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Siam Square Hotels
Shoppers seeking retail therapy in Bangkok can browse areas like Siam Square for hotels and several other lodging options. The simplicity of our site leaves you with more time to explore the many attractions and sights that this very famous city has to offer. Think Bangkok and different impressions come to mind. Rest assured though, that with brilliant temples, grand palaces, bustling markets and a highly active nightlife, there will be something for everyone.
Things to see
There are hundreds of temples to visit and photograph, but as with any other country, only a few are the popular ones. The Grand Palace is a hot favourite with tourists, and it's easy to see why. The palace grounds are so vast that it takes half a day to see everything, but it is within those grounds that is what culture seekers really want to behold. The most sacred Buddhist temple, Wat Phra Kaew, houses Thailand's most sacred image of Buddha, an Emerald Buddha.
Retail therapy is another "attraction" that most visitors simply cannot pass on, and the popular shopping spots include MBK Centre and Siam Centre. You can find fashionable apparel below the average rate, along with high-end fashion that also offer attractive prices. Along many of the streets, you can find several stalls selling interest street food like insects of all sorts. Here you'll also find T-shirts and various touristy souvenirs that just might be tacky enough to bring home.
Hotels in Bangkok
Bangkok accommodation is vast to say the least, with interesting choices for visitors to find. Whether it's hotels in Siam Square or backpackers hostels near major attractions, our site is here at your disposal. You can also find some of the world's best hotels in the city, which some may find surprising, but that's how developed the city is. Getting around the city is usually easy enough with the tuk-tuk or local taxi, but do bear in mind that bargaining is always possible.
Where to stay
Siam Square is the main district for shopping, sightseeing and eating. So tourists looking for everything in one place will be very pleased here. Naturally, the accommodation prices will be a little higher, but our site will help with finding great deals. Attractions here include museums, culture centres and even one of the largest aquariums around. Accommodation in this district is available for all budget and preferences so just because it's centralised, it doesn't mean exorbitant.
If you're looking for places that are little more up market, then Sukhumvit is the district for you. Fancy apartments, decadent villas, established restaurants and several bars and pubs make this a great spot for city-dwellers with active night lives. There are also several massage parlours and spas that are sought after by tired and stressed out individuals. Get your stresses kneaded out and your angst soothed with the experienced masseuses in this region. We'd like to say more about this place but the best way to find out is really by visiting this exclusive and comprehensive district.
How to get to Bangkok
The two main airports here are Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Muang Airport, serving both international and domestic flights. There are plenty of ways into the city from the airport, but the Airport Rail Link is the fastest option. Taxis are reasonably priced, so that's another option for visitors. The train network here links all main directions of Thailand, served by State Railway of Thailand and making it possible to take long-haul rides without needing a plane. Driving into Bangkok is not recommended as the traffic is notoriously congested, but routes you can use include Phahonyothin Road and Sukhumvit Road just to name a few.

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Targeted therapy. As discussed in the Treatment Options section, anti-angiogenesis therapies are a type of targeted therapy used to treat advanced islet cell tumors. Bevacizumab (Avastin) is a monoclonal antibody given through an intravenous (IV) tube placed into a vein using a needle. It is already approved for the treatment of colon, lung, kidney, and brain cancers. A number of new anti-angiogenesis therapies from the same family of drugs as sunitinib, which are given as a pill or capsule that is swallowed (orally), are also being tested in clinical trials for islet cell tumors.
In addition to anti-angiogenesis therapies, new drugs that block the mTOR pathway (see the Treatment Options section), as well as other signaling pathways important in the survival, growth, and spread of islet cell tumors, are also being studied.
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Wisconsin woman faces charges in cutting out fetus
Milwaukee --
A woman who faked a pregnancy and panicked as her supposed due date grew near attacked a pregnant mother with a baseball bat and cut her full-term fetus from her womb with an Exacto knife, killing the mother and baby, according to court documents filed Monday.
Annette Morales-Rodriguez, 33, faces one count each of first-degree intentional homicide while armed and first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child while armed in the death of Maritza Ramirez-Cruz and the boy she was set to deliver next week. Morales-Rodriguez faces mandatory life in prison if convicted.
Morales-Rodriguez made a brief court appearance Monday, standing silent as her bail was set at $1 million.
"I don't know what she had in her mind," said Maria Garcia, 44, who lives next to Morales-Rodriguez and described her as her best friend.
Boyfriend wanted son
According to the criminal complaint, Morales-Rodriguez told detectives that her boyfriend wanted a son but she was unable to become pregnant. She told him she was pregnant anyway, but grew desperate as her supposed due date approached.
She told investigators she planned for two weeks to find a pregnant woman, take the baby and make it hers, the complaint said. On Thursday, she drove around a nonprofit organization that provides Latinos with health care and found Ramirez-Cruz.
The 23-year-old had moved from Puerto Rico to join her childhood sweetheart, Christian Mercado, said Mercado's father, Carlos Mercado. They already had three children together and Ramirez-Cruz was carrying their fourth.
"My heart, oh my God, it's hurting me. I can't sleep," Carlos Mercado said.
Morales-Rodriguez offered Ramirez-Cruz a ride. Telling Ramirez-Cruz she needed to change her shoes, she drove them to her house on Milwaukee's south side. Ramirez-Cruz went inside to use the bathroom. When she emerged, Morales-Rodriguez allegedly attacked her with a baseball bat and then choked her.
Morales-Rodriguez then duct-taped Ramirez-Cruz's feet and hands and taped over her mouth and nose. She cut her open with the knife, the complaint said, telling detectives she was trying to imitate a procedure she had seen on the Discovery Channel.
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text: October 2012OverviewOutputsOverviewIt is a big month for disaster resilience. On the 9th-10th October, Ministers of Development and Finance gather in Japan for the Sendai Dialogue, where Jim Kim (World Bank), Jun Azumi (Japan's Finance Minister) and Christine Lagarde (IMF) will be among those considering how to build disaster resilience in 'at risk' countries. The 13th October is International Day for Disaster Reduction, with the focus being on the role that women and girls play in forging resilience and from the 22nd – 25th October, a large turnout is expected in Yogyakarta, Indonesia for the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. While it is a big month, it has also been a big year. Disaster risk management has been a headline topic for the Mexican Presidency of the G-20, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its Special Report on Extreme Events and Disasters and the Rio+20 meeting highlighted disaster resilient societies as one of eight dimensions of sustainable development. While such profile is refreshing for those working to manage disaster risk, the reality is the future of disaster losses looks bleak, at least in the short-to-medium term. As Niger, Nigeria and other Sahel countries battle their worst flooding in decades after a period of serious drought, many now recognise that climate change is make hot days hotter, heavy rain heavier and altering the timing of previously predictable seasons. While direct impacts on the poor and vulnerable are serious, indirect impacts through higher food prices, resulting from severe drought affected US grain production, might be even worse. Strengthen resilience requires drastic action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, disaster and climate risks factored into economic and development policy, effective national policy and regulatory risk management frameworks and critical advances in addressing the drivers of disaster risk (poverty, vulnerability, conflict, unplanned development, missing basic services and access to land). Disaster resilience must therefore become a priority for the post-2015 development agenda, in whatever form it takes. If not, by 2030 economic growth will be severely undermined and poverty may well be rising rather than getting to zero. Two new reports from ODI highlight the critical opportunity for integrating disaster resilience across emerging international policy frameworks and the set of options for including it in post-2015 goals. Disaster risk management in post-2015 policy frameworks: forging a more resilient future Options for including disaster resilience in post-2015 development goals ODI researchers will continue to work with partners to make the case and strengthen the evidence base for inclusion of disaster resilience in the post-2015 development agenda. View content in the Search Centre:Climate changeAdaptation and resilience Outputs Climate extremes and child rights in South Asia: a neglected priority Briefing papers | October 2012 | Katie Harris and Kelly Hawrylyshyn This Project Briefing explores the potentially life-long impact of climate change and related disasters on the wellbeing of children in South Asia. Download Options for including disaster resilience in post-2015 development goals Working and discussion papers | October 2012 | Tom Mitchell This Background Note considers options for including disaster resilience in a post-2015 development framework. Download The relevance of 'resilience'? Briefing papers | September 2012 | Simon Levine, Adam Pain, Sarah Bailey and Lilianne Fan This paper aims to introduce some practical realism to the current debates about 'resilience' which are increasingly dominating thinking about development, climate change adaptation and humanitarian aid. Download Disaster risk management in post-2015 policy frameworks: forging a more resilient future Briefing papers | June 2012 | Tom Mitchell and Emily Wilkinson This Briefing Paper considers what is needed to strengthen the management of disaster risk over the next two decades and strategies to embed disaster risk management in the international policy frameworks to achieve this. Download Transforming disaster risk management: a political economy approach Working and discussion papers | January 2012 | Emily Wilkinson This Background Note looks at research undertaken in recent years by disaster researchers on the complex role of institutional arrangements in shaping policy decisions. In doing so it identifies some key research issues that need to be addressed to promote the kind of... Download Resilience: A risk management approach Working and discussion papers | January 2012 | Tom Mitchell and Katie Harris This Background Note explores the concept of 'resilience' in relation to framing current thinking about sustainable futures and investigates whether a common definition and understanding can be reached and whether resilience can be translated into a practical set of... Download


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Jumblatt's relations with Saudi Arabia have cooled since Najib Mikati was appointed prime minister.(The Daily Star/ Hasan Shaaban).
BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman's defense strategy, which would incorporate Hezbollah's arms, can resolve sectarian conflicts, MP Walid Jumblatt said Monday.
"Returning to National Dialogue and affirming the articles mentioned the president's defense plan is capable of pulling the country out of the sectarian dispute," Jumblatt said in his weekly statement.
"And the defense plan is capable of re-directing the route of arms against Israel and in defense of Lebanon, only Lebanon, and under the command of the Lebanese state," he added.
During a National Dialogue session last year Sleiman proposed a national defense strategy under which Hezbollah would keep its arms but put them under the command of the Lebanese Army, which would have exclusive authority to use force.
Jumblatt, the head of the Progressive Socialist Party, said implementing such a strategy would preserve the city of Sidon where tensions between Hezbollah and a Salafist preacher have escalated, adding that the state's authority should also be restored.
"All that would preserve the city of Sidon and prevent it slipping into strife, which cannot be achieved via blocking roads and closing down the city but with the return of the state's prestige and via handing over those accused of killing the bodyguards of the city's residents to the judiciary," he said.
Late last year two of Sheikh Ahmad Assir's bodyguards were killed along with an Egyptian bystander during clashes with Hezbollah in the Taamir neighborhood of Sidon over a dispute regarding Hezbollah's banners in the coastal city of Sidon. The fighting also left five other people wounded, among them a Hezbollah commander.
Jumblatt also spoke about the development of resistance in Lebanon which he said should not be exclusively attributed to one party, referring to Hezbollah.
"The history of the city of Sidon cannot be erased from memory especially as a city that struggled and resisted along with the Palestinian popular committees against the Israeli occupation, which was a natural extension of the resistance from the Mountain to Beirut, southern suburbs to the south," Jumblatt said.
"The resistance cannot be eliminated or confiscated [by one party] and it remains the outcome of an accumulated path of resistance that began with the National Lebanese Movement and a group of parties and was continued with heroic steps by the Islamic Resistance [Hezbollah]," he added.
Jumblatt, whose statement is due to be published Tuesday in Al-Anbaa newspaper, also spoke about the situation in Arsal where gunmen killed two soldiers in an ambush last month.
"Just like Arsal, also in Sidon. It too has a history of struggle and resistance and some, it seems, want to tarnish its historical role," he said, asking the eastern town's residents to hand over the perpetrators.
"The Syrian regime's attempt to distort the image of this proud town will not succeed," he added.
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DYNAMOS coach Callisto Pasuwa is concerned about the cold weather conditions prevailing in Bizerte but remained optimistic his charges will be able to match their hosts CA Bizertin in a Champions League fixture tomorrow afternoon.
DeMbare arrived in Tunisia on Thursday afternoon and were welcomed by low temperatures ranging from eight degrees celcius and not exceeding 20 degrees celcius in average. The team held two training sessions yesterday in tracksuits at the Bsiri stadium, a few hundred metres away from the match venue, the October 15 Stadium, under heavy cloud coupled with a light snowfall during the session.
While Pasuwa was worried with injuries that were rocking his camp over the past week, yesterday the Castle Lager PSL Coach of the Year had two more headaches to worry about as players felt uncomfortable with the Mediterranean dishes being served at their hotel. "The weather is not very friendly in these parts of the world. We are used to play in temperatures ranging from 20-25 degrees back home but we have to do with what prevails here," said Pasuwa. "There is, however, nothing much we can do about it except to encourage them to stay warm and put on warm clothes."
Pasuwa said he was concerned that most of the DeMbare players could not take their food yesterday. "The food is very foreign to us and we have players who are having serious problems eating it, like (Partson) Jaure, (Cliff) Sekete, (Artwell) Mukandi, (Augustine) Mbara, (Gift) Bello, (Francesco) Zekumbawire, (Devon) Chafa and Thomas Magorimbo.
"We have asked the doctor to organise with the hotel staff to see if we can get more of what we are comfortable with like rice or at least pasta. Jaure was actually weak today and
I noticed he was not at his best and it is because of his failure to eat properly," said Pasuwa.
The DeMbare coach, a veteran of many African battles in his own right as a player, said he expects the Tunisians to come at DeMbare piling pressure and yesterday's training sessions were dedicated to making sure the team regroups early in defence and maintain tactical shape when they lose possession in order to repel danger.
"The North Africans play high pressure football and they will bombard you, especially in the first 20 minutes, forcing you to get exposed, concede freekicks and get cautioned and that is why I am emphasising on maintaining team shape so that we don't get desperate and give away set pieces," said Pasuwa.
On the health bill, he said the technical team will assess the situation tomorrow but all the players, who are under the spotlight, trained without any problems yesterday. "The doctor is working on them but if we are not satisfied with their fitness, we will not risk anyone in such temperatures. Tawanda (fractured index finger) is shying away from challenges, but when in possession, he is his usual best. Devon is also taking long to get into groove because of the groin, but once he is warmed up he appears fine," Pasuwa said.
Pasuwa's assertion gave the clearest of indications that the deputy skipper might be dropped with his place most likely to be taken by Thomas Magorimbo who was playing in that role during yesterday's morning training session. Indications from training show that Magorimbo will be joined in the five-man midfield by the combative Devon Chafa, Stephen Alimenda, ageless Murape Murape and the stylish Cliff Sekete.
Usual leftback Augustine Mbara appeared to be winning the right to partner the no-nonsense Jaure at the heart of defence with another imposing player, Morris Kadzola, likely to slot in at rightback.
Ocean Mushure is now almost certain to reclaim his place on the left after overcoming his injury worries while Pasuwa's preference in attack was not clear as young Farai Mupasiri battled with Zekumbawire for the team's goalscoring brief and so did goalkeepers Mukandi and George Chigova.


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The tapestries of "The Lady and the Unicorn" (Dame a la Licorne) at the Cluny museum in Paris in May 2006.
PARIS: The tapestry cycle "The Lady and the Unicorn," considered one of the greatest artworks of Europe's Middle Ages, is being sent to Japan for six months for a rare foreign showing.
Woven around 1500, the six tapestries,which are part of the collection of Paris' Cluny Museum, will be on display at Tokyo's National Art Centre from April 24 to July 15, and then Osaka's National Museum of Art from July 26 to Oct. 20.
It is only the second time the famed tapestries will be shown outside France, after they were lent to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1973-74 by the Cluny, where they have been held since 1882.
The tapestries each depict a woman with a unicorn and other animals on red backgrounds.
Five of the six are meant to depict the five senses, while the meaning of the sixth tapestry is obscure.
The tapestries are being lent as the area holding them at the Cluny Museum – which specializes in works from the European Middle Ages – is being refurbished. About 40 other items from its collection will also be temporarily sent to Japan.
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Asaba — Gunmen, yesterday, raised the stake when they abducted the mother of the Minister of Finance, Prof. Okonjo-Iweala, Professor Kamene Okonjo, in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.
Okonjo-Iweala's mother, 82, who is the wife of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, was kidnapped yesterday at about 1:30 pm at the husband's palace in Ogbe-Ofu quarters by eight gunmen who stormed the palace in two Audi 80 cars.
It was gathered that the kidnappers had easy access to the palace as the policeman expected to be on duty was absent. The kidnappers, therefore, held all the workers carrying out renovation work at gunpoint. One of the suspects was said to have gone upstairs and picked the bag of the Obi's wife while the woman, who was sitting under a tree after serving the workers some soft drinks, was whisked away.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Charles Muka, in his reaction said: "Yes, we (police) have got the information on the kidnap and we have also got information that will lead to the arrest of the hoodlums."
According to a dependable source, the woman who is a medical doctor and a professor was pushed into one of the Audi cars and driven to unknown destination.
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said security agents had been drafted to the palace.
A senior police officer in the state, who pleaded anonymity, however, said massive manhunt had commenced to rescue the Queen of Ogwashi-Uku.
Uduaghan asks security agents to smoke out kidnappers
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has urged the police and other security agencies to track the kidnappers and free Okonjo-Iweala's mother within 24 hours.
A source said: "The governor fumed when the kidnap was reported to him and said the boys must be tracked down wherever they are hiding at all cost."
Police on trail of kidnappers
The state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah, who spoke to Vanguard described the kidnap as "very unfortunate." He said he had spoken to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, and it was clear that the police were on top of the situation.
His words: "I had just spoken to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, and he assured that the police would get the kidnappers.
Gbagi, Elumelu react
Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, told Vanguard: "It is sad and regrettable that we are playing cosmetic politics with the lives of people in Delta state. The incidence of kidnapping is an embarrassment to any government that is worth its onions.
"That Okonjo-Iweala's mother has been kidnapped is an embarrassing news across the world and I wonder what the government is doing about this situation in the state.
"People are now fleeing from their homes in the state because of the fear of kidnappers. I will ask my brother and governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to pay more attention to the menace of kidnappers in the state and stop treating the matter with kid gloves.
"InDeltaState, there are more soldiers and policemen than any other place and sometimes, you begin to wonder what they are doing with all these brazen crimes."
Ndudi Elumelu, member representing Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency, said: "It is totally condemnable. It is high time the state government signed into law the maximum punishment for kidnappers."
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, was said to have called Delta State Commissioner of Police immediately he was informed of the incident and said there should be massive deployment of intelligence and anti-kidnap personnel backed up by anti-terrorist personnel.
The police boss in his reaction said no stone should be left unturned towards ensuring her release unharmed. The IG then assured that everything would be done to rescue her hale and hearty. He also explained that no time frame would be given for her release as this might jeopardise her safety.
Meanwhile, there was no reaction from either the Presidency or the Minister of Finance at press time.
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The Federal Ministry of Finance in a statement yesterday by the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Paul Nwabuikwu said "at this point, it is difficult to say whether those behind this action are the same people who have made threats against the Coordinating Minister in the recent past or other elements with hostile motives. No possibility can be ruled out at this point.
"This is obviously a very difficult time for the entire Okonjo family. But the family is hopeful of a positive outcome as it fervently prays for the quick and safe return of the matriarch."


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A coalition of Wisconsin firms involved in the solar power and solar hot water industry are joining together to market the state at the solar sector's major annual conference.
EPA Maps Thousands of California Renewable Energy Sites
Renewable energy enthusiasts concerned about damage to habitat from renewable energy development have been saying for a few years that there's plenty of disturbed and damaged land on which we could be building our solar and wind facilities instead. And now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is backing them up.
Solar energy growing slowly in Ohio
McCoy, who lives in rural southeastern Ohio, boasts that his eight-panel solar array will pay for itself in three years through savings on his electric bill.
World's Largest Operational Solar PV Project, Agua Caliente, Achieves 250 Megawatts of Grid-Connected
First Solar, Inc. today announced that the Agua Caliente solar project has achieved a peak generating capacity of 250 megawatts (MW) AC connected to the electrical grid. The project, which is under construction in Yuma County, Ariz., is currently the world's largest operating photovoltaic (PV) power plant and will have a generating capacity of 290 MWAC when completed.
SEIA, LSA Submit Recommendations For Solar Energy Development On Public Lands
Comments on the supplemental draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in Southwestern states.
Weighing Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels
The Commerce Department is scheduled to decide in a month whether Chinese solar panels should be subject to an import tariff, after fielding a complaint from domestic manufacturers that the Chinese are illegally subsidizing their solar export market. The department has not said how it will rule.
Solar in the Mainstream
Solar energy is an alternative energy source that is moving into the mainstream and nothing proves this more than the Solar Decathlon. In these competitions, university students from around the world display family-friendly off-the-grid homes that they design and build themselves.
Solar Helps Homeowners at Just the Right Time
The people of California have plenty of reason to want to invest in solar power. Aside from its plentiful sunlight, the state boasts some of the country's most stunning natural landscapes. It also suffers from some of the worst air pollution in certain places, with the Rockies to the east trapping emissions in the region.
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Spain joined a select group of teams to record a perfect 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM qualifying record tonight, making it ten wins out of ten in European Zone, Group 5 with a 5-2 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica.
La Roja followed in the footsteps of countries such as West Germany in 1982 and the Netherlands this campaign by winning all their preliminary matches, sweeping aside the second-best team in their pool thanks to early goals from Gerard Pique and David Silva, and two in the second half from Alvaro Negredo on his first start for his country. Juan Mata then added a late fifth with his third goal in successive internationals before Bosnia-Herzegovina, who were already assured of a spot in the play-offs before this match, pulled two goals back in injury time from Edin Dzeko and Zvjezdan Misimovic to add a touch of respectability to the scoreline.
Tonight's victory will further establish Spain's credentials as one of the main favourites to win next year's FIFA World Cup - especially because they were missing the likes of Xavi, Fernando Torres, David Villa, Carles Puyol and Cesc Fabregas. But Vicente del Bosque's side will know it could have been a completely different story if Bosnia-Herzegovina had made the most of their early chances.
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, playing his 99th match for his country, was in inspired form to keep the home side at bay. The Real Madrid custodian was first called into action in the seventh minute to parry Dzeko's effort, and moments later he did even better to push away Sejad Salihovic's shot as it arrowed towards the top corner.
The Spain goal should have been breached in the tenth minute, though, when Vedad Ibisevic latched on to a clever through-ball and rounded Casillas. But with an open net to aim for, the Hoffenheim striker sliced his shot wide of the near post.
That miss took on extra significance within three minutes, Spain netting twice in that time through Pique and Silva. The former broke the deadlock in the 12th minute, when he beat Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Nemanja Supic to Xabi Alonso's curling free-kick to glance home a header, and then seconds later Silva coolly slotted home from the edge of the box after Negredo's pin-point through-ball had bisected the home centre-backs.
From being under heavy pressure, Spain were suddenly in total control of the match - and they had a great chance to make it 3-0 in the 21st minute when Iniesta found Albert Riera in front of goal. But the Liverpool winger opted to control the ball instead of shooting first time, and that allowed the Bosnia-Herzegovina defence to get back and deflect his eventual effort behind for a corner.
Spain were threatening to make it embarrassing for their hosts. But Miroslav Blazevic's men were determined to give as good as they were getting, and Ibisevic almost pulled a goal back in the 23rd minute when he was denied by a brilliant one-handed block by Casillas at his near post.
Ten minutes later, Casillas produced another remarkable save to deflect Salihovic's shot behind following a good move. From the resulting corner, the unmarked Misimovic screwed his shot wide. Even though they did not manage to score, Bosnia-Herzegovina would have gone into half-time buoyed by their first-half performance and optimistic they could still get something out of the game.
However, any chance of that happening lasted just nine minutes of the second half as Spain doubled their lead to 4-0 thanks to Negredo - who started tonight's match, having made his debut during Saturday's 2-1 win over Armenia as a second-half replacement for Torres. The Sevilla forward's first goal for his country came in the 49th minute when he spun on the spot to fire home from 10 yards out following good work by Iniesta and Silva, and five minutes later he was celebrating his second.
Riera sent in a low cross from the left that neither Supic nor home captain Emir Spahic could successfully cut out, and Negredo took advantage to divert the ball into the roof of the net at the far post with his knee. Riera had a couple of chances to increase Spain's lead in the closing stages, but it was substitute Mata who did add the fifth when he raced on to Negredo's brilliant pass to fire home from inside the area.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Texas State Technical College Waco policy prohibits discrimination based upon gender in its educational programs and activities. TSTC Waco is committed to creating an environment free of harassment and discrimination.
TSTC Waco does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to applicants, employees and students.
Sexual harassment:
Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination and therefore prohibited under Title IX. "Sexual harassment is conduct that is
The following are examples of types of conduct that may constitute sexual harassment:
Quid Pro Quo – Latin meaning "This for that". Meaning, if "you do something for me, I'll do something for you". An example of quid pro quo is "when a teacher threatens to fail a student unless the student agrees to date the teacher".
Hostile Work Environment – "Hostile environment harassment occurs when unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it affects a student's ability to participate in or benefit from an education program or activity, or creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment. A hostile environment can be created by a school employee, another student, or even someone visiting the school, such as a student or employee from another school."
Any person (student, faculty, staff, or guest) who believes they have been subjected to discriminatory practices based upon gender may discuss their concerns and/or file an informal or formal complaint of possible violations of Title IX with the following Title IX Coordinator and/or Investigator. Upon receipt of the complaint, a determination will be made as to which individual will ultimately review the report.
Incidents may be reported to:
Either individual will assist a student or employee through the process. For an emergency, dial 254.867.3690 to reach the Texas State Technical College Police Department.
Consent is mutual, voluntary, talked about beforehand.
Consent is NOT assumed, silence, the absence of no, etc.
Consent for one thing is not consent for everything. Once given, it does not mean always.
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Complaints Under Title IX:
If you are a student who believes you have been or are the victim of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, sexual violence or other sexual misconduct, by another College student, you may report such conduct or file a complaint under Title IX with Title IX Coordinator.
Student Investigation Process:
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Pursuing a law enforcement proceeding and Title IX grievance simultaneously is always an option.
If you are an employee who believes you have been subjected to discrimination under Title IX, including sexual harassment, or who wishes to file a complaint under Title IX, you can do so with the Human Resources Director.
Discipline, Dismissal, and Grievances of Contract and Faculty Employees SOS No.HR.2.4.2 - Sexual Harassment Complaints against First-Line Supervisors.
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UTSA selected to collaborate with NASA in educator professional development
(June 27, 2012) -- The UTSA Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching in the College of Education and Human Development has been selected by the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP) to participate as a member in a newly created alliance to provide professional development for educators.
The new NASA-AESP Professional Development Alliance, administered by Penn State University for NASA, consists of a select group of high-quality professional development providers. The goal of the alliance is to improve education in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines through collaborations that identify and serve appropriate audiences, providing them with sustained access to NASA resources and assets.
"Over the past few years, the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching has partnered to bring a NASA education specialist from the Johnson Space Center to the annual STEMstation conference we offer in partnership with the Academy for Teacher Excellence," said Christine Moseley, UTSA professor of interdisciplinary learning and teaching. "Our NASA guests have delivered keynote addresses and led workshops for students and area teachers. They have always been very well received. We are looking forward to growing this partnership to offer another avenue to engage San Antonio teachers and, ultimately, their students in STEM."
UTSA will collaborate with NASA Education, the space agency's education wing, to design and deliver ongoing professional development activities that can improve teaching and learning. UTSA scholars will work with a NASA education specialist to build a strategic plan to bring customized resources to educators in San Antonio.
UTSA education scholars also will have opportunities to work with NASA's education and public outreach groups to participate in various NASA events, such as piloting training of new classroom resources or celebrations of NASA mission milestones such as the launch of a new mission or one reaching its destination.
Membership in the alliance is by invitation to organizations that provide professional development to STEM educators and who have had previous successful collaborations with NASA Education. The alliance currently has 75 members in 38 states and Puerto Rico.
The UTSA College of Education and Human Development is the leading provider of educators in the San Antonio area and one of the largest in Texas. Ranked third in the United States as producer of teacher-education degrees for Hispanics, the college is responsible for innovative research and grants in professional development, technology enhancement, health, school readiness, and bi-national and bicultural issues.
>> For more information, visit the NASA-AESP PD Alliance website. To learn more about UTSA academic programs in education, visit the UTSA College of Education and Human Development website.


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Critical Success Factors for Your Long-Term Plan
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Topics: Business and Management
Date: March 2013
Even if you do not plan to sell your company soon, you need an exit strategy. Is your company worth as much to others as it is to you? Do financial buyers compensate you for sweat equity? What if you really don't ever want to sell? This webinar focuses on the planning elements and value-building company development initiatives that can occur long before you sell — or need to.
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- Clarify the differences in purchase criteria between strategic and financial buyers or investors
- Answer the question, "What if I don't plan to sell?"
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A Syrian by birth, he succeeded Gregory II in March 731. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by the iconoclastic controversy in the Byzantine Empire, in which he vainly invoked the intervention of Charles Martel.
Elected by popular acclamation, he was the last pope to seek the Byzantine exarch's mandate. Gregory immediately appealed to the Byzantine Emperor Leo III to moderate his position on the iconoclastic controversy. When this elicited no response, Gregory called a synod in November 731, the latter decided to bring the Pope under control. This included appropriating papal territories, and transferring ecclesiastical jurisdictions to the Patriarch of Constantinople.
Gregory's support of the empire led him to help contribute to the recapture of Ravenna after it had fallen to the Lombards in 733. However, he also sought to fortify Rome and seek alliance with opponents of the Lombard monarch Liutprand and then from the Franks. He sent embassies to Charles Martel, who made no response.
Gregory promoted the Church in northern Europe - such as the missions of Saint Boniface in Germany and Willibald in Bohemia. He also bestowed palliums on Egbert of York and Tatwine, Archbishop of Canterbury. He also beautified Rome and supported monasticism.
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The future is bright and full of endless possibilities. Some day the world wide web will be awash in beautiful and compliant CSS3. Developers everywhere will be forgetting how to make rounded corners with images and cutting 1 pixel wide gradient backgrounds. But that is the future. Today many of us are still stuck supporting IE. If your work targets Asia than chances are good you are even supporting IE6. Backwards support for IE will be upon us long into the days of CSS3 friendly IE9.
For the most part CSS3 effects are simply cosmetic niceties that are not vital to the functionality of a site. I have seen, for the most part, a general attitude of not providing CSS3 effectual support to browsers that do not support it. It has been treated more as a reward to those technically savvy folks who updated their browser.
Enter CSS3 PIE. The site that is trying to provide a more "Progressive Internet Explorer". CSS3 PIE has decided to fight the unpopular fight of taking CSS3 support back into dark abyss of previous IE versions. Even IE 6 – which is no longer supported by Microsoft – can display fancy CSS3 code. The screen shot on the right was taken using IE6.
CSS3PIE is helping to bring a little style and class back to the browsing experience. It's easy to use and initially looks promising.


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Mukjar — A Sudanese soldier was killed and three others were injured when their vehicle was ambushed by alleged pro-government militias on Wednesday in the area of Nirle, eight kilometers from Mukjar in Central Darfur.
Sources speaking to Radio Dabanga said the soldiers were traveling from Garsila in two vehicles and were carrying the army's salaries.
They were ambushed at about 5:00pm by gunmen riding camels.
Soldier Yaqoub Ahmed Adam was killed and, according to witnesses, a military plane arrived in Mukjar and airlifted the three wounded to a hospital in Nyala, South Darfur.


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Following the launch of Apple's new iPad, Patently Apple has unearthed a patent that points towards plans for a Transformer Prime-style iPad that combines a tablet and a keyboard dock.
Intel is already planning to unseat Apple in 2013 with its Haswell Ultrabook – "a tablet when you want it and a PC when you need it" – using Windows 8 and Windows Metro operating systems for a perfect laptop-tablet synergy.
We can't see Apple taking that sitting down. Which is why Apple's patent for computers has been changed to include, "touchscreens, tablet computers, and electronic notepads." Rumours of an iPad Air have already done the rounds, and with a new line of MacBooks due soon it looks like excitement over Apple's products will show no sign of abating in the near future.
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Student Employment
Students planning to seek part-time campus employment should contact the Office of Career Development in the Olin Center.
It offers:
- On- and off-campus posting for jobs and internships at Augie Hub.
- Assistance to students experiencing difficulty locating a job (on and/or off campus)
- Assistance to students seeking Community Service Federal Work Study opportunities
Finding a job
After the beginning of fall term, students are encouraged to visit The Office of Career Development Office to find out about job postings from academic departments and administrative offices. First-year students will have the opportunity to apply for jobs in Dining Services at Orientation and Registration.
Augustana does not assign or guarantee jobs. Students are encouraged to pursue employment that matches their skills and interests. This allows both the department to find the ideal student employee and the student to find a satisfying work environment.
A campus job helps students develop good work habits, communication skills and time management. It is also an opportunity to network with faculty and administrators and meet other students. Students also may career experience. For example, a biology major may find a job as a lab assistant. The skills of a campus job may be transferable to a position after graduation.
All student employment positions will be paid at the current minimum wage of $8.25. Students can schedule up to 9-10 hours per week based on the student's availability and the needs of the employing office.
Federal Work Study
Federal Work Study (FWS) is a need-based financial aid program that allows a student to work on campus to earn money for college expenses. Part-time job opportunities are coordinated through the Office of Career Development Office. These jobs also will be listed on Augie Hub.
Non-Federal Work Study employment
Students who do not qualify for Federal Work Study, based on eligibility determined by completion of the FAFSA, have the opportunity to work on campus through general employment. Many non-work study students are hired because they possess a particular skill. Specialized jobs might include lab proctors, graders, or translators.
Non-Federal Work Study students are encouraged to apply for openings in their areas of interest. They will be considered depending on the number of qualified Federal Work Study eligible students available for those positions.
Required forms
Before students can begin to work on campus, they must complete:
- Federal I-9 form
- Federal W4 form
And show the following documents:
- Valid U.S. passport or
- Picture ID (school or driver's license), and either an original Social Security card or an original birth certificate.
Students will have the opportunity to complete the I-9 and the W4 at Orientation and Registration. Students who do not have a U.S. passport or driver's license (with accompanying items) at that time will need to take these documents to the Payroll Office in Sorensen Hall when they arrive on campus in the fall. These documents must be on file before a student can begin work on campus.
Student employment and financial assistance
While a student's financial assistance award letter may show eligibility for Federal Work Study, students should not include that dollar figure when budgeting their remaining out-of-pocket costs for the entire academic year. Reasons for this:
- A job must be obtained first in order to earn the awarded work study funds.
- Wages are not credited to a student's account in the Business Office. Students will receive a biweekly paycheck which will be sent to their campus mailboxes. Students then will have the option of using the money for personal expenses or applying it to their account for tuition.
Jobs on campus
There are many opportunities to work on campus. Some possibilities include:
- Residence hall desk assistants, Westerlin and Swanson Commons
- General office assistant
- Life-guards at Carver Athletic Center Pool
- Centennial Hall performance staff
- Dining Service workers. This includes the dining room in the Center for Student Life and the College Center Snack Bar. The Westerlin Convenient Store and the Brew by the Slough are staffed with students who have been employed by theDining Service for at least six months.
- Library assistants
- Information Technology Systems assistants
- Pepsico intramural assistants
- Augustana Bookstore workers
- Facilities-grounds, general student assistant, summer paint crew, etc.
Students who are looking for a specific job should contact the coordinator of student employment and campus internships in the Office of Career Development Office, first floor of the Olin Center.


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Wild Horses
Pryor Mountain horses (Equus caballus) are one of the few feral or, more popularly, wild horse populations in the US with strong Spanish ancestries. The population is restricted to the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range (PMWHR), created in 1968 and includes land inside and adjacent to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The horses are protected as "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West" under the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which requires management to achieve and maintain a "thriving natural ecological balance" on public lands used by the horses. The population is considered a unique genetic resource since horses of this type are no longer present in Spain. The horses also provide visitor enjoyment and are the subject of great public interest. The PMWHR is managed by an interagency group led by the Bureau of Land Management.
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Radiohead, In Rainbows. I tried to pay for it twelve times, and got hung up on by their server—it kept kicking me off. I gave up, and then someone gave it to me. I'm going to buy the geek version anyway. I'm a fool for them.
Dixie Chicks, Wide Open Spaces. My daughter Coco is an obsessive Chicks fan. She made me listen to it 100 times this summer. I mentioned it to Emily [Robison], and she said, "I hope it hasn't ruined the music the way my son has ruined "We Will Rock You" for me."
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Superwolf . Rick Rubin made me listen to this over the phone. He said, "Check it out!" and held his phone up to the speaker. This is the album I wore out. It's very tender and really rocking at the same time—full of amazingly surprising moments, really proportionate and beautiful, but also kind of "off."
Keith Jarrett, The Carnegie Hall Concert. I got hyped on that from reading reviews. Jarrett's got this crazy ability to have each hand do completely different things, both very wildly — and then it snaps into place as this gospel, vampy, swinging thing. He's just so audacious.
Mike Doughty, Golden Delicious. Technically speaking, I listened to this album more than any other on the list, but now I'm listening to it just for enjoyment. Usually it takes me a couple years to have the distance, but for some reason I've been able to really enjoy this album. John Kirby played a lot of loose, free, very spontaneous melodies—a lot of it was really unscripted.
Ray LaMontagne, Till the Sun Turns Black. I really liked Trouble a lot. When I got this one, I listened to it a bunch of times and I thought, "Oh, okay: This is his masterpiece; he's a genius," and then it turns out, it was received as a turning-inward.
Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde. This album had always seemed sort of jumpy to me, but this year, not at all. Now it seems very spontaneous, and what I used to think of as "jumpy" is people listening to each other having fun and following Dylan's crazy lead. Some of it is just so funny: "Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat" makes me laugh every time.
Former Saturday Night Live cast member, screenwriter, and New York Times best-selling author Al Franken is currently living in Minneapolis and campaigning for a seat in the United States Senate.
"First of all, I have to make a confession. My favorite music of 2007 bears a striking resemblance to my favorite music of 1975. Also to my favorite music of 1976, 1977, 1978, etc., etc.
See, I'm a Deadhead. As anyone who listened to my radio show knows, I used the Grateful Dead as my bumper music going in and out of breaks. And there's a real community of Deadheads out there. At an event the other day, a guy handed me a new remix of 'Cornell '78.'
That said, I do allow a few new influences into my musical consciousness every once in a while. So, here's my list of five non-Grateful Dead things I've been listening to in 2007:
Bob. That's the format used by KLCI (106.1 FM), and it's a mix of contemporary and older country that is apparently mimicked by many "Bob" or Bob-like stations across the country. I love country music because I like the unabashed melodrama.
Trampled by Turtles. Speaking of country, I'm a big bluegrass fan. I got turned on to this band by Tom Saxhaug, the state senator from Grand Rapids. I thought it was a little suspicious that he spent most of our first meeting telling me how great their new album was. And wouldn't you know it, his son turns out to be the bass player. But the album really is great. This New Year's Eve, Franni and I will be at the TBT show at the Orpheum.
Fountains of Wayne. Specifically, their song "Better Things," which is a cover of a Kinks tune. I think it's going to be our campaign song because of its message, which is that better things are up ahead.
The Grateful Volunteers. Okay, this is kind of a cheat. The Grateful Volunteers are a Dead cover band composed of some great DFLers who are kind enough to play at some of our events. And even kinder enough to let me sing once in a while. Specifically, "Brokedown Palace."
Call Time: The Musical
This warrants some explanation. As you know, running for Senate requires that I raise a great deal of money, especially since Norm Coleman has the deep-pocketed special interests on his side. So I spend hours and hours a week calling people to ask for support. To keep myself from going crazy, I've been entertaining myself and Kris Dahl, my "call time manager," by composing and singing hundreds — no, thousands — of songs for a musical based on call time titled Call Time: The Musical. Some songs are only 15 seconds long, such as "I Left a Message and I Hope They Call Me Back." Or, "I Don't Think That Was His Office Number (I Think That's His Home)." Most of the songs have original music, but some simply use existing tunes, such as "Pick Up the Phone, Arlen Lundahl," to the tune of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita. I should probably have just put "Springsteen" for this, huh? I really like his new album.
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OAK BROOK, IL - Some golfers flex to hit the long ball, while other players seek to perfect a precision short game. But when it comes to putting - now that is a skill few can truly master. Sharpie, well-known as the autograph pen and golf ball marker of choice, today announced that the Sharpie Mini Tour is coming to the Cialis Western Open this week offering to test the putting skill of Chicagoland's golfers. The Sharpie Mini Tour invites fans to try and sink a "mini" putt at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont for a chance to hit the links in 2006 with the PGA TOUR's Chad Campbell in Hawaii. The program supports the launch of the Sharpie Mini marker, a 12-color, "pint-sized" marker series with a clip - just right for professional to novice golfers. "Like a lot of the guys on the PGA TOUR, I use Sharpie Mini markers to mark my golf balls and sign autographs," said Campbell. "I look forward to playing in Hawaii with the winners of the program and getting a chance to see their putting skills - maybe I'll even pick up a tip or two." Individuals participating in the Sharpie Mini Tour can also put their autograph on education. Sharpie "Autographs for Education" is a nationwide program to collect one million autographs from everyday people in exchange for $1 million in school supplies and funds across the country. Signatures placed on giant autograph walls at each event will be counted toward the goal. A winner and guest from each of four 'qualifying' tournaments wins a trip to Orlando, Fla. for the putting competition finals - the Sharpie Mini Tour Championship. Sharpie Mini Tour qualifying events include the following PGA TOUR tournaments:
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This day was certain to come; what's a bit surprising is how quickly it came. The Obama administration now has a "communication problem." According to the Hill newspaper:
The other misstep that has bogged down the administration on health care specifically is Obama's inability to communicate effectively to the American people, [Professor Paul] Light said. While it is shocking to consider that Obama is anything less than one of the best communicators in modern political history, when it comes to health care, he simply has not been able to make the sell to people who do have health insurance. And Wednesday night's primetime press conference was a "disaster," Light said. Light said that for the president to regain political momentum, he needs to reclaim his agenda from Congress and start connecting with the public. "He needs to take this over and own it," Light said.
Light's comments highlight something I have noticed over the years: analysts are invariably quick to conclude that the reason a particular policy is unpopular is the president's failure at "selling" his plan — whatever his plan is — to the people. If only the president gave this speech or framed the argument that way, everything would be different. Then he would once again "start reconnecting" with the public.
From the perspective of a speechwriter for both a president and a Cabinet member, and as someone with an abiding love of words and their ability to inspire people, I need to say this: many of the problems facing political leaders are not "communication" problems that can be fixed by this or that speech; they are facts-on-the-ground problems, which are largely (though not entirely) immune to the influence of words.
Barack Obama is experiencing resistance on health care. The problem isn't that Obama has suddenly lost his communication or speechifying skills; it is that he and his party are advocating legislation that with every passing day and every new Congressional Budget Office assessment looks worse and worse. Time and analysis, debate and scrutiny, facts and reality: these are the real enemies of Obama's agenda.
On the campaign trail, words can gloss over a multitude of weaknesses. Governing is different, and harder. Even someone of Obama's talent cannot make rainy days appear like sunny days. He cannot make the sun rise from the west. He cannot turn a slander against a police officer into a "teachable moment" for America. And he cannot turn higher health-care costs into lower health-care costs, no matter how often he insists he can. Watching the White House trot Obama out for interview after interview, for town-hall meeting after town-hall meeting, in order to "sell" his health-care plan, and to watch it become increasingly unpopular all the while, is to be reminded of the limitations of words in American politics, especially false and misleading words.


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The dangers of "shopping 'til you drop" – Shopaholism
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