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This was a fun one, despite the trial and error in finding a workable setup for this shot and the two hours of narrowing down which photo to submit. This is a ball of party LED lights on a black tee shirt background with a pair of nude pantyhose for the filter. After getting some boring results in my first shots, I realized this filter works best when pulled extremely taut and twisted a bit. The "star" trails look a little ghostly to me and imply a sense of motion even though the ball of lights is not moving. It's eerily appropriate for fall, I think.
Canon Rebel XSi, ISO 200, f4.5, 1/2 second exposure, approx 35mm zoom.
- Melissa Curry
This was shot by taping a stack of two lenses to my iPhone 4's camera: a red filter intended for a night-vision-friendly pocket flashlight (i.e. a cheap red translucent piece of plastic) and a small magnifying lens cannibalized from a busted pair of binoculars. The red filter, side lighting and monochrome nature of the coins made for a very contrasty black-and-red look (I happen to love that aesthetic and have used it occasionally in the past, although I'd always faked it before by messing with the colors in Photoshop... it was cool to see the shot come out like this "naturally" this time). The bino lens of course allowed me to get much closer to the coin and still stay in focus. All in all I'm pretty happy with the result and I'll definitely be trying it again with more interesting subjects (giant blood-red spider anyone?)
Shot details:
- iPhone 4 with one red "gel" and one small magnifying lens taped to the camera, no flash
- Straight out of the camera save for a crop and resize in Photoshop
- Frank Poulin
Sony Alpha 100
400 iso
Exposure 1/6 second
As a theatrical lighting designer and grad student I have access to tons of light filters used in the theatre. so the other day I grabbed a few and started having fun.
this was done with an R104 Silk filter which is used to give lights an even directional spread. so when i put it in front of my camera it made all the direct lighting have these light lines and all the indirect lighting became hazy.
the picture was taken In one of the theatres at my school while we were setting up the lights.
- Ronan Kilkelly
I used a Sony a330 for this shot- F5- ISO 200.
When I first heard of this challenge, I immediately thought of this diamond "paperweight" I have. One day in my dorm my friend walks in and goes- Here keep this. I just took it from the girl across the hall. I asked if I should return it and he said no... so here I am today with a trippy photo filter. I got this smurf toy in a happy meal from McDonalds- aptly I got "Panicky". I took a few pictures of him and it was down to two. One (this one) gives the kaleidoscopic effect that might induce panic and the other one was more of a lonesome feeling vignette-esque filter. I figured seeing multiples would send me more into a panic so I chose this one!
The only changes I made were cropping and slight contrast increase.
- Elizabeth Fleming
I found myself sitting on the couch one night, fiddling around with a blue tinted drinking glass. When I noticed the base of the glass was a similar diameter to my camera lens, I knew this was going to be the most grotesque filter and lens hood I will ever use. While this contraption has not seen the light of actual day... yet, it did get a few test shots pointed up at the ceiling fan. The view around the room made everything look a little small, blue and very dark. But pointed directly at a light source focused light down the sides and dispersed around the bottom of the glass. It looked kind of like a UFO. It kind of looked awesome. I filed this idea in the back of my mind and almost sent it in for the cheesy filter contest last week. Low and behold, this week's contest wants a physical filter and it's an idea I don't mind sharing.
Nikon D80, Tamron XR Di-II lens at 18mm. 1/10 second exposure at ISO-800.
- Josh Trautman
I call this picture Backyard Beerbottle Bokeh
I made three different types of filters for this challenge - a ND filter, a glass fiilter, and this bokeh filter. I cut the bokeh filter out of black construction paper, by hand, and taped it to my cheapo UV filter. At first I couldn't get it to work on my 18mm-55mm lens because I was too far away from my subjects, so I switched over to my 55mm-250mm telephoto, and that gave me alot more room to play with. My subjects are some beer bottles my friend and I emptied one night in my backyard. The vingetting is from the filter and was not added in photoshop, so I kept it in. In fact there is absolutely no photo editing done to this work. As for the other filters, they didn't work out as much as I'd hoped.
- R.J. Barrett
"Woman Behind Bars"
When I started I got out the plastic wrap and the colored Sharpie markers but all my testing didn't satisfy me. I decided the uniform color was uninteresting as I could do produce that effect in one easy step in Photoshop. Instead, I remembered the analog aliasing effect I got when looking through a red-painted wire-mesh trash can and decided to explore that. The really cool thing about using this 3D object as a filter is that the mesh's interaction with the picture changed based on where along the can's circular shape I looked through. That is how I was able to restrict the subtle red crosshatching to around the woman while leaving her relatively clear. T2i - Sigma 30mm @ 1.4 - ISO 200 - 1/125 sec.
- Eric Colon
I used one of the lenses from "Holiday Specs", which are novelty eye-ware. The cardboard-frame specs proclaim "Snowflake in every point of light!" "Let it snow" and "look at lights". They work great when looking at many points of light. With just the sun the effect is less pronounced, but it created some cool artifacts. I tried to shoot the rose with sunlight shining through the leaves.
Canon 7D, 100mm macro lens, aperture mode at f/16 to get a lot in focus. 1/160 second and ISO 2500.
- David Lee
The material for my filter is pure flame. The first idea was to take a picture of the distortion caused by the heat from a candle flame. That distortion, as it turns out, is more about the "live-action" shimmer than any still picture. Next idea was to de-focus the candle, and take a picture of something through it. I had fair results shooting some hanging kitchen utensils back-lit in a window. My final set-up was to shoot this peace lily flower through the blue flame of three cans of Sterno. On the right side, and to a lesser extent just left of the flower, you can see the blue from the flame—The filter seems to act most strongly on the darker and more receding areas of the subject.
Taken with a Canon 60D, 1/30 second at f/5.6, ISO 3200.
- Brian Hall
Canon 1100D, with kit 18-55mm IS lens @32.0mm. f/6.3 @ 1/40 ISO: 3200
So I read this and what immediately popped into my mind was sunglasses. I tried using some Guido (sun)glasses that I had, but their effect didn't change the picture as much. Then I tried some orange tint-polarized sunglasses (they aren't mine, trust me) and held them up to my lens and took the shot. I used a large aperture to get some blur of the chandelier in the background, which worked great. These are pink-ish orchids that have recently bloomed, and the filter actually brought out the colors much more, and makes them look much better!
-Zack Moshonas
I used the cutout bottom of a plastic water bottle with a hole punched out of the center. The photo is of a sago palm (I think) in my backyard. I used my Canon Rebel XTi, Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 and even though it was pretty sunny out I had to use the flash. I manually focused the palm and then I held the water bottle filter ove the lens. Even with the flash the histogram was weighted way toward the right, so I calibrated the levels to make it much more vibrant, other than that it is untouched. The white halo effect is caused by the build up of plastic from around the hole I put in the water bottle. Hope you like it.
- David Oliver
It was a cold day in Baltimore when I shot this. The cold makes me feel sad and gloomy. My goal here was to capture that feeling. I used cheesecloth covering the lens, slightly doubled over in some parts to create a "foggy" and gloomy look.
- Peter Mares
Christmas light men battle! This was a great challenge to think outside of the box, I have never made a filter before. I just used a brown paper bag and a exacto knife to create the little stick figure. I held this over my 50mm 1.4 lens on my Canon Rebel XSi. I used two separate sets of Christmas lights to create the different colors.
- Seth Porter
I spent a lot of time this week trying to find the perfect "filter" for my camera. I experimented with different forms of liquids, wax paper, etc... Nothing quite turned out exactly how I planned until Sunday night. I was having dinner with the family and my 1 year old was still acting hungry so my wife asked her if she wanted some cheese...
I present to you the filter that I call "The String Cheese Incident".
Basically I took a clear lens filter and applied the string cheese. It created two dominate effects. The first was a nice burst filter for bright lights when the shot is centered on it. The second was a nice filter that you see here. It added a nice foggy effect that I would only use when shooting towards sunlight.
Camera: Sony Alpha DSLR-A560
Lens: DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM
Aperture: f/9
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
Focal Length: 30 mm
Keeping with the theme of this week's challenge I limited my Photoshop work to just cropping the picture.
- Jeremy Martin
This photo was taken using a UV filter as the base and covering it with nude tights. I tried out different elasticity of the tights and finally found one which provided me with softness in the photo.
Nikon D3100, ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/250s, No flash, 35mm.
I agree to the Standard Contest Rules.
- David Ogilo
The power was cut to my street for several hours on Saturday night, so I had to break out the tea light candles. I decided to play around with Optimus Prime and the candles with several homemade analog filters. I knew that I wanted a gradient filter to make the edges very dark, and the best filter I could find in the house was black lace panties over the lens.
Sony DSC-W220
- Jeannie Moulton
I wasn't really planning to submit anything this week (with a busy sans-camera weekend planned and no real motivation to make a DIY filter anyway), but I managed to snap this shot of the sunset in the park on my way home after work on Friday. I didn't have anything to hand to use as a filter besides the lid from my Tupperware® lunchbox, but the result turned out better than I'd expected! Canon EOS 550D @ ISO100, 135mm, -1.3EV, f/5.6, 1/2000. - Nick Hale
- Nick Hale
My dad recently downsized his home and I ended up with my mom's kaleidoscope collection and my dad's tin truck collection sitting in box in my living room. I decided to combine these elements and created a homemade filter by coloring a piece of plexiglass with markers. I placed the toy truck on a tablecloth and hit it with flash from above.
Canon 7D with EF24-105 at f4.0 for 1/80 sec, ISO 100.
-Brian Jones
"Lola and the Garden Hose"
I made my filter using a plastic lens out of a pair of kids novelty glasses that I mounted into a piece of black matte board and then just held up in front of the camera lens. I took about 15 shots of my bulldog Lola in different places around the yard, but when she sat down next to a garden hose I thought it added both interesting color and motion to the photograph. I shot this on a Sony DSC-F707 with its built in Zeiss lens and no special settings.
- Wayne Laakko
Canon 50D
This was a quick shot taken through my rainy windshield. It created a perfect analog filter for a nice cloudy sky and the sun peaking through the trees. It goes to show you it's always a good idea to have your camera with you because you never know when an opportunity will arise.
- Michael Durr
Always wear protection when you shoot
I used a condom... Pretty self explanatory. First I had to wash the lubricant off with soap and water. Then I just wrapped it around the lens hood in the privacy of my home. Had to stretch it around a bit so it would be flat. Then took a pretty picture. Unfortunately I didn't have a studded, ribbed or color one handy.
f /5.6, ISO 200, 1/30th Sec, 35mm, Condom Filter.
- Tim Drivas
Photo name: my own little snow globe.
Equipment: Nikon D40,18-55 kit lens, ISO 200 and a defective glass lens (-7.5dioptres, Index 1.6), little bit of Lightroom editing.
Description: This photo was taken after I read a DYI fisheye guide linked from Giz. I immediatly went to pester the local opticians to give me a defective glass lens to try my very own fish eye photos.After a few hours, I got one. I played around with it, and here is my luckiest shot. I just hope that more people will realize that you don't need a 500$ lens to get this cool fish eye effect that works really, really well! Most opticians also have defective lenses that they use for training, so if you're nice, you'll just get one for free!
- Alexander Grecu
By accident, my brother gave the idea to use as a filter the blue part from a pair of 3D specs. He kept nagging me about a 3D movie and since I'm a sucker for sky scapes, I made the blue...well, bluer.
Canon 450D, 5mm f/3.5-5.6, ISO 200, 1/250sec at f/13.
- Claudia Neacsu
This photo was taken as part of a class assignment in Photo 1 for a series of abstract images and was very much an accidental discovery as far as location came out. Just a simple drive down the road and upon turning the corner there was a straight section covered almost completely over the top by the trees with the sun setting straight between them to give a set of elongated and dramatic shadows.
Done on a Pentax K1000, 50mm at f5.6 and 1/125 using Kodak T-Max 400 black and white film which was developed and then enlarged onto Ilford RC paper by myself. The filter itself was originally a standard R2 deep red filter but a close encounter with a sand blaster prematurely ended its life for normal use. Sitting in my basement workshop it ended up with a coating of dust and another encounter with spray mount has fused some of it to the glass. Currently the filter is a lovely spotted rust color between the parts of red filter left and the dust glued to the scratches left by being sand blasted.
When I heard about this contest my mind instantly jumped to this filter that I had laying around. It had not even crossed my mind to waste a single exposure to see what looks might come out but I decided to give it a whirl, but only once! To my amazement when the film was finally developed and I looked at my contact sheet I could only stop and stare at one frame with how lovely the small version even looked. Coupled with a light bit of burning and dodging on the enlarger I ended up with what is currently my favorite print so far and I am now left if I should even try to better myself using the poor, abused filter that I had left to die or let this be its last great moment before going to the photo graveyard in the sky.


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Award is renewed when all necessary forms are filed each year and student continues to meet eligibility criteria.
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Getting ready to leave for Napa and the Raiders' first practice of training camp.
This morning at 8:30 a.m. will mark the first of eight "learning-intensive" or walk-through practices, although coach Tom Cable did refer to a little more action during drills.
For updates from the penalty box (the 20-yard rectangle on the far side of each field where the media must stay as of last year), check this link to my Twitter page.
The first player interview session, which ostensibly will include recently anointed starting quarterback Jason Campbell and newly-signed first-round pick Rolando McClain, take place following the first practice. There is a second practice at 4:20 p.m.


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To get the maximum glitter effect I used three thin coats topped off with Seche Vite. Unfortunately the photos really can't give the multidimensional, duochrome sparkle justice. It really is beautiful and vibrant - changing between a deep ruby red to a warm orange/gold depending on the angle of your nails.
Have you tried MAC's Bad Fairy polish from the Venamous Villains collection? I doubt I would have purchased this as it looks a little similar to China Glaze Ruby Pumps, but it is completely different on the nails. I can't wait to use this again for a Christmas party or two ;). xxx


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Anyone who thought 'a banana is just a banana' had to eat their words when they tasted BanaBay bananas for the first time at top London health & fitness event, Be:Fit.
Held over the last weekend in March the show attracted 12,000 visitors and hundreds of samples of BanaBay bananas were given away to test whether the Ecuadorian fruit got the thumbs up for its superior taste.
Both banana fans and doubters were won over by the firm texture and fresh creamy taste of the fruit. Some commented they were 'like bananas used to taste' and even compared them to bananas eaten while travelling in South America.
This was no surprise to Anna Viralainen, Marketing Manager, BanaBay: "We have been promoting them on their flavour – the result of the lush growing conditions in Ecuador, which produces a larger banana – up to 30cms long – and a fresh clean taste."
BanaBay bananas were also highlighted for their nutritious content, being rich in Vitamins C and B6 and potassium – great for a slow release of energy, helping boost the immune system and enhance the quality of hair, skin and nails.
To demonstrate the health benefits of BanaBay bananas, enthusiastic visitors were invited to pedal their own smoothie on the BanaBay smoothie bike.
Using recipes developed by leading nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston of Foods for Life, bananas were mixed up with 3-Omega-6 Dairy Free Flax Milk from Good Karma Food Europe and Chlorella & Baobab powders from www.detoxyourworld.com for a delicious energy giving draught.
Having covered several smoothie miles and armed with smoothie recipe leaflets, visitors were then pointed in the direction of Covent Garden and Borough Markets to pick up the taste sensation that is BanaBay.


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Rogers fires three scoreless frames in debut
BOSTON -- The Yankees have liked the reports on Esmil Rogers' live arm for a few years, and now that they've seen the right-hander in their uniform, there's reason for the team to be even more encouraged.
Rogers came out of the bullpen and silenced the Red Sox in his Yankees debut, hurling three innings of scoreless, hitless ball with three strikeouts in New York's 8-7 victory on Sunday at Fenway Park.
"Really good," Rogers said, smiling. "You could see how happy I was after I got a three-inning outing like that, so I just tried to give the opportunity for the team to win the game."
Rogers, 28, was claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays on Thursday, and he had a 6.97 ERA in 16 appearances with Toronto. He is looking at this as a fresh start and became the 29th different player to pitch for the Yankees in 2014, setting a new single-season franchise record for pitchers used in a season.
"He did a great job," manager Joe Girardi said. "He kind of bridged us to where we wanted to get. We didn't really want to use [Adam] Warren tonight. I wasn't going to use Warren and I didn't want to use [Shawn] Kelley, so he did a tremendous job."
"He's a guy we've faced the last couple of seasons with Toronto, and he's got real good stuff," outfielder Brett Gardner said. "He came in in the middle of the game and really put a stop to everything."
With David Phelps likely to miss at least one start due to right elbow inflammation, Girardi said that Rogers would be built up enough to slide into the rotation for a spot start. He had started at Triple-A Buffalo in the Blue Jays' chain, where he was 2-2 with a 3.14 ERA in 12 games (seven starts).
"I'm just here for the opportunity, no matter what," Rogers said. "I'm healthy. It doesn't matter what I'm going to be, I'll be ready."


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Formulas in Medieval Culture
Second International interdisciplinary Conference
Nancy – Metz (France), June 7-9, 2012
How to get to Nancy 2 Arts and Humanities CampusGetting to the campus on foot from the railway station: The Université de Nancy 2 Arts and Humanities Faculty Campus (Campus Lettres Sciences Humaines) is fairly centrally situated in the city. It is a short walk (700 m/less than half a mile) from the main train station, whether you exit the station on the Place Thiers side or the rue Saint-Léon side.
For a street map of Nancy (Via Michelin website), click here.
The Arts and Humanities Campus of Nancy-Université:
The Town Archives in Metz, Cloître des Récollets
|Getting to Nancy by train: Nancy is on the French high-speed rail (320 kmph/200 mph) network and is consequently only an hour and a half away from Paris by high-speed TGV, as compared to around 3 hours 50 minutes by car. There is approximately one train in either direction every hour from early morning to 8 pm. Tickets bought well in advance can cost as little as 40€ for the return journey Paris-Nancy ("PREM'S" fare: be careful though, "PREM'S" tickets can neither be exchanged nor refunded). For more details and for details of other rail access to Nancy, click here (French Railways site in English). It is also possible to catch a TGV directly from Terminus 2 of Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris, to a station 20 minutes north of Nancy by motorway called Gare Lorraine TGV, although timetable choice is limited (one or two trains per day). Shuttle coaches leaving approximatively once an hour carry passengers from the Gare Lorraine to Nancy in 35 minutes. One-way shuttle tickets cost around 4.20€. For a timetable (information in French) click here.
|Getting to Nancy by car: Nancy is accessible by motorway and journeys to it by car are generally fast and simple, although the A 31 motorway to the north of the city can sometimes snarl up with heavy traffic at rush hours. Please note that although the motorway sections immediately around Nancy are free of charge, large sections of French motorways are toll roads. On the positive side, such sections are generally impeccably maintained and often have relatively light traffic, but this comes at a cost. Below are some examples of approximate (motorway) journey times to Nancy from other French and European cities, with toll charges where applicable.
French motorway speed limits vary depending on the section, between 130 kmph (80 mph) and 110 kmph (70 mph) in general to 90 kmph (55 mph) on for example city transit sections. Speed cameras are increasingly common.
|Getting to Nancy by air: Nancy does not have a commercial airport. There is a small regional airport 42 km (26 miles) called Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine to the north of the city, accessible by (mostly) motorway, but the airport's direct flight offer is limited (link to airport website).Luxemburg Airport: The closest international airport is over the border in Luxemburg. There is no rail link directly to the airport but after transit to Luxemburg railway station by taxi, one of many regular and rapid trains to Nancy can be taken (15 direct trains per day, taking between 1'30" and 1'45"). Timetables available here (information in French). In good traffic conditions, Luxemburg Airport is an easy 1'20" drive by motorway from Nancy—but at rush hour the A 31 tends to saturate, in particular around the France-Luxemburg border.Paris (Roissy) Charles-de-Gaulle Airport: There are around two direct high-speed trains per day running directly between Terminal 2 of France's biggest airport and Gare Lorraine TGV station twenty-five minutes north of Nancy by motorway (coach shuttle to Nancy). See above ('Getting to Nancy by train') for more details. The journey takes around an hour and a half. The comfort of taking a train directly from the airport, avoiding transit through central Paris, might offset the disadvantage of the potentially long wait engendered by the infrequency of these direct TGVs, and the fact that you do not arrive directly in Nancy—something to look into, and for which your flight time would of course be a factor. Alternatively, it is of course possible to take light rail ('RER') from Paris-Roissy CDG Airport to central Paris, taking RER line B, arriving at the railway station Gare du Nord, and then either making theshort journey on foot (5-10 minutes) from Gare du Nord to Gare de l'Est (train lines out east from Paris and so to Nancy), or taking the metro (line 5, direction Place d'Italie) between the two stations (only one stop via metro). The RER trip from the airport to Gare du Nord takes about half an hour. Parisian public transport (RATP) information is available in English here.Frankfurt Airport (Germany): Nancy is in the north-eastern corner of France and is only a relatively short drive from the German border (about 1'20"), and so not so very far from neighbouring Germany's biggest airport in Frankfurt (about 3 to 4 hours' drive depending on traffic conditions). Like Paris CDG, Frankfurt Airport has a high-speed train station within it, but connections to Nancy are fairly poor resulting in rail journey times of 4-6 hours (connections from Frankfurt's main railway station are not better). Frankfurt might be an option nonetheless if you can find a particularly good flight offsetting other considerations, and/or if you are intending to hire a car for the duration of your stay (Europcar, for example, would hire out a basic model from Frankfurt from Wednesday 22nd June to Monday 27th June for around 260 euros).
|Where to stay: By far the cheapest option is getting a room in one of the student halls of residence, managed by the CROUS (from about 12,80€ the night for students, and 14,10 for other people). For further information and to book a room, either consult the CROUS website here, or contact directly M. Mohamed BOUJNIKH (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Otherwise, if you are looking for absolute convenience in terms of location, the All Seasons Nancy Centre Gare hotel is only 500 yards away from the railway station and only the same distance from the Arts and Humanities Campus, and offers rooms from 55 euros per night including breakfast. This is a two-star hotel, with an 87% TripAdvisor satisfaction rate at the time of writing. Another possibility along the same lines—handily located and reasonably priced, but perhaps not particularly picturesque—is the Hotel Akena/Hotel Revotel at 41-43 rue Raymond Poincaré, even closer to the campus, with rooms available from 48 euros per night including breakfast. Should you wish to stay somewhere with a little more charm, the most pleasant parts of central Nancy are the mediaeval and Renaissance old town, and the 18th century Place Stanislas-Place de la Carrière neoclassical ensemble. Nancy is a relatively compact city so these areas are not so very far away from the Arts and Humanities Campus either: around a 20-25 minute walk (3/4 of a mile to just under a mile). The Hôtel de Guise is set in the old town and was originally a seigneurial house built in 1752 for the Countess de Bressey. It offers rooms from 63 euros per night (plus 9 euros for breakfast).For those willing to go a little more upmarket to make the stay in Nancy a pleasure in itself, the 2011 edition of the much-respected restaurant and hotel guide Gault et Millau recommends the following hotels (Gault et Millau use a grading of one to five "keys", in which 1=standard, 2=good, 3=superior, 4=prestige and 5=exceptional): Hôtel de Haussonville, 4 Gault et Millau "keys". A beautiful Renaissance private home and protected work of architecture in the warmest heart of the old town, without being on the noisiest streets of old town nightlife. Individualised themed decoration in some rooms. From 140 euros per night. About 20 minutes' walk (less than a mile) from the Arts and Humanities Campus.
Best Western Hôtel Crystal, 3 Gault et Millau "keys". Quiet hotel in the centre of town (not in the old town but close by, and in an attractive part of the beating heart of the city in terms of shopping etc), 5 minutes from the station and 5 minutes from Place Stanislas, air-conditioning, free wi-fi. Rooms from 80 euros. About 15 minutes' walk from the Arts and Humanities Campus. Hôtel des Prélats, 3 Gault et Millau "keys". Again not in the old town but an attractively renovated 17th century building close to tram lines but away from significant traffic next to Nancy's 18thcentury classical architecture cathedral. Rooms from 84 euros. About 20 minutes' (less than a mile) walk from the Arts and Humanities Campus, and the tram line can take you half the distance.
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Ornamental carvings, cabrio curves and femininity throughout are the hallmark of Bergere collection. A distinguished range of French style furniture.
Classic curves and carvings adorn many of the pieces in this Bergere range and particular skill has been applied to the finishing and subtle antiquing process indicative of the maturity and sophistication of the Bergere marque.
Whatever your intention is to create a full roomsetting or simply garnish an existing room with that certain something, the Bergere is the ideal addition.
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'Frack' oil wells draw California into debate
ENVIRONMENT Hotly debated technique has reached California, where it is unregulated
Steve Craig is used to oil companies operating near his ranch in the smooth, rounded hills of southern Monterey County.
But Craig draws the line at "fracking."
A company called Venoco Inc. wants to try hydraulic fracturing in the Hames Valley near Bradley, using a high-pressure blend of water, sand and chemicals to crack rocks deep underground and release oil locked in the stone.
The same technique has revolutionized America's natural gas business in the past five years, boosting production and driving down prices. It has also been blamed for tainting groundwater near fracked wells, a charge that drilling companies deny.
Anyone living near the Hames Valley has long experience with the oil industry. The San Ardo oil field - a thicket of pipes, power lines and pump jacks - sits about 5 miles up Highway 101, a source of petroleum and jobs since 1947.
But the possibility of polluted water alarms Craig and others, who have appealed to the county government to block Venoco. The fact that California, so far, does not regulate fracking bothers Craig just as much.
"The agencies have not asked, 'Who's drilling? Which compounds are being used?' " said Craig, who directs a land-preservation group in Monterey County. " 'Where does it go? Does it move up through a fault in the next big earthquake?' No one's asking these questions."
The fight over fracking has finally come to California.
Debates over banning or restricting the practice have raged in New York, Pennsylvania and other states. The U.S. government is studying its safety, while the oil and gas industry maintains that fracking poses no threat to the environment or public health.
Until recently, California remained out of the fray because environmentalists and politicians believed fracking wasn't happening here.
But it is.
Venoco fracked two wells in Santa Barbara County earlier this year, much to the surprise of local officials. The company received permits from Monterey County to drill up to nine wells in the Hames Valley, but Craig and other activists appealed the permits. Farther north, the company plans to frack 20 wells in the Sacramento Basin this year, according to one of its financial reports.
Fracking not tracked in state
Occidental Petroleum Corp., located in Los Angeles, fracked wells in Kern and Ventura counties this spring. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to sell oil-development leases next month in Monterey County, atop a geologic formation that may require fracking to produce much oil or gas.
The small number of individual projects that have come to light in California suggests that the practice is nowhere near as widespread here as it is in states such as Pennsylvania and Texas, where fracking has been used on hundreds of new wells. But no one knows for certain because no one has kept track.
The California agency that regulates the oil and gas industry does not record the number and location of fracked wells, a fact that has astonished and angered some politicians and environmentalists. Nor does the agency - the Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources - require companies to disclose the chemicals they use in the process.
That may change. In June, the Assembly passed legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, that would force companies to report the location of each new fracked well as well as the chemicals used. The state, he said, must do a better job monitoring a practice that may become common here.
"This is a baby step," Wieckowski said. "Most of the time we're reactive in government. We wait until the hurricane hits, and then we say, 'Maybe we shouldn't have built homes there.' "
Hydraulic fracturing involves pumping underground large quantities of pressurized water and sand, along with a mixture of chemicals. (The chemicals, which can include household substances such as citric acid and carcinogens such as benzene, typically make up 1 percent of all the material pumped into the well.) The intense pressure breaks the rock, creating a lattice of tiny cracks that the sand props open. Natural gas or oil trapped in the stone flow through the fissures toward the well.
In use since the 1940s, fracking is hardly new. But improvements in the technique, combined with other practices such as horizontal drilling, have unleashed a fracking boom.
Hydraulic fracturing has opened up access to natural gas deposits locked inside shale rock formations, deposits that in the past were considered impractical to tap. The biggest of those formations, the Marcellus Shale, stretches beneath New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia and holds an estimated 410 trillion cubic feet of gas, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That's enough to meet all of America's natural gas needs for 17 years.
As fracking's use spread in the past five or six years, U.S. shale gas production jumped, rising from 1 trillion cubic feet in 2006 to 4.8 trillion cubic feet last year. Natural gas prices plunged 37 percent during the same period as a result. Home heating bills fell, too.
The boom, however, triggered a backlash.
Homeowners living near fracked wells complained that their drinking water had been contaminated with methane - the main component of natural gas - or other chemicals. Some discovered they could set fire to the methane bubbling from their tap water. A Duke University study earlier this year found elevated concentrations of methane in drinking-water wells that were close to fracking wells.
Impact on water unknown
A poorly designed and executed well can allow methane to migrate toward the surface along the well's exterior, said Erik Milito, director of exploration and production for the American Petroleum Institute, an oil-industry trade group. But that isn't the case if the well is built right, protected from the surrounding rock by steel pipe and concrete.
And it is extremely unlikely, Milito said, for gas released by fracking to reach an aquifer by any other route.
"It's the geology," he said. "In between the aquifer and the well, it's thousands of feet of impermeable rock."
So far, no complaints about contaminated water have surfaced in California, according to Wieckowski and others studying the issue.
"We don't have smoking guns here, with people lighting their faucets on fire," said Bill Allayaud, California director of government relations for the Environmental Working Group. "It's possible we have groundwater contamination. We don't appear to. But we don't have any regulatory system to tell us that."
Most fracking in California appears to target oil deposits, rather than natural gas.
Drillers here have focused their attention on the Monterey Shale, which lies below the southern San Joaquin Valley and the coastal hills of Central California. Many of the state's big, aging oil fields - some of which have been pumped for a century - spring from the Monterey Shale. But large amounts of petroleum may remain locked in rock formations too tight to tap with conventional drilling.
How much? A recent Energy Information Administration report estimated the Monterey Shale may hold 15.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil, more than any other shale formation in the United States. The country uses about 19 million barrels per day.
The Monterey Shale's potential, however, remains unproved. California's largest oil company, Chevron Corp., has been exploring the formation but remains unconvinced that it's worth the investment.
"At this point, we just don't see the volumetric production that delivers enough barrels at a rate to make it economically competitive," said George Kirkland, Chevron's executive vice president, speaking on a recent conference call with Wall Street analysts. "But we've got more work to do."
Venoco, however, is betting big on the Monterey Shale. The company, based in Denver, plans to spend roughly $100 million exploring the formation this year, according to one of the company's financial reports. By the end of the first quarter, the company had drilled 18 wells in the formation.
Venoco did not return calls seeking comment for this story.
Not all drilling in the Monterey Shale involves fracking, however. In a recent conference call with financial analysts, Venoco Chief Executive Officer Timothy Marquez said that conventional drilling techniques appear to work better, at least in the wells Venoco has drilled so far.
"When we look at the results to date, our analysis is that the majority of the (Monterey) play will be developed using less expensive vertical wells using acid instead of the much more expensive fracking," Marquez said.
The company fracked two wells on the edge of Santa Barbara County's wine country, between the towns of Los Alamos and Orcutt. County officials had issued Venoco permits to drill the wells but didn't realize until afterward that fracking would be involved, said Doug Anthony, the county's deputy director of planning and development.
Regulation bill in the works
The discovery prompted tense community meetings, as residents worried that fracking could contaminate their water. The county warned Venoco that if the company wanted to frack any more wells, it would have to file an oil production plan and seek an additional permit for each well. Otherwise, Venoco could face fines.
"We're really trying to get to get up to speed with this," Anthony said. "We've been talking to the industry and saying, 'Come on, let's figure this out.' They tell you it's been going on here already. Well, OK, where? And to what extent? And how much water did you use?"
County governments have limited authority over oil and gas operations in California. The state's Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources serves as the industry's main regulator here. However, the division, which is part of the state Department of Conservation, does not have specific regulations for fracking, regarding it as just one of several techniques for wresting more oil and natural gas from the earth.
The oil industry views Wieckowski's bill with caution. Different companies use different chemicals in different proportions to frack wells. Each regards its exact recipe as a trade secret, a potential edge against the competition.
So Wieckowski is seeking a compromise. His bill would require companies to make public the chemicals used in each well, but not the exact proportions. That approach may work. Some companies, including Occidental, already post that information on a publicly accessible website, called FracFocus.
"We're optimistic that the bill will end up being something we can support," said Tupper Hull, spokeswoman for the Western States Petroleum Association, a trade group. "He seems to appreciate that there's a need to have some protection for competitively sensitive information."
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Six months after launching a new fund aimed at investment in emerging non-alcoholic beverage brands, the private equity arm of First Beverage Group has taken a stake in Health-Ade, which markets a line of premium, small-batch kombucha products. The deal is the first transaction made by First Beverage Ventures' new fund, whose limited partners include the Coca-Cola Co.'s Venturing and Emerging Brands group as well as several high-net- worth individuals and family offices.
Though terms were not disclosed, Bill Anderson, Chairman and CEO, First Beverage Group, in a statement called Health-Ade "the perfect brand for our inaugural investment, and hailed kombucha, a fermented tea touted for its probiotic health benefits, as "a dynamic and growing category."
"Health-Ade embodies the type of company that our new fund seeks to partner with," Anderson said.
Based in Los Angeles, Health-Ade was founded in 2012 by a trio of entrepreneurs: husband and wife team Justin and Daina Trout, and Vanessa Dew, a close friend of both. Marketed as "a bubby probiotic tea," the line of kombucha drinks is made using cold-pressed fruit from local farmers' markets and is naturally fermented. Packaged in amber-colored 16 oz. glass bottles, Health-Ade comes in an original flavor and four seasonal varieties. The products are currently sold in nearly 150 independent specialty grocers and fitness studios in the Los Angeles area as well as direct-to-consumer via the company's website.
Noting the popularity of carbonated beverages and the general tilt toward better-for-you products, and, in particular, mid-calorie drinks that are low in sugar and other sweeteners, Tom First, Managing Partner, First Beverage Ventures, said that the firm had been seeking to make an investment in the probiotic space and looked closely at a number of kombucha brands.
"I think kombucha is an extremely important category for the industry and showing a lot of growth right now," First said. "It's a magical drink and a diverse beverage. You can do a lot with kombucha, and you're seeing a lot of different offerings from [manufacturers]."
First said that while the flavor profile of kombucha has long been an acquired taste, the category has seen significant strides in flavor development, and praised Health-Ade as an "incredibly delicious kombucha" and having "the best liquid we could find on the market."
Along with Jason Camillos, a managing director of First Beverage Ventures, First will work closely with Health-Ade, which recently signed on with few local distributors, he said. The company is also in the midst of building a new production facility that will enable the company to increase capacity and expand distribution to larger retail chains that are interested in carrying the brand. The launch of the new plant is about one to two months away, First said. As for additionally expansion, First said that Health-Ade is aiming to bring its products to the East Coast and is in the planning stages of creating a new manufacturing plant on the East Coast, one geared toward supplying New York and New England.


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Initial reports were that Singer had stepped down from a separate position as CEO at Blue Mountain Hospital in Blanding. Officials at Blue Mountain Hospital turned down several requests to comment on the developments.
After the press deadline, hospital officials stated that there was no change in Singer's status at the hospital.
The San Juan Record apologizes for any problems that may have been caused by the confusion.
Singer has been the driving force behind the creation of a new health system in San Juan County, including the development of Blue Mountain Hospital and Utah Navajo Health System.
Utah Navajo Health System was created in 2000 and currently operates clinics and outreach efforts through four health centers.
Blue Mountain Hospital opened in Blanding in July, 2009. The 11-bed Critical Access Hospital offers emergency services, surgical services, obstetrics, radiology, laboratory, physical therapy, Renal Dialysis, and other healthcare services.
Singer has served as CEO of both organizations for several years.
Michael Jensen has been named as the CEO to replace Singer. Jensen has been involved in the delivery of health care services in several capacities, including serving as Chief Operations Officer at Utah Navajo Health Systems.


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I received a job posting by a restaurant owner who admitted that she hires staff based on their zodiac signs. She said it made her staff more compatible! I called her to suggest that, just as in racism, she was hiring based on an accident of birth. Also that astrology was similar to religion, and to hire according to it was prejudicial. Also, I told her that if she hired only Catholics, or only Jews, her staff would also be more compatible, but that it was unfair and illegal. She said she wasn't breaking any law, and that the position was filled!
It'd be lovely if someone calculated the answers so far to make a list of how many of what we have so far :)
Me: Aries by sun sign, my guess for rising sign is Leo, and moon in Virgo. Of those Virgo is surprisingly strong, but usually Capricorn matches me best (if I read the descriptions of stereotypical sign representatives).
Other half: Taurus (also an infidel - no clue of the other signs as I haven't bothered with astrology for years) - also all my previous relationships have been with Taurus (or Capricorns or Aquarius)
Mum: Aries (but she's a fundie Christian so apparently Aries can swing both ways)
If you were a true atheist, you wouldn't be asking this sort of question about astrological mumbo jumbo.
The root cause of all the trouble is religion, which is mixed with business. The fact is many of the business are religious; the religious people will first help the poor because they will do what they tell them to do. Once they get the money and come out of poverty, they'll continue to do the same thing.
This is happing in many countries. When we see the fact, no person is becoming rich because of the religions people, or all the rubbish stuff they do and teach. For example today the US is in debit of 8.5 trillion dollars due to bank bailouts. Now the point is where is this money? This money is outside with the people or business or other countries. So one needs to calculate how many people are become rich and new business started. The combined amount of money spend from world war two to the current war is 3.5 trillion. Again this money to is out.
It is this money on who's backing new ways of business are started to get the money out of people hand's, and astrology is one such business. The reason why astrology has survived is because; they help other business and change the perception of a person. Astrology also helps in controlling the crowed. As there are only 12 sun signs, this means you can divide the population in 12 different groups, and control them as you want, however, the visual picture is such, the 12 sun signs are the 12 horse of a chariot. Now you need a driver for the chariot, and there will be someone sitting in it. This is a democratic way of controlling people.
The only way to avoid it is to stop reading them, and discourage others. Try sending letters to newspaper both online and the tabloid to stop the printing of astrological material and replace it with health related material.
One should be aware, not to fight to stop these legal scammers, as what they are doing is business. If you fight business, you are fighting against your own country. These businesses should be dissolved and then replaced by a new business to fill the gap.
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zodiac signs are a load of nonsense my mum used to read hers all the time and most of the time it was bull.
Of course zodiac and astrology are a load of bull but you can still have fun with them. Much like letting go for a couple of hours when you watch a 200 foot tall, radioactive fire-breathing lizard at the movies. I'm a Scorpio.
I'm curious which is the most popular moon-beam-crystal amongst atheists. I personally use the opal moon-beam-crystal...of course...because of it's therapeutic properties. I believe that Belle and Reg also use them. What god-denying atheists wouldn't? Right?
Almost the atheists I know use the opal or the baby-dolphin-teeth moon-beam-crystal (obviously one of the best ways to enhance your sexual chi). I'm pretty sure both Simons use these.
The real hard core moon-beam-crystal owner will have to be the red-matter-moon-beam-crystal. It's made from the rain water that has passed through a rainbow and crystallised when a moonbeam and sunbeam coincide with them just before the Leprechauns and Santa Claus arrive to catch the delicate dew and play high stakes texas holdem. Red-matter ones are best used when there is a new moon so that only the North Pole receives baryonic moon beams just when polar bears happily give up their chopped off front paws to make giggle-moon-beam-crystals (guaranteed to brighten your day). Red-matter-moon-beam-crystals are actually not red but are more of a see-throughy-transparanty-cleary-plasticky-glass-of-watery-colour. They help you get over addictions, cure bad breath and they make great toys for puppies. I think Dr. Bob and David use them...it's a total coincidence that they are both Christian.
But there are a handful of god-denying rationalists who prefer ivory moon-beam-crystals (all of the Canadian users like these because there's only one thing they like more than hot gravy and cheese curds over sizzling fried potatoes and that is snowy-white-shinny-crystals). They aren't made from elephant tusks as some good-natured-super-stoned-ecologists think. They are actually made from the ground bones of African-Albinos who were murdered in anti-witch-mob-attacks. There is a notable concentration of magnetic-quantum-synergy in these crystals and it's been proven through science and trusted shaman that they catch moonbeams quite reliably...the more expensive the crystal...the more exponentially reliable it is said to be. It also functions as a beer bottle opener which is handy for Canadians too. Unseen and Strega, who aren't Canadian, use these crystals as well. I'm not sure if it's for the bottle opening qualities or because they have a connection with Albino Africans.
Actually that's where Gallup, Pope and Ed come in. It's too complicated to get into extreme details but I think if we cast some turkey bones and say the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" backwards...it will all make sense...as long as we all have our moon-beam-crystals with us during a solar eclipse. I'll let you work out the details. All five of us can meet at your place? You'll provide the beer right? Also...if you have some frequent flyer miles it will help Pope and I fly across the ocean as I don't have so much money and I only fly business class. :)
Let me guess, I am to provide the turkey bones....lol
I'm a Sag, too, if that means anything to you, Belle. Dec 14.


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Planning to breast-feed more than one baby? Here's help breast-feeding twins or other multiples, from getting positioned and ensuring an adequate milk supply to combining breast-feeding and formula-feeding.
If you've decided to breast-feed your multiples, congratulations! Breast-feeding will provide many benefits for you and your babies. Still, breast-feeding more than one baby can be challenging. Understand how to get started and where to turn for support.
Breast milk contains the right balance of nutrients for your babies. The antibodies in breast milk will boost your babies' immune systems. Breast milk also has special benefits for babies who are born prematurely, as are many twins and higher order multiples. Breast milk is easier to digest than is commercial infant formula — especially for premature babies who have smaller, less mature stomachs and intestines. If your babies aren't able to nurse at first, you can pump breast milk to be given to your babies through a feeding tube.
Beyond the health benefits for your newborns, breast-feeding is likely the most convenient and least expensive way to feed your babies — and it might help you lose weight after you give birth. Breast-feeding twins or other multiples also ensures frequent interaction between you and each of your babies.
When you start breast-feeding your babies, feed each one individually. This will give you a chance to see how well each baby latches on to your breast and address any issues. Consider creating a 24-hour chart to record how long and how often each baby nurses, as well as the number of wet and soiled diapers for each baby. If you feed your babies pumped breast milk, record how much they take at each feeding.
Once you've established breast-feeding with each baby, how you breast-feed is up to you and your babies. Some mothers find that breast-feeding two babies at once works well and saves time. Others prefer to breast-feed each baby separately. Likewise, some babies might show a preference for individual feedings. Try different approaches or a combination — such as breast-feeding one baby at a time at night and two at the same time during the day — to see what might work best.
There are several ways to breast-feed two babies at the same time. What's most important is choosing a position that feels good to you and your babies and enables a correct and comfortable latch.
For example:
Double-clutch or double-football hold. In this position, you'll hold each baby in a clutch or football hold. Position a pillow on each side of your body and your lap. Place each baby on a pillow beside your body — almost under your arm — so that the babies' legs point toward the back of your chair. Make sure each baby's back is supported by the inside of your forearm. Use the pillows for arm support. Secure the babies' bottoms with the insides of your elbows. Keep the babies' heads at nipple level. Place the palm of one hand at the back of each baby's head to provide support.
Alternatively, place both babies — head to head — on pillows directly in front of you. Be sure to keep your babies' bodies turned toward you, rather than facing up. Use your palms to support each baby's head.
At first, you might want help positioning your babies. Enlist someone to help you get situated until you get the hang of simultaneous feedings. Consider latching first the baby who tends to need more help getting started.
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Remember to always bring your babies to your breast — rather than bending over or leaning forward to bring your breast to your babies.
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Your doctor may have told you to take calcium supplements to protect your bones and reduce the risk of fractures. A new study in the British Medical Journal may turn that advice upside down.
Researchers pooled the results of 15 medical trials in which a total of about 12,000 people were given calcium-supplement pills. They found that the people taking the calcium had a 30 percent increase in the risk of heart attack compared to those who did not. There was also an insignificant increase in the risk of stroke and death.
The risk of heart attack was greater among those with the highest intake of calcium pills (more than 800 milligrams a day); it was not dependent on the age or sex of the participants, or the type of calcium supplement.
Further, a randomized, controlled trial published in 2008 looked at the effects of calcium supplements on vascular disease. In this study, 1,471 postmenopausal women were randomized to receive Citracal (1,000 mg per day of elemental calcium in divided doses) vs. a placebo for five years.
At the end of the study, the women taking calcium pills had a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and sudden death compared with those taking the placebo; the risk of having a heart attack was about 50 percent higher, the risk of stroke almost 40 percent higher.
Why might calcium increase the risk of vascular disease? Observational studies in the past have suggested that people with higher intakes of calcium actually had a lower risk of vascular disease; this is medically plausible because calcium does seem to slightly increase the amount of good cholesterol (HDL) in the blood and lower the bad cholesterol (LDL).
However, we know that calcium can also cause mischief in our arteries; those of you who have had a CT scan of your heart to screen for heart disease know your assessed risk is based on your calcium score.
When our arteries are inflamed from poor diet, obesity, smoking and couch-potato lifestyles, calcium is pulled into that inflamed area from the bloodstream. It then gets laid down in the blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. Hence, a higher calcium score on a CT scan implies more disease in the arteries that feed the heart.
So is all calcium problematic? The studies above involved people who took calcium pills. What about foods that are high in calcium – do they increase your risk of heart disease, too? Probably not.
When you take a calcium pill, this leads to an acute increase in blood-calcium levels, and this rapid increase likely delivers more calcium to your arteries, where it can cause damage. Calcium in food, on the other hand, is absorbed much more slowly and does not lead to a significant change in blood levels; hence it does not seem to cause the problems that pills do.
So what's the bottom line? Your food is your medicine. Eat a wide variety of plant foods, including dark-green leafy veggies, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, all of which contain calcium (e.g., 1 cup of cooked broccoli has 180 mg of calcium).
You can also protect your heart health and bone health by limiting your intake of animal food and salty foods – not only are these associated with a higher risk of heart disease, they also accelerate bone loss.
In fact, a study from Yale in the 1990s looked at fracture rates in 16 countries around the world and found that people in countries with the lowest intake of meat, eggs, fish and dairy products also had the lowest fracture risk – another reason to eat more veggies and less meat.
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Located in Green Valley, this hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from The District at Green Valley Ranch and within 6 mi (10 km) of Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardens and Ethel M Chocolates Factory. Thomas and Mack Center and University of Nevada, Las Vegas are also within 12 mi (20 km).
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Along with a fitness center, this smoke-free hotel has coffee/tea in a common area and a business center. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, conference space, and dry cleaning.
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Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Event facilities measuring 365 square feet (34 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a terrace, and coffee/tea in a common area. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge. Guests can use the outdoor pool at a partner property. A total renovation of this property was completed in August 2016.
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text: "JP is the founder of Pyle of List, where he toils alongside 3 men that are superior writers, passionate sports lovers and respected friends. He's a USC alum, college football enthusiast and Pac-10 apologist. He also contributes to National Lampoon's Zaz Report but isn't responsible for any of their movies. JP is honored to receive your scorn in the comments." Orson Swindle is a tough act to follow, even when I'm not following him directly. He's like the "Hot Fuzz" of college football. He somehow manages to lovingly celebrate whilst cleverly ridiculing the SEC football culture. I'm still struggling not to use "we" when talking about USC. Kudos to you, Orson. With that out of the way, here's your USC Trojans 2008 Season Preview: Strengths Reputation: If USC were any other school, this team would be ranked in the high 'teens (unless they played in the SEC where they'd be national title favorites). But in college football, unlike any other sport this side of gymnastics, your rep will play a factor in your rankings. This isn't going to win games for the men of Troy, but will position them favorably in the polls. Also, the Trojans are very attractive to the BCS because of their high profile and command of a gigantic media market, which gives them an edge for any at-large bids. Sorry haters, fair or not…them's the facts. Nobel Prize Winner, George Olah: In 1994, Olah won the Nobel Prize for revolutionizing organic chemistry. 8 years later, Pete Carroll is producing unseemly amounts of talent and has the energy of a toddler with a PCP drip while only sleeping 47 minutes a night. Coincidence? I think not. Rey Maualuga and his band of Merry Linebackers: Despite his legendary reputation, I was very critical of ol' Rey through last season (albeit on a far less public forum, my blog) because his enthusiasm for manslaughter on the football field often left him out of position. He'd make spectacular plays, but simple ones would elude him. But, he finally seemed to find the proper balance at the end of last season. Which is bad news for every offense in the country… even his own, considering he's hurt a few of his teammates in practice. When he's joined by Brian Cushing, who was a dead ringer for Tim Riggins when he had long hair, and Kaluka Maiava (broke his thumb forcing a fumble by jamming it into the ball in the Rose Bowl) they form a very menacing trio. Pete Carroll: You cannot list strengths for this football team without mention Pete himself. He is everything good about USC football. As an alum and hardcore fan, I will openly weep the day (God forbid) he ever decides to leave the Trojans. Weaknesses Special Teams: Despite a ridiculous stockpile of talent (including Ess-Ee-Cee approved speed), the coverage teams are susceptible to big returns and our kicker is a former linebacker. The reason? Unlike virtually every civilized program in the country, the Trojans do not have a special teams coach. Apparently they decided to use the coaching position for an Assistant Facebook Coach, which to be fair is more relevant in recruiting. Since special teams plays can swing momentum and decide close games, this could catch up to USC this year in one such contest. Offensive line: After replacing four starters, the Trojans' experience on the O- line has been well documented. But all I needed to know was expressed by a note from the first scrimmage provided by Scott Wolf: "lineman went the wrong way on two of the first three plays of the scrimmage." Missing an assignment is one thing, but going in the wrong direction is quite another. Especially at the start of an intra-squad scrimmage, where the plays were probably scripted. These are the kind of mental mistakes that lead to the second string QB frantically putting on his helmet and sprinting into the huddle, while they bust out smelling salts for your starter who's on a mental journey previously only believed to be possible with heavy doses of peyote. Depth: General wisdom would trumpet depth as a great strength. Even for USC, this would be true for all non skill positions. But the glut of talented WR's, RB's and even QB's has complicated this whole "offensive juggernaut" thing, which has been stuck in 4th gear since 2005 when Bush-Leinart-White departed. The Trojans don't have a "go-to guy" within the dearth of playmakers. In their pursuit of the next chosen one, the coaching staff has shuffled so many players around that nobody has established a rhythm and gotten comfortable. I have a scientifically unfounded belief that this also contributes to a higher rate of injury, since guys are literally competing for the starting job each week in practice. Rivals After decades of college football excellence, the Trojans have managed to pile up more rivals across this great nation than the Warriors had in the boroughs of New York City. Hence the following Michael Corleone-esque, Godfather christening scene caliber hit list: UCLA- When other Pac-10 schools mock your apathy, you're nothing short of a laughingstock. Seriously, the rivalry isn't fun when you have the school spirit of a 14 year old emo kid that cuts himself. Don't worry, the morons in the dancing bear costumes will hold up a sign when it's time for another lifeless "A-Clap". Notre Dame- This is all you need to know about the Charlie Weis era at Notre Dame: even Pete Carroll thinks he's an asshole. Big 10- What do Pac-10 schools call a mobile QB from the Big 10? A Defensive End. Texas- Mack Brown's coaching ability is directly correlated with the presence of Vince Young, or in this case lack thereof. And he sure as hell ain't walkin' through that door anytime soon. Enjoy the Colt McCoy era. The success of your team will be determined by a guy that sounds like a rejected cousin from the holdout-era "Dukes of Hazzard." SEC- Only a rival because they've eluded 'SC in BCS bowls. Now that they've added a game to the schedule, I'm glad to see you're finally playing quality opponents out of conference without having to compromise your relationship with Louisiana Monroe or the Citadel. At least this didn't require something as drastic as Sam "Bam" Cunningham running roughshod over Bear's Tide to bludgeon them into integration… in 1971.


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Uncertainty in Portfolio Liquidation, April 2009, The Journal of Global Business Management, Volume 5(1), 95-98.
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Robin Roberts return to 'Good Morning America' set for tomorrow
Roberts has been on medical leave, battling bone marrow disorder
Robin Roberts' welcome home party officially begins Wednesday when she return to ABC's "Good Morning America."
"I'm coming home!" she said in a recent interview on the show.
She's been on medical leave from the show since August to battle a rare blood and bone marrow disorder called myelodysplasia, or MDS. The only known cure is a bone marrow transplant. To say the treatment is grueling would be an understatement
"Some people get really sick and can never get back to their normal life, or worse," said Dr. Richard Stone, the director of the Adult Leukemia program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "We tell people to be more or less on the shelf for six, up to 12 months, even if things are going well."
For Roberts, it's only been five months.
"I think that's a tribute to her physicians and to her own mental and physical toughness to be able to get back to a demanding job that quickly," said Stone.
Gregg Primo, of Fall River, knows that firsthand.
"It's true. It comes down to your attitude," said Primo.
Like Roberts, he had already beaten cancer once when he was diagnosed with MDS, a horrible side effect of his first round of treatment. He underwent a bone marrow transplant in 2011.
"My problem is I was getting a ton of blood a week just to keep my body functioning," said Primo. "I was beat up."
After a year in isolation, Primo was cleared to return to normal life. But it wasn't easy.
"I had a panic attack at Walmart my first day," said Primo.
Fatigue was another challenge. To cope, the chef started back to work only part time. He went back to full time within a few months.
"I'm a little further than her, and I know she's going to have some quirks and stuff," said Primo. "You kind of just take life by the horns and say, 'OK, I'm back. It's mine. I'm doing this now."
You can watch Roberts' return on Channel 5 Wednesday at 7 a.m. right after NewsCenter 5's EyeOpener.


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My fascination with tipis started in the late 1990's, when a friend came back from Spain having spent some time in tipis in Andalusia.
A friend he met out there offered to make him one if he bought the canvas, and so, for the cost of the materials and a bottle of vodka to cover the labour, he had a tipi sewn up. A set of poles was sourced during the chainsaw course on our countryside skills course, and the tipi was complete.
During the summer of 1996 we took it to several festivals both in England and France, and, after a summer of practically living in it, I decided I had to make myself one.
Several years passed, each time I spent in my friends tipi I kept promising to make myself one, and then the day came, armed with a computer, internet connection and a credit card (a highly dangerous combination!) I ended up with a roll of canvas and a book - 'The Indian Tipi, It's History, Construction, And Use.' By Reginald & Gladys Laubin. Which I can recommend to anyone interested in tipis. (Please see the books page for further details.)
A quick trip to Argos saw me home with a sewing machine, and I was ready for action.
Several weeks worth of evenings spent wrestling with canvas and plans (and my friends tipi cover, borrowed for reference) saw my tipi eventually finished in the spring of 2002.
The moment of truth was to come a few weeks later when we went to the Larmer Tree Festival.
Here is my tipi on its first outing.
To say I was pleased with it would be an understatement.
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Over ten years later, and I'm still here stitching tipis, though I now have a workshop that has been kitted out with the sole purpose of making tipis. Long gone are the days of wrestling canvas through a domestic sewing machine on the floor, an industrial sewing machine sits snugly in a custom built table.
Please wander round the site, enjoy the pictures, and contact me if I can help in any way, or you want to pass comment on the site, I can take criticism (honest!)


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A major wafer manufacturer was shutting down his process every 16 weeks to relubricate the oven's deep groove ball bearings with expensive food-grade grease. 26 hours per year were lost in downtime. Production was also impacted by the temperature limits of the bearing grease, which did not allow higher process temperatures and increased oven throughput speed. The result was high maintenance costs, less than optimum productivity, and reduced profitability.
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Summary over 6 years:
- Value of increased productivity from higher speed oven throughput: €30 000
- Savings by eliminating re-greasing (materials and labour): €80 000
- Increased production due to elimination of maintenance: €18 000
- Total savings: €128 000
Note: All numbers are rounded off and based on customer estimates. Your particular cost savings may vary.