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Faculty, staff and students from the College of Liberal Arts kicked off Arts and Humanities Month 2013 on Oct. 1.
Throughout the month of October, the College of Liberal Arts will celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with performances, lectures, exhibitions and other special events to offer opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the community to experience the arts and humanities.
"Arts and humanities events are always happening on Auburn's campus and they're a really vibrant part of our culture," said Chloe Courtney, an art history and English literature double major in the College of Liberal Arts. "This is a great chance to bring that more to the forefront of campus life as a whole and especially to involve students who may not be aware otherwise."
Highlights of the celebration include the Auburn Writers Conference, Oct. 18-19, which will feature a tribute to alumna and best-selling author Anne Rivers Siddons, who has been named the inaugural winner of the Women's Leadership Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award; Auburn University Theatre productions of "On the Verge; or, The Geography of Yearning" and "All That Fosse"; film screenings, which are part of the college's Italian Film Festival and the Francophone Film Festival; numerous musical performances, art exhibits, and artist and researcher lectures.
Anthony Lee and Willie Wyatt Jr., Auburn's first African-American undergraduate students, discussed their experiences related to the integration of Auburn University at one of the opening events for Arts and Humanities Month on Oct. 1.
The college will hold a barbecue and kite-flying event on Wednesday, Oct. 16, on Cater Lawn. The event will feature performances by theatre students, a student brass quintet, an English student, and an Elvis impersonator who will sing, "Heartbreak Hotel" in honor of the college's CLA Reads book selection, Anne Rivers Siddons' "Heartbreak Hotel."
The month will close with a keynote presentation titled "Our Shared Humanities" by Christine Henseler on Friday, Oct. 25. Henseler is the chair of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department and professor of Spanish and Hispanic studies at Union College in New York. Henseler says her work in the "Humanities in Action Lab" focuses on "reaching beyond and across disciplines to better articulate the value of the arts and humanities in and of themselves and as applied to fields as varied as engineering, political science or medicine."
The College of Liberal Arts celebrates Arts and Humanities Month with a barbecue and kite-flying event featuring student performances on Cater Lawn.
A panel of Auburn University College of Liberal Arts young alumni will also participate in the event to share how their liberal arts education has played a role in their professional lives.
"We decided to bring in a panel of alumni – one who graduated from history, one from philosophy, and one from art," said Giovanna Summerfield, associate dean for educational affairs in the College of Liberal Arts. "We brought together these, really, junior scholars, junior alumni, to inspire our current students who may be wondering, especially after reading article upon article about this perceived humanities crisis, 'What am I going to do with my degree?' to give them a sense that the liberal arts education offers a wide array of possibilities. These alumni are young, successful professionals in a variety of fields who have adapted the knowledge they acquired at Auburn in very different professional careers."
A complete schedule of Arts and Humanities Month events can be found at http://www.cla.auburn.edu/cah/programs/arts-humanities-month.
— By Carol Nelson, Office of Communications & Marketing
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Located in Kemptown, this luxury guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of Brighton Sea Life Centre and Brighton Pier. Brighton Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum and Art Gallery are also within 15 minutes.
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Kemp Townhouse - Guest House features room service (during limited hours) and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
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- Total number of rooms - 11
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Trent Reznor's How To Destroy Angels cancel festival appearances
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Trent Reznor is lightening his load when it comes to festival work.
The rocker was set to lead both Nine Inch Nails and How to Destroy Angels at this year's Mountain Oasis and Voodoo Experience events, but How to Destroy Angels have pulled out of both gigs.
Reznor's wife and bandmate Mariqueen Maandig shared the news via Twitter, citing "unforeseen production conflicts." She apologized to fans and promised that the group will be back.
we're very sorry to announce that due to unforeseen production conflicts @destroyangels will be unable to perform at voodoo & mountain oasis— MARIQUEEN MAANDIG (@mariqueen) September 13, 2013
our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience, we tried everything to make it work. we will be back.— MARIQUEEN MAANDIG (@mariqueen) September 13, 2013
Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, meanwhile, are still set to play Mountain Oasis in late October and the Voodoo festival in early November.
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Paul van Dyk announces 7th artist album 'The Politics of Dancing 3'
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Dance music legend Paul van Dyk has officially confirmed he is returning to the politics of dancing. He announced that the 3rd installment of his mix-comp series, The Politics of Dancing 3, is in the works! The last time fans saw Paul's "Politics" was in 2005!
Paul has also confirmed that his new single with Christian Burns "We Are Tonight" will be featured in the track list.
Paul is extremely excited about his new project. He says "After almost a decade I'm thrilled to find myself here today, on the threshold of bringing back The Politics of Dancing. Fans have long told me that they felt that POD was unfinished PvD business. Over the last few years I've come to share that belief and in 2012 I decided it was time to address this. As a direct result of that I've found that 'Politics 3' has presented me with a wonderful opportunity. As well as some of my regular studio friends, it's given me the chance to be able to work with many producers that I've long wanted to collaborate with. This has brought about music I'm tremendously excited about. I can't wait to show you all what 'The Politics of Dancing' means 8 years after its last release!"
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The annual San Diego Spirits Festival returns this weekend, with a bartender battle on Saturday and two days of tasting events featuring cutting-edge cocktails by some of the region's top mixologists.
To mark the occasion, we've asked some of the region's bartenders to talk about their craft, their signature drinks and their thoughts on what's next in the cocktail world.
The panel includes drink designer Ian Ward of Snake Oil Cocktail Co. ---- which created drinks for Searsucker, Burlap, Herringbone, Gingham, Gabardine, Gaijin Noodle + Sake House and Campine Catering ---- as well as bartenders Jeff Josenhans of The Grant Grill in San Diego; Cameron Holloway at Quality Social Bar in San Diego; Nick Zanoni of Thruster's Lounge in Pacific Beach; Scotty Moises of La Jolla's La Valencia Hotel; Steven Tuttle of San Diego's El Dorado Cocktail Lounge; Frankie Thaheld of George's at the Cove and George's California Modern in La Jolla; Adrienne Borlongan at Katsuya San Diego; "cocktail engineer" Lauren Lathrop Williams at Jsix in San Diego; Gavin McManes at Beaumont's Eatery in La Jolla; Mat Snapp, beverage manager for True Food Kitchen in Mission Valley and Fox Restaurant Concepts; Jonathan Boyle of Island Prime & C Level on Harbor Island; and newcomer Nate Howell, at Hotel La Jolla's just-opened Hiatus Lounge.
Question: Bartenders and mixologists have become the rock stars of the hospitality world right now. Why?
Cameron Holloway, Quality Social: There is growing demand for a well-crafted, quality cocktail. Bartenders are taking a serious interest in the way it used to be and I think people appreciate that more. There was a golden age of cocktails in the early 1900s, before Prohibition led to underground drinking and the loss of a bartender's "craft". The '70s and '80s were also bad for cocktails, with the advent of sugary pre-made mixers. We're going back to the old ways, where people are now ordering an Old Fashioned, Aviation, and a Sazerac. A lot of that also has to do with us choosing to use fresh and interesting ingredients, and that makes a world of difference. Just take a look at what some of our local chefs are doing and it's easy to translate that same love for freshness and quality ingredients to the bartending world. Frankly, I'm a little leery of terms like 'mixology' and 'rock star'. We're just a bunch of working-class folk who happen to know a thing or two about flavor and pairing.
Nick Zanoni, Thrusters Lounge : The slow food movement percolated to the mainstream over the last decade, craft beer has blazed a trail, and the slow cocktail movement is gaining steam with the help of drink pioneers, media and evolving tastes.
Scotty Moises, La Valencia: I think bartenders gained inspiration from chefs when they started to become celebrities, using farm-fresh products and implementing unique pairings, fine presentation and educating others of their cooking. Cooks morphed into chefs and bartenders have become mixologists.
Frankie Thaheld, George's: I believe as we have been becoming closer to our food, we are also coming closer to the things we imbibe. As we need a clever chef to lead us through the changing landscape of sustainability and organic, we are finally intrigued with someone who knows how Campari is made and some of its history, for an example.
Lauren Lathrop Williams, Jsix: In an economy where people have fewer drinks, they were more interested in making each one count ---- it needed to be well-crafted, great-tasting and preferably come with some great conversation or information. Guests wanted things they couldn't make at home, whether because of skill or the sheer amount of obscure liquors required.
Mat Snapp, True Food Kitchen: It's a personality thing, and I think it's following the same trend as the world of celebrity chefs. Brilliant and successful chefs open restaurants every day, but the ones that have exciting demeanors, edgy appearances and fun histories are the ones with their own "rock star" status. You don't get to be in the cool-kid spotlight for the bar world if you can't make a great drink, and you don't get to stay in the spotlight if you just stand there, blink, nod, and smile uncomfortably.
Jonathan Boyle, Island Prime/C Level: The big corporate restaurants are realizing the value in having a creative cocktail list and are hiring these celebs to keep things current. You know when Friday's has a basil lemon drop or a berry smash on the menu that someone is coming up with those recipes. I doubt it's the guys in the boardroom shaking things up.
Nate Howell, Cusp & Hiatus: First, the way the Food Network and Cooking Channel have exploded has really helped the culinary scene everywhere. Also, the way micro-distillers have created a unique product has allowed bartenders like us to use insanely awesome and well-thought-out spirits. Finally, the public is simply caring more about what they drink and being more educated on the drinks.
Q: What are some of the hottest ingredients in cocktails this summer?
Ian Ward, Snake Oil Cocktail : Apertifs as the base of a cocktail (rather than vodka or whiskey). It allows customers to enjoy several cocktails without getting too intoxicated, relatively speaking.
Jeff Josenhans, Grant Grill : I think hops and beer are going to start showing up in a lot of cocktails soon.
Holloway: I like the idea of infusing a gin yourself, creating a homemade cinnamon maple syrup, hand-picking the freshest thyme. We're creating an original drink down to the smallest detail. Bartenders are cracking open a fresh egg and carefully separating an egg white, dry shaking and stirring with correct form, and building it all in an old school mixing tin.
Zanoni: Simple ones. My personal favorite is just having juices freshly squeezed.
Moises : Light and refreshing ingredients are at the forefront of cocktail menus this summer. My favorite is our Cucumber Agave Margarita.
Steven Tuttle, El Dorado Cocktail Lounge: Infused spirits are getting used quite a bit. A lot of people are also trying to make their own bitters. I love using Mezcal at the moment.
Thaheld: Amaris and vermouths are hot topics right now. The savvy are moving towards bitter, herbal and sour instead of saccharine and fruity. The great challenge for me is to use unexpected combinations of vegetables and liqueurs. I recently used raw muddled corn in a drink with pisco, lavender and lime. It worked!
Adrienne Borlongan, Katsuya: Bitters. It's a great way to add big flavor to a cocktail without diluting the strength of the alcohol. The Angostura kind used to be standard, but now we're seeing an emergence of other varieties ---- chocolate, grapefruit, hibiscus, wintergreen, rhubarb, even celery bitters.
Lathrop Williams: I love fennel pollen, grilled pears, pickled cherries, but the sky is the limit as long as it tastes great.
Gavin Mcmanes, Beaumont's: I prefer to create flavors from scratch and infuse them into cocktails. But one of my favorite products to mess with is probably chartreuse.
Snapp: Perhaps pun intended, fire still seems to be very hot. I'm all for the classically done Blue Blazer presentation or the artfully flamed citrus peel as a garnish ... I've had a lot of great cocktails with smoked ingredients, spirits aged in over-toasted barrels. In our program we rim a cocktail with smoked sea salt.
Boyle: I'm excited to see rum becoming popular again. I have a background in Tiki drinks and think that they're such interesting and complex cocktails ---- it's great to see people exploring these once more. House-made bitters are pretty standard at this point ... and I've been doing a lot with different teas these days.
Howell: Having just moved to California, the array of fresh and unique produce is amazing, including the multiple farmers markets we have. So for me, I am into fresh and good quality ingredients and spirits.
Q: What are some of the more unusual ingredients you've seen or used in mixed drinks?
Ward: Roasted corn, would probably be one of the more unusual ingredients that we've used alongside flavoring from a pack of ramen (we have a ramen-flavored bitters at Burlap in Del Mar).
Josenhans: We use cabernet and muscat concentrate in place of agave or simple syrup.
Holloway: A good friend of mine, Andrew Zimmer, created Zimm's Zest. He took the classic method of zesting a cocktail with a fruit peel and bottled it. We've been having fun experimenting with that behind the bar.
Zanoni : Herbal liquors are being boldly used in cocktails and not just digestifs. I think bartenders working with homemade bitters and edible perfumes (tinctures) are very unique ---- time-consuming, but unique.
Moises: Beets, bacon and wheat grass. Bacon cocktails are very tasty, but the beets and wheat grass are definitely an acquired taste. I have made bacon-infused rum and vodka as well as simple syrup infused with garlic, onions and rosemary. I just created a drink using tamarind and mescal that is delicious.
Thaheld: Bell peppers, bananas, cilantro, pine, curry and maybe radish.
Borlongan: From curry leaves to bacon. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. A drink I conceptualized for Comic-Con had gin, St. Germaine, muddled strawberries and aged balsamic vinegar. Balsamic vinegar may sound intimidating, but in small amounts it acts as a both a sweetener and form of acid to highlight the flavor of strawberries to stand up to the herbaceousness of gin.
Lathrop Williams : Grilled poundcake is one people are always surprised by.
Mcmanes: We currently use coconut water and Thai basil in one of our cocktails which are great hot, humid, summer night ingredients.
Snapp: I put together a cocktail that used gin and dandelion wine. My mother is a huge Ray Bradbury fan and reads his "Dandelion Wine" every summer. So I found some dandelion wine from a small farm in North Dakota. It's good, not nearly as "earthy" as you'd think. I put it with a strongly botanical gin, some yuzu and local clover honey to bring a "Summer Fields" concept together.
Boyle: It's funny how far cocktail ingredients have come in the past 10 years. I remember when ginger was an exotic ingredient to use. Now the whole flavor palette has been opened up and nothing surprises me any more. Duck infusions, vinegars, watercress ... it's all possible now.
Howell: Well, back at Sable (his former bar in Chicago), one thing we were doing about a couple of years ago was pork belly infused rum. It was wild. The fat of the pork belly would coagulate with the rum and create a richness and silkiness to the rum. Also, it's pork belly.
Q: What's your signature cocktail?
Ward : The Peter Rabbit has hands down become our signature drink. It was created as homage to one of our favorite books as children by Beatrix Potter.
Josenhans: Cocktails Sur Lie are champagne fermented cocktails we developed over a six-month period using the champagne method to carbonate cocktails naturally, as well as a more complex flavor profile.
Moises: The Grand Cosmo. I developed it while working for Wolfgang Puck's Spago. It was done for a Grand Mariner Contest, so it has citrus vodka, Grand Mariner, fresh lime, house-infused orange simple syrup chilled and topped with rose champagne and garnished with a fresh orange twist done over the cocktail so the essential oils float on top.
Tuttle : One of my favorites was an Old Fashioned called the Artichoke Hold (rye, Cynar, Maraschino Liqueur, Angostura Bitters, orange zest). And I do love making Negroni variations.
Lathrop Williams: The Empire State. I am a Manhattan drinker and love infusions as a way to add an interesting component without a sweet or flavored spirit. I love woodsy flavors, especially things reminiscent of baking, so I infused rye whiskey with vanilla bean, added a fabulous, musky vermouth and our house-made cherry-vanilla buttress for a great twist on the classic Manhattan. For garnish I use a pickled cherry instead or a sweet preserve, which adds a piquant quality, and a flamed orange peel for a caramelized, citrusy finish.
Thaheld : I have a few cult favorites that I am proud of. The Crye Baby (red bell pepper and thyme infused Belvedere vodka, goat cheese-stuffed black Cerignola olive); The Brother Rabbit (rhubarb, molasses, lemon, vanilla, Bulleit rye whiskey); and I'm probably best known for the Xolo, my fresh grapefruit margarita with a black salt rim.
Borlongan: The King of Bling. One of my favorite patrons (a jeweler) once gave me a "quick fire" challenge to create a cocktail for him. I muddled lychees and raspberries, threw in his favorite vodka, some elderflower, along with some fresh juices and rosewater. Even the garnish, a raspberry stuffed into a lychee, looks like a jewel.
Mcmanes: Most people would say it's the espresso martini, which was developed by my mentors. But my current favorite is a great summer cocktail which is a honey lime martini that I make by infusing a honeycomb reduction into an organic amber gin and mix with freshly pressed lime juice.
Snapp: The first one that comes to mind is the Ducati, at NoRTH on 40th in Phoenix. The Ducati is a one-two punch of grappa and anejo tequila, balanced with lemon, agave and orange bitters.
Howell: I swear by our Amigo Favorito. It's got a smoky tartness from the mescal, framboise and fresh lime juice. As for my favorite classic, I like the Martinez. It's basically a Martini/Manhattan hybrid. I've tweaked it a hair, but it absolutely holds true to the original.
Q: What's the next trend in cocktails?
Ward: Brandy and Cognac seem ready for a resurgence.
Josenhans : I think others will try to bottle ferment and condition cocktails.
Zanoni: Niche and regional menus, such as tequila- or rum-focused menus that appeal to everyone. There is a whisper of house-made sodas, ginger beers and the like.
Moises: Right now there seems to be a revival of vintage/pre-Prohibition cocktails in vintage glassware. We're also starting to see more food and cocktail parings. Some mixologists are re-casking their spirits to add oak flavors. We may start to see multiple small pot distillers right in the bar. Lastly, ice made in the space station so you can have a perfect sphere of ice to melt evenly.
T haheld : I think that culinary cocktails are on the verge of being more important. The Prohibition-driven era still has its place, but I think people are curious about having lovely produce, herbs and spices integrated into something a bit more reflective for the palate.
Borlongan: What's old is new again. Classic cocktails have been making a comeback in recent years, and it's staying for a while. Last year we saw classic cocktails like the Sazerac, Negroni and Old Fashioned regain widespread popularity. I think people will continue to rediscover even more forgotten classics, and mixologists will find ways to reinvent them. Everyone seemed to be obsessed with whiskey/bourbon classics last year, but I've been waiting for another big "old Americana" spirit, namely rum, to emerge again.
Lathrop Williams: I think we will see a good deal of ingredient alteration, grilling, smoking, pickling, etc. of more common fruits and vegetables. I also think people want something more simple, they are moving away from the intricate 8-component drink and appreciating the depth you can achieve with 3 components. They want something they can imagine making at home. Bartenders should have more of an eye toward teaching their guests their skills in the coming year.
Mcmanes: I think beer-tails. Things like mixing local handcrafted beer with unique spirits. We are in the beer Mecca after all.
Snapp: I'm excited to see (and hopefully contribute to) the trend where beverage professionals put more time and effort into knowledge and hospitality and less into bravado and ego. As far as I can tell, these things are cyclical. A huge push for sommelier certification turned the everyday wine drinker off of wine for a while. The same kind of thing started to happen in the spirit and cocktail community, but I think we as an industry caught it in time.
Boyle: I think there's more to be done with modern cooking techniques behind the bar. We've already seen foams and cotton candies popping up, but I think we can use some of these newer techniques to play with texture and garnish, and really explore how far you can go with a cocktail. Flavor will always be flavor, though, and will outlast the bells and whistles.


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A Vigil of Prayer will be held at the Women's Center abortion clinic at 419 Welshwood Drive throughout this fall's 40 Days for Life campaign. The Aquinas College community will prayerfully witness for life on Thursdays from 3 p.m.–6 p.m. (September 26–October 31). Faculty, students, and staff are all welcome to come and pray together in solidarity for the end of abortion and for the healing of all the men and women affected by an abortion. All faculty and staff who wish to participate in this work may leave early on these days. Carpooling rides from Aquinas College will be available.
More information on 40 Days for Life can be found at the 40 Days for Life Nashville website.
Thank you in advance for prayerfully considering being a part of this important witness to the Culture of Life.


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'The Panthers had a chance to win the game when Curtis Brown slashed Mathieu Biron at the 20-minute mark of the third period. That gave the Panthers a two-minute 4-on-3 to start the OT, but Biron's brother, Martin, turned the Panthers away.'
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'"Look at our team," Briere said. "I don't think there was one MVP. This was something that we did together, and you could look around the dressing room and probably name seven or eight different MVP's from that Flyers series, and it just shows people how much of a team we are. We're not relying on one guy, or two guys, or a line."'
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Get an overview of this hotelParis apartment in 1st Arrondissement, walk to Palais Royal
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Located in 1st Arrondissement, this apartment is within a 10-minute walk of Palais Royal, Louvre Museum, and Forum des Halles. Pont Neuf and Museum Georges Pompidou are also within 15 minutes.
Property Features
This apartment features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and self parking. Other amenities include tour/ticket assistance and multilingual staff.
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Résidence Pélican Paris 1er
Apartment Amenities
Apartment Amenities
The apartment offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Paris apartment also offers tour/ticket assistance and multilingual staff. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Total number of rooms - 5
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Self parking (surcharge)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Washer/dryer
Where to Eat
Breakfast is available for a surcharge each morning.
Résidence Pélican Paris 1er has a restaurant on site.
Apartment Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-in time ends at 11:30 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.82 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: EUR 10 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 3 per hour
Apartment Name
- Résidence Pélican 1er
- Résidence Pélican 1er Apartment
- Résidence Pélican 1er Apartment Paris
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A FATHER and son from Birkenhead filmed wild animals being torn apart in arranged fights with predators.
One sickening film showed a wild fox being attacked by three dogs.
The pair pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals including chickens, rats, pigeons and a fox, and will be sentenced next month.
Ronald Guy, aged 62, of Harrowby Road and his 42-year-old son Lee Andrew Guy, of a separate address on Harrowby Road, admitted a total of seven animal cruelty offences when they faced Wirral magistrates on Wednesday.
A joint operation between the RSPCA and Merseyside Police discovered DVDs and films of the offences at the defendants' homes after a search was carried out at a nearby allotment.
The footage showed animal cruelty taking place and both father and son were arrested.
Ronald Guy pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to three chickens by inhumanely slaughtering them.
Lee Guy admitted the inhumane slaughter of chickens, as well as causing 12 wild rats to be attacked by dogs in locations across Birkenhead.
He also admitted causing an animal fight to take place between a fox and three dogs as well as feeding feral pigeons to ferrets.
RSPCA officer Anthony Joynes said: "The suffering caused to the animals involved in this case is beyond belief and truly sickening.
"The activities are nothing short of animal torture.
"I have spent hours and hours examining the footage of what has gone on here.
"Animals were made to fight for their lives against each other and Lee Guy was clearly obsessed with the interactions between prey and predactor and can be heard goading and encouraging the dogs to attack.
"He can also be heard laughing and joking when the dogs are being bitten back.
"It is truly abhorrent activity and I hope the magistrates sentence him accordingly as this behavuour has no place in today's society."
The pair will return to the court for sentencing on March 5.
Sentencing was adjourned until March 17.


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Marian Central Football: One Team, One Dream, One Heartbeat
All Smiles Dental/Tim Stirneman DDS
Monday, May 20, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join us for a heartwarming and behind the scenes look into the Marian Central Catholic Football Team's 2012 season as they pursue their dream of winning a state championship. Award winning director Malachi Leopold of Left Brain Right Brain Productions has masterfully captured the spirit, energy, and determination of this incredible group of young men. Their story will leave you with a sense of joy and pride as you witness this group mature before your very eyes. You will see why the 2012 Marian Central Football Team truly does embody
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Crystal Lake Regal Cinemas | Crystal Lake Showplace Stadium 16 Movie Theater
Crystal Lake,
Monday, May 20, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT)
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All Smiles Dental/Tim Stirneman DDS
All Smiles Dental is a full service, solutions oriented dental office. Open 7-7 Mon-Fri, 7-2 every Saturday, with 24 hr emergency service available, we are available virtually anytime you have a dental need. Having been voted"Best Dentist" by both the Northwest Herald AND the Daily Herald newspapers , and "Dental Practice of the Year" by a leading national dental journal, our uncompromising service and attention to detail is reknowned both locally and across the country.
Dr. Tim Stirneman founded and continues to lead All Smiles Dental as he enters his 24th year of service to the people of McHenry and Kane counties. He is constantly improving his own personal skills and services while he mentors new additions to the clinical team. He has maintained a strong committment to community involvment having led a group of Algonquin citizens to raise over $80,000 to build "Angeltowne Park" in Towne Park in Algonquin nearly 20 years ago. More recently he and his entire office team sets up and runs the "Children's Games" each year during Algonquin Founders Days, and he dresses up as the "Wizard of Teeth" each February to visit local schools to perform in the short play that he wrote of the same name. In the play, the "Not Ready for Adult Players" act out various dental situations to show children that going to the dentist can be fun and certainly not scary..


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Purchase Tickets | Full Schedule/Countdown to Opener
PHILADELPHIA - Single-game tickets, which start as low as $8, are now available for all five 2013 University of Pennsylvania home football games.
Individual and season tickets are availableonline at PennAthletics.com by clicking the links above or by phone at 215-898-6151. Tickets are also available at the ticket office located at Weightman Hall on 235 South 33rd Street. The ticket office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during August, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Sept. 3.
For those making more than one trip this year to the oldest collegiate football stadium in the nation, season tickets may be a better option. In addition to the discount on tickets, plan holders will also receive:
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* Special edition Franklin Field t-shirt
* Magnetic Schedule
* Free program at each home game
* Opportunity to buy tickets to away games/events
* Ticket Exchange: Never let a ticket go unused (no ticket fees!).
The Quakers, who were picked to repeat as Ivy League champions, will open their 137th season under the lights at historic Franklin Field when they host Lafayette for a 6 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 21. The only night game at the nation's oldest collegiate football stadium this year will also mark the first game on Franklin Field's new SprinTurf. Penn also hosts Dartmouth (Oct. 5, Family Weekend), Yale (Oct. 26), Princeton (Nov. 9, Homecoming) and Cornell (Nov. 23).
A complete 2013 football schedule can be found at the link atop this release. See you at Franklin Field!


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GSA Names Acting Deputy Administrator and Acting Chief of Staff
October 18, 2005
Contact: Mary Alice Johnson, (202) 501-1231
Washington, DC – U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Stephen A. Perry today named Kathleen M. Turco as the agency's Acting Deputy Administrator and Alan R. Swendiman as Acting Chief of Staff. Both appointments are effective in November.
"I am pleased that Kathleen and Alan will be serving in these key roles," said Administrator Perry. "Each brings with them a dedication to the agency's goals and values and a commitment to continuously improving how GSA serves federal agencies and the American taxpayers."
"I look forward to working with Kathleen and Alan during this time of transition," said GSA Deputy Administrator David L. Bibb. "I value the advice and counsel that each brings to the table and am confident that we will work effectively as a team."
Mr. Bibb assumes the role of Acting GSA Administrator on November 1, following Administrator Perry's departure October 31.
"I am honored to serve GSA as Acting Deputy Administrator, said Ms. Turco. "I look forward to working with David Bibb and the GSA management team to continue the performance management efforts initiated under Administrator Perry's leadership."
As Acting Deputy Administrator, Ms. Turco will work closely with Acting GSA Administrator Bibb and the GSA team to provide property management, policy, and acquisition services to other federal agencies. Turco has served as GSA's Chief Financial Officer since August 2002. In doing so she has been the agency's principal adviser on all matters related to performance and financial management. She also serves on the agency-wide Executive Committee and has played an instrumental role in GSA's strategic management and performance measurement process. She has directed agency budget and financial activities and managed the development and use of financial management systems within GSA.
It is a privilege to have been selected to serve GSA and the Bush Administration as acting chief of staff, said Mr. Swendiman. "I look forward to this challenging opportunity."
As Acting Chief of Staff, Mr. Swendiman will be responsible for carrying out a variety of critical assignments in connection with the day-to-day operation of GSA. He also will work collaboratively with the other members of the senior management team to provide leadership and guidance in the conduct of long- and short-range management studies of major concern to the Acting GSA Administrator.
Mr. Swendiman has been GSA's General Counsel since July 2005, when he assumed daily management of GSA's legal department and the legal affairs of the agency. He has advised Administrator Perry on implementation of GSA's mission responsibilities, including contracting, information technology, travel and transportation, real estate, construction, leasing, environment, agency litigation, personnel and labor relations, equal employment opportunity, appropriations and finance.
GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management, policy development and information provision agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. In this role, GSA acquires products and services on behalf of federal agencies; plays a key role in developing and implementing government-wide policies; provides services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers; and encourages a citizen-centric relationship with government by providing a single "point of entry" to the information and services citizens need in a timeframe they can appreciate. This allows citizens to receive accurate, timely and consistent answers and information, and helps federal agencies better respond to citizen inquiries.


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History of X-Ray Astronomy
X-Ray Instruments Detect Neutron Stars and Black HolesThe first hint that cosmic X-rays exist came in 1949, when radiation detectors aboard rockets were briefly carried above the atmosphere where they detected X-rays coming from the Sun. It took more than a decade before a greatly improved detector discovered X-rays coming from sources beyond the solar system.
Some of the major X-ray astronomy missions include:
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Wednesday, August 13 10:00 am to 11:30 am
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Bring your own laptop or tablet to learn more about your new Windows 8 operating system. This class will provide information on downloading an app from the store, using the people app, pinning a program to the Start Menu, and using Zinio to read free magazines on your computer.


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'"Satan made a great play at the blue line, Zhitnik did a great job of getting up ice," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I thought he (Zhitnik) made a great move at the line and just came in and made a great pass to Stu. Stu got himself open on the far side."'
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Very helpful and nice staff, great service, very polite and always available. Very nice design of the hotel and very spacious rooms and bathroom, which were fully equipped. Thumbs up for the airport shuttle service. Even when someone bumped on our car, the driver was very calm and in 4min another car came and picked us up. The internet connection in the room. Wired it did not work and wireless it worked after several tries and consultations just to have the slowest connection possible. For a business traveler this can be very frustrating. I would also recommend that the hotel informed their guests about the "different" taxis in town, as some of them charge almost 6 times the rate of others. Or at least that they gave us a card or phone number of a taxi company with which they would collaborate, as we had a very bad experience with taxis in Bulgaria.
A really nice hotel with modern paintings everywhere.
This booking was for one of my business colleagues. He asked for this particular hotel on the basis on his previous experience in Sofia.
The most beautiful and artistically decorated hotel I ever stayed in.I was impressed as soon as I entered the lobby where there is a display of beautiful paintings and sculptures.The rather low ceiling is cleverly hidden by the mirroring effect of its black,glossy surface.The staff was very kind and helpful and the room spacious,luxurious,spotlessly clean and also artistically decorated as were all the areas of the hotel.The single bed was very generously proportioned as I am 1,95m tall and had room to spare!The breakfast buffet was huge and with great quality and the chef of the restaurant was simply the best I have ever have the pleasure to try!The wireless internet connection was flawless everywhere in the hotel.In one word, excellent!
Very wide rooms, excellent service, professional staff Breakfast maybe to be improved
The sign in breakfast area " forbiden to take food and drinks" from breakfast area
The hotel is neat and spacious and full of art No
Clean, comfortable, friendly staff. Paintings displayed in the entire hotel give a unique touch to the place.
Rooms were large and very comfortable. No breakfast
Very comfortable and well organized hotel. Staff very helpfull and polite. -
It was excellent. The hotel also upgraded our rooms without our asking and without extra payment. That was wonderful. The phone system did not work properly sometimes. (I could make calls with my mobile, so it was not such a big problem) And some of my colleagues had difficulty accessing the high speed internet (LAN).
It was clean, friendly and the breakfast was very good.
hotel staff has been very kindly and useful for any request
Hotel is nice, but the staff, and especialy cleaning personal is for budged hotel.
Staff was great, Food was great too, location is great. Although I had confirmation from Booking.com the hotel could not find my reservation in there system!! Traffic can be a problem around the hotel.
The spa and health club were some of the best in the world. Had a super massage that made a new person of me. The staff were very cordial.
nice spacious rooms communal areas a bit faded and tatty.
Accomodations, location
I liked the location,decor,linen Poor choice of channels on tv, should have free movie channels. No tea making in the room. Ridiculous mini bar prices.
Comfort of bed, television and silence Price of food and no parking
Luxurious hotel in the centre of Sofia. Excellent hotel staff. Wonderful bed. Great view. Room service rather expensive however prompt.
Excellent location and very good service as employees are fully dedicated to customers. The only very bad point is the breakfast : medium quality and very poor choice, not cheap (21€).
the location
Very good staff, very clean and the central location. Breakfast was not included in the price and to have it seperately costed too much.
Very central location, next to the metro and the pedestrian area. No plugs near the bed to plug in cell phone.
Location Room was not well lit
The wide corridors and soundproof rooms.
very comfortable hotel all the staff only too pleased to assist food in the restaurant first class
I stay before they changes from kempenskay that time is good , now with very bad management
They really tried on decorations in the lobby, some of their rooms, the garden was gorgeous, and the restaurant in the hotel was handy. We gave housekeepers at night some tips, they brought waters and bed side mats everyday. The location was good, not so busy but close to subway, good little market etc. We appreciated that some stuffs were very friendly. We were disappointed that there were no spa tab with the pool. The renovation construction was going on, the beautiful deco wasn't made well, the housekeeping doesn't vacuum and don't leave all towels and toiletries, one of the expensive restaurant doesn't have good food nor service, the elevators were breaking, someone got stuck..Just not professionally executed.
Taxi service Breakfast was 20 euro !
The room was very large, beautifully decorated. The bathroom was very comfortable, and the soaps, creams, shampoo, etc. were very nice in short, a truly deluxe room
breakfast? everything from staff to rooms.............disgusted doen not deserve 5 stars
Fantastic gym facilities. Rooms are very comfortable. Breakfast is of poor quality. And ridiculous overpriced .
The helpfulness of Mario, concierge, the wonderful breakfasts and the understanding of night clerk Michael! The spa services of Dee-Dee and Ina were superb! We appreciated just meeting them! Free, bottled water, birthday cake, card, flowers on my 74th birthday! Fun to watch little kids getting swim lessons with proud mamas and papas surreptiously watching! Lovely warm, inviting swimming pool! Toscana Restaurant was great for simple pasta meal and bottle of wine! USA Today and International NY Times available for perusal! Nothing! We stayed six nights! What's not to like? Could the water pond be aerated better for carp to swim in it? Would add greatly to ambience!
- location - view - service This is not 5 star - it is in reality comparable to 3-4 star hotel. But still probably one of the best options to stay in Sofia. -mattresses are old and springy. We were exhausted and slept well though.
The front door manager was awesome
vast modern room - but it was a deluxe. My ffriends were in standard rooms and they are olde - not Kempinsky level). Deluxe is very good value for 75 euros (breakfast for an additionnal 20 Euros! but I don't breakfast so...). Polite and helpful staff at reception. The staff in bars and restaurants is strange - wonder if they're rude or untrained or if they behave harshly with people they think are russian (I was with a group of russian friends)
Nice and accommodating staff. Shower head broken and air conditioner barely functioning when I arrived. Staff fixed the shower but never bothered with the a/c. It was suggested I upgrade to a "premium " room for more money but I'm thinking even a standard room should have a/c. Also some thuggish looking weasels with mafia cars hanging around the tragically euro-disco bar. Very very 1980s.
Free of charge indoor swimming pool, free and fast wi-fi, free parking. A few minutes walk to the centre. The choice of breakfast was excellent. The staff were friendly and helpful. Will go again TV offer is poor
Location 10-15 min walk to the center. Casino in the hotel Small room with a lot of not working staf (no aircondition, toilet work sometimes), the staff not nice and helpful (most of them)
Spa was fantastic. Free gym and pool. And inexpensive spa treatments. Very dirty room. Found several bugs the locals call stink bugs. No wifi in room. Floor was dirty. Everything was dusty. Really gross.
Nothing Very chaotic hotel.
The great SPA that had such a variety of different massages. It was advertised that access to the pool was included but you had to buy a bathing cap for the relatively exorbitant price of 10 Lv
upon arrival they gave us turkish delight and a card with the weather The heating was really low and couldnt be adjusted from the room. Food at room service was not the best.
The hotel near to city center Hotel is needs renovation, there is no enough space to car parking.
Close enough to walk to city. Rooms spacious and very clean. Beds comfortable. Surprisingly quiet for a large hotel. Free internet. Helpful staff. Restaurant prices were high compared to some good restaurants in the city. Also, disappointed that traditional Bulgarian dishes were not available on the menu. Decor is a bit dated in bedrooms but that seems to be the norm in many hotels in Sofia. Close enough to walk to city but street from hotel to main street is very dark at night (possibly due to roadworks currently ongoing).
nothing old hotel, need renovation. Staff not proffesional.
We like all must everything there..nice people..amazing food..good prices..good services We parc our car to the hotel area garage..and i left in the dash 3 euro and few other money..drive in from greece to bulgaria.. the day after we get our car to travel in bulgaria..the 2 euro was goin...now is not the 2 euro...because i tip them 5+5 levas about 5 euro..now is not the 2 euro ....was the principal... what about if it was at the car other moore important thinks..just think and act accordinlly...
The best hotel if you like to visit Sofia and enjoy your vacations. Very good breakfast, spa and casino inside. Very helpful staff.
clean, good stuff and excelent internet conection. best for business trips
Location- walking distance to a lot of sights, Ladies Mkt, Market Hall, Serdica Station, shops, etc.. Accessible- 4 tram lines in front. I feel safe walking around even during the evening time alone. The staff are very helpful. The room is big enough, amenities are included, ac is working & not too loud, lots of premium English channels on tv:-). Its clean from the lobby to the rooms. Over all, if i have to go back again to Sofia, i'll definitely stay here again The wifi is ok, can send pictures but need to log on every now & then but works all the time. Breakfast is the same everday. I hope they do variations every other day? But its sufficient enough.
Close to airport and free shuttle. Restaurant and bar onsite. Nice reception staff. Shuttle driver was a bit late and drove extremely fast. Forced us to fit in van (not enough seats). Also, be sure to book your shuttle in advance. When I arrived at the hotel, the slot I wanted for the next morning was already full so I had to leave earlier. (only 1 shuttle every 20 minutes or so). Wish I had known before. So if you plan in advance, you should be OK.
Verry clean hotel and friendly staff. Close to the airport (not the center)
Excellent food, clean and large rooms. Very slow elevators.
Excellent hotel and service. The rooms are beautiful and clean, and the restaurant is vey nice. A good choice specially for business. Airport shuttle service works very well. It is not in the center of Sofia, but close to the airport. It is not a problem if you hire a car.
I like good services and the comfort.
the accurate wake up call; receprion services poor breakfast; road connection
The fixed me up with a car for a visit near by the airport
Only disadvantage of this hotel is the access from the main road. Otherwise is a lovely hotel, well managed.
The hotel room was nice and clean. The free minibar is a nice ideea. The WiFi in the rooms has not enough coverage. I did not liked that they requested guarantees at check in , this takes a long time and makes you feek like unpleasant.
Air conditioning did not cope with the heat (37 degrees at the time), very poor reception of wireless internet. Because of problems internet I will probably not stay in this hotel again.
Good breakfast, nice views Very expensive internet access - 20€ per day!
near city center, the windows do not open,internet is very expensive
Service_Room, although you cannot open the window. The Lobby, and Sauna team bath free of charge:) Internet: They charge 20 Euros a day for internet, or 2,5 Euros an hour!!! Internet is not a luxury any more especially in 5 stars hotel!
Hotel clean in the center of Sofia. Parking not free, it is non acceptable for Hilton cathegorie. Health center very bad, swimming pool not suitable for Hilton hotels small, not clean. Internet very very expensive EUR20 / day. Internet wireless often free on 5 star hotels novadays.
If you have had a pool and a poolbar on the rear side of the Hotel everything would have been perfect. Musik in the bar booring
Spacious rooms; excellent location; nice breakfast Looks very basic for a 5-star hotel; shower tray leaked; you have to pay extra for internet; small pool not suitable for swimming
Quality of food both in the 4 Seasons restaurant and room service!
Quality of accommodation, Performance of staff, value for money
you cannot open the windows ... so to much aircon !
The location was excellent and the facilities were mostly as expected. Nice clean rooms, fairly new feel of the building comparatively to other luxury hotels in the area that just feel old. The staff was at times rude and for the class of the hotel that is unacceptable. There were also services that required payment that I believe in this day and time are a must and should come as a courtesy service no matter the hotel, i.e. internet.
the staff was great location was perfect clean there was no posibillity to open the window! that is horrible
I loved the room. Very nice and spacious. The bed was comfortable and the spread was nice and warm. The WiFi was good. No unexpected drops while using. I had difficulty sleeping on my last night in the hotel. I was on the second floor and was kept wide awake by the music from downstairs until 4am.
Exellent location - exactly in the city center. They merged old Roman walls and modern building - it is amazing: like in museum.
the central position optimal for business and leisure, good hotel structure and staff.
Everything top nosh!! Will definitely go back. Great for families with babies and small children!!
large, clean and well-kept room - everything looks new!, great room service, great hotel restaurant on the 9th floor - great food and service! you have to wait a long time to get some hot water out of the shower; staff could be more attentive at breakfast - they do not come to you to offer drink, do not ask what you may want, you have to literaly chase them for everything, they do not offer fres juice which one would expect in a 5 star hotel in Sofia. Jaccuzi or a small pool in the wellness center would be good,
The rooms are spacious and immaculate. The service is sharp and the staff is courteous. We have stayed at this hotel twice already and choose it over other cheaper options for the great service. The wake up call was on time and the cab was waiting for us in the morning as we requested. The restored piece of a Roman coliseum on the ground floor is beautiful.
Hotel staff very helpfull
Friendly staff, luxury hotel, excellent breakfast, close to the center
The food was excellent. The reception staff all spoke perfect English and were very helpful in arranging taxis etc. The hotel's location is also very good.
My kids really enjoy the ground-level historical ruins - they were happy climbing up and down them. The location is quite, but very central.
A location is excelent, nearby the most touristic points, the hotel is quite silence, the room is espacious e the hotel offers a very good breakfast. The ar condicionare did not work properly -- 2 dias was only reasoably and one day did not work. The amenities were resctive, one soap for 2 people
location, services and comfort; next time in Sofia we plan to stay at Arena again. no negative comments; staff friendly and cooperative, good location, very comfortable
Friendly staff, good facilities, easy access to the city, comfortable and relaxing. I would definately stay again and recommend. No
friendly staff TV remote control did not work properly, too small selection of programs
The staff was very helpful and the facilities were superb!! None
Staff, Clean rooms No other food or shopping open in the area. It is a business park, that was vacant for the holidays.
clean hotel quiet surroundings far away from the city center - permanent traffic jams made the journey downtownm very bad
Nice rooms Hard to find ; far away from the center
just comfortable no
very well trained staff all round ! just one thing the coffee was always cold at breakfast .
it's a beautiful hotel, very nice rooms, comfortable. It' s located in the business park of Sofia, so it's rather far from the city center of Sofia. Excellent choice however.
massage was not possible because the therapist had a day off so making a reservation is recommended (unfortunately two emails for making a massage reservation had not been responded to). Sauna and steam room are situated in the swimming pool hall and have to be attended with bathing suits.
The rooms and service was good but it is very over priced. The cost
Everything was excellent. The location is superb, the staff is friendly, the rooms are spacious. The taxi matter in Sofia is bad, as they are cheating a lot the tourists. Before getting in, you should check if the taxometer is working. I was terrified, that when we asked the concierge to call a taxi, we thought we would get a taxi for a good price, but apparently he cheated on us too and to say that we left the concierge tips !!!!
I liked everything. Like, location, views, staff's attention to detail, helpfulness. There's nothing I can think of to list under "didn't like". I liked everything about my stay there.
It has a nice central position; the staff were very good and helpful. For a 5 star hotel the rooms could be improved.
The room was spacious. The pub was very English, luckilly food was better Could not find my reservation.
The hotel was beautiful and rooms nice. Marble bathroom floors great shower pressure warm water. Smoky rooms because of other patrons smoking and it came thru air vents. Disappointing. The keys would not work after 4 repeated attempts.
Friendly staff
Great location! The employees at the front desk were very professional and helpfull.
Very helpful staff from porter, reception and resteraunt staff
The location of the hotel is excellent situated in Narodno Sabranie Square across from the parliament and the magnificient St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral. The staff were business like and not overfriendly, unlike the hugely friendly and helpful staff of the nearby Shearaton where our taxi driver brought us first by mistake.The staff also arranged, in advance, our taxi to the airport at 4.30am and they were very efficient in their communications by email in this matter.The price of the taxi was a bit high but saved the hassle and uncertainty of arranging it ourselves at 4.00am- We were upgraded, at no extra cost to a business suite and it was magnificient. I have no hesitation in recommending this hotel and we intend to stay there again. We were disappointed with the restaurant. We were not informed that there was a second restaurant, The Glass Bar which is listed to remain open until 11.00pm. We had to contend with Flannagans Bar and this was disappointing. The menu we got certainly did not match that on the website and we finished up having fish and chips and Chicken respectively. Not in keeping with the rest of the hotel. This was our only disappointment, but it was a significant disappointment as our stay was very short.
The location and the super friendly staff. The bath and shower floor were very slippery and should be made safer for people to use. The shower door would not close tight so as not to get water on the floor.
It's my 10th visit to this hotel, and everytime i am positively surprised by the friendlyness of the people.
Staff was friendly and helpfull. Windows did not open. A/c working only on +27 C! Water from the bath was coming into the room and the smell was very bad. Conversations and TV from next door could be heard at all times.
Efficient service of staff serving rooms
At the moment , the hotel is situated in building zone very dusty in full reshaping and far from the airport .
Staff were great!! Location to the Expo Center could not have been better.
The hotel was very good if you go for bussines. Is close to the International Exposition Center. If you want to visit the city, you have to take a taxi and in six minutes and 4 euros you are in the center. The breakfast was good and the room very confortable. Internet free (WiFi) The hotel doesn´t change currency from euro to lev (bulgarian currency)
Easy access to and from Airports, Sofia Center and east Bulgaria (without getting stuck in the trafik prior to departure, which happens if one stays in the center) .
Convenient to the airport Be careful to check that the restaurant and room service will be open to guests because of a wedding party had completely taken over the restaurant and the hotel cancelled room service. Internet access was also not available.
When we booked, we asked for 2 child beds (1 bed, 1 cot) to be put in one of the rooms for us. We were told that the hotel would only allow one child bed in each room which we accepted (we were booking 2 rooms so it just meant splitting up the kids). When we got there there was clearly enough room in the larger of the bedrooms to accommodate both beds which the porter changed around for us. So in the end we got exactly what we were after but this could have all been so much easier if the hotel had been a little more flexible at the booking stage.
Good breakfast and wonderful summer garden. The room was nice and comfortable. The hotel has a good location for shopping just opposite the Sofia Outlet Center.
The hotel staff was excellent. Very helpful and professional. I have stayed in many hotels across the Balkans and this was one of the cleanest and best organized hotels that I have come across. The location seemed a bit awkward to me. But this was not a bad thing. The hotel is one of the newer buildings in an area that looks like it is still developing. I imagine that in a few years this hotel is going to be in a prime location.
visited academic institutions and touring the city, its parks and museums in the city ceneter and in the suburbs.
the bath salt not all the rooms has bath tub
The rooms were comfortable, breakfast was fine. The hotel staff was friendly. I would recommend this hotel to all business people, since it is comfortable and clean enough.
The hotel staff were vey friendly and attentive. They were willingly offering their services and their English was very satisfactory.The room we stayed in was good and comfortable. There were some welcoming final touches in the room which made good impression on us :) As in many newly builded hotels in Bulgaria, the hotel lift were too small, wereas only 2 people and small baby stroller can fit in. You also need some orientation to get your head around the hotel location and the surroundings.
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Location was 5 minute walk from downtown. Internet was available and free of charge downstairs.
Very convenient and inexpensive shuttle service from/to Airport. Room keys did not work at first. Issue well solved.
We spoke to the hotel prior to our arrival as we were at the coast in Bulgaria and booked whilst there- the staff extremely helpful and put my mind at ease for our return to Sofia. When we arrived, which was late evening, the staff were very pleasant and helpful, the room beautifully made up- Corner Suite. Unfortunately there was a leak, the staff took care of it and we were moved to another suite within 15 minutes, nothing was too much for them.The rest of the stay just as good and staff exceptionally good. I have experience of hotels around the world and this is a good one. The location superb for the Alexander Nevsky Church and other sites. took a tour of city. Hotel arranged transfer to Airport and got us there in good time. Not at all. Would rate this.
I liked the Italian restaurant and the loby no there was not
Hotel offers everything you can imagine, very helpfull staff! Breakfast very nice!
the hotel is ok, and has all the features of a 4* hotel. They offer the airport shuttle for 10 eur/one way which is very recommended, because the taxi drivers are "literally" stealing with the charge of 40 eur for the same ride. location is 5-7 minutes walk from the city center where the better shops are located.


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A client wants to distribute technical programs from their website. The files can be upwards of 450MB plus. Disk space and bandwidth aren't a problem.
They want to be able to offer some sort of download client (like Adobe uses when you download their trial programs). Can someone point me in the right direction? My preliminary Google searches only turned up generic client-side program such as GoZilla, etc.
It's called a "download manager".
Here's a list of ones available:
Most major browsers (aside from IE) have built-in pause and resume functions for downloads, essentially making download managers unnecessary.
Yeah, sorry. I guess I should have been more specific. I know what a download manager is. What I need is a hosted download manager, one that is tied to a specific site and manages only those downloads. Preferably one that loads as a browser plug-in or is relatively painless to install.
For example, Adobe's download manager only works for downloading from adobe.com. Ditto for Sun's download manager. My client needs a similar tool - something that is only for downloading products from their site.
Honestly, while adobe's download manager is interesting from a developer standpoint, I find it very annoying from a user's standpoint.
But, I did some searching, and I stumbled across this code for an AIR app:
However, again, I wouldn't recommend this route because you'll need to have users download AIR in addition to your download manager app.
Is there a specific reason why you want this implemented?
I'd say try to avoid anything that requires browser plugin, it's just an unnecessary barrier.
Can I ask why your client things they need one? What benefits would their be for them and their customers?
The downloads are going to be big. These are engineering tools upwards of 450MB. I've already spoken to them about other options (torrent files, repackaging as a web installer, splitting them up or pairing them down, compression, etc.) but this, download manager, is the route they want to go in. To be honest, I loathe download managers and bypass them altogether whenever possible. However, the upside to a download manager is that the clients end users can pause and resume the download as necessary, and since they have users downloading from around the world and only one server farm in the US I can see it being useful to have the option as an end user. (I've also suggested having them host the files in Amazon or Google's cloud space, but they don't want to do that either.)
Which brings us back to a download manager. Of course, if anyone has a solution that I haven't thought of already I'd love to hear it.
As I mentioned earlier, most browsers these days have that built-in. I wouldn't consider that a good enough reason to implement a custom download manager.
Let the user determine what's best for what they're using, and not force them to use something they might (and probably) won't want.
If you're adamant about a download manager, maybe just include some links to free ones as a suggestion.
Adobe's download manager is not something that "plug's into the browser and processes at the server-side", it's an external program that uses ActiveX to launch from within the browser. Server-side products are just that, they can only manage the server it's housed on, they cannot initiate or process something to download from the client side. If you want something that allows download management your only option is to use the very insecure ActiveX mechanism (for IE) and product a Firefox plug-in to give the same level of functionality to users of that. Though I will warn you that such functionality will not work for other browsers. As such I recommend neither as appropriate solutions, you would need to create a software executable that manages the download (based on what your file processing requirements are).
As for their chosen solution, I agree entirely that it's a very bad idea to implement a download manager, not only will it pollute the end users system with unnecessary add-ons, it's something else their forced to install (what uses extra resources) and in today's high speed world, resuming downloads isn't as much of an issue. If the files were upward of 1GB, perhaps it might make sense (especially if regular updates of that scale were in order) but in the case of a download no bigger than most on-demand videos you can watch on Hulu or iPlayer it's silly to put your visitors "out" on the basis of what you think is best for them. In this case it's pretty clear that your clients idea of what makes sense is entirely unjustified and clearly the result of counter-productive (old-fashioned) thinking.


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Since 2006, the park has been expanding its Community Works Initiative program, which offers employment and job training to area residents, including those of the nearby Astoria projects. Participants learn landscaping and basic horticulture skills as they tend the park gardens. At the end of the program, all participants have new marketable skills and knowledge of the resources and cultural events that the park has available for the community and visitors. Among the events and activities that the park offers are kite flights, fitness programs, workshops, the LIC Bike Parade, Summer Solstice, Makers Market, outdoor cinema, an annual Earth Day event, and the Halloween Harvest Festival. In July and August, there are free summer outdoor art-making workshops with a variety of topics.
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JEC mentioned in WSJ: GDP's ObamaCare Downgrade
Financial markets shrugged off Wednesday's punch-in-the-stomach report that first quarter GDP shrank by 2.9% on an annual basis, far more than earlier estimates and the worst quarterly decline in five years. Optimists blame the weather and point to faster growth in the current quarter, which is reasonable but still shouldn't overlook ObamaCare's role in nearly sending the economy back into recession.
January saw the formal launch of the Affordable Care Act, and its attempt to transform U.S. health insurance and medical practice. So it's notable that a major cause of the sharp downward revision in first-quarter GDP was a decline in consumer spending on health care. Lower exports and investment also played a role, but the overall decline in health spending from the previous quarter was a startling 6.4%.
Health spending is nearly always a positive contributor to GDP, and in the fourth quarter of 2013 it contributed 0.62%. But health spending fell so sharply in the first quarter that it subtracted 0.16% from economic growth. The Bureau of Economic Analysis, which calculates GDP, hadn't been able to capture the magnitude of the health spending decline in its two previous estimates of first quarter growth.
The decline is especially shocking given that the arc of health spending is always up. The explanation can't be that Americans suddenly had less demand for health care, or had a healthier winter. Our guess is that the turmoil caused by the disastrous ObamaCare rollout confused many consumers into delaying their health purchases. ObamaCare also caused millions of Americans to lose insurance they liked, and it no doubt took time for many to find new policies that suited them and they could afford.
Perhaps health spending will bounce back in the second quarter and beyond, but the first quarter plunge shows what happens when you try to "transform" one sixth of the U.S. economy. The turmoil has damaging consequences. And such damage is all the more risky in an economy that is already growing well below the pace of a normal expansion. It only takes a bad winter and a policy shock like ObamaCare to turn a 2% expansion into a nearly 3% quarterly contraction.
During the 19 quarters since the current expansion began in June 2009, the economy has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, compared to the 4.1% average in other expansions since 1960, and the 4.9% growth during the Reagan boom of the 1980s. Congress's Joint Economic Committee points out that to catch up with the post-1960 average, GDP would have to grow at 6.5% for the rest of President Obama's second term. The first quarter plunge suggests the economy would have to soar for the rest of the year even to grow by 2% for 2014.
Slow growth is the great tragedy of the Obama Presidency, and one cause is that he put his social and political priorities above the revival of economic growth. The focus on ObamaCare, carbon regulation, tax increases and more social spending added economic burdens that have weighed down growth and caused incomes to sputter for all but the affluent.


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It is the curse that follows female politicians. Just ask Hillary Clinton.
At a recent event where she was honored for her years as secretary of state with a video showing her travels, Clinton joked:
"I thought we would watch the video again and count all the hairstyles," Clinton said. "It's one of my favorite things to do now."
City Controller Wendy Greuel is in a similar situation.
She recently has decided to change her hairstyle, letting it grow out to get away from the Justin Bieber look she has had for years.
"That's pretty funny," Greuel said. "I had been thinking about it for a while and change is always good. People tell me they like the new look, that I look younger."
Change also is coming, peacefully for once, to the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.
Pat McOsker, the sometimes combative president of the union who has fought with city officials and his own members over the years, has stepped down and turned over the job to Frank Lima.
"I decided not to run this time," said McOsker, who has returned to Fire Station 101 in San Pedro. "I have almost 33 years on the job and we need to get some younger guys involved with UFLAC.
"I approached Frank about running and he agreed."
McOsker served as UFLAC president for eight years - often criticizing the LAFD management for its staffing cuts. This past week, the department acknowledged the cuts had reduced emergency response times.
Lima has 20 years experience with the department and said one of his goals is to try to improve relations with city leaders - but warned he will not shy away from pushing for more resources for the department.
So, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was in South America for about two weeks and he must have missed the spotlight.
Returning on Monday night, Villaraigosa threw himself into the middle of the strike crippling the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports with a marathon overnight session.
He was able to persuade the union to bring in federal mediators, an action that pushed both sides into crafting a settlement ending the eight-day strike.
That same day, the Los Angeles Police Department announced a breakthrough in the quadruple murder in Northridge with the arrest of four suspects. Villaraigosa was right in the middle of the news conference.
And, later in the week, it was announced he became the first Democrat to join the "Fix the Debt" committee bringing together Democrats and Republicans to try to resolve federal budget issues - drawing protests locally and nationally for his involvement.
Prompted by Venice residents, more than 5,000 people signed an online petition at signon.org, urging the mayor not to serve on the panel, saying, "as former chair of the Democratic National Convention, it is inappropriate that Villaraigosa use his position to help this corporate-backed group gut Social Security and Medicare."
The mayor said he has no plans to quit the panel.
"We've got to work together," Villaraigosa said in a statement. "The problem is that Democrats just talk to Democrats and Republicans with Republicans. That's what's broken with politics right now."
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ARCADIA - Several hundred fans lined the paddock area prior to the sixth race Sunday at Santa Anita to greet Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who was making a return to racing more than seven years after retiring.
"It's two left turns," someone hollered.
Stevens, who retired in November 2005 with 4,888 career wins and announced his comeback on Thursday, did not need any extra coaching.
Stevens, who turns 50 on March 6, looked like an old pro as his mount, Jebrica, was in the mix headed down the stretch before fading to a close third.
A horse named Maybe Tuesday won the race by a neck, with Deacon Speakin' nosing out Jebrica for second.
For Stevens, it was maybe next time. He admitted he was a little winded after Sunday's race, but overall was pleased.
"I thought, 'Man, this is going to be a storybook finish,' " Stevens said before rushing off to shower and resume his duties as a commentator for horse racing network HRTV. "It wasn't meant to be, but it was close enough.
"That's the first time I've knuckled down on one in seven years, and it felt good."
Feeling good after the eighth race, the featured Grade II, $150,000 Monrovia Stakes, were part-owner Jim Rome and the other connections to Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint champion Mizdirection, who continued going in the right direction - but just barely.
Mizdirection, a 5-year-old mare, had to chase down Kindle to win by a half length. Givine was another 1 3/4 lengths back in third.
Mizdirection's time for the 6 1/2-furlong race on the hillside turf course was 1:11.94. It was Mizdirection's third consecutive win on turf. Her charge at the end was an indication she probably could handle a mile on the turf (there are eight furlongs in the mile), and trainer Mike Puype plans to run her at that distance in the Buena Vista Stakes on Feb. 18.
Mizdirection's rider, Mike Smith, talking about her surge at the end, said, "Hopefully that's an indication she can handle at least a mile. I certainly believe so."
Mizdirection has eight wins in 13 starts and with the $90,000 prize money Sunday has earned $1,004,621 for his six owners, whose group operates under the banner of Jungle Racing.
Rome, the nationally known sports broadcaster who is majority owner, said, "Right when you think she's beat, she just digs deep and finds a way to do it. And as I always say, I could not be more proud of her. She's got another gear. She does not like to lose.
"When she's got a good target to shoot for, she usually turns out pretty well. She has the heart of a champion."


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In the video on our site this week, I interview the Weissers in their Redlands home.
Stan and Ellen Weisser opened a pharmacy at 232 Cajon St in 1969. It was modeled after the corner drug store in New Haven, Conn., where Stan grew up.
The pharmacy in Redlands focused on a personal touch.
"I need to be able to interact with the people," Stan says. "That was my recipe for success."
He tells the story of how he came to be a pharmacist, and how they ended up in Redlands. Ellen was a teacher, but she was also a partner in the business.
"We were open as long as there were customers," she said. "If it was flu season or whatever the case..., we were there."
And when people left the shop, they left with the Weissers' home phone number.
Last year, the pharmacy was closed by CVS, which owned it at the time, and the community tried to save it.
Ellen joined the many who wrote letters to CVS, and describes her reaction as heartbroken. CVS knew who Ellen was, and wrote back to her.
The couple's other community involvement includes landscaping a median, being activists for education and serving on the hospital board.
They are the founders of the town's public charter school, The Grove, which was begun so their son Peter could attend. And they tell the story of how they got that going.
"It remains one of our really nice accomplishments," Ellen says.
They discuss the Stan and Ellen Weisser Wing of Redlands Community Hospital, the hospital where Stan's father died and their oldest son, Seth, was born, bringing them full circle, he says.
"It's a great asset to the community," he says. "It's a wonderful community hospital."
He talks about its being independent, not part of a chain or a religious group, and Ellen tells an ironic story about his board service.
During Stan's first board meeting at RCH, Seth had an accident on his bicycle, and Ellen interrupted the meeting with the emergency. Dr. Richard Rau stitched the boy up and the meeting resumed.
Their story is about business and community, family and love.
"It never occurred to me that Stan would fail, not ever," Ellen says.
And he never did.
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The family of a 6-year-old Utah native who was killed during a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school last week have announced plans for a public memorial service to be held in Ogden on Thursday evening.
The public service honoring Emilie Parker will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ben Lomond High, 1080 E. 9th Street.
Emilie, who was born in Ogden and lived there until her parents moved for work reasons, was one of 20 children killed last Friday by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary. Six faculty members also were killed, and the gunman's mother was shot to death at their home.
A statement released by the Parker family through Facebook suggests that the Thursday service is being held in order to keep Emilie's Saturday funeral private.
"[The family members] understand that many people in the community would like to participate in some way to honor Emilie as this event has caused the nation to mourn also," the statement reads.
Emilie's father, Robbie Parker, will speak at the community service Thursday, and the other victims of the Sandy Hook shooting also will be honored, according to the statement.
Members of the public also are invited to line the funeral procession route on Saturday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and are encouraged to wear pink and hold daisies in Emilie's honor.
The procession begins at 7th Street and Monroe Boulevard and proceeds north on Monroe to Myers Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
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Anyone who knew Bruce DuBois, said there were two things he loved: his family and the city of Lakewood.
A resident since 1960, DuBois and his wife, Lakewood Mayor Diane DuBois, still lived in the home where they raised their family.
Bruce DuBois died unexpectedly of an aneurysm May 15. He was 76.
Born in 1935 at Seaside Hospital in Long Beach, he attended school in Compton until he transferred to Downey High School where he graduated in 1953.
After high school, Bruce DuBois, then 18, enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in France. After his discharge, he attended Compton College, where he met his future wife met in 1957.
"I was in a sorority and he was in a veterans organization," the mayor said. "I guess he saw me in the hall, but I didn't see him."
They later met at a party, began dating and were married the following year, in 1958.
"My family and I are thankful for the many wonderful years we all had together," Diane DuBois said. "We had over 50 years together and you always have ups and downs, but we managed to get through those and we had good friends who supported us."
Some of her husband's fondest memories were with lifetime friends he made as a Lakewood Jaycee, a service group that provides leadership training through community service for adults age 18 to 40.
"Bruce and I met back in the 1960s when we both got very active in the Jaycees," said former Lakewood councilmember Joe Esquival.
Bruce DuBois was a state director of the Jaycees, and Esquival was president.
"We became close friends and our families became very close too," he said. "Our kids grew up together and we took vacations together. We had a lot of great times."
Bruce DuBois enjoyed interacting with people and liked to expound on things such as politics and sports.
"Bruce was a very intelligent man; one of the smartest people I've known. I'd have him on Jeopardy any time," Esquivel said. "There wasn't a conversation he couldn't get involved in and then quickly be on top of."
After retirement, Bruce DuBois enjoyed volunteering for Lakewood Meals on Wheels. Delivering meals to shut-ins became his passion, his wife said.
"What he would point to in pride in his retirement was Meals on Wheels," she said. "Once a week we would deliver meals in the city of Lakewood. He gained a lot of friends that way and I know he really enjoyed that."
Though often in the background, Bruce DuBois supported his wife's political career.
"He was very supportive of me. When I raised my hand (to take an oath) it always had to be with his support," the mayor said. "He was very proud of what I was doing. He appreciated it and supported it and was proud that I was doing stuff in Lakewood. He loved Lakewood."
A father and grandfather, Bruce could often be heard saying how lucky he was and how blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends, his wife said.
"Bruce thought we were so lucky to live in this great city, that our children were healthy and grew up to be responsible," the mayor said. "We were so fortunate. We had good friends and lived comfortably."
Diane DuBois said she has been touched by the outpouring of love and support since her husband's death.
"It helps for people to call and say, `We're thinking of you,' `We're praying for you,"' she said.
It's like a blanket thrown over you to help keep you warm, she said.
In addition to his wife, Bruce DuBois is survived by daughters Sheri Vandermause and Judy Ingram; four grandchildren; and a sister, Anne Beckett.
A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Sky Rose Chapel, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Lakewood Meals on Wheels, 5510 Clark Ave., Lakewood, CA 90712.
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