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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Salinas v. Texas. The issue in Salinas is whether the Fifth Amendment protects a defendant who remains silent during police questioning before being arrested or read his Miranda rights. As a Massachusetts OUI lawyer, I would expect that the Court will hold that the Fifth Amendment precludes the State from admitting evidence of pre-arrest silence. In additional to a Fifth Amendment argument, a defendant should argue under the rules of evidence that the silence is immaterial and irrelevant and should not come into evidence as having no relevance to whether a defendant committed the criminal offense.
The defendant was a suspect in a homicide investigation and voluntarily accompanied authorities to a police station for questioning. After about an hour of questioning, the defendant stopped answering questions and remained silent. Subsequent investigation linked the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder to a shotgun found at the home of a defendant.
He was charged with murder and at trial the State sought to introduce the defendant's silence in response to police questioning. The defendant objected to this evidence, claiming that the Fifth Amendment privilege should exclude the evidence regardless of the fact that he was not in police custody at the time of questioning. The trial court declined to extend Fifth Amendment protection to pre-arrest, pre-Miranda questioning.
During oral arguments, one of the main concerns coming from the Court was where to draw the line if Fifth Amendment protection of silence is to extend beyond an arrest. The defendant answers the Court by explaining that the government should extend the right to remain silent during a non-custodial police interrogation where that person is a suspect in a crime. The defendant argues that not responding to a question is sufficient to trigger the Fifth Amendment protection, therefore not formally invoking the right verbally in response to police questioning.
The defendant also mentioned the fact that a layperson generally knows they have a right to remain silent. With this knowledge, they are not aware that they must invoke their right to remain silent. If a police officer put a suspect on notice of his or her right to remain silent, regardless of arrest status, the problem of unfairly prejudicing suspects who thought they were exercising his or her might would be cured.
For the State's oral argument, the Court expressed concern over the fact that lack of response equates to guilt. The State argued that if a suspect does not invoke the right to remain silent affirmatively, then it can be admitted at trial. Meaning that the only way that a suspect can exclude the fact that he did not respond to a question is by saying he or she does not wish to answer. The state heavily relies on invoking the right to remain silent in order to exclude the fact that he or she did not respond to the question.
The State's oral argument assumed that anyone who is interrogated by police is also familiar with criminal procedure. While the Fifth Amendment's right to remain silent is widely known by the public, the public might not know how to invoke that right. It is reasonable to think that not responding to a question from an officer is exercising the right to remain silent. As the defendant points out, the State takes a formalistic approach by proposing that the defendant must assert the right verbally. The Supreme Court will consider both arguments and resolve the issue with a holding to create uniform precedent for the lower courts to follow.


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Culturally, Indonesia fascinates with her rich diversity of ancient temples, music, ranging from the traditional to modern pop, dances, rituals and ways of life, changing from island to island, from region to region. Yet everywhere the visitor feels welcomed with that warm, gracious innate friendliness of the Indonesian people that is not easily forgotten.
The majority of the population embraces Islam, while in Bali the Hindu religion is predominant. Whereas in areas like the Minahasa in North Sulawesi, the Toraja highlands in South Sulawesi, in the East Nusatenggara islands and in large parts of Papua, in the Batak highlands as well as on Nias island in North Sumatra, the majority are either Catholics or Protestants. On the whole the Indonesian people are religious in nature. Indonesian societies are open and remain tolerant towards one another's religion, customs and traditions, all the while faithfully adhering to their own. The Indonesian coat of arms moreover bears the motto: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika – Unity in Diversity.
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Posted 7/30/2008 3:24 PM (GMT -6)
My husband and I are going to Hawaii for two weeks in September. The first week is business related for my husband so the expenses are paid for by his company. The second week is vacation to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Sounds like a dream - right? Well, I'm having anxiety attacks every day just thinking of the pain involved in the long trip to get there (from Ohio to Hawaii) and the trip back plus trying to do some sight seeing. The first week I won't have to worry about
because I can do what I need to do to rest my back. The second week we leave Maui and go to Oahu and will do some sightseeing.
Help! I know this is a trip of a lifetime at a cost of 1/3 of what it would be without the business aspect, but I just keep dwelling on the pain.
Any suggestions how to deal with this anxiety. My husband is aware of it so at least I know he understands that part of my anxiety.
The second part is that the last vacation I took my oldest daughter was involved in a dui accident and is now a quadriplegic. She is now married and on her own but I have another daughter who is almost 24 and living at home and I'm panicking that something might happen to her when I take this trip.
Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disc, Arthritis of the Spine, some kind of problem with the L5-S1 area, sciatica, diabetes, depression and anxiety.
Lord help me to remember that nothing will happen to me today that you and I can't handle together.
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Posted 7/30/2008 3:48 PM (GMT -6)
Dear Melanie,
It sure does sound like a wonderful trip, but I can also understand your anxiety about
the pain and your daughter. Maybe it's important to separate and sort the two issues.
I went to Hawaii once back in 1979, and am so glad I saw a place so magnificent. I have always loved to travel, and would probably push myself now physically but I don't have the finances, so I cherish the memories of trips past.
I'd suggest sitting down and making a list of how you're going to cope with the pain, first. I mean practical things like medications for pain and anxiety on the trip, resting once you get there (can you get a massage, relax in hot tubs, etc. to help you recover from the trip?). You at least have some time after you arrival to recoup - and in Maui! I've never been there; only to Oahu. So there ought to be plenty of places to rest up before you hit the tourist attractions. And Hawaii - even the tourist sections - is so breathtaking that it's soothing just to be there, even if you don't do much. And it's not that big a place so things are contained, and you can go back to your room and rest a lot. And if it gets too much maybe your husband can do some things on his own. If it's something you really want to do (and it sounds like it is), I'd focus on the memories you'll have after. And once you get home, plan a lot of recuperative time.
As far as the fears about
your daughter, have you ever worked with a therapist to help with your anxiety? If so, even a few sessions might be helpful and you've got a little time before you leave. There's an excellent workbook by Edmund Bourne, Ph.D. called the Anxiety and Phobia Workbook and it's based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and there are things you can work on at home to challenge your catastrophic thnking about
your other daughter. Do you take any medication for your anxiety now? That also may be helpful, although I'm certainly not pushing that. Talk with your doctor to see about
a plan to help with the pain and anxiety. And come here and to the anxiety board for support and ideas. I know you'll get more!
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Posted 7/30/2008 4:14 PM (GMT -6)
Dear Melanie,
The trip will be wonderful, even if you have to skip some or most of the sightseeing bits. You can enjoy yourself just as well without the discomfort of travelling around a lot. Hawaii is just one of these places you c
To stand and be still at the Birkenhead Drill is a mighty bullet to shew.
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Posted 7/30/2008 4:18 PM (GMT -6)
... can enjoy without having to do all the tourism thingies. I shouldn't worry about
that, just make sure you don't push it beyond your limits.
As for the anxiety, PALady is right I guess. Personally I haven't had any psychological problems, but a good friend of mine was cured after a couple of sessions. Certainly worth a try.
Enjoy the trip and congratulations on your wedding anniversary.
To stand and be still at the Birkenhead Drill is a mighty bullet to shew.
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Posted 7/30/2008 5:00 PM (GMT -6)
Hey Melanie-PA gave you some excellent pointers. One thing you stated is "you are dwelling on your pain issues". You must stop that hun, whether you are going on a trip or not. You are wasting precious energy by doing that. Instead try thinking of your trip in terms of the beauty of the place, getting out of dodge for awhile, a place to go & relax away from home, do you need an escort-count me in, but I can't carry your suitcases,lol. I am so envious-please have a good time, then come back & tell us all about
it. Hugs, Susie
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Posted 7/30/2008 5:28 PM (GMT -6)
Hi Melanie....don't worry so much sweetie. Your going to HAWAII! I only dream of a trip like that. You have to stop dwelling on this trip hun. Things are gonna be great and with a supportive husband that will be there to help you when you hurt your going to be fine. Just remember to listen to your pain and don't over do it. I too am envious of your upcoming trip wow to go to Hawaii would be soooo cooooool!!!!!! Bring me back a Lai or better yet.....how about
you stuff me in your suitcase and we can complain about
our pain together LOL.
Have fun sweetie and come back and tell us all about
the trip!! Enjoy your wedding anniversary hubby and I are getting ready to celebrate our 12th anniversary, but not as luxurious as going to Hawaii. I'll be in KS for mine hehehehe
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Posted 7/30/2008 7:10 PM (GMT -6)
Thank you all for your responses and support. I have this bad habit of obsessing over things that I cannot control or have little control over. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii and now I'm going to go and all I do is find reasons for not going. My wonderful husband does not deserve that. He works so hard and has been so loving and supportive that I need to do this for home as well as for myself.
I wish I could take all of you so that we could commiserate about
our pain, but enjoy each others company in what is as close to heaven as possible while still on earth.
I have been seeing a psychiatrist since my daughter's accident in 2001. I also have depression issues, as most of us CPrs do. She is working with me on this issue I have about
being too far from home. It's not even the trip to Hawaii. I never want to be too far from home - it's almost like agoraphobia, but once I'm out and about
I'm fine. Geez, what a loon I am.
Thanks again for the support.
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What a lovely lunch time instore from the wonderful John Vanderslice. I've been a fan of Emerald City for a while, but I've not heard any of his other material. He played a nice mix of songs, explaining that he's trying not to duplicate setlists.
From Emerald City he played Time To Go, and my favourite, Numbered Lithograph. I love that song and it was such a treat to hear him play it live. His band members didn't have their instruments, so it was a solo set. John sings with alot of animation and was very sweet and charming and grateful for the audience for attending.
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Feller ran straight into a stalled car on the track during the last lap of a race on Friday. Feller was unresponsive when she was pulled from her dwarf car and later died from spinal injuries received in the accident. The racer was on life support the entire time.
As the last lap ran down, a car driven by racer Sammy Smith stalled on the track. But Feller, directly behind Smith, was unable to avoid the collision. Feller hit head on against Smith's right-front.
The 53-year-old racer was a mother and special education teacher who had been involved in the sport since 2000. This was her first season of driving.
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We would like to thank the entire community of Marion, Cedar Rapids, the racing community, the Benton Community High School classmates of Joan, the Legends Racing Community, family and friends in Iowa and across the country for the overwhelming support and love they have shown the England-Feller family during this difficult time," Feller's family said in a prepared statement. "It is touching to our hearts that Joan was loved by so many people and impacted so many lives and we thank each and every one of you for sharing with us how much she meant to you. We appreciate continued prayers and support during this time.
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On the 14th of March 2009 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., Ming Wang (MingWangKnits.com) will have a promotional event highlighting its Spring 2009 collection of fashionable knitwear at Von Maur in Valley West Mall, Des Moines, Iowa. Customers in Von Maur's Missy, Petite and Women's departments who purchase 2 pieces of Ming Wang apparel at full-price will get a free Ming Wang tank dress and customers who buy 3 pieces of Ming Wang knitwear at full-price will receive a dress and shell as a gift.
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Is it a work of art or an aquarium? Actually, Aquavista aquariums are both. Our innovative aquariums are a dream come true for tropical fish lovers who do not want the mess and hassle in maintaining a conventional fish tank. Our space-saving aquariums occupy minimal space and precious time while adding life and style to any room. Whether you want to add a water feature to "feng shui-up" your room or enjoy live tropical fish without the hassles, Aquavista aquariums are a wonderful conversation piece and brighten up any room. Your friends will think the fish swimming around in "your painting" look surprisingly life like – until they look closer, of course. Best of all, set up is easy and maintenance requires less then 15 minutes per month.
Studies have shown that watching fish swim is more therapeutic and relaxing then watching television. Most people who purchase the Aquavista:
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If any of these descriptions sound like you, then Aquavista is the right product for you. Just add water and fish!


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The creation of a giant, quivering clown fish composed totally of hundreds of Miami school children that is truly comprehensible only from a great height will be the centerpiece when "Art FOR the Sky," is presented this week in a program in Wynwood.
The free town hall event, which is open to the public, will take place Thursday, March 16, at the Jose de Diego Middle School at 6 p.m.
The event will feature a video presentation of the Art FOR the Sky project, along with performances by school bands, dancers, and speakers on the topic of climate change, plus food trucks.
The focus of the event will be the video presentation of the giant clown fish, which is to be created earlier that day by students from the Wynwood middle school along with those from Overtown's Booker T. Washington Senior High School.
The school children will form and be photographed and videoed as the giant clown fish under the direction of Daniel Dancer, whose organization has traveled the U.S. for 17 years creating such projects.
"We are thrilled to bring Daniel Dancer to Miami, and to work with him in his dynamic "people painting" style that speaks to our local but also global concerns about climate change and rising ocean levels," says Dale Andree, creator of National Water Dance, a simultaneous, site-specific performance held across the U.S."
"When kids live in an urban environment, the impact of warming waters on the coral reefs, and the fish they support, don't always seem relevant to them. But we all live in an ecosystem, so this is a way to bring that home," she adds.
Dancer, who has a master's degree in child psychology, has devoted his professional life to working with children in a very unusual way.
In the 1980s, he visited Peru and became fascinated by the sky art known as the famous Nazca Lines, which are pre-Columbian geoglyphs, large designs that include animals and plants, which were etched into the desert sand by the ancients, and are most visible from the air or nearby hilltops.
Upon his return, Dancer went to work as a photographer for Stan Herd, a famous artist who creates giant images on the earth by using a tractor as a paintbrush and crops for color.
One day, he decided to bring an entire elementary school out to perform as beads on the headband of a 25-acre Indian head.
"I ran into one of those kids 25 years later, and he recognized me and told me, 'you probably don't remember me but I was a red bead in that Indian headband, and that's the only thing I remember from elementary school, he said, telling me what an eye-opening experience that had been," recalls Dancer.
The encounter inspired Dancer to create Art FOR the Sky," in which school children, wearing pre-chosen colors, are directed to take their places in giant designs, created on a field.
Dancer then photographs them from atop a crane or fire trucks. Drones are also used to take videos.
"Each piece is a gift to the Earth and sky, in apology for how we've treated the Earth, and also a way of showing our gratitude for all the blessings we get from living on the Earth every single day," says Dancer.
Special guest speakers include Danni Washington, host of the television show "Xploration Nature Knows Best" and co-founder of the youth-focused marine conservation non-profit Big Blue & You, and Rachel Pausch, a research associate at the University of Miami Cooperative Institute of Marine & Atmospheric Studies.
The "Art FOR the Sky" public Town Hall event will be held Thursday, March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Jose de Diego Middle School, 3100 NW 5th Ave, Miami, Fla. Admission is free. Call 305-458-6141 for more information.


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Apple Music is a new all-streaming service that is rolled out with the latest updates to iOS and iTunes, but it's definitely not for everyone. Many people already have a streaming service of choice (I'm a Pandora subscriber) yet Apple defaults to their service every time the Music or iTunes app is opened. Thankfully, you can turn this off. Here's how.
Repurposing an Older iMac As a Monitor and Server
Long-time readers of my blog may remember my adventures with my 2009 27″ iMac – adding eSATA, displaying all of Hamlet, and turning it into a monitor. That last bit has become increasingly handy lately, as I've repurposed that now-old iMac as a monitor and server. Here are some tips, tricks, and lessons if you'd like to do the same!
Ten Terrible Apple Products
I'm often accused of being an Apple fanboy. While it's true that I love my vast selection of fruity products from Cupertino, I'm not blind when the company makes mistakes. In fact, I think Apple's mistakes are as enlightening as their successes: They reveal a company that is fallible, sometimes learning but often allowing the junk to rot far longer than other companies would.
How to Legitimize and Upgrade Your Music Library Using iTunes Match
Although delivered a month late, Apple has finally shipped the complete cloud integrated version of iTunes. This includes iTunes Match, a much awaited feature allowing both online streaming of music and "upgrading†library content from the iTunes Store. Here's how to upgrade your old low bit rate MP3 files with high quality 256 bit AAC replacements from Apple's server.
How To Update iPhone and iPad iOS Software Without a Computer
Among the many new features in Apple's iOS version 5 is the ability to update the operating system "over the air†without attaching it to a computer. An added bonus of updating in this manner is a smaller (and thus much quicker) differential or delta download. Today, Apple released the first over the air update to iOS, 5.0.1. Here's how to trigger an automatic over the air update.
Which iPad is the Best Choice?
Apple may make their product lines easy to understand, with simple and consistent names, but there sure are a lot of iPad 2 models. Which iPad is the best choice? I picked the 32 GB Wi-Fi model personally, but I can see cases where others might prefer a 3G or base model. Let's consider it.
iTunes 10 Breaks Non-Apple Streaming (Again)
Do you use an "iTunes compatible" device like an Iomega ix4 or Drobo FS or Roku SoundBridge? Have you noticed that it no longer works since you updated to iTunes 10? That's because Apple made a simple change to their Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP) that causes third-party devices to fail to connect correctly. Although software patches are already appearing, there is no guarantee that older devices like that Roku will ever be updated.
10 Mysteries The Lost Finale Definitively Settled
The series finale of Lost didn't settle every question, but it did settle many of the long-running questions raised by fans. Although my live viewing was frustratingly complicated by failed transmission equipment at ABC affiliate, WEWS, I was able to watch the entire episode thanks to iTunes. So let's settle the things that can be settled regarding Lost.
How To Stream Any Size Podcast to an iPhone, Even Over 3G or EDGE!
Ever see that screen? You want to download a podcast from the iTunes Store on the iPhone, but you can't. It's over 20 MB, so it's off limits. Surprise! There is a way to stream any podcast of any size to the iPhone, even over EDGE, with no hacking required!
Is There Anything We Don't Know About The iPad?
Although subjected to Apple's usual silent treatment before the big unveil, Apple has released waves of detail since. Yet, even as pre-orders are shipping, there are still many things we don't know about the iPad. What surprises are in store?


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The MVSFS516 Netgear 16-Port Switch for MVS and DVS Switchers from Sony is an Ethernet switch for MVS-8000 and DVS-9000 switchers. It provides (16) 10/100 Mbps ports that allow for communication between production-system mainframes and control panels.
This unit features per-port, automatic speed and full- and half-duplex sensing. Plug-and-play installation makes setting up your unit a simple task. Moreover, this switch also includes built-in LEDs in the network ports to facilitate monitoring and an auto Uplink feature to ensure proper connections. This unit is rackmountable.
|Operating Requirements
|This switch is designed for use with MVS 8000 and DVS 9000 Switchers
|x16 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 ports
15W maximum
Auto-sensing 100 to 240V, 50/60 Hz
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|1-11/16 x 13 x 8" (43 x 330 x 202mm)
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|17.6 lb
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
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Thai Fried Chili Paste for Tom Yum, 14 ozAdd to cart14oz - $6.89
The hottest chile peppers in Thailand are dried and roasted, pounded into a paste and mixed with garlic, shallot and oil. That's all there is to this paste, and it really packs a punch.
Dab it over steamed jasmine rice for a quick snack, put it in any soup, especially Tom Yum for which this was made.
Notice in our Tom Yum Street Vendor Video she is adding this mixture to the soup, making the chile flavor strong and deep. It doesn't take much, as you will discover. This paste is the hottest we have ever offered, and caution you to use it sparingly.
Comes in a generous 14 oz plastic jar with double sealed lid but the product may arrive with minute traces of chile oil seeping out around the lid. It is brand new stock and perfectly safe to consume, as this is extremely high in spice heat which is a natural preservative in it's own right.
Ingredients: chile, garlic, red onion, vegetable oil. All natural. Product of Thailand.


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Renting fully furnished Jamaica real estate.
There is always the solution of furnishing your rental Jamaican property. Many Jamaica real estate landlords decide that this is the best possible way to increase the economic rent on the rental agreement on their Jamaican property. Furniture in excess can be used as both a convenient way to store them and make profit from their use by the Jamaica real estate tenant. Jamaican real estate being rented furnished should be in excellent condition and that the utilities including telephone access and other appliances are in perfect shape.
Renting partly furnished Jamaica real estate
There is also the option of partly furnishing your Jamaican property. This method will appeal to Jamaica real estate renters who are interested in finding property that is not packed with furniture that do not match and that they want to bring in some of their own. There are however some basic furniture that can be rented with Jamaica real estate, a couch, bed, mattress, drawers and kitchen appliances. Sturdy and clean furniture will make your Jamaican property much more appealing to potential Jamaica real estate renters and will help you securing the economic rent you ask for.
Renting unfurnished Jamaica real estate
Renting unfurnished Jamaica real estate means that you deliver the Jamaica property to the renter without any utilities and without furniture. This can be very helpful in that the Jamaican property owner does not have any stress of maintaining ongoing utility bills and furniture repairs. You can move seamlessly from one tenant to the next with only minor repairs needed to be done. The tenant is responsible for all utility bills and the Jamaica real estate owner incurs no losses associated with the Jamaican property
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Jamaican property has to be shown to its potential residents clean. If it is residential Jamaican real estate cupboards along with the bathroom have to be in great shape. A professional team can do the cleaning and remember that in most cases, providing a clean Jamaican apartment is among your responsibilities as the Jamaican real estate landlord. Repair ceilings, kitchen cabinets, existing wallpaper, closets and doors before the Jamaica real estate is viewed. A contractor will repair any and all damages by previous tenants or owners. Minor improvements can determine the difference between a Jamaica real estate landlord getting the asking price that he/she wants and a lower price. Repaint the Jamaican property with right light colors and odorless paints. Remove and replace all light saver bulbs and replace old blinds with new ones. Clean all existing furniture if furnished and clean tiles well with tile stain removers. This gives the Jamaican property a much brighter look. Shampoo carpets and for deep cleaning that helps reduce the allergens and the odors caused by dust mites, pollen, dust and pet dander, this can be a very big turn off to potential Jamaica real estate renters.
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Cochran's has asked if we could push back the start of our Snow Motion Program. With the recent rain and warm weather, the terrain is a bit limited. 4th graders will now have their first day of the program on Friday, January 23rd. There will add a day to the end of the program, which will be Friday March 13th.
The current schedule for the 2014/2015 Snow Motion Program is posted below
Friday's 11:30-2:00
4th Grade: 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/13
3rd Grade: 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 3/6
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Science Weekly: Brain scans and volcanic ash
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Alok Jha discusses the new play Interior Traces; climate change and the general election; plus volcanic ash
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Target Health Attending BioMed Israel in June
Target Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Jules Mitchel will again be attending the Biomed 2010 Conference to be held June 14-16, 2010 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Target Health has many Israeli clients and looks forward to several regulatory approvals and original IND submissions in the not too distant future. Projects include drugs in the area of metabolism, hormone replacement, neurology, wound healing, oncology, diagnostics, gastroenterology. Please let us know if you will be attending.
For more information about Target Health and our software tools for paperless clinical trials, please contact Warren Pearlson (212-681-2100 ext 104) or Ms. Joyce Hays. Target Health's software tools are designed to partner with both CROs and Sponsors. Please visit the Target Health Website at: www.targethealth.com
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A Drug that Prevents Breast Cancer, Without the Side Effects?
A new study has shown that the drug used for the treatment of 1) ___, raloxifene, reduces breast cancer risk by 38% in women at high risk for the disease, without causing the serious side effects of similar drugs. That suggests more high-risk women should consider taking raloxifene, also known as 2) ___, says Victor Vogel, main author of the study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Washington. "It's not a cure, but it's an important protection for women who are at very high risk," says Vogel, who followed nearly 20,000 high-risk, 3) ___ women for almost seven years. Both raloxifene and another drug, 4) ___, are approved to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk. Few women take them for prevention, however, because of concerns about side effects. Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer by 50% but can also cause hot 5) ___ and other symptoms. So about half of breast cancer patients, who often take it to prevent a relapse, stop the drug early. Tamoxifen also doubles the risk of 6) ___ cancer, from about one in 1,000 women to about two in 1,000, so many doctors are cautious about prescribing it. Given these concerns, no more than 5% of high-risk women today even consider taking either drug. The impact of these drugs is potentially huge and the only thing that reduces the risk as much is a bilateral 7) ___. The new study which shows that raloxifene doesn't substantially increase the 8) ___ of endometrial cancer should put those concerns to rest, says co-author Patricia Ganz, who runs a clinic for high-risk women at the University of California-Los Angeles. "We have two very effective agents for breast cancer 9) ___," Ganz says. "If women were not so risk-averse, we might actually be able to reduce the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women." A typical American woman has about a 10) ___% chance of getting breast cancer in her lifetime. That risk rises to about 18% for a woman whose mother or sister has had the disease, and to 30% for a woman with a breast lesion called atypical hyperplasia.
1) osteoporosis; 2) Evista; 3) postmenopausal; 4) tamoxifen; 5) flashes; 6) endometrial; 7) mastectomy; 8) risk; 9) prevention; 10) 12%
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Spider Silk
Biomaterials, having evolved over millions of years, often exceed man-made materials in their properties. Spider silk is one outstanding fibrous biomaterial which consists almost entirely of large proteins. Silk fibers have tensile strengths comparable to steel and some silks are nearly as elastic as rubber on a weight to weight basis. In combining these two properties, silks reveal a toughness that is two to three times that of synthetic fibers like Nylon or Kevlar. Spider silk is also antimicrobial, hypoallergenic and completely biodegradable. Spider silk has been used in folk medicine for more than 2,000 years to fight infections, stop bleeding and heal wounds. In American Indian medicine, spider webs were used to banish scrapes, warts, and bruises, by simply covering the area with a web. They also were eaten on moldy bread to cure infections; and in Appalachian Folk medicine, cuts and scrapes on the skin were treated by placing a spider web over the area and blowing on it. These webs were used several hundred years ago as gauze pads to stop an injured person's bleeding. Spider webs are rich in vitamin K, which can be effective in clotting blood. There is a large body of folklore concerning the antibiotic, wound-healing, and clot-inducing activity of spider silk. The lore dates to the first century CE when spider webs were prized as wound dressings. They even found a place in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream: "I shall desire you of more acquaintance, good master cobweb," the character "Bottom" said. "If I cut my finger, I shall make bold of you." Spider web silk, the strongest natural fiber known, could possess untapped medical potential in artificial tendons or for regenerating ligaments. A body of folklore dating back at least 2,000 years tells of the potential medical value of spider webs in fighting infections, stemming bleeding and healing wounds, explained molecular biologist Randolph Lewis at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. While research has found no evidence so far that spider webs can kill germs, studies on animals have revealed that spider silk triggers little if any immune responses, which cause rejection of medical implants. So his lab and others are spinning spider silks into fibers that they hope might be useful in medicine. Researchers at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., have found that spider webs could be used as scaffolds for regenerating ligaments damaged in one of the world's most common knee injuries – ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs. Scientists are also developing spider silk to make exceptionally fine sutures for stitching up surgeries or wounds to nerves or eyes, to potentially help them heal without scarring. To mass-produce spider silk, researchers are pursuing the production of spider silk in alfalfa. Other researchers are experimenting with producing spider silk proteins in goat milk. Scientists generate these proteins outside spiders by inserting the genes for them into target cells. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658765/
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A Brain-Recording Device That Melts Into Place
According to an article published online in Nature Materials (18 April 2010), scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface. The technology could pave the way for better devices to monitor and control seizures, and to transmit signals from the brain past damaged parts of the spinal cord. The study showed that the ultrathin flexible implants, made partly from silk, can record brain activity more faithfully than thicker implants embedded with similar electronics. Currently, the simplest devices for recording from the brain are needle-like electrodes that can penetrate deep into brain tissue. More state-of-the-art devices, called micro-electrode arrays, consist of dozens of semi-flexible wire electrodes, usually fixed to rigid silicon grids that do not conform to the brain's shape. According to the authors, in people with epilepsy, the arrays could be used to detect when seizures first begin, and deliver pulses to shut the seizures down. In people with spinal cord injuries, the technology has promise for reading complex signals in the brain that direct movement, and routing those signals to healthy muscles or prosthetic devices. The implants contain metal electrodes that are 500 microns thick, or about five times the thickness of a human hair. The absence of sharp electrodes and rigid surfaces should improve safety, with less damage to brain tissue. Also, the implants' ability to mold to the brain's surface could provide better stability; the brain sometimes shifts in the skull and the implant could move with it. Finally, by spreading across the brain, the implants have the potential to capture the activity of large networks of brain cells. Besides its flexibility, silk was chosen as the base material because it is durable enough to undergo patterning of thin metal traces for electrodes and other electronics. It can also be engineered to avoid inflammatory reactions, and to dissolve at controlled time points, from almost immediately after implantation to years later. The electrode arrays can be printed onto layers of polyimide (a type of plastic) and silk, which can then be positioned on the brain. In the current study, the researchers approached the design of a brain implant by first optimizing the mechanics of silk films and their ability to hug the brain. They tested electrode arrays of varying thickness on complex objects, brain models and ultimately in the brains of living, anesthetized animals. The arrays consisted of 30 electrodes in a 5×6 pattern on an ultrathin layer of polyimide – with or without a silk base. These experiments led to the development of an array with a mesh base of polyimide and silk that dissolves once it makes contact with the brain – so that the array ends up tightly hugging the brain. Next, they tested the ability of these implants to record the animals' brain activity. By recording signals from the brain's visual center in response to visual stimulation, they found that the ultrathin polyimide-silk arrays captured more robust signals compared to thicker implants. In the future, the researchers hope to design implants that are more densely packed with electrodes to achieve higher resolution recordings.
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Expression of Proteins Linked to Poor Outcome in Women with Ovarian Cancer
According to an article published online in Cancer (19 April 2010), scientists have established the presence of certain proteins in ovarian cancer tissues and have linked these proteins to poor survival rates in women with advanced stages of the disease. The proteins in question belong to the nuclear factor kappa Beta (NF-kB) family. NF-kB controls many processes within the cell including cell survival and proliferation, inflammation, immune responses, and cellular responses to stress. Abnormalities in NF-kB signaling have been found in several types of cancer, including ovarian cancer, but the mechanism and importance of such alterations in ovarian cancer was not defined. To address these knowledge gaps, the research team investigated the expression of NF-kB-related proteins in the cells of tumor tissue obtained at surgery from 33 previously untreated women who were newly diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. The patients had similar stage (all late stage), grade, and type of disease. All patients were treated with a three-drug regimen of standard chemotherapy agents in an NCI clinical trial that was conducted at the NIH Clinical Research Center. To assess NF-kB family members and associated proteins in ovarian tumor cells, the study used immunohistochemistry, a method that uses antibodies-a type of protein that the body's immune system produces when it detects harmful substances-to identify specific molecules in tissue specimens. Subsequently, they looked for associations between the percentage of tumor cells in individual proteins and patient outcomes. The data revealed that the presence of one NF-kB family member-p50-in more than one-quarter of the cells was associated with poor survival. Low-frequency or nonexpression of a target gene, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), was also associated with poor prognosis. Further, the team identified two NF-kB family members-p65 and RelB-and a protein called IKKa that plays a role in promoting inflammation, that were frequently expressed in the same cells, providing more evidence that NF-kB is active in some ovarian cancers. It is possible that the NF-kB activity in these cancers could increase their growth and/or resistance to treatment.
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Gene-Expression Profiling for Rejection Surveillance after Cardiac Transplantation
Endomyocardial biopsy is the standard method of monitoring for rejection in recipients of a cardiac transplant. However, this procedure is uncomfortable, and there are risks associated with it. Gene-expression profiling of peripheral-blood specimens has been shown to correlate with the results of an endomyocardial biopsy. As a result, a study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine (22 April 2010), randomly assigned 602 patients who had undergone cardiac transplantation within 6 months to 5 years to be monitored for rejection with the use of gene-expression profiling or with the use of routine endomyocardial biopsies. A noninferiority comparison of the two approaches with respect to the composite primary outcome of rejection with hemodynamic compromise, graft dysfunction due to other causes, death, or retransplantation. Results showed that during a median follow-up period of 19 months, patients who were monitored with gene-expression profiling and those who underwent routine biopsies had similar 2-year cumulative rates of the composite primary outcome (14.5% and 15.3%, respectively. The 2-year rates of death from any cause were also similar in the two groups (6.3% and 5.5%, respectively; P=0.82). Patients who were monitored with the use of gene-expression profiling underwent fewer biopsies per person-year of follow-up than did patients who were monitored with the use of endomyocardial biopsies (0.5 vs. 3.0, P<0.001). According to the authors, among selected patients who had received a cardiac transplant more than 6 months previously and who were at a low risk for rejection, a strategy of monitoring for rejection that involved gene-expression profiling, as compared with routine biopsies, was not associated with an increased risk of serious adverse outcomes and resulted in the performance of significantly fewer biopsies.
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FDA Launches Initiative to Reduce Infusion Pump Risks – Agency Calls For Improvements in Device Design
Infusion pumps are widely used in hospitals, other clinical settings, and the home. The devices allow a greater level of control, accuracy, and precision in drug delivery, and help to reduce medication errors. However, infusion pumps also have been the source of persistent safety problems. In the past five years, the FDA has received more than 56,000 reports of adverse events associated with the use of infusion pumps. Those events have included serious injuries and more than 500 deaths. Between 2005 and 2009, 87 infusion pump recalls were conducted to address identified safety concerns. The FDA announced a new initiative to address safety problems associated with external infusion pumps, which are devices that deliver fluids, including nutrients and medications, into a patient's body in a controlled manner. As part of its initiative, FDA is moving to establish additional premarket requirements for infusion pumps, in part through issuance of a new draft guidance and letter to infusion pump manufacturers. FDA is also announcing a May public workshop on infusion pump design, and launching a new Web page devoted to infusion pump safety. The most common types of reported problems have been related to:
- software defects, including failures of built-in safety alarms;
- user interface issues, such as ambiguous on-screen instructions that lead to dosing errors; and
- mechanical or electrical failures, including components that break under routine use, premature battery failures, and sparks or pump fires.
Failures of infusion pumps have been observed across multiple manufacturers and pump types. The FDA says that many of the reported problems appear to be related to deficiencies in device design and engineering. As part of its initiative, the FDA's draft guidance recommends that infusion pump manufacturers begin to provide additional design and engineering information to the agency during premarket review of the devices. The FDA issued a letter to infusion pump manufacturers, informing them that they may need to conduct additional risk assessments to support clearance of new or modified pumps. In addition to alerting them of this intended change, the letter offers manufacturers the option of submitting their infusion pump software codes to experts at the FDA for static analysis prior to premarket review. Static analysis is a diagnostic technique that can help detect software problems early in the device development process. The agency previously invited manufacturers to make use of an open-source software safety model developed through the Generic Infusion Pump project, an ongoing collaboration with outside researchers aimed at improving pump design. The FDA's public workshop will be held May 25-26, 2010. Participants will discuss observed safety problems, and explore opportunities to work with others, including foreign regulators, to improve the design of infusion pumps on the market or in development, in order to reduce pump malfunctions and errors.
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VIDEO: Mariah Carey Hilariously Prank Calls Her Tour Assistant
Here's something you might not know about Mariah Carey – she's amazing at doing prank calls and she pulled off a hilarious prank on her tour assistant in this new clip from Mariah's World!
The 46-year-old singer pretends to be her "aunt Pamela" and prank calls the assistant Molly, who is at a restaurant getting food for the team.
"I heard she's very nice, but she's like sensitive and crying every five minutes. I'm the only one that's not crying," Mariah said when her makeup artist suggested she prank call Molly. It ends up being a hilarious couple of minutes that you need to see below!
Mariah is currently wrapping up her holiday vacation in Aspen, where she stayed in an amazing Airbnb estate. "We've had the most amazing holidays, dahlings! 🎄☃❤Thank you @airbnb for the gift of this beautiful home & trip to Aspen. 😘," she captioned the Instagram photo seen below.
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Online lawyer advice Pakistan can be difficult to obtain. While the world continues to move forwards technologically, it can seem as though some sectors of the law are stuck firmly in the past. When you�re searching for a good law firm, you probably want one with a good knowledge of the law, yet which is prepared to work in modern ways.
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Final rule; confirmation of effective date, correction.
This action confirms the effective date and corrects an error in the airport name listed in a direct final rule published in the Federal Register January 30, 2008, that established Class E controlled airspace at Emporium, PA (73 FR 5432) Docket No. FAA-2007-0275.
Effective 0901 UTC, July 16, 2008. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.Start Further Info
Daryl Daniels, Airspace Specialist, System Support, AJO2-E2B.12, FAA Eastern Service Center, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-5581; fax (404) 305-5572.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
The FAA published a direct final rule with request for comments in the Federal Register January 30, 2008, (73 FR 5432) Docket No. FAA-2007-0275. In that rule, airspace was established to serve a landing site at the local High School, however, after publication, an error was discovered in the name used for the heliport. The correct name should have read "Cameron County Junior/Senior High School Heliport". This action corrects this error.
Confirmation of Effective Date
The FAA uses the direct final rulemaking procedure for a noncontroversial rule where the FAA believes that there will be no adverse public comment. This direct final rule advised the public that no adverse comments were anticipated, and that unless a written adverse comment, or a written notice of intent to submit such an adverse comment were received within the comment period, the regulation would become effective on April 10, 2008. No adverse comments were received, and thus this notice also confirms that effective date.
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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the publication in theEnd Amendment Part
Cameron County Junior/Senior High School Heliport.
Issued in College Park, GA, on April 25, 2008.
Mark A. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. E8-15549 Filed 7-15-08; 8:45 am]


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Coping With Anxiety While Traveling
From time to time I will see an article cross one of my social media feeds with "Tips for Traveling With Anxiety." I click. I always click. Traveling for those of us with anxiety issues can be really tough. Some have great advice, an some leave you feeling like you should never leave your house again. "Avoid Crowds!" "Stay away from places with loud noises!" Unless you are going to go plop yourself down on a beach somewhere and not move, that isn't really possible and you can miss out on some really wonderful experiences. So I thought I'd add my voice to the many and share some of the coping techniques I have found helpful for those of us who are Adorably Neurotic. That's a thing, right? Let's say that's a thing.
- Don't ignore your anxiety when you are planning: This is easy to do, but having a plan is going to be your best friend. You will not be a different person on holiday than you are in your normal life so plan accordingly. Plan to go slow. Plan for breaks. Plan to go to high visitor volume sights in the early morning before the big crowds start forming. Plan your food breaks and restaurants if that will make you feel more secure. Even if you know won't follow it to the letter, have a plan anyway.
- Make a playlist of music that makes you feel amazing: I do this before almost every trip. Loud noises are a huge trigger for me and big cities tend to have a lot of construction going on, so if I'm forced to listen to a jackhammer for an hour, I have an out. I pop on the headphone, start the playlist, and pretty soon I'm calm again.
- Find something pretty to look at and take a break: I love finding gardens where I can sit down and just look at something beautiful for a while. A little oxytocin boost is good for everyone and it's a bonus if Lu can run around and explore a little more freely than on the city street. This is also a good time to practice breathing techniques if you find those helpful. I also like to add in some stops in churches or less visited cathedrals. They can be counted on to be beautiful and quiet and a great place to meditate or pray.
- Find a physical activity to get your blood pumping: Do some yoga. Take a run in the early morning when you can have the world almost all to yourself. Rent a bike or use a bike share service to take a ride through a park. Biking on unknown busy streets might not be a great idea, but there are usually parks where you can bike around and get your heart rate up for a bit.
- Pay attention to your diet: Travel can really take a toll on the digestive system which can make anxiety worse. Dehydration can also make matters worse. Make sure you are still getting plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables even if you are indulging in the local fare. Stop at a grocery and load up on vitamin rich foods so your body continues to help you out and drink as much water as you can.
Do you suffer from anxiety? What coping techniques work for you?
Just a note: I am not a mental health professional, just a sufferer of anxiety, so be sure to consult your doctor for advice specific to you.


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Destructoid - Call of Duty: Black Ops II broke retail records a mere 24 hours after the public debut of the single-player campaign. An impressive feat, considering that multiplayer, the franchise's bread and butter, wasn't even shown off until just a week ago.
It's a good thing for fans that Treyarch isn't a studio who would just settle for minor refinements, then. They very well could have, but instead, the team has rebuilt the multiplayer system so much that you would be forgiven for thinking they're insane.
The Create-a-Class system as you've known it from past Call of Duty games -- and pretty much all first-person shooters these days -- is dead. Treyarch challenged the assumptions of what multiplayer in an FPS should be and has created something that makes the Call of Duty experience feel fresh again.
Wait... "reinvents the multiplayer" I've heard that already somewhere. O yeah ! It wwas Nov. 10th 2009 when MW2 came out !
As usual with every and any COD release similar articles are released claiming the next COD is fresh and new. Do i really have to read the article after seeing countless videos and reading up on the game? Ppl so easily forget and are easily deceived but i dont forget. I know what to expect because ive been seeing it since MW2. Black ops if anything was a step back in many regards to me compared to mw2 yet they claimed the same things about black ops.
I know one thing... if at the very least I do decide to give it a try, I will be renting it first and I will wait for a few updates.
Does not matter what changes they make to gameplay, if they can't overhaul the network code and it's got the same S1^T bullet lag that blackops and MW3 have, all those wonderful improvements will mean F!^k all to me.
I do admire them for trying to make gameplay changes, but as said above, they seem to always say this anyway and then when the final game actually comes out... 90% of the "changes" have actually made the game worse.
lets see, but it will be a rental for me first.


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TRENTON — Two regional disaster recovery centers will open next week to consolidate several centers that are scheduled to close and provide a continuing recovery presence for Hurricane Sandy survivors in New Jersey.
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Spas in the Black
If you're looking for an affordable break, Bulgaria offers some of Europe's lowest prices and most reliable weather. The country's main lure is the Black Sea coast with its wide beaches of golden sand, picturesque bays and somewhat overdeveloped resorts. Currency is the Bulgarian lev, which will be phased out in favour of the euro by 2010.Bulgaria may not be the first destination that springs to mind when planning a spa holiday, but nonetheless has a spa heritage and many therapeutic mineral springs. The Communist-era spas are more like huge medical institutions than luxury resorts and remain largely unvisited by overseas tourists. By contrast, the country's new luxury spa and wellness market is growing rapidly with ambitious new projects that will soon add to the 85 or so, four and five star hotels currently licensed to offer modern spa facilities. Most of these are located in tourist cities like Varna and in popular winter ski and beach resort areas.
Golden Sands
Golden Sands is about 17 kms from the historic city of Varna, Bulgaria's largest port and 25 kms from Varna Airport. The resort is situated on a wooded hillside and most hotels (except those on or very near to the beach) are reached by sloping paths or steps (something to keep in mind if you have mobility problems or small children).
My room is on the seventh floor of the five-star Hotel Melia Grand Hermitage, one of Golden Sands' largest hotels with 727 rooms and suites. The hotel is surrounded by outdoor pools, gardens and parkland and has direct access to the promenade and the Blue Flag beach. My room overlooks the sea and outdoor pool and is in the hotel's LEVEL area, entitling me to extra guest privileges including express check-in, use of a separate dining area in the main restaurant, free mini bar and internet access.
Coming down to breakfast my first morning, I find the 'special' dining area empty (probably because it is uncomfortably cold), so I walk quickly through to a small dining area outside. The breakfast buffet (reached via the chilly dining area) is a long stroll from my table – not good for making several trips or when I want a coffee refill. For a five-star hotel, service is poor and the food uninspiring – I settle for some fruit, a couple of small hard rolls and coffee. After breakfast, I ask Reception if I can borrow an adapter plug to charge my phone and laptop, but none is available.
The YHI Spa is one of Grand Heritage's main attractions. In addition to a full range of spa treatments, hairdressing and beauty services, you can also book dental treatments like tooth whitening and implants. Emre Kiris, the charismatic spa manager explains that the spa's unusual name is inspired by the myth of Yhi, a goddess responsible for creating life and light. He shows me around the facility and tells me about the spa's exotic menu that includes therapies from Thailand and Indonesia, Hawaiian water massages, Japanese shiatsu massage, French procedures with curative mud and traditional cleansing rituals in a Turkish hammam. We walk past a well-equipped gym and down the stairs to the indoor pool area, where several of the spa's 26 treatment rooms are located. There are sauna and relaxation areas, a chromatherapy (colour therapy) room, treatment suites for couples and a unique vinotherapy room for the Thracian Wine Ceremony, the spa's signature treatment. This uses Bulgarian grape seed products renowned for their antioxidant properties and is popular with couples. The treatment encompasses skin peeling, grape body mask, grape seed oil massage, a rejuvenating wine bath and a glass of wine.
After my tour of the spa, it is time for a treatment – I've chosen to have a Hot Stone Massage. First, I complete a health questionnaire, then Rada my therapist shows me to one of the massage rooms and leaves me to get ready. On her return, she checks I'm comfortable and starts massaging my legs and feet with the smooth hot stones. She then helps me sit up and places hot stones in a line down the treatment table. When I lie back I can feel the therapeutic warmth softening my shoulders and lower back. Small hot stones are inserted between each of my toes, while Rada deftly massages my tummy, legs, face and neck. Half way through, I turn over so my neck, shoulders and back can be treated. More warm stones are placed down my spine while Rada attends to my legs, feet and arms. Finally all the stones are removed and I'm left to relax for a few minutes before getting dressed. A lovely experience that leaves me energised and glowing!
I spend the rest of the day enjoying the sunshine and exploring Golden Beach, strolling along the promenade with its shops, snack bars, pavement cafes and stalls selling all kinds of goods and souvenirs – but no adaptor plugs.
I meet my colleagues for a drink and dinner outside (the private dining area is still empty). The meal is another buffet (so more walking to and fro), but at least we have a waiter looking after us and there's a good choice of fresh fish, meats, salads and vegetables and even some local white wine.
I'm beginning to warm to the hotel, but when I return to my room at the end of the evening, I find it hasn't been cleaned or serviced. I can easily make my own bed, of course, I just don't expect to do so in a five star hotel.
Verdict: Reasonably comfortable room but poor breakfast buffet and general service in the hotel. The YHI spa is excellent – great amenities and choice of treatments carried out by friendly helpful staff.
Sunny Beach
The five-star Barceló Royal Beach Hotel is in the centre of Sunny Beach, the biggest and most popular of Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts. Sunny Beach boasts eight-kilometres of Blue Flag beach flanked by beachside hotels and apartment complexes linked by a bustling promenade of shops, stalls, restaurants and bars. There are children's playgrounds, an aquapark and sports facilities galore as well as all kinds of nightlife.
The Barceló Royal Beach Hotel is conveniently situated in the middle of the resort's largest shopping mall, so many boutique-type shops and small cafes are just minutes away. The hotel has a large garden with three large outdoor pools, an indoor pool and is minutes from the beach. While we wait for our rooms to be prepared, we enjoy a tasty buffet lunch in the modern restaurant.
My 4th floor room is comfortable without being luxurious – it would be nice to have a plug for the basin and a shower that didn't flood the floor, but at least it overlooks the large outdoor pool complex, currently thronged with families enjoying themselves in the sun. From my balcony, I can see the sea beyond the high rise hotels and apartment blocks. I unpack, freshen up and set off to find the quickest route to the beach.
Ten minutes later, I'm standing on a wide expanse of soft golden sand, covered with multi-coloured sun loungers and parasols stretching as far as the eye can see. Although the beach is busy, because it is so vast, it doesn't seem overcrowded. I take off my sandals and paddle along the shore as far as a small jetty, from where boats depart for the village of Nesebar, across the headland. According to my guidebook, Nesebar is an unspoiled gem, with quaint cobbled streets, traditional architecture and fine fish restaurants. I'd love to visit and feel tempted to climb aboard one of the boats, but no one speaks English and can tell me how long the trip takes and the cost. Returning to the hotel, I buy some water at a small shop AND an adapter plug!
In the evening we go to Khan's Tent – a popular nightspot on a hill overlooking Sunny Beach. For the first time since arriving in Bulgaria, we have a non-buffet dinner, served by cheery waiters who bring us authentic Shopska salad (made with chunky salad vegetables and white cheese), followed by chicken and potatoes and ice cream cake. Our glasses are topped up with copious supplies of Bulgarian red and white wines and we are entertained with a talented cabaret of acrobats, musicians and conjurers. When the show finishes, the disco starts and we all take to the dance floor to burn off the night's calories.
Next morning, we have a brief tour of the Royal Spa, which is situated on the lower level of the hotel and has the largest hammam/Turkish bath in Bulgaria. The spa manager announces that we are all having the Chocolate Massage and shows us to the communal changing room. We change into paper thongs and cover ourselves with flimsy cotton wraps (no bathrobes). We walk through to the warm hammam, where we are told to discard our wraps and lie face up, virtually naked, on the heated marble tables.
As inhibited Brits, we are uncomfortable with such an arrangement and request that our treatments are carried out separately. After some discussion, this is reluctantly agreed, and we are taken to single treatment rooms.
I find it hard to relax – after the hammam's warmth the treatment room feels cold and the therapist's manner is brusque. As soon as the treatment is finished, she disappears to look after another client, leaving me in the shower with only a small hand towel to dry and cover myself. I'm about to make a naked dash to the changing rooms, when thankfully I find a paper thong and a fresh wrap in a cupboard under the sink.
Verdict: Comfortable room, though bathroom had talcum powder and a foot print on the floor and lacked basic essentials. Not only an unusable shower and plug-less basin, but dim lighting and no tissues or water glasses.
Despite my traumatic experience, the Royal Spa is a great facility with excellent amenities and over 200 different spa rituals and procedures, including romantic couples treatments. A private treatment in the hammam would have been a real treat.
Balkan Holidays (Tel 0845 130 1114 www.balkanholidays.co.uk) offers:Seven-nights bed and breakfast at the Hermitage in Golden Sands from £415 per person;Seven-nights half board at the Barceló in Sunny Beach from £462 per person.
All prices include flights, transfers, accommodation and supplements.
Balkan Holidays offers summer beach holidays, winter ski, lakes & mountains holidays, tours and excursions, city breaks, last minute holiday deals and low cost flights to Bulgaria from 21 UK airports.


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