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Action Alert UPDATE: Urge your Representatives to Vote NO on House VAWA bill and YES to S. 47
UPDATE: As a result of your efforts, House leadership has agreed to schedule a vote on S. 47, the Senate version of VAWA that protects all victims, if the House version does not obtain a majority. This means victory is within reach! Call your Congress Person today with a simple message!
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- YES on the RULE to vote on VAWA today, Wednesday February 27, 2013
- NO on the House substitute amendment to VAWA, Thursday, February 28, 2013
- YES on the Senate-passed version of VAWA, Thursday, February 28, 2013
About VAWA
VAWA is the cornerstone of our nation's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, and because of VAWA, millions of victims have received lifesaving services and support. Despite VAWA's proven ability to substantially improve lives, it has not reached all victims. VAWA's reauthorization provides an opportunity to build upon the successes of the current law by including key improvements to protect and provide safety and access to justice for Native American, immigrant, and LGBT victims, as well as victims on college campuses and in communities of color. Additionally, a renewed VAWA must include strengthened housing protections that provide emergency housing transfer options for survivors, as well as implementation of transparent and effective accountability measures that support and strengthen, rather than endanger, the programs that assist victims.
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Voting Guide for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates
This guide is meant to help advocates assist their clients with the voting process. With the passage of the Wisconsin photo ID voting law, there is a lot of confusion about who can vote and how they can vote. The guide explains how survivors can register to vote and ensure they have the proper documentation to vote. In this volatile political climate and budgetary climate, we need survivors' voices and participation at the ballot box now more than ever.
Hope. Vision. Future. A Plan for Providing Services to Domestic Violence Victims in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Governor's Council on Domestic Abuse has created a long-range plan for serving Domestic Abuse victims. This document includes an overview of Wisconsin Domestic Abuse Programs, including statistics, services, populations served, and a financial picture. Recommendations address the issues of Economic Justice, Financial Self- Sufficiency, Housing, Legal assistance and Primary Prevention.
2011-2012 Legislative Agenda
WCADV and WCASA Milwaukee Sick Pay Brief
Domestic and sexual violence take a tremendous toll on public health and safety in Milwaukee. This brief, filed by WCADV and WCASA, supports the Milwaukee Paid Sick Days Ordinance which permits victims paid leave to obtain services from these organizations.
2013-2014 Legislative Agenda
Changes to Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance for DV Victims - Dec 2009
WCADV Policy Development Coordinator, Tony Gibart, offers the following summary of how Wisconsin unemployment statutes have changed in response to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
DCF Brochure about Domestic Violence and W-2
This brochure from the Department of Children and Families explains some of the resources and protections available to W-2 participants who are or were victims of domestic violence. It is to be given to all W-2 applicants and participants. Hmong and Spanish versions are also available.
Fact Sheets Related to Brookfield Shooting
These two fact sheets cover topics that were implicated by the shootings at a Brookfield, Wisconsin salon on Sunday, October 21, 2012. They address (1) domestic violence and the workplace and (2) restraining orders and firearm surrender.


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Started two years ago, Treasures from Trash has been providing creative workshops at local libraries, schools and festivals. The goal of Treasures from Trash is to create an environmental partnership between business, industry and the community in Martin County by helping to establish a reusable resource center. Very simply, business and industry generate discards from outdated samples, overruns, rejects like foam, carpet, fabric and wallpaper samples, and more, which are generally destined for landfill.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother make the same crazy in-game dunk on the same day
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The Milwaukee Bucks took their routine thrice-weekly whipping, but the most notable moment of their 113-102 loss to the Orlando Magic came when rookie phenom Giannis Antetokounmpo windmilled a reverse baseline dunk. In slow motion, the dunk is an acrobatic display of grace in a confined spot — striding, stretching, circling the ball around and through the rim. In real time, it's a ferocious gobblefest.
But crazily enough, his older brother Thanasis, who plays in the NBA's Developmental League for the Delaware 87ers, earned Play of the Game honors earlier in the day for a version of THE EXACT SAME DUNK. (Maybe Giannis' is a little bit better based on sheer rotational arm velocity.)
Not only did the Greek natives share the same dunk, they even share the same nickname. It was Thanasis who was first referred to as 'the Greek Freak', a name that has since been co-opted for his younger, taller, more famous brother.
The pair is expecting the arrival of their parents and younger brothers from Greece soon. The rest of the Antetokounmpo family has been trying to reach the U.S. since Giannis was drafted, but have been stuck in Greece dealing with a visa issue. Not to fear, 19-year-old Giannis has prepared for their arrival.
Giannis bought his mom a heart-shaped box of chocolates for when she gets to the US this Sunday <3
— Eric Buenning (@ericbuenning) February 1, 2014
About the Author (Author Profile)Husband. Father. Blogger. Retired mathlete. I covered Larry Sanders' "Three Thumbs Up" game as credentialed media -- and failed to see well enough to witness the thumbing as it happened. On Twitter, I'm anaheimamigos.
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With one step he goes from being one foot outside of the paint to being underneath the hoop.
Thanks for finding this & showing it to us. It's fun. I love the family resemblance. And I am so happy to think Giannis' family is finally getting here. I know he's missed them. I want him to be happy here… forever!


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How to create an Estimate For a Spec Review (Summary)
This process can take up to a few days, so if you're just after a ballpark, use epics instead of PBIs (Product Backlog Items).
Why Microsoft Project isn't recommended
How to create a Release Plan Figure: Use SharePoint Document Library Template for creating consistent ballpark Figure: Read the instructions about how to use this template Figure: Use Menu Calculator to understand the common estimates Figure: Use Resources sheet to assign resources Figure: Use the Release sheet to enter all the work items and calculate ballpark Finally, you should copy and paste this Release sheet into an email and send to your client. Before that, make sure you talk your client through it first. Figure: Send the ballpark by Email Winning the Project- Publish these Work Items to TFS
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In 2004 at age 22 I weighed approximately 330 pounds (I stopped weighing myself around then) when I came to the understanding in my heart that I was not happy with my health and something needed to change. As a cry for help I went to a local physician and talked about my health with him. He had me take some blood tests to see where I was. When the results came in he revealed that I was about 90% on the way to being diabetic. He read me the riot act and told me things needed to change. Change they did.
Over the summer I started to reduce my calorie intake. What started with better eating quickly turned into a crash diet. I eventually was down to eating 1000 calories a day. 200 Calories of cereal in the morning, a small sandwich at lunch, and a regular dinner (minus anything that looked like real calories).
14 months later I weighed somewhere in the range of 180 pounds. With the rapid weight loss came the excess skin around my arms, thighs,and waist. I carried a lot of weight around my sides and back which left what could be described as a large fanny pack around my back. I knew I wanted to shed the extra skin. After seeing a surgeon I was informed that I would need 2 surgeries to remove the skin around my waist. The arms and legs were considered too complicated/costly to do anything about. The Abdominoplasty in the front and the Belt Lipectomy in the back would be done over 2 separate 4 and a half hour surgeries and would cost somewhere in the range of $8000 each. I was fresh out of University at the time and underemployed so I said "thank you very much" and tried to get the hope of ever removing the excess skin out of my head.
By September 2008 I was back up to 280 pounds. There were many factors that drove my weight back up but I do consider a major factor to be that once I crossed the threshold of 200 pounds or so I could see no tangible difference in my physical makeup due to all the excess skin. It made it relatively impossible to gauge my weight in any natural way. It also meant that it was difficult to find clothes that fit properly (especially pants). Basically many of the advertised benefits of weight loss including (in many ways) better health were impossible to achieve without the surgery. I also didn't exercise with any regularity, which was an enormous problem in hindsight.
I again decided being big was not what I wanted and I started to lose weight again. This time the plan was to do it the right way (diet and exercise combined). It took me two months to work up the courage/willpower to start again. I knew that it would take minimum two years to lose the weight properly. I started very slowly with only a slight calorie reduction. I started going to my local Subway every day for lunch. It started with ordering a footlong ham and turkey with no cheese along with a bag of baked lays and a diet coke. I have kept that habit for basically the last three years. I even eat it for dinner a lot.
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In June 2010 I took up half marathon running. My uncle thought my level of fitness at the time mean I could handle the training. He was right. I was invigorated by running. We signed up for a half marathon program at the Eau Claire running room location and never looked back. Much like my hockey, my running group became another team. I felt and still feel an immense loyalty to them. The structure of the running program made it easy to follow and relatively easy to train for with the right motivation. At the moment of writing I am a week away from my fourth half marathon and I have every individual who comes to a running night to thanks for helping keep me motivated.
I have worked full time as a Fundraiser for a cancer charity for the last 4 years. The stable salary meant I could look towards funding the skin reduction surgeries on my own with the benefit of savings. In August I saw the surgeon again and walked out with 2 surgery appointments. The total cost of the surgeries was estimated at $25,000. In late November I went under the knife for 5 hours. I was given a spinal anesthetic that made me numb up through my chest for the duration of the surgery. This meant that I was fully awake (I could move my arms and head) for the duration of the procedure. They told me to bring an Ipod to the surgery beforehand (I did not), which makes a lot more sense in hindsight. I could feel them tug and pull for the duration. It was a little surreal. The second, 6 hour, surgery on the back took place in January. This time the spinal wore off a little too soon and I could feel them suture me back up with great disconfort. It was honestly very painful. After both surgeries I was put on a fairly heavy drug regime that made diet pop taste awful (which was probably the worst part of all of this :)).
I am writing to you today wearing pants that fit fully around my waist for the first time since Grade 6. I now wear small size shirts. I finally have muscle definition in my front and I no longer have to deal with the pain and irritation of a large amount of excess skin flapping up and down as I run. Most of all I know that having 8 pounds of skin cut off my body with have a large impact on my overall health moving forward. I now weigh under 175 pounds and look a lot like a guy who runs a little too much.
I want to tell my story because my experiences with weight and these surgeries are something I know plenty of people struggle with and I hope that in the future a lost 22 year old will be given a hand up with these issues rather than left to do it on his or her own. Before I end I want to also mention that my amazing father passed away from ALS between the two surgeries. He was an inpiration every day that he lived. He continues to inspire me today and is one of the big reasons I stand a smaller… but much bigger person.
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Higher Education: Tell us how higher education budget cuts are affecting students on your campus or your ability to serve them.
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budget cuts are decimating students' futures and given that the class cuts affect part-time teachers disproportionately, students can't get classes and teachers can't get work.
kelly mayhew
I went to college in the 1970s on a Basice Education Grant. Now, I have 3 daughters, 2 of which have now finished college. Both graduated in the top 10 students in their high school class but even with scholarships, they will be paying student loans for the rest of their lives. I teach in a low income school. With higher education cutting budgets, these student loans will go even higher. The students I teach will not see college as worth it. Also, new teachers are taking night jobs just to pay their loans. How can teachers give their best when they work both their day job and a night job?
Betty Diane Paz
I teach 5th grade and we had a 24/1 classroom ratio having 6 teachers on this grade level. Next year we have been informed that we will have approximately 28/1 with 5 teachers. This process speaks against what professional educators have been advocating across the state of Texas, SMALLER CLASSES! Do our students deserve an educational environment that hinders academic performance? NO!
Stella Jones
Our district asked for a wavier to increase class size. Many teachers had 24-28 students in a class which caused more behavior issues, tight classrooms, and teacher spead out too thin and increased paperwork and testing. We can not give quality education when we have so many students to attend to.
Evangeline Quinones
Budget cuts has an effect to new programs and current programs.
Bill Feltey
One factor that is affecting my campus is the fact that the Special Ed. Dept. is being eliminated. Students who should receive those services will be swept aside. We do not have counselors; we have only one nurse to serve more than 800 children. Greater demands are being placed on teachers and staff who are already overworked thus creating even more stress. The time has come for teachers to start expressing themselves by letting the districts know what is acceptable and what is not. We need to step out of the shell and become active members of civil disobedience. Let board members know everywhere that we have the experience that they lack.
Alfredo Mathieu
The cuts have affected many categorical programs on my campus and we are no longer able to provide them with supplemental monetary awards as we used to. We strive hard to relay to students that we offer more than just grants but it is disheartening when student's cant' get into a class, classes are cut, or they are spending more money for school supplies than they have before. We focus mostly on counseling and priority enrollment as the most advantageous component of our program to keep the student in our program. The cuts have also affected simple things like ordering of supplies in our office and the reduction of counselors in our dept.
Awana Payne
First, all of the beginning and most intermediate levels of courses for English as a Second Language were cut from our nearest community college. We have huge and ever-increasing numbers of English language learners in Texas. How do I encourage my high school students to pursue higher education if they cannot receive appropriate remediation at our local college? Second, my own child cannot pursue his desired degree due to the limit put on the number of times a course can be repeated (due to Texas legislative policy brought on by budget constraints). Again, when our community colleges can't serve struggling students, we're dooming them.
Roynda Storey
I live in a rural town of 7000 people, surrounded by other rural towns. The two closest community colleges are 60 miles, and closest universities are 100 miles. We have a branch of one of those colleges. This gives the high school students and others the opportunity to earn basic college credits that will transfer to any Texas university when they continue their education. We also have a wind energy program that prepares students for high paying professions. Decreasing funding for community colleges would increase tuition, and many of the students would not be able to attend, or would be discouraged to attend at the university level.
Sarah Haseloff
Adjunct assignments are not available for next year because of the budget cuts, so I won't be able to teach in the Fall. Full-time professors have huge workloads, and class sizes are much larger. Many courses are now fully on-line or are a mix of face-to-face and on-line. Students are being short-changed as well as having to pay higher tuition. It's a disaster!
Olive Archer
At Owens Community College, we are in better fiscal condition than many other colleges in Ohio. Unfortunately that is done on the backs of it's employees, both faculty, and staff. The college has lost accreditation for it's Nursing program because they didn't want to pay for faculty with Master's degrees, and many of our departments are woefully understaffed. The college has also, during negotiations, demanded us to take hits to our health care benefits while wages have not gone up near enough to cover those costs. The sad part is the college banked millions last year and won't share that largess with its employees.
Michael Schmitz
In Washington State, our legislators asked us to "Do more with less." At the same time, to partially offset the drastic cuts to the community and technical colleges of Washington State, the legislature approved a 14% increase in tuition. Yet, we still do not have enough funding to provide enough classes for our students. I teach required composition courses, and many of us, myself included, accepted overloads. This means my students did not receive the attention and feedback they need. Our students have also lost a lot of their support through cuts in staffing. Doing more for less really means our students are paying more for less.
Phil Ray Jack
Larger class sizes.
David Perryman
Colorado has made huge cuts to higher education and the next budget has to potential of cutting state support for higher education by an additional 50% (about $300,000,000). This years Senate Bill 3 gave governing boards of public colleges and universities broad tuition-setting authority to off-set these cuts. Tuition is expected to rise about 9% per year for the next four years and services will also be reduced. There is less help for students in terms of tutoring, advising assistance and seeking financial aid. In the instructional area, class sizes are rising.
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Police say it happened on the southbound side of 441 between College Avenue and Calumet Street around 4:45 p.m.
The man, who was driving a motorcycle, crashed into the median after hitting the mattress.
Authorities say the motorcyclist's injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
The truck's driver was cited for having an unsecured load.
The road was shut down for 3 hours to investigate, and at the same time police noticed the road had buckled.
According to Appleton police, the roadway heaved up about 8 inches requiring immediate repair.
Because the road was already shut down, police say no one was injured by the buckle.
(Additional reporting by FOX 11).


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Rich is Trading Forex Again
So after yet another hiatus from trading forex, I just recently had my first trade in months. It was a successful one also. But the question I want to answer is, "Is this blog dead?" The answer is no. I've made a living over the past 3 years ducking in and out of here depending on what's going on in my life. Sometimes I'm just too swamped at my real job, other times I just don't feel like writing, but I always come back. The great thing is I've built up a lot of content over the years so a lot of it applies to the type of forex trader you're trying to become.
So where do I go from here? I'm in the mood to start trading forex again so that's what I'm going to do. I'm also going to talk a little about stocks. I've had a lot of success, believe it or not, trading the stock market in the last couple of months and I think I've learned some things that I could apply to trading forex. So you'll hear me talk about some of these things also.
Stay tuned….
Places To Get a Great Forex Trading System
It's very important that if you're exploring forex trading or already trading that you have a trading system. One aspect of that trading system are the actual setup rules which usually contain entry and exit techniques. Traders put a lot of time and effort in developing these setup rules too often neglecting other aspects such as position sizing or relative size of your profits compared to losses. Therefore it's important to find a comprehensive forex trading system.
Where can you find a comprehensive forex trading system? Throughout the last three years, I've been through many trading systems obtained mostly from books, forums, or other websites. I've found that almost every time, I'll mold that system into something totally different than the original incarnation, something that fits my personality and style of trading. Many times, the original system will also need to be expanded to include things that were neglected or forgotten. Those of you searching for the perfect system may find this method of modifying existing forex trading systems desirable. There are places where you can find the whole package without any need for modification.
This brings me to the question, "where did you get your forex trading system?" I think there are four main ways of getting a trading system.
- Buy it. There are tons for sale out there on the net but heed caution. Many were just copied from forums, books, or other websites. Sometimes when you buy forex education, part of the package will include a trading system. For instance, Rob Booker provides his Arizona rules as part of his mentoring program.
- Get a free one. There are many free systems that can be found in books, forums, or other websites. I guess one can question whether a system found is a book is free since you paid for the book.
- Create an original system yourself. My main trading system is an original creation. There may be other systems out there that are similar to it since it's a culmination of years of exposure to other systems and experiences.
- Modify someone else's system and make it your own. As I stated above, I have done this many times.
I've created a poll that asks you this question here. http://www.forexproject.com/forex-polls/
Swiss Franc Carry Trade Strategy
The September issue of Currency Trader Magazine was released today. Some of the highlights include:
- A look at an advanced carry trade strategy involving the Swiss Franc.
- The CFTC gains jurisdiction over retail forex fraud.
- What will drive the forex market in Q4.
- Yen crosses on the move.
- U.S. dollar rockets higher, Euro tumbles.
- China changes forex regulation.
The magazine can be downloaded for free by signing up at http://www.currencytradermag.com
The Bad News About Forex Automated Trading
I've read a lot about how automated forex trading systems just don't work in the long run but I can't conclude this from personal experience. I've never seriously traded forex using automation. The following is an email from a trader who can conclude this from his experience. I found it totally worth sharing.
I came across your blog this afternoon whilst casually surfing the various forums in lieu of watching rubbish on TV.
I find your search for trading success an interesting one as in many respects it mirrors my own experience in many ways.
I spent well over two years, pretty much full time, searching for automated solutions to trading, having been in the process automation business for 25 years. To summarise, I have concluded it is a futile exercise with the technologies currently open to the average retail trader. I have yet to find any expert that is reliable enough to be left trading on its own and have pretty much concluded that most are really curve fitting solutions. I have seen no strategies posted anywhere that are consistent or reliable and capable of being automated without significant risk. I see some that pertain to be profitable (Artemis would be an example) but it needs constant adjustment and tuning which makes it akin to semi automation, not full automation.
However, there are manual strategies that are available that are profitable; they just do not lend themselves to automation due to the ability of the human braoin to make decisons based on proce movement that are pretty much impossible for any expert to make. So I abandoned my search for full automation solutions a year ago and concluded semi – automation was probably the right route. I trade manually today, with a few automated aids.
Linked with that, money management and certainly trading psychology are massive keys to success, the first to ensure you are alive to trade tomorrow and the latter because it takes time to get your mental state right to be able to trade at all, and that is what takes the time Rich. Sure, you need to understand the basics of trading, but without the right mental state, you'll never be consistently profitable.
Your target of 50% per annum is achievable so keep up your search.
Is Rob Booker Forex Training Any Good?
This is a question I receive often and unfortunately I can no longer give an honest answer which is the only answer that I ever want to give. This is due to the fact that I haven't dedicated myself to Rob Booker's training since 2006 making my experiences outdated. The good news is that over the coming months, I will be able to give you an honest opinion because I am in the initial phases of giving his tutelage another go. This is possible because he has no expiration date on his training. According to his training contract, "You have as long as you need. You never have to pay me anything again…."
At first glance, there have been many changes to his training. His chart school, which are Rob's trade ideas for students in video format appear to be more interactive. He provides a web conferencing platform where any of his students can attend and ask questions via messenging or voice. Other basic course materials seem unchanged such as the course introduction, FX basics, backtesting, support and resistance, moving averages, and similar topics. These are really basic though and I don't see any reason why these would ever change. The course materials are also for the totally inexperienced forex trader, someone who has really never explored Forex outside of this course.
His primary trading system which has many components to it is called the Arizona Rules. He was just developing this system back when I lost interest in his training so I haven't really explored it. If anything, it seems like Rob's attempt is to provide his students with a well tested and possibly profitable trading system while also providing a comprehensive trading plan and system that one can take knowledge from to develop their own forex trading system.
I'm just getting involved again so I cannot comment further at this time but keep checking back here in the upcoming days and weeks for more details on Rob Booker Training. You can also read my previous and new experiences at http://www.forexproject.com/category/rob-booker-training/.


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Sep. 30, 2014
Prosecutors demand life sentence for former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic as his trial for war crimes draws to close. MORE
Jul. 12, 2013
Appeals judges at United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague reinstate genocide charge against Radovan Karadzic, wartime leader of Bosnian Serbs, reversing 2012 decision by lower court; ruling means Karadzic will once again face two genocide charges for much of the brutal campaign across large parts of Bosnia during the 1992-1995 war. MORE
Oct. 17, 2012
Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, once known for his virulent speeches, tells international judges in new phase of his genocide trial that he is a 'mild' and 'tolerant' man and that he did everything in his power to stop the war in Bosnia. MORE
Jun. 29, 2012
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb psychiatrist who became a nationalist wartime leader, fails in his bid to get his war crimes trial in The Hague halted and have all charges thrown out for lack of sufficient evidence; two counts are dropped but he will stand trial on the remaining count of genocide for his role in the massacre at Srebrenica in 1995, as well as on nine other counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity from the 1992-95 war in Bosnia. MORE
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Study Backs Bosnian Serb's Claim of Immunity
Radovan Karadzic, who is charged with war crimes, claims a U.S. envoy promised him immunity in 1996.March 22, 2009 worldNews
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The Hague: Bosnian's Trial Nears End
Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for the former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic as his trial draws to a close.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
Former Military Chief Refuses to Testify in Bosnia Genocide Trial
The military chief, Ratko Mladic, referred to the Hague court as "satanic" and said he was medically unfit to testify at the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb political leader.
January 29, 2014, Wednesday
Serbian Ex-Fugitives Mladic and Karadzic Reunite in Court
Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb former general, was reunited with his old political boss, Radovan Karadzic, in court in The Hague. Both are accused of war crimes, including helping to engineer the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica.
January 28, 2014, Tuesday
Genocide Charge Reinstated Against Wartime Leader of the Bosnian Serbs
Radovan Karadzic will once again be facing two genocide charges for much of the brutal campaign across Bosnia during the 1992-1995 war.
July 12, 2013, Friday
Photography in the Docket, as Evidence
Ron Haviv hoped images of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia in 1992 would stop the killings. They did not, but were recently used as evidence against commanders charged in the genocide.
April 2, 2013, Tuesday
Selective Justice for the Balkans
Convicting only Serbs for war crimes while others go free is neither just nor politically sensible.
December 8, 2012, Saturday
Bringing Karadzic to Justice
Six weeks before Serb zealots opened fire in Sarajevo to start the war, early in 1992, Radovan Karadzic told me with a self-satisfied smirk exactly what he had in mind.
October 24, 2012, Wednesday
Former Bosnian Leader Begins His Defense at Genocide Trial
Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader, told judges at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday that he should be "rewarded for all the good things I have done."
October 17, 2012, Wednesday
Ex-Leader of Bosnian Serbs Fails to Get War Crimes Trial Halted
One of two genocide charges against the former wartime leader, Radovan Karadzic, were dropped, but he will still stand trial for war crimes in The Hague.
June 29, 2012, Friday
How Has Mladic Managed to Evade Capture?
Serbia faces a crucial test in its bid to join the European Union despite its failure to arrest Ratko Mladic. The president and a war crime prosecutor answer questions.
October 25, 2010, Monday
From Karadzic to Omar al-Bashir
The Times asked David M. Crane, the founding chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, for some background on the Karadzic case.
Karadzic on Trial
The Times asked Timothy William Waters, who helped prepare the indictment of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes in Kosovo, to discuss the significance of Radovan Karadzic's arrest.
Dragan's Lair
A look at the alternative-healing community in Belgrade where Radovan Karadzic hid out.
The Emperor of Pale
Three writers who reported on the war in Bosnia react to the capture of Radovan Karadzic and discuss his role in the "ethnic cleansing" that tore the nation apart.
Karadzic Is Arrested
One of the world's most wanted war criminals, Radovan Karadzic, was arrested in Belgrade.
Karadzic Is Arrested
One of the world's most wanted war criminals, Radovan Karadzic, was arrested in Belgrade.
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Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader and one of the world's most wanted war criminals, was arrested in a raid in Serbia that ended a 13-year hunt.
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Davao City is the capital of Mindanao Island in Philippines. Founded in 1848, the city has derived its name from the word 'davoh', which means a place "beyond the high grounds". The city became as a chartered city on March 1, 1937. It was later subdivided into three independent provinces such as Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. The city increased its population by accepting the migrants from other parts of the country. It is now the regional center for Davao Region.
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Brian Hoyer, Quarterback
On his play
Jehuu Caulcrick, Running Back
JOE TILLER, Purdue Head Coach
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...on Michigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer.
...on Purdue's senior class.
CURTIS PAINTER, Quarterback
...on feeling pressure in playing from behind.
...on the emphasis on next week's Oaken Bucket game at Indiana.
DORIEN BRYANT, Wide Receiver
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The Dallas Stars began the NHL's free-agency period on Tuesday by trading for Jason Spezza and acquiring Ales Hemsky.
The Ottawa Senators traded Spezza and prospect Ludvig Karlsson to the Stars for winger Alex Chiasson, prospects Alex Guptill and Nicholas Paul, and a second-round draft pick in 2015.
The 31-year-old Spezza, who signed for the 2014-15 season at $4 million, produced 25 goals and 43 assists for the Senators last season. He had asked the Senators to trade him.
According to reports, Spezza used his limited no-trade clause to nix a deal with the Nashville Predators.
Chiasson, 23, totaled 13 goals and 22 assists for the Stars last season. He has one more season on his contract before he becomes a restricted free agent in 2015.
Hemsky signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the Stars, TSN reported.
He played with Spezza last season in Ottawa after the Edmonton Oilers dealt him at the trade deadline. In 20 games for the Senators, the 30-year-old Hemsky had 17 points. In 75 games between the two teams, he had 13 goals and 43 points.
"I'd like to keep growing and improving," Stoner said. "Hopefully, the next few years here in Anaheim are the best of my career."
The 29-year-old has four goals, 31 points and 296 penalty minutes in 227 games with the Minnesota Wild.
In addition, Anaheim inked goaltender Jason LaBarbera, 34, to a one-year contract. LaBarbera appeared in 182 NHL games, including seven with the Edmonton Oilers last season when he was 1-3-0 with a 3.28 goals-against average and .870 save percentage.
---Goaltender Ryan Miller is headed to the Vancouver Canucks after signing a three-year, $6 million contract on Tuesday.
Miller spent the bulk of his career with the Buffalo Sabres, winning 284 games with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage, before he was traded at the deadline last season to the St. Louis Blues.
With the Blues, he posted a 10-8-1 record with a .903 save percentage and then went 2-4 in the playoffs with a .897 save percentage.
Miller was the goalie on the U.S. team that won the silver medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He had a 5-1 record, a 1.35 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage en route to being named the tournament most valuable player.
---The Detroit Red Wings reached an agreement with restricted free agent forward Riley Sheahan on a two-year contract extension Tuesday.
According to Mlive.com, the deal is for two years and $1.9 million. Sheahan previously made $900,000 per year with performance and signing bonuses as part of his entry-level contract.
The 20-year-old Sheahan, a first-round draft pick out of Notre Dame in 2010, scored nine goals and had 24 points in 42 games last season for the Red Wings. He also contributed during Detroit's first-round to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The 28-year-old gets a slight raise on the two-year $7.55 million contract he previously signed with the club, which makes him the third highest paid defenseman on the team.
Quincy scored four goals and had pedestrian 13 points and a minus-5 plus-minus rating last season.
---The Pittsburgh Penguins made some pickups on the first day of NHL free agency, signing defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, forward Blake Comeau and goaltender Thomas Greiss to a one-year contracts on Tuesday.
Ehrhoff's deal is worth $4 million for the 2014-15 season, according to TSN.
Ehrhoff, considered one of the best unrestricted free agent defensemen on the market this year, fills a need on the back line for the Penguins with Matt Niskanen becoming a free agent. Last season, Ehrhoff had six goals and 27 assists in 79 games for the Buffalo Sabres.
---The Montreal Canadiens signed free-agent forward Manny Malhotra to a one-year, $850,000 contract on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old Malhotra had seven goals and six assists in 69 games with the Carolina Hurricanes last season.
Malhotra overcame a serious eye injury in 2011 while he was with the Vancouver Canucks that threatened to end his hockey career. He broke into the league with the New York Rangers in 1998 and also spent time with the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks and the Canucks. In 2007-08, he had a career-high 35 points for the Jackets.
---The St. Louis Blues landed a center in free agency on Tuesday, signing Paul Stastny to a four-year, $28 million contract.
Stastny, considered the top center available on the market this summer, could not reach a deal with the Colorado Avalanche to remain with the club, which wanted him back at a reduced salary.
According to reports, the Avalanche weren't interested in matching the Blues' offer of $7 million per year for Stastny.
In 71 regular-season games last season for Colorado, Stastny had 25 goals and 35 assists.
The 28-year-old has eight years of experience in the NHL, all with the Avalanche. His 458 points include 160 goals in 538 regular-season games, including a career-best 70 in 2010. He also has 18 points in 22 postseason games.
---The Calgary Flames signed forward Mason Raymond and defenseman-forward Deryk Engelland to three-year contracts.
Raymond's deal was worth $9.5 million and Engelland received $8.7 million. The 28-year-old Raymond had 19 goals and 26 assists last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Engelland brings some toughness to the roster that the Flames were seeking. The 32-year-old veteran collected six goals and six assists in 56 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins last season.
---The Florida Panthers reached contract agreements with centers Dave Bolland and Jussi Jokinen and goaltender Al Montoya.
Bolland's deal is worth $27.5 million over five years and Jokinen's contract is $16 million over four years. Montoya's contract terms were not available.
Bolland was limited to 23 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season after suffering a severed tendon in his left ankle. He finished with eight goals and four assists.
The 28-year-old Bolland rejoins Panthers general Dale Tallon, who with the Chicago Blackhawks when Bolland played there.
Jokinen had 57 points (21 goals, 36 assists) last season for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Montoya logged a 13-8-3 record with a 2.30 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage for the Winnipeg Jets last season.
---Defenseman Brooks Orpik is leaving Pittsburgh after spending his entire career with the Penguins to sign with the Washington Capitals.
The Capitals also signed goaltender Justin Peters to a two-year, $1.9 million contract.
Orpik signed a five-year, $27.5 million deal with the Capitals. The 33-year-old was a first-round draft pick by the Penguins in 2000. In 703 career games for Pittsburgh, he had 13 goals, 119 assists and 734 penalty minutes.
The 27-year-old Peters spent last season with the Carolina Hurricanes and had a 7-9-4 record with a 2.50 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. He played six additional games for Charlotte of the AHL.
---Forward Thomas Vanek signed a three-year, $19.5 million deal with the Minnesota Wild.
Last season was a whirlwind for Vanek, who was traded twice, from the Buffalo Sabres to the New York Islanders and then to the Montreal Canadiens, where he finished the season. The Islanders dealt Vanek to Montreal when he rejected their contract offer.
Vanek was considered one of the top scorers available in free agency this year. He finished the season with a combined 27 goals and 41 assists in 78 regular-season games and added five goals and five assists in 17 playoff games.
---Matt Moulson is returning to Buffalo after signing a five-year, $25 million contract, and right winger Brian Gionta also is headed to the Sabres.
The Sabres signed Gionta, a former Montreal Canadiens captain, to a three-year contract valued at $4.25 million, The Buffalo News reported.
The 35-year-old Gionta, a former U.S. Olympian who completed a five-year, $25 million deal with the Canadiens, had 18 goals and 40 points in 81 regular-season games last season for the Habs. He has 249 goals and 485 points in 776 NHL games, including a career-best 48 goals and 89 points in 2005-06 with the New Jersey Devils.
Moulson began last season with the New York Islanders before he was traded to the Sabres and then to the Minnesota Wild.
He finished the regular season with 23 goals, including 11 for the Sabres in 44 games.
---The Colorado Avalanche picked up two veterans, acquiring defenseman Brad Stuart from the San Jose Sharks and landing veteran Jarome Iginla as a free agent.
The Sharks received a second-round pick in 2016 and a sixth-rounder in 2017 in exchange for Stuart.
The 34-year-old Stuart had three goals and 11 points and averaged 19:10 in 61 games for the Sharks last season.
Iginla signed a three-year contract worth a reported $16 million with the Avalanche.
The 37-year-old led the Bruins during the regular season with 30 goals, but the Bruins could not work out a deal. Iginla has scored 30 or more goals in every season since 1999-2000.
---The Chicago Blackhawks reached agreement on a one-year, $2 million contract with veteran forward Brad Richards and agreed to terms with forward Peter Regin on a one-year contract Tuesday.
Richards, an unrestricted free agent, had 20 goals and 31 assists in 82 regular-season games for the New York Rangers last season, the seventh time in 13 NHL seasons that he has played in every game. The 34-year-old added 12 points in 25 playoffs games while helping the Rangers reach the Stanley Cup Finals.
The 28-year-old Regin spent last season with the Blackhawks and the New York Islanders, scoring four points in 17 games with the Blackhawks and seven points in 44 games for the Islanders.
---The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent defenseman Anton Stralman to a five-year, $22.5 million contract and added right winger Mike Blunden.
The 27-year-old Stralman joins the Lightning after three years with the New York Rangers. Blunden played in seven games for the Montreal Canadiens.
Last season, Stralman had one goal and 13 points and averaged 19:24 in 81 games for the Rangers. He added five assists in the Stanley Cup playoffs while averaging 21:03 in ice time in 25 postseason games.
Blunden spent most of last season with Hamilton in the AHL and had 18 goals and 37 points. He is a veteran of 102 career NHL games with the Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Blackhawks.
---The New Jersey Devils, looking for add offense to their roster, signed veterans Mike Cammalleri and Martin Havlat on the first day of free agency.
The 32-year-old Cammalleri agreed to a five-year, $25 million contract and the 33-year-old Martin Havlat to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.
Cammalleri finished last season with 26 goals and 45 points with the Calgary Flames. He has scored 20 or more goals five times during his career.
Havlat, whose contract was bought out the San Jose Sharks, has battled injuries the past few seasons but has scored 20 or more goals and at least 50 points six times in his career. In 48 regular-season games for the Sharks in 2013-14, he had 12 goals and 22 points. He played in only one playoff game against the Los Angeles Kings.
---The New York Rangers signed defenseman Dan Boyle and Michael Kostka, forwards Tanner Glass and Chris Mueller and also and re-signed forward Dominic Moore.
Boyle agreed to a two-year, $9 million deal, according to the New York Post.
Glass' contract was for three years and $4.35 million, the Post reported. Moore signed a two-year, $3 million contract, according to Newsday. The team announced that Kostka's deal is for one year, but no salary figures were provided.
---The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed goaltender Ray Emery to a one-year contract and added German league goalie Robb Zepp.
Financial terms were not released for Emery's deal. He made $1.65 million last season as the backup to Steve Mason.
The 31-year-old Emery went 9-12-2 in 28 games with a 2.96 goals-against average and .903 save percentage in 2013-14. In the postseason, he started the first three games of a first-round series against the New York Rangers when Mason was injured and posted a 1-2 record with a 3.49 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage.
Emery had a stellar 2012-13 season with the Chicago Blackhawks when he went 17-1-0 with a 1.94 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage. His career record is 135-75-21 with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage in 256 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks, Blackhawks and Flyers.
The 32-year-old Zepp played in Germany for the past seven seasons.
---The Edmonton Oilers kicked off the free-agent period by signing forward Benoit Pouliot and defenseman Mark Fayne to multiyear contracts.
Pouliot's deal was for five years and Fayne's for four years. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team.
Pouliot posted 15 goals and 36 points in 80 games for the New York Rangers last season. Fayne had four goals and 11 points in 72 games for the New Jersey Devils.
Dubnyk started last season as the Edmonton Oilers starter before being traded to the Nashville Predators in January. He went 11-18-3 last season with a 3.43 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage.
The Coyotes also added checking-line center Joe Vitale to a three-year deal and defenseman Dylan Reese to a two-way contract. Vitale played for the Penguins for the past four seasons.
The 37-year-old Robidas split last season with the Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks, scoring five goals and 10 points in 38 games. He was traded to the Ducks at the trade after being a fixture in Dallas for over 10 years.
"He's a heart-and-soul kind of a player," Toronto general manager Dave Nonis said. "He's a player I think that at the end of every year you can look back and say he's given you everything he had. He's still a very effective player."
Robidas broke his leg in the playoffs, the second time he has suffered the injury in the past year.
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The 27-year-old Komarov played for the Maple Leafs in 2012-13 and with Moscow Dynamo of the Kontinental Hockey League this past season.
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"He's a guy that can play up and down the lineup and it was very important to us that we put a pretty good effort in to get Leo to come back here."


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Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company to snap up shares. Here are some stocks that have seen insider buying recently.
Adobe Systems (ADBE): One director purchased 5,000 shares of this diversified software company in the past week, worth more than $190,000. Last week, Adobe pulled back after hitting a 52-week high, and it was a Zack's Bear of the Day.
It has a market capitalization of about $18.8 billion. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is less than the industry average and the long-term earnings per share (EPS) growth forecast is almost 12%. Shares are up about 19% from six months ago, and the stock has outperformed Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL) in that time. (Microsoft owns and publishes Top Stocks, an MSN Money site.)
Darden Restaurants (DRI): This past week, a director purchased 11,000 shares, worth more than $494,000. The market cap of this operator of Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other chains is about $5.9 billion, and its dividend yield is about 4.4%. The long-term EPS growth forecast is about 1%, and the return on equity is more than 25%. Shares have dropped more than 15% in the past 90 days and are less than 2% lower than a year ago. The stock has underperformed Brinker International (EAT) and DineEquity (DIN) over the past six months.
DaVita (DVA): So far this month, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), a beneficial owner, has purchased more than 409,000 shares, worth almost $87 million, in this Denver health care company. Its market cap is about $10.8 billion. The long-term EPS growth forecast is about 13% and the return on equity is more than 23%. The share price is once again approaching the multi-year high hit in November, boosted by recent news of the company's expansion. DaVita has outperformed competitor HealthSouth (HLS) over the past six months.
NuStar Energy (NS): A director recently bought 3,000 shares, which was worth more than $127,000. This San Antonio company stores and transports petroleum products worldwide, but it recently sold a refinery in its hometown. It has a market cap near $4 billion and a distribution yield of more than 8%. But the long-term EPS growth forecast is only about 6%, and the return on equity is in the red. The stock has been on a roller coaster, plunging more than 17% in November and surging more than 14% in January. Over the past six months, the stock has underperformed the likes of Plains All American Pipeline (PAA).
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Lessons Learned From 2010
What a year! Cotton has had quite a ride so far, and the 2010 crop is not yet even picked and in the warehouse. Prices have already risen to unforeseen levels, and it seems to be anybody's guess as to what can happen the remainder of the marketing year.
I write a newsletter, Cotton Marketing News, bi-weekly for Southern Cotton Growers Incorporated. It is easy, therefore, for me to look back over the year and chronicle where we've been, where we thought we were going, and why or why not. It's years like this one that reinforce the notion that although no one really knows with 100 percent certainty what will happen in the future – there is still benefit to be gained from careful planning, gathering of information and data needed, and then making the best/most informed decision possible. Sometimes good things happen – just falling into our lap, and we should be thankful for that. But more often than not, good things are the result of well thought out decisions.
During the winter and spring, the top of this market was thought to be around 75 to 80 cents. In February, the market (Dec. '10 futures) had dipped to 70 cents. Prices during March and April then made a run to the 75-cent area. If not earlier, this was probably the point where many producers made their first stab at pricing. Good/reasonable decision. We didn't yet know what final acreage would be much less demand prospects and growing conditions but based on historical prices, 75 cents or so seemed pretty odds-on favorable.
From April through June, prices moved through 75 cents to almost 80 cents. Prices dipped sharply in early June but then very quickly recovered to the 80-cent area. This trend to around 80 cents likely prompted more pricing. Again, a reasonable decision. In July, prices faltered to around 74 cents and could have brought on panic pricing by those not having done much thus far. On the other hand, producers with a moderate portion of their crops already priced earlier were happy they did.
When prices dropped back down below the 75-cent area in July, that seemed to validate the belief that 75 to 80 was the top. What transpired next, however, was completely unexpected. A continuous chain of bullish news drove prices to more than $1.
After reaching about $1.05, prices suddenly dipped back to around 97 cents, and this led us to believe that the run had finally broken. Instead, prices surged right back, and this time to around $1.10. Unbelievable.
Looking back on cotton's price run this year and looking ahead to next year, what do we need to glean from all this, and what are the implications? No one has a monopoly on knowledge, and we all look at things from a slightly different perspective, but the following are a few thoughts on what we can take away from what has transpired.
What Does It Mean?
Many things impact price, not just supply and demand. Technical and speculative traders as well as investors can drive prices beyond levels thought justified by economic supply and demand. On the upside, this can create great price opportunities for producers. A good portion of the run to $1 cotton has much to do with "other" factors as it did supply and demand.
The value of the dollar relative to other currencies is also important. Even if the U.S. price of cotton goes up, a weak dollar can soften the impact on foreign buyers.
Electronic trading can result in quick price swings that are difficult for the producer/hedger to react to in a timely manner. Prices can be very, very volatile. All commodities, not just cotton, are influenced by factors on the other side of the world and prices impacted almost immediately. Because of increased price volatility, it would be beneficial if marketing were more flexible. What I mean is that contracting at a fixed price, while locking a floor, doesn't offer much flexibility. If prices go up after you contract, you're not happy. Options can't guarantee the best outcome but they do provide flexibility. I'm not advocating options, but I am saying that somehow marketing plans have got to be more flexible.
Cotton over 80 cents is attractive by any historical measure. Cotton acreage will increase in 2011, but because stocks are expected to remain tight, prices could nevertheless make another run if demand is strong and if crop problems develop.
This again points out the very real advantage of flexibility in marketing.
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When I first booked with Jury's inn I was looking for a reasonably priced hotel in the centre of Dublin and that is what I got. When I first visited this Jury's inn I found the rooms to be spacious and comfortable and very airy and bright. The beds were very comfortable and each room came with black out curtains, so that you could have a really good night sleep. The room came with tv, air conditioning and a hairdryer. En-suite bathrooms come as standard and these too were of a high standard. They were very clean and had power showers; these showers were very good and did not trickle like they do at other hotels. Each room came with plenty of towels, toilet rolls and bedding as well as a good supply of milk, coffee and sugar so that you could make a brew in your room. The reception was also very posh with marble effect walls and a plush seating area. There was also free internet access for hotel guests. The staff at this Jury's are very friendly, polite and accomodating.
In terms of location this hotel is fantastically placed: it is a stones throw away from the thoroughfare of O'Connell street, a five minute walk to the airlink bus stop and it is also in a prime location to walk to or catch a bus to the Temple bar district, St Stephen's green,Grafton street, Connolly station or jump on the Dublin sightseeing bus. Overall I would say that this hotel is fantastic: prime location, friendly staff, good customer service, clean,comfortable, secure rooms and all at a resonable price. I have previously stayed in 4 and 5 star hotels and they do not come close to the service offered by the Jury's inn. I have now stayed at Parnell street several times;I have also stayed at Jury's inn custom house and the Jury's inn in Manchester and sheffield.
As mentioned in my last review, I was recently on a trip to Dublin. The main part of my holiday apart from experiencing the city is to me the accommodation. I have been to many hotels but not all I would return to although I have to say I cannot fault the Jurys Inn Parnell Street. A hotel is of course where I stay and want to be in a good location. I have heard of Jurys Inns because I know where I live in Edinburgh they have them and I have heard positive things about them.
Only going away for a short break I was looking for something quite cheap but not to the extent of hostel cheap. The rating for this hotel was 3 stars which is what I will always start at and no lower. The website was where I booked it and everything was easy to navigate. Going with friends I wanted a triple and it asks if you want three single beds or a double and a single etc. The price was roughly £50 a night for the room which I found really good so I booked it.
For this price I was not getting breakfast included but that didnt really bother me as I wanted to go out for breakfast anyway. So, on arrival outside looked very nice it was all glass and the clear Jurys Inn sign was above the doors. The reception area to me was actually more posh than I expected it was very sophisticated and looked a higher rating than it was. The staff were all smiley and very welcoming. Check-in was not meant to be until 3 but on arriving at 11 my room was already done.
At check-in I was asked if I wanted a wake up call, breakfast etc. The breakfast sounded ok until I asked the price which was 12 per person, not so cheap so I decided to leave that. So I was given a card as were my friends to get into the room. The lift was easy enough to use and the hotel has 4 floors Im sure but I had a 2nd floor room. It seemed to be a very busy hotel always with coaches downstairs a lot of groups and nationalities which I quite liked, its better than an empty hotel.
Getting onto the 2nd floor I noticed the restaurant which actually looked quite nice, it was always really busy and there was even a bar on the same floor for guests who wanted a drink before going to bed or even to drink in the hotel instead of looking for a bar. I never used it but it did look like quite a classy bar and it was far away from the room so that there was no noise to be heard.
The walk to the rooms is quite short although one of the doors stuck and was difficult to push. Finally, getting into the room I was very impressed it was quite big and nicely decorated in the red and orange Jurys colours. There was a kettle and tea/coffee making sachets. Also towels, pillows it was all nicely laid out. However, the view was a bit of a disappointment it was of the back of some business with trolleys and builders who made quite a bit of noise during the day. The hotel was quiet apart from the usual noisy guests and the walls were thin too.
Going into the bathroom it was very nice and clean, all up to date. The good thing I wasnt expecting was the air conditioning for the price I paid I didnt expect it but I did get it. It was easy enough to work and in the heat it was nice to walk into a cool room. Going back down to the reception area there were a lot of leaflets for attractions and shops and thanks to this I got a free gift at the Hard Rock Café.
Not all of the staff were nice though some were less friendly. Usually on asking directions there was always one member who could usually help on getting to the popular attractions. On the last day I had to check out early but my flight wasnt due til late evening so I asked to keep luggage until then which was all done very easily. Also they ordered the taxi no problem. The marble floor is a nice touch to the hotel as is the lounge area which I noticed a lot of guests using.
So, the location of the hotel Id say was excellent. Parnell Street is just on the corner of OConnell Street which is one of Dublins main streets everything can be found here. It is seconds away from a supermarket, 5 minutes away from the bus office with all information and bus stops are again minutes away, there is a major post office nearby as are there souvenir shops, a cinema, Trinity College, Dublin Castle 20 minutes walk. The LUAS which is their tram is 10 minutes walk. I found this hotel to be in an excellent location although I was sick and tired of walking by the end.
I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to make a stop in Dublin without having to pay a phenomenal amount of money. All rooms have a Yellow Pages equivalent so that you can find your way and the TV is a good reception, also lots of sockets.
To book a room just go to http://www.jurysdoyle.com/ for a great deal. All hotels have photos to show what they look like and the Parnell ones are very accurate. They have more than one hotel in Dublin though but Id say this is the best location for those wanting to be near everything including Temple Bar the main nightlife area.
Jurys Inn Parnell Street is centrally located in Dublin city centre and is just 30 seconds from O'Connell Street. This Dublin hotel offers an excellent standard of 3-star accommodation as well as bright, spacious rooms for up to three adults or two adults and two children at great, value-for-money room rates.


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Yesterday, NewsGator announced the release of their AdBurner Online Advertising Program. AdBurner is a partnership between NewsGator, Technorati, AdMeld, Gigya, Medialets, and Tremor Media.
If you've been following NewsGator's progress, you know that they have two major parts to their business – their (1) enterprise products and (2) media products. They had an excellent year in 2008 with significant growth on both sides of their business along with an especially strong Q4.
With over 100 active customers on the media side of their business, NewsGator kept hearing the following things:
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- Can you deal with all of our remnant ad inventory – 50% of our traffic is remnant and we know we aren't getting paid anything for it?
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- Can you put advertising in the iPhone app you are building for us?
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Last fall a group of us started talking about how to accommodate our customers' requests for these things. There's a longer list of "can you …" but we decided to focus on these five issues as they came up regularly in our discussions with our customers. I suggested strongly that we should partner with other companies to deliver these services to our customers. The consistent message from our customers is "we love working with you guys – will you just take care of all of this stuff for us?"
AdBurner is the result. NewsGator has partnered with and integrated Technorati (#1), AdMeld (#2), Gigya (#3), Medialets (#4), and Tremor Media (#5) into a single offering. While Technorati and AdMeld are investments of ours, Gigya, Medialets, and Tremor are not so NewsGator chose from a portfolio of potential partners that were like minded, interested in using NewsGator as an indirect channel (to NewsGator's existing customers), and recognized the value to the customer of delivering a portfolio of services through one company (in this case, NewsGator).
As I mentioned above, there are a lot more "can you questions" that our customers are asking us (#6 through #17) and now that NewsGator has released the initial version of AdBurner, they are starting to explore the next wave of partners for their media products. All of this is being customer driven and is in response to real customer needs, which I find to be particularly powerful.
Kevin Kelleher's article on GigaOm this morning titled 2009: Year of the Hacker made me think back to the rise of open source after the Internet crash of 2001. In the aftermath of the crash, many experienced software developers were out of work for a period of time ranging from weeks to years. Some of them threw themselves into open source projects and, in some cases, created their next job with the expertise they developed around a particular open source project.
We are still in a tense and ambiguous part of the current downturn where, while many developers are getting laid off, some of them are immediately being picked back up by other companies that are in desperate need for them. However, many other developers are not immediately finding work. If the downturn gets worse, the number of out of work developers increases.
If they take a lesson from the 2001 – 2003 time frame, some subset of them will choose to get deeply in an open source related project. Given the range of established open source projects, the opportunity to do this today is much more extensive than it was seven years ago. In addition, most software companies – especially Internet-related ones – now have robust API's and/or open source libraries that they actively encourage third parties to work with for free. The SaaS-based infrastructure that exists along with maturing source code repositories add to the fun. The ability to hack something interesting together based on an established company's infrastructure is omnipresent and is one of the best ways to "apply for a job" at an interesting company.
We are thinking hard about how to do this correctly at a number of our new investments, including companies like Oblong, Gnip, and a new cloud-computing related startup we are funding in January. Of course, many of our older investments such as NewsGator and Rally Software already have extensive API libraries and actively encourage developers to work with them. And of course, there are gold standards of open source projects like my friends at WordPress and masters of the API like Twitter.
If you are a developer and want help engaging with any of these folks, or have ideas about how this could work better, feel free to drop me an email.