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Days before the annual mob scene that is Black Friday, a consumer advocacy group is urging parents to take a closer look at the Christmas toys they're gearing up to buy.
Several popular products may pose safety risks to children, according to the 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, which visited toy chains, malls and dollar stores this fall looking for potentially dangerous playthings.
Among the concerning findings: plastic play food sold at Wal-Mart and Toys-R-Us that could constitute a choking hazard. Balloons from a dollar store marketed to 1-year-olds, even though experts recommend that balloons be restricted to children older than age 8. A Dora the Explorer guitar at Target that may pose a hearing risk with prolonged exposure.
One action figure violated federal legal lead standards of 100 parts per million, according to the group. Powerful small magnets classified as "finger fidget" toys raised concerns as well, due to the risk of internal injuries if eaten. Several products with small parts weren't properly labeled with warning notices.
But overall, U.S. PIRG concluded that new laws including the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 had "made great strides in toy safety." Investigators encountered fewer toys with perilously toxic components such as phthalates.
Several major toy categories have seen sales slides in recent years, according to the Toy Industry Assn. Inc. Action figures and accessories suffered an 8% slide last year, games and puzzles slipped 8% and plush playthings tumbled 21%. But doll sales got a 7% boost while building sets surged 23%.
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A group of pension funds that oversee more than $3 trillion in assets asked U.S. securities regulators to revamp rules on how corporate executives can trade their company stock.
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1001 Inventions launches in Washington, DC
National Geographic Museum Celebrates Scientific Achievements of Muslim Civilization
3rd August, 2012, Washington, DC: The award-winning interactive exhibition, 1001 Inventions, arrived in the US capital today, introducing brand new audiences to the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization. The ground-breaking scientific and cultural achievements of this era, from the 7th to the 17th centuries, will be introduced to visitors to the National Geographic Museum for six months, starting this summer.
(Left to right) Kathryn Kean (VP, National Geographic), receives the "Scribe Clock"
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"1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization" is a blockbuster traveling exhibition that highlights the enormous contribution to science and technology made by men and women of many different faiths and cultures who lived in Muslim Civilization. The exhibition opened on 3rd Aug. 2012 and runs through 3rd Feb. 2013.
"Muslim civilization stretched from southern Spain as far as China," explains Ahmed Salim, Producer and Director of 1001 Inventions. "For a thousand years, scholars built up on the ancient knowledge of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, making breakthroughs that helped pave the way for the Renaissance. The discoveries made by men and women of different cultures who worked in Muslim civilization — from automatic machines and medical marvels to astronomical observations and inspiring architecture — have left their mark on the way we live today."
National Geographic releases the third edition of 1001 Inventions book
1001 Inventions is a global brand that promotes awareness of scientific and cultural achievements from the 'Golden Age' of Muslim Civilisation and how those contributions helped build the foundations of our modern world. The 1001 Inventions exhibition was named the Best Touring Exhibition of the Year at the Museums and Heritage Excellence Awards in 2011. This highly interactive exhibition showcases the historic advancements in navigation, medicine, hydraulics, optics, mathematics and more.
1001 Inventions has drawn millions of visitors at blockbuster residencies in London, Istanbul, New York and Abu Dhabi. A further 500,000 people saw the exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it closed in late April. The 'Global Strategic Partner' for 1001 Inventions is Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, which has sponsored the exhibition and its international tour.
Spreading Knowledge
Centerpiece of the exhibition is a model of celebrated Ottoman engineer Al-Jazari's sophisticated ELEPHANT CLOCK, created more than 800 years ago. The clock was a masterpiece celebrating the diversity of humankind and incorporating features from Indian, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese and Arabian cultures. The clock cleverly reflected cultural and technological influences from across Muslim Civilisation, from Spain to China.
"The mission of National Geographic is to spread knowledge of the world and its cultures — past and present," said Kathryn Keane, Vice President of Exhibitions at the National Geographic Society. "This exhibition is an opportunity to share the fascinating history of Muslim civilization with our audiences and to celebrate great scientific achievement and innovation."
The exhibition also features energy-efficient houses constructed more than 1,500 years ago. The houses incorporated natural cooling elements in their design, such as double-glazed windows, thick external walls and air-scoops for natural cross ventilation. Illustrations of the various houses are highlighted throughout the exhibition to show how our current energy-efficient houses use this same technology today.
The work of influential scientists, such as physicist Ibn al-Haytham, is featured in the exhibition. Al-Haytham's ideas about optics overturned the ancient theory that our eyes send out invisible rays in order to see. He proved his theory of light rays being reflected from visible objects to build the first camera obscura. The exhibition includes camera obscura examples and other advancements in optics, showing how early people came to understand the complex concepts behind vision.
In addition to these larger-scale inventions, 1001 Inventions features many everyday objects that many do not know were invented by the men and women of the medieval Muslim Civilization. Items such as perfume, fabrics, chess games and more are featured to show visitors the importance of past inventions on our daily lives today.
In conjunction with the museum exhibition, the National Geographic Museum will host the 1001 Inventions Family Festival on 8th Sept. 2012 from 10am to 4pm. This outdoor festival will include performances, music and dance workshops, hands-on art activities, tastings, demonstrations and a craft bazaar. In addition, admission to the museum will be free all day. The festival is supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Enduring Legacy
National Geographic Books recently published the companion book to the exhibition, "1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization", that delves into some of the most important inventions from the period.
National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed Dec. 25. Admission is $8 for adults; $6 for National Geographic members, military, students, seniors and groups of 25 or more; $4 for children ages 5-12; and free (reservation required) for school, student and youth groups (age 18 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at www.ngmuseum.org/1001.
1001 Inventions
1001 Inventions is a leading and award-winning international science and cultural heritage brand reaching over 50 million people. The Muslim civilisation stretched from Spain to China. From the 7th century onwards, men and women of different faiths and cultures built on knowledge from ancient civilisations, making breakthroughs that have left their mark on our world.
1001 Inventions is supported by the UK-based Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation, an international network of academic experts, as its Global Knowledge Partner. Additional support comes from the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, philanthropic arm of the ALJ Group of companies, which serves as the Global Strategic Partner of 1001 Inventions.
1001 Inventions is based on two decades of research by more than a hundred leading academics and educationalists from around the world. The content of the 1001 Inventions exhibition was reviewed and approved by an independent panel of academics from the London Science Museum and was also reviewed by academic experts retained by California Science Center.
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The comic book movie world is split into many factions, with Warner Bros. holding all the rights to DC characters, Sony building their own little universe with Spider-Man, and Marvel Studios and Disney finding new ways to bring The Avengers together every couple of years. But some of the most interesting developments in the genre right now are happening over at 20th Century Fox. The studio has spent the last few years developing new ideas and directions for both their X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises – and the fuse on those plans seems all but ready to be to lit.
The Fantastic Four reboot has been a project that Fox has been tooling with for years now, Chronicle director Josh Trank attached to helm the film working from a script written by Simon Kinberg, but this past week has gotten us closer than we've ever been to seeing the new cast put together. It was reported in the trades that all this week actors would be going into the studio to try out for the coveted roles of Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing. Many talented young actors were said to be going out for the parts, including Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Richard Madden, Kit Harrington, Saoirse Ronan, Kate Mara and even Josh Gad – but what does that tell us about the direction the reboot is taking?
Unlike The Fantastic Four, the X-Men series has been going strong for more than a decade now, and later this year we will see the release of the seventh film in the franchise: X-Men: Days of Future Past. Director Bryan Singer hasn't been shy at all about sharing all the various ins and outs of the moviemaking process, Tweeting a new picture from the set just about every day the film was in production last year, but this week saw the upcoming blockbuster get its biggest reveal yet. Empire Magazine debuted a collection of 25 magazine covers, all together showing off the film's absolutely massive ensemble of mutant characters. But what do the photos tell us about what to expect in Days of Future Past?
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At Candlewood Suites Wake Forest, we put the amenities where they really count – in your room. Our guests can cook meals in their fully equipped kitchen, relax in the overstuffed recliner while watching movies from our free movie library. Business travelers will work more efficiently utilizing the executive desk with speaker phone and FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
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Wüsthof Gourmet 6-Piece BBQ Knife Set
Using the proper knives make grilling easier, whether you're boning and trimming meats or slicing them after cooking is complete. Like the kits carried by grilling pros, our set includes five essential knives that cover an array of prep and presentation tasks, plus a storage case.
- Stamped blades are made of high-carbon no-stain steel.
- Triple-riveted synthetic handles provide a secure, comfortable grip.
- Brisket slicer is ideal for trimming and slicing larger cuts of meat – from brisket and prime rib to a roast ham and turkey.
- Cimiter's long, curved blade allows you to slice with one swift, ergonomic motion—no sawing back-and-forth—making it easy to take apart large cuts of meat.
- Chef's knife is a versatile chopper, mincer and slicer.
- Boning knife has a flexible, pointed blade that maneuvers deftly around the bones of raw poultry and meats.
- Paring knife 's compact size and sharp point blade make it perfect for tasks that require more finesse such as peeling fruits and mincing small vegetables
- Storage case made of durable, water-resistant polyester/nylon fabric has compartments for six knives and opens flat and zips closed.
- Knives made in Germany.
6-Piece Set Includes:
- 14" brisket slicer.
- 9" cimiter.
- 8" chef's knife.
- 6" boning knife.
- 4" paring knife.
- Canvas storage/travel case.
Please note: Storage case is counted as an individual piece.
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- Brisket slicer: 14"-long blade;; 5 1/4"-long handle; 7 oz.
- Cimiter: 9"-long blade; 5"-long handle; 7 oz.
- Chef's knife: 8"-long blade; 5"-long handle; 8.5 oz.
- Boning knife: 6"-long blade; 4 3/4"-long handle; 2 oz.
- Paring knife: 4"-long blade; 4"-long handle; 1 oz.
- Storage case: 20" x 19" open; 20" x 9 1/2" folded; 4" thick.
- Knives made in Germany.
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- Always use caution when handling sharp objects.
- Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as stone, metal or glass.
- It is not advisable to use any knife but a meat cleaver to cut through bone, as other blades can be easily damaged.
- Wipe-clean case.
- Hand-wash with warm water and a mild detergent. Rinse and dry immediately.
- Maintain the knife's cutting edge by regularly using a honing steel.
- Sharpen as needed. With regular use and honing, your knife should not need sharpening more than once or twice a year.
- Sharpen knife at home using a whetstone or knife sharpener, or have it sharpened by a professional.
- Store knife in a safe place to protect its edge and prevent injury.
- For safe handling and to extend the bag's life, we recommend using blade guards on all knives stored in the case.
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Atlantic, eastern Gulf closed to offshore drilling till 2017
WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Coast and the eastern Gulf of Mexico will remain closed to offshore oil and gas drilling until at least 2017, in what's considered a major recalibration of the nation's offshore drilling priorities after last spring's catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday his department had "raised the bar in the drilling and production stages'' since the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion. As the government continues to develop new, stricter safety and environmental standards, Salazar said, the administration will focus offshore drilling activity on areas that already are leased for drilling, rather than offer up new waters for exploration.
"It is consistent with developing our nation's energy resources in the right ways and the right places," Salazar said.
The revisions mean that the area in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida now under a congressional moratorium — as well as the Atlantic seaboard — remains closed to development through 2017, Salazar sad.
The western and central Gulf will continue to be considered for lease sales. The Cook Inlet and the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the Arctic also will be studied, but there are no planned lease sales there.
The Obama administration will continue to review the only pending project in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, and it could proceed, but only after a re-evaluation of the safety procedures and environmental consequences, including spill response in the Arctic. Shell Oil's planned exploratory wells in the shallow water Arctic could go forward after a review of a proposed drilling plan but only "with utmost caution," Salazar said.
Salazar said he recognized that "cautious, limited exploratory activities can help develop critical information about the Arctic and its resources," but he added that any exploratory activities in the region "must be conducted safely and with strong oversight."
Wednesday's announcement reverses much of the Obama administration's original offshore-drilling schedule, which was announced last spring just weeks before the Deepwater Horizon explosion killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico.
The original plan, seen as a concession to persuade recalcitrant oil-state lawmakers to consider climate change legislation, would have allowed new drilling off Virginia's shoreline and portions of the Atlantic seaboard. It also could have opened the door to exploration in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, off Florida's coastline. At the time, the White House also announced that it supported development of some oil and gas leases in Arctic waters off Alaska's coast but that it wouldn't allow drilling in the federal waters near Bristol Bay's valuable fisheries.
Salazar acknowledged Wednesday that the revised plan is a concession to what the government learned this summer in addressing the weaknesses of its own oversight of the conditions that led up to the Gulf spill and response itself.
"As a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill we learned a number of lessons, most importantly that we need to proceed with caution and focus on creating a more stringent regulatory regime," Salazar said. "Our revised strategy lays out a careful, responsible path for meeting our nation's energy needs while protecting our oceans and coastal communities."
Gov. Beverly Perdue of North Carolina said the decision bought her state time. Perdue, a Democrat, has been open to the possibility of drilling.
"If a resource is tapped off North Carolina's coast, the governor wants to make sure it's done safely, with an eye toward protecting our natural resources and our fishing resources, and that there is some ability to share revenue," said Perdue's spokeswoman, Chrissy Pearson. "And if the ban is in place, that gives us more time to deal with those issues."
Many environmental groups applauded the administration's new, cautious approach to opening new territory to exploration, but said they remained concerned about what would happen in the Arctic.
Vikki Spruill of the Ocean Conservancy called on the Interior Department to carefully apply the lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon to any pending drilling plans in the Arctic.
"The Arctic is the next big test for the administration," Spruill said. "Too little is known about the impacts offshore drilling would have on the region's unique ecosystem, and response capacity remains almost nonexistent. The BP disaster has demonstrated the enormous cost of not doing our scientific homework before we drill, so we are encouraged that the administration has stressed the importance of basing Arctic decisions on sound science."
Others, including the Center for Biological Diversity, said they thought the administration should extend an offshore ban to the Arctic. The center was among the administration's biggest critics after the Gulf spill, and has fought to extend additional endangered-species protections to polar bears.
"While protecting the fragile coasts of Florida and the Atlantic is important, there is no excuse for continuing to consider drilling in polar bear critical habitat off the coast of Alaska," said Brendan Cummings, senior counsel at the Center for Biological Diversity. "If the risk of an oil spill is too great for Florida, it is also certainly too great for Alaska."
Yet the move is a clear victory for Florida, which saw the effects of the Gulf oil spill without it even happening within its waters, said the state's Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat.
"Some of us have been fighting to keep oil rigs away from Florida for more than three decades now," he said. "As I've said — and long before the BP spill — just one accident could ruin Florida's tourism economy and our unique environment, not to mention the Everglades."
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Jonathan Griggs necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Beeline Farm is part of a designated North Carolina Century Farm (see http://www.agr.state.nc.us/paffairs. This land has been farmed for over 100 years by the same family. Over the years a variety of crops have been planted, including soybeans, fescue, millet, tobacco, and orchard grass. Our grandparents also raised registered Black Angus cattle, hogs, chickens and had a couple of milk cows.
As demand changed, the farm evolved. Three parts of the original tract are still producing hay. The other fourth is what we are developing toward a new future for the farm. Beekeeping has been introduced, thus the name, Beeline Farm. There are currently seven hives on the property and one off site. A field of newly planted blueberries has also been introduced. There are hopes that our first crop of blueberries will be ready in 2010 and our first honey will be harvested this summer.
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We would like a cool, stylish and memorable logo for BeelineFarm.com. We are leaving the design open ended at this point to see what people come up with. We definitely want the brand name in the logo and for it to be easy to read. The logo will be applied to the website, shirts, business cards, and product labels!
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With stable tax policy, the wind industry can create and save 54,000 American jobs over the next four years, as well as grow the wind energy manufacturing sector by one-third, to 46,000 jobs, finds a new study by Navigant Consulting.
According to the analysis, this will keep the wind sector on track toward supporting the prediction of 500,000 jobs by 2030, which the U.S. Department of Energy projected during the George W. Bush administration.
The report finds that if Congress allows the production tax credit (PTC) for wind to expire, jobs in the wind industry will be cut in half, meaning a loss of 37,000 American jobs and a one-third cut to American wind manufacturing jobs, while private investment in the industry would drop by nearly two-thirds.
On the other hand, extending the PTC would create 17,000 American jobs, Navigant finds.
With the support of a stable PTC, U.S. domestic production of wind turbine components has grown 12-fold to more than 400 facilities in 43 states over the last six years, shifting manufacturing jobs from overseas back to the U.S., Navigant notes.
In addition, the Navigant study finds that wind energy's geographically diverse manufacturing base would spread job gains around the country. States that would see significant job and private investment gains from a PTC extension include Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Oregon, North Dakota and Ohio.
"We have made a significant investment during the last three years, creating several hundred jobs for the state of Illinois to support the wind industry domestically," says Terry R. Royer, CEO of Winergy Drive Systems Corp. "With the uncertainty of the PTC extension, we are seeing the hesitation of our customers to make continued commitments for orders in late 2012 and 2013. An immediate extension is needed to support the investment we have made in our operations and secure the jobs that have been created."


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Al-Qaeda gunmen have taken control of the south Yemen city of Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, after clashes with Yemeni security forces that left at least 18 dead, an official said on Sunday. According to AFP, two other security officials said that fighting raged in the city on Friday and Saturday.
Five troops and a civilian died on Friday, they conveyed. According to locals, they found the bodies of at least 10 troops.
One of the officials said that another two troops died Friday in clashes with suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen in the town of Loder, also in Abyan province.
An official in the area estimated the number of al-Qaeda members who stormed the city of more than 200. According to him, the leader of the Abyan governorate of left the area before the raid.
For his part, the former Yemeni Interior Minister Hussein Mohammed Arab blamed the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh of "supporting Al-Qaeda" by "handing over" a number of cities in Abyan governorate. Arab said that al Qaeda has not launched any attack on Zanzibar, and all that happened was handing over by security leaders in Zanzibar to armed groups, leaving scores of poor soldiers to their fate.


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South Korea: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people
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South Korea: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: For that indicator, The International Telecommunication Union provides data for South Korea from 1960 to 2018. The average value for South Korea during that period was 42.45 subscribers per 100 people with a minumum of 0 subscribers per 100 people in 1960 and a maximum of 129.67 subscribers per 100 people in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.


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Reading the New York Times Travel section this weekend, I stumbled across a site I hadn't visited. Now that I have, it is sure to become a giant time-sucker in my life. It's called DesignTripper.com, and it's full of carefully curated, unique vacation roosts (houses, inns, B&Bs, even yurts) and restaurants that aren't likely to earn you any Starwood rewards points.
This led me to their post about Fair Folks and a Goat, an amazing shotgun house in New Orleans that has a boutique, a coffee parlor, a gallery and one bedroom for guests with a rotating art installation inside (the one above is by local artist t Hannah Chalew), among other things. This spot can't be summed up in a category or two; what's so great is the way they support local artists and craftspeople. I also loved seeing local artwork (Time Out chair – so genius – is by Sarah Ashley Longshore), combined with two of my favorite items we carry, the Blu Dot Real Good Chair and Patrick Townsend's Orbit Light, combined with classic New Orleans shotgun architecture:
UPDATE: Since posting this, I found that Fair Folks is moving their creative action north to Greenwich Village and will be opening a new a retail boutique and design emporium featuring the works of established New York designers and talented young artists in September! Learn more here.
What are some of your favorite ways to find chic vacation spots? Do you browse through Wallpaper*, drool, rip out the pages and then start saving money? Enjoy cruising through sites like airnb and vrbo, sure you'll find that perfect needle in a haystack while looking out for scammers and the kind of homeowners who take bathroom pictures with the toilet seat up and all of their products all over the sink (I'm not talking in a Todd Selby kind of way)? Hit your local AAA? Let discount sites like Jetsetter do the searching and the discounting for you? Post what you're looking for on Facebook and see who has good ideas? Are you laid back enough to do the CouchSurfing thing? Have you been doing the travel agent thing since long before the interwebs were invented and swear it's still the best and only way to go?
There are so many options out there it's really hard to keep up; while DesignTripper does NOT handle bookings and reservations, they certainly cut down on search time for the cool spots. Please share your favorite travel search methods with us as well as favorite places you've stayed in the comments section – I'd love to know about your experiences, good or bad!
Photos via DesignTripper.com


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The senator from Obama
President Barack Obama never said so, but he was always pushing for Cory Booker to win his Senate primary.
"He likes the guy," a member of the Obama circle said. "He roots for him. He's encouraging of him."
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Being an early supporter of Obama and having a personal relationship has benefits: for Booker, that included active support from both Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Democratic National Committee Executive Director Patrick Gaspard, who encouraged him to run for Senate and then informally advised him throughout the campaign — even though his opponents included two sitting, senior members of Congress. People familiar with the conversations say both were regularly in touch with Booker directly, with Jarrett personally updating an interested president at points along the way.
( Also on POLITICO: Will Cory Booker choose the soapbox or the Senate?)
Booker's the rare example of Obama advancing the larger cause of African-American political success beyond himself. He's also the rare example of the Obama campaign apparatus activating for anyone other than the president himself. Many politicians helped get Obama elected and reelected, but Booker was the first one to have the team truly reach back down to help one of those people in return.
Now — barring a major upset by tea party candidate Steve Lonegan — Booker's primed to add to Obama's very short list of friends in the Senate.
They don't have the same simpatico relationship that Obama enjoys with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the almost fraternity brother dynamic he shares with Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), or the odd-couple personal connection he has with Oklahoma GOP Sen. Tom Coburn. People who've been in conversations with the president say that by contrast, Obama is sometimes put off by Booker's showmanship, and gets impatient when the Newark mayor goes off message.
Even so, Obama — a president who doesn't like many politicians — has a clear affection for Booker.
( PHOTOS: Cory Booker's career)
Obama aides like his political strategist David Axelrod and Gaspard have for years been sensitive to the irony that in the age of Obama, Republicans have done a better job than Democrats of bringing diversity through their ranks. That, and the personal warmth many in the Obama orbit also feel toward Booker, has helped set him up as arguably the best-connected super-junior senator in recent memory.
Gaspard encouraged him to start talking about running for Senate even before Frank Lautenberg bowed out, much to the late senator's irritation, and continued giving advice to Booker during the Senate campaign.
Now Booker is primed to become a liaison for Republicans looking for a direct line to the Oval Office, and a rallying force among Democrats who'll be looking to ingratiate themselves to a man who's about to become one of the party's most reliable rainmakers.
( QUIZ: Do you know Cory Booker?)
"Cory both has a good relationship with the president and shows that he can work with Republicans, and that is just what the president needs right now to move his agenda forward. So I think he'll play a very significant and helpful role to the president," said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the chamber's third-ranking Democrat. "It matters. The fact that he has a personal relationship with the president means when he talks to Republicans, they know that he can get the message through."
Booker's potential among Democrats is arguably even greater. Plans are already being made to run him all around the country for fundraisers and rallies, for next year's midterms and beyond. And senators facing next year's tough midterm map know well that the best way to get a favor is to do a favor: If Booker decides to channel some of that appeal into rallying votes for Obama priorities, he's got a chance to become the kind of power broker Obama has never really had in the Senate.
There hasn't been an African-American elected to the Senate since Obama, or much in the way of a close Obama ally in the chamber since he left for the White House. Both have contributed to the White House's decision to quietly cheer Booker along, even as they try to pace themselves and not get too far ahead of what Booker's going to be able to deliver.


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Proactive Advice for Dealing With Grief: Seek Out New Experiences
New model is a pendulum swinging between pain and positive emotions
When her husband died of cancer 10 years ago, Becky Aikman says she experienced grief and adapted to her loss—but not in the way some people seemed to expect.
About a year after his death, when Ms. Aikman felt it was time to start rebuilding her life, she attended a widows support group meeting. She arrived and found a tissue box on each chair, she recalls. The group leader talked about the five stages of grief, each woman described her husband's death and everyone cried....


text: Cloudbreak Cleans-Up By Ed Temperley on 8th June 2012 1 of 42 "THAT was the best wave I have ever seen in my life." Dave Wassel said as Stu Johnson transported him from his boat to the top of the line and a single unridden 20ft bomb reeled down the reef, untamed by the 20-25 big wave maniacs out at Cloudbreak. "People were comparing this session all day to the waves in July last year, and honestly it wasnt quite as big as July but the surfing was undeniably more polished. Guys were making the craziest sections." Said Stu. "Top performers I would have to say: Ian Walsh, Ramon Navaro, Reef Mcintosh, Dave Wassel, John Florence, Mark Healy and honorable mention and then some for everyone else." Waiting after so much hype was intolerable - two weeks ago this swell lit up the charts and we dropped the big word, then it leaked that the event would swap to Restaurants and boom the bottom dropped out of the world. But hang on, the morning surf check saw small onshore Restaurants and 10ft building Cloudbreak, cue: the great swap. After a maddening few hours frantically hauling kit into the tower at Cloudbreak, a two mile tinny bump and thump across the water from Tavarua the event was on. The second Adam Melling dropped into a bomb you saw why they wanted to surf Restaurants. Cloudbreak was tricky, big waves, mountainous moguls on the face, rivers of water rushing through the line-up and no real barrels. Turns out Cloudbreak doesn't look perfect all the time, espcially not at this size. Adam Melling's board was chattering like a gurning teen on Tavarua face chunks, the face of the wave not much much smaller than a Big Wave World Tour stop. Balls to the wall, no real barrels to kick-off but heck these guys can surf the big stuff don't doubt that. © Stu Johnson "Cloudbreak is 12ft and onshore, Restaurants is 3ft and onshore - if the wind would just cooperate we'd have the best day on tour." Said Parko shortly before the contest was called off. Almost the moment they called off the comp at 2pm having only managed two heats, the wind dropped and Parko went out and got one of the best waves of his life. © Gemma Molinaro Sure the quality is a bit grimy but if you want 10 minutes of Kelly Slater commentating on the sickest surfing you'll ever see then press that play button. © peteratx "The contest director made a good call to end competition for the day after finishing the two heats left in Round 2" said Stu Johnson "The surf continued to pulse and grow larger and larger with each coming set." © Malia Johnson Reef Mcintosh in his usual environment. © Malia Johnson Ian Walsh, all the red really helps when you need to be picked out by the ski from the almost inevitable apocalyptic ending. © Malia Johnson Kai Otten, now a legit big wave demon. "Those were the biggest most perfect waves I've ever surfed," He said. "It was pretty nerve-wracking being first up. We were on and then off and then on again. You have to be prepared to go. I think everyone on tour is more than capable of handling Cloudbreak as big as it gets, we just have to pick our window with the wind. Mello (Adam Melling) was charging out there too so tough luck to him but I'm pumped to get some bombs and get through to Round 3." © Malia Johnson Bede Durbidge faces up against Taj in Rd3 which word on the water says will be held at Restaurants tomorrow if, as expected, the forecast south east winds turn up. © Malia Johnson Ian Walsh, game face for the paparazzi. © Malia Johnson Kai Borg played the ski patrol role alone at one point, here him and Nate Fletcher contemplate the carnage around them. © Stu Johnson One of the Aussie boys getting a fair dinkum dig. © Malia Johnson Damien Hobgood paddled out on a 6.5 because he's really good at taking off vertically into steaming left-hand barrels and making it. © Stu Johnson There he goes. © Stu Johnson And bang he's away. If you haven't got him in your Fantasy Surfer team here then you're an idiot. © Stu Johnson Quite a few waves went unridden but not unwatched. © Stu Johnson Kohl Christensen is always a standout here, back in July 2011 he almost made the most insane barrel here and was back doing much of the same today. © Gemma Molinaro The safer side of the lineup on the huge expanse of reef commonly known as Cloudbreak. © Sarah Lee Early morning train to catch © Sarah Lee It started off looking pretty manageable on the odd set. © Stu Johnson Throw the dice and see what happens. © Sarah Lee Sometimes it works out, other times.... © Sarah Lee Looks quite friendly here. © Stu Johnson Steel sky meets the steel sea as Todd Rosewall drops in. © Sarah Lee Jeff Rowley on the most colourful board out there. © Sarah Lee Mick Fanning on the frothy inside section © Sarah Lee Hi, it was great to know you. © Sarah Lee Do this once and you'd die happy. © Sarah Lee The lineup here is absolutely vast, Cloudbreak sits out on a fringe of reef all alone. © Sarah Lee Gentle conditioning © Sarah Lee Just one more © Sarah Lee Holy Mary mother of God that thing's going to eat us all up. © Sarah Lee Back in the heat of the moment. © Sarah Lee All those boards are probably snapped by now. © Sarah Lee Kohl Christensen rocking the glow. © Sarah Lee Boom © Sarah Lee Exclamation mark. © Sarah Lee Just another barrel, 178 of 200 perhaps? © Sarah Lee Thumbs up © Sarah Lee God knows which one this in the 100s of barrels which went down. © Sarah Lee Just perfect © Sarah Lee So much speed to burn. © Sarah Lee And the final curtain. © Sarah Lee Locations Fiji, Samoa + Tonga Tavarua - Cloudbreak Ed Temperley MSW editor. 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The most recent iteration of Jaguar's legendary XK line has been divisive at the very least. Some call it beautiful. Some cry "Ovoid Taurus" and others "carp." In his review of Jag's uprated GT car, Dan Neil admits to not being sure about the XK at first, but begins to warm to its design, commenting, "Maybe the effect is less aerodynamic than Jungian: This is the shape of a coveted thing slipping through your fingers." And while we argree that the 3/4 view of the car is quite nice, from head on, it still looks like a hip-hop-obsessed lamprey chugged a 40 of pure quinine.
One sleek cat: Jaguar XKR puts the 'grand' in grand touring [Detroit News]
Clarkson Pits XKR vs. AMV8 [Internal]


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JACKSONVILLE – UMBC senior Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) wrapped up competition for the Retriever track and field team by competing in the national quarterfinals of the 110m hurdles on the final day of the 2014 NCAA East Preliminaries, Saturday at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
Proctor competed in the third and final heat of the competition and placed 22nd overall with a time of 14.09. Florida's Eddie Lovett paced the field with a winning time of 13.45, while Purdue's Brandon Winters earned the 12th and final spot out of the East region at the NCAA Championships with a time of 13.796.
Proctor completes his career with the Retrievers as a three-time America East gold medalist in the outdoor hurdle event. He broke the school record last year in 2013 with a time of 14.12. He then reset the mark twice this season, originally snapping his time at the Florida Relays (14.05) on April 4, and then eight days later at the Mason Spring Invitational when he lowered it to 13.88.
On Friday, Proctor nearly surpassed his school mark in the prelims with a time of 13.95.
Seniors Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) and Andrew Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley), as well as sophomore Vincent Rentzsch (Oranienburg, Germany/Elite Sportschule Potsdam), also represented UMBC at the 2014 regional meet. Long and Smith both advanced out of the preliminary round, earning a spot in the quarterfinals for the 100m dash and 800m run, respectively.


text: Raised in New York, the son of a famed travel journalist father and fashion model mother, Patrick Sutton's unique background has exposed him to a world of elegance, romance and luxury few have had the opportunity to experience. These extensive travels have left him with a vast and vivid memory of the worlds most beautiful places and elegant settings. This history, coupled with his studies and training as an architect have shaped his process of design as creating a complete experience, unifying the clarity and structure of architecture with the romance and detail of the decorative arts.


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Taylor Luk necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
the importers club
The importer's club is a exclusive website for importers and professionals of international trade.
It provides
- a search engine to find and source products from thousands of manufacture and suppliers.
- Trade fairs calendar that features upcoming trade fairs around the world.
- Exclusive content that covers the latest news and products in the import and trade industry.
Trade professionals
Anyone who is interested in international trade
This website is a membership only website. website should have a professional and friendly look and feel.
Use follow the design direction of the draft logo image that is supplied.
We have attached a wire-frame indicating the overall site structure, there should be two variation of page design:
1. Home page design
- (spotlight area) primary marketing message and a featured search bar.
(news section) latest news and blog entries
- (Featured products) - Contains the most popular products in International trade
- Trade show calendar - members can view and subscribe for the trade fairs around the world
- Sourcing magazines - members can subscribe for the most popular magazines
- Advertisement banner area - a basic advertisement image
2. Sub page design (used for news item, calendar page, static web pages)
- A smaller version of the search bar should be available in all sub pages
- Home
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Weird Guy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 149 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Weird by Design
I am an urban planning consultant who wrote a book called Weird by Design. Your logo will be used on the book and for my company of the same name's website and promotional materials. Rock on.
Target audience will be mainly architects, city planners, engineers, mayors, councils, and others who are in charge of planning really boring cities, towns and the countryside. I'm trying to convince them to do something really cool to "weird-up" their tragically boring communities. BUT these people are stiff and truly need to be shaken up a bit. So, you might try to implement something "city" or "place" in the design, but try something else too. This is not the most important element.
I would say that the REAL target audience is people who say, "Damn, that's a freaking epic logo!" Or "Clever, Man!" (andonandon...)
Please be as crazy creative as possible while working within the following design parameters:
1. Be crisp while playful. I realize this is a hard combination but this is what is required. The logo should be very clean, tight, and professional but with a surprise in there somewhere.
2. Please try to implement an icon with the copy that will clearly represent the symbol and feeling of Weird by Design. We want to be able to use that icon as a stand alone symbol for favicons and for promotional material. In other words, we're seeking a very flexible image.
3. We must be assured that your logo will be 100% original designs and that zero elements have been brought in from any existing logos. Nobody wants to see their logo used somewhere else with different copy stuck in. It is very important to us to have a one-of-a-kind logo. Please be honest and take pride in your work.
4. Add a small TM on the top right side of the logo.
Winning logos must provide the following file formats:
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3. jpg, gif, tif, eps
4. please send large files minimum 450 dpi
5. Also send a favicon file
5. I also require a reverse white on black logo version of the original, cuts of any characters/logos/icons/marks in sufficient variations depending on what is in the winning logo. You will agree to provide as many files as is needed to meet this request for flexible logo use.
Above all, please just have fun with this. (We are!) Don't stifle and try to let your mind go! But keep it crisp, professional and awesome at the same time. :)
Best of luck!
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The Main Event Mafia had an implosion of sorts on last week's episode of Impact, as Kurt Angle and Sting butted heads. This week, the two Mafia leaders look to settle the score with one another in an Empty Arena match. Also on tap, the Knockouts are in action and Beer Money Inc. introduces the "Off The Wagon Challenge."
A recap was shown of what happened between Sting and Kurt Angle on last week's Impact.
In Jeff Jarrett's office, Jeremy Borash stood by as Jim Cornette pleaded with Jeff Jarrett not to let the Empty Arena match happen, because of potential lawsuits. Mick Foley chimed in about his match with The Rock and Cornette told him to keep quiet. During the argument, Cornette sent Borash out of the room and said they would come to a solution.
The Impact opener played, followed by the usual rundown from Mike Tenay and Don West.
Kurt Angle entered the Impact Zone and talked about how Sting was destroying the Main Event Mafia. Angle urged Jeff Jarrett to make sure the Empty Arena match took place in the main event so that he could take care of Sting.
Backstage, Lauren spoke to The Motor City Machine Guns, who talked about how kind and generous they are. This prompted Lethal Consequences to attack them and jump-start their No Holds Barred Street Fight.
Match One - No Holds Barred Street Fight - The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) vs. Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed)
This was pretty much a brawl, with chair shots and all. Chris Sabin was able to whack Consequences Creed with the TNA X Division Championship belt, allowing Alex Shelley to make the cover and get the pin.
Winners Via Pinfall - The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Jeremy Borash stood by once again with Jim Cornette, Jeff Jarrett and Mick Foley. Cornette announced that Jarrett's decision would be final and the Empty Arena match between Kurt Angle and Sting would take place.
After a commercial break, Jeremy Borash caught up with the Main Event Mafia, minus Sting, in their locker room. They tried to talk Kurt Angle out of the match and Angle got into a shouting match with Booker T. Kevin Nash sent Booker and Borash to hallway. As he did, Borash asked if this was the end of the Mafia. While Booker was talking, he was jumped by AJ Styles, who hit him with the TNA Legends Championship belt and promised to finish him at Destination X.
Beer Money Inc. and Jackie Moore made their way into the Impact Zone. Robert Roode issued the "Off The Wagon Challenge," which is where they put up their tag team titles against the other team's career in TNA. If they lose, they lose the belts, but if the other team loses, they are gone from TNA. They say that the first challenge will take place later tonight.
Lauren spoke to Roxxi, Taylor Wilde and "Governor Palin." Wilde talked about her match with Angelina Love and mentioned how Cute Kip couldn't get involved. She promised that they would come out on top.
Another therapy session between Abyss and Dr. Stevie was shown. Abyss talked about how he likes to inflict pain.
Match Two - Brutus Magnus, Sheik Abdul Bashir and Matt Morgan vs. Shane Sewell and LAX (Homicide and Hernandez)
This was a good back and forth match. Shane Sewell got the hot tag in the end and hit a nice top rope elbow drop on Sheik Abdul Bashir for the pinfall victory. After the match, he kissed the Puerto Rican flag in a tribute to his roots.
Winners Via Pinfall - Shane Sewell and LAX (Homicide and Hernandez)
Hardcore History 101 was up next with Mick Foley talking about his feud with Sting.
Jim Cornette came out and said that a team that hasn't teamed together in quite some time was coming back to take on James Storm and Robert Roode in their "Off The Wagon Challenge" later on.
Backstage, Lauren spoke to Scott Steiner, who said that he wasn't able to calm Kurt Angle down. She asked about Samoa Joe and Steiner said he wasn't afraid. As he was lifting his weights, an arm came into the shot and held the bar. Samoa Joe walked further in to reveal himself and said that he could take Steiner out right there, but he wanted him to think about what was going to happen at Destination X.
Lauren caught up with Sojournor Bolt, who said she planned on taking her TNA Knockouts Championship shot. Riesha Saeed walked in and basically told Bolt to back down, which Bolt said she wouldn't. Saeed then promised big problems as a result.
Match Three - Angelina Love w/ Velvet Sky and Cute Kip vs. Taylor Wilde w/ Roxxi and "Governor Palin"
Cute Kip tried to get involved, by tripping up Taylor Wilde, but referee, Rudy Charles ejected him. Later on in the match, Velvet Sky got involved, by distracting Charles. Angelina Love had the match won, but Charles was preoccupied with Sky. Love then got tripped up by "Governor Palin" and rolled up by Wilde for the win.
Winner Via Pinfall - Taylor Wilde
Jeremy Borash spoke to Sting in the rafters. Sting said that Kurt Angle was going to get exactly what he wanted and said to make sure the cameras stayed on, because he performs best when it's showtime.
A Rough Cuts segment was shown the Ultimate X match.
Match Four - TNA Tag Team Championship Off The Wagon Challenge Match - Beer Money Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) w/ Jackie Moore (C) vs. Eric Young and Petey Williams
This was an excellent back and forth match. Jackie Moore got involved during the match. Petey Williams had things going good for his team, as he caught Robert Roode and got him in position for a Canadian Destroyer, but as he did, James Storm hit him with the Last Call superkick, allowing Roode to make the cover and get the win. After the match, the Impact Zone chanted "Petey" as Eric Young gave him a hug. Williams left the ring in tears as his TNA career is over.
Winners Via Pinfall and STILL TNA Tag Team Champions - Beer Money Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)
Lauren was in the backstage area with Rhino and Team 3D. She asked them about the fight between Kurt Angle and Sting. Rhino and Team 3D agreed in hoping that Angle and Sting take each other out. They then grabbed a stack of singles and said they were heading over to the strip club.
The crowd was shown filing out of the Impact Zone as the Empty Arena match was coming up.
Back from a commercial break. The arena was shown completely emptied. Lauren was with the crowd outside as they were getting ready to watch on special monitors. She talked about the feud between Kurt Angle and Sting, as a package was shown on the rise and fall of the Main Event Mafia. On the other side of the building, Jeremy Borash got predictions and pitched it to Mike Tenay and Don West, who hyped the match, as Kurt Angle and Sting made their entrances.
Match Five - Empty Arena Match - Kurt Angle vs. Sting
This was an absolute brawl, with Sting even throwing Kurt Angle off the bleachers and to the floor. Kevin Nash made his way out during the fight and told them to stop. Sting offered a handshake, and when Angle shook his hand, he spit in his face the fight was back on. After a commercial break, it was shown that the Main Event Mafia was able to pull them apart, forcing a no contest.
Winner - No Contest
Lauren spoke to Sting, who said he's never been disrespected like this before and he will take on Angle anyplace, anytime.
Jeremy Borash talked with Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash. Angle demanded to see Jeff Jarrett, because he wants Sting. Nash said this was all Angle's fault, as Angle demanded a match with Sting at Destination X.
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Heard Island - Ground Control Point Identification on 4 satellite imagesEntry ID: heard_satimage_control
Abstract: Ground control points were captured in the field as described in the metadata record "Global change, biodiversity and conservation in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems on Heard and McDonald Islands [ASAC_1181]". The aim of this project was to identify the control points on various satellite images (AADC Image IDs 253, 267, 446 and 447) to determine image coordinates for the control points. These would then allow the satellite image to be adjusted to the ground control. There is a shapefile for each image with the features in the shapefile moved to the corresponding image location. Attributes in the shapefile include image coordinates (UTM43) and control point coordinates.
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Quality Ground control points were captured in the field by Dr Jenny Scott using differential GPS as described in
"Global change, biodiversity and conservation in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems on Heard and McDonald Islands [ASAC_1181]".
David Smith of the AAD Data Centre provided a shapefile called control_pts_UTM43 which had been exported from the ... differentially corrected GPS data.
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Pat Moving Up
Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, ss; Utley, 2b; Burrell, lf; Howard, 1b; Victorino, cf; Dobbs, 3b; Werth, rf; Ruiz, c; Blanton, p.
FOX Win
Good pitching and timely hitting, a combination that has eluded the Phillies most of this month, did the Dodgers in on a FOX telecast yesterday.
Friday night, the bottom of the lineup produced. Yesterday, it was the top. The top (J-Roll, Chase, Pat and Ryan) is where the Phillies fate rests. If they get as hot as they were cold, there will be a lot of smiles in the Delaware Valley the rest of the season.
Moving Up
Pat is moving up on the three of the Phillies all-time offensive categories:
Home Runs
548 Mike Schmidt
259 Del Ennis
Runs Batted In
1,595 Schmidt
1,286 Ed Delahanty
1,124 Ennis
984 Chuck Klein
957 Sam Thompson
892 Sherry Magee
Extra-Base Hits
1,015 Schmidt
667 Delahanty
643 Klein
634 Ennis
585 Abreu
539 Magee
534 Johnny Callison
Beijing Numbers
Shortstop Jason Donald was the leading hitter for USA, .381 (8-21). He had one home run and five RBI in eight games. C Lou Marson hit .308 (4-13).
Both will rejoin the Reading Phillies tomorrow or Tuesday. The USA team returns home tonight to Washington, DC, with bronze medals.
Donald and Marson have had some kind of season: Futures Game, AA All-Star Game, Olympics and Eastern League All-Star team.


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Open year round ... Stratford's premiere boutique hotel featuring chef prepared breakfast daily during the theatre season - with 15 well appointed rooms, the Stone Maiden Inn is large enough to be private with a boutique hotel feel and small enough to provide exceptional customer service. All of our rooms have private in-room ensuite bathrooms stocked with bath amenities,a blow dryer and luxurious bath robes. All rooms have individually controlled air conditioning, cable tv, wireless internet, ceiling fans and are decorated in antiques and period furniture. We offer, king, queen, double and twin bedded room options. Some rooms have fireplaces, jacuzzi tubs, and large sitting areas ideal for long term stays. Coffee/tea service for our guests is available 24/7 with a selection of quality coffee and teas for your enjoyment. A guest fridge and microwave, wine glasses, ice bukets, magazines and a varity of games are within easy reach. Free unrestricted access parking on-site provided. Gourmet breakfast prepared fresh daily by our Chef is included using local ingredients. Dietary restrictions and food allergies can be accommodated. Rated 4.5/5 FOBBA. We can make the corporate traveller very comfortable in our home like style with free wireless internet, quiet space to work/relax and early breakfast options available.
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Why not round out your visit to the Stone Maiden Inn with a relaxing appointment at one of Stratford's fine aesthetic spas. We are happy to make the arrangements and several spas are within a short walk of the Inn. Whether you are looking for a relaxing pedicure, a decadent couple's massage or a luxurious day at the spa, we can provide you with information and suggestions as well as set up appointments. (For multiple services, please book well in advance to avoid disappointment.)
Our Victorian mansion (circa 1873) was first a private residence until the early 1900's when an addition was added and it became the Sanders Hotel. The Victorian ambiance is complimented with antiques and elegance and quiet relaxation offered in a boutique hotel flare. We offer a full hot served chefs gourmet breakfast menu daily (served between 7:30 and 9:30) and pledge to use local producers and farmers (Certified SSPC via the Handshake agreement from the STA). Lunch and dinner options available upon request and subject to availability. 14 guestrooms all with private ensuites await your stay. Come see why the Stone Maiden Inn is known as one of "Stratford's Hidden Gem".
Our venue is perfect for your next meeting or staff function. Our chef and partners are anxious to host your group event. Private parties and meetings (breakfast, lunch or dinner) can be arranged to suit your needs and budget. Weddings, baby/wedding showers, birthday celebrations, high tea, anniversary parties, team building/staff events. No event is too small and we can work within your budget.
Check out the various links for things to do, see and experience while in Stratford ie the Stratford Gardens, The Justin Bieber walk map, the Shakespeare plays at the various Stratford Festival theatres, culinary events, The blues and ribfest, and the list goes on and on. We'd love to help plan your itinerary!


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Arab Divers
Located beside the Red Sea, International Arab Dive Center is a family-run Bedouin resort surrounded by mountains overlooking Egypt and the Saudi Arabian border. It features free Wi-Fi in reception and chill out areas.
Rooms at International Arab Dive Center are simply furnished with room cleaning on request and have an en-suite bathroom.
Guests can relax in a sun lounger by the deep outdoor pool. Continental breakfast, soft drinks, snacks and evening dinner are served at the dive center's snackbar.
Arab Dive Center offers diving courses, guided dives from shore and boat and rental dive and snorkeling gear. Hotel staff can also help arrange Petra and Wadi Rum trips.
Arab Dive Center is a 25-minute drive from the airport or border. Aqaba South Beach (public beach) is 800 metres away and Aqaba City Center is 15 minutes' drive.
Dear guest,
Jordan is friendly, safe, compact and easy to travel alone with plenty of
opportunities to meet Jordanians and mix with fellow travelers.
Please remind about necessary basic procedures regarding your safety
and security on the South Beach.
Theft & Crime:
With Arab Muslims, thefts are less common, but take simple precautions. Leave
your valuables in the locked up room, do not take cell phones, expensive clothes
or room keys with you on the beach. An unattended bag on the beach will be
'lost' and you cannot claim it 'stolen' in the police report for the insurance.
Woman travelers:
The Muslim society is generally conservative and most men have little or no
contact with women or sex before marriage. Some men are convinced that all
foreign women are promiscuous and will jump into bed at the drop of a hat. The
fact that some women choose to do just that contributes to this impression.
To avoid sexual harassment follow the common rules:
Be cautious when venturing alone to remote regions and avoid go out
unaccompanied at night.
Wear swimsuit, T-shirt and shorts; keep the bikini for the private beach or the
Be careful with invitations, usually the gentlemen are even connected to hotels
or dive centers in the area and the charming company for dinner or drinks in
Aqaba can change quick to harmful experiences.
Use taxis and recommended guides instead of private cars and acquaintances by
chance for transportation and trips.
Should the need arise; our 24 hour front desk can help with further information
and support.
International Arab Divers
Combining tradition with the vitality of our professional multi-language team, this experience has been a gained through many years of organizing both accommodation and diving within gulf of aqaba, combining a complete understanding of western needs with eastern knowledge and culture.
For Divers Only if you intend to scuba dive with us your accommodation is refunded .
Non divers free trial dive in arab divers pool.
Special discount for expats student in Jordan
This Bedouin family-run resort is just 12 km from aqaba city center 650 Meter from the sandy beach , the Resort offers a variety of great-value accommodation and its own diving center and explore Aqaba's wonderful scuba diving spots, right next to the hotel.
All room air-conditioned , fan , Satalit LCD TV , mini fridge and work desk
providing a cozy haven Relax around the outdoor pool area and soak up the sun.
Traditional food and international classic cuisine is served at the restaurant of the Hotel
It is possible to rent a car directly at the arab divers Village and discover petra and wadi rum
The hotel is a 5 minutes walk from the famous Japanese Garden dive site, making it a perfect base for divers and snorkellers.
The hotel offers free shuttle from and to every snorkeling site.
Disponibilité et tarifsPour vérifier la disponibilité et les prix, veuillez sélectionner vos dates puis cliquez sur "Mettre à jour les dates"
Installations & Politiques Hôtel
- Climatisation
- Les transferts depuis ou vers l'aéroport
- Petit-déjeuner
- Ventilateur de plafond
- Lits d'enfants disponibles :
- Cartes bancaires acceptées
- Téléphone/Fax
- Plans de ville gratuits
- Parking gratuit
- Wifi gratuit
- Douches chaudes
- Nettoyage et entretien
- Accès à Internet
- Casiers à bagages
- Piscine extérieure
- Terrasse extérieure
- Parking
- Animaux acceptés
- Réception (heures d'ouverture limitées)
- Piscine
- Bureau des excursions
Politique d'annulationCette propriété a une politique d'annulation de 1 jours. Si vous n'annulez pas dans cet intervalle de temps, vous devrez payer des frais d'annulation du montant de la première nuit de votre séjour.
ItinéraireVoir le planCacher la carte
By Taxi :
From aqaba proceed to 'south beach ' along the costal road .Take the turn off to Darna Village and garden village carry on far a farther south ,and you will see Arab Divers Village on your left .


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Seattle gets a bad rap, style-wise. Maybe certain Seattleites re-purpose their outdoor gear too liberally—but it's a different story within the several-block radius that contains our corporate headquarters and flagship store here in Downtown Seattle.
To prove our point, we're going to start snapping well-dressed guys we spot around the office. First up is Danny, an online merchandising specialist who's responsible, among about a million other things, for coordinating GQ Selects each month.
We had to bug Danny for a few photos yesterday due to his keen ability to nail multiple trends at a time and make it look like no big deal. Check him out: shawl-collar sweater, rugged boots, cargo pants, touch of camo. Take a closer look at the details, and shop similar items using the links below:
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rRNA_5S: 5S ribosomal RNA (5S rRNA) is a component of the large ribosomal subunit in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In eukaryotes, it is synthesised by RNA polymerase III (the other eukaryotic rRNAs are cleaved from a 45S precursor synthesised by RNA polymerase I). In Xenopus oocytes, it has been shown that fingers 4-7 of the nine-zinc finger transcription factor TFIIIA can bind to the central region of 5S RNA. Thus, in addition to positively regulating 5S rRNA transcription, TFIIIA also stabilises 5S rRNA until it is required for transcription.


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It took a warning shot from a credit rating agency this week to jumpstart President Obama's plan for bipartisan, bicameral talks over the nation's debt crisis, now set to begin May 5.
A day after Standard and Poor's slapped a "negative" long-term credit outlook on the US (along with Spain) Republican leaders on Tuesday appointed Senate minority whip Jon Kyl (R) of Arizona and House majority leader Eric Cantor (R) of Virginia, to join four Democrats and Vice President Joe Biden on the latest presidential deficit panel.
A high-level panel tasked with setting the nation on a new fiscal course would seem to be a step in the right direction as Congress nears a critical vote on raising the national debt ceiling.
However, unlike the bipartisan "Gang of Six" senators who have been trying to reach an agreement on these very same issues, the newly minted "Gang of Seven," as some commentators are referring to the new negotiators, represents the starkest partisan views on Capitol Hill: The GOP appointees oppose tax increases, the Democrats oppose cuts to entitlements, especially Social Security.
The upside to such a partisan panel is that if they are able to come to terms on a plan, it is likely to be one that could pass mainstream votes in the House and Senate.
"It's a test run," says Julian Zelizer, a congressional historian at Princeton University in New Jersey. "Both parties have their partisans there, and if they can reach an agreement, that agreement might be replicated on the floor of the House and Senate, rather than a panel putting something together that would not stand a chance once it reaches Capitol Hill."
The GOP appointees join four top Democrats: Senate Finance chair Max Baucus of Montana, Senate Appropriations chair Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, Assistant House Democratic leader James Clyburn of South Carolina, and House Budget chair Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
Mr. Biden, who brokered a deal with Congress over extending the Bush-era tax cuts, takes on another mission improbable in brokering this effort.
The new panel is now in a race with the "Gang of Six," which has been working since December to come up with a plan to bridge a vast partisan divide over the nation's debt crisis. Four of those six senators were members of the president's 2010 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, known as the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission, and backed its recommendations, which included spending cuts, tax increases and an overhaul of Medicare and Medicaid entitlements.
GOP leaders cautioned the White House not to expect the new panel to deliver concessions on their key demand: significant spending cuts. "We've said, many times, that if the president and our Democrat colleagues refuse to accept serious reforms that immediately reduce federal spending and end the culture of debt in Washington, House Republicans will not grant their debt limit increase. Period," said majority leader Cantor, in a statement.
Senator Kyl, who has announced that he will not be running for reelection, has been one of the strongest voices in GOP ranks seeking to lower taxes as a path to growth. Not only did he oppose calls to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, he also pushed to permanently end the estate tax.
"A serious and credible path forward to reduce spending is the only thing, in my judgment, that will get Republican votes in the Senate to raise the debt ceiling," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, in a statement announcing the Kyl appointment. "Partisan speeches and promises of some future cuts after the president leaves office simply won't suffice."
Among the new panel's Democrats, Senator Baucus has a long track record working across partisan lines with Sen. Charles Grassley (R) of Iowa on the Senate Finance Committee, but he voted against the final recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles commission, citing its impact on government programs for rural America. At a time when Republicans were calling for more than $60 billion in spending cuts for FY 2011, Senator Inouye's panel proposed nearly $10 billion. On the House side, assistant leader Clyburn voted for a FY 2012 budget plan that financed nearly $4 trillion in deficit cuts over 10 years almost entirely with tax increases.
The panel begins work on a very tight deadline. The US Treasury Department estimates the nation will breach its $14.294 trillion debt limit by May 16, and could hold off default with accounting devices until around July 8. The president has asked the deficit panel to produce a plan for comprehensive debt reduction by the end of June.
"What the timing says to me is that they are just going to let the May debt limit go past, and go down to the brink in late June, allowing the pressure to build on Republicans from financial markets," says Thomas Ferguson, a political scientist at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.


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After a blowout loss at the hands of Nashoba to open the season, many were wondering what might be wrong with Wachusett. The Mountaineers were flat-out dominated by the Chieftains — down by 24-0 at half before managing a pair of second-half touchdowns.
Things changed quickly for Wachusett, however. The Mountaineers have since rolled to two wins, blasting both Algonquin and Fitchburg. Wachusett outscored the Tomahawks and Red Raiders, 75-12.
"We are starting to play a bit better," coach Mike Dubzinksi said after last Friday's 40-12 win over Fitchburg. "We caught a few breaks to get ahead, and then we did what we needed to do to get the win."
Dubzinski added that Wachusett is beginning to execute better, but still has a lot of work to do. He pointed specifically to some missed opportunities on offense and a couple big plays that the Red Raiders executed in the passing game.
He also was not thrilled with his team's coverage on kickoffs.
"It's better but we still have a lot of work to do," he said. "The kids will continue to work hard and continue to show a positive attitude. As long as that happens, we will keep improving."
One area that showed dramatic improvement after Week One has been Wachusett's ground game. Virtually nonexistent in the loss to Nashoba, the Mountaineers' running backs have been rejuvenated the past two weeks.
Seniors Trevor MacNeil, Scott Tupper and Sammy Rivera have all played a role in the success. MacNeil leads the way with 218 yards and two touchdowns on just 17 carries, while Tupper (150 yards, three TDs on 34 carries) and Rivera (102 yards, two TDs on 24 carries) have been solid.
The trio did almost all the damage against Fitchburg, combining for just under 200 yards and four touchdowns.
"We have a nice complement of backs," Dubzinski said. "We have complete faith in all three of them, and we know all of them can do the job. Each of them is a bit different, and having three quality backs makes it challenging for opposing defenses. We can give them a lot of different looks because of our depth."
A fourth back, Owen Gibbons, gives the Mountaineers another option. Gibbons has two touchdowns in limited opportunities.
Quarterback Scott Beardsley adds yet another dimension to Wachusett's offense. He has thrown for 118 yards on just nine completions. Though Dubzinski has not called Beardsley's number much, he knows he can count on his senior QB when the time comes.
"He's a leader and knows how to play the position," Dubzinski said. "We will need him to play well and carry us at some point."
Wachusett will face a huge test tomorrow when it hosts St. John's. The Mountaineers will be playing their first home game of the year and facing one of the state's top teams. The Pioneers are 3-0 and rolling along behind quarterback Drew Smiley, who is among the CMass leaders in both rushing (357 yards and five TDs) and passing (745 yards, six TDs).
"We have our work cut out for us, but we will practice hard and be ready," Dubzinski said. "It's always good to have a challenge."


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This site began as my experimental test bed for the Amos commentary. That commentary which became known as Amos: Postmodern Bible is available here, in a changeable development form. A stable and therefore citable edition has now been peer-reviewed, and published as the first "volume" of a planned series Hypertext Bible Commentary (see here to buy on CD or visit on the web here).
On this site are also some other Bible study notes that I prepared. So currently it contains:
Study Notes on Jonah (including an introduction to Hebrew narrative)
My book Not Only a Father is is available not only in print, but online in a discussable format (where I can respond to your questions and comments)
To find out about me either visit my sites, or read a short autobiography (its a few years out of date now) or look at my CV.
Other sites I run include:
I make short videos (many are about the Bible or teaching the Bible)
5 Minute Bible podcasts about the Bible that aim to be short crisp and provocative, introducing serious biblical studies
my blog Sansblogue with thoughts about hypertext, teaching the Bible and life in general
Images of Archaeological Sites in Israel: Focusing on the Iron Age with some short introductory videos
PodBible: the Bible podcast the CEV read by real people (not an American actor) a chapter a day or the Bible in a year
Children's bedtime stories: some read (including Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories) some animated including some Beatrix Potter
Ancien Testament: méthodes d'étude: an introduction to the academic study of the Old Testament (in French)
This page is part of the Bible.gen.nz website.
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