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A schlubby writer becomes a high-achieving financial wiz thanks to a potentially dangerous drug in Limitless, a movie that is stronger in the premise than in the payoff.
Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is a messy, long-haired loaf who is trying and failing to make headway on the book he's writing. His girlfiend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) finally decides all this sad-sack-ery is too much and leaves him. Even more down in the dumps, Eddie shlumps around New York and runs into Vernon (Johnny Whitworth), his former brother-in-law (marriage being yet another thing Eddie has failed at). Vernon was once a standard street-drug dealer but has moved on to selling a translucent pill that looks a bit like a shirt button but promises extraordinary things. He gives one to Eddie, who is reluctant at first but decides, what with his total patheticness, why not?
The drug works quickly and with astonishing power. Suddenly Eddie can remember odd facts and bits of information he read years earlier. In the course of hours, he's able to successfully hit on a girl, clean up his apartment and start work on his book. The burst of mental clarity and ability to complete tasks is as addictive as any high and soon he's heading back to Vernon for more. Their meeting doesn't go quite as planned, but in the end Eddie has a massive supply of NZT, this miracle drug that brings out the best, most high-achieving you and lets it run free.
Soon, Eddie is finishing his book, getting a haircut and better wardrobe, schmoozing his way into friendships with rich people and learning enough about the stock market to make some fast money day-trading. Of course, if you start with $100, even doubling your money in one day doesn't get you very far very fast. So Eddie makes the decision to get a line of credit — a line of credit with a violent Eastern European mobster. Gennady (Andrew Howard) is only happy to hand over money with the understanding that he will break and stab many things on Eddie if Eddie isn't prompt with paying him back. Equally dangerous is the friendship Eddie strikes up with Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), a sort of terrifying Warren Buffet who picks the rapidly evolving brain of Eddie for merger advice.
Of course all this gain is likely to have some pain. As Eddie uses more and more of the medicine, he starts to feel painful side effects, particularly if he can't get his daily dose in time — troubling because even his large stash can't last forever. And, as he starts to see a man following him through the city, he realizes he's not the only person who knows about the wonder-powers of the drug.
You know the lottery daydream? The one that starts "If I won the lottery, I'd…"? The first bit is probably about telling the boss-man what to do with your job and maybe something about pushing your problem-prone car into a ditch. Then you get to the vacation home and the Paris shopping spree. But then you start to think about things like the new house (here? somewhere else? would we pull the kids out of school?) and keeping the money-sponging relatives at bay (maybe I'd have a trust collect the money, so I can remain private — can you do that in New Hampshire?). And eventually the simple "winning the lottery" fantasy involves designing a plane that can commute from New England to Hawaii in an hour and building a house with a moat and turning back time so you're 24 and cute when it all happens.
Limitless feels sort of like an elaborate lottery fantasy. The premise — a drug that can make you your most high-functioning self — starts strong. The "what would you do" fantasy is amusingly developed, thanks in part to the comfortable smirkiness of Bradley Cooper. He doesn't seem like someone who harbors great depths, as an actor, but he can look winning in a suit and toss off a few good lines just fine. But as the movie goes along, the story starts to become more fantastical, leading up to an ending that is the ultimate "we'd live in a space station and have two martial-arts-expert butlers on call at all times" scenario. It's a lot of suspension of disbelief, more than a movie this medium-effort can really get away with.
My feeling about the movie overall is similar to my feelings about the narration. At first, I was willing to go with it and enjoy the pleasant smarminess of Cooper's voice. But about two-thirds in, it all starts to feel a little too much. The movie gets in its own way of being the pleasant, fun thought experiment it could have been — particularly when it comes to the craggy, frowning De Niro and the shapelessness of his role. Limitless would have been better if someone had tried to reign it in.
Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving a drug, violence including disturbing images, sexuality and language. Directed by Neil Burger and written by Leslie Dixon (from a novel by Alan Glynn), Limitless is an hour and 45 minutes long and distributed by Relativity Media.


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Joining us is Niklas Gustafsson, a software architect and member of Microsoft's Parallel Computing Platform team.
Editor's Note: Subsequent to this article being published, the 'Maestro' name has been changed to 'Axum'.
Q: Niklas, what is Maestro?
A: First of all, Maestro is an incubation project within Microsoft's Developer Division. That means that we're somewhere between research and product development, trying to take some advanced ideas and put them to practical use, but not quite sure what the timeframe for release will be.
Maestro is what I call a "special-purpose language" (SPL) meant to address some of the complexities of authoring parallel applications. By "special-purpose" I mean that I fully expect that Maestro would not be the only language you use to write an application, it is designed to be used with an object-oriented language like C# or VB. Unlike some domain-specific languages, Maestro has enough general-purpose features so that you don't have to jump out into C# or VB just because you want to add two numbers or scan through a list, but its focus is on orchestrating concurrent component interactions, not implementing algorithms or authoring type libraries.
The foundation for Maestro is .NET, but it is not just another OO language. While it can access all of .NET's class libraries and capabilities, you wouldn't use Maestro to define new classes and types. Instead, the foundational idea behind Maestro is the need to isolate parallel components and provide a much simplified model for concurrency within each isolated component. Maestro is an actor-oriented language relying on a simplified model declarative coordination within a component, and message-passing between components that are freely concurrent.
The same model is achieved by using a separate OS process for each component, but that has a very high overhead on all current operating systems. Maestro relies on the compiler and the supporting runtime to provide the constraints necessary to realize the benefits of the isolated model.
Q: What problems does Maestro solve/address?
A: The basic principle of Maestro is to reduce the complexity of a parallel application to the point where most programmers should be able to write a parallel application without even thinking about it as being parallel. In a model based solely on shared memory, such as we have with all object-oriented languages, you have enormous problems with reference aliasing. This means that any two given reference variables of the same type may or may not point at the same object. If they don't, concurrent access is safe, if they do, it's typically not; a lot of programmer productivity is lost trying to rein in this complexity.
The alternatives to this model are starkly different; for decades, there's been tension between those who believe that a shared memory model is necessary, and those who think that a pure message-passing model is required. It's like the war between the big-endian and little-endian camps in Gulliver's Travels.
With .NET, relying on a pure message-passing model is not realistic, as you would have to forgo the rich assets that have been built up in the base class library as well as components such as WCF, WF, WPF, etc. They are all based on object-oriented principles. At the same time, the emergence of cloud-based services in the mainstream forces us to deal with message-passing as a first-class concept in our programming tool box. Modeling message-passing as method calls is doomed to relegate it to second-class status and will not allow us to handle the complexities associated with handling a multitude of messages with a reasonable effort.
Maestro is neither a pure message-passing language, nor does it rely only on shared memory. Instead, it defines domains of shared memory and provides a simple declarative model for coordinating access to that shared state. Then, it requires asynchronous message-passing for interactions between domains and prevents reference aliasing. This way, you can still use all of .NET and have a well-defined concurrency model.
Q: It's similiarity to Erlang suggests it is best suited to parallel programming. Is this correct?
A: Maestro is best suited to partitioning an application into domains of state and active agents (actors) that read and manipulate that state. What you wind up with is a parallel application, but my hope is that you shouldn't ever really have to think of it as one. Just like most Web developers don't think of their application(s) as parallel, which they are, Maestro developers shouldn't, either.
In fact, the programming model of the Web is one of the inspirations behind Maestro -- here we have this massively parallel application running on hundreds of millions of processors and being programmed by tens of thousands of developers. Recipe for disaster, right? Wrong -- it works wonderfully: scales well, is remarkably robust and resilient to partial failures.
The similarities between Maestro and Erlang are fairly superficial. Both are actor-oriented, but Erlang achieves its isolation by being purely functional, which means having to use a radically different approach to programming throughout. It requires different idioms, different tools, a different debugger experience, etc., to do it justice. Maestro is a .NET language and adds only a couple of new concepts that the developer has to learn.
Q: If readers want to learn more about Maestro, where can they go?
A: Right now, there's not a lot published on Maestro, but we have some exciting things that we hope to be able to bring to the public in the spring. For now, I would recommend the Channel 9 interview Charles Torre did with the Maestro team. We've also started discussing it a bit on the PFX team blog, and I will start talking more about it on my relatively sparse blog.

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Keeping tabs on your company's online reputation is one thing. But angry customers trash-talking your business can sabotage your good name overnight. It's no easy task to minimize the damage done from the Web equivalent of the slam book.
Keeping tabs on your company's online reputation is one thing. But angry customers trash-talking your business can sabotage your good name overnight. It's no easy task to minimize the damage done from the Web equivalent of the slam book.
The following tried-and-true tactics can help you get public opinion of your business back on track. The best piece of advice? Start thinking about damage control before you need these tips.
Be proactive
One of the key tenets of managing your online reputation is finessing what happens when people search for you on Google and other search sites. In many ways, online reputation management is a basic SEO problem.
Among the most challenging concerns: Someone has panned your product or company in a blog post or some other online forum, and that post is showing up at or near the top of Google results. Even if Web searchers don't click the link, merely seeing the headline alone ("Bob's Widgets are junk!") can turn away potential customers, devastating sales.
The most-advised approach here is to use SEO strategies to push that post down the results, at least below the fold. Yet that's easier said than done, and it requires advance planning. Michael Zammuto, COO and president of ReputationChanger.com, recommends locking in alternate suffixes for your domain (.net, .org, and so on), as early as you can. "Use a free CMS such as WordPress to build them out," he adds. If you're extremely concerned, add BusinessNameSucks.com and other variants to your shopping list and redirect those sites to your primary page.
On top of that, make sure your business is registered on every major social network, under the full name of the business. This includes Completed.com, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Twitter. Saturate the Web with your presence. If you're active on the sites (regular, automated updates can do wonders), these pages will also rank well and tend to push down negative comments. Finally, make sure that you've claimed your Google Places account, and that it is accurate.
The key with all of these strategies is to get them ready early. If you wait until negative reviews and comments start showing up online, mitigating the damage will be far tougher.
Don't feed the trolls
Let's say you have someone trashing you on Twitter, their blog, or an online forum. How do you respond? Online commenters are notoriously as stubborn as they are vocal. The trick to mitigating damage from online grousing is knowing when to put up a fight and when to walk away.
Advice on dealing with negative online comments--or "trolls"--isn't unanimous, and different experts offer different strategies.
Zammuto recommends simply not engaging when at all possible. "Don't respond to online complaint boards," says Zammuto. "This just increases strength of listings and invites more attacks."
The picture is a little different if the commentary is taking place on your own blog, your Facebook page, or your Twitter account. Here, you control the battlefield, and if a comment is truly damaging, inflammatory, or slanderous, you can always delete it. (Although it's a common strategy, bear in mind that this tactic can have its own fallout by branding you a quasher of free speech.)
If you don't want to delete a comment, you can fairly easily bury it. A negative note on your Facebook page or Twitter feed will rapidly fall off the radar if you post another dozen updates. Comments on blog posts are also quickly lost as you publish more and more follow-up posts. While these things tend to live forever in Google's search results, fresher content is what the vast majority of your visitors and customers will see.
Next page: When and how should you respond to negative reviews?
When is a response warranted?
What if you believe that a complainer has the capability to engage in a mature debate instead of a hostile flame war? Can a measured response ever be appropriate? Reputation.com CEO Michael Fertik thinks that it's possible, provided you aren't dealing with someone whose message is littered with profanity and hostility. "Unless the person is truly nasty and it's clear there's no room for productive conversation, in most cases you should indicate your desire to resolve the situation as soon as possible. Let them know you'll contact them--this protects their privacy and enables you to fix the issue without an online audience. Make sure to follow through," he says.
Your overtures should be as private as possible, such as via email or a direct message on Twitter. Your goal should always be to encourage the complaining party to revise or remove their message from whatever forum it's on, although directly asking for action like that should not come until after you have corrected the problem they're alleging.
And remember: If someone is griping about your business or its products, they might have a valid complaint. Consider all complaints seriously and take corrective action when it's warranted.
Deal with Yelp, eBay, and Amazon
Third-party sites that accept reviews are some of the toughest places to protect your reputation, and that's by design. Sites such as these make it their business to protect and promote the interests of consumers, and if you're on the other side of the fence, you're automatically seen as the enemy, at least to a certain degree. Even the courts have been siding with shoppers, with recent major rulings protecting consumers' right to vent on Yelp and other consumer-review sites.
The protocol for dealing with complaints here, however, is basically the same as outlined above. Hostile and profane comments should be ignored. People who post articulate and well-conceived comments may be engaged. However, Zammuto says that Yelp can be particularly damaging. "Based on our experiences," he says, "Yelp will filter out good reviews once a brand receives bad reviews. And when the bad reviews are false and egregiously negative, Yelp will not remove them." Zammuto's approach to negative Yelp reviews is to never respond--as he says this pushes the page up on Google results--and to use SEO tactics to suppress them.
Ask for coverage
With third-party sites that allow reviews, Fertik notes that getting positive reviews is another important step in stemming the damage from negative ones. Positive reviews increase your average ratings, of course, and fresher reviews will push older reviews down the page.
"Businesses can ask customers for honest reviews to help build up the base of reviews people will see," Fertik says. "It's just important that businesses ask for accurate feedback, that they don't incentivize or pay for reviews, and that they never write fake reviews themselves."
When someone leaves a positive review, reply to it with a thank-you post, which will further increase its credibility and the perception of your responsiveness.
When a hard stance is required
If things become really nasty, you might have no choice but to get litigious. You can take any of numerous legal avenues to have negative material taken down, but generally these tactics will be successful only if some law is being broken or if defamation--something provably false said about your company--is involved.
Litigation gets expensive quickly, and offers varying rates of success. But if you're determined to go this route, here's a brief guide to your options, courtesy of Zammuto (who is happy to work with an attorney to file these suits for you).
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Sioux Falls 4th of July 5K Fun Run and Walk. Register now!
Start planning for the 4th of July holiday now.
Show your Independence Day spirit by registering for this year's Mayor Mike's 4th of July 5K Fun Run/Walk! The run/walk will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 4, 2014, and is free to the public.
The 5K route will start at Falls Park in front of the Overlook Café, head south on the bike trail to near Cliff Avenue and 14th Street, turn around, and end back at Falls Park. This fun wellness event will get your blood pumping and your family excited to celebrate the nation's birthday.
Register online by Wednesday, June 25, and receive a free T-shirt. For those who preregister, T-shirt pickup will begin at 7:30 a.m. outside the Overlook Café. Register today at www.siouxfalls.org/july4.
The day's events also include a parade down Phillips Avenue starting at 10 a.m., a free lunch for the first 5,000 attendees starting at 11 a.m., and live entertainment. Parade entrant registration information can be found at www.siouxfalls.org/parade. For more information about all of the day's festivities, go to www.siouxfalls.org/july4.


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NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices slid to less than $91 per barrel Thursday in New York but were in the upper half of the recent trading range with support from a winter storm.
The first winter storm in the U.S. Northeast blanketed the region with snow and ensured demand for heating oil for the near term. Weather forecasts indicate the cold spell will remain for a while.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate crude oil for February delivery gave up 25 cents to $90.73 per barrel. Home heating oil for February added 0.48 cents to $3.0405 a gallon. Reformulated blendstock gasoline shed 1.17 cents to $2.7768 a gallon.
Natural gas prices lost 0.58 cents to $3.367 per million British thermal units.
At the pump, AAA reported the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline hit $3.261 per gallon, up from Wednesday's $3.247.


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For the weekend of March 3, Streamline recommends "Seven Seconds" in the top Netflix spot for the second time. That show is a great crime thriller with larger questions about contemporary race relations in American communities.
What's New This Week "Borderliner" joins the list. This is one of the shakier recommendations for the Netflix list in awhile. The show is from Norway and originally aired in 2017 with the title "Grenseland." After Netflix's success with importing the foreign language shows "Dark" and "Babylon Berlin," this show seemed like it'd be worth mentioning. "Borderliner" focuses on a grizzled police inspector who covers up a murder to protect his family. And then, surprise surprise, things go bad. It's very gory, which could be a pro or con depending on your taste. It also has many scenes in the Norwegian woods, which are beautiful, so that's some sort of plus. Unless you hate trees. In any case, this isn't a recommendation for a must-see show, but "Borderliner" has enough going for it that it's worth checking out if you like the crime thriller genre.
Make sure to subscribe to the new Streamline newsletter. News From This Week Netfilx is giving Hasan Minhaj his own weekly comedy show, which means he will be leaving "The Daily Show." With this project, Minhaj becomes the first Indian-American to host a weekly comedy show. Netflix apparently had to outbid Comedy Central for the show and eventually greenlit 32 episodes. A new series called "Jinn," a supernatural drama, will be the service's first Arabic original series. "Fuller House" showrunner Jeff Franklin was fired for reports of inappropriate behavior. He was apparently verbally abusive in his writers' room and would talk too openly about his sex life. Franklin had created the original "Full House" and the new Netflix version. "I'm heartbroken to be leaving Fuller House," Franklin wrote on his Instagram. "Creating and running Full House and Fuller House has been the greatest joy. I wish the cast, my second family for over 30 years, continued success. I'm so proud of all we accomplished together, and beyond grateful to our loyal fans. Adios Tanneritos!" In lighter news, a couple of different publications broke down the meticulous art references in the background of "Bojack Horseman" scenes. Fans of the show, and high art, should check that out. And Vulture did a meticulous examination into the different weathers of Netflix shows, particularly focusing on what is the "coldest Netflix show." How could you not want to see what that's about? Random Netflix Tweet The Netflix Twitter account is one of those try-hard media brands that likes to make jokes. Streamline will present one a week without comment.
Assorted Netflix Announcements
Steve Martin and Martin Short are going to do a Netflix special together. "Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life" and will debut later in 2018. "Ultimate Beastmaster" got renewed for a Season 3. The show is kind of like "American Ninja Warrior." It's hard to say which name is more ridiculous. Netflix acquired the 2018 Sundance Award-winning movie "Shirkers" by Sandi Tan. The movie had won the Directing Award in World Cinema Documentary. The role of Ozzy Osbourne was cast for Netflix's upcoming Mötley Crüe biopic. Actor Tony Cavalero earned that part. Keanu Reeves may be starring in a vigilante superhero movie for the platform called "Past Midnight." Apparently Netflix will add 30 anime shows this year. It's unclear if a second season of "Neo Yokio" would count. Netflix ordered an adaptation of the book series "The Last Kids on Earth." It should premiere in 2019. There's a new trailer for the upcoming Ricky Gervais special. In the video, Gervais says he's "better" than Jesus. And finally, Billy Eichner revealed that he, too, is getting a Netflix comedy special. This will be his first special. Streamline includes related reading below the show recommendations, as well as a list of other shows and movies joining the service this week.
Note: This list only includes shows that debuted their most recent episode less than a year ago. Much like the main list, it prioritizes newness.
Season 1 Release: Feb. 23, 2018
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Season 4 Release: Dec. 29, 2017
Season 3 Release: Jan. 1, 2018
Season 2 Release: Jan. 26, 2018
Season 1 Release: Feb. 16, 2018
Season 1 Release: March 6, 2018
5 Netflix Shows To Watch If You Like 'The Crown'
The 6 Best New Netflix Shows Of February 2018
Here's What Is Leaving And Arriving On Netflix In March 2018
And here are the shows and movies arriving on Netflix through the rest of March:
March 4
"Expedition China" "The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale" (Netflix Original)
March 5
"F The Prom" "The World's Most Extraordinary Homes" (Season 1, Netflix Original)
March 6
"Benji" "Borderliner" (Season 1, Netflix Original) "For the Love of Benji" "Gad Elmaleh: American Dream" (Netflix Original)
March 7
"Aftershock" March 8 "Bad Guys: Vile City" (Season 1, Netflix Original) "Ladies First" (Netflix Original) "Marvel's Jessica Jones" (Season 2, Netflix Original) March 9 "A.I.C.O. Incarnation" (Season 1, Netflix Original) "Collateral: Limited Series" (Netflix Original) "Love" (Season 3, Netflix Original) "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman" (Episode: Malala Yousafzai, Netflix Original) "Nailed It" (Season 1, Netflix Original) "The Outsider" (Netflix Original) "Trolls: The Beat Goes On!" (Season 2, Netflix Original) March 10 "Septiembre, un Llanto en Silencio"
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text: Five Yield-Boosting Trips August 23, 2013 09:50 PM Tweet Before harvest, farmers should take a final grain count of their existing wheat field to start planning for next year. © Ben Potter TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email When to "apply your shadow" to the wheat crop A favorite farming cliché we often hear is: "The best thing you can apply to your field is your shadow." That's true for any crop, but it's especially true for wheat, says Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer. "It's going to take time in the field to learn your wheat," Bauer tells the farmers with whom she consults. "I like working with wheat because it's very responsive to crop management." Bauer, independent crop consultant Ronan Cummins and others agree that farmers should take the time to review which scouting techniques their state university Extension recommends. Once they have the know-how, Bauer says, it's time to put the practices they've studied to the test. At minimum, there are five times that winter wheat farmers absolutely need to be in their fields. 1 Fall. Evaluate your stands as they emerge, plus check for weeds, aphids and other potential problems. 2 Early spring. Check tiller counts and determine the rate and timing for your first nitrogen application. 3 Feekes Stage 5. This is the stage where the grain head is beginning to form on the plant. It's also the ideal time to evaluate the rate and timing needs of your second nitrogen application. 4 Flag leaf. The flag leaf is a critical part of the wheat plant, providing much of the horsepower needed to fuel grain growth. You should scout for foliar diseases at this growth stage. 5 Pre-harvest. Farmers should make a final grain head count at this time. "Next year starts with this year," Cummins adds. There are various methods to determine a reliable yield estimate available from your state Extension service. "Put some extra TLC in your fields, and you'll be rewarded at harvest," Bauer continues. "It's not uncommon to see 8 bu. to 20 bu. yield gains just by putting in a little more time for careful management," she says. Disease Watch Scouting for disease is an essential part of growing wheat, says Martin Nagelkirk, Extension educator with Michigan State University (MSU). He says disease can destroy 5% to 20% or even more of the crop on an annual basis. But with one disease in particular—fusarium head blight—yield reduction isn't even the primary concern, he says. "It' s a quality issue because of the deadly mycotoxin it can create," Nagelkirk says. "It's always going to be talked about until we solve it." For now, several management choices can help limit the occurrence of fusarium head blight, including varietal selection, crop rotation and triazole fungicide use (products like Caramba and Prosaro). The frustrating thing is that farmers can't outright dodge fusarium head blight if the weather doesn't cooperate, Nagelkirk says. "If the weather wants to take you, it's going to take you—even if you did everything right," he says. Farmers can still mitigate some risk as late as harvest time. MSU recommends practices such as separating high scab areas during harvest and increasing combine fan speed to blow the lighter disease-ridden kernels out the back of the combine. Farmers should keep good records on varietal susceptibilities, fungicide usage, field history and crop conditions. You can e-mail Ben Potter at email@example.com. Back to news


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An American automotive company noted for producing the world's first plug-in electric vehicle, Fisker Automotive Inc. was founded by BMW's Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler. Currently based in Anaheim, California the company has stayed true to the "premium green" car segment it formed in 2007. The company's sole model, the Fisker Karma, has had modest sales leading the company to explore possibilities of expanding the lineup to include convertible and shooting-brake vehicles. Fisker has received multiple awards and in 2011 the Karma was recognized as "Luxury Car of The Year" by Top Gear Magazine.


text: Hello Michael, I'm one of the co-developers of Warewulf. (http://warewulf-cluster.org/) We try to make it as sysadmin friendly as we can. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the README file inside the RPM (it gets put in /usr/share/doc/warewulf...) It explains the philosophy behind Warewulf's development. If you have any questions about Warewulf, feel free to post to it's mailing list. I also follow the Beowulf mailing list, but not daily. I admit Warewulf's documentation can be lacking (or there, but talking about a previous version), but once you get into it a bit, the system makes quite a lot of sense... mostly ;-) For your specific task you describe, I would think Warewulf would work well for you. It's not perfect, but we eat our own dogfood, and this is the best tasting "dogfood" I've used for cluster management. ;-) Managing a cluster with Warewulf is kind of like sysadmining less than two machines... the boot server, and then a "virtual node"... which is just a chroot on the boot server. If your cluster is heterogeneous, you can set up more than one VNFS (virtual node file system). And I can't pass up commenting about the costs for "per node" software... I grimace at anything where the cost of the software has ANY non-zero multiple related to the number of nodes. Why? The hardware costs in the cluster's I've helped build tend to be far under $1k per node, and usually under $500 per node. RHN is just not an option for that kind of cluster. Anyway, good luck choosing a cluster management tool for your setup. The ones rgb mentioned are all worth considering. -- Tim Mattox - tmattox at gmail.com - http://homepage.mac.com/tmattox/


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LAKE PLACID - Approximately 2,000 figure skaters filled the Olympic Speed Skating Oval in Lake Placid on Saturday, Feb. 2 to celebrate the successful conclusion of the 2013 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships.
The event was held from Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, and was hosted by the Olympic Regional Development Authority and the Skating Club of Lake Placid. The Eastern Synchronized Sectionals included athletes from the Eastern section of the country and included teams as far south as Florida and as far west as Pennsylvania.
The championships served as a qualifier for the 2013 US Synchronized Championships in Plymouth, Mich., which will begin Feb. 27.
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The Mystic Ice team competes in the final round of the Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships Saturday, Feb. 2 in the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. The Potsdam-based team placed third.
Usually, the most anticipated event is the senior level competition, the highest ability level in skating. However, this year's field consisted of only one team, Team Excel from the Skating Club of Boston. Notably absent were the 20-time national champion Haydenettes, who received a bye to the National Championships by US Figure Skating, and were in Rouen, France, preparing to skate at the French Cup. The Skyliners, another Eastern Section team, joined them in France.
In the Junior event, the winners were the Synchroettes from the Essex Skating Club of New Jersey with a score of 83.17. The Capitol Steps from the Skating Club of Northern Virginia (66.88) placed second, followed by Team Delaware of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club (63.30) in third place.
In the open adult category, the Potsdam-based team Mystic Ice placed third overall in the final round. Mystic Ice - and their club's Juvenile team Rainbow Connection - was the only team in the area to compete in a synchronized skating event of this caliber. Mystic Ice team member Michael Bartow, who trained in Lake Placid in his youth before becoming a skating coach, was very happy with his team's performance.
"When we took the ice for the final round, we came out with more energy, determination and pizzazz - we left it all on the ice and left knowing we skated one of the best routines to date," Bartow said. "Now, we prepare to return to Lake Placid for the Empire State Winter Games to show everyone why we love this sport."
Team member Angela Gavin, who coaches for the Skating Club of Lake Placid, was also happy with her experience at the event.
"We put out our best performance to date in the medal round and came home with a bronze medal," Gavin said. "I had a great time skating, and we have a great team ... something special always happens in Lake Placid."


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Love to visit again:Very Good
Diving > With partner | 22 October 2012
new Bandos Footprints repeater programme
This was our 13th visit to Bandos. From the moment we set foot outside the airport we were treated like royalty, the transfer by speedboat to the island took 10 minutes and we were shown to the VIP room for check-in. The forms were pre-completed and only required a signature, then off to our chosen (and requested) room, with our luggage following swiftly behind.
Our room boy had decorated our bed to welcome us and a fruit bowl and a bottle of champagne was also awaiting us.
Bandos have recently launched Bandos Footprints, their new repeater programme. Not only do you get discount on food and beverage, but there are 3 levels of membership depending upon the number of previous stays and at the highest level you also get a complimentary candlelit dinner on the beach, spa treatment, excursion, dive on the housereef and snorkelling equipment. The candlelit dinner was exceptional - 5 courses and the standard of the foot was very high indeed.
The dive centre has had a fair turnover of staff, they now have a chinese speaking instructor, which certainly helps with the large number of chinese guests. They are also trying to protect the reef, with promoting awareness videos again in chinese, to try to get certain messages across. Whilst we were there the dive centre was quite busy and we had many enjoyable dives, but sadly no sightings of Mantas.
The internet is now free to use at the Sandbar, although we did find connection issues during busy times, ie the evenings. During the day was fine, but we prefered to still buy a voucher to use the internet at the sundowners as the speed was much better. There are plans to extend the free internet across the island but this is not yet in place.
The interior furnishings of the rooms are currently being updated and renovated and the old wooden blinds are being replaced with curtains. Our room was kept spotless by our room boy who visited twice daily and he kept us well stocked with water, tea and coffee.
The food in the buffet restaurant was not as good as in previous visits, there were limited choices of fruit and fruit juice at breakfast, which was dissapointing, but the food at sundowners and seabreaze was good quality and on the whole the service was good.
Would we go back - of course we will!!
Stayed October 2012, in room 176
Family > With children | 14 June 2014
Very Good
House reef
Paying for mineral water at main restaurant
We were met at the airport by our travel agent office staff.The boat ride was a quick 15 minutes away. They did not insist that we put on the life jacket but it was placed in front of the boat.
On arrival, we were met by a staff who gave us a paper towel and a small glass of welcome drink. It was such a hot day that the glass of drink was really good. We were then given a short briefing on the Resort's Dos and Don'ts.
Less than half and hour later, our rooms were ready. We were lead to the room by the same guy who welcomed us at the front desk. Funny thing was, as we were walking to the room and chatting with him, he suddenly said our room was just ahead and told us to proceed on our own!! It was easy to find ( not straight ahead but we had to take a left turn) so no problem.
Our deluxe room had the biggest toilet that we have ever seen in a resort!, there was an enclosed area for shower- huge, can easily accommodate 6 people! Next to it was a long bath and next to it is the powder area with the the toilet bowls etc. It has tiles on the wall and floor . Basic but very clean and functional.
We had a living area just as we came in. Two armchair and a long chair, the wooden kind. Quite comfortable but the tv is placed in front of the bed so you cannot really see the tv when you are seated at the living area. No partition between the living area and the room. We had two single beds joined together. Huge bed but bed was just average. Sheets were clean. Two huge pillows each and a side desks by the bed too. A wooden cupboard for you to put your stuff, came with some hangers as well.
Outside the balcony there are two chairs and a rack for you to dry your wet clothes. It was quite good as the clothes dry fairly quickly in the hot weather. The only complain was when we hang out some clothes to dry,thousands of ants appeared and started crawling on that particular item. Funny thing was the ants only appeared to like that item. After removing that item, the ants disappeared into a hole in the rack!!
The island is small enough for you to walk around and explore the place. There were at least two great spots for swimming and snorkeling. The house reef is quite close to shore so great for those not so good swimmers. Since this is June, the water can be rough in the afternoon. Apart from that the weather was great for the days we were in Bandos.
There is also a recreation centre in the middle of the island. There is a gym there. It is a fairly well equipped. No problem getting on the equipment of your choice cos it was fairly empty when we were there. There was also a children's club and play area.
We had a great deal from our local travel agent for our stay in Bandos. If there are similar deals in future we will most likely come to Bandos again. According to the brochure there are also free classes conducted on certain days of the week by professionals. There is also an excursion room for you to book all the excursions, like dolphin cruise, night fishing etc. the staff there are friendly and was able to assist with our queries.
Stayed June 2014
Restaurant > Gallery Restaurant 14 June 2014
We were on half board and we chose to have breakfast and dinner. Both were buffets in the main restaurant. Food was really fresh and tasty. For breakfast, there were cereals, fruits, hot stuff, egg station,, etc and most importantly drinks! Yes, this is the only time when drinks are served with a meal. Even though we were each given a 500ml of mineral water each day, at all times in the resort you have to pay for your drinks, even if it was just plain mineral water.
Dinner was sumptuous! We particularly like the pastries..I know some one had reviewed at TA and said that the pastries were nothing to shout about but for the 4 nights that we had our dinner there the pastries were good. The honeycomb cheese cake and banana crumble were really good. We talked to some of the staff and were told that they used quality ingredients for their pastries. One night we had lamb kebabs, this was good depending if you have a just cooked one or one that was overheated too long at the chef station. It went very well with the sauce that they were serving,
There were usually at least 3 types of fruits served with dinners. One night we had dragon fruits, the red and white ones,. We also had pink guava, pomegranates and pomelo to name a few.. It is so much better than to see the usual, apples and oranges. Ok, this is a personal choice, some may prefer the usual fruit. Anyway Well done to the kitchen
We had a great deal from our local travel agent for our stay in Bandos. If there are similar deals in future we will most likely come to Bandos again.
Stayed June 2014
Excursion > Sunset Dolphin Sruise 14 June 2014
Very Good
Set off in a big boat with many people. There were three boats that set off together. We met at the Sand Bar at 4.15pm. Some one took attendance to make sure people who had signed up were there.
There were many small kids in our group. We boarded a big boat with many people. We sat outside the covered seat. Initially was a bit concern about the young kids. Later the staff gave life jacket to the kids. The boat went very fast and it was enjoyable ride with the wind blowing on our faces. About 20 minutes into the ride , some people started shouting and clapping and we saw dolphins quite far away leaping out from the water. The boat then moved In a slower pace to catch up with the dolphins. We could see the dolphins at some distance. Actually there were quite a lot of them but not many jumped out of the water. I guess we are so used to dolphins shows with dolphins jumping up and down all the time, that seeing so many of them just swimming around was not so exciting.
Then the boat crew handed out some nice cooling sparking juice to all of us. Did not expect this so was quite a pleasant surprise.
Good trip but could have been more enjoyable if the dolphins were more cooperative.
Stayed June 2014
Business > With friends | 28 December 2013
Very Good
almost everything
no internet connection in guest rooms, making it difficult for us to file stories / work
The overall experience was great. we the media team stayed in a Jacuzzi Pool Villa which was beautifully designed, although i must say the flooring are very dangerous.
the beach is super clean, visitors can engage with a lot of activities or chose to sit back and relax. the food was great, tried some local Maldivian dishes, almost similar to what we get in Malaysia.
speedboat trip from airport to resort and vice versa was a brilliant too. From the moment we landed everyone we met was friendly and helpful. and i actually returned to Bandos Island again few months later.
Stayed April 2012
Leisure > Solo traveller | 25 June 2013
Very Good
the carefree atmosphere
The speedboat ride was a mere 20 minutes from the airport and check-in was immediate. My sea-facing cottage was large with tea/coffee-making facilities, bathroom toiletries and bottled water provided. I had a little balcony outside where I could hang wet clothes and it was very convenient to have a tap just there to rinse your feet before coming in.
I stayed on half-board basis (breakfast and dinner) and for me it was convenient to just have snack lunches since I was always full from the great variety of food at each buffet. Everyone was friendly and it was nice to come in on mornings with the waiters already knowing that I liked tea with my breakfast! Drinks were not included and it can get pricey but then this is the Maldives!
My cottage was a little far from the main restaurant, but actually you can walk around the whole island in about 20 minutes. Most of the beaches had nice white sands but were very stony, so bring aqua shoes. Sunbeds were available everywhere, mostly near to the trees/vegetation fronting the cottages before the sea. Waters were clear enough to see the fishes and even sharks that came up near the shore - such a great variety of marine life at your feet! I enjoyed the snorkeling and kayaking; went on a lovely dolphin cruise and only regret I didn't take a trip into town.
I came as a solo traveler and although the resort was full of guests, it never felt crowded - you could always find your own privacy on the island. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would recommend this place to anyone.
Stayed July 2011
Leisure > With friends | 8 April 2013
Very Good
The execpional activities program
First of all: Thank you so much, Maldives Traveller Team and Bandos Island Resort, for allowing me to take advantage of my win "out of the Terms and Conditions' period". This was the first important step to a perfect experience. Early November, when I realized that I was the winner, I had already partially planned and booked my Maldives' visit in March. The possibility just to add this week on my itinerary created 'the unique dream'!
"Early morning on arrival date. Very shortly after our announcement by the polite young man of Bandos' Airport Representative, we are transfered by a scenic 15 minute speedboat ride to the resort. Even after xy-speedboat's transfers in my life, I enjoy the breathtaking view and the salted wind in my hair like a baby! Refreshing welcome drink and towels. Quick check-in formalities and the great announcement that our Jacuzzi Beach Villa (JBV) is already ready to lodge us! Since one of my feet is injured and I can really slowly walk, a buggy is prompt ready to bring us 'at home', this is what I call 'attention to the details' and I deeply love this in the hospitality.
Our JBV # 133: looks outside like a nice, small 'mushroom' and it is well positioned, facing the beach (well, after some vegetation) and not so far away from the main area (this time, because of my injured foot, this aspect is quite relevant). Inside, it is duplex-styled, with living-room, open-air bathroom and small garden with jacuzzi on the ground floor, bedroom and terrace on the second floor. We quickly realize, this will be a confortable, cosy 'home' for our next week.
Dining: since we upgraded to half-board, our main venue is the Gallery Restaurant, but we can also choose with a discount of 20% the Koon Thai Restaurant and one of 15% the Sea Breeze Cafe or Sun Downers Bar. The Gallery Restaurant is spacious, consisting of three pods. A huge, various buffet, plus 'living cooking station'.. So 'no way' of limited choice! We decide to enjoy also one late evenings' snack at Breeze (open round the clock) and many amazing sunsets at Sun Downers Bar, with 'happy hour' drinks, Maldivian appetizers and live soft music. We definetively love this location for sunsets: open view facing the sun, going down, and the immense beauty of the Indian Ocean. A must experience at Bandos!
And now let us talk about the 'strongest' point of Bandos: Activities! I feel like: the time is running against me! We can experience, individually, the beauty of nature: the house-reef is easy to reach. There are well signalised entries/exits and the spectacular, breathtaking underwater life has the power to let me forget that I have an injured foot!! Who cares??!! This goes on a second importance level.. This, I can manage later, in a grey, cold, never ending winter 2013 in Europe!!
Add the small jewel Kuda Bandos, situated nearby and reachable twice a day (except Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) to this passion of mine (snorkelling) and you could easily understand the reason why I feel 'lost'.. A WEEK IS TOO SHORT! Only for this!! Without considering the rest of the incredible, huge activities programme at Bandos: Island Hopping, Male' Shopping, Night fishing, Sunset Dolphin Cruise, Paradise Club, Water Sports, Live Karaoke, Disco, and so on.. a list with NO boundaries!! :O
I swear! The first friend of mine, who dares to state: "Maldives, a week, could be boring for me!!" I will suggest to visit Bandos and take part on all the activities proposed.. I am deeply sure.. This friend will not manage the task.. and 'could be boring' will never again be related with my Maldives!
Plus, please note: there is a particular experience/moment in my days in Maldives (for me a 'must' every day!), which is not to find in a TO DO list! But I warmly suggest NOT TO MISS IT! (at least one morning of your stay..Trust me). It is: to be awake before sunrise and just going around with open senses and.. camera (forget about to be properly styled, just cover your body and go out of bed!). This feeling is unpayble!! There is a strong connection between you and the island.. You will hear a voice calling: "Please catch this moment on your camera for me!!" and animals will pose!!! for you instead of escaping, as usual they do during day time! (Hope strong not everybody will follow my suggestion! Too much human being around is also not good).
At this point, I allow me to tell you something a bit 'private' and maybe also a bit 'difficult' to understand and believe..
"I deeply love Maldives (the nature, the people, the unique hospitality system and also the various aspects, that sometimes 'we tourists/guests' forget to consider).. I love it in a way that (sometimes) hurts the people surrounding me in my real life: I will never accept a negative comment about Maldives without fighting for finding a solution to the 'roots' of this negative statement about! The incredible part of this fact in my life is that Maldives loves me back in the same way! All my visits long there was a person, a natural event or even a 'miracle' showing me this deep love."
Yes, I told you this is 'incredible'.. Now, look back at the title of this review.. and start considering I am not so foolish when I suggest you to love, protect and respect Maldives. We visit for a short period. But in this time we can do a lot to avoid 'damaging' and love. It is a small step?! This doesn't matter! Do it and you will feel better.
By the way: I am an active member of the non profit organisation 'Protect the Maldives'. Interested? Just google it and by the way nr. 2: Bandos joined our project during my stay ;) Congratulations to Bandos Island Resort & Spa for choosing an additional way to protect a treasure. There is no limit to what we can do.. ;)
Stayed March 2013, in room 133
Leisure > With friends | 4 April 2013
Very Good
The reef
After having experienced different islands if compared with the one I'm going to review, I don't hide you I was a little bit curious about it.
Once arrived in Malé and done the practices to have access to Maldives, I went to the Speed Boat zone in order to find the people charged of transfers. Some welcome words, some talks and I immediately felt like at home. They took my luggage and finally we went to Bandos!!
The island (one of the first ones to be a resort in Maldives and this year celebrates its 40th anniversary - what a coincidence!) is located some miles away from Malé, about twenty minutes by speed boat from the airport.
Many people wonder if the proximity to the capital could be considered a disadvantage: in my opinion, as I already stayed in Velassaru, I don't think it is a problem. However, it's necessary to consider that the city lights can be easily seen from Bandos by night… I repeat: for me, it was not a problem.
We reached the main jetty where the kind staff of the island welcomed us. We were told to go to the reception and here we began the Check-in.
While we -happy and a little bit hot- began to ask info about the different (and many!) excursions the resort offers, we were offered the standard fresh serviette (really appreciated!!) and a refreshing drink in order to fight the Maldivian hot.
Our room was finally ready and assigned: Jacuzzi Beach Villa #133.
Excellent position, on the half way between the "restaurant-reception zone" and the Sundowners Bar.
The ROOM is really nice: a small living-room with small sofas, TV, mini-bar and safe; on the link side there is a stair (particularly steep but it became soon a habit: it's good to make some exercise even in Maldives ) leading to the first floor where we found a very wide twin bed, two chairs, a small table and a terrace. Moreover, the room is equipped with double-conditioners: one is located on the ground-floor, while the other one is on the first floor.
Then, on the ground floor, we reach a open-air bathroom, the zone which caught my attention by the Villa: a built-in wardrobe (among the other things, the habit of locating wardrobes in the bathrooms; the same habit is adopted even by other resorts; when you get used to, there's no problem), two separated basins for guests, the toilet separated from the remaining zone, a shower area equipped with the necessary products (shower gel, shampoo, body creams, etc.); finally, a open-air zone presenting the Jacuzzi zone and another external shower, perfect to have a shower under the stars by night.
Jacuzzi zone is decorated in details: the pool is wide and functional: a pearl for people loving such a style ;-). I don't like things like that but I should state it sometimes was really nice to relax among many bubbles.
The room was cleaned by the staff twice per day.
The BEACH in front of our room was enough wide: a leaning palm tree framed the transparent and beautiful sea water. In general, the whole beach extending from our villa until the north part of Bandos is really beautiful: it seems one of those we are used to dream, in winter time, when looking at catalogues by travel agencies. Many palm trees, very white sand and a wonderful reef really near to the shore. Well, the REEF: one of Bandos aspects which intrigued me and which did not betray me: it is really wonderful, rich of fishes and corals which are more beautiful than the ones present in many other islands of Maldives; exits are marked with two evident buoys: hence, with a little bit of attention, it's possible to snorkel and admire one of the most beautiful places of the world: small sharks, any kind of fish, colorful corals. Bandos will not betray you.
With regard to the RESTAURANT, the main one is open every evening from 7 pm to 9 pm. There is a wide range of food: in general, anyone could find something good to eat; there's everything over there: from Orient-style food, spicy food, pasta, grilled fish prepared in front of you as well as lasagna (!!)
The personnel is kind and pay attention to any detail: they will find you a table among the three available dining-rooms; since that moment, you could try the dishes offered in the buffet.
Just a note: if possible, go to the restaurant around 8 pm; many guests would have finished their meal and the atmosphere will be better and less noisy: everything will be more beautiful.
Moreover, it's a pity the restaurant is just open for two hours; in my opinion, thirty minutes more will be better.
Breakfast too is served in such area: again, it's possible to find a wide range of dishes, both salty and sweet ones, eggs with bacon as well as chocolate croissants.
The other restaurants of the island, close to the main one, seemed to be good to me although I did not go too much there: just drinks and fried potatoes… so, I can not say anything more about them.
The Sand Bar offers, indeed, cocktails and fresh drinks accompanied by good music: it is suitable to refresh you during the day, while at nights there is always animation: music, shows such as Bodu Beru (in English), etc. Animation fans will be happy of that. In Maldives, after dinner, I preferred to relax and go to bed early and wake up early to admire the wonderful Maldivian dawns. Do not miss the breathtaking sunsets by the Sundowners Bar: even here, at the aperitif time, cocktails and fresh drinks are served accompanied by music and the sea breeze: you will lose yourself in the beautiful sunsets only Maldives could offer you.
I did not go neither to Spa nor to the other structures but, in general, they seemed to be good, at least from an external point of view.
Near the beach, in the inside part of the island, there is the wide and calm swimming-pool with another bar where you can order something even while you are swimming in the pool.
It is even the zone where the Garden Bungalows are located: really nice. The Diving Center, although I did not use too much, seemed to be well managed; in general, any time I was there to rent the equipment or ask for information, the guys seemed to be very nice and kind.
In general, Bandos is an island different from the other ones I previously experienced and I liked it a lot: beautiful beaches, wonderful and rich reef, good cooking as well as wide and clean rooms… What do you want more than this?
Stayed March 2013, in room 133
Leisure > Solo traveller | 8 November 2012
Very Good
The hammocks that littered around the island
The crowd - hoards of tourists who are very loud
I stayed at Bandos during my first trip to Maldives. I like that it's near Male so I didn't have to take seaplane. It's very casual and there are a lot of activities to do - Snorkelling, Day trip to the nearby Male City, Island hopping, scuba diving, Dolphin cruise etc.
I will go back again.
Stayed February 2011
Leisure > With partner | 10 September 2012
The hospitality extended by the spa staff & seeing female Maldivian staff at the reception.
Not enough time to try so much that's offered
The best thing about Bandos is the amount of available activities. Having heard it was the 'party island' I was somewhat put off as I wasn't really looking for that type of holiday as most Maldives visitors aren't but I was really pleasantly surprised.
It feels like such a relaxed island yet there is so much going on. We didn't spend any time at the pool as the room was lovely and the beach area in front was perfect. The photo's show the room, it's a Beach Villa with Jacuzzi.
I loved the layout of the room with only the bed kept upstairs. The his & hers style bathroom was very well equipped and the jacuzzi was at the back of the private area under a shaded wooden cabana. The only improvement I would have loved is a sunbathing area there too but there wasn't really the space.
The room was kept immaculate considering the amount of sand I smuggled in daily!
The rooms were in a horse shoe style shape but I don't think this jeopardized the privacy feel and it didn't feel over crowded.
We spent most time in the Sundowners bar. I thought this was the nicest location and very relaxed atmosphere. The sea breeze cafe was also a favourite but very quiet during the day when we were there, staff were fantastic though. The seating around the edge provides a nice point to sit back and enjoy the view in peace.
I was very impressed with the shop, it didn't feel like a tatty souvenir shop and the upstairs area had a good range of beach clothing, sarongs and t-shirts. I love cards they hand paint, they are happy to personalise them. The prices throughout the shop and island in general were a little higher than average but the resort I think markets as 4* so it's to be expected.
We were FB and would have loved to see an AI option due to the number of places to experience.
I can't comment on the diving but many rave about the diving at Bandos, snorkeling was perfect and I was so excited to see phosphorescent plankton glowing one evening along the shore line, This isn't common and if you have never seen it before it plays tricks with your mind! The sand is glowing slightly green and when you touch the sand or rub it under foot or between you hands it glows even more, almost like its reacting. After a few drinks you will wake up believing you can't have seen such a sight!
The recreation/sports are fantastic. The whole sports centre and kids club was manned by staff on hand to keep people busy. I wandered through but for me Maldives is a total chill out, if I was on a longer stay I would have probably had to get up and do something at some point but my stay was too short.
There was a well stocked library in the same area with lots of good books and magazines! (That is the only reason I came to be in the sports area at all!)
I went and had a show round in the spa and the staff were so pleasant and helpful even though I was not making a booking. It's such a nice layout inside, all water features and flowers and from the pic you will see the heart shaped bath too. My visit was only a couple of days because of work commitments but I would treat myself in the spa on a longer visit based on the hospitality the girls showed me that day.
Food I cannot fault, the presentation, staff and quality/variety at meal times was second to none. The waiters in particular were the friendliest staff on the island.
Check in and out were both really smooth. The reception team was mixed nationalities and it was nice to see Maldivian girls working there too. Although we didn't take any excursions the procedure seemed very straight forward and the island next door, Kuda Bandos looked stunning. There were Guest Service Agents milling around and they all were approachable but not overpowering.
Overall the stay was too short for how much the island has to offer. If you have never been to the Maldives and aren't used to such a chilled out holiday or worried you'll be going crazy after 24hrs of relaxing then Bandos is the perfect option to ease yourself into it. Saying that, if you aren't there to be active or take part there is no pressure to do so.
I'd also add for a family it would be a great option, if they have already introduced an AI then great, if not I think it would be a good idea, particularly for families. Saying that, during my short stay there I didn't feel the place was overrun with children and the activity areas are quite isolated so it is possible to find places to eat, swim and relax in a relatively child free environment (a big plus for me).
Stayed August 2010, in room 133


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For our fifth edition of my Vegetarian Thanksgiving Event, Stephanie of the Nutty Garbanzo shared a vegan ginger-spiced squash and apple soup that her husband adored. This soup would be a wonderful, healthy and light addition to any Thanksgiving dinner. I especially like the roasted squash seeds she added as garnish. I'm so glad to get the opportunity to meet these like-minded bloggers who have so many great ideas for vegan vegetarian Thanksgiving.
Since we were talking soup today, I wanted to share a BRAND NEW soup recipe I developed for you. After making my un-panko roasted squash slices, I had extra squash that i drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper, and then roasted in the oven on 425 until soft. We ate some plain, but one evening as I was debating what to make for dinner, I saw that squash and thought a warm fall soup would be delightful, especially with the homemade vegan and gluten-free rosemary thyme rolls I'd made that morning. (Recipe coming soon!) The resulting soup was delicious. I used celery from our garden, organic onions and carrots as the base, and then I added roasted chestnuts and pine nuts for extra protein. The poultry seasoning added the perfect dusty herbal note, and herbamare makes everything taste better. Everybody liked it except for Toddler Yum, who is suspicious of anything that is orange (except for oranges, which she will inhale like candy). My dairy-free, soy-free Mom loved it. You know some things that are mysteries to me? Why is it that so many companies add flour to their soups for thickening when they don't really need to have it? And further, why is it that most of the boxed gluten-free soups taste terrible, but that homemade soups are awesome even when they have similar ingredients? One of the few packaged soups I like is the Kettle Cuisine vegetarian soups (review coming soon) which was sent to me for trial and review some time back. Do you have a favorite pre-made soup or a favorite homemade soup recipes? Do you usually serve soup for your Thanksgiving dinner? Share in the comments!
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Potato Zucchini Soup Recipe
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Eat the Rainbow Black Bean Soup
Roasted Parsnip Garlic Soup with Mushrooms
Artichoke Soup
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This recipe was shared with Wellness Weekend and Sugar Free Sunday.
Nutty Vegan Sage Pumpkin Chestnut Soup Recipe
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small to medium onion, diced
1 stalk of celery (or 2 of skinny homegrown celery), diced
2 medium carrots, diced
florets from 1/2 head of cauliflower, separated from the stalk
1 bag of prepared chestnuts or 15 cooked chestnuts, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup pine nuts OR raw whole cashews soaked in water for at least half an hour
1 1/2 roasted winter squash removed from skin
3 tsp GF vegetable bouillon powder
3 cups water
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1/2 to 1 tsp herbamare seasoning salt
2 cups of water
small bunch of fresh sage
Heat your olive oil on medium high in a large pot. A dutch oven would be great for this recipe, but you can do it in any large pot. Add your diced onion and saute until softened. Add your diced celery and carrots and saute until carrots soften slightly. Add your cauliflower florets and let them cook until they soften. Throw in your chopped chestnuts and heat through. Throw your chopped chestnuts into the pot with the onions, celery, and carrots. Heat through and then add your roasted winter squash to the pot. Heat and add your vegetable bouillon powder dissolved in three cups of water. Add your vegetable broth to the pot. Drain your pine nuts and process them in a food processor or blender with a little water until you have a smooth, thick sauce. add half of your pine nut or cashew puree to the pot and reserve the rest. Add your poultry seasoning. Use an immersion blender to puree your veggies in the pot. If you don't have an immersion blender you can use your food processor or blender. Add two cups of additional water as needed. Top with fresh sage. If you like you can puree some sage into the soup too.
To serve, add extra water to the remaining pine nut or cashew puree to make it the consistency of heavy cream. Pour your soup into individual bowls and swirl your pine nut or cashew cream into the soup decoratively.


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A federal judge ruled Monday, April 7, that MoveOn.org did not have to take down this billboard criticizing Gov Bobby Jindal's Medicaid policies.
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MoveOn.org won't be forced to take down a Baton Rouge-area billboard critical of Bobby Jindal's decision to forgo Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, a federal judge ruled Monday (April 7).
But Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, who filed the suit last month, said he hadn't yet decided to move ahead with the legal challenge. But he noted he was still opposed to Moveon.org's choice to use his office's tourism campaign to criticize the policies of another elected official.
In his original court filings, Dardenne said the national liberal organization improperly mimicked his office's trade and tourism branding in its satirical billboard posted just outside of the state capital. But U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick disagreed Monday, siding with MoveOn.org in stating the group's free speech rights trumped the state's case.
"The State has failed to demonstrate a compelling reason to curtail MoveOn.org's political speech in favor of protecting of the State's service mark," Dick said in her ruling. She added "irreparable injury" would not be caused to Louisiana's tourism campaign if the ad remained in place.
MoveOn.org Civic Action Executive Director Anna Galland, heralded the ruling: "This decision is a victory for common sense, freedom of speech, and the 242,000 Louisianians being denied health care because of Governor Jindal and Louisiana Republicans' outrageous refusal to let them access Medicaid."
She added, "While we are pleased with today's outcome, it's a shame that the state filed this baseless lawsuit in the first place -- which nearly every lawyer with basic knowledge of the First Amendment said they'd lose."
The billboard, erected near the I-10 coming into Baton Rouge from Port Allen in early March, criticizes Jindal for forgoing the Medicaid expansion option available to states under the Affordable Care Act. Mimicking the look of Louisiana's multi-million dollar tourism campaign, the billboard states, "LOU!SIANA Pick your passion! But hope you don't love your health. Gov. Jindal's denying Medicaid to 242,000 people."
Dardenne has not yet decided whether he will move forward with the legal challenge against MoveOn.org. His office cannot appeal Monday's ruling, but can file a request for permanent injunction.
A candidate for governor in 2015, Dardenne said he will discuss the case with counsel Dale Baringer before making a final decision on whether or not to move forward. Baringer has handled the case free-of-charge for the office of the lieutenant governor so far, and Dardenne said he did not expect that to change if he continued with the suit.
MoveOn.org's billboard and related TV ads criticizing Jindal's Medicaid policies are part of a nationwide campaign against governors who chose not to accept the expansion available under Obamacare. Similar efforts have been launched in Wisconsin, Virginia, Texas, Nebraska and Florida.
But, Louisiana is the only one of these states to pursue legal action against the organization. On Monday, Dardenne said Louisiana's case is unique because his office is responsible for tourism, which isn't the case in many other states targeted by MoveOn.org.
Therefore, he said, the MoveOn.org ad used his office's tourism campaign and service mark to criticize the policies advanced by another elected official.
"The governor does not control me or control the Office of Tourism," said Dardenne. "To use our brand to pardoy another figure we feel is a difference, a distinction.
But don't take this to mean the lieutenant governor disagrees with Jindal. If governor, Dardenne said he also wouldn't opt into the Medicaid expansion under current circumstances.
But, he is in favor of policymakers more vigorously exploring ways to both cover the uninsured and protect the state from rising Medicaid costs in the future.
Lauren McGaughy is a state politics reporter based in Baton Rouge. She can be reached at email@example.com or on Twitter at @lmcgaughy.
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One Woman's Return from the Diaspora
I met Roselynd Laubhouet in 2004 when, as a recent graduate, she accepted an assignment as a Junior Professional Associate with the World Bank's Africa Region in Washington, D.C. From day one, it was evident that Roselynd was special. Being an entrepreneur at heart, she was filled with dreams, aspirations, and a passion for her home country of Senegal (and her continent) that set her apart.
When Roselynd and I reconnected in Abidjan last December, eight years after our first meeting, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that not only had she moved home to Senegal, but she had also started a successful international business. The journey from bureaucrat to entrepreneur was not easy, but it was clear that--having returned home--Roselynd was realizing her dreams.
I was curious to learn the secrets of her success, to understand the challenges facing returnees, and gather any advice for other Africans in the Diaspora considering a return. Roselynd was kind enough to share her experiences with me in the hopes that other young women in the Diaspora might be inspired to follow in her footsteps.


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STARKSBORO — Starksboro selectmen are skeptical about U.S. Census results that show a population drop in their town, and they plan to contact Census officials to question the data.
According to the 2010 Census, Starksboro's population is 1,787, down 121 from the 2000 number of 1,898.
But according to Town Clerk Cheryl Estey, the town's voter checklist increased by 257 in the same decade, from 986 to 1,243.
"I was actually flabbergasted when I saw the (Census) numbers," Estey said.
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As I've said already, IFPE was an opportunity to gather a lot of new articles and case histories we hadn't heard about before, because most fluid power companies like to make a big splash with their PR during the event. So I was excited to finally learn from Bosch Rexroth Corp. about its involvement in the Chilean mine rescue last year. Anyone involved in fluid power knew hydraulics were used extensively in the rescue — Bosch Rexroth's part was as the power-driving force behind the drill that was used in the rescue.
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The College does not tolerate academic dishonesty. Students who are not honest in their academic work will face disciplinary action along with any grade penalty the instructor imposes. Procedures for disciplinary measures and appeals are outlined on the Student Handbook website. In extreme cases, academic dishonesty may result in dismissal from the College. Academic dishonesty, as a general rule, involves one of the following acts:
- Cheating on an examination or quiz, including giving, receiving, or soliciting information and the unauthorized use of notes or other materials during the examination or quiz;
- buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting any material purported to be the unreleased contents of a forthcoming examination, or the use of such material;
- substituting for another person during an examination or allowing another person to take the student's place;
- plagiarizing, which means taking credit for another person's work or ideas. This includes copying another person's work either word-for-word or in substance without acknowledging the source;
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Al Tomko gave me my first break into pro wrestling while promoting Canada's All Star Wrestling based in Vancouver, BC. Al was very good to me, even though he would jokingly say to his own son on the road, "if you're eating steak, I must be paying you too much." Al had a good heart though.
When we came off a long road trip and rolled into town early on Saturday morning, with the weekly show in the small town of Cloverdale, BC, on that night, instead of making me go 100 miles or so back home or getting a hotel, Al would just let me stay at his house. He welcomed me into his home, gave me a nice room to sleep in and I had meals with the family. From what I understand, most of the boys had never been to Al's house.
Don't get me wrong, I spent most of my time with everyone else in crowded hotel rooms and many nights at the ferry dock sleeping in the cab of the ring truck with Al's son Todd and Mike Edwards, who is a very big man. Al would tell me before a trip, "Huh, huh, Oly, if Todd falls asleep at the wheel, just slap him in the head." I also slept in Al's van on many nights. The sight of Al sleeping face down with a pillow on the steering wheel is easy to remember.
Al started showing me the ropes right away, and I mean more outside the ring than in it.
This was before it was so common for every promotion to have a wrestling school. I contacted Al via the All Star Wrestling TV show and he invited me up to Canada for a meeting. I met him in November 1983 at Cloverdale. I was standing outside in the cold with the marks until I saw Al walking up to the building. I walked up to him and introduced myself and he said, "Huh huh, what are ya doin out here? Come on in." I don't know why I remember what he said so well, but I guess it's because he sort of showed me some concern and respect right away by quickly separating me from the marks. I was in the ring that night flexing my muscles and a month or so later I was training in the Cloverdale ring. When it was time for my first match, Al sort of let it be known that he would like the veterans to take care of me in the ring, and they did. There were a lot of really good professionals working for Al in the mid-'80s.
As time went on, I learned from Al and the other wrestlers, six nights a week on the road. In the beginning, I would meet Al at his house in Blaine, Washington, and ride across the Canadian-American border with him. Al would stop and get a bottle of whiskey at the duty free store for the TV crew. I was a weightlifter so he would often talk about other wrestlers who were weightlifters like Superstar Billy Graham. He would say, "Huh, Oly, let me tell you about this guy, I don't know if you know him, auh, Superstar Billy Graham". I laughed inside myself because in the '80s everyone who knew anything about wrestling knew who Superstar Billy Graham was. He might as well have said, "Huh, Oly, let me tell you about this guy, I don't know if you know him auh, Hulk Hogan."
As I gained experience, I started seeing things Al did that just didn't seem right.
At TV tapings, for example, he would book the shows, but he never watched the monitor as the camera was rolling. He just stayed in one of the rooms at the studio and booked the show from there. I also know from being a guest in his home that the All Star Wrestling TV program was never watched in the household. Al virtually never watched the show. When I stayed at his house, I wanted to see the show and see how it looked for that week and he would let me watch it but he told me, "Huh, Oly, auh, we don't watch the show here usually, auh, but it's okay you can watch it if you want to."
Al had all the knowledge and experience that made him a long-time promoter in the wrestling business and he was an expert at going into a town and working everything for publicity. However, in the end he would sit at his kitchen table and send out rolls of posters to towns hundreds of miles away, trusting someone who he may not have even met to put out the posters and promote the shows. I watched him do it.
Al seemed to reach a point that maybe he was tired of it all, but couldn't break away from it until he had to.
Al was a true classic in professional wrestling.
Many may think that there wasn't much to learn from Al, but there was for sure. There were also some things that I didn't understand, such as where did the money come from to pay the boys and expenses, etc. There were still some big houses in the mid-'80s, but for the most part it was a time of transition for the old independent wrestling promotions. Sometimes we would come off of a bad week on the road and the math just didn't seem to add up. I guess a few years later when Al no longer had the nice house that he invited me to many times, was when I realized where some of the money must have come from.
Some who came before me have spoken badly about Al. I have nothing bad to say. I saw Al as a shrewd business man and I saw him as a father to his four children. One night at TV, Al's son Terry had been in a bad motorcycle accident, and Al sort of went about business as usual. One wouldn't have thought that Terry had life-threatening injuries, but on the way home from TV, Al looked at me, eyes watering, and said, "I hope I don't lose that little guy." I'm glad I got see that side of Al.
Wrestling was in Al Tomko's blood. Wrestling is in my blood. Thanks for everything Al.
Todd "Oly" Olsen wrestled professionally for 15 years. He runs the website www.blackbootwrestling.com.


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London: Robin van Persie says that he may finish his career at Manchester United, insisting that it is a club where older players are valued.
The 29-year-old has been little short of a revelation since his £24 million summer switch from Arsenal, netting 23 goals in 38 appearances to fire the Red Devils to the summit of the Premier League.
Despite a barren run that has seen the Netherlands international find the net just once in 10 games, Van Persie says that he is relishing life at Old Trafford.
"For the coming years, it`s Manchester United. And maybe longer. United would be my last top club," he told Voetball International.
"I have every day at United a new challenge. My development is an ongoing process. That gets an extra boost when you are surrounded by new coaches and team-mates, all with their own ideas, in a totally new environment."
The former Arsenal talisman went on to laud the club for valuing experience, with 38-year-old Paul Scholes and 39-year-old Ryan Giggs lining up alongside the Dutchman on a regular basis.
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You may have noticed that I am currently trying to complete 2013 self powered miles in 2013 in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
It is has been 10 years since my cousin's son Adam lost his fight with Cystic Fibrosis. Adam was just 18 years old when when he lost his lifelong battle with CF, the UK's most common life-threatening inherited disease. Despite spending large parts of his short life in hospital Adam never once complained, not even of a headache and was determined to make the most of everyday.
My 2013 miles in 2013 challenge is in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust as I have been surprised since I started fundraising for the CF Trust just how many people are unaware of this disease and so I hope my efforts will not just raise money, but also awareness of the UK's most most common life-threatening inherited disease.
The first person to commit to sponsoring my 2013 mile challenge has committed to 1p per mile (£20.13 in total) and this got me thinking. I am hoping that as many as possible of those reading this will commit to do the same and the best thing is, if each person does this on a "pay as you go" type approach all you will need to part with is approx £2 just after each pay day. In January I completed 205.9 miles, in February I completed a further 200.9 miles, in March I completed 185.7 miles, in April I completed 192.1 miles, in May I completed 168 miles, in June I completed 145 miles and in June I completed 210.1 miles. If you can please spare £13.07 to help the Cystic Fibrosis Trust it will be greatly appreciated.
The easiest way to give your sponsorship is to visit my Just Giving page: http://www.justgiving.com/2012-AYearWithoutBeer-CF.
2013 Miles in 2013 – The rules
The rules for my 2013 miles in 2013 challenge are quite simple:
- All miles must be completely self powered (no motors, sails, etc)
- I must be able to evidence all miles, either via GPS or with a picture of any static gym equipment
To complete my 2013 miles I will be running, cycling, rowing and who knows, I might even try a few other self powered methods along the way.


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I like the book because I like to read about dolphins. This is #4 in the series. I read the other books too. They are just as good as this one. My favorite part of the book was when Evie's calf was born. I like it because she is born under the stars. At the end of this book it make me wonder what the next book is about.
I recommend this book to people who like to read about dolphins. A readers who would like this book are 3rd , 4th and 5th graders. Here are other books in the series: #1 - Into the Blue, #2 - Touching the Waves and #3 - Riding the Storm.