubled in their circus acts, and while the sharpness of the Blu-ray reveals this pretty clearly, the doubling is nonetheless expertly done, leaving many viewers wondering just how much circus performing the two actors actually did.
Billy Rose's Jumbo (Rose's name was contractually obligated to appear in the title) was part of the glut of circus movies belatedly made after the critical acclaim and commercial smash of Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). There were few immediate follow-ups, but later on came Irwin Allen's surprisingly entertaining The Big Circus (1959), the deliriously sadistic Circus of Horrors (1960), the vastly underrated Circus World (1964), which succeeds in many ways Jumbo does not, as well as lesser films like Circus of Fear (1966) and Berserk! (1967).
Video & Audio
Billy Rose's Jumbo was filmed in CinemaScope and originally printed by Metrocolor. The image is pretty sharp here with decent color, though it the DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio that really gives this presentation the boost it needs. The Blu-ray rejoins for the first time since its original engagements the film's overture, though it's nothing special and there's no intermission, entr'acte, or exit music.
Extra Features
Supplements include an original trailer and two shorts: Yours Sincerely (1933), featuring a Rodgers & Hart score, and the Tom & Jerry cartoon Jerry and Jumbo (1953). My colleague over at Blu-ray.com, Michael Reuben, suggests only the trailer is high-def native, that the two shorts are merely upconverted from standard-def, but to my eyes while this appears to be the case with Yours Sincerely, the Tom & Jerry short sure looks like an HD transfer to me.
Parting Thoughts
Not great but almost entirely pleasant with a couple of standout scenes, Billy Rose's Jumbo is a lesser but still fondly regarded MGM musical, one of the last films of its kind, and Recommended.
* I'm not certain, but strongly suspect this was the elephant owned for a time by MGM director George Sidney, who befriended and kept an elephant he met while making Jupiter's Darling (1955) at his Beverly Hills home.
Stuart Galbraith IV is a Kyoto-based film historian whose work includes film history books, DVD and Blu-ray audio commentaries and special features. Visit Stuart's Cine Blogarama here.


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Lockport restaurant is third new Dunkin' Donuts to open in five-week span; new locations add up to more than 50 jobs for Buffalo-area residents
Dunkin' Donuts today continued its sustained growth and expansion in Western New York with the opening of a new restaurant in Lockport. The new restaurant, at 6405 Dysinger Road, marks the third new Dunkin' Donuts location to open in the greater Buffalo area over the span of five weeks under the ownership of long-time Dunkin' Donuts franchisee Timothy E. Cloe.
In addition to Lockport, Cloe recently opened a new Dunkin' Donuts inside a Kwik Fill gas station at 4909 South Park Ave., in Hamburg. The Hamburg opening coincided with the much-heralded arrival of a new Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in the lobby of Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Dunkin' Donuts now features 45 restaurants in the greater Buffalo area.
"We are excited to expand the Dunkin' Donuts footprint and spur job growth in Western New York while we bring the high-quality service, food and beverage that are the hallmark of Dunkin' Donuts to more residents throughout the greater Buffalo area," Cloe said. "Over the past few years, Dunkin' Donuts has become an integral part of the Buffalo community and we look forward to continuing to serve our valued guests."
The Lockport restaurant is approximately 2,400 square feet, seats 12 guests and employs 20 crew members. The restaurant will be open Monday through Saturday, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Hamburg restaurant is approximately 500 square feet and employs 15 crew members.
Both new Dunkin' Donuts locations feature a modern look that provides a fresh, friendly, vibrant and engaging environment for guests. Additionally, both restaurants have a drive-thru for faster service and offer high-quality menu items.
Since Cloe entered the greater Buffalo market in March 2011, Dunkin' Donuts has forged significant partnerships with a number of prominent community organizations, including Toys for Tots, Special Olympics New York, and the SPCA Serving Erie County. Dunkin' Donuts also participates in the "Thank-A-Vet" program in partnership with the Erie County Clerk's Office.
Dunkin' Donuts is also a committed partner to Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The two organizations recently announced a partnership through which Dunkin' Donuts franchisees will donate up to 1.85 million cups of coffee over the next five years to aid a $1 million fundraising effort for RPCI.
Dunkin' Donuts is one of the leading baked goods and coffee chains in the world. To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or follow it on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/DunkinDonuts).


text: Zod 14,969 Report post Posted December 3, 2013 Sunday's upcoming game is the biggest game either team has played all season. It could very well decide between a home game or an away game to start the playoffs. The Panthers are 7-0 in their last seven games. The Saints are a mediocre 4-3. It isn't difficult to see who the hotter team is right now. It doesn't get much better than this. Here are a few of the thoughts roaming the halls of SaintsReport.com There is no way coming off a bad loss like this that the Panthers come into our house and beat us. No chance! We will destroy them. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger! We will learn from this guys, chin up and lets get ready to cheer our Saints on next Sunday. Panthers aren't worried, they are licking their paws and drooling...we look like dinner. Your faith is admirable but let's be realistic...the Panthers have nothing to fear and our team looks every bit as vulnerable as ever--perhaps more. We need a new, fresh look--like a makeover because our team has been exposed like never before. Panthers 26 Saints 13. russell wilson might be the best qb in the nfl. cam is nowhere close. carolina has decent DBs but Seattle's a good full step above. Sorry to burst everyone's bubble but Cam Newton is vastly overrated. He couldn't hold Wilson's jock. Has Newton ever had a game like this? He's the Panthers' weakest link and without Steve Smith he'd be Blaine Gabbert with legs. What's with all the Panthers love all of a sudden? Carolina is nowhere near the same team as the Seahawks. Seattle is a carbon copy of the Saints; last night's game was really the Saints playing themselves. The Panthers don't have nearly the same caliber QB as Seattle, they don't have the DBs that Seattle has, they don't have the WRs that Seattle has, and they don't have the coach that Seattle has. In fact, the only thing they have going for themselves right now is Luke Keuchley. That's it. Their 7 wins in a row have all been like the Falclowns 2012 season: just smoke and mirrors. So, things are much the same as they always have been over there.... 95% clueless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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New Jersey General Assembly Passes Ex-Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Ban For Minors
New Jersey's General Assembly voted today to approve a ban on conversion therapy for minors:
Licensed mental health counselors would be prohibited from using "conversion therapy" when treating gay minors under a bill the state Assembly approved today.
Supporters of the bill, including the American Psychological and American Psychiatric associations, have called the practice damaging and demoralizing, while opponents have accused state lawmakers of interfering with the counselor-patient relationship and intruding on parents' rights.
The bill's Assembly sponsor, Tim Eustace (D-Bergen) called the practice, "an insidious form of child abuse."
The Assembly approved the bill, (A3371) by a 56-14 vote with seven abstentions.
The bill stills needs approval from the full Senate before going to Gov. Chris Christie, who will decide whether to sign it into law. Christie has said he does not support gay-to-straight conversion therapy, although he has not discussed what he will do if the bill lands on his desk.
Let's get this bill passed through the Senate. Is it safe to assume that Gov. Christie will sign the legislation if it crosses his desk, Instincters? He certainly owes us following his marriage equality veto in the state...


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High School: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field at Shorewood High School … helped lead the cross country team to its first-ever 4A State berth … twice anchored the track team's state-qualifying 4x400 meter relay team … served as a captain of both the track and cross country teams … two-time state qualifier in track and one-time state qualifier in cross country … track team MVP as a sophomore … twice named Most Inspirational in both track and cross country.
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Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons in Canada Tax Deal
Tie-Up Would Be Structured as Tax Inversion With a Combined Market Value of About $18 Billion
Burger King Worldwide Inc. is in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc., a deal that would be structured as a so-called tax inversion and move the hamburger seller's base to Canada.
The two sides are working on a deal that would create a new company, they said in a statement, confirming a report on the talks by The Wall Street Journal. The takeover would create the third-largest quick-service restaurant provider in the world, they said....


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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Black Beetle's "NIGHT SHIFT" Pt.1 Preview & Interview!
Hello B-Beetle Friends,
Are you as excited as I am for the Black Beetle finally hitting the shelves all over the Country tomorrow? :D
I really hope you will enjoy "NIGHT SHIFT" cause I have big plans for BB and if he gets enough love, those plans will go in motion :)
To get you in the mood here's some preview pages and an extract from an interview that went up a couple of weeks ago on the excellent iFanboy website thanks to Paul Montgomery - thanks for all the support, guys :)
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iFanboy – Let's give the people some history. How long have you been tinkering with the Black Beetle character? How personal is this creation to you and what does it mean to see him in the pages of Dark Horse Presents?
FF: I've been tinkering with what came to be THE BLACK BEETLE for a few years now—the quintessential pulp hero protecting the streets of a fictional city—but the very first Black Beetle as we know him today came to paper at the beginning of the past decade.
Once I had defined his character, name, look, and setting, I slowly started to build the universe (including Colt City) around him. The story itself has evolved and now it's a much bigger, wider scheme which I can't wait to unveil to the public, one page at the time.
I've been self-publishing some web stories and print ashcans for the last several years, but having him now in the pages of Dark Horse Presents is like seeing your kid graduating and getting out there in the world to start building his own future. Once again, a huge thanks to Mike Richardson and all the folks at Dark Horse for asking me to bring THE BLACK BEETLE to DHP: I can't think of a better publisher to get these stories out to a much wider audience.
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iFanboy – Just as your name is synonymous with a revival in a pulp style of art, the Black Beetle carries the torch for a bygone era in serial adventures. What characters or stories inspired his creation?
FF: I guess the short answer for the inspiration is: all and none. Definitely the BLACK BEETLE does owe a lot to the many pulp and noir movies and serials from the 30s to the 50s I've been watching all my life, and also to more recent productions.
And I'd say it's also owes a good bit to classic crime and pulp writers like Hammett and Chandler. So I've tried to take all those influences and put a unique spin and my own stamp on it to really make The BLACK BEETLE its own thing with clear pulp and noir influences, but I'm also trying to bring something new and fresh to the genre. Time (and readers) will tell if I've succeeded.
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iFanboy - What can you tell us about the latest adventures of Black Beetle? Is it all under the cowl or does his civilian life play any kind of role?
FF: When approaching "Night Shift" for DHP, I wanted to make sure the story was accessible to everyone, both those who are already familiar with The Black Beetle and those who get to meet him for the first time. The format itself (3 short installments of 8 pages) played in my favor and let me focus on our hero and introduce the vibe/mood of the Black Beetle.
I can't give too many details on the story because I don't want to spoil it, but I am confident it will entertain the readers and introduce the Black Beetle to a wider audience.
For the same reason, we will not get to see his civilian alter ego (which is a major plot point in a future story) in Night Shift, but I will be revealing something that will play a major role in the Black Beetle mythology.
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You can read the whole interview on the iFanboy page.
DHP #11 comes out tomorrow in all the stores around the Country: pls pick up a copy or two (and recommend it to friends)) and be there when this all started :)
Looking forward to hear your thoughts on it.
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
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LOWELL -- When told about the publication this week of a major heart-health study concluding that a diet rich in olive oil, fish, beans, nuts, fresh fruits, vegetables and red wine can prevent 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths, Arthur Tingas' smile was almost as wide as the Mediterranean Sea.
Which was Greek for, "Of course, it does!" Or, "Why is that news?"
Tingas, co-owner of the Olympia Restaurant on Market Street, has for decades seen firsthand proof of a key heart-healthy benefit of eating almost every item on the menu of the 61-year-old, family-run business that was founded by his father, Socrates Tingas, in 1952.
"Of all our customers that I know of over the last 35 years, since I was 13 years old, I don't think any one of them had a heart attack," said Tingas.
Seated across the table from Tingas, his uncle, and Socrates' younger brother, Peter Tingas, 81, smiled and nodded in agreement.
The new study's findings, which were published on the New England Journal of Medicine's website this week, were based on a major clinical trial that researchers ended five years earlier than planned due to overwhelming results that pointed to the same conclusion: Followers of the Mediterranean diet experienced dramatically reduced incidents of heart attack, stroke and death.
The Mediterranean diet helped those who adhered to it avoid catastrophic health episodes, even though its followers did not lose weight or see a significant causative reduction in hypertension, researchers found.
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"The really important thing -- the coolest thing (about the study) -- is they used very meaningful endpoints," said American Heart Association spokeswoman and University of Vermont nutrition professor Rachel Johnson, as quoted by The New York Times on Monday. "They looked at heart attacks and strokes and death. At the end of the day, that's what really matters."
While maintaining a healthy heart matters greatly, it is also very important to Tingas and Ted Panos, owner of the Athenian Corner, also on Market Street, that they sufficiently satisfy their customers' palate by delivering fresh- and delicious-tasting meals as the chief reason to keep them coming back, both restaurant owners said.
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"It's something we've tried to help promote for years, that the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest, if not the healthiest, diet in the world," said Panos.
Because many of his Greek relatives have lived to ripe old ages both in the United States and "birthplace of civilization" itself, Panos, 47, regularly informs customers that "I haven't even lived half my life yet," he said.
The data published on Monday by the New England Journal of Medicine did not surprise Panos, given his ancestral history that includes many relatives who lived long lives "even in the toughest conditions in their Greek villages; they still lived well into their 80s and 90s," he said.
Registered dietitian Beth Allison of Dracut, who teaches nutrition as a professor at Framingham State University, said the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine made perfect sense.
"The Mediterranean diet consists of good, nutrition-rich food, with healthy fat, a good amount of vegetables and fruits, limited sugars and limited portion sizes," Allison said. "So I'm not surprised at all (the researchers) got the good results they were seeking and expecting."
The Mediterranean diet is more "plant-based" than what most Americans have become used to eating in the past century, noted Allison.
"I would hope this another step in the right direction -- and the message is becoming ever more clear -- that we need to adopt a plant-based, whole foods diet if we want to control our degenerative diseases and really lower our risk of heart disease, and diabetes and obesity," added Allison.
The Mediterranean diet is a featured as part of a university class that Allison teaches once a week, titled "Food, Culture and Society," she said. "In the course, we look at a lot of different cultures' native diets, and the Mediterranean is one that I've felt very comfortable advocating to those students who have become clients in the past."
Tingas said one of the Olympia's best-selling, most Mediterranean diet-compatible dishes consists of fresh Atlantic salmon with the restaurant's popular "little-bit-of- everything garnish, the works: a little rice, potato, lima beans, and three different fresh-cooked vegetables -- either broccoli, cabbage, string beans, zucchini -- depends on what we have," he said.
Similarly, the Athenian Corner's menu "coincides with the Mediterranean diet already," Panos said. "As more studies have come out on this over the past several years, we started to add a lot more of healthier items, with (entrees) over salads, over vegetables. And we've been moving away from the starches."
Tingas concurred that specialty salads, very much in keeping with the Mediterranean diet, "like shrimp-on-salad, swordfish salad, have become really big over the years," he said. "Our place is known for using the best, all-fresh fruits and vegetables, with everything made from scratch. We built our reputation on that over the years."
The most loyal and longtime consumers of the Olympia's Mediterranean offerings include 90-year-old George Gianis, and 89-year-old Nick Genakos, who frequent the restaurant as many as five days a week in Genakos' case, Tingas reported.
Best of all, a "healthy diet" and tasty menu are not mutually exclusive, Panos insisted.
"That's the best part of it, the olive oil and types of spices Greeks use, and the marinades -- lemon, olive oil, garlic -- which are in pretty much every type of Greek dish you prepare, make it so tasty. It's really the best part of it.
"We prove you can serve good, quality stuff, good portions, and still promote health," Panos said.
On Wednesday evening, Michael Conway, owner of Conway Insurance Agency in Lowell, ordered a glass of red wine from his Olympia waiter before discussing the main reason he became a lifelong customer of the restaurant, and true believer in the Mediterranean diet.
"Sure, you can come here for health reasons. There's the olive oil, fresh fish and vegetables, the Mediterranean diet, but they also have a lot of other choices," said Conway. "And it's all really tasty, generous portions -- it definitely beats fast food. It's one of the best restaurants, I think, in Lowell."
And the American Heart Association would likely agree.
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A Hacker's Look at Dieselgate
During 32C3, I've held a talk on the Volkswagen emissions cheating ("Dieselgate"), together with Daniel Lange.
OpenVizsla OV3 - Hello, World!
$ python3 ovctl.py -l --pkg ../fpga/ov3/build/ov3.fwpkg hello 12 FPGA: Bitstream timestamp 2014/08/27 13:35:19 FPGA: sending configuration bitstream FPGA: CRC OK FPGA: configured Hello returns ed
Now we could use OV3 to sniff some USB traffic - but we can do this later as well. Instead we should write a 'hello world'-type component.


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Best Buy Stops Selling Analog TVs
Best Buy has decided to (finally) stop selling soon-to-be-obsolete analog televisions, according to the AP. The FCC has been on the war path, sending secret agents to surf the web and inspect product displays to make sure that consumers are being warned not to buy analog TVs with the expectation that they will work properly without a converter box after 2009.
Best Buy says it will pull all remaining stock from its shelves.
"We are committed to helping people understand the digital television transition, and exiting the analog video business is one way we can help avoid confusion," Mike Vitelli, senior vice president of electronics, said in a statement.
After the first of the year, the government will be making available to each household two coupons worth $40 each that can be used to buy two converter boxes. Best Buy will sell coupon-eligible converter boxes starting in early 2008.
Best Buy ends sales of analog TVs [BusinessWeek]
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Twinkies maker Hostess Brands Inc. won court approval to start shutting down operations, selling its assets and laying off its 18,500 workers, after the failure of an 11th-hour mediation to try to resolve a labor dispute.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain gave Hostess the go-ahead Wednesday to sell its plants and brands after he presided over the closed-door talks Tuesday with the company and the striking Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union, which represents about 5,000 Hostess workers.
Heather Lennox, a lawyer for Hostess, said in court that the company has received a "flood of inquiries" from potential suitors.
Among the possible bidders are Nature's Own parent Flowers Foods Inc., Sun Capital Partners Inc., Sara Lee owner Grupo Bimbo, Pabst Blue Ribbon owner C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and investment firm Hurst Capital, according to reports and analysts.


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