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wonderful hotel & proximity of departure terminal
Excellent clean room, excellent beverage and diner facilities None
Very well located hotel with direct access to the Airport Terminal
location, near airport terminal altough short, but very cold walk to and from terminal
Friendly and helpful staff No access to watch UEFA Champions League football!
Convenient location for airport and exhibition centre
The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Great services available. Was so easy to just walk over to the airport and catch the train into the city centre. Rooms were excellent and I couldn't believe how quiet it was with the proximity to the airport. I would recommend this hotel to everyone. Great value for the price!
Nothing Far too overpriced at conference season. Feel being ripped off.
the profissional atendance
- Great location- Converted old monastery to hotel with plenty of museum worthy pieces displayed throughout- New + modern rooms / facilities- Great staff, from the bell crew and the receptionists to the waiters and cleaning team- Decent WiFi Really have nothing to complain about.
It was both a hotel and a museum...amazing place. Fantastic location on the edge of Altstadt - old town - close to trains Cost - but that was not a surprise
This was an exceptional hotel. The staff was unbelievably friendly and helpful. Great location in the center of all the action, but quite due to the large courtyard with high walls on each side that kept the noise to a minimum.
staff bedbugs, air condition noise and not cooling enough
I picked this hotel because it listed having an airport shuttle. But the shuttle did not run om the days we needed it (does not run on weekends)
Stayed at the hotel for one night. Standard hotel, comfortable and very close to the airport. The airport is close to the city, so you can easily hop on public transportation or taxi to get to the center. Staff is friendly and efficient.
The rooms were very quiet and comfortable, the staff were really helpful. It is a taxi ride away from the airport around €8 or from 0600-2200 there is a free shuttle service which takes 10 minutes.
Clean place Pricey for what they offer. Don't take their breakfast at 21 euros per firstname.lastname@example.com (a rip-off). Less than a block away there's a bakery that opens daily at 6 am and where you can select your breakfast option for around 8 euros. What really bothered me is that this property markets itself as an airport hotel - which in most large cities in the world means the availability of a shuttle service to the airport with a convenient frequency throughout the day seven days a week. The shuttle at this place operates just a few hours a day and only from Monday to Friday. If you arrive or need to depart outside their availability you'll incur in steep taxi fare from/to the airport. This property definitely does not offer a good value for your money.
Limited airport shuttle service, stops at 10 pm. I arrived at 10:30 and had to take taxi. Extra cost. Sheraton is at airport
the design nothing
Wifi gali the All day never have The Internet wi Fi
My hole experience was excellent at this hotel!
Proximity to airport. Ditance from Centre. Quiet area with little to see or do around hotel.
Clean room Breakfast buffet - I was a transit passenger and needed a room for the night. I was considering Sheraton at the airport, but decided to go with Lindner since it offers free wifi in the room and a free shuttle service. Well, wifi wasn't available in the entire hotel - free or paid. I was told I can go back to the airport for it, using hotel's shuttle service that supposedly goes every 20 minutes during certain hours in the morning and in the evening. The reception failed to mention that in the evening the shuttle comes only and when the hotel calls it and that there was no marked designated area for their shuttle at the airport. So the experience cost me extra taxi money and lost time waiting for the shuttle that never showed up. I would have done myself a favor had I got a room at Sheraton.
The bed was excellent. I loved the linens! none
I will return--very good--
Close to airport and downtown. Service was great. Thought price was a little high.
We liked the location. We were not too impressed with the room facilities. No writing paper, no pencil/ballpoints, no enveloppes. I did not like the bed pillows. Too soft and no way to get another one. Obviously the hotel is very popular by the Mid Eastern travellers. Without any disrespect, it seems to make the hotel a bit messy. Other than that we will come back for the location.
A 5 star hotel all the way...excellent breakfast buffe. Perfect location.
The location of the hotel is very strategic
location, breakfast, concierge staff were slow in solving problems
clean and comfort no
The location was very good. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Not as plush as I expected for 5 star superior - foyer area was a bit like walking into the office of a business.
Rooms very well appointed and comfortable. An excellent hotel
Great location 100meters away from the derendorf s station which made it very easy to move wherever I wanted to go. Wired internet was excellent. There were stingy about shampoo even after the little bottle was finished. Price was very high during the K-Show but everything is high priced during the K-Show. The internet should have been included in the price. I do not understand why hotels charge extra for internet in 2010
The hotel bar and food were excellent N/A
Good comfort and very nice staff
Near the train station
the comfort and the excellent breakfast!!!!!! when people travel with a lot of luggage/ need something to transport them.
Location, food. Price is 4-7 times higher during Medica Fair, compared to normal days. Surcharge for breakfast, surcharge for internet, no place to hang clothing during shower, long dark corridors, poor room light. Waiting fare too long for a buffet lunch.
Good breakfast
The friendly and helpful staff. The location to both the airport and the exhibition center was superb. Nice restaurant and bar. The fact that I had to pay for an extra night even though I gave notice more than 24 hours ahead of time that I had to push my stay by one day. I ended up staying for three nights as originally planned but different dates, yet I had to pay for four nights.
The breakfast is just mervellous! Good location and connections.
1. Excellent breakfast. 2. Clean rooms 3. Friendly and helpful staff 4. All taxi drivers know this hotel. Nothing worth mentioning. Everything was fine.
Comfortable room, good service
location small room verry very noisy, very small bathroom
to have a nice looby where visitors can get rest the looby was very big but not organized i dont like the price rate it was too high even in exhibition times
It was what I expected The temperature control in the room did not seem to work
bathroom too small
the pool and the sauna internet access was slow, and cost too much
I enjoyed the morning breakfast They charge me the internet too high..
It is a normal hotel for business and nothing is offered extra to like Everyday the house keeping used to forget something (one day shampoo, the other day the hand wash, the third day to clean ashtrays....more over, no safe box in the room.
right in the middle of town, clean, comfortable,no probs. all pretty satisfactory
excellent and spacious bathrooms very good breakfasts staff was very friendly and helpful separate small twin beds, most tv channels could not be subtitled into english
The good friendly staff and big choice at breakfast. Only bad weather
good breakfest
Good location, clean, great spa facilities for a relatively small hotel, nice breakfast.
The staff were friendly and helpful. Although overnight parking seemed expensive, we were allowed to leave the car parked in the garage until 2pm the following day, therefore saving on city parking fees. The buffet breakfast was excellent. Our room was on the first floor and we were able to hear the noise from the bar in the room at 12.30am.
The hotel is in a good location for shopping, dining out and sightseeing, the staff where very helpful and freindly and the rooms where very clean. The breakfast was fantastic with plenty of variety and I would recommed this hotel.
clean, friendly staff typicall hotel aircondition: it was very warm inside even it was cold and rainy outside, the beds are really bad
staff exellent, hotel is very new and clean, nothing left to be desired
it's close to the main train station and other public trans portion and easy to the guest to go anywhere . every thing was very nice
Very quiet and clean room. One of the best breakfasts I've ever had. Very helpful staff. Good location 10 minutes away from the train station.
clean hotel no enough restorant & iron not available in the room !
The hotel was ideally located. 5 minutes to the shops on one side and 5 minutes to the train station on the other side. It was extremely clean, warm and very nicely decorated. Would recommend for short stop stays The breakfast is a pricey for what it is.
Nice rooms and the hotel itself - quality material, not worn out. Really good. We did not try the restaurants in the hotel but they seem serve gourmet food. Public parking is very convenient just underneath the hotel (24eur per day). Hotel is about 7 minutes stroll from the shopping area. Internet is very expensive - come on, this is 21st. century, internet should be included in room price, just like hot water is! The Spa of the hotel is rather small and we found it to be on the coldish side - but anyway, especially in a day time, the view from the top of the building is nice. Also the elavators - I don't understand why hotel building designers always hide stairs - not all hotel guests are not physically fit to walk up/down the stairs, and waiting long time for the elevator in peak times just to go a few floors really makes no sense.
SPA . Everything was perfect.
The staffs at front desk were not sufficient for the guests in the morning and the night.
This hotel situated near the shopping area. The hotel is very old and we had only 1x shampoo and 1x soap in the bathroom. Is this ***** Hotel ?
Rate,Locationand servise .. No.
Loved the location. My son loves sushi and this street was sushi heaven. The hotel room was also very comfortable. The breakfast was great. When I got there they informed me that there would be an up charge because the room they had for me did not accommodate the number of people on my reservation. Am still trying to figure out if I paid twice for the room There is also no concierge and the staff is not overly friendly. However, they are very competent and pointed us in the right direction to get the information we needed.
Very clean room and quick response of staff
excellent breakfast buffet, very clean rooms
The view from the room was pretty nice - glass on two sides of the room looking over the city. I had asked for a nice view when booking so this was great.
breakfast staff. very nice. reception staff. very rude.
Friendly staff, very accomodating to the non-german speaker not really
I don't like size of bed is too small.
late checkout time parking fee (should be free for hotel guests)
Location, Room Service, Quiet The room was a tad to small and definitely lacked completely in charm
I appriciated a lot how comfortable re the rooms .. The breakfast is too expencive.. 18 euro is foolish.. Anyway
It was clean, convenient and efficient
It does not have the Spanish International TV Channel. And it is a Spanish hotel!!!!
Location I've stayed at this hotel for over 10 years. Every year the cleaning staff is getting worse and worse.
Comfort Check in procedure
Staffs treatment was exelent. Please provied on botle Pure water as a complimet. Other wise we needto use Mini bar. If you give us 1 litter water complimet with one night stay I hope that I will be more happy.
Large and very clean rooms. I booked a first class room but it was not worth it. Price too high compared with the quality of the room. Minibar was almost empty. Not even a bottle of still water. City centre can be reached only by car/taxi.
This standard of hotel was overpriced.
The Lindner met all of our expectattions and more. Friendly courteous staff who all spoke very good English
Calm, easy access to subway station, There is no cash vending machine, etc.
Transport problem , due to this many time used taxi , which is very expencive from hotel
comfortable bed and room the internet is not free.
Hotel was exactly what I expected. Clean,Friendly and close to the Messe. This is what we needed and what we got. Taxis were readily available. Good trip all round
The breakfast
This hotel is a business luxury hotel in the best location in Dusseldorf.There is some good lounge specially for business meetings.It is near to shopping area and just in front of downtown.We have stayed in a suite which is really good. Staffs are so helpful and all fluent in English.Breakfast is good although can be better if some warm items add. There is no free wifi internet in the rooms.
Large room, nice restaurant, helpful, polite and friendly staff, excelent location. No
The location is awesome.....
Room was very well equipted Ethernet poor spead, durring my stay there was constraction work done in room next to my and was very noise, staff send me some fruits and small bothel of champain whic was nice but not satisfactory, I could not relax in my room
Very central. Clean and charming When leaving the hotel the reception first tried to charge also the hotelroom from me despite the reservation vthrough your company. Anyhow they finally charged only the breakfast and took photocopies of your reservation document to me.
Location; excellent room service and cleaning service and very good varied breakfast. Tipping becomes very tiring. No access for handicapped people or buggies. Doorman only helps if previously tipped. Small elevators. Very small spa and saunas do not start working till late in the morning. Spacious rooms but poor decoration (holes in cortains and very rough towels and bathrobes -unacceptable for a five star hotel-)
I liked the welcoming and excellent attitude of all the staff and the quietness of the hotel and the fact that I could just step out into the best shopping and Christmas markets nothing
very pleasant stay, comfortable, central and user frendly. It may have been the night in question but there was some noise in the early morning.
room facilities expensive internet and paytv
Excellent hotel the staff were so polite and helpful, the hotel has a fine taste in their hospitality, near to shopping, food, nice walk and of course the U Bahn is on its corner. I surely recommend it to others.
Quiet area surrounded by modern offices. Close to city centre. No public transport after 8 pm or Sundays (refers to U-bahn). Nearest tram stop 600 meters away. Breakfast selection better on weekdays than during the weekend - hotel obviously wants business travellers to stay happy.
Cleanliness and the attitutes of the hotel staff Closet is not big enough, especially shelf is so narrow.
The hotel was quiet and the staff were great
Clean and efficient, very helpful even when busy. Door and front of house staff very helpful
Priceoffer for the weekend was good. Hotel not situated in centre but S-bahn walk 2 or 10 minutes.
The breakfast :)
The staff were great
Breakfest -
Excellent value for money. Wonderful beds, bathroom and space in the room. The price of the parking. Should have been for free.
Good value for money, on the direct tram line, easy to find Didnt find out till we were there that the pool was out of order for 6weeks, no nearby shops, food in the hotel was very expensive
the hotel is very good pleced,very central in the hard of the city the decoration is very kitsch.
modern and easy going
The spa was terrible and they did not even have the sauna or steam room on. Very bad.
size and comfort of room, perfect location in the center high price of breakfast
Perfect comfort. Perfect finition. Perfect electronic. Perfect value for money.
Modern set-up of the hotel rooms, a guest-only VIP lounge, which is similar to a airports business lounge The stuff maid be more welcoming and service oriented. I missed a bit the very special feeling, you can get staying at luxury hotels.
The staff are very friendly and helpful. The location is convenient. The room is very elegant and modern. Nothing more to ask for! We would definitely like to stay at this hotel, if we have a chance to visit Dusseldorf again.
Absolutely excellent personal service, very courteous and couldn't be more helpful The only thing that was disappointing was that the TV/Sky Channels were totally focused, besides German of course, on Russia and Arabic (I think). The only English channels were Sky News/CNN. In the room information folder it had over 84 channels listed including bbc/itv/ etc but they were not set up as they could only take 48 channels. Also no Movies available.
This hotels is just fantastic. We stayed in this superb hotel in the end of November and cannot wait to come back. We loved its classic luxurious style, the most modern technology in the room, the very cosy living room where you can just sit down, relax, play chess. The bed is very comfortable and the TV built in the mirror in the bathroom is quite impressive. If you want to experience a really enjoyable weekend, book a room here! Ramon and Mirka
The best service you can imagine, excellent breakfast and dinner at Brasserie, we travel al lot but for sure this one of the best hotels in the World !
Perfect for us as it was in the airport
The beds and comforter was so nice! The location was great, basically connected to the airport. My mom and I had a connecting flight the next morning so it was the perfect location for us to stay. Price was also reasonable. There is free wifi in the lounge but not in the rooms, you have to pay for it which I thought was kinda ridiculous since I haven't been to a hotel recently that doesn't give you free wifi in the rooms. For us it didn't make much of a difference since it was just a place to stay for the night to catch our flight the next day, but it would have been annoying if I had to stay longer.
The location really nearby the airport, and inspite it - in a quiet place. Very confortable.
Had to catch an early flight. Great location inside the DUS airport. So convenient!!! Great friendly and helpful staff! The hotel is very nice but the rooms and lobby were dated and needs updating.
All was very OK. Good value. Highly recommend. old showerhead, large and heavy easily falls down on tub floor at slightest touch.
day stay of 4 hr between 2 long intercontinental flights: adjacent to the airport terminal, good place to take a nap and a shower. walk to hotel in windy rainy conditions
I enjoy staying at the Sheration DUS hotel the evening before I depart for the USA when I have been in DUS/CGN region on business for a few days. The reasons why are that the hotel is a short walk to the terminal for early morning flights, the restuarant offers a reasonable menu for the evening before and the hotel has a decently equipped fitness room for cardio workouts. As most of business is in Leverkusen and Koln, I avoid the Sheraton until the evening before my flight due to proximity.
At the airport No
Excellent location within a short walk from the airport arrivals, food at lunch time was excellent and service was good throughout
Location is very convenient Initial room assigned to me had a strong smell and I had to ask for a change
is 2 start,bad rooms,after 11 pm no have to eat. very bad.
The location and ease of doing business The food in the restaurant was not good value for the money
rooms a little on the small side,clean and comfortable though.Good location,helful staff.However,its not really a 4 star as claimed.i would classify it as 3.4/5 .
The Excellent comfortable beds.A good breakfast also.
excellent breakfast with no bath-tab behind my request
location, breakfast, pool room size very disappointing
nothing old, terrable
very friendly and helpful staff; good location - close to the train station; good breakfast; single room was spacious enough.
Friendly and helpful staff. A single room = a single bed, not a double.
Location was great and there was a good selection for breakfast
Very friendly staff and a good location. My room could have been cleaner but all in all it was fine.
the location is good, breakfast buffet reasonable. my room (comfortable single room in 5th floor), was near the elevator, which was loud during every function (movement) , the noise was not normal, the card of the door was not functioning easily although it was changed 3 times, the shower gel ans shampoo was looking and smelling like shocolade, which is not every body taste
Great location, Nice rooms Bed could be more comfortable.
very close to the aldt stadt wireless network has a very bad performance.
Perfect location ,Freindly staff No english channels in TV
the room was toooo small and the heat wasn't good
room was very spacious , nicely and functionally furnished - it gave me an almost feeling of being at home. location suited my needs. price of breakfast (breakfast itself was good).
Location Small rooms
Hotel location, clean rooms, good breakfast airconditioning in the room was very weak
Location in the city center and near the train station Booking.com photos of rooms doesn't correspond to reality, free Wi-Fi only in lobby
perfect location for the altstadt (shops, bars and food) and within easy walking distance or the more exclusive shops. Also only a five minute ride from train station. Also the hotel kindly gave me the room I asked for (based on reviews on your web site). It was a nice dual aspect room. Didn't think the staff were over friendly. Also bit surprised that it's supposed to be a 4 star - thought 3 would be more accurate. It was clean and tidy but nothing special.
The decoration of the hotel is ok, but the device is soso. Service is good, it's suitable for short term business travel. Beds are too narrow.


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FSLC's 22nd Annual New York Jewish Film Festival to Run 1/9-1/24
The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will present the 22nd annual New York Jewish Film Festival at the Film Society's Walter Reade Theater, Jan. 9-24, 2013. The festival's 45 features and shorts from 9 countries - 23 screening in their world, U.S. or New York premieres - provide a diverse global perspective on the Jewish experience. Many film screenings will be followed by filmmakers and special guests in onstage discussions.
Wednesday, January 9
AKA Doc Pomus
Peter Miller, Will Hechter & Sharyn Felder | Canada/U.S. | 2012 | 99m
Doc Pomus' dramatic life is one of American music's great untold stories. Paralyzed with polio as a child, Brooklyn-born Jerome Felder reinvented himself as a blues singer, renaming himself Doc Pomus. He then emerged as a one of the most brilliant songwriters of the early rock and roll era, writing Save the Last Dance for Me, This Magic Moment, A Teenager in Love, Viva Las Vegas, and dozens of other hits. Spearheaded by his daughter Sharyn Felder and packed with incomparable music and rare archival imagery, this documentary features interviews with collaborators and friends including Dr. John, Ben E. King, Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin, Dion, Leiber and Stoller, and B.B. King, as well as passages from Doc's private journals read by his close friend Lou Reed. Edited by Amy Linton.
Wed Jan 9: 3:15pm, 8:45pm
Thursday, January 24
Hannah Arendt
Margarethe von Trotta | Germany | 2012 | 110m | German and English with English subtitles
This biopic starring Barbara Sukowa covers a tumultuous four-year period in the life of the great philosopher and writer, Hannah Arendt. The film starts in New York at The New School, where Arendt taught after having escaped from a French detention camp and moves on to Jerusalem, where she covered the trial of Adolf Eichmann for The New Yorker. The German director Margarethe von Trotta makes stirring drama of the backlash against Arendt's writing about the trial and her "banality of evil" theory.
Thu Jan 24: 8:30pm
Elie Wajeman | France | 2012 | 90m | French with English subtitles
Alex desperately wants to move to Israel, scraping together money dealing drugs to get himself there and invest in his cousin's restaurant, while keeping his brother out of trouble and kibitzing with his large extended family on the gritty streets of northeast Paris. Auteur-in-the-making Elie Wajeman's stylish and brooding drama deftly draws out this story of a young man caught between family ties and his dream of a better life.
Tue Jan 15: 1:00pm
Sat Jan 19: 9:00pm
All In
Daniel Burman | Argentina | 2012 | 113m | Spanish with English subtitles
A winning romantic comedy about a hot streak, a big bet, and the dangers of getting what you hoped for, Daniel Burman's All In is the story of Uriel, a professional gambler, single father, and Don Juan of the first rank. With his luck running at cards and with the ladies, Uriel decides to take the plunge and embark on a new life of freedom—he gets a vasectomy. Just as everything in his life seems to be coming together perfectly, Gloria, his old pre-marriage flame, returns to Buenos Aires after years abroad to turn his life on its head.
Wed Jan 23: 1:00pm, 6:00pm
The Art of Spiegelman
Clara Kuperberg & Joëlle Oosterlinck | France | 2010 | 43m | English & French with English subtitles
This intimate and homey portrait of the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and artist Art Spiegelman reveals him to be as witty, fascinating, and fiercely insightful in person as his extraordinary creative output would lead you to believe. Spiegelman evokes rich childhood memories and reflects on the evolution of his seminal work Maus, his development into a key figure in the underground comics movement, and more.
Slawomir Grunberg & Tomasz Wisniewski | Poland/U.S. | 2012 | 17m | Polish with English subtitles
A deeply moving short documentary about the desperate acts of condemned parents to save their children. ?apy was one of several stations in occupied Poland on the way to the Nazi death camp of Treblinka. Trains transporting Jews would slow down there and sometimes briefly stop while the tracks were being adjusted. Some parents managed to save small children by throwing them off the train; the last eyewitnesses to this story remember these times.
Mon Jan 21: 6:00pm
Tue Jan 22: 4:00pm
The Ballad of the Weeping Spring
Beni Torati | Israel | 2012 | 105m | Hebrew with English subtitles
Twenty years after a car accident, for which he was held responsible, the legendary tar (lute) player Yosef Tawila is running a bar in northern Israel. The son of Avram, his bandmate, best friend, and another survivor from the crash, arrives with the news that his father is dying. He brings notations for The Weeping Springtime Symphony, a piece Yosef and Avram worked on together but never played. Yosef decides to reunite the remaining members of the band to grant his dying friend's final wish—and perhaps to heal his own tortured soul. This is a riveting drama with outstanding Mizrahi music.
Sat Jan 12: 9:00pm
Thu Jan 24: 3:30pm
The Black Cat and other tales
Edgar G. Ulmer | U.S. | 1934 | 65m
Film critic and author J. Hoberman introduces this special screening of the classic horror film directed by the versatile and prolific Edgar G. Ulmer. The Czech-born director made films in a wide range of genres, languages, and countries, including four Yiddish talkies in the second half of the 1930s, when living in New York. Set in a striking art deco mansion and starring Béla Lugosi and Boris Karloff, The Black Cat includes satanic rituals, human sacrifice, and intrigue. Hoberman, author of Film After Film: Or, What Became of 21st Century Cinema, will discuss and show clips from other works he considers compelling Jewish horror movies.
Thu Jan 17: 9:00pm
Cabaret Berlin - The Wild Scene
Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir | France/Germany | 2010 | 70m | German with English subtitles
Built like a cabaret show and emceed by actor Ulrich Tukur, this mesmerizing and exuberant assemblage of archival film, sound, and visual culture offers a front row seat to the best show in town: Berlin's Weimar Republic cabaret scene, home to Europe's most innovative and experimental artists, writers, and musicians. Jewish entertainers played a leading role in the cabarets, and paid a hefty (and early) price for their wit and irreverence. Rousso-Lenoir's brilliantly conceived film is a tragic and beautiful love letter to a golden age of entertainment. It received the Yad Vashem Director's Choice Award and was produced by ARTE.
Mon Jan 21: 4:00pm
Tue Jan 22: 8:30pm
The Cutoff Man
Idan Hubel | Israel | 2012 | 76m | Hebrew with English subtitles
First-time writer/director Idan Hubel has crafted a poignant and compelling family drama around a down-on-his-luck man who takes up an unlikely profession—he cuts off the water supply to people who don't pay their bills. The more Gaby cuts off, the more money he makes; like a thief, he sneaks into backyards to do his dirty work, receiving the scorn of the neighborhood. This is a moving portrait of a man—played by multi-talented Moshe Ivgy—caught between the torment of his thankless task and the need to support his family.
Wed Jan 23: 3:45pm, 8:45pm
Shorts and Conversation
Acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie present and discuss five shorts: There's Nothing You Can Do (4m), We're Going to the Zoo (14m), The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (14m), John's Gone (21m) and Black Balloon (20m). The brothers started making films at an early age and formed the collective Red Bucket Films while students at Boston University, eventually winning international recognition for their feature Daddy Longlegs, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sun Jan 13: 6:00pm
Daddy Longlegs (AKA Get Some Rosemary)
Josh & Benny Safdie | U.S. | 2009 | 100m
34-year-old Lenny, with graying frazzled hair and wrapped up in the loneliness and freedom of a semi-directionless, solipsistic life, picks up his kids from school. This is his yearly two weeks with Sage, 9, and Frey, 7, and their time together is a jumble of lawless fun, strange visitors and adventurous excursions from Lenny's Midtown apartment. A madcap drama about a man pondering his relationship with his sons and wondering: am I their father, or their friend?
Sun Jan 13: 8:15pm
The Fifth Heaven
Dina Zvi-Riklis | Israel | 2011 | 103m | Hebrew with English subtitles
Set in 1944 in British-controlled Palestine, this beautifully realized coming-of-age drama, based on a book by Rachel Eytan, tells the story of Maya, a teenager deserted by her parents and deposited at an orphanage for Jewish girls on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. As she waits—along with the other children and their adult supervisors—for liberation from crushing isolation, a forbidden romance blooms that throws into sharp relief not only her own struggles but those of her fellow exiles and the land that receives them.
Thu Jan 17: 3:30pm
Sun Jan 20: 1:00pm
Various titles | Poland/U.K. | 1930s & '40s | Polish with English subtitles
Franciszka Themerson (1907-1988) and Stefan Themerson (1910-1988), perhaps the most influential of Polish experimental filmmakers, produced five films from 1930 to 1937 that rank with the greatest of the European avant-garde and helped to reveal film as a New Medium of personal and political expression. Equally noteworthy were two others shot in England during World War II for the Film Unit of the Polish Ministry of Information and Documentation in Exile. Of these seven, only the last three survived the war. This program will feature three surviving Themerson films from the 1930s & '40s (Adventures of a Good Citizen, Calling Mr. Smith and The Eye and the Ear) alongside remakes of two of those lost—Apteka (Pharmacy) and Moment Musical—by Bruce Checefsky, Director, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art. Checefsky will introduce and discuss the films.
Sun Jan 20: 6:00pm
Hava Nagila (The Movie)
Roberta Grossman | U.S. | 2012 | 73m
It has been covered by everyone from Bob Dylan to Elvis; it's one of the most infectious party songs ever written in any language; it's a Jewish staple that has transcended its origins and become a worldwide hit on the level of the bagel—it's Hava Nagila! This rollicking film follows the song's journey from the shtetls of Ukraine to Israel to the Catskills, Greenwich Village, Hollywood, Bollywood, and beyond, using it to explore Jewish history and identity and illuminate cross-cultural connections that only music can achieve. Hava Nagila (The Movie) features interviews with Harry Belafonte, Connie Francis, Glen Campbell, Leonard Nimoy, Regina Spektor, and many others.
Tue Jan 15: 6:00pm
How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire
Daniel Edelstyn & Hilary Powell | U.K. | 2012 | 75m
Documentary filmmaker Dan Edelstyn grew up in Northern Ireland only vaguely aware of his ancestry, but the discovery of his grandmother's memoir inspires a quest to trace and reconnect with his Jewish Ukrainian roots. Edelstyn balances his personal journey with the story of his grandmother, giving voice to a highly educated cosmopolitan Jew from a merchant family fully integrated with the aristocracy of the day. The film's parallel narratives become a fascinating and layered exploration of a common theme: the desire for return and the rediscovery of heritage.
Shards (Brokhshtiker)
Jack Feldstein | U.S. | 2012 | 2m | Yiddish with English subtitles
On August 12th, 1952, 13 Yiddish poets and writers were murdered by Stalin's forces. This neon animation of Shards (Brokhshtiker), a Yiddish poem by Peretz Markish, one of those killed, was created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of that night.
Thu Jan 10: 3:30pm
Sat Jan 12: 6:30pm
In Case I Never Win The Golden Palm
Renaud Cohen | France | 2011 | 82m | French with English subtitles
This delightfully self-referential satire is a feature by Renaud Cohen, who stars as Simon, a director who hasn't made a film in 10 years and has begun attending a support group for ex-filmmakers struggling to kick their addiction to film. When he shaves his head on a bet and discovers a cranial lump that may or may not be the beginning of the end, he leaps into production—and existential crisis—to make the only film he knows how: the one about the life he is living. Charming and self-effacing, the film turns angst into whimsy and humor in the best French tradition.
Michal Lavi | Canada | 2012 | 7m
Based on a short story by the acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret, Glue is a romantic modern fairytale that packs heavy doses of love, betrayal, and fantasy into a 7-minute story about a husband in need of awakening and his adventurous wife.
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I'm updating this post because tweet random, well, randomly tweets my old posts and it's kinda hard to explain to my twitter followers that I'm already back from my vacation specially with this post's old title. Haha!
As I've said on the previous version of this article, I took a two-week break from blogging to spend time with my family in the province. My flight for Legazpi City was last January 4 at 6AM, and talking about that flight -- ehrrrr -- we missed it. I knowww, right? So then we had to take the next flight (which was two hours later) and naturally, spent extra bucks for our new set of tickets.
|At this point, none of us were aware that the last call for our flight
have been made several minutes ago. Pffttt!
Just what did we do to while away the two hours of waiting? Well, we had fun talking and waiting for one another to get pissed because we missed our flight and! we made tons of photos like these:
|Yep, we were practicing how to smile properly for the camera...
|We can't seem to get it right -- looks fake every time. Nyahaha!
|So, we tried a different approach. Yeah -- it's sad we missed our flight. ☺
I was supposed to be home for the holidays but got caught in a series of unprecedented circumstances including unavailability of trips going to my province and so, got stucked in Manila during Christmas and the New Year. Anyway, while I was in Bicol, I really did not do much. I just enjoyed the company of my family, played with my dogs, seen some old friends, breathed fresh air, and ate delicious home-made Bicolano dishes. Yeah, not much, really -- just gained a few pounds, LOL!
|The majestic Mayon Volcano as seen from Embarcadero in Legazpi, Albay.
The next time you plan your holiday getaway or vacation, try considering visiting some of the interesting places in Bicol. God bless everybody and thanks again for visiting my blogs!


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The Hand of Oberon is the fourth book of The Chronicles of Amber; an epic fantasy series written by six-time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author, Roger Zelazny.
The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs: The Corwin Cycle and the Merlin Cycle.
The Audible audio rendition of this classic sci-fi/fantasy series is started off by 2012 Audie Award nominee, Alessandro Juliani, who reads the first five books that make up the Corwin Cycle and whose narration vividly brings the world of Amber to life.
Returning to Shadow Earth to investigate a threat against his life, Corwin discovers that the Jewel of Judgment has been stolen by his traitorous brother, Brand, who plans to use the enigmatic gem to reshape the universe.
©1976 Roger Zelazny (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
I'm the managing editor of the Fantasy Literature blog. Life's too short to read bad books!
"3.5 stars"
The Hand of Oberon, the fourth book in Roger Zelazny's CHRONICLES OF AMBER, continues exactly where the previous book, Sign of the Unicorn, left off. The story was originally serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction and later printed in approximately 180-page installments. Each, therefore, is short and ends at some dramatic moment. These days, we'd probably be annoyed with an author who did this (why buy 10 books when you could just buy two?). For those of you who feel this way, there is an omnibus edition of THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER — I read it years ago — but it's a bit unwieldy. If you want to listen to the excellent audio versions narrated by Alessandro Juliani, as I'm doing, you'll need to buy them separately. The ten-book series is divided into two five-book arcs, THE CORWIN CYCLE and THE MERLIN CYCLE, so you're really only committing to five books if you start the series. You can just read THE CORWIN CYCLE (which I think is better) and decide later if you want to move on to the second arc.
In The Hand of Oberon, Corwin has just discovered that the pattern in Amber is not the first pattern. There is a primal pattern, which means that Amber is actually just the first shadow world. The primal pattern has been damaged because someone has spilled royal blood on it. This is allowing the forces of Chaos to enter Amber. Who has done this? Why? And who was the sacrifice? Most importantly, how can the pattern be fixed and is Corwin willing to do what it takes to save Amber from the forces of Chaos? And can he do it before one of his siblings ruins everything?
As with the previous book, there's a lot of revelation here about Corwin's family, Dworkin the mage, the Jewel of Judgment, and the metaphysics of Amber, Chaos, and Shadow. Corwin also discovers that he has another disgruntled relative that he didn't know about before. I'm still disappointed that we're told how much Corwin loves Amber, but we, as readers, can't empathize because all we know of Amber is Corwin's horrible family. I want to love Amber, too, but Zelazny doesn't really give me a reason to love it.
The Hand of Oberon moves very fast and ends with another big twist. This twist completely astonishes Corwin, but the reader may see it coming. Corwin does seem just a little dense occasionally, but he's so harried in this installment that I'm willing to cut him some slack and assume he had no time to sit and think. Most readers will want to have the next book, The Courts of Chaos, on hand.
Pay attention to the dungeon scene. Roger Zelazny makes a cameo appearance as a novel-writing guard named Roger.
"Good story, too expensive"
The Amber Chronicles are fast-moving and much of the character development happens through what characters do and say, not with interior monologs. This makes it fast-paced and engaging.

After this book I switched over to reading a paper 10-book volume of the whole thing because I just couldn't rationalize continuing to spend so much on each individual section. The paper ten-volume tome was the about same price as a single audio book. Too bad, because I liked the narrator. There should be a bundle discount or something.
"The reader makes the book far more immersive. "
This guy makes the books completely immersive with solid voice acting. I hope you're paying him well, because he seriously raises the bar on what to expect or desire from a book reading.
"my favorite series, well read"
This Series of books has been my favorite since my early teen years. It was very well read and performed
"kept me on edgr"
waited the whole book waiting for Corwin to figure out what I learned early in the book. Love this series.
"To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life." -- Somerset Maugham
"Preparation for the final battle!"
Don't start here! Go back and read the first book, Nine Princes in Amber. This is not the kind of series you can start in the middle. All the books are short reads though! So they go down like delicious, addictive popcorn. I still don't like the narrator for these. Any way we can get Wil Wheaton (who reads the second series and is very good) read these too!? Please Audible? Please? I promise to buy them all again.
In this installment, the players who have made a mess out of Amber politics and Corwin's life come into focus and everything moves toward a final resolution.
"Awesome book! Love this series."
My only complaint would be that it's so short. I am a big fan of this series. Do it.
well, I'm hooked. that doesn't always mean it's a good story, but this is clever and well-paced with enough surprises to keep you interested. I'd recommend getting the actual books, though, the prices for these installments are pretty outrageous considering that they're each less than 8 hours of audio, usually closer to 5 or 6 hours. bundle options would be nice, I'm getting book 5 (courts of chaos) through audible but I'll be searching for paperbacks of the Merlin cycle (the next five books in the chronicles of amber).
"Exciting to the end."
Loved this book in the series. Especially the ending between Benedict and Brand and Corwin.
"great book great saga"
i really don't have 20 words to say i am not a literary critic but a mere book reading geek and ask i can say the Amber saga is brilliant and i can only recommend it
"Back to its original Brilliance"
Story – 5/5
After a not-quite-as-enjoyable 3rd book, this 4th book is back to the brilliance of the first 2. Lots of complex and intriguing world building and character developments – but told in a simple, concise manner which makes it really easy to follow. It is clever and witty, which had me laughing out loud on a few occasions.
The ending was brilliant as well – and made me want to delve straight into book 5 to find out the rest of the Corwin story of Amber. I cannot recommend this series enough for Sci-fi/fantasy fans. Zelazny has created something original and imaginative, which has no doubt influenced a lot of modern novelists today.
Performance – 5/5
No long stories told by Random this time, therefore no annoying parts. Back to a 5 star performance from Alessandro Juliani. His style enhances the humour and fast paced story very well. I will definitely be looking out for him going forward.
Overall – 5/5
I can only reiterate my review of Nine Princes in Amber. This is part of a quintology and, I feel, needs to be read or heard as one book as the story arc starts with Book 1 and finishes with Book 5. I read this book and also the subsequent four books years ago and was totally enthralled by them. I've been waiting a long time to get them on audio. The story is still brilliant but feel the performance could be improved upon. Alessandro Juliani does a good job but I feel audio books would really benefit from having a narrator and a different actors for the different characters. There is a limit to what one person can do by way of changing voices and it is sometimes difficult for a male to replicate a female voice and vice versa. However, having said the above, I really enjoyed the experience of Nine Princes in Amber and the subsequent four books of the quintology in audio.
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Pikes Peak Restorative Justice Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO
When Thursday May 9, 2013 (1538 days ago)
Restorative Justice on a Continuum…from the Basics to High Risk
May 9 & 10, 2013
Location: Beth-El Mennonite Church,
4625 Ranch Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Join us for deeply moving stories of high-risk restorative justice practices. Howard Zehr returns as the keynote speaker focusing on shame (Thursday) and high-risk victim offender conferencing (Friday).
This year we collaborated with the Colorado Department of Corrections to provide victims of crime the unprecedented opportunity to meet face to face through restorative justice dialog with those that harmed them.
Sharletta Evans, whose 3 year old was killed in a drive by shooting, will be joining Howard on Friday morning to discuss restorative justice and high risk victim/offender conferencing. Sharletta is the first victim to meet with her son's killer in the Colorado Dept. of Corrections.
The Symposium will also feature break-out sessions for beginners as well as experienced volunteers, facilitators and community members. Elaine Zook Barge, STAR director, will be presenting on May 9, 2013.
Registration for this event is through the Pikes Peak Restorative Justice Council. Please visit the links below to register.
Event Web-site: http://www.pprjc.org/symposium-2013.php
Intended Audience General Public
Contact Information
Name STAR
Phone # 540.432.4651


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By David Krueger Herald Writer
Twins Kyle and Brian O'Donnell are bringing some brotherly love to this week's East-West All-Star game.
The O'Donnells have spent the past four years playing football together at Stanwood High School and will spend the next four together on the gridiron at Central Washington University.
In between for the brothers is this weekend's East-West game in Moses Lake, which features some of the best players in the state of Washington going head-to-head.
"We've played together since we were in third grade," Brian said. "We always have a good time. Especially on the football fields. There's a lot of joking going around."
The pair started on varsity for Stanwood together since their sophomore year. At 6-foot-3 Brian, a tight end, has a slight height advantage over his brother. Kyle, who maintains "I'm like 6-21/2 if anything," plays on the offensive line.
"I've been playing O-line since my first year playing in 2003," Kyle said. "Brian also played basketball so he lost a lot more fat than me and got skinnier. I was working out and getting stronger."
The brothers were nominated for the East-West game at the end of the football season. Brian, a first team All-Wesco selection this year who also was on the basketball team at Stanwood, found out he made the West team from his dad in February before a basketball game.
Kyle, who was second team all-Wesco and was originally an alternate, found out later that he had made the team along with his brother.
"I think it'll just be another great time together," Kyle said. "Another memory. We've only got four more years together and then we'll be off in the world without each other."
Both Brian and Kyle hope to have a good time playing football in the practices leading up to the big East-West showdown on Friday. The two said they know a few of the players on their team — as well as the East team — will be going to Central next year as well.
The O'Donnells hope they can use their time in Moses Lake to meet some of their future teammates. And, of course, get a win.
"I hope it's going to end in a win for the West side," Kyle said. "But I also want to build some bonds with the guys. I know a couple kids on our team are going to Central and I'd like to get to know them."
Said Brian: "It's going to be different because it's not going to be for Stanwood. But it's going to be my last high school football game. I know it's going to be a fun weekend. A fun time to play with the top guys. It'll give me a good opportunity to see where I'm at compared to other guys in the state."
Stanwood head coach Doug Trainor said there is no better example for the players on his football team — or students at Stanwood High School — to follow than the O'Donnell brothers.
"I just can't say enough about them as kids. They're just great dudes," Trainor said. "Their work ethic is unmatched. They take care of business in the classroom and are just great football players. They're model citizens at Stanwood High School."
Trainor, who was in his first season as the head coach for the Spartans this year, said Kyle and Brian O'Donnell helped ease the coaching transition both for Trainor and the Spartans.
"It was great to have these guys because they're such great communicators," Trainor said. "I didn't know all the guys. They did a great job of relaying information to the team for me. They're leaders in every sense of the word."
Since the O'Donnell's senior football season at Stanwood ended with a 28-14 loss to Shorewood on Nov. 2, the duo said they were a little rusty at the start of camp for the East-West game. But they have been in the weight room and expect to be able to jump right back into the game.
And they haven't just been sitting around during the offseason. The two have been practicing in their own, unique way.
"Madden counts," Kyle said. "That's about all we do in the offseason besides lifting. Occasionally we'll play at the high school. It's been awhile. I'm ready to get back in the swing of things."
The O'Donnell's selection to the East-West Game shows just how much respect the duo has earned. West head coach Tom Tri, who coaches Stanwood rival Lake Stevens, has seen Kyle and Brian in the regular season, as well as at a team camp at Central the last couple years.
"Both the kids are just tough, blue collar, hard-working players," Tri said. "They're the kind of kids that knock you on your butt, and then smile at ya and help pick you up after the whistle blows. They're just good, hard football players."
While openly admitting that he can't tell them apart, Tri is thrilled to be able to coach the O'Donnells, instead of having to coach against them.
"I think I've called them both by the wrong name. They don't even care. They just smile and nod their heads," said Tri, who is the head coach for the first time after serving as an assistant coach in the 2008 game. "I'm happy they're on my team. I like that they have a little toughness in them."
The O'Donnells are two of the 36 guys Tri has for seven practices before the game. The West coach says that preparing for the game is a daunting task, but he's excited for it and all the accompanying festivities.
The East-West game is a Friday and Tri heads to Central immediately after the game to join his Lake Stevens team for a four-day camp on Saturday at the school. The O'Donnells have a much longer break, with the twins not having to report to Central until Aug. 14.
The brothers are excited for college and the next chapter of their football careers.
"That's been my dream since I was a little kid," said Kyle, who is thinking of majoring in kinesiology or business management. "Ever since I was eight-years old, I looked up to everybody at the high school. Once I got to high school I was like, 'I want to get to the next level and be the best I can.' I'm really excited."
Once they arrive at Central, the brothers will continue to do what they've always done: play football together.
While, they add, living under the same roof.
"It's going to be interesting next year because we're rooming together. That'll be fun," said Brian. "We fight sometimes. But we're sticking together. It'll be another opportunity to just play football with my brother."


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March 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012 -- Health care support programs follow up
As a follow-up to this question in March
What percentage of the health care costs passed on to staff goes to support health programs and initiatives that are not directly medical, vision or dental expenses like "WIN for Alaska" and the new "Best Doctors"?
My suggestion is, why not allocate a preventative reimbursement to each benefited employee for a healthful activity of their choice? For instance, $500 could be allocated for preventative expenditures such as gym membership, personal wellness coach, wellness magazines ect. That would give us a bigger bang for our buck. I find the Get the Point incentives tedious and the IHP sessions useless and that they do not contribute anything to my wellness, while help with my gym membership is a direct reward for a healthy activity. Perhaps people could also use their reimbursement for things such as Weight Watchers or other activity? It would give us more choice and give us more bang for our buck so that we're not paying for IHP consultants or a WIN Program that may or may not help us.
From Erika Van Flein, Director of Benefits
Thank you for your suggestion. While there may be some employees who feel the same way you do, there are employees who have had success with the Individual Health Program sessions as well as the Get the Point program, which is designed to help build healthy habits over the four-month incentive period. In addition, your proposal would require using health plan dollars for non-health plan services.
This year the UA Joint Health Care Committee is offering $50 reimbursement for health-related purchases. The program is being paid for with a pool of funds set aside annually in the faculty union contracts for wellness incentives. More on the program is available on the Win for Alaska website.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 -- UAF's website
Why is UAA's home page so much more vibrant and eye catching?? UAF's is so generic.
From Michelle Renfrew, Marketing and Communications Director
Our website is currently undergoing improvements. Over the past year we have been researching website best practices in higher education and researching award winning websites of peer institutions. We have made small incremental changes to the UAF website over the past several months. More visible changes will be made in the coming weeks. Each phase of our website redesign has been tested with an online community of UAF faculty, staff, students and community members. If you would like to sign up to a part of this testing group to give us feedback you can do so at https://groups.google.com/a/alaska.edu/group/UAF-web-user-testing-Team/ or email firstname.lastname@example.com. In the coming months we will have an updated website that is more streamlined and features our new brand strategy.
Monday, March 26, 2012 -- Health insurance options
The UA health care plan is a self-insured plan, but is this the best way for UA to offer employees health coverage? Has UA ever really researched other options? What about joining the state's healthcare system? How about joining an insurance trust with other universities? If this has been researched, where are the results and why have they not been shared?
From Erika Van Flein, Director of Benefits
Self-insurance is usually the best option for a group our size. We pay for our claims and administration of the plans, and maintain control of our plan design. The Joint Health Care Committee had a subcommittee to look into expanding the pool by joining with other groups. The university has also looked into this in the past and has concluded that it would not be beneficial to do so. Complications with funding arrangements, staff benefit rates and contracts with grant-funding agencies all play a part in making this unacceptable.In addition, the other group would have to agree to having UA join them, and so far the State of Alaska has not been open to this idea.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 -- Costs of health support programs
What percentage of the health care costs passed on to staff goes to support health programs and initiatives that are not directly medical, vision or dental expenses like "WIN for Alaska" and the new "Best Doctors"?
From Erika Van Flein, Director of Benefits
While these programs may not be medical, vision or dental expenses, they do provide services that can help reduce or control plan costs by helping people with chronic illnesses better manage their health, make better health care decisions, and improve the health status of participants.
The projections for FY13, as posted on the benefits web site, include the following:
|Best Doctors
|Disease Management
|WIN for Alaska
|Get The Point (incentives)
|JHCC Wellness Initiatives
|Personal Best Newsletter
The total of these programs $2,505,100 represents about 3.5 percent of the total projected net plan cost of $71,264,600 for FY13.
For the memo, rate changes and Frequently Asked Questions visit the benefits website.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 -- Joint Health Care Committee recommendation
According to the FY13 Healthcare Q&A, question 5, the JHCC voted to nix the tobacco surcharge:
"...the Joint Health Care Committee (JHCC), by majority vote, decided to leave the employee charges for the three health plan levels the same as they had been in FY11 to mitigate the impact on employees in a single year. The JHCC decided to do this knowing that it could increase employee contributions in the subsequent years."
However, isn't the JHCC an advisory body? They do not set benefits policy. Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that either UA agreed with their recommendation or decided to follow their recommendation.
You are correct. UA followed the recommendation of the Joint Health Care Committee, which includes membership from a cross section the university employee population with members for the four unions, staff governance and management. Information on the Joint Health Care Committee is online.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 -- Health care rates for leadership
With the sticker shock of rapidly rising health care premiums, rumors are going around that executive employees and deans and directors don't pay any premiums. Is that true?
No, that is not true. All UA employees pay for UA Choice health care on the same plans and at the same rates.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 -- Health care changes communication
#1 Why is the information about the change to the health care plan in Dermot Cole's article on the News-Miner before staff heard about the changes?
#2 Why did we first hear about the significant insurance cost increases in the News-Miner?
#3 Why was the information on increased health care costs for staff released to the News-Miner before being released to staff? The increases are outrageous and suggest to me that someone in accounting/actuarial in HR is incompetent, if these increases are due to flawed "predictions" just last year! Although the University invests in measures to improve the health of its employees, it seems that those of us that are healthy, by choice, are still required to pay heavily! I would like to see higher costs for individuals who choose to be unhealthy, and therefore cost the system more and reward those of us who do not have to spend thousands in health care. It's only right!
#4 A recent article in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has me wondering: where are they getting their information? How accurate is this report?
Information was shared with the Joint Health Care Committee between March 1 - 13. One or more members of the JHCC shared the information and it made its way to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner prior to the communication with employees. Generally, Statewide Human Resources communicates as close to March 15 as possible in advance of the open enrollment period which begins April 15. The communication was scheduled to go out Monday, March 19, but was sent out Thursday, March 15 after the article appeared in the paper.
For the memo, rate changes and Frequently Asked Questions visit the benefits website.
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- Grapevine website
What is going on with the Grapevine? Since the new director took over M&C, it appears the questions are heavily censored, edited and filtered. I understood that its purpose was to dispel rumors and address questions asked by anonymous posters. The censoring makes me question the true anonymity of posts, to say the least.
From Michelle Renfrew, Marketing and Communications director
Thank you for your question. As the new director of marketing and communications, I can assure you that no changes have been made to the way the Grapevine is managed.
Some questions take some time to research and from time-to-time there can be a backlog. If you've submitted a question that was not answered, please feel free to send it again. You can submit your question anonymously. However, there may be times when it's helpful for us to go back and clarify specific questions so that we can answer it correctly. If you submit your name and email, we'll be able to contact you with questions.
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- Smoke-free workplace
Many of my staff have been inquiring about the recent article in the Newsminer regarding the ongoing policy of making UA a smoke-free workplace.
It was reported on that there may be an upcoming policy regarding the hiring of only non-smokers at UA.
Any information regarding this this issue would be greatly appreciated.
From the Statewide Voice
The System Human Resources Department is exploring options to reduce health-care costs, including a possible ban on hiring tobacco users at UA in the future.
The idea is still in the early stages and will be vetted thoroughly with all governance groups, including faculty, staff and students, said UA President Pat Gamble. The policy, if it's ultimately adopted, would not affect current employees who use tobacco. Other employers in Alaska have adopted similar policies, including Providence Medical Center and Alaska Airlines, though UA's envisioned policy would not include testing for tobacco.
The tobacco-user hiring ban is under consideration after a tobacco-users surcharge, in which employees or dependents on the health-care plan who use tobacco would be charged a $600 additional fee, proved to be very unpopular. There were also concerns about how difficult it would be to enforce and that it set the stage for an adversarial relationship with employees.
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- New employee resources
What is the process for provisioning a new employee in the various information systems at UAF? I have noticed that new employees are stuck longer and longer with no access to email, network resources, or UA Online, often for several weeks. What can these employees and/or their supervisors do to speed this up? Is it an HR or an IT issue?
Karl Kowalski, Chief Information Technology Officer
OIT is aware of the delay in provisioning accounts and access to the services we provide. We are working closely with several departments to streamline the current processes to provide the necessary access to new employees sooner.
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- Weather on the website
The weather used to be on the front page of the UAF website. Why was that taken off?
As you may have noticed we're making incremental changes to the UAF homepage and because this page is considered prime real estate for all UAF information, we had to weigh what is most important to all types of users. We had quite a few technical issues with this feed (it was offline often). Based on this and because homepage space is at a premium, we have removed this feature.
There are quite a few weather links off UAF's International Arctic Research Center's site here.
We are continuing to redesign the UAF homepage, and are asking for user feedback. We encourage you to provide comments throughout this process. Find out how to sign up here:
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- University of Alaska Fairbanks name
UAF rightly operates as the flagship institution of the University of Alaska System. Out of curiosity, why hasn't UAF gone in the direction of, say University of California Berkeley, or University of Wisconsin Madison, and officially drop the location from the University's "name"? I know athletics has taken the initiative with their re-branding over the last few years, of which I fully support but I believe that's only one piece to the puzzle. Is there any plan to possibly move in this direction?
The renaming of a major administrative unit is a significant change that would have to be supported by both Chancellor Rogers and President Gamble and approved by the UA Board of Regents. The University of Alaska comprises four major administrative units (three urban campuses and the system office) and a dozen community campuses, so there would be much to consider prior to a name change. There are no plans to go in this direction at this time.


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Tigers outfielder Alex Presley went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI during Saturday's game against the Twins.
The Tigers activated Alex Presley and Jim Adduci from the disabled list on Wednesday. But only Presley is back on the active roster.
|12th in NL
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|July 5, 2017
|Detroit Tigers activated OF Alex Presley from the 10-day disabled list.
|July 2, 2017
|Detroit Tigers placed OF Alex Presley on the 10-day disabled list. Concussion.
|June 23, 2017
|Detroit Tigers placed OF Alex Presley on the 7-day disabled list. Concussion.
|May 28, 2017
|Detroit Tigers selected the contract of OF Alex Presley from Toledo Mud Hens.
|January 10, 2017
|Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Alex Presley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 10, 2017
|OF Alex Presley assigned to Toledo Mud Hens.
|October 3, 2016
|LF Alex Presley elected free agency.
|August 29, 2016
|Detroit Tigers sent LF Alex Presley outright to Toledo Mud Hens.
|August 27, 2016
|Detroit Tigers designated LF Alex Presley for assignment.
|August 18, 2016
|Detroit Tigers selected the contract of CF Alex Presley from Toledo Mud Hens.
|July 14, 2016
|RF Alex Presley assigned to Toledo Mud Hens from Lakeland Flying Tigers.
|July 10, 2016
|RF Alex Presley assigned to Lakeland Flying Tigers.
|July 8, 2016
|Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Alex Presley to a minor league contract.
|July 1, 2016
|RF Alex Presley elected free agency.
|July 1, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers sent RF Alex Presley outright to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|June 28, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers designated RF Alex Presley for assignment.
|April 21, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of RF Alex Presley from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|April 4, 2016
|LF Alex Presley assigned to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|December 11, 2015
|Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent LF Alex Presley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 5, 2015
|LF Alex Presley elected free agency.
|July 24, 2015
|Houston Astros sent LF Alex Presley outright to Fresno Grizzlies.
|July 18, 2015
|Houston Astros designated LF Alex Presley for assignment.
|July 2, 2015
|Houston Astros selected the contract of LF Alex Presley from Fresno Grizzlies.
|April 8, 2015
|Houston Astros sent LF Alex Presley outright to Fresno Grizzlies.
|April 1, 2015
|Houston Astros designated LF Alex Presley for assignment.
|September 2, 2014
|Houston Astros activated LF Alex Presley from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 12, 2014
|Houston Astros sent OF Alex Presley on a rehab assignment to Tri-City ValleyCats.
|July 8, 2014
|Houston Astros placed LF Alex Presley on the 15-day disabled list. Strained right oblique
|March 27, 2014
|Houston Astros claimed LF Alex Presley off waivers from Minnesota Twins.
|August 31, 2013
|Minnesota Twins traded 1B Justin Morneau to Pittsburgh Pirates for Player To Be Named Later and CF Alex Presley.
|August 31, 2013
|LF Alex Presley roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
|August 13, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned LF Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|July 29, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|June 20, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|June 20, 2013
|Alex Presley roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
|June 8, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|June 3, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|May 31, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|April 23, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|April 15, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|March 27, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 31, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|August 8, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 8, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|July 16, 2012
|Alex Presley roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
|July 14, 2012
|sent LF Alex Presley on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
|July 5, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed LF Alex Presley on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to July 4, 2012. concussion
|June 5, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|May 16, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 25, 2011
|Alex Presley roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
|August 12, 2011
|sent CF Alex Presley on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 9, 2011
|sent CF Alex Presley on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
|July 25, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed CF Alex Presley on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 23, 2011. left hand contusion
|June 27, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|March 14, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Alex Presley to Indianapolis Indians.
|September 7, 2010
|Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of Alex Presley from Indianapolis Indians.
|June 25, 2010
|Alex Presley assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
|April 5, 2010
|Alex Presley assigned to Altoona Curve from Bradenton Marauders.
|April 2, 2010
|RF Alex Presley assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
Was a 2003 graduate of Neville High School in Monroe, La., where he hit .441 with 15 home runs as a senior. Played baseball at the University of Mississippi, where he set freshman records for triples (6) and stolen bases (9)...named to the All-Tournament team at the SEC Tournament in his final season at Ole Miss...tied for the school record for career triples (14) at the time of his departure....was teammates with Major Leaguers OF Chris Coghlan, OF Seth Smith, LHP Matt Maloney and RHP Lance Lynn during his three seasons at Mississippi. Was selected by Pittsburgh in the eighth round of the 2006 draft...signed by scout Darren Mazeroski. Claimed by Houston off waivers on March 27, 2014...is signed to a one-year contract that runs through 2015.2014
Made his second Opening Day roster after leading off and starting in left field for the Pirates on Opening Day in 2012...played in 85 games with 67 starts (29 in LF, 20 in RF, 14 in CF, 4 at DH)...after making the Opening Day roster, played in 70 games through July 7...was placed on the 15-day Disabled List on July 8...missed 47 games before being activated on Sept. 2...played in 19 games through the end of the season... hit .293 (43x147) in his 42 starts before being placed on the DL...had 13 multi-hit games up to that point...all six of his home runs came off of right-handed pitchers...the lefty managed to post a .375 (9x24) batting average against left-handed hurlers...in 33 starts from April 17-June 11, batted .310 (31x100) with a .793 OPS...was 2x4 with a two-run single and a solo homer on June 28 vs. DET...was his 11th multi-hit effort of the season...tied a career high with the three RBI...played in two rehab games from Aug. 12-15 with the Class A Short Season A Tri-City ValleyCats...hit .200 (1x5) with a triple and a walk...was claimed off waivers from Minnesota on March 27, 2014.2013
Started season with Triple-A Indianapolis (Pittsburgh)...Hit .302 (16-for-53) with three doubles, two home runs and seven walks in 15 April games for Indianapolis...Recalled by Pittsburgh four times during the season...played 11 games in June for the Pirates, hitting .297 (11-for-37)...Hit .420 (21-for-50) with four doubles and .473 on-base percentage in final 12 games with Indianapolis... Acquired by Minnesota along with a Player to be Named Later (right-handed pitcher Duke Welker) in exchange for Justin Morneau August 31; recalled by Minnesota that same day...Made Twins debut September 1 at Texas, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored... Recorded a hit in 20 of 28 games with the Twins...Served as the club's primary leadoff hitter, batting .286 (32-for-112) with four doubles, eight walks and a .339 on-base percentage from that spot...Recorded 32 hits in September, the second most in the AL among outfielders.2012 Led Pirates with a career-high seven triples, the most by a Pittsburgh player since Andrew McCutchen had nine in 2009...Was Pittsburgh's Opening Day leadoff hitter and starter in left field...Hit safely in each of his first five games (7-for-21, .333)...Had walkoff single in 10th inning vs. Philadelphia on 4/7...Had a career-high 12-game hitting streak from 4/14-28, going 16-for-50 (.320) with four doubles and a home run...Led off the bottom of the first inning on 4/20 vs. St. Louis with an inside-the-park home run - just the second hit by a Pittsburgh player in the 12 seasons of play at PNC Park (Jack Wilson hit the other one on 7/2/04 vs. Milwaukee)...It was also the first inside-the-park homer by a Pittsburgh player leading off the first inning since Omar Moreno did so in Houston on June 21, 1980...Hit .288 in 20 games during the month of April...Went 3-for-38 (.079) in his first 14 games in May and was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on 5/16...Hit .277 with five home runs and 14 RBI in 18 Triple-A games between 5/17 and 6/4...Tripled in back-to-back games on 5/24-25...Homered in back-to-back games on 5/27-28 and again on 6/2-3... Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 6/5 and went 2-for-5 with a triple and a homer in Cincinnati that night...Homered in back-to-back games in Cleveland on 6/16-17...Hit .274 (26-for-95) with five doubles, three triples, four home runs, six RBI and five stolen bases in first 25 games after being recalled by the Pirates from 6/5 thru 7/2...Sustained concussion-like symptoms while diving for a ball in the first inning on 7/3 and came out of the game in the fifth...Was placed on the 7-day D.L on 7/5...Went 4-for-8 with a walk in two games on rehab with Indianapolis from 7/14-15...Was recalled from rehab assignment and reinstated from D.L. on 7/16...Batted .204 (11-for-54) in 17 games with the Pirates after coming off D.L. thru 8/7...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 8/8 and hit .313 (25-for-80) in 20 Triple-A games during the month of August...Was recalled again by Pittsburgh on 8/31 and finished season in the big leagues...Produced a .247 average (19-for-77) in his final 27 games with the Pirates...Made a total of 81 appearances (69 starts) in left field, eight appearances (seven starts) in right field and four appearances (two starts) in center field while playing with Pittsburgh...The Pirates went 28-8 when he scored at least one run in a game...Hit .251 (61-for-243) with 13 doubles, five triples, five homers, 15 RBI and 33 runs scored from the leadoff spot. 2011 Produced a professional season-high 179 hits, including his time with Triple-A Indianapolis, Class-A Bradenton and Pittsburgh...Began season with Indianapolis and hit safely in each of his first seven games, going 14-for-29 (.483) with a homer, four RBI and six runs scored...Hit .333 (30-for-90) in 24 games during the month of April and .345 (40-for-116) in 28 games the following month...Produced six multi-hit games over a seven-game span from 4/30 thru 5/8, batting .536 (15-for-28) in that time...Homered twice and knocked in six runs vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre on 6/2...Had first of two four-hit games with Indy on 6/23 at Lehigh Valley... Was leading the International league in hits (98) and was batting .336 when he was selected by Pittsburgh on 6/27...Made first start with the Pirates in left field on 6/28 at Toronto and connected off Jo-Jo Reyes for first Major League home run in his second at bat (went 2-for-5 with three RBI in the game)...Hit safely in 15 of his first 20 games with the Pirates, going 27-for-81 (.333) with nine RBI and 12 runs scored thru 7/22...Was placed on 15-day disabled with a left hand contusion on 7/25 (retro to 7/24)...Went 1-for-6 in two rehab games with Bradenton on 8/9 and 8/11 before having rehab transferred to Indianapolis, where he hit .320 (16-for-50) in 12 games...Made a toal of 64 appearances in left field, 22 in center field and six in right field while playing with Indianapolis...Was recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L. on 8/25...Hit second home run with Pirates on 9/1; a two-run shot off Los Angeles' Blake Hawksworth at PNC Park...Tripled twice on 9/2 at Chicago and went 8-for-14 in three-game series at Wrigley Field from 9/2-4...Connected off Shaun Marcum for first career leadoff home run on 9/26 at Milwaukee...Hit .276 (37-for-134) in 32 games with Pittsburgh after being reinstated from D.L...Had six three-hit games (Pirates went 6-0 in those games) and 20 multi-hit games (Pirates went 14-6)...Tied for ninth in the N.L. with 33 hits and shared league lead with three triples in September...Hit .327 (49-for-150) against RHP, .231 (15-for-65) against LHP and .333 (13-for-39) with runners in scoring position for the Pirates...Produced a .302 (55-for-182) average in 43 games as the leadoff hitter and went 8-for-31 (.258) in seven games while batting second...Made 48 appearances (47 starts) in left field and five appearances (three starts) in center field while playing with Pittsburgh...Had two assists from left field and committed lone error (fielding) while playing left field on 9/12 vs. St. Louis...Was named to the International League's post-season All-Star team. 2010 Was named Pittsburgh's Minor League Player-of-the-Year after batting .320 (166-for-518) with 28 doubles, 13 triples, 12 home runs, 85 RBI and 86 runs scored in 136 combined games between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis...Led the minor league system in batting, tied for first in games played and ranked fourth in RBI...Began season with Altoona, where he made 53 appearances in left field, 12 in right field and eight in center field...Hit first Double-A home run and had five RBI on 4/19 at Akron...Fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle on 4/28 vs. Akron...Reached base safely in 24 straight games from 4/11 thru 5/10, which included a 19-game hitting streak (29-for-74, .392) from 4/11 thru 5/5...Homered twice and knocked in a team record eight runs on 5/24 at Akron...Also tied a club record with four extra-base hits on 5/24 (two homers, one double and one triple)...Led Eastern League with a .391 (45-for-115) average and ranked second with 26 RBI in May...Was leading the circuit with a .371 average and 66 hits at the end of the month...Hit safely in seven of his last eight games with Altoona and was leading the league with a .350 batting average when he was promoted to Indianapolis on 6/25...Went 5-for-6 and hit for the cycle in his first four at bats in his third Triple-A game on 6/27 vs. Toledo...Homered twice on 6/30 at Columbus...Produced a .460 average (23-for- 50) during a 13-game hitting streak from 7/5-21...Went 5-for-5 on 7/19 vs. Lehigh Valley...Batted .330 (36-for-109) in 29 games during the month of July...Had back-to-back three-hit games on 8/28-29...Made 64 appearances in center field and three in left field while playing with Indy...Had contract selected by Pittsburgh on 9/7...Made Major League debut on 9/8 vs. Atlanta and singled off Cristhian Martinez in second at bat (played final three innings in center field)...Made first big league start in right field on 9/12 at Cincinnati and went 1-for-4...Made second and final start (LF) with the Pirates on 9/17 vs. Arizona...Hit safely in three straight games from 9/24-26, raising average to .353 (6-for-17)...Went hitless in his last six at bats...Made eight appearances in right field, three in center field and two in left field while playing with Pittsburgh...Also went 2-for-6 as a pinch hitter. 2009 Spent second straight full season with Carolina League champion Lynchburg club...Led league in triples and set a club single-season record in that department...Hit .310 in 14 games during the month of April and produced longest hitting steak of the season (nine games) from 4/13-24 (.385)...Combined to hit just .201 in 49 games during May and June...Batted .289 with three homers and 16 RBI from 6/1 thru the end of the season...Hit .284 against right-handed pitchers and .190 against lefties...Made 85 appearances in center field, 15 in left field and nine in right field...Also went 6-for-22 (.273) with a home run in five games as the designated hitter. 2008 Spent entire season with Lynchburg...Went 5-for-34 (.147) in his first 10 games before being placed on the disabled list on 4/17 with a right ankle sprain...Returned to action on 5/5 and went 2-for-3...Hit first home run on 5/12...Hit safely in 17 of his 21 games from 5/28 thru 6/28...Was hitting .281 during the second half before season was cut short on 8/5 due to a fractured left index finger...Made all 81 defensive appearances in center field. 2007 Spent full season with Hickory (A)...Hit .324 (11-for-34) in his first nine games and .284 during the month of April...Struggled in May, hitting just .204 in 25 games...Went 4-for-4 with two RBI on 6/8 at Asheville...Batted .468 (15-for-32) during an eight-game hitting streak from 6/11-21 and put together a 14-game hitting streak from 6/26 thru 7/12 (29-for-68, .426) that raised his season average from .271 to .305...Had four hits on 6/29 at Asheville...Batted .351 with 12 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 31 RBI during June (.366) and July (.339)...Turned in his third four-hit game of the season on 7/31; going 4-for-4 at Charleston...Made 89 appearances in center field, 27 appearances in left field and one in right field (6/12 at West Virginia)...Made his final 66 defensive appearances in center field...Batted .306 (11-for-36) with five RBI in 13 games with North Shore during the Hawaiian Winter League (team managed by Jeff Banister). 2006 Spent first professional season with Williamsport and led New York-Penn League in triples...Made 34 appearances in left field, 23 in center field and one in right field (8/2 at Jamestown)...Went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in his first game on 6/22...Hit first pro home run on 8/8 at Auburn...Hit all three of his home runs in August while also hitting .281 with 13 RBI in 26 games during the month...Was hitting .209 following the action on 8/13, but batted .371 (26-for-70) in his final 20 games to end the season with a .260 average.


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OAKLAWN, IL -- Hometown Suburban Vending Inc. says news headlines claiming that a Joliet Junior college student and two school employees are suing the company for damages after finding cockroaches in coffee vended from its machines are unfounded.
According to news reports, JJC student Bobbi Smith and employees Gary Broyles and Richard Anderson said they found cockroaches in their vended coffee in the summer of 2012 and are suing Hometown Suburban Vending for allowing the infestation. The three alleged victims are seeking $50,000 each, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
Officials at the Oaklawn, IL, vending company said there was no evidence to substantiate the allegation. They said they are investigating to determine the source of the published reports. The plaintiffs are represented by Bolingbrook attorney Bart Durham. The case is scheduled for a first appearance before a judge July 22.
Vending veteran Tom Britten of Britten Management Services LLC (Zephyrhills, FL) expressed indignation over the damaging effects such allegations are likely to have on his industry peer. He emphasized that pest infestations can be an unfortunate reality in vending in locations that fail to maintain sanitary surroundings, in which cases the burden should not fall on the operator.
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• Blackgold mast. EX900
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• Blackmax 29 mm sprit. EX965
• Rigging pack as with all Blackgold sets, EX13591
The Blackgold Rig is the world's most advanced Optimist rig. For many years it has been chosen as the official charter rig for the I.O.D.A World, European, Asian and Oceanian Championships.
Several outstanding results have been achieved in the past years. A lot of credit goes to all the coaches, trainers and sailors with whom we developed this ultimate rig for Optimist racing.
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'"Marty established himself as one of the best young goaltanders in the NHL last season," Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said. "His play over the second half of the season was a large contributor to the team's success."'
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'Biron made 19 saves and lost for the first time in five starts. He foiled breakaway attempts by Alfredsson and Antoine Vermette in the first period, and was helped in the second when Ottawa defenseman Anton Volchenkov's slap shot ricocheted off two Buffalo players before hitting the right post.'
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ByNatalie Andrews
Next time allergies attack Washington, D.C., residents, they might have another alternative to running to the pharmacy in a sniffly mess.
Car-sharing app Uber launched "corner store" on Tuesday, which aims to bring items ordinarily found at a pharmacy directly to you. It's the latest move for Uber, which is busy launching its car-for-hire service world-wide. The company is also testing making moving more convenient in Atlanta and Nashville.
Just as one would call a ride using the Uber app, the site claims you will be able to call up the "corner store" and pick from a list of items that range from allergy medicine to diapers. Need gift wrap for a party? For one dollar, an "American Greetings Gift Bag" will be on its way. For an extra dollar, six sheets of tissue paper will complete the gift.
There is no additional service fee for ordering, and Uber says specifically that there is no tip required. The service won't help for middle-of-the-night emergencies – it runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Variations of the service exist already in Washington and other cities. Amazon.com Inc., for instance, offers same day delivery for a wide variety of products. And, of course, early dot-com delivery services like Kozmo.com tried to make a business of quick deliveries of small items.
For now, the launch is just for D.C. residents, and there is a catch. The corner store feature is being offered for a limited time on a small rollout, so the feature won't be available to all app users (to sign up, go to the Uber website). And there is a tight delivery area. Much of Northwest Washington is covered as is Capitol Hill, but the rest of the city isn't.
The announcement garnered a lot of reaction on social media, some excited, some critical:
Great to see Uber innovate, but "Corner Store" doesn't seem compelling yet. Limited choice and have to talk to driver http://t.co/6Z7Wi9fDhG
— Henry Blodget (@hblodget) August 19, 2014
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Where is the updated Access Connections (XP) for the T420/T520 laptops? The latest download is for 5.72 and both the webpage and the readme don't list T420/T520 as supported models. If anyone knows please let me know.
Unless your Wireless Adapter is not on the following list of supported device, you will have no problem with using the latest version fo Access Connection on the Lenovo Support Webpage even if they do not listed those models on it.
Wireless LAN / WAN adapter Required driver version or higher
|Wireless LAN (ThinkPad 11a/b/g) for Windows XP/2000 version 126.96.36.1995.
|ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11a/b/g/n) for Windows XP/2000 version 220.127.116.11.
|ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11b/g/n) for Windows XPversion 1080.3.416.2009.
|ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11b/g/n) for Windows 7/XP for ThinkPad 1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express H... version 1003.8.0730.2010.
|ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11a/b/g/n) for Windows 7/Vista/XP for ThinkPad 2x2 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI... version 5.60.350.18
|ThinkPad HSPA Wireless WAN Driver version 1.0.1046.216.
|Vodafone and AT&T Wireless WAN (HSPA) Driver version 22.214.171.124.
|Intel Wireless LAN (11abgn, abg, bg) for Windows XP version 22.214.171.124 or higher.
|Intel Wireless LAN (abgn, bgn, bg) for Windows XPversion 184.108.40.206 or higher
|Intel WiMAX
|Intel Wireless LAN (11abgn, abg, bg) for Windows XP version 184.108.40.206.
|Intel Wireless LAN (11abgn, abg, bg) for Windows XP version 18.104.22.168.
|Intel WiMAX for Windows XP version 1.05.2000.
|Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI for Windows XP/2000 version 18.104.22.168.
|Intel PROSet/Wireless for Windows XP/2000 version 18.104.22.168.
|Verizon Wireless WAN (UNDP) Driver version184.108.40.206 or higher
|Verizon Wireless WAN (UNDP) Driver version 18.104.22.168.
|Realtek Wireless USB driver for Windows XP/Vista version 6.1101.406.2009.
|Wireless WAN (1xEV-DO Verizon) driver for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 - ThinkPad T61, T61p, X61, X61s, X...version 188.8.131.52/18.104.22.168.
|Verizon Wireless WAN adapter software for Windows 2000/XP - ThinkPad R60, R60e T60, T60p, X60, X60s,... version 6.18/22.214.171.124
|Wireless WAN (HSDPA) driver for Vodafone / Cingular version 22.214.171.1240.
5.72 will work on T420/T520 just fine.
New 5.8x version should be out very soon.
It's actually not in the list. The T420/T520 come with an Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205. I know it's possible that version 5.72 will work with the T420/T520 but I want to make sure I maintain vendor support since neither the model or the wireless card is listed as supported on this verison of Access Connections.
Access Connection 5.83 for T420/T520/W520/X220:
04-19-2011 11:28 AM - edited 04-19-2011 11:32 AM
The link you posted is incorrect but I did see that 5.83 has now been released with T420/T520 support. Thank you.
Access Connections 5.83 (XP)
Access Connections 5.83 (Vista)
Access Connections 5.83 (Windows 7)
Sorry about that bad link above, clearly I was having copy-and-paste difficulties :-)
Thanks for posting the correct links!!