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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Lydia Ko was back on top of the Canadian Women's Open leaderboard.
The 16-year-old Ko, the winner last year at Vancouver Golf Club at an LPGA Tour-record age of 15 years, 4 months, shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday in perfect conditions at Royal Mayfair for a share of the first-round lead with Angela Stanford and Christel Boeljon.
Ko, the South Korean-born New Zealander, had six birdies and a bogey. She birdied the opening hole, though she figured that might be a bad omen.
"When I start off with a birdie I haven't really played that well, so yeah, I was kind of nervous that I did make a birdie on the first,'' Ko said.
She felt some pressure entering the tournament.
"Because you're the defending champion, people are going to expect more,'' she said. "I called my dad a couple of days ago and he just said, `Relax. You can't control everything. Just play the game that you want to play.'''
Stanford rebounded after going 0-4 last week in the United States' Solheim Cup loss in Colorado.
"Try to take positives from it,'' Stanford said. "It's hard because I'm the only one that has to live with it. I'm the one that it's probably haunting the most. So it's been really hard. I thought about going home a few times. … The best thing was for me to get back on the horse. I had to get out and play and I guess just try to put it behind me.''
The Texan birdied five of the first 12 holes in her bogey-free round.
"I hit it really well today, really solid, and I've been hitting it solid,'' Stanford said. "Finally the ball found the bottom of the hole a little bit faster. I think if you can keep it in the fairways on this golf course, you'll have chances at birdie.''
Boeljon had a hole-in-one with a 9-iron on the 126-yard 16th hole. The Dutchwoman also had a bogey-free round, playing Nos. 15-17 in 4 under.
"I only realized it by the lady that was behind the green that put her hands up, and I was like, `I guess it's in.' We couldn't see with the sun. Everyone was high-fiving, so we got up to the hole, and we see it's in. It helps your score out a lot.''
U.S. Solheim Cup teammates Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr shot 66.
Top-ranked Inbee Park, a six-time winner this year, was another stroke back at 67 along with fellow South Korean star Na Yeon Choi, France's Karine Icher and Canada's Jennifer Kirby.
"The course dried out a lot, so it played a little bit shorter than it did in the practice round,'' Park said. "I was hitting a little bit shorter irons, so I was able to attack some pins and I was able to make more birdies than I thought I could have made out there. I putted really good out there today, so I feel really good about it.''
Charley Hull, the 17-year-old English player coming off a strong performance last week in Europe's victory, had a 69 playing alongside Ko and Kirby. Hull bogeyed the final two holes.
"I played pretty solid,'' Hull said. "I just hit one on 17 and then I missed a silly little putt on 18. … I'm feeling pretty happy with my game and just going to practice some short putts after for a bit.''
Second-ranked Stacy Lewis opened with a 74, and later withdrew because of illness. The Women's British Open winner in her last stroke-play event, Lewis bogeyed five of her first seven holes.
"I played terrible all day,'' said Lewis, coming off the deflating U.S. loss in the Solheim Cup. "I didn't make any putts. I didn't hit the ball very good and the start just didn't help. I was tired out there. Mentally, I wasn't in it. Just coming off the last week is still tough.''
Before she withdrew, Lewis was asked if she had anything to work on heading into the second round.
"No, honestly I need to get away from it right now,'' Lewis said. "Probably the best thing I could do is walk away.''


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Highway police commander Francisco Patino says the bus apparently lost its brakes early Monday on the road from Bogota to Giradot, though he says the cause is under investigation.
At least 15 people are reported injured and many of those were taken to nearby hospitals.

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Chair's ColumnBy David W. Hilgers, Brown McCarroll, L.L.P., Austin, TX
I have just returned from the most successful Emerging Issues Conference (EMI) in our Section's history—successful from all perspectives. First, it was, of course, an outstanding CLE experience. It started on Wednesday morning with the Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy training session. At that meeting, experts spoke to over 40 participants regarding the many obstacles that face the victims of breast cancer. This program, and the others like it that we do throughout the country, have trained dozens of lawyers in this important area of legal advocacy. Wednesday afternoon was devoted to the fundamentals of healthcare, with almost 90 attendees having the opportunity to learn about the basic fundamentals of health care from the experts. On Thursday, the conference opened with a timely initial session discussing fraud and abuse enforcement from the point of view of the federal enforcers. The following sessions included discussions of electronic health records, crisis management, privacy and security rules, Medicaid contractors, and the legal implications in employee wellness plans, among other things. The topics were both varied and expertly delivered. It was an extraordinary opportunity to obtain significant healthcare education on most facets of the healthcare legal spectrum.
The Conference was also a success from the attendance standpoint. This was the largest Emerging Issues Conference ever. As you know, we try to keep this Conference relatively small in order to generate a collegial atmosphere. However, the number of attendees this year surprised us given this economic climate.
Despite the unexpected attendance, it was also a success from the collegiality perspective. Moreover, twenty-two law students also attended bringing a fresh perspective to the older, more experienced lawyers in attendance. There were numerous opportunities for lawyers of all experience levels to intermingle at well-attended receptions and Interest Group meetings. The good feeling coming from these opportunities for networking was palpable at the Conference.
The Conference was also a success in terms of the venue. Phoenix was a welcome relief to many of the survivors from the East Coast snowstorms—pleasantly warm with a dry desert climate. The venue sometimes made it difficult to sit indoors and some people played hooky as they visited the Scottsdale art fair and some of the Phoenix museums.
It was truly an outstanding experience for all. We have many to thank for this great success. First and foremost, we thank the speakers, who took the time and effort to come to Emerging Issues and keep us entertained and interested with their presentations. Next, the Planning Committee, under the leadership of Shannon Hartsfield Salimone and Hilary Young did an outstanding job. Tom Anthony, Ralph Dejong, Greg Demske, Kirk Dobbins, Denise Glass, Joyce Hall, Hal Katz, Alexandria McCombs, Conrad Meyer, Thomas Pedroni, Chris Sears, Tommy Smith, and Lisa Taylor worked diligently over the last year to make this happen. Finally, we cannot thank enough our great ABA Health Section staff—Jill Peña, Sena Leach, Abbey Palagi, and Simeon Carson, who once again did yeoman's work in making sure that all of the attendees had a great experience. Thanks again to all of them. Next year we will redo the same fabulous conference, this time in New Orleans, February 23 – 25. You certainly should put it on your calendars and plan to be there.
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Big 12 Campus Correspondent
Walk on stories are a dime a dozen among collegiate athletes, but few have traveled a path quite like Oklahoma's Drew Krittenbrink.
He was a four-year letterwinner in baseball, basketball and golf at Okarche High School in Okarche, Okla. Scholarship offers came, but none of the schools interested Krittenbrink. He wanted to attend the University of Oklahoma.
He had a passion for OU and loved everything that defined being a Sooner. It was a relationship that began with his family.
"It really started with my family," he said. "We always went to football, basketball and baseball games. Igrew up loving the Sooners."
In the summer of 2010, Krittenbrink tried out for the Oklahoma baseball team. He was told there was not space on the 35-man roster for the right-handed pitcher, but the coaches encouraged him to stick around.
He enrolled at Oklahoma and continued to better himself as an athlete, all while supporting the team. His parents supported his decision to pursue a quality education and find his place on the baseball roster.
"We were perfectly fine with that," said his father, David Krittenbrink. "He was on some academic scholarships there, and we were supporting him 100 percent."
While struggling to find his place on campus, he had other issues on his mind.
Krittenbrink's mother was battling lung cancer.
It was a difficult time for his family and required excessive amounts of treatment for his mother. With his parents traveling to Houston on a regular basis, Krittenbrink turned to his sister, Kara, for guidance.
"We were going back and forth to MD Anderson [Cancer Center] in Houston," his father said. "My daughter Kara was a senior at OU when Drew was a freshman. I guess you might say Kara was able to take care of Drew while we were on the road so much."
In 2011, Krittenrbrink was with his summer-league team in McKinney, Texas when he received a call from his dad. His mother was not doing well.
"My dad said my mom was in the hospital, they needed to take her to the emergency room and I needed to get home now," Krittenbrink said. "I sped home and was probably there for three days in the hospital when she was in ICU."
Cancer patients frequently go from bad to worse before becoming stable, but this time was different.
"I kind of knew," Krittenbrink said. "She hadn't been doing as well as she had in the months before. I knew right then, something was really wrong this time."
Days later, Julie Krittenbrink lost her battle with cancer.
The loss was difficult, but Krittenbrink found strength in reason.
"I knew it was her time to go," he said. "She had been battling it for three years and had given it her all. It was God's plan to take her then."
In the wake of the loss of his mother, Krittenbrink returned to Norman and tried out for the team for a second time. His mind was clouded, but he was determined not to let recent events deter him from reaching his goal.
"My mom, she didn't want to be a burden for us, me and my sister," Krittenbrink said. "She wanted us to keep living out lives, so I just thought of that. She would not want me to give up something I love. She would want me to keep going, and that's really what fuels me."
He showed up in better shape and more polished than before, and the coaches took notice.
"He got stronger, a little more velocity," OU head coach Sunny Golloway said. "His freshman year, he was clearly overmatched. This time, we could tell he was determined to come out and make the team."
Despite all the attention he attracted, he never got his call. Days, weeks and months passed, still no call.
That following January, Krittenbrink found out he had made the roster. It was a proud moment for the entire family.
"We were very ecstatic about it," his dad said. "He felt like he had accomplished something. We did too."
Since making the roster, Krittenbrink's contributions to overall attitude and spirit of the team, as well as his work ethic to become a better pitcher every day, have not gone unnoticed
"He's a quiet guy, hardworking," Golloway said. "He puts the team first, never personal about himself. He's continues to work hard and to build himself into a division I college pitcher, which is very difficult to do."
Krittenbrink patiently awaited his opportunity to play. February, March and much of April had passed, but he stayed focused and continued to work hard.
Finally, on April 22, hours before the team was set to host Alabama State, Coach Golloway announced Krittenbrink would lead open for the Sooners on the mound.
"We were going to need a fifth starter, which we really hadn't used that much," Golloway said. "He had thrown well in practices and in his bullpens. I knew that he was one of the favorites on the team, and I knew the team would play hard behind him. Sure enough, when I named him the starter that day, there was a lot of smiles."
Krittenbrink texted his dad with the exciting news. His dad was in church, but in a case a pure happenstance, had his cellphone on him. He excused himself from the service, and headed to Norman.
"I was in church," Krittenbrink's dad said. "I never take my cell phone in church, and for some reason I did that morning. If I wouldn't have, I would have missed the first two innings of the ball game."
He and others arrived as the national anthem was being sung.
His debut exceeded expectations. Krittenbrink threw 7 and 2/3 scoreless innings. As his relief came, he was given an ovation.
"After the game," Krittenbrink said, "the fans clapping for me, that made it all worth it."
It was a proud moment for his father as well.
"On my way over, I was just hoping he could get two or three innings," Krittenbrink's dad said. "Everything after that was pretty sweet."
It was only one game, but no one doubts Krittenbrink is finished there. He has shown mental toughness and determination through everything so far, baseball will be no different.


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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to traveling to the Dominican Republic to have sex with an underage girl.
Conrad Gallant of Shrewsbury pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Worcester to charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
The 61-year-old Gallant is scheduled to be sentenced June 26. He faces up to 14 years in prison.
Federal authorities say Gallant traveled to the Dominican Republic several times between February 2011 and February 2012 and had sex with a 14-year-old girl, paid her money and asked her to bring other girls with whom he could have sex.
He was arrested in March 2012 when he was found to be in possession of explicit pictures of the girl.


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I figured I'd try to put together a little guide for Corsair's subjob choices. Not like it matters, as people are still posting "Is only /NIN ok?" and "Do I NEED /WHM?" threads, but one can hope, can't they? ^^; Y'arr, of course they can.
First, what is Corsair?
Seems trivial, I know, but let's make sure everyone is on the same page, so we don't spend 2 pages convincing people why not to /THF in EXP.
Support - First and foremost, COR helps the party through its Phantom Roll party buffs. If you're not doing this... you're not doing your job, period. The best news is, this can be done equally well with any subjob. At all times, Phantom Rolling should be your primary focus. However, it should almost never be your sole focus. As rolling will only take a small fraction of your time, you have plenty of time left over to fill other roles, such as...
Damage Dealer - COR has access to nice guns and bullets, B marksmanship, and Slug Shot. Quick Draw can also be used as a nice magic-based damaging Job Ability. COR also has access to B+ daggers and B- swords, including Mercurial Kris and Joyeuse. In some situations (particularly T-VT mobs) you can melee for TP then step back to Slug Shot. On more difficult mobs (IT mobs), shooting for TP will give you better mileage. On tougher mobs still (like some HNMs), it might be best to rely solely on Quick Draw for damage, so as not to feed TP. For most situations, however, you should be able to equip enough ranged accuracy (or accuracy when meleeing) to land a solid hit-rate.
Puller - Hot topic of discussion; you either love it or hate it. Some people will shy away from pulling (or refuse) because it disrupts their Phantom Roll cycle, and because they are stuck using a high-delay gun to pull. Others love it; once COR gains access to the Peacemaker at 72, some believe COR to be the best puller in the game. I personally feel that before obtaining the Peacemaker, if you are doing a 4-roll cycle, you have plenty to attend to at camp and should not pull, unless as a last resort (which speaks poorly on the party's setup). Regardless, you will form your own opinion about COR pulling (or already have). At some point a party will ask you to pull, and you might accept the role.
Healer - Corsairs may occasionally be called upon for backup healing. This typically happens on tough fights where daggers and guns would not be effective, like HNMs. It may also be useful if your setup is severely lacking in healing. For experience points, most people here agree that DD subjobs will give you better results than healing subs. But it may be situationally useful while leveling, and it will certainly come up in endgame events. With a mage subjob, you can use Evoker's on yourself, and can access Cure III with the proper subjob. However, most MP gear will require sacrificing ranged accuracy, which will hurt your DD capacities. Typically, dealing damage while using a mage subjob (outside of Quick Draw) isn't very feasible, as you will either have a minuscule MP pool or terrible ranged accuracy. However, another interesting option is /DNC. See its section below for more details.
Soloer - Unless using /BST, don't kid yourself. The only thing in our favor is A+ parrying. No evasion, no defense, and no native healing. However, if you have BST leveled, COR/BST can be fairly potent. Check the BST section below for further details. /DNC also opens up a Corsair's soloing ability, much as with any job.
Tank - Also no, for the same reasons we can't solo. Additionally, no dependable native hate tools.
OK, got that out of the way. Now for the whole point:
Perks - Provoke, Berserk, Double Attack, Warcry, Attack Bonus
Details - You can be a decent backup tank in the Dunes (like almost any job), but this ability fades quickly. All of /WAR's traits are great for damage dealing, as any melee job can tell you. However, the problem is that a) Double Attack goes mainly wasted, as it has no effect on ranged attacks, and b) this subjob gives no help to your ranged accuracy. Can be powerful, but requires the right situation. COR/WAR is further discussed here.
Perks - Boost, Counter, Dodge, Focus, Chakra, Max HP Boost II
Details - Basically no reason to touch this, for the same reason that most other jobs don't. Focus doesn't boost ranged accuracy, and nothing else here is worth it.
White Mage
Perks - Cure III, Curaga II, Raise, Reraise, Dia II, Barspells, -na spells, Erase, Protectra/Shellra II, Blink, Stoneskin, Sneak, Invisible, Teleports, Divine Seal, Auto Regen, Magic Defense Bonus II, Clear Mind II
Details - Tons of support abilities. As mentioned above, utilizing extra MP gear will require giving up ranged accuracy gear, so this mainly shines in areas where COR's gun won't be worthwhile (such as some HNM's). As far as mage subs go, this is a very safe bet, as you get Cures, Raise, -na's, and Blink/Stoneskin. However, unlike several mage subs, no Magic Attack Bonus for Quick Draw.
Black Mage
Perks - Bio II, Warp, Escape, Tractor, Magic Attack Bonus II
Details - Your spells are essentially worthless. However, this is the only job that will give you MAB II for Quick Draw. It's up to you and your linkshell as to whether the lack of utility is worth the boost. The situationality of /BLM is discussed here.
Red Mage
Perks - Cure III, Dispel, Dia II, Bio II, Blink, Stoneskin, Sneak, Invisible, Fast Cast II, Magic Attack Bonus I, Magic Defense Bonus I
Details - A nice, balanced mage sub. Single-target cures, a reliable Dispel to backup Dark Shot, Blink/Stoneskin, and particularly MAB. Very nice if you need healing, but not the special perks of /WHM.
Perks - Steal, Flee, Mug, Gilfinder, Treasure Hunter
Details - Good farming sub as usual, but as COR is a poor soloer, you're best served farming with another job (or perhaps, a better soloing subjob, like /BST or /DNC). SATA doesn't work with ranged attacks, nor any Weapon Skill you'd bother using, which makes it mostly useless for EXP parties. Don't bother. Yes, I know you feel like more of a pirate with /THF. Still don't do it.
Perks - Cure III, Flash, Sentinel, Resist Sleep, Auto Refresh
Details - Healing, tank support, defense, Auto Refresh... everything is here but MAB. And a MP pool. You'll need a full MP build to make this work, and even then it's not significantly better than other mage options.
Dark Knight
Perks - Stun, Tractor, Last Resort, Souleater, Attack Bonus II
Details - Last Resort, Souleater, and the Attack Bonuses will boost your Slug Shot damage, sure. But Berserk from /WAR will likely serve you better in the long run, as it doesn't hurt you and can be used for gaining TP. Stun is nice, of course, but there better be a strong need to justify this sub over your other options.
Perks - Charm, Leave, Wide Scan II
Details - If your BST is equal to (or higher than) your COR's level, this can work quite nicely, and even be a *gasp* strong soloer. You can charm nearly as well as a BST main, but can use your pet rolls to boost your pet's power, and Corsair's Roll to boost your EXP. For more information, see Nekio's post here.
Perks - Sword Madrigal, Sheepfoe Mambo, Valor Minuet II, Mage's Ballad, Advancing March, Hunter's Prelude, Magic Finale, Army's Paeon III, Raptor Mazurka, Resist Silence II
Details - The ultimate party-buffing job. Your song, while weakened, can give an additional bonus to accuracy, ranged accuracy, evasion, and (ranged) attack; as well as giving you a dependable +1MP/tic; as well as giving you a reliable Finale to back up Dark Shot; as well as giving you new buffs (Haste and Regen). Unfortunately, most groups will expect you to either use a sub to boost your damage dealing (e.g. /RNG) or healing (e.g. /WHM), leaving few opportunities to utilize this subjob. If nothing else, fantastic for BLM and SMN burns. Don't write this sub off.
Perks - Sharpshot, Scavenge, Camouflage, Barrage, Wide Scan III, Alertness, Accuracy Bonus II, Gun Belt, Beater's Earring
Details - HERE we go! Ranged accuracy through Sharpshot and the job trait. Wide Scan and Alertness help somewhat for pulling. Camoflauge saves you some Prism Powders, and Scavenge can net you some Firesand for making your own Iron Bullets. B A R R A G E; this JA alone makes this sub amazing. Gun Belt and Beater's Earring are solid pieces that can last you until 75. This is the DD sub of choice, and will serve you well from the second you pick up a gun.
Perks - Meditate, Seigan, Third Eye, Store TP II
Details - Nothing really going here. Hasso will give STR+5, and Seigan/Third Eye can block a few hits -- both of these require a two-handed weapon, such as a Fire Staff. Meditate and Store TP will help, but Barrage can likely keep up with TP as well as causing damage. If you need protection that much, stick with Utsusemi or Blink/Stoneskin. If you need damage, there's better options.
Perks - Utsusemi: Ni, Tonko: Ni, Dual Wield II, Stealth, Resist Bind II, Genin Earring
Details - Has potential to have second-highest accuracy, if you dual-wield ranged accuracy dagger. Utsusemi is nice as always, but typically you won't pull hate often enough to matter, so this is generally only useful for pulling (/NIN is not always needed to pull in most situations, but is occasionally necessary -- particularly in meripo), or fighting AoE-heavy NMs. Dual Wield II might be nice for TP gain if you're meleeing, and reduces your weapon delay, but most people favor single-wielding a Joyeuse. (Of course, you could dual-wield Joyeuse and Mercurial Kris, but I digress).
Perks - Jump, High Jump, Attack Bonus, Accuracy Bonus, Wyvern Earring, Wyvern Targe
Details - Not too bad. Accuracy and Attack bonuses, and some jumps to help build TP faster. The 6% extra Haste gear when meleeing for TP is the main draw, particularly at 75 when they can be stacked with a Haste build. High Jump's hate shedding is nice, but in most of my usage, it's not been worth holding onto, and I've just used it whenever its recast came up. I wouldn't really recommend this until you have other Haste gear to combine it with (and certainly not without a Wyvern Earring).
Perks - Aerial Armor, Shining Ruby, Whispering Wind, Auto Refresh
Details - The only real reason to sub SMN is to get Aerial Armor on the tank, a strategy that's not frequently implemented anymore. At 92 MP (plus summoning and perpetuation costs), some races may need MP gear to even use the ability. If you're that worried for your tank, stick with Cure III or Wild Carrot.
Blue Mage
Perks - Cocoon, Metallic Body, Healing Breeze, Wild Carrot, Auto Regen, Resist Sleep, Magic Attack Bonus I
Details - Now this is nice. Like RDM, you get Cure III (Wild Carrot) and MAB. However, you also get Healing Breeze, Auto Regen, and some protection through Cocoon and Metallic Body. A nice balance between /WHM and /RDM.
Perks - Activate, "Healer Puppet"
Details - Probably the best use for /PUP's half-level puppet is equipping the Stormwaker body with the Valoredge or Harlequin head, and using it as a curebot for soloing. But this is likely inferior to /BST or /DNC.
Perks - Drain Samba II, Aspir Samba, Curing Waltz II, Divine Waltz, Healing Waltz, Quickstep, Box Step, Desperate Flourish, Spectral Jig, Accuracy Bonus I
Details - Dancer has proven itself to be fairly powerful as a subjob, and COR is no exception. Unlike mage subjobs, /DNC offers COR the ability to provide backup healing (or extensive solo capabilities) without giving up accuracy gear (and in fact, /DNC gives one level of Accuracy Bonus trait). You will be able to get some use of this sub if you are shooting for TP (as you can use this TP for Waltzes) but meleeing is required to get full use out of this subjob. You get HP restoration through Drain Samba, Curing Waltz, and Divine Waltz. Aspir Samba, when fighting aspirable mobs, provides a way to restore MP to jobs like PLD, DRK, and BLU either in tandem with Evoker's Roll, or in lieu of it. Healing Waltz gives much of the status removal available on /WHM. Best of all, /DNC gives COR access to some usable enfeebles -- defense down, evasion down, and Gravity effect. Limitations? You really ought to be meleeing if using this subjob, in order to get the full effect out of it. This will requires melee accuracy gear, if you haven't yet started to build for this. Also, every TP you spend on /DNC JA's is less TP that's applied toward Slug Shots. As a result, your damage will drop substantially (but not as much as, say, /WHM). It's a situational subjob, and a very busy one at that, but it's a combination worth investigating.
Perks - Light Arts, Dark Arts, Strategems, most of the -na spells, Cure III, Regen II, Protect II, Shell II, Sneak, Invisible, Raise, Sleep, Dispel, Drain, Aspir, Sublimation, Conserve MP
Details - There's a number of good things about this sub. Light and Dark Arts, along with the first two Strategems, will help you stretch out your small MP pool, as well as speed up your casting. Regen II (with the bonuses of Light Arts and Conserve MP) is an incredibly MP efficient and virtually hate-free heal, which will let you stretch your MP further. As if that's not enough, you can switch to Dark Arts and use Drain to recover from AoE hits, as well as Aspir to stretch your MP further still. If all that is STILL not enough, you can use Sublimation to recover even more MP. That said... I believe I can safely say there is never a need for this sub, ever. There's always something superior. /DNC provides healing that doesn't require +MP gear to function, and thus doesn't cut into your damage as much. /WHM provides Blink, Stoneskin, Erase, and Curaga II, which is typically not as MP efficient as Regen II and carries more hate, but gets the job done fast. Even /RDM or /BLU will offer MAB to boost Quick Draw damage. There's typically never a need for a COR to squeeze as much healing out of her MP as possible, with no need for Erase, Blink, Stoneskin and no regard for her QD damage whatsoever. It's nice for what it does and all, but there's better options available.
So what?
For experience points parties:
1-21: You won't be using a gun at this level. Darts might be worthwhile for pulling. Use /WHM and pies like a BRD, or get the best armor available and backup tank with /WAR.
22-59: /RNG will serve you fine the second you equip your gun. You'll receive Slug Shot at 56 (55 with merits); Gun Belt and /RNG will help you access it a level earlier. /NIN is ok, but you'll be missing some accuracy (Gun Belt, Beater's Earring, Sharpshot). Shadows will be mostly unnecessary, unless pulling fast-moving mobs (such as raptors) or fighting squishy mobs (such as colibri). Other subs, notably /DNC, may have selective usefulness.
60-71: Barrage makes this one-sided. You're doing yourself a disservice if you're subbing anything besides /RNG in a normal party.
72-75: /RNG is still the best for DD. However, other options such as /WAR and /DRG open up. If you're pulling for a meripo, Utsusemi from /NIN will be very worthwhile. /BRD is nice for BLM or SMN burns. /DNC is still a good option for backup healing, and enfeebling the already-squishy mobs.
For small adventures:
/RNG is still amazing for the usual reasons. /NIN is nicer here because damage mitigation is usually more important than in EXP. /WHM helps make you more versatile (healing, Raise, Sneak/Invisible), and the drop in ranged accuracy usually isn't as crippling as against IT mobs. /DNC, as is the case for all jobs, is extremely potent for adventuring as well.
For endgame:
/RNG is still great when it is feasible (Dynamis, Limbus, Salvage, Nyzul Isle Assault, lesser HNM's). However, damage dealing (save Quick Draw) may be infeasible against harder mobs, or you may be called upon to be more versatile (even at events like Dynamis). In this case, you'll call upon mage subjobs for healing (/WHM), MAB for Quick Draw (/BLM), or both (/RDM or /BLU). The choice of which subjob in this case will likely depend on the setup and needs of your linkshell.
In general, the priority of your subjob options should be Ranger > Ninja > White Mage > Red Mage = Blue Mage > Black Mage = Bard = Warrior = Dragoon = Dancer. At bare minimum, you will likely need Ranger, Ninja, and White Mage.
But I am le tired...
Maybe you're lazy. Maybe you don't have tons of time to level subjobs. Maybe you don't think you'll need a particular subjob. Or maybe you just think I'm an idiot (take a number). Whatever the case, you don't want to level 10 subjobs. You know what? That's perfectly fine. I understand. However. Be aware that each subjob gives you a small edge in some facet of buccaneering. If you're not planning to level some of the above subjobs ~ especially if you plan on leveling only one subjob ~ be sure you're aware what you're missing out on. Here's a recap:
Ranger - This is, hands down, our best subjob for EXP parties. /NIN is acceptable until 60, but post-60 you're really doing yourself and your party a disservice by not having Barrage (unless pulling in meripo, but that's a different beast altogether). Your accuracy will be hurting with any other subjob. I strongly recommend leveling /RNG, and using it as your default sub for EXP.
Ninja - Much like Monk, you can go from 1-70 without ever really needing /NIN. Contrary to popular belief, before 70 you do not need Utsusemi to pull in most camps, and can do just fine with another sub like /RNG. At 70+, it starts to develop a niche. In the case of COR, /NIN is very useful for endgame pulling, and for HNMs with strong AoE attacks. You might never need /NIN per se, if you refuse to pull in meripo, and if you have mage sub(s) available for endgame. However, there will likely be peer pressure; parties may expect you to pull and refuse (or be unable) to invite another puller, and endgame linkshells might require you to have /NIN available. Furthermore, if you take another job to 75 (or already have), you'll likely use /NIN for it at some point or another. I strongly recommend you have /NIN available.
White Mage - You are really hurting your utility in endgame if you don't have at least one mage sub available. Depending on your selection of endgame activities, a mage sub may be necessary. Even if that is not the case, simply having /mage available as a precaution makes you tons more versatile, which is a boon for your linkshell. If you only choose one to level, it should probably be WHM for the sheer number of useful spells (see description above). In particular, the -na spells are helpful as it offsets this burden from the White Mages; in some situations, spells like Paralyna and Erase will be more useful for you than Cure.
Red Mage or Blue Mage - There is a decent amount of overlap between these two subs, to the point where you probably don't need to have both leveled (although you likely won't regret leveling both!). /RDM and /BLU have advantages and disadvantages over each other; if I had to pick only one, I'd probably choose /BLU, but that's a debate for another thread. Be careful on choosing to level neither, however. These jobs are useful, in that you have healing abilities coupled with a Magic Attack Bonus for your Quick Draw (which will likely be your only offense when using these subs). You'll be missing a very useful subjob niche by lacking both of these jobs. If you're sure, at least make sure that you have /WHM available, or else endgame linkshells might be inclined to pass over your COR.
Black Mage - As mentioned above, in some endgame events your only form of offense will be Quick Draw. In these events, your best damage dealing subjob will be /BLM, as it gives you Magic Attack Bonus II. Much like /RNG in normal EXP parties, you have no healing abilities, which may be expected from you in endgame, especially when you're not TPing off the mob. However, MAB II will do more for Quick Draw than any other sub. Naturally, /RDM and /BLU (with MAB I) are adequate substitutes than can also heal, so you can get by with one of these instead. If you're planning on not leveling /RDM, /BLU, or /BLM, I suppose it's not the end of the world, but it would be sorely missed (MAB I alone gives a 20% power boost to Quick Draw).
Bard - While COR/BRD has the most party buffs of any job in the game (possibly second to BRD/COR; I digress), it unfortunately has few situations that accept it (needing another sub for either accuracy, damage, or healing), and no situation that requires it. Still, March gives you access to Haste+3%, Paeon gives you access to 3HP/tic Regen, Madrigal is Acc+7, Minuet is Att+14, and there's other useful songs such as Finale and Mazurka. Ballad especially is useful, guaranteeing your party 1MP/tic during a double Bust, and 2MP/tic in most situations, up to 6MP/tic (XI on Job-Bonus Evoker's + Ballad). This fact makes COR/BRD the best support job for BLM and SMN burns, hands down. All that said, I reiterate that /BRD is never really needed, so this will likely be the best subjob that you don't level.
Warrior - No one will ever ask you to /WAR. Usage is situational, as this job gives no ranged accuracy, which is crucial for most EXP parties. That said, Berserk will give you a much-needed boost to ranged attack, and Double Attack will help your TP gain if you are meleeing. If you have the accuracy to spare, this is the subjob to use for pretty screenshot numbers. Unless you thrive on e-peen (in which case, why are you playing a support job in the first place?), you won't miss /WAR.
Dragoon - Same deal as /WAR. It's a good sub if you get the extra Haste gear, and it gives you an accuracy bonus trait, but it's by no means necessary. I personally feel it's a good bridge between /RNG and /WAR, but your milage may vary.
Dancer - Like /NIN, this is a pretty universal subjob, and you're bound to get use out of it on one of your jobs, if not COR. It will give your COR access to great healing and enfeebling without completely destroying your damage dealing. While no one will expect you to have this available for experience points, it could be a great fit for some parties. But it's main shining is in small groups, like missions or coffer key runs. It's a terrific sub, but it's by no means required for COR.
Other - There shouldn't be any strong need for any other subjob. Perhaps /THF for farming, /DRK for a desperation stunner, /SAM for Meditating outside the alliance and launching 300% Detonators... but these are few and far between.
Hopefully, this has quelled your question your worries about subjobs, especially questions like "Is /XXX necessary?" and "Can I get by with only /YYY?" -- stop asking them ^^; Many thanks to those whose feedback has helped shape this guide -- further feedback is always appreciated. And of course, feel free to contact me on the forums or in-game if you have any questions.
~Pav Feira, Corsair from Fairy
Edited, Jun 9th 2007 9:26pm by Pikko
Edited, Mar 18th 2008 10:42am by PavFeira


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New Home for Kids In Need
We've got some exciting news! Our Kids In Need free store for teachers is now at home in its newly renovated location. The new shopping floor provides an enhanced experience for thousands of metro area teachers who come to pick up brand new school supplies for their students. Kids In Need Program Manager Barbara Overton is excited about having an additional 7,800 square feet. "We've now got the capacity to store more product so we'll be able to keep a greater range of school supplies in stock," said Overton. "We're also now able to host more teachers and volunteers at one time." We had a few minutes to talk to some of the teachers as they were shopping, and here's what they had to say:
"This is so great - it's the first time I've been here. I'm impressed with how much product is here and the variety. I'm an art teacher and I'm finding a lot here that I can use." - Leah Mills, King Elementary, College Park
"The new space is much more open and easy to navigate. And there are more items!" - Sara Burden, Mimosa Elementary, Roswell
"Thank God for Kids In Need. All of the teachers from my school come. Many of the kids can't afford their own supplies, so every bit helps." - LaShonda Mills, Oak Knoll Elementary, East Point
"I didn't even know this place existed. When I heard about it, I knew I needed to come. The teachers at my school really love it. This is my first time - it's a huge help!" - Janiece Wyche, Fickett Elementary, SW Atlanta
The new Kids In Need free store for teachers is located at 970 Jefferson St., NW Atlanta, GA 30318 (just next door to the Food Bank's main building). For a school to qualify, 80% of the students must participate in the federal free and reduced meal program. The program serves educators who teach grades K-12.


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Kris Reyes, a reporter/anchor for CityNews in Toronto, reported on Kiva.org for tonight's CityNews report.
Click here to watch the news report online.
Kris also keeps a very interesting blog to add more insight to some of her stories.
Thanks to Kiva Lender Rob Hawke for sharing his Kiva story on TV!


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Vatican No. 2 offers another opening on celibacy and the "democratic spirit" of the times
Many were wondering whether a new bishop of Rome would be able to function in the shadow of a retired one, but Pope Francis and his administration seem to have no qualms about moving forward even with Pope Benedict in the Vatican's back garden. The new Vatican secretary of state, Pietro Parolin again signalled a new, more open approach with comments on priestly celibacy, acknowledging the obvious that it is a matter of church discipline that can change. (NCR's John Allen referred to Parolin's remarks as "the standard moderate Catholic line" in his comments.) More tellingingly, Parolin noted that while the church is not a democracy, "there could be a more democratic spirit, in the sense of listening carefully" for the sake of a more "collegial" approach.
That's quite a departure from the old regime: Under Pope John Paul II, open discussion of much of anything was difficult at best; Pope Benedict's papacy was so marred by institutional failures that any hopes for change were frozen in place. Given that Pope Francis is likely to start making new moves of his own, including a meeting with all the Vatican department heads and an October meeting of his council of world cardinals, I suspect that his agenda will become clearer this fall.
As far as mandatory celibacy for priests is concerned, I foresee at least an initial experiment with change--perhaps the ordination of older, long-married men, the so-called "viri probati"--proven elders. The shortage of priests is only accelerating, no less in Papa Bergoglio's Latin America, and I suspect that, though he may wish to maintain mandatory celibacy, the pressure from the world's bishops will convince him it is time for a change.


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Gerard Butler: 'Olympus Has Fallen' Hollywood Premiere!
Gerard Butler and Ashley Judd are all dressed up while attending the premiere of their new film Olympus Has Fallen held at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on Monday (March 18) in Hollywood.
The 43-year-old Scottish actor was joined by his co-stars Angela Bassett, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman.
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Earlier in the day, Gerry chatted with fans in an AMA on Reddit.
Check out the newly released red band clip below for Olympus Has Fallen, out in theaters on Friday (March 22)!
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Larry Klayman, the corruption fighter who founded Judicial Watch and later Freedom Watch, has filed a lawsuit against members of the media, claiming defamation for a report that was headlined, "Bradlee Dean's attorney, Larry Klayman, Allegedly Sexually Abused His Own Children."
Klayman, a former U.S. Justice Department prosecutor whose battle against "the seedy underbelly of Washington" is chronicled in his book "Whores: Why and How I Came to Fight the Establishment," is the only lawyer ever to have obtained a court ruling that a U.S. president committed a crime.
He still is known in Washington as the biggest enemy of the city's elite, having made a name for himself suing Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and foreign dictators such as Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
His battles against corruption in the Clinton administration became so well-known that a character in the hit TV series "West Wing" was based on him, Harry Klaypool.
Now he's filed an action against City Pages and Phoenix New Times, both reportedly owned and run by the Denver-based Voice Media Group, which runs leftist publications such as that city's Westword.
The case filed in U.S. District Court in Ocala, Fla., charges that the companies and their reporters have "widely published domestically and internationally false and misleading statements that Klayman has committed and was convicted of the crime of sexually abusing his own two children."
In a statement accompanying the lawsuit, Klayman said the charges had been leveled "for strategic purposes" by his former wife, and were dismissed by the Cleveland Department of Children and Families, and the sheriff and district attorney of Cayahoga County.
In addition, Klayman reported he voluntarily took and passed a polygraph test, and the children told investigators they were coached, but refused to implicate their father in any wrongdoing.
Officials with Voice Media Group in Denver could not be reached for a comment. When WND contacted Phoenix New Times, Larry Suskin said, "I guess what we would say is Voice Media Group stands by the accuracy of its published report regarding the Ohio court decision concerning Mr. Klayman and it will vigorously defend against the lawsuit."
Officials at the Phoenix New times did not respond to a message requesting a comment.
But the complaint Klayman filed alleges that the defendants negligently, intentionally and maliciously sought to severely injure Klayman in retaliation for his legal representation of Bradlee Dean, a Christian preacher whose group, You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, teaches Judeo-Christian values to school children.
Klayman also represented Dean in a lawsuit against Rachel Maddow of MSNBC over her allegedly defamatory attacks for mentoring children to reject the homosexual lifestyle.
Klayman also has been representing voters in Arizona who are opposing a recall petition targeting Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The statement alleges the reporters "are part of the radical gay, lesbian and transgender 'rights' and pro-illegal immigrant agendas of the far left."
"To falsely use my young children to try to harm my clients and me is the lowest of the low and these sleazy ultra leftist publications and their reporters will pay a heavy legal price for doing so," Klayman said in a statement.
The lawsuit lists as defendants City Pages of Minneapolis, Minn., Ken Weiner a.k.a. Ken Avidor of Minneapolis, Aaron Ruper of Minneapolis, Phoenix New Times, Mathew Handley of Phoenix and Voice Media Group of Denver.
Klayman's complaint alleges there are anti-Christian overtones in the publications' reports on him, and that's the reason.
He noted his representation of Dean, "a Christian preacher and musician who, through his ministry You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International, is invited into schools to teach children Judeo-Christian ethics and morals."
He said Dean has opposed "the radical homosexual gay, lesbian and transgender lobby" that have worked to teach children "that the gay, lesbian and transgender lifestyle is normal."
"In order to discredit Dean and YCR, who defendants claim have accused some gays and lesbians of abusing children, defendants, each and every one of them, by and through Avidor, Ruper, and CP, published a statement in the above mentioned article which is libelous and constitutions defamation…," according to the complaint.
"Defendants negligently … stated, 'Turns out, gays aren't the only ones capable of disturbing, criminal sexual behavior – apparently even conservative straight guys tight with Bradlee Dean turn out to be total creeps.'"
But the complaint said Klayman "has never been found by any legal entity or agency to have sexually abused his children…"
"To the contrary plaintiff Klayman was cleared of these false charges … by the Cleveland Department of Children and Families, the Cayahoga County sheriff's department and the district attorney, all of whom dismissed the ex-spouse's complaint."
He said the allegations were "tactical" as part of a custody dispute.
The complaint cites damages to his reputation, emotional distress, and severe anxiety. He alleges he also was "exposed" to "hatred, ridicule, or contempt."


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I see two challenges facing the human race.
Water shortages
The current potable water crisis in California is a foreshadowing of the unforeseen consequences of climate change and population explosion. Simple conservation will not be enough. Our planet's natural water cycle is struggling under the burden humans have placed upon it in their unflinching quest for water. We can survive without oil but we cannot survive without water.
Short-Term Thinking
The second is more subtle, but I believe Western society has discarded and forgotten the importance of the softer attributes of what it means to be human. Our quest for progress has pushed aside anything that does not immediately contribute to short term goals and profit. We esteem this pursuit in the media and the "have-nots" are left with two choices. They either resign their drive to succeed and "coast" through the rest of their life, or consciously object and pursue a life at the edge of traditional society through other means.
This is catching up to us as the current trend of press around "Why aren't millennials <fill in the blank>". I'm a millennial myself (born in 1982, so at the top end) but see this distinction clearly between my social group.
Society will be forced to repay and repair the rips to our social fabric that have been created. Humans aren't ready to face this, but I believe I will see the pendulum swing back during my lifetime.


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Whether you are an entrepreneur who is growing a business or a manager in charge of a department, time is your most precious resource.
The only way to stay on top of it all is to find the right tools to help you manage everything. Software programs that manage your employee's time can free your time for more intensive tasks. By using applications such as Call The Time your employees can clock in and out by phone from wherever they happen to be. Because they can use Call The Time to check in from any phone, either landline or mobile, you will be able to take your mind off their comings and goings and deal with other issues of running your business.
Saving time is just one advantage of using a timekeeping system that is web-based. It can also help keep administrative costs down and productivity up. Use of an automated system eliminates costly data entry and recording errors that often plague payroll. Mistakes are hard to catch and expensive to rectify. Approvals and redundancy, both necessary with most timekeeping systems, are not needed with a call-in automated system.
Call The Time keeps accurate records of attendance and working time regardless of where your employees are. Anyone who has employees working off-site is familiar with such problems as long lunches, extended breaks, crew members signing in and out for each other, and other behavior that costs money and drains morale. Whether they are working from home or in the field, you can rely on getting effective monitoring of your employee's productivity.
Call the Time gives employers the ability to verify what employees do throughout the day as it relates to their breaks, beginning and ending times, and location whereabouts. It comes with a configurable GPS mobile tracking device that allows employers and managers to track the exact location of employees, which means that you can verify that employees are not only where they say they are at, but also working in the location to which you assigned them.
Call The Time is a web based service available by subscription. There is no software or hardware to buy and install. The system works through your regular Internet connection and the only setup involved is entering your employee data. There are no increased phone costs because employees log in and out on mobile phones or landlines by way of a free number. When upgrades to the system come out they can be uploaded automatically with no inconvenience to the user.
Payment pricing depends on the number of employees your business needs to track. Call The Time can manage any number of employees.
In today's business climate organizations are running leaner than ever. It only makes sense to automate as many functions as possible. Using web-based timekeeping is an easy and fast way to save money and management time. Some companies find that using the employee call-in service adds so much to the operation in terms of time and efficiency that the system pays for itself in a very short time.


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Note As of 15 November 2015, the Zune service has been discontinued. This may cause errors when attempting to stream or download content or update the service.
Typically, media you download from an online service is protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. Protected media comes with a license containing media usage rights that specify how you can use the content. For example, media usage rights for a song might allow you to play the song on one computer and sync it to a certain number of devices, but they might prevent you from burning the song to a CD or playing it on a different computer.
If you run into an error when playing DRM-protected media, try one of the solutions below.
Note Music Pass and Zune Marketplace not available in all countries or regions.
You may receive the error message, "Usage rights are unavailable, please try again later," after you:
This may mean you're trying to access music content that's no longer available from the Zune Marketplace. Therefore, you can't acquire additional rights to download, play, or sync the content to a computer or a device.
Other scenarios in which content previously available in the Zune Marketplace with a Music Pass (or that you purchased) is no longer available to you:
What to try
If the content is no longer available for download using a Music Pass subscription, but it's available for purchase, you'll have to purchase the content to continue accessing it. If you decide not to purchase it, we recommend that you remove it from your collection to prevent this error from appearing every time you try to sync the content.
Note Music Pass and Zune Marketplace not available in all countries or regions.
If you get one of the following error messages when you try to redownload or restore content from the Zune Marketplace, you might have a digital rights issue:
C00D12EA [Zune Music + Video software]
An error occurred while communicating to Zune Marketplace. Make sure the date and time settings on your computer are not set to a future date, then try again.
You can't redownload or restore MP3 tracks that were previously purchased from the Zune Marketplace, even if you've deleted or lost them. This error also occurs if your computer's date and time settings are set to a future date.
Note It's a good idea to make a backup copy of all purchased MP3s onto a CD, DVD, USB flash drive, or external hard drive.
Check that your computer's date and time settings are correct. If they aren't, click the date and time in your taskbar and make the appropriate changes.
C00D135C [Zune Music + Video software]
You've exhausted the maximum number of times you can restore this item.
You've reached the maximum number of downloads for this item.
Zune is temporarily unable to verify your media usage rights because of a communication error.
- Wait a while and then restart your computer and try again.
- Make sure that you're signed in to the Zune software so that it can verify your Zune account.
Zune Marketplace is temporarily unavailable, please check back soon.
You're trying to download something that isn't available for download or isn't available at all, or the Zune service is down. Check the Xbox Live status page for more information.
Note Music Pass and Zune Marketplace not available in all countries or regions.
You might receive one of the following error messages:
C00D0BBE [Zune Music + Video software]
Can't perform this operation because Zune can't verify usage rights.
Your Zune Music Pass info needs to be refreshed. Sign in on your PC and sync with your player. [Windows Phone]
Can't play this music because your Zune Music Pass has expired. To renew it, go to Marketplace > Music > Listen with Zune Music Pass. [Zune HD player]
Usage rights for this item have expired. Please sync with your PC. [Zune non-touchscreen player]
This problem occurs after you download songs from the Zune Marketplace using your Xbox Music Pass (or Zune Music Pass) and then cancel your Music Pass. When your Music Pass becomes inactive, you can no longer access the songs you previously downloaded using the Music Pass.
If you want to continue to play these songs, renew your Music Pass:
If you no longer want to play these songs using your Music Pass, you can remove the songs from your computer or device. For information on how to remove songs and sync your devices, see:
Note Zune Marketplace not available in all countries or regions.
If you get one of the following errors when trying to play content while signed in to the Zune Marketplace on your computer, you might have a digital rights issue:
If you get one of these error messages, the DRM system on your computer is corrupted and needs to be reset. Here's how:
Note If the Upgrade button is inactive, see Manually upgrade your security component, below.
When finished with this upgrade, try signing in to the Zune Marketplace or playing your content again to see if the problem is fixed. If not, go on to Reset the DRM below.
Manually upgrade your security component
Note You don't have to perform this step if the manual upgrade instructions above fixed the problem.
You may be able to resolve this problem automatically. Click the Fix this problem link below. Then, click Run in the File Download dialog box and follow the steps.
Fix this problem
Microsoft Fix It 50765
After you run the Fix It, the licenses should automatically refresh, and you should be able to play protected content.
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Hoi An Grand Royal Hoi An
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Grand Royal Hoi An is a calm, comfortable and relaxing hotel which overlook from it 6th floors the picturesque Hoi An town. Ideally located between the beach and town center, the hotel provides transportation, available from morning until evening, to enjoy a private beach space or discover the old town charms.
With 96 rooms fully equipped at 4 star standard, proposed in Superior, Deluxe and Villa categories, Grand Royal Hoi An is designed to provide comfort and style with personalized service and convenient amenities. A Spa center with four treatment rooms allows some relaxation and pampers moments with different types of massages and beauty services. Various additional free of charge services like bicycles usage, internet in room, Jacuzzi, steam-bath and a daily traditional dance show at dinner time in the Cham restaurant are offered to all guests.
Compulsory Gala Dinner
We offer compulsory gala dinner on 24 and 31 Dec 2014, for the customer booking on these two nights.
- 24 December 2014 at : $ 40++ usd / Pax ( = 844.000 vnd/ Pax )
- 31 December 2014 at : $ 45++ usd / Pax ( = 950.000 vnd/ Pax )
Children under 6 years old are free of charge and from 6 to 12 years old are considered at 50% of the above meal if required.
Superior room:
30m2, full range of services and amenities
in-room like satellite TV, writing desk, air conditioning, coffee/tea maker, minibar, slipper, wardrobe with bath robe, safe deposit box, bathtub, carpet floor. Nice view overlooking to Hoi An town area (twin or double bedding are available).
Deluxe room:
34m2, harmoniously decorated, including satellite TV, writing desk, air conditioning, coffee/tea maker, minibar, slipper, wardrobe with bath robe,
safe deposit box, bathtub, carpet floor. A balcony overlooking the swimming pool and hotel tropical garden (twin or double bedding are available), turn-down service and welcome fruit basket. Extra bed available.
Villa pool view:
50m2, a resort bungalow style with a warmly decorated living room and bathroom including satellite TV, writing desk, air conditioning, coffee-tea maker, full stocked minibar, slipper, wardrobe with bath robe, safe
deposit box, wifi internet, bathtub, wooden floor, all Villa rooms are facing the pool and hotel tropical garden (twin or double bedding are available), turn-down service and welcome fruit basket, daily flowers and magazines in-room. Extra bed available.
Swimming pool
Spa (multimedia Steambath & jacuzzi are proposed free of charge to all in-house guests, beauty salon & 04 massage rooms)
Free daily scheduled shuttle service to Hoi An town
Courier and postal services
Foreign currency exchange
Limousine service and tour desk
Spacious and free car parking
Souvenir / Gift shop
Laundry and dry cleaning service
Room service (from 6.30am until 11pm)
Doctor on-call
Free of charge wifi Internet in all rooms, lobby area & Cham restaurant
Free of charge computers usage in the lobby
* Royal Restaurant
Serving authentic European and Asian dishes for lunch or dinner plus an
extensive breakfast buffet from 6:30 until 10:00 am, the restaurant close daily at 10.00pm, room service available until 11.00pm
* Grand Royal Hoi An Private Beach
We provide a daily shuttle bus transfer to the private beach space including a swimming pool, clean stretch of beach with sun lounger, umbrellas, and beach showers...
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Increased safety measures have been implemented at the three elementary school buildings within the Chillicothe R-2 School District, per a Textcaster email sent out last Wednesday from Field School Principal Philip Pohren, and a letter sent home to Dewey School parents from Principal Abby Smith.
"The elementary buildings in the Chillicothe R-2 District have installed buzzer-style door systems at each of their main entrance points," Pohren said, in the email message sent out in the late afternoon hours of Jan. 16.
It was announced that Dewey's front (west) side doorway will be considered their entrance point, that the east side entrance will continue to be used at Field, and that Central School's access point will be the west side door. These doorways will be the only ones open to visitors of the mentioned schools.
Said "buzzer-style" system is based upon the one implemented and used by Central School for most of this current school year (2012-13), and will be located at each of the aforementioned entry points.
"Outside... you will find a black box mounted to the brick wall," Pohren directed. "Please push the button to send a signal to the office. You will be greeted over the intercom and then 'buzzed' into the building."
These black boxes each contain a small camera connected to a monitor window that allows office staff to view and speak with who they are about to allow onto the premises prior to unlocking the doors.
Bishop Hogan Memorial School and Garrison Preschool both use doorbell systems at their entranceways.
Doorways will be locked at Field and Dewey schools from 8:05 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on school days. At both Field and Dewey, the entry points will be open between 7:30 and 8:05 a.m. They will then re-open from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m., as school is getting out.
"All other doors will remain locked, except for one playground door," Pohren said, of Field. "It will only be unlocked when students are on the playground."
Smith said that all other doors except for the west side entrance will be locked at Dewey, no exceptions.
Over at Central School, the same initial opening time applies, as well. However, the second school day open-door time varies, as does the re-locking, depending upon when students are dismissed from classes and if they are participating in after-school club activities, office secretary Kathy Midgyett said. She also noted that Central had sent out their letters regarding the new buzzer system at the beginning of the school year.
A common motif in the letters sent out is an emphasis upon teaching students that they are not allowed to open any locked doors for visitors.
"[They] will, instead, be directed to ask a teacher or staff member to help," Smith said. "As a reminder, all visitors to our building need to check-in at the office and either be given a Visitor ID Badge or plan to be escorted."
The same is true for Field and Central, as well as the other buildings across the Chillicothe R-2 School District.
"The safety of our students is a primary concern," said Pohren.
Schools beef up security measures
Increased safety measures have been implemented at the three elementary school buildings within the Chillicothe R-2 School District, per a Textcaster email sent out last Wednesday from Field School Principal Philip Pohren, and a letter sent home to Dewey School parents from Principal Abby Smith.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Khyle Marshall scored 16 of his career-high 26 points in the final seven minutes Tuesday night, leading Butler past Vanderbilt 85-77 in overtime.
INDIANAPOLIS — Khyle Marshall scored 16 of his career-high 26 points in the final seven minutes Tuesday night, leading Butler past Vanderbilt 85-77 in overtime.
Kellen Dunham added 16 points for the Bulldogs, who won for the 22nd time in 25 games at Hinkle Fieldhouse — though few have been this challenging.
Butler led 61-47 with 7:43 left in regulation and appeared bound for an easy win.
But the Commodores (2-1) went on a 15-2 run to trim the deficit to one and took the lead when Eric McClellan completed a three-point play with 53.8 seconds to go. Marshall gave Butler the lead with a layup, and then after McClellan tied it with a free throw, he missed the second free throw and was called for a travel. Dunham missed a running 3-pointer at the buzzer.
But Marshall dominated overtime as the Bulldogs pulled away.
McClellan finished with a career-high 29 points.
The Commodores fell to 0-5 all-time against Butler on one of the strangest nights in recent memory at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The teams combined for 54 fouls and traded scoring flurries all night.
Dunham was held scoreless for nearly 9 ½ minutes before going on a 3-point binge and then fading from view over the closing stretch. The oddest play of the night might have been when Butler's Kameron Woods came up with a loose ball on the defensive end and the 6-foot-9 forward dribbled coast to coast and went in for a one-handed dunk that appeared to get batted out of the basket as it was going through the net — ruled a miss.
But nothing was stranger than the Commodores comeback.
They trailed by 14 three different times in the second half and spent most of the night in foul trouble, yet somehow dug deep to shut down Butler's outside scorers over the final seven minutes of regulation.
Meanwhile, the Commodores continually drove to the basket, scoring, drawing fouls — or both — leading to the 15-2 run.
Vandy finally took its first lead, 69-68, in nearly 23 minutes when McClellan converted the late three-point play.
Marshall answered with a layup to give Butler a 70-69 lead, and after Woods was called for a foul with 11.1 seconds left, McClellan grabbed the rebound off the missed free throw and was called for traveling. That gave Dunham a chance to win it with a running 3-pointer, which fell short.
In overtime, it was all Marshall, who gave Butler the lead for good on a short jumper in the lane with 4:26 left. Marshall scored nine of Butler's 16 points.


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Tallgrass Prairie Preserve begins new tradition introducing youth to outdoors
STRONG CITY -- The National Park Service (NPS) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are joining the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to sponsor a kids' fishing clinic at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve on Saturday, April 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event is designed for youth 15 and younger.
Three stocked ponds will be open for catch and release fishing. KDWP will provide fishing poles and bait during the clinic. After the clinic, the fishing ponds will be opened to anglers of all ages.
From noon to 1 p.m., the first 75 participants will enjoy free sack lunches provided by the Kansas Park Trust and Strong City Grocery. After lunch, KDWP staff will teach casting, knot tying, fish identification, and safety.
Volunteers from many organizations, including the Kansas State University Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society, will be on hand to help kids practice new skills while fishing in one of the three ponds. The Watershed Institute will have an environmental education trailer on site filled with activities. Farmers and Drovers Bank of Council Grove will donate $100 in savings bonds. Prizes and gifts from Bass Pro Shops, TNC, NPS, KDWP, and others will be awarded.
The fishing ponds are located 1.5 miles east of Strong City on U.S. Highway 50. Turn north on U-Road at the Kansas historic marker and travel approximately one mile. The parking lot is on the west side of the road. The ponds are a short hike from the parking area.
In addition to a valid Kansas fishing license for anglers 16 through 64, everyone must possess a free Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve permit. These permits must be completed according to instructions located at the kiosk in the parking area prior to fishing. Worms and artificial lures are the only baits allowed, and anglers may fish from the bank only. Additional fishing regulations are posted at the parking area kiosk.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a public/private partnership with the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the Kansas Park Trust. Located two miles north of Strong City on Highway K-177 (the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway), the preserve's historic ranch headquarters is open daily from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. For more information or to make group reservations, visit the preserve's website, www.nps.gov/tapr, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or phone 620-273-8494.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's crude oil supplies rose last week, the government said Wednesday.
Crude supplies grew by 1.8 million barrels, or 0.5 percent, to 374.8 million barrels, which is 10.9 percent above year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.
Analysts expected an increase of 1 million barrels for the week ended Nov. 2, according to Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos.
Gasoline supplies grew by 2.9 million barrels, or 1.4 percent, to 202.4 million barrels. That's 0.9 percent lower than year-ago levels. Analysts expected gasoline supplies to shrink by 1 million barrels.
Demand for gasoline over the four weeks ended Nov. 2 was 0.2 percent higher than a year earlier, averaging 8.6 million barrels a day.
U.S. refineries ran at 85.4 percent of total capacity on average, down 2.3 percentage points from the prior week. Analysts expected capacity to fall to 86.2 percent.
Supplies of distillate fuel, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 100,000 barrels to 118.1 million barrels. Analysts expected distillate stocks to decrease by 2 million barrels.
Benchmark crude fell $3.62, or 4.1 percent, to $85.09 a barrel in New York.


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StopWatch is used by inserting subroutine calls into your program. These subroutine calls correspond to the actions performed with a common stop watch. The basic operation of a watch involves starting it, stopping it, and resetting it's value to 0.
Of course, running a stop watch is of little use unless you can see what it says. The following routines can be called regardless of whether a watch is running, stopped or paused.
read_watch returns the clock value in the first argument. The result variable is either a scalar, a pointer to an array of rank one, or a pointer to an array of rank two depending on whether watch and clock are scalars or arrays. Unless it is a scalar, the result variable should be deallocated after use to avoid memory leakage.
When measuring CPU time, it is often desirable to not include the time used by certain parts of the code, such as printing or graphics. In a subroutine, you might not know which of the clocks are currently running, so you can not simply stop them before the I/O and start them up again after the I/O. For this, StopWatch provides the pause function.


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This Flash-based interactive provides access to illustrations, visualizations, videos, and near-real time images of the Sun from a variety of NASA satellites. Learners can access this information to supplement other materials related to the Sun and... (View More) heliophysics. A scale tool with the size of the Earth is also presented with the solar images. (View Less)
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This software package displays movies and images of the aurora and the Sun in various wavelengths from the ground and from NASA spacecraft; a tutorial about what space weather is and how the aurora is formed; and more. Users will also find real-time... (View More) space weather conditions from current satellite missions and can download the latest data without leaving the Space Weather application. A TicTacToe game is included that tests space weather knowledge. This resource also provides additional space weather resources for use at home or school, including educational websites for offline viewing and links to a variety of space weather resources available online. (View Less)
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This poster features NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. The front features an image of the GPM Core Observatory satellite along with the constellation of satellites that will accompany it. Background information is provided on... (View More) the reverse side of the poster, including an overview of the mission, details of the satellite, the science and applications of the mission, and information on the constellation missions with which GPM will partner. Also included on the back is a multi-age educational activity on freshwater availability. See Related & Supplemental Resources to download a PDF of the poster. (View Less)
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This is a poster about radiation in space. Learners can read about the Van Allen belts and how NASA's Van Allen Probes are investigating the influence of the Sun's energy on Earth. The activity version also includes math problems, a vocabulary... (View More) matching game, a communication research challenge, and a toolbox of web resources. (View Less)
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Using a set of activities, recommendations, and diagrams, participants will construct a fully functional Space Weather Action Center (SWAC) for use in a classroom. Students will access, analyze, and record NASA satellite and observatory data to... (View More) monitor the progress of an entire solar storm. Afterward, they will transform the data collected in their student journals into real SWAC news reports using an adaptable SWAC script. (View Less)
This is an activity about depicting the relative strength of magnetic fields using field line density. Learners will use the magnetic field line drawing of six magnetic poles created in a previous activity and identify the areas of strong, weak, and... (View More) medium magnetic intensity using the density of magnetic field lines. This is the fifth activity in the Magnetic Math booklet; this booklet can be found on the Space Math@NASA website. How to Draw Magnetic Fields - II in the Magnetic Math booklet must be completed prior to this activity. (View Less)
This is an activity about depicting magnetic fields. Learners will observe two provided drawings of magnetic field line patterns for bar magnets in simple orientations of like and unlike polarities and carefully draw the field lines for both... (View More) orientations. This is the third activity in the Magnetic Math booklet; this booklet can be found on the Space Math@NASA website. (View Less)
This is an activity about magnetic fields. Using iron filings, learners will observe magnets in various arrangements to investigate the magnetic field lines of force. This information is then related to magnetic loops on the Sun's surface and the... (View More) magnetic field of the Earth. This is the second activity in the Magnetic Math booklet; this booklet can be found on the Space Math@NASA website. (View Less)
This is an activity about depicting magnetic polarity. Learners will observe several provided drawings of magnetic field line patterns for bar magnets in simple orientations of like and unlike polarities and carefully draw the field lines and depict... (View More) the polarities for several orientations, including an arrangement of six magnetic poles. This is the fourth activity in the Magnetic Math booklet; this booklet can be found on the Space Math@NASA website. (View Less)
This is a lesson about the categorization of the three domains of life on Earth and how they relate to the study of astrobiology. Learners will explore, compare, discuss, and explain the basic differences between organisms assigned to the... (View More) eukaryotic, bacterial, and archaeal domains. Topics in astrobiology are explored through projects, vocabulary reinforcement, and drawing assignments. Includes teacher notes, learning objectives, and assessment of prior knowledge and preconceptions. This is Lesson 1 in Exploring Deep-Subsurface Life. Earth Analogues for Possible Life on Mars: Lessons and Activities. (View Less)
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By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on Tuesday failed to win over her harshest Republican critics in the U.S. Senate who are threatening to block her nomination if President Barack Obama chooses her for Secretary of State or another top post in his second-term Cabinet.
Rice met for about an hour behind closed doors at the U.S. Capitol with Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte. They have openly criticized her for initial comments after the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi that suggested it was a spontaneous event arising from protests of an anti-Islam film rather than a premeditated attack.
The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in the attack on the Benghazi mission and a nearby CIA annex. Intelligence officials later said the attack was possibly tied to al Qaeda affiliates.
"We are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got, and some that we didn't get, concerning evidence that was overwhelming leading up to the attack on our consulate," McCain told reporters after the meeting.
"It is clear that the information that she gave the American people was incorrect when she said that it was a spontaneous demonstration triggered by a hateful video," he said.
"It was not, and there was compelling evidence at the time that that was certainly not the case, including statements by Libyans as well as other Americans who are fully aware that people don't bring mortars and rocket-propelled grenades to spontaneous demonstrations," McCain said.
Republicans have argued that the Obama administration tried to play down the terrorist angle in its initial comments to avoid undermining the president's claims of success in fighting al Qaeda in the run-up to the November 6 election.
Rice was accompanied by acting CIA Director Michael Morell and was not seen by reporters, but later issued a statement saying: "We explained that the talking points provided by the intelligence community, and the initial assessment upon which they were based, were incorrect in a key respect: there was no protest or demonstration in Benghazi."
"While, we certainly wish that we had had perfect information just days after the terrorist attack, as is often the case, the intelligence assessment has evolved," she said. "We stressed that neither I nor anyone else in the Administration intended to mislead the American people at any stage in this process."
Obama has defended Rice and said if senators have a problem with the administration's handling of Benghazi they should "go after me" rather than try to "besmirch her reputation."
Graham also criticized U.S. intelligence agencies that wrote the talking points on which Rice based her public comments.
"I'm very disappointed in our intelligence community. I think they failed in many ways. But with a little bit of inquiry and curiosity, I think it would be pretty clear that to explain this episode as related to a video that created a mob that turned into a riot was far afield," he said. "And at the end of the day, we're going to get to the bottom of this."
Rice's controversial Benghazi statements were based on a set of unclassified talking points prepared by U.S. intelligence agencies for members of Congress.
The initial draft written by the CIA referred to "attacks" carried out by "extremists with ties to al Qaeda." However by the time Rice received them, "attacks" had changed to "demonstrations" and "with ties to al Qaeda" had been deleted, multiple U.S. sources have said.
The White House has denied making those edits and members of Congress are trying to determine where the changes were made.
The senators who met with Rice remained unconvinced by her responses and said her visit left them with greater concerns than before the meeting.
"I wouldn't vote for anybody being nominated out of the Benghazi debacle until I had answers about what happened that I don't have today," Graham said.
Asked whether he would block such a nomination, Graham said: "Oh, absolutely. I would place a hold on anybody that wanted to be promoted for any job that had a role in the Benghazi situation."
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the questions about Rice's appearance on the talk shows and the talking points had been answered. "The focus on - some might say obsession on - comments made on Sunday shows seems to me and to many to be misplaced," he said.
(Additional reporting by Susan Cornwell, Jeff Mason and Mark Hosenball; Editing by Jackie Frank)


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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — A Peekskill man was charged in a December armed robbery of BP Mart in Croton, New York State Police said.
Marquise Roberson, 23, of Highland Avenue, was charged with felony robbery. He is one of two suspects under investigation, police said.
Two suspects stole cash and packs of Newport cigarettes from the store at 2030 Albany Post Road before pistol-whipping the clerk and fleeing north on Albany Post Road, police said.
The clerk was treated for facial injuries at Hudson Valley Hospital Center and released.
Surveillance camera footage showed a second suspect, police said.
Roberson was arraigned in the Town of Cortlandt Justice Court and remanded to Westchester County Jail. He is scheduled to reappear Jan. 18 at 10 a.m.
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Megan Fox Looks Toga Terrific
Megan Fox looks drop-dead gorgeous in a white jersey side cowl gown by Kaufman Franco at the premiere of Dreamworks' Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen held at Mann Village Theatre in on Monday (June 22) night in Westwood, Calif.
The 23-year-old recently responded to the infamous picture of her walking right by a young fan offering her a rose.
In an interview with Collider.com, she said, " I feel so sad for him. That kills me. It breaks my heart. And if you know his name, I'll send him a personal apology. I'm horrified�"I would never do that. I'm sorry, sweet boy. I would never do that to you, and I would gladly accept your rose!"
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the most outrageous, ridiculous and eye burning outfit you can find, the more you look like the color wheel threw up on you, the better. Pants have to be skin tight, and if you can't pull that off, they must be baggy and at the highest reaching your knees. jackets/hoodies must always be eight times larger than your frame. if you aren't wearing skullcandy headphones, you must kill yourself. the only acceptable goggles are the ones that do nothing for your sight, but are different looking. ***note that this only applies to douchebags that try too hard***
-"dude look at that guy's snowboarding outfit, he probably thinks he's sweet as fuck"
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