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This 45 year-old mother of two teenagers lives in Chicago where she runs the public relations agency Alpaytac, which bills $2.5 million annually and employs 22 people -- including many single mothers. She divorced in 2000.
Life before divorce: After a successful advertising career in Europe, this native of Turkey married and moved to an affluent Chicago suburb where she raised her children in a large home with a pool. "When my marriage fell apart, it was the scariest thing in the world because I had no work experience in the U.S.," Gruaz says. "I was a suburban mom driving my kids around to playgroups and cooking meals and helping with homework."
Life after divorce: With just enough child support to pay her rent, Gruaz volunteered to work for free at a PR agency. In 2004, she launched her own firm, which has won multiple awards and now has offices in three cities. Gruaz earned an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management in 2008. Today, her personal income is three to four times that of what her now ex-husband earned when they were married.
Philosophy: "I lived a pristine American story, and it was hard to walk away. When I left I barely had enough money to buy food. But through my experiences I became a better, more mature person. And the ride has been enriching and I've had some incredible relationships along the way."
This 33-year-old mom to a 5-year-old son recently remarried, and now has two stepchildren, as well. Her family lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Life before divorce: Shearer married at 24 and divorced two years later, in 2006. At the end of her marriage, she earned $36,000 as a marketing assistant and supported her husband, who was unemployed.
Life after divorce: After her divorce, Shearer moved to her hometown of Athens, Ohio, to be near family where she landed a job at the local Visitors Bureau that paid $28,000 a year. She returned to Columbus for a copywriting job where she earned $80,000. Three years ago, she launched Cement Marketing, which today employs five people and grosses $600,000 annually. This year she will take home $150,000.
Philosophy: "When you're in the wrong relationship, you don't have the flexibility to take the risks you need to find success. Today, I have the flexibility I need to spend time with my child and the lifestyle I dreamed of. If you're happy with your life, the money will follow."
This 44 year-old mother of two twentysomething sons recently retired from a $1 million naturopathic medicine practice she ran for 20 years. Today she lives in Tucson, Ariz., where she is a natural medicine concierge.
Life before divorce: Stills married when she was 19. By age 23, she was divorced mother of a 3-year-old and 5-year-old, with no financial support from her ex. Her only work experience was as a secretary. For the next several years she home-schooled her children, earned a massage therapy license, and got undergraduate and naturopathic medical degrees.
Life after divorce: In 2001, Stills launched her practice on New York's Long Island with a $20,000 loan from her parents. She eventually took home $500,000 annually before retiring last year to launch her concierge practice and an online retreat business.
Philosophy: "You don't have to be limited by your circumstances, but you have to think outside the box," Stills says. "Had I lived in fear and not believed in myself, I would be a secretary and my kids and I would be victims our whole lives. Everything is an opportunity."
Since her divorce, Cyrus, a 40-year-old Denver resident, has remarried and is the mom to two school-aged children.
Life before divorce: Cyrus married at age 19 to a man she says rarely worked and was financially dependent on her. He spent more than $14,000 she had saved without her knowledge. When they divorced, she was 26 with a high school diploma and earning about $40,000 per year as a sales assistant for a mattress company. She had a mountain of debt.
Life after divorce: After the divorce, Cyrus started selling jewelry at home parties on the side, which brought in an extra $1,000 a month to help her start digging her way out of debt. Then she unexpectedly found herself responsible for caring for her two teenage brothers -- one of whom became ill with shingles and required extensive medical care. "All of the sudden I was a single mom and I had to rent a two-bedroom apartment and clothe and feed two teenage boys," she says today. She went on to a corporate job as a business analyst for 10 years, earning $55,000 a year before getting laid off. Today she has a direct-sales business with Gigi Hill handbags.
Philosophy: "Had I found myself as a single mom while I was married to my first husband, there was no way I could have paid off medical bills or taken care of my brothers," Cyrus says today. "Instead, I was able to start a new life, and when I met my new husband, I was debt free and confident in who I was."
Fitton is a 40-year-old mom of two school-aged kids and lives in Boston.
Life before divorce: When her marriage ended in 2007, Fitton was working as a freelance business presentation consultant. In the months leading up to the divorce, Fitton realized she would have to assume financial responsibility for her family -- her then-husband's income was not reliable and their mortgage was underwater. "I was scared that I would throw my kids into poverty and we would lose the house," she says.
Life after divorce: While living off credit cards, Fitton launched a business -- the social media marketing solutions firm OneForty (now part of HubSpot, where she continues to work). She eventually raised $2.5 million from investors, and today earns between $150,000 and $200,000 annually – more than twice her household income while married.
Philosophy: "The closer the fire comes, the more you have to hustle," Fitton says. "I was so afraid of being on my own financially that it pushed me to take a big risk that paid off. Plus, it helps that I have poor impulse control."
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Large Animal Drive:Year Round:7:30am - 10:30pm
Death of Madilyne the Wolf
Madilyne, our 15 year old female wolf, died on June 21, 2013. Her health had been declining over the past year. Wolves in the wild rarely live longer than 6 or 7 years. The record for a wolf in captivity is 20 years.Visit the New FoxesShadow and Blizzard are out and about in their new permanent exhibit. They are lots of fun to watch so be sure to visit them soon. Shadow the gray fox arrived at the zoo in May 2012. Blizzard, an Arctic fox, joined Shadow in late July. Their exhibit has been built with help from Wildwood Zoological Society and the Kiwanis Club. The new exhibit is next to the rabbit enclosure.Baby Bison, Baby Deer, and White DeerWildwood Zoo happily welcomed a new baby bison in May 2013. A second baby is expected this summer. Three baby bison were born in 2012.
For the first time in many years the zoo has baby deer! Three fawns were born in May.
A white, white-tailed deer joined the zoo this spring as well. Her name is Independence or Indy in honor of her July 4th birthday. She is not an albino, but a white phased deer.Taxidermy Mounts NeededNeed a new home for that taxidermy mount that no longer fits your decor?Consider donating it to Wildwood Zoo for use in education programs.North American animals preferred.Call Michelle Weidner, Education Coordinator for more information, 715-486-2059.Zoo CrewZoo Crew is just $5/child/year. Join the Zoo Crew today and take advantage of fun, educational meetings where you can learn more about animals!Death of Ms. GrizzWe are sad to announce that Ms. Grizz, the 40-year-old grizzly bear at Wildwood Zoo, passed away on September 21, 2011. Click here to read more.Zoo Animal Adoption ProgramRemember, we have a Zoo Animal Adoption Program, allowing visitors to become involved at the zoo in a whole new way! The Zoo Kiosk is filled with zoo information and lots of fun activities the entire family will enjoy! If it has been awhile since you stopped by the zoo, there has never been a more exciting time to visit us again! We look forward to seeing you!
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This talk will cover the basics of LaTeX, the typesetting language for producing scientific and technical manuscripts. It will touch on some of the useful packages that can be used with LaTeX as well as document layout and formatting, and some useful tricks to save time. If you don't use LaTeX every day, it can be difficult to remember everything that's required but there are ways to make it easier if you only use it occasionally – setting up templates and shortcut commands for the things you do most can help a lot. Even though you may be comfortable with Word, LaTeX produces a much nicer, cleaner looking, document and many publishers require it.
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Biliary strictureBile duct stricture
A biliary stricture is an abnormal narrowing of the common bile duct, the tube that moves bile (a substance that helps with digestion) from the liver to the small intestine.
A biliary stricture is often caused by surgical injury to the bile ducts. For example, it may occur after surgery to remove the gallbladder.
Other causes of this condition include:
- Cancer of the bile duct
- Damage and scarring due to a gallstone in the bile duct
- Pancreatitis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Risk factors include previous biliary surgery, pancreatitis, gallstones, or injury to the intestine.
- Abdominal pain on the upper right side of belly
- Chills
- Fever
- Itching
- Jaundice
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pale or clay-colored stools
Exams and Tests
The following tests can help diagnose this condition:
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC)
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
The following blood tests can help reveal a problem with the biliary system.
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is higher than normal.
- Bilirubin level is higher than normal.
This condition may also alter the results of the following tests:
- Amylase level
- Lipase level
- Urine bilirubin
- Prothrombin time (PT)
The goal of treatment is to correct the narrowing so bile flow normally from the liver into the intestine.
This may involve:
- Surgery
- Endoscopic or percutaneous dilation
If surgery is done, the stricture may be removed and the common bile duct rejoined with the small intestine.
In some cases, a stent (a tiny metal or plastic mesh tube) is placed across the bile duct stricture to keep it open. See: Stent
Outlook (Prognosis)
Treatment is usually successful.
Possible Complications
Inflammation and narrowingof the biliary duct may return in some people. There is arisk for infection above the narrowed area. Long-standing strictures can lead to cirrhosis.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms recur after pancreatitis, cholecystectomy, or other biliary surgery.
Afdhal NH. Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts. In:Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: SaundersElsevier; 2011:chap 158.
Review Date: 5/1/2012
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In Heathenry, our cosmology is comprised of nine worlds. Unfortunately, descriptions of the nine worlds don't appear all together, but rather stretched out over a variety of sources in the lore (such as: Alvissmal 20, Volupsa 2, Vafþrúðnismál 43, Gylfaginning 34). By lore sources alone we are given two different lists of the nine worlds. [Read More…]
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Spreading his seed far and wide, Hugh Grant reportedly had a third love child back in September 2012.
The little one came out of a brief relationship with Swedish TV producer Anna Elisabet Eberstein. Strangely, the baby boy came into the world a mere three months before another of his children, Felix, was born of Tinglan Hong.
It's a non-traditional modern day holiday classic and now some clever editors have given "Love Actually" a sequel.
Comprised of clips of what the original cast has been up to since the 2003 rom-com, the trailer for "Love Actually 2" is considerably more violent than the first.
Adding another little one to his family, Hugh Grant announced on Twitter that he recently became a father again to a baby boy.
On Saturday, the "Love Actually" star tweeted, "In answer to some journos. Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum."
Ending a year-long saga, Hugh Grant settled his phone hacking claim against News International on Friday (December 21).
The "Notting Hill" actor was one of 178 people who sued the media company, owned by Rupert Murdoch, for phone hacking.
The promotional process is definitely underway for "Cloud Atlas," and Warner Bros has just released two new spots for television.
The new clips come just after seven new banners hit the internet, creating increased buzz for the much-anticipated sci-fi drama.
For a film that follows several different interconnected stories that cross time periods from the past, present, and future, one movie poster is not enough.
Today, Warner Bros. Pictures released seven new banners for the upcoming film, "Cloud Atlas," which hits theaters on October 26.
Taking their turn at the star laden Canadian scene, the stars of "Cloud Atlas" were front and center at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday evening (September 8).
Every once in awhile, a movie comes along that touches the heart and inspires the soul, and "Cloud Atlas" looks to be such a film, based on a new extended teaser trailer.
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What Noisebridge is about: We make stuff and so can you! A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you!
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Check out the [http://crystalcore.crystalspace3d.org developers site] for more information about the game.
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Crystal Core is the main Crystal Space demo game. It makes heavy use of CEL and CELstart. It is going to be a first person shooter with many quest and puzzle elements. The three main purposes of Crystal Core are:
- Be a good and playable game.
- Be a good tutorial on how to make games using Crystal Space, CEL, and CELstart.
- Spawn a modding community. Crystal Core is heavily modular and extensible.
Check out the developers site for more information about the game.
Image:Cc menu.png Image:Cc shot1.png Image:Cc shot2.png
Here you can download the first tech demo of Crystal Core. This version features:
- A game menu where you can start the game and change a few options.
- Two levels out of the game.
- Two creatures that will try to follow and attack you.
- A small quest that you have to solve in order to get access to some part of the level.
- Nice music and sound effects.
- Working inventory system, health, and ammo system.
It has the following known problems:
- Graphics intensive. If you don't have a good 3D card then it will be slow.
- There is a bug that prevents going back to the menu after killing the first alien and when it spawns again.
- There is a crash at exit on Linux.
You can download the Windows version from this location (105 Megabytes). This is an installer package.
For the 32-bit GNU/Linux version you need to download both the CELstart package (16M) and the Crystal Core data pack (105M). First you install the CELstart package and then you untar the Crystal Core archive to some location and you should be able to run 'start.sh'.


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Five Tornados named NSCAA Men's Soccer College All Scholar South RegionJanuary 4, 2011
Several Tornados were bestowed with the honor
Brevard, N.C. - The 2010 Brevard College men's soccer team was honored when five individual athletes were recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as an honorable mention College Men Scholar All-South Region selection.
All four 2010 seniors, Henri Erti, Miro Mustonen, Renato Barbosa, and Niclas Stolt, as well as, junior Scott Schuurman, were recognized for not only their athletic accomplishments but their academic success as well. Only 30 young men across the region have been acknowledged for their success on and off of the field, and five of these men were Brevard College Tornados.
Erti, a Kangasala, Finland native, started in all but one game this season. Erti scored one goal in seven shots on the season from as a defenseman. Henri finished his career at Brevard with three goals scored and three assists. In the classroom, he holds a 3.30 GPA as a Business and Organizational Leadership major. Erti was also a captain of the Brevard Tornados for the 2010 season.
Mustonen, a Helsinki, Finland native, as well started in 18 matches this season for the Tornados. He took two shots as a defenseman this season. Miro scored three goals back in his freshman season, being the same amount he finished his Tornado career with. Academically, Mustonen carries a 3.83 GPA and is majoring in Business and Organizational Leadership at Brevard.
Barbosa is a native of Vinhedo, Brazil who appeared in 16 matches this season, starting in 11 of them. The forward scored one goal on 13 shots this season. In two years with the Tornados, Barbosa has scored three goals and assisted one. He is a Business and Organizational Leadership major who carries a 3.36 GPA in the classroom.
Stolt is a native of Kaarina, Finland who started in 18 matches this season for Brevard. Stolt scored one goal and assisted another this season. In four years at Brevard, he has three goals and three assists as a midfielder. Stolt carries a 3.3 GPA as a Mathematics major at Brevard College. He was one of three captains of the Tornados for the 2010 season.
Schuurman is a native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada started in all 19 games for Brevard this season. The junior defenseman scored one goal and assisted two this season for the Tornados. All of Schuurman's points in his career came in the 2010 season. The Exercise Science major carries a 3.3 GPA in the classroom. He was also the only non-senior to captain the Tornados this season.
The Tornados finished this 2010 season 3-15-1, and were knocked out of the 2010 South Atlantic Conference Food Lion Men's Soccer Tournament by the number one seed in the tournament, Wingate University on November 3rd. It was the Tornados first ever appearance in the postseason as a member of the South Atlantic Conference.


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The Cross-Country Quilters
THE CROSS COUNTRY QUILTERS Simon & Schuster, Apr 2001, 21.00, 400 pp. ISBN: 0743202570 Everyone familiar with the hobby respects the famous quilting retreat at Elm Creak Manor in Waterford, Pennsylvania. Strangers come there to camp and life long friendships have formed such as the accidental meeting of the Cross-Country Quilters who vow to return next year. The group consists of people from a wide variety of lifestyles. Long time att...
The Master Quilter
This is the fifth book by Jennifer Chiaverini about the ladies of Elm Creek Quilts. Sylivia has just married and the ladies of Elm Creek Quilts are making her a wedding quilt. While making the quilt, various stories intertwine. Gwen, Judy and Summer struggle with their careers and the affect they have on their families. Once again Diane is at war with her neighbor. Sarah and Matt engage in a comical bet. Bonnie is dealing with problems with her husba...
The Quilter's Legacy
Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is an elderly widow planning to marry Andrew Cooper, a widower. She's also an avid quilt-maker, and is planning to make one for Andrew and herself. That is until she remembers her mother's old quilts in the attic, and decides to use one of those instead. But when Sylvia goes up to the attic to find the quilts, she discovers them missing! Sylvia is puzzled, until her sister-in-law, Agnes, informs her that Sylvia's sister, Claude, ...
The Runaway Quilt
Jennifer Chiaverini Simon & Schuster, April 2002, 21.00, 256 pp. ISBN 0743222621 Elm Creek Manor, the estate owned by Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, is doing quite well as a quilter's camp and resort. The founding members of the business now see fifty campers per week coming to learn and exchange interests. The business is a success beyond their wildest dreams and Sylvia now has a new lease on life. She makes peace with her remaining in-laws, has...
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The Sugar Camp Quilt
Simon & Schuster, April 2005, 306 pp. ISBN 0743260171 In the years prior to the Civil War in Creek Crossing, Pennsylvania, the Grangers lost their farm to a flood and have taken refuge with Uncle Jacob, a harsh man. Robert and Lorena Granger hope that when Jacob dies, the farm will go to their son Jonathan who is apprenticing to a physician in Baltimore. Teenaged Dorothea is the dutiful niece going so far as to make a quilt for her uncle when ...


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GSA SmartBUY Geospatial Agreements Provide Maximum Taxpayer Value
December 17, 2009
Contact: Robert Lesino. (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration announced today awards of SmartBUY blanket purchase agreements to provide geospatial software and services to federal, state, local and tribal governments.
SmartBUY is a federal government procurement program that promotes effective software management. The SmartBUY awards are co-branded with the Department of Defense enterprise software initiative program.
Geospatial technology includes three technologies related to mapping features on the surface of the Earth. These technology systems are global positioning systems, geographical information systems, and remote sensing.
This new suite of geospatial software solutions provides computer-aided design, web-based visualization, imagery analysis, geocoding, national and international road networks, and geospatial analytics and modeling.
GSA's SmartBUY program made the awards in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Interior. By leveraging the government's immense buying power, SmartBUY can potentially save taxpayers millions of dollars via reduced prices and more favorable terms and conditions.
"GSA's new suite of geospatial solutions provides maximum value for taxpayers," said GSA's Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner James A. Williams. "All users of geospatial technology will benefit from this integrated set of services and solutions, including design, monitoring, and scenario-planning."
The awards were made to Onix Networking Corporation for Google and CubeWerx software, Imager Software, Inc. for ISC MapDotNet software, Planet Associates Inc. for Planet Infrastructure Relationship Management software and Science Applications International Corporation for SAIC GeoRover software. Geospatial blanket purchase agreement prices are discounted from the low prices previously awarded on GSA schedule contracts. The estimated contract value will be about $20 million.
Agencies can begin ordering immediately on GSA Advantage (www.gsaadvantage.gov) or using GSA's e-Buy system (www.ebuy.gsa.gov). For additional information on the SmartBUY program, visit www.gsa.gov/smartbuy.
GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government, leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers.
Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than 11 percent of the government's total procurement dollars and $24 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 213,000 vehicles.
GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 480 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services.
GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
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So after getting hitched back in August, the wife and I are almost 5 months along with our first child. We got to do the 3d imaging yesterday, and its a healthy little girl in there. Already moving around a ton.
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has committed to work with legislative leaders in deciding whether to stretch Medicaid to cover more low-income Utahns a point he reiterated at a press briefing on Thursday.
But he urges lawmakers not to rush to judgment about this now-optional provision of Obamacare.
"I would just counsel them all to let us go through this thoughtful, methodical study where we have all the information on the table and then make a decision," Herbert said, referring to a twice-delayed analysis commissioned by the Utah Department of Health.
Herbert's comments come a day after Republicans on a House committee replaced an anti-health reform bill with a bill prohibiting the governor or health department from expanding Medicaid.
The governor is fretting the short- and long-term costs of expanding Medicaid to cover 131,000 Utahns under 138 percent of the federal poverty line, both for the state and federal government.
He also voiced concern about leaving some without affordable health coverage options.
And he added he's open to innovative alternatives, such as a partial expansion pitched by fellow Republican, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. Utah's analysis should be ready in time to make a decision this summer, he said.
The federal health law defers to governors as the deciders on the expansion. Should HB391 pass the House and Senate, it would put Herbert in the position of signing legislation nullifying his authority.
He declined Thursday say if he'd veto the bill, saying, "Let's see if it gets to my office."
Utah Democrats issued a statement blasting Republicans for ignoring the economic and public health benefits of covering the state's uninsured.
"Either they're looking for political cover to allow them to refuse the expansion in yet another metaphorical middle finger to President Obama, or they have badly lost control of their own caucus," said Utah Democratic Party executive director Matt Lyon. "If we refuse the expansion, we will be on the hook for the hospital bills that the uninsured can't pay, and money that Utahns paid [in federal] taxes will go to cover the Medicaid expansion in other states that did opt in, like New Jersey and Arizona."
Some Republicans on the House committee that pushed the bill through expressed similar concerns.
But the measure won support from surprising corners, garnering a yes vote from Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, chairman of the Legislature's Health Reform Task Force.
Consumer advocates aren't convinced a Wisconsin-style compromise would work for Utah, but they'd like the opportunity for an informed debate. Wisconsin struck a middle ground with its proposal to extend Medicaid coverage to adults living under the poverty line while moving some above that income level into subsidized private insurance via Obamacare's online exchanges.
HB391 would tie Utah's hands, giving it no leverage to negotiate local solutions with the feds, said Matt Slonaker, Medicaid Policy and Collaborations Director at the Utah Health Policy Project.
Republican governors in other states, including New Jersey and Florida, have embraced the Medicaid expansion. If Utah passes, it will mean forgoing federal funding. The federal government has committed to foot the entire cost of the expansion in the first years, phasing down to 90 percent.
Wisconsin will, instead, get its regular federal match rate of 60 percent for its newly eligible adults.
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Rep. Hanabusa Calls For Apology From Fox's O'Reilly Over "Insulting" Comments On Asian-Americans
U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) condemned Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, describing his recent comments on Asian-Americans as "insulting" and calling for an apology.
On Thursday, O'Reilly devoted a segment [1] of his Fox News show, The O'Reilly Factor, to Hawaii. After playing a pre-recorded video of producer Jesse Watters doing man-on-the-street interviews in Hawaii, O'Reilly said that the state is one of his "favorite places in the world," but that it has "a lot of social problems." He went on to say that "35 percent of the Hawaiian population is Asian," and added: "Asian people are not liberal, you know, by nature. They're usually more industrious and hard-working."
In response, Hanabusa criticized [2] O'Reilly for "thoughtlessly insult[ing] 1.3 million people with one sweeping misstatement," and said that "O'Reilly's attempt to characterize Hawaii's Asian-American population is most insulting of all." She characterized his comments as "the kind of one dimensional and paternalistic attitude that we should have gotten past decades ago."
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"Leave it to Bill O'Reilly to thoughtlessly insult 1.3 million people with one sweeping misstatement," Hanabusa said in a statement.
"However, I think O'Reilly's attempt to characterize Hawaii's Asian-American population is most insulting of all," she said. "Claiming that Asian-Americans are not liberal by nature because they are 'hard working and industrious' is the kind of one dimensional and paternalistic attitude that we should have gotten past decades ago.
"Hawaii's -- and America's -- Asian-American communities are as rich and diverse as any in our nation. Attributing any broad set of characteristics to any large group only serves to encourage attitudes that 'they' are somehow different from 'us.'"
She said there was "absolutely no justification" to his claim that being hard working and industrious is incompatible with holding liberal political views.
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Anuhea's Butterflies: Live is a documentation of the hundreds of shows she has performed over the last few years, and includes a free bonus CD. Truly the stage is where all her songs are born. And the stage is the place where thousands of fans over those years have experienced Anuhea's energy and creativity in its purest form. Those who have attended a performance will have a nostalgic reminder, and those who have yet to experience Anuhea live will finally get a chance to hear what they have been missing.
The track listing for Butterflies: Live is an overview of Anuhea's short but fruitful career. Recorded during her 2013 national tour, the collection includes fan favorites "Come On Over", "Big Deal", "Higher Than the Clouds" and "Simple Love Song", alongside newer songs "Forever Summer" and "Fight For Me Tonight". This collection also contains bonus studio tracks that have never been released on CD before. "Forever Summer" features Colbie Caillet collaborator Justin Young, "Perfect Day" features New Zealand superstar Awa, and "High on Love" was conceived and written while on tour. Each has been a radio hit in its own right and fans sing along whenever they are played.


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Public invited to 'sense' history through lecture series
Carolina Distinguished Professor of History Dr. Mark Smith, a pioneer in looking at history through the five senses, is presenting a series of public lectures every Tuesday through March 6.
Titled "A History of the Senses: Global and Local Antiquity to Present," the University of South Carolina lecture series will take place from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the S.C. Archives and History Center on Parklane Road. The cost is $50 for the series or $9 for individual lectures.
The series will examine the role and meaning of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste through human history.
Smith is well known for his book, "Sensing the Past: Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting and Touching in History," which was published in 2008 by University of California Press. It was his awarding-winning first book, "Mastered by the Clock: Time, Slavery, and Freedom in the American South," that challenged historians to look at past events in a new way. His provocative research created the new field of "sensory history."
Using illuminating examples from antiquity to the 21st century, Smith says he will present and challenge lecture participants to look at the past that takes the everyday, the average and the banal as seriously as it takes the history of elites, the intellect and the exceptional.
Smith will cover a fascinating and diverse array of subjects: visual culture in Victorian Britain and South America, sound in 19th-century Australia and France, gender politics and touch in early modern Europe and in native America, race and olfaction in the United States and scent in ancient Christianity and the role of taste in shaping identity in modern China and early America.
The lecture series is sponsored by the university's department of history. For more information, call 803-777-5195 or visit the Web site: www.cas.sc.edu/hist/
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- When: 5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesdays, through March 6
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LISTEN: Jennifer Lopez talks new album 'A.K.A'
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Jennifer Lopez is gearing up to release her new album, and is sharing some details about the upcoming release. The superstar called into Philadelphia's Q102 where she talked to the station's Mike Adam.
JLo explained the album's title A.K.A. She told Q102 that she almost went with "Same Girl" or "Dime," but felt that A.K.A was the perfect way to describe her, given all of her nicknames.
She also said that she's never released a ballad as a single, and revealed that she would have loved to release a few of them over the years. She adds that there is a ballad or two that would do great as a single.
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How many you believe Google +1 and Facebook like both are same?
As per my view Google +1 really affect in SEO work.. what you think on this?
No, they are not even close.
Facebook like reach a network of 600 million people with an average of over 138 friends per user. Liking something generates immediate awareness to the "liker's" network plus establishes data and some credibility for the long term. Through Facebook's API these likes can be translated back into navigation, notifications and more.
At this time +1s show up in profiles which are a remote part of the web as well as back on sites in aggregate form. Thus they are still giving you the aggregate benefits but do not have the actual social benefit... no one is seeing what their friend +1s. There are however immediate SEO benefits [re-ordering your own rankings and that of your Google contacts for now] and potentially some big long term ones [perhaps impacting overall results].
In short you have two tools that while similar in appearance and both with "aggregate validation" but entirely different connections to search and social networks.
There is absolutely no evidence to suggest this, and I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that deep-down Google hopes that people will think that enough for them to adopt it all over their website...
In all honesty, as Google announced the Chrome blocklist plugin a month or two before the Panda update I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't another way of tackling spam and improving search results towards what people seem to want.
Yes I think that +1 button come in competition of face book like button and same with twitter. SEO benefits can be possible if we get hit at +1 button on search engine from separate geo.... And this feature made for more popularity of Google buzz
I guess Google would use it as a ranking factor in future.
At this point it is not clear how much of an impact on rankings the +1 button is having, but it appears to have more of an impact when someone within your social network +1's some content you search for, so at this point the affect appears to be more personalized.
I would expect as Google learns more about how people are using it, and is able to discern better real from spam +1 clicks then it will become a more important signal within the rankings.
How will it affect SEO and results? Google said:
Content recommended by friends and acquaintances is often more relevant than content from strangers. For example, a movie review from an expert is useful, but a movie review from a friend who shares your tastes can be even better. Because of this, +1's from friends and contacts can be a useful signal to Google when determining the relevance of your page to a user's query. This is just one of many signals Google may use to determine a page's relevance and ranking, and we're constantly tweaking and improving our algorithm to improve overall search quality. For +1's, as with any new ranking signal, we'll be starting carefully and learning how those signals affect search quality.
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The idea of Google's +1 button is to track the user activities and depending upon the clicks it improves the search results. Both Facebook like and Google +1 button are social sharing button but i think both works differently. By clicking on Facebook like i can share only with friends on my facebook profile but by clicking on Google +1 will show up in Google search results where every one who uses Google as search engine can see it.And also Google shows up twitter feed in real time results not facebook share or like.
yes.. first of all thanks for nice discussion on Google +1,
Right now google also announce Google Panda 2.2 release soon so thats means we will see some major update in SERP and our SEO work.. thats sure Google+1 feature will help when we work on City or particular country
In terms of the +1 being a benefit for SEO - check out this experiment: http://www.seoeffect.com/images/the%20seo%20effect%20google%20%2B1%20button%20experiment.pdf
To sum it up, there's little to no SEO benefit, and due to the nature of such experiments it would be extremely difficult to see if the Google +1 button was behind the changes or not.


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Scouting Report: Size-wise, Bob Costas (Syracuse '74) is clearly the underdog next to Oscar-winner Burl "Big Daddy" Ives.
In "Sleigh Ride," the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print.
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Nearly 100 indicted on heroin-related counts
(Cleveland) - The heroin epidemic has been killing more people in Cleveland every year. Now a major dent has been made in the trade.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland says nearly 100 people has been indicted for heroin trafficking and related crimes.
60 people have been indicted in federal court and another 33 in state court. They're accused of bringing heroin from Chicago and Atlanta to sell in greater Cleveland.
U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach says this is the single latgest heroin round up in the northern district of Ohio. The suspects named federally are named in a 203 count indictment.
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Dettlebach says Wednesday's indictment involves the area's most notorious and violent heroin dealers. He says the suspects greed caused people to die.
The ring operated from at least September 2011 to this month. 44 of the 60 federal suspects are in custody. 28 of the county suspects are under arrest.
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Seven Tyler Glenn Moves You Need To Know From iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party
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Neon Trees hit the stage at the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party in Miami and performed some of the band's classics as well as their new songs like "Sleeping With A Friend."
One of the more special moments was a message from Tyler on recently coming out as gay this year. He told the crowd and everyone watching from home, "I was raised in suburbia. I waited until I was 30 to come out. I need some support right now!"
During the performance, we couldn't help but notice frontman Tyler Glenn's moves on stage! They are simply amazing .. check it out below!
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I've not seen he event just read the pbp. I think both johns and desborough should be extremely proud of themselves. Sounds like they were in two high paced fights. Hats off to the coaching staff too, 7 and 8 rounds apiece in one night is phenomenal
Will there be a repeat of this event or any links? Couldn't watch it last night unfortunately.
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Dear Rose and all the senior members.
Hello. I have been a fan of Rose and have tried several cakes from tTCB and would like to thank her & all of you for the support without which baking would not have been a cakewalk
I am posting a picture of a wedding cake which has to be done in three flavours -chocolate with chocolate ganache, carrot with cream cheese and vanilla cake with pineapple. The cake is in two tiers - the bottom tier being in 10" diameter x 14" tall and the top tier 8" diameter x 8" tall.
Please advise if I need to put a cake plate after every 4" for the base tier to support the weight. Also, should the chocolate cake be covered with fondant separately, carrot cake separately and then tiered and covered once again with fondant to get a smooth 14" height finish.
How should the pattern be done. Should I use an edible sheet to cover the cake ot airbrush using a stencil for the pattern.
Last but not the least, any suggestions as to what should be placed on the top tier so that it does not look empty, at the same time it doesnot take away from the main focus point.
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Mount Everest Tours and Travels
About Mount Everest
Standing at 8,848 metres above sea level, Everest is the world's highest mountain and one of its most famous. Neighbouring peaks are equally as impressive with Lhotse towering at 8,516 metres and Nuptse at 7,855 metres. Straddling the border between Nepal and Tibet, Everest has been known to Tibetans as 'Chomolungma' for centuries and holds a spiritual significance, the mountain revered as some sort of goddess with all its natural wonder and awe. Since the early 20th century mountaineers from all over the planet have been keen to summit the peak with the first recorded successful attempt taking place in 1953 by Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa. Forward to the 21st century and travellers flock to Everest Base Camp for challenging trekking amongst incredible panoramic landscapes of rugged snow-capped peaks for a glimpse of the mountain of divine proportions and legendary history. If trekking isn't quite your thing but you still want to experience the majesty of Everest, why not opt for a breathtaking scenic flight over its snow-capped peaks.
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Chin L. Chang is Faculty Member and Member of Advisory and Development Council and Faculty Partner of the Department of Electrical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach. He is also Member of the Advisory Board and Member of Finance Committee of the Regional Technology Center and Academic Senator of the California State University at Long Beach.
Dr. Chang is an experienced, accomplished executive with a comprehensive background in technical, engineering, business and management skill in both aerospace and high-tech companies. With over 20 years experience in the aerospace and high-tech industry, he has held various key positions including: Engineering Manager, Technical Director, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Chang has extensive experiences in both fiber and integrated-optics technology for communications and inertial navigation. Prior to founding Copley Networks, he had been engaged in research, development, and production transfer of fiber optic gyroscopes for more than 14 years. He received the Sperry Advanced Technical Achievement Award in 1986 for his contribution to the development of fiber optic gyroscopes first used in commercial transport airplanes. In 1990, he received the Charles B. Thornton Advanced Technology Award from the Litton Industries conglomerate; also related to his contribution to the military-grade fiber optic gyroscope.
In addition to his technical and engineering excellence, he was appointed as Department Manager by Litton Guidance & Control Systems to be responsible for the development program of Fiber-Optic based Navigation Systems. The product is widely used in several military programs, such as US Air Force Advanced Medium Range Air-To- Air Missile (AMRAAM). In 1990, he was promoted to Technical Director responsible for product transfer & support. He successfully transferred the product to a factory with several automated process machines. The factory became the first to produce low cost, military, air-born grade Fiber-Optic based navigation systems.
In 1996, Dr. Chang started to pursue a career in the commercial optic fiber communication market. Over the last 7 years, he has successfully brought fiber optic switches, transceivers and high dense wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers to the long haul and metropolitan network market, and fiber optic DVI extenders and Camera Link products to the display and security markets. He currently holds more than 30 US patents in fiber integrated-optics and related technologies.
Dr. Chang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, M.S. degree in Physics from National Tsing-Haw University, Taiwan, B.S. degree in Physics from Soochow University, Taiwan, and a certificate in the Executive Program from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.


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BWW Reviews: Clairobscur's BULLY Dominates at Diavolo Performance Space, 1/27
With her company, Clairobscur, choreographer Laurie Sefton hopes to present work that is "morally-charged and socially significant." On Sunday, January 27, she brought to the Diavolo Performance Space in Los Angeles some highlights from her repertory, and a new work examining the struggle to balance our herding instinct with the need to individuate, and how sometimes that clash leads to damaged souls and tormented lives.
Bully, a suite of five pieces, begins with a playful playground romp featuring the entire company (Damien Diaz, Jacqueline Hinton, Alyson Mattoon, Allynne Noelle, Evan Swenson, Aleksandra Wojda), all spring stepping, clasping hands and partner swirls, that inexorably leads to a single dancer separated from the crowd. She doesn't fit in, but it's unclear: is she self-removed? a victim of unmotivated bias? In the second movement, our group, minus the one, is reformed as a gang, but its former insouciance is replaced with something a little more serious. Muscles are more taut, expressions are more set, . Inevitably another dancer is declared apart, and in his third movement solo, he establishes his physical credentials. Evan Swenson is our bully. He leaps and throws himself about the stage, but is most effective when he makes his mark with a full stop, a crouching pose, legs held open, eyes challenging the audience to deny his dominance. Following his exit the group returns, no longer a gang but now his henchmen, sinister in black hoodies, from time to time swinging an arm in rehearsal for a roundhouse punch, all the while gearing up to collaborate on some senseless act, the effect of which we'll see in Bully's final movement. Allyne Noelle, the victim, returns in a vivid solo, synthesizing the lyrical and the agonized, her trauma crystallized in juxtaposition of gesture: one arm extends vertically, hand languidly twirling in an erotic figure, while the other hand violently tremors an inch from her face. It's a stunning image, as is the final moment, a self-imposed end to the pain, her body rigid, inert, suspended from an unseen tether.
Preceding Bully were two works from 2009. This Facility is Being Monitored for Your Protection and Security was a two-part riff on ubiquitous video cameras and their effect on our psychological and emotional well-being. Surveillance slowly reveals a tightly-posed quartet (Jacqueline Hinton, Alyson Mattoon, Allynne Noelle, Aleksandra Wojda) clothed in variations of business grey flannel, quivering to machine-like chirping (bugs?!) They quickly shift into their workday routine, a rush hour accompanied by drums and metal and clockwork chimes ("Monkey Chant" by Glenn Kotche). Sharp turns and frenetic gestures mix with the quotidian; it's just another trek to the office under the watchful eye of Big Brother. Mattoon occasionally breaks into exhibitionistic solos (perhaps not everyone is oppressed by constant scrutiny.) The second section, PanOp, considers the incarcerated, with their unabating lack of privacy. Damien Diaz and Evan Swenson, grim yet quick, strong yet constrained, pepper their constant movement with jabs of finger pointing, at us, at each other, at the watchers who never rest. Again, the details are the substance.


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the management were very friendly; nice location, and just a couple of minutes walk to Bergerac centre and old town. Really nice interesting city. Room was large, nice, comfortable bed & pillows. Free parking on the road and in a car park next door. Hotel does have a secured car park but area is safe and we left our car on the road right infront of the hotel. Nice quiet area. Breakfast was a little expensive and rather crammed in the dining area. Needed to have a little background music playing over breakfast.
Very clean and comfortable. excellent breakfast andfriendly owners. really ood value for money.
Friendly staff. Clean room and close proximity to the city centre. Our room was on the front of the main street and was a little noisy having spend several nights earlier in a quiet B & B.
Location with walking distance to the old city of Bergerac.
Kindness of hotel staff Bed was not very good
Excellent helpfull efficient staff the pool was a major factor in choosing hotel - It was closed
swimming pool, cleanliness, service no tea or coffee facility in room.No choice for breakfast, would have been nice to have some cereals and cold meats instead of cheese/jam with the bread.
This hotel had friendly staff, underground parking, great continental breakfast, and spotless rooms. We would book this one again. We had a little trouble finding this hotel, but it is still walking distance from downtown.
The hotel is walking distance from old Bergerac
Clean rooms, helpful staff and the kids loved the well maintained pool area.
Good value for money. Not within reasonable walking distance of the centre of Bergerac.
good location, close to Bergerac town and airport The "third bed" was very inappropriate for use by an adult . Although secure bycle storage was requested at the time of booking it was not available .
The proximity to the airport and extensive parking. The staff were unhelpful and clearly didn't have an understanding of basic customer service. The hotel had been infested with "bugs" which to most of us looked like cockroaches and the uht milk in our room was off. We were not offered complimentary tea and coffee in the main reception area - there wasn't really anyway we wanted to sit in our room with over 20 bugs crawling over the bed and our belongings.We specifically ordered a double bed and single bed but were only given a double bed. Even though the website clearly states any child under 10 can stay in an extra bed free of charge.
Good and friendly welcome and service in restaurant
Good Food and very quiet
Very clean, quiet, cosy and well equipped room. Only slight disadvatage is that rooms are in separate building from the reception and restuarant in a motel style. However, I found this a minor inconvenience only in adverse weather.
close to airport
Everything was clean and in good order. The staff were helpful and willing to try to understand our hesitant French. The room was rather small.
Convient to town and roads to airport We requested non-smoking but had smoking and smell was not good which detracted fromotherwise good hotel
Helpful staff, clean, food was good.
Nice Hotel. Close to Bergerac (driving distance). Room Fair size for the four of us. Staff helpful.
Good value - staff great - 1st room fine, 2nd better. Clean,comfortable and all I needed for my stays. All I needed. Food could be improved for the evening meal. My first was OK, the second time I stayed I had the plat du jour which was awful - I left much of it. The restaurant is friendly, welcoming and the staff very helpful.A restaurant on site is really good as after a long days travelling I just didn't want to find somewhere in Bergerac to eat -- driving again, parking etc. etc. Breakfast buffet is good, but the evening meals were limited and not that brilliant.
friendly efficient and helpful staff
The resident friendly cat Room a little small
We found the Hotel and staff very good. The food was also very good.The pool and outside areas were clean and tidy. We have told friends who travel to Bergerac about our good experience at the Kyriad. We will use this hotel again.
the pool
Helpful and friendly staff, spoke good English. Evening meal was of good quality and good value. Would use again
Ground floor room with door to oputside - convenient for dog!
A very efficient restaurant serving good local cuisine.
friendly staff, situation
Friendliness of the owners
I would like to compliment the front desk personnel - Isabelle is very helpful and her service is excellent which made my stay pleasant.
Great little hotel right near the old town. Lovely staff. It's a little dated but the room was big and very nicely decorated. Good linens, best pillows in France. Bathroom was clean and modern. Free street parking on Sundays. Would definitely stay here again.
very clean, manager very friendly Guy with the bald head very surely. No manners whatsoever, needs to learn from the owner and the lady who were very nice and helpful
The staff - very friendly and obliging. The location of the hotel on the edge of the old town of Bergerac, and the heart of the open air market on market days. It would have been nice if the hotel also did food in the evenings.
Only stayed overnight but hotel fully met expectations. Well situated for station, airport and riverside walks.
Very friendly and helpful reception staff Good location Very clean Rooms are noisy neighbours can be heard in their rooms and in the corridor, quite a lot of street noise in the early morning
The reception staff were very helpful. The pool area very pleasant. Nothing wrong with the hotel, but Bergerac was disappointing.
The largest hotel room ever and so quiet. Staff very friendly and breakfast very good.
Nice rooms and quality service. Easy overnight parking.
Stunning location, set in beautiful countryside with well kept grounds and quite literally a few minutes drive from Bergerac airport down a winding lane. However as the airport is so tiny there is no noise and finding it so quickly came as a surprise. The country house itself is just exquisite.
Absoulutely stunning hotel which was for us a perfect country retreat. Very relaxed and welcoming, personal touches throughout the stay. Amazing food and wine!
a luxurious home away from home, a place where one can enjoy silence, nice food, cosy salon
This is a quiet place to relaxe. The internet does not work in the room. The axcess to the bathroom in the room was difficult plus the double bed was small (1m40 large) which was below our expectation.
Splendid location - meals, including breakfast were good. Rooms comfortable and well appointed
Impressive building and location. The differential in price between the various grades of rooms was not justified.
the location is very peaceful and the views were lovely no room service
peace, quiet, views my partner was sick after our first meal at the hotel. obviously this was rather unpleasant.
The hotel was beautiful and authentic. It was in an idyllic location, surrounded by vineyards and a golf course in the middle of the country. Our room was quite large and we had an amazing meal in the Brasserie. It was so peaceful and relaxing. The location is in the countryside, so a drive to any of the towns, such as Bergerac.
Staff were very friendly and helpful. The food in the brasserie and restaurant was excellent. The room in the relais was spacious, very clean and tastefully decorated. The golf courses come right up to the hotel with no other grounds to walk or relax in. Breakfast was not good - fruit salad had been made several days and croissants, etc ran out by 9.15am.
Superb room, great food and beautiful scenery. None!
The location, facilities and setting are excellent. Dinner in the brasserie was good value with a good selection of wines. N/A
I enjoyed the entire experience of my stay at your lovely hotel, in particular the setting of your chateau is very beautiful, the dining experience was terrific, I would be delighted to recommend this location to friends. Thank you. There was a misunderstanding re the accommodation in my case. I understood from the internet that it was possible to have three people stay in one room, that did not turn out to be the case and as a result our stay was a little more expensive than we had budgeted for.
It was cheap, clean and comfortable. Hotel staff was friendly and very helpful Hotel was not conveniently situated for the centre of Bergerac
room was clean and functional with just enough basic functions wi fi was important for me to continue my trip the towels could have been better
The surrounding countyside. The carpet in the room was dirty.
The staff were very helpful, allowing us to keep our bicycles in a store room overnight. Comfortable room, with just the right level of basic necessities.
Peaceful and quiet surroundings. Attentive staff
Politness of the staff. A warm greeting. Attentive staff Noise of early morning service lorries: the mixture of old & new: ghastly overpriced modern art: plastic chairs in the restaurant & Bistro
The totally relaxing atmosphere along with the attentitveness of the staff made the visit a wonderfull experience Lack of indoor bar area
Very friendly and informal with deliciious food and drink
The welcome was friendly, the staff were attentive & happy in their work and the whole atmosphere was relaxed which made for a very enjoyable stay. Excellent food & good reasonably priced wine list.
Simply stylish, excellent food, friendly service.
Very nice welcome with champagne. Very quiet room and establishment. Breakfast was wonderful. Bedrooms do not have queen or king beds, but instead two regular beds next to each other, which is not very romantic or functional. The bathroom didn't have a separate door for the WC, and there was no window or ventilation there. Only one window in the bedroom - overall poor ventilation.
The staff were incredibly friendly and did everything they could to make our stay comfortable and enjoyable. The atmosphere was quiet and relaxed and I liked the style of the decor - clean, modern and luxurious but in an old, 'chateau' style setting - lovely. No.
A beautiful hotel. The owners and staff were incredibly helpful. Our hire car broke down on route and the owners cheerfully stayed until 2am to greet us. The staff were all very friendly to us and our two year old son. Very impressed will certainly return.
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, our room was beautiful and the food was delicious. We stayed for two nights, but the restaurant menu changes just once a week. Although delicious it would have been better if there was a little more choice as we had to eat the same meal two nights in a row.
Very convenient location.This is a good budget hotel. Our room had everything we needed and was kept very clean.We enjoyed breakfast from a self service buffet - very good selection of items - lovely pastries!
It was situated very near the city centre, also there was a festival on the square outside during our stay. The rooms were very basic and they weren't 100% clean. Our shower leaked as ythe door didn't close properly and there was no mirror in the room at all.
English spoken by somebody please
The location was perfect for seeing Bergerac. The room was clean with comfortable bed and very clean and well socked bathroom. The fact that your website said parking is available on site. This is not the case! You have to park on the street and pay and if you arrive on a Friday night as we did, you cannot park on the square outside the Hotel as the market is held there every saturday morning. There was no coffee, in the room, when we asked for it, they had none until the following morning;
The setting was lovely and the staff were friendly and helpful. It was peaceful and quiet. It was a little too far out of the town. We did not hire a car which I would recommend to anyone visiting this hotel and there was no transport.
The relaxed atmosphere. The very freindly staff. Everything about the hotel and location was fantastic and being just outside town was perfect.
Friendly staff. Excellent food, not too varied though for those guests staying there frequently. Being located on the outskirts of Bergerac a car is recommendable.
Nothing really, we had asked for a room whith a bath which they don't even have and didn't inform us about but as we were very tired and had very busy days ended up staying for the two nights. We wanted to eat at their restaurant but they had a set menu, very French taste, not at all things we like like snails and so. As far as guests comments go you didn't show any, too bad because it seems that there were 3.... better 3 than none......
We stayed there and loveeeeed it. A perfect chill out spot. Staff were so nice. A really homely place. You didnt feel like a guest at all! Wish I was there now ! It would be great if the hotel did a snack menu- Sandwiches or similar.
Lovely hotel with a quiet location, good facilities and restaurant.
Front of House service & restaurant staff. Good food & wine. Common areas & rooms were a little shabby
Beautiful dining room and very good food. The swimming pool was freezing.
The hotel room was very clean, the bathroom was especially lovely, the grounds outside and pool area were lovely and staff were friendly. The perfect place to stay if spending a couple of days around bergerac. The breakfast is very pricey for the small amount of food provided.
good front of house staff, helpful when we arrived and courteous throughout. Breakfast was meagre and very ordinary for the price. (ok for travelling and staying one or 2 nights)
Good location, nice pool, good breakfast, staff helpful, quiet. The 2 level room was great for our family. Would use again. I would have liked a kettle in the room and being able to buy just a snack would have been helpful even a vending machine maybe.
Everything was easy and straighforward. Musty smell on first floor landing.
We booked the duplex for a family of 4. two teenage daughters and it was fine. Quiet, clean and spacious.
Very close to the airport, the possibility to walk to it from the hotel. I had to hold the head of the shower myself!!!!
proximity to Bergerac no coffee making facility in room
The Pool The restaurant was closed and the noisy neighbours
Lady on reception was very helpful, efficient and friendly
Convenience to the airport and central for our needs. There were no tea/coffee making facilities in the room.
One chair was broken and the light was hanging of the wall in a dangerous way. Despite reporeting this nothing was done
A beautiful old farm house with large comfortable, clean rooms. Madame made us feel very welcome. A very relaxed atmosphere. Not a smart hotel but a very friendly attractive old farm house steeped in history. No it exceeded my expectations
Very friendly and just the kind of old world type place we were looking for
An out of town location made it our most peacefull and enjoyed stay all week. Breakfast served al fresco on the family table. Views into the vinyards...beautiful. At the top of a steep hill (hard work on bikes with panniers). Not much to offer beyond seclusion. No on-hand facilities for drinks etc. Your very much on your own!
Quiet rural location. Good breakfast. Close to major historic centre Bergerac.Swimming pool looked good but weather was not good enough on the day of my stay to use No entertainment if the weather is bad. Old rustic French style decoration of room, which is ok but could be better rearanged tastfuly
Friendly-good breakfast-rural location-close to good restaurant
Room ok. Staff very nice. There was no hair dryer in the bedroom. The breakfast was French style and therefore a bit expensive. The hotel is just next to the road and it is noisy in the morning and evening. We were at the top floor and we had a small bathroom.
It was very welcoming , pleasant and helpful.The dining areas both in and out were tastefully arranged and decorated.Diner was excellent.It is situated close to Bergerac, both the city and the airport.I would choose to go there again. No
Warm welcome. Friednly staff. Great room for four people. Almost like a presidential suite!
The Hotek Manager was excellent; very attentive and helpful. The dinner in the restaurant was outstandingly good (it was worth the visit for the dinner alone). The hotel had been under new management for two months; it is clear that it will soon become an exceedingly good hostelry. I left my mobile phone in the room on departure and the Manager very kindly forwarded it to me by mail - very considerate and efficient. Your website listed the hotel as Hotel Alecia but, in fact, it is now called La Villa St Laurent; this caused some confusion to our taxi driver from the railway station. The room we were allocated was very small with barely enough room to squeeze past the double bed on either side. However, we were assured by the manager that she is shortly to extend the premises.
This hotel is quite lovely - good location close to Bergerac Airport, shopping & restaurants. Bed very comfortable, breakfast good. Will choose this hotel again.
Convenient to vist town of Bergerac, quiet room at rear of hotel overlooking courtyard
nothing a very poor hotel,overpriced with disagreeable staff and poor service
warm welcome, comfortable, good local food close to main road, however did not affect me as my room was located at rear of hotel


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State Dept. Stocked Up On Booze Before Shutdown
(NEWSER) – The State Department certainly had its priorities straight in the weeks leading up to the government shutdown: In September, the last month of the fiscal year, it spent $180,000 ... on booze. That includes $11,550 on "gratuity whiskey" and "gratuity wine" at the embassy in Rio, $22,416 in wine for the embassy in Tokyo, and $15,900 worth of bourbon and whiskey in Moscow, the Washington Times reports. The president of a watchdog group explains that toward the end of the fiscal year, departments "have a 'use-it-or-lose-it' mentality," trying to use up the money in their budgets so as not to invite congressional cuts the following year.
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For 21 years, Dan Waldeck has been an irreplaceable component of one of the most successful women's basketball programs in the country. During that span as an assistant and head coach, his coaching and recruiting skills have been primary reasons why The Master's University has been a perennial GSAC title contender, a regular in the NAIA Top 25, and an 11-time participant in the NAIA National Tournament.
After serving as an assistant for 13 of those seasons, Waldeck became the head coach in the fall of 2008. Having his own team was something Waldeck had always yearned for and it was no courtesy handoff, either. Realizing he had been just as much a reason for the program's success as anybody, had been faithful in his coaching and other athletic-related areas, and loved his job made it an easy decision for then-Athletic Director Paul Berry.
Over the past eight seasons, he hasn't deviated much from the up-tempo, pressure philosophy that had been so successful over the years, but fans have seen subtle changes that match up with what he has learned over the years as a capable student of the game. Waldeck's clubs have averaged nearly 20 wins (159-89) per season and during the last four campaigns, the Mustangs have earned top 10 national rankings and have competed in the National Tournament. Two things that haven't changed are his enthusiasm and energy level for the sport balanced by a great sense of humor.
Looking back, it's hard to believe it's been eighteen years since Waldeck joined the coaching staff. For part of that time he was enjoying a successful financial planning career along with moonlighting for women's basketball until the fall of 2002. Intrigued by an offer from Berry, Waldeck scrapped his "day" job and added the position of head coach of the cross-country team to his duties on the court.
Giving that up after a couple of years, Waldeck took on the responsibility of Sports Information Director where his dynamic web skills made it possible for Mustang fans to read about, listen to, and watch games via the Internet.
Although he enjoyed coaching cross-country duties and made a significant impact as Sports Information Director, Waldeck was most at home on the hardwood where he impacts the lives of players in the present and for eternity.
Dan and his wife, Cindy, have two children, Tori and Braelyn, and live in Santa Clarita.


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nowheat wrote:PeterB wrote:PeterB wrote:So to be clear Vinasp in your view an intellectual understanding of translations of the Pali Canon, or an understanding your minds reactions to those translations, is sufficient in itself to bring you to Enlightenment ?
Why are we discussing Vinasp's personal practice and understanding of enlightenment rather than his theory?
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Leading Australian politicians and former defence chiefs are demanding an independent investigation, along the lines of the Chilcot inquiry in Britain, into their country's role in the invasion of Iraq.
They say an independent inquiry must investigate the circumstances that led the then National-Liberal coalition to participate in the US-led invasion in 2003 in which Australia contributed 2,000 troops, including special forces. It must also conduct a review of the war powers of the government, and draw lessons for the future.
Demands for an inquiry are led by former Liberal prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, former defence secretary, Paul Barratt, and former chief of the Australian Defence Force, General Peter Gration.
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65th Cannes Film Festival's Star-Studded Opening Ceremony
The South of France is a little more fabulous today (May 16), as the 65th Cannes Film Festival held its opening ceremony this afternoon.
And there were hordes of famous faces crowding around the Palais des Festivals ahead of the much-loved cinematic event.
Actresses like Berenice Bejo, Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain, Freida Pinto, Jane Fonda, Diane Kruger, and Tilda Swinton were all gussied up and camera-ready as they walked around the arrivals area. Singer Lana Del Rey and supermodel Eva Herzigova also made appearances.
Representing the fellas were Alec Baldwin (with fiance Hilaria Thomas), Chris Pine, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Ewan McGregor, and Bill Murray.


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My question is in the title, I would like to know how to define what driver to use by default with an usb wifi dongle (alfa awus036h) whenever you boot or plug it. I have BT3 on usb with persistent changes properly set.
(In fact, I have both ndiswrapper and r8187, and ndiswrapper load as default driver at boot or when I plug the dongle, how to make r8187 to load by default instead ?)
Thanks !
You should be able to get what you need from this post.
At this time, after a struggle I've found how to prevent ndiswrapper to load by editing /lib/modules/184.108.40.206/modules.dep.
Now I've just added a line /lib/modules/18.104.22.168/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187/r8187.ko and after reboot, r8187 don't load and when I try modprobe r8187, it shows FATAL blablabla.
Any idea ?
"Airdriver-ng installed" returns : [...]35. Realtek rtl8187 - custom[...]
Ok ! I have a temporary solution : I've re-installed the r8187 module, and then I comment the line with ndiswrapper.ko in modules.dep so as to disable it, even at boot. When I need ndiswrapper, I just uncomment the same line and do modprobe ndiswrapper && rmmod r8187.
I know there's a better solution. Do you have it ?
I know the solution is simple, there's absolutely nobody to help me with that ?
Okay, guys, thank you for your help.
The answer was :
Add to the file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules the lines
Code:/sbin/modprobe -r ndiswrapper /sbin/modprobe r8187