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"I've heard it over and over," said Chamberlain, who said the uptick began in 2009.
One patient, with a nursing 6-week-old on her lap and her 3-year-old sitting in the exam room, told Chamberlain: "'I'm hungry right now.'
"I know this family really well," Chamberlain said. "Her husband is a day laborer, and he hadn't found work. They're hardworking.
"As pediatricians, we've never seen a time of more material deprivation for children. I've never had so many patients telling me they're hungry.
"We've never had this many people, nationally, on food stamps. It's happening, and it's really profound."
About 45 million people — nearly one in seven U.S. residents — received food stamps in 2011, a 70 percent increase from 2007, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
About 70,427 schoolchildren in Santa Clara County and another 21,590 in San Mateo County qualify for the federally subsidized school breakfast and lunch program.
To qualify, a family of four may earn up to $29,965 for free lunches and up to $42,643 for reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches for their children.
Ravenswood Family Health Center has worked with the Ecumenical Hunger Program and other local groups to help feed children and families.
Last Thanksgiving, Chamberlain found herself in the back room of the Ecumenical Hunger Program's turkey distribution, spreading the food out across more boxes so there would be enough to go around for the people lined up outside.
"Then some people started coming back with their turkeys to ask for help cooking them because they were living in their cars. We realized we should have had pre-cooked options," she said.
Over the December holidays Chamberlain began thinking ahead to summer when the federal school lunch program, which supplies free or reduced-price lunches to the 3,000 K-8 students in the Ravenswood City School District students, would go on break.
She consulted with the school district before deciding to seek funds for summer food, raising enough to distribute about 600 packaged lunches a day in the cafeteria at the K-8 Cesar Chavez Academy. She raised funds from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University and three anonymous local donors.
Ruth Woods, a former teacher and principal who now directs student services for the Ravenswood district, helped Chamberlain identify families most in need.
"We know who our homeless families are, who our foster families are, who's in need," said Woods, who volunteers with the lunchtime food distribution following her mornings of supervising summer school at Cesar Chavez.
The summer school, which offers an academic and enrichment program to 290 students, also serves its own federally funded free-and-reduced-price lunch to enrolled students.
Ninety percent of Ravenswood's 3,000 students meet income guidelines for the federal breakfast and lunch program.
But Chamberlain and Woods stressed that the Stanford program focuses on whole families.
"I can't feed the children and not their parents," Chamberlain said.
Each weekday at noon, a truck from vendor Revolution Foods delivers 600 prepackaged lunches that include a healthy sandwich —turkey and cheese, ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly or chicken salad — and a fresh piece of fruit, pita chips and water.
Chamberlain typically arrives to help with check-in, while Woods and a group of sixth-grade volunteers hand out the allotted number of lunches per family.
Woods said 300 Ravenswood students — about 10 percent — are homeless or doubled up in apartments with more than one family.
"I have a lot of families that are with grandparents, or families that are two and three families in a home or apartment," she said.
Chamberlain said, "This is a service-providing community of gardeners and babysitters," noting that in her daily talks with the student volunteers she realized several were unfamiliar with the term "Silicon Valley."
Briana, one of the sixth-grade volunteers, said she and the others were recruited to help "because we're responsible.
"The people here are really nice," she said.
Giselle, another volunteer about to enter sixth grade at Willow Oaks Elementary School, said she enjoys helping people. "And we have fun giving out the food," she added.
The independent Ravenswood Education Foundation, which raises funds for the district, is underwriting the summer academic program and also acting as fiscal agent for Chamberlain's lunch program.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties also has made special efforts to feed children this summer.
According to the food bank's Caitlin Kerk, the agency is providing summer food to local programs that serve children, including Youth Community Service, Lauren's House 4 Positive Change, Palo Alto YMCA, Youth United for Community Action, Nuestra Casa Children's Program, Ecumenical Hunger Program, Build Peninsula, East Palo Alto Boxing Club, College Track, Girls to Women, Building Futures Now and the East Palo Alto YMCA.
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The Russellville School Board approved the purchase of 43 emergency portable radios from Arkansas Valley Communication of Russellville at a cost of $24,945 at its regular meeting Tuesday night.
Board member James Taylor said the radios were needed for emergency situations.
"Last year when we had our emergency drill, the one problem was communication," Taylor said. "This will provide radios for all personnel in leadership positions so they could communicate in that situation."
The total cost includes charging equipment and required licensing.
Taylor also reported to the board that most of the building and grounds work has been completed. He said some roofing was delayed because of rain, and he said the boilers and chillers are being removed from Dwight and Crawford elementary schools as well as any asbestos associated with them.
The board also approved the operating budget for the 2005 fiscal year and the budget for special education and related services for the 2005 fiscal year.
Contracts to purchase service providers for special education and 504 programs were also approved by the board.
The board approved an ethics disclosure resolution for Dan Raines, assistant superintendent, and Teddie Faye Raines, high school teacher. The district plans to purchase instructional materials through the Shurley Method, in which Teddie Faye Raines has an interest, Superintendent Danny Taylor said.
Two positions, an additional special education aide at Crawford Elementary and a secretary II-A, were also approved.
Eight student transfers were approved, all into the district. The transfers included one from Hector, four from Dover, one from Dardanelle and two from Two Rivers.
The board also honored Johnny Paul Thaxton, retired assistant superintendent, with a plaque placed in the board room. Thaxton was present and thanked the board.
"I've been active in schools a long time and had the opportunity to visit a lot of schools," Thaxton said. "I could not have found a better place to operate my career in education or to retire. Russellville can be proud of what it's accomplished."
After an executive session, the following certified transfers and employment were approved: Kathy Steffy, from teacher to guidance counselor at London Elementary; Michelle Henry, from teacher at London Elementary and Dwight Elementary to teacher at Sequoyah Elementary; Nina Chiolino, from teacher/coach at the middle school to teacher/coach at the junior high school; Amber Lacy, teacher at London and Dwight Elementary; Gina Mann, district elementary English as a Second Language teacher; Yossarian Christensen, middle school teacher; Valerie Fetters, middle school teacher; and Bridget Smith, junior high school teacher.
The following classified employment was approved: Donna Hindsman, nurse; Tasha Keith, secretary I at Sequoyah Elementary; Beth MacPeek, aide at Sequoyah Elementary; David Cates, aide at Center Valley Elementary; Michele Kock, aide at Center Valley Elementary; Barbara Pakay, aide at Center Valley Elementary; Teresa Feinberg, aide at Oakland Heights Elementary; Monica Phillips, aide at Oakland Heights Elementary; Marc Wilson, aide at Oakland Heights Elementary; Danna Gann, aide at Upper Elementary; Lori Grothe, aide at the middle school; Maebell Chandler, secretary I at the junior high; Qassye Ring, aide at the junior high; Charles Garcia, custodian at London Elementary; Neal Plummer, bus driver; Caleb Davis, bus driver; Nathan Tuckfield, bus driver; Bryan Van Es, bus driver; Robert Hefley, bus driver; and Julia Freeman, aide at Crawford Elementary.
Tonya Roach was transferred from Medicaid clerk to secretary of the office of federal programs and preschool, and Renee Bailey was transferred from secretary at Sequoyah Elementary to secretary of the office of secondary instruction.
The following resignations were accepted: Amber (Petty) Baggett, aide at Center Valley Elementary; Heidi Pye, aide at Center Valley Elementary; Amanda Sanner, aide at Center Valley Elementary; Kelly Crocker, aide at Oakland Heights Elementary; Jan Vogelpohl, aide at Upper Elementary; Teri Ward, aide at Dwight Elementary; Sandy Hocker, secretary I at the junior high; Becky Freeman, child nutrition worker at Crawford Elementary; Amanda Smith, child nutrition worker at the high school; Lloyd Wayne Odneal, middle school custodian; Phyllis Fletcher, transportation aide; Ricky Freeman, bus driver; Tim Wood, bus driver; Kyle Hood, bus driver; Debbie Murphy, London Elementary guidance counselor; Karen Harris, Sequoyah Elementary teacher; and Tonya Stane-May, junior high teacher/ coach.
The board also approved the non-renewal of contract for Ramona Streeval, child nutrition worker.

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Palo Alto Oaks take 16-0 mark into postseason tourney
Original post made on Jul 22, 2013
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 22, 2013 at 12:13 pm
We need a human interest story on the Palo Alto Oaks. I know they have been playing forever, but I really know nothing about the team. Who supports it financially. Who keeps it going after all these years? How do they recruit players? Are the players people who still have hopes of a pro career, former pro players, just people who enjoy playing baseball?
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Jul 22, 2013 at 4:59 pm
I agree! They have been playing for 65 years which is a HUGE thing for Palo Alto and its athletes.
a resident of another community
on Jul 23, 2013 at 1:48 pm
The Oaks are truly amazing and have been run, funded and held together by the great Steve Espinosa. Steve played for the Oaks when he was younger under the late great Tony Makjevic! Tony Mak needs to be celebrated by the community for all his years dedicated to this great institution. I will contact Steve to see if he can add a human interest story to this link. Steve does it all for the love of the game, kids and to honor the memory of Tony Mak!!!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 23, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Thank you all for the kind words. Let me try to answer some of your questions. First, Andrew makes mention of Tony Makjavich. It is important to know that Tony managed the team for nearly 50 years. Back when I played, we played in the San Francisco Winter League where all the local pros would play to stay in shape. We played against such stars as Willie McGee, Von Hayes, Ricky Henderson, Mike Norris and on and on. We also played during the summer starting out at El Camino park and moving to Baylands the year it opened.
When Tony passed away in 2003, it meant someone would have to take over the team. I simply was not willing to let Tony's legacy, the Oaks, die with his passing...so I took it over. I have enjoyed the 10 years of running the team. We have gone where no other Oaks team has, the World Series the last three years. It has been exciting and rewarding.
However, we have decided to boycott the World Series this year as it has moved from Houston, two years ago, to Florida last year, and now New York. The cost to take the team there has exceeded our financial means. It would be great to find a corporate sponsor who would care enough about the team to assist with finances, but I have not thought of the appropriate way to find one.
Lastly, we are funded almost entirely by a golf tournament which allows me to first and foremost, honor Tony for all he did for the Oaks. Secondly, it does help raise the funds to run the team during the regular season. The 10th Tony Makjavich Memorial will be held October 5th, at Shoreline Golf Links. Information about the team and a downloadable entry form for the tournament is available as well. The team website is www.paoaks.com.
Again, I thank you for your kind words.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 23, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Please keep me on your donation list...I will sponsor a hole.
The PA Oaks is a very good story.
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Consistently Slow
10 miles Saturday HR 115/ 130
6 miles Sunday HR 105 /124 Ran 2.5 miles walked 3.5
Run until the trail runs out.
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
Bad Ass
Hi, guys.
I did 15 yesterday at 142 (11:32mm) and was surprised at the low HR. Today, I tackled the very technical advanced trail at the Oleta State Park and did 5.30 miles at 142 as well. There was a very technical section that made my HR go up to 157 but I got it down very fast. The asthma attack was coming but I stopped it.
Still, for the first full week of close to 90F and high humidity (compared to 80F and high humidity, LOL), I think I caught myself early enough so as to keep the HR low.
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."
It's always fucking hot in Miami! (except for 3 days of the year)
3.5 mile walk .No HRM.
Nice going D-R
Don't you feel naked without it, clay?
My week has been going OK. All my runs below Maff. I did 5, 7 with strides, and 5 this week. Rest day today.
I've had intermittent internet all week. Ugh.
Still struggling to get all the way down to my MAF of 136.
Really nice easy run yesterday though, beautiful evening, 67 degrees, 14% humidity and light breeze 8 mph out of the NNE.
8.11 miles, 9:46 avg pace, 139 avg HR.
Age: 49 Weight: 202 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)
Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
Sounds like nice weather too, npaden.
I did 6 with 8 X 100m strides this morning with super humidity (I hate Miami!). Maintained 140-143 throughout the recovery portions and the strides went well. This week has been a nice Maf week for me. 5K tomorrow but it will be super hot and humid. Hoping to run at 175HR and hang on for dear life.
Good luck with the 5K tomorrow, Damaris. It sounds painfully fun
PRs: 5k - (20:42) 3/9/2013 18:55 (9/28/13)
10k - (42:42) 3/23/2013 39:11 (10/26/13) course was short @ 6.0 mi :)
10 mi - (1:12:10) 4/6/2013
There you go, I fixed your post.
Good luck with the 5K tomorrow, Damaris. It sounds painfully not fun
13.2 miles at 142 HR and 9:15 pace this morning. I can now say I have run the distance once (and only once!) before my first HM
One of my slowest 5Ks in months but still an improvement from last year's bout with asthma. First 5K without albuterol, so I"m pretty happy. Ran it at 172HR and ended up with 27:22 in 84F and 74 dewpoint so weather was not ideal. Very happy even though I'm not speedy lately.
Congrats. Hopefully not to painful.
9.7 miles
7K race HR 132/ 167 48:57 unofficial. 4.75 mile warmup.
Great job, clay.
Well, it was and it wasn't. Last mile I was coughing and had chest congestion from the asthma so I felt like I was drowning but kept pushing to end before it ended me!
Great job Damaris! Sounds like steamy conditions. Were you just trying a test without albuterol or trying to manage it other ways? I take a couple of hits of albuterol before every run. Probably not necessary except on race day. I was diagnosed with "exercise-induced" asthma as a kid, then I didn't do much exercise again until I was 37 If I don't use the albuterol before a hard effort, I will be coughing and wheezing for a day or two afterwards. Honestly, I haven't looked into other ways to control it, but I'm sure there's a better way. I'm not a big fan of taking meds unless I have to.
A test. I knew a PR would be difficult with marathons every month and illness two weeks ago. Last time I tried racing a 5K without albuterol was December and I failed. I've been running marathons without albuterol so I knew I felt stronger. But yes, it was muggy and sunny, and blah.
I used to need albuterol before every run and every 2 hours during the race. I actually had to use 6 pumps of albuterol during the Berlin Marathon last September. Now I have run two marathons faster than Berlin without albuterol. So yay!
One thing that has worked for me has been: allergy shots for my lethal allergy to dustmites (oh, joy), being a vegetarian or 99% vegetarian (for some reason, there is some connection with stomach and asthma issues), and MAF. I have started to add fish and meat to my diet without big issues but I've noticed that the week before a marathon the more vegetarian I eat the less asthma issues I get.
I was on Symbicort, Singulair, and Ventolin daily, now I'm only on Symbicort every day with Ventolin as needed. Last pump of Ventolin was on December 30, the day of my last 5K.
Chasing the bus
I'd have melted in that heat, D. Just can't do it, with or without meds, so, well done!
Ran outside, here, first time this spring, at 71 deg. N. lat. Temp zero F, no wind, beautiful night. were on to 16 hr days already, but still cold here, and the wind has been blowing, so I've been chained to the dreadmill when I'm here, up north. I missed my long run at home this week, and had pretty much resigned myself to not making my mileage goal this week. After a 12 hr day (not hard physical labor, but we don't get off 'till 6), and not being able to get to the gym much before 7, and trying to run as much as possible, in my slow MAF way, it's hard to get mileage in and still get down to get something hot to eat before they close the kitchen at 8:30pm. so yesterday, on hopes of good weather, I brought my clothes to work, and after my relief arrived, I literally ran out the door! HR immediatly skyrocketed. I didn't believe it at first, thought it was just initial anomaly, but I am using electrode gel, and it eventually came down. I think it was just first-outside-run-here-this-spring jitters? Otherwise uneventful. Got in an easy 10 miles in the arctic AND got a hot meal! I also think I'm getting used to 30 mile weeks, and running 2 hrs. is becoming less stressful. Thinking about the move from 30-35...
Synopsis; 10 miles outside last night, avg. HR 126, pace 11:31, finish my week at 30.1 miles.
Have a great weekend, all!
"You're either on the bus or off the bus." ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test


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Police Log
-- On Jan. 12, Vermont State Police were patrolling I-91 when a disabled vehicle was encountered between exits 1 and 2 in the southbound lane. Investigation revealed that the vehicle had broken down and required a tow truck to be removed from the interstate.
Routine computer checks on the vehicle's occupants revealed that the passenger in the right front seat, Robert T. St. Amand, 43, of Monson, Mass., was the subject of an active arrest warrant issued out of Orange County, for the felony sale of cocaine. There were no issues with the vehicle's other two occupants. St. Amand was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Brattleboro barracks for processing. He was then transported to the Southern State Correctional Facility by members of the Windham County Sheriff's Department for lack of $10,000 cash bail.
-- On Jan. 14, Brattleboro Police took a report of a violation of an abuse prevention order. After completing the investigation, the suspect, Shawn L. Betit, 33, of Brattleboro, was arrested for the offense. He was released on court conditions and given a citation to appear the Superior Court to answer the charge.
-- On Jan. 15, Vermont State Police initiated a traffic stop on I-91 by exit 1. The car, which had a New York registration, was stopped for littering. Further investigation revealed a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, which led to a voluntary consent search. A little more than an ounce of marijuana was located in the vehicle. The passenger, Sonya Gross, 27, of Shirley, N.Y., said she was the owner of the marijuana, according to police. Gross was given a criminal citation to appear in court for the misdemeanor possession charge.
-- On Jan. 15, Vermont State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Middle Road by Dutton Farm Road. Upon arrival, the operator, Glenna Annis, 81, of Dummerston, said she sustained no injuries as a result of the crash. Annis reported being distracted prior to the crash. Annis' vehicle struck a culvert located in a gully off the shoulder of the roadway. Annis' vehicle sustained minor front end damage and was towed by Rick's Towing.
-- On Jan. 11, Vermont State Police responded to a residence in an attempt to locate an escapee from the Vermont Department of Corrections. Members of the State Police located Delaney Alyn Ping Medvigy, 19, of Putney, at her boyfriend's home on Stockwell Drive. She was taken into custody without incident for escaping custody.
-- On Jan. 16, Vermont State Police concluded an investigation based on a report, which alleged Daniel Mager, 37, of Wardsboro, had sexual contact with a 13-year-old female at his residence in Wardsboro. The victim disclosed having sexual intercourse on several occasions with Mager during the spring of 2012, according to police. During the investigation, Mager denied the allegations. Mager was arrested and held without bail at the Southern State Correctional Facility and was cited to appear in the Vermont Superior Court Windham Criminal Division on Jan. 17, to answer to the charge of aggravated sexual assault.
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PINK by Victoria's Secret and Wisconsin Sport Team Merchandise – Packers, Badgers, Brewers
Dear Victoria's Secret,
When are you going to stop discriminating against Wisconsin's sports teams in your Pink NFL Collection and Pink Collegiate Collection and Pink MLB Collection? How good do the Green Bay Packers, University of Wisconsin Badgers, and Milwaukee Brewers have to be before you will offer a variety of merchandise for Wisconsin sports teams*?
For example, let's start with the Super Bowl champion, regular season 15-1 Green Bay Packers. On your Field Lineup of Facebook "Likes", the Packers have 984 Likes – the highest of all 32 teams. The nearest teams after the Packers are the Dallas Cowboys with 940 and Pittsburgh Steelers with 914. What Pink Green Bay Packers merchandise is available for the most liked team with the best record in the NFL? One pair of $50 sweatpants. Not even the jersey worn by the Packers model is available. No thanks.
Now, let's look at the miserable 3-13 Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings got 148 Facebook Likes. FBD. Yet, what Pink Minnesota Vikings merchandise is available for this terrible and unloved football team? Three whole pages of Pink Vikings items. Lame.
Wisconsin sports teams are loved nation-, and world-, wide. Time to start offering cute Packers, Badgers, and Brewers clothing, Victoria's Secret.
* For anyone who cares about Wisconsin sports, I am not leaving out the Milwaukee Bucks – Victoria's Secret does not have a Pink NBA collection.
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It was difficult being without Mike Sweeney in our lineup for that long stretch when he had back problems this past year, so we're looking forward to having him back in '07.
Sweeney was missed more than words can express. We need him in the lineup consistently to put fear into opposing pitchers. We don't have too many guys who can do that at this point. Sweeney can knock the ball out of the park. We can count on him to hit 25-30 homers, and we missed that for most of the season. We did our best while he was out, but we couldn't wait to have him back.
He's absolutely one of the best hitters in the game. His numbers prove it. He hits around .300 every year and is consistently driving in guys. He's a great player and the anchor in our lineup.
The back injuries have probably been most frustrating for him. Back injuries affect you in all areas of the game, especially your swing. We're just hoping that he's physically ready to go next year.
Even though we haven't produced as a team as much as we'd like, Sweeney has always gone out there and given his all, even through all of the injuries. He's always around the team and always is there to pick our spirits up. Even if he's not on the field, he's our biggest supporter.
Sweeney is definitely the face of the Royals franchise. He has been around here, geez, I don't even know how many years. He's put up great numbers over the years, and everybody loves him.
He's also very involved in charitable endeavors around the area. He won the Players Choice Award in 2006 for being the most charitable player. He's a great guy and loves to give back to the community.
I think Sweeney and George Brett are the two guys who stand out as the faces of this franchise. They have always been a huge part of Kansas City and the Royals organization. He will go down as one of this franchise's all-time bests.
David DeJesus, who turns 27 in December, has become a steady performer in the Royals outfield during his three years in the big leagues. He has a lifetime .292 average and a career .362 on-base percentage.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors are appealing the dismissal of anti-paparazzi driving charges that had been filed against a photographer accused of recklessly chasing Justin Bieber in California.
The appeal filed Wednesday argues that a criminal court judge erred last month when he dismissed two counts filed under California's 2010 anti-paparazzi law against Paul Raef, a freelance photographer.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson ruled the statute was overly broad and violated the First Amendment.
The appeal claims the ruling could set a precedent that newsgatherers can engage in reckless driving without facing stiff penalties.
The law targeted those found guilty of unsafe driving in pursuit of a photo for commercial use.
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Here comes the sun, but it ain't alright.
When I was a wee lad, surfing was as cool as it got. Every kid on the block had a copious stash of Maui & Sons and Town & Country T-shirts, but only like 1 in 500 actually knew how to surf. Maybe it was the residual coolness factor from 60's beach party cheeseball movies or the fact that rich dudes with feathery blond hair named Lance or Devin always seemed to get the chicks.
Repressed Sun-In anger notwithstanding, I eventually gave up on learning how to ride waves when I realized that you have to do it in the ocean, which is where big sharks live, and big sharks eat people. Nowadays, the only surfing I do is of the channel variety.
And now, I should add, the game variety. I guess someone forgot to scratch surfing off the list of Potentially Cool Games, because here I am grumbling about the latest entry into this whirlpool of a genre, Ubi Soft's Sunny Garcia Surfing. While it manages to float a few meters above the bottom of the ocean, it sure as hell isn't the sunny beach it claims to be.
Sunny Garcia takes the Tony Hawk route, featuring a group of real-world surfers with real-world stats surfing totally fake, badly named coastlines. I suppose there are a few of you out there who actually know who these surfers are, but until surfing hits the national scene with the kind of X-Games hype befitting skating and biking, I imagine most of you don't know your Sunny Garcias from your Jeff Spicolis.
There aren't many ways to play this game. Championship mode pits you against other surfers in a series of elimination matches, each of which lets you try to rack up points on a set number of waves in a set time. Arcade mode makes you score as many points as you can with only a few falls. Time Attack makes you nail tricks in a certain amount of time, and Freesurf is a practice mode. Not a whole lot of inspiration here.
The basic gameplay tries to emulate real surfing. You start out in the middle of the ocean lying on a board. Then a swell starts up behind you, at which point you have to paddle around and decide whether or not to catch the wave. Once you stand up and get moving, it's all about tricks and maneuvers until the wave is mysteriously 'completed', which seems to take about thirty seconds or so, provided you don't bail before then.
And I absolutely guarantee you WILL bail before then, as Sunny Garcia's control learning curve is steep and nasty. The wave physics are pretty unforgiving - get caught in the wrong part of the wave and you're toast. It takes a while before you're actually finishing waves, though it certainly feels right once you're up and moving. Sunny Garcia does a much better job than past surfing games when it comes to actually putting you in the middle of the experience.
During your brief stint on the waves, you get points for pulling off face tricks and air tricks. The face tricks are very easy, mainly just requiring you to cut back and forth across the face of the wave while occasionally risking a quick 180 at the crest. You can also try to duck inside the wave for big barrel points, but it ain't easy. For that matter, the air tricks are no walk in the park. You have to press Circle to jump, then hold L2 and/or R2 and another button to pull a trick, then let go of everything before landing...and this all must be done in about 2 seconds. I don't know why the developers require these button combinations for standard moves. Seems a little too complex just to pull off a simple grab.
You better get used to grabbing and tweaking, because there isn't a whole lot more to do when you're out on the waves. Unlike snowboarding and skating, surfing sort of has a strike against it as a game because you don't really interact with anything aside from the wave. It's fine if you're a beach bum, but most gamers will tire of carving back and forth with the occasional jump long before getting any leg cramps.
Maybe someone took notice of this, because in Arcade mode you have to contend with buoys, floating photographers and other random items while you surf. Unfortunately, the crummy camera angles and sheer speed of the game make it seem totally arbitrary whether or not you plow into objects and ruin your great run. It's maddening and stupid.
Like other surfing games, Sunny Garcia's graphics are a mixed bag. The waves look pretty good, curling at the right speed and cresting white at the right places. Too bad there's little else to look at - the backgrounds are bland and it seems that you're the only one ever out catching waves. The motions of the surfer look fine while surfing, but absolutely terrible in every other place in the game, particularly the 'victory' sequence when you beat a Championship or Arcade series. The characters suddenly look like animatronic Disneyland robots.
I don't know who decided that generic pop/punk was the official sponsor of surfing, but he should be drowned. Note to 'extreme' game developers: Tony Hawk doesn't just rule because it's a great engine - it also has an eclectic, thoughtful soundtrack. The music in THPS games is varied and classic. The music in Sunny Garcia is as cookie cutter as it gets. If I wanted punk, I'd pop on a Misfits album.
There are a few multiplayer modes here as well, but none are very fun. The only one that stands out is Rumble mode, which is an odd sort of surfing mini-fighting game where you carve back and forth on a giant wave picking up power ups to hurl at your enemy. Sounds intriguing, but is no fun since you just, well, carve back and forth picking up power-ups and hurling them at your enemy. Next time, try some strategy. Plus, one of you is guaranteed to suck while the other is used to the frisky controls. Sort of takes the competitive edge out of it.
For that matter, there's very little edge to Sunny Garcia Surfing in general. While it looks and plays better than Surfing H30, that's not saying much. Only guys named Lance need apply.


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In June, Mumford & Sons postponed several tour dates when bassist Ted Dwane was taken to the hospital after a blood clot was discovered on the surface of his brain. Now fully recovered, Dwane and Marcus Mumford talked with Chicago radio station WXRT (a Radio.com station) about the medical scare before their headlining set this past Saturday (Aug. 3) at Lollapalooza.
Dwane confessed that he didn't know what was happening other than suffering from "a brutal headache."
"It's a bit of a weird one. I think it happened during a gig. We didn't know what it was for about ten days so we just cracked on, did a bunch more shows." Dwane said. "Eventually they put me in a scanner and found it and operated the next day. We had to reschedule a few gigs. But apart from that, all is well."
Related: Mumford & Sons' Ted Dwane Hospitalized, Band Postpones Tour Dates
Marcus Mumford remains impressed at Dwane's ability to keep performing despite the blood clot that formed.
"He was a brave little bunny," Mumford added. "He played to over 100,000 people that week with that thing in his head. Badass."
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Amidst smoke and mirrors, Lady Gaga stormed the Tonight Show stage last night (Feb. 18) for a finely tuned performance of the title track off her 2013 album, ARTPOP.
Taking a place behind a white baby grand, Gaga lulled her Little Monsters into the performance sweetly singing, "We could belong together." But, Gaga couldn't stay sitting down for long and soon made her way down the plexiglas staircase, showcasing her high art dance moves along the way.
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Hi, Can anyone please help setup this poll manager by xigla. I believe I've setup it correctly, but under poll preview no data is displayed, yet I can see the data displayed under zone in the admin backend. There is javascript code you can embed in a web page to bring up the poll, and the same happens. No data is displayed under the poll code, but I can see data under the zone code in the front webpage end.
I've spoken with the developers and they want to charge me $200 (US), to resolve the issue. The product is free to download from their site, and I believe it's an error in the downloaded code. I've informed them of this, but I believe they are being pretty arrogant and saying its not.. The instruction are really simply in setting up the ASP Poll either for sql or access database.
The scripts can be downloaded here for free ... http://xigla.com/absolutepm/order.asp
So you are expecting somebody to download that code, install it on their own system, try it out, and debug it if and when it doesn't work? And you think $200 is too much for all of that? I usually charge $70 an hour for working on other people's software, just because of the pain and trouble you have noted. Heck, I probably wouldn't charge much more than $200 to write an ASP-based poll from scratch; it would probably be easier than trying to fix somebody else's ugly code.
At a minimum, you should give us a link to your current non-working installation. So that if there is something obviously wrong we can tell you, rather than having to go through all the above.
If it's something I can help with in, say, half an hour, I'd do it. But 3 or 4 hours of work???Be yourself. No one else is as qualified.
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I have a very old Graflex enlarger-printer. Pictures of this can be seen on ebay. I would like more info on this please...thank you
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This is a neat looking piece of equipment. The only reference I could find was right here on graflex.org under the various graflex equipment listings as:
Graflex Enlarg-or-Printer (35mm 2-1/4 x 3-1/4) 1936 1942
I got permission from the owner to supply this pic to make it easier for anyone to offer some help on what this thing is and does...
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I don't ever remember seeing one of these personally while I was in Photo retail sales in the early 70's, as they came along much earlier, but an older salesman who worked out of the warehouse and had a sales territory of several counties remembers seeing one in an older catalog.
It rather reminds me of the old "Franklin" type kerosene stoves with the tall metal and glass chimmeys that each member of my family had in their bedrooms.
They did a passable job of heating, but in the mornings before school, my brother and I would have to dress in front of the fire place in the living room in order to really stay warm.
Oh, for the good "ole" days,
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I _knew_ it reminded me of something
Wonder if it could serve a dual purpose?
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Well.... I now own this thing
If anyone knows any more about it, I'd sure like to hear about it...
If anyone has any questions about it, I'll offer what I can...
So far it's undoubtedly missing any kind of lens it may have had, but the negative carrier is there. Needs a new AC cord, and you'd figure that when I stopped at the hardware store for something else on the way home I would have bought one...
It looks like it may also work as an 8x10 contact printer. I hope so... Got some cleaning up and exploration to do
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Okay, now I have a question
This 'enalrger' seems pretty much complete, except for a lens. The box is marked for a 2 inch and 3 inch lens. It actually has a cute little lens board that measures 63mm square with a 30mm mounting hole.
Since this was made from 1936 through 1942 according to this site, does anyone have a clue as to what enlarging lens Graflex may have used in this thing?
I know that 3 inch lenses are generally called 75mm even though it's a little off. But 2 inches? Would that have been a 50mm, or just 2 inches?
I would like to get at least one lens for this that 'fits' and belongs there...
Then I will play a bit after the re-wiring. Turns out that the negative holder is for 2 1/4 x 2 1/4, but that's the mask! The actual carrier (glass plates) is 4x5! I have a feeling that with the right lens, this thing could actually make an 8x10 enlargement of a 4x5 negative... If not, it's back to being an 8x10 contact printer....
Anyway, if anyone has a lens suggestion, I'd appreiate it. Remember, 1936 through 1942
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That thing looks like you could use it to smoke fish. It would make your photos smell funny, though.
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On 2005-04-13 09:24, glennfromwy wrote:
That thing looks like you could use it to smoke fish. It would make your photos smell funny, though.
There's another good secondary use for it
It's suprisingly smaller than it looks in the pic. The top is just big enough for an 8x10 sheet and is maybe 10x12 total. It's too low for floor use so would sit on a bench or table. Even has a red bulb inside, which seems odd to me since it doesn't work like a normal enlarger. It has a white-translucent focusing screen that lays on top of the glass. Then there's 4 movable framing leaves. So once focused and framed with white light, why use the red for anything?
And I found an Ektar 50mm f/4.5. It may be newer, may be older, but it was so cheap that I couldn't pass it up and I thought it would 'fit' this device. Mounting-wise, it should fit perfectly... Now all I have to do is clean it up, re-wire it, find out the bulbs don't work (
) and then order a new bulb. And oddly enough, bulbman (or something like that) actually lists a replacement bulb for this enlarger!
What a great thing to tinker with
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Madonna had cameras flashing at the New York special screening of "Revolver" thanks to her full bodied hairstyle. Her hair length was cut to one length and long layers were added through her back and sides to create her voluminous style. To complete her look, side and front layers were cut from mid face level and blended down to shape her face perfectly.
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Lynn Boggess paints with trowels. Standard issue trowels that he machines into service for applying and removing oil paint on canvas in plein air along the mountain rivers and streams of West Virginia.
Saturday, I was at Tyndall Galleries enjoying a new show of Boggess' paintings, large oils that more often than not still smelled a bit wet and rich as if you were just in the studio with them. The thick layering of paint means that the shadows on the canvas move as if you were watching the scene through a very clear glass or across a cool mountain creek. The paintings up close are textured pieces of oil paint architecture, but at a short distance they are more real than any photograph and with the shadows alive.
As I left the opening and went to the parking lot, I saw a bunch of folks from the show gathered around a truck. There was Boggess explaining his trowels to other artists. We all got to hold his instruments, then he took out his easel. You can see him using it here.
That easel is a piece of work on its own. It must be strong enough to how a large canvas against the wind and adjustable enough to work on almost any mountain-side river bank. It must be portable and compact. It must expand and hold the paint and tools — no brushes. It must be simple to set up and adjust. Boggess has all of that done well in his homemade contraption.


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By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Rays manager Joe Maddon has never been a proponent of expanding rosters to 40 players in September, having noted earlier this season -- and in years past -- that he felt there should be at the very least a nightly limit on how many players can be active for any given game during the month.
The Rays' active roster currently sits at 37 players, and Maddon managed a smile about his using the extra players to the team's advantage.
"While it's there, you've got to utilize it," Maddon said. "We've talked about that in the past. Again, there has to be a lot of thought put into that regarding the number of people who are active, because even on an expanded roster, you're going to include starting pitchers, so how are you going to deal with that thought regarding the number that are active on a particular day? So I think moving forward, you're going to see [a limit] eventually. Right now it's benefiting us, but there are times when it can hurt you, too."
Maddon was asked if he felt more like a football coach, given the size of his roster.
"I can't deny that it's kind of nice," Maddon said. "But a part of this, you get a bunch of guys and have this large of a number and you're afraid to utilize them. We have a large number we're not afraid to use because you feel like they can contribute and they're not overwhelmed by the moment."
Rays lose Escobar, Lobaton; both day to day
NEW YORK -- Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar and catcher Jose Lobaton had to leave Tuesday night's series opener against the Yankees due to injuries.
Escobar has a sore left ankle, and Lobaton has a bruised right elbow. Both are considered day to day.
In the bottom of the fourth, Yankees catcher Chris Stewart slid hard into Escobar, who was covering second base on a forceout with Ichiro Suzuki at the plate. Escobar remained in the game, but when his turn to bat came in the top of the fifth, Kelly Johnson pinch-hit for him.
Ben Zobrist moved from second base to shortstop, while Johnson filled Zobrist's spot at second.
Lobaton caught through the fifth inning before Jose Molina pinch-hit for him in the sixth and took over the Rays' catching duties.
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NEW YORK -- Brandon Gomes has been a force out of the Rays' bullpen in recent outings.
The right-hander entered Tuesday's series opener against the Yankees having recorded the win in three of his last six appearances. On Monday, he entered Tampa Bay's 5-4 win over the Orioles in the top of the fifth to face Adam Jones after Chris Davis walked with one out. Gomes struck out Jones swinging for the second out, then gave way to Alex Torres.
Gomes struck out both batters he faced on Sunday against the Orioles, and on Wednesday against the Rangers, he struck out Ian Kinsler swinging to end the inning before the Rays won, 4-3, in walk-off fashion in the 12th.
Gomes missed much of the season with a right lat strain, but he now feels healthy and fresh.
"I felt good earlier in the year, prior to the lat strain, but I feel like right now, mechanically, it's the best I've felt in a couple of years," Gomes said.
Gomes has not been scored upon in his last six outings and has allowed just two baserunners while striking out five in 3 2/3 innings. His recent success followed a rough outing against the Angels on Sept. 2, when he allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning.
In the aftermath of that outing, Gomes rediscovered a missing element to his mechanics.
"I got kind of hit around by the Angels," Gomes said, "so I went back and looked at some film and kind of adjusted some things. I went back to what I had been doing prior to last year. I just feel like I have a little more whip in my arm and better control of my offspeed stuff. I'm just trying to continue to do it and pick the team up whenever I can."
Gomes is healthy, he's found his mechanics and he's fresh at a competitive time of the season, which are all pleasing aspects to the native of Fall River, Mass.
"Things happen for a reason," Gomes said. "I have a lot fewer appearances than a lot of these guys. The fact that I am fresh, comparatively speaking, is a good thing. I can pick up some guys if they're tired or need a day here or there. I'll gladly take the ball whenever they need me.
"We're all here to pitch in big games. I think we all thrive in that situation, and that little extra adrenaline definitely helps, as far as sharpness."
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• Desmond Jennings, sidelined with a tight left hamstring, was out of the starting lineup again on Tuesday night. Maddon reported that he had no update on Jennings, who played catch on Tuesday but did not run.
• Jennings' injury could open up some doors for Tim Beckham to get more playing time than he was originally thought to receive during his September callup. Beckham has been impressive thus far, entering Tuesday with two hits in six at-bats, as well as a sacrifice fly on Monday, when he started at second base.
• No decision has been made regarding the Rays' starter for Friday night's contest in Toronto, but Maddon did allow that the decision will be between right-handers Jeremy Hellickson and Jake Odorizzi.
• In 81 home dates this season, the Rays drew 1,510,300 fans -- an average of 18,646 per game.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Many, if not all, of the RubyConf 2010 videos are now available on the Confreaks website. Several are quite good, but Aaron Patterson's ZOMG WHY IS THIS CODE SO SLOW? is definitely worth a look if you're short on time.
Jimmy Cuadra has released a Ruby library which works with the Google Translate API, called to_lang. It extends String to provide several convenience methods for translating strings on the fly. You're only required to have your own API key, and other than that, "Nos encanta".to_english.
Ben Hughes wrote an article this week to remind everyone why they should always validate maximum lengths in their Rails models. He's also put together a gem, called validates_lengths_from_database which will make building those validations much easier.
Drew Neil from vimcasts.org dropped us a line before the new year to let us know about a plugin for VIM which makes it really easy to select and navigate blocks of ruby code. If you're a Vim fanatic, and well, obviously you use Ruby, then it's at least worth a good, long look.
Justin Ramel recently wrote up some posts showing how to use the vim-ruby-refactoring plugin. With it, you can extract a variable to a constant, extract some code into the method, rename local or instance variables, add parameters, and more.
Allen Wei wrote up a nice post showing how easy it is to write command-line tools in Ruby. He starts with a basic, Ruby-only implementation, then demonstrates OptionParser, and finally graduates to Thor.
We (Envy Labs) released a set of six Rails 3 cheat sheets, last week. They cover the majority of the new external, aka application developer, APIs in Rails 3. They cover Routing, Bundler, ActiveRelation, UJS, and more.
Just before the end of the year, the RubyGems team bestowed version 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 upon us. With it, though, came a very ominous, "DO NOT UPGRADE IN RUBY 1.9," message. So, please heed their advice. Upgrade in Ruby 1.8, if you like, but unless you detest kittens, do not upgrade in Ruby 1.9.
Alex, on the Optimis Dev blog, wrote an article to remind developers not to ever run bundle update. At least ,not most of the time. Bundle update is used only when updating an already-existing dependency with your Gemfile. More often useful is just the plain-old bundle install for adding a new dependency. Know your tools, people, or you could put an eye out.
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A short walk from the beach
Eden Hotel & Spa Cannes is located on Rue d'Antibes, a chic shopping street brimming with boutiques and cafés. The beach is a 5-minute walk, and Palais des Festivals et des Congres is less than 1 km (0.5 mile) away.
Rooftop terrace
A small outdoor pool and hot tub are on the rooftop terrace overlooking the city and the bay, accessible for a fee. A complimentary fitness area offers an indoor pool and spa tub, plus a steam room.
LCD TVs
Sleek and modern guestrooms include LCD TVs, minibars, in-room safes, free high-speed Internet access, bathrobes, and slippers. Rooms are air-conditioned, and wide bay windows let plenty of light in.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window.
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Eden Hotel & Spa Cannes is on Rue d'Antibes, one of Cannes's main shopping streets. The beach and the famous seaside Promenade de la Croisette are about 0.5 kilometers (0.3 miles) away.
For a surcharge, you can enjoy pure relaxation on the rooftop terrace, which features an outdoor seasonal pool, solarium, and spa tub. It is possible to reserve deck chairs on site. Guests have free access to the indoor health-and-wellness area, which includes a pool, spa tub, steam room, and gym. Business customers can arrange to use the 150 square meters (1,615 square feet) of on-site conference/event space.
The Akwaba restaurant serves a generous buffet breakfast daily, as well as a mixture of Mediterranean, Asian and traditional French cuisine for dinner. Room service is available for breakfast and dinner. The Eden Bar offers cocktails, wine, and coffee drinks in an intimate setting with a fireplace. Free WiFi is available as well.
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Rooftop terrace
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Meeting rooms 5
- Restaurant
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Steam room
- Free WiFi
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Conference space size (meters) - 500
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Conference space size (feet) - 5382
- Conference center
- Laundry facilities
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 117
- Number of floors - 8
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Multilingual staff
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free newspapers in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Bathtub or shower
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- In-room climate control (heating)
Where to Eat
Akwaba Restaurant - Afro-modern decor. Buffet breakfast (surcharge) available from 7 to 10:30 AM. Dinner offers a la carte, 2-course, and 3-course menus. Dinner highlights: stir-fried beef with vegetables, large ravioli mushroom with truffle bianchetto, filet of bass in a virgin sauce, Tatin-style pineapple rum crumble. "Akwaba" means "Welcome" in some West African dialects.
Akwaba Bar – Cocktails, wine, Champagne, beer, spirits, aperitifs, liqueurs, coffee drinks, tea. Open late afternoon til late night
Room service is available for breakfast and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests have free access to the indoor health-and-fitness area, which includes a pool, spa tub, hammam, and gym. Another pool can be found on the rooftop terrace, where the access is at a surcharge.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Water skiing nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Prenatal massage
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: EUR 150.00 per stay
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.80 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
- Resort fee
- Pool access
- Spa access
- Fitness center access
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Concierge/valet service
- Housekeeping
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 20 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 90 per room (one way)
- Self parking fee: EUR 20 per day
- Facilities fee: EUR 20 per person, per day and includes use of:
Hotel Name
- Cannes Eden
- Eden Cannes
- Eden Hotel Cannes
- Hôtel Eden Cannes
- Eden Hôtel Cannes
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.
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Of course we've always been in China but now we have language support for all Chinese speakers. Just click the language menu at the top to select it (if outside of Mainland china / H.K.).
We are looking forward to building our presence in China and working with both our existing partners and those to come. We've only got great feedback from our Chinese members and will continue to help meet their English language learning needs.
Here's a popular vlogger (video blogger) in China OMG Meiyu, produced by the brilliant Jessica Beinecke who works for VOA (one of our partners). How do you like it? It's experimental for us but I think it seems to work, this combination of first and second language. Let us know what you think!


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Chatzky Headlining SavvyMoney-CU Event at Washington Expo
In an collaborative effort to encourage consumers to get financially fit in 2014, credit unions, leagues and other industry groups will come together to make it happen this weekend at the NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo.
More than 85,000 attendees will descend on the Washington Convention Center Jan. 11- 12 for the event.
Credit unions have partnered with SavvyMoney to bring consumer financial expert, Jean Chatzky, to the expo, as well as offer free financial checkups for attendees. They will also host a seminar on financial fitness featuring Chatzky at 2 p.m. Jan. 11.
Following the presentation, Chatzky will do an autograph signing of her book, Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security, at the Dollars & Sense Credit Union Pavilion, booth #2333.
Expo attendees will also get the opportunity to take the SavvyMoney Checkup, a free financial assessment that has been designed especially for credit union members to evaluate debt and expenses relative to one's income and offers suggestions to help improve their situation, according to the MD|DC Credit Union Association.
In addition to 21 area credit unions, the MD|DC Credit Union Association, Virginia Credit Union League, The Credit Union Foundation and CUNA will participate in the event.


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One day after placing residents of the Weminuche Valley on preevacuation notice, the Hinsdale County Sheriffs Office gave the order to leave Friday.
The valley is being threatened by the Little Sand Fire burning northwest of Pagosa Springs. According to a news release Friday, the fire had reached a predetermined trigger point and was moving to the northeast.
The evacuation affected Poma Ranch and Weminuche Ranch.
There are only a couple fulltime residents (in the Weminuche Valley). The vacationers who were lodging and camping up there have already left, said fire information officer Suzanne Flory.
With people out of harms way, fire personnel are turning their attention to protecting the 71 houses, cabins and outbuildings in the valley. As of Friday afternoon, the flames were 1½ miles from the nearest structure.
Crews have installed sprinklers and removed brush near the buildings, trying to create buffer zones. Even so, the fire could jump containment lines by spotting, when heavy winds project burning embers ahead of the main flames.
If that happens, the buildings last line of defense will be a fire-resistant wrapping that resembles tin foil, said Flory.
The Little Sand Fire has burned approximately 10,000 acres of forest since being ignited by lightning May 13.


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Health Care Reform Blog
CMS Releases its 2012 ACO Application; Pioneer ACOs Advance
by J. Peter Rich and Lesley DeRenzo
Medicare MSSP ACOs
Pursuant to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) final rule released on October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2012 Accountable Care Organization (ACO) application. Organizations interested in participating as an ACO in the MSSP created under the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act may now move forward with the application process.
Organizations must submit a brief Notice of Intent (NOI) to CMS by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 6, 2012. A link to the NOI is accessible here.
Once CMS receives and processes an applicant's NOI, the applicant will receive an acknowledgement letter from CMS that contains the applicant's ACO ID. Additionally, CMS will provide the applicant with detailed information on how to obtain a CMS user ID (which is necessary to apply for the MSSP).
After an applicant has obtained an ACO ID and CMS user ID, the applicant should submit the MSSP application to CMS by no later than 5:00 pm EST on January 20, 2011, for the April 1, 2012 contract start date. Applicants wishing to participate starting July 1, 2012, should submit the MSSP application to CMS by no later than 5:00 pm EST on March 30, 2012.
For more information about the MSSP application process click here.
Separate ACO Development - Pioneer ACOs Advance
In a separate ACO development, CMS has recently pursued partnerships with ACOs through its Pioneer ACO model, led by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMI) within CMS. The Pioneer ACO program has been designed for health care providers that have relatively more experience with an integrated delivery system model, and thus, greater readiness to contract with CMI as an ACO. Approximately 40-50 of the Pioneer ACO applicants were offered contracts, and approximately 25-30 Pioneer ACOs are expected to enter into contracts with CMI. CMI's collaborations with Pioneer ACOs are aimed at achieving better care for individuals, better health for populations, and reduced expenditures for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries.
For more information about CMI click here.


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Triiodothyronine (T3) is a thyroid hormone. It plays an important role in the body's control of metabolism.
A laboratory test can be done to measure the amount of T3 in your blood.
Triiodothyronine; T3 radioimmunoassay
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
Your health care provider will instruct you, if needed, to stop taking drugs that may affect the test results.
Drugs that can increase T3 measurements include:
Drugs that can decrease T3 measurements include:
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
This test is done to check your thyroid function. Thyroid function depends on the action of many different hormones, including thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and T4.
Sometimes it can be useful to measure both T3 and T4 when looking at thyroid function. For example, in some cases of hyperthyroidism, T3 may be increased but T4 may be normal.
The T3 test measures both the T3 that is attached to proteins and floating free in the blood.
Your doctor may order this test if you have signs of a thyroid disorder, including:
The range for normal values is 100 - 200 ng/dL (nanograms per deciliter).
The examples above are common measurements for results of these tests. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different specimens.Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
High levels of T3 in the blood may occur in pregnancy, with the use of birth control pills or estrogen, from liver disease, or as part of an inerited condition.
Higher-than-normal levels of T3 may be a sign of:
Lower-than-normal levels may be due to:
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Kim M, Ladenson P. Thyroid. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 233.
Salvatore D, Davies TF, Schlumberger MJ, Hay ID, Larsen PR. Thyroid physiology and diagnostic evaluation of patients with thyroid disorders. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 11.
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EventDV 25 all-star, mega-WEVA CEA winner, and reigning shortform wedding champ Adam Forgione of Pennylane Productions has announced dates and locations for the first two cities on his 2011 EDU Workshop tour. The tour will kick off January 12 with the Philadelphia stand, where Adam will conduct 3 days of seminars at the Hyatt Place in King of Prussia, PA January 12-14 (Register for the Philadelphia workshops here). Next stop is Boston, where he'll spend January 16-18 doing 3 days of workshops at the Holiday Inn Dedham, unofficial home of the NPVA of New England (Register for the Boston workshops here). See updates for 1st 6 cities on tour below.
Key workshop topics include the following:
Additional locations and dates announced 12/8/10:
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The Business Policies website is your gateway to the policies guiding the business of Case Western Reserve University.
The Business Policy Task Force, created by Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder, reviews, revises and assembles business policies here. Below, employees can find policies for the various tasks they undertake in their work.
Business Policies
- Travel (PDF) (updated 09/2014)
- Meals & Entertainment (PDF) (updated 06/2016)
- Organization & Club Memberships (PDF)
- Procurement (PDF) (updated 04/2014)
- Procurement Card (PCard) (PDF) (updated 06/2016)
- Payment & Reimbursement Policy (PDF) (updated 03/2013)
- Catering (PDF)
- Personal Use of University Property (PDF) (updated 02/2013)
- Employee Recognition (PDF) (updated 09/2016)
- Cell Phones & Smart Phones Procurement Policy (PDF) (updated 07/2016)


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I had a good smile today.
I made the round trip 450km trip to my dealer for the 20000 km service today. It was a few degrees above freezing when I set out at 0730, and about 10 C when I was headed home mid afternoon.
I took Highway 401, the busiest limited access highway in Canada, and only saw a couple of other bikes all day. About half way home, I could make out a bike in the oncoming lanes. It was back-lit, and a bit hard to make out but looked like it had the Harley bat-wing fairing. As he got near he gave a big enthusiastic wave, which I returned. When he was opposite me I could make out that it was an Ontario Provincial Police officer. Nice to see him out enjoying his job as the local riding season winds down.


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ABC News Abortion/Cuba Poll, January 1998 (ICPSR 2506)
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This special topic poll sought respondents' views on the presidency, abortion, and Cuba. Those queried were asked if they believed that abortion is justifiable under the following circumstances: if the woman's life is endangered, the woman's mental and/or physical health is endangered, there is evidence that the baby is mentally and/or physically impaired, the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest, the woman is unwed and does not want the baby, or if the pregnant woman is a teenager. The January 1998 papal visit to Cuba was also addressed. Respondents were asked for their opinions of President Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II, and Cuban President Fidel Castro. Additional topics covered Clinton's handling of Cuba, the impact of the Pope's visit on Cuba, whether Cuba posed a national security threat to the United States, whether United States vital interests were at stake, whether diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba should be reestablished, and whether the trade embargo and travel restrictions on Cuba should be lifted. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, education, race, ethnicity, religion, political party, political orientation, family income, interest in visiting Cuba, and personal experience involving abortion.
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Inspired by daughter, Carew impacting lives
Hall of Famer tours country to help raise funds for blood-disease research
By Doug Miller / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Rod Carew is a Baseball Hall of Famer, an MVP Award and Rookie of the Year Award winner. He had over 3,000 hits and he made 18 All-Star teams in 19 Major League seasons. But these days, his life's work isn't about baseball. It's about children.
Carew lost his daughter, Michelle, to leukemia in 1996, when Michelle was 18, and since she was first diagnosed, he has spent his life fulfilling his promise to her that he would do whatever he can to help children with blood diseases.
Yet another part of that promise came to fruition on Thursday, when Carew served as the keynote speaker at the luncheon for the 49th Hutch Award, which honors an MLB player who has demonstrated outstanding community service.
The Hutch Award, a national honor presented by the Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has been given every year since 1965 in honor of Major League player and manager Fred Hutchinson, who died of cancer a year earlier at the age of 45. Its list of honorees includes Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Carl Yastrzemski, Pete Rose, Joe Torre, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Lou Brock, George Brett and Johnny Bench.
Carew and this year's winner, Angels outfielder Raul Ibanez, were the honored guests at the luncheon, and Carew's story about his daughter was particularly moving and captivating.
Carew spoke of how brave and unafraid Michelle seemed while facing the disease and fighting with everything she had, and how helpless he felt as a father when Michelle told him that she knew she would die.
But Carew felt there was a greater purpose behind all the suffering, and that's what eventually brought him to Safeco Field and everywhere else he goes in his journey to help others.
"I didn't lose my daughter," Carew said. "My daughter was put here for a reason … so that every child that's lived because of what I do when I travel across the country asking people like you to help, they're one of mine.
"It's the greatest feeling anyone can have, and my daughter taught me all about it. Until the day I die, that's what I'm going to do."
Carew marveled at the work the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is doing in not only using ground-breaking scientific knowledge to unearth treatments and milestones on the way to cures, but in the commitment in taking the research to the bedside, and how it helps families of patients live through the battle with dignity and with the tools they need to stay together for the long haul.
That's why he asked every doctor from Fred Hutch and every staff member from the center to stand up and be recognized.
"People talk about us as heroes," Carew said. "Baseball players, football players, hockey players.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these are heroes. They're the ones that change the lives of so many of us, and they will continue to do so because they care."
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.