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Antique Rug Lover is an eBay Store dedicated to offering antique hand made oriental rugs of superb quality at the wholesale prices.
We have been in wholesale business of Antique Hand made Oriental Rugs and Tapestry in New York City Since May 1974, Catering to Dealers, Collectors and Designers. We have been a member of Antique Rug Dealers Association for over 25 years. We our proud of our name reputation and our satisfied customers from all over the word, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, UK and here at home. B.J. Chafiian Oriental Rugs is a company dedicated to collecting antique oriental rugs and European tapestries of outstanding merit and superb quality. We have comprised an extended collection of various rugs concentrating on Anatolian Carpets, especially Oushak and Decorative rugs. . We have collected various rugs from all over the world. Our inventory is updated on a weekly basis.
During the course of my business life, the thing that has always struck me the most was how to share my collection with others world wide which led me to create a website, a tailor made venue dedicated to sell on line, a place for you and you alone, a place where you are made to feel at home and buy direct and get the same service as dealers and collectors at wholesale price, well away from the hub-hub of running store to store, in comfort of your home atmosphere with no pressure of salesman, searching the web 24/7 for a real antique rug like any dealer or collector, is like a dream come true.
A special place that combines the right ingredients on line communication with email and record keeping, we always try to show an image that shows the true color of the rug and accurate description, also our unconditional 14 days return policy. Besides all those, you also could review our history with eBay, simply read our feedbacks,
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Federal charges unsealed Friday accuse four former Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International Sales and Support Inc. executives of engaging in a bribery scheme to generate aircraft maintenance business in Latin America.
Two of the men accused pleaded guilty in January and two others, who officials believe to be out of the country, have not been arrested yet.
BizJet cooperated with authorities and entered into a deferred prosecution agreement that had the company pay a penalty of $11.8 million. Prosecutors credited the company with making voluntary disclosures and providing "extraordinary cooperation."
A BizJet spokesman didn't immediately return phone messages or an emailed request for comment. The Justice Department announced after business hours on Friday that the case had been unsealed.
Former BizJet President and CEO Bernd Kowalewski and ex-sales manager Jald Jensen were indicted Jan. 5 for conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiracy to launder money. They're also charged with violating the act and money laundering. The indictment was unsealed Friday and the Justice Department said the men are believed to be abroad and had not been arrested.
Two former BizJet vice presidents, Peter DuBois and Neal Uhl, pleaded guilty Jan. 5 to bills of information in lieu of indictment. The guilty pleas were unsealed Friday, which is when the men were sentenced in federal court in Tulsa.
DuBois pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and one count of violating the act. Uhl pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to violate the corrupt practices act.
U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced DuBois and Uhl to eight months of home detention each and probation, citing cooperation with authorities by both men.
Prosecutors said DuBois could have been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and Uhl faced five years in prison.
The indictment, which followed an FBI investigation, accuses the former BizJet executives of bribing government officials in Brazil, Mexico and Panama to secure maintenance contracts.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman said in a prepared statement that the executives "authorized and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars to be paid directly and indirectly to ranking military officials in various foreign countries."
FBI Assistant Director in Charge Valerie Parlave said businesses have an obligation to "maintain a fair and competitive international market."
Prosecutors allege the defendants paid bribes directly to foreign officials and, in some instances, moved bribe money through a shell company, Avionica International & Associates Inc., owned and operated by Jensen.
Avionica allegedly portrayed itself as a provider of aircraft maintenance brokerage services but instead existed to launder bribe money. Avionica listed a physical address identical to Jensen's personal residence in Van Nuys, Calif.
BizJet is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG.

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Arizona election results
Bad news: Andrew Thomas was re-elected as Maricopa County Attorney, and Joe Arpaio was re-elected as Maricopa County Sheriff. And Arizona went for John McCain as president, though he has graciously conceded to Barack Obama.
Some bad results on the propositions: Prop. 102 is passing, amending the Arizona constitution to ban same-sex marriage, Prop. 101 on medical choice is failing. But there's also good news: the payday loan industry-backed Prop. 200 is failing (that would add barriers to entry to new payday loan companies, as well as prevent the current payday loan legislation from sunsetting), and Prop. 100's ban on additional home transfer taxes is passing.
UPDATE (November 5, 2008): Prop. 101 is still too close to call, with "no" votes leading by 2,195 votes (867,924 no, 865,729 yes). There should be a conclusive result tomorrow.
UPDATE (November 6, 2008): Still counting on Prop. 101--it's now a 2,944-vote lead for no, 887,821 to 884,877.
UPDATE (November 12, 2008): Prop. 101 has been defeated, 961,567 no votes to 950,440 yes votes.


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Website: www.redcrossmichigan.org
Phone: 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
"This is my sixth time donating blood. The importance of learning to give is a life-changing lesson to learn," reflected Ashley Goddard, pre-veterinary major, on her past experiences donating blood.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the biannual American Red Cross Blood Drive opened its doors to donors between 9 a.m. and 8:45 p.m. Faculty, students and community members lined up in the basement of Pioneer Memorial Church to donate with the hope that each visit could save up to three lives.
Upon arrival, donors were asked to read through certain safety precautions, answer key questions to ensure the usability of their blood and "take a number" in the waiting area. When called upon, they were then ushered off to donate a pint of blood in a matter of five to 10 minutes.
"I felt a little nervous before I donated, but I was determined to save lives!" said Rebecca Perry, pre-physical therapy major and a first-time blood donor. "Afterward, I felt really good about what I had done. I'm definitely going to do it again."
The Great Lakes Region of the American Red Cross, the organization in charge of the Andrews University Blood Drive, collects blood from donors in 60 counties across Michigan. It is an independent, volunteer-led organization aiding nearly five million people who receive blood transfusions each year. Reinforcing the fact that "donors are heroes" and "giving is the right thing to do" are just a few reasons why the Red Cross has staff working 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The all-day event drew in 141 donors to support the Andrews University blood drive. Of those, 89 were proudly adorned with red and white "First-time Blood Donor" stickers. There were even four brave supporters who contributed "double reds": donating two units of red blood cells in just one visit. They may have helped save twice as many people.
Besides donors, there were also many volunteers who helped make the blood drive possible. Student helpers were at the door, welcoming participants and setting up walk-in appointments for those who were not registered. Others passed out juice and water, while some kept up the fresh supply of cookies, sandwiches, veggies and fruit provided to build up the weakened donors. Whether students were there to give blood for the first time, volunteer or support dizzy friends, all were supporting the gift of life.
The goal for total amount of donated blood was set at 100 units. By the end of the day, the Andrews University blood drive exceeded their goal by giving 122 units.
For more information on how you can become a blood donor, visit www.givelife.org, www.redcrossmichigan.org or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
-Written by Ashleigh Jardine, student news writer, Office of Integrated Marketing & Communication


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I came across a holly sprig in our Christmas decorations. It must be at least 60 years old but is still green and the dried berries are still red. I remember it on our mantle at home throughout my childhood. It witnessed many a family Christmas.
I came across a holly sprig in our Christmas decorations. It must be at least 60 years old but is still green and the dried berries are still red. I remember it on our mantle at home throughout my childhood. It witnessed many a family Christmas.
Holly earns its reputation as a holiday symbol of eternal life. It's second only to the Christmas tree. The bushes indeed seem eternal and reward us by peaking in late December.
I have five holly shrubs in our yard. They amaze us each winter with bright, glassy-green leaves and red berries against the barren landscape. There's nothing more cheerful than snow-decked hollies, a Currier and Ives moment.
Holly never takes a season off. Our plants add about a foot in height each year. The only maintenance is to keep them under control with a lopper.
Ours are filled with birds seeking shelter, protected from predators by the sharp leaves. When food gets scarce, some, especially cardinals, will eat the berries.
Hollies once were planted near windows to spear burglars. A century ago, homeowners believed hollies protected against lightning.
The red berries are at their best at Christmas, perfect timing. In many countries, they symbolize good luck for the coming year.
Holly does not mind being lightly pruned in December for decorations, although the birds inside may complain. Be sure to wear work gloves and use a sharp pruner.
Indoors, the boughs need no watering. You may want to polish the leaves with a commercial leaf gloss or wax. Eventually, the leaves will gather dust. Remove that with an artist's brush. Commercial holly often is dipped in a preservative to lock in moisture and color.
You can make wreaths with floral wire or free-form centerpieces around candles for your table. At my house, we use sprigs with berries on top of picture frames.
Holly is usually sold by the box in garden centers and on some Christmas-tree lots. Expect to pay $12 to $25 for a good selection of females with berries and males.
When buying living holly shrubs, make sure you get the evergreen instead of the deciduous variety that loses its leaves in fall. You need male and female plants to produce berries.
Hollies are easily propagated. Cut a six-inch branch from new growth. Remove all but the top two sets of leaves. Place in vase of water to germinate, then plant in potting soil. Keep moderately moist all winter in a sunny window, then plant outside after the last frost in spring.
Usually a pet will not eat holly leaves due to their sharp spines. If they do, consult a veterinarian as the leaves can be toxic. Keep decorations off the floor just in case.
Children my be tempted to eat the berries. They contain an alkaloid related to caffeine, the same one found in chocolate. Eating 20 berries would be poisonous.
Reach Jim at 330-580-8324
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Must-Geek TV
Is the world ready for an Asperger's sitcom?
Picture a man and a woman in a car. The woman appears hungover and irate, and the man maintains a nonstop patter to engage her, oblivious to her fraying temper: "I'll say an element, and you say an element whose name starts with the last letter of the one I said." No response. "I'll start!" he blurts, ignoring her body language. He heedlessly bores through helium, mercury, ytterbium, molybdenum, and more until he reaches mendelevium—and her last nerve." Get out!" she commands. When he does, he's startled to find that she's not asking him to look at the car engine.
For some therapists, this is a familiar scene: a guy enthusiastically firing on all conversational cylinders at precisely the wrong moment and then puzzled by a hostile response. But it's not an autism spectrum disorder case study—it's a clip from The Big Bang Theory.
How do you build a sitcom around a neurological condition without uttering its name? That's the challenge CBS faces in its show about the travails of four Caltech researchers: experimental physicist Dr. Leonard Hofstadter (played by Johnny Galecki), engineer Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), astrophysicist Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), and theoretical physicist Dr. Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). The running joke of The Big Bang Theory is that these guys are brilliant at understanding the workings of the universe, yet hopeless at socializing with Penny (Kaley Cuoco), a waitress who lives next door. But a more subtle theme is that Sheldon—flat-toned, gawky, and rigidly living by byzantine rules and routines—appears to have Asperger's syndrome.
It's a resemblance that has not gone unnoticed in online forums by Aspies and those around them. "I'm the mom of a kid who has Asperger's," comments one respondent at the blog My Favorite Autistic. "I happened upon this show tonight, and I was glued to the t.v. watching it." A Canadian blog reader marvels: "It's never stated, but golly! How could he NOT be an Aspie?" And while not everyone with the condition appreciates the character, others respond in ways that simply speak volumes: "This is the first show I really get and laugh at," reads one post in a U.S. Asperger forum.
Sheldon is an exaggerated sitcom characterization, granted, and yet how else does one describe a string theorist who insists on playing Klingon Boggle and Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock? A prodigy who experimented with his home's staircases to find the exact variant in height at which his father would trip? Who discourses at length upon the precise parameters of Christmas gift-giving? Or who refers to engineers as "semi-skilled labor"—and is then surprised when they take offense?
"I know all of these guys," attests Discover science columnist and avowed fan Dr. Phil Plait in a phone call from his home in Boulder, Colo. Plait, a former astronomy professor who worked on the Hubble Space Telescope, recalls some colleagues who were so obliviously brusque and arrogant that "you'd want to push them into traffic"—and yet who were brilliant thinkers. "Whoever wrote The Big Bang Theory understands geeks."
He's right.
"I had a short-lived career as a computer programmer," admits co-creator Bill Prady on the phone from Warner Bros. Television. "I was a college dropout in New York City, working at a RadioShack, and I got involved creating the FilePro software for the TRS-80 at my friend Howie's place in Brooklyn." That would be Howard Wolowitz—whose name is now immortalized as one of the show's main characters.
The Big Bang Theory updated itself by making its protagonists into physicists and tossing in wheezes like the spherical cow joke—the kind of in-joke that only a science audience would even get. The tangles of equations on Sheldon and Leonard's apartment whiteboard are an actual ongoing problem written for the show by a UCLA physics professor, and there's talk of Nobel physicist George Smoot making a cameo on the show. It's a series laughing with geeks, not at them—and it's humor that finds its perfect vehicle in the geekiest of neurological conditions.
So why is Asperger's never mentioned? Producer Chuck Lorre has denied that Sheldon is meant to be on the autism spectrum. But whether intended or not, the show's writers have been asked about Asperger's so often that they're clearly aware of its subtext when having a crowd of postdocs debate whether Superman jumps or flies.
"I just think of his actions as 'Sheldony.' Some things feel instinctively correct for his character," says Prady, who recalls one software colleague who couldn't go anywhere alone that he hadn't been to before. "He'd say, 'I can't go to 47th Street Photo by myself.' And it was maybe three blocks away. It was never questioned. Quirks were never challenged—they were simply accepted as a quality of the person."
"Are these things Asperger's?" he asks. "I don't know."
Asked point-blank in this video response on a Variety blog, though, actor Jim Parsons says that he was startled when fan questions led him to descriptions of Asperger's syndrome that perfectly matched the character he'd been hired to play. So does Sheldon have it?
"The writers say no, he doesn't. ..." Parson shrugs in his response, "[But] I can say that he couldn't display more facets of it."
In the hands of lesser writers, Sheldon Cooper would simply be a perpetual straight man to the world's madcap social codes—a sort of neurological Margaret Dumont. And yet what's remarkable about The Big Bang Theory is that it actually cares about its smart characters. All its male protagonists are geeks. But instead of the geeks serving as a foil to polished Hollywood protagonists, it's the perpetually exasperated Penny—the one typical character—that is the foil for them as she explains why women might not want their advice on buying tampons.
While characters like Mr. Spock and Data hold a certain honorary status in the Asperger's community, Sheldon is different: He's a human puzzling over the fascinating life-forms of Pasadena. And with Big Bang now shown everywhere from Iceland to the Philippines, he's poised to become a pop-culture emblem of the Aspie. That might not be such a bad thing. As exasperating as he can be, Sheldon's remarkably well-adapted to his world. Beneath the sitcom pratfalls, The Big Bang Theory is a meditation on how bright people work with the absurdly mismatched abilities that they've been given. For a comedy, that's an inspired—even noble—premise to work from.


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Saturday was International Sloth Day, so we thought we would celebrate by sharing our favourite sloth facts and images.
Sloth by name, sloth by nature
Sloths are one of the sleepiest animals known to man and can spend up to 20 hours per day sleeping.
We are family
One thing that can definitely be said about sloths is that they are extremely unique. Many people would guess that they are closely related to primates due to their impressive tree-climbing skills, although they are actually closely related to anteaters and armadillos.
There's something behind you!
Sloths belong to the group Xenarthra, which means 'strange joints'. The extra joints in sloth's necks allow them to rotate their necks a remarkable 270 degrees.
Hanging out
The maned three-toed sloth spends so much time hanging upside down that its internal organs are positioned differently to other mammals.
Slow and steady
The slightly green appearance of sloths is due to the algae which live in their fur. This algae helps to camouflage the sloth and therefore protects them from aerial predation. This algae is able to flourish within the fur of the sloth due to their tendency to remain still for many hours.
Leaf lovers
The extremely slow movements of sloths can be attributed to their low-energy diet. As folivores sloths eat a primarily leaf-based diet, which has resulted in them having a low metabolism and body temperature.
Don't make me come down
Sloths remain in their arboreal habitat for pretty much 100% of their lives, and only descend from the trees to defecate. Sloths have extremely strong arms but very weak legs, which means that moving along the ground is extremely difficult. When on the ground, they dig in their front claws and pull themselves along on their stomachs. Surprisingly, sloths are very good swimmers, using their long arms to move through the water.
Supersize sloths
Fossil records show that sloths have existed on earth for many thousands of years. Some remains indicate that these animals were previously super-sized, with a stature similar to an elephant.
Hannah Mulvany, ARKive Content Officer.


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netconsole is a kernel module that sends all kernel log messages (i.e. dmesg) over the network to another computer, without involving user space (e.g. syslogd). Name "netconsole" is a misnomer because it's not really a "console", more like a remote logging service.
It can be used either built-in or as a module. Built-in netconsole initializes immediately after NIC cards and will bring up the specified interface as soon as possible. The module is mainly used for capturing kernel panic output from a headless machine, or in other situations where the user space is no more functional.
Documentation is available in the Linux kernel tree under Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt
If not included with OS, Netconsole can be installed from the depository:
pacman -Sy netcat
Build-in Configuration
Netconsole and other modules' Kernel parameters can be passed from a bootloader to kernel at its startup via kernel command line by modifying the bootloader environment, which is type and version specific. Example for Uboot, where 1st address is Plug Computer ArchLinux device's netconsole Out Port & IP, and 2nd address is your PC's netconsole In Port & IP & adapter MAC:
fw_setenv usb_custom_params 'loglevel=7 email@example.com/eth0,firstname.lastname@example.com/00:13:32:20:r9:a5'
Logging is done by your ArchLinux set logger like syslog-ng, so available loglevels (output details) are defined in that logger docs, and may differ for each log type. One can also pass netconsole string parameters at kernel runtime (no config file required), then start two netconsole instances on the monitoring PC (one to read output, another for input), and restart it on the PC or device you are logging as shown in Dynamic Configuration:
# set log level for kernel messages dmesg -n 8 email@example.com/eth0,email@example.com/00:13:32:20:r9:a5 nc -l -u -p 6666 & nc -u 192.168.1.28 6666
One may need to switch off firewall and setup proper port forwarding to monitor and input data in Netconsole.
Dynamic configuration
Netconsole can be loaded as one of kernel modules manually after boot or auto during boot depending on this module config. See kernel modules for configuring it to load at boot. For loading manually any time after boot:
# set log level for kernel messages dmesg -n 8 modprobe configfs modprobe netconsole mount none -t configfs /sys/kernel/config # 'netconsole' dir is auto created if the module is loaded mkdir /sys/kernel/config/netconsole/target1 cd /sys/kernel/config/netconsole/target1 # set local IP address echo 192.168.0.111 > local_ip # set destination IP address echo 192.168.0.17 > remote_ip # find destination MAC address arping `cat remote_ip` -f |grep -o ..:..:..:..:..:.. > remote_mac echo 1 > enabled
netconsole should now be configured. To verify, run 'dmesg |tail' and you should see "netconsole: network logging started". Check available log levels by running 'dmesg -h'.
nc -u -l 6666
nc -u -l -p 6666
Starting at Boot
Just add the netconsole to the kernel cmd line. It takes a string configuration parameter "netconsole" in the following format:
netconsole=[src-port]@[src-ip]/[<dev>],[tgt-port]@<tgt-ip>/[tgt-macaddr] src-port source for UDP packets (defaults to 6665) src-ip source IP to use (interface address) dev network interface (eth0) tgt-port port for logging agent (6666) tgt-ip IP address for logging agent tgt-macaddr ethernet MAC address for logging agent (broadcast)
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=a322511e-b028-4f11-87b6-e48b5d99bbd8 ro email@example.com/eth1,email@example.com/12:34:56:78:9a:bc linux /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-label/ROOT ro email@example.com/12:34:56:78:9a:bc


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After last weekend's team racing diversion, the No. 2 Yale women's sailing team will return to fleet racing this weekend by sending a team to the 26th Brad Dellenbaugh Women's Interconference Regatta, hosted by Brown University. Last year the Bulldogs took second at the Dellenbaugh Regatta. This year they are looking to improve on that result and reassert themselves as one of the top teams in the nation.
Weather forecasts for Providence call for temperatures in the low 50s on both Saturday and Sunday, but significantly different wind conditions between the two days of racing. Saturday is supposed to see winds from the northeast at five to 10 miles per hour while Sunday looks like it will get a breezier southwesterly in the 10 to 25 miles-per-hour wind range.
Representing the Bulldogs in A division this weekend will be sophomore skipper Marlena Fauer along with sophomore crew Eugenia Custo Greig. Fauer and Custo Greig are coming off of their Ivy Championship win from last weekend at the Owen Trophy which was hosted by Yale. They were one of only a few all-female teams at the coed Ivy Championship Regatta.
Racing for the Bulldogs in B division will be freshman skipper Morgan Kiss along with senior crew Isabel Elliman. For Elliman, who generally competes with the coed team, this will be her first women's regatta of the spring season. However, her collegiate racing experience, paired with Kiss' young talent, should make for a powerful combination.
The Dellenbaugh Regatta will be sailed in Brown University's fleet of club 420s. In preparation, the Bulldogs have been practicing in their own fleet of club 420s on the waters of the Long Island Sound. Conditions at Brown's sailing venue can be very similar to those at Yale's. On windy, onshore-breeze days the shifts tend to be more persistent and the waves that arise allow racers to surf their boats downwind. On the other hand, both venues can also get shiftier, flatter-water days when the breeze blows from an offshore direction.
Forecasts say that the Bulldogs should be getting a fair share of windy and shifty conditions to practice in over the next couple of days. Wind speeds are predicted to exceed 20 miles per hour from the northwest.
Report filed by Chris Segerblom '14, Yale Sports Publicity


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9:00 pm
Scientific American Frontiers "Games Machines Play" Alan Alda attends contests between machines and humans, mostly students who build them. He watches robots play soccer; visits a human-powered submarine contest; and observes small machines that must prove their efficiency at lowering a beam.G
10:00 pm
NOVA "Building Pharaoh's Chariot" A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers and horse trainers builds and tests two accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. Driving them to their limits in the desert outside Cairo, NOVA's experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history.G
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Everyday Edisons "Are You Wearing A Battery Charger?" In this high tech episode, we feature the clothing of the future. No, our inventor, Dr. Faramarz Farahi, is not a fashion designer, but he does have some exciting and, some could say, electrifying outfits to model for this episode. Spending his professional life as an electrical engineer, industrial scientist, and educator, Faramarz is most at home in his lab. D
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Everyday Edisons "Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'?" Outdoor cooking has been a part of the American heritage since the country was founded, but with Al Contarino's new concept in grilling, it has taken on a whole new look. The Continous Convection Grill, as he calls it, works on the premise that heat escapes from your grill every time you peek into it. The inventor has built a prototype that proposes a way to watch what's coming on the grill without lifting the lid; to monitor burgers, steaks or chicken without hovering over a hot flame. D


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Travel Tips to Ibiza (IBZ)
Enjoying an average of 300 days of sunshine a year, it is easy to see why so many tourists are booking tickets to Ibiza year-round. This indulgent island is one of the world's nightlife capitals, with top house DJs performing regularly in countless clubs throughout the busy summer season.
Top Ibiza Attractions
- Explore beautiful Cova de Can Marçà, the most impressive natural caves in Ibiza
- Discover Ibiza's old town, Dalt Vila, home to cobbled streets, cathedrals and gorgeous hilltop views
- Take a dip in the turquoise waters of Cala Conta Beach, one of the island's most stunning beaches
Hidden Gems in Ibiza
Ibiza may be a tourist capital, but this beguiling island still offers a number of quiet nooks and hidden gems. Escape to one of the island's lesser-known beaches, such as Cala Llentia, which offers picturesque views of Es Vedrà Island. Spend an afternoon snorkeling at Es Pou des Lleo, a quiet cove bordered by quaint fishermen's huts.
Ibiza's Pleasures
Most visitors have partying in mind when they book their flights to Ibiza, and few leave the island without experiencing its nightlife. The Discobus leaves from Ibiza's main port, transporting visitors from Ibiza Town to the island's most impressive clubs. The popular West End is filled with partygoers every night of the week.
Plan Your Ibiza Holiday
The summer is high season, so book in advance if you are hoping to find cheap hotels in Ibiza. Look for flight deals to Ibiza in August and you might be lucky enough to catch Nuestra Señora de las Nieves festival, an elaborate event featuring floats, parades and fireworks. Book your flight with FlyDoha and enjoy affordable fares and convenient services like Quick Check-In.


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It is with great pleasure I am introducing today some new acquisitions on the Panoramio Team. They are Nicolas Zherebtsov and Balázs Dezső from Russia and Hungary respectively.
Despite Balázs is with us for a while now, I did not make an introduction in the blog before and I just thought it was now a good moment. Balázs has proofed already to be a Panoramio in heart. You can check his excursions around Switzerland in his Panoramio Photo Page.
Nicolas is the latest acquisition of the team, and we are very excited about it. He was already working at Google before and he decided to move to Panoramio and bring all his experience with him. He is working right now in a very secret project together with Roger ;) that we hope we will be able to unveil soon.
Please join me in welcoming Balázs and Nicolas to the Panoramio family!


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This 100% baby alpaca yarn comes in lovely shades. It is a 4-ply worsted weight yarn that knits up into a soft and cozy fabric!
Cascade Eco Alpaca Yarn is a similar yarn: alpaca, hand wash, worsted (19-20 sts/4 in), 5 sts / inch, 100 gram, on size 7 US needles, and 220 yards. You may also like Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande Yarn, which is another similar yarn: alpaca, hand wash, 100 gram, and 100% baby alpaca.
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The Institute of Management Accountants wants to fix what it calls a "talent gap" in the accounting profession.
The IMA, a Montvale-based global association for accounting and finance professionals, has launched the Competency Crisis website to do just that. The portal at CompetencyCrisis.org defines the association's view of the problem and seeks solutions from employers, professionals, students, and academics.
IMA said decades of research shows that there is wide discrepancy between what employers need from accounting and finance staff and what many undergraduates accounting students learn in school.
"Studies by IMA and others show that the typical college accounting curriculum isn't preparing students for long-term careers in accounting, especially management accounting," IMA CEO Jeff Thomson said in a statement.
Thomson added that the website is intended to serve as a platform where interested parties "can learn more about the problem and discuss their experiences and ideas for the path forward."
The site refers to staffing firm Manpower's "Talent Shortage Survey," which has ranked accounting and finance professionals in the top ten hardest jobs to fill the past three years.
"Narrowly-focused curricula are fanning the flames," the website says. "When classroom lessons aren't consistently aligned with on-the-job demands, the gap widens. We must catch up."
IMA has addressing the "talent gap" issues with various initiatives dating to 1986. This January, the association participated in the IMA/AAA Management Accounting Section Curriculum Task Force that issued recommendations to improve accounting education.
"Accounting education needs to focus on students' long-term career needs, and not just prepare students for their first job," said Raef Lawson, IMA vice president of research and chair of the task force. "The profession is changing and education should integrate the variety of competencies needed to add organizational value."


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BMW New Zealand Open, Won by Aussie Amateur, Jake Higginbottom November 25 2012
Jake Higginbottom/pga,ord.au Aussie Amateur Jake Higginbottom was won the BMW New Zealand Open at the Clearwater Resort, with a final round of -5 under par, 67, and a tournament total of -7 under par. Jake had to fight hard to repel the challenge from fellow Aussie's Jason Norris and Peter Wilson, who both finished tied for second at -6 under par. Jake made history by becoming the first amateur golfer for 56 years to be crowned New Zealand Open champion with his one-shot victory in the BMW-sponsored tournament hosted by Christchurch at Clearwater Resort on Sunday. The 19 year-old Ausssie from New South Wales, started the final round three shots adrift of Mark Brown, New Zealand's main hope of ending a drought of nine years since a Kiwi held aloft the winner's silverware, the Brodie Breeze Trophy. Jake was happy to be beating the professionals, to know he was a good as them; "It is a great feeling and it means a lot me. It is good to come over here and play against the professionals and know that I am as good as them. Mum was crying and Dad was just happy that I made a good speech. I actually talked about the 18th with my mates before the final round. They asked me what I would do if I had a one shot lead down the last and I told them I would just rip one down there.I was most nervous when I had that short putt on the last but it was nice to see that drop and to win is really good. It was good to be a couple behind after the front nine because I knew that I had to make birdies. That is what I did so it was good." Mark Brown summed up his disappointing day with the putter, he finished fourth after his +1 over par last round; " I played well enough, I played beautifully for first 10 holes and didn't miss a shot.But I only really holed one putt and had 34 for the day which is never going to win a golf tournament. I don't know, I didn't start them on line so there's a technical issue there. I gave myself a lot of chances and think I hit 33 greens for the last 36 holes so that's a lot of chances I didn't take. It's frustration and probably been a career thing for me so I've got to get better if I want to reach the goals I want to meet. I'll go away, work hard, and try and get better." So New Zealand will have to wait another year before the chance of having another Kiwi winning the BMW New Zealand Open.


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"Who's afraid of SELinux? Well, if you are, you shouldn't be! Thanks to the introduction of new GUI tools, customizing your system's protection by creating new policy modules is easier than ever. In this article, Dan Walsh gently walks you through the policy module creation process."


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The Republican-controlled House today passed a temporary spending bill that avoids a government shutdown of, but strips all funding for, the Affordable Care Act — which is supposed to take effect on Oct. 1, the same day the federal Treasury could run dry unless the fiscal showdown between the House and the Democratic-controlled Senate is resolved.
UPDATE Sept. 23: Here are our answers to your questions on Obamacare.
Partisan wrangling that holds the ACA hostage to loosening the federal purse strings and raising the nation's debt ceiling is likely to boil over in the days ahead. But with the Senate and President Barack Obama determined to roll out the ACA on Oct. 1, time is running out for employers to get up to speed on the law.
The Sept. 23 issue of NJBIZ answers many of the questions employers and their workers are asking about the ACA, which Rutgers University estimates could get more than 400,000 of the state's 1 million uninsured covered.
We explain what's supposed to happen with the Oct. 1 launch of the new marketplace, where small businesses and their workers can compare prices and buy health coverage. Many of those plans will include a generous subsidy from the federal government, for those whose incomes make them eligible for assistance. We explain what the marketplace offers employers who now provide health insurance, but are thinking of encouraging their workers to buy a subsidized policy on the marketplace instead. And employers who don't offer coverage can find out how the exchange might help get their workers covered.
It's your one-stop guide to all the questions you have on the ACA, but were too busy running your business to ask. Look for it in Monday's edition and at NJBIZ.com.


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Common materials such as sand, gravel, pebbles, shells, etc. are used to represent crustal materials from an unknown planet. Students begin by sorting, classifying, and making observations about the sample. Using that information, they must then... (View More) interpret the geologic and biologic history of the planet. The lesson is part of the Mars Educxation Program series; it models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. Next Generation Science Standards are listed. (View Less)
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California Storm Brings New Worries To Drought-Plagued Region
By Nick Visser
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strong Pacific storm has brought rain and snow to much of California but so far no major problems have been reported.
There have been numerous traffic accidents early Friday, but mudslides have not materialized in Southern California suburbs below fire-scarred hillsides. About 1,000 homes in the cities of Glendora and Azusa were ordered evacuated Thursday in advance of the storm.
Rain is also reported up through the central coast counties, in the San Francisco Bay region and in the Central Valley. Winter storm warnings are in effect in the Sierra Nevada for heavy snowfall.
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I ordered a Ray along with Teela yesterday. I'll be buying whatever Ghostbusters figures I can.
Anybody going to buy the 2011 Ecto-1 sub Matty will be offering this week? I'm going to buy one along with a MOTUC one to save on shipping and sale day headaches. I'm guessing Matty will make only a fixed amount of GB figures like they did with MOTU so the demand goes up and the line explodes. Mattel really is lucky they make toys people want, because they sure know how to screw with us.
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During balloting at the June 22 Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off Festival, hundreds of ballots were cast for 17 unique submissions.
Congratulations to the winners and to all who participated! Many thanks also to our loyal readers who voted in this year's contest! We'll do it again next year!


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(PHILADELPHIA – June 1, 2011) New fuel economy labels unveiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today at the Mid-Atlantic AAA Office in Wilmington, Del. will provide shoppers of model year 2013 cars and trucks with comprehensive fuel efficiency information.
"The new labels will help consumers be smart buyers who know which cars will save them money and leave the smallest footprint on the environment," said EPA mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. Garvin was joined by Delaware's Environmental Secretary Collin O'Mara, and representatives of the Clean Air Council and Mid-Atlantic AAA.
The new window stickers will have information about a vehicle's estimated fuel costs, savings, and impact on the environment.
Although automakers may voluntarily adopt the new labels for model year 2012 vehicles, all model year 2013 passenger cars and trucks will feature the improved fuel economy labels. The requirement applies to all conventional gasoline-powered and "next generation" cars, such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles.
For the first time, fuel economy labels will compare energy use and cost between new-technology cars that use electricity and conventional cars that are gasoline-powered, including estimates on how much consumers will save or spend on fuel over the next five years.
The labels will also contain easy-to-read ratings of how a model compares to all other models for smog emissions and emissions of pollution that contribute to climate change. For electric-powered cars, the labels will indicate how much electricity it takes to drive 100 miles, as well as information on the driving range and recharging time frame.
Also new, a QR code will be on the label to allow smartphone users to scan the label and get even more information with model comparison and vehicle specific energy use. The smartphone application will allow consumers to calculate specific information tailored to their own driving distances and behaviors to get more precise estimates of their own expected fuel costs and savings.
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With pleated detail at top, cuffed hemline and bold hue, this bebe romper is a one-piece spring essential. Try it with a pair of wedge sandals and a floppy hat for a flirty resort look.
- 100% polyester
- Center back to waist: 9" (23 cm)
- Rise: 11" (28 cm)
- Inseam: 3" (8 cm)
- Leg opening: 24" (61 cm)
- Invisible zipper
- Dry clean
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size 6
Pleated Bodice Romper is rated out of 5 by 3.
Rated 5 out of 5 by IslandGyal from Flaterring, colorful and sexy I tried this romper on as soon as it came in the mail and the fit is simply flattering on me. I would highly recommend this for Spring?Summer.
Date published: 2013-04-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by bebefan101 from A great item to have in your closet This romper is soo pretty and the color is just amazing. its really flattering on.
Date published: 2013-03-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by RebNY2 from So Cute and Sexy! Love this romper!! The hot coral color is really pretty for the summer, will look great with a tan. It comes with straps but I prefer strapless. The fit is great. 5'2 and 105 lbs, 32c, the size zero fits great! I wont be able to wear it for a while but looking forward to it, will pair with nude heels and gold accessories! highly recommend!
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Recognized as a 'Top-Rated Community' three years in a row... experience the ease of deluxe apartment living amidst beautifully landscaped grounds. Private and refreshing, RidgeGate Apartments in Phoenix, AZ is a haven with numerous amenities. RidgeGate Apartments is perfectly located near major freeways, shopping, medical facilities, and recreation. As a resident, you will appreciate the professional and experienced on-site management and maintenance staff who work hard to ensure your comfort around the clock. We also offer convenient online services, such as easy online rent payments and service requests. You'll have the time to pursue your interests while enjoying carefree living. Call us today to schedule a tour!
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A great place to live. The staff is always very friendly and helpful if you need anything. When I stop by the Read Moreoffice they all remember my name. Makes you feel good that they know who lives in this large complex.
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There is a motor cycle mechanics school right across the street. Class gets out at 11:30 every night, so there Read More are very loud roaring motor cycle noises every night. The agent who showed us the apartment assured us that the windows and walls would block the noise, but it sounded like all of our windows were wide open to road traffic.
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At the site of the first explosion, the one-month anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings passed as a typical Boylston Street tableau for much of Wednesday.
Business people and tourists, students and residents strolled or hurried past the place where a shrapnel-filled pressure cooker had created carnage only steps from the race's finish line. Few stopped at the spot, and few hints of its significance could be found.
Then, at 2:50 p.m., the time when two homemade bombs detonated there April 15, a remembrance graced the sidewalk. Three dancers from the Paulist Center, a Catholic organization on Park Street, used the emotive language of movement to acknowledge the area's lingering grief but also to reclaim the space.
"We wanted to offer a blessing at the spot," said Christine Monterio, liturgical dance minister at the Paulist Center. "People are hungry for healing in all sorts of ways."
As Monterio and two other dancers performed on the sidewalk, using three large candles to symbolize the three people who died in the bombings, about two dozen pedestrians formed a semicircle and watched quietly.
Polite applause followed each of four, short selections. Behind the spectators it was business as usual: Duck boats rolled down Boylston Street, exhaust-belching buses stopped and started, and impatient drivers honked their horns.
Across the street, busker C.J. Hutchings was oblivious.
"Today is the one-month anniversary? No way!" said Hutchings.
A block away at Copley Square, the unofficial bombing memorial teemed with activity. Hundreds of visitors strolled through a warren of thousands of mementos with smartphones held aloft, taking photographs of stuffed animals, running shoes, American flags, and a rainbow-worthy potpourri of sympathy and encouragement.
"This draws people because it's a tragedy that, paradoxically, has brought us together," said Cristina Nelson of Jamaica Plain.
Volunteers handed out Hearts of Hope, ceramic keepsakes delivered to show support while Boston recovers. One, from Zack of Somers, N.Y., carried the message: "I am 13, and I like baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Boston strong."
Steve Roy, 43, of Bridgewater, offered the heart to a visitor, no strings attached and no donation requested.
"Whenever there's this type of tragedy, it completely changes people's outlook on life and makes people think about what's really important: family, friends, love, compassion," Roy said.
Near him, artist Candace Whittemore Lovely stood beside "Boston Marathon Angels," her oil-on-linen painting that depicts the bombings and their victims. Part of the proceeds will benefit the One Boston Fund, said Lovely, 60, of Hilton Head, S.C.
While crowds remain large at the memorial, the number of visitors to Marathon Sports, whose doors open on the first bombing site, has started to subside, said Eric Pfalzgraf, 19, a Northeastern University student who works there.
"This is the quietest it's been since we reopened" about three weeks ago, Pfalzgraf said.
For Pfalzgraf, who said the store has been inundated with the curious, the time has come to move on.
"When you work here, you have to deal with questions about the bombing," he said. "I can understand it. But for me, because I'm here every day, it only validates what these people did. You just kind of want it to be over at this point."
But for many people — including some of the 265 people injured, families of the victims, and first responders — the trauma will linger. For that reason, mental health counselor David Dorney of the Boston Public Health Commission positioned himself at the first bombing site to offer "preventive therapy," he said.
"We can help people by talking through what's upsetting them," Dorney said. "There are going to be people who tried to go numb."
One month has passed, but some people are only beginning to connect with the emotional pain of the day, he said. So, at the one-month milestone, Dorney showed up "just in case someone needs to be debriefed."
Bobbi and Don Smart used the anniversary to venture to the bombing sites for the first time. Even though they live in the North End, within walking distance, they had not returned to Boylston Street since Marathon Monday, when they waited at Massachusetts and Commonwealth avenues to watch their daughter-in-law run the race.
The bombings put an end to her race, along with that of thousands of other runners stopped in their tracks. In most years, the Smarts said, they have watched near the finish line.
"It's just too sad," said Bobbi Smart, 74.
Sadness is not as palpable along Boylston Street these days, but the apparent return of everyday routine has not erased the memories of Patriots Day.
Pfalzgraf, the Marathon Sports worker, spoke for many when he said, "I want things to be back to normal, but I don't think they ever will be."Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at macquarrie@


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[Intro: Dale Firebird]
God Damn, man
It's about fucking time you got to my song on this fucking mixtape, man
Bunch of bullshit songs, I don't like that shit
I'll show you sissies how to really get down, man
Mic check, Turn my headphones up, sumbitch
I'm a set it off like this man
[Verse 1]
I don't drive no God damn Subarus
I prefer Chevy's and Fords (Fords preferably)
And you ain't gon' see no fucking moose on my bottle (Fuck Canada)
You gon' see a Clydesdale horse (Damn Right)
Do what you want in your house, but don't bring that shit here
(Don't bring that shit in my house, man I'll whoop your ass)
I'm God fearin', pussy fucking, hunting for deer
And I only drink American Beer
(I ain't saying you can't do what you want
It's America, do whatever the fuck you want, man
Just don't do it in my house, it's my freedom)
[Verse 2]
I don't like European people
And I don't like the way their beer tastes
And if you bring that shit to my house on football Sunday
I'm a break them bottles on your fucking face (Take that you fucking Frenchie)
Do what you want in your house, but don't bring that shit here
(I don't want to see that shit in my refrigerator either)
Understand me right now, understand me real clear
I only drink American beer
(I don't want none of that shit in my house
I'm offended by that shit, It's fucking disrespectful)
[Verse 3]
I drink Budweiser when I'm fishing
And Coors while I'm hunting for duck
(Best when it's bow season, man)
And you can prepare your sissy-boy salad
I'm a skin a 12-point buck, fool
Do what you want in your house, don't bring that rabbit food here
(I just don't want to eat it)
My meat freezer stocked for the rest of the year
I only drink American beer
And last Sunday, I was down there at Criarberry Farm, man
Brought my bow and arrow with me, killed me a fucking raccoon
Took that shit back to my house
Fucking smacked my wife in the face with it
She fat, she don't care, she can fucking barely move
She skinned it up, made potato salad, and some raccoon dumplings
[Verse 4]
I don't want no god damn soy sauce
I like my catfish well done
I tell my wife to cook it and to make me a sandwich
With mayonnaise on my bun (And some ketchup)
Do what you want in your house, but don't bring them sushi rolls here
(Put them back in the sea where they belong, man)
I'm God fearin', pussy fucking, hunting for deer
And I only drink American Beer
Whoooo-wee, That's what I call real music
(See that makes my heart tingle)
Tell it like it is, something thats got a point to say
(Reminds me of the music I listened to growing up)
I write about my life, my experiences
Not all this hootin and hollerin about going to the club and all that
You know what kind of club I go to?
I go to the kind of club where I kick everybody's ass
I do like Mexican beer, I'm lying a little bit
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- Illustrations by Mr Nick Hardcastle
- Words by Mr Dan Davies and Ms Sophie Dening
Eating outdoors is idealised, not least by those of us whose lives are spent cowering under pregnant, slate-grey skies (and that's only when summer really gets into its stride). Dining alfresco (Italian for "outside, at a fresh temperature" - or "in jail", depending on which dictionary you're using) conjures quintessential images of the Mediterranean: weathered tables, artfully mismatched chairs, gingham tablecloths, soft loaves and bottles of wine replenished by waiters working via telepathy. Blue skies, the sun on your skin and lazy afternoons that turn into pleasantly drunken evenings. Good times.
Or not. Whatever experts say about the science of food tasting better in the great outdoors or the psychological benefits of feeling closer to nature, there are pitfalls awaiting the northern European who remains blindly determined to follow the lead of his southern cousins (even after they've protested loudly that they really don't eat outside as often as we imagine they do).
Let us begin with nature, as we seem to become preoccupied with it once the sun comes out. In case you hadn't noticed, humans are not alone among God's children in enjoying the warm weather. Insects live for it, and their attitude seems to be that if we're eating outside, then they'll invite themselves along too. Just look across the terrace or garden at the diner waving their arms around in a manner that suggests they're attempting to park a particularly large plane in a hurry. Let that person be a reminder to you of the pleasures of dive-bombing wasps, flies gleefully doing the backstroke in your gravy and bees committing alcoholic suicide in your freshly poured glass of rose.
Then, when the weather gets really warm, there are the additional delights of mosquitoes. Do you protect yourself with socks and endure the sensation of your feet squelching in sweat, swathe yourself in so much insect repellent that your eyes water, or spend a good portion of the meal scratching furiously at the freshly sucked welts around your ankles? No, you just take the sensible option and eat inside.
Further up the food chain, things don't get much better. Anyone who has tried eating fish and chips out of the paper in a British seaside town will testify to the perils of seagulls swooping out of the skies like demented extras from Jurassic Park. In cities, it's their witless relations, the pigeons, with their grotesque knobs of chewed Hubba Bubba masquerading as feet and dollops of avian mayonnaise delivered with unerring accuracy from on high. When it comes to dining, my view is that birds should either be chirping from distant trees or arrive served up on a plate.
Dogs have no place at the table either, and yet they have become a fixture in the gardens of so-called "dog friendly" gastro pubs. Tell me what's so friendly about catching sight of a random canine meticulously lapping at its nether region when you're about to take a mouthful of over-priced food? The same goes for "child-friendly" outdoor eating spaces, unless of course your idea of a relaxing meal is the cacophonous backdrop of kids crying, falling over, hitting each other, being stung by wasps or admonished by flustered parents for picking bits of food off the floor that have presumably been left behind by the flies, pigeons and dogs.
Of course, dining alfresco is all about the weather but there are too many permutations to make it anything but a precarious experience. If it's too hot and you're in the wrong chair, you'll sweat through your shirt and be heading home with a sore head and the sunburn equivalent of Mr David Bowie's Aladdin Sane character; if you're in the shade, what are you doing eating outside in the first place? Forget your sunglasses and you'll spend the meal squinting like a daytime drunk (however much or little you've had to drink); wear them and you won't be able to properly appreciate the food on the plate before you. If the wind gets up you'll be contending with waves in your gazpacho; if it rains - or if you're in the UK, when it rains - you'll be cursing yourself for being so stupid.
Not all the myriad drawbacks to dining in the open air can be blamed on mother nature, of course. The indoor smoking ban has transformed outside areas into muster stations for furtive puffers, and if the acrid waft of cigarettes doesn't put you off your food, the proximity of the wall-mounted ashtrays - or the dustbins, surely will.
If only every terrace offered the bucolic charm and tranquillity of the one at the late El Bulli on the Costa Brava. The reality, however, is rather different. The desire to eat under the sun or the stars means that we all too often pretend away the drone of passing traffic, passenger jets or the incessant rattling of the air-conditioning unit, positioned conveniently above your head. Diners wouldn't be expected to put up with such noise pollution inside a restaurant, so why do we become so tolerant when outside?
Then there is the paranoia, a by-product of the devil-may-care attitude many exhibit when consuming their dinner in the great outdoors. If you're seated at a table on the street in a big city, and you're anything like me, you'll be concentrating less on the menu than on patting the pocket of your trousers to ensure that your iPhone and wallet haven't been hoisted. That and reminding your wife or date that she really shouldn't leave her handbag gaping like an open invitation to passing pickpockets. Both have the net result of rather killing the romance of the setting (unless, of course, you're sitting directly underneath the air-conditioning unit, from where she won't be able to hear what you're saying anyway).
To cap it all off, you're destined to spend most of your outside time waving at the waiter to try to get his attention. The problem is, he will almost certainly think you are being attacked by a wasp, fending off the attentions of a particularly hungry pigeon or throwing your hands up in despair at the fact that your toddler has just had his first course from the wheelie bins. Good luck with it all. I'll be eating inside and watching it all through an open window.


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We've heard this before.
If you didn't know the words belonged to Terry Collins, you'd swear they were Jerry Manuel's or Willie Randolph's.
Collins held a brief team meeting after last night's latest loss and told his players, "we're one pitch away, one swing away from being 9-2, and we're not.''
In some form or another, they are the words from a manager of a losing team. His players don't make that pitch, or connect on that swing, because they aren't good enough collectively to do so.
Last night the bad pitch was thrown by Jon Niese, but the decision to throw it was made by Collins, who let the lefthander work to Troy Tulowitzki with first base open resulting in a three-run homer.
The offense struggled again as the Mets dropped to 4-7.
"Well, we're answering the same questions every night,'' lamented Collins. "It's time to start making pitches. It's time to start getting a big two-out hit.''
R.A. Dickey and Chris Capuano go in today's doubleheader in which the Mets wrap up their brief homestand before heading to Atlanta, where they rarely do well.
A doubleheader with no day off following will undoubtedly tax an already worn bullpen, something the Mets don't need before facing the Braves.
Long forgotten was the Mets' 3-1 start, as they have gone 1-6 since. However, didn't we expect this, and wasn't it a matter of time before we heard those words from Collins?
Here's the Mets' line-up in Game 1:
Jose Reyes, SS
Daniel Murphy, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Angel Pagan, CF
Willie Harris, LF
Scott Hairston, RF
Josh Thole, C
RA Dickey, RP


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Today we will be working on strengthening your core and lower back with a positional plank exercise. This exercise will target your entire mid-section and is great for tightening your waistline.
I am going to show you different levels of positional planks that range from beginners to advanced. As your core strength and endurance increases, challenge yourself to work up to the next level. However, it is important to avoid injury by not overdoing.
Step 1. Drop to your hands and knees. Position your hands and feet about shoulder-width apart.
Step 2. Place your forearms and palms flat on the floor with your elbows directly below your shoulders. Contract your abdominals to support the lower back and keep your spine in a straight line by looking at your hands.
Continue breathing and holding this position until you feel muscle fatigue. I would recommend 10 to 15 second holds in the beginning and set small goals each week until you can hold this plank for longer periods of time.
Begin with Step 1 and Step 2 above, and then push off the floor, raising up onto your toes and resting on your forearms.
Your legs should be fully extended with approximately 12 inches between your feet
Option 1. Continue to hold the Intermediate level position and take little steps forward on your toes and forearms.
Option 2. Continue to hold the Intermediate level position on your toes and transition your body slowly up to the push-up position, and then back down.
It is important to keep your core as tight as possible to prevent as little movement of the hips as possible.
Nathan Mikeska holds a Personal Trainer Certification from the Cooper's Institute, Dr. Kenneth Cooper, and has extensive experience training military personnel. He holds an AFAA certification in Nutrition Fundamentals and is currently working on his degree in nutrition from Georgia Southern University. He can be reached at Spine & Sport, 912-443-1400 or email@example.com.


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MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 8 Wisconsin women's hockey team's offense was stifled again by No. 1 Minnesota in a 5-1 loss at LaBahn Arena Sunday afternoon.
With the loss Wisconsin (15-9-2, 11-9-2-2 WCHA) remains in second place in the conference, but is now tied with Minnesota Duluth after the Bulldogs sweep of Ohio State. Minnesota (26-0-0, 20-0-0-0 WCHA) extends their undefeated streak to 34 games and goaltender Noora R�ty earned her 100th career victory, tying the NCAA record.
The Gophers got on the board first with a goal from Becky Kortum, after stealing a pass from the Badgers to record an unassisted goal.
Wisconsin answered five minutes later with a power-play goal from Madison Packer. Packer received a pass to the right of the Minnesota net and had a clear lane to the goal. She faked a shot at the near post and stretched the puck around R�ty, putting it in at the far post, to tie the game at 1-1.
However, Minnesota regained the lead with a power-play goal from Hannah Brandt with three and a half minutes remaining in the first period.
"I thought we had good energy," said head coach Mark Johnson. "I thought the entire first period we probably had better jump than we did for most of the game on Friday afternoon."
After the teams came out for the second period, the Gophers never looked back, scoring three more goals to claim the 5-1 win.
It marked the first sweep by the Gophers over the Badgers in Madison since 2003.
The Badgers went 1-for-2 on the power play, capitalizing in the first period with Packer's goal.
Wisconsin came out strong in the first period, recording nine shots on goal. Overall, the Badgers trailed the Gophers in shots on goal 34-22.
Wisconsin takes a weekend off before traveling to St. Cloud, Feb. 8-9. The Badgers return to LaBahn Arena Feb. 16-17 to host Minnesota Duluth for the final home series of the regular season.
"We still have six important games left, trying to position ourselves to make sure we get home ice advantage," said Johnson. "Those are the things, you don't want to lose any hockey games, but you have to learn from them and move on."


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MEDFORD, Mass. – One week removed from capturing its 10th straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship, the MIT men's track and field team was looking to win the NCAA New England Division III title for the eighth time in program history. The Engineers were locked in a tight battle with Williams College all weekend before ultimately finishing just five points behind the Ephs for second place out of 25 scoring teams. Tech held a slim lead over Williams for much of the weekend before finally ceding first place in the final event of the Championship, after the Ephs won the 4x400m relay and MIT finished fifth.
The Engineers outperformed expectations, tallying 38 more points than they were seeded to score, led by Stephen Morton, who had an extremely busy day and accounted for 30.25 points on his own. Morton started things off with a season best mark to win the long jump. Morton jumped 23-10.50 feet to win the event and move into fourth place on the national Division III performance list. Morton was also part of the 4x100 relay squad that had a solid time of 42.87 seconds to place fourth. Joining Morton on the relay were Nathan Peterson, Josh Duncavage and Nick Leonard. Morton also secured top four finishes in the 100m (10.98 seconds), 200m (21.82) and the triple jump (47-6.50 feet), which was going on at the same time as the 4x100 relay, giving the senior little time to rest between events.
In addition to Morton's efforts, MIT was able to come away with three other individual event wins. Greg Tao led a spectacular performance by the Tech pole vaulters, as four Engineers finished in the top eight to earn critical points. Tao was the only competitor to clear 15-11.00 feet to take first. Nathan Peterson and Cyrus Vafadari each had vaults of 14-11.00 feet to finish in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Davey Hunt had a personal best of 14-5.25 to place eighth.
Paul Welle won the 3000m Steeplechase by nearly two and a half seconds with a personal-best time of 9:15.10, improving his upon his NCAA Provisional qualifying mark. Richard Prevost, who was the New England champion a year ago, finished fourth in 9:27.97.
The final winner for the Cardinal and Gray was James Oleinik, who had an NCAA qualifying mark in the shot put, throwing 52-5.50 feet for first. Teammate Mitchell Kelly was right behind Oleinik with a personal best of 49-9.75 feet, good for second place.
Yermie Cohen had a pair of impressive showings at 800 and 1500 meters, running personal best times in both events. Cohen took fourth in the 800 with a time of 1:54.04 before coming back to take third in the 1500 in 3:51.92. The field for the 1500 was very competitive and the top three runners would finish less than four-tenths of a second apart.
In the first track event of the Championship, the 10,000 meters on Friday night, Hemagiri Arumugam and Dan Harper picked up valuable points for MIT. Arumugam's personal best time of 31:56.02 was good for second and Harper followed in fourth in 32:17.92.
Williams captured their 12th team crown at the New England Division III Championship, the most all-time. MIT, which won the Indoor title this year, is second on that list with seven titles.
Tech will take part in the NEICAAA Championship next weekend at Northeastern University. The meet, which pits the top teams in the region from across Divisions I, II and III, will begin on Friday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m.


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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Remarks by Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Student Veterans of America 5th Annual National Conference
Orlando, FL
January 4, 2013
Mike — Many thanks for that kind introduction, and for your leadership of SVA. Let me also acknowledge: Your Board Chair, Rodrigo Garcia; John Moran, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment and Traning; other members of the Board, and the members of the Student Council; representatives of our Veteran Service Organizations and state Veterans' offices; fellow Veterans, VA colleagues, faculty advisors, other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
Good morning, and Happy New Year. I'm honored to be addressing SVA for a fourth time. During my last visit with you in December 2011, I challenged you to ask and answer the question: Where do you want SVA to be in a year, in five years, in ten years?
Answering such a question is never easy. Visioning is hard work. We rarely see the future clearly enough, but the best organizations are able to envision their futures in spite of the uncertainty. That should not be strange to folks in this audience. Your time in uniform was about being decisive, even when the intelligence was imperfect and incomplete. And your units did not have the option not to go.
At today's pace of change, a lot can happen in ten years, often confounding any assumption we might make about the future. The one thing we can count on is that, ten years from now, the world won't look like it does today, and most of our predictions about that coming decade are likely to be wrong. Twentieth-century history is a textbook for such lessons.
So a vision for SVA invites a robust yet flexible plan for the future, and leaders who are situationally aware, adaptive, and agile in "promot[ing] success for student Veterans"—SVA's mission. And that's what brings you here today—to help Veterans succeed in school and post-graduation.
In the past year, you've endeavored to answer the question posed a year ago about how you saw yourselves—a year, five years, ten years down the road. Well, it is a year later, and I'm proud to see that, with the help and support of the Bridgespan Group, and the immense generosity of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, you've produced a business plan that identifies your strategic initiatives.
It's a good plan that projects, by 2016, a thousand SVA chapters all across the country. A year ago, you had just reached 500 chapters; today you have over 700. Adding over two hundred new chapters in a single year is impressive. At that rate, you could very well reach a thousand chapters, your 2016 goal, by mid-2014. And by 2016, you could hit 1,300 chapters. Be ambitious—raise the high bar. Good organization, clear standards, and determined leaders are important to delivering any critical mission. "Promot[ing] [the] success of student Veterans" is critical, and it's a mission we share in common. I need your help in getting our student Veterans to their graduation days.
Your strategic plan is bold. Your decisions on where to establish chapters sensibly balances Veteran populations and Veteran friendly programs, public and private institutions, and large state schools and smaller community colleges. The strategic expansion in your business plan and the crucial partnerships you have formed define a vision for years to come.
You, like VA, exist to serve Veterans. Our best measure of success is how many Veterans we help, not how many offices opened or chapters added. We need to concentrate our resources and energy where they will maximize outcomes—those campuses and communities where Veterans have chosen to enroll. We also need to consider which schools are most supportive of your mission and best able to assist with funding for Veteran-oriented programs.
We'll have to be creative in other ways, as well. More students are attending community colleges, both full-time and part-time. More are also taking classes online, well away from traditional college campuses. Online schools top the list of GI Bill enrollments in some states. For every Veteran on campus, there may be three more in the local area taking courses online, and more traditional schools are also offering courses online. I ask for your help in figuring out how to reach these students to support them in completing their studies. They may not be campus-focused, but they are education-committed. Serving them means a broader charter and the need for innovation. I urge us not to forget the less visible Veterans in our midst. They, too, need SVA.
This past semester, enrollments for the new GI Bill numbered over 480,000 people. When we include all Veterans students anywhere in the education system, that number climbs to around a million Veterans and eligible family members. Your business plan estimates that over 220,000 Veterans have access to an SVA chapter on campus. That would be about a quarter of the market. Adding 600 more chapters in the next three years would cover about half the market. Aim high!
Your key to long-term success will be the degree to which you are helpful to Veterans. Are you value-added as a service? If you are, SVA will join the ranks of the major Veteran Service Organizations. Every major conflict this Nation has fought has produced a major VSO to represent each new generation of Veterans:
- Out of the Civil War came the Grand Army of the Republic;
- Out of the Spanish-American War came the Veterans of Foreign Wars;
- Out of World War I came the American Legion;
- Out of World War II and Korea came AMVETS;
- And out of Vietnam came Vietnam Veterans of America.
Each of these VSOs got its start, and eventually crossed the threshold of long-term success, by providing tangible benefits to members—different benefits depending upon the needs of different generations, but always something their members valued. Their success as service organizations fueled their growth in membership, and their membership then gave them not just clout but also legitimacy. Opening an office in Washington, DC, and turning on a large megaphone to Congress and the press is not the only measure of merit. Other VSO's became indispensable voices for Veterans who had legitimate needs but no voices of their own. Those VSO's worked with VA and with anyone capable of helping them do good things for their Veterans. From such selfless service came legitimacy.
It's yet to be determined which organization will represent the 9/11 generation, carrying its torch forward into this century. If you focus on the mission, follow through on your business plan, and dedicate yourselves to serving your fellow Veterans, it could well be SVA.
VITAL is VA's new campus outreach effort—Veterans Integration To Academic Leadership. It is headed by an SVA alum, Derek Blumke, to coordinate efforts which connect student Veterans with their local VA medical centers, where they can get the care and counseling they need while still in school. The program is now underway at 21 VA health facilities, partnered with 56 schools, including the University of Central Florida, here in Orlando. VITAL has provided face-to-face support to over 4,000 student Veterans, helped over 800 enroll in the VA healthcare system, trained nearly 3,000 university staff and faculty members, and helped 17 campuses establish their own Veteran support programs. Several of these programs now set the standard for "Veteran-friendly" campuses.
If you're not already familiar with VITAL, stop by their display in the hall. I'm sorry to say that Derek will be leaving VA soon to take a job in the private sector, but the program will continue thanks to his hard work in getting it started—great initiative and value-added for Veterans.
I deeply appreciate SVA's creativity and proactiveness in helping gather the data that will allow both SVA and VA to measure our success and identify where we need improvement in Veterans' education programs. The best measurements of success are completion rates for those who enter education and training programs—that's the return on our Nation's investment in Veterans' education. Together we must determine how to make this program successful.
In June 2011, VA's Education Service requested that schools begin voluntarily reporting graduations and program completions to VA. From June 2011 through December 2012, over 2,600 schools notified VA of over 62,000 graduations and 4,800 program completions. VA also has a contract with the National Student Clearinghouse [NSC] to obtain "degree attainment" information, identifying Veterans who earned degrees through the Montgomery GI Bill and Reserve Educational Assistance Program. We believe a similar contract has great potential to produce accurate data on Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients.
Additionally, VA is working with SVA and NSC to create an education completion database for Post-9/11 and Montgomery GI Bill beneficiaries—an initative you designed and funded. VA will provide information for up to one million beneficiaries to NSC. NSC will then match beneficiaries against their database to determine how many Veterans have graduated or completed a training program. The memorandum of agreement between SVA, VA, and NSC was approved by VA yesterday. This kind of collaboration is critical. The original GI Bill lasted just 12 years; the new GI Bill is now entering its fourth year—the shot clock continues to tick.
Finally, let me tell you about a great and good friend of mine who just finished his run on this earth, Senator Daniel K. Inouye. Soldier, senator, statesman, but always an American patriot of enormous resolve and principle, Senator Inouye's extraordinary accomplishments are the stuff of legend.
When America was plunged into World War II by the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dan Inouye and many other second-generation Americans of Japanese ancestry, called nisei, demanded the right to defend this country like other American citizens. And to our country's credit, they were heard, leading to the creation of all-nisei units led by caucasian officers—the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service. Dan Inouye served in the 442nd as an infantryman, enlisting at age 18. Within a year, he was promoted to sergeant. His performance in combat led to a battlefield commission to second lieutenant in 1944, at age 20.
Less than a year later, while leading his platoon in an attack on enemy machine-gun positions near San Terenzo, Italy, he was shot in the stomach yet pressed on to destroy the first machine-gun nest with hand-grenades and Thompson submachine-gun fire. Then he rallied his men for an attack on the second machine-gun position, which he also successfully destroyed before collapsing from a loss of blood. Regaining consciousness, he crawled to the final bunker and cocked his right arm to throw his last grenade. An enemy soldier fired a rifle-grenade, striking his right elbow, severing most of his arm—without dislodging the grenade from his hand. Inouye shouted for his men to stay back while he pried the live grenade from his useless right hand, tossed it into the bunker, and rose to his feet to silence the last enemy with a one-handed burst from his Thompson before being wounded a third time and falling unconscious. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Dan Inouye spent the next two years in Army hospitals, where he met two fellow soldiers with similar wounds, Bob Dole of Kansas and Phil Hart of Michigan. Dole had his right arm shattered by machine-gun fire, and Hart had his right arm badly injured by an artillery round on Utah Beach. Those of you who have spent time on a ward know how important camaraderie is. The three formed an immediate bond, and with the help of the other two, Dan Inouye found a new purpose in life: public service.
Before the war, he wanted to be a surgeon, but losing his arm changed his plans. He returned to school on the GI Bill and earned a bachelors degree in political science from the University of Hawai'i, and then a law degree from George Washington University. He was elected to the Hawai'i Territorial House of Representatives in 1953, to the Territorial Senate in 1957, to the U.S. House of Representatives, when Hawai'i became a state in '59, and, finally, to the U.S. Senate in '62.
Phil Hart had been elected to the Senate in 1958, and Bob Dole soon joined them in 1968. Though Hart died in 1976, and Dole retired in 1996, Dan Inouye stayed on to become the Senate's President pro tem—the Senate's most senior member—with an office in the Hart Building.
Today, some of you and your fellow Veterans are just where Dan Inouye was 65 years ago—transitioning back to civilian life, perhaps dealing with new limitations, looking for a new purpose in life. The friendships you form now among your fellow Veterans can help decide your future and theirs. These relationships can make a difference between success and failure for each other and open opportunities not considered before.
If SVA can help facilitate that for Veterans, it will have earned its place among the VSOs of the 21st century. Congratulations on another tremendous year of progress in service to your fellow Veterans. Don't slow down. Don't stop. Finish school, and take your cohorts with you.
God bless each of you. God bless those who still serve and have served the Nation in uniform. And may God continue to bless this wonderful country of ours.
Thank you.


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Double Vision: Sanrizz Artistic Team's Duo Cutting Technique
Hair: Sanrizz Artistic Team
Creative director: Sharon Cox
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The Double Cut hair cutting technique created by the Sanrizz Artistic Team creates a finish that can be worn in an edgy fashion, or as a more commercial look.
This "duo" technique produces dual angular cutting techniques and styling opportunities for your client.
1. Working above the ear, create a guideline following the natural angle of the cheekbone.
2. Clean and define for strength.
3. Place a diagonal section across the head, combing hair into direction of the existing guide. Connect to the shortest point above the ear.
4. To create forward graduation, create the guide for the second side using a reference from the longest point of the fringe.
5. Comb hair opposite the section forming a triangle, and create the guideline, this will retain maximum length.
6. Overdirect hair to the center of the face, keeping the position constant, finishing at the center back.
7. Comb the hair down through the fingers cleaning and defining the outline shape, removing excess graduation.
8. Placing a diagonal section at the top of the ear. Comb hair down into the natural fall to create a parallel one length outline.
9. Comb and connect all hair onto existing guide.
10. Following the guide from previous side connect to create parallel one-length outline.
11. To create a balance on the second side use the same triangle procedure.
12. Take care to retain the length in the base and do not remove at the corner as this will make the shape too round.
13. Combing all hair directly out from the head, create a square internal guide line giving a internal balance for the shape.