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Before you run the cleanup utility, you must decide what to delete. [See Image 3] If you make your selections carefully, you can improve performance while minimizing how long Disk Cleanup takes to run. Here's what you might see:
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- Recycle Bin - These are the files in the Recycle Bin. Note that files are not permanently deleted until you empty it.Setup Log Files - Files created by Windows during setup processes.
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- Thumbnails - Files that represent icon for pictures, videos, and documents.
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SAC started the year with $15 billion of assets, about $6 billion of which belonged to outsiders. As insider-trading probe against the firm intensified, clients redeemed more than $3 billion in the first half of 2013, which is being returned over the course of this year. SAC's executives have said they expect the firm to start 2014 with about $9 billion in assets and that virtually all outside investors will be gone by then, according to people familiar with the firm.
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At least 11 former or current SAC employees have been linked to insider-trading while at the firm, most of them working on technology and health-care stocks.
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Cohen mainly invests in a diverse selection of widely held stocks, which are easy to sell. He doesn't amass large or concentrated positions. As of June 30, only four of SAC's 1,549 U.S. stock holdings had a market value of more than $200 million: Micron Technology, Zoetis, Schlumberger and Amazon.com, according to a filing with the SEC.
Clients who haven't put in redemption notices in previous quarters had until Friday at midnight to do so, according to the people. The redeeming investors will get half their money back at the end of the third quarter and the other half at the end of the year.
By keeping assets in the fund until the end of 2013, Cohen will have more time to earn his fees of 3 percent of assets and up to 50 percent of any investment gains.


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I had a review post scheduled for today, but pulled it. After yesterday's events at The Boston Marathon I wanted to share my heart.
Like many of my running peers I have the goal of qualifying for Boston.
In July of 2011 I participated in Jack Sh*t's W.I.D.T.H. series. He asked us to answer on a note card why we were on this healthy living/weight loss journey. I had many reasons: my health, my family... but I chose instead to answer with a goal:
I chose that response because to me that goal embodies the amazing transformation my mind, body, and attitude have underwent on this amazing healthy living/weight loss journey. Even having that goal shows how far I've come and what it's all about for me. This me:
...was barely aware of the Boston Marathon and would have thought it impossible. I didn't set goals, I didn't believe in myself enough.
But now I hope to check Boston off my bucket list some day. I believe it's possible. I believe in me.
The marathon tends to be the 'I did it' race, and Boston like no other. Boston seems to embody the runner spirit. It stands for all the hard work, time, determination, and belief in ourselves that goes into running such a race.
My heart is heavy that someone chose to cause harm to the amazing people involved with this iconic race.
There's no sense to be made of this. It's wrong. It's evil. It makes me feel powerless.
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New York, NY - Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, announces new leadership of its board of directors and three new members. Diane Rodriguez, associate producer/director of new play production at Center Theatre Group, succeeds Phillip Himberg, producing artistic director of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program, as board president. Robert Hupp, producing artistic director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre, joins playwright Lydia. R. Diamond as joint vice presidents. Tim Jennings, managing director of Children's Theatre Company, succeeds Roche Schulfer, executive director of Goodman Theatre, as treasurer. Ralph Bryan, managing director-investments of Wells Fargo Advisors, remains as secretary.
"TCG's board brings an invaluable breadth and depth of experience to empower TCG's mission to strengthen, nurture and promote the not-for-profit American theatre," said Teresa Eyring, executive director of TCG. "The aesthetic, cultural and geographic diversity of our movement is reflected in our board, helping TCG to inclusively serve our rapidly changing field."
TCG's new board members include: Patrick A. Bradford, attorney, New York, NY; Joshua Dachs, president, Fisher Dachs Associates Theatre Planning and Design, New York, NY; Larissa FastHorse, playwright and choreographer, Santa Monica, CA; Heather Randall, actor, producer and theatre activist, New York, NY; Tim Sanford, artistic director, Playwrights Horizons, New York, NY; and Paul G. Wolf, principal, Denham Wolf Real Estate Services, New York, NY.
"My career and the career of so many other artists and theatre workers has been the result of TCG's innovative thinking and generosity so the opportunity to sit at the helm of the TCG Board is a chance to give back," said Diane Rodriguez, board president of TCG. "I look forward to the next couple of years as we move the group forward to truly being an activist organization that engages our diverse communities through theatre."
Members of TCG's board serve three two-year terms. Board officers serve terms of one-year, concurrent with the fiscal year of July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
Returning board members include: Sarah Bellamy, associate artistic director – education, Penumbra Theatre Company, St Paul, MN; Ralph Bryan, managing director – investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC., La Jolla, CA; Mark Cuddy, artistic director, Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, NY; Lydia R. Diamond, playwright, Evanston, IL; Teresa Eyring, executive director, Theatre Communications Group, New York, NY; Cynthia Fuhrman, director of marketing & communications, Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR; Joseph Haj, producing artistic director, Playmakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, NC; Andrew D. Hamingson, executive director, St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY; Aimée Hayes, artistic director, Southern Rep, New Orleans, LA; Michelle Hensley, artistic director; Ten Thousand Things Theater Company, Minneapolis, MN; Ed Herendeen, producing director; Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherdstown, WV; Philip Himberg, producing artistic director, Sundance Institute Theatre Program, Sundance, UT; Robert Hupp, producing artistic director, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Little Rock, AR; Chris Jennings, managing director, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC; Tim Jennings, managing director, Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis, MN; Marshall Jones III, producing artistic director, Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ; Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD; Max Leventhal, general manager, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA; Kate Lipuma, executive director; Writers' Theatre, Glencoe, IL; Kevin Moriarty, artistic director, Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan Moscone, artistic director, California Shakespeare Theater, Berkeley, CA; Lynn Nottage, playwright, Brooklyn, NY; Ralph Peña, artistic director, Ma-Yi Theater Company, New York, NY; Diane Rodriguez, associate producer/director of new play production, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA; Eric Rosen, artistic director; Kansas City Repertory Theatre Company, Kansas City, MO; Michael S. Rosenberg, managing director, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA; Sean San Jose, program director, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; Roche Schulfer, executive director, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL; Mark Valdez, executive director, Network of Ensemble Theatres, Los Angeles, CA; Clyde Valentin, executive director, Hip-Hop Theater Festival, Brooklyn, NY; Megan Wanlass, executive director, SITI Company, New York, NY; Angel Ysaguirre, deputy commissioner for arts planning, City of Chicago - Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Chicago, IL.
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The Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project (WeCAPP): the M 31 variable star catalogue
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In this paper we present the WeCAPP catalogue of variable stars found in the bulge of M 31. Observations in the WeCAPP microlensing survey (optical R and I bands) for a period of three years (2000–2003) resulted in a database with unprecedented time coverage for an extragalactic variable star study. We detected 23781 variable sources in a field centered on the nucleus of M 31. The catalogue of variable stars contains the positions, the periods, and the variation amplitudes in the R and I bands. We classified the variables according to their position in the R-band period-amplitude plane. Three groups can be distinguished; while the first two groups can be mainly associated with Cepheid-like variables (population I Cepheids in group I; type II Cepheids and RV Tauri stars in group II), the third one consists of Long Period Variables (LPVs). We detected 37 RV Tauri stars and 11 RV Tauri candidates, which makes this catalogue one of the largest collections of this class of stars to date. The classification scheme is supported by Fourier decomposition of the light curves. Our data shows a correlation of the low-order Fourier coefficients with for classical Cepheids, as well as for type II Cepheids and RV Tauri stars. Correlating our sample of variable stars with X-ray based catalogues of Kaaret (2002, ApJ, 578, 114) and Kong et al. (2002, ApJ, 577, 738) results in 23 and 31 coincidences, 8 and 12 of which are M 31 globular clusters. The number density of detected variables is clearly not symmetric, which has to be included in the calculations of the expected microlensing event rate towards M 31. This asymmetry is due to the enhanced extinction in the spiral arms superimposed on the bulge of M 31, which reduces the number of sources to about 60%, if compared to areas of equivalent bulge brightness without enhanced extinction present.
Key words: galaxies: individual: M 31 / cosmology: dark matter / stars: variables: general / stars: variables: Cepheids / X-rays: stars


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Oct 03, 2009
BOULDER, Colo. - The Pack continued its steady improvement Saturday, finishing 8th out of 11 teams at the CU Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder.
The ThunderWolves were again led by freshman Hayley Lewis (Fr., El Mirage, Ariz.), running the 5.8K in 25:16, pitting her in 35th place in the 75-member field. Christina Lobato (Fr., Rocky Ford, Colo.), who ran a 25:41 (41st place).
CSU-Pueblo will take the long trip to Durango next Saturday when it competes in the Fort Lewis Tom Strandt Invitational.


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The Issue: The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American Muslim cleric and terrorist mastermind.
It's very interesting that liberals don't believe in torture but are happy that Anwar al-Awlaki was droned to death ("Justice Served," Editorial, Oct.1).
All except for the ACLU types. They would rather have had him brought to New York to stand trial.
Make up your mind, because you can't have it both ways.
JR Cummings
The next missile aimed at a homicidal, America-hating, radical Muslim terrorist should contain a tape recording of the target's Miranda rights, in Arabic, perfectly timed to loudly broadcast about 10 seconds before it reaches its target.
John Hayden
How could a terrorist like Awlaki retain US citizenship? Now all of the liberals will be angry that we killed an American citizen.
Awlaki's citizenship should have been revoked with his first pro-al Qaeda message.
Thomas Carriker
St. Louis
Our president may not be the greatest economically or domestically, but he's better than George W. Bush or anyone else at fighting al Qaeda.
It is nonsense to question whether it's right or wrong to kill an American citizen who is killing Americans while outside the United States.
What is wrong with us? We have lost our common sense.
President Obama is fighting the real enemy and doing a great job.
Joe Taormina
The real reason the ACLU & Co. are against the strike on Awlaki is that they don't like competition when it comes to droning.
David Rabinovitz
I am a consistent critic of this president's failed policies, but I have to give the devil his due.
Obama had Osama bin Laden and Awlaki targeted for crimes against the American people.
That makes my red, white and blue heart happy for the families of the 9/11 victims, the families of our wounded warriors and the brave men and women who make the supreme sacrifice to keep our homeland safe.
God bless them, and God bless America.
Patricia O'Hanlon
The Bronx
War is what happens when law and morality have had their chance and failed.
The only legitimate rule in war is: Prevail, ruthlessly and soonest, doing whatever and for however long it takes — for therein lies the quickest and most enduring return to peace.
Any society that lacks the character to kill its deadly enemies, domestic or foreign, deserves neither peace nor the rule of law — and is damned to lose both.
William Slusher
Okanogan, Wash.
How can the Obama administration insist that foreign nationals who are captured in enemy territory and admit their crimes be tried in American courts with all the rights of citizens, yet the president can target for murder actual Americans in another country?
Clearly, the world would be better off with no terrorists, but how do we know for sure that Awlaki was guilty of anything?
This may have been an expedient action, but was it a constitutional one?
If Obama can direct the military to take out an American wherever he wants, what is to prevent him from doing the same to others?
Terence Kane
Long Beach
Our president may be clueless when it comes to job creation, out-of-control entitlements, endless taxation and illegal immigration.
But when it comes to killing terrorists abroad, Obama is the man — a small consolation for our struggling nation.
Michael Maurer
Long Branch, NJ
Some people are expressing outrage that Awlaki was killed without a trial.
Yet most of these people expressed notably less outrage when nearly 3,000 innocent Americans were murdered without a trial on 9/11.
Mark Kalinowski
Clifton, NJ


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The main point of the Jac project was to show you my training methods in an everyday setting. The beauty of the project has been that there are little golden nuggets that have been captured; moments when you can really 'see' what Jac is thinking. This is one of those episodes.
Often times people think that horse training is a one way conversation.
Horse training is a conversation-people make the mistake of thinking this is a one way conversation; one where the student only listens and never asks a question.
This likely happens because people miss that the 'conversation' is happening at all. It is difficult to have a conversation if you aren't fluent in a language.
Other times people aren't interested in a conversation, they are more interested in domination. In this case they punish the for asking questions because they are more interested in creating a robot.
The total training time Jac has received up until now is 50 hours 5 minutes. Jac demonstrates in the first three minutes of video that he is both thinking and asking questions.
Jac is saying, "Teacher, Stacy, you've been really consistent and everyday we end on one of two things; we either end on backing up or on spinning to the right…can we be done now?"
Jac has learned what pleases me and he is demonstrating an eagerness to get it done.
Could this become a safety issue? Anything can become a safety issue if you don't know how to read the horse. Most safety issues arise from the human misinterpreting the signs leading up to an 'event' like rearing, bucking, etc.
I cover a lot more in this video but if you watch nothing else then just watch the first three minutes. Listen to and watch what Jac is saying…who better to learn from than a horse?


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In a two-node cluster, epsilon, the value that indicates a node as the master and a requirement in clusters with more than two nodes, is
not held by either node. Instead, both nodes are continuously polled to ensure that if takeover occurs,the node that is still up and running has full read-write access to data as well as access to logical interfaces and management functions. This continuous polling function is referred to as cluster high
availability or cluster HA.
Continuously polled who can be explained in more detail
"Continuous polling" means that the system will always check that the nodes are up and running. If one node goes down, that node is then considered as the "epsilon" node (though it won't show in cluster show).
The polling takes place on the mailbox disks.
I want to know if the 4-node cluster, a node has gone down, followed by the worst happens,
Another node goes down, It's epsilon node, This time cluster what state is, if node failure recovery, How do I restore the entire state of the cluster normal
If two nodes in a four node cluster are down and one of the nodes that is down owned epsilon then the next step is to call up NetApp Support with a priority 1 support case. This is because the Vservers in the cluster might not be able to consistently serve data to clients.
I understand that the HA configuration, each node has its own status information in real time is written to the mailbox disk, partner node continues to check whether the mailbox disk information updated mailbox disks of a node is not updated when a certain period of time,that this node has failed, right?
If so, how long is not updated, you will think that this node failure?


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I turned 32 over the weekend (which is crazy!), we had such a fun time celebrating! A morning walk on the beach & breakfast with my girls and the hubs, some alone time complete with a much-needed nail appointment, and dinner with my family. We even snuck out for a couples date night with some friends, it was perfect! In honor of my birthday, I thought it would be fun to share 32 things about me! These are some of my favorite posts to read, I love seeing what I have in common with other bloggers, be sure to comment below if you can relate to any of my 32!
1 - I am born & raised in Virginia Beach, my parents live about fifteen minutes away from me, which (especially these days!), I am so thankful for.
2 - I was a cheerleader in both middle school & high school and did competition cheerleading on the side, so it was a pretty big part of my childhood. My younger sister also competitively cheered (although she was way better than me), and now, Waverly is on the same team she was! She just started last week & it's pretty much the cutest thing ever.
3 - I am the oldest of four, two brothers & one sister. All of us still live in Virginia Beach, which is so fun, though one of my brothers is seriously considering moving to Denver in the next few months. We are so happy for him and just a little selfishly sad.
4 - I am left-handed.
5 - My husband & I have only been on a plane together once, on our honeymoon to the Bahamas. It was the most amazing trip and I remember promising ourselves so many times while we were there that we would take a big trip once a year from there on out. Then we had kids. ;)
6 - I watch reality tv more than anything else, my current favorites are the real housewives of any city & bachelor in paradise.
7 - I am definitely a morning person, which works out well for being a mom, even on the couple of times Waverly has stayed at my parents I am up before 8.
8 - I was president of my sorority in college. And though I could never (ever!) live like that again, college was so, so much fun.
9 - Twins run in my family, on both sides. I always thought I would have twins, which I guess the verdict is still out on. Scary!
10 - I have a total sweet tooth, I eat ice cream almost every single night in bed before I go to sleep. Yet in both my pregnancies, I had a total aversion to ice cream & even the thought of it made me sick.
11 - My mom always told me that once I had kids I would stop caring about my own wardrobe, & unfortunately, that did not happen. I still want to shop for me, both the girls, the house ... shopping is definitely my weakness.
12 - My hair color is natural & although I like it now, I used to hate it when I was younger. In my senior picture, it is completely dyed blonde.
13 - I have issues (major ones) with staying at my house by myself. Every single little noise freaks me out. A couple weeks ago my husband was working overnight & I woke up to a noise, I called him and wouldn't let him off the phone with me while he was driving to the house to make sure we were all ok. So embarrassing.
14 - I have always wanted four kids. I think that is still the plan, but we may have to talk again after three.
15 - My grandparents (the girls great-grandparents) live about ten minutes away from me & we visit them all of the time. They are watching both girls every other Friday this year, which I love so much!
16 - Giving gifts is one of my favorite things, I love thinking of thoughtful things to get people. I also LOVE sending things in the mail, and color-coordinating it to make it look pretty when people open it up.
17 - Target. Oh, Target! Totally my happy place & Waverly's now too! :) We go a couple times a week, at least, even though my husband always insists I should go somewhere else because it would be cheaper.
18 - I really try to be friendly to everyone, most of the sales associates at our mall know me & when we go, call Waverly by name. Which is probably a sign we go too much.
19 - I love, love a planner & a list. I always have a million lists written in way too many places (which probably defeats the purpose), but it just feels good.
20 - I really like grocery shopping but have recently decided that I hate to cook. I really have to be in the mood & that hasn't happened in months. Or maybe more.
21 - My entire family is on a group text and we use it often, at least a couple times a week.
22 - I am so thankful for Amazon. Specifially, Amazon Prime. Like it's really the greatest thing ever (besides Target).
23 - School supply shopping was always one of my favorite parts of going back to school when I was a kid (that & the first day of school outfit), I was SO freaking excited to take Waverly for her school supplies (to Target) a couple weeks ago.
24 - I always thought I would have all boys, and was convinced both Waverly & Avalon were boys. But I obviously adore having little girls, and as much as we would love a boy one day, we would love having all girls, too! It drives me crazy when we are out & people ask, "are you going to try again to get that boy?".
25 - I love country music, yet I didn't start liking it until I went to college. Now it's pretty much all I listen to.
26 - We hardly ever go to the movies & I can't even remember the last one I saw. I am too much of a mover to sit that long.
27 - Mexican food is my favorite, there's nothing quite like chips, salsa & a margarita!
28 - I majored in Fashion but I could never, ever design it. I can't even sew a button.
29 - I love my phone (and social media) & hate it all at the same time. Sometimes I wish we lived before people felt like they should be able to get in touch with you, all of the time.
30 - Floral prints are my favorite thing to wear, hands-down, anytime of the year.
31 - I love my job but have about 100 other jobs I think I would love, too. A fashion editor, stylist, & ultrasound technician to name a few. I feel like people should be able to change careers every couple years, wouldn't that be fun?!
32 - I love being a mom. It is definitely the hardest thing I have ever done, but by far the best. I know a lot of moms get really sad as their kids grow & though it's definitely bittersweet, I mostly am ok with it. I really love every stage (most parts!), and want to raise my kids to always stay close to their family, so I love that I get to keep them forever.
So there you have it, my 32 things! And for fun, some pictures of our walk on the beach this weekend, growing old isn't so bad when you get to do it with your favorites. :)
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!


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Endografts With Suprarenal Versus Infrarenal Fixation Compared for Renal Complications
July 6, 2017—A study comparing renal complications between endografts with suprarenal or infrarenal fixation was published by Sara L. Zettervall, MD, et al in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES; 2017;54:5–11).
In this study, the investigators aimed to compare the outcomes of contemporary suprarenal and infrarenal endografts. The background of the study is that there are multiple graft options available for the endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR), and some interventionalists hypothesize that suprarenal fixation endografts may result in higher rates of renal complications than infrarenal endografts.
As summarized in EJVES, the investigators used the Targeted Vascular Module of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) to identify patients undergoing EVAR for an infrarenal aneurysm from 2011 to 2013. Preoperative and operative variables and 30-day outcomes were compared among devices with suprarenal (Zenith [Cook Medical] and Endurant [Medtronic]) or infrarenal (Excluder [Gore & Associates]) fixation. Renal complications included creatinine level increase > 2 mg/dL or new dialysis, as defined by NSQIP. Multivariate regression was completed to account for patient demographics, comorbidities, and operative characteristics.
A total of 3,587 patients were evaluated including 2,273 (63%) with suprarenal grafts and 1,314 (37%) with infrarenal grafts. Patients with suprarenal grafts were less commonly Caucasian (84% vs 88%; P < .01) and more commonly men (83% vs 80%; P = .03). There were no differences in age or comorbidities. Renal complications (1.1% vs 0.1%; P < .01) and length of hospital stay > 2 days (34% vs 25%; P < .01) occurred more commonly after suprarenal fixation than with infrarenal fixation, respectively. After adjustment, suprarenal grafts showed significantly higher rates of renal complications (odds ratio [OR], 12.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6–91) and length of hospital stay > 2 days (OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.2–1.7).
The investigators concluded that the overall rates of renal complications following EVAR are low and that patients selected for suprarenal stent grafts are at increased risk of renal complications and prolonged length of hospital stay, which may be caused by selection bias, deployment techniques, or the presence of a bare stent overlying the renal arteries. More studies are necessary to evaluate the mechanism and duration of renal dysfunction and important long-term outcomes of interest, advised the investigators in EJVES.


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Four current or former officials of Waste Management Inc., the largest trash disposal firm in the nation, have bought a piece of Fort Lauderdale`s luxury Marriott Harbor Beach Resort.
Rahn Properties, a Fort Lauderdale development firm that owns 25 percent of the resort, has bought out its Canadian partners and taken on the four current or former Waste Management officials to form a 50 percent ownership position of the resort. Marriott Corp. owns the remaining half.
Joining Rahn Properties in the partnership are H. Wayne Huizenga of Fort Lauderdale, former Waste Management vice chairman; Dean Buntrock, the firm`s chairman of the board; Peer Pederson, a Chicago attorney on its board of directors; and John Melk, who was formerly with the firm. Buntrock has homes in Fort Lauderdale and the Chicago area; Melk is also from the Chicago area.
The price of the transaction was not disclosed.
The 14-story, $128 million Marriott Harbor Beach Resort opened a little more than a year ago. It`s on 16 acres on the southern tip of Fort Lauderdale beach. The 645-room hotel has the largest facilities for corporate visitors in Broward County.
John H. Anderson, a Fort Lauderdale businessman who is a principal of Rahn Properties, said Tuesday that the new partners give the hotel more of a local tie. The 25 percent ownership being taken by Huizenga, Buntrock, Pederson and Melk was formerly controlled by Cavendish Investing Ltd. of Toronto, a merchant banking company.
Anderson and Huizenga are on the board of directors of South Florida Savings Bank in Miami. They, as part of group led by Fort Lauderdale financier J. Edward Houston, bought the small savings and loan in 1983. South Florida Savings Bank was not involved in financing the Marriott transaction, Anderson said.
Waste Management Inc. is one of a handful of companies that have become large publicly held corporations in trash hauling, traditionally a mom-and-pop business. Last year, the firm had revenues of $1.3 billion.


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Campus Security and Fire Safety Report
Together for a Safer Community
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires the annual disclosure of certain crime statistics as well as institutional policies regarding campus security. In addition, disclosure of fire safety information and annual fire statistics for on-campus residence halls is required under the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Boston College, in compliance with these laws, is providing the following information to all enrolled students and current employees. This report also includes links to additional, helpful information.
Campus Security Program
Campus Security Awareness and Crime Prevention Programs
Boston College places a high priority on maintaining a safe and secure campus for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Members of the University community have the opportunity to learn about campus security procedures and the prevention of crime, and are encouraged to be responsible for their own security and the security of others, through programs presented by various administrative offices and student clubs and organizations. The Crime Prevention Unit of the Boston College Police Department, staffed by officers with specialized training, provides security awareness and crime prevention programs that stress both good personal safety habits and the importance of community safety. For additional information regarding these programs, please see BCPD-Crime Prevention.
Reporting Crimes and Other Emergencies
The Boston College Police Department is the official reporting authority at Boston College.
All members of the Boston College community, including all students, faculty and staff and their guests, are encouraged to report all crimes and other public safety concerns to the Boston College Police Department in a timely manner, when the victim of a crime elects to report or is unable to make such a report. Accurate and prompt reporting will facilitate timely initiation of warnings and other appropriate emergency response procedures, and will also help ensure the accuracy of crime statistics compiled in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure and Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the "Clery Act"). Note that this Policy does not limit the obligation of any faculty and staff to notify the Student Affairs Title IX Coordinator about any incident of sexual violence involving a student.
The Boston College Police Department accepts voluntary, confidential reports of crimes in cases where the victim or witness of a crime does not wish to pursue either judicial or disciplinary action. All such reports are included in the annual disclosure of crime statistics. A confidential report can help determine if there is a pattern of crime with regard to a particular location, method, or assailant, and can help alert the campus community to potential danger.
For additional information, please reference the Reporting Crimes Policy.
Campus Safety Notifications and Emergency Response Procedures
In the interest of campus safety and security, Boston College will notify the University community of all crimes considered to pose a threat to its members that are perpetrated on the Boston College campus and reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies. As described below, warnings will be disseminated in a manner that is timely, that aids the prevention of similar occurrences, and that protects the privacy of the victims of such incidents. In addition, Boston College has adopted policies and procedures to provide immediate notification to the campus community of campus emergencies.
Procedures for Timely Warnings of Campus Crime
It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Public Safety for the Boston College Police, when a crime on or near the campus is reported, to promptly assess the potential danger or threat it presents to the campus community, or portions thereof. In the event of an immediate threat, the Police Department shall follow the emergency notification procedure described below. In other cases, if the Director of Public Safety believes a serious or ongoing danger or threat exists, the Director of Public Safety, working with other University officials as appropriate, shall provide a timely warning on the "BC Info" and "BC Emergency" web pages. Depending on the particular circumstances of the crime, the Director of Public Safety may also use a variety of other means to communicate the timely warning, including the mass notification methods for the dissemination of Emergency Notices described below.
Procedures for Immediate Notification of Campus Emergencies
In the event of a significant emergency or dangerous situation occurring on campus, Boston College Police shall, without delay, make an initial determination as whether the situation presents an immediate threat to the health or safety of students and employees. If the Police conclude that such a threat exists, the Police shall immediately notify the appropriate segments of the University community, unless issuing an immediate notification would, in the professional judgment of the Police, compromise efforts to assist a victim or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency.
The Director of Public Safety for the Boston College Police Department shall also promptly consult with other senior university officials regarding any significant emergency or dangerous situation to determine what follow-up information the campus community may need and how best to disseminate follow-up notices. Campus Safety Notification and Emergency Response Procedures Policy.
Content of Emergency Notices
Emergency notices shall describe the emergency or dangerous situation, outline immediate steps to be taken (including, if necessary, shelter and evacuation procedures), and indicate where additional information may be found. Emergency updates and further information will be provided by postings to the listed websites, emails to the Boston College community and other methods as needed.
If the situation requires evacuation, the University will provide members of the community with evacuation instructions. In the event that an extended evacuation is necessary, people will be directed to other buildings/areas on campus for support (information, food, shelter, medical attention, etc). Specific details about the sites will be included in the emergency notices.
Boston College maintains a comprehensive emergency management plan ("CEMP") on the BC Emergency website (www.bc.edu/emergency) that describes in more detail the University's emergency protocols, including the University's shelter and evacuation procedures.
Dissemination of Emergency Notices
Depending on the incident and nature of the threat, the University will use mass notification methods to provide emergency notifications to the campus community. These methods include:
- Emails to bc.edu accounts;
- Text alerts to cell phones;
- Posting information to the BC Emergency website (www.bc.edu/emergency), the "BC Info" website (www.bc.edu/bcinfo) and the BC home page (www.bc.edu);
- Information on the 888-BOS-COLL (888-267-2655) emergency information line; and
- Other methods as appropriate (media, social media, handouts, phone calls, etc.).
To ensure receipt of the University's emergency notices, all members of the University community are encouraged to provide the University with up-to-date contact information, including a cell phone number, through the University's website portal.
The Boston College Police Department will work with the Director of News and Public Affairs to ensure that emergency information is timely shared with local first responders and the local community as appropriate.
The Director of Emergency Management will oversee regular tests of the University's emergency notification system and evacuation procedures (at least annually). These tests may be announced or unannounced. The Director will publicize the University's emergency response and evacuation procedures in conjunction with at least one test per calendar year. The Director shall document each test, including a description of the exercise, the date and time, and whether the test was announced or unannounced.
Missing Student Notification Procedures
Students residing in on-campus housing have the option through the Boston College Agora Portal to register an individual to be contacted by Boston College in the event the student is determined to be missing for more than 24 hours ("Confidential Contact"). The student's Confidential Contact will be accessible only to authorized campus officials and law enforcement officers in furtherance of a missing person investigation.
Any member of the University community who has reason to believe a student residing in on-campus housing has been missing for more than 24 hours should immediately contact the Boston College Police Department ("BCPD"). Upon notification, BCPD will initiate an investigation. If BCPD is unable to locate the student through its normal contact network and determines that the student has been missing for more than 24 hours, BCPD will immediately notify the Senior Administrator on Call ("AOC") who will notify the student's Confidential Contact within 24 hours of the official determination that the student is missing.
BCPD must notify other local law enforcement agencies once it is determined that the student is missing, regardless of whether or not the student has registered a Confidential Contact. If the missing student is under 18 years of age and not emancipated, the AOC will notify a custodial parent or guardian in addition to the student's Confidential Contact.
Campus Facilities: Security, Access, and Maintenance
Boston College is committed to maintaining a safe environment which includes the security, access, and maintenance of its campus facilities. Residence halls, and certain buildings and facilities throughout campus, are posted with notices that identify them as private property and that include warnings against trespassing and soliciting. Residence hall exterior doors are locked 24 hours a day. The Boston College Police and the Facilities Department coordinate efforts with respect to maintenance issues affecting the security of campus facilities. For the University's policy, please refer to Campus Facilities: Security, Access, and Maintenance.
Campus Law Enforcement
In addition to the rules and regulations of the University, Boston College students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors are subject to all local, state, and federal laws. In or upon lands or structures owned, used, or occupied by the University, the Boston College Police are responsible for enforcing those laws and, although they have no formal written memoranda of understanding, they maintain a cooperative working relationship with local, state, and federal police agencies.
The Boston College Police force includes approximately 55 sworn police officers. All police officers must attend and graduate from a police academy certified by the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council.
The Boston College Police derive their legal authority from Chapter 22C, Section 63 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Boston College Police officers have full state authority for the investigation of alleged criminal offenses, and may make arrests of individuals accused or suspected of crimes. Local police agencies provide back-up assistance to the University if required.
Campus Sexual Violence Response and Prevention Program
Boston College attempts at all times to maintain a safe environment that supports its educational mission and is free from exploitation and intimidation, as well as discrimination based upon gender, including sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and stalking. Sexual violence or sexual misconduct of any kind is antithetical to the mission of Boston College and the values it espouses and will be responded to accordingly. The University strives to eliminate sexual violence on campus, prevent its occurrence, and address its effects.
The purpose of this notice, provided in accordance with the Clery Act, is to summarize some of the University's efforts with respect to preventing sex offenses, to direct members of the University community to the University's policies and resources regarding sexual violence, and to inform victims of sexual violence about procedures to follow after a sex offense has occurred. In this notice, the terms "sex offenses" and "sexual violence" are deemed to include sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and stalking. The University's policies with respect to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct can be found in the Discriminatory Harassment Policy (addressing sexual harassment complaints against faculty and staff) and the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy (addressing sexual misconduct complaints against Boston College students) in the Student Guide. The University also maintains a comprehensive Sexual Misconduct Policy and Resources website that includes detailed descriptions of the University's policy, resources, and reporting options for students. The BC Sexual Assault Network (SANet) is a primary resource for students who have been affected by sexual violence. For more information on the services and resources provided by SANet and Boston College Police Department, please visit the following websites: SANet and BCPD-Crime Prevention. In addition, the Student Affairs Title IX Coordinator, reachable at 617-552-3482,, oversees the University's response to reports of sexual misconduct by students.
For the University's complete program, please refer to the Sexual Violence Response and Prevention Policy.
Annual Disclosure of Crime Statistics
The following Crime Statistics are provided in accordance with the Clery Act:
Annual Disclosure of Crime Statistics. The Director of Public Safety for the Boston College Police compiles the annual crime statistics from the Boston College police logs, reports of Campus Security Authorities, responses from public police agencies, and the database of the Office of the Dean for Student Development and Residential Life. For more information on the University's preparation of the Annual Disclosure of Crime Statistics, please refer to the Campus Safety and Security Disclosures Policy—Required Disclosures and Reports.
Boston College makes available, upon request, to an applicant, student, or employee of the institution, a copy of the Annual Crime Report; such individuals may obtain a copy of the report from the Boston College Police Department.
Drug and Alcohol Policies
Boston College prohibits the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on University premises or property or as part of its activities. Boston College expects its students and employees to comply with local, state, and federal laws relating to the possession, use, or distribution of drugs and alcohol when they are on University property or taking part in University activities.
Please reference the DRUG-FREE CAMPUS AND WORKPLACE PROGRAM for a more detailed description of Boston College's drug and alcohol policies and a description of Boston College's drug and alcohol abuse education programs.
Obtaining Registered Sex Offender Information
In accordance with the Federal "Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act" of 2000, Boston College informs you that law enforcement agency information concerning registered sex offenders, provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, may be obtained from the following local law enforcement agencies:
Boston Police Department
Sex Offender Registry Unit
(617) 343-4965
Brookline Police Department
Records Section
(617) 730-2225
Newton Police Department
Detective Bureau
(617) 796-2104
Requests for information must be made in person and a request form completed. For questions and further information, please contact the Boston College Police department or the following web site: www.MASS.gov/SORB.
Fire Safety Program
Fire Log
Boston College maintains a public log of fires reported in on-campus housing facilities. The log includes information regarding the nature, date, time and general location of each reported fire. The most recent 60-day period of this log is open for public inspection in the Boston College Environmental Health and Safety Office during normal business hours.
Fire Safety Systems
The University maintains a variety of fire safety systems (such as alarm systems, fire and smoke detectors, and sprinkler systems) in its on-campus housing facilities, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. For the specific systems for each housing facility, please refer to: Fire Protection/Detection Systems in Residence Halls.
Fire Drills
The Office of Environmental Health and Safety works with the Office of Residential Life and local fire departments to conduct at least two fire drills during each year in each of the residence halls. Fire drills are also conducted on a quarterly basis at the Campus School and on a monthly basis at the Child Care Center.
Residential Fire Safety Restrictions
The University's Residential Life Agreement includes a number of rules and restrictions designed to enhance fire safety in student housing facilities, including rules governing portable electrical appliances, smoking and open flames. While the rules vary slightly for each residence, any source of open flame (e.g., candles and incense), as well as smoking in, and within 20 feet of, any residence hall is strictly prohibited.
The University also prohibits the use of certain portable electrical appliances, including: certain kinds of lights and lamps; non-UL approved power strips; extension cords without surge protection; grills (except in modular housing); and space heaters and heating blankets. The Office of Environmental Health and Safety continually monitors the use of portable electrical appliances and reserves the right to restrict the use of any additional appliances that may pose an unnecessary safety risk. A complete list of non-approved items can be found at /offices/reslife/lifeinhalls/communityexp/FireSafety.html
Only buildings with kitchens or kitchenette areas may have any heat producing kitchen appliance (e.g., toasters, coffee-makers). Students living in a residence hall with a kitchen or a kitchenette should consult with their building's Resident Director to get a complete list of permitted kitchen appliances.
The University conducts random health and safety inspections each semester to enforce these fire safety rules. Any violation will be recorded and students in violation may be subject to disciplinary action.
Evacuation Procedures
During freshman orientation, incoming students are informed generally about the University's evacuation procedures and how to obtain a copy of an Emergency Evacuation Plan ("EEP"). Each on-campus student housing facility has a site specific EEP, which is maintained by the Environmental Health and Safety Office. Copies are held by the Resident Hall Director and made available, upon request, to occupants of each housing facility. The EEP's are also available through the Office of Environmental Health and Safety at 617/552-0361.
Fire Safety Education and Training
Boston College hosts several fire safety training opportunities for students, staff and faculty each year. All incoming students planning to reside on-campus are required to attend a fire safety training program during freshman orientation sponsored by Environmental Health and Safety and Residential Life. This training program includes information on University evacuation procedures. The University also sponsors several optional educational programs throughout the academic year, including Fire Safety Awareness Week, which includes, among other efforts, an information campaign, theme food items in the dining halls, and safety videos on Boston College's cable network. The Week concludes with a controlled demonstration where students witness the dangers of using various prohibited items.
At different times throughout the year, the Environmental Health and Safety Office conducts fire safety presentations that all faculty and staff may attend. The presentations include instruction on best practices for fire prevention, what do in the event of an emergency, fire extinguisher training, and an overview of evacuation procedures.
In the event of a fire or fire alarm, all employees and students are instructed to promptly evacuate in accordance with the plans for the building in which the fire occurs, using stairs instead of elevators, and to follow the instructions of the designated building safety contact, resident assistant, and police and fire department, as applicable.
Review of the Fire Safety Program
The Director of Environmental Health and Safety reviews the University's fire safety programs at least once annually to determine if any changes or improvements are warranted.
Fire Safety Initiatives
Boston College has an active Fire Safety program. We have a strong training and outreach component. Recent and future activities include:
- Providing Fire Safety Training to staff and faculty
o Medical Department
o Campus School at Campion Hall
o Incoming science lab workers
- Fire Safety information table at Parent's Luncheon during First year Orientation
- "SAFE" Presentation to the Freshman Class
- Fire Safety Training of Residence Hall Directors and Assistants
- Fire emergency simulation with Nursing students and faculty
- Fire Safety Training for volunteer students in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program
- Maintaining and improving the Fire Safety web site
Annual Disclosure of Fire Statistics
Please see the Annual Disclosure of Fire Statistics for statistics on reported incidents of fire occurring in on-campus housing facilities during the most recent calendar year.
To request a paper copy of this document, please call the Boston College Police Department at (617) 552-4412, or send your request in writing to:
Boston College Police Department
Maloney Hall
140 Commonwealth Avenue
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Eurozone private sector activity contracted for the 10th time in 11 months in July, sending the rate of job losses to their highest in two-and-a-half years, a key survey showed Tuesday.
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) compiled by business research firm Markit was stuck at 46.4 in July according to a preliminary "flash" reading, indicating another month of contraction in activity.
The figures suggest "the euro area downturn showed no signs of letting up at the start of the third quarter and is consistent with GDP falling at a quarterly rate of around 0.6 percent, which is similar to the rate of decline we expect to see for the second quarter," said Markit chief economist Chris Williamson.
While employment fell only slightly in Gerany, France saw jobs cut at the fastest pace since December 2009.
Across the eurozone, job losses were at the sharpest rate since November 2009.


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Bad behaviour and confessional art propelled Tracey Emin into notoriety, and for nearly a decade she has been the country's most talked-about female artist. As a new collection of her writings - extracts from which are reproduced here - is published, she talks to Martin Gayford about what the future holds for a former wild child.
It is tranquil and sunny in Tracey Emin's studio. At one end, three young women sit peacefully sewing: embroidering four-lettered shouts, sighs and murmurs on to pieces of cloth. Other fragments of Emin's current work in progress - drawings, needle-work, scraps of fabric - lie strewn on an enormous table. Leaning against it is a huge ink sketch of a pair of female legs, gaping wide apart.
At the other end of the room, Emin and I are - equally quietly - taking tea. You should always, she insists, put the milk in first. That is, of course, a controversial matter. But Tracey Emin is - to put it very, very mildly - not one to shy away from controversy. Nor is she apt to follow anybody else's instructions. That is one of the things she tells me. 'I'm not your average woman, and I'm not going to live your average woman's lifestyle. I set up the rules for me. I set up the perimeters. I have nobody telling me what to do.'
She may be showing the rest of us, through her art, what the future will be like. As the Dutch curator and critic Rudi Fuchs wrote recently, 'Tracey Emin has become an example, if not an icon, of what seems to be changing in our culture.' On the other hand, as Fuchs also noted, there are still a lot of people who think she is an outrageous chancer who cannot even spell or draw properly, 'a vulgar girl who makes too much money with her rubbish'.
So what is the truth about her? Well, one fault Emin certainly doesn't have is laziness. In May she had a successful exhibition at White Cube, this November she is having another - completely different - exhibition in New York. And in the meantime, this month, she is publishing a book of autobiographical writing, Strangeland. But then, she has had, you might say, a busy decade. Ten years ago nobody had heard of her, outside a tiny circle of individuals with a specialist interest in art. Nowadays there is almost nobody who has not heard of her. At 42, she has achieved a level of fame seldom attained by an artist, especially in this country. Currently a room is devoted to her work at Tate Britain, she writes a weekly column for the Independent, and routinely crops up in gossip columns alongside film stars, socialites and royalty.
What is it about her and her art - the two are not easily separable - that raises such a quantity of hackles? She professes herself baffled. 'I don't know what it is. Other artists don't get it. It's a phenomenon of sorts. With me, the reaction is actually about me.' She points out that her work, her personality, and her life readily lend themselves to journalistic coverage. 'On one level, it's easy to grasp. The story is there: it's got a beginning, middle and an end. My obituary's already written; they've just got to write the end, because they don't know yet how I'm going to die.'
The elements of the Emin legend are well known, documented not only in her book but also in several of her art works. She was born in 1963, one of twins (immediately after her birth, as she describes in her book, she almost died). When she was small, Tracey and her brother Paul lived in a hotel in Margate run by her parents, who were not married. Her Turkish-Cypriot father, Enver Emin, simultaneously maintained a second household with his legal wife and other children. When the hotel business crashed, her parents separated and Tracey, instead of living like 'a princess' in the hotel, became part of a hard-up single-parent family. Her teenage years began with a rape and went on to involve promiscuous sexual exploitation by numerous local youths and men (many of whom heckled her at a disco dancing competition with shouts of 'slag'). But disastrous though her private life was, she found her way to art school, and eventually to acclaim and success.
Emin's fame was cemented by the exhibition of My Bed - complete with soiled underwear - at the Turner Prize exhibition in 1999 (when, though she was favourite, she didn't win). Before that she had acquired a huge amount of renown in 1997 by appearing on a live television discussion when quite remarkably drunk - so out of it she remembered nothing the following morning. This was the moment, I suspect, when the nation first took her to its heart. The British may not know much about art, but they love people who are seen blotto on television.
There is more, however, to the Emin phenomenon than shocking sights and outrageous behaviour. One reason she provokes such resentment is probably old-fashioned snobbery: she doesn't have an RP accent, she really can't spell (although she's working on that). In a word, she seems too ordinary to be a proper artist. But a deeper reason why she makes people cross is probably the reverse: she is completely exceptional, abnormal, unique.
What we seem to have in Tracey Emin is a spirit - leaving comparisons of quality of work aside - comparable with those of two artists she much admires: Edvard Munch and Frida Kahlo. She is similarly pullulating with inner demons and marked by trauma - but she also talks in a lower-class accent, comes from an unfashionable seaside resort, dresses smartly and goes to parties. And that combination isn't always popular, either.
In the past, her temperamental out-of-step-ness has been a problem for her. 'I try to be as on time as I can, I try to be as respectful, as truthful, all these things - and the result still comes out dishevelled, bruised, crooked, not right. I still have this level of eccentricity.' In other words, she is a natural oddball - or, to put another way, instinctively original. In her book she writes, 'A mad desire to be more human, to be more normal, that's what pushes me, these days - but, as someone said the other day, "Trace, you're going to have to face facts. You and normal parted a long, long time ago." '
Throughout her life people have tried to iron this idiosyncrasy out of her. 'When I was younger, I was completely misjudged by a lot of people,' she tells me. 'My urge to create and be an artist wasn't recognised; what was noticed was my eccentricity, my insanity and my obsessive indulgence. People were always trying to straighten me up and make me all right - which in turn could be quite soul-destroying, to be misunderstood like that.' It is the same with her drawing. She has, in fact, been taught to draw quite thoroughly, for seven years at art school (where she got a First). But none the less her drawings just come out strange, and always have. 'I don't have to try to draw weird. If I draw as well as I possible can, there's still this expressionistic line, this angst thing.' That is why many critics continue to aver that the woman cannot draw. In fact, she draws with a nervous, individual, quirky line. She draws differently. Fuchs notes that, in comparison with, say, David Hockney's, her works look ugly: 'new and unpleasant', 'full of anger and sentimentality'. But he predicts that one day they will become beautiful; and that strange transformation has happened before - to the once ugly, now beautiful, paintings of Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse for example.
Her drawings aren't life drawings, she explains, they come from inside. 'Drawing is an extension of the soul. You have a vision in your mind, then it comes through your hand, out on to the paper, and back into your mind again. It's a very good therapeutic exercise. It's quite cleansing. There's alchemy involved. My drawings aren't me looking at something, they're stamps of images in my head.'
Of course - to a conventionally minded person who doesn't make stamps of images in their head - being an artist and being mad as a biscuit are confusingly similar states. Emin recalls that when she was making her embroidered and appliqué tent Everyone I Have Ever Slept with 1963-1995 she was living in a very small flat. 'The tent just fitted in the middle of my living-room. I was making it entirely on my own, and I'd be in the tent sewing or eating my dinner, and there was no curtain, so my neighbours could see in. You could see them thinking, "She's got a tent inside her flat." '
Nowadays, despite her celebrity, people are still trying to straighten Emin out, literally so in the case of her teeth, which are not up to transatlantic standards (she lost the front ones as a child because of calcium deficiency, and they have been replaced by bridgework). 'During the summer I was in Monte Carlo, having dinner, and someone leant across the table, and said, "Tracey, I hope you don't mind my saying this, but I've got an awfully good dentist. I'm quite happy to give you their address." I went, "Er, why do you want to give me the name of a dentist?" They went, "Really, really good dentist." So I said, "Would you like the name of my dentist?" They looked blank.'
In fact, Emin is doing quite a job on straightening herself out. She reels off a list of things she has given up: coffee, spirits, cigarettes, chocolate, and adds, 'I don't lie.' A few weeks ago she passed her driving test, and she is teaching herself to spell. Apparently there are those among her friends and supporters - for example, the journalist Lynn Barber - who think the latter improvement is going too far. But Emin feels that her poor spelling is a result of missing a lot of schooling in her teens. If she can get it right, she should.
'I'm honest, so I'm trying to learn. If there's a spelling mistake, it's genuine. But sometimes, when I'm doing a blanket I put something down, and they go, "Oh, you've spelt it wrong!" and I put it right and it looks shit, it physically doesn't look right. The pattern of it doesn't flow or something. Then I might change the whole word.'
That brings out another point about her work: no matter how shocking the subject, it is always beautifully made, and spot-on visually. The appliqué and embroidered blankets - her best-known works, the bed and tent apart - would take her eight months to make without assistants.
There is a moral, even moralistic, side to Emin that is much less discussed than the shocking aspect. In her book she describes a lot of wild behaviour very graphically indeed. But she regrets a lot of it, too. She disapproves of infidelity and dishonesty. Indeed, it is partly her honesty that shocks - she not only displays her dirty undies in public, she blurts out all manner of intimate secrets. This is contrary to old-fashioned rules of behaviour. It is both her strength as an artist and another reason why she causes so much consternation. 'I'm not making minimalist abstract sculptures. I'm making things that are full of subject matter, full of me. And I'm making work for people who are emotional - sentimental, aggressive, angry, violent, jealous - all those kinds of things.' Those are all explosive feelings, and some of the blast blows back in her direction.
In fact, her whole life could be seen as a remarkable example of self-improvement. 'If you grow up with no moral guidelines whatsoever, so you can get up whenever you like, eat what you like, go to school when you like, go to bed when you like, smoke what you like, f*** who you like - if you are a reasonably OK, good type of person, you end up putting the moral guidelines on yourself, otherwise you'd end up being a serial killer. So I started to put restraints on myself at a certain age, and they've become pretty extreme now.'
In a way, I suggest, this is exactly what politicians hope will happen to the wild children of today. But she is quick to disagree that hers is any sort of representative case. 'I've got a really high IQ, I was a smart girl. If you're not and you haven't had a good education, and you've got a poor diet, you're at a really massive disadvantage.'
And there are limits to the degree to which she has cleaned up her act. 'In the summer I was pissed almost every day, after my show at White Cube, and my birthday. Then I went away on holiday in August and I was drinking in the daytime, which is bad, bad, bad.' But she made a pact with God that if she passed her driving test she would 'cut out loads of drinking'. A couple of weeks ago, however, she relapsed. 'I had an emotional blow out. I went out and I wasn't drinking for England - or Wales or Scotland - I was drinking for the whole universe. When the alcohol hit me, I had an amazing high. It was brilliant. I was like a warrior charging on my horse, with my shield on, charging into battle. Then I was knocked out from behind. I passed out.' In her last show, one blanket had written across the top, 'stupid drunk bitch', with the first word crossed out and replaced by 'super'.
It is obvious that her moods swing violently. In the past she has suffered from severe depression.
'I just didn't want to live. If people haven't experienced that, they just don't know what I'm talking about. It's not wanting to kill yourself, but you just can't wait until you die. You're sitting there thinking, "I want to die now." Sometimes I still feel like that.' She believes in an 'after existence' but doesn't fancy it for herself. 'I want to disappear into the ether, just go, and become light. I never, ever, ever want to come back here again. I've had enough.'
Many would say she has everything to live for: fame, money, a career that consists of doing what she wants. But she doesn't see it like that. 'I don't think I've achieved very much. I've done all right for Tracey [oddly, she uses the third person], but I haven't had children. I haven't got a relationship.'
Since her long-lasting affair with Mat Collishaw - a fellow artist - ended in 2003, she has been single. 'In terms of emotional values, I'm a loser. I was working so hard on one set of things, I completely let go of the others, and it's too late now, probably. Sometimes I think, if I were a nun or something - if being an artist were a vocation - then I'd have a really great life. I'd really love to do the Venice Biennale. A lot of artists would, it's a fantastic thing. When we were there last time, I said to my friends, "Look, given the choice between being in Venice out of season in a beautiful hotel making love to someone you're mad about, or representing Britain at the Biennale, which would you rather have?" They looked at me and said, "What? Why have you got to make a choice?" And I said, "Because life's like that, believe me." '
And which would she choose? 'I'd take the out-of-season choice,' then she pauses, and adds, 'actually, I'm not quite sure on that one. It's a Faustian thing, isn't it?' In a way, this sounds like a typical contemporary career woman's dilemma. But while in some ways she is representative, which is one reason why her work communicates, in others she is absolutely anything but standard.
One of the most amusing sections in her book concerns a Nile cruise she took a few years ago. Imagine, she writes, '60 people, all bunged up on Imodium, all hating my guts'. But when I ask her about it, she is forgiving. 'Let's see it from their point of view, I don't want to be too damning. They were Daily Mail readers, bless them, on their cruise down the Nile, and they encountered this alcoholic monster on board. I was thinking we'd have something in common: a love of Egyptology. But, nope, they hated me. They wouldn't let me sit with them. I had to eat on my own.'
Increasingly, though, people are realising that they have something in common with Tracey. Once an Emin-sceptic myself, I am coming to agree with Fuchs: her work is turning from ugly to beautiful before our eyes. She has a line at the moment - half funny, probably fairly accurate - about what the future holds: 'I just can't wait until they make me a dame.'


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