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GATESVILLE (January 14, 2013)-A proposal presented Monday to county commissioners in Gatesville would allow voters in Coryell County to disregard old voting precinct lines and cast their ballots at any polling place.
Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector Justin Carothers said the plan has been under consideration for some time but Monday was the first formal debate on the issue that in the future would allow county voters to cast their ballots at any polling place without regard to where they live and what voting precinct they are in.
Carothers presented the plan to commissioners on Monday and the issue received a positive response, he said.
The effort would be to make voting in general elections easier in that registered voters could cast their ballots at any polling place in the county using electronic voting machines.
The one drawback, Carothers said, is paper ballots would no longer be provided for use.
Some counties in the state, including Lampasas and Erath, in Central Texas, already have gone to similar plans and Carothers said both have received a 90 percent approval rating from voters who have participated.
"The main thing would be to make voting easier," Carothers said, "And anything that would make voting easier would be good for the voting public."
The county must make application with the Secretary of State to be added to a list of only four in the state with a population of less than 100,000 who would be allowed to make the change before the 2013 General Election.
The last date to make application is July 24, Carothers said, "but we want to be on the top of the list of requests because there are only four slots available."
Specifically, what would change is the total number of voting places and the way voters cast their ballots.
Currently Coryell County has 16 polling places and that number would decrease first to 10 but eventually to eight.
But after the change, a registered voter could cast a ballot at any one of those locations without regard to where they live.
The reduction in the number of polling places could lead to reduced cost because the number of locations would decrease as would the number of people needed top staff those locations.
Commissioners on Monday approved the request from Carothers to make the formal request, but before the change could take effect, the court must first host two public hearings on the issue to measure the public's support and then must bring the question to a vote.
If approved, the change would only apply to the General Election and primaries would not be included, which Carothers said could be confusing.
So Carothers has asked newly elected state Rep. J.D. Sheffield, R-Gatesville, to introduce legislation that would change the law to allow primary elections to participate as well.


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All I can think is how much his finers must be hurting at that point. After getting over that thought it's a spectacular photograph.
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Amazing, stunning, is just two words that come to my mind looking at this photo. The mountains in the background gives such depth to the photo as well as the "what seems to be crazy antics" by the climber captured at the right moment.
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i find it very difficult to breathe looking at this foto...
The muscles in the human body are magical. It looks like Honnold is using every one.
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This is an impressive image, both for the exotic landscape and the daring climbing skills being demonstrated, but I have a reservation about it, which is that it is staged for dramatic effect. That aspect of it reminds me of, for instance, the scene in the Tom Cruise movie Ghost Protocol of him rappelling on the glass walls of the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.
The footgear that Alex Honnold is wearing is interesting. The toes of the shoes look like the abdomen of a wasp.
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Great shot. The details of the rock are perfect and very clear. The man, with all his muscles on detail too, makes this foto a very good one. And the calm that we can see on water, makes the contrast on the foto. Very beatiful foto and well taken. I'm suprise with the fotos that I have seen here. I work on a travel agency and I never expect to see so wonders in these last days. I know and I suggest to the others, voyages to severals places arond the world but I never expect to see that exists "another" world. I'm glad to be a part in here!
Wow, Wow, Wow, looks like every muscle is employed to keep hanging on! What a photograph. Love the details of the rock and the smoothness of the water below.
very good shot
Wow! Impressive!
One can see the the leg,arm, and torso muscle power being used in this amazing rock climb, to say nothing of the awesome camera shot. Was it a 'let go'? Seems so,but we dont really know. Fantastic. j.e.s.
Did he get to finish the route?
How did you get there?
Well, there's always water below ...
Great pic. Alex Honnold is Spiderman.
Very nice!
wow wonderful !!!!
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Is Jax Taylor the Biggest Villain in Reality TV History?
Bad news, Jax Taylor. Based on a new poll, Vanderpump Rules viewers aren't big fans of yours. Could Jax be the biggest reality TV villain ever?
On this week's Season 2 finale, Kristen Doute finally admits to having slept with Jax. Jax then tells Tom Sandoval that he doesn't feel badly about what he did, which leads to Tom punching him in the face. Ouch.
Now, a Bravo poll following the episode asks viewers whether Jax is a "douchebag" or not. And as you may have guessed, the majority of voters opted for yes. In fact, a whopping 84% of voters went with yes, with only a minuscule 18% dissenting.
So now this begs the question: Is Jax the most despicable reality star in reality TV history? Certainly, Jax is unlikable, and none of his co-stars seem to enjoy being around him. That said, there have been plenty of villains over the years.
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TEMPLE (January 18, 2013)—Temple firefighters found a body inside a burning house early Friday after responding to a fire that investigators say was ignited by a space heater.
Temple Fire & Rescue crews were sent to the wood-frame home at 813 East Avenue N at around 12:45 a.m. Friday.
The first units on the scene reported that smoke and flames were shooting from the burning house.
During their initial sweep, firefighters discovered the body.
Investigators said a space heater that was left on ignited bedding.
Officials say they have tentatively identified the victim, but said they won't release a name until an autopsy confirms the identity.
Investigators found no working smoke alarms in the house.
Neighbors said the victim had lived in the house for more than a decade.


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Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 8:31 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 8:31 a.m.
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia town plans to adorn its water tower with a buzzard carcass -- and it's not an attempt to attract tourists.
Rather, Sandersville hopes to scare off live buzzards that plague the area by relieving themselves on cellphone antennas.
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Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming downloadable RPG Child of Light will also be released at European retailers in the form of a Deluxe Edition which is now available for pre-order. Curiously the Deluxe Edition is only available for PC, PS3 and PS4 despite the game being released digitally on three other platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U.
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The publisher also revealed that the PlayStation versions of Child of Light (both digital and retail) will support Cross-Buy so owning it on one platform will allow you to play it on the other at no additional cost.
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A Vietnam Vet's perspective on what gun owners need
This is in response to Steve Grammatico's Jan. 6 letter "Americans have good reason to possess paramilitary weapons."
I find it amusing that a segment of today's society fears government tyranny and uses this as a justification for possessing semi-automatic weapons. I guess the right to bear arms has a direct correlation to the number of people one can kill in a short period of time.
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conservative1 wrote on Jan 14, 2013 8:36 AM:
Not hiding behind the 2nd A. Proudly waving it in your face! "
al.cap wrote on Jan 14, 2013 9:28 AM:
if you think the gov is incapable of tyranny, look around the globe, sir.
the founders knew this time would come. that's why the second exists in the first place. "
roy wrote on Jan 14, 2013 1:41 PM:
Now, whatever rifle shoots .223 these days is a little different from Nam. There are many people at the ranges that shoot .223's. They are cheap, easy to reload, and are redesigned for target shooting, hunting, and varmits. If you want ammo that does the damage you say, it may not be available any more.
So if you have a problem with my Colt AR-15 Sportster, there are alot of them out there and there would be more if Lowly Weicker had banned them. Leave our sport alone and let the junior NRA members have the .22's. "
Law Abiding Citizen wrote on Jan 14, 2013 8:41 PM:
I don't think it's necessary I remind you what you were fighting for.
It's not up to us to decide which part of The Constitution should be abided to.
Let me help you see what I'm talking about; I can't stand people's opinions, I don't care what people think about my rights, but with all the social media now-a-days I can't escape someone else's opinion. I propose getting rid of the first amendment, which would now make you a criminal. How would you feel?
Law Abiding Citizens Everywhere "
Law Abiding Citizen wrote on Jan 14, 2013 9:17 PM:
And "compliant" 10-round magazines and a .22 were used in the Virginia Tech shootings. I imagine when your magazine went dry in Nam you didn't just lay down. When the V.T. shooter used his ten rounds he just reloaded.
I hope this helps skew your diluted opinion. "
jerry salavec wrote on Jan 14, 2013 10:38 PM:
Jon Norris wrote on Jan 14, 2013 10:57 PM:
Perhaps one day there will be a meaningful curb on the means of destruction available to those bent on harming themselves and others. "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 14, 2013 10:59 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 15, 2013 5:33 AM:
while your insight into the specifics of combat give you a certain perspective, it in no way makes you, or any combat vet, an arbiter of the second amendment, or my rights, guaranteed by the constitution you swore to defend. "
America wrote on Jan 15, 2013 9:11 AM:
If you want to live in a world where citizens don't have firearms, move to North Korea. Those communist beliefs you voice will fit right in.
Let us know how that's working out for them. . . "
Law Abiding Citizen wrote on Jan 15, 2013 9:37 AM:
You link a type of weapon and a mag limit to how 20 children were killed, and then suggest how to fix it by getting rid of those weapons and mags. Not even to mention the weapon wasn't used.
But when someone points out why that will make no difference, you can't make the link!?!?
California has all the laws in place your suggesting right now, and they just had a school shot up the other day, so yes, I'm very confident in telling you your wrong.
Your the kind of guy that needs stuff spelled out direct for you, huh?
Banning 10+ round mags doesn't take them out of criminals hands, it only takes them out of law abiding citizens hands. Now if I have to defend myself against a shooter he's got an unlimited amount of ammo, and I've got 10 or less rounds.
Was ten rounds ever enough in Nam? Doubt it.
I get you fought in nam to survive, but do you think for some reason if someone breaks into my house and threatens my family I'm only fighting for fun? Where is your head at?
Combat has nothing to do with this, macho man, get over it.
You can't keep keep your cool enough to post a reply here that doesn't need deleting. Anyone that reads this at this point will assume my replies out of context, but I should inform you, before I replied Mr Salavec had wrote, "I'd wave an AR in your face just to see you $&!/ your pants" in one of his replies, it's since been deleted. Sound insight from a sound guy. I'm all for stricter regulation and background checks. But I think you'll find quickly, a little slip of the tongue like you displayed in that post and you'll find yourself disqualified from your 2a rights anyhow. That's all your guns.
And for the love of God, brush up on your ballistic information. .223 will shred a target? Hahahaha when was the last time you shot it? I target shoot .223 and guess what the paper does, it DISINTEGRATES!!! Just kidding, it pokes a tiny hole in the paper. And I can't begin to tell you how many deer have been killed with .223/5.56, while I agree it is not an optimal hunting round, you are completely incorrect on the ballistics.
Please, continue to flood the general public with complete misinformation. Thanks republican American and mr Salavec. You guys rock! "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 15, 2013 10:03 AM:
He can wave one in my face (unloaded). I've been disarming men for 30 years in my martial arts classes.
Mr S. Maybe a visit to the local VA?
FYI My father and his brothers fought in WWII, they think we should all be gun savvy and own military weapons. "
blue star wrote on Jan 15, 2013 11:10 AM:
I was very sorry to see the same disrespect towards a combat vet displayed here. I guess you had to be there to understand.
As far as I'm concerned anyone who went through that hell deserves our respect, even if we don't agree. Sorry that you are still not receiving your due, as today's combat vets are. I get the feeling we now overcompensate because we treated you guys so badly. I just thought we had learned something since then.
Give this man a pass boys, he earned it. "
America wrote on Jan 15, 2013 11:31 AM:
This has everything to do with his socialist/communist views.
I can't believe this slop was published. I've had about enough of social media news sites running whatever garbage trickles out the gutter. Nothing in this article about firearms is factual, even worse its spoken like fact but couldnt be farther from the truth. It's pure unadulterated dribble, slander to a legal firearm owner and insulting to anyone with a .223 platform and any type of education on one. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 15, 2013 12:01 PM:
Also, in the military you took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. You might not like what it says but that oath didn't go out the door when you got it. Telling anyone what they need and don't need and defining the Second Amendment on your own is in directly conflict of that oath, sir. "
blue star wrote on Jan 15, 2013 12:56 PM:
jc wrote on Jan 15, 2013 1:03 PM:
all of you heroes out there buy your 223's, ar's, ak's, etc., without any thought of responsibility--I'm not talking about responsible storage and use. I'm talking about taking a life. That's what these things are manufactured for--not, as some would have you believe, for target practice. Frankly, I never saw the attraction with putting a 30 round clip in a piece and firing at a paper target--not really a test of anything. And, by the way, if it takes 30 shots (or anything more than 2 shots) to kill a deer, bear, mountain lion, barbie doll, dead skunk, etc., then you all are probably not very good shots!!! We did fight for your rights, First, Second and all the other amendments. We did NOT, however, fight for your right to be stupid!! That's a decision that you have made entirely for yourselves. Learn a skill: turn your magazines and 30 round clips in and try hitting something with one shot. That's what we had to do in the service. And, by the way, take some lessons in real manhood--like bringing up your children so that they won't have to carry guns..........just sayin' "
Seamus wrote on Jan 15, 2013 5:12 PM:
If the state rep from West Haven gets his way to institute the database for those with firearms you may want to rethink your statements. Homes in New York are now being targeted specifically to be burglarized for firearms by multiple assailants.The anti gun, liberal rag journal news is now hiring armed guards because of the fall out putting people's lives at risk. @JC....Service?? Go back to playing call of duty... A mother of 2 small children shot a home invader 5 times in Georgia few days ago... He got up and walked out of the house. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 15, 2013 5:29 PM:
You may not use an AR platform rifle to go target shooting, but many others do. The AR platform is like the Chevrolet of cars. Parts for the weapon systems are widely available. They are easy to maintain. The cost to shoot them is relatively low compared to other calibers and overall, they are incredibly reliable. They are truly the Swiss army knife of the gun world.
But please, don't tell me what anyone 'needs' or doesn't 'need'. Nobody tells you how to speak, or what religion to practice. What car to drive or what food you can or cannot eat (exception in NYC). My rights are no more or less than yours. I would never tell you that you can't speak here or how you should speak. So please don't tell me what gun I should have or should not have and the manner in which I can use it. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 15, 2013 5:45 PM:
I would be really interested in hearing your thoughts on what I had to say about law enforcement and its activities today. I think you being LE in the civilian world would be the best to analyze my point of view. "
Seamus wrote on Jan 15, 2013 6:54 PM:
jerry salavec wrote on Jan 15, 2013 7:13 PM:
saints wrote on Jan 15, 2013 7:53 PM:
As far as limiting the amount of rounds in a clip? I'm with Law Abiding on this one; if someone breaks into my house and I need to protect my family; I'll take the 30 round clip please! No one is counting how many times I might miss are they?
I was raised in a fmaily of hunters and shooters. One of the first things I learned was the responsibility that goes along with gun safety and following the laws pertaining to those guns. Today, everyone has an opportunity to learn about gun safety and how to shoot a gun; required if you choose to obtain a permit. These are good laws.
Oh and Jerry; I'm not a fasle macho type either, but possessing an AR15 with a 30 round clip doesn't change my law abiding attitude either. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 15, 2013 8:30 PM:
It was the Legislator: Arm the teachers article. I should have clarified that. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 15, 2013 8:39 PM:
The point is you are trying to vilify a particular style of firearm. The Second Amendment covers all 'arms'. Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams both addressed this during the period in which the Constitution was being drafted.
It is understandable that someone who has seen war and has seen what any weapon can do to a human has some trouble with modern day society possessing these weapons. However, the Constitution says what it says and active, retired or otherwise, we are sworn to uphold and defend this sacred document. Your point of view seems to contradict that.
I say this with all due respect, sir. "
jerry salavec wrote on Jan 15, 2013 8:41 PM:
Seamus wrote on Jan 15, 2013 10:18 PM:
jerry salavec wrote on Jan 15, 2013 11:51 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Jan 16, 2013 12:17 AM:
He uses his time in VN to tell us he knows more about guns, ballistics, and our rights? I think not. "
Peanuts wrote on Jan 16, 2013 5:47 AM:
"The expanded ban on assault weapons broadens the definition of what is considered an assault weapon and reduces the permissible size of gun magazines to 7 rounds, from 10. It also includes provisions to better keep firearms away from mentally ill people and to impose stiffer penalties on people who use guns in the commission of crimes. " "
America wrote on Jan 16, 2013 5:47 AM:
I apologize for any disrespect, I am a patriot, I am passionate about my rights. It sickens me to see them under attack, thinking about how many men have fought and died defending them, it just seems odd one of their brethren is here on the wrong side of the fence. My heart sinks thinking about what is about to happen to my country, what has already happened in NY.
It's a crazy world now-a-days, there's never been a necessity for firearms as there is today.
Most importantly, Jerry, you have to remember: a criminal does not follow the law. When a home invader illegally smashes through your door with an illegal AR and illegal 30+ round mags, your only going to get to fight back with 10 or less. Putting these laws into affect does nothing other than put law abiding citizens at a massive dis-advantage. Banning something does not make it non-existent, it just makes it un-obtainable to me and you.
@JC, seriously kid?! Educate yourself, nobody's gonna do it for you... "
jerry salavec wrote on Jan 16, 2013 11:32 AM:
conservative1 wrote on Jan 16, 2013 12:39 PM:
This once great Republic started it's downward spiral when you and I were children. Decades of liberal politicians, Dem and Rep have turned us into a society of takers with little to no value on life. We have abortions as easily as changing our socks. We take pride in living off those still wanting to work hard and be successful, we made believing in a GOD meant that we were some kind of "religious nut". There is NO self responsibility.
The way the world lives now reminds me of when Moses came down from the mountain to witness the idol God worship and orgies. We have a choice to turn back to God or continue on the path to extinction. Banning a .223 riffle has NOTHING to do with anything. Can you think of one single thing banned in this country that you couldn't illegally buy right now? "
jerry salavec wrote on Jan 16, 2013 11:39 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 17, 2013 5:26 AM:
i think obama is so consumed with his own image that he never anticipated the backlash that is building. several states and jurisdictions have already passed, or introduced, legislation to actively disregard these edicts, along with any new restrictions to follow. the house has basically stated that no ban will pass.
if he forces it, there will be consequences for him and his party. possibly far worse than any of us can predict. "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 17, 2013 6:25 AM:
Larry wrote on Jan 17, 2013 10:10 AM:
Your trying to use the past as some sort of trump card in a complex issue that has virtually nothing to do with it. YOUR belittling the whole issue while blowing your own horn and bringing down the level of the entire debate.
Why don't you be more like the hundreds of thousands of other veterans let your countrymen hash out their difficulties as equals. "
Sorry wrote on Jan 18, 2013 5:03 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Jan 18, 2013 10:10 PM:
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
Of course Ben Franklin's time was long ago. He had no idea weapons would progress beyond the musket. He had no idea our government would progress into such honorable lawmakers that would NEVER enslave it's people. He had no idea we would become a lazy ungodly nation that would kill and rob from each other. Nope the Founders weren't that smart. They weren't brought here by Devine Providence. "
blue star wrote on Jan 19, 2013 12:43 PM:
Mitch wrote on Jan 20, 2013 8:55 AM:
blue star wrote on Jan 20, 2013 5:27 PM:
I don't believe Jerry is using a .223 these days, he referred to his days in Viet Nam, where many a limb was shredded by a tumbling M-16 round.
Perhaps Mitch, you were issued FMJ type ammo when you were in country, which had a tendency to penetrate, and could be a little neater about it. Hope this helps. "
Larry wrote on Jan 20, 2013 11:42 PM:
ram wrote on Jan 22, 2013 8:06 PM:
and I lived in the worst neighborhood in Waterbury for years
gang infested neighborhoods drugs
and prostitution
seen a man get killed over 5 dollars by his own brother ..
it does not surprise me that the coward tha are always hiding behind there computers are the first one to crying the most .. "
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- Might or might not give an overview (depending on screen size)
- Requires extra screen if you want permanent overview
- Alt-Tab to view notes is killing me
- Hard to draw
- Multiple docs => no easy way of merging the information
So, I wasn't able to find a solution that works for me :( Post-it seems the most appropriate but it takes a lot of space. I realize that is no perfect solution but I'm still looking for one that has only few limitations.
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Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa
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Insider Tip
- Less than from the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa along a scenic coastal drive is the Tiki Theatre Village. This cultural center, built in traditional Polynesian style, highlights aspects of local culture, from traditional tattooing and stone carving to cooking. In the evenings, Tahitian dinners and dance shows are a highlight.
Hotel Overview
What to Expect:
- The open-air lobby of the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa has high Polynesian-style ceilings, with tour desks and reception on either side to service the international holidaymakers who frequent this resort. This area leads through to an open arrangement of restaurant pavilions and public areas clustered round the beach and pool, and shaded by coconut trees. Trickling pools filled with fat carp fish flow through tropical gardens and flowerbeds. A rustic Polynesian style of décor prevails throughout.
Amenity Highlights:
- The Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa has a white-sand beach and adjacent infinity swimming pool. A variety of water sports are offered, as well as tennis courts and a fitness center. A full-service health spa incorporates massage and treatment rooms, sauna and steam room, and hair salon. Several bars and restaurants all have lagoon views, as does a conference/function room. Tahitian black pearls are available at an on-site jewelery shop, and a gift shop offers newspapers, holiday clothing, and some basic necessities.
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The 96 air-conditioned guestrooms of Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa feature decks with garden or lagoon views. They have high-pitched ceilings in Polynesian style and are decorated with local paintings. Furnishings include sofas with coffee tables, desks with lamps and direct-dial phones. Minibars have refrigerators, tea/coffee kettles, and complimentary bottled water. Wireless Internet access is available for surcharges in six-hour or 24-hour increments.
Room Amenities:
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Bathroom scale
- Bathroom telephone
- Bidet
- Blackout drapes
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Cassette player
- CD player
- Ceiling fan
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Designer toiletries
- Direct-dial phone
- DVD player
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Handheld shower
- Housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Internet access - dial-up
- Internet access - surcharge
- Internet access - wireless
- Iron/ironing board
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Minibar
- Non-smoking rooms
- Refrigerator
- Separate sitting area
- Separate tub and shower
- Slippers
- Sofa bed
- Turndown service
- Turndown service (on request)
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Welcome amenities
- Window opens
Property Amenities
Nestled between two bays on the edge of the lagoon, the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa has 96 bungalows scattered through its gardens, along the beachfront, and over water. A white-sand beach is adjacent to an infinity pool. A variety of water sports are offered, as well as tennis courts and a fitness center. A full-service health spa incorporates massage and treatment rooms, sauna and steam room, and hair salon. Several bars and restaurants all have lagoon views, as does a conference/function room. Tahitian black pearls and jewelery are sold on site, and a gift shop offers souvenirs, newspapers, holiday clothing, and some basic necessities. Guests can also hire or DVDs from the resort's library.
Complimentary parking is offered in the open-air car park directly across the road from the resort.
The Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa has a 150-square-meter banquet room overlooking the beach, used for meetings and receptions and holding up to 90 people for cocktails or 60 in theater style.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
- Coffee shop or cafe´
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning service
- Event catering
- Fitness equipment
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Internet access in public areas - dial-up
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting room(s) (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (free)
- Parking nearby
- Patio
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Private beach
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
- Secretarial services
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Television in lobby
- Tour assistance
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Video library
- Wedding services
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
Check-in time:
Check-out time:
the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa holds themed dinners on Tuesday nights (surcharge).
Arii VahineFrench, American, and Polynesian cuisines. Emphasis on seafood. Vegetarian alternatives. Buffet breakfast, à la carte lunch and dinner. Seafood buffet Saturday evenings with Polynesian show; Asian buffet Tuesday evenings. Open-air dining under pavilions with lagoon views. Open daily from early morning to late evening.
Rotui Bar & GrillFrench, American, and Polynesian cuisines. Daily à la carte lunch; evening barbecue buffets except Tuesdays and Saturdays. Thatched, oval pavilion with bar stools. Tables under parasols along beach and near pool. Open for lunch daily and for dinner daily except Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Eimeo BarBeer, wine, and cocktails. Bar snacks. Large oval bar adjacent to lounge with TV and two computers with wireless Internet access (surcharge). Open-air setup, with views over lagoon. Open evenings only.
Toata BarContinental breakfast and evening crepes and cocktails. Small circular bar under thatched roof with bar stools. Located on pontoon serving overwater bungalows. Open for breakfast and in early evenings.
Toata Bar
In addition to a full-service health spa, the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa offers an infinity pool overlooking its white-sand beach. The nautical centre on the beach offers complimentary kayaks and local pirogues (small, flat-hulled boat), as well as snorkelling equipment. Waterskiing, scuba diving, jet skiing, and sunset cruises (surcharge) depart directly from the resort. An air-conditioned fitness centre has cardio machines and weight stations and adjacent outdoor tennis courts (complimentary). Both can be accessed 24 hours.
Moorea offers a wide range of water-based activities, including scuba diving, whale- and dolphin-watching, windsurfing, and waterskiing. Visitors can also mountain bike, trek, or horse ride in the hilly hinterland, and do sightseeing tours of the island. Activities and excursions can be arranged through the activities desk of the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Hiking/biking trails
- Horse riding/rental
- Jet skiing
- Motor boating
- Mountain biking
- Parasailing
- Rowing or canoeing
- Scooter/Moped Rentals
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Tennis
- Water skiing
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Telefon: (024) 816 130
Website: www.larnaca-airport.info
The airport is situated 5km (3 miles) south of Larnaca.
How to get there
The airport is accessible from Larnaca and Ayia Napa by the A3 motorway.
Information about parking possibilities at the Larnaca International Airport
Access by public transport
Transport from the airport to Larnaca city and the beachfront hotels is mainly by private taxi, available 24 hours a day (journey time - 15 minutes); a board displaying fares can be found in Arrivals. 7777TAXI (tel: (357) 77778294; www.7777taxi.com); Cyprus Airport Transfers (tel: (026) 323 422; www.cyprus-airport-transfer.co.uk) and Acropolis Transport (tel: (024) 622 000; www.acropolis-transport.com) can arrange taxi and minibus transport from the airport.
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A new terminal building opened in November 2009,which can serve 7.5 million passengers a year. By 2013, further extensions to the terminal will mean it can cater for 9 million passengers a year.
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The 5 Most Insane Modern Medical Procedures That Work
#2. Amputating Half of Your Body
The Insanity:
If you thought removing half of the brain was the craziest thing a human could survive, hang on to your ass. Because if things get really bad, there may come a point where, desperate, you'll say, "Doc, is there anything else that can be done?" And the good doctor will reply, "Well, have you ever considered being cut in half?"
"OK, as long as the other me goes to work and I get to lay around the house."
The Science:
We don't mean lengthwise, obviously. That would be crazy. We mean everything from the waist down. Gone. Everything.
A hemicorporectomy is what they call it when "the bony pelvis, pelvic contents, lower extremities, and external genitalia are removed following disarticulation of the lumbar spine and transaction of the spinal cord" -- also known as removing the entire lower half of your body, something that most people use on a very regular basis.
We hear some people move around a whole bunch using just their legs, which is weird.
It's a very complex procedure (presumably they don't just make you lie down under a guillotine) with a vast array of physical, mental and emotional implications for the patient (use your imagination). Therefore it takes a serious set of circumstances to even consider this. We're talking a malignant tumor below the waist that can't be stopped any other way, or other conditions such as pressure ulcers or catastrophic infections of bones or bone marrow.
It also takes a bunch of doctors to pull it off, because there is no one doctor who is a specialist in slicing dudes in half in a way that actually improves their quality of life.
"Quality of what, now?"
#1. Bone Stretching
The Insanity:
Being short isn't one of those things you think of as curable at all. But, if you finally get fed up of not being able to reach the last box of cereal on the top shelf and decide to hop into your Mini Cooper and demand that your doctor add inches to your height, what do you think he'd recommend? Growth hormones? Taller shoes?
Would you think he was just messing with you if he nodded and said, "You know, why don't we just stretch those leg bones? Of course, we'll have to break them first ..."
"And then after you've paid your medical bills, we'll break them again to do the actual surgery."
The Science:
It's called distraction osteogenesis, because any truly descriptive name would sound like a medieval torture technique. The theory is that, while the cells in your bones won't grow to make them longer (after a certain age, anyway), they will still grow when they need to heal a break. So, just force the issue.
You're only a few hundred hours of agony away from reaching the top of the bookshelf.
First they go in and break the bone. Then they attach a "distractor" (a brace thing) to keep both broken ends in place, with a little gap in between. In the following days or weeks, regenerated tissue fills the empty space, which then heals into perfectly normal, functioning bone.
While it's normally done to correct birth defects (like malformed jawbones and such), as you can imagine, such a procedure has captured the minds of many short people imagining themselves with longer legs. It's becoming a popular process, especially overseas, where the idea of gaining a couple inches has made distraction osteogenesis a new trend in cosmetic surgery. We also wouldn't be surprised if some college basketball recruiter wasn't at this moment telling some teenage power forward, "You know, you could probably get a scholarship if you were only a couple of inches taller. Now, I know a guy ..."
"He made one leg longer than the other, and now he runs circles around his opponents."
For more medical insanity, check out 8 Terrifying Instruments Old-Time Doctors Used on Your Junk and The 6 Most Terrifying Medical Malpractice Cases Ever.


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It is possible to install Android OS on HTC Touch 2? And if it possible can you guys help me with a tutorial or something like this ?
It is possible to install Android OS on HTC Touch 2? And if it possible can you guys help me with a tutorial or something like this ?
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It seems from this thread on XDA developers that there are people working on getting android to run on the HTC Touch2, but it doesn't look like its working yet.
It would be best for you to keep your eyes on that project, that seems like the best chance of you being able to run android on your phone.
Firstly, to do any OS modifications you will need a rooted device. In the commercial phones this root privilege is not available. Also, m not sure if the hardware supports Android OS.
If it supports then you will need the entire phone binary (or individual image files) which has to be flashed onto the device using fastboot.
Best of Luck with ur research on this...
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I'm looking for a chart that will tell me the resistance values for each fuel level. There are a few such charts like that for resistance readings on coolant temperature senders. Does anyone know of one for the fuel level sender as well?
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Fuel level senders, when operating normally, produce a resistance value that is directly proportional to the level of fuel in the tank. The value should change smoothly as the float on the arm goes up and down. You should see no sudden jumps in resistance.
If a sender is bad, it can show the gas level as full, empty, or sporadically jumpy. Is this the problem that you are trying to diagnose?


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OK, I am sure you saw the pic tonight and thought, "what the deuce?" I was tempted to call these "Three Mile Island Mashed Potatoes" because they look like cooling towers and the attempt at a funky presentation was about as successful as America's foray into atomic energy. The plan was to add finely grated zucchini to mashed potatoes for extra nutrition and taste. But, I thought the boys might revolt at green specks in their potatoes so I tried to a kind of columnar presentation. As you can see it did not work out. The flour I added to make them stiffer made the potatoes too gummy, and the columns flattened in the oven. That aside, the idea is still good. After you make mashed potatoes, add in one finely grated zucchini and mix well. The flavours work well together and it is a way to get kids to eat zucchini.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Zucchini Mashed Potatoes
Posted by Vegan Dad at 8:28 PM
Labels: kid-friendly, potato, zucchini
9 comments:
- clem said...
Interesting idea. It occurs to me that you could also use broccoli instead of zucchini and/or possibly replace the fat in traditional mashed potatoes with mashed avocado.
- June 27, 2008 at 11:17 PM
- mollyjade said...
Another way to go about the same idea is to shred zucchini into potato pancakes.
- June 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Vegan Next Door said...
Those mashed potatoes look excellent. You can tell zucchini is in season right now because it seems like all of us vegan bloggers are cooking with it (I have a couple recipes on mine). I'm definitely going to have to try those. I bet they'd be really good made into pierogies.
- June 28, 2008 at 10:56 AM
- mad about udon said...
Wow, it certainly is zucchini week in the vegan blogosphere! These look unusual but I bet they tasted great.
- June 28, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- Janet said...
I wonder if you scoop the potatoes into muffin tins when you baked them, they might keep thier shape that way? Of course, getting them out might be tricky...no matter, I'm sure they're delicious ;)
- June 28, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Jennie said...
Ah, veggies mashed into potatoes are comfort food for me. My mum used to make "green potatoes" which was simply mashed potatoes with Kale mixed in. Apparently this is common in Holland, where her family comes from. Broccoli is an easy and delicious substitute. Cauliflower also works very well (although obviously isn't green). As a child we had green potatoes with meatballs and gravy, but nowadays mushroom gravy with some veggie sausage or breaded seitan works just as well. Cheers!
- June 28, 2008 at 8:15 PM
- Happy Herbivore! said...
I slip cooked (and shredded) cabbage into out mashed potatoes -- there is no green hue! I think this was a lovely idea but I'm sorry it didnt work out as you had hoped. Maybe they would have gone for it on St. Patty's day ;)
- June 28, 2008 at 11:30 PM
- Kristina said...
It looks like the mountain in the movie:
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind.
We watched it the other night.
It looks yummy!
- June 29, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- Toni said...
I can't stop laughing at your description. They DO look like 3 mile island. But honestly, they sound yummy too.
- June 30, 2008 at 4:33 PM


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After last year's Community Awareness Football game, Meijer of Ionia representatives approached the committee and asked how Meijer could get involved.
After much collaboration, Meijer offered to kick off Community Awareness week with a generous check for $2,000. This donation will go into the Commission on Aging's Cancer Fund to help cancer patients of all ages, living in Ionia, fight cancer.
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Preface: I have a server running on an old laptop. The screen is always on with a login prompt, but because its keyboard is in pretty bad shape, I use it exclusively via ssh. The screen is in a good position, though; I want to use it to display a clock and some stats about what my server is doing. I have scripts to display all those things, but I want to always show them on the monitor screen.
My question is, how do I get my script (called HUD) to run on /dev/tty1, instead of the login prompt. Hopefully, it should be possible to accept keyboard input as well as display its output, so that it can use the keyboard to show more info where needed in a future version. I'd also like tty2 etc. to remain active as login screens, in face I actually do need to login locally.
For a start, I tried creating a script that I can run from ssh to start the HUD. It goes something like this:
flock -n 9
watch --interval 0.2 --precise --color --notitle --exec /path/to/script & disown
) 9> /var/lock/hud > /dev/tty1 2> /dev/tty1 < /dev/tty1
(I had to use
& disown instead of
nohup because
nohup recognized the tty and redirects output to
nohup.out instead.)
This sort-of works. However, it has a few issues:
- It doesn't steal the terminal's keyboard input, so you can't ctrl+c to get out of it (nor change the script to actually use the keyboard input), and if you press enter it show it and scrolls the display, never refreshing it correctly afterwards.
- Oddly, if I disconnect the ssh session which created it, it stops working and shows a message:
exec: No such file or directory. If I reconnect to ssh, it resumes functioning properly.
- It feels hackish.
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Twelfth Jeddah Economic Forum begins
March 4, 2012
Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah opened Saturday evening the Jeddah Economic Forum 2012, entitled "Beyond Horizons, Today We Build Tomorrow's Economy." An estimated 3,000 local and international business leaders, political leaders, intellectuals and journalists are expected to participate in the three-day forum, which will discuss "the need for greater connectivity to achieve sustainable economic growth."
Addressing the opening ceremony, Minister Al-Rabiah said that the Jeddah Economic Forum has become a distinct platform hosting an elite group of experts from the Kingdom and abroad. Recalling the previous years of the global crisis, he said the strength of the Saudi economy had been amply demonstrated and that the measures and programs adopted by the Kingdom have been effective in overcoming the crisis that shook the whole world.
Dr. Al-Rabiah pointed out that economic reforms undertaken by the Kingdom have been reflected by the economic environment and statistics that indicate the increase of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 28% in 2011 in comparison with 2010, due to the growth of the petroleum sector by 40%. He added that with regard to foreign trade, revenues amounted to SR 1.3 billion ($347 billion) in 2011, an increase of 37% compared to the previous year, and are expected to increase by 14% next year. He noted that imports amounted to SR 320 billion ($85.3 billion) in 2011, an increase of 2% from 2010, indicating that the economic balance achieved a surplus of SR 315 billion ($84 billion), increasing by 59%.
JEF Director Dr. Lama Al-Sulaiman said that for the first time since the event's inception in 2000, "A ministerial session would precede the opening under the title 'Cooperation for the Sake of the Pioneers.'" Dr Al-Sulaiman added that Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and Minister of Labor Adel Faqih will participate in panel discussion on cooperation between the two ministries to help businessmen launch their projects, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).


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Are there any keyboard shortcuts for opening/using the filter on the unity dash? This is in 11.10 in case that makes a difference.
There's nothing listed on the list of shortcuts question.
Using the search functionality is not good enough as (for example) not all games show up if you type "games" into the search box.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea (CNN) -- Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it appears to have broken apart before escaping the earth's atmosphere, officials said.
No element of the rocket reached space, said a U.S. official, who based that conclusion on data collected by the United States from its first few moments aloft.
The failure was corroborated by a South Korean official, South Korea's Yonhap News reported. The U.N. Security Council will meet Friday on the launch, two U.N. diplomats and a U.S. official told CNN. The U.S. official said that, despite the launch's failure, "it will not change our response."
"This was supposed to be associated with (Kim Jong Un's) ascension to power. So for this thing to fail ... is incredibly embarrassing," said Victor Cha, former director of Asian affairs for the U.S. National Security Council and now a Georgetown University professor. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said the rocket remained in the air for slightly more than a minute, then fell into the ocean. It did not affect Japanese territory, he said.
After the failure, the Japanese government held a security meeting.
The launch occurred at 7:39 Friday morning Korean time, both Yonhap and YTN reported, citing South Korean officials.
Immediately afterward, the South Korean military dispatched helicopters and ships in an attempt to find debris related to the rocket launch, according to YTN.
Tokyo, which had threatened to shoot down the rocket if it appeared to be threatening its territory, had called for restraint. But Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday, "We are fully prepared to deal with any contingency," according to the news agency Kyodo.
The United States, South Korea and other countries see the launch as a cover for a ballistic missile test. International leaders had urged North Korea to cancel the launch, but Pyongyang refused to back down, insisting the operation is for peaceful purposes.
The North Koreans have said the rocket was needed to launch a weather satellite into orbit.
"The wise thing would be for North Korea to avoid this provocative and ill-considered action, which is in blatant violation of international law and their international obligations," said U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, who currently holds the U.N. Security Council's rotating presidency, prior to the launch.
At the United Nations, diplomats had warned that Pyongyang would face further isolation if it went ahead. And in Washington, White House spokesman Jay Carney had said the launch would be a "significant and clear demonstration of bad faith" on the part of the North, making it impossible for the United States to follow through on the food-aid deal.
South Korea described the planned move as a "grave provocation" and said it would respond with "appropriate countermeasures." Meanwhile, the Philippines and South Korea ordered commercial planes and fishing boats to stay clear of the rocket's proposed path.
"This launch will give credence to the view that North Korean leaders see improved relations with the outside world as a threat to the existence of their system," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this week. "And recent history strongly suggests that additional provocations may follow."
A recent report from South Korean intelligence officials said that North Korea is planning a new nuclear test in the area where it staged previous atomic blasts.
The South Korean intelligence report noted that the two previous rocket launches that Pyongyang said were intended to put satellites into orbit were followed a few weeks or months later by nuclear tests.
The last time Pyongyang carried out what it described as a satellite launch, in April 2009, the U.N. Security Council condemned the action and demanded that it not be repeated.
Vitaly Churkin, Russia's U.N. ambassador, told reporters outside the Security Council chambers that members don't have "clear agreement" about what steps to take if the launch goes ahead. "But one thing I can tell you: We have unanimity of understanding that if it were to happen, that would be a clear violation of two Security Council resolutions."
And Rice warned, "Every time they go down a path such as this, their isolation intensifies, the needs of their people increase and they become more and more out of the bounds of the international community. That will be the case if they do so."
Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador Li Baodong said countries need "to do everything possible to defuse tension rather than inflame the situation there." China is North Korea's leading ally.
The launch came amid North Korean preparations to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea who ruled the Communist state for more than four decades. His birthday on April 15, known as the "Day of the Sun," is a key public holiday.


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Surgery can help lower pressure when medication is not sufficient. However, it cannot reverse vision loss.
Doctors often recommend laser surgery before filtering microsurgery, unless the eye pressure is very high or the optic nerve is badly damaged. During laser surgery, a focused beam of light is used to treat the eye's trabecular meshwork (the eye's drainage system).This helps increase the flow of fluid out of the eye.
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Ten women to watch at Wimbledon
Updated: June 22, 2012, 9:01 AM ETBy Kamakshi Tandon | ESPN.com
Maria Sharapova leads the way after her victory at the French Open, but order rarely prevails in the women's field these days. Here are 10 women whose fortunes are worth following.
1. Maria Sharapova
She should be coming in full of confidence after her win at the French Open, which completed a career Slam and gave her a third title in four tournaments. And that was all on clay, once considered by far her worst surface. She should be even more formidable at Wimbledon, where the grass ...
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David Fertik is a theatrical director, producer, administrator, and designer (specializing in Scenic and Puppetry Design). He currently serves as the Founding Artistic Director of Stage Left Theatre Company and the Co-Producing Artistic Director of Revolution Arts Workshop. Regional Credits include: Delware Theatre Company, Barrington Stage Company, International Opera Theatre, Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, Marian Anderson Award, French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, and Playhouse 22. David's senior thesis project entitled "The Circus Freak" featured various different types of puppetry. David is a proud member of the two largest organizations for puppeteers, UNIMA-USA and Puppeteers of America.


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What questions/criteria should a organization ask, when deciding on whether they should keep documents on the share drive, or move them to the portal?
Governance policies typically define this type of question, which doesn't really answer your question.
My general guideline is if people are accessing it regularly, then it should reside on the portal so it can easily be found, indexed, and worked on in a collaborative method. If it's seldomly used, it should be moved to network storage (and still indexed if desired).
Company retention policies tend to dictate these things.
Here are some of the benefits of having documents in SharePoint portal:
There are many more but these are some of the most important ones.
Here are some broad questions, any yes answer to which would indicate you should store it in SharePoint.
SharePoint is designed to enhance the experience of shared editing and reviewing of documents. With the versioning feature and basic workflows, any heavily edited document should be moved.
A good SharePoint information architecture will be able to add metadata properties and all important context to the storage location of the document. This will greatly enhance it's ability to be found after being stored.
If there is an obvious place where the document fits into the site, the document should be moved there. Again this enhances the documents findability.
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Does the Internet Make Us Lonely?
Summary: Studies of the social impact of the Internet must consider the changing lifestyle of the new economy and not relate solely to industrial-age concepts.
When discussing the impact of the Internet on society, it is important not to be deceived by industrial-age definitions of terms and concepts.
The importance of understanding how concepts change in the Internet economy was emphasized by discussions of a new survey released by the Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society (see below for links to the data and to some of the press coverage). Basically, the study was claimed to show that the Internet causes social isolation and increases workload.
There are several methodological weaknesses in the survey. Most important, surveys are a poor way of studying the impact of the Internet. You cannot simply ask people to self-report how their behavior has changed. It is well-known that it is very difficult to estimate time consumption; people often rationalize their behavior when they are asked to introspect and report on what they did.
Second, even assuming that we believe what the respondents reported (which we should not do), then the numbers are quite weak as well. For example, 13% of heavy Internet users reported spending less time attending events outside the house and 65% of the heavy Internet users reported spending less time watching television. But how much did people reduce attendance of events outside the house? One ballgame per year? Or one per week? And how much less time did they spend on TV? A minute per day? Or an hour per day? Obviously, the interpretation of the impact of the Internet would differ, depending on the reality behind the vague answers.
Social Isolation
The study found that the more time people spend on the Internet, the less time they spend communicating with other people. In particular, 27% of heavy Internet users report spending less time talking to friends and family over the phone. 15% report spending less time physically with friends and family, and 13% report spending less time attending events outside the house.
Leaving aside the fact that this means that 85% of heavy Internet users do not report spending less time with friends and family, the real question is whether the study has an appropriate definition of social isolation.
Why is the telephone considered a superior form of social contact relative to the Internet and its communication formats such as email and discussion groups - or checking your grandchild's home page for her latest drawings.
If somebody had conducted a similar survey 100 years ago, they would surely have claimed that phone calls were a cold medium that undermined traditional forms of social contact such as visiting people to have tea.
In assessing the impact of the Internet, the question is not whether it replaces (fully or partly) some other forms of communication and social contact. Because the Internet adds its own new forms of communication and social contact. For example, people may well attend fewer meetings and events outside the house and yet feel connected to a community of others who "meet" on a much more regular basis online.
The question is whether the new lifestyle is enjoyable and whether it nourishes humans or causes them damage. There is certainly a risk that some people get overly caught up in chat rooms and role playing, but a different kind of study is needed to assess this problem.
Work Invades Home
The study found that 28% of heavy Internet users report spending more time working at home (12% out of these 28% even reported spending more time at the office as well). This is decried as proving that work is invading the privacy of the home.
But why is it bad to integrate work life and home life? On the contrary, one could argue that it is an unhealthy deviation from human nature to designate a special location as the "office" and insist that all work take place there. In most of human history, people lived and worked in the same location and work efforts and leisure activities were intertwined. The need to have assembly line workers report to a central factory to crank out Model Ts is the only reason we temporarily had the notion of work being a separate part of life. Industrial era concept.
In the Internet economy, people have already started bringing their private life to the office. Much private email gets sent from company computers. Much private shopping takes place over the company's T-3 line since fast access is the only way one can suffer through many current e-commerce sites.
The real question is whether the Internet makes us more stressed. Unfortunately I tend to believe that the Internet does have some blame in this area due to the miserable design of current email systems.
But non-Internet technologies are even more to blame. Cell phones, pagers, fax machines, and Federal Express (guys in trucks!) all conspire to make us ever-more driven and ever-less capable of contemplation and thorough analysis.
Digital Divide
The survey has a third finding which has not been reported very widely, despite the fact that it is much more credible than the two over-hyped findings:
Quoting from the Stanford report: "By far the most important factors facilitating or inhibiting Internet access are education and age, and not income - nor race/ethnicity or gender, each of which account for less than 5 percent change in rates of access and are statistically insignificant."
The study's analysis of the digital divide is credible because issues like race, education, and age are precisely defined and can be reported very accurately in a survey as long as the respondent feels comfortable that the survey is being administered by a credible institution (Stanford would certainly count here) and that the answers will be treated anonymously.
When splitting out the effect of the various variables, the study finds the following three main effects on Internet access:
- Education (having a college degree): +49%
- Age (older people compared with 18-25 years' olds): -43%
- Income (having high income): +21%
My interpretation of this finding is that the digital divide is a usability problem. The politicians are targeting the wrong part of the problem when they treat the digital divide as an economic issue. True, there is a (smaller) problem due to the expense of computers, but this third-level problem is rapidly vanishing and will be completely gone in a few years when computers will cost the same as donuts.
Old people will not go away. In fact, people who are currently in their 40s and 50s will be around for a long time to come. We can't simply write them off just because kids have fewer problems using computers. The same is true for people without a college education. We can't force them all to go back to school for four years simply in order to participate in society.
There is only one answer: computers and the Internet have to be made substantially easier to use than they are now.
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I'm trying to make photos that work to the size of the Facebook album covers. I've found lots of info on the old photo size, but I can't find anything in the APIs or information sheets that lets me know either the size or the aspect ratio. Any ideas?
Assuming that the album covers that you're asking about are FB Timeline covers, the image dimensions are 851px by 315px according to information on this page. The same information can be found at this Time Techland article.
Facebook has posted some information as well on this help page. The detailed specs include:
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Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] [PATCH] openib: clean-up connect to allow for new cm's
From: Pavel Shamis (Pasha) (pasha_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-12 08:37:26
Gleb Natapov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 08:16:07PM -0500, Jeff Squyres wrote:
>> Isn't there a better way somehow? Perhaps we should have "select"
>> call *all* the functions and accept back a priority. The one with the
>> highest priority then wins. This is quite similar to much of the
>> other selection logic in OMPI.
>> Sidenote: Keep in mind that there are some changes coming to select
>> CPCs on a per-endpoint basis (I can't look up the trac ticket right
>> now...). This makes things a little complicated -- do we need
>> btl_openib_cpc_include and btl_openib_cpc_exclude MCA params to
>> include/exclude CPCs (because you might need more than one CPC in a
>> single job)? That wouldn't be hard to do.
>> But then what to do about if someone sets to use some XRC QPs and
>> selects to use OOB or RDMA CM? How do we catch this and print an
>> error? It doesn't seem right to put the "if num_xrc_qps>0" check in
>> every CPC. What happens if you try to make an XRC QP when not using
>> xoob? Where is the error detected and what kind of error message do
>> we print?
> In my opinion "X" notation for QP specification should be removed. I
> didn't want this to prevent XRC merging so I haven't raced this point.
> It is enough to have two types of QPs "P" - SW credit management "S" -
> HW credit management.
How will you decide witch QP type to use ? (SRQ or XRC)
> I think connection management should work like
> this: Each BTL knows what type of CPC it can use and it should share
> this info during modex stage. During connection establishment modex info
> is used to figure out the list of CPCs that both endpoints support and one
> with highest prio is selected.
ok for me.
> --
> Gleb.
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