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RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Randy Ortis, the man convicted in the deadly November 2011 Charlie Jewell's shooting in Redlands, was sentenced Friday to 99 years to life in state prison.
The sentence was delivered in West Valley Superior Court by Judge Victor Stull after victim impact statements were read by the mother and sister of Kruze Levusi Kuaea, who was killed in the shooting.
Both women described Kuaea as a happy-go-lucky 22-year-old who was a role model to his siblings and a person that they could always count on.
"Kruze was the type of person who would walk out of a restaurant with food to go and give it to a homeless person," said the Calimesa man's mother, Maricia McClendon, as she wiped tears from her face. "I believe everything happens for a reason and God is in charge. And if Kruze dying means that someday you will find salvation and accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior, then his death was not in vain."
McClendon looked at Ortis as she read her statement and said that the shooting not only changed her family, but his as well.
"I forgive your actions and hope you find salvation," she said. "My heart goes out to your mom."
The victim's sister, Jasmine Kuaea, spoke briefly, echoing her mother's remarks.
Prior to the sentencing, Stull said the proceedings were difficult for all involved and his decision did not come lightly.
"I agree with Kruze's mother that nobody wins," he said. "I want everyone to know that I take this very seriously from both sides of the table."
Ortis, 25, was found guilty May 13 in San Bernardino Superior Court of the shooting that left Kuaea dead and two others wounded. Jurors took less than three hours to deliberate. Stull was the trial judge, and the case followed him to a Rancho Cucamonga courtroom.
Charges included first-degree murder, attempted murder and assault with a firearm.
City cameras pointed at the downtown bar's front entrance captured the shooting and Ortis was arrested in San Bernardino on Nov. 26, days after Redlands police had released surveillance footage shot outside the tavern.
Charlie Jewell's later closed and was reopened as Darby's American Cantina under new ownership.
The shooting occurred just before 1:30 a.m. after two groups of men were seen fighting inside the bar.
Those involved in the fight were escorted by security outside where more words and blows were exchanged.
Ortis fired into the crowd, hitting Kuaea and wounding Jared Miller and Jeremy Lavanway, authorities said.
Stull said Friday that Kuaea was vulnerable while the shooting took place.
"(Kuaea) had no place to hide and the only person armed was (Ortis)," he said.


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Aaron & I had date night last night!! It has been a long time since we have gone out on a "date", so it was about time. We chose to go to Bonefish Grill. We have dined at Bonefish Grill many times since going gluten-free.
For a drink, I ordered the Chocolate Martini. I decided to be adventurous, as I normally order wine. Well, I should have stuck with wine. While the Chocolate Martini was very impressive looking, it was way too strong. Aaron called me a light weight, I think the bartender has a heavy hand. 😉
I opted instead to go with a glass of Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio. It was much better!
Bonefish Grill has a special running through the end of the month. You can order off of a special menu for $18/person and you get the choice of appetizer (from 2, neither were GF, but they were nice enough to allow us to swap the Saucy Shrimp for the non-GF apps), choice of salad & choice of entree from 3 or 4 listed.
Here is our Saucy Shrimp (shrimp sauteed in a lime tomato garlic sauce with kalamata olives, feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes):
This appetizer was amazing! I loved the combo of flavors going on. Even Aaron liked it!
The house salad was great, too! It included greens, kalamata olives, tomatoes, pine nuts, hearts of palm & citrus vinaigrette. You can have feta or blue cheese added for an additional charge. The salad is a nice, unique blend of vegetables, nuts & cheese that you don't typically see. The dressing has a nice zing to it and isn't overly oily.
For dinner I ordered the salmon with lemon butter (on the side) and haricot verts. Aaron ordered the scallops & shrimp, herbed jasmine rice & garlic mashed potatoes. We were fully intending on sharing our meals. We went as far to ask for no seasonal garnish, because the garnish with the zucchini & tomatoes is not gluten-free per the menu. Well, guess what? Aaron's came out with the garnish. Sigh. Not as big of a deal as if it were my plate, but still, they didn't know that. It was disappointing because we were really looking forward to sharing and it would take way too long to send his back & have it remade. We had a movie to catch at 8:10. The food was cooked well & tasted great, but I am growing more & more frustrated with issues like this. I was so irritated that I forgot to take a picture of my entree!! LOL!!
While the food at Bonefish is very good and the gluten-free menu fairly large, this seems to be a common theme for them. Of all the times we have dined at Bonefish over the past year or so, we have never had a dish where the plate came out just as it was supposed to. Most often the plate has had to be sent back because it was for someone with Celiac and just removing the item from the plate isn't good enough. It seems as if some brushing up on the gluten-free menu & procedures is in order.
After dinner we headed over to the movie theater and saw The Hangover. OMG…that movie had me laughing the whole way through! I haven't laughed like that in a very long time.
We had a great night out! I am giving a shout out to my Mother-in-law & Father-in-law who watched our kids last night. THANK YOU!!
I have also written a more "formal" review of Bonefish Grill on The Examiner if you want to check that out.
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Jen Tells An Easter Story
"But I don't LIKE scawwy stowies."
Oh, ok, ok. I'm sorry. Don't cry. Hey, you know what? It actually ISN'T a scary story, it's a happy, funny story.
So Wilhelm, you can stop holding your breath now:
Ok, here we go.
Once upon a time - a really FUNNY, HAPPY time - a group of bunny rabbits found a field filled with the most enormous carrots.
"Did one of the rabbits have all his legs sprouting from his chest upside down and backwards, too?
Yeah, sure.
"Yay! Harold's in the story!"
Yes, yes, it's wonderful.
Ok. So. Suddenly, the giant carrots in the field rose up and ATE ALL THE BUNNIES.
And the bunnies were all, "AAA! We're being eaten by giant carrots!"
"Uh, that doesn't seem very happy OR funny...."
Well, the rabbits thought it was very funny to be eaten.
Now why are YOU guys crying?
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It is! I just haven't gotten to the best part yet! See, next a bunch of little chickens came along and found these ENORMOUS chocolate chip cookies lying around. And then the FUNNIEST thing ever happened. Haha! Can you guess? Well, can you?
You know what, never mind. It's nap time. THE END.
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I dropped by Attorney General Jerry Brown's downtown Los Angeles press conference Monday morning, where he provided an update on his office's investigation into salary abuses and possible election fraud in the LA County city of Bell.
Brown, along with good government groups in Calfiornia, are strong advocates of returning more power to local governments. But the news from Bell, where local officials abused the public trust, makes the case for local control harder to make. I asked him two questions, and he gave two answers with real, new policy ideas.
Here they are:
1. MY QUESTION: An LA Timessurvey of Los Angeles County cities found that most pay their city managers more than Brown and other statewide elected officials make. (The county average in the survey was $209,000; the attorney general typically makes $184,000, but last December, the figure was reduced to just over $151,000 by the California Citizens Compensation Commission). Should that be the case?
Brown's answer: he didn't name a specific salary figure, but said there need to be caps on how much municipalities can pay their own employees in terms of salary and benefits, including pension. Enacting such a policy would be a tough slog, given expected opposition from city officials, but it's a worthwhile proposal.
2. MY QUESTION: How do you reconcile your commitment to local control with what went on in Bell?
Brown's answer: Bell's leaders made these salary decisions, which included a change in the city charter, in the dark and via at least one election where very few voters participated. The attorney general suggested that there should be state minimum standards for civic engagement -- in terms of participation by citizens and the number of voters -- in any election or decision in which salaries and pensions are set.
Together, Brown's proposals argue for greater local control -- but also more state standards to make sure such control harder to abuse. That combination of policies makes policy and political sense. Getting the details right will be difficult.


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Asthma Management: Quick-Relief and Controller Medications
The information provided here is meant to give you a general idea about each of the medications listed below. Only the most general side effects are included, so ask your doctor if you need to take any special precautions. Use each of these medications as recommended by your doctor, or according to the instructions provided. If you have further questions about usage or side effects, contact your doctor.
Talk to your doctor about your treatment goals and preferences and work together to come up with a treatment plan that is right for you.
Prescription Medications
Short-acting rescue medications
- Short acting beta-2-agonists
- Anticholinergics such as ipratropium bromide
- Systemic corticosteroids
- Magnesium sulfate
- Inhaled corticosteroids
- Oral corticosteroids
- Mast cell stabilizers
- Long-acting Beta-2-antagonists
- Leukotriene modifiers
- Methylxanthines
- Immunodilators
- Combination agents
Short-acting rescue medications can be used to treat acute asthma symptoms or for long-term control.
Children are more likely to benefit from inhaled medications if a spacer is used with metered-dose asthma inhalers . The University of Arizona offers a table that compares the different brands of spacers. A study, though, found that there was no difference in how medication was delivered with homemade versus store-bought spacers. Talk to your doctor to find out what is right for you or your child.
Common names of beta-2-agonists (inhalers) include:
- Albuterol
- Levalbuterol
- Pirbuterol
These drugs are bronchodilators, meaning they open the airways by relaxing the muscles around bronchial tubes. This can provide quick relief of acute symptoms. They can also be used as preventive medications prior to exercise. You must be careful not to overuse these drugs and contact your doctor right away if your symptoms are not controlled with recommended doses.
Common side effects include:
- Fast heartbeat
- Headache
- Nervousness
- Tremor
Ipratropium is a bronchodilator. This is a type of medication that opens up narrowed breathing passages and may decrease mucus secretion. Tiotropium, a closely related medication, has also been studied for use in patients with asthma. These medications are taken by inhalation to help control the symptoms of lung diseases. Ipratropium and tiotropium help decrease coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by increasing the flow of air into the lungs. It is not usually used in children.
When ipratropium inhalation is used to treat acute, severe attacks of asthma, it is usually used in combination with other bronchodilators. While these drugs are not commonly used to treat asthma except in the emergency room setting, there is some evidence that tiotropium can reduce the need for oral or inhaled corticosteroids in people with very severe and persistent asthma.
Common side effects include:
- Cough
- Dryness of mouth
- Unpleasant taste
Common names include:
- Methylprednisolone
- Prednisone
- Prednisolone
These drugs are frequently used for a short duration to prevent the progression of moderate or severe symptoms, reverse inflammation, speed recovery, and reduce the risk of relapse. They are not truly rescue medications, but help prolong the effect of beta-2 agonist rescue.
Possible side effects include:
- Indigestion
- Lowered resistance to infections
- Abnormalities in glucose metabolism
- Increased appetite
- Mood alteration
- Fluid retention
Magnesium sulfate may be helpful in treating adults with acute asthma.
Long-term "control" medications are used to achieve and maintain long-term management of symptoms and reduce inflammation.
Common names include:
- Beclomethasone
- Budesonide
- Flunisolide
- Fluticasone
- Mometasone
These drugs suppress, control, and reverse inflammation. They can reduce the need for oral corticosteroids and rescue medication, and play a role in the long-term management of asthma.
Possible side effects include:
- Oral thrush
- Cough
Common names include:
- Cromolyn sodium
- Nedocromil
These drugs may be used for long-term prevention of symptoms. They modify inflammation and can be used as preventive treatment prior to exercise.
Possible side effects include:
- Unpleasant taste
- Cough
Common names include:
- Salmeterol
- Formoterol
These drugs provide long-term prevention of symptoms, especially nighttime symptoms and are often added to anti-inflammatory therapy such as inhaled corticosteroids. They may also be used as preventive treatment prior to exercise or contact with a known allergen. However, they should not be used during an acute attack.
Possible side effects include:
- Rapid heart beat
- Tremor
- Difficulty sleeping, nervousness
Long-acting inhalers, like salmeterol, may increase the risk of asthma-related death, intubation (putting a tube in the windpipe to breathe), and hospitalization. This is most likely to occur when they are mistakenly used as rescue inhalers. These medications are almost always prescribed together with an inhaled corticosteroid.
Note : If you have any concerns, talk to your doctor.
Common names include theophylline.
This type of drug provides long-term control and prevention of symptoms, especially nighttime symptoms. It works by opening the airways and relaxing the muscles around the bronchial tubes. It also increases the ability to clear mucus out of the airway.
Possible side effects include:
- Headache
- Fast heartbeat
- Difficulty with urination
- Nervousness
- Trouble sleeping
- Upset stomach
- Zafirlukast
- Montelukast
Leukotriene inhibitors are medications that decrease inflammation by preventing the action of leukotrienes, which sustain inflammation. These types of medications are not used to relieve acute symptoms, but can be used to prevent your symptoms from occurring.
Possible side effects include:
- Flu-like symptoms
- Nervousness, excitability
- Headache
- Stomach pain
- Cough
- Zileuton
Leukotriene blockers are medications that decrease inflammation by stopping the production of leukotrienes. Used for long-term control and prevention in mild persistent asthma.
Possible side effects include:
- Elevation of liver enzymes
- Interactions with other medications
Common names include:
- Omalizumab
This is an injected medication that binds to IgE, a type of antibody that contributes to allergic symptoms. These drugs provide long-term control and prevention of symptoms in mild, persistent asthma.
Possible side effects may include:
- Pain and bruising at the injection site
- Anaphylaxis has been reported
Common names include:
- Methylprednisolone
- Prednisolone
- Prednisone
These drugs help reduce inflammation and prevent escalation of symptoms. Oral corticosteroids can produce more side effects than inhaled corticosteroids. Long-term use of oral corticosteroids is not generally recommended. However, your doctor may prescribe oral corticosteroids for long durations only when other treatments have failed to restore normal lung function and the risks of uncontrolled asthma are greater than the side effects of the medication.
Possible side effects include:
- Indigestion, nausea, and possibly bleeding in the stomach
- Lowered resistance to infections
- Growth suppression (in children)
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Osteoporosis (thinning of the bones)
- Cataracts
- Adrenal suppression
- Muscle weakness
To make dosing more convenient and prevent using the wrong inhaler, medications are frequently combined.
Common combinations include:
- Fluticasone and salmeterol
- Budesonide and formoterol
These drugs provide long-term control and prevention of symptoms by combining the effects of a long-acting beta-2-agonist and inhaled steroid into one formulation.
The side effects are similar to those described above for the individual medications.
Special Considerations
If you are taking medications, follow these general guidelines:
- Take the medication as directed. Do not change the amount or the schedule.
- Ask what side effects could occur. Report them to your doctor.
- Talk to your doctor before you stop taking any prescription medication.
- Do not share your prescription medication.
- Medications can be dangerous when mixed. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking more than one medication, including over-the-counter products and supplements.
- Plan ahead for refills as needed.
Revision Information
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April starts with a bang for Formula One
Everybody expected April to be a crucial time for Formula One.
It was the month when the future of F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone would go on the line as he faces bribery charges in a Munich court room. It was when the Ferrari and Red Bull teams would step up their assault on the new engine rules, hoping to pressure the series into making changes.
What most did not expect is that it would also be a month with one of the most entertaining races in many years, with Lewis Hamilton winning a breathless Bahrain Grand Prix against Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by a single second.
The opening two races of the season, in Australia and Malaysia, had been tepid affairs with Mercedes untroubled in front and cautious, even dull racing.
The races had played into the hands of Ferrari and Red Bull, which used them as evidence in their case that the new 1.6-liter, V6 turbo hybrid engines, along with new fuel limitations, were producing lifeless racing.
More of the same was expected in Bahrain, where Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo turned up in person to lobby Ecclestone – who is firmly on his side in that debate – and FIA chairman Jean Todt, who is decidedly not.
The Ferrari chief did not stay long. Not only was he infuriated by the sight of his team's cars and their richly remunerated drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen scrabbling around, but also because the terrific entertainment value of the race seemed to undercut his argument.
With Todt sticking by his guns, saying the engines will not be changed other than perhaps to amp up the muted sound, it appears April will end with Ferrari and the Renault-powered Red Bulls still trailing in Mercedes' wake.
Dispiritingly for all the teams, Mercedes showed in Bahrain that it had been racing well within the limits at Australia and Malaysia – and yet still winning comfortably. In Bahrain, when fuel-saving mode was finished – thanks to several laps on low revs behind the safety car – and the two Mercedes were racing each other flat out in the closing laps, they were fully 2 seconds per lap faster than the nearest cars.
Red Bull was probably next fastest, indicating that their earlier pace had been compromised by the need to save fuel, and once that passed they were able to show what the car was fully capable of. With two of the three highest fuel-consumption races now gone – Canada is still to come – Red Bull and others may be able to close some of the gap on Mercedes in the coming races.
All teams stayed in Bahrain for testing. Unsurprisingly, it was Mercedes again at the top of the timesheets.
Next on the agenda for F1 is Monday's hearing of an appeal by Red Bull against Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix for exceeding fuel-flow limits. The next race is in Shanghai on April 20.


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A man dived off London's historic Tower Bridge into the River Thames on Monday during a protest by taxi drivers over their exclusion from part of a special Olympic Games road network in the capital.
Police pulled the man from the water under the landmark bridge, from which Olympic rings were suspended to celebrate the 2012 London Games, and arrested him on a public order offence.
The Port of London Authority said the man, thought to be a taxi driver, was lucky to be alive after diving headfirst from the walkway about eight metres above the water.
"This was an absolutely crazy thing to do. He could easily have killed himself," the spokesman said. "He has tied up a lot of resources and endangered others."
The man, who has not been named, had been taking part in a protest by London taxi drivers over a decision to keep them off part of a road network reserved for Olympic athletes, officials and journalists.
On a rare hot summer's day in the capital, several hundred black London taxi cabs inched along the bridge hooting their horns close to London Mayor Boris Johnson's office. The drivers are worried that they will be stuck in congestion and will lose money during the Games.
London's 25,000 taxi drivers want access to all sections of the temporary network. Black taxis are currently only allowed in two thirds of the 160 km route.
The United Cabbies Group, which organised the bridge protest, said it did not "condone or recommend jumping in the Thames".
"He climbed on the bridge and threw his keys at the onrushing police before jumping in," the pressure group said on its Twitter page. A spokesman for the group could not immediately be reached.
The chairman of the RMT London taxi union, Mick Bailey, who was at Tower Bridge supporting the protest, said: "There are still 25,000 cabs that can't do their jobs properly because of all the restrictions and the failure to allow us to use the Olympic Route Network."
Police and the military have increased patrols on the Thames as part of Britain's biggest peacetime security operation.
Tower Bridge, which opened in 1894, is one of London's best known landmarks. Its roadway can be raised to allow tall ships to pass through.
This was an absolutely crazy thing to do. He could easily have killed himself," the spokesman said. "He has tied up a lot of resources and endangered others


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Tiny4Ever wrote:cheese why do u hate on me for smoking so much if i still own while im on it.
Tiny4Ever wrote:its my medication would u deny a diabetes person there insulun?
boogieman wrote:I'm pretty sure the last two ih I have played 2happy4u has been on the team that beat you....
Tiny4Ever wrote:despite the items i buy i still leave my corpse at ur feet...
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Games played on Saturday and Sunday at 10AM PST.
Melee: (Wins/Loses)
Clan VET: (1/1)
Clan RL: (1/1)
More games need to be played. Clan VET has Shadowfall, skylimits, Nicola, DemonicEmbrace, desHou (?) and nono_mono (assuming she wants to play) that want to play in the melee portion.
Clan RL has monk, rob and whoever else
Custom Games:
Enfos: Waiting on a game.
Warlocks: Waiting on a game.
Rabbits vs Sheep: Waiting on a game.
ToB: Best of 3 (switch sides & host if needed)
Waiting to be played.
Tiny4Ever wrote:so melee portion was stupid idea from the beginning cuz it doesnt give everyone a chance to play, its just two games
Melkon wrote:....some unknown guy(2eachhisown I think) whispering me and teaching me about how peeling onions makes you cry(T'was insane news to me) and how I hadn't shown up to my own Warcraft-Off like it was a sin)...
Melkon wrote:Melon, that took me so long to figure out that it said Monk(that is if it does say Monk). Am sad
Melkon wrote:Rob why do you refer to me as Demon then later as Melkon? I tot we wer frandz. Also it's not my idea if you're referring to the pokemon-style competition for melee. Monk told me about it. It's some format or other, far too lazy to go to the first few posts to find out the name.
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The Earth's oceans and the water that once flowed on Mars likely came from a similar source: meteorites that landed on the planets when they were first forming, new research suggests.
Scientists analyzed the makeup of two rare Mars rocks that crashed into Earth as meteorites, and found that Martian water probably came from planetary building blocks similar to those that formed Earth. The two planets likely formed in parallel ways, but then took divergent evolutionary paths.
This finding goes against the common idea that the water in terrestrial planets like Earth and Mars came from comets. Instead, scientists think it originated in chondritic meteorites, which contain small, granular minerals that become integrated into the planets they land on.
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'These meteorites contain trapped basaltic liquids, not unlike the basalts that erupt on Hawaii," John Jones, an experimental petrologist at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, said in a statement. "They are pristine samples that have sampled various Martian volatile element environments."
Jones was a co-author on a paper detailing the findings published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The research was led by Tomohiro Usui, a former postdoctoral researcher at NASA's Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.
The two Martian meteorites studied represent two very different sources of ancient water from the Red Planet, the researchers found.
One space rock came from a middle layer of Mars called the mantle, with traces of water from the deep interior of the planet and about the same amount of a special type of hydrogen found on Earth. The other meteorite is enriched with material from the shallow Martian crust and atmosphere.
The meteorite from the mantle suggests Mars' interior is dry. Meanwhile, the enriched meteorite has 10 times more water, indicating the surface of Mars might have been very wet at one time.
"There are competing theories that account for the diverse compositions of Martian meteorites," Usui said. "Until this study there was no direct evidence that primitive Martian lavas contained material from the surface of Mars."
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Actor Alec Baldwin has been involved in another altercation with a photographer.
The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday in New York and there are conflicting reports surrounding who the aggressor was.
According to TMZ.com and sources close to the couple, Baldwin and his wife Hilaria were grabbing something to eat when the shutterbug became overzealous.
However, the photographer insists he did not approach the couple aggressively.
He tells WENN, "I was taking video and asking questions. Ultimately I was doing my job."
Baldwin's newborn daughter, Carmen Gabriela who was born on Friday, was not with the actor at the time of the incident.
The actor and the photographer, who both admitted to pushing each other, have decided not to press charges and the police have reportedly closed the case.
This isn't Baldwin's first run-in with paparazzi. In June, he was accused of hitting a photographer, after obtaining a marriage license in New York.
Actor Alec Baldwin has been involved in another altercation with a photographer.


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In the early days of TNA, matches featuring the X-Division stars would invariably be the highlight of any show. In recent years, however, the X-Division has seemed to shift its focus towards storylines featuring more veteran stars, sometimes at the expense of in-ring quality. At Sunday's Destination X pay-per-view, the spotlight was once again on the X-Division, and the result was a solid and refreshing show that lived up to the company's "Wrestling matters" slogan.
The difference was personified by one of the main events of the night, a match that saw Brian Kendrick challenge Abyss for the X-Division Championship. Abyss was hand-picked by Eric Bischoff to take over and take apart the X-Division, so Kendrick was fighting for the honour of the entire division in addition to the gold. His task wasn't that easy, and early on, it looked like it would be impossible, when Abyss seemed to shrug off every offensive move that Kendrick threw at him. After being smashed and squashed for some time, Kendrick took a desperate measure, and smashed Abyss with his own copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War book, busting open the monster in the process. Seeing the big man bleed sparked new life in the challenger, and he started attacking Abyss with reckless abandon, including a big missile dropkick. Abyss fought back, and charged Kendrick in the corner, but Kendrick moved and Abyss ended up squashing the referee instead. Kendrick hit Sliced Bread, but the ref was knocked out and couldn't make the count. At this point, Eric Bischoff came to the ring, but received a punch by Kendrick for his troubles. This brought out Immortal, followed by all of the X-Division stars, and a brawl ensued. As the ring cleared out, Kendrick took advantage of the confusion, and rolled up a groggy Abyss for the pin, and the championship. Kendrick and the X-Division stars celebrated the win, both literal and symbolic, as confetti filled the ring.
In the other main event of the night, two X-Division pioneers AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels squared off for the first time since 2009. The two friends started off a bit slowly, with neither man getting a clear advantage early on. This was a purist's match early on, with lots of chain wrestling, moves and counters and many stand-offs. AJ hit the first big moves of the match, hitting a pair of dropkicks, and then held the advantage, until Daniels hit him with a couple of dives on the floor. Later, AJ turned things around, and he caught Daniels going for a move off the ropes, and after Daniels landed, AJ hit him with a flying splash, driving Daniels hard onto the ground. As the match progressed, things picked up even more, and the two exchanged many of their signature moves, including AJ's Styles Clash and Daniels' Angels Wings. In the end, Daniels got his knees up while AJ was going for a 450 splash, and was going to follow that up with Angels Wings off the top, but AJ reversed it and sent Daniels hard to the mat. AJ followed that up with the Spiral Tap, and that was enough to get the pin. After the match, a despondent Daniels shook his friend's hand, congratulating him on the victory.
TNA's next pay-per-view will be Hardcore Justice on August 7.
Match 1: Kazarian vs Samoa Joe
This one started off hard and fast and both of them gave it their all. Kazarian is always solid, and and Joe looked like he did during his first year in TNA when he was filled with p&v - certainly he seemed a lot more excited about this match than he has in recent months. A big springboard dropkick by Kazarian slowed him down, though. He came back soon enough, though, and turned things around with a flying dive to the floor, earning a �This is awesome� chant from Orlando faithful. A finger bite got Kaz out of an STF, but Joe then locked on a Kokina Klutch. Kaz reached the ropes, and pushed off Joe, knocking him into the referee. As the big man explained to the ref what had happened, Kazarian sneaked up behind him, and rolled Joe over for the pin.
Winner: Kazarian
Match rating: 8/10
A clip was shown from earlier today, where Shark Boy agreed to team up with Eric Young against Generation Me.
Match 2: Douglas Williams vs Mark Haskins
Haskins, who looks like a shorter version of Edge, earned a spot on the roster after he was given a tryout with the company on their recent UK tour. [SLAM! Wrestling profiled him last August: Mark Haskins a rising UK star attraction.] The commentary team of Mike Tenay and Jeremy Borash noted that he was a ground-and-pound specialist as opposed to the typical X-Division style. Williams took control early, and it looked like the six-sided ring gave some problems to Haskins -- it looked like he mistimed a flying clothesline early on, and later seemed to slip off the top rope. That latter misstep cost him, though, since it gave Williams a chance to recover, and roll away from a Shooting Star Press attempt. After Haskins crashed hard, Williams covered him for the easy pin. After the match, Williams shook the newcomer�s hand, maybe in an effort to recruit him to the British Invasion in the future.
Winner: Douglas Williams
Match rating: 7/10
Backstage, Austin Aries cut a good promo, saying that he would win the contract tonight in his four-way match.
It was explained that the Buck brothers reunited in order to show solidarity with their X-Division colleagues against Bischoff and his Immortal group. After some comedy, Shark Boy started off by stomping a mudhole into Jeremy. This match was fun, and unlike some of Eric's recent matches, wasn't too bogged down by bad comedy. Shark Boy hit Max with a Chummer, and then Eric followed it up with a wheelbarrow neckbreaker, for the pin.
Winners: Eric Young and Shark Boy
Match Rating: 7/10
Backstage, Zema Ion told So Cal Val that he would win the contract tonight. His promo wasn�t as good as Austin�s, and he didn't seem nearly as comfortable in front of the camera.
Match 4: Shannon Moore vs Robbie E vs Amazing Red vs Alex Shelley � Ultimate X Match
The action was, as expected, very quick in this one, with all four men hitting moves in between making attempts to try to capture the X. Each of them got a chance to shine with some dizzying moves, with nobody looking out of place. While this wasn't the best Ultimate X match, it was pretty fun with some fast action -- though nothing that was mindblowingly innovative. In the end, Moore climbed to the top of the truss, way above the X cables, which was a smart move, since nobody could grab his legs and pull him down. In the meantime, Amazing Red shimmied himself into position. Moore swung down from the truss, and stomped on Red�s hands sending him to the mat. Then, as Moore lowered himself into position, Shelley scaled the X, kicked Moore a few times, and knocked him down too. After that, grabbing the X was merely academic, and Shelley earned himself the number one contendership.
Winner, and new number one contender for the X-Division Championship: Alex Shelley
Backstage, Low-Ki cut a deep-voiced promo, saying that he would win the contract.
Match 5: Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn
Winner: Rob Van Dam
Match Rating: 8/10
Backstage, Jack Evans quoted Eminem in predicting his win in the four-way for the contract.
Match 6: Austin Aries vs Zema Ion vs Low-Ki vs Jack Evans - winner gets a contract
In what might have been a first, the crowd simultaneously voiced their support for all of the competitors with an "Everybody!" chant. There was a funny moment early on where Aries hit each of his opponents with a fingernail rake in succession, and then all three got their revenge by blasting him with stereo dropkicks. This was a really good match, with action too quick to call, what with bodies flying all over the place. Some stellar aerials by Evans in particular, though all four shone throughout the match. After numerous pin attempts being broken up, eventually, Aries hit a Brain Buster on Low-Ki to get the win and earn himself a contract. This one should really earn all four competitors a spot on the roster -- a true throwback to the early X-Division days in terms of action.
Winner: Austin Aries
Match Rating: 9/10
Match 7: Abyss vs Brian Kendrick - for the X-Division Championship
Winner, and new X-Division Champion: Brian Kendrick
Match 8: AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels
Winner: AJ Styles
Overall Show Rating: 8/10


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New prenatal genetic test is much more powerful at detecting fetal abnormalities
A nationwide, federally funded study has found that testing a developing fetus' DNA through chromosomal microarray (CMA) provides more information about potential disorders than does the standard method of prenatal testing, which is to visually examine the chromosomes (karyotyping). The results of the 4,000-plus-participant clinical study are being presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Dallas on Feb. 9, 2012. The study was recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
In women having routine prenatal diagnosis, CMA detected additional genetic abnormalities in about 1 out of every 70 fetal samples that had a normal karyotype. When a birth defect was imaged by ultrasound, CMA found additional important genetic information in 6 percent of cases. These results suggest that CMA may soon replace karyotyping for prenatal testing, says Dr. Ronald Wapner, director of Reproductive Genetics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and vice chairman for research and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
"Why would anyone want to continue to use the standard method, which gives only part of the answer?" says Dr. Wapner, who led the 34-center study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. "However, we will have to carefully transition this information into clinical practice to educate physicians and patients, develop guidelines for its use, and learn how to best use it to improve care."
CMA is not routinely used for prenatal testing but has become the primary genetic test to evaluate newborns with birth defects, as well as infants and young children with developmental delays.
Dr. Wapner describes the observed difference in accuracy between the two tests this way: "With karyotyping, we can see only when pieces of the genome of about 5 million base pairs are missing from a chromosome. With CMA, we can see missing pieces of fewer than 100,000 base pairs."
CMA is based on a method that determines whether the right amount of genetic material is present at numerous locations in the fetus' genome.
This study was the first to examine the two methods in a blinded head-to-head comparison. Fetal samples were collected from the amniotic fluid or placenta of 4,450 participants. "These were women who were seeking prenatal testing for the usual reasons, which could be age, increased risk of inheritable disease, or a structural abnormality in the fetus," Dr. Wapner says.
Each participant's sample was split and sent, in a blinded fashion, to one of four laboratories that perform CMA NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Emory University, Baylor College of Medicine or Signature Genetics. The other portion of the sample was sent to Genzyme Genetics for standard karyotyping.
Results show that CMA and karyotyping were equally effective at identifying chromosomal abnormalities such as the duplicate chromosomes that cause Down syndrome and Trisomy 18. But CMA provided significantly more clinically relevant information in two situations.
"In 6 percent of the cases where there's a structural abnormality of the fetus but karyotyping is normal, CMA will provide additional significant information," Dr. Wapner says. "And in about 1.7 percent of cases where the procedure was done because of the mother's age or similar concerns and the chromosomes were normal, CMA reveals additional information of concern."
Both tests offer information on conditions that can be life-threatening to a newborn baby or that can signal a possible health threat that might be treatable. "We are looking for the same thing in both tests," Dr. Wapner says. "But we find more abnormalities with CMA."
CMA can identify at least 150 known conditions and tell us exactly what the problem is and what it means for a child. Although karyotyping provides the same kind of information, CMA will likely provide more information on other potential disorders that might not otherwise be picked up such as intellectual disability or autism.
"It does not always mean that a child will necessarily develop these disorders, because many are due to multiple influences," Dr. Wapner says. "But it will help parents because they can be on the lookout for a particular disorder and have a treatment plan in place. I believe it is important to give parents as much information as they need about their child."


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An email from a Tunisian organisation I've never heard of landed in my inbox this week, with a warning about the disastrous consequences of an Islamist success in today's election in the country which launched the Arab Spring and is holding its first democratic poll. A victory for Al Nahda, the Islamist party, would frighten investors, discourage tourism and throw thousands of Tunisians out of work, warned the 'Citizens for a free world' who signed the document. To illustrate the doomed Al Nahda-led future, they included a video clip. With a heart-rending melody playing, an elderly Tunisian mourns his life in 'frustration and misery' and 'the loss of 400 years of civilisation.'
Similar scare tactics are likely in Egypt next month, as the country nears its own post-revolution election on November 28. Liberal parties, old and new, are already telling anyone willing to listen of the catastrophic implications of a strong performance by the Muslim Brotherhood.
After the season of revolt in north Africa comes the season of fear. To the surprise of westerners and the relief of Arab liberals, Islamists were not the most prominent protesters in the youth revolutions changing the face of the Arab world. But, as the most organised opposition forces to autocratic regimes, they have an advantage in the first free elections.
The stakes in these polls are huge: the assemblies that emerge will draft new constitutions, shaping the political order for years to come. The poll in Egypt is the most important, given Cairo's historic impact on the rest of the Arab world.
Ill-prepared and still new to the political scene, liberal parties are fighting with all the tools they can muster. The Islamists, moreover, are making themselves an easy target. Torn between reassuring the outside world and pandering to the most conservative parts of society, their discourse is often ambiguous, fully supportive of civil liberties on the one hand but promising stricter Islamic rule on the other.
Of course many are willing to be convinced of the worst about Islamists: for decades, dictators fooled their western allies into believing that the Islamist opposition was synonymous with extremism and their own regimes the only guarantee of stability.
But as the political scene is liberalised, it is important to distinguish between Islamist groups. Those most demonised in the past — Al Nahda and the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt — in fact could emerge as parties of the centre in conservative Arab societies, between the liberals and the ultraconservative Salafis.
A tradition of political engagement has taught the mainstream Islamists of Al Nahda and the Muslim Brotherhood pragmatism, a lesson yet to be absorbed by the Salafi newcomers. Salafi movements, which look to Saudi Arabia's clerics as a model, were repressed under the old regimes, and are only now emerging from the shadows. In Egypt, participation in November's elections is already forcing them into uncomfortable compromises. Officials from the newly formed Nour party lament that they must field women candidates to comply with electoral rules, insisting women are suited only for certain roles in society.
Islamists' influence
The role of religion in politics has dominated debate in the Middle East for decades — in the 1990s, Algeria's army intervened to stop an Islamist party winning an election and drove the country into more than decade of civil war. With more freedom after the Arab Spring, however, the debate about religious parties is polarising society in an unprecedented way.
Secular concerns about Islamists' influence, whether moderate or radical, are understandable. Islamists have the benefit of a simple message to win votes, namely that they are following the true path of Islam with its promise of social justice. But it is their ability to organise and relate with populations in need that also gives them a political edge.
Talk to people in impoverished neighbourhoods in Cairo and they will tell how the Brotherhood set up stands outside schools to sell notebooks at low prices, and fruit stalls during Ramadan that offered dates at a fraction of the market price. Liberal parties are not mentioned because, unlike the Islamists, they lack an infrastructure of charities.
Yet, for all the skills of the Muslim Brotherhood, its party, Freedom and Justice, is not acting like a winner. True, the weight of Islamist political parties in the Arab world is assumed to be around 30 per cent of the vote. But there has rarely been a truly free election to test the assumption.
Back in 2005, when the Mubarak regime briefly flirted with a political opening, independent candidates affiliated with the Brotherhood won one out of two constituencies in the parliamentary elections — albeit on a very low turnout. Brotherhood officials admit that with popular enthusiasm and a much wider choice for voters (their rivals now include the Salafi Nour party), their attempt to capture up to 35 per cent of seats in parliament is uncertain.
The Brotherhood's unity has also frayed, with some leading figures defecting to start their own group, and a group of youth active in the revolution forming their own party.
However big their share of the vote, the Islamists must recognise that they cannot monopolise the drafting of the constitution, which has to reflect a national consensus and enshrine guarantees that the electorate can vote people in and out of office. But for all the importance of these first Arab Spring elections, the priority — for liberals, Islamists, and western governments — should be their process and conduct. It is establishing the foundations of a new system that will give liberals the space to build a more solid base of support even if their immediate performance is disappointing.
By Roula Khalaf
Via SyndiGate.info
© Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2019. All rights reserved.


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Six Women Arrested in Ladies-Only Gambling Ring
(GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.) -- Police have arrested six women and seized 10 gambling machines in connection with an alleged all-female gambling league that was reportedly operating in a quiet residential neighborhood in Gwinnett County, Ga.
Police said they received an anonymous tip from a person who was upset about his spouse gambling too much at a home on Michaels Circle in Duluth, WSB-TV in Atlanta reported.
They busted the home and discovered it was essentially a "social club for women," complete with four gambling machines and $15,000 in cash, according to WSB-TV.
Neighbors told WSB-TV that they'd had no idea an alleged gambling league was operating in their midst, though they did see cars come and go from the home "day and night." Sometimes as many as 10 cars and even limousines would swing by, carrying groups of "older ladies."
"It seemed this was a woman's-only organization," Cpl. Jake Smith of the Gwinnett County Police Department told WSB-TV. "Men would come, but they were not permitted to gamble."
The police department arrested Mi Hui Yi, the woman who ran the alleged gambling operation, and from her learned of a second home around the corner on Old Norcross Road. When police raided it, they found women in the process of gambling, and several of them fled through the back of the house, Smith said.
Police arrested five more women there and seized more cash and six additional gambling machines. The six women have been booked into jail in Gwinnett County on multiple gambling-related charges, Smith said.
Gwinnett County police did not respond to ABC News calls for comment on the case.
Police are not yet sure whether there are more locations involved in the alleged gambling operations.
"That just goes to show you, you don't know what's going on right next door," Smith told WSB-TV.
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Murder Mystery Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge, TN
Murder Mystery Theater • 2682 Teaster Lane • Pigeon Forge, TN 37863View on Map
Murder Mystery Dinner Show has great food and first-class live theater entertainment. You will be treated to a delicious dinner with soup, entrée, and dessert. As always at the Murder Mystery Dinner Show, there will be a murder and you're in charge of solving the crime! The winner will receive a prize package! Shows alternate nightly and are subject to change.
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Is it the same show every night?
No, the theater varies between Moonshine Murders, The Killbillies, and Gun with the Wind. Check a show schedule if you have a preference.
Is there a pre-show at Murder Mystery Dinner Show?
Are visitors allowed to meet & greet the performers?
Yes. Guests can meet the performers before and after the show.
Are cameras, audio or video recording allowed at the show?
Audio and video recording are prohibited. Cameras are allowed only before the show, during intermission and after the show.
What type of meal is served at the Murder Mystery Dinner Show?
The meal includes a choice of soup (broccoli and cheese, vegetable, or loaded potato), a main course of savory pork loin and country fried boneless chicken served with white pepper gravy, mashed potatoes, country-style green beans, and a dinner roll. Cheesecake with your choice of topping is served for dessert. We also offer jello, no sugar added ice cream, and a gluten free chocolate cake for dessert if you prefer not to have cheesecake.
Is there a vegetarian or vegan meal option available?
Yes. The vegetarian meal will consist of vegetable soup, bowtie pasta with veggies in Alfredo sauce, and cheesecake. The vegan meal includes vegetable soup, bowtie pasta with veggies in pesto sauce, and fruit.


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The Story of Cosmetics
Ever wondered what's in your shampoo, anyway? Annie Leonard explores the toxins in our bathrooms, and what to do about them.
The average American woman uses 12 health and beauty products each day; the average man uses six. But how healthy are they?
Annie Leonard, the creator of The Story of Stuff, The Story of Cap & Trade, and The Story of Bottled Water, turns her trademark clarity to the subject of chemicals in cosmetics. Why, she asks, do we allow unregulated, untested chemicals—many of which have been linked to cancer, birth defects, or brain damage—into the products we rub into our skin every day? And most importantly, what can we do about it?
See more of Annie Leonard's videos:
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture—from resource extraction to iPod incineration—exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
Asking tough questions about who cap and trade really benefits—and whether it will make a difference in averting catastrophic climate change.
Should you be worried about your tap water? Yes, but not for the reason you expected.
Learn more about safe cosmetics:
How can you spot—and avoid—dangerous chemicals in your cosmetics?
What's the difference between mineral and chemical filters?
Changing or enhancing your hair color doesn't have to jeopardize your health.


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No matter which way you slice it, $4.05 billion is a lot of money. For that much scratch Disney could have made John Carter 20 times. Instead, the studio decided to invest that cash a little more wisely, buying Lucasfilm and getting the rights to Star Wars. But while producing a new trilogy of films set in a galaxy far, far away is in the works, along with a few standalone films, nobody expected Disney to only take advantage of their newest franchise at the cinema. As proven by George Lucas proved over the last few decades, there's a lot of money to be made from Star Wars beyond the movies, including toys, games, costumes, and just about any other arena you can think of. So how does Disney plan to take full advantage?
How about with a new theme park? SlashFilm has done some digging and has discovered via the message board Mice Chat that Disney is sending out surveys to discover how much interest is out there for a special Star Wars section in Disneyland. In addition to the message board postings, they have also found a few Tweets with screenshots of the survey, which you can see below:
Even before their blockbuster purchase, Disney's theme park department was already in business with Star Wars, with the Star Tours ride first appearing at Disneyland in 1987 and Star Wars Weekends held at Disney's Hollywood Studios since 1997, but this would be a horse of a completely different color. But what do all of you think? Would you be interested in seeing an entire area of Disney's most famous theme park dedicated to the classic sci-fi franchise? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.


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Installed openSUSE 13.1 and works perfectly; still no brightness control though. System runs a little warm as both cpu cores run at 10% minimum all the time with nothing running.
Kali Linux runs well for purposes needed. built in wifi wont work for capture had to use a ralink card.


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Load an Application onto Your BlackBerry
To load applications onto your BlackBerry, you need to work closely with your PC. On your PC, you use an application called BlackBerry Desktop Manager (BDM), which comes on a CD along with your BlackBerry. Application Loader is a mini application within BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
If you have an employer-issued BlackBerry, your company might impose guidelines on what applications (if any) can and cannot be installed and uninstalled from your device. Be sure to familiarize yourself with your IT department's policy before attempting to install or uninstall software from a company-owned BlackBerry.
Accessing the Blackberry Application Loader
After BlackBerry Desktop Manager is installed on your PC, do the following to access Application Loader:
1. On your PC, select Start –> Programs –> BlackBerry –> Desktop Manager.
BlackBerry Desktop Manager opens.
2. Connect your BlackBerry to your PC via your USB cable.
Doing so connects your BlackBerry to your PC. If successful, you see the password dialog box. If not, check to see whether the USB cable is connected properly to both your PC and your BlackBerry and then try again. If all else fails, contact your service provider, or contact your system administrator if you're an enterprise user.
3. Enter your password.
This completes your BlackBerry-to-PC connection.
4. On your PC, double-click the Application Loader icon in BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
The Application Loader Wizard welcome screen opens. At this point, you're ready to use the functions of Application Loader.
Using the Blackberry Application Loader
To install an application onto your BlackBerry from your PC by using Application Loader, you first have to install that application onto your PC. The installation onto your PC varies, depending on which application you choose to install, so be sure to refer to the manual that comes with the application you choose.
After you get the application onto your PC, you need to locate the application's ALX file (a file with the .alx extension). The ALX file isn't the file that gets installed on your BlackBerry; rather, it tells Application Loader where the actual application file is located on your PC. You can usually find an application's ALX file in the folder where you installed the application on your PC.
After you download the application on your PC, you can install it on your BlackBerry by using Application Loader as follows:
1. Launch Application Loader from BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
The Application Loader Wizard welcome screen appears.
2. Click the Next button.
3. Enter your password, and then click Next.
If your handheld isn't connected properly, you see the Communication Port Selection screen. Connect your BlackBerry to the USB cable and make sure that the USB cable is connected to the PC. Then click Next.
The Handheld Application Selection screen appears. This screen lists the applications that are already installed on your BlackBerry.
4. Click the Add button.
An Open file dialog box appears, which you use to locate the ALX file of the application you want to install.
5. Locate the ALX file and then click Open.
You return to the Handheld Application Selection.
6. Click Next.
Doing so brings up the confirmation screen, listing the application to be installed.
7. Click Finish.
The installation process starts, and a progress window appears. When the progress window disappears — and if all went well — the application is on your BlackBerry.


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Kris Humphries shines on the court—now it's sister Kaela Humphries' turn to shine behind the camera.
The former medical-sales rep from Minnesota recently scored her first campaign since signing with Ford Models' plus-size division a month ago—and we've got the pictures right here.
Kaela struck a pose in a various summer looks from the Limited's new plus-size line, Eloquii.
"The line is really fashion forward, the clothes fit and they look amazing," she told People. "It's been a really good experience."
Kaela previously appeared in ads for Nordstrom and Kohl's while signed to Wilhelmina Models a few years ago, but this is her first pro gig in awhile—and it's clear she had no trouble picking up where she left off.


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Flag: Croatian
Nationality of Officers:Croatian
Number of Crew: 7
Passenger Capacity: 38
Speed: 9 NM
Length:42,40 m
Beam:8,00 m
One way from Split to Dubrovnik on M/S Summer
Split (Croatia) - Dubrovnik (Croatia)
8 days / 7 nights - Jul 11, 2020
Split, Omis, Pucisca, Bol, Hvar, Bisevo Blue Cave, Vis, Korcula, Mljet and Dubrovnik aboard Summer
We look forward to sharing with you an awesome and unforgettable experience of sailing the turquoise Adriatic, sampling the very essence of the scenic Dalmatian Coast with its alluring islands, wonderful coastal scenery, countless bays, romantic coves and historic and cultural treasures of fairy tale medieval towns.
By docking each evening in a different port of call you will find yourself within only a few steps from the evocative old towns with their gates, little squares and easy going narrow lanes, promenades, vibrant cafes, shops and traditional restaurants. For your laid back moments of relaxation we will keep you thrilled each day by revealing you secluded coves and pristine beaches with crystal clear water.
M/S Summer will be docked in Split harbour where you can board during the entire day. Welcome meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. where you will be introduced by our Cruise director to the Captain, our crew and of course your future fellow passengers with whom you will spend a week on board. Welcome dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. The embarkation will be possible throughout the day; passengers arriving in the morning cannot enter their cabins before 1:00 p.m. but they can leave luggage on board. Captain will wait for all passengers arriving late at night and these guests will be provided with dinner. Overnight in Split.
MEALS ON BOARD: Dinner
Our English speaking guide will do morning Split City tour, and walk us through historical Diocletian's Palace. Split is the second largest urban centre in Croatia and the seat of the Split and Dalmatia County. It is traditionally considered to be over 1,700 years old. Since 1979 the historic centre of Split has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. The historical and cultural buildings are located inside the walls of the Diocletian's Palace. At 12:00 we will start our cruise to Omiš, ancient town with city walls, fortresses and stone churches located at the delta of Cetina River with its wonderful beaches. In the past Omiš was for centuries a symbol of retaliation, courage and strength of the famous pirates against Venetian Republic. Lunch will be given while we cruise there with swim stop. After Omis we will cruise across the Brac channel to continue towards Pucisca, the biggest village on the island of Brac. Nowhere in the system of towns and villages in Dalmatia does terrain play such a compelling role as in Pucisca with its spectacular irregularity of the steep-sided natural harbour, its authentic Mediterranean architecture and rustic ambience; the fjord like inlet meets three narrow valleys that descend from the hills to join those quiet and beautiful waters. Pucisca Quarry was exploited in the Antiquity; the reopening of the quarry took place in 1455, unused since Roman times. It was from this quarry that stone was excavated to build limestone columns of the White House in Washington DC, The Parliament house in Vienna and many other famous buildings all over the world. The only Stonemasonry school in Croatia is located in Pucisca where students carve sculptures from Brac limestone with traditional and unconventional tools that have been used here for centuries. We will spend night in this very quiet small town. Nightfall unifies the diverse features of Pucisca that have intrigued us by daylight. Overnight in Pucisce.
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast, Lunch
We start our day with morning departure towards Bol, said to have the best beach for swimming in Croatia named Zlatni Rat. (Golden cape). We will stop in Bol and enjoy this nice Dalmatian town for a walk, or to have a cup of coffee and take a swim till lunch is served on board. After lunch we will continue cruising towards the sunniest island of Croatia – the island of Hvar, along of the many coves and bays on the way. Hvar is one of the most popular, very attractive tourist destinations and a meeting point for the international jet set. Upon your evening arrival at Hvar, a local English speaking guide will walk you throughout the town introducing you to the history, culture and way of life on this island and explain how lavender was traditionally farmed on the Island of Hvar for centuries. Have an evening in Hvar free on your own to explore and dine around in one of numerous family owned restaurants. Overnight in Hvar Historical Town.
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast, Lunch
We start our day with morning cruise towards Island Bisevo with its Blue cave. The cave has its own natural entrance which is located below sea level, which required that it visitors dive deeply only to resurface into the cave's mysterious blue depths. This natural phenomenon creates a magical effect of deep blue and shiny silver, mystifying her visitors. However, sometimes High Waves prevent the entrance to Blue Cave, which is something we shall not know before the morning designated for our visit, and this is a reason why entrance fees should be paid on the spot – if we have luck to visit it! We will dock in Vis. Lunch. Vis is a pearl among Croatian Adriatic islands, left untouched by the development of tourism for so many years - due to its strategic location on the open sea, it served as a military zone for many years. Beautiful beaches, and preserved nature, ecological agriculture and preserved traditional architecture are unique advantages of this unique Croatian island. You will have evening free in Vis Overnight in Vis Town.
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast, Lunch
We start our day with morning departure towards the island of Korcula. We shall stop for a swim before lunch and in the afternoon arrive to Korcula town, on Korcula Island. Korcula is a city known as a birthplace of Marko Polo, the famous explorer. Our English speaking guide will do Korcula City tour, and walk us through narrow and cobbled streets. The rest of the evening is free to enjoy dining at one of the local restaurants of your choice. Overnight in Korcula Historical Town.
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast we will cruise to the Mljet National Park, pass by magnificent shores of the Korcula islands archipelago, with a swim stop along a way. Lunch. Upon arrival to the Mljet National Park, you will have free afternoon to explore park (entrance fees are not included), to walk around the Great and Small Lake and Islet of St. Mary with its Benedictine Monastery from the 12th century. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Mljet
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast, Lunch
Morning departure to Dubrovnik, along the shores of Mljet and the Elaphite islands where we will have short swim stop and lunch while arriving to Dubrovnik. Our own English speaking guide and coach will come to the pier. After an organized panoramic drive and photo stop of breath-taking scenery at a hill above Dubrovnik we will arrive to the historical centre of Dubrovnik, the famous city enlisted as UNESCO's World Heritage site, where your guide will show you the most interesting sights of Dubrovnik. After city tour you will be left on your own to explore the city, visit City Walls or take the cable car to the top of the Mount Srdj. Return coach transfer is scheduled in the evening or you can return on your own. You will see why this city is called the Pearl of the Adriatic. Overnight in Dubrovnik.
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast, Lunch
It is time to say farewell to all your new friends after having breakfast.
MEALS ON BOARD: Breakfast
Cruise Rates per person based on double-occupancy.
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Additional charges
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Rates include:
• Accommodation in a chosen cabin category on 7 night /8 day cruise with ship's facilities at your disposal
• English speaking cruise manager on board
• 6 crew members
• Complimentary fresh fruit available daily
• Welcome dinner with three courses
• Buffet breakfast daily and 6 lunches with three courses
• Professional English speaking guide for city tours of Split, Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik ( transfer with panoramic photo stop included)
• Whispering audio devices provided for the tours
• Change of towels every second day
• Change of be linen once per cruise
• Daily cabin cleaning service
• Two bottles of water 0,50 liter per day and person
• Free unlimited Wi-Fi on board
• CCTV Security Cameras on board
• Usage of the rooftop whirlpool
Rates do not include:
• Taxes and fees, EUR 40,00 per person to be paid on board in cash
• Drinks/ beverages from the ship's bar
• Transfer from and/or to the ship (organized on request)
• Pre/post cruise accommodation ( organized on request )
• Entry fee to Bisevo Blue cave, approx. EUR 7,00-15,00 per person payable on the spot ( optional)
• Entry fee to Mljet National Park, approx. EUR 15,00-20,00 per person payable on the spot ( optional)
• Entry fees for museums, exhibitions and similar
• Additional excursions
• Tips, laundry and any other items of personal nature
Every effort will be made to adhere to the scheduled itinerary ; however, due to the schedule changes beyond organizer's control, we reserve the right, without prior notice, to change routing or alter shore excursions.
* DELECTA Ltd.reserves the right to change the vessel provider in case of the contracted services are not supplied according to the previously agreed standards.
Bookings are on request and need to be confirmed.Reservation deposit of 30% is required within 5 days from the date of our written confirmation and balance payment to be paid 60 days before arrival.
Deposit is non refundable.
In some ports of call the ship may be moored sideways to other boats. Passengers would need to walk through another boat to reach pier. Assistance will be provided to the passengers with walking difficulties.
All the swim breaks are weather permitting.
Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure.
* up to 60 days prior to the cruise commencement - loss of deposit
59 - 31 days prior to the cruise commencement - 50 % of the cruise rate
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The day after former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver announced they have separated, old quotes from the state's former first lady are being seen in a new light.
Shriver posted a video on YouTube in March where she talked about being in transition. She called her life "so stressful" because she said she didn't know what she was going to do next. In the clip she asked for people to send her advice on how to handle the change she was facing.
A few months before that, Shriver sat down with KCRA for a one-on-one interview.
There, you could also hear more signs of tension in her life and her marriage.
"Well, no I didn't grow up dreaming of being first lady of California. I wanted to be a first-class journalist, and writer, but it turns out that I became the first lady, too." Shriver said in December.
Shriver also told KCRA during that hour-long interview that she wanted her children to feel that their lives "had been as important as their father's dream."
At the end she said, "I have no idea what 2011 will bring for me. I have some thoughts and some ideas. ... I don't know where I will end up, but I will definitely be in a different place next year than I am today."
Following word of the split, those words take on a new meaning.
On Monday night, the couple said their split was a mutual decision and was made after a great deal of thought, discussion and prayer.
The Associated Press reports that Shriver has moved out of the couple's estate in Brentwood, but that they remain on speaking terms. They reportedly had lunch with their children this past Sunday on Mother's Day and they met privately on their 25th wedding anniversary last month.


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Key question in budget battle
At the end of a long White House meeting between Senate Republicans and President Barack Obama during the government shutdown, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) threw out a question: Would the president insist on raising tax revenue as part of a deal to soften the sequester?
Obama's surprise answer: No, according to senators who were present and aides briefed on the discussion.
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As formal talks open Wednesday, Obama's response has given Republicans some hope they may be able to cut at least a narrow deal with Democrats to overhaul the sequestration cuts before the Dec. 13 deadline. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has even brought up the interaction several times in meetings with GOP senators since then, sources said.
There's just one problem: Obama's position isn't as simple as he made it sound.
( Earlier on POLITICO: How Washington is killing the economy)
Obama responded that way because he did not want to nix options on a smaller package before the House-Senate conference committee work was even under way, according to a source familiar with White House thinking. It depends on the size of the deal, but the president would demand that any big package with entitlement reforms includes new revenue, the source said.
The mixed signal points up the challenges of the next round of budget talks, which may prove no more productive than the last one that resulted in a 16-day shutdown. The big fight this time is likely to be more about rolling back the sequester than Obamacare, and the parties remain sharply at odds over how — or even whether — to replace the across-the-board spending cuts.
The red lines are all too familiar.
( WATCH: POLITICO's John Harris and Todd Purdum assess shutdown damage)
Even if Obama were to acquiesce on revenues, he'd have trouble persuading Senate Democrats to go along, a dynamic the president acknowledged in his answer to Corker, Republican senators said.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other top Democratic leaders refuse to trade sequestration cuts, which will disproportionately hit the Pentagon budget next year, for cuts to other discretionary or mandatory spending programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid — unless Republicans agree to raise revenue.
Republican leaders oppose raising revenue to replace the sequester cuts. Not only that, McConnell is starting to define victory for Republicans as maintaining sequester spending levels established in the 2011 Budget Control Act. That would leave 2014 government spending at $967 billion — a $20 billion reduction from this year that Democrats refuse to accept.
Corker declined to comment on his interaction with the president.
( Also on POLITICO: Jack Lew calls for replacing sequestration)
Asked if the president insisted on revenue during the White House meeting, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said: "There was much said but no definitive answer."
"The president has been clear that any budget solution must have balance, which is why he has proposed a way to replace the sequester and achieve even more deficit reduction through a mix of revenues, targeted spending cuts and savings in entitlement programs," White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage said. "As the conference begins its work, the president will continue to insist that they are focusing on growing our economy and creating good jobs with good wages, because we can't cut our way to prosperity."


text: Monday, October 07, 2013 PTs Are Effective Primary Care Providers in Military Settings Physical therapists (PTs) who function as musculoskeletal primary care providers (PCP) may provide a better route to recovery than family practice physicians, according to a new study that focused on use of PTs in the military. Decreased use of radiology and medication, and a higher return-to-duty ratio for patients whose PCP was a physical therapist were cited as indicators that PTs are effective "musculoskeletal gatekeepers." In the study, which appears in the October issue of Military Medicine, data were collected on treatment approaches and outcomes among PTs and family practice physicians serving as the PCP for members of the military with musculoskeletal complaints. The results showed that PTs used radiology in 11% of cases while family practitioners had an 82% usage rate. Similarly, medication use for PTs was 24%--family practitioners used medication at a 90% rate. The return-to-duty rate was 50% higher for patients whose PCP was a physical therapist. Author Lt Col Troy McGill, PT, MPT, USAF, BSC, writes that these results mirror similar efficiencies realized with direct access in the civilian world. In the face of attention to cost containment, and an ever-dwindling supply of internists and family practitioners, he writes that "PT direct access can help fill this void and give patients the safe and effective care they need in a reasonable time." APTA provides a wealth of resources in support of direct access and continues to work with policymakers to strengthen the ability of PTs to provide the most efficient and effective care possible. Members of APTA can access the full text of McGill's article through Open Door. Comments I do hope that the AMA is listening - and insurance companies - and most importantly the public-at-large. They need to know that PT's can be (more) effective primary care providers for musculoskeletal issues - now we need to be assigned the responsibility(s) that is/are commensurate with our respective doctorate degree. Posted by Ginger Garner on 10/7/2013 3:41 PM Readers should send a copy to their legislators and ins co contacts. Posted by Paul Jones on 10/10/2013 7:26 AM Emergency room physicians are very aware of the value of physical therapists practicing in this area. This article shows that we are effective and efficient. Please share this article and the Emergency Department Toolkit with hospital administrators. Posted by John Heick on 10/11/2013 7:47 PM Thank you Lt. col McGill for gathering and publishing such great data. This is what our profession needs right now! Posted by Jerry McCollow PT on 10/11/2013 11:49 PM I wholeheartedly agree that PTs are effective first-line care providers for musculoskeletal complaints. However, using the title "primary care provider" to refer to physical therapists would be confusing to consumers. The PCP is now viewed in a way traditionally reserved for the family doctor. It does not strengthen our profession to use someone else's title; it makes us look like we want to be something we are not. Posted by Connie Posigian, PT, OMPT on 10/12/2013 8:50 AM Can you provide a citation for the article? Posted by Kyle Sela -> @HP`>K on 10/15/2013 3:55 PM Is this any surprise? Physiotherapists specialise in acute musculoskeletal conditions, where as GP's and most physicians do not (and in fact many of them do not keep up to date with basic fitness research). I think it's important however to emphasise the difference between acute and chronic care. Unless you're a physio who specialises in chronic musculoskeletal conditions, you shouldn't be treating clients beyond the acute stage and ought to be referring them to an exercise physiologist or rehab specialist after 3 months of treatment. Unfortunately many physiotherapists do not do this and continue to apply acute treatment modalities well beyond the acute treatment period, which of course provides no long-term benefit to the patient. Jason Jarred (My blog: www.skeptifit.com) Posted by Jason Jarred on 10/18/2013 8:29 PM Interesting thoughts, Jason Jarred. I guess if you equate physiotherapy/physical therapy to modalities, massage and the moist heat and RICE principles in a "shake and bake" delivery method, you're right. However, Lt. Col McGill, I assure you, isn't proposing that to be the care given that would warrant an improved position of physio's in healthcare to include first response clinicians no matter the acuity. see Spine 2004 and 2008 Long, A. and Journ of PT 2014, Rosedale R. Subclassification for any msk condition is critical to produce good outcomes and I'd be interested to know which personal training and /or fitness specialist organization or diagnosis and treatment methodology has been shown to be reliable and effective. Thanks for your insight. Posted by Jason Ward on 6/23/2014 3:42 PM


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This summer I've been working on food-related optimization projects, here are some updates:
I now have subscriptions with two local farmers (through a CSA or Community Support Agriculture). One farmer provides me with raw milk, raw butter and eggs, the other farmer provides vegetables and fruit. They both happen to deliver to same street in my neighborhood, so I ride my bike about one kilometer and pick up both deliveries using a bike trailer.
I bake fresh bread throughout the week using the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day method. This involves creating enough dough for a week, and storing it in the refrigerator. You can take out batches of dough as needed, and cook fresh bread.
I am buying raw (green) organic fair-trade and farm-gate coffees from Sweet Maria's, and roasting it on my stovetop using a $22 Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper. This makes enough roasted coffee for about two weeks. See the book Home Coffee Roasting: Romance and Revival for more information.
I have been taking all the plastic wraps off my cheese as soon as I get it home. Plastic "suffocates" cheese and traps too much moisture, making the cheese susceptible to mold. I started re-wrapping my cheese in special cheese-wrapping paper, but now I just use wax paper.
I am growing tomatoes and peppers in self-watering containers, and I grow herbs in regular containers since they do not like constant watering.
I'm still investigating different methods of water purification. I came across a useful introductory book on this subject called Don't Drink The Water: The Essential Guide To Our Contaminated Drinking Water and What You Can Do About It. The author recommends a KDF-Carbon Block Filtration System for household filtration. This combination system get high marks because it is relatively inexpensive and it performs as well as a reverse-osmosis system (but it is much less wasteful).


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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Shadwell, the UK arm of his powerful breeding operation, sponsor the entire final meeting of the Jebel Ali season on Friday afternoon with a valuable six race card providing a fitting finale to their campaign.
The official feature is a 1950m handicap for which seven have been declared and in which the weights are headed by the Mubarak bin Shafya-trained My Indy, a dual Al Maktoum Challenge winner at Nad Al Sheba in 2009 when prepared by Saeed Bin Suroor.
He is the mount of Pat Cosgrave who said: "It will be his first run at Jebel Ali but his best form is on dirt so hopefully he can run well but he does have to give weight away in a good race over a new trip."
South African Mike de Kock saddled Wonder Lawn who was a course and distance winner last year and will be ridden by Kevin Shea who won on the seven year old on his penultimate start at the Dubai International Racing Carnival at Meydan. They were an excellent third on their latest start and Shea said: "He has been in good form and we know he handles the track. It looks a good opportunity for a last run."
Champion Trainer Ali Rashid Al Raihe saddled both Glen Nevis and Rochdale, the mount of stable jockey Royston Ffrench but Mulaqat, trained on the track by Dhruba Selvaratnam, looks a bigger danger under William Buick. Selvaratnam said: "He is in good form and ran well enough here last year. It looks a decent contest though."
The following 1400m handicap is another high-class contest and Al Raihe's Carnival winner Haatheq heads the weights under Richard Hills. A course winner, he has enjoyed an excellent season and Al Raihe's assistant, Jilani Siddiqui said: 'The horse has done particularly well in this his first UAE season and continues in good form. We are hopeful."
He certainly will not find it easy giving weight to the likes of course specialists Otaared and Atlantic Brave among his seven rivals which also include course and distance winners Quartier Latin and Rochefort.
The season's final race of the season is a 1200m conditions race and Selvaratnam's Mannjal looks certain to go well in another competitive heat. Satish Seemar's Terrific Challenge won last year's Jebel Ali Sprint and was third in this year's renewal last week. He looks a big danger, as does De Kock's Warsaw.
The Musabah Al Muhairi-trained Royal God is another to consider in a yet another quality contest.
Dhruba Selvaratnam has 10 Jebel Ali winners this season, two more than Abdulla Bin Huzaim and Ali Rashid Al Raihe. He is in the driving seat for the course's trainers' championship, while Pat Dobbs on six in the jockeys' race has a narrow advantage over a host of pursuers including Richard Hills, Wayne Smith, Harry Bentley and Richard Mullen who all have five.